Matt Forrest (Max | Cecil Haversham | Aurthur the Gardener) loves theater, pizza, ice cream, and his beautiful amazing wife, Nikki! He also loves his two cats, Spooky and Mirkwood, who are always quite overjoyed to get an extra treat after late night rehearsals.
Jessica McKenzie (Director) hails from Texas, and found paradise on the Peninsula twelve years ago. She, her partner, and their fabulous seven-year old adventure frequently and rest rarely. Jess writes fiction, still dabbles in PR, and has been involved in every aspect of theater since she was 11, including, acting, directing, playwriting and all manner...
Jessica Baskaran (Dennis | Perkins) is an Olympic Peninsula native and works for First Step Family Support Center. She is excited to be back at the playhouse after a long hiatus, her last production here being 2022’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery. The lure of physical comedy, British accents, fake facial hair, friends and community...
Deanna Eickhoff (Annie | Stage Manager) is delighted to be back on stage with an incredible cast of characters for this production! Some of her favorite roles include Sophia in Fools, Claudia in Nuts, Alais in The Lion in Winter, and Tansy in The Nerd. She has no doubt that her portrayal of Annie will...
Dave McInnes (Stage Manager | Backstage Crew) is a member of one of the first pioneer families from 1864 in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley. He has been involved with Olympic Theater Arts in Sequim since 1999, on stage and back stage. He taught in the Sequim school District for 34 years and has been retired almost...
Witch (Winnifred) “I did my first play last year and fell in love. The theater has become my happy place. As a mom of four young kids who would have thought the best way to get some time to myself would be to stand on stage in front of a room full of people. Thank...
Ben Vanderheiden (Backstage Crew) came to acting and stage work six years ago. Starting in Las Vegas then moving to Port Angeles in 2022. He enjoys on stage roles as well as back stage and crew support roles. When not performing he enjoys gardening taking long walks with friends, masters swimming and sailing. He is...
The Play That Goes Wrong (2026) Ben Heintz (Jonathan | Charles Haversham) is excited to return to the PACP stage for a nice relaxing role which requires no movement, speech, or emotional outbursts. They have previously been seen on this stage as Henry in Next to Normal, The Clown in The Curate: Shakespeare As You...
(Reginald, Dr. Stanfield, Cabie, Orderly #2) Jessup grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and even after traveling the world on tall ships, knew this would be home. We returned to mainland life and worked on the shore side of boats for years, until inspired to become a doula to new and expectant fathers, while tending...
