Joylyn Secunda is an actor, dancer, singer, and puppeteer living on the stolen land of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, colonially known as Vancouver. They have performed their solo physical comedy, The Moaning Yoni, 50 times in cities across Canada. They recently starred as Scrooge in A Wonderheads Christmas Carol (The Wonderheads), as Zephyr in Crisis on Planet Z (Monster Theatre), as the Prince in 1002 Nights (Story Theatre), as Seek in Pop Pop (Presentation House) and also performed as a puppeteer in The Breathing Hole (National Arts Centre), 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 University of British-Columbia and have studied clown at the Manitoulin Conservatory for Creation and Performance and puppetry at the Banff Centre for the Arts.