THE CAST
Jillian Faulk
she/her
Lord Afonso Aguiar Lobato deBraga
Jillian is absolutely thrilled to be making her debut with Blue Hour Theatre Group. Though she has only been in Seattle for a couple of years, you may have seen her previously with SecondStory Repertory or Tacoma Little Theatre. She is passionate in supporting new works, and her favorite part of acting is bringing a story off the page. She would like to thank her friends and family for their endless support, and a special shout out to Anthony, whom without none of this would be possible.
Jeremy Radick
he/him
The Baron / Sir Donald
Raised in British Columbia, Jeremy began acting professionally at age 11. He spent 25 years appearing in dozens of Canadian and American film and television projects, notably “The X-Files,” “Psych,” “Reaper,” “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids,” and "Doctor Who."
A graduate of New York’s Circle in the Square Theatre School, he appeared on stage in New York, Seattle, Vancouver, and Toronto. Credits include “The Hot L Baltimore”, “The Winter’s Tale”, “Shear Madness,” “Lawrence & Holloman” and “The Wager.”
Jeremy is thrilled to be making his debut with Blue Hour, and would like to thank the cast and crew!
Sara Schweid
she/her
Father Lacey
Sara was most recently seen as Mary Bennet in Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley and Charlotte Corday in The Revolutionists, both at SecondStory Repertory. Some favorite roles include Viola in Twelfth Night, Gretchen in Boeing Boeing, Kate in Legally Blonde, Poppy in Noises Off, and Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Earnest.
She stage managed Blue Hour’s 2022 production of boom and is overjoyed to reunite with the Blue Hour team to bring this hilarious new show to life.
Annie St John
she/her
Dr. Botter
Annie St John originally hails from Los Angeles and has performed at theaters all around the Los Angeles and Seattle area. From the Curtis Theatre in Brea, CA, Redmond’s Secondstory Rep, to The Slate Theatre, and all around the Seattle Parks in the summer with Greenstage. Favorite roles include Prospero in The Tempest, Mrs. Bennett in Pride and Prejudice and Marie Curie in The Half Life of Marie Curie by Lauren Gunderson. Annie is also a private chef and caterer at www.anniesrealcooking.com. Thank you to Greg for such an amazing script and the chance to play with it. Thank you to Adelaide and Asa for all their support and love. And to Asa, for his last name...I promise I’ll officially change it soon!
Ellen Dessler Smith
she/her
The Baroness
A local actor who has worked on many stages around town including (but not limited to): Village Theatre, Reboot, ArtsWest, BPA, SMT, and ReAct. Last seen as Herr Shultz (Broadway World Nominated Supporting Actor) in Reboot's Cabaret. She is excited to work with Blue Hour Theatre for the first time. She has toured schools around the country and Washington state with Last Leaf (most recently as Henny Penny in Henny Penny), Living Voices and Small Change Original Theatre. Currently, she is a teaching artist for SCT, Stone Soup and works with Criminal Justice Training Center, UW Med, Effective Arts, and Life Center Northwest as a scenario actor. She rounds out her theatre work with being a voice-over artist and emcee. Much love to her hubby and pups that make everything possible. ellendesslersmith.com
Brian Brooks
he/him
Father O'Frahgle
Originally from Denver, CO, Brian has been an actor since 2004. Favorite roles include Austin in True West, Jack in Incorruptible, & The Little Tuna in Den of Thieves. In 2019, he and his amazing wife Cat formed Blue Hour and launched their first production, Two Degrees. They returned (with Greg and Sara’s help) to produce boom (2022) which Brian directed. It brings him great joy to work with Greg LoProto again, bringing Blue Hour’s third production to the stage with The Plague Master General. He is forever grateful to everyone who worked on this show. Special thanks to West of Lenin for hosting our talented rag-tag troupe.
The Crew
Christy Mooers
she/her
Stage Manager
Christy's favorite theater experiences include walking on four legs as Milky White in Into the Woods, playing bass for A Year With Frog and Toad, and focusing lights from the highest catwalks she could find. She's a rookie stage manager and is grateful to Greg for trusting her with his baby.
Katie Wallace
she/her
Costume Design
Katie is excited to be designing for Blue Hour! Previous credits include: Trothe in The Lady Demands Satisfaction (The Phoenix Theatre), Lilith in She Kills Monsters and Anne in Miss Bennett: Christmas at Pemberly (SecondStory Repertory). Next: Costume Designing for BPA's Cabaret. BFA Musical Theatre from CWU.
Love to Josiah.
IG: @misskatiechristine
Brittany Lael
she/they
Assistant Stage Manager
Brittany is so excited to be working with Blue Hour again in a new way! You may have seen her in boom in 2022 as Jo. She’s now working behind the scenes as Assistant Stage Manager and enjoying every second of it. She couldn’t be more proud of her Blue Hour Theatre family when it comes to this satirical and heartfelt comedy. Enjoy!
John Dugaw
he/him
Assistant Director / Props Master
John thanks everyone for the unique challenge and unflagging support. Finding and making the right elements to help the actors tell the story to Greg’s vision has been a journey of late nights, gory videos on organ prop making, and a great deal of fun. And worth every minute.
Chris Ertel
he/him
Lighting Designer
Chris is thrilled to be working with such a great cast and crew! Chris has been designing lighting for over a decade, most recently for Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka with Edmonds Driftwood Players.
He is the founder of LuxArtists, a Seattle-based lighting design company.