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NOVEMBER 2013
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
THROUGH JANUARY 12, 2014
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Words and Music by Justin Paul and Benj Pasek
Book by Timothy Allen McDonald
Based on the book by Roald Dahl
James and the Giant Peach is presented through special arrangement
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Recommended for ages 6+
CONTENTS
5 Title Page
6 Board of Trustees
6 Synopsis
8 The Cast
11 Artistic & Production Staff
17 The Life of Roald Dahl
20 Thank You
21 SCT Staff
22 Just for Kids
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Book by Timothy Allen McDonald
Based on the book by Roald Dahl
Directed by Linda Hartzell
Choreographed by Marianne Roberts
Music Direction by Chris DiStefano
THE CAST
(in alphabetical order)
*Greg McCormick Allen (Grasshopper)
*Julie Briskman (Sponge)
*Richard Gray (Centipede)
Diana Huey (Spider)
*Kendra Kassebaum (Ladybug)
*Jayne Muirhead (Spiker)
*Heath Saunders (Earthworm)
Mike Spee (James)
Understudies: *J. Cameron Barnett, *Auston James, *+Ian Lindsay, *Vickielee Wohlbach
Costume Designer
Cathy Hunt
Fight Choreographer
+Geoffrey Alm
Scenic Designer
Carey Wong
Aerial Arts Coach
Lara Paxton
Stage Manager
*Michael John Egan
Lighting Designer
Michelle Habeck
Puppet Designer/
Coach
+Annett Mateo
Production Assistants
Julianna Brei-Crawley
Michael Massey
Assistant
Lighting Designer
Rachel Atkinson
Dialect Coach
Alyssa Keene
Dance Captain
*Greg McCormick Allen
Sound Designer
Chris R. Walker
Production Manager
Michael Wellborn
Underscoring &
Incidental Music
David Weinstein
Technical Director
Michael K. Hase
Orchestration
August Eriksmoen
*Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union for stage professionals
+SCT Drama School Faculty
Lighting Sound, Staging, Property, Scenery, Scenic Art, and Costume work is performed by employees represented by the International
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Seattle Children’s Theatre
Board of Trustees
2013-2014 Season
OFFICERS
Terrence I. Danysh PRESIDENT
Bob Evans 1ST VICE PRESIDENT
Stacie Foster 2ND VICE PRESIDENT
Robert Grant SECRETARY
Laura Smith TREASURER
Mark Sherman IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
BOARD MEMBERS
Eve Alvord
Ashley Andrew
Aiko Bethea
Heather Blahous
Beth Bodensteiner
Kendall Cammermeyer
Lisa Davenport
Mimi Gan
Jennifer Gulrajani
Adam Hamilton
Melinda Hord
Jane Hummer
Stacey Krynsky
David Landau
Barbara Larimer
Tom Lennon
Carrie Miceli
Zoey Minkove
Jim Mitchell
Elanor Nolan
Laurie Oki
Lisa Oratz
Sam Palica
Louise Pietrafesa
Jody Pineda
Betsy Ribera
Dorothy Roca
Lee-Norah Sanzo
Melyssa Schug
Peter Skovron
Stacy Speicher
Aimee Vaughan
Wanda Wong
SCT would like to acknowledge
and thank its Teacher Advisory
Committee for 2012-2013
Andrew Rabiroff INGLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
Astrid Feldman JOHN HAY ELEMENTARY
Carlyn Roedell BOW LAKE
Chelle Downey-Magee ISSAQUAH MONTESSORI
Chelsey Campbell JOHN HAY ELEMENTARY
Colleen Nykreim PIONEER VALLEY
Dano Beal LAFAYETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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Ginnie Brossard MARVISTA ELEMENTARY
Gregg Marquart PIONEER VALLEY
Jennie Proby CHRYSALIS SCHOOL
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Marilyn Mears SCHMITZ PARK ELEMENTARY
Martha Gibney ST. MATTHEW SCHOOL
Nancy Brooks OLYMPIC HILLS ELEMENTARY
Peter Weschler ROXHILL ELEMENTARY
Sabrina Kovacs-Storlie SCHMITZ PARK ELEMENTARY
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A Note from the Artistic Director
I’m so happy to
welcome you to the
world premiere of
the musical, James
and the Giant Peach.
When I first heard
the play and music
at the Kennedy Center’s New Visions/New
Voices workshop two years ago, I knew
right away that I wanted to produce it at
Seattle Children’s Theatre.
The book, written by Timothy Allen
McDonald, really honors Roald Dahl’s
beloved story. McDonald worked closely
with Dahl’s literary estate, and took care to
preserve the quirky essence of the original
story in his adaptation. There’s also a truly
exciting musical score by the Tony-nominated
song-writing team, Justin Paul and Benj
Pasek. The sophisticated harmonies require
great voices, and I’m thrilled with our cast.
Carey Wong, the set designer, started
working last February. As you can imagine,
creating a giant flying peach takes some
doing, but there’s more – seagulls, sharks,
the Empire State Building – everywhere you
look, there’s stage magic happening. And then
there’s the challenge of making the insects
come alive, first as puppets and then as actors.
Working with designer Annett Mateo, we
chose to use puppets for the more realistic
scenes in which James first meets the insects.
Later, in the fantastical world of the giant
peach, we have actors playing the insects in
costumes created by Cathy Hunt that keep
the insects’ signature qualities but allow the
freedom to sing and dance, climb and move.
We chose to leave the actors’ faces uncovered
to allow them greater expressiveness. After
all, these bugs have personality!
Did you know that the last time I counted
Seattle had 51 “holiday” shows? It’s really a
challenge to offer something special for you in
such a crowded field, but I think we’ve done
it with James and the Giant Peach. Children
will see themselves as James, a young boy
who goes from feeling alone and unloved
to becoming a hero, finding unexpected
strength, resilience and friendship in the
company of the not-exactly-normal characters
who need his help. Together in their adventure
as the crew of the Giant Peach, the boy and
the insects learn that acceptance and love are
their best protection. Now that’s a heart-lifting
theme for the holidays in every tradition.
Linda Hartzell
Artistic Director
Synopsis
The story begins as James Henry
Trotter loses his parents in an accident
(involving a hungry rhino from the
London Zoo). To further his misfortune,
James has only two surviving relatives –
his atrocious, pick-pocketing aunts Spiker
and Sponge. Though not a fan of children,
the miserly aunts welcome James’ arrival
as a source of income and free labor.
When Spiker and Sponge order
him to chop down a fruit tree, James
uncovers a book of magic potions. James
mixes up a potion, accidentally drops
it by the tree and a tremendous peach
grows. The aunts see this novelty as yet
another money grab and start receiving
celebrity status from the peach. Ordered
to guard the peach, James spies a door
knob and enters the fruit where he
finds an interesting cast of human-sized
insects (many who want to eat him).
Personalities collide with the pessimistic
and threatening Centipede, the more
proper Ladybug, Grasshopper, Spider
and Earthworm. As the group juggles for
space and argues, the peach falls off the
tree and rolls into the ocean. At sea, the group is launched on an
epic adventure where they must learn to
work together and be resourceful. James
leads the eclectic group with clever and
creative problem-solving. For example,
when hungry, they nibble away at the
peach (while careful to keep it afloat).
To escape sharks, they lasso spider rope
around seagull necks to lift themselves
out of the ocean and harm’s way.
Meanwhile, fearing retribution from
the cash advances they received for peach
publicity that never came to fruition, the
aunts flee on a first-class cruise to New
York. Both groups survive their journey
and things come to a head when James
reunites with his aunts in New York.
