Hadley Parrish-Cotton is a musician, songwriter, actor, and overall renaissance person (according to their grandma). Since moving to Portland in 2016 they have performed in a number of Reed College productions including The Last To Go (Reprise), Last Night at the Dyke Bar, and This Bed is an Island. They have also performed at Funhouse Lounge in numerous improvised shows, and soon will be appearing in Stumptown Stages’ production of Ring of Fire in the role of Trenna. Hadley recently released their first EP, Ship In a Bottle, a collection of original songs and one classic folk tune performed with their dad. 

Mandy Khoshnevisan is a multifaceted theatrical artist and educator. She studied literature, theater, and history at Stanford University, and has been working in the arts since 1996. Her artistic career is hard to sum up, except for always seeking out new ways to tell stories; to that end, she's been studying pole and aerial arts at AEROspace, Ecdysiast, Night Flight, and the Circus Project. Mandy is a resident artist at Bag&Baggage and the Funhouse Lounge; you also may have seen her recent work around town in such diverse areas as improvisation, fight and dance choreography, costume design, puppetry, and film direction. Current upcoming projects include: projection design for Troy USA at Bag&Baggage, a June show with Wish Heart Dance, and a short film she directed, La Bici, which will be appearing in the Filmed By Bike Festival. She recently published her first book, Managed Mischief, about improv and creativity. 

Bryan Bixby is a comedian based in Portland. Raised in a small farm town in Wisconsin, he did stand-up for the first time at 15, performing for his high school. He is now one of the funniest up-and-coming comics in Oregon; named "Portland's Funniest Person" by Willamette Week in 2022, he works clubs as well as featuring and headlining one-nighters all over the Pacific Northwest. With punchy writing, and a rapid-fire delivery, he views his experience and observations through insecurity and skepticism. He has been a repeat finalist in both Portland's Funniest Person contest at Helium Comedy Club and the Oregon Comedy Competition. Bixby has been a featured performer in the Mutiny Radio Comedy Festival, the HAHA Harvest Festival, and the Portland Comedy Festival. 

Kristin Barrett was born and raised in Portland and is honored to participate in raising funds for environmentalism. Trained at the Portland Actors Conservatory and Loyola Marymount University, recent credits include Christopher Walken in Pulp Fiction: the Musical Parody at Funhouse Lounge where she is an artist in residence. Favorite past roles include Beth in the West Coast premiere of This Random World and Chic in Crimes of the Heart. Kristin has been privileged to work with Pulitzer winner Beth Henley and tap dancing instructor Hiroshi Hamanashi (Riverdance). She would like you to know she’s thrilled live performances have returned!

Founder and Producer of Cause Cabaret, Kate Faye Cummings is a strong advocate for the arts and for being the change you want to see in the world. She is an actress and musician, known for her work with Fuse Theatre Ensemble as their Board Secretary and from their productions Cabaret and Pursuit of Happiness. She also works regularly with the Funhouse Lounge in their improv troupe, and with scripted productions like Die Hard: The Musical Parody and Back to the Future: The Musical Parody. You may have also caught her as Professor Jekyll and Miss Hyde through Theatre Berk. She sincerely hopes you enjoy the show and continue to support charitable and artistic works throughout the community. 

Mitchel is an actor and singer/songwriter from Helena, Montana, where his most recent roles include Wayne in Puffs! and Malcom in The Full Monty. He recently moved to Portland and has done very little since then, making Cause Cabaret his Pacific Northwest debut.

Dani Neblock is a multi-disciplinary artist based out of Portland, OR. Disciplines include voice, theater, comedy, dance, and aerial arts. She is thrilled to be dancing for the Cause Cabaret amongst her respected peers.

Rochelle Cote is a Montana transplant looking to make poop jokes in the big city.  When she’s not chilling with her cat and making messy artwork she’s happy to let people know how her period is going this time around.  She’s Missoula Homegrown Comedy champ of 2018 and co-producer of Comedy Collusion with Nick Condon.  If you like body humor, an overly expressive face, and questionable fashion choices; Rochelle’s your gal.

James is so excited to be a part of this cabaret for a great cause. His theater works spans Broadway Rose, Triangle Productions, Clackamas Rep, and many with Oregon Children's Theater. You may also see him around town on stilts as a toy soldier, or getting spooky during the Halloween Season as the Technical Director for Scaregrounds PDX. Thank you for supporting us!

Adam Pasi is the only Seattle comic to have won the Portland's Funniest Person competition and he's the only comic ever to have won it twice. He loves his mom and is afraid of dolls. Equally. 

Atlas (she/her) 32, is a local nightlife producer and performer. She specifically curates events that are safe spaces for the LGBTQIA community with an emphasis on safe open spaces for the trans community.