Jenny McMurry

• Jenny is so excited to be performing with SFFT in the great outdoors for the first time! Favorite credits include Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Maria in The Sound of Music, Edythe in My One and Only, and the title role of Evita. Jenny has lived and worked in Washington, D.C., New York City, and Toronto (she has performed on tour in several additional US and Canadian cities). She has sung at the Rainbow Room and the Met, as a singer for Doc Scantlin's Imperial Palm Orchestra - and enjoyed spreading holiday cheer this past Christmas as a Dickens Caroler. Love and thanks as always to her family and friends!

Paul Linnes

• Paul is thrilled to be returning to the stage for the first time in six years in a role he has dreamed of playing for over half his life! He has previously performed principal roles in many operas and been a soloist in concert works with orchestras throughout the West Coast and Far East, including international tours as a featured soloist with the Roger Wagner Chorale. Other activities have included recordings with the Roger Wagner Chorale, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, various motion picture soundtracks including Bram Stoker's Dracula, Jurassic Park under the direction of John Williams, Ghost Rider (2007), and several video game titles. He has accumulated over 25 years of experience as a pianist, has also been a cellist, and holds a M.M. in Vocal Performance from the University of Southern California. Paul is a former Principal Artist in Residence at Opera San Jose. He now maintains a private voice studio and is the Resident Music Director for Seattle Musical Theatre. The role of Emile de Becque holds a very special significance for him because his teacher and mentor, Giorgio Tozzi, had sung the role in the original film version of South Pacific ... it is an honor to follow in such footsteps.

Vince Wingerter

• Vince is thrilled to be outdoors performing at SFFT for the first time! He has performed at various theatres around the area including Village Theatre, Seattle Musical Theatre (CLO), SecondStory Rep, Tacoma Musical Playhouse, and the Coeur d'Alene Regional Theatre. He just finished playing Charlie Davenport in Annie Get Your Gun at SMT. Other favorite roles performed most recently in the past two years include Billy in My One and Only, Bobby in Urinetown, Dominique in The Bakers Wife, Jimmy in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Mike in A Chorus Line, and Cain in Children of Eden.

Esther Lee

• Esther is excited to work with the cast of South Pacific and for the first time perform at SFFT. This is her second time being in a musical performance and she is very happy that she is a part of this energetic and fun ensemble. Esther hopes to continue to be in theatre and act throughout her college years. Her favorite part of theatre is being able to portray someone's life visually and emotionally on the stage.

Chris Maxfield

• Chris is pleased to return to SFFT for another year of honest sweat and good times! Most recently, Chris played Dr. Zubritsky in last year's production of Fools, and previously he has appeared as Daddy Warbucks in Annie, The Pirate King in Pirates of Penzance, and as the Cowardly Lion in SFFT's 1998 production of The Wizard of Oz. Away from SFFT, Chris has performed as Dr. Carrasco in Man of La Mancha at SecondStory Rep in Redmond, and as Jimmy Farrell in Playboy of the Western World and Trotter in Journey's End for the late, lamented Exchange Theatre. He has also worked with GreenStage, ArtsWest, The Mountaineers, and other local theatre companies. In over thirty years of performing, Chris has appeared in more than fifty productions all over Washington State in venues ranging from Walla Walla to Pullman to Yakima. Chris currently lives in Edmonds with his sweet cats, Daphne and Atticus.

BJ Stokey

• BJ is excited to add the challenging role of Bloody Mary to her SFFT credits this summer. Last season BJ appeared as Katie in Meet Me in St. Louis. A theatre veteran of over thirty years, past favorite roles include the Waitress in Working, Agnes Gooch in Auntie Mame, both the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda in Wizard of Oz, Queen Aggravain in Once Upon a Mattress, and Miss Hannigan in Annie. When she is not traveling around the world for business in Europe and Asia and has spare time (which is seldom), she enjoys volunteering as a proud drama booster at Roosevelt High School in Seattle for her aspiring theatrical son ... Mark West.

Lee Morris

• This is Lee's second show at SFFT, having appeared in last season's production of Meet Me in St. Louis as Warren Sheffield. He is delighted to be working again in this marvelous theatre with such an exemplary group. He also performs regularly with the Hi-Liners in Burien, where he will be playing the role of Captain Hook in this summer's production of Peter Pan.

John Sharify

• John is delighted to be on stage again after all these years. His last appearance on stage was 27 years ago while John was getting his MFA Degree in Film Directing at Columbia University, in the lead role of Best Foot Forward. As an undergraduate at Princeton, John performed at McCarter Theater in Triangle Productions. While at Princeton, he also played the role of Danny in David Mamet's production of Sexual Perversity in Chicago. You might recognize John from his on-air reporting work for KOMO 4 News. John is a 31 time Emmy Award winner and is currently the General Manager of Seattle Community Colleges Television.

