Portland audiences are probably most familiar with Wade from his local performances as Sid Arthur in ONE - The Musical, Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Phaeton (et.al.) in Metamorphoses, John Wilkes Booth in Assassins, Dr. Frank-n-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show, Mary in On the Verge, Bat Boy in Bat Boy: The Musical and most recently as Charolette von Mahlsdorf (et al) in I Am My Own Wife.  Wade's portrayals of Hedwig and Bat Boy earned him Drammy Awards in 2003 and 2004, respectively.

Wade has also appeared as Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, at the Celebration Theatre in Los Angeles, in 2004. He received LA’s three top theatre awards for that performance: Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award – Best Lead Performance, BackStage West Garland Award – Best Lead Performance and the Ovation Award – Best Musical. He was also nominated for LA’s esteemed Ovation Award, for Best Actor in a Musical.

In theatre education, Wade has served as a guest instructor at The Northwest Academy, in Portland and Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts, in California. He has also instructed at various local performance workshops.

As a musician, he has recently released a CD "Beauty is a Streetlight" that was recorded with Tim Ellis at Portland's Kung Fu Bakery. The CD includes music Portland audience have heard over past year from ONE, his local music performances, as well several new songs.  "Beauty is a Streetlight" has a limited release in August 2006. For updated information about the CD release  visit www.wadesong.com. In 2004 Wade became interested in exploring his talents as a musician. He produced his first concert on the Portland Spirit in January 2004. In 2005, Wade toured along the West and East Coast with Holcombe Waller (www.holcombewaller.com) and has performed his music at local venues over the past two years.

Wade houses a vision in his heart of a world where art is fully funded, where artists are supported by their communities and seen as important cultural elements to an already thriving and mutually supportive society. Portland, of all the places Wade has been, seems to fit this vision of community better than any other. Wade is currently expanding his circles living in Los Angeles, but considers Portland the closest place to home.