Left Coast Theatre Co. and Pink Spots Present
FOUND FAMILY
The Interview by Neil Higgins
Directed by Michael Conner
Sam - Max Seijas
Candidate - Louel Señores
Who Even Drives? by Michael Conner
Directed by Claire Ganem
Nibbling - Dom Refuerzo
Guncle - Stefin Collins
Maybe, Baby by Kristy Lin Billuni
Directed by Claire Ganem
Mimi - Delaney Bantillo
Mo - Puja Tolton
Soldier Boi by Duncan Pflaster
Directed by Lou Cooper
Ronny - Dom Refuerzo
Maxine - Liliana Serpa
Jennifer - Puja Tolton
Auntie Vanna’s Vanity by Kristy Lin Billuni
Directed by Lou Cooper
Van- Max Seijas
Kiddo - Dom Refuerzo
Good Dads by Matt Morse
Directed by Michael Conner
George - Stefin Collins
Jack - Louel Señores
THE PRODUCERS AND CREW
Executive Director - Erica Andracchio
Artistic Director - Neil Higgins
PR Manager - Chris Maltby
Stage Manager - Chloe Barrs
Sound Designer - Beth Cockrell
Lighting Designer - Curtis Overacre
Set Designer - Neil Higgins
Costume/Props Designer - Ryan Mannequin
Webmaster - Don Savoie
THE CAST
DELANEY BANTILLO
Mimi, “Maybe, Baby”
Delaney is delighted to make her LCTC debut in Found Family. She is filled with gratitude for the warm welcome into this found family, and for everyone in her life who has enabled, encouraged, equipped, or emboldened her to find, create, be, and become all the whos, whats, wheres, whys, whens, and hows that she is being, becoming, finding, or creating. Perhaps you’ve seen Delaney on other stages or screens. Either way, she extends her deep gratitude to you for being here and hopes that you enjoy Found Family, and, as much as you can, the rest of the year.
STEFIN COLLINS (He/Him)
Guncle, “Who Even Drives?”; George, “Good Dads”
Stefin is a member of LCTC, CMTC, MET, and TBA. He is thrilled to be bringing George and Guncle to life! And to be back doing queer theatre with his LCTC family! One favorite past role was Trey, in The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told in 2019 at LCTC. He wants to thank his LCTC family for appreciating his talent and gifting him with these fun roles! AJ-ILYEA&F. Visit Stefin at www.stefincollins.com .
DOM REFUERZO (They/He)
Nibbling, "Who Even Drives?"; Kiddo, "Auntie Vanna's Vanity"; Ronny, "Soldier Boi"
Dom is a Filipinx-American, queer artist who recently made their playwriting and directing debut at Bindlestiff Studio. Other theater credits include Escape to Queertopia at Bindlestiff Studio, Wildfire at Z Space, Variety Pack at Cutting Ball Theater, Tiny Fires at Custom Made Theatre, and Lizard Women at Awesome Theatre. He has also premiered his music compositions in Austria and the so-called United States, and sung with New Voices TIGQ Chorus here in the Bay. They're delighted to be in three Found Family pieces -- three is their favorite number! Much love to their family, friends, and community for their support. IG: @mirasoulx
MAX SEIJAS (He/Him)
Sam, "The Interview"; Van, "Auntie Vanna's Vanity"
Max is so excited to be working with LCTC once more! Previous credits include Terror-Rama V: The Last Final Chapter at Awesome Theatre, Look! We Have Friends! at Killing My Lobster, QueerStory at LCTC, Are You Goth Enough? at Awesome Theatre, A Marriage at TheatreFIRST, and The Anarchy Quartet at Exit Theatre. Massive thanks and love to his friends, family, and the Bay Area theatre community.
LOUEL SEÑORES (He/Him)
Candidate, ”The Interview”; Jack, ”Good Dads”
Louel is delighted to be working with LCTC for the first time! He is a Berkeley-based actor, stage manager and playwright. Recent acting work includes Four Play at Theatre Rhinoceros/JT Presents and The Engine of our Disruption at Central Works. Recent SM work includes Yerma at Shotgun Players and Water by the Spoonful at SF PlayHouse. Recent playwriting work includes Better Unkept (part of Best of PlayGround 2024). He’s also a proud company member of Berkeley Interactive Theater and PlayGround SF, and a member of Shotgun’s EDIB Committee. Huge thanks to his found family for their support <3 www.LouelSenores.com
LILIANA SERPA (They/She)
Maxine, “Soldier Boi”
Liliana started acting while a student at College of Marin, then transferred to UC Santa Barbara where they earned a BFA in Theater. Most recently they performed in Much Ado About Nothing and A Room With a View at Actors Ensemble of Berkeley and Cymbeline at Berkeley Shakespeare Company. After performing in last summer's The Future is Queer staged reading, Liliana is excited to be in a full show at LCTC .
PUJA TOLTON (She/They)
Mo, “Maybe, Baby”; Jennifer, “Soldier Boi”
Puja is a multi-disciplinary theatre artisan and visual artist based in the Bay Area. She has worked with local theatre companies such as Awesome Theatre, Theatre Rhinoceros, Three Girls Theatre, Ragged Wing Ensemble, Liar Liar Theater, and the Moonrisers. Her art has been featured in Thirdspace SF, the Flight Deck Gallery, and the Lottie Rose Art Gallery. They also live stream TTRPGs with Quests and Chaos. You can check out their fantasy drama/comedy short film I Broke the Looking Glass on Awesome Theatre’s YouTube Channel as well as samples of her art on instagram.
