Company Bios
Cast:
Bjorn Anders (he/him) is quite thrilled to be working with Latitude Theatre for the first time. He has been seen on many stages up and down the I-5 corridor, but is most excited to be performing at home in Seattle. In his offstage life, Bjorn can be found training in various styles of stage combat, spending countless hours engrossed in games of Dungeons and Dragons, and taking meticulous care of what he considers the most magnificent hair in the western hemisphere. Favorite roles include Malvolio in Twelfth Night, Chad Kroeger in Nakedback, and Long John Silver in Treasure Island.
Jesica Avellone is an actor and teaching artist. She was most recently seen in Gunked! at Annex Theatre. She has also performed with Book-It Repertory Theatre, Cafe Nordo, Seattle Shakespeare Company/Wooden O, and Washington Ensemble Theatre. She was honored to be a member of the Gregory Award-nominated ensemble of Book-It's American Junkie. BFA Boston University. Home is where Colin and the girls are. jesicaavellone.com
Lizzy Bennett moved to Seattle in 2022. She holds a BFA in Acting from the University of Montana. She toured in 2015-2016 with Montana Repertory Theatre’s U.S. tours of The Great Gatsby (including to Brooklyn Performing Arts Center in NYC) and All My Sons. In 2017 she toured in the ensemble of Montana Rep’s To Kill A Mockingbird in Beijing and Chongqing, China. Her other regional Montana credits include Bozeman Actors Theatre, Verge Theater, Montana InSite Theatre, Montana TheatreWorks, and Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. Her Seattle credits include two years on Taproot Theatre’s Road Company. This is her first project with Latitude Theatre.
Noah Fletcher is excited to make his debut with Latitude Theatre! He was most recently seen in 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) This is Caitlin’s first show with Latitude Theatre! Caitlin has worked in the Greater Seattle Area with Live Girls!, Macha Theater Works, The Village Theatre, Sound Theatre Company, Balagan Theatre, Taproot Theatre, Seattle Musical Theatre, Arts West, SecondStory Repertory Theatre, Centerstage Theatre, Harlequin Productions, Seattle Public Theatre and many others over the years. Some of her favorite on-stage roles 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, Gwendolyn Fairfax in The Importance of Being Earnest, Kitty in The Drowsy Chaperone, and Mrs. Harville in Persuasion the musical. Caitlin can be heard portraying Dena Rising in the radio drama series Phoenix Rising and enjoys singing in the vocal jazz/pop trio Sugartime with Meg McClinn and Kim McGuire. She is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and TPS.
Rowan Gallagher is a working actor, director, dramaturg, and dialect coach in and around Seattle. They are an early ensemble member of Magpie Artists Ensemble, and a core ensemble member of Latitude Theatre Company. Rowan’s recent projects include their multiple acting roles in, and dialect coaching for, Latitude’s inaugural production of Monstrous Regiment, dramaturgy for Taproot’s production of The Hello Girls, Directing for Victorian Christmas Cards a playwrights festival produced by Latitude, and in June Rowan helped to devise, and perform in, a six hour immersive peice called FABLE with Magpie Artists Ensemble.
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 trods the boards. Most recently, she was seen on stage as Igor in Latitude Theatre's production of Monstrous Regiment and off stage as the costumer for As If Theatre’s Cry It Out and as Postmaster (think equal parts Stage Manager, Producer and Hat) for Latitude's first short play festival, Victorian Christmas Cards. She is super excited to bring real-life suffragette and medical pioneer Dr. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson to life on stage. When not making theatre, Ali can be found gardening, GM-ing tabletop RPGs and other childless cat lady activities.
Camilla Kintana is a recent graduate of Cornish College of the Arts with a BFA in Acting and Original Works, and is thrilled to be making her professional debut! Her recent credits at Cornish include Kayleen in Gruesome Playground Injuries, Thaisa in Pericles, Sasha in Orlando, and King Claudius in a voiceover production of Hamlet! She would like to express gratitude for everyone who supported her getting to this point, especially her husband, Hannibal. She would also like to thank her sisters Tiffany and Stephanie, and friend Abby, for their medical expertise and insight during this process. It is with a heart full of gratitude and excitement that Camilla hopes you enjoy the show!
Brian Pucheu is quite chuffed to be working with Latitude for the first time! 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!
