Meet the Cast & Crew

CAST

Becca Silva '22

This will be Becca’s fifth production with Bay Theater (Player- Pippin, Young Man/Bartley- The Old Man and the Old Moon, Lavinia- The Whole Town’s Sleeping, Musical Theater Cabaret), and she’s so excited to perform as Puck. She loves the acceptance within the Bay Theater community, and it keeps her coming back every time! Thank you to her mom and friends.

Cia Brady '24

This will be Cecilia Brady's second production with Bay Theater (Margret in Suspense Radio Theater's The Screaming Woman). Cecilia has also enjoyed playing Elrond in Lord of the Rings and Calypso in The Odyssey in Alta Vista Middle School's theater program. Cecilia also enjoys reading, painting, and drawing. Her favorite thing about Bay theater is getting to know the others students in the program. Thanks to her friends and family!

Claire Chow '23

Claire Chow is excited to be in Bay's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream this spring. She has been in several Bay Theater productions before and her favorite thing about theater is the sense of family in the cast and crew! Outside of school, Claire enjoys drawing, outdoor adventuring, and Twitch streaming. Thank you to Mom, Dad, Ryan, and her friends and family for the love and support!

Ella Lazare '23

Ella Lazare is making her first appearance with Bay Theater in A Midsummer Night's Dream as Demetrius. Previously Ella has had acting experience at her middle school playing Maria in West Side Story. In her spare time she loves to hang out with friends, her dog Toby and could talk about the shows The Simpsons, Friends, and Stranger Things for hours.

Julia Pearl-Styles '21

This will be Julia’s (she/her) ninth production with Bay Theater (Farah- She Kills Monsters, Berthe- Pippin, Old Man- The Old Man and the Old Moon) and her first-time assistant directing. Other favorite roles include: Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew and Rosaline in Love Labors Lost with the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival. When she is not acting she loves teaching martial arts, writing music, and making a fool of herself in everyday situations. Thank you to Rainier Pearl-Styles and other family and friends!

Kiran Patel '21

This will be Kiran’s eighth production with Bay Theater (She Kills Monsters, Addams Family, Seussical, Pippin, The Old Man and the Old Moon). Other favorite productions include: Hangtown, Corn Cobbers, and Most Dangerous Highway with Golden Thread Productions. Thank you to friends and family members.

Lila Shamsi '22

This will be Lila’s fourth production with Bay Theater. After working behind the scenes, she’ll make her acting debut this semester! Her favorite thing about Bay Theater is the overwhelming sense of community. When she’s not acting, she loves painting and spending time in nature. Thanks to her family and friends!

Lyla Maymon '22

This is Lyla's second production with Bay Theater, after participating in the Suspense Radio Theater production. Lyla sings in the Young Women's Chorus of San Francisco and enjoys spending time with her friends and family. Her favorite thing about Bay Theater is the welcoming energy of the other students. Thanks to Mom for her encouragement!

Matteo Aron '24

This is Matteo Aron’s second Bay Production and he is acting as Egeus and Moth in A Midsummer's Night Dream. Matteo has been acting for 6 years and has done various plays. Some of his favorites have been Charlie and The Chocolate Factory and Snow White in The Wild, Wild West (both done in NCTC). Matteo loves doing theatre because of the people that he meets there.

Mint Willson '24

Mint Willson is so excited for their 3rd Bay production. They had so much fun doing the radio theatre and cabaret and wanted to do bay theatre again! Some of their favorite roles in the past include Kim MacAfee in Bye Bye Birdie, and Cece in Guys and Dolls. Thanks to their friends and family!

Noelle Kawaja '24

Noelle Kawaja is working on her third Bay Theater production, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Favorite roles are Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Helen of Troy in The Golden iPhone. She likes reading and riding horses. Her favorite thing about Bay Theater and theater in general is the stories. Thanks to Mom for support.

Ruby Orr '24

Ruby Orr is so excited for her third production with Bay Theater! She really enjoyed doing Suspense Radio and the Musical Theater Cabaret in the fall. Ruby has been in theatre her whole life and some of her favorite roles include Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins and Anna in Frozen. She has been taking voice lessons for 3 years and has attended acting classes and musical theatre programs at ACT and SFCM. She has also recently taken up writing musicals! Lots of thanks to all my theatre directors, teachers, and cast mates, and to my family and friends!

