THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL

Boston is thrilled to be back at The Joan and in Bikini Bottom! Boston graduated from AMDA College of the Performing Arts in 2024 with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Regional Credits include: Ensemble/Young Roscoe in Follies (Cygnet), Ensemble in A Christmas Story, The Prom, Sweeney Todd (SDMT) & Jeff in [title of show] (Bohemian Arts). Boston expresses his gratitude to his family, friends and partner for their unwavering support and guidance, dedicating each performance to Brooke Morris. Special thanks to the creative team and everyone at Cygnet for making theater magic! Enjoy! IG:@bostonantunez

Cody (they/them) is a San Diego transplant with their B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from California State University, Fullerton. Some favorite credits include: Arthur/The Pianist in the West Coast Premiere of Midnight at the Never Get (Diversionary Theatre), Charlie in In Pieces (Teatro San Diego), Ursula in The Little Mermaid (Candlelight Pavilion), Thalia in Xanadu (SDMT), Burrs in The Wild Party (CSUF). They would like to thank their family and friends for their encouragement, and YOU for supporting live theatre!

Drew (he/him) is ecstatic to be in Bikini Bottom. Past shows at Cygnet include Follies (Young Ben), The 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; Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Nick), Backyard Renaissance; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, CCAE; School of Rock (Ned), Cinderella (Jean-Michel), Chorus Line (Al), Moonlight; Plaid Tidings (Frankie), Legally Blonde (Emmett), SDMT; Chorus Line (Mark), Addams Family (Lucas), Welk Resort; Little Women (Laurie), Barn Stage; Cabaret (Cliff), ion; The Fantasticks (Matt), SRT. Drew is also a Software Engineer at Vizer, Inc.

Gerilyn is ecstatic to be making her Cygnet debut! Regional Highlights: Head Over Heels (2024 Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical) and The Moors (Diversionary), Ragtime, Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Producers, Beauty and the Beast, Sister Act (Moonlight), Avenue Q, Intimate Apparel, Servant of Two Masters, Buddy: the Buddy Holly Story (New Village Arts), Parallel Lives (Oceanside Theatre Company), The Producers, 9 to 5 (SDMT). She’s also a director and an adjunct theatre professor at MiraCosta, Palomar, and Grossmont Colleges. MFA in Acting from Purdue University, BA in Musical Theatre from Chico State.

Brittany (she/her) is ecstatic to be returning to Cygnet Theatre with The SpongeBob Musical. Her memorable past roles include Mary in Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 (Cygnet Theatre), Billie in Unnecessary Farce (Scripps Ranch Theatre), Rachel in Karaoke Dreams (Blindspot Co.), 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 and Hermione/ Mopsa/Time in The Winter’s Tale (Grossmont College). She is also a teaching artist in SD (North Coast Repertory School, ECHS) and a Musical Theatre/Acting Instructor at Project Performer (@projectperformer), having just earned her teaching credential to teach Theatre at SDSU! A huge thanks to all her friends, students, family, and her partner Nevada for all of their never-ending support.

Marc (he/him) delighted to be back at Cygnet for this wonderful musical! Marc is a multi-hyphenate theatre artist and San Diego local. He currently serves as the President of the Board of the Coronado Playhouse; during the day, he is a director and choreographer for Helix High School’s show choir and theatre program. Previously, Marc has worked with The Indigo Collective, Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego Junior Theatre, New Contemporary Theatre of SF and others. Performance credits include: Oklahoma!, Cabaret, Shockheaded Peter, The Lehman Trilogy (Cygnet), 1222 Oceanfront (NVA), La Posada Magica (Hispanic Arts Theatre), She Loves Me (SRT). Thanks to O! @itsmarccaro

Abby (she/her) is thrilled to be returning to Cygnet for The SpongeBob Musical! Some past credits include Young Heidi/Ensemble in Follies and Tillie in The Effect of Gamma Rays (Cygnet Theatre), Ensemble & Ms. Honey/Mrs. Phelps u/s in Matilda and Miss Krumholtz/Ensemble in How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (San Diego Musical Theatre), and Rosemary MacNeil in Festival of Christmas (Lambs Players Theatre). She can also be seen performing seasonally at the San Diego Zoo. Abby is so grateful for the support of her family and friends!

Audrey (she/her) is thrilled to be back at Cygnet Theatre in The SpongeBob Musical! You might’ve recently seen Audrey as Young Sally in Follies or as Janet in The Rocky Horror Show. Regional credits: Grease (Frenchy), Waitress (Onstage Swing) [Moonlight], Winter Wonderettes (Suzy), Legally Blonde (Margot/Elle US) [San Diego Musical Theatre], Head Over Heels (Understudy/Swing) [Diversionary]. Memorable credits: Cabaret (Fraulein Kost), Steel Pier (Hannah) [SDSU], Freaky Friday (Torrey) [SDMT]. A huge thank you to Audrey’s friends and family supporting her in the audience and in life. Instagram: @audreydeubig

(he/him) Cygnet: Evita, La Cage aux Folles, Rock of Ages, Regional: Man of La Mancha (Musical Theatre West), Huzzah!, Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (The Old Globe), In the Heights (Signature Theatre), Next to Normal (OTC), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (CCAE Theatricals), Kinky Boots, Ragtime (Moonlight), Head Over Heels (Diversionary), The Addams Family (Welk), In the Heights, Catch Me If You Can, Sister Act (SDMT), Honors: 2022 Craig Noel Actor of the Year. Bertoworld.com Uuuuuuuhhhhhhhhh — Enjoy the show

Melissa is delighted to be joining this group of goofy goobers. She’s toured around the world with Peter Pan, The Little Mermaid, and Rudolph…the Musical. Recent regional credits: Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big SD Christmas Sho and The Janeiad (The Old Globe), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (CCAE Theatricals), Follies (Cygnet), Pippin (North Coast Rep), and The Prom (SDMT). Melissa is also an Associate Choreographer for Virgin Voyages, Associate Director for Rail Events Productions and teaches at Grossmont College and SDSU. MFA Musical Theatre, San Diego State University and BFA Musical Theatre, UC Irvine. @melglas on Instagram.