Austin Ogata

• Austin is a native of Seattle who loves to perform. South Pacific will be his first Professional Theatrical role. When he's not on stage, he enjoys baseball, basketall, gymnastics, and riding around on his Scooter/Heelys. He also loves Pokemon, Bleach, Godzilla movies, and playing his Nintendo DS every chance he gits with his brother Carson (7) and little sister Kiana (4). Next Fall, Austin will be attending 4th Grade at Sunset Elementary.

Cienna Ciobanu

• Cienna (friends call her "CC") made her television debut at the age of three months on KOMO 4 News. She then appeared in television commercials for the "Ready, Set, School" campaign sponsored by Bartell and Boeing. CC can currently be seen in the children's DVD series by Braincandy focusing on the five senses. CC is so excited to be making her stage debut with SFFT's South Pacific. She's also looking forward to starting First Grade in the Fall! CC would like to thank her friends and family, especially her little sister, Carys, for their love and support!

Britt Boyd

• After three years touring the country with Living Voices and Theaterworks, Britt makes her SFFT debut with South Pacific. Local performances include Village Theatre (Joe!, Field of Dreams), SecondStory Rep (Urinetown), and the Attic Theatre (The Sound of Music.). Offstage, she can be found illuminating young minds at Seattle Children's Theatre. Cheers!

Brad Walker

• Brad is excited to be in his first production here with Snoqualmie Falls Forest Theater. Some of his favorite roles include Professor Harold Hill in The Music Man, Moonface Martin in Anything Goes both at Hi-Liners Mainstage, and the Mayor of Whoville in Seussical at the Carco Theatre. Brad is an amateur filmmaker and current drama student at the University of Washington. Much thanks to his family and friends! Je vous souhaite un bon spectacle!

J. Spyder Isaacson

• Spyder is thrilled to be working on his fourth show at SFFT, most recently as Grandpa Prophater in Meet Me in St. Louis. On sabbatical from graduate studies in Education, he is a core member of the Magical Mystery Troupe and pays the bills doing medical data entry. Spyder also wants the ladies to know he is single and available!

Julia Beers

• Julia is delighted to appear at SFFT. Previous roles include Bird Girlz in Seussical, Yonah in Children of Eden, Annie Get Your Gun and Man of La Mancha at Seattle Musical Theatre; Little Becky Two Shoes in Urinetown at Bainbridge Performing Arts; and Gladys in The Skin of Our Teeth at GreenStage. Julie holds a BA in Theatre from Whitman College. Much love and gratitude to my terrific friends and family!

Melissa Brown

• Melissa is delighted to be performing at Snoqualmie Falls Forest Theater. This is her first time working in an outdoor theatre. She is having a great time. Her credits include Annie Get Your Gun at SMT/CLO, My One and Only at TMP (Assistant Choreographer), Axel the Elf in The No Hole Holiday at SecondStory Rep, Kristine in A Chorus Line at SecondStory Rep, a Hot Box Girl in Guys and Dolls at WRT, and a child/ensemble in an European Tour of Evita.

Debbie Granner

• Debbie is proud to be making her stage debut with Snoqualmie Falls Forest Theater in South Pacific. She credits her many years of musical theatre fandom for the courage to finally audition and win part of the dream. Thanks to family and friends!

Jennifer Jensen

• Jennifer spends her days as Director of Surgery for a Bellevue Ophthalmologist, and as a nurse this year wonders if art imitates life or Life imitates Art. She is a member of the Northwest Chorale and plays "six-in-hand" English Handbells. This is her fourth production with SFFT, and she is excited to once again be able to sing and dance, often at the same time! She lives in Seattle with her husband and two feline children.

Becky Peterson

• Becky is thrilled to be performing in South Pacific at SFFT. She was recently seen in My Fair Lady at Centerstage, Something's Afoot at Renton Civic Theatre, and Big River at Tacoma Musical Playhouse. In March she performed in the semi-finals of the Seattle Kobi Vocal Jazz Competition at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley. Becky is also a bassist and has played for SecondStory Rep in Urinetown., Tacoma Musical Playhouse in My One and Only, and at the Leavenworth Summer Theatre in The Last 5 Years. Love to my family for their support!

Justin Ramsey

• This is Justin's first show at SFFT. He was last seen in Annie Get Your Gun at Seattle Musical Theatre/CLO. Some of Justin's other credits include The King and I and Bye Bye Birdie at Village Theatre, The Last Starfighter (Louis/Alien recruit) Village Theatre Original, and Singing in the Rain at the 5th Avenue. He performed Mr. Mayor in Seussical and Fyedka in Fiddler on the Roof at EHRC; and a Space Punk in Starmites and Sid Sorokin in The Pajama Game at Ballyhoo Theatre. He has done choreography for several shows and has been dancing for 13 years. Justin thanks his friends and family for all their love and support!

