Dick Whittington and His Cat at Seattle Childrens Theatre_Encore

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October 2014
By Jeff ChurCh
Based on an english folk tale
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A Note from the
Artistic Director
Hello and welcome to the holidays at Seattle Children’s Theatre! With the amazing
adventure of Dick Whittington and His Cat, SCT is very pleased to offer you a fresh
version of a classic story. In England, the tale has been told for hundreds of years and
is as popular there as the Wizard of Oz is here, a holiday pantomime favorite. The story
is loosely based on a real man, Richard Whittington, who lived in the 14th century and
became Lord Mayor of London three times; he wasn’t poor himself like Dick in the play,
but he was known for his great generosity to the poor.
The script for Dick Whittington and His Cat was written by Jeff Church, a friend of
SCT and a well-known theatre artist who is the artistic director of The Coterie Theatre
in Kansas City. He wrote the play a long time ago and is delighted that SCT is producing
a new musical version.
And what a musical it is! Seattle composer,
writer, and actor Richard Gray has written an
exciting score that is an elegant and seamless
addition to the action of the play giving it new
energy, a driving beat, and very clever lyrics. Rich is
also the musical director of this production and he
is performing in several roles. You might remember
him as Centipede in last year’s James and the Giant
Peach, or his music from Lyle the Crocodile.
My favorite line from Rich’s score comes from
a song that the company sings to Dick when he’s
working up his courage to try and rescue Trueheart,
his cat, from the pirates: “You’ve been given a chance and a boy with a chance has
wings.” I truly believe that children succeed when they’re given a chance to do so.
Here at SCT – and everywhere, really – it’s our responsibility to help children have the
opportunity and the courage to tap their potential. We do it here through the fun and
inspiration of our plays and Drama School, and through the themes of stories like Dick
Whittington and His Cat that help children feel hopeful and confident that life can get
better – not just at the holidays, but any and every day of the year.
Enjoy the show, and all the best of the season to you.
“You’ve been
given a
chance and
a boy with a
chance has
wings.”
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SYNOPSIS
Young Dick Whittington, an orphan
in England, has heard fantastic tales of
the city of London, and goes there in
search of a street paved with gold. While
Dick asks passersby where to find the
wondrous street, he accidentally spills
the purse of Miss MacGrundy who is
chaperoning her young charge, Alice
Fitzwarren. Miss MacGrundy accuses
Dick of thievery, but Alice’s father arrives
and tells Miss MacGrundy to release
Dick. Taking pity on Dick’s gullibility and
recognizing his honesty, Mr. Fitzwarren
offers him a job and instructs MacGrundy
to arrange lodging for the boy in his
house.
MacGrundy, however, has no
sympathy for Dick and sends him to
sleep in an attic overrun with rats. After a
wakeful night, Dick’s first errand is to help
the butler Hopkins bring meat from the
butcher shop. But Hopkins gives the boy
a coin for the butcher and sends him off
all on his own. Dick becomes hopelessly
lost and runs into a poor stranger and
his cat. The stranger tells him of how the
tabby saved his life, and offers the cat to
Dick in exchange for his coin, claiming
that she will bring good luck. Dick loves
the cat and gives the stranger the coin.
When he arrives back at the Fitzwarren
house everyone is asleep, so he climbs
to his attic. The rats reappear, but Dick’s
cat chases them away. He sees the cat is a
true friend and gives her a special name—
Trueheart.
Dick’s luck is looking up, until the
spiteful MacGrundy puts Trueheart in a
box and sends her off on a ship, claiming
she ran away. Alice suspects the truth and
tells Dick who sets sail in pursuit. Dick’s
quest to recover Trueheart leads to great
adventure and changes his life forever.
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By Jeff Church
Based on an English Folk Tale
Original music by Richard
Directed by Allison
Narver
Music Direction by Richard
Choreographed by Crystal
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Gray
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THE CAST
(in alphabetical order)
Jared Michael Brown (Hopkins/Cabier)
Richard Gray (Pinky/Stranger)
Fawn Ledesma (Alice)
Hana Lass (Bloody Bess)
John Patrick Lowrie (Mr. Fitzwarren)
Cobey Mandarino (James/Smeary)
Jayne Muirhead (Miss MacGrundy)
Mike Spee (Dick Whittington)
Vickielee Wohlbach (Jenny/Courtier/Pirate)
Understudies: Michael Connolly, Chelsea LeValley*, Allison Standley and Benjamin Wippel
Scenic Designer
Carey Wong
Dialect Coach
Judith Shahn
Costume Designer
Catherine Hunt
Orchestrator/
Arranger
Greg Fulton
Lighting Designer
Andrew Smith
Dance Captain
Fawn Ledesma
Sound Designer
Chris R. Walker
Stage Manager
Michael B. Paul
Puppet Designer/
Coach
Annett Mateo
Production
Assistant
Julianna
Brei-Crawley
Fight
Choreographer
Geoffrey Alm
Production
Technical Director
Manager
Michael K. Hase
Michael Wellborn
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Jared Michael Brown
(Hopkins/Cabier) is
THRILLED to be part
of this wonderful
family at SCT, and
honored to be
performing in this
utterly fantastic show, surrounded by capable
and competent artists. Originally from the
Tri-Cities, Washington, he attended The
University of Evansville, Indiana for four
years before hightailing it back to Seattle five
years ago. He’s been lucky to work with some
of the most creative and generous artists at
The 5th Avenue Theatre, Village Theatre,
ACT, Showtunes, ArtsWest, Contemporary
Classics, Centerstage, Endangered Species
Project, and SCT. Proper thanks to Ma & Pa,
Steph & Jas; Linda, Rita & Denise; Aaron &
Danielle; Dustyn & J.
Fawn Ledesma
(Alice) delightedly
steps back onto SCT’s
stage for another
holiday adventure!
Previously she
walked the yellow
brick road as Dorothy’s Understudy, and
Ensemble in The Wizard of Oz in 2012. As a
proud Cornish College BFA graduate of
Theatre, she has performed in various
theaters around Seattle including: 5th
Avenue Theatre, Intiman, Village Theatre,
and Seattle Opera. When she’s not on stage,
Fawn is a long time Fitness Teacher at Pure
Barre Seattle, a Choreographer, and a Cat
Fanatic. She hopes that you enjoy this
whimsical adventure with quite the mystery
cat! Love goes out to all her main Catz, as
well as her real cat, Mars.
Michael Connolly
(Understudy) is very
excited to be making
his SCT Debut with
Dick Whittington!
Michael’s recent
acting credits include:
Balagan’s Les Miserables as Graintaire and
Jerry Springer the Opera. Michael can also be
found behind the scenes as a Sound Designer.
