Cathleen Riddley, Actor  (Colleen)

Cathleen just concluded an extremely successful run in Tree at San Francisco Playhouse.  She was previously seen there as Aldonza in Man of La Mancha.  Favorite roles include Nurse in Medea at African American Shakespeare Company, Pirate King in Pirates of Penzance at Berkeley Playhouse, Calpurnia in To Kill A Mockingbird at TheatreWorks, and The River Bride at Alter Theater.  She has been seen in many Bay Area theaters including Marin Theatre Company, Central Works, ACT, Lorraine Hansberry Theater and Magic Theatre. Cathleen is a proud member of AEA and TBA, an Associate Artist at Alter Theater, and is a PlayGround company member. Cathleen has been nominated for several BATCC Awards as well as a TBA award. She is an alumna of The Juilliard School Drama Division, a certified ASL Interpreter and has an MA from UPenn. A current project close to her heart is working with incarcerated men in San Quentin in their violence prevention program called No More Tears/Healing Circle.