SOMETHING FISHY
AT THE TEN FIFTEEN
Theater troupe
‘respawns’ an
Astoria favorite
BY PATRICK WEBB
Terri Baier dreamed of trying
out for the stage. Husband John
made it possible, gifting her act-
ing lessons with Portland pro-
fessional actor Shelly Lipkin. “It
is something I always wanted to
do,” Baier said. Her adult debut
was playing the ill-fated actress,
Sybil, in “The Picture of Dorian
Gray” when the Coaster Theatre
in Cannon Beach reopened after
the covid shutdown last fall.
Now she is back — play-
ing multiple roles in “Simple
Salmon: The Respawning,” a set
of comedy sketches that opens at
the Ten Fifteen Theater in Astoria
on Friday .
“I get to be a patient and a
customer in a mechanic’s shop,”
said Baier, eager not to reveal too
many surprises. “I think it’s fun
— it’s challenging. You have to
let yourself go and not take your-
self so seriously in a comedy.”
‘Crazy’
The show runs two weekends
and is being billed as a “respawn-
ing.” Parts were performed at the
River Theater which operated in
Astoria from 1998 to 2008. Many
actors who have fi lled roles in the
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The cast of ‘Simple Salmon: The Respawning.’ Back row, from left: Lori Wilson Honl, T.J. Newton, Bill Honl, Kelli Hughes-Ham. Front row, from left: Slab
Slabinski, Terri Baier, Susi Brown. The comedy sketch show will be performed at the Ten Fifteen Theater in downtown Astoria Feb. 11 to Feb. 19.
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