CAST and crew

Frances Bagette is a talented and highly trained actress, writer, and producer based in Los Angeles. Her passion for the performing arts was kindled at a young age when she witnessed the captivating stage production of "Annie" at the tender age of 5. Since then, Frances has been resolute in pursuing a career as an actress, taking every opportunity to hone her craft and contribute to the production of shows, including producing and writing.
In addition to her theatre work, Frances has also demonstrated her acting prowess in television, film, and commercials. Her debut on the TNT show "Southland" was followed by a standout performance in a Tide commercial directed by Ashkan Memarien.
Frances is honored to be a part of "The Team Room" and is deeply grateful for the opportunity to bring her extensive skills and experience to this exciting new production.

Evan Crump is an actor, director, producer, and playwright in the DC area with over 60 credits, including with the Kennedy Center, Avant Bard, First Stage, NextStop, and a host of others.  He serves as Artistic Director and Playwright-in-Residence of Unstrung Harpist Productions.  Evan has taught theatre for over 15 years, most recently at Oklahoma University.  He hopes he is less pretentious than this bio makes him sound.

Ricardo Frederick Evans (AEA) grew up in Washington, DC where he attended the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts. After graduating from the Conservatory, Ricardo worked as an acting apprentice at the Actors Theatre of Louisville and returned to DC to work in educational and outreach theatre with the Living Stage, Young Playwrights’ Theater, and the Folger Shakespeare Library's Bill's Buddies program. Career theatre credits include: African-American Collective Theatre (Best Man for the Job, Auld Lang Syne, Heartbeats); Arena Stage (The Price, Our War); Imagination Stage (Mulan, Ferdinand the Bull, The Borrowers); Round House Theatre (Two Trains Running); Shakespeare Theatre (The Oedipus Plays); Studio Theatre (In the Red and Brown Water); Totem Pole Playhouse (45 Seconds from Broadway, The Complete History of America: Abridged). Ricardo received a Helen Hayes Awards nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical for his work in Imagination Stage’s 2012 production of (Doctor Dolittle). He is a member of Actors Equity Association and has numerous industrial, short, and independent film credits including: (The Father and The Bear; Route 30,Three!) by John Putch; and (tHERAPY) by Kelley Slagle for which he won the best actor honorable mention award in the Washington, DC 2010 48-hour film project. He is a co-host and co-producer of the Read More Plays podcast - www.readmoreplays.com.

James Finley (Top) is an actor and fight choreographer who has been working in the DC area for over 15 years. He and his work have been seen on numerous area stages, including with NextStop, Keegan, Rorschach, Flying V, AvantBard, and Constellation Theatres. He is a company member at Flying V Theatre, an Advanced Actor-Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors, a member of the International Order of the Sword and the Pen, and licensed as a Professional Wrestler in MD, where he performs as "Dragonheart" Jim Finley. 

Jared H. Graham he/him (Billy) is a DMV based performer, educator, director, and producer. Jared holds an MFA in Physical Theatre from the Accademia dell’ Arte in Arezzo, Italy and a BFA in Theatre Performance from the University of Memphis. He is the Director of Education for the Keegan PLAY-RAH-KA Theatre Education program and has appeared on several local stages. Previous credits in the DMV area include Keegan Theatre: N, An Irish Carol; NextStop Theatre: Frankenstein; 4615 Theatre: Macbeth, Dinner, Betrayal; Adventure Theatre: The Fisherman and his Wife; PG County’s Shakespeare in the Park: Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing; Chesapeake Shakespeare: Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet; Olney Theatre Center/ National Players: Othello, The Great Gatsby, Alice in Wonderland; Brave Spirits: As You Like It, The Changeling, The Duchess of Malfi; Rainbow Theatre Project: Blue Camp; and Spooky Action: Sonnets for an Old Century, The Lady from the Village of Falling Flowers. 

Raymond Lake was raised in Austin, Texas and has lived in Italy, Germany, Australia, Japan and Pakistan to name a few adventurous locations. He now calls Washington, DC his home and enjoys the culture, arts and music of our Nation’s beautiful Capitol city. 

Ray’s acting experience began with roles in High School Theater. Over the past 31 years, Ray has provided his unique brand of acting through role playing opportunities across the US and overseas, including Germany, Guam and the Philippines, where he played the roles of Lithuanian officer, insurgent financier and resistance leader respectively. 

Additionally, Ray had the unique experience of working undercover as an intelligence operative for the US Government for many years, and was expected to live, eat and breathe a pseudo-life for months on end in remote, austere and often hostile environments. 

Ray is a 20-year US Army Veteran, with the majority of his career in Special Operations Forces. He his passionate about being able to leverage his acting skills, experience, knowledge, work ethic and personality to bring the amazing history of US Army Special Forces to the world. 

This is Nates debut with The Team Room Foundation and is honored to portray the role of the “Cadet”. Nate studied at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Georgetown Washington DC. and has been actively working in theatre in the DMV area.


From Salt Lake City, Utah, Nate was cast in his very first production as “Daniel” in the musical “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” at the age of 15 and has fell in love with theatre since.


Credits include: “The New Kid” as “Nick” with Imagination Stage, “Rapunzarella White” as “Prince Barry” with Best Medicine Rep Theatre, Assistant Director for “Squeakers & Mr. Gumdrop” with Arts on the Horizon, “Pass Over” as “Mister” with The National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, “Newsies” as “Romeo” with the Draper Arts Guild, “Mamma Mia” as “Pepper” and “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat” as “Judas” with the Sandy Arts Guild.


A Special heartfelt Thank You to Bill Raskin (Author of The Team Room) for allowing me to be a part of the process of bringing your vision into fruition! 

Nicholas Temple (Dale) is thrilled to join the Team Room Foundation in telling this important story. A long-time theater lover, Nick has been active across the D.C. area for the past six years, often in collaboration with his stage-manager wife, Kristen. Favorite prior credits include: Rhinoceros! (Waiter/Dudard – Pointless Theatre Company); A Few Good Men (Lt. Jack Ross – Little Theatre of Alexandria); and Perfect Arrangement (Bob Martindale – Silver Spring Stage). He resides in Arlington, where he practices law in his spare time.