About Lawrence Family JCC of San Diego County - Jacobs Family Campus

The mission of the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS is to provide social, cultural, educational, and recreational programs to individuals and families of all ages, religions, races, financial abilities, and physical and mental abilities. Likewise, the JCC provides equal opportunity employment to individuals of all religions and backgrounds. The JCC welcomes San Diego's diverse Jewish community and the community at large.

Teri Brown

Sue Bayliss

Recently, Teri was honored to participate in The Roustabout's reading of The Odd Couple. Her most recent stage appearance was at OnStage Playhouse ("OSP") in Herbert Siguenza's world premiere of Star of Ocotillo. Prior appearances: Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune (OSP), garnering a 2019 Craig Noel Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Performance; Regrets Only (Diversionary Theatre), Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike (Coronado Playhouse); Perfect Wedding, California Suite (Scripps Ranch Theatre). Teri is also an accomplished director and most recently directed Five Women Wearing the Same Dress at Lamplighters Theatre (2024 SDACT Winner - Best Direction).  At OSP, she helmed Lonely Planet, Carrie the Musical, Xanadu, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (2017 SDACT Winner - Best Direction) and Spring Awakening (2018 SDACT Winner - Best Direction & Best Musical plus a 2017 Craig Noel Award Nomination for Outstanding Resident Musical). 

Cristyn Chandler

Ann Deever

Cristyn is an award-winning actor, audition coordinator, and patron services coordinator. In 2001 Cristyn Chandler started taking acting classes at the Old Globe Theater which moved her into a long love of theater. San Diego has a wonderful theater community and she has graced many San Diego stages. She also works as an audition and marketing coordinator for Scripps Ranch Theater. She began her film career by participating in the national organization, 48 Hour Film Project. One of her films, The Heiress Lethal, went on to win city, state, and national recognition, sending the film ultimately to the Cannes Film Festival. In 2010, Cristyn was cast in a recurring role on the short-lived television show, “Terriers-FX”. Cristyn continued to star in short films and in 2018 won a “Best Supporting Actress” San Diego Film Award for the film Isabel. She continues to act in short films, TV, commercials and theater as much as possible!

Thom Dougherty

Chris Keller

Steve Froelich

Jim Bayliss & Bert

Local Theatre: A View from the Bridge (Laguna Playhouse); A View from the Bridge and Marjorie Prime (North Coast Repertory Theatre); Sweat (San Diego Repertory Theatre, Craig Noel Award Nominee for Outstanding Ensemble); Bliss…or Emily Post is Dead! (world premiere), Our Lady of Kibeho and Orange Julius (world premiere) (Moxie Theatre); The Taming of the Shrew (Petruchio) and Disappearing Act (world premiere) (InnerMission Productions at Diversionary Theatre); Disappearing Act (remount) (InnerMission Productions at the San Diego International Fringe Festival); The Nutcracker (adaptation) (New Village Arts Theatre); Reasons to Be Pretty and Bug (Ion Theatre).

Leonardo Romero

Frank Lubey & Stage Directions

Leonardo Romero (Frank Lubey, Stage Directions) is a recent alumnus of the National Theatre Institute at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. He was honored as a fellow in the Lin-Manuel Miranda Family Fellowship and continues his training at the Mesa College Theatre Company. Recent stage appearances: Nepantla (Playwrights Project); Dad Are You There? (Eugene O’neil Theatre Center); The Tempest (Mesa College Theatre Company). 

Deandre Simmons

George Deever

Deborah Gilmour Smyth

Kate Keller

Deborah Gilmour Smyth is an Associate Artistic Director and a member of the Lamb’s Players Theatre resident ensemble since 1979. With over 200 productions to her credit, she is a seven-time recipient of the San Diego Theatre Critics’ Circle’s Craig Noel Award and has been honored with Backstage West and numerous Patte awards for performance, original music, sound design. Deborah received an Emmy and a Film Consortium San Deigo award for her performance in Aiden Kelter’s short film – Amazing Grace. Deborah has performed in over 170 productions, directed over 70 productions, sound designed, written original music, or musically directed over 80 productions. Deborah and her husband, Producing Artistic Director Robert Smyth, and their buddy “Banjo Billy” make their home in Coronado.

Tim West

Joe Keller

Arthur Miller

Playwright

Arthur Miller was one of the greatest American playwrights of the 20th century, celebrated for his powerful and probing dramas that explored the complexities of the human condition and societal norms. Born on October 17, 1915, in New York City, Miller's works are renowned for their deep psychological insight and moral urgency. His most famous play, "Death of a Salesman," which debuted in 1949, won multiple Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, offering a poignant critique of the American Dream. Other significant works include "The Crucible" and "A View from the Bridge." Miller's plays often depicted the struggles of the common man against a hostile society, and his ability to intertwine personal and societal issues made his works timeless. Beyond the stage, Miller was also a prominent essayist and advocate for social justice, which reflected in his writings and public engagements. His influence on American theater and culture remains profound.

Phil Johnson

Director

Phil Johnson is the Artistic Director and proud co-founder of The Roustabouts Theatre Co. He’s directed for The Roustabouts, Scripps Ranch Theatre, Playwrights Project, and started the new Great Jewish American Playwright Series/JPlays at the JCC. He’s appeared at almost all San Diego theaters and in numerous original solo shows including A Jewish Joke which opened Off-Broadway in NYC in 2019. As an actor, he’s played in Les Misérables on Broadway and on tour; Canadian production of Sunset Boulevard; and the 1st National Co. of Miss Saigon. He is a two-time winner of the SD Critics Circle Craig Noel Award for acting, and he is a founder of the San Diego Theatre Alliance.