Company Bios
Cast:
Brian Pucheu is quite chuffed to be returning to the Latitude stage, after his turn as Mycroft Homes in last summer's Miss Holmes. Past credits include, but are not limited to, Karnak (Ride the Cyclone) @ Second Story, George (Sunday in the Park with) @ Second Story, Mr. Darcy (Christmas at Pemberley 1, 2, & 3) @ Taproot, Pirate King (Pirates of Penzance) @ G&S Society, Jimmy Ray (Bright Star) @ Taproot, Jekyll & Hyde (Jekyll & Hyde) @ Renton Civic. He’d like to thank the cast, crew, staff, and his two bunnies for all the great work making this show happen!
Sofia Ayala is a Seattle-based actor and musician with roots in Guadalajara, Mexico. Her work spans stage and screen and began with a love of English literature. Dark comedies being her favorite, she has found Ingvar to be a dream project—the story, the music, and the people have created something imaginative and full of heart. And now, somehow, the cast and audience know more about IKEA than they ever expected—and for reasons no one can quite explain, it’s making them chuckle!
Amy Burr (she/her) is a classically trained musician who has been performing one way or another most of her life. Although she has spent the most time playing violin for musicals and conducting choirs, while in college she had the privilege to sing as Mozart’s Papagena at the renowned Ojai Music Festival. Amy studied voice and violin with Marilyn Anderson and Diane Gilbert in California, and Dr. Phyllis Skoldberg at Arizona State University. Recently, Amy was a soloist with the Everett Chorale, where she sings under Dr. Heather Garbes. She also performs with the Everett Chorale Celtic Players and Evergreen Community Orchestra. When not rehearsing, Amy enjoys cooking and watching movies. She is very grateful to her amazing husband and sons for supporting her return to the insanity of a musician’s schedule after a long time away to tend to family needs, and happy to have found connections with so many wonderful performers all around Washington.
Sophia Emanuel (she/her) is thrilled to be making her company debut with Latitude Theatre! As a longtime opera singer, Sophia is excited to expand into the world of musical theater with Ingvar! A Musical Furniture Saga. Equally at home in both contemporary and classical repertoire, Sophia has performed everything from Mozart to Glass, and has originated roles in four world premiere opera productions. Sophia’s musicality is influenced by years as an orchestral French horn player, improvising jazz singer and alto saxophone player, as well as her eclectic taste in musical genres, giving her a chameleon-like versatility. Favorite roles include First Lady (The Magic Flute–NOISE and Utah Festival Opera), Fiakermilli (Arabella–Pittsburgh Festival Opera), Barbarina (Le nozze di Figaro–Vashon Opera), and Lucy Lockit (The Beggar’s Opera–Carnegie Mellon). Sophia’s non-performance credits include training for her first triathlon this August, making excellent vegan baked goods, and never crying while building IKEA furniture.
Skye Farrell (he/him) is an actor/musician from the Seattle area. He graduated from the Institute of the Arts Barcelona with his acting degree, and has since performed with varius companies around Seattle. Some of his recent credits include Camelot with Magpie Artist's Ensemble, LIT Immersive's Christmas and Halloween productions, and understudying with Taproot Theatre's road company. He is a proud ensemble member of Latitude Theatre, and will be behind the scenes as Curator of their Framing Device short play festival this fall. His next performing project will be touring France and Belgium with the children's theatre company Pickles by EITC, so this is your last chance to catch him onstage till next year!
Noah Fletcher (he/him) is excited to be performing again with Latitude Theatre! He was most recently seen as Anthony in Sweeney Todd at Harlequin Productions, and in Victorian Christmas Cards: Return 2 Sender and Miss Holmes at Latitude Theatre, Sunset Boulevard at Showtunes Theatre, Stranger Things: The Experience in Seattle, and touring around the greater Seattle area in The Innkeepers Christmas with Taproot Theatre. Noah received his BFA in Screen Acting with a minor in Musical Theatre at Chapman University. When he isn't acting, he is usually playing ball with his dog, Rover. He hopes you enjoy the show!
