Co-Founders
Dani Spinks
Dani began her journey as a Special Effects Makeup Artist for film and TV. She founded her theater company, Dreams on the Rocks, after working on a stage production of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Six months later, having fallen in love with the thrill of live theater, she wrote, directed, and produced her first stage production. Ten years later, her company, Dreams on the Rocks, is still creating queer theater. Support local, weird, queer theater!
Dani also designs sets and makes props for various companies in the Bay and teaches special effects makeup workshops. When not theatering, she studies 3D Character Animator and aspires to illustrate comic books.
Check out www.agoreabledesigns.com to see her work. You can also find more info about Dreams on the Rocks at www.dreamsontherocksproductions.com
Joe Waterman
Originally from the Midwest, Joe attended Luther College where he studied Theatre/Dance and Visual Art/Painting. Joe received his B.A. in Theatre/Dance from Luther College in 1995. After graduation, Joe worked with Commonweal Theatre Company in southern Minnesota before settling in Chicago, IL. Over the course of 7 years, he performed with several Chicago theatre companies, including Hell in a Handbag Productions.
In 2018, Joe returned to the stage (after a 16-year hiatus) performing in Dreams on the Rocks production of ‘Flash Gordon Live!’. He has performed in an additional 8 DOTR shows including ‘Barbarella Live on Stage and in Space’, ‘The Twilight Zone Parody Series’ (x5!), ‘Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Live!’ and ‘The Tale of Edward Scissorhands.
In addition, Joe is a writer, director, producer, topiary master, yoga instructor, visual artist, and designer. His artwork and designs are available at www.burnsybannister.com
Dani and Joe began working together on the Dreams on the Rocks production of “Flash Gordon Live” in 2018. Since then they have collaborated on 8 DOTR shows with the most recent being “The Tale of Edward Scissorhands” and “The 21st Annual Twilight Zone Parody Series”. They are excited to partner up on their largest collaboration yet!