THE DIRECTORS
MICHAEL CONNER (He/She/Him/Her)
“The Interview”; “Good Dads”
Michael is a trans-nonbinary actor, writer, and director who has been immersed in San Francisco’s arts scene for over a decade. Starting as an actor at LCTC many moons ago in San Francisco, Here I Come!, he’s since directed multiple projects and is thrilled to debut his first original play in this show. Some other memorable LCTC acting credits include Steve in The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told and CB in Dog Sees God. With every role and project, Michael has deepened his commitment to storytelling that honors and uplifts the queer community, and he looks forward to sharing this journey with audiences!
LOU COOPER (They/Them)
“Soldier Boi”, “Auntie Vanna’s Vanity”
Lou Cooper is excited to be directing their first work at LCTC after participating in a staged reading in the spring. Lou is a queer, trans, and neurodivergent interdisciplinary performance artist who has studied and worked in dance, choreography, directing, voice, acting, improvisational theatre, and technical theatre. They are also the Director of the award-winning teen improv troupe Creatures of Impulse in Pleasanton. You can follow more of their art and life on Instagram at @SuperduperLcooper. They hope you enjoy the show!
CLAIRE GANEM (She/Her)
“Maybe, Baby”, “Who Even Drives?”
Claire is a Bay Area-based theatre director who specializes in new play development. Her work is radically collaborative and aims to connect people to their inner selves, the natural world, and each other in joyous, loving, and empowering ways. Claire is a current company member and ambassador at Playground SF. In addition to Playground, her work has been seen at Cutting Ball Theatre. Town Hall Theatre, 3Girls Theatre, Z Space, Pianofight, LCTC, and Magic Theatre, where she was an artistic direction apprentice during their 2018-2019 season. Claire is a current lecturer at UC Santa Cruz and a naturalist at local parks around the East Bay.
THE PRODUCERS AND CREW
ERICA ANDRACCHIO (She/Her)
Executive Director, Producer
Since 2015 Erica has had many different roles in LCTC that include actor, writer, director, stage manager, and production manager. She is also the Executive Producer of Awesome Theatre, and during the day runs Admin and the BroadwaySF High School Musical Theatre Awards at BSF. Erica is extremely proud of LCTC and all who have been involved, past and present. Let's keep queer art alive in SF!
NEIL HIGGINS (He/Him)
Artistic Director; Set Designer; Playwright, “The Interview”
Neil has been making theatre in San Francisco for over a decade as an actor, writer, director, producer, and, now, Artistic Director of LCTC. He's so thrilled for LCTC to be back and is so grateful to our audiences for coming.
CHRIS MALTBY
PR Manager
Chris has been acting, writing and directing for LCTC since its first production in 2012. In 2017, he has directed Dog Sees God, and in 2018 he co-wrote and directed LCTC’s first original full-length play, Come Here Often? His acting credits include Mr. Collins in Pride and Prejudice, the Musical at Independent Actors of Marin, Florence Wexler in Devil Boys from Beyond at New Conservatory Theatre and King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy in The Last Ibex at Musical Café. Chris has also published a book of photographs, Challenge Accepted, available on Amazon.
CHLOE BARRS
Stage Manager
Chloe is a San Francisco native who has loved theater since childhood. After exploring both onstage and backstage aspects of live theater in both high school and university, they have found an enjoyable place in partaking in production assistance, board operation, and stage management. Having first worked with LCTC in 2019 for The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, Chloe has come back to work for every LCTC production since reopening, and hopes to keep being a part of their productions for many years to come.
BETH COCKRELL
Sound Designer
Beth has been working in the Bay Area theater community for over 20 years. Her credits include the San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Ballet, New Conservatory Theater Company, and the SF Fringe Festival. She is happy to have this opportunity to work with LCTC on Found Family.
RYAN MANNEQUIN (He/Her/She/Him)
Costume/Props Designer
Going by many names and taking on many hats in the LCTC family, Ryan is so excited to design for Found Family! Having first acted in Queerstory and most recently designed the set and props for Hear Our Voices, he has emphasized that she has truly found a family in this company 😉 Beyond LCTC, she's an actor, artist, and model based in San Francisco and ready to further build every artistic outlet he can!
CURTIS OVERACRE
Lighting Designer
Curtis has been working in theatre in the Bay Area for over 20 years. He is very excited to be working with the cast and crew of LCTC for the first time, and is looking forward to presenting Found Family to you. Here’s to many more shows to come. Enjoy!
DON SAVOIE
Webmaster
Don has lived in San Francisco for 20 years. He joined LCTC in 2016 as a volunteer web designer. Since then, he has laughed and cried during many LCTC productions and has assisted the Steering Committee with software and new website designs.
OUR DONORS
Carl Lucania, Cedar Schwab, Chloe R Barrs, Chris Maltby, David Boyll, Debi Durst, Dennis W Henkelman, Don Savoie, Emanuel Morales, Erica Andracchio, James A Martin, Jennifer Waggoner, Joel Canon, Kelli Westad, James A Oerther, Kristy Lin Billuni, Matthew Gunnison, Meghan Jolliffe, Neil Higgins, Ryan Merkler, Scott Fogle, Tom Callahan, Richard A. Maggi, William Wetmore
SPECIAL THANKS
Linda Aryres-Frederick and the Phoenix Theatre, Anthony Grigsby and World Events Insurance Solutions, Baruch Porras-Hernandez and Strut, Greg Backstrom and Curran Live, Riley Chapman, Shafer Mazow, Nikki Meñez and Z Space.
IN MEMORIAM
Joseph Frank
Co-Founder of Left Coast Theatre Co.
April 13, 1965—April 24, 2024