Peter & the Wolf

Robin Guiver is an actor and movement artist, who relocated to Ithaca after nearly two decades working in theatre and film in the UK. He has appeared as the lead in a number of award winning short films, and was a member of the original West End cast of the Royal National Theater’s production of War Horse, as both human characters and a horse puppeteer, before going on to take over the movement associate role on the production. He’s toured the UK and Europe, and performed at the prestigious London International Mime Festival, and was both professional cast and movement assistant in the 2012 London Olympic Opening Ceremony. Some of his best know projects include Creature work on the recent Star Wars films, the Wicked film, Jurrassic World Fallen Kingdom, an appearance in season 12 of Dr Who, and being the on set performer for Flounder and lead puppeteer in Disney’s live action film of The Little Mermaid. Robin originally trained in Lecoq’s style of actor created physical theatre at the London International School of Performing arts, specializing in mask work and animal movement. Find out more about Robin at www.robinguiver.co.uk.

*member, British Actors’ Equity Association

Nuala is a local to Ithaca and has been performing for the majority of her life. She performed with Ithaca Ballet for eight years and was a company member for three. Notable roles include Little Snow White in Snow White and Clara in The Nutcracker. She has been performing with Circus Culture for seven years, including a copproduction of Pagliacci with Opera Ithaca and a performance at the American Youth Circus Organization Festival in 2017. In 2022 she toured with her troupe Fern Collective, performing their original piece Altercation of the Mundane. Most recently, she performed I Hope You Are Fed with Fern Collective here at the Cherry Artspace during the 2023 Hupstate Circus Festival.

Cora has been performing with the circus for over half a decade. She started training and performing with Circus Culture right here in Ithaca, NY! Since then she has been on 2 semi-traditional big top tours with Circus Smirkus and just came back from training at École Nationale de Cirque in Montreal.

Previous Cherry: The Weight of Ants, Baba Yaga, Rosa and Blanca, Peter and the Wolf, As You Like It, Voices of Ukraine, The Wetsuitman, Pursuit, An Odyssey, Trap Door, A Day, Felt Sad Posted a Frog. Other local credits include: Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson Apt 2B, Snow White (Hangar Theatre); The Thin Place (House of Ithaqua); The Turnaway Play (The Kitchen Theatre); A Great Wilderness, From the Mississippi Delta, In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play (Homecoming Players); Delia Divided, On the Corner (Civic Ensemble); A Case for the Classics (Fitz&Startz Productions). Sylvie studied BFA Acting at The Mason Gross School at Rutgers University and is a graduate of the Actors Workshop of Ithaca.

Kay is a 26′ Ithaca College stage management BFA. He has worked with the Cherry for numerous shows; including Air Heart (2023), Peter & the Wolf (2023), and Rosa & Blanca (2024).

Miley is a Communication Management and Design major with a corporate communication focus, with minors in Spanish and Advertisement, Public Relations, and Marketing Communications. She works as a part time sub at Coddington Community Center as well as a part time aerial instructor at Circus Culture; Ithaca’s very own circus school!

Amy is a circus educator, advocate, instigator, and devising director who consults on projects that integrate and celebrate the circus arts. Amy was mentored into the circus world as a kid by a diverse group of circus artists who originated the legendary Big Apple Circus in NYC and believes strongly in the importance of “passing it on”. She has a degree in arts management from Ithaca College, a MA in circus studies from NYU, and was a Fulbright Scholar to the United Kingdom researching circus arts development. Locally, she is the founder and director of Circus Culture as well as the Hupstate Circus Festival. Amy consults on projects related to circus all over the county.

Andrea is a costume desginer born in Colombia and raised in NYC. This year she graduated with a BFA from Ithaca College School of Music, Theater, and Dance. Since then she has designed at Ars Nova, Kitchen Theater, Hangar Theater, and now Cherry Arts.