Todd Payne (Artistic Director) has been creating theatre for over thirty years: acting, directing, writing, designing and producing. He and his wife, Rebecca, started APOD Productions in 2010. Since then, they have directed and produced many plays and musicals in Potlatch, Viola, and Moscow including Pirates of Penzance, A Tale of Two Cities, and Fiddler on the Roof. Todd & Rebecca have four grown daughters and a grandson, Simon.

is grateful to work with Todd as his assistant director. This is his second APOD opportunity having directed "This is a Test" for the One Act Showcase. He has also directed several shows for Pullman Civic and Moscow Community. He finds he is a better actor after directing. A better director after acting. Recently, he was Rabbi in APOD's "Fiddler on the Roof" and Jacob/Potiphar in Troy Community's "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat". He is teaching APOD's Radio Workshop which will perform Dec. 12 and 13. Also grateful for his wife Jo's shared theatre passion.

is a legally blind artist and 30 year resident of Moscow. For APOD’s 2025/26 season posters, she is working in acrylics and collage, as well as learning more about digitizing artwork. She’d like to thank her wonderful Hubby, Matt, for all of his support and care this year. Soli Deo Gloria.

loves the elegance of 1920s fashion and is honored to be the costume lead for Enchanted April - which has been one of her favorite stories since she was a 30-something wife and mother. Kelly works as a grant writer during the day and enjoys hiking, camping, and reading in her free time. She has been part of the costume team for APOD’s Oliver, Pickwick Papers, Play On, The Secret Garden, You Can’t Take it With You, Beauty and the Beast, All is Calm, and Fiddler On the Roof. Onstage, she played Grandma Tzeitel in Fiddler, the Laundry Lady in Beauty and the Beast, Aunt Reed/Lady Ingram in Jane Eyre; Mrs. Bardell in Pickwick Papers, and Mrs. Sowerberry in Oliver.

enjoys building solid foundations that help other people soar to great heights and reach the stars. Sadly, you missed your only opportunity to see him in his role of a lifetime in APOD Productions' Tale of Two Cities (Judge). As father of 9, father-in-law to one amazing daughter-in-law, and grandfather of two, Troy lives out the motto carpe diem by squeezing as much life as possible into his days. He owns several local businesses, enjoys philosophical chats over coffee, and holding hands with his wife, Kelly.

Is a retired Firefighter of the Los Angeles City Fire Department (30 years). As an Ancient Thesbian his stage credits include: Amahl and the Night Visitors (Kasper), Carousel, West Side Story (Riff), Gigi, My Fair Lady (1st Tenor/Quartet), Open Any Door (Rock Gospel Musical), Pirates of Penzance, Twelfth Night (Feste the Clown), Play On, The Music Man (Mayor Shinn), Pickwick Papers, Oliver, Cinderella, The Secret Garden, Oklahoma and Fiddler on the Roof.  His Television Credits: Family Matters, Tour of Duty, Jake and the Fat Man, Kirk, Perfect Strangers and Melrose Place.  If not performing you’ll find Min being in Love with his Wife Gene’ or taking a ride on his Rida-A-Long Mower.

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loves sharing her passion for immersive storytelling with the community and the next generation. In addition to running APOD and coordinating the mainstage productions, Rebecca is the director of APOD’s youth programs and teaches theatre classes. She studied Theatre and Literature at George Fox University and University of Idaho. Rebecca and her husband, Todd, raised their four daughters on the Palouse and are now enjoying being grandparents to their eighteen-month-old grandson, Simon, and welcoming two more grandbabies this winter.

Since joining APOD in 2023, Kevin Moore has been onstage, backstage, and everywhere in between. He’s appeared in The Secret Garden, Beauty and the Beast, and All Is Calm—his favorite show yet—and "tickled the guitar strings" for a live trio in Daddy Long Legs. When not creating theater magic, Kevin runs a local home service business, sings any chance he can get, and enjoys life in Potlatch with his wife and four kids.