Kyle is the proud founder and Artistic Director of Renegade Theater Co.! Kyle has been performing theater since the age of three, directing since age 16 and has worked extensively in many theater realms including costume design, stage makeup, stage managing, prop fabrication and more. She is deeply passionate about the performing arts and is specifically dedicated to building systems that prioritize mental health within the often stressful art form that is theater. Kyle has been working with children for over twenty years in a wide variety of formats including: Art teacher, nature educator, dance instructor and mindfulness instructor. She has an Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education with specialization certificates in Anti-Bias Education, Literacy Development, Working with Children with Special Needs & Curriculum Development. Kyle is also the Owner/Director of Seven Directions Creative Learning Center which regularly partners with Renegade, offering acting classes and artistic collaboration on many levels.

Ana grew up in Santa Cruz doing local theatre, choir, and dance. She has been involved with theatre since she was five years old, and performed and worked for theatre companies all over Santa Cruz including West Performing Arts, All About Theatre, Cabrillo Stage, and Mountain Community Theatre. She was most recently seen onstage in MCT's production of Something Rotten! as Bea Bottom. Ana is the resident Production Manager at Renegade Theater Co., as well as the Studio Manager for Seven Directions Art & Learning Center. Ana is passionate about bringing unique and extraordinary theatre for young performers and adults to the community. While not performing or working, she is a student working towards her degrees in Anthropology and Communications. Ana loves to be outdoors, spend time with friends, exercise, and watch Criminal Minds.

Gennevie "Q" is the board president for Renegade Theater and has been involved with youth theater since 2017. Both her children have performed in shows through their school, summer camps, with AAT and Renegade. Q loved theater as a kid but has really found her calling supporting shows backstage and helping out in the dresses room. She can often be found fixing a hem between scenes or giving a pep talk to a nervous actor. She is passionate about the impact that theater can have on young actors. The Crucible is one of her favorite shows and she has poured her heart into this production.

Hazel was born and raised in Santa Cruz and quickly developed a flair for the performing arts. Hazel has been in choirs for a good chunk of her life and playing instruments for a long time, too! Hazel started doing local theater work a few years ago, working with the Soquel/Harbor theater program, with Cabrillo Stage, as well as Renegade Theater Co., which caused her to fall in love with the theater arts. She even works at Seven Directions Art & Learning Center as a teaching assistant for their Homeschool Theater Class! Hazel is crazy about music and theater (even though she hasn't been in the theater scene for a long time!), and is excited to help produce The Crucible. But, she's even more excited for you to watch & enjoy!

Siidney’s favorite song is ‘Crazy Frog’ and she enjoys long walks alone in the woods at night. She has been doing theatre for 4 years now and is so excited to take on her first assistant directive role in this show. Their past shows include ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ (SLVHS), ‘Puffs’ (AAT), and most recently ‘Be More Chill’ (Renegade Theatre). Siid hopes to pursue theatre arts and education in her future, and is so happy to be able to have this opportunity to learn more with this fantastic theatre company!

Róise was born and raised in Belfast, Ireland, and moved to Santa Cruz in 2016. She's been involved in theatre since she was a child, but only recently got involved in tech positions, including Stagehand, Spotlight Operator, Soundboard Operator and Production Manager. She hopes you all enjoy!

Kit is absolutely stoked to be helping with this show. Since their performance in Renegades last show (Be More Chill) they have been eager to get back into theater after quite awhile. Kit has had a large interest in theater for a very long time, both on the acting and producing side of things. This is their first time working as crew and they are excited to be learning new skills and returning to old ones.

Yae was born into the Furuta family, a family of artists and creators in Japan. However Yae was born and brought up in Gilroy, but that didn't stop her from following her family into the art world. She started drawing at the age of 2 but fell in love with dance soon after. At 8 she started working towards a career of ballet and worked for 5 years. Her most notable roles being, Clara in the Nutcracker, and Bolero from Copellia, but at the same time she was working to be a Manga artist only on the side however. She then quit ballet after moving to Santa Cruz when she was 13, and decided to take on Manga as a profession. A year after deciding to take on Manga she submitted a 14 page short to the WSS Weburi competition and lost, however that didn't stop her. Now In the present she is working on her Manga and is making the drafts for this year's Weburi competition, while at the same time is studying animation. Yae loves reading Rumiko Takahashi books, watching Ghibli movies and doodling on scraps of paper.

Max has been doing theater ever since he was 11, and has loved the opportunity opportunity to work with Renegade Theater Co. Though this is his first time working tech, he is excited to branch out and learn more about what the theater world has to offer. Some of his past favorite shows include SCHS's Mean Girls where he played Damien, and Renegade Theater's Be More Chill, where he played Jeremy. Max is very passionate about performing, and loves singing with his school's jazz choir, and playing guitar with his friends. He hopes to keep doing theater for years to come.