Maddy Chilese is an Actor/Writer/Teaching Artist with over 20 years of related experience. After getting her B.A. in Acting from the University of Northern Colorado. She worked and studied in Chicago, focusing on Improv and new works. In New York City, where she lived for ten years, she co-founded a traveling Shakespeare company called Tale Told and co-created a comedic web series called Hat Trick B****. She deepened her craft by studying with the American Globe Theater and the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. Her artistry created a spark about empowerment, empathy, and being in a community. This spark led her to become a Reiki expert and a Birth Doula; both professions stress the importance of holding space for transformation and healing. The spark became a flame when she moved back to Colorado and learned of Mirror Image Arts, which valued curiosity, courage, community, and play. Maddy has had the joy of working with Mirror Image Arts since 2019.