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CHARACTER PLAYLISTS: Galileo Galilei

Playwright Claire Willett has curated a collection of Spotify playlists for each character from our upcoming play Dear Galileo - opening August 8th at CoHo Productions!  Tickets on sale HERE. Follow us on Tumblr or Facebook for more inside scoop on the play!

(Chris Porter as Galileo Galilei)

Thanks so much to Dear Galileo sound designer Annalise Albright Woods, who guest-curated this playlist with music from the show!  Here’s what she had to say about how she approached the sound design for this production:

“It's more intuitive really.  I just know if something has the right feel, rather than having a logic I can explain.  Generally, for the entire playlist, we wanted a sound that was timeless.  One that combines the vastness of space and divinity with the precise execution of science.   So we looked to some of the most timeless composers . . . Bach, Vivaldi, Corelli and their contemporaries.  I tried to largely select songs that weren't too well known - familiar maybe but not overdone.  But a couple snuck in that most everyone will recognize.”

(EDITOR’S NOTE: playwright Claire Willett sneaked in one track at the very end, Tom Lehrer’s hilarious and irreverent “The Vatican Rag,” which really could not go on the playlist of ANY other character but Galileo.)

“Invention No. 8″: Songs For Galileo

Oboe Concerto in A Minor, RV 461:I. Allegro non molto - Antonio Vivaldi; American Classical Orchestra

Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air, “Air on a G String” - Johann Sebastian Bach; Capella Istropolitana

Sonata 8 in E minor. III. Sarabanda, largo - Arcangelo Corelli; Trio Corelli

Almira, dance suite: IV. Sarabande - George Frideric Handel; Akademie fur Alte Musik

Prelude & Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884: Praeludium - Johann Sebastian Bach; Glenn Gould

Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: Allemande - Johann Sebastian Bach; Yo-Yo Ma

Ave Maria - Johann Sebastian Bach; Charles Gounod & Laura Shulman

Sonata in B minor K.87 L.33 P.43: II. Andante mosso - Johannes Brahms, Alpin Hong

The Swan - Camille Saint-Saëns

Keyboard Sonata (Divertimento) No. 7 in D Major, Hob.XVII:D1:I. Tema (Moderato) with Variations - Franz Joseph Haydn, Jeno Jando

Invention No. 8 in F Major, BWV 779 - Johann Sebastian Bach; Glenn Gould

The Vatican Rag - Tom Lehrer

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CHARACTER PLAYLISTS: Celeste Galilei

Playwright Claire Willett has curated a collection of Spotify playlists for each character from our upcoming play Dear Galileo - opening August 8th at CoHo Productions!  Tickets on sale HERE. Follow us on Tumblr or Facebook for more inside scoop on the play!

(Kate Mura as Celeste Galilei, with Nathan Dunkin as Gabriel Vaughn)

“There was no more obvious pairing of song and character for any of these playlists than The Indigo Girls’ ‘Galileo’ for Celeste.  I listened to this song like twenty times a day while I was writing.  It was on repeat constantly.  It contains so much of Celeste’s story . . . this whole idea of ‘How long ‘til my soul gets it right?’ which kind of echoes the way her character moves through time and shows up in every other character’s story.  It was also important to me that the music on her playlist is all songs by women, about women, many of them telling stories about women learning how to claim their voices.  A lot of the music on her playlist really emphasizes her position as a misfit, a social pariah, this big beautiful brilliant personality stuck in this small house in this small town with her grumpy dad and yearning for the life she could have had; which means that obviously the only right place to begin is ‘Eleanor Rigby.’“ --Claire Willett

“Wide Open Spaces”: Songs For Celeste

Eleanor Rigby - Dirt Poor Robins

Dancing On My Own - Robyn

Count the Saints - Foxes

Pretty Girls - Sarah Hart

Galileo - Indigo Girls

Anthem - The Once

As Cool As I Am - Dar Williams

Tears Dry On Their Own - Amy Winehouse

Sigh No More - Maurissa Tancharoen, from the soundtrack to Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing

Brave - Sara Bareilles

Little Bird - Annie Lennox

Just One of the Guys - Jenny Lewis

Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks

The Long and Winding Road - Nina Simone

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CHARACTER PLAYLISTS: Gabriel Vaughn

Playwright Claire Willett has curated a collection of Spotify playlists for each character from our upcoming play Dear Galileo - opening August 8th at CoHo Productions!  Tickets on sale HERE. Follow us on Tumblr or Facebook for more inside scoop on the play!

