Photographing the artists of Washington Ensemble Theatre   “Number 2 Quebecois Robot Detective Agency” - You know, for kids! These two actors, Ali el-Gasseir (aka Djohnny Francois) and Jonah Von Spreecken (aka Phillipe Marleaux), crack me up.  Seriously.  Every time I watch the video trailer for their play ”Number 2 Quebecois Robot Detective Agency“, I’m crying with laughter. This is a play for kids – and the kid in all of us.  I’ll be taking my nieces and nephews and introducing them to how much fun theater is in Seattle; I know these guys will have us entertained from start to...

Photographing Working Artists of Theatre In 2012 I blogged images of 114 actors, directors, playwrights, producers, dancers and production members who are all artists working in the theater industry in Seattle.  There are more to add to that 2012 total of those photographed, but for the purpose of this post, I’m keeping the numbers and individuals a secret until their blog posts go live during the next couple of months. I thought I’d share with you my top 12 favorite moments from 2012.   #1 Lewis Black flipped me off! This was the first big set and celebrity I had ever had the opportunity to photograph and I was shaking...

Photographing the artists of Washington Ensemble Theatre: 1 of 13   I am so thrilled to start sharing my series of  Washington Ensemble Theatre I photographed this summer. I LOVE these guys!!! 13 artists. 1 stage. Lots of lights. What to do for props? I asked them to bring a piece of furniture and cool item from home. Here we go!   The Ensemble is: Ali El-gasseir, Amiya Pennebaker-Brown, Ashton Hyman, Chelsea Blum, Devin Bannon, Devin Petersen, Hanna Victoria Franklin, James Schreck, Katie Haggarty, Kelsey Von Stubbe, Kristyne Hughes, Noah Benezera, Samie Detzer   Go see the amazing line up happening this season at...