A Christmas Carol
Adaptation and Lyrics by Sean Murray
Score by Billy Thompson
Based on the novella by Charles Dickens
Low-priced Previews Nov 27 - Dec 4, 2015
Performance Added! – December 24th @ 11am.
Cygnet Theatre invites you to start your own family tradition with one of ours. This season welcomes the return of the holiday classic adapted from Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of hope and redemption. This re-imagined, fully staged production features original new music, creative stagecraft and puppetry, and live sound effects. Step into a Victorian Christmas card for a unique storytelling experience that is sure to delight the entire family!
“Critics Choice” in 2014 – UT San Diego
Cast
Maggie CarneyMaggie Carney
Mrs. Cratchit, Solicitor, Mrs. Dilbur, Past, GrocerMaggie Carney is delighted to return to Cygnet’s A Christmas Carol. Previously for Cygnet: Sons of the Prophet, The Importance of Being Earnest and Travesties. Local: The Quality of Life (Intrepid), Divine Sister (Diversionary), Pygmalion (Old Globe), A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Peter and the Starcatchers (La Jolla Playhouse), Yellow Face (Mo’olelo). Elsewhere: Bill Irwin’s Largely/NY and The Tempest (Seattle Rep), A Phoenix Too Frequent and Spite for Spite (Writers’ Theatre), Ghetto (Famous Door), Bad Dates (BoarsHead), Bedroom Farce and Into the Woods (Touchstone Theatre), Smash (Bailiwick). She has also appeared with Northlight Theatre, Roadworks Productions, Noble Fool Theatricals, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, The Poetry Foundation, The Second City, Peninsula Players, Creede Repertory Theatre and the Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival. Maggie can also be seen in the movie musical Lucky Stiff on Amazon and iTunes and improvising at Finest City Improv, right here in San Diego.
Charles Evans, Jr.Charles Evans, Jr.
Young Scrooge, Grocer, Peter Cratchit, Young Man, Business Man, CarolerCharles is so grateful to return to the wonderful world of A Christmas Carol for a second year! Most recently Charles was seen as Nicky Lancaster and Simon Bliss in Cygnet’s dual productions of The Vortex and Hay Fever. Other Cygnet productions include Dogfight, My Fair Lady, A Christmas Carol, and Spring Awakening. Recent San Diego credits include The Car Plays (La Jolla Playhouse); Fiddler on the Roof, Twelfth Night (Lamb’s Players); Much Ado About Nothing (Intrepid Shakespeare); Grey Gardens (ion Theatre); Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings (New Village Arts). Charles recently completed his fifth summer as a resident actor with the Okoboji Summer Theatre and is a BFA theatre graduate of Stephens College for Women. His continual thanks to Sean Murray, and Ms. Caitie Grady.
Melissa FernandesMelissa Fernandes
Child, Xmas Past, Boy Scrooge, Belle, Shopper, Egbert Cratchit, Martha Cratchit, Young Woman, UrchinMelissa Fernandes is happy to be, once again, celebrating the holidays with this glorious team. This year, she has been seen at the La Jolla Playhouse WOW Festival in the Car Plays, Moxie Theatre in Eternally Bad, Cygnet Theatre in The Whale and at Moonlight in the San Diego premiere of Sondheim on Sondheim. San Diego Theatre (select): Cygnet (Resident Artist): Assassins, Company, Little Shop of Horrors (nominee,San Diego Critic’s Circle), Cabaret (nominee, SDCC), A Little Night Music, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, It’s a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol. New Village Arts: The Full Monty, Same Time, Next Year, The Seven Year Itch, Into the Woods (nominee, SDCC). Moxie Theatre: Mud Blue Sky, Drink Me, Dog Act. Diversionary: Falsettos, The Rocky Horror Show, Bunbury, 5th of July, Never the Sinner. North Coast Rep: Dancing at Lughnasa, Last Night of Ballyhoo, Holiday Memories. Regional: Sierra Rep: Little Shop of Horrors; La Jolla Playhouse: Harmony; Education: MFA- Musical Theatre, SDSU. Upcoming in 2016: Sunday in the Park with George at ion theatre and Big River at New Village Arts.
