​​Orren is an aspiring actor that loves the feeling of being on the stage. Orren has participated in several TBA shows before this, including The Comedy Of Err-ARRS which recently performed at the 2025 AHSTF Edinburgh Fringe Festival. If Orren were to return to Narnia his entrance would probably be as he walked into the green room after a wonderful closing night of this show.

Shae has been doing theatre for most of their life and has made some great friends, many of which are in the show now. A few of the shows that they have been in include Inspector General as Taylor the Latte Boy and Exhibit This as the Parrot and Socrates, both with TBA Theatre. To answer the question of “What kind of portal would you use to get to Narnia” they would use the ocean.

Ruby is a bold young performer who brings humor, heart, and chaos to every scene. She loves character work, physical storytelling, and inventing dramatic moments with friends. Whether she’s improvising entire worlds or perfecting stage presence, she dives in fearlessly. If there were a costume-closet portal to Narnia, she’d charge through—warm, armored, and ready for adventure

Ryan is an actor, director, playwright, and producer. He holds a BA in Theatre from UAA and a Master’s in Acting from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in England. Over the past 20 years, Ryan has worked with numerous theatre companies throughout Alaska, and is the co-founder for Blue Chair Productions. He is thrilled to be performing with his family and would enter Narnia through a portal under his backyard Narnia tree.

Wren is thrilled to be in her second Christmas show. This summer she traveled with TBA to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, as part of the cast of The Comedy of Err-Arr.   She even asked Santa for the chance to wear a beard just like him again – and Santa came through. Other favorite roles include Filk the Goblin King in Gwendolyn and the Goblins and Rebecca Gibbs in Our Town. She would travel to Narnia through a magical teacup in an antique store.

Jasper is thrilled to be performing in this production. He previously performed in productions such as Spoon River Anthology and The Tempest, both with TBA. This summer, he performed at the Edinburgh Fringe as part of TBA's The Comedy of Err-ARRs, playing Antipholus of Syracuse. When he's not acting, he's working on cases for his school's debate team. He would travel to Narnia on some sort of magical hot air balloon.

Having attended numerous TBA shows over the years, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe is Stefan's first role in a TBA production. He's acted with Midnight Sun Theatre in the past and has enjoyed the process of getting to know more of Anchorage's diverse community of actors and creators. To get to Narnia, he would skydive so that he could identify the best places for snowboarding.

Stella is excited to be doing her first season play with TBA! Other roles with TBA include Rikki Tikki Tavi in The Jungle Book and Debutante in Myth Adventure. She has also participated in the annual Japanese Speech contest in the skit category three times. If she could pick a portal to get to Narnia it would be through a freezer door so she could expect the cold and grab a snack on the way!

Carl has attended TBA’s Actor Academy for four summers. Performing roles such as “Minion” in Dr. Experimentor & the League of Evil , “Officer Pickle” in The Enchanted Bookshop, and “Skip Dover” in Legendary Creatures. Carl has also been “Prince Ali Carf” in the Three Barons Renaissance Fair. When Carl travels to Narnia, it is through a portal of paper.

Darwin is a student at UAA, majoring in aerospace engineering. He has a lot of passion projects including owning and being the founder/CEO of Fugate's Finest Landscaping, website Designer/program developer, Athlete, & Mathlete. Darwin is fascinated with space and aspires to one day travel through space and own a space agency. The portal Darwin would take is a wormhole.

Abby is thrilled to be in another TBA show! You may have seen her before in various TBA Halloween shows, including Mr. Mummy's Halloween Surprise and Witch Hazel's Halloween Curse-tastrophe, and as part of the choir in Written on the Heart, but this is her first Christmas production. She would probably travel to Narnia by getting lost in the woods on a hike.

Katie has been performing in shows with TBA Theatre since she was 12, but this is her first time doing a Christmas show! When not onstage, she’s working for the government, studying languages, and traveling to far away places. Past stage credits include Sandy in A Wrinkle in Time, Waitress in And In This Corner Cassius Clay, and Titinius in Julius Caesar. Katie would travel to Narnia through her fridge, to take some snacks with her.

