Director: Anna Rajala
Stage Manager: Mia Lindsay
Set Design: Larry Larsen
Costume Design: Alexa Bayliff
Hair and Makeup Design: Alexa Bayliff
Lighting Design: Hannah Kelly
Props Manager: Sue Bonde
Intimacy Director: Andy Christensen
Assistant Directors: Ricardo Guevara, Ivy Chacon
Assistant Lighting Designer: Lili Gudgel
Costume, Hair and Makeup Advisor: Gregory Pulver
Cultural Consultant: Ara Manoogian
#11 - Branna Sundy
#25 - Savanah Baird
#13 - Frankie Sather
#46 - Aisling Brady
#2 - Leah Reed
#7 - Alexa Bayliff
#14 - Noelle Hurley
#8 - Eleanor Sells
#00 - Amber Beeks
Soccer Mom - Hannah Kelly
Swing for #11, 13, 46 - Natasha Adamson
Swing for #7, 14, 00 - Alex Sandford
Swing for #25, 2, 8 - Rachel Ramos
Swing for Soccer Mom - Eny'ssence Blair
Assistant Stage Managers: Joe Koppy
Light Board Operator: Nick Hailer
Sound Board Operator: Bennett Buchholz
Dresser: McKenzie West
Production Manager: Andy Christensen
Scene Shop Supervisor: Eric Lyness
Costume Shop Supervisor: Sue Bonde
Light and Sound Coordinator: Lili Gudgel
Props Coordinator: Aria Hroma
Scene Shop Technicians and Electricians: Natasha Adamson, Casey James, Julia Moran, Natalie Pycz, Jacqulynne Sample, Finn Sanders, Joe Stefanich, Audrey Stineman
Costume Construction: Taylor Andreas, Alexa Bayliff, Anne Marie Brownlow, Alaina Cruson, Nick Hailer, Chase Johnson, Zora Richardson, Lilly Grey Rudge, Lexi Rudolph
Costume Shop Volunteer: Janet Bemis
Marketing Director: Lezlie Cross
Marketing Assistant: Natalie Davis
Box Office Manager: Yoshimi Lin
Ushers: Rosabelle Barrozo, Belle Hansen, Isabelle Long
Content notice: The show includes some strong language, racist/culturally insensitive comments, the r-slur, and discussions of sex, abortion, eating disorders, and death.
Special Thanks
Camille Ashe, Sue Bonde, Andy Christensen, Stephanie Salamone, Michael Fitzgerald, and the Saints Soccer Academy
“The Wolves” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
World premiere produced by The Playwrights Realm (Katherine Kovner, Artistic Director | Roberta Pereira, Producing Director) on September 8, 2016 and remounted on December 5, 2016 by special arrangement with Scott Rudin and Eli Bush.
Originally presented by New York Stage and Film and Vassar in the Powerhouse Season, Summer 2016.
Playwrights Horizons Theater School produced a workshop of The Wolves in 2015 in association with Clubbed Thumb, where the play had been developed previously.
Winner of the 2016 Sky Cooper New American Play Prize at Marin Theatre Company, Mill Valley, CA Jasson Minadakis, Artistic Director; Keri Kellerman, Managing Director
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater, New York City, 2017
Watch a video interview with director Anna Rajala HERE
Savanah Baird, she/her (#25) is a senior Political Science and Theater double major from San Diego, CA. Savanah is very excited to play #25 in UP's production of The Wolves. Her productions include Everybody as Love and You Cannot Undo This Action as Shawn. Additionally, The Last Train, a one act play that she wrote, was recently produced at UP. She looks forward to continuing her development as an actor in this production of The Wolves. Enjoy the show!
Alexa Bayliff, she/they (#7, Costume, and Make-up Designer) is a senior Theater major from Alhambra, CA. Alexa is so excited to be a part of The Wolves. You may recognize her from The Moors as Marjory/Mallory/Margaret or the one character with blue hair and pronouns in Company. She also had the wonderful opportunity to be Costume and Makeup Designer for this show, and would like to extend special thanks to both Sue and Gregory for being her mentors.
Amber Rose Beeks, she/her (#00) is a sophomore Sociology and Communications double major with a Theater minor from Issaquah, WA. Amber is ecstatic to be performing on UP's stage this new year! Their recent production credits include Shannon O'Connor and Brigid O'Connor in How Can I Keep from Singing. She is looking forward to being a part of The Wolves and hopes you love the play just as much as she does!
Aisling Brady, she/her (#46) is a first year Nursing major from San Francisco, CA. Aisling is ecstatic to be a part of her first show with the UP theatre. Outside of theatre, she works as a microbiology learning assistant and plays soccer. She would like to thank her family, friends, the cast, crew, and everyone involved in the production for their support.