The Cast
JAN 3-5, 2014
Greg McCormick
Allen (Grasshopper)
is elated to be a part
of such an amazing
cast and creative
team. SCT audiences
may remember his
previous green-clad performances in Lyle
the Crocodile and Adventures with Spot.
Favorite human roles include Phil Davis in
White Christmas, Lionel the Herald in
Cinderella (Gregory Award nominee) and
Billy Buck Chandler in My One and Only.
Special thanks to friends and family,
especially E-Lo!
J. Cameron Barnett
(Understudy) is
thrilled to be a part of
JATGP at SCT!
Cameron was most
recently in the world
premiere of A
Craigslist Cantata for the Arts Club Theatre
in Vancouver, BC. He was also seen as
Terpsicore in Xanadu and Seaweed in
Hairspray for the Arts Club. His credits
range from Broadway, National, European,
and South American tours, to Off-Broadway
and US regional productions. Selected
credits: The Wiz directed by George Faison,
HAIR(3x) directed by co-author James Rado,
Smokey Joe’s Café directed by Joey McKneely,
The Producers, La Cage aux Folles(3x),
Finian’s Rainbow, Buddy Holly, and Five Guys
Named Moe(2x.) TV: Supernatural, Blink
(pilot), Continuum, YTV’s Mr. Young, Fairly
Odd Christmas 2. More info at
jcameronbarnett.com or follow him @
jcameronbarnett. He would like to give
thanks to God for his many blessings.
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Julie Briskman
(Sponge) Favorite
roles at SCT include:
Wicked Witch/ Miss
Gulch in The Wizard
of Oz, The White
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Lion The
Witch and The Wardrobe, Branwen in
Sleeping Beauty, Hattie in Go, Dog. Go!, Miss
Primm in Lyle the Crocodile and Kate Barlow
in Holes. Julie has appeared locally at Seattle
Repertory Theater (most recently as
Smeraldina in Servant of Two Masters), ACT
Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare Company and
the 5th Ave. National credits include Yale
Repertory Theater, Berkeley Repertory
Theater, Arizona Theater Company, Trinity
Repertory Theater, The Old Globe,
Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, and the
Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, where she
was a company member for seven seasons.
Julie is the Co-Artistic Director of THE
SEAGULL PROJECT, and played Arkadina
in their highly acclaimed production of The
Seagull earlier this year.
Richard Gray
(Centipede) last
performed at SCT in
Stellaluna, wrote the
scores for Time Again
in Oz, Lyle the
Crocodile and Little
Rock, and is currently writing a new musical
for SCT called The Light Princess. He has
performed in 18 productions at the 5th
Avenue Theatre including last season’s Elf,
The Music Man and the pre-Broadway run of
First Date. At the Village Theatre in
Issaquah, his roles have included Albin/
ZaZa in La Cage Aux Folles, Max Bialystock
in The Producers, The King in Big River, Bud
Frump in How To Succeed… and Amos Hart
in Chicago (2013 Gregory Award
nomination). As a composer, Richard was
named one of 5 finalists in both 2005 and
2006 for the Fred Ebb Award honoring upand-coming new musical theatre writers. His
musical scores include Cold Turkey, Love Is
Love (w/Martin Charnin), and The Flea and
The Professor (Barrymore Award-Best
Musical). Next up: Spamalot and A Room
with a View (5th Avenue).
Diana Huey (Spider)
is excited to be back
at SCT after working
on last season’s Dr.
Seuss’s The Cat in the
Hat! She recently
returned from DC
where she played Kim in Miss Saigon at the
Signature Theatre. Other recent favorites
include New York Workshops: Pump Up
the Volume, The Yellow Wood; Balagan
Theatre: Avenue Q (Gregory Award
Nominee), Spring Awakening, Dr. Horrible’s
Sing-Along-Blog; 5th Avenue Theatre: Rent,
Adventure Musical Theatre, First Date
(workshop), Mame; Village Theatre: It
Shoulda Been You, Take Me America; Book-
It Repertory Theatre: Skippy Jon Jones;
Milwaukee Repertory Theatre: A Christmas
Carol; First Stage Children’s Theatre: A
Thousand Cranes. TV/FILM: Leverage
(TNT), The Glee Project, New Day
Northwest. Diana won the 2011 Critic’s
Choice “Person to Watch” on
BroadwayWorld.com and is a proud
graduate of Cornish College of The Arts.
Thanks and love to SCT and the James
team! www.DianaHuey.com
Auston James
(Understudy) most
recently appeared as
Dan in Next To
Normal at Balagan,
the Scarecrow in
SCT’s The Wizard of
Oz, and as Frog in A Year with Frog and
Toad. He was the composer for SCT’s
production of Harold and the Purple Crayon
and has performed locally with Seattle Rep,
Village Theatre, ACT, Music of
Remembrance, TAG and Seattle Opera.
Kendra Kassebaum
(Ladybug) Broadway:
Assassins; Wicked;
Rent; Leap of Faith.
Concerts:
Roundabout Theatre’s
A Little Night Music
with Natasha Richardson and Vanessa
Redgrave. Off Broadway: The Receptionist
(Manhattan Theatre Club). Regional: 2013
Sundance Theatre Lab; Actor’s Theatre of
Louisville; ACT; Ordway; Florida Stage;
Arizona Theatre Co.; The Muny; San Jose
Rep. Albums: Assassins; Leap of Faith. Film:
The Other Woman. Kendra is a proud
member of Equity.
Ian Lindsay
(Understudy) is
thrilled to be a part
of James and the
Giant Peach. He was
previously seen in Dot
& Ziggy, The Wizard
of Oz, A Year with Frog and Toad, Lyle the
Crocodile, and Seussical here at SCT. Other
favorite roles include Cogsworth in Beauty
and the Beast, and Teddy Roosevelt in Stunt
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bearer in Seattle Opera’s Gotterdammerung.
Ian is a proud graduate of Seattle University
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Jayne Muirhead
(Spiker) This is
Jayne’s 20th show at
SCT. She began in
1992 with Dr.
Doolittle in the Moon
and continued
through Jack and the Beanstalk; Just So
Stories; The Magic Mrs. Piggle Wiggle;
Bunnicula; Prince Brat; The Velveteen
Rabbit; Stellaluna; The Lion, the Witch and
the Wardrobe (twice!); Go, Dog. Go!;
Disney’s High School Musical; Goodnight
Moon (twice!); The Brementown Musicians,
Lyle the Crocodile, The Wizard of Oz and
Adventures with Spot. What a wild and
delightful ride introducing so many of you
to the wonderful world of live theatre.
Recent credits include Big River and It
Shoulda Been You at The Village, The
Threepenny Opera at Seattle Shakespeare
and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
at Syracuse Stage in New York.
Heath Saunders
(Earthworm) is
delighted to perform
in his first SCT show
- he’s been coming to
see shows here since
he was eight! And
now he’s more than eight! Other Seattle
credits include: Les Misérables, Avenue Q
(Balagan), Hairspray: In Concert, Pirates of
Penzance, RENT, Titanic: In Concert, and
Saving Aimee (5th Ave). New York:
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Encores!), I Am
Harvey Milk (Workshop with Andrew
Lippa). Love and gratitude to the family,
batch, CORE, and always, my class.
Mike Spee (James) is
both thrilled and
humbled beyond
words to be making
his Seattle Children’s
Theatre debut in this
extraordinary show!
He grew up attending shows here for many
years, so to be able to bring this beloved
story to life on this stage is really a dream
come true. Recent credits around town
include: Fiddler on the Roof (Village Theatre)
and two tours of 5th Avenue’s Adventure
Musical Theatre program which brings
musical theatre to elementary school kids all
across the Northwest. Many thanks to the
incredible cast, crew, production team,
writers, and everyone else involved in this
show for making it such an unforgettable
experience! Love to Pam – I couldn’t do this
without you!
