Ricardo “Ricky” Holguin*, he/him/his (Dr. Madden and Fine) is thrilled to be making his debut at Central Square Theater. Recently, he was a guest soloist at Reagle Music Theatre’s production of Christmas Time 2023. Other Boston credits include the world premiere of Make Way For Ducklings, Willy Wonka, and James and the Giant Peach (Wheelock Family Theatre), The 52nd Annual Midwinter Revels: A Solstice Celebration (Revels), The Inheritance (Regional Premiere, SpeakEasy Stage Company), 1776, Man of La Mancha, Fiddler on the Roof directed by Austin Pendleton (New Repertory Theatre), Altar Boyz (Greater Boston Stage Company), Kiss of the Spider Woman, LaChiusa’s The Wild Party (Moonbox Productions), and Guys and Dolls (Reagle Music Theatre). Ricky has been praised and workshopped by Richard Maltby, David Shire, Didi Conn, and Tony Award Winner, Adam Guettel. He obtained his M.F.A. in Musical Theater from The Boston Conservatory. He is currently the True Colors Manager at The Theatre Offensive.
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Elaine Mangelinkx*, she/they (Assistant Stage Manager) is a stage manager and artist with a passion for new works and theatre for social change. Previously, they’ve worked with Six Corners Entertainment, The Theater Offensive, Titanic Theater Company, Chelsea Theatre Works (with artist-in-residence Lily Kaufman), and Theatre on Fire. Elaine graduated from Northeastern University with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology while pursuing theater extracurricularly and professionally, and she is excited to see the scientific and theatrical worlds come together in this play.
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Diego Cintrón (Gabe) A San Juan, Puerto Rico native, Diego is more than thrilled & ecstatic to join the cast of Next to Normal. It’s an honor & privilege for him to get to play Gabe in this production. Recent credits include: Young Barack/Benny in OTP at the Boston Playwrights Theater; Purlie in Purlie at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee; Paul/Ensemble in Rent at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee; Everybody in Everybody at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, among others. Proud student of the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Special thanks to our lovely, talented director Pascale Florestal. Grateful to Jesus Christ, my parents, my family, my friends, & our amazing cast & crew. Thank you for coming, & please enjoy the show!
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Dashawn McClinton (Henry) is Thrilled to be making his CST Debut in a show as special as Next to Normal, Dashawn is a rising senior at The Boston Conservatory at Berklee studying musical theater and a recent graduate of The Link Program! Past credits include Nigel Bottom in Something Rotten, JaKeith in Rock of Ages and Mister in The Color Purple. Dashawn would like to thank his amazing family and friends for always being in his corner and his best friend Shelby for always being there to support him since the beginning.
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Sofia Cardona , she/her/hers (Dramaturg) is an actress and theatre artist from North Carolina. She is a senior BFA Theatre and Performance major at Emerson College. In the past year, she was the assistant to the creative director at Central Square Theater. Sofia comes from a Colombian background and is very passionate about diversity and inclusion in the arts. She has acting credits in various students films and was just in a production of How We Got On by Idris Goodwin for Emerson stage. After graduation, Sofia hopes to continue pursuing a career in the performing arts on the East Coast.
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