John Rising

• John is a student at Bishop Blanchet High School in Seattle. His favorite roles include Gary in Noises Off! and George Spelvin in Actors Nightmare. He serves as president of his High School's Thespian Troupe and is co-captain of its improv team. His next project is directing Paul's Case at Bishop Blanchet. Much love to Mary, Mom, Dad, Anna, Emily, Adam, Drew, and Twelfth Night Productions.

William Shindler

• William, most recently seen in Seattle Musical Theatre's productions of Annie Get Your Gun and The Fantasticks, is thrilled to be working with SFFT for the first time. "Thank you to all my family and friends, without your support I wouldn't be here."

Andy Wallington

• Since moving recently to Mill Creek, WA., Andy has appeared in The Wizard of Oz, HMS Pinafore, Guys and Dolls, and Sound of Music for Northwest Savoyards. He also appeared in A Christmas Carol at the Historic Everett Theatre and as Slim in Oklahoma! for the Driftwood Players in Edmonds. Andy's last engagement was as dialect coach for Kirkland Performance Center's production of Oliver! However, he is always happiest down stage center and has appeared in many productions in England and Europe. His favorite roles include Buffalo Bill in Annie Get Your Gun, Wyatt in Crazy For You, Don in A Chorus Line, and in the ensemble in 42nd Street, Me and My Girl, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The Threepenny Opera, Follies, amongst others!

Mark Westberg

• Mark returns for his seventh production at SFFT having played Clinton Badger in last season's Meet Me in St. Louis. He recently performed in Me and My Girl at Seattle's Roosevelt High School and is part of the Roosevelt Theatre Ensemble. He also appeared in the school's prestigious Drama Fest this year in Noel Coward's Secret Service. In addition, he and his acting buddy competed in the annual Thespian Festival this year and took home a Best Duo Scene award for their work in a comedy sketch from Good Evening by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. He is a member of the International Thespian Society. Besides being in South Pacific at SFFT, he is a student intern this summer at Seattle Children's Theatre with the Splash classes. In his spare time, he loves to draw, write poetry and lyrics, play his Fender electric guitar, take voice and dance lessons, and hang out with friends. Mark is really looking forward to being a Junior this Fall!

Roger Westberg

• Roger has been involved in theatre for most of his 62 years! He has directed numerous productions at SFFT, as well as many for other theatre companies in and around the Pacific Northwest. He graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in Theatre and a M.A. in Directing (1976). When not directing, he has been known to work as a clown, teacher, actor, makeup artist, set dresser, prop maker, designer, school volunteer, tutor puppeteer, and, most importantly, fulltime dad. He lives in Seattle with his actress wife, actor son, and two extremely demanding, yet somehow lovable, non-acting cats.

Dawn Brazel

• Dawn has been the musical director for five earlier shows at SFFT and has appeared as a cast member in three of them.  She has worked as a cruise ship entertainer, been the lead singer in a rock band, and has performed at various local theaters, including Village, Civic Light Opera, ArtsWest, and Mystery Café.  Favorite rolls include Nancy in Oliver!, Arlene in Baby, and Constance in She Stoops to Conquer.  She last appeared as Denise in CLO's The Baker's Wife.

Kate Wallington

Roy Arauz

• Roy is thrilled to be working at SFFT again, after choreographing Annie, Camelot, and The Wizard of Oz. Roy has also choreographed for the Microsoft Theatre Troupe, Studio East, and SecondStory Rep; he has, in addition, stage managed for Redwood Theatre, Balagan Theatre, DownStage Left Productions, and ArtsWest. He recently directed his first musical, Chess, at Redwood Theatre. Roy is Vice-President of the Board of Directors of Redwood Theatre and production manager for Theatre 9/12. Roy sends his love to jS.

Janessa Styck

• Janessa is a graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois, where she studied under Tony-nominated Marcia McDonald. During her time at Wesleyan, she interned at the acclaimed Glimmer Glass Opera in upstate New York. There she was privileged to learn from renowned designers such as David Zinn, Catherine Zuber, and Jess Goldstein. She also placed second at the 2006 South Eastern Theatre Conference Costume Design Competition in the undergraduate division. Since graduation, Janessa has relocated to the Seattle area where she has been honored to be part of a number of productions at Seattle Shakespeare Company and Book-It Reparatory Theater. Most recently, she is proud to have been invited to be part of the Book-It Repertory staff as their new Costume Shop Manager. Janessa is happy to be designing her first show for Snoqualmie Falls Forest Theater and is looking forward to designing upcoming shows for both Northwest Youth Theatre and Book-It Repertory Theatre.