Brady McAtee is a ventriloquist and musician in Bellingham Washington who specializes in nostalgic performance. Brady handcrafts his puppets in his workshop and enjoys performing frequently around the Whatcom County area. His style is directly inspired by the vaudevillian ventriloquists who pioneered the artform near the turn of the 20th century.
Allijah Motika is a singer/songwriter from Asheville, North Carolina. His songs tell stories of the simple things in life and the uncertainty of the unknown, delivered with playful melodies and thoughtful lyrics. Since arriving in Bellingham in 2019 he has been slowly gathering stories to tell. “Every story is a song that’s just waiting for someone to find it…and start to sing.”
Evan creates, preforms, records and produces music…a verifiable Bon Vivant! He will be playing his own music at the March 14th show and accompanying the letters. You can learn more about Evan on his website https://evaningalls.com
Gib Strange read an incredible letter to AI that people are still talking about. Interested? Head over to his website http://www.notesfromtheuncannyvalley.com and you can always listen to the podcast to hear it for yourself. We’ll announce the release of the episode soon. Bellow Wing provided an incredible live soundtrack that complemented the letters perfectly. Local actor Les Campbell was recruited to read the letter from the Whatcom Museum Archives, a letter written by Samuel B. Crockett about his adventures and travails journeying along the Oregon Trail in the 1840’s. John Kingsford-Smith’s grandfather was the Amelia Earhart of Australia, breaking records in the air. John read his Grandfather’s account of being shot down during the war. Evelyn Symes read her Uncle’s account of hunkering down in a foxhole during the Battle of Buldge in WWII. Harvey Schwartz read the encouraging poem he wrote to himself as he navigated University writing classes as a senior…citizen. Jose Chepe Anguiano read a letter written, but never sent, to an old flame and Jayne Entwistle, To Whom It May Concern’s producer, read a letter to Danny Trejo about their time working on a film together in New Mexico.
We introduced a new letter format at the November show; the communal letter. We set up a typewriter in the lobby of the New Prospect Theatre and invited folks to write a few lines. The result was…interesting, funny and sightly chaotic. We’ve decided to leave the typewriter with a brand new sheet of paper in it to see what can be created between now and the next show, DECEMBER 21st.
Les Campbell claims Irish ancestry by way of his grandmother, who was the youngest of 22 children (no joke). He has appeared locally in productions with the Bellingham Theatre Guild, Bellingham Theatre Works, Sojourner Theatre Coopera!ve, and Chuckanut Radio Hour. His dog, a discerning reviewer, usually has her tongue stuck out.
