Regional: Quixote Nuevo (Seattle Rep, Portland Center Stage, South Coast Repertory, Denver Center for the Performing Arts); Under a Baseball Sky (The Old Globe); Mushroom (People’s Light); On the Wings of a Mariposa (First Stage); La Ruta (Steppenwolf); Yasmina’s Necklace, Sins of Sor Juana, Mariela in the Desert, Electricidad, Esperanza Rising (Goodman Theatre); Into the Beautiful North (16th Street Theater); Blind Mouth Singing, Another Part of the House (Teatro Vista). International: Cuarteto (Cuba); Pedro Páramo (Canada); Bernarda Alba (Peru, Argentina); many productions in México. lauracrotte.org

Theodore Detrano (he/him) is a seventh-grade student excited to be making his Seattle Rep debut! This is Theo’s second professional production, having previously appeared in The Nerd at Taproot Theatre Company. Theo has performed and taken classes at Seattle Children’s Theatre, Stone Soup Theatre, and Seattle’s Littlest Performers. Theo’s diverse interests include babysitting, role-playing games, baseball, and soccer. He has a brown belt from Emerald City Karate where he hopes to earn his black belt before graduating high school. Theo thanks his friends and family for all their support! 

Sunam Ellis is grateful to be back at Seattle Rep for this epic production! Graduating from University of Washington’s Professional Actor Training Program (PATP) in 2015, she has since worked on local productions with ACT, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Book-It Repertory Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare Company, Seattle Public Theater, Sound Theatre Company, ArtsWest, and The Seagull Project. Favorite local roles include Dorothy in Mrs. Caliban, Margery in Hand to God (Gregory Award recipient), and Bala in Sheathed (Gregory Award nominee). Joshua: tamr. Nolan, Jacob, and Moira: mama loves you!

Viviana Garza (she/they) is thrilled to be performing again at Seattle Rep, having played Antonia/Inez in Quixote Nuevo and Super Six in The Tempest during the 2023/24 Season, and is honored to help open the new season at Seattle Rep in this show. Past credits include Cost of Living (Sound Theatre Company); In the Time of the Butterflies (Book-It Repertory Theatre); Julius Caesar and Romeo and Juliet (Seattle Shakespeare Company); Sister Act (Taproot Theatre Company); and 9 to 5 (Showtunes Theatre Company).

Bradley Goodwill (he/him) is over the moon to make his Seattle Rep debut and to be working again with Dámaso Rodríguez. Local credits include Paradise Lost (Intiman Theatre), Colder Than Here (As If Theatre Company), Carmilla (The Shattered Glass Project), and The Tempest (Seattle Shakespeare Company). Regionally he has appeared at The Cleveland Play House, New Harmony Theatre, Porthouse Theatre, and Cape Cod’s Monomoy Theatre. On screen he can be seen in episodes of “Grimm,” “Z Nation,” and “The Librarians,” as well as the films The Architect, Warmuffin, and The Very Private Work of Sister K.

Tim Gouran (he/him) couldn’t be more excited to be back at Seattle Rep with such an amazing group of folks. He was last on stage at Seattle Rep in Sherlock Holmes and The American Problem. He is a Seattle-based actor and has performed with many Seattle theaters including Strawberry Theatre Workshop, Intiman Theatre, Seattle Children's Theatre, New City Theater, Washington Ensemble Theatre, Theatre22, and Azeotrope. He got his start with Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. He has appeared in several movies and T.V. episodes, as well as many voice overs for radio and video games.

Rachel Guyer-Mafune (she/her) is elated to be back at Seattle Rep after appearing in The Tempest last summer! She is a fourth-generation Seattleite and an ACT Core Company member. Past credits include The Bed Trick, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Henry IV, As You Like It, Hamlet, and The Winter’s Tale (Seattle Shakespeare Company); The Wolves, WAD (ACT Theatre); Howl’s Moving Castle (Book-It Repertory Theatre); The Last World Octopus Wrestling Champion, Snowed In (ArtsWest); Wonder Boy (The 5th Avenue Theatre); Hometown Boy (Seattle Public Theater); Feathers and Teeth (Washington Ensemble Theatre).

This is Aaron’s first professional performance. He has been passionate about acting since he was very young and appeared in many school plays. In his free time, he enjoys video games, basketball, and flag football. He currently lives in West Seattle with his parents and two older sisters.

