{"id":6983,"date":"2018-03-29T11:32:32","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T18:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/?p=6983"},"modified":"2018-03-29T11:35:23","modified_gmt":"2018-03-29T18:35:23","slug":"meet-cast-director-luna-gale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/blog\/meet-cast-director-luna-gale\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Cast & Director: LUNA GALE"},"content":{"rendered":"

CoHo Productions with Danielle Weathers present<\/em><\/h3>\n

<\/a>LUNA GALE
\nby Rebecca Gilman
\nApril 20 \u2013 May 12, 2018<\/h3>\n
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Directed by Brandon Woolley<\/p>\n

Featuring Sharonlee McLean, Danielle Weathers, Shannon Mastel, Marian Mendez, Kelsey Tyler, Jacob Camp and Nick Ferrucci<\/p>\n

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Meet the Cast & Director of\u00a0Luna Gale<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

The final show of CoHo Season 22 is the smart and absorbing Luna Gale.<\/em>\u00a0The versatile cast, under the direction of Brandon Woolley, are familiar faces to Portland theatre audiences as, collectively, they have performed on just about every stage in the city. We are thrilled to have them all together at CoHo to tell the touching, suspenseful, ethically-blurry story of infant Luna Gale and the people who strive to do the best thing for her.<\/p>\n

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Jacob Camp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nick Ferrucci<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Shannon Mastel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Jacob Camp (Peter)\u00a0<\/strong>hails from the Columbia River Gorge and is making his CoHo debut after living in Portland for four years. His recent acting credits include;\u00a0Nesting: Vacancy<\/em>\u00a0(Created and produced by Joel Patrick Durham),\u00a0Troilus and Cressida\u00a0<\/em>(Portland Actors Ensemble),\u00a0That Pretty Pretty<\/em>\u00a0(Defunkt Theatre),\u00a0Coyote on a Fence\u00a0<\/em>(Post5 Theatre),\u00a0The Amish Project<\/em>,\u00a0Sense and Sensibility<\/em>,\u00a0A Midsummer Night’s Dream<\/em>\u00a0(PAC) and\u00a0Twelfth Night<\/em>\u00a0(Portland Shakespeare Project). Jacob is a proud graduate of Portland Actors Conservatory, class of 2016.<\/p>\n

Nick Ferrucci (Cliff)\u00a0<\/strong>holds an MFA in Acting from\u00a0Northern Illinois University, a\u00a0BFA in\u00a0Theatre\u00a0<\/span>from Southern\u00a0<\/span>Oregon University,\u00a0<\/span>and has studied with the Moscow Art\u00a0<\/span>Theatre in Russia as well as The Second City in Chicago.\u00a0<\/span>Other\u00a0<\/span>theatres: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Portland Center Stage, Portland Playhouse,\u00a0Profile Theatre, Sierra Repertory Theatre, Maples Repertory Theatre, Commonweal Theatre Company, Heritage Theatre Festival, Jewish Theatre Collaborative, and Bright Star Touring Theatre. Film:\u00a0<\/span>The Falls<\/em>,\u00a0<\/span>One Foot In The Gutter.<\/em>\u00a0TV:\u00a0<\/span>Grimm<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shannon Mastel (Karlie)\u00a0<\/strong>feels so thankful to be part of this story and thanks you\u00a0for supporting this company in the telling of it. Shannon has been acting in Portland for the last five years, including collaborations with\u00a0Portland\u00a0<\/span>Shakespeare Project\u00a0<\/span>(world premiere of<\/span> Pericles Wet<\/em>), Mofsec (in their dystopian feminist <\/span>Edinburgh Fringe Festival piece The Alien Chicken\u00a0<\/em><\/span>Remembers Galatea<\/em>), Theatre Vertigo (A Maze<\/em>), Imago Theatre (Savage\/Love<\/em>), Post5 Theatre (playing Bianca in both Desdemona, A Play About a Handkerchief<\/em> and Othello<\/em>), and Anon It Moves (Cymbeline<\/em>). She trained at the College of Saint Benedict in Minnesota and at Portland Actors Conservatory. Shannon is\u00a0<\/span>represented by Q6 Model & Artist Management.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sharonlee Mclean<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Marian Mendez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kelsey Tyler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Sharonlee Mclean (Caroline)<\/strong>\u00a0is a multiple Drammy Award-winning and Daytime\u00a0Emmy-nominated actor who was most <\/span>recently seen onstage in <\/span>Kodachrome<\/em> at Portland Center Stage. She studied at the American Conservatory Theatre, then ventured on to Los Angeles where she lived for over 35 years working in film, television and stage. Recent Oregon film and television credits include a lead in the short film <\/span>You Could Be Anywhere<\/em> and <\/span>guest starring roles on <\/span>Grimm<\/em> and <\/span>Leverage.<\/em><\/p>\n

