Agatha Day Olson

Agatha is delighted to return to Artists Repertory Theatre. Most recently, she played Iris in Third Rail Repertory Theater’s production of THE NETHER.  Last Winter she returned to Artists Rep as the young Helen Keller in THE MIRACLE WORKER. She made her Playwrights West debut in DEAR GALILEO (CoHo Productions) last summer.  She had the privilege of joining the cast of second-year conservatory students in SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR (Portland Actors Conservatory). Other Portland theatre credits include THE TURN (The Reformers), THE BIG MEAL and THE LOST BOY (Artists Rep); THE PAIN AND THE ITCH (Third Rail Repertory Theatre) and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM for The Fall Festival of Shakespeare (Portland Playhouse). Agatha also participated in a flash reading of Claire Willett’s original script, CARTER HALL, in the 2014 Fertile Ground Festival. She was recently one of six finalists in Young Playwrights for Change, OCT’s playwriting competition for middle school students.