Vickielee Wohlbach
(Understudy) is
delighted to add more
critters from the
animal kingdom to
her extensive
experience in the SCT
Zoo! Some favorites: Dot & Ziggy (Ladybug,
Skunk), A Year with Frog and Toad (Turtle,
Mole, Squirrel, Bird), Stellaluna (Bat), Lilly’s
Purple Plastic Purse (Mouse), Goodnight
Moon (Menagerie) and Go, Dog! Go. (Green
Dog). She has also performed as a human
with the 5th Avenue, Coeur d’Alene Summer
Theatre, TAG, Empty Space, Cabaret de
Paris, Village Theatre, ACT and Showtunes!
Vickielee has toured throughout the US,
Japan and Europe and can be heard on
commercial radio and with the local bands,
Modern Angels and The Usual Suspects.
Artistic &
Production Staff
Linda Hartzell (Artistic Director) is in
her 30th season as Artistic Director of
Seattle Children’s Theatre and its Education
Programs. As of the end of the 201213 season, she has directed 65 plays for
SCT, 45 of which were world premieres.
In addition to SCT productions, Ms.
Hartzell directed The Lion, The Witch and
The Wardrobe at the Syracuse Stage and
developed a new toddler production, Dot
& Ziggy, which premiered at Chicago
Children’s Theatre. Previously, she directed
The Grapes of Wrath at Intiman Theatre and
the Australian premiere of Afternoon of the
Elves for Adelaide’s Windmill Performing
Arts and the Sydney Theatre Company.
Ms. Hartzell currently serves on the Board
of Stage Directors and Choreographers
Society. She was formerly on the board of
Theatre Communications Group and is a
former vice president of the United States
Center for the International Association
of Theatre for Children and Young People
(TYA/USA). Last season Ms. Hartzell
was recognized with the prestigious
Orlin Corey Medallion Award from the
Children’s Theatre Foundation of America
and by Seattle Met Magazine for her
lifetime contribution to the local nonprofit
community. Among her many honors are
ArtsFund’s Outstanding Achievement in
the Arts award, the Mayor’s Arts Award,
and the prestigious Gregory Falls Sustained
Achievement Award from Theatre Puget
Sound. She received her BA in Education
from the University of Washington, and
was a recipient of the Distinguished
Achievement Award from UW College of
Arts and Sciences in 1994.
Mary Ann Ehlshlager (Managing
Director) leads SCT with over 18 years
of leadership experience within some
of America’s largest and most notable
regional theatres, including the Guthrie
Theatre in Minneapolis, Arena Stage
in Washington, DC and New York’s
Roundabout Theatre Company and
Pearl Theatre Company. She joined SCT
in June 2012. Ehlshlager has served in
various leadership capacities throughout
her career in not-for-profit resident
theatre companies, managing financial
stabilization and operational transitions
at the Delaware Theatre Company and
Off-Broadway’s Pearl Theatre Company,
as well as serving as Project Manager for
the Guthrie Theater’s $125 million new
facility, which opened in Minneapolis in
2006. A strong advocate for collaboration
within the arts and the non-profit arena,
Ehlshlager was a founding Board member
of the Delaware Arts Alliance as well
as the Belize Humane Association and
the Alliance Against AIDS. Ehlshlager
graduated with a BA from the University
of Virginia and an MFA from the
California Institute of the Arts.
Timothy Allen McDonald (Author) has
been creating musical extravaganzas since
the age of eight when he and his sister
directed neighborhood kids in homegrown
musicals which usually climaxed in a
water ballet performed to “Don’t Go
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Kiki Dee. In 1996 Tim was recruited by
Freddie Gershon to develop and manage
the Broadway Junior Collection at Music
Theatre International. Since then, over
4,000,000 young people have performed
in one of these shows, and in 2012
Freddie was awarded a Tony honor for the
program. In 2006 Tim formed iTheatrics
with a mission to make the world safe for
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iTheatrics clients include MTI, Disney
Theatrical Group, Tams-Witmark, and the
Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization.
Tim has penned several musicals
including The Musical Adventures of
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Henson’s Emmet Otter with Tony-nominee
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Gattelli, co-adapted The
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Wizard of Oz (based on the film) for Tamsindividuality
Witmark and has just adapted The Sound
community
of Music for the Rodgers and Hammerstein
Organization. Tim has directed a musical
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Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood
at the Kennedy Center and Dear Edwina,
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and was produced by multi-Tony Award
and Pulitzer Prize winning producer,
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Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (Music and Lyrics)
are the Tony-nominated songwriters of the
Broadway musical A Christmas Story, which
opened in November 2012 and enjoyed a
critically-acclaimed, record-breaking run
at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. In addition
to the Best Score nomination, A Christmas
Story also received Tony nominations for
Best Musical and Best Book. The holiday
musical was named one of the Top 10
Shows of 2012 by Time Magazine, shared
recognition as the #1 Musical of 2012 in
USA Today and received Drama Desk
and Outer Critics Circle nominations for
Outstanding New Broadway Musical. Benj
and Justin’s score for the show also received
a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding
Music. Benj & Justin are also the composers
behind the Off-Broadway musical Dogfight,
winner of the Lucille Lortel Award for Best
New Musical and nominated for the Drama
League and Outer Critics Circle Awards.
Benj & Justin also received an Outer Critics
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Circle Best Score nomination for their
work on the show. Dogfight premiered in
July 2012 at Second Stage Theatre, and a
cast album was released in May 2013 (ShK-Boom/Ghostlight Records). The album
reached #2 on the Billboard Cast Album
charts. As television songwriters, their
original songs were featured on Season
2 of NBC’s Smash, and have risen to the
Top 25 on the iTunes Pop Charts. The duo
made their debut as songwriters with their
widely-acclaimed song cycle Edges, which
is licensed by Music Theatre International
and has had hundreds of productions
worldwide, including South Korea,
Australia, China, South Africa, Singapore,
France, the Philippines, Denmark and more.
Other theatrical works include James &
the Giant Peach (Seattle Children’s Theatre,
The Kennedy Center’s New Visions/New
Voices, Goodspeed Musicals), and Duck for
President and If You Give a Pig a Pancake
(Theatreworks USA). Their other musical
work for TV can be seen on Sesame Street
and Johnny & the Sprites (Disney TV
series). Performances of their songs have
been featured on Late Night with Jimmy
Fallon, The View, Good Morning America,
CBS Sunday Morning, VH1 Morning Buzz,
The Rosie Show, Fox & Friends, and more.
Benj & Justin are the recipients of the
2011 Richard Rodgers Award for Musical
Theatre from the American Academy
of Arts and Letters, a 2011 Sundance
Institute Fellowship, the 2011 ASCAP
Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award,
the 2011 ASCAP Songwriters Fellowship
Award, and a 2007-2008 Dramatists Guild
Fellowship. They are the youngest recipients
of the Jonathan Larson Award (2007) in
the foundation’s history, members of the
Dramatists Guild of America and proud
graduates of the University of Michigan.
They are currently at work on an original
musical with playwright Steven Levenson
and director Michael Greif, as well as a
new musical with playwright Rick Elice for
Disney Theatricals. Benj sends thanks to
his loving and supportive parents, brothers
and friends, and to the entire James and the
Giant Peach family for accompanying him
on this incredible journey. Justin thanks
God for this amazing opportunity and
sends love to beautiful wife Asher and his
incredible family. They both wish to thank
the dream team at CAA and Mr. David
Berlin, Esq. pasekandpaul.com.
