I See Stars: A Virtual Cabaret Cast

Juan Castro (Performer)
last seen onstage at PSP as “Leaf Coneybear” in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, is glad to perform on the virtual stage! During this pandemic, Juan has continued to create a platform for artists to perform through his Zoom Concert Series. Recent stage credits include Gypsy (Bay Area Musicals), Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Bay Area Children’s Theatre), and Cinderella (Foothill Music Theatre) When not performing, he is a music and theatre teacher.
Stephen Kanaski (Performer)
is honored to be a part of this special group of people trying to keep art alive in our communities. Notable credits include Crutchie in Newsies (Hillbarn); Jack in Into the Woods (Los Altos Stage Company); Luis and understudy to Bernardo in West Side Story (Berkeley Playhouse); Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Illyria (6th St Playhouse); Franz in Rock of Ages (Palo Alto Players), featured actor in ReOrient 2017 (Golden Thread Productions); Arthur Lake in the world premier of Castle Happy (Altarena Playhouse); Miss Understanding/Lars/Ensemble in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (TheatreRhino); Charles in the regional premier of Sons of the Prophet and Alan in the West Coast premier of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (New Conservatory Theatre Center); Tybalt in Romeo & Juliet (Half Moon Bay Shakespeare); and Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors (Pacifica Spindrift Players).
Melissa Momboisse (Performer)
is thrilled to be back at PSP after appearing in Heathers as Heather McNamara last year. She was most recently seen as Sarah Schorr in Trying at Tabard Theatre Company. Other favorites include: Funny Girl (Fanny Brice) at Throckmorton Theatre; Newsies (Katherine Plumber) and Anything Goes (Hope Harcourt) at Hillbarn Theatre; Hairspray (Penny Pingleton) at Bay Area Musicals; Showboat (Kim Ravenal) at San Francisco Opera; West Side Story (Anybodys) and Grease (Frenchy) at CCMT; Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey), Hairspray (Penny Pingleton), 42nd Street (Anytime Annie), Anything Goes (Erma), Taffetas (Donna), and Music Man (Zaneeta) at PCRT; Ragtime (Evelyn Nesbit) at CMTSJ Marquee and Throckmorton Theatre; Grey Gardens (Young Edie) at DMT; 25th…Spelling Bee (Olive) at TVRT.
Vanity Olaires (Performer)
is excited to be a part of this special cabaret event, and to be able to share a song and dream role that has been a favorite for so long! Past favorite roles include Little Red from Into the Woods (CRT - COVID Cancelled), Marcy Park from 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (PSP), Cool Teen in Heathers (PSP), Julia Sullivan in Wedding Singer (RCCT), and Sister Mary Robert in Sister Act (RCCT).
Smita Patibanda (Performer)
(Instagram: @willsmita) is honored to be performing in her first production with PSP. Her recent theatre credits include Dynamite in Hairspray (BAM), Dorothy in The Wiz (SCP), Fruma Sarah in Fiddler on the Roof (SCP), and Alana in The Little Mermaid (PAP). Smita's felt inspired by the resilience of the theatre community during this trying time and is grateful for this opportunity to perform.
Chanel Tilghman (Performer)
is an actor/singer/dancer currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she hails from originally. This is her first Pacifica Spindrift Players project! Chanel recently starred in Mamma Mia! as Sophie Sheridan, and originated the role of Kitty Bennet in the world premiere production of Paul Gordon’s Pride & Prejudice: A New Musical at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, now streaming on Amazon Prime and StreamingMusicals.com. Other notable roles include Ethel/Selma in Memphis, the Acrobat in Matilda, a Dynamite in Hairspray, Michelle Morris in Dreamgirls, and Vanessa in In the Heights. She is currently an Imaginator in the Bay Area Children's Theatre (BACT) Imaginate Club. Chanel has been pursuing dance, music, and acting from a young age, and graduated from the University of Southern California in 2016 with a BA in Communication and two minors in Theatre and Music Industry. When not performing onstage, Chanel is an arts educator with BACT, Berkeley Playhouse, and 42nd Street Moon
Catherine Traceski (Performer)
is a Foster City native, Tri-School alumna and graduated from California State University, Fullerton. Her favorite theatre credits include RENT (Maureen), The Who’s Tommy (The Acid Queen), Footloose (Rusty) as well as Sweeney Todd, Mamma Mia, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Annie (Hillbarn Theatre) and The Sound of Music (BBBay).