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KARYL LYNN BURNS

Prior to founding Rubicon, Karyl Lynn Burns was CEO of State of the Arts (SOA), an arts management and marketing firm in Santa Barbara . Karyl Lynn's arts clients included the Ventura Chamber Music Festival, New West Symphony, Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera, Ensemble Theatre Company, PCPA Theaterfest, Broadway Producer Normand Kurtz and Tony Award-winning playwright Dale Wasserman. An active arts advocate, Karyl Lynn was co-founder of ArtCom, an alliance of Tri-Counties arts organizations. She has served on the Downtown Cultural District Committee for the City of Ventura , and the Events & Festivals Committee and Arts Advisory Committees for the City of Santa Barbara . She also served as President of the Board of Access Theatre.

In the arena of event planning, Karyl Lynn produced  the 10^th Annual “Cool Comedy - Hot Cuisine,” which featured Robin Williams, Bob Costas, and Rodney Dangerfield. She managed and promoted a fundraising concert with singer Sheryl Crow as a charity benefit at the Santa Barbara County Bowl. For “Capps for Congress,” Karyl Lynn coordinated a 400-person luncheon with First Lady Hillary Clinton as keynote speaker. For The Dream Foundation, she produced a national PSA starring Jeff Bridges that aired on all domestic United Airlines flights.

Karyl Lynn recently received the Friend of Education Award from the California State Board of Education and the Ventura Unified School District for Rubicon Theatre Company’s early efforts related to education outreach. She also received the Friend of Tourism Award from the Ventura Visitors Bureau and the Chamber of Commerce.

Karyl Lynn is a professional actress and has played dozens of roles on stage. Her recent credits include Rose in Dancing at Lughnasa and Birdie in The Little Foxes for Rubicon Theatre Company (Backstage West Garland Award Honorable Mention, Robby Award Nomination), Irene in Crazy for You for Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera, Shirley Valentine for Rubicon (Rep Award), at Center Stage (Independent Theatre Critics Award), and in Solvang; Adelaide in Guys and Dolls for Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera (Drama-Logue Award/Independent Theatre Critics Award); and Catherine in The Heiress for Ensemble Theatre Company (Robby Award Nomination). On television she played Nellie on Against the Grain and was featured on Another World and Aaron's Way.

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