Maggie Carney
Maggie Carney is delighted to return to Cygnet’s A Christmas Carol. Previously for Cygnet: Sons of the Prophet, The Importance of Being Earnest and Travesties. Local: The Quality of Life (Intrepid), Divine Sister (Diversionary), Pygmalion (Old Globe), A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Peter and the Starcatchers (La Jolla Playhouse), Yellow Face (Mo’olelo). Elsewhere: Bill Irwin’s Largely/NY and The Tempest (Seattle Rep), A Phoenix Too Frequent and Spite for Spite (Writers’ Theatre), Ghetto (Famous Door), Bad Dates (BoarsHead), Bedroom Farce and Into the Woods (Touchstone Theatre), Smash (Bailiwick). She has also appeared with Northlight Theatre, Roadworks Productions, Noble Fool Theatricals, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, The Poetry Foundation, The Second City, Peninsula Players, Creede Repertory Theatre and the Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival. Maggie can also be seen in the movie musical Lucky Stiff on Amazon and iTunes and improvising at Finest City Improv, right here in San Diego.
Charles Evans, Jr.
Charles is so grateful to return to the wonderful world of A Christmas Carol for a second year! Most recently Charles was seen as Nicky Lancaster and Simon Bliss in Cygnet’s dual productions of The Vortex and Hay Fever. Other Cygnet productions include Dogfight, My Fair Lady, A Christmas Carol, and Spring Awakening. Recent San Diego credits include The Car Plays (La Jolla Playhouse); Fiddler on the Roof, Twelfth Night (Lamb’s Players); Much Ado About Nothing (Intrepid Shakespeare); Grey Gardens (ion Theatre); Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings (New Village Arts). Charles recently completed his fifth summer as a resident actor with the Okoboji Summer Theatre and is a BFA theatre graduate of Stephens College for Women. His continual thanks to Sean Murray, and Ms. Caitie Grady.
Melissa Fernandes
Melissa Fernandes is happy to be, once again, celebrating the holidays with this glorious team. This year, she has been seen at the La Jolla Playhouse WOW Festival in the Car Plays, Moxie Theatre in Eternally Bad, Cygnet Theatre in The Whale and at Moonlight in the San Diego premiere of Sondheim on Sondheim. San Diego Theatre (select): Cygnet (Resident Artist): Assassins, Company, Little Shop of Horrors (nominee,San Diego Critic’s Circle), Cabaret (nominee, SDCC), A Little Night Music, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, It’s a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol. New Village Arts: The Full Monty, Same Time, Next Year, The Seven Year Itch, Into the Woods (nominee, SDCC). Moxie Theatre: Mud Blue Sky, Drink Me, Dog Act. Diversionary: Falsettos, The Rocky Horror Show, Bunbury, 5th of July, Never the Sinner. North Coast Rep: Dancing at Lughnasa, Last Night of Ballyhoo, Holiday Memories. Regional: Sierra Rep: Little Shop of Horrors; La Jolla Playhouse: Harmony; Education: MFA- Musical Theatre, SDSU. Upcoming in 2016: Sunday in the Park with George at ion theatre and Big River at New Village Arts.
Melinda GilbMelinda Gilb
Solicitor, Past, Mrs. Fezziwig, Shopper, Belinda Cratchit, Laundress, Turkey BoySingin’ in the Rain (Original Broadway cast); Back to Bacharach and David (Original Off-Broadway cast); Suds (Original cast and co-author); Joseph Papp’s The Pirates of Penzance (1st National tour); Assassins, A Christmas Carol, Dirty Blonde, The Receptionist (Cygnet Theatre); Original Mama Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Old Globe); Walter Cronkite is Dead (San Diego Theatre Critics nomination-Best Actress), Violet, Miss Witherspoon, Always Patsy Cline (San Diego Rep), Gingy in Love Loss and What I Wore (Playhouse Productions); Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd (Craig Noel Award-Best Actress); Dolly Levi in Hello Dolly, Miss Hannigan in Annie, (Starlight Theatre); The Smell of The Kill, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (North Coast Rep); She-Rantulas From Outer Space in 3-D (Diversionary Theare); Thoroughly Modern Millie (Welk Resort Theatre); The Melinda and Steve Show (with Steve Gunderson in New York, Los Angeles and San Diego). Directed: Always Patsy Cline (On Stage Playhouse); Television: Featured on The Full Wax and Ruby Takes a Trip (BBC-1); Guest star on Becker (CBS). Favorite role: Mom to her 12-year-old son, Knight.
