Jen Silverman (Playwright) is a multi-hyphenate playwright, poet, and novelist whose work has been produced nationally and internationally, on and off Broadway. Their plays balance lyricism with grounded sincerity, and highlight the power of hope in seemingly hopeless times. Silverman is a Guggenheim Fellow, a three-time MacDowell Fellow, and recipient of the Yale Drama Series Award. Their play The Roommate recently closed its Broadway run, with Mia Farrow and Pattie LuPone in the leading roles.

Tara Wilbrew (Director) is delighted to be creating again with the incomparable community of artists at Oregon Contemporary Theatre. Select directing credits include OCT's productions of Witch, A Doll's House, Part 2, and Damascus, among others; Small Mouth Sounds at LCC; and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Antigone at UO. She was last seen onstage at OCT in Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Yitzhak) alongside her band, The NightViews. When not creating art, Tara works to support the arts community as Executive Director at Lane Arts Council. Apologies to Poppy and BB, her dogs, for the weeks spent focused on Wink the cat. Immeasurable gratitude to this crew, cast, the families--and pets--supporting these artists, and the entire OCTeam. It's good to be home.

Paul Dunckel (Wink) Paul has previously appeared at Oregon Contemporary Theatre in Something Clean, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and Predictor. Other local credits include Talk Radio, Murder on the Orient Express, and August: Osage County (with VLT). Before relocating to Eugene in 2018, he spent 19 years in Chicago performing in numerous professional stage, film, and television productions. He has also directed several plays, most recently adapting and directing Shakespeare’s Macbeth for Lane Community College. Paul is currently a producer for NW10, an annual festival of brand-new ten-minute plays by Pacific Northwest playwrights, performed right here at OCT each Spring. (Check the OCT website for more information.)

Vanessa Greenway (Sofie) is delighted to return to the OCT stage, where she’s performed in Our Town, The Thin Place, and A Doll's House, Part 2. She sings regularly at The Shedd Institute, most recently in their production of Pal Joey, as well as her own one-woman show Let Me Off Uptown, The Best of Anita O'Day and as Dolly in Hello, Dolly. Vanessa enjoyed a long career in Chicago, where highlights include being honored with Joseph Jefferson awards for The Constant Wife (Jeff Award-Best Actress, Griffin Theatre), and Vitalist Theatre’s The Night Season (Jeff Award-Best Supporting Actress). She was a company member of the Griffin Theatre and performed with American Theatre Company, Chicago Shakespeare, Timeline Theatre, Chicago Children’s Theatre, the Hypocrites, City Lit, Eclipse Theatre and Porchlight Theatre, among others. She holds a BFA in Acting from The Theatre School, DePaul University and taught on their MFA program’s adjunct faculty.

Chauncey Mauney (Gregor) is excited to be back onstage at Oregon Contemporary Theatre. He was last seen as Brendan in Snow Fever, before providing the music for NW10 2025. Chauncey remembers fondly: Jonathan in The Play That Goes Wrong (OCT), Feste in Twelfth Night (Midsommer Flight), and Bobby Sands in Hungry (premiere, O'Connor Theatre Project). You can see him again this spring as Ryan in A Case for the Existence of God. Working with Tara, Josh, Vanessa, Paul, Laura and Riley on Wink has been a dream. Special thanks to Sarah, my Fantastic Mrs. Fox and our two small foxes.

Josh Simpson (Dr. Franz) is thrilled to return to OCT's stage. Last season you may have seen him as both Max and Arthur the Gardener in The Play That Goes Wrong and the Stage Manager in Our Town. Josh holds a BFA from Southern Oregon University and was a company member at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for the 2012–2013 season. A long-time board and company member with Free Shakespeare in the Park Eugene, Josh is deeply grateful to the Eugene theatre community for its creativity, collaboration, and heart.

Teiya Beyer (Properties Designer) is proud to be returning to the job of Props Design at OCT for the production of Wink! Previously, she has ‘done props’ (the scientific way to say it, most likely) for Rigoletto (EO), Dark Sisters (EO), and Lizzie: The Musical (OCT). She comes from a background in theater, and hopes to pursue lifelong careers in stage productions, as well as film and television; both on-stage/in front of the camera, and off-stage/behind the camera. Teiya thoroughly enjoys working with the OCT team and community, and she hopes to continue expanding upon her skills and knowledge through more productions in the Eugene performing arts community!

