{Rose Riordan}
Department: Artistic
Position: Associate Artistic Director
Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown? tinfoil on bedroom windows to keep out the sun at midnite.
When you were young what did you want to be when you grew up? a single stewardess with man troubles.
Favorite part of your job: almost everything - except for […]
Employee Profile: Rose Riordan
Employee Profile: Robert Welsh
{Robert Welsh}
Department: Production
Position: Technical director
Hometown: Elementary school, Auburn, CA; Junior High, Altus, OK; High School, Boulder City, NV.
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown? Playing in the woods and in the creek behind our house in Auburn.
When you were young what did you want to be when you grew up? A doctor
Favorite part […]
Employee Profile: Chris Coleman
{Chris Coleman}
Position: Artistic Director
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown? Spring. When it explodes (usually mid-march), the city is awash in pollen – but also an explosion of flowers and blooms. Wild parties: definitely a party town.
When you were young what did you want to be when you grew up? A […]
Employee Profile: Patty Hunter
{Patty Hunter}
Department: Facilities
Position: House Managing
Hometown: (Birthplace – Ft. Hood, Texas, but moved at two to Puerto Rico, then on to Georgia, Alabama, Colorado, New Mexico and Oregon) and 20 great years on the upper West Side of good old NYC!
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown? Coconut Harvest Time in Puerto Rico and […]
Employee Profile: Janine Twining
{Janine Twining}
Department: Operations
Position: House Manager
Hometown? Reading, England.
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown? About Reading, not an awful lot. About England? Friends and family, most things English… yes, even the food!
When you were young what did you want to be when you grew up? An Actress! I went on to become an International Flight […]
Employee Profile: Heather Burkhalter
{Heather Burkhalter}
Department: Facilities
Position: Rental Coordinator
Hometown: Reform, AL , population 1,850. A gas stop between Tuscaloosa, AL and Columbus, MS. Median household income: $19,900. Median house value: $56,600.
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown? Median house value $56,600. Cow- tipping. Every teenager in the county hanging out at the local Texaco. Folklore and […]
Employee Profiles: Marlene Montooth
{Marlene Montooth}
Department: Development
Position: Grants Manager
Hometown: San Diego, CA
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown? The ocean, especially La Jolla Cove.
When you were young what did you want to be when you grew up? An archaeologist.
However, I sunburn with ridiculous ease, and I have an aversion to dirt, heat, bugs, and outdoor “facilities” or lack thereof. So […]
Employee Profile: Jeremy Martin
{Jeremy Martin}
Department: Facilities, Box Office, Production
Position: Operations Assistant, Concierge, Box Office Associate, Sound Board Operator
Hometown: Burley, Idaho
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown? I love being able to say that I am a Burley Idahoan. It works best when I have a beard and flannel shirt on. I miss the country and my […]
Employee Profile: Alaina Mickes
{Alaina Mickes}
Department: Cafe
Position: Bartender
Hometown: Washougal, WA
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown? My parents. Nothing else.
When you were young what did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be a caterer. Been there, done that, over it.
Favorite part of your job: The atmosphere and friendly faces.
Hobbies? Making art, exercising/being active, […]
Employee Profile: Kelsey Tyler
{Kelsey Tyler}
Department: Education
Position: Education Director
Hometown: Union, Oregon
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown?
My family, the quiet, the slow pace of life.
When you were young what did you want to be when you grew up?
A rock star.
Hobbies? Gardening. I pretty much spend all my free time in my gardens. If I were a super […]
Employee Profile: Geno Franco
{Geno Franco}
Department: Production
Position: Scenic Artist
Hometown: Long Beach, CA.
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown? The beaches, restaurants, and family.
When you were young what did you want to be when you grew up? To play for the L.A. Dodgers.
