Genevieve Barlow
Artistic Director
Artistic Director
Genevieve is a Seattle transplant and has had the privilege to call Port Townsend home since 2018. She has directed many of Saltfire's shows, and stepped in to complete direction of The Taming of the Shrew after Consuelo Brennan's fatal stroke. She also directed our inagaural 2022 production of As You Like It at Finnriver, as well as the KCPT productions Men on Boats, Krapp's Last Tape and new works in Playfest. She has stage managed for the Seven Devils Play Conference, KCPT and The Seattle Festival of New Music Theater.
For two years she was the Food Security Coordinator for the Jefferson County YMCA and she received her BFA in Acting and Directing from the University of Montana. In addition to being a founding board member of Saltfire Theatre, she is the Director of Promotions for KPTZ Radio Port Townsend and the Alumni Network Coordinator for Centrum.
For two years she was the Food Security Coordinator for the Jefferson County YMCA and she received her BFA in Acting and Directing from the University of Montana. In addition to being a founding board member of Saltfire Theatre, she is the Director of Promotions for KPTZ Radio Port Townsend and the Alumni Network Coordinator for Centrum.
Scott Bahlmann
Venue Liaison
Venue Liaison
Scott has been sharing stories through theatre and literature since 1999. A job at his hometown library in Manti, UT went alongside state recognition for Best Actor in The Rainmaker (Nash, N.R.) and 2nd in Dramatic Interpretation (adapted passage from The Folk of the Fringe by Card, O.S.).
Working with books continued through an acting degree and dance minor from Southern Utah University, in addition to guest service work with the Tony winning Utah Shakespeare Festival. After graduation he was an inaugural contributor to New World Shakespeare Co., a community theatre group with all proceeds going to local nonprofits, alongside professional gigs and a position with the Salt Lake City Public Library.
Scott settled into Saltfire during the 2024 production of Twelfth Night, after local appearances at Port Gamble Theatre and Key City Public Theatre. He’s also served as the Youth Librarian for Jefferson County Library District since 2019.
This season he will be helping to coordinate our venues, among many other things.
Working with books continued through an acting degree and dance minor from Southern Utah University, in addition to guest service work with the Tony winning Utah Shakespeare Festival. After graduation he was an inaugural contributor to New World Shakespeare Co., a community theatre group with all proceeds going to local nonprofits, alongside professional gigs and a position with the Salt Lake City Public Library.
Scott settled into Saltfire during the 2024 production of Twelfth Night, after local appearances at Port Gamble Theatre and Key City Public Theatre. He’s also served as the Youth Librarian for Jefferson County Library District since 2019.
This season he will be helping to coordinate our venues, among many other things.
Maude Eisele
Media & Marketing Director
Media & Marketing Director
Maude's passion for collaboration has brought her into many theatre ensembles over the years: from Poor Players (a bold and wacky Shakespeare ensemble rehearsing in the shadows of Balboa Park in San Diego), to world and regional premiers with the Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company, to the Colorado Shakespeare Festival's touring troupe (exploring bullying behavior and its remedies through Shakespeare's words).
She is driven by theatre's amazing ability to inspire a group of strangers to laugh and cry at the same time and allow us a glimpse of understanding into the life and struggles of another.
She holds a BA in Theatre and has trained with Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre and the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. She teaches theatre locally with Centrum and Peninsula Performs, after over 20 years as a Teaching Artist with the Denver Center Theatre Academy, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Mizel Arts & Culture Center, Denver Children's Theatre, and San Diego Junior Theatre.
Maude has appeared in many of Saltfire's shows and occasionally directs. She coordinates our social media, newsletters, show promotions, and outreach into the community.
She is driven by theatre's amazing ability to inspire a group of strangers to laugh and cry at the same time and allow us a glimpse of understanding into the life and struggles of another.
She holds a BA in Theatre and has trained with Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre and the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. She teaches theatre locally with Centrum and Peninsula Performs, after over 20 years as a Teaching Artist with the Denver Center Theatre Academy, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Mizel Arts & Culture Center, Denver Children's Theatre, and San Diego Junior Theatre.
Maude has appeared in many of Saltfire's shows and occasionally directs. She coordinates our social media, newsletters, show promotions, and outreach into the community.
Michelle Hensel
Ember-keeper At Large
Ember-keeper At Large
Michelle is honored and thrilled to be a part of this dynamic group who are passionate about theater! A 27 year resident of Port Townsend, she has also performed with Bare Boards and Passion, The Paradise Theater School, KCPT, and The Chameleon Theater.
Along with her partner, David Hillman, she has produced and performed in 6 full productions, including The Cripple of Inishmaan, Buried Child, and August: Osage County. Favorite roles include, Louise in Always, Patsy Cline (KCPT), Major Powell in Men on Boats (KCPT), Gloria in Return to the Forbidden Planet (BPA), and Joanne in Company (Bremerton Community Theatre).
Providing opportunities for local theater artists and making meaningful, collaborative theater in our beautiful Port Townsend, what could be better?
Michelle has appeared in many of Saltfire's shows, and continues to be a mentor and ember-keeper for the Saltfire team.