Becky is a lifelong Alaskan and loves everything it has to offer. She is a highschool EMT teacher, and career medic/firefighter. Her most recent roles were as Ms. Margaret Healy in Dark Carnival and Mrs. Sprat in Mother Goose on the Loose - both TBA productions. She would travel to Narnia on a magical fire truck of course!

New to TBA, this is Archer's first show with the company, though he previously acted in high school. He plays the trumpet, euphonium, tuba, and electric guitar. Currently enrolled at UAA, Archer studies aviation technology with a minor in Japanese. A hands-on tinkerer, he built his 1993 Jeep Cherokee himself and is known as the “Jeep fiend.” He also hold a student pilot’s license. Archer imagines his path to Narnia would include unlocking their Jeep and emerging through a chicken coop.

Rees is excited to be in this TBA Christmas show! You may have seen him in TBA's Dark Carnival or Spoon River Anthology. Rees enjoys teaching Culinary Arts at King Tech High School and spending quality time with his two amazing daughters and his stunning gorgeous/brilliant wife, Stacy. He is very excited about the snowy season as he loves to backcountry ski and snow machine all winter long! Rees would travel to Narnia through the walk in freezer at work. It's already cold just like Narnia.

Dana  is a long time member of TBA and currently serves as the Marketing Director and Company Photographer. She studied at the University of Colorado and the Artistic Repertory Theatre of Colorado. Some of her favorite holiday roles have been Mrs. Ford in The Merry (Christmas) Wives of Windsor, Grace Bradley in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and The Queen of the Agwa’s in The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus. Dana would think skiing into Narnia would be very appropriate

Shane is the founding Artistic Director of TBA and has a close relationship with Father Christmas having represented him many times including in TBA's Perfect Christmas Night, Twice Upon a Christmas, Miracle on 34th Street, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, and Snow Country Christmas. He lives in Anchorage with his wonderful wife, Erin, their dog Sapphire, and the world’s most angry fish. Shane would enter Narnia through a candy store with a wide variety of chocolate cherries.

Marisa is over the moon to be scurrying through this enchanted wood. Former credits include Nurse in Romeo and Juliet, Doll in Playhouse Creatures (UAA), and Gladhand in West Side Story (TBA). Mo would use the Wood Between the Worlds. So you might enter any world.

Andrea is thrilled to be part of this production of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. She loves bringing stories to life and hopes you enjoy the performance! She would travel to Narnia through a magical record player so she can listen to her favorite albums on the way!

This is Cooper's second Christmas Show with TBA and sixth show overall. She recently performed as the Naga in Dark Carnival. Cooper has a Theatre Degree from Benedictine College and has loved continuing her acting journey with TBA. Cooper thanks her husband, Cameron, without whom she would not be able to perform, and her son Caspian, who is her pride and joy. She would travel to Narnia by sinking into a comfy couch cushion.

Vicky is delighted to be a part of this magical show! Recently, you may have seen her on stage as the Puritan in ACT's Addams Family or Mother in TBA's A Wrinkle in Time. Earlier this year, she stage-managed TBA's Spoon River Anthology. She is the mother of four wonderful sons and serves as a Senior Manager at the Alaska Primary Care Association. She would travel to Narnia through a special tree marked with sparkling leaves, magic dust, and the promise of adventure. 

Liam is a 2nd generation TBA Kid! You may recognize him as Charles Wallace from TBA's production of A Wrinkle in Time this Spring. Other credits include Jungle Book, Fair Maiden & Princess Plays from TBA's Summer Academy. When he's not performing, Liam can be found on the mat doing juijitsu, reading or playing video games. He would enter Narnia through a magical Nintendo Switch, so he could be playing one moment and in Narnia the next.

