Amelia (she/her) is so excited to spend the summer splashing around Bikini Bottom! Originally from Houston, Amelia has been performing across Chicago since graduating from Northwestern University’s theatre program. Favorite Chicagoland Credits: The Crucible, Pride and Prejudice, Arcadia (Edge of the Woods), All Shook Up (Williams Street Rep), Snowgirls (Hell in a Handbag). Offstage Amelia is a teaching artist with Bubbles Academy. Love to Liam, my friends and and family, and the whole Spongebob/Kokandy Team!

Frankie (he/him/his) is honored to return to Kokandy Productions to finally take on the iconic undersea pineapple dweller. He was previously seen in Kokandy’s hit production of Head Over Heels as King Basilius. Regional: Cabaret, Revisits: 1776, In The Heights (Porchlight Music Theatre); Sweeney Todd, Altar Boyz (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre). Direction (Porchlight): New Faces Sing Broadway 1971, Broadway In Your Backyard, Porchlight Revisits The Apple Tree (co-director), RENT (asst. director), Chicago Sings (Stephen Sondheim and Broadway Pop, co-director). Bennett is also a composer/playwright – Resident Services: A Crossed-Up Animal Musical. He is currently on staff at Porchlight Music Theatre as Producing Artistic Associate. This one is for everyone who aims to make every day the best day ever. @FrankieLeoBennett (Insta); @FrankieLBennett (Twitter); www.frankieleobennett.com

Connar is thrilled to be back in Bikini Bottom while making her Kokandy debut! Some recent favorite credits include Hold onto Your Butts! (Recent Cutbacks), I Promised Myself to Live Faster (Hell in a Handbag Productions), Dooby Dooby Moo (Lifeline Theatre), Grimm (Theatre Above the Law), The Pillowman, and Spongebob the Musical (Surging Films and Theatrics). Connar is a proud ensemble member of Theatre Above the Law. When she’s not on stage, Connar is producing, editing, and eating a bag of gummy worms. Give her a follow at @JGCBrown97.

Tommy (he/him) is excited to be back onstage after a three year absence since… well, you know. Some favorite credits include A Man of No Importance (PrideArts) A Funny Thing Happened... (MPAC), A New Brain, Jesus Christ Superstar (Theo Ubique), Poseidon!, Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer (Hell in a Handbag), Urinetown (Boho Theatre), Return of Neverland (Quest Theatre – Jeff Award, Supporting Actor), and Reefer Madness (Circle Theatre).

Isabel (They/He) is a Chicago-based actor and musician thrilled to be working with Kokandy again this summer. They are relatively new to the Chicago theatre community after being recently seen in last season’s Sweeney Todd (Beggar/Lucy Barker) and Theo Ubique’s Threepenny Opera (ensemble). When not performing they love cooking, making music, and watching scary movies. Select St. Louis credits include: Be More Chill (Jenna Roland), Luchadora! (Vanessa), along with multiple Production Assistant positions with the St. Louis Repertory Theatre and New Jewish Theatre. Mucho amor to my family, born and chosen, for their endless love and support. TQMM! Insta: @operation_isa

Abbey (she/her) is very excited to be working with Kokandy Productions for the first time! Graduated from Central Michigan University in 2021 with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Recent credits include Understudy in I Promised Myself to Live Faster with Hell in a Handbag Productions and RPG-13 Improv. All the love and gratitude to Alan & Andrea Demorow, with special thanks to new & old Chicago family and friends.

Maddison (she/they) is a queer and gender fluid singer, actor, and musician based in Chicago. She is so happy to be back in the Chopin basement this summer working on The Spongebob Musical as “Ens./Electric Skate 1/Buster/U/S Pearl”. Maddison was recently seen as “Kathryn Merteuil” in Cruel Intentions: The 90’s Musical (Kokandy Productions), which earned them a Jeff Award Nomination for Best Actor in a Principal Role. Other credits include: New Faces Sing Broadway:1971, The Apple Tree “Barbara” (Porchlight Music Theatre), Sinister “Geimrhea” (Chicago Shakespeare), Candlewood Lake “Cindiii” (Pemberley Perry), The Memory Place “Gospel Vocalist” (Pivot Arts), Rocky Horror Picture Party “Columbia” (Haven Theatre). Maddison was a founding team member of and often performs with charity organization The Beautiful City Project. They hold a BFA in Musical Theatre Performance from Columbia College Chicago. “I couldn’t do this without Robin, Jayce, Bryce, Kelcy, Justin, and my wonderful parents”. To stay updated follow @MaddisonDenault and get tix for future performances/learn more at MaddisonDenault.com

