Lyme Disease: The Musical Cast
Taylor Murphy-Sinclair
Cassie
Taylor is an actress, writer, and Chapstick enthusiast based out of Los Angeles, CA. She is a graduate of UCLA with a BA in Musical Theater. She has w
Taylor Murphy-Sinclair
Cassie
Todd Risenmay
The Tick / Music Director
Todd is a Los Angeles, CA-based musician, singer-songwriter, actor, comedian, and writer. A graduate of Second City Hollywood’s Conservatory program
Todd Risenmay
The Tick / Music Director
Zozo Chen-Wernik
Rachel
Zozo is an actress and singer from Taiwan. She graduated with a BFA in Musical Theatre from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in Los A
Zozo Chen-Wernik
Rachel
Candice Brock
Marguerite
Candice is an actress and singer based in Los Angeles, CA. Originally from Philadelphia, PA, she graduated from Penn State University with a BA in Jou
Candice Brock
Marguerite
Brendan McCay
Socks/Pete
Brendan is an actor and writer from Phoenix, AZ who now performs around Los Angeles, CA regularly with his musical improv team, Thee Improvised Musica
Brendan McCay
Socks/Pete
Eric Delgado
Jason
Eric Delgado was born and raised in Southeast Asia and suburban Maryland, where he discovered his passion for theater. This ultimately led him to trai
Eric Delgado
Jason
Taylor Murphy-Sinclair
Cassie
Taylor is an actress, writer, and Chapstick enthusiast based out of Los Angeles, CA. She is a graduate of UCLA with a BA in Musical Theater. She has written four solo shows and a memoir entitled "Reasonable Doubt: A Memoir (kind of)." She has a dog named Chai. Theater credits: "Little Shop of Horrors," "Guys and Dolls," "Into the Woods" Film/TV credits: "Lucifer," "#blackaf," "Kenan," "The Womb"
Todd Risenmay
The Tick / Music Director
Todd is a Los Angeles, CA-based musician, singer-songwriter, actor, comedian, and writer. A graduate of Second City Hollywood’s Conservatory program, he is a former Music Director there, and is also the Music Director of this production and the Assisted with vocal production on Lyme Disease: The Musical (Original Cast Album). Theater credits: "The Untold Story of Indie Rock," "Bicycle Day," "The Ballad of Lydia Pinkham"
Zozo Chen-Wernik
Rachel
Zozo is an actress and singer from Taiwan. She graduated with a BFA in Musical Theatre from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in Los Angeles, CA. She is fluent in English, Polish, and Mandarin Chinese. In the winter, she’s a professional ski and snowboard instructor. Theater credits: "Snow White’s Glass Slippers," "Candy Princess’s Secret," "The 3G’s"
Candice Brock
Marguerite
Candice is an actress and singer based in Los Angeles, CA. Originally from Philadelphia, PA, she graduated from Penn State University with a BA in Journalism with a minor in Theater. In addition to acting and singing, she has worked as a host for entertainment and fashion channels. Theater credits: "Dreamgirls," "Into the Woods," "Arena"
Brendan McCay
Socks/Pete
Brendan is an actor and writer from Phoenix, AZ who now performs around Los Angeles, CA regularly with his musical improv team, Thee Improvised Musical. He’s a graduate of UCB, Second City Hollywood’s Conservatory program, and iO West, and has been performing improv and sketch comedy for over nine years. Theater credits: "177FOX," "Candidate Confessions," "In Trump We Trust"
Eric Delgado
Jason
Eric Delgado was born and raised in Southeast Asia and suburban Maryland, where he discovered his passion for theater. This ultimately led him to train formally at the University of Florida, where he graduated with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Theater credits: "Damn Yankees," "This Will Be Our Year," "Lincoln 2020." Film/TV credits: "WandaVision," "Monster Hunters," "Matriarch"
Lyme Disease: The Musical Crew
Ellen Thompson
Book & Lyrics / Producer / Costume Designer
Ellen was diagnosed with late-stage Lyme disease in 2015. After years of treatment, she is now grateful to be in remission. A recovering actor and imp
Ellen Thompson
Book & Lyrics / Producer / Costume Designer
Hughie Stone Fish
Composer / Music Producer
Hughie is an Emmy-winning songwriter with a BM in Songwriting from Berklee College of Music. He wrote music and lyrics for the critically acclaimed mu
Hughie Stone Fish
Composer / Music Producer
Robert Glen Decker
Director
Robert is a director, actor, and teacher based out of Los Angeles, CA. He directed the off-Broadway and Hollywood Fringe Festival productions of "McCr
Robert Glen Decker
Director
Shanta' Robinson
Choreographer
Shanta’ is a graduate of Saint Mary’s College of California. She is the dance teacher and Conservatory of Performing Arts Director at a private hi
Shanta' Robinson
Choreographer
Ezra Fisher
Technical Director
Ezra is a lighting designer and theater artist based in Los Angeles, CA. He studied performance at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts an
Ezra Fisher
Technical Director
Fleur Frascella
House Manager
Fleur has been living with Lyme disease since June 2018. She has a BA in Theatre and Dance from Hampshire College in Amherst, MA and a Master’s degr
Fleur Frascella
House Manager
Ellen Thompson
Book & Lyrics / Producer / Costume Designer
Ellen was diagnosed with late-stage Lyme disease in 2015. After years of treatment, she is now grateful to be in remission. A recovering actor and improviser, she has a BFA in Drama from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and is a graduate of Second City Hollywood’s Conservatory program in Los Angeles, CA. Ellen wrote, produced, and directed an award-winning comedic music video, “Pay Attention (For Lyme Disease Prevention).” Her first screenplay made the top 15% in the Nicholls Fellowship and her first sitcom pilot won Acclaim TV’s Scriptwriting Contest and had staged readings at two comedy festivals in Los Angeles. This is her first musical, and she also produced Lyme Disease: The Musical (Original Cast Recording). Ellen lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their furry babies.
