Daniel is an actor based out
of Burbank, CA. He would like to thank: His
ex-girlfriend (wife) Addy for her support through this process. His friends for some valuable shortcuts. And his parents for supporting his acting when they should have known better.

Kiana Bjur is thrilled to be a part of this incredible production. She received her B.A. in Theatre with a double concentration in performance and technical design from California Baptist University. Some of her previous theatrical credits include: Tybalt (Romeo and Juliet), Beatrice (Much Ado about Nothing), Grumio (Taming of the Shrew), Witch (Macbeth), Peter Quince (A Midsummer Nights Dream), Multiple Roles (All in the Timing), Van’s Sister (Dog Sees God), Little Stone (Eurydice), Catherine (Proof), Pegeen Ryan (Auntie Mame), Corrie ten Boom (The Hiding Place), Clown (The 39 Steps). Much love to her husband, friends, and family for their support.

Credits Include: Barn Stage Company - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER (Prentiss); Courtyard Shakespeare Festival – MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Benedick), TAMING OF THE SHREW (Petruchio), ROMEO AND JULIET (Mercutio) (Capulet), THE TEMPEST (Ariel); IVRT - PETER AND THE STARCATCHER (Prentiss); RED+WHITE (Maximillian Kolbe); Ophelias Jump - MACBETH (Donalbain); Chino Community Theater - DOG SEES GOD (Beethoven); California Baptist University – 12TH NIGHT (Sebastian), OUR TOWN (George Gibbs), EURYDICE (Orpheus); Gestalt Theatre Project – ARCADIA (Bernard). Taylor would like to thank his family, friends, and amazing wife for their continuous love and support.

Patrick has a long list of acting, directing and producing credits that extends from Hawaii to Europe. Some of the many productions in which he has appeared include: Much Ado about Nothing (Leonato), Hamlet (Claudius), Two Gentlemen of Verona (Proteus), Death and the Maiden (Roberto Miranda), Big River (Duke), Glengarry Glen Ross (Richard Roma), Waiting for Godot (Pozzo) and the title character in Richard III. He is also quite well known as a director, having staged such productions as Appropriate, The Pillowman, American Buffalo, Terra Nova, True West, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, The Blood Knot and Arcadia. He is one of the founders of The Gestalt Theatre Project, as well as the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Arts Orange County.

David Cox got his Bachelor's Degree
in Foundational Mathematics in 2017 and his Master’s in Education in 2019 from California Baptist University. He tutors all the struggling college theatre kids in his spare time, and is currently a Math Teacher at John W. North High School. He likes Pokemon, Ducks and Donuts.

Emily is so excited to be cast in the first, of what she is sure will be many, production Tropes! She is looking forward to helping bring her husband's writing to life on stage, and is confident that the audiences will have as much fun with this cast of characters and their story as she has. She is also thankful to God for the ability to be an artist, and to this
company/community, her family and friends for their love and support!

Ethan is thrilled to be a part of the first production of TROPES. He holds an MFA from East 15 Acting School in London as part of their international program with the University of Essex, where he was fortunate enough to perform on Shakespeare’s Globe stage in All’s Well that Ends Well, and off-West End in An Enemy of the People. Some of his favorite credits include Blackstache in Starcatcher, John Brooke in Little Women, Jamie in The Last 5 Years, and The Baker in Into the Woods. Ethan would like to thank his incredible family and friends for all their love and support.

Tyler Shelley is super excited to perform in Tropes! She is an actor based out of Orange County and is thrilled to be acting alongside friends once again. She would like to thank her cat, Harold Styles-Jimenez-Shelley for letting her leave the house in order to attend rehearsals, and is grateful for the opportunity to pursue her passion of storytelling from the stage.