Sydney is so thrilled to be onstage acting for the first time with Kokandy, after makeup designing this past fall’s production of Sweeny Todd (oh hey, she did the makeup design for this show too!) Sydney is an ensemble member, Company Manager, and Company Makeup Designer, for Hell in a Handbag Productions, where she has performed and designed for the past 11 years. She’s a graduate of The Chicago College of Performing Arts with a BFA in Musical Theatre Performance. Past favorites with HIAH include SNOWGIRLS (Ice Crystal), THE ARTIFICIAL JUNGLE (Roxanne) and many more. Other past favorites include HOIST (Skyler) and THE EIGHT: REINDEER MONOLOGUES (Vixen), both with The Foundlings Theatre, and THE ODD COUPLE: THE FEMALE VERSION (Olive Madison) with Oil Lamp Theater. She is a freelance makeup designer and artist, certified at Make Up First School Chicago www.madcbs.com

Originally from Lafayette, Louisiana, Parker (they/them/theirs) is a genderfluid actor and performer based in Chicago. Onstage credits include Head Over Heels (Kokandy Productions), Once Upon a Mattress (Theo Ubique), Camelot (Music Theater Works), If/Then (Brown Paper Box Co.), and The Fly Honey Show. On screen, they can be seen in Work in Progress (Showtime), Christmas Again!? (Disney+), and Empire (Fox). Outside of acting, Parker is an LGBTQ+ advocate and a fitness coach at Hardware Strength & Conditioning in Andersonville. Follow on Instagram: @parkourpierre

Fia is so excited to perform in her first professional production here in Chicago with Kokandy Productions! She is currently pursuing her BFA in Musical Theatre at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. Her recent productions at CCPA include Spunk! (Man on Porch/Missie May) and Overtly Queer (Performer). She sends all of her thanks and gratitude to her teachers and mentors here and back home, all her love to her amazing friends and family. Special thanks to her Mom. This one’s for you <3

Amy (she/her) is honored and thrilled to be making her Kokandy debut! As a recent graduate of the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University, her favorite credits there include Much Ado About Nothing (Hero), The Pajama Game (Brenda), and Bob: A Life in Five Acts (Helen/Ensemble). She is passionate about making space for marginalized voices and hopes to uplift those stories throughout her theatre career. When not acting, you can find her video editing, indoor gardening, or creating aesthetically pleasing spreadsheets. Endless thanks to her friends and family! Instagram: @amyyesom | Website: amyyesom.wixsite.com/website

Jennifer (she/her) is so grateful to be back at Kokandy Productions, after making her debut in Grand Hotel! A California native, she is a Mexican-American actor, singer, dancer, and musician currently based in Chicago. Her favorite theatre credits include: American Mariachi (TheatreSquared), Shrek (Drury Lane Theatre), West Side Story (Morris Performing Arts Center), the Chicago premiere of Bright Star (Boho Theatre), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Music Theatre Works), and Hello Again (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre). She’s also been featured in Broadway In Your Backyard and New Faces Sing Broadway 1956 at Porchlight Music Theatre. Jennifer received her Bachelor’s Degree in Musical Theatre from Columbia College Chicago, and she’s proudly represented by Big Mouth Talent. www.jennifer-ledesma.com / @jennifermarieledesma

David (he/him) Kokandy debut. Chicago area credits include productions with Hell in a Handbag (proud company member), Black Button Eyes, Broken Nose, Factory, EFCT, Victory Gardens, and Theatre at the Center. He also played a bunch of silly characters on the kids television show, “Green Screen Adventures.” Thanks to Erin, JD, and BC/KJOC. Davidlipschutz.com

Ele (She/Her) has designed, choreographed, and performed Foley for nearly 100 live theatrical productions ranging from London, UK to Livonia, Michigan, and for companies such as A Red Orchid Theatre, Lifeline Theatre, Oak Park Festival Theatre, and Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment. She served as resident Foley designer for WildClaw Theatre’s Deathscribe from 2014 to 2021. She is an Artistic Associate with Prop Thtr and was a company member of The House Theatre of Chicago. Ele has guest lectured and led workshops on stage Foley at schools including Northwestern University, Harvard University, DePaul University, and Purdue University. She is a featured Foley artist in the newly-released third edition of the definitive textbook on Foley, The Foley Grail, by Vanessa Theme Ament. Ele’s voice acting can be heard on Hartlife NFP’s audio dramas ‘Our Fair City’ and all 5 seasons of the BBC Best Online Audio Drama winning ‘Unwell.’

