Xander Layden

Xander is thrilled to return to a Harlequin production. Last season, he performed in Sweeney Todd, and played Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice and Clifford Anderson in Deathtrap. You may have also seen him in A Christmas Carol (2022, 2023), Baskerville, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Present Laughter, The Art of Racing in the Rain, The 1940’s Radio Hour, or in the Stardust series. More recent shows include Lorca in a Green Dress at Tacoma Little Theater, and The Mystery Plays and The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong with Theater Artists Olympia. Some favorite productions include Cinder Edna at Olympia Family Theater, St. Martin’s production of Equivocation, Hamlet with South Puget Sound Community College, Night Must Fall at Olympia Little Theatre, The Rocky Horror Show at Lakewood Playhouse, and The Head That Wouldn’t Die! at Theater Artists Olympia.

In 11 seasons and 16 shows at Harlequin:

A Christmas Carol (Player 6, Player 6 (Fred/others), Player 7 (Jacob Marley, Young Scrooge, Others)) Baskerville (Player) Deathtrap (Clifford Anderson) Laughter on the 23rd Floor (Ira) Present Laughter (Roland Maule) Pride and Prejudice (Mr. Darcy) Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol (Young Holmes/Ensemble) Sweeney Todd (Ensemble) The 1940s Radio Hour (Wally Fergusson) The Art of Racing in the Rain (Enzo) The Stardust Christmas Dazzle (Desmond Manderson) The Stardust Christmas Enchantment (Desmond Manderson) Two Gentlemen of Verona (Thurio)