Theatre Guest Artists

Below are some of the talented guest artists we've been fortunate to have work with the department and our students.

Director, Spring 2025

Stephanie Mulligan is a stage director in both the professional and educational arenas. Favorite recent shows include The Secretaries (Willamette University), Coming Up For Air (world premiere), Leading Ladies, Red Hot Patriot, As You Like It, Circle Mirror Transformation (Linfield University), The Seven Wonders of Ballyknock (world premiere), Dear Galileo (world premiere), The Outgoing Tide, Parnassus on Wheels (world premiere), Brave Smiles, Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Laramie Project, Murder is My Business, The Guys, and The Comedy of Errors.

Instructor, Spring 2025

Kristen Mun was born and raised on the island of Oahu where she started her theatrical stage combat training.  She has been training and working in the field of theatrical stage combat for almost 20 years and since 2012 she has been working as a fight choreographer and teacher in the city of Portland, OR.

Director, Fall 2024

Matthew B. Zrebski is an award-winning director, playwright, composer, script consultant, teaching artist, and producer whose career has been defined by new play development and innovative productions. Recent directing credits include R.U.R. (which he also adapted), One Woman-Too Much, Spider, How I Learned to Drive, Hide, Orlando, I Want to Destroy You, Up the Fall, and Bob: A Life in Five Acts.

Instructor, Fall 2024

Angie Tennant (they/them) is an actor, teaching artist, and private coach who has recently relocated to Portland after a decade of performing and teaching in New York City. They hold an MFA in Acting from The New School for Drama, where they studied under greats like Kathleen Chalfant, Dianne Weist, Cotter Smith, and Peter Jay Fernandez. They went on to teach at Circle in the Square, The New School for Drama, and Columbia University’s MFA in Acting Program. As an actor, Angie is a proud member of Actor’s Equity and has performed Off-Broadway and on regional stages in New York, New Jersey, and now Portland. They are currently a faculty member at The Actor’s Conservatory and Pacific University. 

Fight Choreographer, Fall 2024

Jacquelle Davis is an Actress, Writer, and Fight/Intimacy Choreographer. She was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. She studied acting at Willamette University. She loves comedy, karaoke and providing individuals with the tools for safe and empowering storytelling.

Director, Spring 2023

Cassie trained in the MFA Acting program at Florida Atlantic University; the BA Theatre, History, and Music programs at Goshen College; and in the 9th Certification group of Fitzmaurice Voicework® teachers. She served as Artistic Director at Bag&Baggage Productions in Hillsboro, Oregon from 2019-2022, and has worked (in a variety of capacities) on more than 30 productions with that company since 2011. In addition to working on a variety of stage, film, commercial, and voiceover projects, Cassie also performs as a core member of No Filter Improv, coaches private acting and voice students, teaches workshops, and can occasionally be found as an adjunct professor at Pacific University. 

Director, Spring 2016

Austin Tichenor adapted and directed Pacific University's recent production of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Austin is the co-Artistic Director of the Reduced Shakespeare Company; the producer and host of the Reduced Shakespeare Company Podcast, the world’s oldest and longest-running weekly theatre podcast; the co-author of Pop-Up Shakespeare (2017; illustrated by Jennie Maizels), Reduced Shakespeare: The Complete Guide for the Attention-Impaired (abridged) (2005), and ten stage comedies that include William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play (abridged) and Hamlet’s Big Adventure! (a prequel)all co-written with Reed Martin.