Hughie Stone Fish
Composer / Music Producer
Hughie is an Emmy-winning songwriter with a BM in Songwriting from Berklee College of Music. He wrote music and lyrics for the critically acclaimed musical "Afros and Ass Whoopins" which ran to sold-out audiences for a year and a half at Second City Hollywood in Los Angeles, CA. He also co-wrote music and lyrics for "Shade: A Colorful Musical," which ran for a year at Second City Hollywood and was a recipient of the Hollywood Fringe Festival’s Diversity Scholarship. In 2020, Hughie won an Emmy for Outstanding Original Song for his work on Funny or Die’s "Brainwashed by Toons."
Robert Glen Decker
Director
Robert is a director, actor, and teacher based out of Los Angeles, CA. He directed the off-Broadway and Hollywood Fringe Festival productions of "McCready," "Forgotten Baggage" at Sacred Fools Theatre in Hollywood, and numerous productions as Theatre Director at Buena Park Youth Theatre, including "All Shook Up," "Les Misérables," and Disney’s "Beauty and the Beast." Originally from Pennsylvania, Robert received a BFA from The New School University and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in New York City and an MFA in Television, Film and Theatre at Cal State LA in Los Angeles. He also participated in Lincoln Center’s Directors Lab West at The Pasadena Playhouse. Robert currently teaches Drama to 3rd-5th grades and directs plays and musicals for elementary, middle, and high school students at a private school in Los Angeles.
Shanta' Robinson
Choreographer
Shanta’ is a graduate of Saint Mary’s College of California. She is the dance teacher and Conservatory of Performing Arts Director at a private high school in Los Angeles, CA. She is an Ovation Award winner who was last seen dancing in Los Angeles-area regional theater productions "Sister Act" and "Peter Pan" at 5-Star Theatricals and "Memphis" at Musical Theatre West. Shanta’ has choreographed numerous theatrical productions, most recently "Suessical: The Musical,""Into the Woods," and "Les Misérables."
Kev Luu
Music Producer / Cast Album Producer
Kev is a DJ, music engineer, music producer, and music artist originally from Las Vegas, NV. His passion for music started at an early age, and he graduated at the top of his class from Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, where he double majored in Music Production & Engineering and Electronic Production and Design. From 2012-2017, Kev worked at the world-renowned Studio at the Palms in Las Vegas with artists including Celine Dion, Britney Spears, Tyga, and Carlos Santana. He currently lives in Los Angeles, CA and works as a DJ, music producer, and audio engineer. In addition to playing multiple instruments on and producing the show's music tracks, Kev produced and mixed Lyme Disease: The Musical (Original Cast Recording).
Ezra Fisher
Technical Director
Ezra is a lighting designer and theater artist based in Los Angeles, CA. He studied performance at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and lighting design at NYU’s Production and Design studio. He has designed lighting for works at the Arte Pa'Mi Gente/Art For All Festival, the International Puppet Fringe Festival NYC, RAVE Festival, Winterfest, Summerfest, and the Emerging Artists in Theatre Festival. He writes, directs, and designs plays and films.
Fleur Frascella
House Manager
Fleur has been living with Lyme disease since June 2018. She has a BA in Theatre and Dance from Hampshire College in Amherst, MA and a Master’s degree in Education from Pacific University. She is a former 8th grade English teacher, and once upon time she ran a tribal belly dance company in Philadelphia, PA. Fleur currently teaches pilates and lives in Venice, CA with her cat Juno.