About OutCast Productions
OutCast Productions: Theater on the Edge of Town
OutCast Productions (OCP) is a theater company on the outskirts of downtown Langley, Washington. OCP produces four full shows per season in March, May, September and November, plus one staged reading in June.
It is housed in the historic Black Box Theater on the Whidbey Island Fairgrounds. The company was founded in 2011 by Ned Farley and K. Sandy O'Brien.
OCP maintains a resident staff of designers, an Executive Committee and an Advisory Team. It welcomes volunteers in all aspects of theater production from the South Whidbey community and beyond.
Mission: OutCast Productions (OCP) is a private, 501(c)(3), not-for-profit theatre company incorporated in Washington State. OCP aims to be a vibrant community theatre presenting quality, affordable, live entertainment for the local community, which delivers a memorable audience experience and encourages critical thinking about the social issues of our time. OCP values inclusivity in all its forms and encourages participation from both the local and wider community.
Meet Our Team
Executive Committee
NED FARLEY
Managing Artistic Director
GAIL LISTON
Associate Producer
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SUSAN EDWARDS
Secretary/ Volunteer Coordinator
Ned Farley trained as an actor at The American Conservatory Theater’s summer conservatory and through the actors training program at the University of Washington. In addition, he received training in both acting and directing at the Central School of Speech and Drama at the University of London. Ned’s acting and directing career spans professional, regional and community theater. OutCast is his second venture in starting a theater company; his first was as a student at the University of Washington with a musical theater company.
Gail Liston is proud to have been involved with Outcast since the very first season when she played Jeannie in "The Great American Trailer Park Musical." She is an actor, director, designer and theatre educator with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting and a BA in Theatre Design and Technology. Gail has taught acting, costume design and dramatic literature at California State University, Fullerton, Victor Valley College and Skagit Valley College. As an actor, she has trained with many wonderful teachers, including Jose Quintero, Arthur Lessac, Lara Teeter, and members of the Royal Shakespeare Company. She believes a life in the theatre is a life well spent.
Susan Edwards retired from a 12-year career as director of three preschools in Ann Arbor, Michigan followed by a 20-year career as a community college teacher of computer science in the Portland area. She moved to Whidbey to be closer to family. Susan was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, attended University of Colorado, and graduated with a BS in Education from University of Michigan. Edwards has served on a number of boards in the areas of education and social action. Currently she serves on the Board of South Whidbey at Home in addition to that of Outcast Productions.
Design Team
JEFF FISHER
Sound Design
ALEX WREN
Lighting Design
TOM LUCIDO
Set Design
Jeff has worked for local companies such as Morgan Sound, installing sound systems in some of the largest halls in the state and building stage systems for some of the largest venues. He is happy to be working with OutCast Productions where he has designed the sound for almost all of its productions. Just prior to the 2013 production of "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris" opened, he designed and installed the new sound system in The Black Box Theater.
Alex Wren (Lighting Design) (He/Him) has been an avid creative designer and engineer since 2000. Once he was bit by the “theatre bug,” Alex has never been able to get enough of theatre, and you can find him working away in our booth before every opening night. The proof is the long list of shows he has designed for OutCast Productions (OCP) since its inception in 2011, handling many of OCP’s technical needs, including lighting all its shows, installing projection equipment and integrating it with set design and also working with sound. However, beyond OCP, Alex collaborates with a variety of theatre and film companies throughout the greater Seattle area where he provides his technical and stagecraft management skills to Arts West, Center Theater for the Fringe Festival, Cornish Playhouse, Crown Gaming, Jet City Improv, Prime Gaming, Premera Blue Cross, Vashon Opera, Village Theatre Issaquah, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Whidbey Island Dance Theatre and Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. Alex is excited to help OCP bring another story alive with production magic. Enjoy the show! Find Alex Wren’s services at @design4excellence.media.
Tom joined OCP as set designer in 2022 and created the sets for the entire 2022 season. After a life-long career in medicine and education, he and his wife Bobbie have made Whidbey Island home. Hailing from Anchorage, Alaska, Tom was the Technical Director for Anchorage Community Theater and designed sets for most of their productions from 2010 to 2016. He was awarded “Best of Alaska” for his trio of revolving scenes from “The Sunshine Boys.” Tom has enjoyed being part of community theater as an actor, as well, and did commercials for Gillette and Tang in the 1970s. He was also the announcer for “The Children’s Hour,” a weekly TV show. Tom is excited to be part of the OCP team and looks forward to helping with new seasons and new designs.
Advisory Team
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Jim Carroll
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Susan Edwards
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Amanda Goodwin
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Phil Jordan
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Gail Liston
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Tom Lucido
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Kathy Stanley