Sara (she/her) is a two-time LA Drama Critics Circle Award winner and an LA Weekly Award nominee. A recent Seattle transplant, she is thrilled to make her Seattle Rep debut and return to The Skin of Our Teeth for a third time. Sara was a co-founder and co-artistic director of the acclaimed Furious Theatre in LA. She has worked at Artists Rep, Pasadena Playhouse, and A Noise Within, among others. She performed improv at Chicago’s iO Theatre and made appearances on NBC's “Grimm” and Netflix’s “Trinkets.” She is a member of Actors’ Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild. sarahennessy.com

Theater credits include Actors Theatre of Louisville with Dámaso Rodríguez (we, the invisibles), TheatreWorks Silicon Valley (Tiger Style, Language Archives, Calligraphy), Seattle Rep (Ballad of Yachiyo), New York Theatre Workshop (Endlings), Pan Asian Repertory Theatre (Brothers Paranormal), American Repertory Theater (Endlings), Page 73 (Today is My Birthday), Huntington Theatre Company (Tiger Style, Woman Warrior), South Coast Repertory, East West Players, The Public Theater, La Jolla Playhouse, Singapore Repertory Theatre, LA Women's Shakespeare Company. Upcoming film: Flowervale with Anne Hathaway.

Carlos has appeared in over 100 television shows including “Barry,” “The Shrink Next Door,” “The Good Doctor,” “Suits,” “Mighty Med,” “The Resident,” “The Goldbergs,” and “The Garcias.” Carlos was a child when his family fled Cuba. His visit to the island many years later inspired him to write a trilogy of plays, Becoming Cuban, Havana Bourgeois, and Exiles. His trilogy, along with his other plays Nowhere on The Border and Cuba Libre, have been produced in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Portland. He also wrote a novel, Eliza and the Alchemist, which is available on Amazon. Buy it. It’s good.

Ally (she/her) is delighted to be making her Seattle Rep debut! Ally is an actor, sound artist, writer, and educator. She is a co-collaborator of the online performance collective Hot Cousin, and an adjunct at Western Washington University. She holds a M.F.A. in Advance Theatre Practice from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and a B.F.A. in Acting from Stephens College. Credits include Women of Troy (Arcola Theatre), Iron (Edinburgh Fringe), Crooked (Kitchen Theater Company), Coriolanus (Shakespeare Dallas), Hotel Berry (Tantrum Theater). Love to Tommy, Dad, and Mom. ally-poole.com

Last seen at Seattle Rep as Tio in Fat Ham. Chip (they/them) is an ACT Core Company member, known along the West Coast as Isis in and out of the Drag Duo LüChi, and as one of the founding parents of the kiki ballroom house The Royal House of Noir. Beloved local credits include The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window (The Feast); Macbeth (Seattle Shakespeare Company); Corduroy (Seattle Children’s Theatre); The Picture of Dorian Gray (Book-It Repertory Theatre); A Christmas Carol and Alex and Aris (ACT). Thanks for supporting diverse theater, the world needs it now more than ever! VOTE! @chi.sherman

Arlando is so happy to return to Seattle Rep after understudying in Fat Ham earlier this year. Elsewhere locally, his work has been seen at ACT, Book-It Repertory Theatre, Seattle Opera, Seattle Public Theater, Seattle Shakespeare Company, Spectrum Dance Theater, Town Hall, and Village Theatre. Further afield, he has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the Kennedy Center, the Los Angeles Theatre Center, and The Public Theater in New York. arlandosmith.com

Mike is thrilled to return to Seattle Rep since appearing in The Tempest (2023). His previous credits include The Two Gentlemen of Verona, A Comedy of Errors (Seattle Shakespeare Company); Unrivaled, Hometown Boy, Christmastown (Seattle Public Theater); Mamma Mia!, Sense & Sensibility (u/s performed) (Village Theatre); A Christmas Carol (Milwaukee Repertory Theater); and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Crucible, Mamma Mia!, and Twelfth Night (Pacific Conservatory Theater). He would like to thank his family and friends for their support, and you for joining us tonight!

Dragonsong has been in Public Works' The Odyssey, As You Like It, The Winter's Tale, and A Festival of Personal Stories. She is a member of Path with Art Singers and Seattle Opera's Veterans Choir.

Public Works has given me the freedom to express myself through acting, dance and singing! I love it!

Shelley's credits include Emerald City (workshop) and The Tempest. She thanks the Public Works team for enriching many lives, including hers. Love to her friends, dad, and dogs.

Elsa Espino (she/her) is a theater and TV creative! See her in The Skin of Our Teeth at Seattle Rep. B.A. in Criminal Justice. From ads to TV, she’s done it all. @elsa.m.espino

Grateful for this unique chance to return to the stage, Rachel is sending love to Gary, Sam, and Henry. Thanks to her family for modeling a lifelong love of music, books, and learning!

I have appeared in The Odyssey, Winter's Tale. As You Like it, and The Tempest. My art can be found on Facebook: The Gun Show, Historic Erotica, and The Shtetl.

First Public Works role after many years absent from my favorite expressive art form, acting. Experience in theater, film, modeling, and commercials.

Jarawn (she/her) New to Seattle Rep and will be my stage debut. When I’m not in rehearsal, I enjoy shopping at the mall, listening to music, and going on long drives with my family.