Michael’s most recent Sound Designs include:
Balagan’s Thankskilling, Thankskilling - NYC
Offensive Festival, Artswest’s Dogfight and
Urinetown at SMT/Balagan.
Hana Lass (Bloody
Bess) is thrilled to
return to Seattle
Children’s Theatre,
and collaborate once
again with director
Allison Narver. You
may have previously seen Hana at SCT in
Go, Dog. Go!, Pharaoh Serket And The Lost
Stone of Fire, Bluenose, and Robin Hood
- the latter of which she looks forward to
revisiting this coming spring. She has
performed on numerous Seattle stages,
including those of ACT, Seattle Rep,
Intiman, Strawberry Theatre Workshop,
Seattle Public Theater, Book-It Repertory
Theatre, and Seattle Shakespeare Company.
When not performing on stage, Hana
enjoys playing with her three favorite fur
balls: her kittens, Bowie and Ziggy, and her
husband, Connor Toms.
Richard Gray (Pinky/
Stranger) last
performed at SCT as
The Centipede in
James & the Giant
Peach. He has
performed in 21
productions at the 5th Avenue Theatre
including recent productions of Spamalot, A
Room With a View, Elf, The Music Man and the
pre-Broadway run of First Date. At the Village
Theatre in Issaquah, his roles include 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).
Other favorite roles include Alfie Byrne in A
Man of No Importance for Showtunes and
Claude Elliott in a recent lab production of
Come from Away (5th Avenue/Seattle Rep).
Next up: Carousel (5th Avenue Theatre).
Chelsea LeValley
(Understudy) BFA
Music Theater at
Elon University, NC.
2013-14 Seattle
Children’s Theatre
Apprenticeship
graduate. 5th Avenue Theater: AMT
Northwest Bookshelf ’14, Spamalot
Spotlight Night soloist, PYW staged
reading. Spotlight Award & Gypsy Rose
Lee nom. for “great performance” as Nellie
in Floyd Collins at Stage Right ’13. Intiman
Theater Festival, Coeur d’ Alene Summer
Theater, Mt. Baker Theater, ACT Central
Heating Lab. Teaching Artist with SCT,
Village Theatre, Studio East, among
others, and Missoula Children’s Theater
TAD/trainer alum. Experience in
Commedia del’ Arte in Italy, film with
Disney Studios in LA, Directing at Hangar
Theater in Ithaca, NY. Favorite roles
played on the east coast: Belle in Disney’s
Beauty and the Beast, Aldonza, Jo March,
and Abigail Williams. Blessed to be here!
Jeremiah 29:11.
John Patrick Lowrie
(Mr. Fitzwarren) has
voiced characters in
over twenty-five
video games,
including Team
Fortress 2 (The
Sniper), DotA 2 (Pudge, Storm Spirit,
Earthshaker, Doom and others), HALO
Reach, Halo ODST, Lord of the Rings: The
War in the North, Half-Life 2, and
Infamous. He has performed in theaters all
over the US and Europe. Last fall at ACT
he played Ashley in Sugar Daddies, written
and directed by Sir Alan Ayckbourn, for
which he has been nominated for a
Gregory Award. He was the recipient of
two awards at the 2014 Moondance
International Film Festival; Best Director
of an Audio Adaptation (Hound of the
Baskervilles) and Best Audio Drama Actor
(Sherlock Holmes). His first novel, Dancing
With Eternity, won the ForeWord Firsts
Award for best debut fiction.
Cobey Mandarino
(James/Smeary)
Seattle Theatre: The
Financial Lives of the
Poets and She’s Come
Undone (Book-It).
New York and
Boston credits include work at The
Roundabout Theatre, The Public Theater,
Soho Rep, Huntington Theatre, Greenwich
Street Theatre, Village Gate and the New
York International Fringe Festival.
Television: Grimm, Law & Order, Six
Degrees. Cobey graduated with an MFA
from The Theatre School at DePaul
University in Chicago. He teaches yoga at
several studios in Seattle.
Jayne Muirhead
(Miss MacGrundy)
Dick Wittington and
His Cat is Jayne’s 21st
show for SCT. She
began in 1992 with
Dr. Doolittle in the
Moon and continued through Jack and the
Beanstalk, Just So Stories, Bunnicula,
Prince Brat, The Velveteen Rabbit,
Stellaluna, Go, Dog. Go!, Mrs. Piggle
Wiggle (twice!), Disney’s High School
Musical, The Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe (twice!), Brementown Musicians,
Lyle the Crocodile, Adventures With Spot,
The Wizard of Oz, James and the Giant
Peach and Goodnight Moon (Soon to be
thrice!). What a wild and delightful ride
introducing so many of you to the
wonderful world of live theater. When not
at SCT she works at other theaters … but
doesn’t have quite as much fun.
Mike Spee (Dick
Whittington) could
not be any happier
to be returning to
SCT in this
delightful show,
after making his
debut in last year’s James and the Giant
Peach. It is a dream come true for Mike to
again be performing on this stage after
watching so many shows from the
audience throughout his childhood! Other
recent credits include Fiddler on the Roof,
Anne of Green Gables (Village), Spring
Awakening (Balagan), Klondike, and It
Happened at the World’s Fair (5th Avenue).
Many thanks to the fantastic cast, crew,
production team, and everyone else here
at SCT for making this such an incredible
experience. I love you, Pam!
Allison Standley
(Understudy) is
thrilled to be joining
this fabulous team
for her first SCT
production. Most
recently Allison
appeared in Book-It’s fall production I am
of Ireland and played Eliza Doolittle in My
Fair Lady at Coeur d’Alene Summer
Theatre. Credits include: Les Miserables
(Village Theatre), Kate/The Wild Party
(STC) (Gregory winner, Outstanding
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Actress in a musical), Clara/33 Variations
(ArtsWest) (Gregory nomination,
Outstanding Supporting Actress), Mary/
It’s a Wonderful Life(GESA Powerhouse
Theatre), Polly Peachum/The Threepenny
Opera (Seattle Shakespeare Co.), Juliet/
Romeo and Juliet (Tennessee Shakespeare
Co.). Allison teaches theatre to kids
around the city and holds a B.A. from
University of Washington.