Ivy Chacon, she/her (Assistant Director) is a senior Psychology major from Albuquerque, NM. Ivy is excited to be working with such a great cast and crew and is excited to see what productions she will be a part of following graduation. While she loves Portland, she will be returning to Albuquerque after graduation to her family- including her two cats, three dogs, and leopard gecko.
Sarah DeLappe (Playwright) Sarah’s acclaimed play The Wolves premiered Off-Broadway at The Playwrights Realm, following an engagement at New York Stage and Film, and development at Clubbed Thumb and Great Plains Theatre Conference, and was subsequently remounted at Lincoln Center. The Wolves received the American Playwriting Foundation's inaugural Relentless Award, and was a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and the Yale Drama Series Prize. Fellowships and developmental support include The MacDowell Colony, The Ground Floor, LCT3 Playwright in Residence, Ars Nova Play Group, Page One Fellowship at The Playwrights Realm, SPACE on Ryder Farm and Sitka Fellows Program. Past affiliations: Clubbed Thumb's Early Career Writers' Group and New Georges Audrey Residency. She holds a MFA in playwriting from Brooklyn College.
Ricardo Guevara, he/him (Assistant Director) is a sophomore Theater and Marketing double major from Portland, OR. Ricardo Guevara is excited for audiences to see The Wolves. This is his first experience as an assistant director on a main stage show. Other directing experience includes last year’s Night of Music and various short films. In addition to being an aspiring director, Ricardo is an actor and playwright. He would like to thank his family, friends, girlfriend, the Redmond Academy of Theatre Arts, the Centro de Arte Teatral CDMX, the theatre department at Sunset High School, and the University of Portland for their help in pushing Ricardo forward in his life goals. He dedicates this, as well as all of his work, to his great late grandmother Blanca Estela Chavez Alcantara.
Noelle Hurley, she/her (#14) is a first year Nursing major from Pacifica, California. Her productions include Carrie as Carrie and Into the Woods as Cinderella. She is excited to be in this show and be a part of this amazing cast. Thank you for coming and she hopes you enjoy the show.
Hannah Kelly, she/her (Soccer Mom, Lighting Designer) is a senior Theater major from Tacoma, WA. Hannah is so excited to be working on her second to last production at UP! It has been such a joy for her to work with Anna, a new guest director at UP, as both lighting designer and actor. This past year, she was stage manager for How Can I Keep from Singing, and directed her capstone piece The Last Train. Her final show will be light and sound designing the next production, Olivia Sloss' capstone devised piece.
Joe Koppy, he/him (Assistant Stage Manager) is a junior English and Theater double major from Portland, OR. Joe has worked on a few shows while attending the University of Portland, such as You Cannot Undo This Action as Ronan and Company as Peter. He has also worked the soundboard for The Moors and has worked on Theater Club productions as well. He is excited to assistant stage manage for the first time and hopes you enjoy the show!
Mia Lindsay, she/her (Stage Manager) is a senior Biology and Psychology double major with a minor in chemistry from Eugene, OR. This is Mia's fifth show at University of Portland, and she is super excited to be getting the promotion. She was previously an Assistant Stage Manager for Inventing Van Gogh and Everybody, and has performed in You Can’t Undo This Action as Taylor and Black Comedy as Clea. Outside of theatre, you can find Mia at Swindell’s at odd hours working on computational chemistry research, tutoring in the SARC, or drinking way too much boba. She is super proud of the entire company and is very impressed at the cast’s ability to roll with the punches and handle every soccer maneuver thrown at them with grace.
Ara they/them/any (Cultural Consultant) is a multidisciplinary artist and designer. Where they’re from, fire season is year-round, their dad makes them a bowl of fruit every night, and fighting over the check is a form of love. While Ara is new to the role of cultural consultant, their scenic and sound design work can be found in collaboration with FUSE Theatre Ensemble and Reed College. In addition to their design work, they are a member of the inaugural PATHWAYS Mentorship Program at Artists Repertory Theatre, a mentorship program for emerging gender-diverse BIPOC theatre artists in Portland. They are grateful for the University of Portland for the opportunity to join this production as a cultural consultant. Free Artsakh.
Anna Rajala, she/her (Director) is a theatre maker who specializes in facilitating consent-based, collaborative, and inclusive creative spaces. She has a background in intimacy choreography, dance, and devised storytelling. As an educator, she is dedicated to fostering an environment where student artists learn how to advocate for themselves and their boundaries while establishing a personal artistic identity forged from their life experiences, intersecting identities, and values. Recent directing credits include Angels in America: Part One (2021), Out There: A New Musical (2021), and Machinal (2019). Her work as an intimacy choreographer was featured most recently in Whitworth University’s productions of The Sound of Music (2022) and Gruesome Playground Injuries (2022).
