Eve Palay and Asia Wolfe share an illuminating conversation in "Trans Matters" short play by Eve Palay, directed by Jennifer Hodges in the 2019 Island Theatre Ten-Minute Play Festival. Island Theatre photo by Steve Stolee

Libby Clements and Samantha Byergo stir up some unresolved questions on the topics of school violence and bullying in "Best Defense" a short play by Jennifer Pippin-Montanez, directed by D’Arcy Clements in the 2019 Island Theatre Ten-Minute Play Festival. Island Theatre photo by Steve Stolee

David Hager, Tammy Byergo and Kristopher Jones compete for a coveted acting role in "Let Me Finish" a short play by Dan Rosenberg, directed by Steve Stolee in the 2019 Island Theatre Ten-Minute Play Festival.

Wayne Purves and Melissa Munden suggest that film noir is alive and well in "The Lady From Out Of the Past" a short play by Maria Viera Beatty, directed by Kristi Ann Jacobson in the 2019 Island Theatre Ten-Minute Play Festival. Island Theatre photo by Steve Stolee

Tres Cozine and Sam McJunkin find their long friendship shaken by new revelations in “Dancing With Orion” a short play by Diane Walker, directed by Scott Breitbarth in the 2019 Island Theatre Ten-Minute Play Festival. Island Theatre photo by Steve Stolee

Sandi Spellman and Jeff Brown find some sharp edges in the folds of their marriage in "The Raven in the Woods" a short play by Tamara Rockwood, directed by Karen Hauser in the 2019 Island Theatre Ten-Minute Play Festival. Island Theatre photo by Steve Stolee

Marybeth Redman, Tyler Weaver, Kristi Anne Jacobson, and Pete Simpson negotiate a home entertainment compromise in “Rose Bowl” a short play by Robert Craighead, directed by Fred Saas in the 2019 Island Theatre Ten-Minute Play Festival. Island Theatre photo by Steve Stolee

Bo Johnson is a comedian from Seattle, Washington. He can be found featuring and headlining clubs, breweries, and dingy bars across the country. His stand-up was featured on season two of Kevin Hart Presents: Hart of the City on Comedy Central. The following summer Bo taped a set for LOL Live! at the prestigious Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal.

He was a finalist in the 39th annual Seattle International Comedy Competition and is a regular at festivals including Bumbershoot, SF Sketchfest, the Double Down Comedy Experience sponsored by Zappos, and Life is Beautiful in Las Vegas. His prank video "Bo and Matthew Sneak into a Movie Theatre" went viral on Youtube and has also been seen on MTV’s Ridiculousness and NBC’s Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon.

Dan Rosenberg is a comedian, writer, radio host, and emcee performing comedy for over three decades. He has appeared at the top comedy clubs across the country, including the Laugh Factory and the Improv. He has also performed at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal, as well as comedy festivals in Las Vegas, Boston, and New Orleans. He has hosted radio shows for CBS Radio in Los Angeles and Seattle and for National Lampoon Radio on SiriusXM. He is the author of The Book on Hosting: How Not to Suck as an Emcee and has held workshops nationwide helping comedians become better emcees.

His debut comedy album (recorded here at BPA!) Dan Rosenberg: Overexposed, debuted at number one on the Amazon comedy charts in December 2020 and his comedy special, Dan Rosenberg: Overexposed, is available on Amazon Prime Video and on YouTube. Dan is currently developing a sitcom called “It’s A Lot.”

Duane Goad is a Canadian-born, Seattle-based comedian who has entertained audiences all over the U.S. and Canada with his quick, sarcastic, and self-deprecating style of comedy.

Duane has performed at some of North America's top comedy clubs including Yuk Yuks, The Improv, and Comedyworks. He's been featured at numerous comedy festivals including Funny or Die's Oddball Comedy Festival, The Las Vegas Comedy Festival, The Bumbershoot Arts Festival, and The Vancouver Comedy Festival. Duane was a finalist in the Seattle International Comedy Competition and as an opening act, he has shared the stage with some of the best comics in the business such as Jim Gaffigan, Flight Of The Conchords, Bill Burr, Brad Garrett, Maria Bamford, The Impractical Jokers, Damon Wayans and music superstars The Jacksons.

If he looks or sounds familiar, then you may have seen or heard him in numerous commercials

including The FX Network, Gillette Razors, Ford, and Microsoft. Recently, Duane was a contributing writer and voice-over talent for MSN-TV. His work on shows like 'In Pictures', 'Late Night In Daylight' and 'Nerdology' combined, had over 25 million viewers.

Erin Ingle may just be Seattle's sharpest stoner and its tenderest feminist, with comedy that's equal parts joy and judgment. Erin has been performing stand-up since 2012 and currently headlines around the PNW.

Erin has been featured on Comedy Central, NBC, and at the “10,000 Laughs,” and “Laugh Your Asheville Off” comedy festivals, and her monthly comedy Q&A show "Is This Normal?" brings in a regular cult crowd. She hopes one day to be friends with someone who owns a glamorous boat.

Mary Lou Gamba is an East Coast transplant living it up in the PNW. A middle-aged teenager and delightfully dirty bird, Mary Lou will get you laughing till you snort with her charming and silly exaggerations of her wacky life.

As a regular open for national headliners, this pint-sized dynamite burns down comedy clubs, bars, and locker rooms all over the country. Mary Lou has been featured in HBO's Women in Comedy Festival, Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival, and was a contestant in the 2017 Seattle International Comedy Competition. Watch out, she'll steal your chicken!