Benjamin Wippel
(Understudy) is
excited to work with
Seattle Children’s
Theatre to bring this
rollicking story to
life. Benjamin
graduated from Cornish College of the
Arts, where he received his BFA in
Theater. He most recently performed in
Squatch! The Musical (Pocket Theater) and
his favorite roles include the title role in
Bat Boy and Mitchell in The Little Dog
Laughed (Cornish). Benjamin also works
offstage in the theater. Such credits include
dialect coach for Jane Eyre (Taproot
Theatre Company), assistant director for
The Secret Garden (Cornish), and coplaywright/lyricist for The Silken Dress, a
new musical fable he hopes to produce
with his peers. Here’s to the downtrodden
everywhere - may they get the
opportunities they need to live the lives
they deserve!
Vickielee Wohlbach
(Jenny/Courtier/
Pirate) is super
excited to be playing
on this fabulous
new musical, and
with so many
friends for the holidays to boot! Some
SCT favorites: James & the Giant Peach,
Dot & Ziggy, Frog & Toad, Stellaluna,
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, Goodnight
Moon and Go, Dog. Go! She has also
performed with The 5th Avenue, Coeur
d’Alene Summer Theatre, TAG, Empty
Space and Cabaret de Paris (including
many merry seasons with Rich Gray’s
Forbidden Christmas), Village Theatre,
ACT, and Showtunes! Vickielee has
toured throughout the US, Japan, and
Europe and sings with the local bands,
Modern Angels and The Usual Suspects.
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Jeff Church (Playwright) served as
playwright-in-residence at The Kennedy
Center for its youth and family programs
in Washington, D.C., where Dick
Whittington and His Cat premiered as a
play with music directed by Deirdre Kelly
Lavrakas in 1986, after graduating from
The Colorado College. While in D.C. Jeff
taught playwriting and play analysis at
Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Today,
Jeff is Producing Artistic Director of The
Coterie, in Kansas City, Missouri, for which
he’s created a theatre for young people that
is “groundbreaking…one of the nation’s
most respected” [Time Magazine]. Jeff
created the Coterie’s Lab for New Family
Musicals, where the version of Seussical he
developed with the Broadway composers
(and later directed at SCT), became the
most performed musical in educational
theatre in the U.S. Also for SCT, he adapted
Natalie Babbitt’s Tuck Everlasting, and
directed the provocative The Wrestling
Season by Laurie Brooks. Jeff has been a
NEA panelist numerous times and a site
reporter, as well as a board member of
Theatre Communications Group. He was
inducted into The College of Fellows of the
American Theatre. For the past ten years,
he has taught graduate level Text Analysis
for University of Missouri, Kansas City. As
a youth, he started a children’s theatre in his
hometown of La Junta, Colorado, at age 15.
Richard Gray (Composer/Music Director)
was one of 5 finalists in both 2005 and 2006
for the Fred Ebb Award honoring up-andcoming new musical theatre writers. For
SCT, he wrote the scores for Time Again
in Oz, Lyle the Crocodile and Little Rock;
and is currently working on a new musical
called The Light Princess. In addition,
he wrote songs for SCT productions of
Kenny’s Window and A Day at the Beach. A
recent collaboration with Martin Charnin
(Love Is Love) received productions at the
Village Theater in Issaquah, WA and the
Maltz Theater in Jupiter, FL. Cold Turkey,
for which he wrote the book, music and
lyrics, received a reading at the 2004 Village
Theatre New Works Festival and a full
workshop at the Village in 2006. His revue,
Forbidden Xmas, was a fixture of the Seattle
holiday scene from 1991 to 2007 (including
eleven seasons at the Cabaret de Paris, three
at Tacoma Actors’ Guild and one at the
Empty Space Theatre). Other scores include
The Flea and the Professor at the Arden
Theatre in Philadelphia (2010 Barrymore
Award / Best Musical); The Mom & Pop
Show, Bummer! Shoot! and The Donk Sisters
(1996 Footlight Award / Best Musical) at the
Cabaret de Paris; It Happened at the World’s
Fair and Northwest Bookshelf for The 5th
Avenue Theatre’s Adventure Musical Theatre
program; a one-act musical called You Saw
It On T.V.; (L)imitations of Life at the Empty
Space; and music for seven Shakespeare
productions at Tacoma Actors Guild. Recent
recordings include Susannah Mars’ CD “Call
It Home: The Music of Richard Gray” and a
track on “Broadway’s Greatest Gifts: Carols
For a Cure (2008)”.
Allison Narver (Director) Allison’s
work has been seen at Studio Theater
(Washington DC), Pittsburgh City Theatre,
Portland Stage Company (Portland, ME),
Boise Contemporary Theatre, Redcat
Theater (Los Angeles), Portland Center
Stage (Portland, OR) and The Oregon
Shakespeare Festival. New York Theater
Workshop, The Public Theater, The New
Victory Theater and The Women’s Project.
In Seattle; A Contemporary Theater,
Seattle Repertory Theater, The Fifth
Avenue Theater, Seattle Children’s Theater,
Annex Theater, The Empty Space Theater,
The Intiman Theater, Book-It Repertory
Theater and Alice B. Theater. Recent
projects include Villains by Hunter Bell
and Jeff Bowen for Disney Creative, Animal
Crackers, Oregon Shakespeare Festival;
The Hound of The Baskervilles, Boeing!
Boeing!, Or, Three Tall Women, Memory
House and Bad Dates at Seattle Rep; Romeo
and Juliet, Intiman; Eurydice, The Clean
House, A Christmas Carol, Female of the
Species and Maggie Cassidy at ACT; Robin
Hood, Bluenose and The 100 Dresses at
SCT; Orange Flower Water at New Century
Theater; Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
at 5th Ave, Little Women at Book-It, Bust
by Lauren Weedman, Vera Wilde by Chris
Jeffries, 1984, G-D Doesn’t Pay Rent Here
(25 Questions for a Jewish Mother) by Judy
Gold and Kate Moira Ryan, Texarkana
Waltz by Louis Broome and Valley of The
Dolls. Allison was the Resident Director
for The Lion King (Director, Julie Taymor)
both in London and on Broadway in New
York. Allison is the former Artistic Director
of The Empty Space Theater, Annex Theater
and The Yale Cabaret.
Crystal Dawn Munkers (Choreographer)
Northwest choreography includes Little
Shop of Horrors (ACT/5th Ave), Passing
Strange (Sidecountry Theatre); BoeingBoeing and Hound of the Baskervilles
(Seattle Repertory Theatre), Watt?!?,
West Side Story and Peter Pan (Village
Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing, Love’s
Labour’s Lost and Gregory Award “Best
Production” Nominee As You Like It
(Seattle Shakespeare Company); Broadway
World “Best Choreography” Nominees
Gypsy and Chicago (Seattle Musical
Theatre) and last summer’s Wooden
O offerings, Julius Caesar and Two
Gentlemen of Verona. Directing credits
include A Chorus Line (Seattle Musical
Theatre), Forever Plaid (Bellevue Civic,
Tacoma Actors’ Guild and SecondStory
Repertory) and her own film project Her
Heart. Crystal produced, directed and
designed a show for Carnival Cruise Lines
featuring original Fosse choreography.