Favorite part of your job: To play around with paint and textures for a living. I […]
Employee Profile: Jenn Rehnke
{Jenn Rehnke}
Department: Box Office
Position: Audience Services Manager
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
What do you miss about your hometown? Real weather and the Minnesota State Fair
When you were young what did you want to be when you grew up? An artist
Favorite part of your job: people
Hobbies? Pool, golf, painting/sculpting/drawing, jewelry making, random crafts at whim
pet? Currently seeking dog
What was […]
Employee Profile: Thom Trick
{Thomas George Trick alias - Dirty Trick, the Minister of Mischief}
Department: marketing
Position: marketing and sales manager
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown?
I grew up a military brat, so I moved around quite a bit growing up and never got too used to one place. That said, San Antonio has a […]
Employee Profiles: Dawn Young
{Dawn Young}
Department: Artistic
Position: Company Manager
Hometown: Raised in the South Eastern United States (moved a lot when I was young)
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown? The food
When you were young what did you want to be when you grew up? actress
Favorite part of your job: Helping our acting company feel at home
Hobbies? Riding […]
Employee Profile: Alan King
{Alan King}
Department: Finance
Position: Accountant
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown?: Great Skiing only ½ an hour away.
Big mountains right there.
When you were young what did you want to be when you grew up? Doctor or Lawyer
Favorite part of your job: Taking care of the details
Hobbies? Reading, Acting, Music, Camping, […]
Employee Profile: Andrew Cullerton
{Andrew Cullerton}
Department: Box Office
Position: Box Officer
Hometown: Portland, OR
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown?I really love the rain.
When you were young what did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be an actor.
I used to force my cousins to put on lame productions. I was very controlling.
Favorite part of your […]
Employee Profile: Jamie Hill
{Jamie Hill}
Department: Production
Position: Stage Manager
Hometown: Clayton, MI
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown? There is no traffic, not even a stoplight! And parking is FREE.
Favorite part of your job: Tech, no seriously, I love it. It’s when we get to see all of the pieces start to come together. All of the designers are […]
Employee Profile: Jason Buehrer
{Jason Buehrer}
Department: Operations
Position: Operations Assistant
Hometown:
Kansas City, KS, although I do have a large spot in my heart for Chicago
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown?
KC style BBQ and thunderstorms
When you were young what did you want to be when you grew up?
Paleontologist
Favorite part of your job:
Seeing great theatre.
Hobbies?
Computers, history, and […]
Employee Profile: Christine Siltanen
{Christine Siltanen}
Department: Operations
Position: House Manager
Hometown: Gaston, Oregon
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown? The K-12 staff. They were great: respectful, nurturing, enthusiastic and determined for us to get it (or at least hopeful some of us would get it some of the time).
When you were young what did you want to be […]
Employee Profile: Zachary Robinson Lifton
{Zachary Robinson Lifton}
Department: Production
Position: Assistant Stage Manager/Production Assistant
Hometown: Ithaca, NY
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown? I never thought I’d say it but, the snow! Winters in upstate NY are cold and dreary, but also quite beautiful. Nothing like a day spent sledding or building a snow family. I miss knowing every nook and […]
Employee Profiles: Ricky Ramirez II
{Ricardo “Ricky” Ramirez II}
Department: Production - Stage Management
Position: Production Assistant
Hometown: Houston, TX
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown?
I love and miss my family. Almost all of my known family lives in Texas and we are big about keeping in touch so it’s always hard being so far away from […]
Employee Profile: Erin Robson-Smith
{Erin Robson-Smith}
Department: Production
Position: Stage Manager
Hometown: Sarasota, FL
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown? The white, sandy beaches
When you were young what did you want to be when you grew up? An astronaut
Favorite part of your job: The second day of tech
Hobbies? Gardening, knitting, snowshoeing
pet? 2 cats, Bronte and Beryl
What was your first job? […]
Employee Profile: Robyn Hodges
{Robyn Hodges}
Department: Operations
Position: Lead House Manager / Volunteer Usher Coordinator
Hometown:
Hood River, Oregon
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown?
Fortunately, I don’t have to miss anything. My mom still lives there so I get to visit frequently.