Marian Mendez (Lourdes)<\/strong>\u00a0is an actor whose love\u00a0for the craft led her to leave architecture school in her home country\u00a0of El Salvador\u00a0and move to the United States to pursue it as a career. She started acting in short films in\u00a0Los Angeles before making her way to Portland in 2015, where she has\u00a0appeared in several productions for\u00a0\u00a0Milagro Theater\u00a0(<\/span>Contigo Pan y Cebolla<\/em>,\u00a0<\/span>Lydia,<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Astucias Por Heredar<\/em>). \u00a0She is making her CoHo debut with\u00a0<\/span>Luna Gale<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kelsey Tyler (Pastor Jay)\u00a0<\/strong>spends his days as the Education & Community Programs Director for Portland Center Stage. Favorite Portland acting credits include the Stenographer in\u00a0The Typographer\u2019s Dream<\/em>, Nephew Fred in\u00a0A Christmas Carol<\/em>, Bart in\u00a0The Thugs<\/em>\u00a0and Mr. Bingley in\u00a0Pride & Prejudice\u00a0<\/em>(PCS), Romeo in Shakespeare’s\u00a0R&J,<\/em>\u00a0Gaveston in\u00a0Edward II<\/em>, Brad in\u00a0The Rocky Horror Show<\/em>\u00a0(Triangle Productions), Glen in\u00a0The End of Sex\u00a0<\/em>(Theatre Vertigo) and Matt in\u00a0The Godgame\u00a0<\/em>(directed by Brandon Woolley).<\/p>\n

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Danielle Weathers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Brandon Woolley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Danielle Weathers (Cindy\/Luna Gale<\/em> Co-Producer)<\/strong>\u00a0is honored to be partnering with CoHo, this cast & creative team. Actor, director and playwright, Danielle is the Founder\/Creative Director of The Reading Parlor, and former Artistic Director of Sweet William Collective in NYC. She has acted, directed or served as dramaturg within various organizations throughout NYC, New Jersey, Seattle and Montana. Some previous acting credits include JAW Festival (PCS), Proscenium Live Series (Portland Shakespeare Project), Trails<\/em>\u00a0 and Adrift In Macao<\/em> (Broadway Rose), Urinetown<\/em> (Anonymous Theatre Company), Davita\u2019s Harp<\/em> (Jewish Theatre Collaborative), Portland In Play<\/em> (Linestorm Playwrights), 110 In the Shade<\/em> (Stumptown), Bus Stop<\/em> and Tartuffe: Born Again<\/em> (Broadway Understudy, Circle in the Square Theatre, NYC), The Country Wife<\/em> and Julius Caesar<\/em> (Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey), The Trojan Women<\/em> and Prometheus Bound<\/em> (Lucky Devil Theatre Company, NYC), Much Ado About Nothing<\/em> (Hamptons Shakespeare Festival), and Oedipus<\/em> (American Stage Company). Film\/TV: Zilla & Zoe<\/em> (Independent Film), Grimm<\/em> (NBC). Danielle is a graduate of the Circle in the Square Professional Theatre School, and a member of Actors\u2019 Equity Association. Enormous gratitude to Tim, Mom, Adri, Cole, Rose and our dear friends who provide immeasurable support and love.<\/p>\n

Brandon Woolley (Director)\u00a0<\/strong>is a Portland-based director and producer. He is the associate producer and JAW co-producer at Portland Center Stage at The Armory where he has directed A Christmas Memory\/Winter Song<\/em>, Mary\u2019s Wedding<\/em>, and Sex with Strangers<\/em>. Other directing credits include International Falls<\/em> and The Few<\/em> (CoHo Productions); The God Game<\/em> (self-produced); The End of Sex<\/em> (Theatre Vertigo); Dial M for Murder<\/em> (Bag&Baggage Productions). Brandon has worked on multiple shows at The Armory as an assistant director including Astoria: Parts One and Two<\/em>, LIZZIE<\/em>, The Whipping Man<\/em>, Red<\/em>, One Flew Over the Cuckoo\u2019s Nest<\/em> and A Christmas Story<\/em>. He has also collaborated with Oregon Symphony, Third Rail Repertory Theatre and Broadway Rose Theatre Company.<\/p>\n

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