ANATOMY OF GRAY
SEPTEMBER 10 & 11 AT TERRITORY AT INDEPENDENCE HOTEL
"WE ALL COME FROM LOSS, AND FROM LOVE."
After the death of her father, June Muldoon wishes for a doctor.
Then, one falls from the sky.
Jim Leonard Jr's coming-of-age tale centers on themes of community, fear, and faith. Hannah Fawcett (S&F's Much Ado About Nothing, Dear Brutus, Cymbeline, As You Like It) directs.
Pg-13
While appropriateness is subjective, we consider this production appropriate for people ages 13 and up.
This program contains depictions of violence, discusses abortion and antisemitism, mentions lynching, instances of strong language, and death from illness.
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the company
Jake Raiter (he/him) - GALEN GRAY
This is Jake’s 1st season and show with S&F. This is his first show in Oregon after a brief hiatus in Los Angeles where nothing remarkable happened at all. His most recent credits include Jan in Small Mouth Sounds, Shahryar in Arabian Nights and Shalimov in Summer People at the Oregon Center for the Arts. Catch Jake with Puppeteers for Fears on their October tour of Oregon where he’ll be playing a drag queen Eldritch God and a middle-aged alien dad. Jake holds a BFA in Acting from Southern Oregon University. He’d like to thank Hannah for her well-meaning and misplaced faith in him and his parents for their constant love and tolerance of his shenanigans.
You can check out his website at raiterj.wixsite.com/website or on Instagram at @raiterj_
Elliot Grass* (she/her) - JUNE MULDOON
This is Elliot’s first production with Struts & Frets! She is currently a junior at Dallas High School and was recently seen there as Lydia Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, and as Joy/Ensemble in The Yellow Boat. Another one of her credits includes Adam/Catling in Shakespeare in Love at Valley Shakespeare Company.
*Elliot is a member of S&F's Youth Ensemble
Heather Toller (she/her) - BELVA COLLINS
Heather is excited to finally be back on stage after this pandemic induced hiatus. Past favorite projects include Pentacle Theatre's productions of Spamalot, Young Frankenstein, and Once Upon a Mattress along with the Verona Studio's, Love, Loss, and What I Wore. She also had the joy of playing the Little Mermaid, Belle, and Rapunzel, in the Elsinore's 2018 production of Disenchanted. Heather has also directed at Pentacle Theatre, most recently Yellow, God of Carnage, and Book of Liz. Heather works as an Employee Benefits Consultant and lives in Salem with her husband and two frequently costumed cats.
Caitlyn Wise-Evans (she/her) - MAGGIE
This is Caitlyn’s first show with S&F, although she has performed throughout the community in plays and musicals such as Who Am I This Time?, The Little Mermaid, and Beauty and the Beast. Her most recent credits include All Together Now and Noises Off at McMinnville’s Gallery Theater. Caitlyn also co-hosts the I Should Totally Be Dead Right Now podcast, which showcases stories of survivors of true crime, natural disasters, and everything else in between. You can check out their website at ishouldtotallybedeadrightnow.com! She is looking forward to lots of shows and action in the community now that theaters have opened up again!
Claire Snyder (she/her) - REBEKAH MULDOON
This is Claire’s 4th season with Struts & Frets, and she is once again ecstatic to get to work with an ensemble of such committed, talented artists. Most recently, Claire played Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, following two live-streamed productions with S&F, Dear Brutus and A Christmas Carol. Prior to 2019, Claire was seen as Macy in The Cake at Pentacle Theater, and as Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors. This fall, Claire's next project is directing And Then There Were None at Gallery Theater in McMinnville. Claire is a freelance artist, seamstress and actor, and lives in Keizer with her spouse Ryan and two beautiful, creative, theatrically talented teens, Ell and Oakly. Thank you for supporting inclusive, affirming and meaningful theater in the Willamette Valley.
Tom Hewitt (he/him) - PASTOR PHINEAS WINGFIELD
Tom has been involved in the Salem
theatre community since 1977. He was one of the founding staff members of the Children’s Educational Theatre summer program
and taught and directed there for 29 years. He has appeared in over 20 shows at the Pentacle Theatre, including The Elephant Man, The Nerd, The Glass Menagerie, Greater Tuna and he played Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol. In 2019, he performed Duncan Macmillan’s one man show Every Brilliant Thing at The Verona
Studio. Tom performed twice as Jean Shepherd in A Christmas Story at the Elsinore. Last year, Tom performed in Together, Alone - an evening of monologues at Keizer Homegrown Theatre and in The Christmas Gift at Theatre 33. Tom retired from teaching theatre in 2012 after 32 years with the Salem-Keizer Public Schools. He received a Crystal Apple Award for excellence in
teaching in 1997. He does voiceover work and promotional videos for local non profit organizations. For many years, he has acted as emcee/comic for numerous events at the Elsinore Theatre and at the Salem Convention Center. He is thrilled to be working with Struts & Frets Theatre Company for the first time.