She received her graduate certification in
Directing for the Stage and Screen from
the University of Washington. Crystal has
been an evaluator for the 5th Avenue’s
High School Musical Theatre Awards since
their inception in 2002.
Carey Wong (Scenic Designer) has designed
sets for the Seattle Rep, Berkeley Rep,
Portland Center Stage, Arizona Theatre
Company, Syracuse Stage, ACT, Intiman,
TAG, Village Theatre, 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. Carey is
a graduate of Yale University and attended
the Yale School of Drama. This is his 29th
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Catherine Hunt (Costume Designer)
is so pleased to be back at SCT, and to
be working again with Allison Narver.
Previous collaborations include Robin Hood
at SCT, and OR at the Seattle Repertory
Theatre. Catherine has designed many
productions at SCT including last year’s
James and the Giant Peach, and Pippi
Longstocking. She is a Gregory award
winner as well as Seattle Times Theatre
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Artistic & Production
Critics award winner, and has taught at
both Cornish College of the Arts and The
University of Washington.
Andrew D. Smith (Lighting Designer)
has worked with SCT on The Boy at the
Edge of Everything, Pippi Longstocking
and Danny, King of the Basement. His
Seattle designs have been seen at Seattle
Repertory Theatre, ACT, New Century
Theatre Company, Azeotrope, Intiman
Theatre Festival, Book-It Repertory
Theatre, Washington Ensemble, Seattle
Shakespeare Company, Strawberry Theatre
Workshop, Seattle Public Theatre, Theater
Off Jackson, ArtsWest, On The Boards, and
Velocity Dance Center. Nationally Andrew
has designed with Cornerstone Theatre
Company, Flint Youth Theatre, Horizon
Theater Company, Cincinnati Shakespeare
Company, Roust Theater, and Cardinal
Stage Company. He received the 2010
& 2011 Gregory Award for Outstanding
Lighting Designer. Andrew holds a BA
from Duke University and an MFA from
the University of Washington, where he
currently teaches.
Chris R. Walker (Sound Designer) is very
happy to be returning as resident sound
designer for SCT. In Seattle he has designed
at The Seattle Repertory Theatre, ACT
and The 5th Avenue. In California he’s
designed at The Old Globe Theatre, La
Jolla Playhouse, the Mark Taper Forum,
the Geffen Playhouse, and ACT (San
Francisco). He spent seven seasons as
the resident designer at the American
Repertory Theatre in Boston, designing
over forty productions while there. He
has also designed in New York, Houston,
Philadelphia, Princeton, Providence,
Chicago, Washington D.C. and Phoenix,
as well as internationally in Singapore,
Taiwan and Moscow. Commercially he
has designed for Intel, Harvard University,
Starbucks, and Popcap Games. He holds a
degree in Classical Piano performance from
Cornish College of the Arts.
Geoffrey Alm (Fight Choreographer)
has worked with SCT since 1988, most
recently fight directing for Robin Hood
and Crash. Geof has choreographed
nationally at The Shakespeare Theatre,
Washington DC; The Huntington, Boston;
McCarter Theatre, New Jersey; Kansas
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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.
Annett Mateo (Puppet Designer/Coach)
believes anything can be a puppet. She
builds all kinds of puppets big and small:
hand puppets, marionettes, shadow
puppets, large parade style puppets as well
as all kinds of critters that you see on the
stage here! She has been designing and
building puppets professionally for a lucky
thirteen years now. You have seen her work
at theaters big and small both locally and
across the country. Annett is thrilled to
be Puppet Master at the Seattle Children’s
Theater for the last six seasons, originally
having built puppets under the guidance of
Douglas Paasch. To see more of her work
and many creatures you may recognize
from here see Puppetlandia.com.
Judith Shahn (Dialect Coach) has been
a leading dialect/vocal coach in Seattle
for the last 30 years, with over a hundred
productions at SCT, Seattle Rep, ACT,
Intiman and many other local theatres.
Most recently, Judith coached Angels in
America at Intiman and Hound of the
Baskervilles and BO-nita at Seattle Rep.
She has been teaching Voice, Speech and
Dialects at The University of Washington
- School of Drama for 25 years and works
with business people in public speaking
with her consulting business: Vibrant
Speaking.
Michael B. Paul (Stage Manager) SCT
credits include Pippi Longstocking, Dr.
Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat, Harold and
the Purple Crayon, The Borrowers, Addy:
An American Girl Story, Hamlet, Night
of the Living Dead, Tale of Two Cities
and In the Northern Lands. Regional and
national credits: Guthrie Theatre, Oregon
Shakespeare Festival, La Jolla Playhouse,
Manhattan Theatre Club, Seattle Repertory
Theatre, ACT Theatre and Intiman. Mr.
Paul most recently worked on the world
premier musical, A Room With A View at
the 5th Avenue Theatre.
Julianna Brei-Crawley (Production
Assistant) Julianna is proud to be returning
to her third production with Seattle
Children’s Theatre. She earned her Master’s
degree in Stage Management from the
University of California, Irvine. She has
stage managed shows such as The Colored
Museum, Hansel and Gretel the opera, Dance
Bistro, and In The Red and Brown Water.
Julianna has worked locally with Seattle
Opera, Seattle Children’s Theatre, The 5th
Avenue Theatre, Seattle Shakespeare, the
Athena Theatre Project and stage managed
in the Seattle Fringe Festival.
Greg Fulton (Orchestrator/Arranger) Greg
Fulton is honored to return to SCT! A
composer, arranger and guitarist, Greg is
usually heard playing guitar or keyboard
in the pit at The 5th Avenue Theatre,
Village Theatre or ACT. He is occasionally
let out of the pit to get some fresh air and
orchestrate. Orchestrations: Junie B. Jones,
SCT; Lyle the Crocodile, SCT; Little Women,
Village Theatre.
The Band
David Close (Piano/Keyboard) is a
professional pianist, composer, and
conductor. He is originally from the San
Francisco Bay Area, where he worked as
a choral and theatre accompanist, music
director, and arranger. In the Seattle
area, he has been a regular accompanist
at Cornish College of the Arts, and has
worked for Village Theatre, The 5th Avenue
Theatre, and Seattle Musical Theatre. He
music directed Lizzie Borden for Village
Originals and The Mystery of Edwin Drood
for Cornish, and recently completed a
Masters Degree in Film Scoring from the
Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program at
the Seattle Film Institute.
