She Stoops to Conquer

Andy has worked as a playwright, director, and actor in Olympia for over 35 years. Acting credits include Estragon in Waiting for Godot, Sir Toby Belch in A Rock and Roll Twelfth Night, Clark in Lewis and Clark at the End of the World (Harlequin); Richard and Garnet in Equivocation, (Saint Martin’s) and Lear in King Lear (guest artist, Olympia School District). Directing credits include: The Glass Menagerie, Sylvia, Inspecting Carol (Harlequin) and Into the Woods (Saint Martin’s). Writing credits include The Wind in the Willows, Fishnapped! (with Amy Shephard) and A Murder for Old Time’s Sake.

Andy has worked as a playwright, director, and actor in Olympia for over 35 years. Acting credits include Estragon in Waiting for Godot, Sir Toby Belch in A Rock and Roll Twelfth Night, Clark in Lewis and Clark at the End of the World (Harlequin); Richard and Garnet in Equivocation, (Saint Martin’s) and Lear in King Lear (guest artist, Olympia School District). Directing credits include: The Glass Menagerie, Sylvia, Inspecting Carol (Harlequin) and Into the Woods (Saint Martin’s). Writing credits include The Wind in the Willows, Fishnapped! (with Amy Shephard) and A Murder for Old Time’s Sake.

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.