CANCELINA

NICOLE

Kylie (Ky) Anderson (they/them) is a EMC physical actor, acrobat, and model represented by Stewart Talent, located in Chicago, IL. They have BFA in Drama with an emphasis in Acting from the University of Oklahoma. Ky is a founding company member at Bramble Theatre Company, but has worked with a medley of other theaters in Chicago including Remmy Bumppo, Steppenwolf, and Lookingglass. Ky has trained at Stella Adler’s Studio in New York City for physical theatre and was in the School at Steppenwolf class of 2019. Ky has also trained at The Actor’s Gymnasium Theatre and Circus School in the Professional Training Program class of 2021. Ky is currently back at The Actors Gym for the Second Year Professional Training Program!

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Grace Bolander (she/her) is excited to return to Bramble. Recent acting credits include the 2022 and 2023 FOUW and staged readings of Red Fortune Cookie and Millennial Church (Bramble Theatre); The Miscellany (The Passage Theatre); and Oresteia workshop (First Floor Theater). Grace produced several shows with The Passage Theatre and was assistant director to Michael Patrick Thornton on Cosmologies at The Gift Theatre. She's a graduate of UChicago and the Academy at Black Box.

HAILEY

Chicago native and Bramble Ensemble member Rasheeda Denise, is eternally grateful to be a part of Cancelina. She earned her BFA in Acting from the University of Illinois at Chicago and further honed her craft at The School of Steppenwolf in 2019. Rasheeda's theatrical journey is a testament to her passion for storytelling and dedication to her art. She has had the privilege of working in various Chicago productions such as "Valiant Theater's: New Works Festival," "Dance Little Sister," "The Finer Things," and has participated in multiple runs of "The Vagina Monologues." Some of her film credits include "Sweet Nothings," "Kismet," and "The Real Untruth." Rasheeda firmly believes in the transformative power of art and the potential for positive change through compassionate endeavors. With genuine dedication and unwavering commitment, she aspires to touch lives and foster meaningful connections through her craft.

MEG

Gabriela Diaz (she/her) is Chicago based and has previously worked with: Teatro Vista, Shattered Globe, Jackalope, Steppenwolf, Art Institute, New Coordinates, and others. She is the Managing Artistic Director for Erasing the Distance, and an ensemble member of Avalanche Theatre, serving as their Artist Advocate. Gabriela is thrilled to be working with Bramble again. She participated in the Festival of Unfinished Work (2023), Ben Locke’s ROOTED, and will be understudying Evil Perfect this fall!

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Teagan Earley is a Chicago-based storyteller. Credits include Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar (Stadium Concert Tour), Connie in Come Blow Your Horn (New Theatre), Sing Out! & Queer Eye (Second City), Ilse in Spring Awakening (Skylight Music Theatre), Helena in Midsummer Night’s Dream and Daisy in Great Gatsby (NDSF), and Lucille in Parade (Theatre Nebula). Other: Chicago Fire, Chicago Shakespeare’s Parks touring company, and Athena on the #2 Billboards Charts Album of EPIC the Musical.

ALINA

Stephanie Fongheiser (she/her) is so excited to be working with Bramble Theatre for the first time. Chicago credits include: The Brightest Thing in the World (u/s, About Face), A Christmas Carol (u/s, Drury Lane Theatre), Little Women (First Folio Theatre), Frankenstein (Oil Lamp Theatre), and Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog (Black Button Eyes Productions). She is a company member at Avalanche Theatre and is represented by BMG Talent.

STAGE DIRECTIONS

Spencer Huffman is a playwright, director, and actor based in Chicago. Most recently, his play THE SHAPE OF THE BONES was translated into Hungarian and workshopped at FreeSZFE in Budapest. He has been a fellow at Millay Arts, The Marble House Project, and the Kerouac Project of Orlando. His directing work includes site-specific productions of FAR AWAY by Caryl Churchill, JERUSALEM by Jez Butterworth, and BUG by Tracy Letts. Spencer is a Fulbright Scholar, a graduate of the School at Steppenwolf, and an ensemble member at Bramble Theatre Co.

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Matthew Lunt is the proud co-founder of Bramble Theatre Co. He is thrilled to be onstage with his friends and hopes you enjoy this truly wild new play. Thank you for your support of Chicago Theatre

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"An enchanting spectacle." "A mesmerizing force...truly the greatest thing to happen to the craft in nine generations." These are all things that could possibly have been said about Alex Morales, a member of bramble theater, a teaching artist, and chef in the Chicago. When he's not entertaining on stage and screen, he is teaching at the Forge Studio and catering film sets. Barring those, check the garden.

PATTI

Karissa Murrell Myers is a Filipino American theatre artist based in Chicago, where she works as an actor, playwright, producer, and casting director. She serves as the Artistic Director of Bramble Theatre Company. Her stage acting credits include working at Court Theatre, Remy Bumppo, Goodman Theatre, The House Theatre of Chicago, and Renaissance Theaterworks. MFA in Performance from University of Hawaii at Manoa, proud graduate of The School at Steppenwolf 2019. www.kmurrellmyers.com

STACEY

Kathleen Puls Andrade is an actor, voiceover, improviser, and voiceover coach. Recently, she performed in Angel Street at the Studio Theater at Tierra Del Sol and garnered a Broadway World Nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Before that, Kathleen performed in Music Theater Works Pippen and, for many years, performed as the “nun” in the Late Nite Catechism series in Chicago and all over the US and Canada. You can see her work at KPAndrade.com.