THE CAST

Elisa is a third year Linguistics and German major who has had an active interest in theater and performance since childhood. At UCSB, shes has taken part in projects such as the Fall One Acts and Amplify’s 24 Hour Play Festival. Outside of theater, she enjoys hosting slackline club and overanalyzing word choice. She hopes you greatly enjoy the show!

Eli is a third-year Film and Media Studies Major. He has always loved performing and doing musical theatre all throughout Middle and High School. His greatest performing love is Improv! He has been doing and teaching comedic stage improv for over 8 years and is part of UCSB's premier improv team Improvability. He is so excited to be a part of this production, and hopes you have as much fun watching as we have had making it! Enjoy the show!

Naty is a second-year Theater and Communication double major. This is the second show that Naty has worked on at UCSB, and the first time performing on stage here. She has been in shows in highschool but is so excited to perform on a UCSB stage.

Tori is a first year biopsychology and linguistics double major. Currently engaged in this project to explore the complexities of love through the lens of "Love/sick." This production not only allows her to delve into various emotional and psychological themes but also offers a platform to express their passion for acting.

Kamille is a third-year biopsychology student who developed an interest in theater design while in high school. Although Kamille has worked on projects in the past as a set designer, this is her first time serving as a costume designer and being a part of a project at UCSB.

Jasmine is a first year theatre major here at UCSB, and has been exploring performing arts for the past three years. With experience in film acting and live cabaret sets, she is excited for her first full theatrical production, Love/Sick. As an artist of many mediums, she enjoys collaborating with other artists to find common ground between people of different backgrounds and experiences. She hopes the audience will find a part of themselves in the variety of characters in Love/Sick!

Maya is an adventurer in the theater, pursuing design and scenic construction while concentrating in playwriting. Along with Love/Sick, she is the Scenic Designer for Zoot Suit, her first main-stage production in the Hatlen theater. Her motto for design is "there's always a way," which, in turn, has increased her playwriting audacity.

Bella is in her final quarter of the theater design program! She has stage managed multiple productions at UCSB, including Dash Climbs a Rope and 365 Days, 365 Plays, and assistant stage managed the Launch Pad production of She Wolf. Currently she is also working as an assistant lighting designer on the UCSB production of Indecent. Bella loves all the creative aspects of making a play come to life, and she hopes you enjoy watching the show as much as she enjoyed working on it!

Danny is a fourth-year global studies major from Los Angeles. While he has not performed scripted theater since high school, you can still find him on stages all around Isla Vista. He does stand-up comedy shows with Laughology and improv as a member of UCSB's premier troupe, Improvability.

Estrella is a first year Political Science major and this is her first time in a UCSB theater production. Estrella enjoys exercising, baking, and reading in her free time. She is a member of the University’s Model United Nations club, and is also in the Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity at UCSB. Estrella highly respects and has always admired the art of acting and is very excited to be part of this production.

Viktor is a first-year Computer Science student who has always liked theater. He won a best-actor award in his elementary school (in first grade) but got more focused on tech during high school. He made an app that teaches kids mental math called Precisely Math and is currently making an app that tells you where you last parked your bike (BikeSpotter). He also made this website :)

Mayam is a first-year Theater major. Mayam has worked on previous UCSB productions as run crew and production design. The last production worked on was Amplify's Spring '24 Go: Plays in a Day in sound design. In highschool she co-directed and wrote play/musical productions for her school clubs. She's excited to have been able to collaborate and learn with a wonderful cast of people and hopes you enjoy the play!

Jennie is a second-year Film & Media Studies major. She loves theatre and performing. This is the first production she is involved in at UCSB.

Faith is a first-year English major. Faith has been in various productions, including Leanne in Puffs, Ma Ubu in Ubu Anew (RCHS), Crystal in the directing class’s Kingdom City, and the Prosecutor / Press in Zoot Suit (UCSB). She hopes to be in many more shows throughout her college career, and that you enjoy the show!

Grace is a doctoral candidate and professor in the Department of Theater and Dance at UCSB. Her research focuses on Christian perceptions of the performances of other faiths in early modern England. Grace also works as a director, intimacy director, and playwright in her department and other theater companies. Some of her more recent work includes intimacy directing for Hay Fever with the department, intimacy directing for The Spanish Tragedy with The Public Domain Players, and assistant directing for The Death of Kings with Naked Shakes.

I'm a freshman. When I lie on my bed, I imagine myself as a potato. A quiet, clean potato. My roommate has promised to water me every day if that comes true.

Luka is a third year econ and accounting major. Luka is a member of UCSB's improv team Improvability and performs improv live every week. He is super excited to perform for you, and he hopes you enjoy the show!

Kailee is a fourth year Theater major and Art Tech minor at UC Santa Barbara. She has previously been involved with various productions here both on and off stage, with this being her final on-stage performance at this university. In her free time, Kailee loves to voice-act, experiment with costume makeup, and practice varying types of visual art; with her favorite being traditional sketching. She thanks you for coming to the show and hopes you enjoy it in all its chaos!

Albert is a third-year transfer student from San Diego, CA, majoring in theatre arts and is also a sophomore in the BFA Acting program. This will be his third production here at UCSB. He was recently in Launch Pad’s winter production of Everybody’s Favorite Mothers as the Young Man and in the spring production of One Acts, playing the role of “Arnie” in Oeuf. Other credits include “Dromio of Ephesus” in Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, “Peter van Daan” in The Diary of Anne Frank, and “Ash Fox” in Fantastic Mr. Fox. He hopes you enjoy the show!

Sofia is a first-year English major. Her experience includes various musicals and choirs throughout elementary, middle and high school. She has been in many productions such as Seussical, Annie, Peter Pan and Les Mis. This is Sofia’s first production at UCSB and hopes to be in more in the future!

Valentina is a second-year exchange student and a Film and Media Studies and Philosophy double major. Her experience includes acting in high school productions and scripting, directing and acting for performances within the performance studies department at Utrecht University College.

Emily Burke is a second-year Communications major and Feminist Studies minor here at UCSB. She is so excited to be part of this production of Love/Sick. Outside of this performance, Emily can be found performing improv every Friday with UCSB's improv team, Improvability. Back at home, in the lovely Bay Area, Emily has been performing and dancing her whole life starring in productions such as Hair (Sheila), Spring Awakening (Anna), and Crazy for You (Patsy). Emily would like to thank the lovely and talented Afreen and the class for making this show possible.

Alyssa is a third year Psychological and Brain Sciences major and Theater minor from Monterey, California. Her previous roles have included Alice in The Addams Family Musical and Prospera in The Tempest. After having not performed live in nearly five years, Alyssa is overjoyed to be making her UCSB stage debut with Love/Sick, and feels lucky to be working with such an amazing cast and crew.

Afreen is a doctoral candidate with the Department of Theater and Dance. Previously a theater practitioner and ballet teacher, Afreen’s interest in realms of performance narratives as molded by structures of power have brought her to Santa Barbara from New Delhi, India. She has thoroughly enjoyed working with this brilliant group of students and looks forward to seeing what they do next!