THE SANTALAND DIARIES CAST & CREATIVE TEAM
Company, Oregon Children’s Theatre,
Shaking The Tree Theatre, Portland
Shakespeare Project, The Playmakers,
and the Quick and Dirty Art Project.
Olivia is also a proud member of Actor’s
Equity Association.
OLIVIA TODD
Production Assistant
Olivia is thrilled to be joining Portland
Center Stage for the first time. She was
inspired by many of the shows she saw
here once upon a time in high school,
and can’t wait to be on the other side
of the curtain line. Previously she
could be found working at The Muny,
Oregon Cabaret Theatre and Oregon
Shakespeare Festival.
CHRIS COLEMAN
Artistic Director
Chris joined Portland Center Stage as
artistic director in May 2000. Before
coming to Portland, he was artistic
director at Actor’s Express in Atlanta,
a company he co-founded in the
basement of an old church in 1988.
Chris recently returned to Atlanta
to direct Phylicia Rashad and Kenny
Leon in Same Time Next Year. Favorite
PCS directing assignments include
Dreamgirls, Othello, Fiddler on the
Roof, Clybourne Park, Sweeney Todd,
Shakespeare’s Amazing Cymbeline
(which he also adapted), Anna
Karenina, Oklahoma!, Snow Falling on
Cedars, Ragtime, Crazy Enough, Beard of
Avon, Cabaret, King Lear, Cat on a Hot
Tin Roof, Man and Superman, Outrage,
Flesh and Blood and The Devils. Chris
has directed at theaters across the
country, including Actors Theatre of
Louisville, Oregon Shakespeare Festival,
ACT-Seattle, The Alliance, Dallas
Theater Center, Pittsburgh Public
Theater, New York Theatre Workshop
and Center Stage in Baltimore. A
native Atlantan, Chris holds a B.F.A.
from Baylor University and an M.F.A.
from Carnegie Mellon. He is currently
the board president for the Cultural
Advocacy Coalition. Chris’ favorite
things about Portland: Farmers markets,
Timbers games, Salt & Straw ice cream,
dog parks, food carts and cars that stop
for pedestrians.
FOR THIS PRODUCTION
Scenic Painter
Lauren Newey
Props Artisans
Teresa Pilar Huarte
Shawn Mallory
Light Board Operator
Em Douglas
Sound Engineer
and Programmer
Em Gustason
THE SANTALAND DIARIES SPONSOR STATEMENT
BLUEHOUR RESTAURANT
In September 2006, Bluehour hosted the Grand Opening Party for the Gerding Theater at the Armory with an
elaborate five-course dinner, seating for 580, and an army of white-gloved servers. And directly or indirectly, we
have provided sustenance for all the fantastic productions presented here ever since. Thank you for your support
of locally-owned businesses like Bluehour, and important publicly-funded cultural agencies like PCS.
-Bruce Carey, Owner of Bluehour, Saucebox, 23Hoyt and Clarklewis
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