Justin (they/them) is a Non-Binary performer and a recent graduate of Columbia College Chicago with a BFA in Musical Theatre Performance. They are so excited to make their professional debut with this fun, flirty world and fantastic cast and team! Some past on-campus credits include: A Man of No Importance(“Ensemble/Baldy u/s), Allegro(“Ensemble”), and Roll With It: A New Musical(“Theo”). Justin is also a Burlesque Performer at The Annoyance Theatre. They want to thank their mother, and partner for always believing in them!

Nicky (he/him) is thrilled to be making his Kokandy debut with Spongebob! Nicky is an ensemble member with Hell in a Handbag where he has worked on Poseidon, The Drag Seed, Christmas Dearest, Frankenstreisand, and A Fine Feathered Murder. Other Chicago credits include The Wild Party (Blank Theatre Company- Jeff nomination best ensemble), Freaky Friday (Williams Street Rep), Annie (Citadel Theatre), Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding (Chicago Theatre Works), Flies! The Musical!, and It’s Only a Play (Pride Films and Plays). Nicky is also a cabaret writer/performer who has been seen in his solo show Be My Friend?!? Nicky holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Western Michigan University.

Kenny is so excited to be making his Kokandy debut in SpongeBob The Musical. Performance credits include Jeff (House Musical), Ensemble (She Loves Me), Lurch (The Addams Family), Gilbert/Ensemble (Hairspray), Curtis Jackson (Sister Act), Avery (The Flick). Kenny would like to thank the cast, crew and production team for such a memorable summer. @kmr.fabulous “The prettiest flowers have the sharpest thorns”

Sarah (they/them) is a Chicago based actor. They are so excited to be making their Kokandy debut! They have been seen on stage with Theo Ubique, Music Theatre Works,  Strawdog Theatre, Pegasus Theatre, Emerald City Theatre, Redtwist Theatre, Prop Theatre, The Comrades, Interrobang and they are a former company member of The Runaways Lab Theatre. Pre-pandemic they wrote and performed in her first one-person show “Those of European Descent”  that premiered at the 30th Annual Rhinofest, and they are a teaching artist with Chicago Children’s Theatre. They are proudly represented by Big Mouth Talent.

Nataki is so stoked to be spending her summer in Bikini Bottom. Originally from Brooklyn, NY, Nataki is a graduate of the musical theatre dance concentration program at the Chicago College of Performing Arts. Recent theatre credits include Once on This Island and A Christmas Story at the Encore Musical Theatre Company in Dexter, Michigan. In her free time she enjoys thrift shopping, creative writing, and laughing with loved ones. Nataki would like to thank all of her family, friends, and teachers for their endless love and support. It’s not a boulder, it’s a rock!!!

Shane’s recent: CABARET (Porchlight Music Theatre) SUNSET BOULEVARD (Porchlight Music Theatre), HEAD OVER HEELS (Kokandy Productions), POSEIDON! (Hell in a Handbag), EVIL DEAD, NIGHTMARE & NIGHTCAPS (Black Button Eyes) JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT (Citadel Theatre), DISASTER! (Chicago Theatre Workshop), INTO THE WOODS (Metropolis PAC).

Quinn is delighted to live the Bikini Bottom dream with his friends at Kokandy Productions this summer! Quinn was last seen spreading Christmas cheer in “Plaid Tidings” at Timber Lake Playhouse and sowing terror in Kokandy’s “Sweeney Todd” last fall. When not on stage, Quinn can be found walking dogs with the Chicago Pet Parade, or writing musicals with his best friend and writing partner Kelan M. Smith. Quinn is a graduate of Columbia College Chicago with a BFA in Musical Theatre Performance. qrigg.com

Quinn is making their Kokandy debut in this production of The SpongeBob Musical. Other recent credits include You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Marriott), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Trans Voices Cabaret, and Godspell (Theo Ubique), Bobo the Bully (Black Ensemble), New Faces Sing Broadway 1971 (Porchlight), King John and Head Over Heels (CCPA). Quinn is a multidisciplinary Filipino-American performance artist, and a graduate of Chicago College of Performing Arts’ BFA Musical Theatre program. Huge thanks to my family, always. Mahal ko kayo! @quinnonstage

