Michelle Pabst Raskey

Michelle has been affiliated with Magic Circle Theatre since 1989. Her favorite roles include Charlie in Goodbye Charlie, Melissa in Love Letters, Dotty Ottley in Noises Off, Cookie in Rumors, Charolette Hay in Moon Over Buffalo (twice!!!), Miss Hannigan in Annie, Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes, Lola in Damn Yankees, Mary Detweiler and Teresa Phillips in How the Other Half Loves and eight characters in the Dining Room. Michelle's first lead dramatic role was as Bella Manningham in Gaslight at Chatqua Playhouse. She's has been in a number of our Children's Shows, including Miss Narrator in Red Riding Hood and Rupunzel's evil mother who was an Ethel Merman impersonator. Michelle has recently added directing to her repertoire at the Magic Circle as she tackled Julius Caesar with the Master Workshop. She has also been the Director of Education and Outreach for the Magic Circle Theatre since 1994.

Productions

Steel Magnolias (2010) Director
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2010) Director
Perilous Gravity in a Loopy Universe (2009) Director
The Little Mermaid (2009) Voice
Forbidden Broadway (2009) with special guest artists
The Last Night of Ballyhoo (2008) Director
MacBeth (2008) Director
Laundry and Bourbon, and Other One-Act Plays (2007) Director
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (2007) Domina
Moon Over Buffalo (2006) Charlotte Hay
Goodbye Charlie (2005) Charlie Sorel
Annie (2005) Hannigan
Love Letters (2004) Melissa
Anything Goes (2003) Reno Sweeney
How the Other Half Loves (2002) Teresa Phillips
Red Riding Hood (2002) Narrator
Moon Over Buffalo (2001) Charlotte
Noises Off (1999) Dotty / Clackett
Into the Forest (1998) EM Witch
Rumors (1997) Cookie Cusack
The Enchanted Forest
The Ugly Duckling
Toad Of Toad Hall
Hansel and Gretel
Sleeping Beauty
Rapunzel
Puss In Boots
Alice In Wonderland
Who Stole Mother Goose's Goose
Jack And The Beanstalk
Peter Rabbit
Goldielocks
Little Red Riding Hood
The Dining Room
How The Other Half Loves  
Squabbles
Damn Yankees