FOLLIES

Boston Antunez (he/him) is excited to debut with Cygnet Theater in Sondheim’s Follies! Boston graduated from AMDA College of the Performing Arts in 2024 with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Credits include Ensemble in The Prom, Sweeney Todd (SDMT), The Baker in Into The Woods (AMDA) & Jeff in [title of show] (Bohemian Arts). In addition to performing, Boston works as a VAPA Instructor for MVUSD, sharing his passion! Boston expresses gratitude to family and friends for their support, dedicating each performance to Brooke Morris. Special thanks to the creative team, and everyone at The Joan for keeping theatre alive! Enjoy! IG: @bostonantunez

Alyssa Anne Austin (she/her) is thrilled to be a part of this momentous show in Cygnet history! Select regional: Cabaret (Cygnet), Noises Off, Murder on the Orient Express (The Old Globe), The Play That Goes Wrong (La Mirada/McCoy Rigby), POP Tour: Jin vs the Beach (La Jolla Playhouse), Murder on the Links (North Coast Rep), Spamalot (Welk), 42nd Street (Moonlight), Catch Me If You Can (SDMT). Broadway World Award winner for original one-woman show, Always a Banana, Never the Bride: An Ode to Broadway’s “Lesser Ladies.” ALL my love to P & fam! @alyssaanneaustin

Ian Bartlett is thrilled to be making his Cygnet debut! Favorite credits include Musidorus in Head Over Heels (SDSU), Jesse in Tuck Everlasting, Ted in Peter and the Starcatcher (ManeStage Theatre), and Mark in A Chorus Line (TLT). Thanks to his friends and family for their continuous support! @ian.bartlettt

Drew Bradford (he/him) is thrilled to join Cygnet in their new home! Past shows at Cygnet include Rocky Horror Show (Brad), Present Laughter (Fred), Rock of Ages, Spamalot, and On the Twentieth Century. Select credits include: Diana (Male Swing), La Jolla Playhouse; Curious Incident…Night-Time, CCAE; School of Rock (Ned), Cinderella (Jean-Michel), A Chorus Line (Al), Mary Poppins (Robertson Ay), Moonlight; Plaid Tidings (Frankie), Legally Blonde (Emmett), SDMT; A Chorus Line (Mark), The Addams Family (Lucas), The Welk Resort; Little Women (Laurie), Barn Stage; Cabaret (Cliff), ion; The Fantasticks (Matt), SRT. Drew is also a Software Engineer at Vizer, Inc.

Bella Brady (she/her) recently graduated summa cum laude as a BA Musical Theatre major from San Diego State University. Recent theatre credits include Johanna in Sweeney Todd (Coronado Playhouse), Cinderella in Into the Woods (Grossmont College Theatre), Burrhus in Britannicus (British American Drama Academy), Gynecia in Head over Heels (SDSU MTC), Norma in Perfect Arrangement (Skull and Dagger Dramatic Society), In a Sunshine State [world premiere], Cabaret, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (SDSU mainstage). Besides her time at State, Bella has also taken her studies abroad at the British American Drama Academy’s London Theatre Program. bellabrady.com

Johnisa Breault (she/her) is ecstatic to make her Cygnet debut in Follies! Select Credits: Waitress (Francine, u/s Norma – SoCal premiere, La Mirada), Legally Blonde (Elle Woods – SDMT), Hello, Dolly! (Minnie – 3-D Theatricals & SDMT), 42nd Street (u/s Annie – Moonlight | u/s Phyllis – MTW), The King and I (u/s Angel – La Mirada), Joseph… (La Mirada), On Your Feet! (Moonlight), Anything Goes (DC, u/s Hope – SDMT), Catch Me… (DC – SDMT), Oklahoma! (3-D Theatricals). Nat’l Tour: Rudolph… (Associate Director/Choreographer, DC, Swing – Right Angle Ent.). Thanks to the team and Lucky! Love to my Breault’s, Maxie, and Marlon 🙂 @johnisabro Johnisa.com