Kai (he/him), having been born and raised here in the Seattle area, is ecstatic to be making his debut with Public Works.

Becky (she/her) is thrilled to be in this show! Other Public Works credits at Seattle Rep: The Tempest, The Winter's Tale, As You Like It. Big hugs to Devon, Dorothy, and Beatrice.

Seattle Rep credits include the enchanting As You Like It, the delightful Twelfth Night, the exciting workshop of The Emerald City, and the magical Tempest. Thanks, Public Works!

Mike loves his family, Seattle Rep, and being part of The Skin of Our Teeth, as well as Public Works’ As You Like It, Twelfth Night, The Winter’s Tale, and The Tempest. THANK YOU ALL!

Amy Youngblood cherishes every moment spent with As You Like It, Twelfth Night, A Winter's Tale, and The Tempest. Thank you, Seattle Rep, for nurturing such joy through the years.

Jen (she/her) is a local scientist with Seattle Rep Public Works credits including As You Like It, The Winter's Tale, and Twelfth Night. Much love to her kids, partner, and dog for support!

Khane is a nice person who you’ve probably seen around, like at the bar or past Public Works shows. He’s happy to be a part of this wacky show.

Sarah (she/her) Public Works credits include The Emerald City workshop and The Tempest. Her new book: Warrior Nurse, Healer: PTSD and Healing will be released March 6, 2025.

Alicia (ze/hir) is new to Seattle Rep and this is hir stage debut! When not in rehearsal ze enjoys walking, helping folx find their purpose, and basking in Seattle’s liquid sunshine.

Jenjen she/her loves Folklife, soft rock, writing, and her cat Cordelia! Her credits at Seattle Rep include The Odyssey, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, The Winter's Tale, and Tempest. Thanks to Mia and my friends.

Previous credits include Flying Blind! with Anything is Possible Theatre, Ghosts of Living Flesh with Sound Theatre Company, and The Tempest with Willy's Dead Productions.

Angel is new to Seattle Rep and this is her stage debut. She just immigrated to U.S. this year. When not in rehearsal, she enjoys traveling, chorus singing, and yoga.

Public Works credits: The Odyssey, Twelfth Night, The Winter’s Tale, The Tempest. Thanks to Seattle Rep for making dreams come true and to MJ for inspiring dreams in the first place.

Jennyfer recently received her M.F.A at New York University in Theatre Education. Thanks to everyone especially Public Works and Path with Art for helping her to develop as an artist.

An octogenarian who always wanted to be an actor, dancer, singer and was in Public Works' The Tempest—can now cross it off my bucket list!

Patrick is blessed and honored to be making his Public Work debut!! Seattle Born and Raised, he would like to thank the Seattle Rep and his beautiful family for their love and support.

Glenda West is delighted to return for her ninth production at Seattle Rep. She is a founding member of the Seattle Rep Public Works company.

Ann Marie (she/her) performed in Public Works' The Tempest and The Winter’s Tale. She's deeply grateful to Seattle Rep and Public Works staff and community, past and present.

Cecelia’s (she/her) Public Works credits include As You Like It, Twelfth Night, The Winter’s Tale, and The Tempest. Much love and thanks to her family and friends!

Donna's first role in The Skin of Our Teeth was 61 years ago, as Gladys. Other credits: The Tempest, Taming of the Shrew as Kate, Journey to a Small Planet, Cheaper by the Dozen.

Marcus (he/him) is a Seattle-based writer and performer. His plays include GUNKED!, DEERS, Natural, Peggy: The Plumber Who Saved the Galaxy, Space Race 5000, and the upcoming Gold.

(she/they) Locally based actor/writer. Select credits: The Bonesetter's Daughter (Book-It Repertory Theatre), 2023 Festival of New Musicals (Village Theatre). cocojustino.com

Sarah Maker (she/her) grew up in the Utah Shakespearean Festival, and after some time away from theater, found a new home in Public Works.

Rainy (they/them)’s Public Works credits include As You Like It, Twelfth Night, The Winter’s Tale, the workshop of The Emerald City and The Tempest. They love drawing and rowing.

Calvin Mottaghinejad (ze/zer) has performed in ever Public Works stage production since the beginning, including the part of Mamillius in The Winter's Tale.

Leila Mottaghinejad (she/they) has performed in every Public Works stage production since the beginning, including the part of Time in The Winter's Tale.

Has been in The Odyssey, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, The Winter's Tale, and The Tempest with Public Works.

Has taken Acting 1 & 2 classes with Public Works. Josie is a soloist singer for Pike Senior and Path with Art Singers

Dolores has performed in all Public Works productions since 2017. Actor in 17-Minute Stories at Macha Theater (2022). Education: B.S., M.A., M.A. Thank you to family and friends!