WORKS

Philip Glass | 1000 Airplanes on the Roof (1988)
libretto by David Henry Hwang
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ACTOR

Ithica Tell, M
Joellen Sweeney, understudy

VENUE

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PERFORMERS

Nikolas Caoile, conductor
Sarah Tiedemann, picc/flute/wind synth
Lou DeMartino, bass clarinet
John Nastos, flute/soprano sax
Pat Posey,  soprano, alto, tenor saxes
Maria Garcia, synthesizer
TBA, synthesizer
Arwen Myers, soprano

Ithica Tell is a critically acclaimed and award-winning actor. She has performed on stages nationally and internationally and has appeared in Film and Television.

Making her debut in the Atlanta Area, Ithica deftly played Miss Andrew in the Aurora Theatre's 22-23 season opening production of Mary Poppins. Ithica excitedly remounted her performances of Mrs. Alexander in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night time as well as her critically acclaimed performance of Yitzhak in Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Portland Center Stage.

Ithica’s resume includes: Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar (StreetScenes), Wanda in Crowns (Portland Playhouse), Othello in Othello (Post5 Theatre), Frances in Melancholy Play (Third Rail Repertory Theatre), Mitch Mahoney in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Anonymous Theatre) and Ursula in Bon Temps Roulette at the Shakespeare Café (The Bremer Shakespeare Germany). Ithica has appeared on Grimm (NBC), The Librarians (TNT), The Benefits of Gusbandry (web series) and Life After First Failure (CW Seed)

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Joellen Sweeney is an actor, director, and teaching artist from Portland, Oregon. Her creative research focuses on immersive and site-specific performance; Joellen loves to create and support events that build connectedness between people and their environment.

Recent regional credits include work with Artists Repertory Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare Company, Shaking the Tree Theatre, Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble, Renegade Opera and Northwest Children's Theatre. She is also a co-founder of Bedrock Theatre, a performance collective that combines storytelling, live music and hiking in parks and wilderness areas.

Joellen earned her Masters of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of Washington’s Professional Actor Training Program. She is also a proud alumna of Willamette University, the Third Rail Repertory Theatre Mentorship Program and the Shakespeare & Company Month-Long Intensive. When she is not at the theatre, Joellen enjoys singing, studying ocean science and hiking with her husband, Alec.

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