The Women

Jess has her BA in theatre from Washington State, and her MFA in performance from Arizona State. Shortly after school, Jess married her husband who serves in the army and through that, has been able to perform, direct, and write for theatres all over the country. www.jessicaweaver.net

A Shakespeare girl at heart, Amanda is often seen on stage playing roles such as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Rosalind in As You Like It or Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. When not on stage, you can see Amanda being featured in projects her friends create like the short films Tetrahedron or Burrito Bride, as well as supporting local businesses with commercials by the Thurston County United Way and Sophie’s Scoops. Amanda loves the arts in all fashions and is so very grateful to have the support of people like you who help make dream roles happen.

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

Teri is delighted to return to Harlequin after playing Helga ten Dorp in Deathtrap earlier this season and The Ghost of Christmas Present 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.

Eleise is an Olympia native who is happy to return to the beautiful PNW and make it her home again. While not on stage, Eleise is a Civic Education Tour guide at the Capitol building. While not acting or giving civics lessons to school kids, Eleise likes to find incredible food and quiet campfires wherever she can. As a proud member of the Harlequin board, she would like to thank everyone for supporting theater and your Olympia community.