all's well that ends well

This is Maddie’s seventh season with Struts & Frets!  She has previously been seen on S&F’s stage as Amy March in Little Women, Tom Snout in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Caius Lucius in Cymbeline. Other performance credits include Minka Lupino in Murderers with Snowy Range Summer Theatre, KHawk in Black Sky with Relative Theatrics, and Feste in Twelfth Night with Valley Shakespeare.

She holds a BA in Theatre Arts from Western Oregon University. Find her on IG! @mmaddieblanchardd

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+Maddie is an S&F Resident Company Member

After performing in Struts & Frets' production of Little Women as Marmee/Aunt March last spring, Cathy is thrilled to be back as the Queen of France in S&F's All's Well That Ends Well. She starred in Keizer Homegrown Theatre's A Doll's House Part 2 as Nora Helmer in 2023, a role that left her eager for more acting challenges. In addition to performing at KHT, she has performed in ten shows at Gallery Theater in McMinnville, and finds joy in costuming small period shows. Favorite roles include Pat Nixon in Tea For Three, Mother in A Christmas Story, and Ethel Rogers in And Then There Were None.  She is a member of the Mid-Valley Theatre Network board. 

When not involved in theatre, Cathy can be found performing with cover band Wheelhouse, eating international cuisine, or planning her next travel adventure with her husband, Jason.

Claire has had the honor of treading the boards with S&F since 2019 as Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Other company credits include Dear Brutus, A Christmas Carol, Much Ado About Nothing (Beatrice), Anatomy of Gray (Rebekah) and most recently, Little Women (Meg). Other favorite productions have included The Cake, Little Shop of Horrors, and Macbeth. 

Offstage, Claire is a costume designer/instructor and a freelance DEI workshop facilitator working to cultivate safe, accessible, equitable spaces for marginalized communities in the Willamette Valley. Claire is unendingly grateful for her two teens, Ell and Olivia, whose love, daily inspiration and unconditional support are her "ever fixed mark". 

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+Claire is an S&F Resident Company Member

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+Jeff is a S&F Resident Company Member 

Lucas is a middle school teacher with Gervais School District and has taught for Children's Educational Theatre in Salem for 12 years. He has worked in numerous productions at the Pentacle Theatre in Salem, most recently appearing as Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night. His directing credits at the Pentacle include The Good Doctor, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Distracted. He has a BS in Theatre from Willamette University and a Masters in Education from The University of Oregon. He lives in Salem with his wife and two sons, who are the lights of his life.

All's Well That Ends Well is his first production with S&F.

This is Graham's very 1st season with S&F! Recently, Graham was seen on stage as Robin Hood in Ken Ludwig's Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood which was performed at Western Oregon University. He is currently a student at Oregon State University and is a member of Antioch House in Corvallis. He spent this summer working at Kid Spirit which hosts a summer day camp for kids on OSU campus.

At camp, he is affectionately known as Robin Hood.

Graham is on Instagram @gra.ham_sandwich

This is Lexy's 2nd season with Struts and Frets, their last production being last summer in The Winter’s Tale. Their most notable shows are Tilly in She Kills Monsters and Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing at Western Oregon University. Also seen as Molly in Shakespeare in Love at Valley Shakespeare Theatre. Recently, they have received their Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting at Western Oregon University. Lexy hopes to create and make art that enacts change. Always striving to create opportunities for everyone. "Not a single person should be left out of the theatre, and theatre for me has always been a gateway of opportunity. I cannot wait to share that with everyone.”

You can find Lexy and all the work they do on Instagram @lexywexyb. Artist website also located in their bio.

Nick is excited to be making his S&F debut in All's Well That Ends Well. Nick is going into his fourth year at Western Oregon University studying to get his Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Actor Training. Select past performances include George Seacoal in Much Ado About Nothing and Mason Adams in John Proctor Is The Villain at Western Oregon University, as well as Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing and Decius Brutus/Pindarus in Julius Caesar at Oregon State University.

This is Elliot's fourth show with Struts & Frets! She has previously been seen as June Muldoon in Anatomy of Gray, Emilia/Dorcas in The Winter's Tale, and she understudied Jo and Beth in Little Women. Other recent credits include Deorwynn in Western Oregon University's production of Ken Ludwig's Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood. When she's not acting, Elliot enjoys writing, specifically scripts for plays and short films. Her self written and directed one act, Off the Rails, received superior rankings when it as performed at the 2024 Oregon Thespians State Conference. Elliott is a recent graduate of Dallas High School and will continued her education at Western Oregon University, studying the arts. She's very excited to be working at S&F again, and couldn't be happier to share the stage with so many amazing people. 

This is Teresa's 1st time onstage with S&F. She loved working with the team as an understudy on their recent production of Little Women and is excited to be back in an onstage role. Teresa appeared in the cast of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time at Pentacle Theatre. Other selected performance credits include And Then There Were None and The Graduate at Gallery Theater, and It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, All My Sons, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Dancing at Lughnasa at Pentacle Theatre. She has also been an assistant director, stage manager, and lighting technician at theaters throughout the Willamette Valley.She works for the State of Oregon and lives in Salem with her husband, Ross, and four handfuls of Mini-Schanauzer. "All love and thanks to the friends and family that support me in living out my dreams every day!"

