Ty Boice, Artistic Director Ty is the founder and current Artistic Director of Post5 Theatre, as well as a member of the acting company.
He was last seen with Post5 Theatre as the role of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet. Ty is a graduate of the Portland Actors Conservatory and is proud to be a member of the Portland Theatre community.
He started Post5 Theatre in hopes of helping with the development of other young artists. Ty believes that telling stories that illuminate life experiences, both beautiful and ugly, is a privilege and a cultural necessity.
Orion Bradshaw, Associate Artistic DirectorOrion is a Theatre BFA/ Shakespeare Studies minor graduate from Southern Oregon University, where he performed in 9 main stage plays and was awarded 5 scholarships. In 2007, Orion was awarded an Acting Internship at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. In three seasons as part of the OSF Acting Company, Orion appeared in a total of 6 productions and understudied 9 roles, most recently appearing as Player Lucianus in their 2010 production of Hamlet. Upon relocating to Portland, he was privileged to portray Bergetto in ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore, and Mercutio in Post5’s Romeo & Juliet.
Orion also has a great love for Theater Education, with extensive experience teaching Theater & Shakespeare studies. He is especially proud of his recent involvement as a performer/ educator in OSF’s annual School Tour program. To this day, one of Orion’s most treasured discoveries is just how deeply one can learn about their own passion & craft, by passing on knowledge and sharing it with others.
Orion also has a great love for Theater Education, with extensive experience teaching Theater & Shakespeare studies. He is especially proud of his recent involvement as a performer/ educator in OSF’s annual School Tour program. To this day, one of Orion’s most treasured discoveries is just how deeply one can learn about their own passion & craft, by passing on knowledge and sharing it with others.
Sarah Peters, Managing DirectorSarah Peters is an actor, singer and violinist. Her favorite experiences have included: traveling with Bond Street Theater (New York) to India as part of their International Theater Exchange program, which brought together 3 theater companies – Bond Street Theatre from the US, Purvabhyas Theatre from India, and Exile Theatre from Afghanistan – to perform a street theater show and to teach social theater techniques; traveling across the US with the One Second Film Road-to-Oprah tour; performing with The Buddha Prince, an outdoor play that used music and masks to tell the story of the life of the Dalai Lama during his teaching visit to Pasadena, CA; and touring The Hello Show, a multi-character improvisational comedy that visited small towns in Northern California.
Sarah is a graduate of the MFA program at Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theater in northern California, and holds a BFA in acting from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
Sarah is a graduate of the MFA program at Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theater in northern California, and holds a BFA in acting from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
Phillip J. Berns, Marketing DirectorApart from being Post5 Theatre’s Marketing Director, Phillip is also a local actor, sometimes writer, and usually a hopeless romantic. Hailing from Milwaukee WI, he holds dual degrees in Theatre Arts and Advertising from Marquette University. Having been able to call portland home since June of 2009, Phillip has had the opportunity to work with a number of Portland theatre companies, including Portland Actor’s Ensemble, Bag & Baggage, the Original Practice Shakespeare Festival, and (of course) Post5, all of which have helped him to grow as both an artist and individual in immeasurable ways. Post5, especially, has given Phillip the opportunity to fulfill his belief that the true beauty of theatre lies in the process by giving him a chance to be a part of that process as it grows and flourishes.
Ginnie Loomis, Technical DirectorGinnie Loomis is a designer, production manager, and stalwart techie. A recent graduate of Lewis & Clark’s theatre program, she started her professional career stage managing both Back Bog Beast Bait and Attempts on Her Life for defunkt theatre, and was honored with a Spotlight Award nomination for the 2010-2011 season. She has done design and construction work in lighting, set, and costuming for plays such as Glengarry Glen Ross, Red Light Winter, and ___Not___ and is very excited about working with Post5 this season.
Jessi Walters, Fundraising CoordinatorRecently located to Oregon from California, Jessi is bamboozled by all the fantastic theater Portland has to offer. Last seen as the Nurse, in Post5 Theatre’s production of Romeo & Juliet, she is excited to take on her newest role as the Director of Funds for the company. Jessi received her B.A. in Theater, Film & Dance from Humboldt State University, and has also trained at Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theater. She can most recently be found teaching acting workshops at Catlin Gabel School, and Northwest Children’s Theater. Captivated by the transformative possibilities, Jessi has also started dabbling in the field of freelance hair and makeup. Some of her favorite roles include Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit, The Nurse in Romeo & Juliet, Ann in All My Sons, Diana in Lend Me a Tenor, and anything that involved mask work. She would like to thank her family and Post5 Theatre for so many wonderful moments, on and off the stage.
Mariel Sierra, SecretaryMariel Sierra has been an active theater artist through the Washington D.C. and Seattle area. In her wildest dreams she wouldn’t have been able to image a more perfect union than with Post5 Theatre. This fall she will be attending the Portland Actors Conservatory. Endless thanks to Orion and Ty for their unwavering belief and support. That goes double for the ladies, you know who you are. Lastly, thanks to Jerry Boice without whom none of this would be real.
Noah Dunham, Publicity DirectorNoah is an actor, writer, and designer working and living In Portland. Born and raised in NE PDX, Noah has been back in his hometown for three years now after living in New York and training with the Forhamd University Theater Company and receiving his Bachealor of Arts in Theater with an emphasis in performance. In Portland he has performed with and designed for companies such as Miracle Theater Group, The Working Theatre Collective, Compass Works, Stringhouse Theatre, and Post5. Noah is also a working company member of Action/Adventure Theatre.
James Peck, Director of Education
James Peck was trained at London’s Central School of Speech and Drama and followed with a 16-year career in film, stage and television. He then came to America in 2002 to train at Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre. In the sweet, rainy location of Blue Lake California, he graduated with an MFA in Ensemble based Physical Theatre in 2005. He was then invited to become full time faculty member at the school, where for five years he taught ‘The Vocal Body’ and ‘Games Dynamics’. He relocated to Portland last summer, where he coaches actors in an artful blend of ensemble play, classical theater and physical theater training.