Rachel Ramos, she/her (Understudy) is a senior Nursing Major from Southern California. She is immensely grateful to be a part of The Wolves and to work with such an incredible cast and crew. She would like to thank Anna, both for this opportunity and for creating such a wonderful environment during rehearsals. In her free time, Rachel likes to watch Bluey with her little cousins, Joshua and Jakey!
Leah Reed, she/her (#2) is a sophomore Elementary Education major and Theater minor from Twin Falls, ID. Most recently, you may have seen in How Can I Keep From Singing as Mary Margret here at UP. Some of her other previous theatre credits include The Marriage of Bette and Boo as Bette Brennan, A Midsummer Night’s Dream as Oberon, and Into the Woods as Florida. She is so grateful to have gotten to be a part of this wonderful, unique show and has gotten the opportunity to work with an incredible group of people. She would like to thank you all for coming to the show and hopes you enjoy it!
Alex Sandford, she/her (Understudy) is a first year Elementary Education major from Claremont, CA. This is Alex’s first show with UP! She’s excited to be involved in such a unique show, and grateful to work alongside such a great cast and crew!
Frankie Sather, she/they (#13) is a first year Nursing major and Music minor from Kirkland, WA. Frankie is excited to be in her first production at UP’s Theater program. In her free time Frankie enjoys playing music, hanging out with friends and participating in UP’s Speech and Debate Team. She would like to thank her friends for putting up with her weird schedule during practice for the play!
Eleanor Sells, she/her (#8) is a first year Elementary Education major from San Jose, CA. Eleanor is so thrilled be a part of this production. She is a First Year Elementary Education major here at the University of Portland and can't wait to spend the next three years here. Eleanor has been doing theater her entire life and has been grateful to continue that passion with this amazing department. Before being a part of The Wolves, Eleanor got the opportunity to perform in the fall production Everybody here at UP. In her free time, Eleanor loves to spend time outdoors, play guitar, do puzzles, and hang out with friends. Lastly, she would love to extend a huge thank you to all the people involved in this process because it couldn't have come together without all their help.
Branna Sundy, she/her (#11) is a first year Theater and English double major from Clayton, CA. Branna is thrilled to be performing in this brutally realistic play, especially with such enthusiastic and thoughtful people. Previous shows include How Can I Keep from Singing, Twelve Angry Jurors, and Puffs. She is grateful & excited to be involved in her third show at UP, and she is so glad to be part of the theatre community on campus. Enjoy the show!
Susan Bonde, Costume Shop Manager
Sue Bonde is the costume shop manager for the University of Portland. She worked in Chicago as a freelance costume designer and technician for the Goodman Theater and Light Opera Works prior to moving to Portland. She has designed for A.R.T., New Rose Theatre, and Portland Repertory Theatre, and the Wee Sing children’s videos before joining Michael Curry Design and working on The Lion King on Broadway. Bonde has designed costumes for Portland Opera’s The Return of Ulysses, Albert Herring, La Calisto, Il Ballo delle Ingrate/Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda/Trouble in Tahiti, Galileo, Postcards from Morocco, L’heure Espanogle / L’enfant et les Sortileges, and La Cenerentola. She is the recipient of two Willamette Week Excellence in Theater Awards and two Portland Drammy Awards. Mock’s Crest Opera costume design credits include Iolanthe, Ruddigore, The Pirates of Penzance, Light in the Piazza, and Yeoman of the Guard. Past designs for UP include Tartuffe, Pippin, and The Moors. She recently served as costumer for A.R.T.’s production of The Hombres and is looking forward to designing Twelfth Night this spring for the University of Portland.
Andy Christensen, Instructor, Directing and Acting
Andy Christensen is a fiercely curious artist-educator who specializes in emergent forms of immersive and site-informed theatre that explore the intersection of place and time. In his practice, he builds egalitarian ensembles that create interdisciplinary, research-driven, and process-shaped performances that put audiences at the center of artistic experiences and contextualize performance within community. After receiving his M.F.A. in theatre directing from the Lir Academy of Trinity College in Dublin and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Andy returned to the United States to invest in emerging artists in the Pacific Northwest. He is a founder of Cascadia Art Project and a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. He has mentored artists in many regional high schools, George Fox University, Pacific University, and most recently at Whitworth University where he was recognized for outstanding integration of vocation in the classroom.
