Emily Courcy (Ocean O’Connell Rosenberg) is so excited to bring one of her favorite musicals to life! She was most recently seen on the SSR stage as Beth in Merrily We Roll Along. Other Seattle credits include The Full Monty (Georgie), RENT (Ensemble) and Avenue Q (Bad Idea Bear) at RCT. Non-PNW favorites include Next to Normal (Natalie), Now. Here. This (Heidi), Hairspray (Penny), and Heathers: The Musical (Veronica) for which she received a BroadwayWorld Detroit nomination. Much love to the cast, production team, and her wonderful partner Ross. Enjoy the show!

Nicolas Main (Noel Gruber) Nicholas is elated to be making his SSR debut and sharing the stage with his best friend Savannah! Recent credits include Whizzer in Falsettos, Tim Allgood in Noises Off (Harlequin Productions), Christopher in The Curious Incident…(SPS Theatre Collective) Inkeepers Christmas (Taproot Theatre) and two tours with Missoula Children’s Theatre. As well as performing Nicholas loves to work behind the scenes as a choreographer and director. Love to his incredible family, KB and Sav, who inspire his work every day! (he/his) 

Savannah Lynn (Jane Doe) is thrilled to return to the SSR stage, bringing this role to life....or death...stay tuned. Most recently she was seen in Beautiful - The Carole King Musical at Village Theatre (Betty/Ensemble). With SSR her credits include, Sunday In The Park With George (Celeste), The Fantasticks (Luisa), Assassins (Squeaky Fromme), and Reefer Madness (Sally). Savannah would like to thank her friends and family for the continued support. Enjoy the ride! 

Ashley Rose Klimper (Constance Blackwood) Ashley is a Seattle based actor, teaching artist, director and friend. She is beyond delighted to be in her first show at SSR! Ashley studied musical theater at Circle in the Square Theater School in New York City. Some favorite past credits include Suite Surrender (Murphy), Hairspray (Tracy), The Flick (Rose), and Island Song (Shoshanna). Much love to her life partner Andrew and their kitty Vienna. (she/her) 

Tommy Beale (Ricky Potts) is excited to debut at SSR with such a fantastic show. Having just graduated from UW where he majored in History and Drama, he couldn't think of a better way to spend his newly gained freedom. Past favorites include D Vicious in Airness (UW School of Drama), Chip in Spelling Bee (RATA), and of course Jenkins in How to Succeed (UW Stage Notes). When not onstage, you can find him practicing stunts, doing parkour, or infodumping on some weird historical topic. He would like to thank his family and friends for their eternal support on this crazy ride. Cheers!

Franco Weaver (Mischa Bachinski) Franco’s love for the stage has been growing exponentially since childhood and he is now working as an artist, theater teacher, and performer. Last summer he performed in “Hello, Dolly!” at Village Theatre, and now is so ecstatic to be joining this cast for the summer. Thank you to his alma mater Cornish College of the Arts, as well as all of his loved ones for the immense support!

Marina Rose Pierce (Swing) Marina is thrilled to be joining the cast of Ride the Cyclone in her SSR debut. Former productions include The Fantasticks (Luisa) , The Sound of Music (Liesl) , Pride and Prejudice (Lydia), and Finding Helena- NYC workshop (Sarah, u/s Helena). Upcoming, you can see Marina in Titanish at Seattle Public Theater. IG: @missmarinarose website: marinarosepierce.com

Will Ehrlich (Swing) is beyond honored to make his SSR debut.  Back home in Chicago, they have most recently played in The Sound of Music(Beverly Arts Center) and Kinky Boots (Highland Park Players.)  Will is entering her fourth year at Cornish College of the Arts, where you might have seen him in Chess (Frederick Trumper), Cabaret (Bobby, u/s Cliff) and Head Over Heels (Pythio). (any pronouns)

Brian Pucheu (The Amazing Karnak) is very excited to be back at SSR! Past credits include, but are not limited to, George (Sunday in the Park) at SSR, Bright Star (Jimmy Ray) at Taproot, Pirates of Penzance (Pirate King) G&S Society, and Jekyll & Hyde (Jekyll & Hyde) at Renton Civic. He'd like to thank the cast and crew, as-well-as all his bunnies.

MEET THE PRODUCTION TEAM

Harry Turpin (Director/Choreographer) involved in the Seattle theater scene for over 25 years. His body of work includes productions of Little Shop of Horrors (Winner: Gregory Award (People’s Choice) Outstanding Director, Outstanding Production Musical), The Who’s Tommy (Bway World Winner: Best Director/Best Choreographer), Sweet Charity (Bway World nom: Best Director, Best Choreography), Anything Goes, Guys and Dolls (Bway World nom: Best Choreography) and Becoming More Less Crazy (Winner: Best of the Fest, Seattle Fringe). Fly By Night (Bway World nom: Best Director. Bway world winner: Best Ensemble), White Christmas, and Beehive (both at TMP). Other productions include an acclaimed production of Once On This Island, The Pajama Game, All Shook Up, Beauty and the Beast, Hello, Dolly!, Legally Blonde, The Music Man, City of Angels, and multiple productions of Bye, Bye, Birdie!

