-Jenna Vesper:

Jenna Vesper is Portland based comic who is a high energy, crass, hardworking, loud divorced/queer/chubby/hairy slut who loves jokes about her dead parents. She produces Portland local favorites such as Comic Strip, SMUT, and puts her addiction to social media to great use as the Portland Queer Comedy Festivals Social Media Director.

Validate her on all social media platforms @jennawithasmile 
‘Seriously, give Jenna validation. She really needs this right now.’ - Jenna’s therapist

Collapsi:

Collapsi is a solo project by Elizabeth Sewardrooted in a singer/songwriter approach that pairs hooky melody with a little bit of grungy grit. Collapsi was first conceptualized in 2011, but was kept almost entirely private until 2018, with the exception of rehearsals with other musicians and a handful of shows Seward played in Austin, TX in 2012 under the name, including two at SXSW. Seward previously fronted the progressive post-rock NYC band Devola and has released music under her own name. 

In 2008, she performed alongside musicians Tegan Quinn (Tegan and Sara), Colin Frangicetto (Circa Survive), and Stephen Christian (Anberlin) as well as author Augusten Burroughs for Spin Magazine's Liner Notes series. In 2010, she wrote, recorded, and released a song every week for the duration of the year. The music video for her song "Gray" placed second at the Sacramento Film & Music Festival. Previous musical endeavors have led to mentions and/or reviews in Spin, New York Times, The Hype Machine, The Deli, Alternative Press, and Current TV. 

Collapsi's sound is singer/songwriter-based, but dimensionally flexible. As such, the instrumentation relies heavily on guitar (primarily electric) and vocals, but leaves space for layers and collaborations with other musicians. The sound might be described as raw, gritty, grungy, ethereal, dreamy, soulful, bluesy, haunting, and melodic. Seward's music has drawn comparisons to PJ Harvey and Cat Power, among others. 

Some press from this year:

http://atwoodmagazine.com/blm-collapsi-burn-like-a-mother/

http://thebeautifulwildmag.com/collapsi-qa-the-singer-discusses-metoo-and-new-single-burn-like-a-mother/

https://besttuna.blogspot.com/2018/03/collapsi.html
https://medium.com/s/story/soccer-mom-hate-misogyny-motherhood-women-fb579eac2b7d


Lauren Clarke:

Lauren Clarke is 8 and lives in the Portland area. She has been in short films, commercials, webisodes and professional live theatrical performances. Lauren was nominated as an Outstanding Youth Performers by the Portland Area Musical Theatre Awards. Lauren is a competitive hip hop dancer, and wants to be President of the US immediately after performing the role of Roxie Hart on Broadway. 

A website for Lauren, including editorial photography and other acting links, can befound here:

https://www.laurenclark.website

Photo by: Addie Mannan Photography.

Jake Simonds:

Jake Simonds is an award-winning performer, writer, podcast host, and international touring artist based in Portland, Oregon. He has performed his critically acclaimed original solo work ...like nobody’s watching in Perth, Australia, New York City, London, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto, Seattle. 

In Portland, Jake has worked with Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble, Portland Playhouse, Action/Adventure, Lakewood (2X OTAS nominee) & Clackamas Rep. Jake is a recipient of the Barn Arts Collective Hamilton Project residency, and he hosts a conversation podcast called likenobodyslistening, which you can find wherever you find podcasts.

Jasmine Pettet

Jasmine Pettet has been writing for as long as she can remember, and after keeping it a secret for over 15 years, she is making up for lost time by hosting Telltale, a monthly curated storytelling event for people that like to get vulnerable and take no shit. 

She is always working on being grateful, getting up earlier, memorizing your birthday, and falling in love with everything. She wears headphones in the grocery store and at the bus stop so she can constantly pretend she’s starring in her own music video, so don’t be surprised if she doesn’t see you in the pasta aisle.

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