Kelcy (she/her) is so happy to be spending the summer in Bikini Bottom with Kokandy Productions. She is incredibly honored to be working with so many beautiful performers. Recent credits include: Cruel Intentions: The 90’s Musical (Annette), From The Mississippi Delta (Woman 2 U/S), New Faces Sing Broadway: 1971, Cabaret (Lulu), and The Addams Family (Wednesday). When she’s not performing, Kelcy is most likely drinking an iced matcha or taking a nap. Justin, Max, Xavier, Maddison, and Megan… this is for you. @kelcytay on Insta

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Leo is so thrilled to be working with Kokandy Productions for the first time! Leo is a director and playwright from Boston, Massachusetts with a B.A. in Playwriting from Columbia College Chicago. Recent credits include I PROMISED MYSELF TO LIVE FASTER (Assistant Director, Hell in a Handbag Productions), and THE SECRETARIES: A PARABLE (Associate Director, First Floor Theater). Love to Mom, Dad, Gail, and Scott. You can read more about their love of wacky queer theatre at leobatutis.com.

JD (they/them) is a queer director, artistic director, literary manager and music director, whose recent direction includes I Promised Myself to Live Faster (Hell in a Handbag), After the Blast (Broken Nose Theatre), Southern Comfort (Pride Films and Plays), Bechdel Fests 4-6 + 8 (Broken Nose Theatre), Book of Shadows (Broken Nose Theatre), and other plays at The New Colony, Haven Theatre, The Runaways Lab Theatre, New American Folk Theatre, Hobo Junction, 20% Theatre, Paragon Theatre, Otherworld Theatre, Arc Theatre, 16th Street Theatre, Stage Left, The Syndicates and Red Theatre. They are interim artistic director of Broken Nose Theatre, where they’ve served as a literary manager and ensemble member for the past 5 years, and a proud ensemble member of Hell in a Handbag of seven years. As a director, their mission more than ever is to create queer art for everyone, for they want queer audiences to see themselves onstage more authentically than ever before, and to help non-queer audiences build empathy and understanding for our community.

Jonathan (he/him) is a Chicago based scenic designer and artisan. Favorite scenic designs include: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Mercury Theater); Hand to God (Paramount Theatre); I Promised Myself To Live Faster (Hell in a Handbag); Picasso at the Lapin Agile, The Christians (Citadel); Associate designer for Ernest Shackleton Loves Me (Porchlight); Isaac’s Eye, Babel (Redtwist); Who Killed Joan Crawford? (Glitterati Productions); Man of the People, In the Back/ On the Floor (Stage Left), Alice in Wonderland, The ARC Trials (Mudlark Theatre); The Shroud Maker (International Voices Project) Curious George: The Golden Meatball (Hope Summer Repertory Theater); Brooke Astor’s Last Affair (Chicago Musical Theatre Festival).  Jonathanbergeinhorn.com.

Lolly Extract of Jabberwocky Marionettes 2023 JEFF Award Recipient – Artistic Speciality, Puppet Design, After the Blast, The Broken Nose Theatre, Lolly Extract of Jabberwocky Marionettes has been hand-crafting and performing puppetry for over forty years. A multi-generational collaboration with Amber Marsh, Jabberwocky has designed and produced live animated spectacles for some of Chicago’s top venues including the Field Museum, the Shedd Aquarium, Navy Pier, The Odd Machine, The International Puppet Festival, the Chicago Park District NOITP, Arts In The Dark, LUMA8 Halloween parade, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Seussical The Musical, Children’s Theatre of Elgin, Into The Woods and A Red Orchid Theatre, Malignant Ampersands. Some of Jabberwocky’s work with Hell in a Handbag Productions include, Haywire, The Birds, Scarrie The Musical, Caged Dames, Christmas Dearest, I Promised To Live Faster and Jeff Nominated Puppet Design for A Fine Feathered Murder. Extract’s most recent adventure with StepMom withAlex Grelle and company and Jabberwocky’s new summer puppet show, My Robot’s Robot.We’re very excited to be working with Kokandy Productions and very excited for audiences to experience SpongeBob The Musical! Cheers!

