Libby King
DIRECTOR
Hometown: Lincoln, Nebraska
Libby King is a new faculty member at the UW School of Drama teaching acting, directing, and devising. Libby is a queer actor, writer, and mom who has been working professionally in New York and abroad for almost 20 years. She has been a member of the acclaimed theatre company the TEAM (helmed by Tony award winner Rachel Chavkin) since 2006. With The TEAM, Libby has helped author and perform in four award winning published works: Particularly in the Heartland, Architecting, Mission Drift, and Roosevelvis. She is currently creating a role in the TEAM’s upcoming show RECONSTRUCTION (Still Working but the Devil Might be Inside). Libby was set to have a busy Spring/Summer ’20 performing in back to back New York premieres – The Antelope Party by Eric John Meyer and Preparedness by Hillary Miller - both were put on hold due to the pandemic. Libby has worked in a lot of special places and spaces the Public Theatre, BAM, PS 122, The Bushwick Starr, The Vineyard, Classic Stage Company, Judson Church, St. Marks Church, Royal Court, National Theatre, Almeida, Barbican, Traverse, Royal Lyceum, ART, ACT, the Walker, OTB, Lisbon, Coimbra, Salzburg, Glasgow, Toronto, Calgary, Edinburgh, Dublin, Galway, Baton Rouge, Ann Arbor, Philly, Nashville…some special ones to note: Men on Boats (dir. Tamilla Woodard), The Laramie Project Cycle (dir. Moisés Kaufman), 27 by Abi Morgan (dir. Vicky Featherstone), Death of a Salesman with Siti Company (dir. Leon Ingulsrud), Theatre of the Mind with 600 Highwaymen and David Byrne, Uncle Vanya (dir. Rachel Chavkin), Patti & the Kid (dir. Libby King and Frank Boyd). Libby loves to teach. She’s taught hearts at NYU, the New School, PACE, Sarah Lawrence, Vasser, LSU, + Vanderbilt University. She is currently the voice of the Whitney Museum. Libby played division 1 soccer at Clemson University where she received a degree in History and received her MFA from Louisiana State University. She comes from Nebraska.
Annie (Da-hye) Bang (she/her)
SCENOGRAPHER
Hometown: Seoul, Korea
Annie is a second-year MFA set design student at UW. Her areas of interests are set design and three-dimensional art, including installation art and sculpture. She was a set designer and prop master for Ratskin, and assistant set designer for the UW Undergraduate Theatre Society's The Goat, or Who is Sylvia, The Language Archive, and Spring Awakening.
Joellen Sweeney (she/her)
SCRIPTWORKER
Hometown: Portland, OR
Joellen is a second-year in the UW Professional Actor Training Program, and is grateful to have spent the last few weeks exploring and creating with the talented ensemble of So Far So Good. Most recently seen as April Morrison in The Best of Everything (UW Drama), other acting credits include Charlotte Corday in The Revolutionists (Artists Repertory Theatre), Sonya in Uncle Vanya (Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble) and Ludovica in The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Shaking The Tree). Joellen is also a co-founder of Bedrock Theatre, a company that produces original adaptations of myths and legends along hiking trails. www.joellensweeney.com
Andrew Coopman (he/him, they/them)
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Andrew is a Seattle-based director, choreographer, and teaching artist who is just starting his third and final year at the University of Washington School of Drama where is he pursuing an MFA in directing. After touring with Missoula Children’s Theater for three years, they left the road and got an MA in educational theater from New York University - Steinhardt. As a director, some of their most recent highlight credits include: FROZEN: A Play, Body Awareness (UW), Disney’s Beauty & The Beast (EDP), Little Women the Musical (SMT), James & The Giant Peach (Village), Into the Woods, Mary Zimmerman’s The Odyssey (Studio East), and Disney’s The Little Mermaid (KFT). As a choreographer, Andrew’s work was most recently seen in In the Heights (Village), Once Upon a Mattress (SFFT), and Seussical (Studio East). Up next: Andrew will direct the Seattle Premier of Henrik Ibsen’s Rosmersholm as his thesis with the University of Washington School of Drama. www.andrewcoopman.com
Emily Smith (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER
Hometown: Washington, DC
Emily Smith is a senior undergraduate majoring in drama. She is the current Production Manager of the Undergraduate Theater Society and a stage manager within the School of Drama. Recently, Emily has completed internships in production management with Synetic Theatre in Crystal City, VA and Village Theatre KIDSTAGE in Everett, WA. She hopes one day to become the Production Manager of a professional theatre company. Thanks to BT, AK, and LH for their support, and WD and EW for coming to see her work.
Antonio Mitchell (he/him)
CHOREOGRAPHER
Hometown: Birmingham, AL
Antonio is a second-year PATP and was most recently working on a production Cabaret here at UW before the pandemic cut it short. This will be his first show with UW and he is beyond excited. Other credits include Savage, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (University of Alabama at Birmingham) and many others. If you want to keep up with what he is doing give his social media a follow. Instagram: antonio.d.mitchell Twitter: a_d_mitchell Website: antoniodmitchell.com
CAST/CO-WRITERS
Nick Bryant (he/him)
THE VETERAN
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Nick is a second-year graduate actor in the Professional Actor Training Program here at the University of Washington. He was last seen in The Best of Everything at the Jones Playhouse. Other credits include the Organic Theatre Company, Theatre Wit, Texas Shakespeare Festival, Camden Shakespeare Festival and Interrobang Theatre Project. Nick holds a BFA in acting from Northern Illinois University and a certificate from the Moscow Art Theatre School. Much love to Mom and Dad.
