LYME DISEASE: THE MUSICAL: THE CAST

Taylor Murphy-Sinclair - "Cassie"

Taylor is an actress, writer, and Chapstick enthusiast based out of Los Angeles. 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-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. Theater credits: The Untold Story of Indie Rock, Bicycle Day, Cancer! The Musical

Zozo Chen-Wernik - "Rachel"

Zozo is an actress and singer from Taiwan. She graduated with a BFA in Musical Theatre from AMDA in Los Angeles. 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. Originally from Philadelphia, she graduated from Penn State University with a BA in Journalism and 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 - "Pete"

Brendan is an actor and writer from Phoenix, Arizona who performs around Los Angeles with his musical improv team The Sound of 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, and Lincoln 2020. Film/TV credits: WandaVision, Monster Hunters, Matriarch

LYME DISEASE: THE MUSICAL: THE CREW

Ellen Thompson - Writer (Book & Lyrics)/Producer

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 NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and is a graduate of Second City Hollywood’s Conservatory program. 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. 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. 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. 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 AMDA in New York City and an MFA in Television, Film and Theatre at Cal State LA. 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 Le Lycée Français de 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 Marymount High School in Los Angeles. She is an Ovation Award winner who was last seen dancing in LA 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

Kev is a music engineer/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, 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 with artists including Celine Dion, Britney Spears, Tyga, and Carlos Santana. He currently lives in Los Angeles and works as a freelance engineer/producer.

Ezra Fisher - Technical Director

Ezra is a lighting designer and theatre artist based in Los Angeles. He studied performance at the Experimental Theatre Wing at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and lighting design at NYU’s Production and Design studio. He has designed lighting for works at Arte Pa’Mi Gente/Art For All Festival, International Puppet Fringe Festival NYC, RAVE festival, Winterfest 2020 & 2021, Summerfest 2019, and Emerging Artists in Theatre (EAT) 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 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. Fleur currently teaches pilates and lives in Venice, CA with her cat Juno.