David McBeanDavid McBean
Marley, Dick Wilkins, Present, Business Man, Undertaker, FellowDavid McBean was last seen on the Cygnet stage in A Christmas Carol. Other Cygnet credits include: Pageant, Fully Committed (SD Critic’s Circle Award), A Christmas Carol, It’s a Wonderful Life, Dirty Blonde, Little Shop of Horrors, Burn This, The Book of Liz. Recent credits include: Unnecessary Farce (Todd) and School For Lies (Clitandre) at North Coast Rep. He is the vocal music teacher at Coronado School of the Arts and music director for Mission Hills United Methodist church.
Patrick McBridePatrick McBride
Bob Cratchit, Fezziwig, Father, Grocer, Business Man, Old JoePatrick has directed, acted and taught for over 25 years. He has a B.F.A in Directing from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Cygnet credits include Bob Cratchit/Fezziwig/Old Joe in A Christmas Carol, James Joyce in Travesties, and the Assistant Director for My Fair Lady. Recent acting roles include Borrachio in Much Ado about Nothing at Intrepid, Jack in The Boys Next Door at Oceanside Theatre Company, Narrator in Fairy Tale and John Mane in 39-40 for the Plays by Young Writers Festival at the Old Globe with Playwrights Project. He is a Teaching Artist for Luminary Arts, Playwrights Project, and CoTA (Collaborations: Teachers and Artists), which is the recipient of the California School Boards prestigious Golden Bell Award.
Melinda Gilb
Singin’ in the Rain (Original Broadway cast); Back to Bacharach and David (Original Off-Broadway cast); Suds (Original cast and co-author); Joseph Papp’s The Pirates of Penzance (1st National tour); Assassins, A Christmas Carol, Dirty Blonde, The Receptionist (Cygnet Theatre); Original Mama Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Old Globe); Walter Cronkite is Dead (San Diego Theatre Critics nomination-Best Actress), Violet, Miss Witherspoon, Always Patsy Cline (San Diego Rep), Gingy in Love Loss and What I Wore (Playhouse Productions); Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd (Craig Noel Award-Best Actress); Dolly Levi in Hello Dolly, Miss Hannigan in Annie, (Starlight Theatre); The Smell of The Kill, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (North Coast Rep); She-Rantulas From Outer Space in 3-D (Diversionary Theare); Thoroughly Modern Millie (Welk Resort Theatre); The Melinda and Steve Show (with Steve Gunderson in New York, Los Angeles and San Diego). Directed: Always Patsy Cline (On Stage Playhouse); Television: Featured on The Full Wax and Ruby Takes a Trip (BBC-1); Guest star on Becker (CBS). Favorite role: Mom to her 12-year-old son, Knight.
David McBean
David McBean was last seen on the Cygnet stage in A Christmas Carol. Other Cygnet credits include: Pageant, Fully Committed (SD Critic’s Circle Award), A Christmas Carol, It’s a Wonderful Life, Dirty Blonde, Little Shop of Horrors, Burn This, The Book of Liz. Recent credits include: Unnecessary Farce (Todd) and School For Lies (Clitandre) at North Coast Rep. He is the vocal music teacher at Coronado School of the Arts and music director for Mission Hills United Methodist church.
Patrick McBride
Patrick has directed, acted and taught for over 25 years. He has a B.F.A in Directing from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Cygnet credits include Bob Cratchit/Fezziwig/Old Joe in A Christmas Carol, James Joyce in Travesties, and the Assistant Director for My Fair Lady. Recent acting roles include Borrachio in Much Ado about Nothing at Intrepid, Jack in The Boys Next Door at Oceanside Theatre Company, Narrator in Fairy Tale and John Mane in 39-40 for the Plays by Young Writers Festival at the Old Globe with Playwrights Project. He is a Teaching Artist for Luminary Arts, Playwrights Project, and CoTA (Collaborations: Teachers and Artists), which is the recipient of the California School Boards prestigious Golden Bell Award.