Ed Littlefield (Drums/Percussion) is a
freelance percussionist and educator based
out of Seattle, WA. He performs in many
ensembles of different genres around the
Northwest. Ed is Tlingit from Sitka, AK
and has released two albums featuring his
traditional native melodies with his group
the Native Jazz Quartet called “Walking
Between Worlds” and “NJQ:Stories.” Ed
has been playing for SCT productions for
many seasons including the productions
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of High School Musical, Lyle the Crocodile,
The Wizard of Oz, and James and the Giant
Peach. In addition to his SCT work Ed
has also has played the part of K’alyaan
in Battles of Fire and Water, written an
original score for Eurydice, and has done
sound design for A Raisin in the Sun.
Mike McGee (Guitar) is a professional
musician of 40 plus years. He has studied
at The University of North Texas and The
University of Washington. Michael has
a Master’s degree in Music Education
from the University of Washington with
an emphasis in jazz studies and guitar.
Michael has performed in Japan, Trinidad
and Tobago and all over the continental
United States including shows such as The
Lion King, Catch Me If You Can, Chicago, A
Chorus Line and others. Michael also played
guitar for the film The Blindside. Michael
continues to perform in the Seattle metro
area along with composing/collaborating on
a recording of original material.
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Karen Sorensen (Violin) is excited to be part
of her first SCT production! After earning
a bachelor’s degree in violin performance at
the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins
University in Baltimore, MD she returned
to the Pacific Northwest to receive a Master
of Music degree from the University of
Washington. Karen has played extensively
with The 5th Avenue Theater and Paramount
Theaters, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Northwest
Sinfonietta, Spokane, Auburn, and Tacoma
Symphonies and The Phantom of the Opera
Third National Tour. Karen enjoys a second
career as a broker with Lake & Company
Real Estate and recently created Lea Leather
an original line of leather bags and Tagua
jewelry. Go Hawks!
For SCT
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 2013-2014
season she had directed 67 plays for SCT, 46
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
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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). In 1995 she
was inducted into the College of Fellows
of the American Theatre. Ms. Hartzell was
recently 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.
Michael Wellborn (Production Manager)
is in his eighth season working with the
amazing staff and guest artists at SCT. Prior
to joining SCT, Michael was on the faculty
of the University of Washington Dance
Program. As a lighting designer for over
35 years, his work has been produced in or
toured the US, the Netherlands, Germany,
Egypt, and Singapore, as well as in 25
productions here at SCT.
Michael K. Hase (Technical Director)
Before moving to Seattle 20 years ago with
his wife Tammy, Mike was the Technical
director for the Honolulu Theatre for Youth.
Once in Seattle, Mike immediately showed
up at the SCT production shop door and
has been here ever since. Mike is well
versed in Theatre, boasting professional
credits in scenic design, lighting design,
sound design, projection/video design,
acting and playwriting.
Special Thanks
5th Avenue Theatre
ACT Theatre
Seattle Opera
Seattle Pacific University Performing Arts
Seattle Repertory Theatre
Katherine Strohmaier
University of Washington School of Drama
Village Theatre
Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), founded
in 1913, represents more than 49,000 actors
and stage managers in the United States.
Equity seeks to advance, promote and
foster the art of live theatre as an essential
component of our society. Equity negotiates
wages and working conditions, providing
a wide range of benefits, including health
and pension plans. AEA is a member of
the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an
international organization of performing
arts unions.
The Director is a member of the Stage
Directors and Choreographers Society,
an independent national labor union.
Seattle Children’s Theatre is a member
of TYA/USA, the national center of the
International Association of Theatre for
Children and Young People
SCT is a constituent of Theatre
Communications Group (TCG), the national
service organization for the nonprofit
professional theatre.
SCT is a member of International Performing
Arts for Youth (IPAY).
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.
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The stage plot for Dick Whittington. The green and pink shapes are
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A CHAT WITH BEN BAIRD,
MASTER STAGE CARPENTER
As the master stage carpenter I get to wear
a lot of hats, both literally and figuratively.
Most people think that I build all the
scenery that you see on stage. It makes
sense, my job title says “stage carpenter”
after all, but it is actually the “scenic
carpenters” who build the amazing sets. So
here’s a clue—one of the biggest parts of
my job is making sure you don’t notice me
during the play. Sometimes it means I’m
dressed entirely in black, or in some shows
I might be costumed like the actors, but one
thing always seems the same—everyone
wants me to cover my head so I blend into
the crowd.
The first part of my job is to work with the
director of the show, the scenic designer
and the technical director to help figure
out how to make the transitions between
locations flow smoothly, so that to the
audience it all seems simple. For example,
in this show there’s this boat. Well, it’s not
really a boat. It’s a ship. It’s a big ship! It’s
in fact such a big ship, it doesn’t fit easily
backstage. So how will we get it on stage?
The technical director Mike Hase and I
work together on how to make it all work.
Do we use people to push it? Do we use a
cable and a motor on a track? See if you can
tell what we decided.
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“The best part of my
job is that it’s never
the same. Every
show I do is different
from every other.”
The best part of my job is that it’s never
the same. Every show I do is different from
every other. Sometimes I’m pushing giant
set pieces by hand, then in the next I’m
pressing a button and mechanical motors
and cables are doing all that hard labor
for me. Then I might be manipulating a
puppet while all the actors are busy doing
something else in the show. Each time
the location of the play changes or there’s
some kind of magic trick that happens on
stage, it’s a good bet the guy in the hat had
something to do with it.
Ben Baird has worked for Seattle Children’s
Theatre since 1998. In that time he has
worked as an electrician, prop artisan, shop
carpenter, master stage carpenter, crew chief,
and the Summer Stage technical director and
scenic designer.
Library BOOKSHELF
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Pierce County Library System
For Children &
Young Adults
A Curious Collection of Cats
Betsy Franco
Dick Whittington
and His Cat
Marcia Brown
This wonderful collection of visual
poems, told in bold colors and
images, explores the personalities of
cats from napping to pouncing.
Whittington
Alan Armstrong
Puss in Boots
Jerry Pinkney
Kidnapped
Robert Louis Stevenson
Stowaway
Karen Hesse
Got Geography!
poems selected by Lee
Bennett Hopkins
Oh Rats! The Story of Rats and People
Albert Marrin
From carrying the plague around Europe to
being a tasty dinner
to sniffing out land
mines, this book is full
of facts and curious
tidbits about the ways
rats have interacted
with people, and the
effect rats and people
have on each other.