This is Grace’s 3rd season as S&F and she’s very happy to be back in the company of some of her favorite people! Her first production with S&F was The Winter's Tale and is extremely pleased to be doing another Shakespeare play. Grace’s favorite roles so far have been a Witch in Macbeth, Toto Puppeteer in The Wizard of Oz and Jack in The Storm in the Barn. She is currently a Junior at Dallas High School part time and is also homeschooled. She enjoys making people laugh and learning anything about medieval history she can get her hands on. Her favorite tech element in shows is always the lighting design and hopes to learn it someday. She lives in Dallas, Oregon with her two wee dogs. 

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*Grace is a member of S&F's Youth Ensemble

Sofie graduated from West Salem High School in 2023. She is currently studying Sociology and American Sign Language (ASL) at Western Oregon University. Her first theatrical production was Annie at SKIT Theater. Her most recent role was the Sheriff of Nottingham in Ken Ludwig's Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood.

All's Well That Ends Well is Sofie’s first Shakespeare production and her first production with S&F. In addition to school and theater, Sofie works part time at the Independence Cinema. In her free time, she enjoys playing guitar and ukulele, reading, and rock climbing.​​

This is Elizabeth’s 1st season with S&F. She was last seen as Lydia Bennet in Pride and Prejudice (Gallery Theater) and as Sheila Birling in An Inspector Calls (Pentacle Theater). Elizabeth has moved to the US from Ukraine back in 2022 and since then has been dedicating her time to developing her craft as an actress. She is thrilled to be on her life long journey of discovering the patterns of human condition and is so proud and honored to be in her first Shakespeare play with such an amazing cast and crew! 

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You can find her on Instagram @lisagrysh

This is Kiyora’s first production at S&F, but her 17th production she’s done in total. She has been doing theater since fourth grade and her favorite show she’s done was The Little Mermaid where she portrayed Sebastian. She is attending Central High School and is going into her Junior year. Recently she was in the ensemble of Ken Ludwig's Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood at Western Oregon University, and portrayed Pilar in Central High School’s Production of Legally Blonde. She is also involved in the Japanese drumming group Monmouth Taiko. Her hobbies outside of theater include painting, running, bike riding, playing ukelele, and playing harmonica.

You can find her on Instagram at @kiyoradorres

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*Kiyora is a member of S&F's Youth Ensemble​

This is Gabby's first season with S&F! Recently, she was in the ensemble of Ken Ludwig's Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood at Western Oregon University. She also performed in a one-act play, 100 Things I Never Said To You, at the Oregon State Thespian Conference this year. Gabby will be starting her junior year at Dallas High School.

In her free time, she enjoys reading and writing. You can find her on Instagram @gabby.faith12. Gabby is from Spokane, Washington, where she played the viola for six years. This is also her first Shakespeare play, and she is super excited to be working with this amazing company!

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*Gabby is a member of S&F's Youth Ensemble

This is Hannah's 8th season with S&F. She is the founding Artistic Director of the company. She has directed Anatomy of Gray, Much Ado About Nothing, and The Winter's Tale, among many others with S&F. Hannah also directed The Yellow Boat for Dallas High School in 2022 which was 1 of only 2 plays selected to perform at the Oregon State Thespian Conference for over 1,000 Thespians and Theatre teachers from across the state! Hannah was last seen on S&F's stage as Jo in this season's production of Little Women. Select performance credits include As You Like It and Polar Bears, Black Boys & Prairie Fringed Orchids at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and as Viola de Lesseps in Shakespeare in Love and Olivia in Twelfth Night at Valley Shakespeare Company. Hannah has also directed at Western Oregon University and at the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She holds a BFA in Acting from Southern Oregon University and was a member of the Apprentice Company at Third Rail Repertory. Hannah lives in the Willamette Valley with her partner, Terry, and their puppy, Daphne. You can check out her website hannahfawcett.com, or find her on Instagram @hannfaw

This is Kelsey's first season with S&F! She is thrilled to be working with such an inclusive and creative company of artists. Kelsey has been involved in theater for nearly 13 years now, both on stage and off. Favorite onstage credits include Wendla in Spring Awakening and the titular role in Mary Poppins. Offstage, she has enjoyed assistant directing for John Proctor is the Villain and stage managing Much Ado About Nothing. She is entering her senior year at Western Oregon University where she is earning her BFA in theatre education. In her free time, she enjoys watching movies, doing puzzles, reading romance novels, and listening to podcasts. 

After a long hiatus from the dramatic arts, Jake is so grateful to return to stage work. After having trained in performance at the Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts in Santa Maria, California (class of 1993), Jake went back to school in 1996 to the University of Oregon, graduating in 1998 with a bachelor of arts. Jake worked in production at Riverside Theater in Florida and Arena Stage in Washington, DC before shifting his focus to family and raising three children with his amazing wife, Yvette. For the last few years, Jake has also been the stage manager for the twice yearly dance recitals at Dallas Ballet and Academy of Dance. Always remember, life is like a bar of soap, if you hold on too tight, it just might slip away.

E is thrilled to be returning for their third production with Struts & Frets, having previously been a PA for Little Women, as well as performing in The Winter’s Tale as jailer/ensemble. Most recently, E joined an outstanding cast performing in Western Oregon University’s summer production of Ken Ludwig’s Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood.  

E is currently a student at Dallas High School, and is interested in pursuing a career in Theatre Education after graduation.

When not doing theatre, E enjoys… just kidding! E is ALWAYS doing theatre! But they do occasionally find a spare moment to indulge their interests in writing and photography.

*E is a member of S&F's Youth Ensemble