Hamlet

Favorite roles elsewhere include: the dual roles of Richard Burbage and William Jaggard in The Book of Will (SPSCC), Edmund in King Lear, El Gallo in The Fantasticks (Electric City Theatre), Charlie in The Foreigner, Hines in The Pajama Game (Abbey Players), Kenickie in Grease, Arthur in Camelot (Summer Showcase), Mr. Peachum in The Threepenny Opera (Capital Playhouse), Geppetto in Pinocchio (Olympia Family Theatre) and Shylock in The Merchant of Venice (TAO). Russ is grateful for the opportunities to share stories on stage and looks forward to what lies ahead.

Jason has performed regionally with Shakespeare Santa Cruz and Shakespeare Theatre Company in D.C. and locally with ACT Theatre, Village Theatre, Book-It Repertory, and Seattle Shakespeare, among others. Notable roles include Benedick in Much Ado (Island Stage Left), Ferdinand in Love’s Labour’s Lost (Wooden O), Oliver in The Pitmen Painters (ACT), and John McClane in A Very Die Hard Christmas (Seattle Public). He earned a BFA in Acting and Directing from UNC Greensboro, and an MFA from the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Academy for Classical Acting at George Washington University. He is married to the lovely, extraordinary Jill Marr.

Nathan Rice is delighted to be returning to the stage at Harlequin. He has very much enjoyed his previous roles here, including Mike in What the Constitution Means to Me, Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol (2021, 2023), Max Marshall in Building Madness, White Chorus Man in Sovereignty, Lou Cohn in The 1940s Radio Hour, and Milt in Laughter on the 23rd Floor. He has been active in other area theaters as well, as The Player in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead at Lakewood Playhouse. Also busy in local film, Nathan can be seen in “The Gamers: The Shadow Menace” from Dead Gentlemen Productions, and the “JourneyQuest” series from Zombie Orpheus Entertainment. In his free time, Nathan enjoys kayaking and hiking, being a couch potato, extreme nerding, and spending time with his brilliant and beautiful fiancee Hannah.