First Day in December at Diversionary Theater

Shane Hennessey is thrilled to be telling this story with this amazing team! Solidly in his villain era, you may have seen him around town this past year in 89 Carson Junction Road (Archer) with Compulsion Dance & Theater, The Wulfeater (Officer Archibald) at the Tenth Ave Arts Center, or Karaoke Dreams (Rob) with Blindspot Collective. Thank you, as always, to his friends and family for their love and support and this incredible cast, crew, and creative team for this experience.

Robert Coe is so excited to be part of this production! He was lucky enough to be in some of the early readings and is very grateful to be part of getting it onstage. His previous roles include Scotty (Evil Dead), Aaron (First Date), and J Finch (Puffs). When he isn’t onstage he is challenging his siblings to eat the most burgers in one year, listening to the Dungeon Crawler Carl audio books, or getting lost on a hike because he refuses to look at maps. He would like to thank his wife for supporting him through the rehearsals and life in general. He hopes you enjoy the show!

Ski Gozo is a San Diego based theater artist excited to make their return to acting. As a Lin-Manuel Miranda Family Fellow, their latest theatrical credit was as director at the Public Theater pitching Cristian Guerrero’s The Five O’Clock Mambo. Their multi-hyphenate approach to the collaborative spirit of theater derives from their training at the California Institute of the Arts, Grossmont College, CSU Long Beach and the National Theater Institute at the O’Neill. Favorite past roles include Ernst Robel in Spring Awakening and Albert Einstein in Picasso at the Lapin Agile.

Benjamin Monts is a local actor, playwright and lyricist. Monts is so proud to be joining the cast after many readings of the show over the years and can’t wait to share this story. Previous credits include Diesel in West Side Story (Teatro San Diego) Aaron in First Date (OnStage Playhouse) Simon in Hay Fever (Coronado Playhouse) as well as various characters in his 11 original plays over the 2024 calendar year during his self produced Play Reading Series Play On at Tenth Avenue Arts Center and OnStage Playhouse.

Kevin Phantom was most recently seen in 89 Carson Junction Road as Hank with Compulsion & Dance Theatre. Some of his notable roles are Dennis in Merry Me, Dennis Branigan, (OnWord Theatre), Jack/Rapunzel’s Prince; Into the Woods (New Village Arts), Brad Majors; The Rocky Horror Show (OB Playhouse), Tanner; White (Scripps Ranch Theatre). He has received awards for his performances as J Pierrepont Finch in How to Succeed in Business… and Johnny in American Idiot (Patio Playhouse). Kevin extends his love and support to his LGBTQIA+ and his Vietnamese community. Follow his socials @kevphantom

Amy is extremely honored and beyond grateful to be sharing her love for the stage with all of you! Some of her favorite/recent credits include “89 Carson Junction Road” (Shelia), “Head Over Heels” (Gynecia),“Nunsense” (Reverend Mother), “Vanities” (Joanne), and “Lucky Stiff” (Rita La Porta). As her love for performing is ever growing and flowing, Amy is currently in the process of applying to Grad School to pursue her MFA in Acting! Amy is incredibly honored to be apart of her second production with Compulsion and would like to thank her family, friends, and past educators for ALWAYS supporting her! She would, also, like to thank Micheal for being an incredible director to work with and for presenting her with this amazing opportunity!

Sofia Scafidi (Linda U/S): Sofia is thrilled to be working on her first show with Compulsion Dance and Theater. In San Diego, she has recently appeared in Macbeth at the SWC Shakespeare Festival (Lady Macbeth) and Barbecue at Coronado Playhouse (Barbara). Born and raised in San Diego, Sofia developed a passion for live theatre and eventually went on to attend the esteemed Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre (Class of 2023) in New York City, where she was professionally trained in the Meisner technique. Other credits; Men on Boats (John Wesley Powell), The Laramie Project (Romaine Patterson), Arcadia (Thomasina).

Peter Armado (Rory U/S) is excited to reunite with Compulsion Dance & Theatre and make his debut with Comun!cado. He previously appeared as Mayfield in Wally & His Lover Boys, written and directed by Michael Mizerany. Other credits include: Ride the Cyclone (Mischa), Loud Fridge Theatre’s SLAY Burlesque Series (Lil Chaotic), The Rocky Horror Show (Rocky), Next to Normal (Henry), and Spring Awakening (Melchior). Peter also appears in the upcoming short film Zaddy, written by Mizerany and co-directed by Mizerany and Travis Land.