TRAVELING LANTERN THEATRE COMPANY

K.B. Mercer and Doren Elias are busy professional actors who moved to Portland, OR from San Diego, CA in 2008. We are a married couple, and we own and operate Traveling Lantern as our day job. We do it all: write, direct, design, administrate, hire and inspire. When you call, you'll be speaking to one of us. K.B. is a graduate of the Professional Actor Training Program at the North Carolina School of the Arts, and has had years of other specialized training at schools like: Playhouse West in Hollywood, and The William Esper Studio in New York City. Doren has a B.F.A. from the University of Texas in Acting and Directing where he graduated summa cum laude. We have been teachers in various school systems including, San Diego, Pittsburgh and Austin. We have developed and performed educational programs during the past 25 years for organizations like: The Old Globe Theatre; The San Diego Repertory Theatre; Carnegie-Mellon University and The Pittsburgh Playhouse; various Parks and Recreation..

Also known as: Traveling Lantern

Primary location: Portland United States