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Lynsy (she/her/hers) is a Chicago-based actor and sound artist from Brevard, North Carolina. She is a resident ensemble member of the Jones Classical Theatre and has engineered several shows in the Chicagoland area, most recently Ernest Shackleton Loves Me with Porchlight Music Theatre and Tick, Tick… Boom! with Boho Theatre. This is her second season engineering for Kokandy and she is so happy to be back in Bikini Bottom this summer!

Sydney is so thrilled to be onstage acting for the first time with Kokandy, after makeup designing this past fall’s production of Sweeny Todd (oh hey, she did the makeup design for this show too!) Sydney is an ensemble member, Company Manager, and Company Makeup Designer, for Hell in a Handbag Productions, where she has performed and designed for the past 11 years. She’s a graduate of The Chicago College of Performing Arts with a BFA in Musical Theatre Performance. Past favorites with HIAH include SNOWGIRLS (Ice Crystal), THE ARTIFICIAL JUNGLE (Roxanne) and many more. Other past favorites include HOIST (Skyler) and THE EIGHT: REINDEER MONOLOGUES (Vixen), both with The Foundlings Theatre, and THE ODD COUPLE: THE FEMALE VERSION (Olive Madison) with Oil Lamp Theater. She is a freelance makeup designer and artist, certified at Make Up First School Chicago www.madcbs.com

Steve is a sound and projection designer based out of Chicago. Recent works include My Heavenly Favourite with Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, adapted and directed by Ivo van Hove, and Into the Metaverse at Boom Chicago. Steve is excited to design their first show with Kokandy and hopes that you enjoy this lovely silly thing we made for you.

Ele (she/her) has designed, choreographed, and performed Foley for nearly 100 live theatrical productions ranging from London, UK to Livonia, Michigan, and for companies such as A Red Orchid Theatre, Lifeline Theatre, Oak Park Festival Theatre, and Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment. She served as resident Foley designer for WildClaw Theatre’s Deathscribe from 2014 to 2021. She is an Artistic Associate with Prop Thtr and was a company member of The House Theatre of Chicago. Ele has guest lectured and led workshops on stage Foley at schools including Northwestern University, Harvard University, DePaul University, and Purdue University. She is a featured Foley artist in the newly-released third edition of the definitive textbook on Foley, The Foley Grail, by Vanessa Theme Ament. Ele’s voice acting can be heard on Hartlife NFP’s audio dramas ‘Our Fair City’ and all 5 seasons of the BBC Best Online Audio Drama winning ‘Unwell.’

After over a decade in Chicago, Max (he/him) has created over 250 designs on over 150 professional & educational productions. He is the Resident Lighting Designer for the Theatre Conservatory at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts, and was an instructor at Northeastern Illinois University for 7 years, receiving an Instructor Excellence Award in 2019. One of the founding members of Another Door Theatre Project, Max worked for 3 years as Head of Production/Resident Scenographer. He also spent 2 summers designing lighting for La Musica Lirica, a touring opera company in Novafeltria, Italy. He has received a Lou Award for Best Lighting on Into the Woods (Big Noise), has 1 Equity, & 5 Non-Equity Jeff nominations. Max designed set & lights on the 2023 Non-Equity Jeff Award winner for Best Musical, Kokandy’s Sweeney Todd; as well as light & projections on the 2019 Non-Equity Jeff Award winner for Best Musical, BoHo’s Big Fish. Favorite design projects at, Kokandy, Porchlight, Mercury, Black Ensemble, American Blues, Cincinnati Shakespeare, Theatre at the Center, Black Button Eyes, BoHo, Steppenwolf Garage, Another Door, CCPA, NEIU, Northwestern, & DePaul. www.ivMaxin.com

Brian (he/him) is thrilled to be joining Kokandy in bringing Bikini Bottom to Chicago this summer! Previous projects have included Passing Strange and New Faces (Porchlight Music Theatre), Jack Off The Beanstalk and Christmas Karol (PrideArts), Guys and Dolls, Parade, The Full Monty, Something Rotten and Spring Awakening (Theatre Nebula) and The Addams Family (Williams Street Reparatory).

