A Regional Premiere.
Reporting live from Fresno! Ella Olesen stars as a California weather girl who struggles to deliver forecasts about our climate-stricken planet with unflinching optimism. Beneath her sunshiny veneer lurks something fantastically primal, something that may be the key to saving us all. This blistering dark comedy by Brian Watkins was named one of The New York Times’ Best Plays of 2025.
Roz & Charles Stuzin
Chris & Suzanne Armstrong, Rhoda Levitt, Alan & Barbara Pareira
Ella Olesen (STACEY GROSS) is honoured to make her GableStage debut in WEATHER GIRL. Ms. Olesen is an award-winning Canadian actress, born and raised on Vancouver Island, and a member of New York City’s Ensemble Shakespeare Company. New York/Off-Broadway Credits: Welcome to the Big Dipper (York Theatre; World Premiere), Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Mark Antony in Julius Caesar, and Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Ensemble Shakespeare Company; Flea Theater). Regional: Oleanna (Florida Repertory Theatre), The Importance of Being Earnest (Florida Repertory Theatre & Gulfshore Playhouse; Alone Together (New Theatre; opposite Barry Williams), Fiddler on the Roof (Philadelphia Orchestra; John Williams’ orchestrations).
Ms. Olesen holds a B.F.A. degree in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan, a Certificate in Shakespeare from the British American Drama Academy, and regularly practices the teachings of Patsy Rodenburg and Bob Krakower. Gratitude to the entire GableStage team, Henderson Hogan Agency, and Brendan Stackhouse. www.ellaolesen.com
Photo by Ted Ely
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