Lezlie C. Cross, PhD, Assistant Professor, Theatre History and Dramaturgy
Dr. Cross’s directing credits at UP include House of Desires, Where is Home: a Digital Living Newspaper, and As You Like It. At UP, she teaches courses in theatre history, dramaturgy, and playwriting. She is also a professional dramaturg who has worked at regional theatres across America including the Utah Shakespeare Festival, Cincinnati Shakespeare, Classic Stage Company, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, Oregon Shakespeare Festival where she was the literary assistant for five years, and Nevada Conservatory Theatre where she was the Associate Artistic Director. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Washington, her M.A. from the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, and her B.A. from Whitman College. See more at lezliecross.com
Larry Larsen, M.F.A., Professor, Academic Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Professor Larsen has been involved in theater since the 5th grade when he played Schroder in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and has had a life long association with the theatre ever since. He is in his 29th year at the University, and besides teaching the scenic and lighting design coursework for the Theater Program, he is an Academic Associate Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences. His most recent design work, which is over a 100 shows at the University, includes lighting and scenery designs for House of Desires, Tartuffe, Eurydice, and Jesus Christ Superstar. Larry has worked as a professional designer in Portland for the last 30 years and recent professional work includes lights for Don’t Hug Me, and scenery for Nunsense and Company at Broadway Rose Theatre, the lights for Blithe Spirit at Lakewood Theatre Co., Haddon Hall Revels for Portland Revels where he is the resident set designer, All My Sons and This Random World for Portland Actors Conservatory, and Mr. Kolpert for Third Rail Repertory Theater. Other theatres designed for include Artists Repertory Theatre, Oregon Children’s Theatre, Northwest Children's Theatre, Portland Repertory Theatre, Tygres Heart Shakespeare Co. , Portland Civic Theatre and Summer Repertory Theatre in Santa Rosa. Prior to his employment at the University, Larry worked as the Design Associate for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, both in Ashland and Portland. He has his MFA in Theatre Design from the University of Washington.
Mindi Logan, M.F.A., Associate Professor, Acting Instructor
Mindi is beginning her 23rd year teaching for the University of Portland. Her artistic work at the University includes acting and dialect coaching for productions. Mindi received her MFA from the Professional Actors Training Program at Rutgers University and then worked professionally as an actor in New York and Los Angeles, appearing off-Broadway, in soap operas, sitcoms, and film. Continuing her professional acting career, Mindi has appeared locally with Artists Repertory Theatre, Theater Vertigo, Willamette Shakespeare, Quintessence Theater, Stark Raving Theatre, in commercials, industrials, and voiceovers. Mindi was awarded the Kennedy Center Gold Medallion for her service as the Regional Chair of the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival. Mindi’s husband Hal is a professional musician and composer who also works locally and teaches at the University of Portland.
Eric Lyness, Scene Shop Manager
Eric Lyness (class of '12) has had the pleasure of working here at his alma mater since 2015. Favorite UP credits include crafting sound designs for Good Kids and A Midsummer Night's Dream, and scenic designs for 1959 Pink Thunderbird. He has worked as a director, designer, and technician at various theatres across Portland including Third Rail Repertory, Portland Opera, Northwest Theatre Workshop, and Artists Rep.
Gregory Pulver, M.F.A., Associate Professor, Costume and Makeup Design
Professor Gregory Pulver teaches courses in The Creative Process in Visual Arts, Intro to the Art of Theater, Beginning Costume Development and Analysis, Advanced Costume Design and Research, Theater Makeup Techniques. He is also a director and choreographer for plays and musicals for the UP Theater season annually. Before becoming Associate Professor and Program Director for the UP Theater Program, Gregory was an Associate Professor of Costume Design at Western Washington University for 12 years and Chair of the WWU Theatre Department for four of those years. Gregory holds an MFA in costume design and choreography from Humboldt State University, CA. He is the 1993 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) National Costume Design Winner for his work on Three Penny Opera at Humboldt State. His twenty-eight year mentorship of theatre design students has garnered 4 KCACTF national design winners, 14 national design competitors and dozens of regional winners. Gregory started his teaching career at Humboldt State University in 1990 where he was fortunate to complete his MFA, take over the makeup design program and classes, and teach contemporary dance as an adjunct instructor. Gregory is currently a Resident Artist at Artist Repertory Theater in Portland where his favorite of many designs include The Hombres, Broomstick, Cuba Libre, and Foxfinder. He has been a member of the international board of advisors for The Last Frontier Theatre Conference in Valdez, AK for 15 years and participates as a featured artist mentoring new American playwrights by participating on response panels, providing workshops in design and writing, and by individual mentorship during each festival. In Portland, Gregory has designed both sets and costumes for Bag and Baggage Theatre in Hillsboro, and costumes for Broadway Rose Theatre in Portland. Gregory has designed for several short films and TV spots in Washington including a dance for the camera film titled Egg Skin. Gregory is also an accomplished singer and actor, and plans to restart that career once he retires from academia. Or he may just garden. His most tried and true hobbies are dog owner and avid dinner party host.
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