Jeff Sanders - CRUTCH COLLINS
Jeff has been making theatre in the Willamette Valley for over four decades and is thrilled to be working with Struts & Frets again. He has also performed with Valley Shakespeare, Theatre 33, Pentacle Theatre and others. Jeff has directed and acted in productions by Shakespeare, Alan Ayckbourn, Moliere, Arthur Miller, Sarah Ruhl, John Patrick Shanley, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Frank Loesser, Rupert Holmes and many others. A short list of favorite roles would include Malvolio in Twelfth Night, Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady, Alan in God of Carnage, and Candy in Of Mice and Men. In 2009 he was named a Lifetime Member of Pentacle Theatre. He lives in Salem with his partner, Christa, and her four children and too far away from his son Michael.
Wyatt King (he/him) - HOMER
Wyatt is currently a student at WOU pursuing a BFA in acting with minors in music and sustainability. This will be his debut production with S&F. Recently Wyatt was in Valley Shakespeare’s production of Shakespeare In Love as Ralph and as the company dialect coach, as well as WOU’s production of The Theory of Relativity as Oliver. Outside of acting Wyatt can be found directing and playwriting on a number of projects. Currently his play CHR0M3 is being produced as a staged reading through WOU’s Thespian Club. Wyatt continuously strives to create art that has something to say and will get people talking.
Insta @king_w_1
Lily Williams* (she/her) - TINY WINGFIELD
This is Lily’s first production with S&F! She is so excited to be a part of this company. She is going into her sophomore year at Dallas High School. She was the production understudy for All Together Now, as well as an ensemble member of Pride and Prejudice both at Dallas High School. Most recently she played for her understudy role as Eddy in The Yellow Boat also at Dallas High School. Last year was her first year pursuing theatre. However, she has always had a love for performing. When she was younger she took every chance she could to get on stage. Off stage, she loves hanging out with her friends and family.
*Lily is a member of S&F's Youth Ensemble
Hannah Fawcett (she/her) - Director
This is Hannah's 7th season with S&F. She is the founding Artistic Director of the company. She last directed Much Ado About Nothing, Dear Brutus, and A Christmas Carol with S&F. Hannah was last seen on S&F's stage as Imogen in S&F's 2018 production of Cymbeline. Her most recent 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. She is currently working as a Guest Artist at the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she co-directed Tartuffe and As You Like It with Rafael Untalan. Hannah holds a BFA in Acting from Southern Oregon University. She lives with her partner, Terry, and their ancient pup, Barnaby.
You can check out her website hannahfawcett.com, or find her on Instagram @hannfaw
Savannah King (she/her) - Production Understudy
This is Savannah's second season with S&F! She was last seen as Hero/Borachio in Much Ado About Nothing at S&F. Savannah just graduated from Dallas High School and was last seen as Mom in The Yellow Boat and Mrs Bennet in Pride and Prejudice there. You might also have seen her online in 2021 in Twelfth Night and A Christmas Carol with DHS and as Moth in A Midsummer Night's Dream with S&F in 2019. This April, Savannah got to compete at the Oregon State Thespian Conference and showcased in Solo Acting! She plans to pursue a degree in Theatre Arts from Western Oregon University in the fall!
Grant Hess (he/him)- Stage Manager
This is Grant's 4th season with S&F. Grant has been a part of S&F both on and off the stage, he last made an appearance in As You Like It, he played Adam. After he transitioned to the tech side and was the Stage Manager for S&F, Cymbeline. He is currently working with Dallas School District as he pursues his degree in Teaching. Grant currently holds a degree in Psychology of Creativity, Innovation, Teamwork and Leadership from Western Oregon University, he loves integrating these skills into the arts.
Emmaleigh Hausler* (she/her) - Alternate Stage Manager
This is Emmaleigh’s first time working on a performance outside of Dallas High School (DHS). Emmaleigh has worked on 2 other performances, both as a the stage manager at DHS. Emmaleigh first stage managed for the DHS 2021/2022 production of Pride & Prejudice. She then went onto stage manage for the DHS 2022 production of The Yellow Boat.
*Emmaleigh is a member of S&F's Youth Ensemble
Kala Geissinger (she/her) - Lightboard Operator
This is Kala's first show with Struts & Frets and also her first show doing tech! She last performed as Benjamin in The Yellow Boat, Charlotte Lucas in Pride and Prejudice, and as a soloist/ensemble in All Together Now!, all on Dallas High School's stage. In her free time Kala loves to listen to music, sew dresses, and make origami dragons
Mariam Anderson-Taha (they/them) - Sound Designer
This is Mariam’s first show with S&F. They are a junior at WOU majoring in Theatre Arts with a minor in Art & Design. Mariam is very passionate about theatre, both in tech and on stage. Some tech credits include Assistant Stage Management (Theory of Relativity, Winter ‘22), Stage Management (Baby with the Bathwater, Spring ‘22), Sound Designer, Microphone technician, and board operator (Shakespeare in Love, Summer ‘22). Mariam hopes to complete their degree in Theatre at WOU then pursue an MFA/PhD in Theatre with the intentions of becoming a professor in Theatre History and Theory. Outside of theatre, Mariam spends all their time reading and writing poetry, or looking at and photographing stars.
You can find them on instagram @sage.mari.28
Maddie Williams* (she/her) - Production Assistant
Maddie is going into 7th grade. This is her first time helping with a show outside of Dallas High School. Maddie has helped with the sets of DHS's productions of Pride and Prejudice and The Yellow Boat. She is a big fan of helping with the technical side of theatre. Outside of theatre she enjoys painting! She is so excited to help with this project
*Maddie is a member of S&F's Youth Ensemble
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