THE GOAT OR, WHO IS SYLVIA?
Starting Date: March 21, 2026
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The Cast

William Giammona

Will was recently seen last fall as Franklin Hart Jr. in 9 to 5 for Ray of Light. Favorite roles include: Carl-Magnus Malcolm in A Little Night Music (42SM, Lamplighters, Hillbarn), Franklin Shepard in Merrily We Roll Along (42SM, Pinole), Robert in Company (Altarena), Leo Frank in Parade (Palo Alto), and Princeton/Rod in Avenue Q for four sold-out seasons (NCTC). Find out more at www.williamgiammona.com.

William Giammona

Martin

ERIN MEI-LING STUART

Erin Mei-Ling Stuart is an actor, director, choreographer, and creator of things mostly for the stage but sometimes for film. She sometimes plays the violin, makes collages, pulls tarot cards, and is often distracted by birds. She’s a proud company member of Shotgun Players. More at erinmstuart.com

ERIN MEI-LING STUART

Stevie

JOEL OCHOA

Shotgun Debut! Previous work with Bay Area companies includes: Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Presidio Theatre, SF Playhouse, Marin Shakespeare Company, 42nd Street Moon, SF Shakespeare Festival, Vanishing Angle Productions, Checkr, About Face, Pegasus Solar, Exo Inc., UCSF, and SF Fire Department. BA Theatre from Millikin University, MFA Acting from Academy of Art University. Instagram: @joelocho

JOEL OCHOA

Billy

Kevin Singer

Kevin Singer is an actor from Oakland with a love of fried chicken sandwiches. He last performed with Shotgun in 2025 starring as George Suerat in Sunday in the Park with George, his return from 2012’s Assassins, where he played the Balladeer & Lee Harvey Oswald. When he’s not engaging in tomfoolery on stage, he works as a media consultant and serves on the board of Korsa Musical Theater – a training company for young artists across the Bay Area.

KEVIN SINGER

Ross

The Creative team

APRIL BALLESTEROS

April Ballesteros is an actor, director, educator, and stage manager. She is a company member with Theatre Cultura and worked in the Artistic Learning Department at the California Shakespeare Theater for 7 years. She has worked with San Francisco Playhouse, Berkeley Rep, PlaygroundSF, SF Shakes, and SFBATCO, to name a few. She earned a BA in Theatre Arts from California State University, East Bay, and hails from East Los Angeles.

APRIL BALLESTEROS

Stage Manager

SOPHIA CRAVEN

Sophia Craven touring/theatrical lighting designer for drag artist clients such as Trixie Mattel, Katya Zamolodchikova, The Boulet Brothers Dragula and Plastique Tiara. When she’s off the road Sophia designs theater at home here in the Bay Area. Local designs include Golden Girls Live! Curran Theater, Rocky Horror at OASIS and recently Sunday in the Park with George at Shotgun Players.

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SOPHIA CRAVEN

Lighting Designer

RAISA DONATO

Hi Shotgun Family! It’s an honor to work on my 7th Shotgun Players show, and a dream to work with The Goat’s production team. My most recent credits include: Sherwood (Cinnabar Theater), The Magnolia Ballet (Shotgun Players), Limp Wrist On The Lever (Crowded Fire Theater) and Compton’s Cafeteria Riot. Find my other work this season at NCTC’s Gods & Monsters and at raisadonato.com

RAISA DONATO

Fight Choreographer

SIAVASH FORD

Siavash is an Oakland-based costumer. He is a recent graduate of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film, and Television, and a lover of theater and interactive media. He is elated to be working on Shotgun’s production of The Goat, and looking forward to reflecting the personhood that can be found in a strange and difficult story.

SIAVASH FORD

MAD Fellow: Costume

KA’NAYAH LANDERS-DANIELS

Ka’Nayah is so eager to continue her journey with Shotgun Players after previously working as Assistant Stage Manager for The Magnolia Ballet. Ka’Nayah is a recent graduate from Saint Mary’s College of California with two theater degrees and a certificate in film. She has worked with several theaters in the Bay Area, and cannot wait to begin my official, professional debut here with you all. Enjoy!

