A Look Back - Dacha's History
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Past Company Members
Adrian Padilla (Company Member 2019-2020) – Adrain played the Prince in The Bee-Man of Orn, Technical Director and Set Designer for Metamorphoses , Technical Director for Shakespeare Dice: As You Like It, and show and events photographer.
Nate Drackett (Company Member 2019-2020) – Nate played the King in The Light Princess , Erysichthon/ Cinyras in Metamorphoses , and was the rehearsal stage manager for Ghost Party: Remastered.
David Cumpston (Company Member 2017-2019) – David was our monumentally talented stage manager for An Awfully Big Adventure, and the designer of the stunning floor for The Light Princess!
Thom Mellert (Company Member 2017-2019) – Thom was Konstantin in The Seagull, and a member of the cast for Shakespeare Dice: Twelfth Night!
Tara Pozo (Company Member 2017-2018) – Tara knocked it out of the park as Captain Hook in An Awfully Big Adventure, and was a member of the cast for Shakespeare Dice: Twelfth Night!
Nate Drackett (Company Member 2019-2020) – Nate played the King in The Light Princess , Erysichthon/ Cinyras in Metamorphoses , and was the rehearsal stage manager for Ghost Party: Remastered.
David Cumpston (Company Member 2017-2019) – David was our monumentally talented stage manager for An Awfully Big Adventure, and the designer of the stunning floor for The Light Princess!
Thom Mellert (Company Member 2017-2019) – Thom was Konstantin in The Seagull, and a member of the cast for Shakespeare Dice: Twelfth Night!
Tara Pozo (Company Member 2017-2018) – Tara knocked it out of the park as Captain Hook in An Awfully Big Adventure, and was a member of the cast for Shakespeare Dice: Twelfth Night!
Past Board Members
Jaime Riggs (Resident Actor, Artistic Producer 2018-2020)
Jaime is a recent graduate of Seattle University with a BA in Theatre. During her time in school, she pursued work as an actor, choreographer, and stage manager and developed an interest in classical texts and theatrical experiences that intend to bring the audience into the story. She has worked with Seattle Shakespeare, Freehold Engaged Theatre, and Dacha, and is represented TCM Models and Talent. Past Dacha credits: Eurydice/Psyche/Others in Metamorphoses; Ensemble in Dice: As You Like It and Pride & PrejuDICE; Lake and Princess Understudy in The Light Princess; Millie in Ghost Party; Understudy for Dice: Hamlet; Assistant Director of Quick Bright Things; Beeline in An Awfully Big Adventure
Jaime is a recent graduate of Seattle University with a BA in Theatre. During her time in school, she pursued work as an actor, choreographer, and stage manager and developed an interest in classical texts and theatrical experiences that intend to bring the audience into the story. She has worked with Seattle Shakespeare, Freehold Engaged Theatre, and Dacha, and is represented TCM Models and Talent. Past Dacha credits: Eurydice/Psyche/Others in Metamorphoses; Ensemble in Dice: As You Like It and Pride & PrejuDICE; Lake and Princess Understudy in The Light Princess; Millie in Ghost Party; Understudy for Dice: Hamlet; Assistant Director of Quick Bright Things; Beeline in An Awfully Big Adventure
Molly Tollefson (Resident Actor 2017-2018)
Molly Tollefson is a graduate of Shoreline Community College's drama department and Seattle Film Institute's film making program. With Dacha, she marvelously played Peter Pan in An Awfully Big Adventure, and Ms. Crow in The Snow Queen. Molly is now an ensemble member a Jet City Improv, and can be seen in many of their long-form shows.
Molly Tollefson is a graduate of Shoreline Community College's drama department and Seattle Film Institute's film making program. With Dacha, she marvelously played Peter Pan in An Awfully Big Adventure, and Ms. Crow in The Snow Queen. Molly is now an ensemble member a Jet City Improv, and can be seen in many of their long-form shows.
Natasha Collier (Founder, Managing Director 2016-2018)
A Seattle native and graduate of Hampshire College, Natasha V Collier is a Production Manager and Producer. She comes to Dacha with a wealth of knowledge after managing a vast number of shows including two festivals, new works, site specific pieces and design driven performances. For her thesis she served as Producer and Production Manager for a feminist festival of her creation, and an annual festival encompassing 13 performances and 3 panels. Previously she was the Assistant Company Manager at Castleton Festival in Virginia. Most recently she served as an Event Manager for TedxSeattle.
A Seattle native and graduate of Hampshire College, Natasha V Collier is a Production Manager and Producer. She comes to Dacha with a wealth of knowledge after managing a vast number of shows including two festivals, new works, site specific pieces and design driven performances. For her thesis she served as Producer and Production Manager for a feminist festival of her creation, and an annual festival encompassing 13 performances and 3 panels. Previously she was the Assistant Company Manager at Castleton Festival in Virginia. Most recently she served as an Event Manager for TedxSeattle.
Sabina Moe (Founder, Resident Choreographer 2016-2017)
Sabina Moe graduated Hampshire College with a BA in dancer performance, production, and choreography with a BFA certificate in dance. She is from a wee island off the coast of Washington and enjoys eating pastries outside. Since being in Seattle she has worked with Alice Gosti, Anna Connor, Liz + the team, and many more. She is extremely excited to be making work in the Dacha. Hi Mom.
Sabina Moe graduated Hampshire College with a BA in dancer performance, production, and choreography with a BFA certificate in dance. She is from a wee island off the coast of Washington and enjoys eating pastries outside. Since being in Seattle she has worked with Alice Gosti, Anna Connor, Liz + the team, and many more. She is extremely excited to be making work in the Dacha. Hi Mom.
Maxwell Levit (Founder)
Maxwell is an actor, playwright, and mathematician who has spent the past two years in Seattle predominately in the service of William Shakespeare. A graduate of Hampshire College and the National Theatre Institute, Maxwell is now pursuing a graduate degree in combinatorics at the University of Waterloo. When not mathematically engaged, Maxwell can be found writing. His current projects include a contraction of the Scottish Play, a microcosm of Romeo and Juliet, a mathematical musical, and other as-of-yet-unannounced Dacha collaborations.
Maxwell is an actor, playwright, and mathematician who has spent the past two years in Seattle predominately in the service of William Shakespeare. A graduate of Hampshire College and the National Theatre Institute, Maxwell is now pursuing a graduate degree in combinatorics at the University of Waterloo. When not mathematically engaged, Maxwell can be found writing. His current projects include a contraction of the Scottish Play, a microcosm of Romeo and Juliet, a mathematical musical, and other as-of-yet-unannounced Dacha collaborations.
Ethan Wilcox (Founder)
Ethan is a writer, translator and actor. He got his start in immersive theater while studying at Stanford University, where he performed in site-specific adaptations of Titus Andronicus and The Bacchae. Ethan's plays (co-written with M. Lion) have been performed at various colleges and high schools, and one has been adapted into a feature film (directed by N. Whitehouse). Ethan holds degrees in Russian Literature and Symbolic Systems.
Ethan is a writer, translator and actor. He got his start in immersive theater while studying at Stanford University, where he performed in site-specific adaptations of Titus Andronicus and The Bacchae. Ethan's plays (co-written with M. Lion) have been performed at various colleges and high schools, and one has been adapted into a feature film (directed by N. Whitehouse). Ethan holds degrees in Russian Literature and Symbolic Systems.