Find yourself
at Forest Ridge School
of the Sacred Heart
Palace of Spies
Sarah Zettel
In 1716 London, an orphaned
sixteen-year-old girl from a good
family impersonates a lady-inwaiting only to discover that the
real girl was murdered, the court
harbors a nest of spies, and the
handsome young artist who’s
helping her solve the mystery
might be a spy himself.
Nonfiction
Sea Queens: Women Pirates
Around the World
Jane Yolen
Mapping and Navigation:
Explore the History and Science of
Finding Your Way with 25 Projects
Cynthia Light Brown
Explorer (Eyewitness Books)
Rupert Matthews
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PROGRAM LIBRARY
CALENDAR
PREVIEWS
NEWS
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
Greetings from our Show Sponsors
Bank of America welcomes you to
Dick Whittington and His Cat! 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!
Michael Dotson
Community Relations Manager
Bank of America – Puget Sound
Region
On behalf of nearly 400 Kibble
& Prentice/USI Associates in the
Northwest, we congratulate Seattle
Children’s Theatre on 40 years of
bringing the best theatre for young
audiences to our community.
It is a pleasure to sponsor SCT
performances, especially world
premieres like this new musical
version of Dick Whittington and
His Cat. The magic of the theatre is
always a welcome part of holiday
celebrations, and never more so than
when SCT is bringing new life to a
beloved classic.
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, Kibble & Prentice
is 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. We are proud to be
supporters.
2014-2015
Season Sponsor
Thank you!
Seattle Children’s Theatre is very proud
to partner with these organizations in
bringing the theatre arts to life for our
young audiences and our community.
Government Partners
We hope you enjoy the show, and
wish you all the best of the holiday
season.
Chris Prentice
CEO
Kibble & Prentice, a USI Company
Media Partner
Special Thanks
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Thank You!
Seattle Children’s Theatre recognizes the
generosity of the following individuals that have
contributed to our Annual Fund, Gala Raise the
Paddle, or Education Programs in the last twelve
months. These contributions were received
between September 29, 2013 and September
29, 2014 and have allowed SCT to continue
changing the lives of thousands of children and
families in our region by creating access to the
world of live theatre and arts education.
To learn more or to make your
tax-deductible donation, please visit
www.sct.org/support or call 206.859.4011
BENEFACTOR’S CIRCLE
$100,000 AND MORE
PLAYWRIGHT’S CIRCLE
$50,000 - $99,999
Anonymous
The Ballmer Family
Eve and Chap Alvord
The Bruce Wyllie Story Fund
ARTIST’S CIRCLE
$10,000 - $19,999
Karyl and Elias Alvord
Joy Thal and Chai Mann
Zoey and Jordan Minkove
Eleanor and Charles Nolan
Laurie and Scott Oki
PATRONS
$5,000 - $9,999
Lucius Andrew III and
Phoebe Andrew
Ashley Andrew and Adam Crowley
Lisa and Norm Bontje
Jonathan and Bobbe Bridge
Stacie Foster and Lawrence Cock
Adam and Quyen Hamilton
Madeline Hamilton
Masha and Glenn Hart
Melinda and Bob Hord
Pat and Mary Ellen Hughes
Linda and Ted Johnson
Karl and Anne Korsmo
David Landau and Tanya Brunner
Thomas Lennon and Patricia Keegan
John and Lauren McGuire
Bob and Kim Oki
Julie and Chris Prentice
Carrie Rhodes
Betsy and Mario Ribera
Polly and Jason Thompson
DISTINGUISHED
CHAMPIONS
$2,500 - $4,999
Anonymous (1)
Rene Alkoff
Suzanne Allen
Shari Bitcon and Paul Donnelly
Heather and Ed Blahous
Ryan and Danielle Boone
Ned and Haleh Clapp
Terrence and AnnaLisa Danysh
Lisa and Terry Davenport
Allan and Nora Davis
Kathy and Steve Dewalt
Mimi Gan and Everett Billingslea
Debbie and Dave Grant
Robert and Robyn Grant
Jennifer and Roger Gulrajani
Richard Herzberg, Ph.D. and
Marilyn Herzberg
Brian Jones
Tim and Megan Kirley
Matt and Celina Kochel
Barbara Larimer and Bob Royer
Todd and Mimi Menenberg
Carrie and Pat Miceli
James and Amy Mitchell
Molly and Blake Nordstrom
Louise Pietrafesa
Dorothy and Javier Roca
Mark Sherman and Jennifer Daves
Eaton Skinner Family
Stacy Speicher and Chris Martin
Rosemary and Kenneth Willman
Wanda Wong and Mark Masterson
CHAMPIONS
$1,000 - $2,499
Anonymous (3)
Allan and Anne Affleck
Nancy Alvord
Lisa and Michael Anderson
Joe and Karyn Barer
Maura and Adam Barr
Lisa Lawrence and Nick Beard
Jeanne Beauregard and Marc
Stolzman
Sherry and Larry Benaroya
PRODUCER’S CIRCLE
$20,000 - $49,999
Aiko Bethea and Tom Owens
Jeanne Bluechel
Caroline and James Boren
Karen Bunney
Cindy and Henry Burgess
Judy and S. Ward Bushnell
Kendall and Jay Cammermeyer
Barbara and Ken Christoferson
Polly Close and Mark Bolender
Amy and Matthew Cockburn
Kelly Cole and Jon Tinter
Carol Crews and Ewan Duncan
Celia Cummings
Kathy and Don DeCaprio
Cecile and J.D. Delafield
Priscilla Dickert
Jerry Dunietz and Laurie Minsk
Bruce Easter and Cynthia Faubion
Nancy Elliott
Shelly and Brent Evans
Drew Fillipo and Susan Griffith
Rebecca and Chad Fischer
Deborah and Robert Fleming
Eliza Flug and Chris Coburn
Tere and Stanbery Foster
Karen Freeman
Carlene and Jim Gaudette
Doris Gaudette
Jeremy Griffin and Marie Farrelly
Linda Hartzell and Mark Perry
Gaye and Lisa Hewson
Glen and Ann Hiner
Laura Hirschfield
Kristen Hoehler and Spencer Curtis
Susan Trainor and John Holt
Jane and Randall Hummer
Ruth and William Ingham
Jessaca Jacobson
Cassandra and Tom Johnston
Bob Evans and Steve Davis
Laura and Michael Larson
Mary Pigott
Jack and Yvonne Lamey
Linda and Bill Lemon
Jackie and Peter Mansfield
Bruce and Jolene McCaw
Michael and Julie Metzger
Daniel Monda and Kyle Bryan
Alexander Oki
Lisa and Keith Oratz
Valorie and Larry Osterman
Kimberly Parris
Nancy and Mark Pellegrino
Jody Ehrlichman and Paul Pineda
Dinny and Alex Polson
Patricia Powers
Caroline and Brad Probst
Stephanie and John Pryor
Mala and Suri Raman
Ann Ramsay-Jenkins
Steven and Fredrica Rice
Scott and Danielle Ruthfield
Lee-Norah Sanzo
Petra Schindler-Carter and Dean
Carter
Susan and Brent Schlosstein
Heather Shilling and Patrick Gearing
Jonas Simonis and Jillian Barron
Dorothy Simpson
Barbara Smith and Philip Gordon
Laura and Jim Smith
Jennifer Steele and Jon Hockstra
Drella and Garth Stein
Leigh Toner and Chris Capossela
Tonica and Rodger Voorhies
Tom and Connie Walsh
Julie and David Ward
Katherine and Joseph Weinstein
Clyde and Kathy Wilson
Erika and George Winters
Charles and Barbara Wright
The accuracy of this list is important to us; we welcome notifications of recognition corrections or unintended omissions. Please contact [email protected] or 206.859.4011.
