Hedwig and the Angry Inch

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.

Originally from Arizona, Mandy is a graduate of ASU whose post-grad work brought them to the Pacific Northwest by way of University of Oregon. Select favorites; Sweeney Todd (Sweeney Todd – 2019 Gregory Award Nominee),  Eponine (Les Mis – 2016 Spotlight Award Nominee), and John Dickinson (1776). Select regional credits; Celia, Zen … (Book -It) Rizzo, Grease (Arizona Broadway Theatre), Martha Cratchit u/s (ACT),  Frenchie, Cabaret (Phoenix Theatre). When not on stage, Mandy works as a voice-over actor, host, and puppeteer. Keep up with their shenanigans at mandyrose.com

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

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