Meet the Team

Annika Hoseth is an LA-based musical theatre writer with a deep love for stories that hold space for life’s messiness while incorporating humor and leaving the audience with a sense of hope. She has a subtle and character-based way of addressing important social issues such as women’s rights to reach viewers who might be turned away by a more preachy tone. Whether it’s a musical about people from all walks of life navigating the first year of the pandemic (It Just Takes Time) or a story about cocktail waitresses grappling with the line between objectification and sexual liberation in 1968 (Kittens), she writes to illuminate how tender, funny, and complicated it is to be human. Annika has written three musicals, and her writing has been performed at venues such as The Green Room 42, the Lincoln Seligman Theatre, and The Catalina Jazz Club. Recently, her musical, It Just Takes, Time was featured in a concert by the Foundation for New American Musicals. Last year, the world premiere of Kittens, received a Stage Takes Top Ten mention and a nomination for Best Musicals & Operas at the Hollywood Fringe Festival.

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Josh van Veggel is a stage manager and lighting designer from Orange County, California. Previous stage management credits include Alice in Slasherland, Small Mouth Sounds, and For the Love of (Or the Roller Derby Play). Lighting design credits include Shakespeare: The Tempest, Frantic Assembly: The Tempest, and Our Dear Dead Drug Lord. Josh is truly excited to work with everyone and bring one of his favorite childhood movies to the stage!

Caleb Brunman is a screenwriter, actor, playwright, composer, producer, and occasionally, an accompanist. He has accompanied many theatrical performances in LA including the award nominated,Kittens, at last year's Hollywood Fringe Festival. Caleb has performed in over a dozen stage productions as an actor and has recently ventured into writing a musical. He has acted and produced a handful of onscreen works including the short film INDECISION, the feature film JUNK FOOD, and the upcoming feature film CAN YOU DRINK A GRAPE which is in the final stages of post-production. Caleb has written two feature film scripts, a short play, and a short film — ACCOUNT OF A CHOLERIC MAN — which he also acted in and directed. Caleb has assisted producers such as Gary Foster and Kristin Burr. 

Nina Shiraishi has spent the past decade immersed in theater tech, finding joy in bringing productions to life behind the scenes. As assistant stage manager for this musical, she is deeply grateful for her talented friends, whose passion and creativity continue to inspire her. Being part of this journey and supporting something she loves so deeply is an incredibly fulfilling experience.

Lars Toler (they/he) is a queer and trans multi-hyphenate theatre maker based in the LA area. Performance credits include Jane Doe in Ride the Cyclone and Riff Raff in The Rocky Horror Show. He is ecstatic to be bringing to life the role of a 12-year-old boy genius. He often feels like one himself.

Danny Gendron is a Los Angeles based writer and actor from New Hampshire. In 2024 he produced and starred in his original play “If It Makes You Happy - A Funky Tart Love Story” at the DOMA Theater in the DTLA Arts District. His greatest accomplishment is having voiced a cartoon dog. He cares just the right amount about craft beer, he is not a lame windbag, and he did not write this himself.

Mykeal North is thrilled to be part of The Unofficial Meet the Robinsons Musical Parody. Previous credits include Saturdays at 10AM, Sally Spectre: The Musical, The Sound of Music, and Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, where he confirmed that singing loudly and having big feelings in front of strangers is, in fact, a viable career path. Mykeal received choral training in Tucson, Arizona, studied musical theatre at the University of Arizona, and currently trains at the Michael Laskin Acting Studio in North Hollywood. When he’s not on stage, he enjoys going to the movies, playing recreational sports, writing, and offering unsolicited reviews of both blockbuster hits and hidden gems—because actors are legally required to have opinions about everything.

Ben Cassil is an actor and comedian in Los Angeles, where he can often be found sloppily eating a burrito. He has been performing improv comedy for over a decade, and also teaches improv classes at WE Improv. You can see Ben performing with his improv teams Cosmo, SIPS, Hot Set and The Headliners at WE, the Shared Experience, WGIS, and UCB, and hear him on his improvised podcast “Live From the Big Apple.”