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Community Partners
Seattle Children’s Theatre gratefully acknowledges the generosity of all the
corporations, foundations and government agencies that have supported
SCT in the last year. The list below recognizes contributions received between
October 1, 2013 and October 1, 2014.
A Message from
Season Sponsor
Seattle Children’s Theatre and Microsoft
share a passion for creativity, learning and
excellence. Year after year, Seattle Children’s
Theatre delivers high quality entertainment
that captivates the imagination, emotion
and intellect of our region’s young people
and their families. That’s why we’re proud to
sponsor the 2014-15 season.
$100,000 & OVER
ArtsFund
The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
$50,000 - $99,999
The Boeing Company
Keith and Mary Kay McCaw Family Foundation
Microsoft
Office of Arts and Culture, Seattle
Target
$20,000 - $49,999
4Culture
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Moccasin Lake Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Nesholm Family Foundation
Charles and Lisa Simonyi Fund
for Arts and Sciences
$10,000 - $19,999
Adrienne Coons Memorial Fund
Autodesk (in-kind)
Bank of America
Cobalt, an ADP Company
Expedia, Inc.
Harvest Foundation
Hawkanson Family Foundation
Kibble & Prentice, a USI Company
Muckleshoot Charity Fund
Plum Creek Foundation
Snoqualmie Tribe Fund
The Norcliffe Foundation
The Oki Foundation
$5,000 - $9,999
ArtsWA – Washington State Arts Commission
Charlotte Y. Martin Foundation
Holland America Line
Horizons Foundation
KUOW (in-kind)
McAdams Wright Ragen
Perkins Coie
Tulalip Tribes Charitable Fund
Umpqua Bank
United Airlines (in-kind)
U.S. Bank
$2,500 - $4,999
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Fales Foundation Trust
Nichols Foundation, Inc.
Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union
Wells Fargo Bank
Wyman Youth Trust
$1,000 - $2,499
Apex Foundation
GPMCH Foundation
IKEA (in-kind)
John E. Manders Foundation Trust
The Mediterranean Inn (in-kind)
Raven Foundation
CORPORATE MATCHING GIFTS
(all levels of giving)
Adobe
Apex Foundation
Bank of America
BD Biosciences
The Boeing Company
Cambia Health Foundation
Carillon Point
J.P. Morgan Chase
Costco
Enpro Industries, Inc.
Expedia, Inc.
Gates Archive
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Lake Partners Strategy Consultants
Microsoft
Morgan Stanley Foundation
Plum Creek Foundation
Puget Sound Energy
Starbucks Coffee Company
Union Bank
Community involvement is an integral
part of our corporate culture at Microsoft.
We support the work of local nonprofits
and encourage employee investment and
volunteerism in the community. A key part
of our work is Microsoft YouthSpark, our
global initiative to create opportunities for
300 million youth by 2015.
A thriving arts and cultural scene, a network
of human services providers, and a worldclass education system are critical to the
continued vitality and attractiveness of the
Puget Sound region. Through partnerships
with organizations such as Seattle Children’s
Theatre, we aim to create an environment
where the arts will thrive for generations to
come.
On behalf of Microsoft and our employees
in the Puget Sound area, we thank Seattle
Children’s Theatre for enriching our
community.
Enjoy the show!
Lori Forte Harnick
General Manager, Corporate Citizenship &
Public Affairs
Microsoft Corporation
For information about sponsorship programs and other opportunities
please contact Connie Moffit at 206-859-4043 or [email protected]
encoreartsseattle.com 19
CAnCer drOpped in.
i WAS nOt A grACiOUS HOSt.
One of the biggest factors in beating cancer is where you’re treated. Seattle Cancer Care Alliance unites
doctors who are experts in specific cancer types from Fred Hutch, UW Medicine and Seattle Children’s.
And patients treated by SCCA have higher 5-year survival rates for almost every cancer type than patients
treated at other medical centers.* Learn more at SeattleCCA.org/survival or call 800-804-8824 today.