Kaia Bugler (He/Him) is thrilled to be performing with this incredible company! Credits: National Tour: Aviator elf and others in Rudolph the red-nosed Reindeer ‘24. Regional: Jin in Jin vs. The Beach (La Jolla Playhouse POP Tour) Nicky in Noel Noel (San Diego Symphony) Kevin in The Prom, Stanley/ Dance Ensemble in Hello, Dolly!, Kiki/Dance Captain in Legally Blonde (San Diego Musical Theatre) Rod/Cosmo U/S in Singin’ in the Rain (New Village Arts). Kaia would like to thank his friends and family for always pushing him to be his best! IG: @kaiabugler

Sandy Campbell (She/Her) is grateful beyond measure to be a part of this magnificent show. Parade (Critics Circle Award, lead), Communicating Doors ( Critics Circle Award, supporting), A Little Night Music, The Norman Conquests , Noises Off (Cygnet); Master Class (Critics Circle Award, lead) and Passion (ION); Beautiful, Hairspray, Ragtime and Into the Woods (Moonlight); Zhivago (La Jolla Playhouse); Clybourne Park and Mother Road (SD REP); The Music Man, 1776, Light in the Piazza (Lamb’s Players). Sandy also served as assistant director for Cygnet’s award winning production of Natasha, Pierre … 1812 and as director of Good People at OTC. Welcome to The Joan!

Katherine Chatman (she/her) is so excited to be making her Cygnet debut! Some of her favorite credits include Irene Molloy in Hello Dolly! (SDMT), R-E-S-P-E-C-T and RESPECT-fully Christmas (Lamb’s Players Theater), Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, Meg March in Little Women (Chance Theater), and A Gentleman’s Guide…(Curtis Theater). Katherine is a proud graduate of Oklahoma City University, where she received her Bachelor of Music in Musical Theater and is represented by Fire Starter Entertainment. Many thanks to the production team for this opportunity, as well as her family and friends for their constant love and support! 

Brice Daniel (he/him) is thrilled to be making his Cygnet debut! Brice is currently a student at San Diego State University, pursuing a degree in Musical Theatre. Recent credits include Hello, Dolly! (Dance Ensemble), Legally Blonde (Ensemble) [San Diego Musical Theatre], A New Brain (The Minister), and RENT (Paul/Dance Captain) [San Diego State University]. He extends heartfelt thanks to his friends, family, and mentors for their unwavering support, and to the entire team at Cygnet who brought Follies to life!

Abby DePuy (She/Her) is thrilled to be returning to Cygnet Theatre for their first production at The Joan! Some past credits include Tillie in The Effect of Gamma Rays (Cygnet Theatre), Ensemble & Ms. Honey/Mrs. Phelps u/s in Matilda (San Diego Musical Theatre), Sheila Bryant in A Chorus Line (Off Broadway Theater Company), and Rosemary MacNeil in Festival of Christmas (Lambs Players Theatre). She can also be seen performing at the San Diego Zoo. Abby is so grateful for the support of her family, friends, and coaches!

Audrey Deubig (she/her) is thrilled to be back at Cygnet Theatre in Follies! You’ve might’ve recently seen Audrey as Janet in The Rocky Horror Show. Regional credits: Waitress (Onstage Swing), Grease (Frenchy) [Moonlight], Winter Wonderettes (Suzy), Legally Blonde (Margot/Elle US) [San Diego Musical Theatre], Head Over Heels (Understudy/Swing) [Diversionary], West Side Story (Velma) [Teatro San Diego]. Memorable credits: Cabaret (Fraulein Kost), Steel Pier (Hannah) [SDSU], Freaky Friday (Torrey) [SDMT]. Audrey also performed in CCAE Theatrical’s Rising Stars Cabaret Series (2020-2022). A big thank you to Audrey’s friends and family supporting her in the audience and in life.