Karen Zipor is caffeinated and ready to return to the stage as Dr. Krunklehorn/Lucille! She completed Musical Improv studies at UCB and graduated in Drama from the University of Virginia. While a performer, she also loves animation —  directing and producing animated & live-action projects through her production studio, Zipped Up Films, and having worked for some of the biggest studios like Disney. Her animated short film, "The Worm's-Eye View of the Bird" is currently circulating Oscar-qualifying festivals. Being a part of this show is truly the best of both worlds — past and future!

Kyle Pearson is a Los Angles based comedian born in Corona CA and raised in Jacksonville FL. He has been involved in the performing arts for 10+ years and specializes in improv comedy. Kyle is one of the founding members of We’ll Adapt: The Improvised Musical (2022-2025), and is the current founder/host of Deck in a Box (2026): an improv game show with a Vegas aesthetic. When he’s not performing, Kyle enjoys boogie boarding at the beach, playing board/video games, and watching Survivor with friends.

Andrea Geones is an actor, writer, and singer born and raised in Los Angeles. She is so excited to be doing her first musical in over ten years! Stage: national tours of Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody and Spank! Harder; The Glass Menagerie (Sierra Madre Playhouse); Beatnik Girl (Theatre 40). Television: Resident Alien (Syfy/USA/Netflix); Tiny Beautiful Things (Hulu); Chucky (Syfy). Film: A Trip Elsewhere; Custody Road. Screenwriting: Get Rich or Die Trying (Lifetime); Valentine's Town (streaming). Special skills include leaving the refrigerator door open, tripping over pieces of lint, and filling water cups to the brim and then immediately spilling water everywhere. 

Melvin Biteng is very excited to be a part of his 4th Fringe production! Born in Japan but lived his childhood in over eight countries. Graduated HS from IS Manila and from AMDA with a BFA in Performing Arts. Some Musical credits include: Avenue Q (Princeton/Rod), You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Linus), Footloose the Musical (Jeter), Mamma Mia! (Eddie), The Polar Express: Train Ride (Know-it-all Kid) and most recently finished a World Tour on Disney Jr. Live On Tour: Let's Play! Thanks to God, my wife Asia, my family, The Pwr of 4, and all my supportive friends. Follow on Instagram @mbiteng

Zachary is a theater artist and producer based in the amazing city of Los Angeles. He is excited to be in his second Annika Hoseth production after playing Greg in It Just Takes Time at Catalina Jazz Club and Elate!. In addition to performing, he also produced the Oxy New Works Festival, his own show It Could Have Been Enough, and is currently working as a part of the Production Management team for Fan Fest at Universal Studios Hollywood. And if that’s not enough, you can see him work the Front of House at South Coast Repertory Theater and the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Maybe he needs Dr. Krunklehorn’s caffeine patch…

Mizuki Sako is a Los Angeles-based dancer who has worked with companies including The REALM Company, Psychopomp Dance Theater, and Laurie Sefton Creates. She also performs at Disneyland Resort and has appeared in music videos for Allie X and Izza Rose, as well as the film Billy Knight with Al Pacino and Charlie Heaton. She is thrilled to make her musical debut with this production!

Leah Scurlock is a gamer, singer, and writer with aspirations of being on Broadway and being a featured vocalist for different video games. While pursuing a Bachelor’s in Music at UC Berkeley, Leah participated in BareTroupe, Berkeley’s musical theater ensemble, and The Intermission Orchestra, Berkeley’s video game and film score orchestra, where she learned a variety of musical theater and video game music. Leah also participated in the Virtual Video Game Orchestra’s rendition of Simple and Clean in which she was the featured soloist. Additionally, she has sung the National Anthem at a variety of different venues and events, including her own college graduation. Aside from singing, Leah loves playing video games (Animal Crossing, Legend of Zelda, Marvel Rivals, etc.), streaming on Twitch, and dabbling in the art of writing fanfiction.

Nathan Arnold Schoenberg is an actor based, born, and raised in Los Angeles. He has studied at various acting schools, but most notably and mainly Stella Adler Academy. Nathan has acted in many stage works and in the upcoming feature film CAN YOU DRINK A GRAPE. Nathan has other things he could say, but would rather the focus be on each individual performance. (breaking the fourth wall) “I am very grateful to be in creative fields and to have been given the chance for this role.”