Josie Seid Makes Her Third Rail Debut

  We are thrilled to announce that Josie Seid will portray OG in Men On Boats, opening March 2nd, 2018 at Imago Theater. Josie’s past roles include:  Dido in Artist Rep’s An Octoroon as well as Viney in their production of The Miracle Worker.  The Queen/Angela/Hermione in A Maze (Theatre Vertigo);  Lina Darling in Nine the Musical (Lakewood Theater).  She also brought […]

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Gwendolyn Duffy Makes Her Third Rail Debut

We are thrilled to announce that Gwendolyn Duffy will portray Bradley in Men On Boats, opening March 2nd, 2018. Gwendolyn was raised here in Portland. She studied dance and theatre from a young age and began her professional performance career in 2005 as a member of The Suzanne Farrell Ballet in Washington, D.C. She is a graduate […]

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Kerry Ryan Portrays Goodman in Men On Boats

  Company Member Kerry Ryan will play Goodman in Men On Boats, opening March 2nd, 2018.  Kerry is a graduate of Brown University and the La MaMa Experimental Theatre Program, a former member of Imago Theatre and Theatre Vertigo, and a proud current member of Third Rail Repertory (A Bright New Boise, The Realistic Joneses, […]

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Shalanda Sims Makes Her Third Rail Debut

  We are excited to welcome Shalanda Sims to the Third Rail stage as Hawkins in Men On Boats!  Shalanda hails from the great Northwest and is a proud wife and mother of three. She is a performing artist, writer, teacher and advocate. Shalanda is the author of the newly-released children’s book Night Rhythm and has […]

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Amber Whitehall Joins the Cast of Men On Boats

    We are thrilled to announce that Amber Whitehall will portray Old Shady in Men On Boats, opening March 2nd, 2018. Amber Whitehall is a founding member of PETE (Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble). She is a performer/creator and teacher. Her research and teaching includes creative compositional process, embodied awareness and expression, and the symbiotic relationship between composition […]

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Anya Pearson Makes Her Third Rail Debut

We are thrilled to introduce Anya Pearson, making her Third Rail debut as Seneca in Men on Boats this March. Anya is an accomplished actress, playwright, poet, producer, and activist. Anya is the inaugural winner of the prestigious $10,000 Voice is a Muscle Grant from the Corporeal Voices Foundation run by best-selling author Lidia Yuknavitch. She […]

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Third Rail Welcomes Jennifer Lanier as Powell in Men On Boats

Third Rail is thrilled to welcome Jennifer Lanier to the stage as Powell in Men On Boats, opening March 2nd at the Imago Theatre. Jennifer Lanier grew up in Greensboro, NC and received her classical acting training at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts under Gerald Freedman, Cigden Onat, and Robert Moyer. While in North Carolina, […]

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Woman Crush Wednesday: Sylvia Earle

Get tickets to Men on Boats! Our next show, Men On Boats, capsizes the white male conquest narrative and features ten extraordinary women in the roles of John Wesley Powell and his intrepid crew. In honor of this gleeful gender-bend, we’re launching this #womancrushwednesday series, featuring adventurers from past and present. Check back every Wednesday […]

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Woman Crush Wednesday: Bessie Coleman

Get tickets to Men on Boats! Our next show, Men On Boats, capsizes the white male conquest narrative and features ten extraordinary women in the roles of John Wesley Powell and his intrepid crew. In honor of this gleeful gender-bend, we’re launching this #womancrushwednesday series, featuring adventurers from past and present. Check back every Wednesday […]

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Supporting Third Rail

Donate What happens when you donate to Third Rail? Quite a lot! By donating to Third Rail, your generosity helps create shared space, supports the exploration of complex ideas, and makes room for dialogue, impact, and empathy. Thank you. Here are some of Third Rail’s primary goals that you make attainable: Create artistically demanding programming […]

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