Director/Choreographer

Sunny Staton Mitchell, a freelance choreographer and instructor, danced many principal and soloist roles during her career with the Sacramento Ballet. Sunny graduated from UC Irvine with a BFA specialization in choreography, receiving numerous awards and scholarships. Ms. Mitchell was on staff at Sacramento Ballet as the Education & Outreach Director, Assistant Ballet Mistress and Program Administrator for the Dance Education Training Program. Sunny has also worked with California Musical Theatre as an actor, Assistant Choreographer, artist in-residence, and guest instructor. This summer’s credits include choreography for the Sacramento Shakespeare Festival’s production of Midsummer Night’s Dream and assisting for CMT’s Funny Girl. Ms. Mitchell is currently earning her Masters degree in Education at CSU Sacramento. Her thesis project is Directing the Undergraduate Musical. Ms. Mitchell is the founding Lead Artist for E:motion Dance Ensemble and is a proud member of Actor’s Equity.

Artistic Associate Stephen Jones is a theatrical designer based in Sacramento California. He creates scenic and lighting designs for theatre, dance, touring and architectural environments. He has collaborated with artists across the U.S. such as Wes Grantom, J. Ed Ariaza, Michael Haney, Ron Cunningham, Buck Busfield and Amy Seiwert. His work has been seen with Alley Theatre, Houston Shakespeare Festival, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare festival, B Street Theatre, Sacramento Ballet, Capital Stage Theatre Company, and Sacramento Theatre Company to name a few. Stephen did his graduate work (Master of Fine Arts) in Houston Texas, studying under the theatre designer Kevin Rigdon. He is an adjunct professor at Folsom Lake College theatre design.  web.me.com/stephen.c.jones/SCJ_Designs/Home.html New season photography by Tung Nguyenhttp://web.me.com/stephen.c.jones/SCJ_Designs/Home.htmlshapeimage_8_link_0