Meet The Browns

Christopher Rocco (Mr. Brown - male cast) Christopher aka "Rocco" was born way over on the east coast in Philadelphia where he grew up and spent his formative years in the city of Brother "Love" (in the biggest quotations possible). He actually started off wanting to pursue a career in the sciences, more specifically computer science as the years went one, but four years of high school programming classes quickly taught him how terribly dull life can be sitting behind a computer screen. He didn't actually begin studying theatre until his junior year of high school when he auditioned for the role of Johnathan Brewster, the lead villain in Arsenic and Old Lace, for the school play. He was cast as Policeman #2 with the role of Johnathan still unfilled. So he tried again. And again. And after about his fourth or fifth attempt he landed the part whether to the credit of his developing acting talent or his director's mounting frustration with his persistence.

Onward to college where Christopher hadn't yet realized the difference between a BA Drama Major and a BFA Acting major. Being the former but mistakenly declaring himself the latter didn't help to ingratiate him with the . . . let's go with "socially specific" . . . members of his department. With this stunning start to his college career - parts were few and far between, but he still managed a few underground plays and the part of Dalton in Equus, but the bulk of his study came from student film projects from the unaffiliated communications school. Coupled with Ithaca College's (which is by the way where this adventure in higher learning took place) study abroad program in London he managed a rather fulfilling theoretical education in the theatrical arts, albeit not as practical a one as he would have hoped.

With the halls of academia behind him Christopher took up the pioneer spirit of his forefather and followed manifest destiny out west to find his fortune. 

Thus we find him in Olympia where he's found work in the local theatrical community. For the Olympia Fall Arts Walk 2011, he was a part of The Barbed Wire Whipping Party project: bringing sound and movement to one of the Grateful's Dead's more peculiar tracks. The following Spring he joined Olympia Family Theatre in teaching children about the dangers of communist dictatorships in George Orwell's Animal Farm portraying The Old Major (AKA Karl Marx) and Benjamin (AKA A Surly Jackass).

Last Summer Christopher made his Shakespearean debut as Chiron in Theatre Artists Olympia's production of Titus Andronicus set in the gritty world of circa 1970's biker clubs. And it is to TAO he returns, this time as Mr. Brown in Reservoir Dogs.

And now a word on Madonna's pussy . . .

Jacqui Martin (Brown - female cast) Jacqui Martin moved to Oly 2.5 years ago from Kentucky and is not going to leave anytime soon. She started performing on stage at age 4 in ballet recitals and hasn't been away from the theater for long since then. More times than not, she prefers to be backstage working tech. In Olympia, she was the stage manager for The Secret Garden and Fame! at Capital Playhouse. Most recently, she was the FX tech for Titus Andronicus, which introduced her to Pug and TAO and was the most fun (albeit messiest) show she's ever done... but maybe this one will top it. Reservoir Dogs marks her first acting role in 4 years.

When she isn't working on a show, Jacqui is working at Burial Grounds Coffee in downtown Oly with her best friends, listening to punk rock and jumping around while being really, really, really amped on caffeine - but it's okay because it's her job. Otherwise you'll usually find her working on a craft project that will ultimately go unfinished, attempting to cook a vegan version of her favorite foods, or "researching" special FX (aka watching horror movies and shows) at home with her boy.