Rogue Pack allows youth to find creative tools of expression while helping them discover a common language.

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We live in a time of social media. Children are on Tic Toc more than communicating face to face.

Physical interaction is integral to a child's development. Youth break social barriers through theatre arts by working together towards a common goal, mentoring, and supporting each other regardless of background. Rogue Pack is a vehicle for building connections with the local community through Sellwood Community House.

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Board of Directors

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Marshall Welch

board of directors

Retired Teacher Education and Community Engagement Scholar / Author & Playwright

Ann Singer

Executive Director

Rogue Pack

Carita Gilmore

Board of Directors

Actors in Action; Marketing, Office Work

Alan Miles

Chair

Bureau of Technology Services City of Portland

Erika Sajdak

Treasurer

Freelance

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Young Portland Speaks!

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Leadership & Advisory Council

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Vega Simone (she/her)

Actor, child care provider

Archie Sajdak (they/them): Youth Council

Security, film production

Monica Rocio Leon (Advisory Council)

Precision Cast Parts, Master’s in Engineering

Erika Sajdak

Executive Assistant; technical project management

Ann Singer

Executive Director, Founder, Writing Facilitator. BFATheatre, MFAEducation

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Collective Instructors

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Lisa Weldon

Lisa Weldon

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As a youngster, Lisa first got started in theater in the California Bay Area with the Children's Theater Workshop in their production of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" in which she played the ephemeral Ghost of Christmas Past.  From there she has been a lifelong student of theater and music playing in local bands and on local stages. Shout out to the PCC Sylvania Campus Theater Program, Kickstand Comedy, Curious Comedy, ComedySports Theater and David Koff's Change Through Play Studio where Lisa has been a participant and player for many years. 

 

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Michelle Guthrie (she/her)

Michelle Guthrie (she/her)

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Michelle is an actor and improviser of the theatre and film based in Portland, OR. Her education took her to the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, where she pursued graduate studies in acting. She has worked nationally and internationally in theatre, film, television, and commercials. Some of her favorite parts have been Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Blonde in Serenade, and Luciana in A Comedy of Errors, because of the rich characters she was allowed to develop and risks that she was encouraged to take. Lately she has been playing improv under the direction of Theresa Dudeck with the Impro Lab Players.

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Pack Instructors

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Sharonlee McLean

Sharonlee McLean

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Sharonlee's latest film is "The Sqweezie Movie".  She was last seen at 21Ten Theatre for Fertile Ground.  Multiple Awards and Nominations throughout her career.  Worked at PCS, ART, CoHo Productions, Portland Playhouse, Jaw Festivals and will soon be seen with the new company 100 Lives Repertory at the Spotlight Theatre.  School was Actors Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco.

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Julianne Bodner

Julianne Bodner

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Julianne is a Portland-based Scenic Designer and Theatre Educator. She has spent the past two years as the Theatre Teacher at Cognizart 360 Arts Camp, where she guides students in creative exploration and performance, and teaches Foundations of Drama at Journey Theatre.

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LaKenzie Clark

LaKenzie Clark

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LaKenzie is a college graduate with a bachelor's in Japanese Studies and Tesol, with a minor in Linguistics
He has been a fan of the arts since High School as it allowed him to express himself in a friendly environment, as well as helped him develop his own character along side those he was able to portray in plays and monologues.
He hopes to inspire a similar love of the arts and help others develop their characters too.

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Negasi Brown

Negasi Brown

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Negasi (they/them) is an actor, director, seamstress, writer and organizer from LA, California. They received their Honors Bachelor in Theater Performance at Lewis and Clark College where they were the president of Students for Cultural Inclusion in Theater, dedicated to creating space for BIPOC artists. Negasi has performed with PCS, PETE,and FUSE theater while working as an educator and community organizer. In their free time, they enjoy singing, dancing, and writing poetry.

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Anie Craven

Anie Craven

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Annie is a Portland based actor, director, and artist. Her acting credits include: Ride the Cyclone, Witch (Oregon Contemporary Theatre) The Wolves, Once, A Christmas Carol (University Theatre); She has directed After the Revolution, A Girl in School Uniform (Walks Into a Bar) and Frank’s First Dance Recital for the Northwest Ten festival of plays. Annie graduated from the University of Oregon’s Theatre Arts program.

 

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Montana Short

Montana Short

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Montana is a Portland-based playwright, director, performer and theater educator. She has been writing since high school; she graduated from the Creative Writing program at the Orange County School of the Arts in Santa Ana, CA, where she had multiple one-act and full-length plays produced in her four years there. Montana recently graduated from Portland State University with a degree in Theater Arts and English, where she was the president of STAGE, PSU’s student theater organization.

 

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Tiara Primus

Tiara Primus

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Tiara is a Portland-based, multimedia visual artist,professional actress, educator, advocate, and singer from the Bay Area. She received a BS in Theatre Arts from Southern Oregon University and a Master's in Teaching with an endorsement in Theatre Education from Pacific U. Tiara is incredibly excited to begin devoting her time towards her dream of using Theatre Arts as a mechanism for inner-healing, spiritual enlightenment, and creating unconditional joy within Highly-Adverse experiencing Youth

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Anya Seidel

Anya Seidel

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Anya is a music and theater educator from Portland. She is working toward a degree in Music Education. Her roots in theater go from summers in drama camps to pulling strings backstage. With a mix of on-stage and professional behind-the-scenes experience, Anya brings a unique atmosphere to her teaching. Specializing in acting and singing instruction,she’s all about passing on the technical know-how and a deep love for the performing arts.

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Eric Simons

Eric Simons

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Eric Simons is a writer, improviser, teacher, producer, and Cool Dad™ who has been accumulating comedy and storytelling experience over the last 20+ years—from all across the contiguous US and THREE CANADIAN PROVINCES! A firm believer in bringing your personal experience to the stage or the page, and he seeks to help marginalized populations unlock their truth through his teaching (Kickstand’s BIPOC Comedy Program) and you can see him leading by example with his improv troupe Broke Gravy.

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Jaqueline MacDonald

Jaqueline MacDonald

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has performed in London, Edinburgh, and the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. She’s done theatre in NYC, Seattle, SF Bay Area, N. California, and Portland and several independent films in NYC and Portland. Her most recent role was Death/Beggarwoman in Blood Wedding at Shaking the Tree Theatre. In addition to acting, she has taught acting,improvisation, and  has written, devised,and directed projects in the US and Great Britain. She is currently preparing a solo production.

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Ann Singer (she/her)

Ann Singer (she/her)

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Is the Executive Director and founder of Rogue Pack. She holds a BFA in Theatre from NYU and a Masters in Education from San Francisco State. Ann has taught children and adults throughout the world, including Spain, Chile, South Africa, Bosnia, and Herzegovina. She has taught storytelling workshops and performances for underserved populations in the Portland Metro area since 2009. She served on the board of Soroptimist International and Echo Theater. Currently she sits on the board of the SMBA.

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Sustaining Donors

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Rosemary Gould

Since 2016

Jane Babcock Hewett

Since 2017

Maxwell Gottfried

Since 2018

Charlotte Rubin

Since 2019

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