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I am a music educator passionate about sharing the joy of music and theater to all! I enjoy singing in cabarets for seniors, performing in an Andrews Sisters inspired trio, the Seattle Symphony Chorale, singing in church, and teaching choir. I especially love jazz music and have been booking gigs with other jazz musicians around the Seattle area. At times I have used guitar and ukulele to accompany my singing on some gigs as well as busking, and have more recently picked up accordion. In the past, swing and salsa dancing have been favorite hobbies of mine! Clearly as an enjoyer of the all things art, I love fashion, painting, and crafting in my downtime as well.

Beth Pollack is a Seattle-based performer, dramaturg, and teaching artist. You may have seen her work with Seattle Children's Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare Company/Wooden O, Book-It Repertory Theatre, Village Theatre, Strawberry Theatre Workshop, or Dacha Theatre, where she has been an ensemble member for every iteration of their Dice series. Beth is the Dramaturg and Curriculum Specialist at The 5th Avenue Theatre and is the Associate Producer of Literary Management at Dacha Theatre. Beth holds a BA in Theatre Studies and the Historicization of Dramatic Literature from NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study and would be happy to explain what that means.

Evan Ponyah is a multi-hyphenated performer. An indeginous actor, director, usher and vocal director, Evan tries to find ways to not only blend his identity with craft, but to find ways to break away from what might be conventionally expected of them. He believes that music is something innate in all people and feels that theatre should be giving to the community, from the smallest of monologues to the largest pieces of opera, the arts are meant for healing and improving the lives of those who bear witness to creativity manifested. Evan Ponyah is a graduate of the prestigous UW Drama program, hoping to enter their graduate level program when the time comes.

Hello! My name is Amanda Petrowski (Amanda Marquis) and I am an actor/singer based in north Seattle. Thank you for the opportunity to audition for you today.
In addition to acting I have a degree in criminology and have worked in victim services and court administration.

Suz Pontillo (she/they) is a first-generation Chilean-American multi-hyphenate queer artist from Miami, Florida. Since moving to Seattle in 2020, Suz has had the opportunity to work with Tacoma Arts Live, Burien Actors Theatre, Strawberry Theatre Workshop, and Dacha Theatre. They are the Company Manager for Washington Ensemble Theatre.

Anastasia Podlazova is a Seattle-based actress who has performed with the Saint Petersburg Chekhov Studio and Bellevue Theatre33.

Anastasia started acting at age 13 at a school theater and grew up to be a devoted student and practitioner of Michael Chekhov’s acting technique.

Some of her favorite on stage roles include Mary Stuart in “Mary Stuart”, Vanda in “Venus in Fur” and Claire in “The Maids”.

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Born and raised in Missoula, Montana, Van Lang Pham is a multi-disciplinary artist who has acted, sung and played music for various organizations around the Puget Sound. An alumni of the University of Puget Sound, Van has sung with various a cappella groups, and has played saxophone for the Seattle Wind Symphony and toured Europe with the Tacoma Concert Band. In his free time he is a big nerd of Star Wars/Trek and video/board games. He loves to cook and is an avid soccer fan.

My acting journey began in college, but theatrical & musical performance was around me for my whole life. My mom, who performed in many musicals and straight plays when I was a child, never failed to bring the theatrics into our house. My dad is a piano improvisation master that constantly rehearsed with the band he is right in our home when I was growing up. I do also play the piano but was too stubborn to learn how to read from either of my experienced parents. I love to dance and sing and I'm very competitive, especially when it comes to sports. Soccer was my main deal for 21 years; I received a scholarship to play soccer at WWU. My first acting class at Western sparked a new passion and I’m determined to enjoy and pursue it.