Jonathan Swindle (he/him) is a Seattle-based actor hailing from the tiny town of Cleveland, Tennessee. He is thrilled to once again be working with the Latitude Theatre team, after appearing in last summer’s production of Monstrous Regiment as Lt. Blouse. Other Puget Sound credits include A Christmas Carol (Scrooge) and Pageantry (Daniel) with Taproot Theatre, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Judas) and Tribes (Daniel) with Tacoma Arts Live, and Pericles, Prince of Tyre (Simonides/Lysimachus) with Greenstage. Regional theatre credits include The Winter’s Tale (Leontes) and Tecumseh! (Reverend/McDonald) with Tecumseh Outdoor Drama, and Around the World in Eighty Days (Actor 1) and Deathtrap (Sidney) with Southern Arena Theatre. Jonathan has a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Lee University, and a Master of Fine Arts in Performance from the University of Southern Mississippi. Enjoy the show!
Understudies:
Stacey Bush (she/her) is excited to be a part of this fun show with such a lovely and talented cast and crew. Recent credits: Centrifuge: Loyalty, Infinity Box Theatre Project; SJam 2023 & 2022; StrawShop; A Series of Small Cataclysms, Mythodical Ensemble & The Shattered Glass Project; And Starring Claire from Hollywood, Macha Monkey Productions; and My Dear Miss Chancellor, Annex Theatre. Stacey also works as a Fight Choreographer around town and previously worked with Latitude Theatre for their inaugural production of Monstrous Regiment. Much gratitude and love to her family and friends.
Audrey Herold (she/her) is a Seattle-based actor certified in Unarmed Combat (Geof Alm/SAFD) and represented by Melissa Baldauf (BFNW). Favorite acting roles include Susan/Witch (Always Winter, Taproot Theatre), Hester/Lady Stutfield US (Woman of No Importance, Taproot Theatre), Mary Magdalene (Last Days of Judas Iscariot, Tacoma Arts Live), and The Ascendant (The Veil, Dacha Theatre). She regularly tours with Taproot’s Improv Team and is a proud Company Member & Artistic Producer of PR at Dacha Theatre. She holds a BFA in Acting from Trinity Western University and MFA in Arts Leadership, with a Fundraising Leadership focus, from Seattle U. Audrey is all about stories that ask thought-provoking questions about what we owe to each other, while creating sustainable theater from the ground up. When not onstage, she can be found perfecting her sangria recipe and watching The X-Files with her sweet 'fraidy cat: Beth. More at audreyherold.com
Brandon Riel is thrilled to be supporting this exciting cast. As a theatre artist, Riel has worked with Seattle Opera, Village Theatre, Taproot Theatre, ArtsWest, The Feast, ReAct Theatre, Harlequin Productions and many more. All love and thanks to his community of family and friends that have and continue to support him through the slogs and joys of life in the arts. MFA; University of Washington School of Drama. Proverbs 16:9.
Production Staff:
Jane Ryan (she/her) is thrilled to direct this exquisite play for Latitude Theatre. Thank you, Chris and Ali! And many thanks to the fabulous actors, designers, and crew for their talent and hard work! Jane is an actor, director, and teaching artist with a lifelong love of sharing the magic of theatre with audiences of all ages. She co-founded one of the Northwest’s first Improv companies, and taught theatre classes for UW, SCT, and many of Seattle’s public and private schools. Favorite directing credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Arsenic & Old Lace, and Crimes of the Heart for Woodinville Rep; Twelfth Night, Becky’s New Car, The Book Club Play, and Picasso at the Lapin Agile for Twelfth Night Productions; Streetcar Named Desire for Second Story Rep, and Pinocchio for Theater Schmeater, as well as new plays for Infinity Box, AS IF, and Latitude. Fun acting roles have included Ma Bailey (Theatre Anonymous), Mrs. Cratchit (ACT), and the Queen of Hearts (SCT)! Jane is a proud member of Actors Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA.
Kylee Hozian is a recent Theatre Production Design & Technology graduate from Illinois State University with an emphasis in stage management. She has spent her first year post college having the opportunity to spend last summer working as a stage management intern at Taproot, and then Woodland Park Players stage manager for their spring musical, My Fair Lady. She would like to thank her parents for supporting her from the other side of the country, and her best friend Bella Marotti for being through it all. She is so thankful for the opportunities Seattle has brought and cannot wait to see what comes next in Chicago.
