The Ensemble

David Alvarez
Stage Manager/Actor

Chas Croslin
Musician

Katie Hipol
Actor

Jesus Huerta
Actor

Zoa Lopez
Actor

Jillian Mitchell
Actor

Noe Montoya
Musician

Christy Sandoval
Actor

Adrian Torres
Actor

Sergio Zendejas
Tech Director

Chas Croslin is a musician and theatre artist living in the Monterey area. He has been performing with El Teatro Campesino since 2006, playing drums and percussion in numerous productions including Corridos!! Ballads of the Borderlands, La Virgen del Tepeyac, La Pastorela, La Carpa de los Rasquachis, Dia de los Muertos and Actos! 2008. Additionally, he co-wrote and performed music for two original Teatro productions, The Fascinatrix in 2007, and Sam Burguesa and the Pixie Chicks in 2009. Chas has also performed with Actors Collective in Monterey, acting in productions of This Ain’t the Outer the Limits, Noses and Ears, and An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein. Chas earned a BA in the History of Art from the University of Michigan and is currently the Box Office Manager for the California State University Monterey Bay World Theater, where he works with Teatro veterano Phil Esparza to provide arts experiences for the surrounding communities.

Katie Hipol has been involved with El Teatro Campesino since 2005 when she participated in La Pastorela as a devil. Since then she has made herself quite at home. Katie has been fortunate enough to participate in Zoot Suit as Lupe Reyna and in La Pastorela '07 and '09 as Gila.  She has also participated in the workshop production of The Fascinatrix as Kauri Ix Chel and the lab production of Sam Burguesa and the Pixie Chicks as Boris the Gnome. She has since offered herself as a performer to ETC every possible moment. In addition to performing, Katie also considers herself a poet, songwriter, and playwright.

Jillian Mitchell is an actress and singer with a certificate in Theater from The Foothill Theater Conservatory and a Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts from The University of California Santa Cruz. From a young age she knew she had a passion for music and theater but as she went through college she discovered there was much more to this “calling”. She found that art could be used as a tool to educate and heal. After performing with numerous other cultural theaters groups she found her way to El Teatro Campesino. She had humble beginnings there as a volunteer answering phones, and has now been with El Teatro Campesino for a little over 2 years. She has performed with The Teatro in numerous shows including but not limited to ACTOS (2007), LA CARPA de los RASUACHIS (2008), SAM BURGUESA AND THE PIXIE CHICKS (2009), and LA PASTORLA (2007, 2009) . She is currently an ensemble member and enjoys working with the people that have become her family.

Christy is a current student at the University of California Santa Cruz majoring in Sociology and Latin American & Latino Studies. Christy has been part of El Teatro Campesino’s current acting ensemble for the past 3 years having first participated in the annual Christmas shows.  She has played such roles as “Bertha” in Zoot Suit (2007), ”La Muerte” in La Carpa de los Rasquachis (2008), “Criada” in La Virgen del Tepeyac (2008), and Satanas in La Pastorela (2009). Christy has been an Artistic Associate and the Resident Choreographer for El Teatro Campesino since 2008 having most recently choreographed the Teatro Lab production of Sam Burguesa and the Pixie Chicks (2009).  This past summer she served as the Project Coordinator/Director for STAR Teatro Camp – a summer theater arts program introducing children to the theater practices unique to El Teatro Campesino. 

Norberto Franklin Escobar
Actor

Is excited to be back with El Teatro Campesino for the 2010 season after a four-year hiatus. Norby-Franky recently served in the United States Army-Active Duty as a Jumpmaster with the 82nd Airborne Division. He completed a tour in Afghanistan in 2009, and is now in the Reserve component. His credits with El Teatro Campesino include “La Pastorela” ’03, ’05, ’09 (Diablo, Bato, Meliso), “No Saco Nada De La Escuela” (Malcolm). Other credits include “A Midsummer Nights Dream” (Nick Bottom), “Guys and Dolls” (Assitant Director), “Blood Wedding” (Leonardo), “Novio Boy” (Tio Juan), “Final Dress Rehearsal” (Step Sister), “Comedy of Errors” (Dromio Of Syracuse), “Play On” (Saul). He dedicates the 2010 Teatro Season to his family, friends, and comrades.

Stephanie Woehrmann
Musician