Sofia Andronaco '24

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is Sofia’s second production with Bay Theater after Suspense Radio Theater. She also enjoys reading, baking, and writing. Thanks to Jessie for all her support!

Tea Rodriguez '24

Téa has been in musical theatre since the age of two when she fell in love with live theater after seeing Wicked. Téa has been in 10 musicals including Beauty and the Beast, Shrek, Aladdin, Wizard of Oz and Hairspray. She is excited to be a part of the theater community at Bay. Thanks to her family for support and encouragement.

Trevor Horton '24

This is Trevor's second production with Bay Theater. He most recently participated in Suspense Radio Theater as Ronald Adams in The Hitchhiker and The Man in Black in the The Screaming Woman. Favorite previous roles include Shere Khan in The Jungle Book, and the Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors. He enjoys making art and playing the piano. Thank you to Mom and Dad.

CREW

Aidan Brown '24

Aidan is proud to be a part of tech crew for A Midsummer Night's Dream. He spends his free time playing games, doing something else, I swear he does more than just play games. Aidan's favorite part of Bay Theater is the flexibility that it has with every option.

Dante D'Amico '22

This will be Dante's third Bay production; he loved participating behind the scenes previously on Pippin and Seussical. His past experience includes tech internships with Marin Shakespeare Company; he was excited to expand into video editing for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He loves to surf and sends thanks to his family.

Gabi Bernstein '23

Gabi is very excited to be doing publicity for Bay's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. She has been part of crew for several other Bay theater productions, including positions on publicity, set, and sound. Some of her interests include reading and baking. Gabi's favorite part of Bay theater is making new friends during build days and tech weeks. Thanks to her friends and family!

Kate Fair '21

Kate Fair has now done eight shows at Bay: six as a set technician and run crew, five as a set master/designer, and two as a semi-actor. While she has never actually performed on a stage, Kate enjoys ‘performing’ backstage with other actors and tech members, putting out the ghostlight, and sweeping up before/after shows. She also enjoys oreos, especially on build days. Kate would like to thank everyone for being chill about her spookily ‘haunting’ rehearsals when not called, and she is glad to be part of a loving, creative, and sometimes dorky community.

Kate Shiau '23

This will be Kate's fifth production with Bay theater. She is the Stage Manager for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and has done sound, publicity, and has been Assistant Stage Manager in previous shows at Bay. Her favorite thing about being on tech is making friends. Thanks to her friends and family!

Libby Margaretten '23

Libby Margaretten will be working on her second Bay School production as Assistant Stage Manager in A Midsummer Night's Dream. She enjoys working on random art projects she discovers on YouTube or Pinterest, and loves listening to music in her room.

Maya Spillane '24

This is Maya's 1st production on tech crew working on publicity. She most recently was a part of Suspense Radio Theater with roles in The Whole Town's Sleeping and The Hitchhiker. Other favorite roles include: Ophelia in Hamlet (Brearley Middle school), Antonio in The Gondoliers (Brearley Theater) and Lizzy Macentire in a Brearley Theater production. Maya loves old movies and Broadway and has enjoyed being a part of Bay Theater very much.

Rainier Pearl-Styles '15

Rainier Pearl-Styles '15 is thrilled to be back at Bay, where she first began her directing career during the student one-acts! Rainier is now a Boston-based director and teaching artist, pursuing an MA in Theatre Education at Emerson College. She has worked with Emerson Stage, Boston Theatre Company, and the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, and is excited to be teaching the Shakespeare Unbound and Mythology immersives here at Bay. A lifelong fan of the Bard, Rainier's favorite Shakespeare play is The Winter's Tale and her favorite quote is "Let the sky rain potatoes!" rainier-pearl-styles.com

Denise Blase

Denise is excited to be co-directing with Rainier and Julia Pearl-Styles Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream! This is her 8th production with Bay Theater (The Addams Family, Seussical, One Acts, Pippin, The Old Man & the Moon, Suspense Radio Theater, The Musical Theater Cabaret), and her 3rd facilitating distanced online theater. She is grateful to have had the opportunity to keep Bay Theater alive and thriving for her theater students and the community at Bay during this challenging time. Special thanks to Rainier, Julia, Kate, Libby, and Katherine! Congratulations to the cast and crew on a fantastic show!

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