Katie Banville

Katie Banville

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Katie Banville

Banville is a Resident Artist at Cygnet Theatre, where she previously worked on Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (Choreographer), Cabaret (Choreographer), Rock of Ages (Choreographer/Assoc. Director), Spamalot (Choreographer/Assoc. Director), A Christmas Carol (Choreographer), Spring Awakening (Asst. Choreographer), Gypsy (June), Company (April), My Fair Lady, Man of La Mancha, Parade, Cabaret. Choreography and movement credits: Head Over Heels, Significant Other (Diversionary Theatre); Singin’ in the Rain (New Village Arts); Tarrytown, Gutenberg! The Musical! (Backyard Renaissance); A Doll’s House (The Old Globe); Freaky Friday (Moonlight Youth Theatre), Spamalot (Theatre at the Welk); Company (San Diego State University). Directing credits: The Lightning Thief (Moonlight Youth Theatre); Freaky Friday, James and the Giant Peach, Red Bike (Grossmont College); Beehive: The ’60s Musical (Okoboji Summer Theatre). Performance credits: The Heart of Rock and Roll, Benny and Joon (The Old Globe); Freaky Friday, Escape to Margaritaville (La Jolla Playhouse). MFA in Musical Theatre at San Diego State University; Department Chair of Theatre Arts at Grossmont College. Upcoming projects: directing Little Women at Carlsbad Playreaders and choreographing Sweeney Todd at San Diego Musical Theatre. www.katiebanville.com Thank you to Bryan, Juni, and Sulley for being the incredible humans they are.

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Leo Ebanks

Leo Ebanks is thrilled to be returning to Cygnet Theatre. Recent Credits: Everybody in “EVERYBODY”(Georgia State University) Male Swing/Ensemble in “HAIR”(Two River Theatre) Benny/Ensemble in RENT(PinchnOuch Theatre). Brucie in SWEAT(Georgia State University). Harlem Ensemble & U/s Coalhouse Walker Jr in RAGTIME(Moonlight Amphitheater). TYRIEK in “Mud Row”(Cygnet Theatre). Adult Ensemble in “Dr Seuss: How The Grinch Stole Christmas”(Old Globe Theatre). HUD in “HAIR”(Old Globe Theatre). TonTon Julian in “Once On This Island”(Moonlight Amphitheater). Instagram: @itsjust_Leooo.

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Emma Nossal

Emma is grateful to tell this story, especially as she herself turns 30 this year! She last appeared on the Cygnet stage as Regina in Rock of Ages and in Musical Monday: Funny Business.

Favorite credits: 42nd Street (Peggy Sawyer), MTW; Elf (Jovie), Nunsense (Sister Mary Leo), Theatre at The Welk; Singin’ in the Rain (Kathy Selden), New Village Arts; 42nd Street (Peggy Sawyer), Ragtime (Evelyn Nesbit), A Chorus Lckine (Maggie), Moonlight; Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Nat’l Tour (Swing), Right Angle Entertainment; Hairspray(Penny Pingleton), SDMT. Love to family, Drew, & FSE!

For Emma’s upcoming projects, check out emmanossal.com.

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AJ Rafael

AJ Rafael is over the moon to make his Cygnet Theatre debut! From Moreno Valley, CA. 1M subscribers on YouTube. Notable collaborations: Tori Kelly, Kimiko Glenn, Simu Liu, Jesse Barrera. Favorite theatre credits: Grease (Johnny Casino) at Musical Theatre West, Mamma Mia! (Pepper) at East West Players, Burn All Night (Oz) at American Repertory Theatre. AJ also founded and produces the show “Crazy Talented Asians”, recently held at East West Players and Club M. This one’s for my dad, who like Jon, left this world too early to see his legacy fulfilled. Love and gratitude to Alyssa, my supportive family & friends, Lucky, Randi, and Katie @ajrafael

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Tanner Vydos

Credits: A Christmas Carol (Cygnet Theatre), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (CCAE), Into the Woods (New Village Arts), Beauty & the Beast (Theatre Royale Tours), The Music Man (Welk Resort), She Loves Me (Scripps Ranch Theatre), Sweet Charity (Oceanside Theatre Co.). Tanner, an SD local, is proud to help present this rare experience to the San Diego community. 