KA’NAYAH LANDERS-DANIELS

Assistant Stage Manager

SHARON PENG

Y. Sharon Peng is a guild member of IATSE Local 706 and an alum of the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (CA). Recent stage costumes include What The Constitution Means To Me (Perseverance Theatre, AK), The Pigeon Keeper (Opera Parallèle, CA), and Cabaret (Los Altos Stage Company, CA). Sharon also works extensively in wigs & makeup, frequently for Opera, as well as in film. ysharonpeng.net

SHARON PENG

Costume Design

LILIANA DUQUE PIÑEIRO

Recent productions: Dolores, Ariane and Bluebeard for West Edge Opera, Le Comte Ory for Merola Opera program, Zorro and Florencia en el Amazonas for Opera San José, Farolitos and Before Night Falls for Opera Southwest, Don Giovanni for Minnesota Opera; The Copper Queen for Arizona Opera. Upcoming productions: The Daughter of the Regiment for Boston Lyric Opera and Romeo and Juliet for Opera Theatre St Loius.

LILIANA DUQUE PIÑEIRO

Scenic Props Designer

Soren Santos


Soren is a Bay Area born-and-raised performer, last seen at Shotgun in the Glickman award winning Thirty-Six, and The Motion. He’s grateful to be returning to the Ashby Stage once more.

Soren Santos

Movement Coach

JEUNÉE SIMON

Jeunée Simon is a bicoastal actor, director, and consent educator. She is dedicated to creating braver spaces where artists can be vulnerable and play. Recent intimacy direction credits include: The Tutor (NCTC), Lear (California Shakespeare Theater), The Code (A.C.T.’s Young Conservatory), Coming Soon (Z Space), Boys Go to Jupiter (Word for Word), Little Shop of Horrors (Berkeley Playhouse), and more. Simon is a proud recipient of the 2017 RHE Artistic Fellowship and was a 2019 Directing Apprentice with PlayGround.

JEUNÉE SIMON

Intimacy Choreographer

MATT STINES

matt stines is very happy and very grateful to back at the Ashby Stage. Recently: The Motion here at Shotgun and Cabaret at OTP. Upcoming: Macbeth at Magic Theatre. Has taught theatre sound at SF State, St Mary’s and Sonoma State and currently at City College SF. Plays music with fullgrownmin, S T A I N S, Spleens, The World Sinks Except Japan. Massive thanks to Didi, Gogo, and Lindzo. mikestains.com

MATT STINES

Sound Designer

OLIVIA VAZQUEZ

Olivia Vazquez is a sound engineer and designer based in Berkeley. She has recently worked as the Associate Sound Designer on Cabaret at Oakland Theater Project, and as both the Sound Designer and Stage Manager on Gumiho at Theatre Rhinoceros. She has also mixed shows for Cal Shakes (As You Like It) and Marin Theatre (Justice).

OLIVIA VAZQUEZ

Assistant Sound Designer

The Production Staff

  • Gracie Brakeman – Director of Production
  • R. Black – Graphic Artist
  • Michael Kelly – Sound Supervisor
  • Cal Scenic – Scenic Construction
  • Lia Findley – Wardrobe Assistant
  • Jason Coale – Electrics Supervisor
  • Ben Krantz – Promotional Photography

Season Sponsors

  • Karen Elizabeth Austin
  • Donald Kaufman
  • Craig & Kathy Moody
  • Russell Nelson
  • Les & Sue Polgar
  • Ragesh Tangri & Daralyn Durie
  • Bibi Tiphane
  • Richard & Kate West

Production Sponsors

  • Michelle Barbour & Christian Baudry
  • Joe Kane
  • Chard Nelson & Jan Berman
  • Patricia & Merrill Shanks
  • David Shepherd
  • Jon Wagner & Lynne Hollingsworth
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