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Artistic & Production Staff
Marianne Roberts (Choreographer) has
choreographed productions at most of the
professional theaters in Seattle and the
1992 Olympic Arts Festival in Barcelona,
as well as teaching and choreographing in
both the Dance and Theatre Departments
at Cornish College. Ms. Roberts has a very
special relationship with Seattle Children’s
Theatre. Linda Hartzell directed the
first show she choreographed in Seattle,
which was the beginning of an ongoing
artistic relationship involving many
productions at SCT and elsewhere. She
has choreographed over 30 productions
at SCT including Lyle the Crocodile, Peter
Pan, Goodnight Moon, Frog and Toad,
The Wizard of Oz, Adventures with Spot
and Pippi Longstocking. As a dancer, Ms.
Roberts trained and performed in New
York and toured internationally for many
years with New York based concert dance
companies. Thanks to the wonderful
cast, crew and staff for this very special
production. Love to Paul, Morgan, Lily,
and Melanie.
Chris DiStefano (Music Director) is so
excited to be working on James. Thanks to
the rocking band, and to Denise, Linda,
and Michael for being so great to work
with, and August, Benj and Justin for the
great music. Past musical direction credits
include Grey Gardens (5th Avenue/ ACT),
The Oklahoma Project (5th Avenue) and
Avenue Q (Balagan). Prior to moving to
Seattle he served as Associate Conductor on
the national tours of Annie and The Wizard
of Oz.
Cathy Hunt (Costume Designer) is so
pleased to back at SCT! Favorite SCT
productions include: The Lion, The Witch
and The Wardrobe, Lyle the Crocodile, The
Wizard of Oz, and Peter Pan. Catherine has
designed productions locally for The Seattle
Repertory Theatre, The Intiman Theatre,
ACT, The Seattle Opera, and The Village
Theatre. She has also designed costumes for
the computer game “Riven”. Catherine has
won both a Drama Logue award, and San
Diego Theatre Critics circle award for the
Anne Bogart production of The Women.
Catherine won a Theatre of Puget Sound
Outstanding Costume Design award in 2012
for Seattle Repertory Theatre’s production
of OR.
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Carey Wong (Scenic Designer) has designed
sets for the Seattle Rep, Berkeley Rep,
Portland Center Stage, Arizona Theatre
Company, Intiman, ACT, TAG, Village
Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Childsplay, Phoenix
Theatre, Hey City Theater and Prince Music
Theater. He has been Resident Designer
for Portland Opera, Opera Memphis,
and Wildwood Park for the Arts, and has
designed for Seattle Opera, Pittsburgh
Opera, Vancouver Opera, the Spoleto
Festival USA, the Beijing Music Festival, and
Nearco Producciones in Spain. This is his
27th design for SCT.
Michelle Habeck (Lighting Designer)
Broadway—Slide Artist: Thoroughly
Modern Millie (also London and tour);
Associate Lighting Designer: The Boy from
Oz, King Hedley II; Assistant Lighting
Designer: Movin’ Out, Thoroughly Modern
Millie, King Hedley II. Opera—Associate
Lighting Designer: Julie Taymor’s Grendel.
Off Broadway—Fifty Words. Regional—
American Music Theatre Project: WAS
(dir. Tina Landau), Dangerous Beauty
(dir. Sheryl, Kaller); Guthrie: A Raisin in
the Sun, Gem of the Ocean. Steppenwolf:
Love Song, The Chosen, Ten Percent of
Molly Snyder; Centerstage: Let There
Be Love, Things of Dry Hours, Elmina’s
Kitchen. Michelle has also designed with
The Goodman, The Alliance, Kansas City
Repertory, Penumbra Theatre, Arizona
Theatre Company, Writer’s, Lookingglass,
Seattle Children’s Theatre and others.
Awards: NEATCG Career Development
Grant for Design, The University of Texas
Faculty Fine Arts Award.
Rachel Atkinson (Assistant Lighting
Designer) previously designed the lighting
for Seattle Children’s Theatre’s production
of The Edge of Peace. Assistant lighting
design credits include: Dance of the Holy
Ghost (Center Stage), Xanadu (Austin’s Zach
Theatre), and Taming of the Shrew (Houston
Ballet). Lighting design credits include: A
Midsummer Night’s Dream (Austin’s Zach
Theatre), The Clean House and Seminar
(Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company), and
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Abridged, A Christmas Carol, and Two
Gentlemen of Verona (Colorado Shakespeare
Festival). Rachel earned her Master of Fine
Arts in lighting design at The University of
Texas at Austin.
Chris R. Walker (Sound Designer) is very
happy to be returning for his twelfth season
as resident sound designer at SCT. He’s also
ecstatic that his two daughters are able to see
so many great plays right where he works.
It’s a good job for the whole family! In
Seattle, he has designed at Seattle Rep, ACT,
the 5th Ave., and Intiman. Nationally, he’s
designed in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San
Diego, Houston, Boston, Chicago, and New
York. Chris holds a BA in Classical Piano
Performance from Cornish College.
Geoffrey Alm (Fight Choreographer) has
worked with SCT since 1988, most recently
fight directing for A Single Shard and Robin
Hood. Geof has choreographed nationally at
The Shakespeare Theatre, Washington DC;
The Huntington, Boston; McCarter Theatre,
New Jersey; Kansas City Rep; Arizona
Theatre Company; Shakespeare Santa Cruz;
and The Old Globe, San Diego. Locally,
his work has been seen at Seattle Opera,
Intiman, and The 5th Ave. He teaches stage
fighting in the MFA program at the UW,
Cornish, Freehold Theatre Lab, and UPS.
Mr. Alm is a fight master with the Society of
American Fight Directors.
Lara Paxton (Aerial Arts Coach) is a crossdisciplinary performance artist whose
pieces incorporate over-the-top costuming
and character work with elements of circus,
music, and dance. In 1998 she founded
Circus Contraption and served as artistic
director for its 11-year lifespan. An offshoot
of this project, a six-woman aerial girl gang
called the Aerialistas, quickly established
itself as a local favorite. In 2010 the troupe
made its international debut in Madrid’s
prestigious Teatro Circo Price. This was
followed by multiple engagements in
German varieté theaters. Lara has also
performed nationally and internationally
with her solo works, in particular her
signature mermaid on aerial anchor.
Annett Mateo (Puppet Designer/Coach)
believes just about anything can be a
puppet! She builds all kinds of puppets
large and small out of all kinds of materials.
Besides Seattle Children’s Theatre, her
puppets have recently been at Chicago
Children’s Theatre, Children’s Theatre
Company in Minneapolis and Freehold
Theatre. It was much fun to have built the
puppets for the Mudgarden Experience at
the Experience Music Project as part of the
visiting Jim Henson Exhibit, and for various
other theatres and festivals in the region.
Annett is thrilled to be in her eleventh
season designing and building puppets at
the Seattle Children’s Theater after having
built puppets with our beloved Douglas
Paasch, who originally designed many of
the puppets at SCT.
Alyssa Keene (Dialect Coach) is pleased to
be returning to SCT for an old childhood
favorite. Past shows at SCT include Pippi
Longstocking, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, Seussical,
The Brementown Musicians, Junie B. Jones
and a Little Monkey Business, Frog and Toad,
and Busytown. Recent Seattle credits include
The Wild Party (Sound Theatre Company),
Team of Heroes (Annex), Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern Are Dead (Seattle Public),
and Reckless (Theater Schmeater). Alyssa is
also a dialect coach for many local theatres,
and a voice and speech teacher for Cornish
College of the Arts, SCT, The 5th Avenue,
and Jackstraw Studios. She is currently
engaged in voice studies at the Roy Hart
Theatre in Thoiras, France.
