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Jessica Wallenfels

Director/Choreographer and Educator

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The Wolves

By Sarah DeLappe

Portland Playhouse, 2019

Directed and choreographed by Jessica Wallenfels

Assistant choreography by Kailey Rhodes

Scenic: Kaye Blankenship

Lighting: Dan Meeker

Costumes: Wanda Walden

Sound: Rory Breshears

Props: Jeff Duncan

Photos by Brud Giles

Dragons Love Tacos

By Ernie Nolan

Based on the book by Adam Rubin with illustrations by Daniel Salmieri

Oregon Children’s Theatre, 2019

Directed by Jessica Wallenfels

Choreographed by Maria Tucker

Scenic: Emily Wilken

Lighting: Jenn Linn

Costumes: Sydney Dufka

Sound: Rory Breshears

Video: Alan Cline

Props: Shannon Cramer

Photos by Owen Carey

Into the Woods

Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; book by James Lapine

Broadway Rose Theatre, 2019

Directed and choreographed by Jessica Wallenfels

Music direction, arrangement and piano performance by Eric Nordin

Assistant Direction: Kelly Lyons

Scenic: Sean O’Skea

Lighting: David Castaneda

Costumes: Darrin J. Pufall Purdy

Wigs: Jane Holmes

Sound: Brian K. Moen

Props: Emily Wilken

Photos by Liz Wade

Everybody

by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Artists Repertory Theatre, 2018

Directed by Jessica Wallenfels and Damaso Rodriguez

Scenic: Tim Stapleton

Lighting: Kristeen Crosser

Costumes: Bobby Brewer-Wallin

Sound: Phil Johnson

Props: Robert Amico

Photos by David Kinder

Scarlet

music, lyrics and book by Michelle Horgen

Portland Playhouse, 2018

Directed by Jessica Wallenfels and Brian Weaver

Music direction and piano performance: Eric Nordin

Scenic and lighting: Dan Meeker

Costumes: Alison Heryer

Props: Thomas Chapman

Alex Getting Better

By Audrey Lang

Oregon Children’s Theatre, 2021

Directed by Jessica Wallenfels

Filmed and edited by Lava Alapai

Lighting: Anthony Arnista

Sound: Annalise Albright

Ella Enchanted

By Karen Zacarías
Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma
Adapted from the book by Gail Carson Levine

Oregon Children’s Theatre, 2018

Directed and choreographed by Jessica Wallenfels

Music direction by Darcy White

Scenic: Dan Meeker

Lighting: Carl Faber

Costumes: Emily Horton

Sound: Rory Breshears

Props: Jeff Duncan

Photos by Owen Carey

Finalist, 2018-2019 Drammy Award for Youth Performer - Sophia Takla as Ella

Pete the Cat

book and lyrics by Sarah Hammond
music by Will Aronson
based on the character created by James and Kimberly Dean

Oregon Children’s Theatre, 2018

Directed by Jessica Wallenfels

Choreographed by Megan Smith

Music direction and arrangement by Eric Nordin

Scenic: Sean O’Skea

Lighting: Jenn Linn

Costumes: Brynne Oster-Bainnson

Sound: John S. Berendzen

Props: Ann Moore

photos by Owen Carey

Original Works

Please see manyhatscollaboration.org for recent works. 

Shown below:

Soul Geek, 1998 + 2000 (Theatre of NOTE + The Actor's Gang, LA directed by Chris Wells)

Rest Room, 2002 (HERE and chashama, NYC) 

 

 

Intergenerational Theatre Project

Co-directed three month program with Jeff Desautels for Oregon Children’s Theatre’s partnership with Kaiser Permanente’s Educational Theatre Program. The all-LGBTQ cohort of this intergenerational theatre project created its own performative material through a devised process.

The Wolves

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Dragons Love Tacos

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Into the Woods

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Everybody

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Scarlet

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Alex Getting Better

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Ella Enchanted

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Pete the Cat

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Original Works

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Intergenerational Theatre Project

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