Instagram: @audreydeubig

Will Doyle (He/Him) is thrilled to be in his first Cygnet Theatre show and the first show in The Joan!And he’s excited to be back on stage doing what he spent the bulk of his career directing others to do. As a Theatre Arts instructor at  San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts, he directed over 75 shows working with incredible students, many of whom have gone on to enjoy successful lives on stage and beyond. His professional Musical Direction credits include shows produced Off Broadway in New York, the Old Globe Theatre, and The San Diego Repertory Theatre. Favorite work onstage include roles in the long running hit show Boomers at Lambs Players Theatre and Mr. Laurence in Little Women at Moxie Theatre.

Dagmar Krause Fields last appeared in Scripps Ranch’s Vanity Fair as Lord Steyne, etc., Aunt Maggie in The Ferryman(New Village Arts), and Clairee in Steel Magnolias (Backyard Renaissance). Before that, she appeared in Witchland, Foxfire, Significant Other, Noises Off, Outside Mullingar, Secret Garden, Dangerous Liaisons, Fantastics, Elephant Man,Emelie, Lion in Winter, Unnecessary Farce, Regrets Only, I Hate Hamlet, Lost in Yonkers,  Blithe Spirit, Leading Ladies, Mousetrap, Barefoot in the Park, The Foreigner, Magic Fire, Hay Fever, Radio Gals, Morning’s at Seven, Amy’s View, Man of La Mancha, Into the Woods, American Dream, Hamlet, & Night of the Iguana—and also The Fritz, Starlight Opera, The Old Globe–and theaters in New Orleans, Norway, & Saudi Arabia!  (Love to Marv, Eric, Khara, Taylor, Ava, and Ayden.)

Karole Foreman Cygnet: Lady Day (Ovation Award, Craig Noel Nomination), Little Night Music (Craig Noel Nomination), Stupid F’ing Bird; Old Globe: Murder on the Orient Express; Pasadena Playhouse/Alliance/Taper: Jelly’s Last Jam (Suzi Bass Award); Broadway National Tour: 1776, Mamma Mia!; ICT, Ebony Repertory, PCPA, freefall: Lady Day; La Mirada: A Few Good Men; ETC: Porgy & Bess, Sweeney Todd, Intimate Apparel. PCPA/ ICT: Fences (NAACP Nomination), Caroline or Change; Antaeus: Wedding Band (Stage Raw Nomination); OSF: Comedy of Errors, Blood Wedding; Taper: Parade. TV/Film: Days of Our Lives, Monster, The Connors, Good Trouble, NCIS, Brooklyn 99, Rebel, The Banality, 42.

Russell Garrett is honored to return to Cygnet Theatre and this inaugural production at The Joan. A native of San Diego, his theatrical credits here include Cygnet’s Animal Crackers, the one-man play, Another American: Asking and Telling (Diversionary), The Producers (SDMT), and directing the smash hit Pageant (NCRT). Other theatre credits include Broadway and National Tours of The Scarlet Pimpernel, 42nd Street, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Show Boat, My Fair Lady, and A Chorus Line. Recent shows include Fairview, Blithe Spirit, Noises Off, Cinderella, and The 39 Steps. Many thanks to Sean, Bill, Craig and the team at Cygnet for this wonderful opportunity. 

Melinda Gilb is honored to be in this inaugural production here at “The Joan.” Theatre credits include:  Singin’ in the Rain (Original Broadway cast); Back to Bacharach and David (Original Off-Broadway cast); Suds (Original cast and co-author); The Pirates of Penzance (1st National tour); How the Grinch Stole Christmas (original Mama Who) Old Globe Theatre. Melinda is a Craig Noel Award recipient and has performed at, Moonlight Stage, San Diego Rep, North Coast Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, The Welk Theatre, Starlight Theatre, Diversionary Theatre, Lambs Players Theatre and is a resident artist here at Cygnet.