Tom StephensonTom Stephenson
Ebenezer ScroogeA veteran of over 70 professional productions, Tom trained in Great Britain at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and in Michigan at the Interlochen Center for the Arts. Credits include, Hector in The History Boys, Ben Hubbard in The Little Foxes, and for the last three years, Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, Cygnet Theatre Company; Ben Franklin in 1776 (Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Performance in a Musical), Renfield in Dracula (Patte Award), George Frederick Handel in Joyful Noise, Lamb’s Players Theatre and off-Broadway; Billy in Heathen Valley, Saturninus in Titus Andronicus, The Rep; Bill in The Quality of Life, Intrepid Theatre Company; Finbar in The Weir, New Village Arts. Tom was named Actor of the Year for 2014 by the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle.
Tom Stephenson
A veteran of over 70 professional productions, Tom trained in Great Britain at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and in Michigan at the Interlochen Center for the Arts. Credits include, Hector in The History Boys, Ben Hubbard in The Little Foxes, and for the last three years, Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, Cygnet Theatre Company; Ben Franklin in 1776 (Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Performance in a Musical), Renfield in Dracula (Patte Award), George Frederick Handel in Joyful Noise, Lamb’s Players Theatre and off-Broadway; Billy in Heathen Valley, Saturninus in Titus Andronicus, The Rep; Bill in The Quality of Life, Intrepid Theatre Company; Finbar in The Weir, New Village Arts. Tom was named Actor of the Year for 2014 by the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle.
Creative Team
Ryan James Heath
Hay Fever, The Vortex, Dogfight, The Whale, Sons of the Prophet, The Motherf**ker with the Hat, Maple and Vine (Cygnet Theatre); DNA Reading Series, Kingdom City, Side Show (La Jolla Playhouse); Pericles, Reckless, Antigone (Old Globe/USD MFA Acting); Marry Me a Little, The Divine Sister, Birds of a Feather, The Pride (Diversionary Theatre); References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot, Freedom of Speech (MOXIE); Merry Wives of Windsor (Livermore Shakespeare Festival); I Hate Hamlet (The Western Stage). Ryan earned his Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from San Diego State University.
Rachel Hengst
Rachel is delighted to be making her debut at Cygnet Theatre. Recent prop design credits include Lamb’s Players productions, You Can’t Take It With You, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, West Side Story, Mixtape and The Wizard of Oz. She also contributes to Lamb’s Players Theater as an Assistant Stage Manager. She thanks her family for their endless support and for God’s guidance in her life.
Peter Herman
Cygnet Theatre: Costumes and Wig/Makeup Design for Shakespeare’s R&J, Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Wigs/Makeup Design for Hay Fever, The Vortex, Dogfight, My Fair Lady, Sons of the Prophet, Pageant, Fool for Love, True West, The Motherf**ker with the Hat, Spring Awakening, Maple and Vine, The Importance of Being Earnest, Travesties, Company, Assassins, A Christmas Carol, Gem of the Ocean, Mistakes Were Made, Man of La Mancha, Dirty Blonde, Parade, A Behanding in Spokane, The Glass Menagerie, Little Shop of Horrors, Our Town, Cabaret, The Norman Conquests, Private Lives, Sweeney Todd. Elsewhere: Peter has designed hair and wigs for over 300 productions, including the La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego Rep, San Diego Opera, Disneyland, and various film and television projects. Film: Costume design for Ready? OK!. Peter currently teaches wigs and makeup at SDSU.
Andy Hull
My Fair Lady, A Christmas Carol, The Motherf**ker with the Hat, Gem of the Ocean, The Glass Menagerie, Private Lives, Bed and Sofa, The History Boys. Elsewhere: Hello, Dolly! (Arrowrock Lyceum Theatre), Hay Fever (Black Hills Playhouse), Into the Woods, The Good Person of Szechwan, Desire Under the Elms (San Diego State University). Night of the Iguana, The Man Who Came to Dinner, and A Piece of My Heart (Webster University). Mr. Hull is an Art Director for TV and film in Los Angeles and is currently working on the feature Nocturnal Animals. Previous credits include Straight Outta Compton, Mad Men, and Orange is the New Black.
Lynne Jennings
Lynne has 40+ years experience in puppetry: as a designer, builder, teaching artist, writer, consultant, presenter, performer, festival director and board member of several national puppetry organizations. She is the executive director of the San Diego Guild of Puppetry, and holds awards from local, regional and national theater/puppet theater organizations.