Caitlin Frances (She/Her) was last seen with Latitude Theatre playing Mrs. Hudson & Eudora Featherstone in Miss Holmes. Some of her more treasured on stage PNW credits include Maggie in Smoke & Dust, Fabianna Cunningham in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Flora Crewe in Indian Ink, Sylvia in Sylvia, Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, Ivy Weston in August Osage County, Harpo Marx/Gino in A Day in Hollywood a Night in the Ukraine, Gwendolyn Pigeon in The Odd Couple, Kitty in The Drowsy Chaperone, and Mrs. Harville in Persuasion the Musical. She is a co-producer of 3 Short Story reading nights at Seattle Public Theater – Cozy Little Murders, Illuminating the Dark, and Haunted Holiday. Caitlin can be heard portraying Dena Rising in the radio mystery series Phoenix Rising and enjoys singing sweet rich jazz harmonies with Meg McLynn and Kim Maguire as part of Sugartime Trio!
Max Lopuszynski has been a member of the Pacific Northwest theatre community for over a decade. He is utterly delighted to be making his Latitude Theatre debut! Last seen as Warren in Ordinary Days at SecondStory Repertory, other recent credits include: I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (Renton Civic Theatre), Sweeney Todd (Harlequin Productions/Olympia Symphony Orchestra), Cabaret (Bainbridge Performing Arts; Sound on Stage nomination), Sunday in the Park with George (SecondStory Repertory), and The Pirates of Penzance (Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society). He’s also performed locally with Drama Dock, Macha Theatre Works, Reboot Theatre Company, Seattle Musical Theatre, and Seattle Public Theatre, among others. He works as a voiceover artist for Winking Kat Books, and Tales in the Air, and has toured throughout Washington with Last Leaf Children’s Theatre since 2015. Thank you for supporting live theatre! @maxlopuszynski
Ankit Madhira is delighted to return to Latitude Theatre as part of the original English cast of Ingvar! He received his MFA in Acting from East 15 Acting School in the UK and has since performed in numerous productions across the UK and US. Seattle credits include *Victorian Christmas Cards* with Latitude Theatre and *Oliver* (as Oliver) with Reboot Theatre. Outside the theater, Ankit is an avid singer-songwriter who enjoys immersing himself in the local music scene.
Elizabeth Wynn (they/she) is an actor, musician, playwright, and dialect coach with a BFA in Musical Theatre from Cornish College of the Arts. Their recent roles include Lady Macbeth and Romeo in Seattle Shakespeare Company's educational tours of Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet, Eleven in Stranger Things: The Experience (Fever/Netflix), Girl in Once (Cornish), and Karen/Osiria in the new musical Part-Time Hero (Cornish). They have served as assistant dialect coach for several shows at Cornish, including Cabaret and A View from the Bridge, and wrote and dialect coached their thesis play, Bury Me Under the Willow—a title paying homage to the folk music jams at which she grew up playing and falling asleep. Love to Sophie, Mom and Dad and the bros, and special appreciation to Miss Bug and Beau Buskin for their grudging tolerance of the piano.
Understudies:
Dani Davis (She/Her) is a Seattle-Born-and-Based actor and a graduate of Willamette University’s theatre program. Recent favorite roles of hers include Annie in The Vibrator Play, Malcolm in Macbeth: A Rock Musical, and Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit. You can also see her as Mina in Renton Civic Theatre's production of Dracula this fall! This is her first understudy role and she is enormously grateful to Skye and Max for their support. Ingvar is also her first show with Latitude theatre and she can't imagine a better introduction to the company than playing IKEA furniture, although she has never successfully put any together on her own.
