Amber Blais
AMBER BLAIS
Starry Night Producing Director
Amber Blais is Founder and Producing Director of Starry Night Productions (formerly Rainbow Militia Circus), and has over 15 years of PR, marketing, donor relations, theater, event planning and production experience. Her most recent role was working in collaboration with ownership to build the entertainment program from the ground up for the iconic Casa Bonita Denver.
Fronzo Gilkey
FRONZO GILKEY, II
Starry Night Education Director
Born and raised in Colorado, Fronzo Gilkey II was introduced to the arts at a young age. He is inspired by exploration in various mediums to which he can contribute and has dipped his toes into writing, devising, teaching, production, & performance. He also serves as the Director of Operations for his company “Dyfferent Media”, which looks to create art that is grounded in belonging & leaves the viewer feeling a greater sense of connection with others, as well as themselves.
Tom Varani
TOM VARANI
Starry Night Productions World Builder
Tom Varani’s artistic works span genres from large scale kinetic sculpture, through painted murals and canvases, into lightly-sketched-photo-realistic portraits.
Katy Williams
KATY WILLIAMS
Puppeteer
Katy Williams is a Colorado based puppeteer, fabricator, producer, and director. Katy loves all puppetry, and specializes in life like large scale creatures, suitcase crankies, and front facing shadow puppetry. Her mission is to spread the joy and accessibility of puppetry in the Rocky Mountains, and she has been extremely influential in implementing puppetry in theatres all over Colorado.
Thompson Powers
THOMPSON POWERS
Puppeteer
Thompson Powers is a Denver-based comedian, puppeteer, and jack-of-all trades who has created iconic shows and characters for local institutions Meow Wolf, Casa Bonita, Denver Zoo, and Rise Comedy. Thompson’s PreTend Friend Show, provided six seasons of original live productions to introduce kids of all ages to the art of storytelling, audience etiquette, and live theater.