Joylyn Secunda is an actor, dancer, mime, and puppeteer based in Vancouver. They have performed their solo physical comedy, The Moaning Yoni, 50 times in cities across Canada and most recently debuted their solo mime show, The Routine. They starred as Scrooge in A Wonderheads Christmas Carol (The Wonderheads), as Zephyr in Crisis on Planet Z (Monster Theatre), as Seek in Pop Pop (Presentation House) and also performed as a puppeteer in The Breathing Hole (National Arts Centre), It’s Okay to Be Different (Mermaid Theatre), and Nombre (Théâtre la Seizième). Joylyn was selected for the Startle Reflex Residency with Tara Cheyenne Performance where they were mentored by Crystal Pite and Tiffany Tregarthen. When they aren’t performing, Joylyn leads community engaged theatre projects for seniors (Theatre Terrific and Arts & Health), teaches puppetry, physical theatre, and storytelling to school groups with Théâtre la Seizième and Evergreen Cultural Centre, and instructs yoga. They are a BFA Acting graduate from UBC and have studied clown with John Turner (Mump & Smoot), puppetry with Peter Balkwill (Old Trout) in Banff, mime with Dean Evans (Cirque du Soleil), Corporeal mime at Omnibus, and devised theatre at Dell’Arte International.