Samantha Chandler, Jen Ryle, Karen Janowitz, Jane Nowitz, Ted Ryle, Sarah Jolley, Karin Frinell, Andy Gordon, Miranda Waldron, Diane Rudeen, Hilary Ryan

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Josh Anderson has worked with OFT as an educator, director and musical director for four seasons. In addition, he has musically directed numerous shows including work for Capital Playhouse’s Students on Stage Program, TAO, the Twilight Lounge, Our Time Musical Theater Troupe (NY), Vocal Minority (NY) and Cabaret Cabaret (NY). Josh is also a very busy actor and has performed with TAO, Capital Playhouse, TESC, Prodigal Sun Productions, Central Washington University, OTMTT (NY), SLC (NY), Seattle Children’s Theater, Big Pretty Pants Productions (SEA), and Improv Robot. He is currently the music director for Unity of Olympia. He holds a BA in Arts Education and Theater Performance.

Terri Charles has sung and soloed professionally and in choirs and she is a frequent performer in Olympia Family Theater and other productions. Terri believes one’s voice is one’s first instrument and that learning a combination of music-making and creative movement at a young age primes a child for a lifetime of learning. Little ones and their adults gain confidence in themselves as musical people in Terri’s “Music With TLC” classes. Terri earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology in 1986 from University of Washington and has since worked with children in grades K-6 professionally and as a parent volunteer.

Jen Ryle, OFT Artistic Director, co-founded Olympia Family Theater in the fall of 2006. After a lifetime of acting, directing and working with kids, Jen completed her BA at The Evergreen State College focusing her studies on expressive arts, business and education, with the goal of starting a children’s theater here in Olympia. She worked for three summers with Creative Theatre Experience (CTE). Currently, in addition to her work with OFT, Jen teaches creative dramatics, puppet and craft classes for the Olympia Regional Learning Academy (ORLA) and also teaches private piano lessons. For OFT Jen has directed Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (2006 and 2011), The Giver, Rapunzel, The BFG, Winnie the Pooh, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.

Steven Wells has performed with the OFT family twice this season. First as Toad in A Year With Frog and Toad, and most recently as Alexander in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. He also worked as the assistant director for OFT’s Spring Break Camp. He is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and after college, lived and performed in both LA and Chicago. You may have also seen Steven on stage with Capital Playhouse as Professor Bhaer in Little Women, Brother Gad in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Mr. Bucket in Willy Wonka.

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