Matt Lescault-Wood
Dying City, It’s a Wonderful Life, The History Boys, Mauritius, Noises Off, Sweeney Todd, Private Lives, Cabaret, Little Shop of Horrors, The Glass Menagerie, A Behanding In Spokane, Dirty Blonde, Man of La Mancha, A Christmas Carol, Assassins, Company, Spring Awakening, Pageant, True West, Fool For Love, Sons of the Prophet, My Fair Lady (Cygnet); Butcher of Baraboo, Dog Act, Expecting Isabel, Eurydice [2010 San Diego Critics Circle Nominee], Eleemosynary, The Crucible, Toughest Girl Alive, Ten Cent Night, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Coming Attractions, Hickorydickory, References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot, Skinless, Mud Blue Sky, ENRON, Eternally Bad (Moxie); Richard II, Hamlet, Macbeth, I Hate Hamlet (Intrepid), The Break-Up/Break-Down, Ragnarok, Deconstruction of a Drag Queen (Circle Circle dot dot); Seascape, Stage Kiss, Lord of the Flies (New Village Arts); Henry V [2014 San Diego Critics Circle Nominee] (New Fortune). Matt holds a degree in Theatre Design and Technology from SDSU.
Patrick Marion
Cygnet Theatre: My Fair Lady, A Christmas Carol, Spring Awakening, Company, Assassins, Little Shop of Horrors, Cabaret; Lamb’s Players Theatre (Associate Artist): Oz, West Side Story, Les Miserables, miXtape, The Music Man, – (‘09 – ‘12), Pump Boys and Dinettes, Godspell, Boomers; North Coast Repertory Theatre: The Humbug Holiday Spectacular; San Diego Musical Theatre: Smokey Joe’s Cafe; Coronado Playhouse: Chicago the Musical, The Wild Party; Francis Parker School: You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Once On This Island, Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Always, Patsy Cline.
Kyle Montgomery
Kyle recently graduated from SDSU with his BA in Design and Technology for Theatre. While attending SDSU he became involved with Cygnet Theatre assisting local San Diego lighting designers. Kyle is excited to be returning this year as the lighting designer for the remount of A Christmas Carol after serving as an assistant lighting designer for last year’s production of the show. Other credits at Cygnet include: Assistant Lighting Designer for My Fair Lady and The Motherf**ker with the Hat.
Sean Murray
Mr. Murray co-founded Cygnet Theatre in 2002 along with partner Bill Schmidt. Cygnet Theatre: The Vortex, Dogfight, My Fair Lady, Fool for Love, True West, Spring Awakening, The Importance of Being Earnest, Travesties, Company, Assassins, WCYG presents A Christmas Carol, Man of La Mancha, Dirty Blonde, Parade, Little Shop of Horrors, Our Town, Cabaret, The Tragedy of the Commons, The Norman Conquests, Private Lives, Sweeney Todd, It’s a Wonderful Life, Noises Off, Bed and Sofa ‘09, The History Boys, A Christmas Carol, A Little Night Music (SD Critic’s Award, Best Director), The Receptionist, The Invention of Love, Bed and Sofa ‘04 (SD Critic’s Award, Best Director, Best Musical Revival), Las Meninas, Escanaba in da Moonlight (SD Critic’s Circle, Set Design), The Book of Liz, Pageant, Bug, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, St. Nicholas, The Matchmaker, Desire Under the Elms, Santaland Diaries, Firebugs, Fully Committed, Arcadia, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Little Foxes. Elsewhere: North Coast Rep: The Elephant Man (Patté Award, Direction), Man of La Mancha, The Importance of Being Earnest, Travesties; Diversionary: Never the Sinner, Love! Valour! Compassion!. Education: University of North Carolina School of the Arts (BFA). In 2000, Sean was named one of San Diego Magazine’s “50 People to Watch” and in 2005 he was named Producer of the Year by the San Diego Critic’s Circle.
Jeanne Reith
In her 25-year career as a Theatrical Costume Designer Jeanne has dressed over 350 productions. She has served as Resident Designer for theatres in Los Angeles, Glendale and Santa Barbara, and at Lambs Players Theatre Coronado. As a Resident Artist for Cygnet Theatre some of her designs include: The Little Foxes, A Little Night Music, My Fair Lady, Company, Man of La Mancha, Copenhagen. Costume designs awards she received include: Craig Noel, Patté, LA Weekly, Backstage West, and Dramalogue. Jeanne also teaches Fashion History, Draping, Patternmaking, and other fashion related classes at San Diego Mesa College and San Diego Continuing Education, West City.
