Stories of the saints: St. Luke Productions, Clark County couple create religious dramas By Scott Hewitt, Columbian Arts & Features Reporter Published: April 4, 2021, 6:02am Share: 14 Photos "It's a very intimate experience," said Leonardo Defilippis, here portraying Jesus, of the direct eye contact he usually has with small, spellbound audiences. (Contributed by St. Luke Productions) Photo Gallery RIDGEFIELD – The wisdom of William Shakespeare just didn’t satisfy actors Leonardo and Patti Defilippis, who met in 1980 while playing supporting roles at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Treading the boards in Ashland, Ore., is a great prize for serious thespians. But Leonardo said they both found themselves thinking, “There’s got to be something deeper than this.”