(Nathan Dunkin as Gabriel Vaughn, with Nena Salazar as Cassie Willows)

“When I was writing this play, I wrote all of Jasper’s science monologues first.  So I started by researching principles of astrophysics that seemed to mirror the ways that human beings behave, and then I wrote what I thought Jasper would say about that thing to make it accessible.  And then once I had all of those, I put them together in an order that felt like it had a clear story arc, and that’s what gave me the whole rest of the plot and who these people really were.  And from the very beginning, the clearest straight line between those points was the one running from black holes to Gabriel Vaughn.  That told me everything I needed to know about him. He’s so afraid that if anyone comes near him, they’ll get destroyed.  There’s light and life and a real beating heart in there, but it’s trapped inside by this event horizon that won’t let anything in or out.  So songs like ‘Supermassive Black Hole’ by Muse and ‘Counting Stars’ by Sugarcult really play directly into that.  The soundtrack has a very dark, masculine sound - in terms of tone, Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen were musts.  There’s also a lot of religious doubt and anger at God woven through his character, so that’s reflected here as well; Ike Ndolo’s ‘Crooked Soul’ and Shawn Colvin’s ‘Give God the Blues’ felt like natural fits.”  --Claire Willett

“Supermassive Black Hole”: Songs For Gabriel

Supermassive Black Hole - Muse

Crooked Soul - Ike Ndolo

Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode

If It Be Your Will - Leonard Cohen

Nobody’s Got the Gun - Mark Knopfler

Give God the Blues - Shawn Mullins

Counting Stars - Sugarcult

Darkness On the Edge of Town - Bruce Springsteen

Gun For a Mouth - Sam Palladio, from Nashville

Way Down In the Hole - The Blind Boys of Alabama

Lonely Boy - The Black Keys

I Hope That I Don’t Fall In Love With You - Tom Waits

The Killing Moon - Echo and the Bunnymen

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CHARACTER PLAYLIST: Cassie Willows

Playwright Claire Willett has curated a collection of Spotify playlists for each character from our upcoming play Dear Galileo - opening August 8th at CoHo Productions!  Tickets on sale HERE. Follow us on Tumblr or Facebook for more inside scoop on the play!

(Nena Salazar as Cassie Willows, with Nathan Dunkin as Gabriel Vaughn)

“Cassie, more than any of the others, is to me the character most openly searching for human connection.  Jasper talks in one of his science lectures about ‘red shift,’ the way objects in the universe as they move away from us.  So many of the other relationships in the play are shifting red - people are drifting away from each other or moving into new orbits.  Cassie isn’t.  Cassie is the one moving towards.  And she pulls everyone else towards her.  The song that really represents Cassie to me is ‘Salt That’s In Our Blood’ by the Portland band Sean Flinn & the Local We.  That idea that the salt in the oceans and the salt in our blood are connected in some way feels very true to this play.  Everything is linked.” --Claire Willett

“Wild Heart“ - Songs For Cassie

Salt That’s In Our Blood - Sean Flinn & the Royal We

Cassiopeia - Jeanie Davis

Lovers In a Dangerous Time - Frazey Ford

Stardust - MIKA

The Bad In Each Other - Feist

Nothing But the Sky - ivy

Storm Comin’ - The Wailin’ Jennys

Addicted To Love - Florence + the Machine

Heaven - The Walkmen

Something About What Happens When We Touch - Lucinda Williams

Human Touch - Bruce Springsteen

Clarity - Zedd + Foxes

Wild Heart - Bleachers

In Your Eyes - Francesca Battistelli

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CHARACTER PLAYLISTS: Jasper Willows

Playwright Claire Willett has curated a collection of Spotify playlists for each character from our upcoming play Dear Galileo - opening August 8th at CoHo Productions!  Tickets on sale HERE. Follow us on Tumblr or Facebook for more inside scoop on the play!