Ali Kidder-Mostrom (she/her) is a forensic scientist by day and theatre person by night. She is also a proud member of Latitude Theatre's Artistic Ensemble. Sometimes Ali works behind the scenes and sometimes she treads the boards. Most recently, she was seen on stage as Dr. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson in Latitude’s production of Miss Holmes. Off stage, she most recently served as the costumer for As If Theatre’s Cry It Out. When not making theatre, Favorite past roles have included Igor in Latitude’s production of Monstrous Regiment, Sheila in Hair, marja' and 'emlI' in A Klingon Christmas Carol and a wide variety of interactive theatre characters.
Hannah Nikka Odsinada (she/they) is delighted to make her Latitude Theatre debut! They have appeared as Tessa in The Gondoliers (CWU Opera), Ruth in A Time to Live (Newport Covenant Arts), Bird Girl in Seussical: The Musical (Northwest Children’s Theatre), and Chorus in Les Miserables (Metropolitan Performing Arts). In 2019, she earned a Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance from Central Washington University. Other notable engagements include past and forthcoming opera libretto commissions from Seattle Opera and Washington National Opera (American Opera Initiative 2025/26). Hannah sends love and gratitude to Andrew, Henry and Bug, Mom and Dad, and all her friends for their unwavering encouragement and support! www.hannahnikkaodsinada.com
Cameron Widmark is elated to be a part of Ingvar. While this is their first time working with Latitude Theatre, they have featured in other Seattle productions such as The 5th Avenue Theatre’s Sweeney Todd, Village Theatre’s Jersey Boys, Showtunes’ Sunset Boulevard, and Greenstage’s Twelfth Night. In addition to Musical Theatre, Cameron is also an author, creator of TTRPGs, and part time axe throwing Viking. If you wish to see more of them you can find them on Instagram @Coat_of_Roses, but till then enjoy the show!
Production Staff:
Christopher Kidder-Mostrom (he/him) is Artistic Director of Latitude Theatre. A proud member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, Chris is marking his 64th project in the director’s chair. He has a BA in Theatre Arts from Morningside University, and an MFA in Playwriting from the University of New Orleans. As a director, Chris has worked extensively with new scripts (both original and in translation), bringing over twenty world premieres to the stage. Additionally, he is a translator of Spanish dramas of the 19th century: most recently his translation of Enrique Zumel’s Cajon de Sastre was workshopped as part of Latitude Theatre’s Astrolab(e) programming. His play A Klingon Christmas Carol will be making its Pacific Northwest premiere in December
Heather MacLaughlin Garbes is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and conductor. She enjoys performing both classical and contemporary music and collaborating with local ensembles and theatres. Dr. MacLaughlin Garbes is currently an Affiliate Assistant Professor in the Scandinavian Studies Department at the University of Washington and feels like being the music director for a musical about IKEA might be the perfect juxtaposition of her two worlds. Heather is also the Artistic Director of the Everett Chorale, Founder and Artistic Director of the Mägi Ensemble and conducts the Seattle Estonian Choir and the Finnish Choral Society of Seattle. Outside of music, she is an avid curler and is the coach for the Philippines Senior Men’s National Team.
Sam Williamson is thrilled to be returning to stage manage another show with Latitude! Previously she stage managed Monstrous Regiment (2023) and is a part of the Artistic Ensemble. Other notable shows include: Lewis & Tolkien (2025), Sister Act (2024), How to Write a New Book for the Bible (2024), As It Is In Heaven (2023), Black Coffee (2022), and The Bishop's Wife (2018) all with Taproot Theatre. She has a deep love of musical theatre and also, coincidentally, IKEA! Making this show an absolute delight. Enjoy the performance
Gwyn Skone has been an occasional visitor to IKEA for most of the 15 years he’s lived in Seattle, having never ventured into one in his native UK. (Argos was much more convenient, and deep down he still misses them.) Notable past selections include Mysa Ronn (2010), Nisse (2019), and PS 2012 and Applaro (both 2021). He also designs lighting for theatre around Seattle, such as for Latitude’s production of Monstrous Regiment (2023), SecondStory Rep’s The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley (2024), and As If Theatre’s Ripcord (2025). This August, he’ll be back with As If as they assemble their annual Quickies festival.