Mark Rabe (Music Director) (and actor/singer, pianist) in Seattle-area theater for 30+ years. Music direction credits include: “110 in the Shade” - Reboot Theatre; “Oh, Coward!” - Seattle Rep; “Goblin Market” - ACT Theatre; a dozen shows for Seattle Children's Theatre including “Wizard of Oz”, “Goodnight Moon”, “Peter Pan” etc.; 20+ productions for Showtunes Theatre Company (includes “Falsettos”, & “Nine” in concert at Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall); plus many other Seattle theaters. Across the country: he has played The Duplex cabaret room in New York City; more than a dozen cities West Coast to Midwest to East Coast with “An Evening With Groucho”, even taking him as far afield as Calgary, and Bath, England. Selected acting roles: Buddy Toupée in “Gunmetal Blues”; Hamlet; bemused pianist Cosme McMoon, coping with famously erratic ‘singer' (?) Florence Foster Jenkins in “Souvenir”; Max - “Lend Me A Tenor”; Arthur - “Camelot”; King Gama - “Princess Ida” (Gregory Award nomination); Herr Schulz - “Cabaret”. “Good times ‘n’ bum times, I’ve seen ’em all & my dear….. I’m still here !”

Meredith Zandi (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be involved in Ride the Cyclone! Previous Stage Management credits include Jesus Christ Superstar (Reboot) and Miracle on 34th Street, A Live Radio Play (Twelfth Night Productions). Meredith has a BFA in Theatre from Pacific Lutheran University, and she worked for 15 years as the drama director at Seattle Lutheran High School. Love to Travis, Stella, and Violet!

Krista Lofgren (Costume Design/Talia) is so excited to return to SSR after ten years (she choreographed Chess in 2014). Designing the costumes for Ride the Cyclone has been a pure joy! This is Krista’s first theater season designing costumes (of many, hopefully!) beginning with Anyone Can Whistle (Reboot). Her costumes were recently seen in The Prom and Stepping Out (TMP). She has a background in fashion, and owns a vintage clothing business where she researches and restores pieces from the 19th and 20th centuries before sending them out into the world. Love to Alan.

Mark Chenovick (Set/Sound/Lights/Projections)

Ada Ke (Spotlight)


MEET THE BAND

Mark Rabe (Keyboard/Conductor) in Seattle-area theater for 30+ years. Music direction credits include: “110 in the Shade” - Reboot Theatre; “Oh, Coward!” - Seattle Rep; “Goblin Market” - ACT Theatre; a dozen shows for Seattle Children's Theatre including “Wizard of Oz”, “Goodnight Moon”, “Peter Pan” etc.; 20+ productions for Showtunes Theatre Company (includes “Falsettos”, & “Nine” in concert at Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall); plus many other Seattle theaters. Across the country: he has played The Duplex cabaret room in New York City; more than a dozen cities West Coast to Midwest to East Coast with “An Evening With Groucho”, even taking him as far afield as Calgary, and Bath, England. Selected acting roles: Buddy Toupée in “Gunmetal Blues”; Hamlet; bemused pianist Cosme McMoon, coping with famously erratic ‘singer' (?) Florence Foster Jenkins in “Souvenir”; Max - “Lend Me A Tenor”; Arthur - “Camelot”; King Gama - “Princess Ida” (Gregory Award nomination); Herr Schulz - “Cabaret”. “Good times ‘n’ bum times, I’ve seen ’em all & my dear….. I’m still here !”

Gabe Mangiante (Keyboard/Synth)

Anthony Pooley (Guitars) Anthony is delighted to be back at SSR for another distinctly unusual musical. Previous SSR credits include Starmites, Reefer Madness, Next To Normal and more. Recent credits: Beautiful (Village Theatre), Sunset Boulevard (Showtunes), Twelfth Night (Seattle Shakespeare). Up next: Sister Act (Taproot). Thanks to Mark and Jen for yet another chance to work at SSR, which is always so much fun.

Matthew Tevenan (Cello) is pleased to be back playing at SSR! Recent cellist credits include Sunset Boulevard at ShowTunes, The Prom at BPA, The Hello Girls and Spitfire Grill at Taproot, and Last World Octopus Wrestling Champion at ArtsWest. When not playing, Matthew is a technical writer at Apple.

Kelly Paletta (Percussion)