Creative Parties for Kids

Lisa Karen Cohen has been performing and teaching children for 34 of her 50 years. Enchanting children and igniting their imaginations by inviting them to go with her to places of pretend and possibilities has been her life’s work. She has a BA in Theatre and Dance from University of Colorado Boulder, she performed with The Denver Center Theatre Company and studied acting at The American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. She loves teaching young actors to use their skills to entertain kids. She has her own kids TV show called :The StoryLady’s Magic Book which airs on Time Warner Cable weekly. Recently she has performed at The Alive Theatre in Long Beach, and The San Juan Capistrano Shakespeare Festival. She studied and completed her coursework for her Masters in Educational Administration at CSUF, has taught at The Pacific Conservatory, Orange County Children’s Therapeutic Arts Center and many school districts and pre-schools.

Leah Machelle Cohen has grown up with Creative Parties for Kids, having all of her own fantasy parties and then growing up to be a real princess, She donned a crown and a gown and has brought joy and fun to myriads of events starting at a young age. She graduated from Orange County High School of the Arts. Leah currently resides in Santa Monica, has recently signed with a commercial and theatrical acting agent. Leah is so happy to be pursuing her film and television career. She also attends Santa Monica College, and is loving every minute of her life as an actress, student and a barista! She has brought joy to so many children through teaching and performing and continues to be an appreciated asset to the family business!

Angeline Mirenda is an actress, dancer and singer presently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and a Minor in English at Chapman University. She has been acting for eleven years, singing for sixteen and dancing for fifteen. She's versed in Jazz (Classical, Broadway, Lyrical), Ballet, Modern, Yoga, and Hip Hop. She has also studied Shakespeare, Stanislavsky, Meisner Technique, Musical Theatre, Katherine Fitzmaurice's Tremor Work, and Kristin Linklater's Vocal Work. Theatre Credits: Chapman University's American Celebration (Vocal Ensemble/Featured Vocalist - 2009-2011); Urinetown ("Little Becky Two Shoes" - Dir. Todd Nielson); Chicago ("June" - The Maverick Theatre); Cabaret ,The Crucible ("Abigail Williams" - Dir. Laura Rose); Grease,The Diary of Anne Frank ("Anne" - Dir. Laura Rose); 42nd Street ("Phyllis Dale" - Dir. Laura Rose); The Importance of Being Earnest ("Miss Prism" )Beauty and the Beast A Midsummer Night's Dream .Film/Television: Abduct Me! (Argon), Nerd-O-Vision: The Musical (Heidi), Taking the StageMarried (Angie). (Mia).

Adriana Reynolds Adriana is our modern and ethnic dance specialist. She has been dancing for sixteen years and is trained in Hip Hop, Jazz, Tap, Belly Dance, Persian, Hula/Tahitian, and Salsa. Adriana teaches both children and adult dance classes and has been performing professionally since the age of fourteen. Her energetic and warm personality brings life to every party. She is wonderful with kids and adults find her very easy to work with. Adriana has also studies voice and acting lessons. Her love of dance and performing is a special asset when she comes to entertain at your special event.

Aneglia Formisano is currently a full-time student at Chapman University studying for her BFA in Theatre Performance. She has been with Creative Parties for Kids since August 2011 and has worked with children as a camp counselor at Club Sport GV in Las Vegas, NV. She has performed at many parties as , Ariel, Dora the Explorer, a Gorilla at a Bar Mitzvah, a witch, the Easter Bunny, Elmo, the Purple Dinosaur, and more! She has beautiful voice, and a bubbly personality.

Arthur Thomas is a veritable one stop shop when it comes to entertaining your loved ones. Hailing appropriately from Hollywood Ca, this talented gentleman has always had a knack for bringing smiles to peoples faces. Using his skills as a illustrator, dancer, voice-over vocalist, and improv he is tailor fit to give you what you need for a party. Arthur used his versatility all the way through college earning a B.A. from Prairie View A&M University, and for the last six years has been splitting up his time working in the motion picture industry by enchanting the hearts and minds of children everywhere with caricatures, top-notch face painting and tattoos, energetic authentic mascot work and so much more. For Arthur there's no greater reward than entertaining people.

