Austin Comfort
Austin is elated to return to Portland Center Stage after previously appearing as a swing in Rent. An accomplished puppeteer, he was a member of the nationally acclaimed puppeteering troupe Puppeteers for Fears, appearing in the original casts of Cthulhu: The Musical and Cattle Mutilation: The Musical. Other puppeteering credits include Avenue Q and Over The Garden Wall. Some recent acting work includes The Greenhouse Cabaret (The Great Comet of 1812, Angels in America: Part One), Portland Playhouse (A Christmas Carol, Chicken & Biscuits, Matilda), Clackamas Repertory Theater (Man of La Mancha), Lakewood Theatre (Elf), and Broadway Rose Theatre (Into the Woods). Austin spent two seasons in the Acting Company of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, appearing in the US premiere of Shakespeare In Love, among others. He holds a BFA from Southern Oregon University and is a proud member of the Actor’s Equity Association. Instagram: @austincomfort
Austin is a member of Actors' Equity Association.
Recent Portland Center Stage Credits*
| Little Shop of Horrors | THE PLANT (AUDREY II) |
| Rent | Understudy/Swing |
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