The 1940s Radio Hour

Nathan Rice is delighted to be returning to the stage at Harlequin. He has very much enjoyed his previous roles here, including Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol, 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 “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.

Other favorite roles include Roger in Rent, Claude in Hair and Jamie in The Last Five Years. Bruce also works behind the curtain. He has designed and built sets for over 300 productions, including some here at Harlequin.  He is very proud and honored to be a part of this beautiful and significant show.

James hails from Knoxville, Tennessee. He has performed in various music productions back home. He’s shared the stage with artists like Skrillex, 12th Planet, Datsik, Excision, Flux Pavilion and many more in the electronic dance music scene. 

Additioanl area credits include The Mystery Plays and The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong with Theater Artists Olympia, and Hotel Olympian Gala Extravaganza with Open Road Productions. 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 Family Theater, The Head That Wouldn’t Die! at Theater Artists Olympia, The Rocky Horror Show at Lakewood Playhouse, and Cabaret with Standing Room Only.

A Wisconsin native, Carolyn holds a BFA in Musical Theatre Performance from the Weitzenhoffer School of Musical Theatre at the University of Oklahoma. Local credits include: The Pajama Game (Carmen), The Sound of Music, Paint Your Wagon, Elf: The Musical, Oklahoma!, and Cinderella at The 5th Avenue Theatre; Peter Rabbit and Me (Peter), The Monster Under the Bed (Celine), and Cinder Edna (Edna) at Olympia Family Theater; The Secret Garden (Martha), Little Women (Meg), and Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife) at Capital Playhouse. Her choreography was seen most recently in the Olympia School District Player’s production of Annie. In addition to performing, Carolyn and her husband, Harrison, led a year-long children’s theater tour with Dakota Players targeted at rural communities in South Dakota and spent a summer in India working with Artists Striving to End Poverty.

Christie has been doing theater locally for many years, and after taking a brief break for Graduate school, she is excited to be back in the theater community. Favorite roles and performances include: Oklahoma! (5th Avenue Theatre), Nine, Musical of Musicals the Musical (Tacoma Musical Playhouse), Cathy in The Last 5 Years (Centralia Community College), Maureen in Rent, Jo in Little Women (Capital Playhouse), Ulla in The Producers, and Chrissy in Hair (UTEP Dinner Theatre). Christie played D1 volleyball at University of Texas at El Paso while receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Vocal Performance, then pursued a Masters of Arts in Education from Pacific Lutheran University. She currently teaches 8th grade Language Arts at Salish Middle School.

Off stage, you can find Miguel playing music with Los Super Hermanos and other top-notch musicians from the region. Miguel graduated on a track and cross country scholarship while attending The Evergreen State College. Yeah learning! Go Geoducks! “I would like to thank my wife and kids as well as my Pineda/Guzman clan for all their support. ¡Sí se Puede!”