Little Shop of Horrors

Noah Sternhill (Seymour Krelborn), a Santa Rosa native, has had the pleasure of performing with multiple theatre companies in the county, including Redwood Theatre Company. At Santa Rosa Junior College he was in Shrek The Musical– Lord Farquad, & Jesus Christ Superstar – Judas. Most recently, at 6th Street Playhouse, he played Young Scrooge in Scrooge in Love and was in Hair, & 9 to 5. He received an Irene Ryan nomination at the American College Theatre Festival. Sternhill adds, “Horticulture sometimes requires pouring one’s blood, sweat, and tears into it…but don’t take that too literally!

Gillian Eichenberger (Audrey) is an actor, director, musician, and theater educator from Marin County. She couldn’t be happier to be back at 6th Street playing Audrey, the role that inspired her love of theater, after rocking out as Sheila in Hair last season. She recently directed A Doll’s House Pt. 2 for NTC, and played Sylvia in The Two Gentlemen of Verona for Curtain Theatre. Other favorite roles include: April in Company, Roxie in Chicago, and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. When she’s not acting or teaching, she sings and plays synthesizer with Oakland-based punk band, “The Hot Takes.” gillianeichenberger.org

Keene Hudson (Audrey 2 – Puppeteer) Keene was most recently seen in Hair at 6^th Street Playhouse. He played Lincoln in Top Dog, Underdog and Aufidius in Coriolanus. Hudson studied Theatre at Princeton University, and received an MA in Film from Columbia College, Chicago. He also studied at the Beverly Hills Playhouse school of acting in San Francisco.

Dan Schwager (Mr. Mushnik) has performed in a variety of Bay Area theatres. His recent productions include Indecent at San Francisco Playhouse, Saturday Night at Grossinger’s at Sonoma Arts Live, Antigone at the COM Theater, and Moll Flanders at Ross Valley Players. Musical theatre roles include Doolittle in My Fair Lady and Benny Southstreet in Guys and Dolls. He has also played Reverend Parris in The Crucible with Pacifica Spindrift Players, Mr. Van Daan in The Diary of Anne Frank with Foothill Theater, and has been in multiple productions for Actors Ensemble of Berkeley. Dan grew up in New York City.

Robert Nelson (Orin Scivello, Dentist) is an actor and singer who has been performing in the Bay Area for the past 16 years. His most recent appearances at 6th Street Playhouse were as Mr. Bumble in Oliver! and Paul in Moon Over Buffalo. Other notable credits include Jaimie in The Last 5 Years and Charlie Brown in You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown at Novato Theatre Company, King Arthur in Spamalot at Spreckels, Garry/Roger in Noises Off! at Raven Players and Jack in Into The Woods with Theatre-at-Large. He studied Theater Arts at Sonoma State and is a 4-time SFBATCC award nominee and 2-time recipient.

Aja Gianola-Norris (Crystal) has been a part of hundreds of productions, either onstage, directing, producing, playing in the pit, costuming or in another capacity. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Voice and in Harp. At 6th Street Playhouse you may have seen her in Hair and 9 to 5. Favorite roles include Esmeralda in Hunchback of Notre Dame, Dorothy in The Wiz, Ti Moune in Once on This Island, Aja Elaine in Aint Misbehain’, Rosie in Bye Bye Birdie, Eponine, in Les Misérables and Petra in A Little Night Music. Aja is t6th Street Playhouse’s education director.

Serena Elize Flores (Ronnette/Choreographer) works as a choreographer, director, actress, and casting director. Last seen at 6th Street playhouse as Dionne in Hair, she most recently performed in Ain’t Misbehavin’ at Sonoma Arts Live and in Dance Nation at Left Edge Theatre. Favorite roles include Morticia in The Addams Family, The Acid Queen in The Who’s Tommy, The Witch in Big Fish and Francine/Lena in Clybourne Park, for which she received a TBA Best Actress nomination and Best Ensemble win. Originally from Chicago, Serena Elize holds a master’s degree in philosophy and religion and is studying to become a death doula.