(Gary Powell as Jasper Willows, with stage manager Nicole Gladwin)

“Jasper is a brilliant scientist, who thinks big and complicated thoughts about the universe, about space and time, about science and God, so this playlist is full of a lot of the science-y music I listened to while writing.  Jonathan Coulton’s ‘Mandelbrot Set’ is a favorite - it’s about the mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot but it has so many fun Jasper parallels.  And Jasper guides the play’s reflections about time and history and aging, our relationship to the past and future, so ‘All This Time’ and ‘Golden Years’ felt like songs he’d listen to.  (I feel like Jasper Willows would definitely be into Sting.)  He also has quite a comfortably high opinion of himself - Cassie mentions at one point that all his career, everyone has talked about him like he’s the next Galileo - so ‘Sensation’ by The Who (from Tommy) felt like a must. I sort of think about that song as the way Jasper sees himself.” --Claire Willett

“We Are All Made of Stars”: Songs For Jasper

We Are All Made of Stars - Moby

Me & the Moon - Gaelic Storm

I Am a Scientist - Guided By Voices

Mandelbrot Set - Jonathan Coulton

Right Here Right Now - Jesus Jones

Across the Universe - Rufus Wainwright

Sensation - The Who

Stars - Switchfoot

Pink Moon - Nick Drake

Flaming Star - Elvis Presley

All This Time - Sting

Under the Milky Way - The Church

It’s the End of the World As We Know It - Saint Eve

Golden Years - David Bowie

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CHARACTER PLAYLISTS: Robert Snow

Playwright Claire Willett has curated a collection of Spotify playlists for each character from our upcoming play Dear Galileo - opening August 8th at CoHo Productions!  Tickets on sale HERE. Follow us on Tumblr or Facebook for more inside scoop on the play!

“My inspiration for Robert’s playlist was really looking for music that felt like secular hymns, that reflected the way he sees God in the world everywhere.  So they’re not all necessarily religious songs but he finds spiritual meaning in them.  ‘Daughter’ by Loudon Wainwright III and ‘Father and Daughter’ by Paul Simon were on constant rotation when I was working on Robert and Haley’s scenes.  He’s also a fairly young widower, which felt like a really important thing to acknowledge as well; I spent a lot of time thinking about Robert’s grief in trying to get to know what kind of person - and father - he was.”  --Claire Willett

“Roll Away Your Stone”: Songs For Robert

Roll Away Your Stone - Mumford & Sons

Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers

By Way of Sorrow - Greg Adkins

From This Valley - The Civil Wars

Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door - Antony & The Johnsons

Daughter - Loudon Wainwright III

Sanctuary - Eliza Gilkyson

You’re Missing - Bruce Springsteen

Calling Out Your Name - Rich Mullins

Sounds Like Hallelujah - The Head and the Heart

Life Is Life - Noah and the Whale

Glory Bound - The Wailin’ Jennys

Father and Daughter - Paul Simon

Church of Your Heart - Roxette

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CHARACTER PLAYLISTS: Haley Snow

Playwright Claire Willett has curated a collection of Spotify playlists for each character from our upcoming play Dear Galileo - opening August 8th at CoHo Productions!  Tickets on sale HERE. Follow us on Tumblr or Facebook for more inside scoop on the play!

(Agatha Olson as Haley Snow, with Walter Petryk as Robert Snow)

“Haley is a precocious kid who has fallen in love with science the way so many of us do when we’re that age - she’s obsessed with dinosaurs and the oceans and the stars and why things work the way they work.  She also has this very loving, though complicated, relationship with her creationist dad, who doesn’t quite understand why she loves the things she loves.  The music I listened to while writing Haley has a lot to do with joy and wonder - as well as a lot of fun songs about science.”  --Claire Willett

“The Princess Who Saved Herself”: Songs For Haley

The Big Bang Theory Theme - Barenaked Ladies

Cannibals - Mark Knopfler

Constellations - Jack Johnson

Galaxy Song - Monty Python’s Flying Circus

Galileo - Googol Power

I Love the Mountains - Houaida

If I Had a Boat - Lyle Lovett

Kodachrome - Paul Simon

NaCl [Sodium Chloride] - Kate & Anna McGarrigle

Over the Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo’ole

Pure Imagination - Douglas Hodge, from the London Stage Recording of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (tragically, the Gene Wilder original is not on Spotify)

Science Is Real - They Might Be Giants

The Princess Who Saved Herself - Jonathan Coulton

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Ten Questions With Assistant Stage Manager Zoe O’Loughlin

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NAME:  Zoe O’Loughlin

TITLE: ASM/Intern

Describe Dear Galileo in three words. Connected, sweet, intellectual

What’s the design element for this show that you’re most excited for audiences to see?  (No spoilers!) Scenic! The layout should be super fun.

What’s the last play you saw that you really, really loved? Oofda! The Norwegians. 