Melissa Glasgow is thrilled to be a part of Cygnet’s inaugural season at the Joan! She’s toured nationally and internationally with Peter Pan, The Little Mermaid, and Rudolph…the Musical. Select regional credits: Judy Boone in The Curious Incident…(CCAE Theatricals), The Janiead (Old Globe), Pippin (North Coast Rep), The Prom (SDMT), Catch Me If You Can, All Shook Up (Moonlight), and Legally Blonde (3D-Theatricals). Melissa is an Associate Choreographer for Virgin Voyages, Associate Director for Rail Events Productions and teaches at Grossmont College and SDSU. MFA Musical Theatre, SDSU 2022. Thanks to my family for your endless support and love.

Patti Goodwin…This is proof one can make a debut at any age. That the debut is with The Cygnet Theatre under the wing of Sean Murray’s Artistic Direction is pure privilege!

In the past, San Diego audiences have seen Patti’s work at various local venues including Starlight Opera, San Diego Opera, San Diego Comic Opera. And in the North County, The Moonlight Amphitheatre, The Avo and The Broadway Theater. A career that spands over 50 years. She is ever grateful to God and family for these stage experiences of a lifetime. Kudos to my husband and children. 

Patti is both proud, humbled and honored to be a part of Cygnet Theatre’s new life at Liberty Station. 

Sierra Goria‘s beyond ecstatic and grateful to be making her Cygnet Theatre debut! She graduated from San Diego State University with her Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theater last year. Sierra’s worked at Legoland California as an entertainment performer since 2019, and participated in the 2019 Broadway San Diego Awards. She’s a local dance instructor, teaching at San Diego Musical Theatre and The Actor’s Place currently. Memorable stage credits: GREASE (Ensemble/Rizzo US *performed) [Vista Moonlight Amphitheater], Bloodletting (LeeLee) [SDSU], Cabaret (Rosie) [SDSU], and The Rocky Horror Show (Magenta) [SDSU]. Sierra thanks her family and friends for their love and support. Enjoy! @sierra.goria

JASON HEIL Cygnet Theatre: Noises Off, Cabaret.  Off-Broadway: Sea of Souls. Bhangin’ It, Zhivago, Indian Princesses  (La Jolla Playhouse), Twelfth Night, Plaid Tidings (Old Globe); Mother Road, Sweat, Beachtown, Hand to God, Violet, Clybourne Park, A Christmas Carol (SD Rep), Curious Incident…(CCAE), Laguna Playhouse, Arkansas & Tennessee Repertory Theatres, Capital Stage, A.C.T., A Noise Within, & nine seasons with the Utah, Lake Tahoe, Marin, & Texas Shakespeare Festivals. Other San Diego: Wit, Into the Woods, The Winslow Boy (Lamb’s Players Theatre), Passion, Angels in America (ion theatre company), Camelot, School for Lies, Dracula (North Coast Rep), Goodbye Girl, Lion in Winter (Moonlight Stage Productions), Three Days of Rain (Compass), Art (Intrepid). www.jasonheil.com

David Humphrey is thrilled to join this epic Cygnet adventure! Originally from Cheyenne, Wyoming, he holds a B.A. in Musical Theatre from the University of Northern Colorado and has performed in San Diego for over 25 years. Notable credits: Forever Plaid, Spamalot, A Little Night Music (Critics Circle Nom.), Les Misérables, Into the Woods, 1776, and many more with Cygnet, SDMT, Lamb’s Players, NVA, Off Broadway Live and others. He’s also the original voice of Shadow the Hedgehog for SEGA’s Sonic games. David has been an AEA member since 1998.

