VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE

Eileen is a San Diego native and so very proud to be back at Cygnet, she was last seen here in A Christmas Carol…other regional productions include-Taluhla Bankhead in the critically acclaimed production of Looped at Roustabouts Theater Company, for which she received a San Diego critics nomination for best actress. Other favorite roles include Adalaide in Guys and Dolls (Critics circle Award), DeDe in Joe Vs The Volcano (Critics Circle Nomination), Pete N Keeley (Critics Circle nomination), Festival of Christmas and Jewel In The Crown and Miss Rona in Putnam County Spelling Bee. Other favorite crdits include, Sister Mary Amnesia in Nonsense, Soap Star in Menopause The Musical, Lawrence Welk Theater, Judy Garland in End Of The Rainbow Intrepid Shakespeare Company other Cygnet productions, Lily Garland, On The 20th Century, Amy in Company, Christmas Carol. Eileen is also a very proud alumni of How The Grinch Stole Christmas, for 11 wonderful years at The Old Globe Theatre. She is best known for opening the 61st Academy Awards as Snow White opposite Rob Lowe many moons ago….Thank you God for your unending love and mercy and to my most perfect husband Marc, my rock and my heart. To my spectacular parents John and Marion Bowman, I love and miss you every day.

Sean is thrilled to be making his Cygnet Theatre debut in their production of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike! Born and raised in San Diego, Sean is a local author, actor, and bodysurfing enthusiast as well as a recent graduate of UCSD. Some of his favorite acting credits include Ed from Evil Dead the Musical and Tommy from Carrie. He would like to thank his friends and family for their support as well as the cast and crew of Cygnet for giving him this opportunity!

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Emma’s previous Cygnet credits include tick, tick…BOOM! (Susan) and Rock of Ages (Regina) and she’s grateful to be part of the first show in the Studio Theater at The Joan! Other favorites: 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. When not performing, Emma works as the Development Associate for Cygnet Theatre. Love to family, Drew, & FSE! emmanossal.com.

Shana Wride (Sonia) Cygnet: Private Lives, Mistakes Were Made, The Whale, Pride & Prejudice, Present Laughter. Shana is a San Diego based actor and director who has worked with The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, North Coast Repertory Theatre, Diversionary Theatre, Backyard Renaissance, The Roustabouts, Moxie Theatre, The Colony Theatre, Open Fist Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Sledgehammer Theatre, and The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles.

A two-time recipient of the Critics Circle Craig Noel Award, Shana is also a theatre instructor and acting coach. While in Los Angeles, they co-hosted the nationally syndicated radio show, “Women Aloud” with actor Mo Gaffney.  www.shanawride.com