Savanna Padilla (she/her/hers) is a native Californian from the great redwood forests of Humboldt County. She is the oldest of 5 children and being a big sister is by far her favorite role of all. She attended a BFA program for Acting at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon where she trained in and around the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. After working for a season at OSF, she attended UC San Diego for her MFA in Acting . In addition to acting, she has spent the last 10 years as a Teaching Artist for a variety of different organizations including UC San Diego as a Teaching Assistant of Public Speaking and Intro to Acting Courses. Currently, Savanna is portraying the role of Sonia in Aaron Posner’s LIFE SUCKS at Cygnet Theatre in San Diego. This Spring she will be teaching BFA acting courses at Southern Oregon University.