Online Program for The Moors at Taborspace
“We looked at multiple venues for The Moors and Copeland Commons stood out as the most inspiring choice for the setting of Silverman’s twisted Victorian Era story. The look, feel and nurtured sense of community at Taborspace creates the perfect alchemy for our first production as a new company. We strive to enliven found spaces in Portland and we’re thrilled to begin our adventures in SE.”
Lorraine Bahr
Marjory/Mallory
Lorraine [she/her] is an awarded Actress, Director, Writer and Teacher, has performed on Portland stages since 1992, including Shaking the Tree, Sowelu Theatre, CoHo, Artists Repertory, Portland Playhouse, Third Rail Rep and NW Classical. Her recent stage performances include: Escaped Alone;The Crackwalker; Playhouse Creatures; Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson; Angels in America; and Good People. Film & T.V. performances include: Wild; Dizzy Pursuit; Bad Samaritan; Anse & Bhule; The Slows; Grimm; and The Librarians. Lorraine is co-founder of Sowelu Theatre, she teaches Acting at Portland State University and Acting/Movement at Young Musicians & Artists.
Paul Glazier
Mastiff
Paul [he/him] is a lifelong creative currently living in Portland. He is a comedy writer and actor as well as a professional advertising copywriter. A committed jokes guy, he is a regular at The Siren Theater where he's been in Roadhouse - The Play!, The Lost Boys - Live!, and A Nightmare On Elm Street: The Play! among others. Paul is a cast member of The Lone Wolves sketch group, SEDAN Luxury Sketch Comedy and can be seen in films and on TV. He and his kids live in NE. Thanks to Brandon for casting him in this inaugural production.
Kelly Godell*
A Moor Hen
Kelly [she/her] was most recently seen in The Bakkhai at Shaking-the-Tree Theater. Other favorite credits include Bedlam’s Sense and Sensibility Portland Center Stage, Small Mouth Sounds Artists Repertory, Radiant Vermin Coho Productions, The Secretaries Profile Theater, Noises Off Third Rail Rep and Miss Julie Shaking the Tree. Television credits include NBC’s Grimm, TNT’s Leverage and the CryptTV’s The Birch. Kelly also has a feature film, Escaping Freedom, debuting later this year. *Denotes member of AEA
Dana Millican*
Agatha
Dana [she/her] credits include: Portland Center Stage (A Streetcar Named Desire), Artists Repertory (world premieres of Ithaka, The Lost Boy); CoHo (Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train, ‘night, Mother); Corrib (The Hen Night Epiphany); NW Classical (Twelfth Night, Othello, and King John); Portland Shakespeare Project (The Turn of the Screw, King Lear, As You Like It); Profile (Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Fifth of July); and Shaking the Tree (Suddenly, Last Summer). New York: Sympathetic Magic (Off-Broadway). TV: Shrill, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, Trinkets, American Vandal, Here and Now, Grimm, Portlandia, and Leverage. Film: Pig, Lorelei, Leave No Trace, Here Awhile, Bad Samaritan, Lean on Pete, I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore. Web series: The Benefits of Gusbandry, One Bird at a Time. BA in Theatre from Arizona State University. *Denotes member of AEA
Sasha Neufeld
Emilie
Sasha [she/her] is humbled to participate in the The Theatre Co's inaugural production. Recent credits include: Corrib Theatre's Eclipsed, Documentary Now and Latino Network’s “Voz Alta”. Sasha is from Miami, Florida. She holds a BA in Theatre from Indiana University. She has worked with Borscht Corp. and is the recipient of a 2011 NFAA YoungArts Theatre Award. Her thanks to Brandon, Jen and to you for reading. More at: www.sashabelleneufeld.com
Jen Rowe*
Huldey
Jen [she/her] acting work includes performances at Portland Center Stage, Artists Rep, Profile Theatre, Portland Playhouse, Third Rail, CoHo, Milagro, Oregon Children's Theater and BoomArts. Jen is a freelance director and recently worked at Western Oregon University and Denver Center Theater. She is Founder/Artistic Director of Quick + Dirty Productions through which she produced/directed in both Portland and Chicago. She has written/performed in sketch shows, a band, NBC's Grimm, TNT's The Librarians and short films. CoArtistic Director or The Theatre Company. BA in Theatre from Portland State University.
