Bios
Anon It Moves
The Fifth
War is Coming
The Backdoor Theater
Aug 2 – 25
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Ensemble
KYLE ACHESON
Kyle Acheson is honored to be a part of Anon It Moves’ premiere production of Henry V. Kyle is an actor and musician based in Portland, and his recent credits include Tomorrow!, Troll 2: The Musical, and Fall of the Band (Action/Adventure Theatre). He sends his love, thus with imagined wing, to his family in Ohio. Proud graduate of the Webster U. Conservatory for Theatre Arts.
KIRA ATWOOD-YOUNGSTROM*
Kira Atwood-Youngstrom is a Portland native, participating in all aspects of theatre production since she was a wee bairn. She graduated from the University of Vermont with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and she has a Certificate in Baking & Pastry from The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone. Locally she has worked as a stage and house manager for Post5 Theatre, Action Adventure Theatre, Phame Academy and HumansBeingCurious. She made her Portland stage debut in the 2013 Fertile Ground Festival. This summer, in addition to working with Anon, you will find her working for Original Practice Shakespeare and Post5’s late night crew, Spectravagasm.
CAITLIN FISHER-DRAEGER*
Caitlin is a director who acts and a producer who dances. She believes that good theatre is deeply moving, entertaining and educational, and that the best theatre is all three. She was most recently seen as Katherine in Night Breezes and the Ballerina, by Heath Houghton, and Post5’s Death/Sex: Portland.Caitlin is a Portland native and a graduate of Lewis and Clark College, from which she holds a BA in Theatre Performance. She is the Co-founder of Anon it Moves.
LIZ GHIZ
Liz Ghiz hails from Hood River, Oregon. In 2005, Liz graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and is deeply pleased to say that yes, you can make a living as an artist. Portland has become Liz’s home and she is thankful for all the new friends she is meeting through her crazy theatrical endeavors. “If music be the food of love, play on.”
JADE HOBBS*
Jade is an actor, mover, deviser and lover. After completing her BFA in Theatre Performance from The University of Memphis, she moved to Portland in 2010. Jade’s desire is to create new work that focuses the theatrical lense on social change, devised movement, and new storytelling techniques. She believes that greatness cannot be achieved alone, and is delighted to be collaborating with such diverse and talented artists.
JAI LAVETTE
Jai Lavette attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City and went on to complete the MFA/AEA program at Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre in northern California before moving to Portland. She has worked with Imago, Oregon Children’s Theatre, and recently appeared in Action/Adventure’s Disassembly. She is delighted to be part of The Fifth which will fulfill a long awaited dream of performing a Shakespearean play.
GLENN McCUMBER
Glenn McCumber received his BFA from Southern Oregon University in 2003, and has lived in Portland for the last five years. Co-founding Lunacy Stageworks in 2008, he was involved in Lunacy’s initial five productions, includingJack and Jill and Love Song. Since then he has performed with Northwest Classical, CoHo (reading for their New x NW play competition) and Post 5 (in the first Spectravagasm and Arabia
JAMES PECK
James Peck was trained at London’s Central School of Speech and Drama and followed a 16-year career in film, stage and television. He then came to America in 2002 to train at Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre. In the sweet rainy location of Blue Lake California, he graduated with an MFA in Ensemble based Physical Theatre in 2005. He was then invited to become full-time faculty at the school where for five years he taught ‘The Vocal Body’ and ‘Games Dynamics’. In Portland, he has performed or directed with Portland Actors Ensemble, Post5 Theatre, OPS Fest, Miracle Theatre, Living Stages, and Tightrope Theatre. He coaches actors in an artful blend of ensemble play, classical theater and physical theater training.
SARAH PETERS*
Sarah Peters is an, actor, singer, violinist and teacher. In Portland she has performed with Post5 Theatre, HumansBeingCurious, OPS Fest, Miracle Theatre, Living Stages, and Tightrope Theatre. Sarah sings and writes music with Portland band Airport. Other favorite experiences include traveling with Bond Street Theater (New York) to India, traveling across the US with the One Second Film Road-to-Oprah tour, and performing in The Buddha Prince in Los Angeles, an outdoor play that used music and masks to tell the story of the life of the Dalai Lama. Sarah is a graduate of the MFA program at Dell’Arte International in northern California, and holds a BFA in acting from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
SAMSON SYHARATH
Originally from Arkansas, Samson now resides in Portland, Oregon. He has his BFA in Theatre from the University of Arkansas Fort Smith and recently completed the two-year training program at Portland Actors Conservatory. Some of his recent productions include Beaux Arts Club with Imago theatre, subUrbia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, A Bright Room Called Day with Portland Actors Conservatory, and Hamlet with PAE. He is extremely excited to be working with this inspirational company.
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Production
ERICA TERPENING ROMEO*……………………..Director/Costume Designer
JACK WELLS…………………………………………Stage Manager
VIRGINIA LOOMIS*………………………………….Scenic Designer/Technical Director
MATTHEW ROBINS………………………………….Lighting Designer
SARAH PETERS*/KYLE ACHESON………………Original Music
NICHOLAS ERICKSON…………………………….,Sound Design
*Company Member
