Cast & Crew

Meet the team behind Fable: The Endless Tour!

This page includes the full cast & Crew; you may need to scroll to find the cast members from the performance you attended.

James T. Washburn

James T. Washburn (he/him) is a Queer, dynamically disabled Storyteller-Activist born and raised in Seattle, Washington. 

James earned his degree in Original Works at Cornish , where he developed an ensemble devising process drawing on traditional folkloric canons. This process became the foundation for Magpie , where he serves as Artistic Director and resident playwright-director.

You may recognize his writing from Magpie’s Briar/Rose, Arthuriana, RUST: A Ghost Story, and the original Fable in 2024, as well as Achilles + Patroclus with Seattle Opera.

As of September 2026, James will be studying Folklore at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Writer & Director

Michelle Goodwin

Michelle Marais (she/they) is a Native American (Ojibwe) actor, painter, and costume designer. Originally from the rural Midwest, she studied theater and visual art at the Perpich Center for Arts Education in Golden Valley, MN, graduating in 2016. In 2020, Michelle received her BFA in Theater from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, WA, where she presently resides.

Michelle is a Founding Core Company Member, resident costumer, and visual artist at Magpie.

Selected credits: Magpie’s Briar/Rose, Arthuriana, and Fable 2024; Achilles in Sparta at Cornish; Blue to Blue at Annex.

Costume Designer & Divination Deck Artist
Writer & Composer

Kyle Morrow

 From Las Vegas, Kyle Morrow (he/him) is a composer, percussionist, and pianist. In his compositional work, Morrow examines taboo social dynamics that are typically avoided in everyday conversation, such as mental health and the fluid nature of identity. Morrow is also an avid performer of electronic and experimental music, often collaborating with choreographers and visual artists to create multimedia art.

Kyle Morrow holds a Bachelors of Music, with a Composer/Performer concentration, from Cornish College of the Arts. His primary instructors have been Kaley Lane Eaton, Kerry O'Brien, Anne Goldberg-Baldwin, and Peter Mack. 

Kyle is Magpie’s resident Music Director.

Production Manager

Alexandra Angelova

Alexandra Angelova (she/her) is a Bulgarian American stage manager and event coordinator based in Seattle. She has been stage managing James' crazy ideas since 2016, when she co-founded their first company, Bellevue Teen Productions.

Favorite projects include the NYE festivities at the Space Needle and FABLE: tales from another world (Magpie and Theatre Off Jackson).

Alexandra is a Founding Member, Interim Managing Director, and resident stage manager at Magpie.

Jae Kinsman

Jae Kinsman (they/them) is a Seattle-based jack-of-all-trades.

Graduating from Cornish College of the Arts in 2020 with a BFA in musical theatre, they helped found Magpie Artists' Ensemble amidst the artistic chaos of the pandemic. Their work at Magpie and with other collaborators has found them onstage, on both sides of the camera, and folding and shipping hundreds of Victorian-style handwritten letters every month.

Jae is a Founding Core Company Member, Interim Artistic Director, and resident DP at Magpie.

Past roles: Prince Alister (Briar/Rose), Percy (RUST), The Sun (Fable 2024), Mordred (Arthuriana & Camelot).

Alexis | The Warrior

Kenzie Wells

Focused, approachable, and driven by results, our sales manager is all about building strong relationships. They help connect people to the right solutions—with clarity and care.

Cuilithe | The Wind
The Moon

Emma Paulini

Creative and strategic in equal measure, our marketing director brings fresh ideas to every campaign. They turn insights into action and help our message resonate with the right audience.

Spring // The Sun

Katherine Stambaugh

Friendly, attentive, and always ready to help, our customer service manager ensures every interaction is a positive one. They keep communication clear, timely, and human.

David Breyman

With a vision for building something meaningful, our founder brings a blend of big-picture thinking and hands-on experience. They set the tone for everything we do.

The Librarian

Anisa

Focused, approachable, and driven by results, our sales manager is all about building strong relationships. They help connect people to the right solutions—with clarity and care.

Anisa is making their acting debut as Bird Woman after joining Magpie as a dancer for upcoming film Jescze Raz!

Bird Woman
The Copyist

Rasa Lina

Creative and strategic in equal measure, our marketing director brings fresh ideas to every campaign. They turn insights into action and help our message resonate with the right audience.

Death, the Diviner

Jacq Babb

Friendly, attentive, and always ready to help, our customer service manager ensures every interaction is a positive one. They keep communication clear, timely, and human.

Meghan Williams

With a vision for building something meaningful, our founder brings a blend of big-picture thinking and hands-on experience. They set the tone for everything we do.

Meghan made her acting debut in Magpie’s upcoming film, Jeszcze Raz!

Kamila | Stage Manager

Samantha Farrell

Focused, approachable, and driven by results, our sales manager is all about building strong relationships. They help connect people to the right solutions—with clarity and care.

Planina | The Mountain (Cello)
The Cowherd (Guitar)

AJ Soup

Creative and strategic in equal measure, our marketing director brings fresh ideas to every campaign. They turn insights into action and help our message resonate with the right audience.

Thunder (Drums)

Gavin Abandonato

Friendly, attentive, and always ready to help, our customer service manager ensures every interaction is a positive one. They keep communication clear, timely, and human.