*Denotes member of AEA
www.hellojenrowe.com
Brandon Woolley
Director
Brandon [he/him] is a director, producer, and collaborator in Portland, Oregon. Directing credits include: A Christmas Memory paired with Winter Song (co-creator), Mary's Wedding, Sex with Strangers, and JAW Promising Playwright Events (Portland Center Stage at the Armory); Luna Gale, International Falls and The Few (CoHo Theater); The God Game (Self-produced); The End of Sex (Theatre Vertigo); Dial M for Murder (BagnBaggage Productions). Brandon has worked on multiple shows at PCS as an assistant director (Astoria: Part One and Two, Lizzie, The Whipping Man, Red, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and A Christmas Story). He has also collaborated with The Oregon Symphony and Michael Curry on Persephone, Third Rail Rep, Broadway Rose, and Live on Stage. Brandon worked from 2010 to 2018 at Portland Center Stage in various capacities; most notably as Associate Producer and JAW Co-Producer. From 2018 to 2019 Brandon worked with Michael Curry Design as Head of Theatrical Projects. He is a proud SDC member and is currently freelancing as a director and producer.
Merideth Kaye Clark
Music Director
Merideth [she/her] has played definitive leading theatrical roles nationwide. She is a writer, multi-instrumentalist and concert artist and has co-created created the acclaimed concerts Winter Song (Portland Center Stage, with Brandon Woolley), Joni Mitchell’s BLUE, and Happy Days are Here Again! that are now touring internationally. Portland area theatre credits include: Cathy, The Last Five Years (Portland Center Stage); Tzeitl, Fiddler on the Roof (Portland Center Stage); Clara, Light in the Piazza (Portland Playhouse); Lilli/Kathryn, Kiss Me Kate (Clackamas Rep). TV credits include Portlandia and Emmy-nominated Documentary Now! Original Cast Album: Co-op
Nicole Gladwin*
Stage Manager
Nicole [she/her] has been stage managing for companies all over Portland for nearly 20 years. She has worked for Profile Theatre, CoHo Productions, The Christmas Revels, Miracle Theater Group, 2Boards Productions, Many Hats Collaboration, defunkt theatre, Sand and Glass Productions, Oregon Repertory Theatre, Theatre Vertigo, Action/Adventure Theatre, Shaking the Tree, Playwrights West, Chapel Theatre, and spent four seasons as Stage Manager in Residence with Stark Raving Theatre. Nicole is the proud three-time recipient of Portland's Spotlight Award for Stage Management. She is thrilled to help launch The Theatre Company with their inaugural production, working alongside this wonderful team. *Denotes member of AEA
Breydon Little
Prodution Manager
Breydon [he/him] is excited to be working for The Theatre Co. in their premiere season. He has production credits at Portland Playhouse, Profile theatre, Oregon Children’s Theatre, Theatre Vertigo, Defunkt Theatre, and other independent projects. He works at Katya Presents as a collaborator in queer nightlife production in addition to performing as the drag queen Silhouette.
Adam Smith
Sound Design
Adam [he/him] is a Sound Designer from New York excited to be on the creative team for Theater Co and to mark their first design in Portland. Recent credits include: Troilus & Cressida (Hip to Hip) The Tempest (R.Evolucion Latina) Assistants: The Musical (Strong Coffee Productions), Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally (Working Barn Productions). Associate Sound Design credits include: A Doll’s House & A Doll’s House PT.2 (DCPA) Farview (TFANA) Slave Play (New York Theater Workshop) Rags Parkland Sings Songs Of The Future (Ars Nova)
Lara A. Klingeman
Set/Prop/Tech Director
Lara / Murder Dog Productions, comes to us with over 35 years of theatre,dance,music. Having worked, as a set and lighting designer, Sound designer, stage manager, theater educator, photographer, sculptor Working with companies such as Sojorn Theatre, Bump in the Road Theatre, Miricale Theatre, Sylvias Dinner Theatre( (a ten year residence), Passin Art, Coho Theatre, the Portland dance community and Many others. She currently the TD at the ECHO Theatre Company. Theatre tells a story and she is most interested in how theatre can shape the way we look at the world but also how we can affect change through the perspective we share. She received a 2003 Drammy for lighting design and has also done work in Washington, Ohio, Maryland and New York and a member of the Portland Belly Dance Guild.
