THE PLAYERS
MUSICIANS & ASL INTERPRETERS
|
Bruce Daugherty
Seattle Brass Ensemble, Trumpet |
|
Karl Ronning
Seattle Brass Ensemble, Trumpet |
|
Laurie Heidt
Seattle Brass Ensemble, French Horn |
|
Ryan Wagner
Seattle Brass Ensemble, Trombone |
|
Edgar Phillips
Seattle Brass Ensemble, Tuba |
|
Nyah Hart
Featured Tap Dancer |
|
Denali Williams
Timpani |
|
Rhonda Cochran
Director of ASL / ASL Coach |
|
Malcolm Reed
ASL Interpreter |
|
Mandie Frye
ASL Interpreter |
PRODUCTION TEAM
|
Michelle Matlock
Stage Director & Playwright Michelle Nicole Matlock has worked as Assistant Stage Director with the Puget Sound Revels since 2019. This is her first time as Stage Director and she is thrilled. Thank you to the Puget Sound Revels and everyone involved for this amazing journey. Michelle is a seasoned performing artist, director, teacher, and creative coach based in Tacoma, WA. With over 25 years of experience in entertainment, she made history as the first African American to create a main character/clown for Cirque du Soleil’s big top show, OVO, touring the world for nearly a decade. In 2023, Michelle was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts grant to revive her critically acclaimed solo show, The Mammy Project. This powerful piece has been performed globally, with showcases at Kansas City Fringe Presents, UCLA, SFSU, Touchstone Theater, PS 122 in NYC, and the Hemispheric Institute in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Michelle is also an Adjunct faculty member at Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theater in Northern California. Next up, her solo show The Mammy Project at Seattle’s Intiman Theater in April of 2025 and directing Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf, at Lakewood Playhouse in May of 2025. |
|
Megan Oberfield
Music Director |
|
Julia Collier
Stage Manager |
|
Eleanor Veek
Assistant Stage Manager |
|
McKay Loan
Backstage Runner, Props |
|
Naarah McDonald
Costume Designer |
|
Draedin Vaughan
Costume Assistant, Stitcher |
|
Ruth Nelson
Stitcher, Dresser |
|
Erin Sever-Fudge
Stitcher |
|
Jaydda Williams
Stitcher |
Mikyala Heinick
Dresser
Dresser
Barbara Toews
Stitcher
Stitcher
|
Martin Christoffel
Set Designer This is Martin’s 28th season designing the set for Puget Sound Revels. He has worked regionally with ACT, 5th Avenue Theater, Village, and other theater companies. He also designs exhibits and industrials such as the Indie Game Revolution exhibit at MoPOP, and A Better Way to Go, currently on display at the Gates Foundation Discovery Center. Industrials include shows for Microsoft, Boeing, Starbucks, Amazon, PayPal, Citrix, GitHub, Samsung. Welcome Yule! |
|
Jon Schroeder
Technical Director & Builder |
|
Mark Thomason
Lighting Designer Mark is delighted to return for his eighth time lighting Revels with the amazing creative team here in Tacoma. Mark has been working professionally as a lighting designer for over 25 years and has been a production manager, technical director, and consultant for much of that time, as well as teaching technical theatre and design at Tacoma’s School of the Arts for the past ten years. In addition to the past eight Revels shows, Mark has lit over 100 shows in the area for various organizations including Harlequin Productions, Tacoma Arts Live, Tacoma Opera, UPS Opera, UPS Theatre, Taproot, Seattle Musical Theatre, Dukesbay, Tacoma Little Theatre, Lakewood Playhouse, Kitsap Opera, and more. Recent designs include The Curious Savage with Fife High School, Sweeney Todd at the Washington Center PAC, and Fairview with Empathos Theatre company. Upcoming: Bloomsday at Dukesbay Theatre, The Magic Flute at Schneebeck Concert Hall, and Murder on the Orient Express at the State Theatre.www.thomasonproductions.com for more. Love to Gail and Gabe! |
Peter Hodum
Kid Wrangler
Kid Wrangler
Gail Thomason
Props Master & Designer
Props Master & Designer
Amy Wigstrom
Executive Director
Executive Director
Nika Neshyba-Nara
Admin Assistant
Admin Assistant
Mary Liz Chaffee
Office Volunteer
Office Volunteer