Michael Wellborn (Production Manager)
is in his seventh season working with the
amazing staff and guest artists of SCT.
Prior to joining SCT, Michael was on the
faculty of the University of Washington
Dance Program. As a lighting designer
for over 30 years, his work has been
seen around the world, including 25
productions here at SCT.
Michael K. Hase (Technical Director) is in
the midst of his 19th year at SCT. Thanks to
everyone in the SCT family past and present
for making that time so enjoyable. Cheers to
19 more!
Michael John Egan (Stage Manager)
Broadway: Les Misérables, Man of La
Mancha, Never Gonna Dance. National
Tours: Billy Elliot, Les Misérables, Miss
Saigon, Cabaret, Mamma Mia!. Seattle
Rep: Good People, Servant of Two Masters,
The Imaginary Invalid, How To Write A
New Book For The Bible. Seattle Opera:
Wagner’s Ring Cycle (2005, 2013), Porgy &
Bess, Carmen, Parsifal, Lohengrin. Seattle
Children’s Theatre: The Wizard of Oz, Help!.
Other credits include Spoleto Festival USA,
Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Pittsburgh
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Artistic & Production Staff
Public Theater, 5th Avenue Theatre, ACT
Theatre, Kansas City Starlight. Mike is
proud to say that he was an English major
in college.
working on James with such an incredibly
talented team of authors! David hopes his
commitment to children in the arts is an
ongoing endeavor throughout his life.
Julianna Brei-Crawley (Production
August Eriksmoen (Orchestration)
Broadway: (orchestrations, dance
Assistant) has stage managed The Colored
arrangements or music direction) First
Museum, Hansel and Gretel the opera, Dance
Date, Hugh Jackman – Back On Broadway,
Bistro, and In the Red and Brown Water. She
The Addams Family, Memphis, Million
has worked with the Seattle Opera, Seattle
Dollar Quartet, Ring of Fire, All Shook Up,
Children’s Theatre and stage managed for
Off-B’way: Bare, Romantic Poetry,
the Seattle Fringe Festival. She
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Walmartopia, Imperfect Chemistry. 1st
in Stage Management from the University of
Nationals: All Shook Up, The Full Monty.
California, Irvine.
Other orchestrating credits: Crossing,
Brother Russia, Winnie the Pooh (Disney
Michael Massey (Production Assistant)
Junior), Always Patsy Cline, Honky Tonk
hails from the southern lands of Texas
Angels, Berlin.
where the current temperature is about 85
degrees and is bewildered by this leaves
Band
changing color phenomenon. Michael
Chris Distefano, Piano and Keyboards
recently graduated from The University of
David Pascal, Bass
Texas at Austin, where he stage managed
Ed Littlefield, Percussion
for the Department of Theatre and Dance,
Dewey Marler, Reed 1
as well as the Austin theatre community. He
Dexter Stevens, Reed 2
is thrilled to rejoin SCT for this wonderful
project. A large thank you to Team James
for the great ride! Recent credits include:
The Walworth Farce (New Century
Seattle Children’s Theatre is a member of TYA/USA,
Theatre Company), Spamalot (Seattle
the national center of the International Association
Children’s Theatre), The Scarlet Letter (UT
of Theatre for Children and Young People and
Austin), The Cherry Orchard (UT Austin),
the Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the
KOKKOLA, US premiere, (Akvavit Theatre
national service organization for non-profit
Company), The Zoo Story (Second Hand
professional theatres. Seattle Children’s Theatre
Theatre Company).
is also a signatory with the Stage Directors and
David Weinstein (Underscoring &
Incidental Music) has served as a composer,
orchestrator, arranger, director, music
director and a producer. He produces,
adapts and supervises recordings for
Broadway Junior, TYA and School Edition
series for Music Theatre International,
Disney Theatrical Productions, Tams
Witmark and iTheatrics. He has also
written The Joys of Sex and It’s a Hit! Off
Broadway as well as The Adventures of
Flat Stanley, which licenses to schools all
over the country. David has toured with
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, 100 Years
of Broadway and Music Directed and
conducted many regional productions. In
New York, he has conducted Les Misérables
on Broadway. He teaches Musical Theatre
at Oxbridge Academy of the Palm Beaches
and is one of the Directors at French Woods
Performing Arts camp in upstate New York.
It is such an honor and a privilege to be
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Choreographers Society (SDC), and a member of
International Performing Arts for Youth (IPAY). SCT
is a professional company employing Members of
Actors’ Equity Association (AEA). Lighting, Sound,
Staging, Property, Scenery, Scenic Art and Costume
work is performed by employees represented by the
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees,
Moving Picture Technicians, Artists, and Allied Crafts
of the US and Canada, AFL-CIO, CLC. The designers
at this theatre are represented by United Scenic
Artists Local USA 829 of the International Alliance of
Theatrical Stage Employees.
The life of
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl was born September 13, 1916,
in Llandaff, South Wales, United Kingdom, to
Norwegian parents. He spent his childhood
summers visiting his grandparents in Oslo,
Norway. He was a mischievous child, full
of energy, and from an early age he proved
himself skilled at finding trouble. His earliest
memory was of pedaling to school at a very
fast speed on his tricycle, with his two sisters
struggling to keep up as he whizzed around
curves on two wheels.
Dahl’s father died when Roald was
four years old. His mother followed her
late husband’s wish that Dahl be sent to
English schools. Dahl first attended Llandaff
Cathedral School, where he embarked on a
series of unfortunate adventures. After he and
several other students were severely beaten
by the principal for placing a dead mouse
in a storekeeper’s candy jar, Dahl’s mother
moved him to St. Peter’s Boarding School and
later to Repton, an excellent private school.
Dahl would later describe his school years
as “days of horrors” filled with “rules, rules
and still more rules that had to be obeyed,”
which inspired much of his fiction. Though
not a good student, his mother nevertheless
offered him the option of attending Oxford
or Cambridge University when he finished
school. His reply was, “No, thank you. I
want to go straight from school to work for
a company that will send me to wonderful
faraway places like Africa or China.”
After graduating from Repton, Dahl
took a position with the Shell Oil Company
in Tanganyika (now Tanzania), in Africa.
In 1939 he joined a British Royal Air Force
training squadron in Nairobi, Kenya, and
served as a fighter pilot during World War
II. Dahl suffered severe head injuries in a
plane crash near Alexandria, Egypt. After
he recovered, the Royal Air Force sent him
to Washington, D.C., to be an assistant air
attaché (a technical expert who advises
government representatives). There he met
the English author C. S. Forester who asked
him to write an article about his wartime
experiences for a newspaper. Soon his stories
were appearing in many magazines. Dahl
told the New York Times Book Review that
“as I went on, the stories became less and less
realistic and more fantastic. But becoming a
writer was pure fluke. Without being asked to,
I doubt if I’d ever have thought of it.”
In 1943 he wrote his first children’s book,
The Gremlins, which was originally intended
to be made into an animated film by Walt
Disney. The film was not made and Dahl
turned to writing adult fiction. Through the
1940s and into the 1950s Dahl continued as
a short story writer for adults, establishing
his reputation as a writer of deathly tales
with unexpected twists. His stories earned
him three Edgar Allan Poe Awards from the
Mystery Writers of America.
