The 39 Steps

JACOB OFFEN is thrilled and honored to return as a guest artist with OpenStage Theatre after two years in Houston, Texas, where he received his MFA from the Professional Actor Training Program at the University of Houston. There he played Brutus in Julius Caesar, The Stage Manager in Our Town and Joe Keller in All My Sons. Jacob also has worked for Texas Shakespeare Festival, Houston Shakespeare Festival and Houston’s Main Street Theatre. He formally served as the Company Development Administrator for OpenStage and appeared in numerous roles with the Company, including as Dr. Frank N’ Furter in The Rocky Horror Show, Friar Lawrence in Romeo and Juliet, and Tom Collins in RENT. Jacob won the OpenStage OPUS Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor twice for performances in Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol and once for Mr. Collins in Pride and Prejudice.

DAVID AUSTIN-GRӦEN A Doll’s House Part 2 marks David’s lucky 14th show with OpenStage and his second directing credit after The North Plan in 2016. A 37-year veteran of theatre, David has performed in over 56 different productions and theatrical tours as well as several directing credits. Some of his favorite past roles include Brock in Ideation, Harold in The Full Monty, Prince John in Sherwood, Caliban in The Tempest, Agamemnon in Apocrypha, Stuart in Cooking with Elvis, Edward Winslow in A Pilgrim’s Project, and Parmenter in God’s Country. David was previously the Artistic Director of Radio Star Improv in San Francisco and is a founding member of Fort Collins Comedy Brewers Improv. When not being a theatre nerd in one way or another, he is a brewer, an avid gamer, and Board Vice President at Fort Collins Children’s Theatre.

HEATHER OSTBERG JOHNSON is thrilled to be a part of this amazing cast and crew and working on another OST show. Heather wears many hats as a theatre maker and movement artist in Colorado. She is a director, improv comedian, writer, performer, teacher, clown, and dancer. She can be found performing regularly with The Comedy Brewers, Full Expression Dance Collective and The Story Bakers. Heather’s passion for movement, new and devised work, and physical theatre has led her to train with Frantic Assembly, Michael Chekhov Acting Studio, NIPIA, and Double Edge Theatre. She is grateful for her husband and toddler who help her keep all these plates spinning!