Kate is a playwright and actor based in NYC. For the last three seasons, she has been included on the most-produced playwright list in American Theatre magazine. Her most recent work includes the virtual production of Badass Galboss Power Hour for Primary Stages; Dracula at Classic Stage Company; the New York premiere of Little Women by Primary Stages (commissioned and received its world premiere at Jungle Theater in Minneapolis); and Mansfield Park, which was commissioned by and debuted at Northlight Theatre. This past season, she debuted Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B at KCRep and Emma at Guthrie Theater. She is currently working on an adaptation of The Odyssey which will be produced by Artists Repertory Theatre, as well as several new original plays, including The Piper (2019 O’Neill NPC finalist; PlayPenn selection) and The Prostitute Play (developed at Cygnet Theatre). katehamill.com 

Marissa is in her fifth year as artistic director of Portland Center Stage. Select directing credits include tick, tick … Boom! by Jonathan Larson, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Simon Stephens (Portland Center Stage); Fire in Dreamland by Rinne Groff (The Public Theater; world premiere at KCRep); Man in Love by Christina Anderson (KCRep); 77% by Rinne Groff (San Francisco Playhouse); Precious Little by Madeleine George (Shotgun Players); The Lily’s Revenge (Act II) by Taylor Mac (Magic Theatre); and The Late Wedding by Christopher Chen (Crowded Fire Theater). Marissa was nominated for Best Director by BroadwayWorld San Francisco and the Bay Area Critics Circle, and she held the Bret C. Harte Directing Fellowship at Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

Theater credits include Seattle Repertory Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, Center Stage Baltimore, Syracuse Stage, Alliance Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Village Theatre, Mixed Blood Theatre, Prince Music Theater, Hey City Theater, and Nearco Producciones. He has been a resident designer for Portland Opera, Opera Memphis, and Wildwood Park. Opera credits include Seattle Opera, Spoleto Festival USA, New York’s Valhalla Wagnerfest, Pittsburgh Opera, and the Beijing and Macao Music Festivals. Carey was the exhibition designer for Beyond the Gate at the Portland Chinatown Museum, where a retrospective of his design work appeared last year. He designed The Miser during Portland Center Stage’s (then called Oregon Shakespeare Festival Portland) inaugural season.

Sydney is a visual storyteller and costume designer. She is interested in exploring the motivation of characters through the details in the clothing. Her work is rooted in research, and finding silhouettes and shapes through sketching. Sydney believes art is a universal form of communication that is vital to humanity. Sydney is also an accomplished craftsman and spends much of her spare time behind the sewing machine building her fashion designs. In addition to design work, Sydney is an associate designer with LDC Design Associates in NYC. Sydney holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The Theatre School at DePaul University.

Sarah is delighted to return to Portland Center Stage. Previous PCS credits include Crossing Mnisose, Bedlam’s Sense and Sensibility, Major Barbara, and A Christmas Memory/Winter Song. Sarah has designed lighting for productions at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Guthrie Theater, Asolo Repertory Theatre, KCRep, City Theatre Company, Writers Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Victory Gardens Theater, and many small rooms across Chicago. She has taught lighting design at Northwestern University, Columbia College Chicago, and Willamette University. She holds an M.F.A from Northwestern. Sarah lives in Portland.

Madeleine is a sound designer based in Oakland, CA, who is delighted to be making her Portland Center Stage debut. She has created work with companies around the country, including American Conservatory Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Cal Shakes, Lightning Rod Special in Philadelphia, Marin Theatre Company, KCRep, Crowded Fire Theater, and more. You can hear her on KALX radio as DJ Madame X. Madeleine believes that stories hold power for both good and evil, and it’s up to us to keep this knowledge close and use it well. She also understands that the best sport is ice hockey, and wiener dogs are the embodiment of joy.

Jessica is delighted to add Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B to the shows she has styled wigs for Portland Center Stage. Other wig designs of note include Rent, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Fun Home, The Color Purple, Major Barbara, and Lady Day. She has her B.A. in costume design from the University of Oregon, where she discovered her love for the art of wig making and design. She is also lucky enough to use her hair skills to work in the local TV and film industry.

Kamilah is a playwright, dramaturg, and educator originally from North Carolina. She holds a B.F.A. in theater education from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and was an NC teaching fellow. Kamilah has spent several seasons at celebrated regional theaters across the country, including Triad Stage in Greensboro, NC, Asolo Repertory Theater in Sarasota, FL, and Two River Theater in Red Bank, NJ. Her play Nick & The Prizefighter was a semifinalist for the 2022 L. Arnold Weissberger Award, the 2021 Bay Area Playwright’s Festival, and it won the 2021 Urbanite Theater Modern Works Festival.

Kristen was born and raised on the island of Oahu and has worked as a stage manager in the Portland theater community for the past 11 years. She graduated with a B.F.A. from Southern Oregon University and is proud to return to Portland Center Stage for her 10th season. When she is not stage managing, she works as a fight choreographer and teacher. She has been recognized for her fight choreography four times by the Portland Drammys and is a proud AEA stage manager.

A graduate of Western Oregon University with a B.F.A in technical production, Amanda Anderson (Vander Hyde) is a freelance stage manager in the Portland theater scene. She works as a production and stage manager for the likes of Oregon Children's Theatre, CoHo Productions, and Artists Repertory Theatre. This is her second season on the stage management team at Portland Center Stage, having previously been involved with The Great Leap and Rent in the 2021–2022 season. Along with stage managing, she is an intimacy coordinator in the Portland area, having worked on various pieces, including Heathers: The Musical at Linfield University and several productions at PCS. She wants to thank her partner for putting up with her late hours and constant busyness.

Val is a dialect and voice coach committed to the theory of Ensemble and inspired by the diverse community that live Theatre brings. She has 20 years of experience as a dialect coach, which includes regional and local credits. Some of her recent local credits include The Children (Artists Repertory Theatre), Me Jane, DNA (both @ Oregon Children’s Theatre), and Never in My Lifetime (Portland Actor’s Conservatory). Val is a resident artist company member at Artists Repertory Theatre where her most recent credits as an actor include being part of the first installment of the Mercury Company, Between Riverside and Crazy, and The Humans. Her play Trubador, was workshopped with ART during their second installment of the Mercury Company. She is a proud Actors Equity and SAG/AFTRA Member. She also serves on the board of Oregon Children's Theatre.