We start our summer edition of celebratory hugs and high fives with congratulations to one of our favorite clients, Kyra Wisely (Ryan Artists), who stars in a new music video by Portland singer, songwriter, producer and Other Lives frontman, Jesse Tabish. The past few months have been busy ones for Kyra, who recently worked with our friend Kate Woodman on the film The Thieving Wood while simultaneously completing training as a Pilates instructor.
While we’re on the topic of music, let’s get props out to our new friend and client, Matt Putnam, on his upcoming album release, Oregon. He’ll be releasing singles throughout the summer with the full album dropping in September. We totally dig his music (and we’re definitely music snobs) so take our advice and hit up his IG or his website and take a listen.
When we connected recently with actor and comedian Matt Berger to schedule headshot updates, he shared news that he scored a commercial booking on a new spot for Freightliner trucks. He’s also taking classes with the folks over at Kickstand Comedy.
It probably seems like we talk about Piper Evenhus (ZT Agency) all the time. All we can say is: when she stops booking we’ll stop talking about her! This past month, along with celebrating her birthday, Piper added a commercial for Langer’s Entertainment Center (see below) to her resume. We’re losing count but we think that makes three commercial bookings for Miss Piper this year.
Piper Evenhus, at our studio, 2021.
Down in Los Angeles, big things are brewing for one of our all-time favorite human beings, Kyra Bissett. Along with being a talented actor, model and clothing designer, Kyra recently styled actress Xochitl Gomez for the world premier of Jurassic World. Hit up Kyra’s IG, scroll down a couple of boxes and see the amazing dress she styled for the occasion.
Big congratulations to another one of our favorite peeps, Neil Green, on his role in Em Weinstein’s film In France Michelle Is a Man’s Name, which recently appeared on Showtime as part of their Spotlights short film series.
Karissa Hamilton
Matt Putnam, entertaining us in the great big field in front of our studio
One of our favorite new clients, Chris Brantley, has been crushing it in his (somewhat new) adventures in acting. He just wrapped the lead role in Twilight Theater’s production of Harvey Fierstein’s Casa Valentino. There’s no rest for Mr. Brantley, though: next month he heads to Montana to film a new TV show, details about which we will share in due time.
Since graduating from CalArts last May, our friend Tristan Boesch has been cast at Classical Theatre Lab, done a Jack In The Box commercial and recently closed work on a show at Experience Theatre Project. Recently signed with ZT Agency, he’s also working at Northwest Children’s Theatre.
Kyra Bissett, Los Angeles, December 2021
It’s been a minute since we’ve seen Option Agency actor Jessica Geffen in front of our camera and now we know why. She’s currently rehearsing the role of Sandy Cho in playwright, director and ‘theatrical violence designer’ David Bareford’s Don Quixote de La Center. The play, which is a semi-finalist in the Market House Theatre’s 2022 New Play Competition, opens locally on August 11. While she’s not busy on the big stage, she’s busy in the small booth, doing voiceover work for an animated series called American Kintsugi.
Over in our kid’s community, our friend Jude Matero has signed with an LA manager while actor Karissa Hamilton has signed with MMG NY and WHO Management and was selected to compete in the California IPOPS (International Presentation of Performers), a singing, acting, and modeling competition.
Back here in Portland, Michael Morrison, who recently signed with Ryan Artists, booked a feature film called I Need You Dead and is in pre-production on a film called Sol Date. Our friend, Kylie Rose, has been busy co-writing the musical Bad World (produced by Crave Theater Company).
Rounding out of long list of high fives and celebratory hug, big props go out to Kaleigh Macchio, who’s working on the feature film, Somewhere in Montana, with Graham McTavish as well as the pilot for Tavern Brawl.
Our friend Signe Olson (The Option Agency) was recently cast in the short film Further In and longtime client Olga Kratsova, along with her theater grad work in Seattle, spent this past winter producing and performing in Heart of Stone, a “coming-of-age story of famed Russian choreographer Alisher Khasanov, who also directs the play and leads the ensemble theatre group.”
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