Along with her partner, David Hillman, she has produced and performed in 6 full productions, including The Cripple of Inishmaan, Buried Child, and August: Osage County. Favorite roles include, Louise in Always, Patsy Cline (KCPT), Major Powell in Men on Boats (KCPT), Gloria in Return to the Forbidden Planet (BPA), and Joanne in Company (Bremerton Community Theatre).
Providing opportunities for local theater artists and making meaningful, collaborative theater in our beautiful Port Townsend, what could be better?
Michelle has appeared in many of Saltfire's shows, and continues to be a mentor and ember-keeper for the Saltfire team.
Austin Krieg
Technical Director
Technical Director
Austin has been entrenched in Port Townsend's Community theater scene since he was in elementary school where he first discovered his love for theater at KCPT. In high school he began working backstage as well as onstage - developing skills that helped form his future career choice.
Since 2017, Austin has been working professionally at Centrum, where he is the Lead Production Technician. He has been regularly contributing to Saltfire productions as a Stage Manager, Actor, and helping with all things production since As You Like It in 2022.
He is excited to join the Board of Saltfire and work with some incredible community members to create some incredible theater.
Since 2017, Austin has been working professionally at Centrum, where he is the Lead Production Technician. He has been regularly contributing to Saltfire productions as a Stage Manager, Actor, and helping with all things production since As You Like It in 2022.
He is excited to join the Board of Saltfire and work with some incredible community members to create some incredible theater.
Libby Urner Wennstrom
Treasurer
Treasurer
Libby has held a variety of non-profit administration roles over her 29 years in Port Townsend, and her costume designs are no stranger to Jefferson County audiences.
Favorite recent costume design work includes Macbeth (Saltfire 2025), Midsummer Night's Dream (OCEANS 2024), Twelfth Night (Saltfire, 2024), All In the Timing (Saltfire 2023), As You Like It (Saltfire 2022), Hamlet (KCPT 2018), The Neverending Story (OCEANS 2016), The Secret of Irma Vep (KCPT 2015), Three Musketeers (PTHS 2014) and Little Shop of Horrors (PTHS 2015).
In a past life she’s worked for the Portland Opera, Tygres Hart Shakespeare, Microsoft Theatre Troupe, and Reed College Theatre. Libby’s been making costumes since 1975, when her 7th grade Home Ec. teacher drafted her to stitch for The Sound of Music. It’s great to be back to making live theatre magic happen. Reed College doesn't do Minors, or she'd have one in Theatrical Costume Design. In her spare time she project manages Legal Software for the WA State Attorney General's Office, and is a Port Townsend City Councilor.
Libby serves as our Treasurer, has designed the costumes for nine Saltfire shows, and jumps in to do a variety of production jobs as needed.
Favorite recent costume design work includes Macbeth (Saltfire 2025), Midsummer Night's Dream (OCEANS 2024), Twelfth Night (Saltfire, 2024), All In the Timing (Saltfire 2023), As You Like It (Saltfire 2022), Hamlet (KCPT 2018), The Neverending Story (OCEANS 2016), The Secret of Irma Vep (KCPT 2015), Three Musketeers (PTHS 2014) and Little Shop of Horrors (PTHS 2015).
In a past life she’s worked for the Portland Opera, Tygres Hart Shakespeare, Microsoft Theatre Troupe, and Reed College Theatre. Libby’s been making costumes since 1975, when her 7th grade Home Ec. teacher drafted her to stitch for The Sound of Music. It’s great to be back to making live theatre magic happen. Reed College doesn't do Minors, or she'd have one in Theatrical Costume Design. In her spare time she project manages Legal Software for the WA State Attorney General's Office, and is a Port Townsend City Councilor.
Libby serves as our Treasurer, has designed the costumes for nine Saltfire shows, and jumps in to do a variety of production jobs as needed.
Board Member Emerita
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Consuelo AduvisoConsuelo Aduviso Brennan (September 25, 1965 - August 9, 2023) was a founding board member of Saltfire Theatre. She was an ardent supporter of her fellow local artists, and loved being a part of Saltfire's growth!
Consuelo’s professional acting career included performing on stage and in film in Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, and Port Townsend. She was a member of the Actors Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild. Consuelo appeared in many “industrial” films and was also in commercials, television shows and several independent films. She acted in many local theater productions with Key City Public Theater and the Paradise Theater School. Some of her favorite roles were Emilia (Othello - Paradise Theatre School), OG (Men on Boats - KCPT) and Starveling (A Midsummer Night's Dream - Will & Co). Cons was passionate about social issues, especially equal rights and arts in education. For 12 years, Consuelo was also a teacher with the Olympic Home School Connection with the Crescent School District. Teaching allowed Consuelo to introduce young people to another of Consuelo’s passions, the works of William Shakespeare. Every year, she would help direct her students in a full-length production of a Shakespearean play. East Jefferson Sunrise Rotary Club is planning an annual scholarship for youth theater education in Consuelo’s name. Cons was the original director of Saltfire's August 2023 production of The Taming of the Shrew, before suffering a serious stroke which ultimately claimed her life. That production - Consuelo's last show - was dedicated to her. |