Jaiden Clark (he/him) hails from Humboldt County, California where he's been designing and working in theater built mostly out of recycled pallets and spoiled paint. This set was not built with recycled pallets and spoiled paint.
As an IKEA connoisseur engaged to a Swede, Amber Granger would’ve been seeing something more than blue and yellow if she hadn’t been asked to sound design this world premiere English translation of Ingvar! A Musical Furniture Saga . This is Amber’s third production with Latitude Theatre, having previously sound designed Victorian Christmas Cards: Return 2 Sender and Monstrous Regiment. It is also her first year as a Latitude Ensemble member, which she wears with pride. Njut av föreställningen! Select Sound Design Credits: The Wave (and what came after) (ACT Contemporary Theatre), Ten Acrobats in an Amazing Leap of Faith (Centerstage Theatre), THRICE! (Pratidhwani), The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (Village Theatre KIDSTAGE). Assistant Sound Design Credits: STEW (ACT Contemporary Theatre). You can connect with Amber online at ambergrangersound.weebly.com.
Kilah Williams (she/her) is a costume designer and maker working around the Pacific Northwest. She hails from Louisiana but moved to the great state of Washington after finishing her education. She studied costume design and construction at Baylor University, the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and a training program at the Teatro Piccolo in Milan. She has worked locally with Island Shakespeare Festival, Seattle Academy, IAJ Media, Chrysalis Circus, Taproot Theatre, Annex Theatre, Latitude Theatre and others. She was thrilled to collaborate with all the talented artists on this team.
Stacey Bush (she/her) is a company member of Latitude Theatre and created violence for their inaugural production of Terry Pratchett's A Monstrous Regiment. Additional credits include Pork Filled Productions: She Devil of the China Sea, Seattle Shakespeare Company's Drum and Colors: Hamlet & As You Like It and Romeo & Juliet touring company, WET: Tin Cat Shoes, ACT Theater: Yen, Greenstage: Taming of the Shrew and their Backyard Bard: Twelfth Night, Seattle Repertory Theatre: Ibsen in Chicago, Theater Schmeater: She Kills Monsters, MAP Theatre: Year of the Rooster and Annex Theatre: My Dear Miss Chancellor. She is the Managing Director of Performers’ Forge, a local performance company focusing on the exhibition and education of theatrical interpretations of historical and modern violence.
Eric Wu is excited to join the production of Ingvar. Eric has production credits with theaters across Puget Sound. Recent technical credits include Amazingly Anxious Productions (An Inheritance of Light, Stage Manager), Greenstage (Henry VI Part I, Soundboard Operator & Prop Designer) and Taproot Theatre (As It Is In Heaven, Lightboard Operator). Eric is also a performer with the American Immersion Theatre and their Murder Mystery parties. Eric earned his Bachelors of Theatre Arts at Santa Clara University and is currently working on his MFA from the Seattle Film Institute. Eric would like to thank Ali for poking him into taking on this opportunity. Eric also thanks his mother, the many directors, and God for bringing him this far.
Hannah Lund is excited to be a part of Ingvar! As member of Latitude Theatre's Artistic Ensemble, they've previously directed on Two Owl Under a New Moon for Victorian Christmas Cards in 2023, and assistant directed on Monstrous Regiment. They will be one of the playwrights for Latitude's next production: Framing Device. Hannah is currently receiving an MFA in Contemporary Directing Practice at Rose Bruford College in Sidcup, England. Love to their friends and family for all their support!
Henry Ives (He/Him) received his B.A in Theatre from Willamette University in 2024. He shortly thereafter moved to Seattle, where he began working as a stage manager (and barista). He is grateful to end his first year as a Seattle based SM with Latitude Theatre and their premier English production of Ingvar!.