Beth Thompson
Production Manager
Beth [she/her] is an actor, deviser, teacher and producer. She has worked locally as a performer with Shaking the Tree Theatre, Many Hats Productions, CoHo Theatre, Portland Center Stage, and Theatre Vertigo. She has had the pleasure of facilitating productions for Many Hats Theatre, CoHo co-producers, Theatre Vertigo and her own producing entity, Dancing Brain Productions. She’s happy to have the opportunity to support these artists as they create The Theatre Company's first production!
Kelly Terry
Light Design
Kelly [she/her] has over ten years in the industry and lighting for productions from ballet to play, haunted house to wedding, and everything in between; Kelly still feels so, so grateful to be able to make meaningful art with amazing artists everyday. Her most recent designs include Enso Theatre’s Much Ado About Nothing, Jesus Hopped the A-Train, a co-production of CoHo Productions and Beirut Wedding World Theatre Project, and James X with Corrib Theatre. She would like to thank Greenlight Creative for their support and generosity, and her partner Scott for being the world’s most patient assistant lighting designer.
Alex Meyer
Production Assistant
Alex is happy to join The Theatre Company as they begin their journey! He has most recently worked as a production assistant with Profile Theatre and Portland Playhouse. Alex is otherwise a freelance scenic designer in the Portland area, with recent design credits at CoHo Productions, Enlightened Theatrics, Portland Playhouse, and Experience Theatre Project. Most recently, he has worked as a guest artist at Stephens College (MO). He is an alum of the Portland Playhouse Apprenticeship Program, and holds a B.A. in art and theatre from Augustana University (SD). More at www.designbyalexmeyer.com
Kristen Mun
Violence Design
Kristen [she/her] was born and raised on the island of Oahu and has worked as a fight choreographer for theatre companies, high schools, and universities in the Portland area for the past seven years and has trained in theatrical combat for almost 15 years. She has been recognized for her fight choreography 4 times by the Portland Drammy's. Outside of Portland she has worked at Utah Shakespeare Festival, Idaho Repertory Theatre, and was the assistant fight choreographer at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for 2 seasons (09-10). She owes her skills and training to Dueling Arts International, Jon Toppo, and Chris Duval.
Laura Shirk Charles
Costume Design
Laura [she/her] is very happy to be part of this project. She spent many years working as a Draper at Tricorne Costumes in New York, building clothes for Broadway, dance, and film. She now runs the fabric department at Michael Curry Design.
Sponsors:
Ellyn Bye/
Dream Envision Foundation
Ronni Lacroute
Harold Goldstein
Carol Streeter
Special Thanks
The contributions from those below helped make this show possible:
Jason Rouse, Jessica Carr, Lakewood Theater Company, Gretchen Corbett, Nathan Coltrain, Brian Muzola, Jim Brunberg, Polaris Hall, Casey Nolan, R\West, Portland Center Stage, Maureen Porter, Third Rail, Mt. Tabor Neighborhood Association, Barbra Morley, PETE, Beth Thompson, The People’s Yoga, George Thorn, RACC, Laura’s Sister, Sean Powell, Val Landrum, Brandy Velasquez, Caleb Bourgeois, Alyssa Tamayo, Dana Green, Elizabeth Young
During the day, Copeland Commons functions as additional seating for the coffee shop located just behind the double wooden doors. We highly encourage you to come back for a coffee or tea and relax in this warm, historic and inviting space. Thank you to TaborSpace for partnering with us by housing our inaugural production.