Sherrill Wilmer
Production Manager
Sherrill Wilmer began with CYC in 2009 serving as Production Assistant and Costume hand on the winter production of 13 The Musical. Since that time, Sherrill has lent her talents to the company as a Costumer, Stage Manager, Graphic Designer and newly minted Co-Producer on more than 20 productions.
Artistic Staff
Emily Hoolihan
Emily Anabeth Hoolihan is honored and thrilled to represent California Youth Conservatory as an Associate Artist to teach and learn in the craft she loves. Emily recently appeared as Fantine, in San Diego's first local production of Les Misérables. She has also played principals in Les Misérables (School Edition), RENT, Spring Awakening, and A Night On Broadway with CYC. She is attending Muhlenberg College in Allentown Pennsylvania to pursue a career in Theatre with a double concentration in Acting and Performance. She would like to thank her family and friends for all their support, along with Shaun and California Youth Conservatory for being such a remarkable place for students to grow and learn as actors and actresses
Associate Artists
Level I
Meghan McKenzie
Meghan McKenzie is thrilled to be a part of CYC’s Associate core! Credits (CYC): Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife), Annie Jr. (Grace Farrell), Little Shop of Horrors (Ensemble), The Secret Garden (Lily Craven), Shrek:The Musical (Fiona u/s, Bluebird), Les Misérables (Cosette), A Night on Broadway (Soloist). Other: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Rona Peretti; PLHS), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Puck; The Old Globe SSI), and National Comedy Theatre (Captain; PLHS NCT). Meghan is so thankful to be working with such an incredible cast and creative team.
Brandon Pohl
Brandon is thrilled and honored to be back working with CYC Theatre again; a company whose success and reputation he helped form. He was the original 'leading man' of CYC Theatre--having played the lead or principal roles in CYC's first four productions when CYC first came to be in 2003. He was also the first performer to be promoted to the position of Level III Associate Artist with CYC back in 2005, when the Associates program first started. He was last seen with the company as Tateh in Ragtime (in which production he also served as Choral Director), and with previous performances as both Seymour and The Dentist in opposite casts of the same production of Little Shop of Horrors, Valjean in Les Misérables, and Huckleberry Finn in Big River. Since his last production with CYC Theatre, he has performed at Grossmont College as Johnny Angel/Mrs. Halo in SUDS: The Musical and at the Welk Resort Theatre as The Fiddler/Bottle Dancer in Fiddler on the Roof. He is currently starring as the title character at Disney's California Adventure in Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular. "Without CYC Theatre, I would not be able to call myself a professional actor today. I have grown as an actor, as well as a person, and learned so much from the company. Thank you Shaun and CYC."
Luke Marinkovich
Luke was recently seen as Jimmy in the critically acclaimed Victoria Martin: Math Team Queen for which he won a San Diego Critics Circle-Craig Noel Award for Featured Actor in a Play. Under the direction of Shaun Evans, Luke has appeared as Roger in the world's first-ever youth theatre production of the full-score RENT, Archie in The Secret Garden and Younger Brother in Ragtime. Other credits include Les Misérables (Valjean), Cabaret (Emcee), Spring Awakening(Hanchen) and others. He also recently received the 1st Inaugural Patte Scholarship Award for Promising Young Theatremaker in honor of Dr. Floyd Gaffney. This fall Luke will start his second year at NYU/Tisch studying Musical Theatre. His thanks go to his family and friends, and God for his many blessings.
Joshua Pinkowski
Joshua is so glad to be representing CYC as an Associate Artist. He is a graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) where he recently received his BA (Hons) in Professional Acting. Some of his professional credits include Johnny Thunder and Sinister Sam in the musical Journey to the Lost temple at Legoland California, Hally understudy in Master Harold and the Boys at Living Light Theatre, and Stanley and Eugene understudy in Brighton Beach Memoirs at The Old Globe. Joshua has done many plays with California Youth Conservatory, the company where he started and which has propelled him to where he is today. Joshua’s past shows with CYC include A Few Good Men (Lt. Kaffee), RENT (Mark Cohen), Les Misérables (Thenardier/Assorted Roles), and Big River (Huck Finn/Tom Sawyer). He has also done shows at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, some of his roles include Incident at Vichy (Marchand), Macbeth (Banquo), and an original play Bearable (Craig). He would like to thank Shaun Evans from whom he has learned a great deal. Joshua has grown enormously not only as an actor but also as a person under his tutelage. He would also like to thank his family and friends for all their support and encouragement.
Associate Artists
Level II
Level III
Shaun T. Evans
Founder and Managing Artistic Director
Shaun T. Evans is a long time professional actor and director. He founded California Youth Conservatory Theatre with a vision of creating a rigorous training environment for serious, professional minded performers under the guidance of expereinced mentors. This mentor based training has yielded remarkable results, and has helped start the careers of many working actors today. Shaun is proud to be a teacher of such a noble craft - especially to young people.
Miranda Nuevo
Miranda is privileged to represent CYC Theatre as an Associate Artist and although she has been unable to perform with this award winning theatre group in recent years, she is always thrilled to see their accomplishments. Starting with CYC at the age of 10 years old, Miranda has played Young Cosette (2006) and Fantine (2009) in Les Misérables, Mary Lennox (2007) and Martha (2011) in The Secret Garden, Annie in Annie (2008), Mary Jane in Big River (2008), Gertrude in Seussical (2009), Kendra in 13 (2010), Logainne in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2011), and Evelyn Nesbit in Ragtime (2011). Miranda is currently studying Sociology and Education at Chapman University while celebrating the wonderful productions put on by CYC Theatre from afar. She looks forward to continue celebrating this organization which will forever hold a truly special place in her heart.