Z Space

Nina-Sophia Pacheco (Amari) is joyed to return to SFBATCO with The Day the Sky Turned Orange. Credits include: Desperate Measures at Constellation, D.C.; WHICH WAY TO THE STAGE at Signature Theatre, VA; Hot Little Slice at Round House Theatre, MD; Once on This Island at Constellation Theatre, D.C. Other credits include: Playing Juliet/Casting Othello with Providence Players, VA; Film and television credits include: Artisan Air (self), Marvelous Miss Maisel, Madam Secretary. On and off stage fills many roles: singer-songwriter, podcast host, model, activist, wife, actress, performer and the occasional marketer. Nina serves as an active duty vocalist in the U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West. Big thanks always to her family and friends for their support and the teams that made this project a success. Connect on Instagram and TikTok: @sloanrex.

William I. Schmidt (QC) is a multi-disciplinary theatre and performing artist. They grew up singing, starting at age eight, and went on to study theatre at CSU Sacramento. William has worked and performed throughout California. When not performing, they teach acting and music to all ages of youth for multiple programs, In addition to directing. Recent performing credits include Pharus in Choir Boy (Shotgun Players) and Tock the Croc in Peter Pan the Panto (Presidio Theatre) And understudied Juicy for Fat Ham (SF Playhouse) . Other credits include Horton in Seussical, Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors, and Lou in Spell #7. They thank their loved ones for their unending support.

Audrey Degon (Alé) is delighted to be making her SFBATCO debut! Recent credits include: Elle Woods in Legally Blonde (Skyline College), Carrie White in Carrie: The Musical (Skyline College), and Chava in Fiddler on the Roof (Pacifica Spindrift Players). She recently graduated from San Francisco State University, School of Theatre & Dance, and works with Spindrift School of Performing Arts to bring music, dance, and theater to the youth of Pacifica. See more @audreyyjenna on instagram!

Roeen Nooran (Rayan) is so thankful to participate in this incredibly beautiful story with SFBATCO. Notable credits include Next to Normal (Gabe) with Ray of Light Theatre, Nobody Loves You (Swing) with American Conservatory Theatre, and Octet (swing) with Berkeley Repertory Theatre. He hopes you are as deeply impacted by this story as the team who put it together. IG: @roeennooran

Sidney Matthew Román (Marcus, Ensemble, Rayan U/S) is ecstatic to make his SFBATCO (and SF) debuts with DSTO! Recent credits include The Last 5 Years (Jamie) with The Pear, Jesus Christ Superstar (Simon, u/s Jesus) with SCP. While he hopes to pursue theatre full-time eventually, for now, he's a SWE with YouTube Trust and Safety.  Outside of that, he is a passionate ocean conservationist and volunteer scientific diver. He thanks his parents and partner Kamilah for their support, encouragement, and love through it all!

Rae Yuen (Momo, Ensemble) is an actor, vocalist, and illustrator from the San Francisco Bay Area. They have performed in beloved live Bay Area spaces such as Bindlestiff Studio, Zellerbach Hall, Z Space, Potrero Stage, Counterpulse, and Theatre Rhinoceros. They are thrilled to join the amazing DSTO Cast on this musical adventure.

Phaedra Tillery-Boughton (Principal, Ensemble) is a passionate creative artist dedicated to theatre, production, and community advocacy. She serves as associate producer and casting manager at SFBATCO and co-hosts Creatively Shaded, a podcast amplifying Black theatre voices in the Bay Area. A teaching artist with SFArtsEd, Berkeley Rep, A.C.T., and Pacific Singers & Actors, she recently played Rabby in Fat Ham at SF Playhouse and was named a 2025–26 Lorraine Hansberry New Black Voices Mentee. A 2024–25 Black Futures Awardee, her credits include The Color Purple, Ain’t Misbehavin’, and directing Legally Blonde. @phaedratboughton

Sleiman Alahmadieh (Ensemble, QC U/S) is a Lebanese American performer in the Bay Area. He is so excited to make his SFBATCO debut with this show! He’s grown up in the Bay Area his whole life and is soon to be moving out for the first time and what better show to celebrate his forever home than this one! Recent credits include Understudy Bryon, Dominic/Evan, and Dance Captain in Nobody Loves You at ACT directed by Pam McKinnon, Micheal Darling in Peter Pan at the Presidio Theatre Directed by Liam Vincent, and George in the Sondheim Revue Being Alive at Theatre Works directed by Robert Kelly. He would like to thank his family, friends and Bay Area community for always uplifting and supporting him to be the artist he is today! Special thanks for my parents for picking the bay to immigrate to! They had no idea that it would turn out to be the best place to be!

Markaila Dyson (Ensemble, Alé U/S) is beyond grateful to be a part of the debut of The Day the Sky Turned Orange. Their most recent productions include Fly By Night (Miriam) at Hillbarn, Kinky Boots (Ensemble/US Lauren) at Berkeley Playhouse, Sign My Name to Freedom (dancer) with SFBATCO, as well as Caroline or Change (Emmie), Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Becca) and Legally Blonde (Pilar) with Ray of Light. Markaila is grateful to have been raised amid the rich and vibrant culture of San Francisco and thanks every single person that invested in their artistry from a very young age! 

Sam Yoshikawa (Dancer, Dance Captain) is an artist, choreographer, and mentor in his first official SFBATCO production. His dance experience ranges from teaching in various parts of the country as well as participating on teams in the Bay Area, including dancing on The Company and directing Training Ground, both based in Daly City CA. Sam is elated to share the stage with the DSTO cast and hopes you enjoy the production.

Alexis-Nichole Pineda (Dancer) is a dancer and choreographer based in the Bay Area, CA. She is a former student turned teacher at the Westlake School for the Performing Arts in Daly City where she is dedicated to nurturing the future of young artists and creating meaningful work. Alexis has a strong foundation in dance forms such as contemporary, jazz, and ballet, and hopes to captivate audiences with storytelling through her movement. Alexis is excited to take the stage for the first time with SFBATCO.

Janelle LaSalle (U/S Amari, U/S Principal) is delighted to be making her debut at SFBATCO in The Day the Sky Turned Orange.  Film/TV credits include Twenty Something (Nicole) with Pixar Animation Studios and feature roles in commercials for Cache Creek and Raley's.  Stage credits include Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus) with Ray of Light Theatre (TBA and SFBATCC Best Actress Nominee), Beauty and the Beast (Belle) with Berkeley Playhouse, Chicago (Velma Kelly) with Palo Alto Players, Dreamgirls (Deena Jones) with Broadway by the Bay, Avenue Q (Gary Coleman) with New Conservatory Theatre Center, and Memphis (Felicia) with The Tabard Theatre (TBA Best Actress Nominee).  As a professional recording artist, Janelle has produced two original albums, and her music has been featured on national radio and television.  She continues to perform throughout the bay area.  This performance is dedicated to her favorite co-star, her daughter, Camilla; and Cartlon Charles - “I hope I always make you proud, daddy.”