Raya Tuffaha is a Palestinian fight director, actor, and writer from Seattle. She’s trained under Philip d’Orléans, Ian Rose, Eli Lynn & Geof Alm. FD credits include: Les Misérables, Romeo and Juliet, Heathers, The River Bride. Acting credits include: Henry VI, Eurydice, A View from the Bridge, Hippolytus. Publications: To All the Yellow Flowers (2020), apocalypse blues (2022). Currently coordinating The Seattle Sockeye. She's powered by matcha. BA Swarthmore, add'l British American Drama Academy, School of Amman Ballet. www.rayatuffaha.com "Let it be a tale."
Erik Furuheim has been doing technical theater up and down the west coast over 30 years. He has done everything from writing his own musical to turning a giant dusty warehouse into a sparkling art deco performance venue. He can often be seen on stage performing, when he is not building and designing sets for many different spaces across the PNW in his own scene shop. To pay the bills he is the owner and operator of E-man Construction. Erik is thrilled to be working with such wonderful people at Latitude and loves this theater community.
Kilah Williams manages the costume shop at Taproot Theatre and works as a costume designer and maker around the Pacific Northwest. She hails from Louisiana but moved to the great state of Washington after finishing her education in Texas, Cardiff, and Milan. Locally she has worked with Island Shakespeare Festival, Seattle Academy, IAJ Media, Chrysalis Circus, Reboot Theatre, and others.
Montse Garza is a Latina actor, lighting designer, and general theater-maker who recently graduated from MIT with both a Comp Sci and Theater Arts degree. Since moving to Seattle last year, she’s designed and performed in several productions. Most recently she performed and wrote for Verbooom’s (a new physical theatre company) inaugural production URGE, and she designed for Dacha Theatre’s Dice: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. But, lighting for Miss Holmes is a special milestone. Montse has always loved Center Theatre and the work that’s been put on there, especially the final Book-It productions she got to see. She’s excited to design for a space and set of this size, her biggest yet! You can catch Montse’s acting side next month in Yun Theatre’s Passage by Christopher Chen at 12th Ave Arts!
Charlie Sandford is a NW Washington based composer, songwriter, producer, and performing artist. With a talent for storytelling, Charlie loves writing music for stage and screen that captures the audience’s ear and transports them into a world of imagination. After receiving a bachelor’s degree in Music Composition and Songwriting from McNally Smith College of Music, Charlie released multiple original pieces of music across digital streaming platforms, including his 2020 Parachute EP and his 2022 Double Feature. Charlie composed original music for Monstrous Regiment at Latitude Theatre, A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Woodinville Rep, and Bleeding Art for Eclectic Theatre’s Playfest, as well as scoring independent film trailers. You can find his music at: @Charlest0n_music
Nichlas Brown is thrilled to be serving as the Technical Director for this production of Miss Holmes. By day, Nick works as a Materials, Parts, & Processes Engineer, where his skills in precision, design, and problem-solving are put to use. This technical expertise translates to the theater, where Nick enjoys bringing creative visions to life on stage.
Nick has a strong background in both project direction and design, with a passion for live theater and a commitment to excellence, Nick approaches each project with the same meticulous care he applies to his engineering work. When he's not behind the scenes, Nick enjoys blending his artistic direction with his engineering skills, constantly seeking new challenges and ways to innovate. Outside of work and theater, he loves spending time with his fiancée, Amber Granger, and their adventurous cat, who keeps them on their toes. This production of Miss Holmes is especially meaningful to Nick, as it combines his love of technical precision with his passion for storytelling. He hopes you enjoy the show as much as he enjoyed helping to bring it to life.
Nick has a strong background in both project direction and design, with a passion for live theater and a commitment to excellence, Nick approaches each project with the same meticulous care he applies to his engineering work. When he's not behind the scenes, Nick enjoys blending his artistic direction with his engineering skills, constantly seeking new challenges and ways to innovate. Outside of work and theater, he loves spending time with his fiancée, Amber Granger, and their adventurous cat, who keeps them on their toes. This production of Miss Holmes is especially meaningful to Nick, as it combines his love of technical precision with his passion for storytelling. He hopes you enjoy the show as much as he enjoyed helping to bring it to life.
