Guys and Dolls Creative

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Director
Scottie Tsubota
Scottie is an actor and educator born and raised in the East Bay Area with experience in both for over a decade. He began his involvement in theater in middle school as a squirrel in Willy Wonka Jr and hasn't looked back since. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater from Southern Oregon University and a Master of Arts in Theater from UC Santa Cruz.His area of study includes: Musical Theater, Children's Theater, Shakespeare, and conservatory-based Acting, Voice, and Movement. Scottie is currently a one-to-one behavioral and medical aide at Westlake Elementary School, passionate about working with students of all ages.
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Music Director
Jessalynn Levine
Jessalynn is a vocal performer and choral music educator from Houston, TX. She received her bachelor's degree in music education from the University of Houston in 2015 where she performed roles in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, Menotti's The Consul, and Offenbach's Tales of Hoffman. Jessalynn served as a choir director for five years at Spring High School in Spring, TX, where she was the music director for the school's annual musicals. In 2022, Jessalynn received her masters degree in choral conducting from San José State University, after which she conducted the choirs and the vocal jazz ensemble at Las Positas College in Livermore. She is now serving as the choir director at Aptos High School and Aptos Junior High School. Jessalynn also co-directs the New Voices Bay Area TIGQ (Trans, Intersex, and Genderqueer) Chorus in San Francisco and sings in 21V, a treble choir of professional singers.
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Choreographer
Mara Frey
A native to Santa Cruz, Mara Frey grew up dancing and taking classes of all styles around town. At age 6 she started with tap and ballet until she found Synergy Studios at age 11 and began to train with Joy Smith in Hip Hop and Street Jazz. Mara found her love for choreography during her involvement with Harbor High's dance team, Escapades. She began to focus more on contemporary jazz and choreographed several numbers for the team. Today she continues her involvement in dance over at Motion Pacific taking either Hip Hop or Contemporary Jazz. She currently lives in Santa Cruz with her husband Chris and their 2 year old son James
Assistant Choreographer
Layla Pasquini
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Technical Director
Wyatt Troxell
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Production Manager
Ana Bogren
Ana grew up in Santa Cruz doing local theatre, choir, and dance. She has been involved with theatre since she was five years old, and performed and worked for theatre companies all over Santa Cruz including West Performing Arts, All About Theatre, Cabrillo Stage, and Mountain Community Theatre. She was most recently seen onstage in MCT's production of Something Rotten! as Bea Bottom. Ana has extensive vocal training from voice teachers Stephanie Raugust, Laura Lorber, Lori Rivera, and has performed with the Central Coast Honor Choir (2016). Ana's specific theatre interest is in musical theatre and vocal performance. Ana is passionate about bringing unique and extraordinary theatre for young performers and adults to the community, and is ecstatic to be part of Renegade Theater Co.'s legacy!
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Artistic Director / CEO
Kyle Vasquez
Kyle is the proud founder and Artistic Director of Renegade Theater Co.! Kyle has been performing theater since the age of three, directing since age 16 and has worked extensively in many theater realms including costume design, stage makeup, stage managing, prop fabrication and more. She is deeply passionate about the performing arts and is specifically dedicated to building systems that prioritize mental health within the often stressful art form that is theater. Kyle has been working with children for over twenty years in a wide variety of formats including: Art teacher, nature educator, dance instructor and mindfulness instructor. She has an Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education with specialization certificates in Anti-Bias Education, Literacy Development, Working with Children with Special Needs & Curriculum Development. Kyle is also the Owner/Director of Seven Directions Creative Learning Center which regularly partners with Renegade, offering acting classes and artistic collaboration on many levels.

Original Creative Team

ABE BURROWS - Bookwriter

DAMON RUNYON - Source Material (Based on material)

FRANK LOESSER - Composer & Lyricist

JO SWERLING - Bookwriter