In 1953 Dahl married Hollywood actress
Patricia Neal. The marriage lasted 30 years
and produced five children. As soon as the
children were old enough, Dahl began making
up stories for them each night before they
went to bed. His daughter Ophelia recalled:
“Every evening after my sister Lucy
and I had gone to bed, my father
would walk slowly up the stairs,
his bones creaking louder than the
staircase, to tell us a story. I can see
him now, leaning against the wall of
our bedroom with his hands in his
pockets looking into the distance,
reaching into his imagination. It was
here, in our bedroom, that he began
telling many of the stories that later
became the books you know.”
His career as a children’s writer began
seriously with the publication of James and
the Giant Peach in 1961. One way that Dahl
delighted his readers was to take often vicious
revenge on cruel adults who had harmed
children, as in James and the Giant Peach
and Matilda. Many critics have objected
to the rough treatment of adults. However,
Dahl explained in the New York Times Book
Review that the children who wrote to him
always “pick out the most gruesome events
as the favorite parts of the books.… They
don’t relate it to life. They enjoy the fantasy.”
He also said that his “nastiness” was payback.
“Beastly people must be punished.”
Looking back on his years as a writer
in Boy: Tales of Childhood, Dahl contended
that “two hours of writing fiction leaves this
particular writer absolutely drained. For those
two hours he has been miles away, he has been
somewhere else, in a different place with totally
different people, and the effort of swimming
back into normal surroundings is very great.
It is almost a shock.… A person is a fool to
become a writer. His only [reward] is absolute
freedom. He has no master except his own
soul, and that, I am sure, is why he does it.”
Over his career, Dahl wrote 19 children’s
books, nine short story collections and several
television and movie scripts. He worked from
a tiny shed in the garden of the home he
shared with his second wife, Liccy. He couldn’t
type and always used a pencil to write his
stories—stories that continue to thrill millions
of children throughout the world.
Roald Dahl died in Oxford, England, on
November 23, 1990.
Excerpted and adapted from:
Roald Dahl – The Official Web Site
www.roalddahl.com/
Encyclopedia of World Biography
www. notablebiographies.com/
Co-Da/Dahl-Roald.html
Activity Village
www.activityvillage.co.uk/
roald_ dahl_biography.htm
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THE
Library BOOKSHELF
A Message from
Show Sponsor
Booklist prepared by Cecelia McGowan,
King County Library System
James and the Giant Peach
FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULTS
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Cyberia
Chris Lynch
The Enchanted Castle
E. Nesbit
The Missing Golden Ticket
and Other Splendiferous Secrets
Roald Dahl
The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster
Plain Kate
Erin Bow
The Star of Kazan
Eva Ibbotson
The Tilting House
Tom Llewellyn
Watership Down
Richard Adams
Website http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/encouraging_creativity_preschoolers.html
The Australian Parenting Website encouraging Preschooler’s Creative and Artistic
Development
Spotlight Travels of Thelonious
Susan Schade
At a time when animals only know
myths about the talking humans who
once dominated and nearly destroyed
the world, a young chipmunk escapes
danger in the City of Ruins and, with
new friends, finds the Fog Mound,
where all creatures live in peace and
harmony.
FOR ADULTS WORKING
WITH CHILDREN &
YOUNG ADULTS
Child of Wonder: Nurturing Creative
and Naturally Curious Children
Ginger Carlson, M.A. Ed.
The Hundred Languages of Children:
The Reggio Emilia
Experience in Transformation
Carolyn Edwards, Lella Gandini and
George Forman, editors
Raising a Self-Reliant Child:
A Back-to-Basics Parenting
Plan from Birth to Age 6
Dr. Alanna Levine
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Bank of America welcomes you to James and
the Giant Peach! We are glad to be part of this
wonderful and unique production. We are
equally excited to continue our partnership
with Seattle Children’s Theatre.
We recognize that artistic and cultural
institutions, like SCT, play a vital role in
building community. This collaboration is an
example of the commitment Bank of America
has made to creating greater access for
individuals and families to the arts.
Our support of the arts also helps promote
cultural understanding and engages
individuals, organizations and cultures
in creative ways to build mutual respect.
When we invest in the arts, we strengthen
institutions that in turn contribute to local
economies; we expand access to experiences
that challenge, inspire and motivate; we
set opportunity in motion in a climate of
innovation and tolerance.
We’re glad to be sharing this experience with
you. Together we’re all citizens of one of the
finest communities anywhere! From all of us
at Bank of America, thank you for supporting
Seattle Children’s Theatre. Enjoy the show!
Christi Gordon
Corporate Social Responsibility Manager
Bank of America – Puget Sound Region
A Message from
Show Sponsor
On behalf of nearly 400 Kibble & Prentice/
USI Associates in the Northwest, we are
delighted to welcome you to the world
premiere of the musical James and the Giant
Peach. The magic of the theatre is always a
welcome part of holiday celebrations, and
never more so than when Seattle Children’s
Theatre is bringing new life to a beloved
classic.
Kibble & Prentice is so pleased to once again
be sponsoring SCT. We are tremendously
fortunate to have one of the nation’s leading
professional theatres for young audiences
here in our region. And as a company
dedicated to supporting our community
through financial donations, leadership and
volunteerism, we are honored to support the
theatre. SCT’s productions provide a unique
opportunity for the emotional, social and
cultural development of young people, and
tons of joy and fun for families. Kibble &
Prentice is proud to be a supporter.
We hope you enjoy the show, and wish you all
the best of the holiday season.
Chris Prentice
CEO
Kibble & Prentice, a USI Company
A Message from Season Sponsor
Welcome! Seattle Children’s Theatre and Microsoft share a passion for creativity, learning
and excellence. Year after year, SCT delivers high quality entertainment that captivates the
imagination, emotion and intellect of our region’s young people and their families. That is
why we are very proud to sponsor the 2013-14 season.
Since Microsoft began in 1975, we have strived to make community involvement an integral
part of our business and corporate culture. With over 40,000 of the company’s employees
and their families calling this region home, Microsoft supports the work of local nonprofits
and encourages employee investment and volunteerism in the community.
We believe that a thriving arts and cultural scene, a network of critical human services
providers, and a world-class education system are important to the continued vitality and
attractiveness of the Puget Sound region. Through partnerships with organizations such as
SCT, we want to help create an environment where the arts will thrive and be enjoyed for
generations to come. On behalf of Microsoft and our employees in the Puget Sound area, we
want to thank SCT for enriching our community.
Akhtar Badshah
Senior Director,
Global Community Affairs
Microsoft Corporation
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Thank You
Seattle Children’s Theatre gratefully acknowledges the generosity of all the individuals, corporations, foundations and government agencies that have supported SCT in the last year. The list below recognizes contributions of $1,000 or more, received through October 15, 2013.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
$100,000 & OVER Arts Fund
The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
$50,000 - $99,999
Microsoft
Office of Arts and Culture, Seattle
Target
$20,000 - $49,999
4Culture
Keith and Mary Kay McCaw Family Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Nesholm Family Foundation
Safeco Insurance Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Boeing Company
$10,000 - $19,999
Adrienne Coons Memorial Fund
Bank of America
Cobalt, an ADP Company
Expedia, Inc.
Kibble & Prentice, a USI Company
Plum Creek Foundation
Satterberg Foundation
Snoqualmie Tribe Fund
The Norcliffe Foundation
The Oki Foundation
The Seattle Foundation
U.S. Bank
$5,000 - $9,999
ArtsWA – Washington State Arts
Commission
Amazon.com Inc.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Holland America Line
McAdams Wright Ragen
Perkins Coie
School’s Out Washington and the
Raikes Foundation
Umpqua Bank
Wyman Youth Trust
$2,500 - $4,999
Nichols Foundation, Inc.