Patrick (he/they/any) Properties Designer Educator, Director, Artist, Musician. Recent credits include: Sister Act, Cabaret, A Christmas Carol (Metropolis PAC), Junior Claus, The Christians (Citadel Theatre). Other design credits include: Nevermore… (puppetry/props), Shrek (puppetry), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey 2 design/construction), Marie Antoinette (costumes/props), Elephant’s Graveyard (costumes). Patrick has done freelance work for companies including, Florentine Opera, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, and Gallaudet University, as well as countless design/fabrication commissions in puppetry, historical millinery, props, and costume crafts via his label The Befuddled Haberdasher. MA (theatre directing), CCPA at Roosevelt University; MM, Boston University; BME, Illinois State. www.patrickmcguirearts.com

Manuel (he/him/his) is thrilled to be joining KoKandy Productions! He is a Chicago native deeply engaged and devoted to the theater industry. Holding a BFA in Acting from DePaul University, he has cultivated his skills as an actor, carpenter, designer, and educator. Currently, Manny’s role as the Technical Director for Broadway in Chicago’s Cabaret Zazou. Grounded in a commitment to collaboration, inclusivity, and equity, he consistently contributes to the thriving theater scene while fostering artistic communities.

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Corbin’s excitement for being a part of his first Kokandy show has gone into MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE!!! Previously he has worked with The Twenty Sided Tavern, on Isaac’s Eye (Redtwist Theatre), TRU: A New Musical (Stage 773), and multiple shows with Haven Theatre as their past Resident Stage Manager. All the love and sunny vibes to the rest of my cast and team, and a special shout-out to his SpongeBob super fan wife for all of the love and support and whom he could only describe as platitudinous.

Nicholas (he, him) returns to Kokandy Productions after serving as the Production Manager for Hundred Days and Head Over Heels. Other Chicago credits include: Godspell, Once Upon a Mattress, 8-TRACK, Songs for a New World (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre); Get Out Alive, Titus Andronicus (Haven); PROXY (Underscore Theatre Company); The Mystery of Custodia, The Moment, Miley Chase: The Science Ace (CPA Theatricals), The View UpStairs, Venus in Fur, 35MM: A Musical Exhibition (Circle Theatre Chicago). He currently serves as the Productions Manager at The Den Theatre in Wicker Park. Nicholas was previously named as one of Windy City Times’ 30 Under 30, honoring the best and brightest individuals in Chicago’s LGBTQIA+ youth community.

Keith is the Wig Designer for the Fabulous, and is so happy to be designing The SpongeBob Musical! Keith is a 2020 Jeff Award winner for Artistic Specialization,Wig Deseign, for Hedwig and The Angry Inch. With over 140 shows to his credit, he created magic last season with Jeff Award winner Sweeney Todd;  Black Ensemble Theater: The Real Housewives of Motown,  Reasons, A Tribute to Earth Wind and Fire,  Blue Heaven; Hell In A Handbag Productions, I Promised Myself to Live Faster, Frankenstriesand, The Golden Girls Christmas, The Drag Seed, (the Chicago run and the New York City run); Mercury Theater Chicago, Big River, Lady Day, Clue, Priscilla Queen of the Desert; Oak Lawn Park District Theater, You Can’t Take it Witk You, Spongebob The Musical and Cinderella; Alex Grelle Productions, StepMom, Floor Show; Sweetback Productions, Tooth of Crime; Marian Catholic High School, Chicago;Theo Ubique Theatre; Firebrand Theatre; New American Folk Theater; Big Noise Theater.

Ty is super excited to be helping out with tech for this production! Ty is currently a junior perusing a BFA at the Chicago College of Performing Arts and is pumped to start his lighting journey here with SpongeBob! Special thanks to his family and Max.

Jenna makes her Kokandy debut, and couldn’t be prouder to be choreographing SpongeBob. Previous choreography credits include: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Godspell, Once Upon a Mattress, and The Threepenny Opera (Theo Ubique). Yank: a WW2 Love Story (Pride Films and Plays – 2018 Jeff Award for Best Choreography),  Nunsense, Call Me Madam, Do Re Mi and The Rink (Porchlight Music Theatre), Mamma Mia, (Highland Park Players),  Bobbie Clearly (Steep Theatre) and The Producers (Nightblue Performing Arts – Jeff Award Nomination).

Quinn is making their Kokandy debut in this production of The SpongeBob Musical. Other recent credits include You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Marriott), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Trans Voices Cabaret, and Godspell (Theo Ubique), Bobo the Bully (Black Ensemble), New Faces Sing Broadway 1971 (Porchlight), King John and Head Over Heels (CCPA). Quinn is a multidisciplinary Filipino-American performance artist, and a graduate of Chicago College of Performing Arts’ BFA Musical Theatre program. Huge thanks to my family, always. Mahal ko kayo! @quinnonstage

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