CAST & CREATIVE TEAM
yell at people; and organizing Feminist
Club, where she is also able to yell at
people. She would like to thank her
buddies and family for their support
and occasional obligatory laughter.
and leads the all-male a cappella
group, Be Natural. He plans to pursue
musical theater in college. Shout out
to Miranda Sings, potatoes, ramen,
Tarzan, and his wonderful friends and
family for their support!
ALLISON MERKEL
Allison is a junior at
ACMA who is not
related to Angela
Merkel, the chancellor
of Germany. Allison
specializes in mom
dancing and mom music. A member of
Young Professionals, this is her second
year in Impulse! Favorite roles include
Master Jaques in The Miser and Estella
in Great Expectations. Thanks to Jake
and Dani for all the opportunities!
BLAKE PEEBLES
Blake is a senior at Lake
Oswego High School.
This is his 4th year as a
YP and his 3rd year doing
Impulse! Blake loves
thinking on his feet
and is super excited to be back doing
improv. You may have seen him last
season at OCT as Mortimer in Zombie
in Love. He is back in the world of
the living and would like to thank
OCT for such a great experience the
past four years!
ISAIAH ROSALES
Isaiah is a senior at
Aloha High School.
He is an OCT Young
Professional as well as
a second-year Staged!
Conservatory student.
He was last seen as Frankie Epps in
Parade (Staged!). Isaiah is active in his
school’s theater and choir programs
SIMON SCHILLER
Simon is a third year
veteran of Impulse!, an
OCT Young Professional,
and a senior at Catlin
Gabel School. He has
travelled across the
country to study improv and is thrilled
to perform with Impulse! one last time.
He would like to thank Debby Dodds,
his mentor and the one who first
introduced him to theater.
JAKE MICHELS
(Director)
Jake, a former YP and OCT’s Education
Associate, started his improv training
at the OCT Acting Academy when was
13 years old. Since then, he’s taught
improv classes for kids and adults,
produced and directed multiple
Portland shows, and is currently a
company member at Curious Comedy
Theater. He performs in Whiskey
Tango (LA Improv Festival, Vancouver
International Improv Festival, Del
Close Marathon, Sketchfest), produces
Fit To Print and can be seen on various
stages around town. This is his 6th year
directing Impulse!, and he’s thankful
for such a wonderful team of inspiring
Young Professionals!
HEIDI OSAKI
(Production Assistant)
Heidi, a 9th grader at Grant High
School, is so stoked to be joining the
Impulse! scene. She was last seen
in The Lottery as part of the Grant
High School One Acts. As a second
year Young Professional, she would
like to thank Dani, Jake, and Stan for
their amazing guidance and support.
Apart from acting, Heidi also is an
avid traveler and her hobbies include
photography, playing the piano, baking,
and petting cats.
DANI BALDWIN
(OCT Education Director/
Production Team)
Dani is the Education Director at
OCT where she runs the Young
Professionals Company. She frequently
acts, directs, and designs for OCT.
Most recently Dani appeared in Fancy
Nancy, and directed A Year With Frog
and Toad (seven Drammy Awards).
Outside of OCT, she has performed
with Sojourn Theatre, Chianti Club
Presents, Tapestry Theater, and
Miracle; plus she’s a regular actor
with Kaiser Permanente.
DON CROSSLEY
(OCT Production Associate/
Production Team)
Don has been working in theater in
Portland for 20 years and is excited to
be part of the OCT Production Team
for the 2014-15 season. Previously
for OCT, Don has worked as the
Lighting Designer for such notable
productions as The Storm in the Barn,
Alice & Wonderland, and Einstein is
a Dummy, as well as serving as the
Production Electrician for several other
wonderful OCT productions. Don is
also the Production Manager for Third
Rail Repertory Theatre where he has
been a company member since 2008
and was the Master Electrician for
Portland Center Stage from 1996-2007.
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