16 Minutes with Heather Persinger May19

16 Minutes with Heat...

Photographing the artists of Seattle Public Theater: 6 of 6   It is always so nice to hang out with Heather Persinger.  Her inner joy is radiant, she has a smile and laughter that is contagious, and her spontaneity brings out the fun in everyone around her.  When I photographed her...

11 Minutes with Julie Jamieson May17

11 Minutes with Juli...

Photographing the artists of Seattle Public Theater: 4 of 6   Of course it was a blistery Seattle spring afternoon when Julie Jamieson and I met at The Bathhouse on Green Lake.  Conversation with Julie is always uplifting and we found warmth in reminiscing of Florida’s beaches...

17 Minutes with Candace Vance May14

17 Minutes with Cand...

Photographing the artists of Seattle Public Theater: 1 of 6   The first breath of spring. Cherry Blossoms. Sunshine. The scent of sweet leaves of grass. Photographing Candace Vance on such a day will forever be embedded into my memory as everything pure, beautiful and hopeful on a Seattle...

50 Minutes with Pilar O’Connell Apr26

50 Minutes with Pila...

Photographing the artists of Seattle Shakespeare Company   Today is one of those days where I feel very blessed for how many beautiful people I have met and worked with over the last year.  On top of that, I am incredibly grateful that doing what I love – taking photographs of...

1 Hour and 3 Minutes with Assisted Living Apr17

1 Hour and 3 Minutes with Assisted Living

Photographing the artists of ACT – A Contemporary Theatre   To work with artists who have been sculpting the shape of Seattle theatre for over 40 years as playwrights, actors and directors is an experience that would honor any photographer.  A few weeks ago I had the great privilege to work with not one, but FOUR of the brilliant actors cast in Katie Forgette‘s ”Assisted Living.” ACT’s artistic director, Kurt Beattie, alone has directed 24 productions around the US including co-directing Ramayana last fall (you might remember seeing him on my pre-production set of images HERE), not to mention...

20 Minutes with Lisa Carswell Apr05

20 Minutes with Lisa...

Photographing the Artists of Eclectic Theater Photography by LaRae Lobdell   Eloquently put by the ALRM’s playwright and A Contemporary Theater‘s own House Manager, Jim Moran writes: Lisa Carswell (Nadine) was last seen as Mrs. Venable in Tennessee William’s Suddenly Last...