Stevie Bahner has been acting for 12 years now and has appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival twice. As of late, you may have seen him as Herbie Bremhauler in Dark Carnival (TBA), Antipholus of Ephesus in TBA's Edinburgh touring production of The Comedy Of Err-Arrs!, and Marcus Grainger in Perfect Christmas Night (TBA). If Stevie had a magical gateway to Narnia, he would prefer the classic travel method via the wardrobe.

Kacee is currently a college student at UAA, getting prerequisites done before going on to pursue a theatre degree! She's excited to be part of a production of one of her childhood books!! The other recent TBA shows she has been in include Dark Carnival as Annika, The Comedy of Err-ARRS as Æmilia, and A Wrinkle in Time as Aunt Beast. If she were to travel to Narnia it would be through a closet door.

Elena has participated in three consecutive TBA Summer Academy performances. She has enjoyed playing roles such as A.A. Milne in Winnie The Pooh and Madame Shadow in Faire Maiden. She would travel to Narnia through a magical closet for easy access.

Kaiya has been in several productions with TBA including A Wrinkle in Time, The Little Magic Snowman, and Snow Country Christmas. In her free time she enjoys hanging out with friends, playing with her cat, and reading. She loves performing and exploring new roles, and is excited to continue growing as an actor while sharing stories that entertain and inspire others. Kaiya would find her way to Narnia through the pages of a book.

TBA actress, Demetria Dammeyer, is an up and coming young performer. She has acted in plays such as TBA’s Summer Academy productions of The Enchanted Bookshop and Tales from Under the Bed, and the story of St Agnes. Her favorite role has been the book fairy in The Enchanted Bookshop. Demetria would travel to Narnia on a magical train.

This is Kinley’s 3rd TBA performance. Her acting debut was In Mother Goose on the Loose as the beloved sheep, and the 2024 Christmas show, Perfect Christmas Night. If Kinley were to go to Narnia she would travel through a tree stump!

Grace is a graduate of Gonzaga University, and works as a restoration biologist. She is thrilled to return to Narnia, having previously played Lucy in TBA’s production of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe 13 years ago! Other favourite credits include the Raven in The Death of Edgar Allen Poe which toured to the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Laura Ingalls in Christmas with Laura Ingalls. She would enter Narnia through a door in a big, old tree.

Dave has performed with TBA since 2003, and was lucky to travel with TBA to the Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Festival, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and Palmer Alaska for The State Fair. Last year, Dave directed The Complete History of Comedy Abridged for Ghost Light Productions. Currently he works for the Department of Theatre and Dance at UAA. Dave travelled to Narina in 1999 through the Portal of the Williamson Auditorium.

Karen grew up learning art and music but decided to challenge her comfort zone and complete her New Year's resolution by auditioning for a brand-new art-form: theater! She was cast in her first-ever show and has been uncomfortable ever since. Previously, Karen played piano in TBA’s A Perfect Christmas Night (2024) and Hello, Dolly! (2022). If she could travel to Narnia, it would be on her fat bike riding on frozen rivers in a winter wonderland.

David has been active in Anchorage theatre for more than two-score and ten years, working with a myriad of Alaska performing arts groups in such classics as P.S., Your Cat is Dead, Noises Off, Urinetown, Hedda Gabbler, A Christmas Carol, The Importance of Being Earnest, Summerland, Much Ado About Nothing, Hamlet, and Tartuffe. The award-winning actor is eager as a beaver to work again with TBA in this timeless classic. David’s portal to Narnia would the cornfield in Field of Dreams.

Beth is absolutely excited to be a part of this magical show! She has enjoyed being with the TBA crew during this holiday season and hopes audiences enjoy this timeless classic. Beth’s favorite things to do around Christmas time include spending time with family and listening & singing to Christmas tunes. When not volunteering at TBA, Beth works as a billing specialist for a medical office. Beth would travel to Narnia through an enchanted storybook.

