OUR COMPANY

HEADSHOTS & BIOS:

NATE HESSBURG
Nate began his acting career playing the very serious role of "Re-Pete" in his 7th grade production of The Little Miss Prefix Contest. After taking a brief stint to save the world using his amazing super powers for good, he became a monk and traveled the world saving lives with his healing hands of love. Soon, he missed the allure of being a super hero and returned to his post as "Official Saver of the World". Ok, none of this is true...except the part about his first role...except it wasn't serious...but he still rocked it hard. More about Nate...



AARON CHRISTOPHER
There is only one word to describe me. I have forgotten this word. As the sole founder of Urban Samurai let me tell you that starting a theatre company all by yourself can be extremely challenging, especially if you're homeless, unemployed, and living out of the back of a 1995 Geo Metro. Fortunately I'm independently wealthy as I grew up on a tiny independent wheat farm near Falun Kansas. I believe I was actually drawn to theatre because of its strong similarities to farming. It's very hard work, it makes absolutely no money, and occasionally you get kicked by a cow. More about Aaron...



MARCIA SVALESON
The person known as Marcia Svaleson will not tell you anything about herself. It is all classified. Why, one may ask. The answer is simple. She is a hit man and stealth assassin extraordinaire for The Man. And not the government, darling. Oh no. The. Man. You know who I'm talking about. He recruited her at the tender age of ten when she achieved total victory as a ninja warrior Tenchu stealth assassin. And so now you're thinking, 'well if she can't tell me anything about herself, why did she just tell me about working for The Man?' Because everything I tell you is true except for the part that is lies. Misdirection is the way of the ninja. And the Urban Samurai, apparently.More about Marcia...



EMILY BLANCHARD
It was the best of times it was the well, the best of times. As folklore has it, I hail from a fairytale land where muppets and puppets came together as equals, putting their differences aside in order fulfill one creative goal. My posse and I lived to put smiles on all of the children's faces in the backyard of my Burnsville neighborhood. It was here where my quest to entertain for no money was born. When the curtain closed on the infamous neighborhood puppet extravaganza and with my High School diploma in hand, I packed my bags and headed to California to become a star! I was chasing my dreams and having the time of my life, that is until my parent's money ran out... so lucky for you they cut me off and now I'm back to entertain everybody!More about Emily...



MATT GRESETH
Matt Greseth got his start as a director in his bedroom at the young age of 9 when he would set up his Snoopy and Woodstock stuffed animals and stage the Peanuts comic strip in the daily newspaper. At the time he was a tyrannical taskmaster who demanded only the best from his actors. His directing career almost came to and end when in fit of blind rage he tore the head off his Garfield toy who was sitting in for Charlie Brown. The cat's inability to deliver the key line, "Good Grief!" was the last straw in a long line of incidents involving Peppermint candy and lasagna. Matt hid the evidence in the trees of his backyard. He has tempered his approach to dealing with actors, but lives in constant fear that the ghost of his past will come and end his career.More about Matt...





Photos by Nisa Finn