About
Chaos Fairfax strives to provide a space for training and expression. We are dedicated to serving the needs of our community by offering workshops, seminars and intensives - fostering new work in the visual & performing arts.
Chaos Fairfax is fiscally sponsored by MarinLink.
MarinLink serves as an incubator and fiscal sponsor to individuals and groups whose inspirations for projects range from homeless services, community gardens, health and transportation initiatives, environmental education, veterans programs, arts organizations, and more.
Chaos Fairfax is fiscally sponsored by MarinLink.
MarinLink serves as an incubator and fiscal sponsor to individuals and groups whose inspirations for projects range from homeless services, community gardens, health and transportation initiatives, environmental education, veterans programs, arts organizations, and more.
Chaos Artists
Founding Artists
Chaos Fairfax was founded in 2014 by Peter Parish and Sarah McKereghan. The two met while studying theater at Humboldt State University and have been working and teaching in the arts together for over 20 years.
Chaos Fairfax was founded in 2014 by Peter Parish and Sarah McKereghan. The two met while studying theater at Humboldt State University and have been working and teaching in the arts together for over 20 years.
Peter Parish is a set, lighting and sound designer, director, mask and puppetmaker and man of many talents.
- Redwood High School- EPiC- Stagecraft, Art, Film and English teacher
- Drake High School- Art and Drama teacher- ROCK. Mutil-media stage production teacher- ComAcad
- Marin School of Art and Technology- Drama Teacher.
- Peter has not finished his bio yet... but he has an impressive and award winning mustache.
Sarah McKereghan is a playwright, actor, director, producer, sound designer, and founding Artistic Director of RIPE Theatre in San Francisco. She received a BA in Theatre Arts from Humboldt State University and studied as an acting intern with California Shakespeare Theater. She has worked as a director for Ross Valley School's Yes! Theater, and Drake High School's Drake Drama and ROCK. Sarah was a drama teacher at Marin School of Art and Technology and a guest artist for Redwood High School's EPiC. Her favorite role is that of Mother to her two amazingly creative daughters.
Collaborating Artists
Jasper Thelin was born and still lives in the San Geronimo Valley. He got his BA in Theater Arts from UC Santa Cruz, and has taught Drama and Art at Drake for 14 years. He was a founding member of The Original Action Pack improve comedy troupe. For six years he served as Camp Director for both Camp Eureka in north Idaho as well as Camp AVARY which serves children of incarcerated parents. He is a Performance Coordinator and Improv Teacher at Camp Winnarainbow, Director for Ross Valley Schools' YES Theater, CYO basketball coach and proud father of two young thespians.
Julia Norton has been a Voice Movement Therapy practitioner, singing teacher and voice coach for the last 15 years. In addition to this for the last 5 she has been directing and music directing all over the Bay Area, for Bay Area Children’s Theatre and the San Francisco Opera Guild. She has an award winning album ‘Lullaby Island’ and a passion for freeing the creative self and the singing voice! She lives in Terra Linda with her husband, their 11 year old son and a very vocal terrier.
Dr. Erik Berkowitz has a BA and an MA in Theatre Arts from Humboldt State University, an MFA and a PHD from San Francisco State University. He has been teaching drama for Redwood High School EPiC for over 15 years. Erik has his hands full with three adorable but powerful little girls.