Cabaret

Max Powell is delighted to be appearing in Cabaret. He was previously seen at Theatre in the Grove in productions of Annie, Assassins, Big Fish, Little Shop of Horrors, South Pacific, and Legally Blonde. Max has also performed with Hillsboro Artists' Regional Theatre, Broadway Rose, and Twilight Theatre Company. Thank you to cast, crew, orchestra, creative team, Mom and Dad.

Danielle, a native to Portland, is a local actor and singer. She has been fortunate to perform at various theaters around town. Some of her favorite roles include Mr. Wormwood in Matilda, Velma Kelly in Chicago, Elspeth in Loch Lomond, Alison in Fun Home and most recently, Sal the Cop for Anonymous Theater. Along with acting, she is a passionate Director. She is an avid lover of food and cooking, pizza being her desert Island food. She's also completely smitten with most animals, but most especially, her Dog, Baz and the love of her life, Jerry.

Born in St. Louis, she experienced her first musical at The MUNY and was hooked! Since graduating from San Jose State University with a bachelor’s in drama, she has been seen onstage in New York City, Colorado Springs, San Francisco and for the first time, Forest Grove.

She is so grateful to be cast as Schneider and work with the great cast, crew and production team of Cabaret. She loves this rheatre that Theatre In The Grove calls home with it’s history and vintage charm.

A Mom of two wonderful sons, Dylan and Alan, she resides in Newberg with her cat and dog . She enjoys traveling in her RoadTrek - especially to see her grandson, Valentin in NC, Rockhounding, gardening and the beach. She is especially grateful to her friends and family for coming to see show!

Marc is a retired educator and transplant from Alaska, where he spent 40 years performing in countless plays and musicals as characters such as Nathan Detroit, Groucho, The Wiz, Tevye, Fagin, Mr. Mushnik, and Einstein. Since leaping into the larger PDX pond, he’s been fortunate to be cast in numerous plays and musicals. When not performing, he spends his time enjoying his grandchildren, reading, playing bad golf, and being 97% retired from his latest career as a database developer. Herr Schultz was on his bucket list of roles he wanted to play, and he’s so excited to get to do it with TitG!

Erin is the founder and VP of Compass and a board member at TitG. Some past favorite roles include Alice Beane (Titanic: The Musical), Rona Lisa Peretti (... Spelling Bee) Princess Fred (Once Upon a Mattress), Sara Jane Moore (Assassins), Miss Shingle (A Gentleman’s Guide...), and Roz Keith (9 to 5: The Musical). Many thanks to the cast and crew for allowing her to visit the Klub. As always, Erin couldn’t have done this without the unwavering support of her husbabd and 2 children. She would like to dedicate this performance to her mother, Leslie, who introduced her to Cabaret 30yrs ago. May you always "hear the music play."

Breanna (Brea) Grimes has been performing at Theatre in the Grove for almost 20 years now. They are ecstatic to be a part of the Caberet cast as Rosie! Their most recent roles were Brenda in Catch Me If You Can and Clarice in Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Brea would like to give a shoutout to Wes for tolerating her while they practiced a German dialect around him all the time! Thank you all for coming!

Claire Johanson-Muller has been a performer in the PDX area for over a decade, and is so excited to be apart of this incredible show. She has been a featured dancer in dozens of productions, and some of her highlighted past roles include Magenta in The Rocky Horror Show, Grace Fryer in Radium Girls, Belle in A Christmas Carol, and countless others. She would like to extend a thanks to Theatre in the Grove for inviting her to be a part of this incredibly talented cast, and her incredible partner, Micah for always encouraging her to do what she loves.

Giselle Guerra is thrilled to be back at Theatre in the Grove for her second production! After an eight-year hiatus from theatre, Giselle made her return to the stage in Catch Me If You Can and couldn’t stay away for long. She feels incredibly lucky and proud to be part of such a powerful, meaningful, and important production. She is grateful for the opportunity to share this story and thanks you for supporting the arts!

Hikari Silvestri(Fritzie) is so excited to be apart of TITG’s production of Cabaret. This is her first post highschool production, and she couldn’t have asked for a better show to start off her adult acting career! Hikari is Zoe Center’s alumni and has been in several of her shows while in highschool. Some shows include The Addams Family in 2022, Into the Woods, Little Women, and more. She hopes you enjoy Cabaret! Auf Wiedersehen!

Mary Smalley Acuff (She/They) is thrilled to be returning to the Theatre in the Grove stage having last been seen in "The Rocky Horror Show" last fall. Mary has been working on and off stage at several theater companies throughout the Valley since 2014, including Broadway Rose, Penguin Productions, Gallery Theater, Sherwood Foundation for the Arts, and Albany Civic Theater. When not at the theater, or their day job as an Instructional Assistant in the Special Education Program at Patton Middle School in McMinnville, you can find them at home playing with their two cats and two bearded dragons, or watching crime shows with their husband Ethan. Mary would like to thank their wonderful cast and crew for being so kind and supportive while they've navigated this new challenge of performing while growing a new human, especially director Zoe Centers for trusting them and having faith in their talent and dedication. Last, but definitely not least, Mary would love to thank their loving husband for continuing to support them in their artistic endeavors, and for his unconditional love. Enjoy the show!

Renwick is thrilled to be making his Theatre in the Grove debut with Cabaret! He is a Portland based multi-instrumentalist and actor, and has spent most of his adult life wearing several hats within the Clinton Street Cabaret - with whom he is currently directing The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Patricia Quinn in Portland in October.

He is so grateful to have the opportunity to join this incredible cast and crew for his TITG debut!

Sam (he/him) is a community theatre actor returning to the stage after several years away. After transitioning, he took time to find the confidence to pursue masculine-presenting roles, and is now embracing opportunities that challenge him and invite him to show up authentically. Following his return to theatre in Radium Girls, Sam is making his musical theatre debut in Cabaret as Herman, a role that has allowed him to explore self-love, confidence, and the power of being unapologetically yourself. He is grateful to be part of a welcoming creative community and excited to continue saying yes to opportunities outside his comfort zone.

Gabe is a student in Portland and is a recurring face at TITG including playing Brad in Rocky Horror Picture Show, Zangara in Assassins, and puppeteered in Little Shop of Horrors and Hand to God.