OLEANNA at Florida Repertory Theatre

Ella Olesen

Ella Olesen is thrilled to be back at the Florida Repertory Theatre. She made her Florida Rep debut last season as Cecily in The Importance of Being Earnest and loved every second. Other credits include Fiddler on the Roof (Philadelphia Orchestra), The Wild Party, Broadway Our Way Concert (University of Michigan), Young Frankenstein, Rock of Ages, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (The Barn Theatre), and Sister Act (Italy). Ella is a Canadian actress, her hometown on Vancouver Island. She grew up as a competitive dancer and now holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan and a certificate in Shakespeare from the University of Oxford (British American Drama Academy). She is also an associate director to Brendan Stackhouse (Broadway’s Fun Home). Ella is extremely grateful for the opportunity to share the provocative story of Oleanna with Fort Myers, and would like to thank Chris, Jason, Greg, Henderson Hogan Agency, and her family and friends for believing in and supporting her through thick and thin. www.ellaolesen.com

Michael Turner

Michael Turner is returning to the Florida Rep stage after playing CS Lewis in Freud’s Last Session last season. This year Michael appeared in the new musical When We Get There at York Theatre in New York City and wrote and performed a biographical piece based on the life of a man named Rafik in Close Up at Metropolitan Playhouse (NYC). Mr Turner is the voice of Zero in Borderlands 1 & 2 and is a primary voice in the new game Pacific Drive. On Screen he has most recently been seen in Godfather of Harlem (Hulu) with Forrest Whitaker and Dead Ringers (Amazon) with Rachel Weisz. Mr. Turner was in the original pre-Broadway cast of Come from Away (La Jolla PLayhouse) and his favorite roles include: Moody in Golden Boy and Valere in La Bet. He has a BFA from Baylor University and an MFA from UCSD. For Mom.