Off-Broadway: No Singing in the Navy (Playwrights Horizons). Regional: Working Girl(La Jolla Playhouse); Execution of Justice (Chautauqua Theater Co.); Romeo & Juliet, Pirates of Penzance (NC Symphony). Education: UCSD (MFA), UNCSA (BFA). Love & gratitude to Coleman, Nino, and this incredible team! @baileyllee

Christopher is excited to return to Cygnet Theatre as a swing in The SpongeBob Musical. His theatre credits include Follies (Cygnet Theatre), West Side Story (5th Avenue Theatre), and Evita (San Diego Repertory Theatre). A San Diego native, he previously performed as a burlesque dancer at The Can Can Culinary Cabaret in Seattle. Christopher holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Cornish College of the Arts and is grateful to be performing in the city that raised him— “I’m Ready!!”

Rebecca (she/her) is a multi-hyphenate artist who is excited to be making her Cygnet debut! International: West Side Story (Tokyo). Regional: The Comedy of Errors (The Old Globe; Asst. Director), Legally Blonde (Engeman), A Chorus Line (Argyle), Footloose (Theatre By The Sea). New York Theater: Evita (New York City Center; Asst. Choreographer), Lolita, My Love (Off-Broadway; Asst. Director). Music — Misc: Bhangin’ It (La Jolla Playhouse; Music Asst.). Projects: Breathe (Co-composer/ Lyricist; Amazon Audible), A Seat at the Table (TNNY Soundbites Festival). BFA Musical Theater from Pace University. MFA Musical Theater from San Diego State – Class of ‘26 @rebecca.murillo

(he/him) World Premieres: Allegiance (Old Globe); The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical, Miss You Like Hell, Limelight: The Story of Charlie Chaplin, Zhivago (La Jolla Playhouse); Everybody’s Talkin: The Music of Harry Nilsson (San Diego Rep). Regional: Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 (San Diego Critics Circle Award Winner), Company, Assassins, Man of La Mancha, Sweeney Todd (Cygnet Theatre); Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Old Globe); The Prom, Cats (SDMT), www.kurtnorby.com

(she/her) As a lifelong SpongeBob fan, Emma is stoked to be in Bikini Bottom – and finally play opposite her husband Drew! Previous Cygnet credits: Vanya…Spike (Nina), tick, tick…BOOM! (Susan), Rock of Ages (Regina). Other favorites: Ruthless (Eve), PLPH; Waitress (Dawn, U/S Jenna), 42nd Street (Peggy Sawyer), Ragtime (Evelyn Nesbit), A Chorus Line (Maggie), Moonlight; Waitress (Swing), La Mirada; 42nd Street (Peggy Sawyer), MTW; Elf (Jovie), Welk; Singin’ in the Rain (Kathy Selden), NVA; Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Nat’l Tour (Swing), Right Angle Entertainment; Hairspray (Penny), SDMT. Emma also works as the Development Associate for Cygnet. Enjoy the show!

Andrew was most recently seen as Ludie in A Trip to Bountiful at Lamb’s Players. At Cygnet Theatre: Vanya in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Charlie in The Whale, and Harry in Company. Diversionary Theatre: The Hour of Great Mercy (Craig Noel Award, Best Actor), A Kind of Weather, Regrets Only, Boys and Girls, and The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler. North Coast Rep: Amadeus and What the Constitution Means to Me. Backyard Renaissance: The Elephant Man and Mr. and Mrs. Fitch. In New York, Andrew has worked with Tribeca Theatre Lab, Second Stage, Nada, and The Westbeth Theatre Center.

Cygnet: Hay Fever, The Vortex, Gypsy, and Animal Crackers. Lauren is a San Diego-based actor who has performed nationally in the tour of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and locally at numerous theatres including Lamb’s Players Theatre, Diversionary Theatre, Chalk Circle Collective, Backyard Renaissance, New Village Arts, Moonlight Stage Productions, San Diego Musical Theatre, Intrepid Shakespeare, and the Welk Theatre. Lauren received her BFA in Musical Theatre from Cal State University, Fullerton.

Tori (she/her) is thrilled to be making her Cygnet debut. An award-winning singer, actor, and dancer, she has performed across four continents and in twelve countries, including at the Pantheon in Rome, Italy. San Diego credits: R-E-S-P-E-C-T-F-U-L-L-Y Christmas, R-E-S-P-E-C-T, The 25th Annual…Spelling Bee, The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Lamb’s Players), The Prince of Egypt, Waitress, Tarzan (Moonlight), Boy: A New Musical (SDMT), Elf (The Welk). She is also a frequently featured Jazz Vocalist at Leonard Patton’s The Jazz Lounge. Up next: Susan in Tick, Tick… Boom! More of Tori’s story at toriwaner.com IG: @Tori_Waner