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever had to do for a show you were working on? It was probably having to smash dry ice with a mallet “quietly” before the every show.

You have one whole day off with absolutely nothing on the calendar.  What do you do with it? I would try and eat one of those 12-inch gummy bears in an hour. 

What’s your postshow libation of choice? Orange juice

Which Dear Galileo character would you most want to be friends with in real life? Haley

Name your current …

TV binge-watch obsession: Johnny Bravo

Book on nightstand: Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block

Three most-played songs: "Things Can Only Get Better” by Howard Jones, “Flowers” by Talking Heads, “Moon River” by Andy Williams

Who’s a Portland artist you’ve always wanted to work with but haven’t yet? Anyone and everyone I haven’t worked with yet. Every artist is awesome in their own way.

Who should play you in the HBO biographical movie of your life? Louise Belcher, ears and all.

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Ten Questions With Costume Designer Ashton Grace Hull

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NAME:  Ashton Grace Hull

TITLE: Costume Designer

Describe Dear Galileo in three words. Fathers, Daughters, and Dinosaurs

What’s the design element for this show that you’re most excited for audiences to see?  (No spoilers!) Presto Chango!

What’s the last play you saw that you really, really loved? Not really a play but, the finals from Rebecca Lingafelter’s Devised Performance class at Lewis & Clark College.

You have one whole day off with absolutely nothing on the calendar.  What do you do with it? Walk, sleep, play.

What’s your postshow libation of choice? Wince (wine on ice)

Which Dear Galileo character would you most want to be friends with in real life?  Haley

Name your current …

TV binge-watch obsession: It was Orange Is the New Black, but I haven’t clicked with Season 3.

Book on nightstand: Brian Doyle’s The Plover (haven’t started yet)

Three most-played songs: I listen to the Katy Perry station on Pandora while working out or cleaning the house.

Who should play you in the HBO biographical movie of your life? I'm not sure, though my husband is recommending Anne Hathaway (wonder what that means).

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Ten Questions With Director Stephanie Mulligan

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NAME:  Stephanie Mulligan

TITLE: Director

Describe Dear Galileo in three words. We are stardust

What’s the design element for this show that you’re most excited for audiences to see?  (No spoilers!) How Sarah's paint works with JD's light

What’s the last play you saw that you really, really loved? Grounded at CoHo Productions

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever had to do for a show you were working on? As a director? Demonstrate Steven Tyler microphone moves to an exchange student who had no idea what or who Aerosmith was.

You have one whole day off with absolutely nothing on the calendar.  What do you do with it? I do? Is this a trick question? If we're talking about summer, I head for the woods. The cool green of the forest rejuvenates my spirit.

What’s your postshow libation of choice? Good wine from a good wine glass.

Which Dear Galileo character would you most want to be friends with in real life? Why don't you just ask me which child is my favorite? Okay, I pick Cassie, so I can couch-surf in her apartment and hang out with her Queens welding buddies.

Name your current . . .

TV binge-watch obsession:  MasterChef Australia

Book on nightstand: A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True

Three most-played songs: What's Going On by Marvin Gaye (you pretty much have to play the whole album); “Cash on the Barrelhead” by Dolly Parton, “Secret” by Maroon 5

Who’s a Portland artist you’ve always wanted to work with but haven’t yet? Ted deChatelet.

Who should play you in the HBO biographical movie of your life? Wanda Sykes.

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Ten Questions With Actor Chris Porter

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NAME: Chris Porter

ROLE: Galileo Galilei

Describe your character in three words.  Curmudgeonly historical physicist.

What’s your favorite line that you get to say in the show?  (No spoilers!) “That’s not helpful.”

What’s the last play you saw that you really, really loved?  Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) at Northwest Classical Theatre Company

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever had to do in a past role?  Live lipsyncing during Plan 9 From Outer Space.

You have one whole day off with absolutely nothing on the calendar.  What do you do with it?  Get as far out of town as possible, preferably into mountains. Take a nap there.

What’s your postshow libation of choice? Gin & tonic.

Which Dear Galileo character would you most want to be friends with in real life?  Cassie.  But they all have issues.

Name your current …

TV binge-watch obsession: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Book on nightstand: Ursula LeGuin’s Tao Te Ching

Three most-played songs: “Bounce of the Sugar Plum Fairies” by Don Byron; “Get on the Good Foot” by James Brown; “Magalenha” by Sergio Mendes

Who’s a Portland artist you’ve always wanted to work with but haven’t yet? Christy Bigelow

Who should play you in the HBO biographical movie of your life?  As a child, Tilda Swinton.  As a young man, Zach Galifianakis.  I’ll take it from there.

