Sponsored by The Void
2025 Program
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Kelly Karcher as Leah
Kelly is an actor, singer, producer, and educator who originally hails from New Jersey. She moved to Seattle in 2019 after living in NYC and DC, as well as touring and performing at regional theatres around the country (37 states!). She has performed locally with Taproot Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare Company, and Lucky Panda Presents, and has worked on developmental projects with Seattle Children's Theatre and ACT. She is also a founding Co-Conspirator! Kelly holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Montclair State University and an MFA from Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Academy for Classical Acting. www.kellykarcher.com
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Be Russell* as Valerie
Be is a multi-hyphenated artist who is delighted to be playing Val for a third time! She studied theater at Pepperdine University, and through their International Programs performed in the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. A highlight of her career was co-writing and co-producing A Night with the Russells: The Legacy of Us alongside family members & fellow artists, Faith Bennett Russell and Sarah Russell at Taproot Theatre Company in 2022. Favorite Seattle credits include Violet in 9 to 5 the Musical,The Wiz in The Wiz, and Alberta in The History of Theatre. Now, let’s dive into the belly of the beast…after all, a woman’s place is in the Void.
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Ayo Tushinde as Mia
Ayo is grateful for this opportunity to teeter on the edge of the void. Favorite credits include the roles of Antipholus in The Comedy of Errors and Laertes in Hamlet at Seattle Shakespeare Company. They have enjoyed working with many Seattle companies including ACT, Cafe Nordo, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Intiman, Seattle Public Theater, and The Seagull Project.
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Jed Mathre as Kennedy
Jed is just a simple guy who loves his fam (go JRMs) and doing neat projects when the spirit wills it. He is overwhelmed with deep joy bringing this amazing playwright's vision to life, and playing with such talented artists. He wishes all power and peace to the people. Catch him around Seattle, maybe!
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Jennifer Ewing as THE VOID
Jennifer wears many artistic hats: actress, producer, scenic artist, dramaturg, director, dialect coach, and fine artist. She is classically trained in theatre (American Academy of Dramatic Arts – NYC, with honors), and, though specializing in classical and period works, frequently collaborates with playwrights on contemporary, original work. Jennifer's body of work has been seen onstage with the Seattle Shakespeare Company, A Contemporary Theatre (ACT), Seattle Public Theater, Lucky Panda Presents, Book-It Repertory Theatre, ArtsWest, Theatre22, Island Shakespeare Festival, Tacoma Opera, The Secret Theatre and New York Fringe Festival in New York City, and as a youth at the MacRobert Arts Centre in Stirling, Scotland and the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland. Jennifer is currently based in Seattle, WA.
Production Team
Melanie Godsey - Writer & Director
Pamela Campi - Stage Manager
Calder Shilling - Assistant Stage Manager
Andi Alhadeff - Costume Designer
Kathryn Louise - Lighting Designer
Amanda Sweger - Set Designer
Ian Bond - Intimacy Coordinator
Melanie Godsey - Producer
Kyna Shilling - Producer
Kelly Karcher - Producer
Jennifer Ewing - Associate Producer
Heidi McElrath - Associate Producer
This project was supported, in part, by a grant from 4Culture
Special Thanks
Ben Wade, Taproot Theatre, Gigi Mathre, Nikki Visel, Suzanne Townsend, Zac Mathre, Audrey Herold, Nik Nolen, Kevin Nash and BLS, Scott & Carolyn Girvan, Andrew Girvan