Michael O’Neill

Michael O’Neill is the founder of the ArtBarn, a pilot low income artist eco village located in SE Portland OR., and Co-founder of Nomadic Theatre Co. Michael is an acting, directing, Commedia Dell’Arte, and clowning extraordinaire! Michael is armed with a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Directing from the University of Portland, and is a graduate from the prestigious Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, as well as the Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre. One of Michael’s passions is Clowns Without Borders USA. He performed with Portland Revels in 2016’s MIdwinter Revels: Commedia Italiana, and has been co-creating the Children’s Revels since it’s inception. He is delighted to be back working with the Children’s Revels once again!

Betsy Branch

Betsy joined Revels in 2006. She arranges music for the Midwinter Revels chorus and instrumental groups as well as appearing on stage with her fiddle in the Midwinter Revels. Betsy has been the Music Director and played fiddle onstage for all four previous years of the Children’s Revels. She has been teaching fiddle and violin out of her Portland home since 1999, and she plays regularly for contra and English Country dances both locally and all around the country.

Lynn Mendoza-Khan

Lynn (she/her) is a classically trained professional singer, private voice teacher, composer, musical director, and choir director. She has been fostering and developing talent in singers of various ages and abilities for 20 years in San Diego, CA, and now in Portland, OR. Whether her work is on stage, private studio, choir, or in a workshop she leads with her heart, soul, and experience to inspire others in their journey with music. Learn more at lynnmendozakhan.com

Shuhe Hawkins

Shuhe is a Portland based actor, musician, puppeteer and Pirate. He also proudly teaches mask making in schools as a teaching artist with Young Audiences of Oregon and SW Washington. Shuhe has made PDX his home since 1996 and has worked with many theatre companies over the years. His most recent performance with Portland Revels was in the role of the dragon (surprise!) in the 2021 virtual production. “I am happy to be celebrating the return of the light, live again, with my friends!” Shuhe is the co-proprietor of Seven Sails Vineyard with his partner Kate Larsen, whom he fell in love with while they both performed in the Portland Christmas Revels in 2003. Visit Seven Sails Vineyard at www.margotproductions.com

Tatiana Muzica

Tatiana Muzica was born in the Republic of Moldova, and found her love for puppetry through the PDX Puppet Collective, a wonderful community of puppeteers, located in Portland. Through her other interests such as music, dance, and a passion for nature, Tatiana brings with her a unique presence adding to the development of her character on stage.

Isabel McTighe

Isabel Strongheart McTighe is a multidisciplinary performance artist and facilitator currently living on Cowlitz and Clackamas lands in so-called Portland, Oregon. They hold a BA in Theatre with a distinction in Performance from Lewis and Clark college and are a graduate of the 2017 From The Ground Up Young Women’s Residency. This year Isabel is delighted to be a member of the Institute for Contemporary Performance’s 2022/23 cohort. Isabel’s work is deeply informed by adrienne maree brown and the Emergent Strategy Ideation Institute. They are a pleasure activist in training and a hopeful shaper of change.

Jesi Robison

Jesi (she/her) is a graduate of the University of Portland where she received her BA in Spanish and Theater Production Management, along with a minor in Psychology. This last year she finished working on Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio as the Puppet Production Coordinator, but she can still be found in and around the theatre, whether it be designing, performing, managing, or directing. Her most recent credits include being the Props Master for the Midwinter Revels shows as well as stage managing the children’s show Brave Night. She is so excited to be back with Revels to continue making magic together.

Jenn Lindell-Evans

Jenn works as a paralegal at an immigration law office by day and is a freelance stage and production manager on nights and weekends. Since graduating from Reed College in 2014, Jenn has been happily immersed in Portland theatre, working with several companies around town. Favorite credits include Playhouse Creatures (Coho), Cabaret (Fuse Theatre Ensemble), King Lear (Portland Actors Ensemble), Hamlet/Romeo and Juliet (Salt and Sage), and Emerald Odyssey (The Portland Revels). Jenn has a passion for theatre education and loves making weird stuff with friends.

2025 Children’s Revels:

Little Lights

Program Information

Two silly friends promise the Norse god Odin that they will guard a box of light through the longest night. But they fall asleep and the Yule Lads steal the box –all the light is gone! Join our friends as they set out on an epic quest to find the box and bring back the light. A magical, musical, interactive tale for Revelers ages 3-7.

Artistic Team

Stage Direction by Michael O’Neill
Music Direction by Betsy Branch
Children’s Direction by Lynn Mendoza-Kahn

Saturday, February 22: 10:00am, 12:00pm, and 1:00pm
Sunday, February 23: 10:00am, 12:00pm, and 1:00pm

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Location

The Judy
1000 SW Broadway T-100, Portland Oregon

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Artistic Team

Michael O’Neill

Stage Director

Artist Bio

Betsy Branch

Music Director

Artist Bio

Lynn Mendoza-Khan

Children’s Director

Artist Bio

Cast

Shuhe Hawkins

Actor / Puppeteer

Artist Bio

TBD

Actor

TBD

Actor

Stage Management and Designers

Erin MacGillivray

Production Stage Manager

Jenn Lindell

Children’s Stage Manager

Artist Bio

TBD

Lighting Designer

Janelle Sutton

Costume Designer

Samuel Manilla

Properties Designer

Michael O’Neill

Betsy Branch

Lynn Mendoza-Khan

Shuhe Hawkins

Tatiana Muzica

Isabel McTighe

Jesi Robison

Jenn Lindell-Evans

2025 Children’s Revels: Little Lights

2025 Children’s Revels:

Little Lights

Program Information

Artistic Team

Location

Artistic Team

Michael O’Neill

Betsy Branch

Lynn Mendoza-Khan

Cast

Shuhe Hawkins

TBD

TBD

Stage Management and Designers

Erin MacGillivray

Jenn Lindell

TBD

Janelle Sutton

Samuel Manilla

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