Artslandia at the Performance: Portland Playhouse Nov/Dec 2014 | Page 53

- tHe Cast darius PierCe | CrumPet doNNa sellmaN-PilorGet | luCy Darius is thrilled to be spending his seventh holiday season with Portland Center Stage after two years each of The Santaland Diaries, A Christmas Story and A Christmas Carol. He’s also a co-founder of the Anonymous Theatre Company, which produces an “anonymous theatre” show with Theatre Vertigo. His TV credits include Leverage, Portlandia and Grimm, where he played a wildly different Christmas character: Krampus, a child-kidnapping demon of Austrian folklore. Donna grew up an oddball in a family of five kids in West Linn, Oregon, where she fell in love with theare in high school. She has since performed in Davis, California and the Portland area, working primarily with New Century Players and Stumptown Stages. Improv comedy is Donna’s true calling, but she enjoys the wonder of musical theatre most. Donna also enjoys riding her kick-ass hotrod lady bike, Betty. The Santaland Diaries Nov. 23-Dec. 28, 2014 at Portland Center Stage aNsa deGuCHi | tHe suGar Plum Fairy A native of Japan, Ansa studied at Chika Goto Step Works Ballet from 1989 to 2002 and with Damara Bennett at City Ballet School in San Francisco. With Oregon Ballet Theatre since 2003, she was promoted to soloist in ‘07. Her leading roles include the Sugar Plum Fairy in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, Princess Florine in Christopher Stowell’s The Sleeping Beauty, and Juliet in James Canfield’s Romeo & Juliet. George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker Dec. 13-Dec. 27, 2014 at the Oregon Ballet Theatre Gary stroNG | Kris KriNGle Gary is one of the inaugural resident actors at Bag&Baggage and has been in over seven shows with them since 2009, including Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor and Winston Whiteside in It’s a (Somewhat) Wonderful Life. He’s also one of the core members of Original Practice Shakespeare, performing Shakespeare outdoors around Portland. You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown Nov. 6-Dec.7, 2014 at Stumptown Stages roGer welCH | CHarlie browN Roger is pleased to be returning to Stumptown Stages, where he serves as the resident director. At Stumptown, he’s directed Ain’t Misbehavin’, Once On This Island, 9-5 and 110 in the Shade. His other roles around the country include: The Wizard of OZ (The Cowardly Lion), Tuesday’s with Morrie (Mitch), Les Miserables (Thenardier), Into the Woods (Baker), and Cats (Gus). He also served as the producing artistic director for the award-winning Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre for 20 years directing, choreographing and producing over 100 Broadway Musicals. He is a proud member of The Screen Actors Guild/AFTRA and Actors Equity Association. You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown Nov. 6-Dec.7, 2014 at Stumptown Stages Miracle on 43rd Street: A 1940s Holiday Radio Massacre Nov. 28-Dec. 23, 2014 at Bag&Baggage drew HarPer | sCrooGe Drew is honored to return to his role as Scrooge in Cristi Miles’ Drammy Award-winning production of one of the greatest stories ever told, here at his beloved Portland Playhouse. “This is for Mom, who taught me to love this magical tale every perfect family Christmas, and for Dad, who always taught us the beauty of redemption by grace.” A Christmas Carol Dec. 4-Dec. 28, 2014 at Portland Playhouse JoHN saN NiColas | GeorGe bailey John is proud to be returning to Portland Center Stage in Twist Your Dickens’ second run and had previously performed at Portland Center Stage in Shakespeare’s Amazing Cymbeline. Other recent credits include Exiles and The Motherf**ker with the Hat at Artists Repertory Theatre, Three Sisters with Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble, Invasion! with Badass Theatre Company. John is a proud member of Actors Equity Association whose TV credits include Leverage and Portlandia. Twist Your Dickens Nov. 22-Dec. 24, 2014 at Portland Center Stage 45