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Theatre Work
Jesse Whitford is a professional musical theatre drummer & percussionist in the greater Seattle area. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Percussion Performance from WWU and can play all styles of drum set from delicate brushwork to heavy metal double bass drumming. He is trained on all mallet instrument and has played hand percussion in numerous productions and bands as well as having studied African drumming in Ghana.
Not just a musician in the pit, Jesse made his acting debut in 2019 as "Buzz" the sound-effects guy in A 1940's Radio Christmas Carol (picured).
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Recent Shows
MARY POPPINS
(The 5th Avenue Theatre) 2024
CAMELOT
(Village Theatre) 2024
SPRING AWAKENING
(The 5th Avenue Theatre) 2024
THE FANTASTICKS
(Village Theatre) 2024
YOKO'S HUSBAND'S KILLER'S JAPANESE WIFE, GLORIA [reading]
(The 5th Avenue Theatre) 2023
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THE TEMPEST [Public Works]
(Seattle Repertory Theatre) 2023
SWEENEY TODD
(Vashon Repertory Theatre) 2023
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA
(Village Theatre) 2022-2023
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