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Ten Questions With Lighting Designer JD Sandifer

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NAME:  JD Sandifer

TITLE: Lighting Designer

Describe Dear Galileo in three words. Collisions, connections, stardust

What’s the design element for this show that you’re most excited for audiences to see?  (No spoilers!) The lighting, of course.

What’s the last play you saw that you really, really loved? Spamalot

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever had to do for a show you were working on? Find/make a glowing orb 4" in diameter.

You have one whole day off with absolutely nothing on the calendar.  What do you do with it? Spend time with my family, and read  or play video games.

What’s your postshow libation of choice? Pineapple Juice

Which Dear Galileo character would you most want to be friends with in real life? Galileo

Name your current …

TV binge-watch obsession: The Walking Dead

Book on nightstand: La Biblia (for practicing Spanish)

Three most-played songs: I listen to the radio more than my iPod

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Ten Questions With Actor Kate Mura

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NAME: Kate Mura

ROLE: Celeste Galilei (among others)

Describe your character in three words.  Which one? Five.

What’s your favorite line that you get to say in the show?  (No spoilers!) “And this may surprise you - ”

What’s the last play you saw that you really, really loved?  The Snowstorm at CoHo Productions

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever had to do in a past role?  Contact improv while covered in chocolate sauce.

You have one whole day off with absolutely nothing on the calendar.  What do you do with it?  Where in the world am I? My answers vary. There will be wine, friends and leisurely naps regardless. 

What’s your postshow libation of choice? Depends on the bar. Red wine or Bulleit are regulars.

Which Dear Galileo character would you most want to be friends with in real life?  It might sound selfish, but Celeste.

Name your current …

TV binge-watch obsession: The Daily Show

Book on nightstand: Galileo’s Daughter by Dava Sobel

Three most-played songs: "Both Hands” by Ani diFranco; “As Cool As I Am” by Dar Williams; “One” by U2

Who’s a Portland artist you’ve always wanted to work with but haven’t yet? Unfortunately, there are quite a few . . . Chris Harder is the first who comes to mind. 

Who should play you in the HBO biographical movie of your life?  Cate Blanchett

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Ten Questions With Actor Nena Salazar

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NAME: Nena Salazar

ROLE: Cassie Willows

Describe your character in three words.  Badass, sharp, lonely

What’s your favorite line that you get to say in the show?  (No spoilers!)  It's a bit challenging to choose just one! But here's one of my favorites: "Because it changes a person, when they begin to believe in their own legend. Sooner or later, no matter how good a man you used to be, it gets to you. It sinks in. You wear it on your skin."

What’s the last play you saw that you really, really loved?  Post5 Theatre’s production of Twelfth Night.  Hilarious!

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever had to do in a past role?  Having to crawl across the stage in a white unitard, derrière up in the air, wearing a tail. Love experimental theater!

You have one whole day off with absolutely nothing on the calendar.  What do you do with it?  Make my morning practice extra long, brew some good strong coffee and drink it with cream, ride a bike or go river swimming and eat well all day!

What’s your postshow libation of choice? A nice dry cider or a big ol' glass of seltzer with lime.

Which Dear Galileo character would you most want to be friends with in real life?  Haley Snow

Name your current …

TV binge-watch obsession: Orange Is the New Black (I didn’t hop on the bandwagon until very late in the game)

Book on nightstand: The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe by Lynne McTaggart

Three most-played songs: India Arie’s Private Party,” The Jackson 5′s “Dancing Machine,” anything by Orchestra Baobab

Who’s a Portland artist you’ve always wanted to work with but haven’t yet?   I'm fairly new to Portland but I have a great interest in working with Mizu Desierto and Water in the Desert.

Who should play you in the HBO biographical movie of your life?  Naomi Watts!

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Ten Questions With Stage Manager Nicole Gladwin

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NAME:  Nicole Gladwin

TITLE: Stage Manager

Describe Dear Galileo in three words. Orbiting/intersecting perspectives.

What’s the design element for this show that you’re most excited for audiences to see?  (No spoilers!) The floor. (Is that a spoiler?)

