Cabaret

Adam is thrilled to be back in Olympia and performing another iconic character from the queer canon. Adam is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Originally from Sydney, Adam is now based in NYC. He was recently seen as Hedwig in the New Zealand premiere of Hedwig and the Angry Inch (The Court Theatre) as well as right here at Harlequin. Australian credits include New York Times Critics Pick, Who’s Your Baghdaddy (Curveball Creative); Melba (Hayes Theatre Co.); Love Never Dies (Really Useful Co); Prodigal (Bryant & Frank); The Producers; Crazy for You (The Production Company) Jekyll & Hyde (TML); Dr. Frank N Furter in The Rocky Horror Show (Gordon Frost Organization) and Will Bloom in Big Fish (RPG); American Credits include Nick Hurley in Flashdance (NETworks); Once We Lived Here (Urban Stages); Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Ogunquit Playhouse); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Hilton Head); NYC3 & Shades of Bublé (EPIC). May we all feel respected, valued & Worthy.

Karin returns to Harlequin, having previously played Sally Bowles in Cabaret (2024) and Cordelia in Falsettos (2023). They are a Seattle-based actor, vocalist, and teaching artist. Karin has recently performed with Seattle Shakespeare (Benvolio/Paris; Romeo and Juliet, Feste; Twelfth Night Musical), Showtunes (Betty; Sunset Boulevard), and Reboot Theatre (BlackStache; Peter and the Starcatcher). They also tour throughout the year with the vintage trio, The Memphis Belles.

Christian is a Pacific Northwest based theatre artist thrilled to return to Harlequin for Cabaret. He is onstage frequently in the Olympia area, and is currently teaching acting in a youth theater program through Centralia College. Previous Harlequin musicals include Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Fun Home. Most recently in the South Sound, he’s been seen onstage as Gabe in Next to Normal and George in Sunday in the Park with George. Recent Seattle area credits: Charley in Merrily We Roll Along (SecondStory Repertory), What An Impossible Idea (Free Range Theater), Orin in Little Shop of Horrors (Auburn Community Players). Instagram/Tiktok: @christian.boldly

Teri is delighted to return to Harlequin after playing Jacob Marley in A Christmas Carol (2024),  Fraulein Schneider in Cabaret (2024), Helga ten Dorp in Deathtrap (2024), and The Ghost of Christmas Present/Fezziwig in A Christmas Carol (2023). You may have also seen her in the role of Countess de Lage in The Women (2019). She enjoyed recent post-pandemic Taproot Theatre roles in Babette’s Feast, As It Is In Heaven, Black Coffee, and The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley. Diverse credits span four decades in Shakespeare, classics, new plays, musicals, TV and film, with Village Theatre, Seattle G&S, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare, Seattle Musical Theatre, Driftwood Players, SecondStory Rep, Woodinville Rep, Theatre Off Jackson, ACTLab, Bathhouse, Intiman, eSe Teatro, New City, Texas Shakespeare, Montana Shakespeare, Oregon Repertory, Oregon Cabaret, and Rogue Theatre Tucson.

David is a Seattle-based actor, director, and producer. Roles include the Librarian in Underneath the Lintel (San Francisco premiere), The Hypnotist in An Oak Tree (Radial Theater), Ivan in Suffering, Inc. (Pony World Theater, world premiere), Hysterium in A Funny Thing Happened… (Western Stage), Pilo / Porras in The Government Man (Milwaukee Rep) and other roles with Seattle Shakespeare Company, New City Theater, Capitol Hill Arts Center, and Seattle Public Theater. He sings in Yiddish with The Klein Party, a klezmerish band. This autumn he’ll direct the world premiere of Abacus by Duane Kelly at West of Lenin.

Other favorite roles include Roger in Rent, Claude in Hair and Jamie in The Last Five Years. Bruce also works behind the curtain. He has designed and built sets for over 300 productions, including some here at Harlequin.  He is very proud and honored to be a part of this beautiful and significant show.