turning cancer patients into cancer survivors
*2011 NCDB Survival Reports
Seattle Children’s Theatre Staff
Linda Hartzell
ADMINISTRATION:
PRODUCTION:
COSTUME SHOP:
PUPPETRY SHOP:
Artistic Director
Riley Kimsey
Business Office Associate
Nanette Acosta
Costume Shop Manager
Cora Brown
Stitcher/Crafts Assistant
Annett Mateo
Master Puppet Artisan
Sue McAllister
Accounting Manager
Paul Bert
ASL Interpreter
Joyce Degenfelder
Wig Master
SCENIC SHOP:
Patrick Schroeder
Business Office Manager
Elizabeth A. Friedrich
Properties Shop Manager
Kellie Dunn
Master Crafts Artisan
Joseph Tracy
IT Administrator
Alexis Garrigues
Company Manager
TICKET OFFICE:
Michael K. Hase
Technical Director
Brynne McKeen
Costume Shop
Management Intern
ARTISTIC:
Rita Giomi
Artistic Associate
Mark Perry
Literary Manager
Matt Wolfe
Artistic Intern
EDUCATION
PROGRAMS:
Joanna Barnebey
Education Business Manager
Chris Dewar
Education Outreach Manager
Don Fleming
Summer Season Producer
Andrea Ichikawa
Education Program Manager
Katie Newcomer
Administrative Intern
Karen Sharp
Education Director
DEVELOPMENT &
MARKETING:
Chris Allen
Marketing Coordinator
Ariel Bradler
Marketing and Sales Manager
Sue Brekke
School Show Assistant
Eron Huenefeld
Development Associate
Deborah Kasindorf
Director of External Relations
Kanani Reichlin
Sales & Database
Coordinator
Connie Moffit
Institutional Giving Manager
Brooke O’Neal
Annual Fund &
Major Gifts Manager
Susan Schoenecker
Lead Patron Services
Associate
Stephen de Tasnady
Patron Services Associate
Trick Danneker
Member Services Coordinator
Kate Drummond
Box Office Associate
Denise Martel
Associate Production
Manager
Genevieve Ferrari
Ticket Office Associate
JoAnna Smith
ASL Interpreter
Faith Howes
Ticket Office Associate
Kaeline Kine
Ticket Office Associate/
Birthday Party Coordinator
Laura Knote
Ticket Office Associate
Eric Koch
Assistant Technical Director
Chris R. Walker
Resident Sound Designer
BACKSTAGE CREW:
Benjamin Baird
Master Stage Carpenter
Lucinda H. Wilder
Ticket Office Associate
David Baldwin
Lead Electrician
FRONT OF HOUSE:
Cora Brown
Dresser
Kathryn Bolling
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
Jeffrey Cook
Charge Scenic Artist
Brian “Chili” Culver
Master Scenic Carpenter
Shellie Moomey
First Hand
Zach Danneker
Scenic Carpenter
Michelle Spinka
Master Draper
Aime Palmer
Assistant Charge Artist
PROPERTIES SHOP:
Daphne Maurides
Master Properties Artisan
Clark Sandford
Scenic Shop Foreman
Todd Peacock-Preston
Lead Properties Artisan
Michael Wellborn
Production Manager
Sarahann Rickner
Ticket Office Associate
Carolyn Bolling
Gift Shop Assistant
David Baldwin
Scenic Carpenter
Nick Lauris
Lead Stagehand
Emily McLaughlin
Wardrobe Assistant
David Misner
Lead Sound Engineer
Mandy Mueller
Lead Dresser
Erin Perona
Wardrobe Master
John Small
Stagehand
Joseph Swartz
Master Sound Engineer
Allysa Thompson
Master Electrician
Samantha Schulz
Gift Shop Assistant
TEACHING ARTISTS
Geoffrey Alm
Hattie Andres
Lauren Appel
Meghan Arnette
Ben Baird
Jeremy Behrens
Meredith Berlin
Britt Boyd
Val Brunetto
Ann Marie Caldwell
Zandi Carlson
Keni Cohen
Shelia Daniels
Josh Darby
Kimberly Dare
Alban Dennis
Chris Dewar
Merecedes Diggs
Cassondra Erickson
Michaela
Federspiel
Don Fleming
Duncan Frost
Lisa Anne Glomb
Suzanne Grant
Lauren Haggenjos
Eve Hammond
Jason Huff
Andrea Ichikawa
Kate Jaeger
Ian Jagel
Kristina Jerald
Hess
Eric Johnson
Megan Jones
Gillian Jorgensen
Tara Kaine
Terence Kelly
Kaeline Kine
Laura Knote
Michaela Koerner
Storkman
Anita Kuroiwa
Annie Lareau
Kellen Law
Chelsea LeValley
Rachael LeValley
Chris Littlefield
Michael Loggins
Rob Martin
Andrew McMasters
Dana Mitchell
Brianna Morley
Kate Myre
Madeline Nolan
Katy Nuttman
Michael Place
Kathryn Reed
Angela Rinaldi
Carol Roscoe
Jane Ryan
Karen Sharp
Ben Stuart
Bryan Sullivan
Emily Veling
Marsha Walker
Eia Waltzer
Amanda Lee
Williams
Matt Wolfe
Amber Wolfe
Up Next
Order your tickets soon for this exciting world
premiere, featuring a hero who faces his enemies
while learning to forgive. Mwindo is an epic central
African tale filled with action and adventure, music
and dance.
Playing January 22nd – February 15th
201 Thomas St.
Seattle, WA 98109
sct.org
ADMINISTRATION:
206.443.0807
EDUCATION/DRAMA SCHOOL:
206.443.0807 x1186
SCHOOL SHOW MANAGER:
By Cheryl L. West
Directed by Linda Hartzell
206.441.9244
Find out more at sct.org
206.441.3322
TICKET OFFICE:
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Just for Kids!
Just for Kids!
WONDER CAT
Trueheart is a “wonder
cat” who brings good
luck to those she meets.
WONDER
CAT
School Access Program Sponsors:
The Muckleshoot Charity Fund
The Norcliffe Foundation
Plum Creek Foundation
The Snoqualmie Tribe
Tulalip Tribes Charitable Fund
Dick Whittington and
Excerpted from Offstage: An Active Audience Guide, Dick Whittington Edition.
Excerpted from
Find it at www.sct.org, under “For Educators”
Offstage: An Active Audience Guide, Dick Whittington and His Cat Edition.
Excerpted
from Offstage: An Active
Audience
Guide, Dick
Whittington
Edition.
Find
it at www.sct.org,
under
“For Educators”
22 SEATTLE CHILDREN’S THEATRE
Find it at www.sct.org, under “For Educators”
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Draw what Trueheart looks like to you.
Trueheart
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do or she
findmeets.
in your life.
Draw what Trueheart looks like to you.
Write one lucky thing Trueheart might help you do or find in your life.
By Jeff Church
Music by Richard Gray
CREATIVE DRAMA • IMPROV • MUSICAL THEATRE • PHYSICAL COMEDY • ACTING
Drama
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After-school and
Saturday classes are now
registering for Winter
and Spring 2014.
Registration is also open
for Winter, Mid-Winter
and Spring Break Programs.
WINTER BREAK December 22-23,
December 26, December 29-January 2
MID-WINTER BREAK February 17-20
SPRING BREAK April 6-10, April 13-17
To learn more about our weekly classes and
programs for ages 31/2 - 18, visit our website:
www.sct.org/School/Classes
Or call 206.443.0807 ext. 1186
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Medical science and skill saved Eli.
A generous community saved his family.
Born with Down syndrome, Eli Harrington spent the first
days of his life in intensive care. Three months later, he
had major surgery to repair a defective heart. Then came
treatment for severe seizures. Most recently, he underwent
major skull surgery to correct a serious cranial condition.
Highly skilled specialists at Seattle Children’s have saved
Eli’s life more than once. Even with health insurance, the
Harrington’s medical bills were overwhelming. Once again,
Seattle Children’s was there to help—with financial relief
through uncompensated care. Thousands of families benefit
from the fund, which is supported by the generosity of
everyday people like you. To learn more or donate, visit
seattlechildrens.org/ways-to-help. Eli thanks you.