Gretchen Hahn (she/her)
CONTROL FREAK/ANA
Hometown: Austin, Texas
Gretchen Hahn is thrilled to be joining her fellow PATP collaborators in this new digital experiment to kick off the season. Previous PATP credits include Dead Man’s Cellphone (Jean), Spiked Heels (Georgie), and The Woman of Lockerbie (Woman 2). Selected Regional credits include Summer and Smoke (Alma Winemiller), Antony and Cleopatra (Octavia), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey), A Streetcar Named Desire (Stella Kowalski), and The Cherry Orchard (Varya). TV/Film: Stuck, Dolas, Murder Made Me Famous, #howtohideadeadbody, Get With the Program, among others. Big thanks to our fearless director Libby King for guiding us through, and much love to her family and friends. Gretchen is represented by TCM Talent for the PNW and BK Talent Agency for the Southwest region. www.gretchenhahn.com
Asialani Holman (she/her)
THE GHOST
Hometown: Anaheim Hills, CA and Long Beach, CA
Asialani is an MFA actor in her last year of the Professional Actor Training Program. At UW, she has performed in The Best of Everything, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Learned Ladies, In the Heart of America, and Cripple Can’t Dance. Asialani is SAFD certified and has trained at the International Stunt School. She would like to thank her family and loved ones for their continued support and encouragement. A special thank you to her fiancé Daniel.
Erica Matthews
THE HERO
Hometown: Riverdale, GA
Erica is a third-year student in the University of Washington’s Professional Actor Training Program. She was last seen in UW's production of The Women of Lockerbie. Although we are not able to share the same space, she is very grateful to have the opportunity to create with such talented group of artists. 
Antonio Mitchell (he/him)
EMCEE
Hometown: Birmingham, AL
Antonio is a second-year PATP and was most recently working on a production Cabaret here at UW before the pandemic cut it short. This will be his first show with UW and he is beyond excited. Other credits include Savage, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (University of Alabama at Birmingham) and many others. If you want to keep up with what he is doing give his social media a follow. Instagram: antonio.d.mitchell Twitter: a_d_mitchell Website: antoniodmitchell.com
Koo Park
BIRTHDAY BOY
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
Koo is a second-year MFA actor in the PATP who was born and raised in Seoul. Recent credits in Korea include: Lopakhin in The Cherry Orchard (Theatre Troupe Georipae), Hwa-jae et al in The Fable of Baek Seok (Theatre Troupe Georipae). Recent credits in UW include: Guard in Frozen: A Play (CabLab series). Much love and thanks to his wife, Yoon.
Andrés Rodriguez (he/him)
VINCE, THE BARTENDER
Hometown: Ossining, NY
Andrés has played Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (University of Washington), Camilo in The Winter’s Tale (Island Shakespeare Festival), and Elliot Ortiz in Water by the Spoonful (SUNY New Paltz). Andrés would like to thank his friends and family for their ongoing encouragement and love.
Joellen Sweeney (she/her)
MARGOT/JOELLEN
Hometown: Portland, OR
Joellen is a second-year in the UW Professional Actor Training Program, and is grateful to have spent the last few weeks exploring and creating with the talented ensemble of So Far So Good. Most recently seen as April Morrison in The Best of Everything (UW Drama), other acting credits include Charlotte Corday in The Revolutionists (Artists Repertory Theatre), Sonya in Uncle Vanya (Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble) and Ludovica in The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Shaking The Tree). Joellen is also a co-founder of Bedrock Theatre, a company that produces original adaptations of myths and legends along hiking trails. www.joellensweeney.com
Jason Treviño (he/him)
FOOL
Hometown: Houston, TX
Jason Treviño was most seen on University of Washington's stages as Ralph in Frozen by Bryony Lavery, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Lepin in Molliere's Learned Ladies. Jason is a proud graduate of the foster care system and would like to thank his friends, family, and partner for their support in his pursuit of a career in the arts.
Erika Vetter (she/her)
THE MISSUS
Hometown: Monument, CO
Past UW Credits: Gregg in Best of Everything, Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Armande in Learned Ladies. Other credits include: W in Lungs, Rose in The Flick, Celia in As You Like It, Jessica in Merchant of Veniceand Vera in A Month In The Country. She sends the biggest hug ever mustered to our sweet theatre community.
Amber Walker (she/her)
THE DREAMER
Hometown: Rockaway, NJ
Amber is in her second year in the Professional Actor Training Program and is thrilled to be a part of the creation of So Far So Good. Recent School of Drama credits include Woman 1 in Women of Lockerbie. Her favorite previous credits outside of school include Queen Margaret in Henry VI Part 2 with Commonwealth Shakespeare, Emilia in Othello Et Al with Damascena Performing Ensemble, Viola and Twelfth Night, and Medea 1 in Medea/Medea for Medea at Ramapo College. She wants to thank her family and friends for their endless support and the faculty of the School of Drama for their continued guidance.