Heather is delighted to return to Harlequin Productions! Other favorite local roles include Alison in Fun Home, The Witch in Into the Woods, and Diana in Next to Normal. Heather also recently made her Musical Director debut heading up Olympia Family Theater’s production of The Lightning Thief. Heather enjoys performing with Capital City Chorus and her band SpareCrow, teaching music at McKenny Elementary, and playing piano, accordion, guitar, drums, clarinet, sax, and harp. Always up for more musical collabs!  Web: www.heathermatthews.com IG: @hedderschmidt_arts

A long time performer in the Pacific Northwest, Amy holds a BA in Performance from The Evergreen State College and a Master’s Degree in Applied Drama at The University of Exeter.  Favorite roles include Charlotte in Charlotte’s Web (Olympia Family Theater), Maria in Twelfth Night or What You Will (Animal Fire Theater), The Mouse in If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (Olympia Family Theater and Nell Gwyn in Or, (Harlequin Productions).  Amy would like to thank everyone on the production team for being such wonderful people to share this experience with.  Thanks finally to her family, friends, Andy & Alex, and the Olympia community for the continued support of the arts.

Mariesa is delighted to be back in a Harlequin production! You may have recently seen her as Lulu/Dance Captain in Cabaret. They are a Seattle-based performer and teacher and hold a BFA in musical theatre from Marymount Manhattan College. Other credits include performing with Reboot, Dacha Theatre, Bainbridge Performing Arts & SecondStory Repertory. Much love to their family, friends, and sweet kitten, Hiccup!

Lola is excited to be back with Harlequin! Recent Credits: The SpongeBob Musical (SpongeBob) and Chicago (Roxie), both at Olympia High School. Local theatre: Fun Home with SPSCC (Small Allison), Seussical with Faith Acts! (JoJo). Professional credits: Annie at the 5th Avenue Theater (Swing Understudy), and Blackbird with Harlequin Productions (Girl). She would like to thank her family for being so supportive of her in her pursuit of musical theatre!

Araquin is thrilled to step back onto the Harlequin stage for his first straight play (non-musical) since High School! You may have seen him in a few shows around the Sound, such as Texas in Cabaret (Harlequin), Cabaret, Kinky Boots, Cats (TMP), or Rent (TLT). He would like to thank his cats, Domino and Monty, for being great at-home rehearsal scene partners.

Jacqueline is thrilled to make her debut at Harlequin Productions! This spring she was touring with Seattle Opera, bringing opera to elementary schools all over WA state. Other credits include Dot/Marie (Sunday in the Park with George, SecondStory Rep), Suzanne Prevo & Bertha Hunt U/S (The Hello Girls, Taproot Theatre), Jesus, Judas, & Mary U/S (Jesus Christ Superstar, Reboot) and Marcy Park (25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Twelfth Night Productions). Jacqueline graduated with honors from Carnegie Mellon in 2018 with a BFA in Vocal Performance.

Emma is excited to make her Harlequin debut! Emma was raised in Olympia and currently is a student at Western Washington University studying Theatre Performance and is expected to graduate in 2026. Emma has been acting since she was 5, and has been involved in many community and school productions in her career. She would like to thank her family and friends for being supportive throughout her career and the cast and crew of Cabaret!

Karsten is excited to perform the role of Victor in his first Harlequin Production. Karsten has been acting since the 4th grade when he played a Flying Monkey in The Wizard of Oz with Pacific Northwest Theater. Recently, you may have seen Karsten play Henry in Next To Normal at The Centralia College Theater, Miles in She Kills Monsters at Capital High School, and Pugsly in The Addams Family with Pacific Northwest Theater. When he is not acting on stage, you can find him taking voice lessons, singing in choir, or taking a dance or acting class.

Travis is thrilled to be back in another Harlequin production, having just played Herman/Max in Cabaret. Favorite local credits include Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Tacoma Arts Live), Freddy Benson in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Centerstage), Billy in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (ArtsWest), Launce in Two Gentlemen of Verona (Renton Civic Theatre), Corny Collins in Hairspray (Auburn Community Players), Jerry/Daphne in Sugar (Leavenworth Summer Theatre), Mr. Brooke in Little Women (Olympia Family Theatre), and Axel in The Nerd (Woodinville Repertory Theatre). Travis holds a BFA in Theatre from Pacific Lutheran University. Upcoming: Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical (Evergreen Playhouse).

David is a graduate of Cornish College of the Arts, and has since been seen onstage at Taproot Theatre Company, Tacoma Arts Live, Centerstage Theatre, Reboot Theatre Company, and many others. Past credits include Jesus Christ Superstar (Caiaphas), The Wizard of Oz (Scarecrow), Romeo & Juliet (Benvolio), and Tartuffe (Valere). Huge thanks to his wonderful partner, friends, and family for their unrelenting support. Cheers!