Starbucks Coffee Company
The Snowman Foundation
Wells Fargo Bank
$1,000 - $2,499
Edelman
Foundation 33:11
Sheri & Les Biller Family Foundation
SITY Foundation
CORPORATE MATCHING
GIFTS
Adobe
Bank of America
The Boeing Company
Microsoft
RealNetworks
Starbucks Coffee Company
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
IN-KIND CORPORATE AND
INDIVIDUAL DONORS
5th Avenue Theatre
ACT Theatre
Alaska Airlines
Alvin Goldfarb Jeweler
Argosy Cruises
Chris Ballew
Banya5 Urban Spa
Beecher’s Handmade Cheese
Bryant’s Tractor and Mower
Butler Valet
Calidora Skin Clinic
Chinoise Café
Choice Linens
City of Seattle
Consulate of Sweden, Seattle / Swedish Institute
Cougar Mountain Baking Co.
Alan W. Crawshaw
Direct Connect Group
Disneyland Resort
EMP Museum
Encore Media Group
Ethan Stowell Restaurants
Fox’s Gem Shop
Full Circle
Gameworks
Gifts In Kind International
Hansen Brothers Moving & Storage
Hanzell Vineyards
Hard Rock Café Seattle
Heavy Restaurant Group
Holland America Line
Scott Ichikawa
Inn at the Market
Invicta Law Group PLLC
Juniper Flowers
KUOW
Ladro
Nick Lauris
Lazy River Vineyard
Linda and Bill Lemon
Mac and Jack’s Brewery
Macrina Bakery
Madrona Wine Merchants
Majestic Bay Theatres
Mangetout Catering, Inc.
Marqueen Hotel
Mayflower Park Hotel
McCarthy & Schering Wine Merchants
Mediterranean Inn
Metropolitan Market
Michael Craft Photography
MOD Pizza
On The Boards
Pacific Science Center
Pan Pacific Hotel Seattle
Pomum Cellars
Precept Wine Brands
Annie Prentice
Ride the Ducks
Salsa n’ Seattle
Sandy Nelson Design
Glenn Schulman
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle Center
Seattle Monorail Service
Seattle Opera
Seattle Repertory Theatre
Seattle Shakespeare Company
Seattle Theatre Group
Sorrento Hotel
Starbucks Coffee Company
Taste Restaurant and Cafes
Teatro ZinZanni
The Children’s Museum
The Confectional
The Inn at Queen Anne
The New Victory
The Parlor Collection
The Resort at Port Ludlow
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Theatre & Dance
The Video Group
Top Pot Doughnuts
Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria
United Airlines
UW School of Drama
Village Theatre
Wabi-Sabi Sushi Bar and Restaurant
Waterbrook Winery
Wild Mountain Cafre
Woodland Park Zoo
World Sports Grille
INDIVIDUAL GIVING
BENEFACTOR’S CIRCLE
$100,000 +
DISTINGUISHED CHAMPIONS
$2,500 - $4,999
CHAMPIONS
$1,000 - $2,499
Anonymous
Eve and Chap Alvord
Shari Bitcon and Paul Donnelly
Ed and Heather Blahous
Kendall and Jay Cammermeyer
Lisa and Terry Davenport
Allan and Nora Davis
Kathy and Steve Dewalt
Mary Ann Ehlshlager and Robert Sando
Stacie Foster and Lawrence Cock
Mimi Gan and Everett Billingslea
Debbie and Dave Grant
Jennifer and Roger Gulrajani
Madeline Hamilton
James and Jane Hawkanson
Richard and Marilyn Herzberg
Brenna and Jerry Holkins
Susan Trainor and John Holt
Linda and Ted Johnson
Tim and Megan Kirley
Barb Larimer and Bob Royer
John and Lauren McGuire
Mimi and Todd Menenberg
James and Amy Mitchell
Marianne Mowat
Lisa and Keith Oratz
Sam and Sandra Pailca
Louise Pietrafesa
Carrie Rhodes
Kalpana and Jamie Rhodes
Mark Sherman and Jennifer Daves
Charles and Lisa Simonyi
Laura and Jim Smith
Stacy Speicher and Chris Martin
Drella and Garth Stein
Polly and Jason Thompson
Wanda Wong and Mark Masterson
Anonymous (4)
Allan and Anne Affleck
Mollie and Carl Albrecht
Rene Alkoff
Suzanne Allen
Nancy Alvord
Rebecca Anderson
Phoebe and Lucius Andrew
Joe and Karyn Barer
Maura and Adam Barr
Karen Bunney
Cindy and Henry Burgess
Barbara and Ken Christoferson
Kirk and Deborah Clothier
Amy and Matthew Cockburn
Celia Cummings
Priscilla Dickert
Jerry Dunietz and Laurie Minsk
Bruce Easter and Cynthia Faubion
Shelly and Brent Evans
Drew Fillipo and Susan Griffith
Teri Fischer and Bill Shook
Eliza Flug
Dennis Glavin
Doug Hanhart
Mike and Molly Hanlon
Libby Hanna and Don Fleming
Linda Hartzell and Mark Perry
Jane H. Hawkanson
Gaye Hewson
Barbara Huston
Arlene and Bob Ingersoll
Jessaca Jacobson
Judy and Richard Kaethler
Trudi and Johanna Knight
PLAYWRIGHT’S CIRCLE
$50,000 - $99,999
The Ballmer Family
PRODUCER’S CIRCLE
$20,000 - $49,999
Michael and Laura Larson
Zoey and Jordan Minkove
Mary Pigott
ARTIST’S CIRCLE
$10,000 - $19,999
Elias and Karyl Alvord
Steve Davis and Bob Evans
Karl and Anne Korsmo
Laurie and Scott Oki
PATRONS
$5,000 - $9,999
Ashley Andrew and Adam Crowley
Terry and AnnaLisa Danysh
Adam and Quyen Hamilton
Masha and Glenn Hart
Melinda and Bob Hord
Jane and Randall Hummer
David Landau and Tanya Brunner
Tom Lennon and Patricia Keegan
Chai and Joy Mann
Carrie Miceli
Eleanor and Charles Nolan
Chris and Julie Prentice
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Karen Koon
Susan Leavitt and Bill Block
Linda and Bill Lemon
Kirk and Carol Lider
Lynn Loacker
Todd and Trish Lum
Nick MacPhee
Beverly and Mark Magrane
Jackie and Peter Mansfield
Laura and Steve McKean
Jamie and Jeff Merriman-Cohen
Tom and Terri Olson Miller
Valorie and Larry Osterman
Kimberly Parris
Faith and Phil Pettis
Jody Ehrlichman and Paul Pineda
Dinny and Alex Polson
Betsy and Mario Ribera
Steven and Fredrica Rice
Thurston and Catherine Roach
Dorothy and Javier Roca
Brinette and Lance Rounds
Lee-Norah Sanzo
Petra Schindler-Carter
Andrea Selig
Rob and Cindy Shurtleff
Dorothy Simpson
Nick Slater and Jane Rall
Jennifer Steele
Lauren Tilden
Brenton Turner
Michelle Urdan
Curt Warber and Patricia Thompson
Clyde and Kathy Wilson
Erika and George Winters
SCT Staff
Linda Hartzell
Artistic Director
Laura Knote
Ticket Office Associate
Mary Ann Ehlshlager
Managing Director
Victor Matlock
Ticket Office Associate
ARTISTIC:
Sarahann Rickner
Ticket Office Associate
Rita Giomi
Artistic Associate
Mark Perry
Literary Manager
EDUCATION PROGRAMS:
Joanna Barnebey
Education Business Manager
Josh Darby
Administrative Intern
Chris Dewar
Education Outreach Manager
Don Fleming
Summer Season Producer
Andrea Ichikawa
Education Program Manager
Sarah S. Mixson
Summer Season Production Stage
Manager
Orlando Morales
Education Administrative