Julianne Bodner (Scenic Designer) is a Portland-based Scenic Designer. She graduated from the University of Oregon in 2023 with a BA in Theatre Arts. While there, she was recognized nationally for Excellence in Scenic Design at KCACTF, 2023. Her design work has been seen across the Pacific Northwest, including at 21ten (Milagro Theatre), Gather (Repertory Theatre), Penguin Productions (Journey Theater), and Ten (Fifteen Theater). Recent credits in Eugene include Stage Kiss (The Very Little Theatre), and Predictor and The Last Yiddish Speaker (OCT). Julianne extends her gratitude to the director, Tara, for her vision and mentorship, which have greatly deepened her work as a designer. Endless thanks to Amy Dunn—none of this would be possible without her.

Jeffrey Cook (Scenic Designer) is a Washington native, Seattleite, working throughout the Northwest since 1990. He Holds a BFA Washington State University 1991, MFA University of Oregon 1995. Set designs include: Ride The Cyclone, Wickham's Christmas at Pemberley, Colonialism is Terrible, But Pho is Delicious, Marjorie Prime, Last Five Years, Good People, Clybourne Park, Assassins (Oregon Contemporary Theater). Seattle designs include: Chika Boom, Naked Mole Ray Get's Dressed, Best Summer Ever (Seattle Children's Theatre), Funny Thing... Forum, Cinderella (The 5th Avenue Theater), and Gypsy King (Village Theater). Also Harlequin Productions, Book-It, Tacoma Actors Guild, and Profile Theatre, Portland (Pinter season). Designer City of Seattle Winterfest experience at Seattle Center since 2007. National: Chika Boom on Tour (incl Broadway), Three years at Denver Center Theatre design/production shops, and Thomas the Train Live on Stage. www.JeffreyDesigns.net

Michael A. Peterson (Lighting Design) is excited to return to Oregon Contemporary Theatre to design this show as part of the 2025/26 season. Previously he has designed the lighting for; The Last Yiddish Speaker, Georgianna & Kitty – Christmas at Pemberley, Something Clean, The Roommate, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Thanksgiving Play, The Cake, Good People, Damascus, The Understudy, Hand to God, Buried Child, The Flick, Marjorie Prime, Venus in Fur, Blue Door, Melancholy Play, The 39 Steps, The Big Meal, Silent Sky, The Last Five Years, A Christmas Carol, The Great Gatsby and Next to Normal. Other companies that Michael has designed for include; American Players Theatre, National Tour of City of Angels as a lighting design assistant, Valley Music Festival - Solvang, CA (David Crosby & CPR, Michael McDonald & Christopher Cross), Solvang Country Music Festival (Suzy Boggus, Desert Rose Band, Zaca Creek), Eugene Ballet, Eugene Concert Choir, Eugene Opera, Eugene Symphony, New Hope Christian College, Northwest Christian University, Oregon Bach Festival, PCPA Theaterfest, Skylight Opera, U of O – School of Music/Opera Department, Willamette Repertory Theatre, Willamette University, Diablo Valley College, Allan Hancock College Dance Department, The Music Academy of the West, San Jose Rep, and S.B.C.L.O.

Laura Tuffli (Costume Designer) received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Oregon in 2022, majoring in Theatre Arts with a focus in costumes, wigs, and makeup. Costume design credits include; Birds Flying Through, James and The Giant Peach, Wunderkammer, Small Mouth Sounds (LCC); Man and Moon, What The Constitution Means To Me, Every Brilliant Thing, The Play That Goes Wrong, Dorothy’s dictionary, Our Town, Lizzie (OCT); Rigoletto, Pirates of Penzance (Eugene Opera); Wig styling & makeup application for Hedwig And The Angry Inch and Wig Styling for The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley (OCT). Laura had their acting debut at OCT last season as Jane Doe in Ride The Cyclone. Enjoy the show!