The Art of Racing in the Rain

Elex is a graduate of the University of Washington and has participated in several Seattle area productions including Ludwig’s Baskerville as Actor 3 at Edmond’s Driftwood Players, Big Fish as Amos Calloway at UW Stagenotes, and Electra as Electra at UW UTS.

Evan is a recent transplant to Washington State, having moved to Olympia from Kentucky. Since his arrival, Evan has appeared in several productions around the region, including on the Evergreen Playhouse stage as Danny in Grease, George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life, and Pa Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie. Olympia audiences may have also seen him in Olympia Little Theater’s production of Lion in Winter as Richard Lionheart. Back East, Evan has appeared on stages throughout the region in Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, and Tennessee. He has also been seen in several music videos, independent films, and commercials.  Favorite roles include Curly in Oklahoma!, Marius in Les Miserables, Harold Hill in The Music Man, and The Baker in Into the Woods. When he is not on stage, Evan is an avid board gamer, student of history, and outdoor enthusiast.

Marianna performs around Seattle, and has performed in several Harlequin shows, including as Eve in The Art of Racing in the Rain, Daphne in Present Laughter and Mrs. Linde in A Doll’s House.  Before the shutdown, she was playing Julia in an adaptation of 1984 with Radial Theatre Project. She has cut her teeth voice acting with Sandbox Radio Live, Imagination Theater and on various video games. Since receiving her MFA at the University of Washington, Marianna has been coaching individuals in accent modification, public speaking and voice and speech: www.mariannadefazio.com

Additioanl area credits include The Mystery Plays and The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong with Theater Artists Olympia, and Hotel Olympian Gala Extravaganza with Open Road Productions. Some favorite productions include Cinder Edna at Olympia Family Theater, St. Martin’s production of Equivocation, Hamlet with South Puget Sound Community College, Night Must Fall at Olympia Family Theater, The Head That Wouldn’t Die! at Theater Artists Olympia, The Rocky Horror Show at Lakewood Playhouse, and Cabaret with Standing Room Only.

Christopher has performed at Tacoma Little Theater in Dracula and Dial M for Murder and with Theater Artists Olympia in The Credeaux Canvas, The Head That Wouldn’t Die, Titus Andronicus and many others. This just goes to show that if a stagehand lives a good life, he can come back in the next as an actor…or vice versa, depending on your career goals.

Michael is a founding member of Theater Artists Olympia and is the current president of the company. He also serves on the board of Olympia Little Theater. When not acting, Michael can be found designing lights and sets, and even directing. A few of his favorite shows to direct were Playhouse Creatures, Wonder of the World, Boston Marriage and Communicating Doors. 

Favorite roles include Walter in Hair, Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Tommy/ Zacharia Rowen in The Kentucky Cycle, and Abel in Snow Falling on Cedars at Bainbridge Performing Arts; Steve/ Dave in Almost, Maine with The Town Theatre; Dylan Thomas in A Child’s Christmas in Wales with Stone Soup Theatre; and Leo in 4000 Miles with Island Theatre. 

Carrie has played housewives, career women, cougars, dukes and kooks, from Arlene in Geoffrey Naufft’s Next Fall (Fantastic Z), to Mrs. Alving in Ibsen’s Ghosts (New Muses Theatre) to Prospero in The Tempest and the dukes in As You Like It (Island Shakespeare Festival). She is happiest on stage or in front of a camera, and when not playing with her spouse and friends, she’s out skiing or cycling or working on her old house and garden.

Kaylee fell in love with theater through playing in Alice in Wonderland at Apple Tree Productions. She has since been in Annie and Children of Eden. Kaylee is full of creativity and inspiration, and her love for theater shines through her on stage. Kaylee loves to write stories, draw pictures and play with friends.