Cast/Crew

Jean Hardie

Jean is the recipient of both the Civic Theatre Lifetime Achievement and the Spokane City Individual Artist Awards. Jean has been active at Civic since 1981 as an actress, director, choreographer and teacher – probably best known for her portrayal of Mother Superior in Nunsense. She also teaches Drama at Saint George’s School. ... more »

Jeff Sodestrom

Jeff walked in to the auditions with a vast acting experience of nothing and after a series of bribes was begrudgingly offered the part of Dr. Livesey. To prepare, Jeff spent the last month skipping rehearsal, choosing instead to study on a pirate ship off the coast of Somalia.

Jeremy Lindholm

Jeremy is excited to be making his Civic Main Stage debut with Treasure Island. Longtime Civic patrons may remember him as a young Albert Einstein in Steve Martin's Piccasso at the Lapin Agile. He has also been seen in many productions at SFCC's Spartan Theater where he has played everyone from Dr. Abraham Van Helsing, to Falstaff. ... more »

Jerry Sciarrio

Jerry spent 21 years on the road - performing and teaching Drama, Voice and Theater History.  He is a Resident Artist at Interplayers. Jerry’s local productions include The Miracle Worker directed by Patty Duke, Our Town with Jack Bannon, The 39 Steps and Sylvia, as well as a number of film ... more »

Jesen Korver

Jesen is in his first production at Civic and he is very excited to be a part of Grease. He was previously seen as "The Dentist" in Little Shop Of Horrors at Central Valley High School. Jesen loves to sing, and plays the guitar and piano. He would like to thank his Mom for being his inspiration.

Jesse Johnson

Jesse is excited for his debut performance at Civic! He is a sophomore at East Valley High School where he had lead roles as a freshman in Mixed Nuts and Did Someone Say Murder. He plays viola in school orchestra, and has a black belt in TaeKwonDo.

Jessica Shirley

Jessica recently graduated from Whitworth University and she is excited to come home to Civic! You may have previously seen Jessica as the audience services manager and the #1 Civic intern. She was involved in various shows at Whitworth, including Once Upon a Mattress. At Civic, Jessica worked props for The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and ... more »

Jhon Goodwin

Jhon is a veteran regional theatre actor. He has been seen in Civic’s Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Big Bopper), Don't Dress for Dinner (George) and recently directed A Closer With Patsy Cline in the studio theatre. Jhon has been involved in directing, television and film and can be seen in this season’s TNT hit series ... more »

Jill Cathey

Jon Hudson

Jon is a recent addition to the Spokane theatre scene. He discovered his love for theatre while graduating from James Madison University. Previous acting credits include Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf, Picasso at the Lapin Agile and Red Light Winter. Jon is very excited to be in his Civic debut.

Journey O'Donnal

Journey is a travel enthusiast who likes to think of herself as an opportunist, no matter how seldom she actually gets out into the world. Her weekends mostly consist of sitting at home, wishing she were somewhere more exciting, but that is of course, a common symptom among dreamers such as herself.

Julie Beeman

Julie is thrilled to be in another Civic show.  Her previous performances include: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Annie Get Your Gun (Spokane Civic Theatre), Fiddler on the Roof (Lake City Playhouse & Ohlone College) and The Sound of Music (Sunnyvale Community Players & Ohlone College).

Julie Watts

Julie is excited to be in this show. To prepare for the role of Lexie (a buxom, man-crazed, party-planner from the South), Julie (a flat-chested, misanthropic attorney from North Dakota) learned to suppress all her natural instincts and will likely have to undergo therapy to find herself again. In the meantime, if she isn’t practicing ... more »

Kallie Tilla

Kallie is making her debut with the Civic. She grew up doing theatre in Chewelah under Janet McLaughlin and is returning to the stage after a hiatus to become a teacher, wife, and mother.  She dedicates this performance to the men in her life—year-old son Easton and husband Jordan.

Karen Brathovde

Karen is excited to be back at Civic after years as the drama teacher at Mead and Ferris High Schools. Favorite roles at Civic include Karen in Godspell and Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors. She would like to thank her husband Barry for his support and her former drama “cherubs” for their encouragement and so many memories.

Kari McClure Mentzer

Kari has performed for several local theatres including, Interplayers, ART, Ignite Communtiy Theatre, Northwood's Performing Arts and here at Civic. Kari is excited to be doing her fourth Ken Ludwig play in Spokane, having previously appeared in Lend Me a Tenor , Shakespeare in Hollywood and Moon Over Buffalo.

Kate Carrick

Kathleen Shircliff

Katie s a Gonzaga law student and she is very excited to make her Civic debut! She last appeared in the University of Notre Dame’s productions of Faust, Beatrice & Benedick and Company. Additionally, Katie has played Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street, Louisa in The Fantasticks and Aldonza in Man of La Mancha. Thank you to all my friends ... more »

Katie Steiner

Katie is thrilled to be making her Civic debut and just loves performing! Katie is the morning reporter for the number one rated news show in Spokane, KHQ Local News Today. You can also find her leading the St. Aloysius Parish in song. She thanks all of her friends, family, co-workers, and most importantly, God, for support!  None of ... more »

Kelly Hauenstein

Kelly couldn't be happier to be returning to the Civic stage with such a great and fun show as The Drowsy Chaperone. He was last seen at Civic playing Fred in A Christmas Carol. Kelly is excited to be working with such a wonderful and talented cast. He would like to thank his friends and family for their love and support.