How to Defend Yourself
Ran: March 31, 2025 to April 1, 2025

The Cast

RIA CROOK

Ria is a 9 year old Berkeley 4th grader who enjoys reading, cello, chess, and push-ups.

RIA CROOK

Sus

linda maria girón

(they/them) is a queer Guatemalan american theater maker, musician and visual artist. Favorite roles include: Julia in DREAM HOU$E (Cinnabar and Shotgun Players), Betty 3 in COLLECTIVE RAGE: A PLAY IN FIVE BETTIES (Shotgun Players) and Mania in PLEASE DON’T SLOW ME DOWN (PlayGround SF). An emerging playwright, linda’s plays have been developed and produced at Crowded Fire Theater, Town Hall Theater, PianoFight, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, 3 Girls Theater, Alter Theater Ensemble. Follow their work at: lindamgiron.com / IG: @lindamariagiron – Free Palestine!

linda maria girón

Diana

Nico Jaochico

Nico Jaochico has been an active member of the Bay Area Theater community for almost three years now, and is honored to be working on his first project with Shotgun Players! Having played a variety of different roles throughout his career, he is excited to be joining a space that consistently pushes the boundary of theatre to new heights!

Nico Jaochico

Eggo

Celeste Kamiya

Celeste Kamiya is an actor, singer, and teaching artist. A San Francisco native, she trained with the San Francisco Girls Chorus and performed in the children’s chorus at SF Opera. Celeste’s recent credits include “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (Hermia) here at Shotgun and “Into the Woods” (Little Red) at The Mountain Play. She is the Communications & Casting Director at Korsa Musical Theater.

Celeste Kamiya

Nikki

MAYA NAZZAL

Maya is a Palestinian-American actor and writer in the Bay Area with a BA in Theatre Arts and New York conservatory training from Stella Adler. Her acting credits include ensemble performer in 11 Reflections: San Francisco, Baran in the world premier of The Tutor at New Conservatory Theatre Center, Maryam in Noura at Marin Theatre Company, and Asya in Vice Arabia’s short film selections.

MAYA NAZZAL

Mojdeh

MAY SIMON RAMOS

MAY SIMON RAMOS

Kara

Maddox Scardina

Maddox Scardina is ecstatic to work with Shotgun Players for the very first time! Maddox is currently a University of California, Berkeley student majoring in Media Studies and minoring in Theater and Performance Studies. He feels incredibly grateful to the cast and crew and hopes that you enjoy watching the show just as much as he did being a part of it.

Maddox Scardina

Andy

Autumn Thelander

Autumn is thrilled to be making her debut at Shotgun Players! She is a Chicago based actor, director and choreographer with a BA in Theatre and Dance from Northwestern University. She is currently studying circus arts and clowning through the ProTraining Program at The Actor’s Gymnasium. Recent credits: The Little Prince (Little Prince), Sleeping with Beauty (Malefic*nt), Measure the Universe (Williamina Fleming).

Autumn Thelander

Brandi

The Creative team

Director – GRACIE BRAKEMAN
Fight Choreographer – RAISA DONATO
Lighting Design – SOPHIA CRAVEN
Sound Design – SARA WITSCH
Stage Management – JAX BLASKA

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