our team
David Huss, Executive Producer
David founded Kestral Productions in 2025 to pursue his passion for the stage—both in front of the footlights, and watching others bring the magic to life.
He directed Kestral Productions inaugural production of Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar in Spring 2026 at New Prospect Theatre.
David began his acting career as a teen, starring in a regional filmmaker’s all-youth indie production of David and Goliath, as Goliath. Having performed extensively over the years in community and regional theater, David was most recently seen as Leonato and the Assistant Director of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing (Sept. 2026), as Charlemagne in Little Lemon Productions’ Pippin (Aug. 2026), and as Robert Shaw in The Shark Is Broken (Sept. 2025), all at New Prospect Theatre.
Lorraine Wilde, Producer
Although Lorraine didn’t dive into community theatre and local film acting and production until she was in her 40s, she’s gained over 15 years experience. A woman of many hats, Lorraine was drawn to theatre as an adult improv student at the Upfront Theatre in 2008, where she became a member of the Satellite Ensemble. She most recently appeared as The Soothsayer in Kestral Productions Spring 2026 presentation of Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Lorraine has also done more iDiOm 48-Hour Theatre Festivals than she can count and loved her Serial Killers experience there.
Lorraine has also acted and crewed a variety of short films, commercials, and promotional and educational videos. She holds a master’s degree from Western Washington University.
Our story
Kestral Productions Theatre Company
Vital. Relevant. Provocative. Fun.
Kestral Productions was founded by David Huss and Lorraine Wilde in Bellingham, WA in 2025. Their debut production, Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar with an all-woman cast, was a suggestion by David's late wife, Nancy Duncan Huss, who passed in early 2025. The name Kestral Productions was chosen in her honor.
Because theatre is a collaborative art, Kestral's mission is to bring vibrant, captivating, local theatre to the community by uniting creative talents, skills, and enthusiasm in every production.
When choosing scripts, David and Lorraine seek to push boundaries and advocate for free speech—in the arts, across our nation, and around the world.