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Brittany Adriana Carrillo

Brittany is ecstatic to make her debut at Cygnet Theatre for Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812. Some of her most memorable past roles include Amy in Company (Coronado Playhouse); Belen in La Lucha (Optika Moderna/La Jolla Playhouse); Woman One in Songs For A New World (Oceanside Theatre Company/Teatro San Diego); Rapunzel/StepMother in Into the Woods, Adrie in Beehive (New Village Arts); Claire in Ordinary Days (SDSU Capstone); Kelly Manning in The Mad Ones, Hermione/ Mopsa/Time in The Winter’s Tale (Grossmont College). She is also a co-founder of @abctheatreco. She is also a teaching artist in SD (North Coast Repertory School, ECHS) and an Instructor at Project Performer! A huge thanks to all her friends, family, and twin sister Brianna for all their support.

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Selena Ceja

Selena is ecstatic to be making her debut at Cygnet Theatre in one of her absolute dream roles and favorite shows. Credits include: Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Narrator), The Addams Family (Wednesday), Rent (Mimi), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey), In The Heights (SDMT, Daniela), West Side Story (Maria), Legally Blonde (Elle Woods), and In The Heights (California Theater of the Performing Arts, Nina Rosario). Having dealt with some hearing loss over the past few years, she wants to remind others to do what makes them happy and fuels them with love and creativity. She is deeply grateful to all her loved ones from all walks of her life for their continued support and encouragement.

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Michael Louis Cusimano

Michael has been working in San Diego theatre since 2016 after relocating from New York City. He is a co-founder of Chalk Circle Collective, whose debut, The Turn of the Screw, played last October. Michael was last at Cygnet in The Last 5 Years and is thrilled to finally return to the Old Town stage! Select acting credits: Lempicka (La Jolla Playhouse); The Tale of Despereaux (Old Globe); On the Twentieth CenturyThe Rocky Horror Show (Cygnet Theatre); OnceMillion Dollar QuartetBig FishBaskerville (Lamb’s Players); Metamorphoses (Santa Barbara ETC); The Cherry Orchard (North Coast Rep); Don’t Dress for Dinner (International City Theatre); and the West Coast premieres of Desperate Measures (North Coast Rep) and Homos, or Everyone in America (Diversionary). Michael received a Craig Noel Award for Actor of the Year for his body of work in 2019. Education: B.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon. Instagram @koozimano

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Luke H. Jacobs

Onstage at Cygnet: Max in Cabaret (2022), the Conductor in On the 20th Century (2017), Miss West Coast in Pageant (2014); Choreography for La Cage aux Folles (2021) and The Legend of Georgia McBride (2017). Recent onstage credits: Tom Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie (2023), Lady Enid/Nicodemus in The Mystery of Irma Vep (2022), both at Diversionary. Luke has been seen all over San Diego including The Old Globe, Moonlight, SDMT, Lamb’s, NCRT, and the Welk. Luke firmly holds his BFA in Musical Theatre from CSU, Fullerton. Love to David. @thenameisdiane on IG.

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Linda Libby

Linda is proud to be a Resident Artist at Cygnet Theatre where she has played in Gypsy, Company, The Importance of Being Earnest, My Fair Lady, Man from Nebraska, Man of La Mancha, Cabaret, and Cygnet’s inaugural production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. She was awarded the Craig Noel Actor of the Year 2013 by the San Diego Critics Circle. Select local credits include: Guys & Dolls at The Old Globe, Put Your House in Order and Ether Dome at La Jolla Playhouse, Moxie, San Diego Rep, Lambs Players, North Coast Rep, Ion, Starlight and Mo’olelo. Outside of San Diego: Arizona Theater Company, Clarence Brown Theatre, Barter Theatre, StageWest (Ontario, Canada) and tours to Edinburgh and Far East Russia. Linda is a founder of the San Diego Actors Alliance, member of Actors Equity Association and a founding faculty member of Bayfront Charter High School. lindalibby.wix.com/lindalibby