Manager
Alex Wheelwright
Ticket Office Associate
Lucinda H. Wilder
Ticket Office Associate
FRONT OF HOUSE:
Rachel Bassett
Gift Shop Assistant
Kristine Cooper
Gift Shop Assistant
Aimee Filippi
Gift Shop Supervisor
Tammy Hase
Volunteer Coordinator
Jeff Kaminski
Director of Patron Services/Facilities
Madeline Nolan
House Manager
Grace Orr
Gift Shop Assistant
BACKSTAGE CREW:
Benjamin Baird
Master Stage Carpenter
Valerie Beck
Lead Dresser
Cora Brown
Dresser
Nick Lauris
Lead Stagehand
Emily McLaughlin
Wardrobe Assistant
Jeff Miller
Master Sound Engineer
David Misner
Lead Sound Engineer
Mandy Mueller
Lead Dresser
Erin Perona
Wardrobe Master
Nick Shellman
Master Electrician
Joseph Swartz
Lead Sound Engineer
Allysa Thompson
Lead Electrician
Samantha Schulz
Gift Shop Assistant
COSTUME SHOP:
TELEMARKETING
& TELEFUNDING:
Joyce Degenfelder
Wig Master
Chris Allen
Marketing Coordinator
Dee Carey
Telemarketing/Telefunding Associate
Scott R. Gray
Master Crafts Artisan
Ariel Bradler
Sales Manager
Jay Edwards
Member Services
Kate Kinkle
Stitcher
Sue Brekke
School Show Assistant
Brianne Hill
Telemarketing/Telefunding Associate
Janet Lind
Master Draper
Jay Edwards
Member Services
Dan Jacoby
Telemarketing/Telefunding Associate
Dennis Bensie Milam
Wig Master
Eron Huenefeld
Development Associate
Peter Rollins
Telemarketing/Telefunding Associate
Shellie Moomey
First Hand
Kanani Knudson
Sales & Database Coordinator
Abra Staton
Telemarketing/Telefunding Associate
Mandy Mueller
Stitcher/Crafts Assistant
Connie Moffit
Institutional Giving Manager
Stephen de Tansday
Telemarketing/Telefunding Associate
Marta Olson
Stitcher
Brooke O’Neal
Annual Fund & Major Gifts Manager
Kelly Wakefield
Telemarketing/Telefunding Associate
Julia Trimarco
Stitcher
Deborah Taylor-Kasindorf
Director of External Relations
Devin Williams
Telemarketing/Telefunding Associate
PROPERTIES SHOP:
Jennifer Watkins
Marketing & PR Manager
PRODUCTION:
Jake Nelson
Master Properties Artisan
Nanette Acosta
Costume Shop Manager
Todd Peacock-Preston
Lead Properties Artisan
Sue McAllister
Accounting Manager
Paul Bert
ASL Interpreter
Marc Rothschild
Properties Artisan
Amy Beth Nolte
Management Associate
Elizabeth A. Friedrich
Properties Shop Manager
PUPPETRY SHOP:
Patrick Schroeder
Business Office Manager
Alexis Garrigues
Company Manager
Justine Halsey-Martin
Puppet Artisan
Joseph Tracy
IT Administrator
Michael K. Hase
Technical Director
Annett Mateo
Master Puppet Artisan
TICKET OFFICE:
Eric Koch
Assistant Technical Director
Nick Passafiume
Puppet Artisan
Denise Martel
Associate Production Manager
Olena Perry
Puppet Artisan
JoAnna Smith
ASL Interpreter
SCENIC SHOP:
Karen Sharp
Education Director
DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING:
ADMINISTRATION:
Trick Danneker
Ticket Office Associate/
Member Services
Riley Kimsey
Ticket Office Associate
Kaeline Kine
Ticket Office Associate/
Birthday Party Coordinator
Chris R. Walker
Resident Sound Designer
Michael Wellborn
Production Manager
Cora Brown
Stitcher/Crafts Assistant
David Baldwin
Scenic Carpenter
Caitlin Carnahan
Scenic Artist
Jeffrey Cook
Assistant Charge Artist
Brian “Chili” Culver
Master Scenic Carpenter
Zach Danneker
Scenic Carpenter
Jennifer Law
Charge Scenic Artist
Cynthia Moore
Scenic Artist
Clark Sandford
Scenic Shop Foreman
Mike Sterkowicz
Scenic Carpenter
STAGE MANAGEMENT:
Michael John Egan
Stage Manager
Julianna Brei-Crawley
Production Assistant
Michael Massey
Production Assistant
SCT TEACHING ARTISTS
Geoffrey Alm
Lauren Appel
Meghan Arnett
Caitie Auld
Ben Baird
Jeremy Behrens
Meredith Berlin
Britt Boyd
Val Brunetto
Ann Marie Caldwell
Zandi Carlson
Rachel Clark
Keni Cohen
Shelia Daniels
Kimberly Dare
Alban Dennis
Chris Dewar
Mercedes Diggs
David Duvall
Cassondra Erickson
Don Fleming
Duncan Frost
Chaya Glass
Lisa Anne Glomb
Suzanne Grant
Taylor Griffin
Eve Hammond
Basil Harris
Andrea Ichikawa
Kate Jaeger
Ian Jagel
Eric Johnson
Megan Jones
Gillian Jorgensen
Kaeline Kine
Anita Kuroiwa
Rebecca Lane
Samara Lerman
Ian Lindsay
Zach Marsh
Rob Martin
Andrew McMasters
Jeff Miller
Sarah S. Mixson
Kate Myre
Kasey Nusbickle
Katy Nuttman
Michael Place
Mark Rabe
Natasha Ransom
Kathryn Reed
Angela Rinaldi
Carol Roscoe
Jane Ryan
Marisol Sanchez Best
Karen Sharp
Ben Stuart
Bryan Sullivan
Kristina Sutherland
Allison Sutton
Molly Tellers
Mim Turnbull
Lauren Walter
Amanda Lee Williams
Emily Veling
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Can you name these critters that join James on his adventure?
Read the clues and complete the drawings to help reveal the answers,
then fill in the blanks.
I make silk thread that I can use to build my
home, climb or protect my eggs.
I have no nose or ears. My body is covered with
tiny hairs that sense vibrations, touch and
sounds.
I can live on every continent in the world except Antarctica.
I am a _________________________ !
My bright color warns predators to stay away .
I can live in many habitats, including
grasslands, forests, cities and along rivers.
I breathe through openings on the side of my body.
I am a _________________________ !
I can eat my own weight in food in a day.
I have eyes that let me see in all directions at
once.
I can jump 20 times my length in one leap.
And I can fly.
I am a _________________________ !
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has been a place for students to grow
their theatre skills and let imagination
take the lead. Register now for Winter
and Spring 2014.
CREATIVE DRAMA • IMPROV • MUSICAL THEATRE • PHYSICAL COMEDY • ACTING
REGISTRATION IS ALSO OPEN FOR WINTER,
MID-WINTER AND SPRING BREAK PROGRAMS.
WINTER BREAK – December 26-27, December 30-January 3
MID-WINTER BREAK – February 18-21
SPRING BREAK – April 7-11, April 14-18
When school’s out, fun and creativity take center stage at SCT. Reserve a place today!
Learn more about our weekly classes and school break programs for ages 3 1/2 - 18
www.sct.org/School/Classes or 206.443.0807 ext. 1186
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