Marguerite Sugden
Meg holds a BA in Theatre from UCSD. Stage management credits include; She-Rantulas from Outer Space in 3D (PSM, NY-Fringe, Diversionary), A Christmas Carol, Pageant (ASM, Cygnet Theatre). Production Assistant credits include Hay Fever, The Vortex, Dogfight, My Fair Lady, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Travesties (Cygnet Theatre). Production Intern credits include Company (Cygnet Theatre). She is excited to be spending another holiday season with this amazing cast and crew and would like to send her sincerest thanks out to everyone who has helped her get here.
Billy Thompson
Billy has been a composer, arranger, musical director, orchestrator, accompanist, and performer for stage productions throughout the country, including Ars Nova in New York, The Walnut in Philadelphia, The Old Globe in San Diego, Alpine Theatre Project in Whitefish, MT, and here at home with Cygnet. His first full length musical, Invasion! garnered the 2007 LA Weekly Theatre Awards for Best Original Score and Best Musical Direction. Since 2012, he has toured with it gets better, a musical performance and outreach campaign for bullying awareness and suicide prevention, with special emphasis toward the LGBTQ community. Billy holds a BM in Composition from USC and an MFA in Musical Theatre from SDSU. A Christmas Carol is his fifth collaboration with Cygnet Theatre, having previously directed music for Parade, Cabaret, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and It’s A Wonderful Life.
Katie Whalley Banville
Katie is delighted to be returning to Cygnet Theatre. Previously at Cygnet Theatre: Cabaret, Parade, Man of La Mancha (Antonia/Dance Captain), Company (April/Assistant Choreographer), Spring Awakening (Assistant Choreographer), A Christmas Carol (Choreographer), My Fair Lady. Regional credits: The Old Globe: A Doll’s House (Helene, Movement Coordinator); ion theatre company: Gypsy (Louise – Craig Noel Award recipient), Passion (Clara), Valentine to Sondheim; Moonlight Amphitheatre: Spamalot, Mary Poppins, Catch Me If You Can, Shrek the Musical (Gingy), Big Fish (Jenny Hill); San Diego Musical Theatre: Chicago, Singin’ in the Rain; Lamb’s Players Theatre: miXtape; Starlight Theatre: Hello Dolly!; Janesville Armory: A Wonderful Life. She holds a BFA in Music Theatre from Illinois Wesleyan University. www.katiewhalley.com.
Taylor Wycoff
Taylor is delighted to be continuing her work as dramaturg for the Cygnet Theatre. Previous dramaturgical credits include Hay Fever, The Vortex, Dogfight, The Whale, My Fair Lady, Sons of the Prophet, True West, Fool For Love, Pageant, The Motherf**ker with the Hat, Spring Awakening, Maple & Vine, A Christmas Carol, Playwrights in Process, The Importance of Being Earnest, Travesties, Company, Shakespeare’s R&J, Assassins, Gem of the Ocean (Cygnet); Red Planet Respite (Circle Circle dot dot); Kita y Fernanda, Yellow Face (Mo’olelo). She has presented at multiple conferences and her work has been published in Praxis: The Journal for Theatre, Performance Studies, and Criticism. She has taught for Playwrights Project and Kids Act, and is a graduate of Young Audience’s Teaching Artist Institute. Taylor received her BA in Theatre and International Relations from the University of San Diego and is a proud member of the community based theatre company Circle Circle Dot Dot, as well as the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas.
Angelica Ynfante
Previously at Cygnet: True West, Fool for Love, Pageant, The Motherf**ker with the Hat, Spring Awakening, Maple and Vine, The Importance of Being Earnest, Travesties, Company, Assassins, Gem of the Ocean, A Christmas Carol, Mistakes Were Made, Man of La Mancha, Dirty Blonde. A Texas State University graduate with a BFA in theatre, she made her way around the U.S. and Mexico for five years working in Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Vermont, New York, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Cancun until she made it to sunny California where she is currently the props mistress with the San Diego Rep. She has also worked with Moxie Theatre.
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