Ashley Woods Ashley is a student at Cal State Fullerton where she is currently pursuing her love of all things theatre. She has appeared in many musicals including Carousel, Bye Bye Birdie, Hello, Dolly, The Pajama Game, and Thoroughly Modern Millie to name a few. She is a graduate of Valley Christian High School (where she ran the Drama Club), and also studied at The Musical Theatre Academy of Orange County. She currently teaches a Sunday School class and an acting class at Los Altos United Methodist. In her spare time, she tap dances in her apartment's laundry room and watches Fred and Ginger movies.

Autumn Powers brings her high energy, theatrical skills, lovely voice and poise to every party she hosts. Whether she is a melodious princess hosting a tea party, or a fun loving dance diva, Autumn's special talents will impress your party guests and enchant your birthday child's heart. She has attended Orange County High School of the Arts for the past 6 years where she has played Madame Tenardier in "Les Mis", was the assistant choreographer for Oklahoma and worked with young artists at CAMP OCHSA. Autumn has performed throughout Orange and Los Angeles County in such venues as The Grove in Upland, The 7th Street Community Theatre and more. She plans on stretching her wings and pursuing her acting career in Los Angeles next year at Santa Monica College. She will continue to work with Creative Parties for Kids LA.

Bethany Holmes Bethany just graduated with theatre arts and education major at CSUF. She has studied acting for as long as she can remember. She has also worked on a number of TV shows and movies, and has starred in a national commercial! Before she moved to the OC she taught the children's and beginners acting class at HAAPS–Hollywood Actors Academy and Performance Studio. Bethany loves kids! She's been with Creative Parties for over two years and has been known for losing her glass slipper, pricking her finger on a spinning wheel, and sometimes getting tangled in her long blond hair, and because of this, Bethany and the kids always have a ball! Her infectious smile and bubbly personality adds the perfect amount of pixie dust to make every party magical, and one that will always be remembered. She recently became a Mom herself! Congratulation to the lucky baby!

Brianna Curran is thrilled to be working with Creative Arts & Parties for Kids! Her theatre and vocal arts background, as well as extensive experience working with children have made up a large portion of her 4 years at Dana Hills High School, from which she will be graduating this year. Brianna has played Juliet in SOCSA's production of Romeo & Juliet, as well as ensemble in West Side Story, A Streetcar Named Desire, Grimm's Fairytale Spectaculathon, and Sweet Charity. She is also involved in the Sunshine Readers, a program that performs children's literature to help increase literacy in her community. Brianna could not be happier to be performing with Creative Parties for Kids, and cannot wait to spread the joy of imagination through her parties!

Brandy Drzykowski Brandy is so excited to be a part of Creative Parties for Kids! She is close to graduating. She is a senior at the Orange County High School of the Arts for the Music and Theatre Conservatory. She has performed with Laguna Playhouse, Musical Theatre Village, OCHSA. Brandy appeared for Creative Parties for Kids on television portraying "Cinderella" for The Real Housewives of OC. Her experience with children comes from volunteering to teach choreography to the kids participating in her local church -K through 6 musical. She has been a professional princess for over a year now. Brandy is so thrilled to be a part of Creative Parties for Kids, and loves seeing the children's birthday wishes come true!

Bren Thor Johnson is a student in the Musical Theatre program at Cal State Fullerton. He has been performing for almost 10 years both in school and with outside theatre companies. In addition, Bren has a passion for kids, stemming from his love for his three younger siblings. He has worked with and performed for kids for many years, including a children's show that he did last year that toured libraries in Long Beach, with the goal of promoting reading at a young age. He specializes in playing Peter Pan, Handsome Prince, Luke, and most recently- The Scare Crow. He also has been known to transform into Spiderman and Pirate Boy.