KELLY DEROUIN HUMPHREY is happy for the opportunity to work with this amazing ensemble! San Diego credits include “Annabella Glick” in Lucky Stiff (Scripps Ranch Theatre), “Irene Roth” in Crazy for You, “Inga” in Young Frankenstein (SDMT), The Secret Garden, 1940’s Radio Hour, Oklahoma, Return to the Forbidden Planet, and The Full Monty (New Village Arts), Fiddler on the Roof (Welk Resort Theatre), Sister Act (Moonlight Stage), Triumph of Love (Carlsbad Playreaders), Boeing Boeing (Oceanside Theatre Co.), and 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Intrepid Theatre). Other favorite credits include the world premiere of “Mickey and Company” at The Diamond Horseshoe (Tokyo Disneyland). Kelly received her BA in Theatre Arts from California Lutheran University, and her MEd. from Capella University. When not performing, Kelly enjoys teaching music, drama, and yoga.

Ralph Johnson (Roscoe) is so grateful to be a part of this production of Follies in the inaugural season at The Joan.  Other Cygnet productions include Our Town, Man of La Mancha, and My Fair Lady.  He has appeared on San Diego stages since 1990 including The Old Globe, Moonlight Stage Productions, Lamb’s Players Theatre, Grossmont  College, and Starlight Musical Theatre.  Favorite shows over the decades include Ragtime – The Musical, West Side Story, Titanic, Les Miserables, Will Rogers Follies, 1776, and Miracle On 34th Street.  With great thanks to Sean for this opportunity.  What a journey.  What a ride.

Christopher Lopez is thrilled to make his Cygnet Theatre debut in Follies! A proud San Diego native, Christopher studied at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, WA. While in the Pacific Northwest, he performed with The 5th Avenue Theatre in West Side Story and lit up the stage in numerous burlesque productions at Can Can Culinary Cabaret, including Glitter Gala, The Brunch Show, Wonderland!, and Zombie Cheerleaders from Hell!. He’s delighted to be back in his hometown and making a return to the San Diego theatre scene.

Patrick is thrilled to return to Cygnet Theatre. Favorite roles include Bullshot Crummond in Bullshot Crummond, Benedict in Much Ado About Nothing, Billy in Anything Goes, Sheridan Whiteside in The Man Who Came to Dinner, Jack in The Boys Next Door, Touchstone in As You Like It, James Joyce in Travesties, and Laurence in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He is a proud graduate of the acting program at PCPA Theaterfest and has a BFA in Directing from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. He has been a Teaching Artist for Intrepid, The La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, The Playwrights Project, and The Shakespeare Theatre. Patrick was the assistant director on Broadway for The School for Scandal, is a founding member of Luminary Arts, and has recently joined the cast at Mockingbird Improv.

Marlon James Magtibay is excited to be joining the cast of Follies in the beautiful JOAN! He graduated with a BFA in Musical Theatre at California State University, Fullerton. Select credits: Fireball in Rudolph… (National Tour), Moritz Stiefel in Spring Awakening (Oceanside Theatre Company), Henry in Next To Normal (Oceanside Theatre Company; Craig Noel Nomination), Lefou in Beauty and the Beast (Candlelight Pavilion), and Frank Jr u/s in Catch Me If You Can (SDMT). Thank you Lucky Sean, Katie, and Craig for the opportunity! For Johnisa and Max (:

AMANDA NAUGHTON (Emily Whitman) Grateful for her Cygnet debut! San Diego appearances include: HEAD OVER HEELS (Diversionary) FUN HOME (SD Rep, SDCC nominee), COME FROM AWAY (LJP) Old Globe credits include: EMMA, THE WOMEN,THE CONSTANT WIFE, LOST IN YONKERS, and yes, she too was a “Grandma Who”! Broadway: THE SECRET GARDEN, INTO THE WOODS. Tours: SECRET GARDEN, FUN HOME. TV: “Betty Roberts” on Remember WENN (SAG award nom), Law and Order, Chappelle’s Show. Film: The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, Mexico City. For my Nana, who was a chorus girl in the 1920’s. For Ralph and Sophia, always. 

