Disabled Artists Aotearoa
Name: Caryl Loria Illana
Pronouns: She/her
Ethnicity: Filipino - Tagalog, Ilocano, Visayan
Art practice: Musical theatre performer, actor, singer, writer, director
Caryl Loria Illana (she/her) is a Filipina theatre practitioner from Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington. Her previous musical theatre roles include Harper and ensemble in Solarise (Wellington Footlights Society), Ariel’s big sister Atina in Disney's The Little Mermaid (Coasters Musical Theatre), Snarl in DinoRock: The Musical at the TSB Bank Festival of Lights in New Plymouth and in Wellington (Kapitall Kids’ Theatre), and waitress/understudy Jill in Alpha Male the Musical at Walt Disney World (S.T.A.G.E.). In between show rehearsals, she sings covers at fan conventions across the motu and Wellington community events and occasionally dabbles in writing and directing.
Caryl holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, Film, and Second Language Education from Victoria University of Wellington and has attended Christchurch International Musical Theatre Summer School and New Zealand Singing School. She is represented by Heroes & Villains NZ and a member of Equity New Zealand and E tū Musicians' Union.
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