Bets Swadis as Evgeny
Bets (they/them) is a theatre artist based in Portland, OR. Originally from Philadelphia, local performance credits include: Leaf in Spelling Bee* & Alvin in Band Geeks! (BRTC); Hal in Proof (PCTG); Dad / Jard in In The Basement and Bex/Brad/Claudia in Best Available, PCS’s JAW Festival & Margaret Mead in Hair (PCS).*

(*BWWAward Nominee, Best Supporting Performer in a Musical.)

As a playwright, Bets’s work was published in Masque & Spectacle, a literary journal. A workshop production The Mighty Marching Meerkats premiered during FUSE’s 2024 OUTWright Fest; Brave/Enough was produced in April 2025 by PDXPlaywrights as part of Portland’s Fertile Ground Festival 2025.

Bets is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.