Brian Whitehill is a talented, young actor currently in the theatre program at California State University, Fullerton. He started appearing in stage productions at Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach. He has won many awards in theatre, for roles such as The Tin Man in "The Wiz" and Lieutenant Cable in "South Pacific". After playing football and performing in theatre during high school, theatre prevailed as his true passion. With past and current training in acting, singing, and dancing, he is constantly striving to improve. His volunteer work in his mother's classroom has added to his experience of working with children. Brian is an overall fun person to be around and an excellent addition to any party! He is our resident specialist in Super Super Man.

Colleen Charlotte Ash is a student at Cal State Fullerton currently majoring in Musical Theatre. She has performed in over 15 productions with her hometown community theatre in the course of 5 years. She loves working with children and being a positive role model. She has worked professionally with children with her community for 5 years teaching them how to dance and reading stories with them. She is also very passionate about interacting with the children and making everyone feel special. She is thrilled to be a princess.

Cindee Mc Allister is the ultimate face painter, airbrush artist and glitter tattoo artist. She takes her craft very seriously, and only does the most professional work. Her full face art is transformational. She can do any event from a large corporate event where she can paint and create a logo, to a children's fantasy princess party. She has worked with Creative Parties for Kids for over 5 years. Each event is always well received. Her talent, dedication to detail and cleanliness are a credit to the art of facepainting.(see our specialists page to see her work).

Christie Owens is a graduate of Fullerton Union High School and an Academy of the Arts completer with an emphasis in music. Christie has enjoyed acting and singing for eight years, working on shows with companies like "Broadway on Tour" and acting in and stage managing her high school's shows. Christie loves working with children of all ages and is delighted to share her passion for the arts.

Daniel Hunt has been performing and studying theatre for over 10 years. His love for making people laugh, especially children, had sparked Daniel's original interest in working with Creative Parties for Kids. A recent graduate of Fullerton College, Daniel has several theatrical credits including Victor Frankenstein in Frankenstein‚ The Cat in the Hat in ‚"Seussical The Musical, The Beast in Beauty and The Beast, Happy Loman, in "Death of a Salesman" As he moves forward in his theatrical endeavors, Daniel sees no end in his desires to make a lasting impression on any audience member, be that a child at a birthday party or fun dinner theatre show. Daniel may be seen regularly performing with "The Gourmet Detective Dinner Theatre. He is also an avid "Star Wars Geek".

David Gorgie is a professional variety entertainer who specializes in impersonations such as Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Neil Diamond, Austin Powers, Napoleon Dynamite. He loves performing at care centers as well as pre-schools and children's parties. He is able to bring any character come to life at any kind of event. He has recently appeared at The Balboa Bay Club as The Madhatter for their Mother Daughter Tea. Look at our review page to see how amazing they thought it was! He is also available for adult events. He has studied improvisation, comedy and acting for many years. In addition to working with Creative Parties for Kids he owns his own entertainment company as well.

David Gunther is a professional variety entertainer who specializes in impersonations such as Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Neil Diamond, Austin Powers, Napoleon Dynamite. He loves performing at care centers as well as pre-schools and children's parties. He is able to bring any character come to life at any kind of event. He has recently appeared at The Balboa Bay Club as The Madhatter for their Mother Daughter Tea. Look at our review page to see how amazing they thought it was! He is also available for adult events. He has studied improvisation, comedy and acting for many years. In addition to working with Creative Parties for Kids he owns his own entertainment company as well.

Eden Fleming is a talented graduate of Orange County High School of the Arts Visual Arts Department. She has worked with Creative Parties for Kids going on two years and is a lovely talented facepainter, who has also worked with The Bowers Kids Museum. She has facepainted for such Creative Parties for Kids events for Mom’s clubs, fundraisers, community fairs.