What’s the last play you saw that you really, really loved? Mr. Burns, a post electric play at Portland Playhouse

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever had to do for a show you were working on? For Hunter Gatherers at Theatre Vertigo, we had prop lamb roast which was dropped onto the floor, eaten off of, and then the actors would rip the legs off and fight with them like swords. For every performance I had to re-assemble it, which involved putting the legs into the sockets, melting plastic sheeting with a heat gun to hold it all together, repainting the "skin" to look less like plastic, and loading up the rib sections with "meat" for the actors to gnaw on. (Close second place for weirdest thing: I had a set with a dirt floor, and had to come in Wednesday nights to water it.)

You have one whole day off with absolutely nothing on the calendar.  What do you do with it? SLEEP IN. Then have a leisurely breakfast, drink coffee all day, and likely stay in doing stuff around the house. My whole-days off are so few and far between I tend to hibernate and recharge. If I'm leaving the house it's probably in search of food that someone else is cooking for me to eat.

What’s your postshow libation of choice? Usually a cocktail, usually involving bourbon.

Which Dear Galileo character would you most want to be friends with in real life? Haley. I was that kid in catechism too, always asking "too many" questions and being frustrated when I wouldn't get answers that made sense to me.

Name your current . . .

TV binge-watch obsession: It's 100% the cast's fault that I'm currently rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generation

Book on nightstand: Aziz Ansari's Modern Romance

Three most-played songs: 1) Lyrics Born: “Chest Wide Open” 2) Laura Mvula: “That's Alright” 3) First Aid Kit: “Heaven Knows.” All great, big, summer-y songs perfect for singing along with in the car.

Who’s a Portland artist you’ve always wanted to work with but haven’t yet? Grace Carter

Who should play you in the HBO biographical movie of your life? I have NO IDEA. I'm a behind the scenes gal, why is this movie being made in the first place?! Stop it! Imma trust the casting department on this one. Heh heh.

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Ten Questions With Actor Agatha Olson

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NAME: Agatha Olson

ROLE: Haley Snow

Describe your character in three words.  Curious, smart and thoughtful.

What’s your favorite line that you get to say in the show?  (No spoilers!)  “Why did he sit around by himself in the dark for so long?”

What’s the last play you saw that you really, really loved?  The Liar at Artists Repertory Theatre

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever had to do in a past role?  The bloody Hustle suicide massacre dream sequence in The Turn

You have one whole day off with absolutely nothing on the calendar.  What do you do with it?  Hang out with friends and family and then go to bed early.

What’s your postshow libation of choice?  Grapefruit Stiegl Radler (my parents only let me have half a glass)

Which Dear Galileo character would you most want to be friends with in real life?  Haley

Name your current . . .

TV binge-watch obsession: Adventure Time

Book on nightstand: I Am Number 4 by Pittacus Lore

Three most-played songs: I cannot answer this question. It is impossible.

Who’s a Portland artist you’ve always wanted to work with but haven’t yet?  Gosh!  That is a hard question!  There are so many incredible actors in Portland. There are too many to list!

Who should play you in the HBO biographical movie of your life?  Well, I am only 12 years old, so not a whole lot has happened that would be all that thrilling.  When I am an adult and if my life gets exciting, I would like Britt Harris to play me.

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Ten Questions With Actor Gary Powell

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NAME: Gary Powell

ROLE: Jasper Willows

Describe your character in three words.  Brilliant, charismatic, oblivious.

What’s your favorite line that you get to say in the show?  (No spoilers!)  “The boundary of a black hole is called the event horizon, the line beyond which no light can escape the unforgiving grasp of gravity.”

What’s the last play you saw that you really, really loved? Skylight.

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever had to do in a past role? Play a Latina maid.

You have one whole day off with absolutely nothing on the calendar.  What do you do with it?  Long walk with my wife and dog, movie, then out to dinner.

What’s your postshow libation of choice?  Vodka martini.

Which Dear Galileo character would you most want to be friends with in real life?  [REDACTED FOR SPOILERS]

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Gary picked a character who is not introduced until the last scene of the play)

Name your current …

TV binge-watch obsession:  None

Book on nightstand: Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time; Robert Parker’s Blue-Eyed Devil

Three most-played songs: “None of Us Are Free” by Solomon Burke, “Gimme Shelter” by the Rolling Stones, “Legend in My Living Room” by Annie Lennox

Who’s a Portland artist you’ve always wanted to work with but haven’t yet? Adriana Baer (Artistic Director of Profile Theatre).

Who should play you in the HBO biographical movie of your life? Larry David.