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Sowelu Theater
Portland, OR
503.730.9066

About Sowelu

The Ensemble and Staff

Photo by Steve Patterson
Picnic on the Battlefield
Lorraine Bahr & Joaquin Lopez

The ensemble has been meeting in a weekly workshop for ten months of the year since 1998. They are:

  • Barry Hunt, Artistic Director
  • Lorraine Bahr, Associate Artistic Director
  • Jeb Pearson, Actor/Designer
  • Tim Stolenwerk, Resident Sound Designer
  • Jodi English, Resident Costume and Set Designer
  • Michael Fetters, Actor
  • Daniel Hill, Actor
  • Joaquin Lopez, Actor
Former Members

Amanda Boekelheide, Lesia Galimore, Nan Gatchel, Jenni Green, Chris Harder, Devan McCoy, Sarah McKinlay, Peter Moesler, Jordy Oakland, Brian Russell, Sean Skvarka, Joe Stoddard, Kelly Tallent, Rhea Wolf.

Associated Artists

Julie Akers, Deirdre Atkinson, John Breen, Gretchen Corbett, Lea Floden, Keith Goodman, Lauren Hasson, Mychele Hasson, Luke Heyerman, Penny Kavan, Val Landrum, Kevin-Michael Moore, Tom Mowe, Tania Myren, Sue Portinga-Bean, Jen Portinga, Robert Proganski, Jamie Rea, Ted Schultz, Andrea Schwatz-Feit, Brad Scoggins, Clayton Szczech, Michael Williamson, Frank Woodman.