Kevin first played the part of a wolf in the TBA production of IF (2021), and he is howling deliriously to be playing a wolf again. TBA audiences may also remember Kevin from Spoon River Anthology (2025), The Tempest (2024), and Much Ado About Nothing (2022). Earlier this year, Kevin directed the acclaimed Anchorage production of Alabama Story. To get to Narnia, he would take a magical bicycle down a magical bike path. He wishes all of you a joyful holiday season!

Stephanie is a mom, teacher, local artist, bird trainer, and believer of magic. Past performances include: TBA’s It’s a Wonderful Life, Cyranos’ She Kills Monsters, and Blue Chair’s Ugly Lies The Bone. She also toured with TBA to the Edmonton Fringe in Mother Goose on the Loose.   Stephanie created the theatre program at Raven Homeschool with one of her mentors, Dr. Terri Thurston. Stephanie continues to look in every closet, knowing one day she will find her way back home to Narnia.

Delaney is a junior in high school, currently studying film at King Tech High School. This is Delaney’s second show with TBA, and she is very happy to have been asked back. Delaney began acting this past October as Lorraine Healy in the P. Shane Mitchell's original play Dark Carnival. She believes the coolest way to get to Narnia would be via magical Slip N’ Slide.

Matts been part of the theatre scene in Anchorage for nearly 40 years. Most of that time has been building and designing sets, but he stepped back on the stage with TBA a few years ago with Much Ado About Nothing and Written on the Heart. He would travel to Narnia by stepping into a Fairy Ring.

Jason has been working with TBA quite a bit throughout this year including playing Dromio of Syracuse in The Comedy of Err-ARRS which went on tour to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. He was also in Dark Carnival this Halloween playing the character Patches and this time in 2023 he was Charles in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. His portal to Narnia would be a bathtub full of rubber ducks.

Wayne absolutely loves to perform in TBA Christmas shows, and is delighted to reprise his role of The Professor from TBA's production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 13 years ago. He is equally delighted this season to be presenting a two cast member edition of A Christmas Carol in Valdez with his friend Seth Eggleston. If he were to travel to Narnia it would be through a magic refrigerator.

Jazmen Powell has enjoyed roles like Baby Bear and the King's Knights in Shrek the Musical, and one of the Goonies in Back to the 80’s. She wouldn’t use a portal, she's already in Narnia.

Leassa is a 7th grader who loves theatre and is so hyped to be a part of this show!  She has been acting since 4th grade and loved it immediately. Since then, she has been in shows like Dare to Dream, A Wrinkle in Time, Judy Moody, and others! In her free time she enjoys singing, dancing, and listening to music! To get to Narnia, she would obviously love to go through a pudding pool, delicious!

Sarah is thrilled to be back with TBA after 11 years, last appearing in the ensemble for Fiddler on the Roof (TBA) in 2014! She grew up listening to and acting out each book in Narnia her entire childhood; her favorite C.S. Lewis novel was The Horse and His Boy. Getting to Narnia has been a life long ambition; so she would travel there through a portal in the woods. Sarah and her dog Tilly hike the woods all the time, so it seems fitting Aslan would have them stumble through a tree doorway.

Avalyn is usually seen on stage with Alaska Dance Theatre, andrecently completed her 4th production of The Nutracker with Eugene Ballet, her contemporary solo received 5th place overall in her division at NUVO 2025 Dance Competition, & she is competing with it again this February at Starpower National Talent Competition. Avalyn would enter Narnia with an arabesque, chassè, entrelacè into a magical mirror.

Past TBA credits include The Tempest (Caliban), A Wrinkle in Time (Father), and teaching stage combat & comedy for TBA's Summer Academy. Choreography credits include And In This Corner: Cassius Clay (ACT), The Witch of Greythorn (TBA), and Romeo et Juliette (AO). Typically portraying villains, Billy now gets the opportunity to tap into the optimistic goodness that we all possess around this time of year. He would prefer to take a mid-day nap and arrive in Narnia through a deep dream.