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Heather Voigt has been working with Creative Parties for Kids for two years and is a musical theatre major at Fullerton College. She has done many shows through Fullerton high schools academy of the arts, Biola Youth Theatre and Fullerton college. Some of her favorite roles "Maria" in the Sound of Music," Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Grizabella in "Cats." She is involved in leading childrens worship at her church and used to be a Disney cast member. She loves being around kids and making them happy!

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Julia Walker is excited to be a princess and performer for Creative Parties For Kids. She has performed with Musical Theatre Village, and numerous productions El Toro High School. She has led Girl Scout Summer Camp Drama, choreographed three children's musicals, including "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown" and "Willie Wonka and The Chocolate Factory." She is an honors student in Art History at UCI and has also worked as a Nanny, a babysitter and as a dance teacher through Musical Theatre Village.

Joe Salling is a 20 year old actor who has grown up in Orange County. Joe is what many would call a people-person, and his interest in human nature has led to his acting career. He is very excited to be part of the Creative Parties for Kids team both to portray a variety of characters and spend more time with kids. Some of his theatre credits include ,"Into The Woods, The Prince in Cinderella. Joe values how much one can learn spending time with children. In high school Joe he worked as a teacher's assistant in a second grade classroom and has spent many years helping in his mother's kindergarten class.

Jonathan Tupanjanin is a student at Whittier College with a double major in Business and Theatre. He has been involved in several stage productions including "Wizard of Oz" as the Lion at The La Habra Depot Theatre, and "Suessical" as Horton the Elephant. He has been tutoring and performing for kids of all ages for 7 years now and loves every moment. He loves having fun as much as the kids do and loves being a kid at heart! He has most recently appeared as The Cowardly Lion for Creative Parties for Kids and is featured on the front of the website.

Jeremy Hohn was an honors student at Fullerton College where he was double majoring in theatre and bio-engineering. He is currently studying at UCI and is very involved in the theatre department. He has worked with Creative Parties for Kids for 4 years. Some of his recent theatrical roles have been Trevor Graydon in¬†"Thoroughly Modern Millie" and Bobby Van Husen in "The Boyfriend"He also volunteers and does community service with The Red Cross. Jeremy is a popular inter-active super-heroe,handsome prince and Jedi. He looks forward to making your child's party lots of fun. He is often requested by repeat clients!

Josh Dominguez is a B.A. Theatre Major at Chapman University who has a little background in musical theatre and singing. He is apart of Chapman University's Men of Harmony acapella group and has much experience in athletics. This is where he has much experience with children by coaching a Boy's and Girl's Club baseball team when he was a freshman and sophomore in high school. He hopes to become a successful film actor and keep his love for music as more of a hobby

John Cox Photographer, Videographer, Writer, Film Maker John is an integral part of Creative Parties for Kids and is available for photography and videography services. He is also the producer of "The StoryLady's Magic Book" as well as many other tv shows and film projects. His excellent photography and editing is all over the site. He teaches film and works with Lisa in a myriad of creative ways ; including teaching an after school class called "Make Your Movie", which was recently taught at The Pegasus School in Huntington Beach, CA.

Kaitlyn Jenkins has been performing theme parties for Creative Parties for Kids for over 2 years. She has appeared as a lovely princess, a ballerina, a fifties dancer, cowgirl, a pop diva and Alice in Wonderland. She attended Orange County High School of the Arts, Fullerton College and now lives in Los Angeles where she continues to explore and expand her budding film, television and dance career. Please see her glowing reviews on our reference page. She loves bringing the magic of pretend to all and has made many a birthday wish come true!