 Anise Ritchie is so happy and proud to be part of the cast of the first show performance in The Joan!! Anise is a member of National Tour of MenopauseThe Musical for many years. Disney production original cast member of the Stage play The Hunchback of Norte Dame and the cast recording. Broadway Leap Of Faith St. James Theatre,NYC. Blues In The Night, Cinderella as Fairy Godmother, Once On This Island as Eurzulie, Rock of Ages as Justice, A Little Night Music as Madame Armfeldt. Tommy as Acid Queen, How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Nightmare Alley, Caroline Or Change, A Grand Night for Singing, Smokey Joe’s Café, Sophisticated Ladies, Beehive–The 60’s Musical, Ain’t Misbehavin, Showboat, Little Shop of Horrors. Proud member of Actors’ Equity. 

Nio Russell is so excited to be a part of this beautiful iteration of Follies. Their previous regional credits include: Celie in The Color Purple with New Village Arts, Beth in Little Women and Squeeze in Our Dear Dead Drug Lord with Moxie Theatre, and as an U/S in The Untitled, Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson The Musical with La Jolla Playhouse. Their student credits include: Nemasa/Rainha in Motherloss with the Wagner New Play Festival along with Janet in The Rocky Horror Show and Rona Lisa Peretti in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee with Muir Musical. You can find them on instagram @niohasafro.

Leigh Scarritt is a seasoned performer and director with extensive credits in film, television, and stage, both nationally and internationally. Favorite stage roles include Grandma Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (The Old Globe), Hertha in The Half Life of Marie Curie, Velma von Tussel, The Witch in Into the Woods, and Eva Perón. TV/film appearances include Three’s Company, Too Close for Comfort, and Used Cars. As a director and musical director, she’s led acclaimed productions such as Fat Ham at The Old Globe, Next to Normal, Ride the Cyclone andDerricho at the La Jolla Playhouse. Learn more at www.leighscarritt.com.

Most recently, Mark portrayed septuagenarian Paul in The Counter at Moxie Theatre in the space where Cygnet began its incredible journey. Other SoCal theaters include San Diego Rep, South Coast Rep, Welk Resort Theater (Craig Noel Award – Best Musical – SHE LOVES ME), San Diego CLO (Starlight), Laguna Playhouse, Fullerton CLO, Long Beach CLO (Best Actor – Dr. Carrasco – MAN OF LA MANCHA), Coronado Playhouse, J* Company, as well as Phoenix Theatre in Arizona (Best Director – SUDS – the Rockin’ 60s Musical Soap Opera). At San Diego City College, teaching Musical Theatre and Acting for the Camera, he directed such show as Into the Woods, Man of La Mancha, Working and A Funny Thing…Forum. Many thanks to Sean and Craig for this opportunity.

MARCI ANNE WUEBBEN (Sally understudy) Marci’s Cygnet debut was Desiree Armfeldt in A Little Night Music, Tessie Tura in Gypsy. Last seen in Steel Magnolia’s as M’Lynn with Backyard Renaissance Theatre. The world premiere of A Kind of Weather as Janice, Lucinda in The Mystery of Love and Sex, and Woman One in The Loneliest Girl in the World ( Diversionary Theatre). She was an original cast member playing Donna French in Beachtown and Beachtown Live at the San Diego Repertory Theatre. A veteran performer, favorite Regional Credits include: a five year stint as an original cast member of the long running 80’s hit, Mixtape, Jane Eyre, Pump Boys and Dinettes, Boomers (Lamb’s Players Theatre); The Full Monty (San Diego Musical Theatre); The Magic Fire (KPBS Award), I Do! I Do!, Radio Gals (Moonlight Stage Productions); She Loves Me (Laguna Playhouse); Anything Goes, FootLoose (Welk Resort Theatre); Company (Performance Riverside); I Hate Hamlet ( The Broadway Theatre). Marci has been a licensed Esthetician and Make Up Artist for over 20 years with her business The Beauty Spot. Visit wwwmarcisbeautyspot.com. Marci is an Associate Artist with Lambs Players Theatre and a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association.