Flights of Fantasy

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Lorrie Oshatz has worked extensively in theatre and film as a director, writer and actress. She earned a degree in Writing/ Drama from the University of Arizona and went on to get an M.A. in Film Production from the University of Texas. She has written and directed several original plays in Los Angeles and her award-winning films have been exhibited at film festivals around the world and on television. Lorrie has been the Producing Artistic Director for Flights of Fantasy Story Theatre since 1995 and the Executive Director for the non-profit Flights of Fantasy Media Company since 2003. Since its inception, Lorrie has worked to create vital, engaging theatre programs for city libraries as well as elementary school students, parents and teachers. In 2005, Lorrie created the Early Literacy Readiness Project to provide Theresa and Lorrie literacy programming for preschool children and their parents. Each year brings new challenges, but Lorrie continues to devote her energies into making Flights of Fantasy a dynamic force in educational theatre for children and their families.

Theresa Amy has recently relocated to L.A. from Chicago where she worked with the Players Space of Second City. She has participated in seasons with many theatres across the country including, Stage Left Theatre, Red Barn Theatre, Equity Library Theatre, Alhambra Dinner Theatre, Hooterhyter Children's Theatre and was a founding member of Zurlag Theatre. She taught drama to children at Just Imagine Theatre and had worked for eleven years with "Roving Readers", an early childhood literacy program in Chicago to help improve language skills and instill the joy of literature. Theresa is a graduate of the Goodman School of Drama and has also worked in film, producing educational videos that are used in schools to explore the roles women played in the labor movement at the turn of the century. Since 2003, Theresa has been working with Flights of Fantasy as a performer, instructor and storytime reader creating outstanding programming in libraries, elementary schools and preschools.