Kellianne Safarik is currently a freshman at Cal State Fullerton working towards getting a B.F.A. in musical theatre. She has a passion for singing, acting, and dancing, and has been training all her life, most recently performing in "The Wiz", "All Shook Up", and "Hansel & Gretel". She has sang at The Staples Center, The Walt Disney Concert Hall, and in the St. Nikolas Orthodox Church in Syros, Greece. She worked at Coast Music Conservatory's Pop Star for a Week Summer Camp as an instructor and loved to teach the kids vocal exercises, dance moves, and "the pop star attitude". She has a special love for Princesses, having portrayed Cinderella, The Yellow Princess and The Arabian Princess before, and loves more than anything to bring joy to children.

Kevin Alai Kevin is a recent graduate of USC, where he majored Theatre with an acting emphasis. He is a rising star! He has appeared at The Long Beach Playwright's Festival and recently starred in a movie called, "Unfinished Sonata" which was produced by our very own John Cox. Kevin has also been involved in children's theatre productions throughout Orange County, and brings his fun spirit to every party attends. When he is not performing

Lori An Ryan Lori An has been working with Creative Parties for Kids for 17 years. She is a professional actress, singer, and children's theatre teacher & director. She hails from Canada and came to the US to pursue a career in acting. Lori studied at The Theatre of Arts Academy, Van Mar Academy. She has appeared in many films and plays ..including her favorite "Mamie Yokum" in "Lil Abner". She also has her classic rock band and children's music band."Farmer Fannie's Magic Band". She has performed at The House of Blues, Fantasy Springs and more. She has done hundreds of events, as a character, face painter, and StoryTeller.

Lora Lee is one of our caricature artists. She has been doing caricatures for over 15 years at Birthdays, Bar ad Bat Mitzvahs and Corporate Celebrations. Please contact us for references.

Naathan Phan Magic Asian Man is an international magician and funnyman whose award-winning comedy, sleight-of-hand, and other theatrical shenanigans have delighted audiences at countless private events as well as at Disneyland and the world famous Magic Castle, of which he is a member! Naathan has also performed at events hosted at and by the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Vietnamese-American Cancer Foundation, Huntington's Walk For A Cure, the Hyatt-Regency (Orange County), Hollywood Fringe Festival, Anime Expo, and many more. For hilarious and magical antics that is guaranteed to keep the whole family in stitches, book Naathan today... before his availability disappears!

Patrick Duzenbery has a degree in Directing from California State Fullerton, and has recently appeared with our director, Lisa, in Long Beach Playwright Festival. He has worked with deaf children in theatre outreach programs for The Columbia School for the Deaf and performed with Spotlight Theatre for Children. Patrick has appeared with Long Beach City College, The Long Beach Playhouse, in many roles ranging from The Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz to Love's Labour's Lost. He can often be found at a Creative Parties for Kids event as a pirate or battling Luke as Darth Vader!

Roscoe Mozena Brandon is excited to be working for Creative Parties for Kids while finishing up his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Chapman University for Theater Performance. Before moving to California, Roscoe worked through a Seattle based entertainment company doing kids parties and events in costume for over four years. He can consistently be found on the Chapman Waltmar Theater stage and recent productions include Urinetown the Musical, The Tragedy of Macbeth, Godspell and last summer was seenin the debut of the OC Centric New Play Festival in The Myth of the Cubicle. He is a regular super hero and his high energy performances are a favorite for our family and corporate clients.

Todd Baron is our resident balloon decorator and artist. He has worked with Creative Parties for Kids for over 12 years and has decorated birthday parties to Bat Mitzvahs. He is certified as a balloon décor specialist, a wedding coordinator and has years of theatre arts backround. He is part of the Creative Parties for Kids team as a character, a pirate and a Santa!

Wesley Timmons Wesley is our premier “Party Pirate” Captain impersonator. He is a skilled actor who has really stepped into his pirate boots these past few years. He does corporate as well as private parties He will perform at both family and adult functions. Wesley has studied acting at Orange Coast College and has appeared in numerous theatrical and film productions. He is also a professional photographer and is involved in film production.


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