When you were young what did you want to be when you grew up?I wanted to be a veterinarian… […]
Employee Profile: Luke Wilhelmi
{Luke Wilhelmi}
Department: Marketing
Position: Assistant Graphic Designer
Hometown: the eastern outskirts of Sandy, OR
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown? I miss the forest you could escape to any day, any time.
When you were young what did you want to be when you grew up? Alive.
Favorite part of your job: “Design this. No restraints. Go […]
Employee Profiles: Andrea Michele Klingle
{Andrea Michele Klingle}
Department: Box Office
Position: Box officer
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown? Snow, lakes and the lovely Midwestern accents dontcha know.
When you were young what did you want to be when you grew up? An archaeologist (just like Indiana Jones)
Favorite part of your job: I get to work with some […]
Employee Profile: Stacie Prettiman
{Stacie Prettieman}
Department: Operations
Position: Costodial
Hometown: Latrobe, Pennsylvania- also the home town of Mr. Rogers, Rolling Rock Beer, and the banana split. I spent most of my 20s in Pittsburgh which feels more like home to me.
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown?
Latrobe is rural, in the rolling green foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. I […]
Employee Profile: Frank Barter
{Frank Barter}
Department: Teleservices
Position: Manager
Hometown: Rockland, Massachusetts
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown? I miss being a little kid riding my bike everywhere, and playing in the woods.
When you were young what did you want to be when you grew up?
Professional baseball player, musician.
Favorite part of your job:
Hobbies?
Writing songs.
Pet?
Yes, a 12 week […]
Employee Profiles: Katie Ewing
{Katie Ewing}
Department: Box Office
Position: Assistant Audience Services Manager
Hometown: The original OC. Oregon City, OR. The end of the Oregon Trail.
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown? Not much! It was a great place to grow up, but after going away to college and coming back after graduation it was like a high school […]
Employee Profile: Kim Berstler
{Kim Berstler}
Department: Box Office
Position: Supervisor
Hometown: Battle Ground, WA
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown? I miss the country, as a kid I would wonder through the woods, build forts, pretend to be a pioneer, stuff like that.
When you were young what did you want to be when you grew up? A jockey, I […]
Employee Profiles: Joel Minkin
{Joel Minkin}
Department: Teleservices
Position: Assistant Manager
Joel has been accepted to attend Evergreen State College (Way to go Joel!) but will return to teleservices this summer.
Hometown: Brattleboro, VT
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown?
Iced maple lattes at Mocha Joe’s coffee shop, snow, and the color green.
When you were young what did you want to be when you grew […]
Employee Profile: Max Riecke
{Max Riecke}
Department: Box Office
Position: Box Officer
Hometown: Philomath, OR (yep one of the few born and raised Oregonians left in Portland!)
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown? Living in a log cabin at the end of a one-lane gravel road.
When you were young what did you want to be when you grew up? An […]
Employee Profiles: Bryan Oliver
{Bryan Oliver}
(a.k.a. B. James Oliver III a.k.a. King Oliver)
Department: Box Office
Position: Box Officer
Hometown: Portland, OR
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown?: The diversity.
When you were young what did you want to be when you grew up? Batman.
Favorite part of your job: Getting paid to watch plays.
Hobbies? Rapping, Cartooning, Creating, Directing, Acting, Living.
pet? Polar […]
Employee Profiles: Madeline Enos
{Madeline “The Lady-killer” Enos}
Department: Box Office
Position: Box Office Associate
Hometown: Santa Cruz, California
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown? Pizza My Heart, feeding the seagulls at Capitola Beach.
When you were young what did you want to be when you grew up?A starving artist.
Favorite part of your job:
Opening Night parties!
Hobbies?Stitch ‘n’ Bitch.
pet?Daddy longlegs I don’t […]
Employee Profiles: Patrick White
{Patrick White}
Department: Box office
Position: Box office Associate
Hometown:Houston, TX
What do you love and/or miss about your hometown?
I miss the Tex-Mex cuisine.
When you were young what did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be a professional bowler.
Favorite part of your job:
Why, the PLAYS, of course!
Hobbies?
I have no time for them at the moment, […]
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