THE LIN-MANUEL EFFECT

Kylie Abucay (Performer) is so honored to share the stage with these artists to represent and celebrate SFBATCO! Credits include Larry the Musical, 1940s Radio Hour, Grease, and Little Shop of Horrors. Kylie works as a registered nurse and children's dance teacher and loves to perform whenever possible. She'd like to thank her friends and family for their constant support!

Roeen Nooran (Performer) is delighted to be working a playing with SFBATCO again since The Day the Sky Turned Orange! Who doesn't love a cabaret?

IG: @roeennooran

Sidney Matthew (SM) (Performer) is thrilled to create again with SFBATCO! Recent credits include The Day the Sky Turned Orange (Marcus) with SFBATCO+ZSpace, Cinderella (Topher) at Hillbarn, and The Last Five Years (Jamie) with The Pear+SCP. Offstage he works as a software engineer and is a passionate ocean conservationist. Gratitude and love always to his parents and partner, Kamilah!

Jojo (Performer) is excited to have another opportunity to work with SFBATCO. Notable Bay Area productions include Larry the Musical (Dawn) at BRAVA Theater; multiple iterations of I, Too, Sing America (Singer), with SFBATCO; as well as the workshops for SFBATCO’s Every Saturday Night and Creator’s Lab. Jojo is also the Front of House Manager for BRAVA! For Women in the Arts. Jojo thanks her husband DaSean, and all of her friends and family that always support her. @Jojogotadobo_

Rodney Earl Jackson Jr. (Performer) is the Artistic Director & Co-Founder of The San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company (SFBATCO), now in its 12th year! He made his Broadway debut in “The Book of Mormon” the same summer he began the venture of SFBATCO. In his 35 years of life, he has been blessed to grace international stages, participate in workshop/development processes for major plays and pre-Broadway shows (such as Toni Stone and Ain’t Too Proud), and bring his artistic insights, creative experiences, and fresh ideas to his home theatre company: SFBATCO. A native of San Francisco, he cultivated his love and foundation for the performing arts, particularly theatre, through public city organizations such as SFartsEd, San Francisco Recreation & Park’s YPTMTC, and the Ruth Asawa SF School of the Arts, where he graduated from the theatre department. He proudly holds a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Drama, and he acknowledges the incredible support of the SFBATCO staff and board, who champion his vision and creative voice in the Bay Area. Additional theatre credits include Berkeley Repertory "Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations", SFBATCO's "I, Too, Sing America" & "Toni Stone" co-produced by Arena Stage and American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) where he is a proud member of the Board of Trustees. His directorial work was last seen at Zspace for the world premiere of “The Day the Sky Turned Orange”.

Diana Lee (Music Director) is a Taiwanese American music director, pianist, and cellist. She was the music director for Pacific Overtures (Kunoichi Productions), Fly By Night, Anastasia, RENT (Hillbarn), Shidaiqu (SFBATCO’s 3rd New Roots Theatre Festival), and The Scottsboro Boys (42nd Street Moon). She has played in shows at SF Playhouse, Berkeley Playhouse, NCTC, Mountain Play, and Ross Valley Players.

After working as a theater tech and stage manager since 2019, Raye Goh (Stage Manager) completed the Stage Manager Training Series with SFBATCO last December to level up their skills in stage management and build community with local stage managers. Raye is excited and grateful to serve as Stage Manager for The Lin-Manuel Effect Cabaret! Please enjoy the show!