Seattle Children's Theatre Staff
Linda Hartzell, Artistic Director
Linda Hartzell has been the Artistic Director of SCT and its Education Programs since 1984.
She received her BA in Education from the University of Washington.
She has directed over 45 plays for SCT, over 35 of which were world premieres, including The Red Badge of Courage, Holes, Pink and Say, Still Life with Iris, The Odyssey, Afternoon of the Elves, and The Rememberer.
She recently directed The Grapes of Wrath at Intiman Theatre.
Ms. Hartzell was formerly on the board of Theatre Communications Group, and she is a former vice president of the United States Center for the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People (ASSITEJ/USA).
She was recently honored with the prestigious Gregory Falls Sustained Achievement Award, given by Theatre Puget Sound, and the Mayor’s Arts Award.
She has also been inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Theatre.
She was a recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award from UW College of Arts and Sciences in 1994.
Tim Jennings, Managing Director
Tim joined SCT in the summer of 2008, after spending 8 years as Managing Director of Roseneath Theatre in Toronto, Canada. At Roseneath, he managed one of Canada’s largest creators of new work for young audiences and, together with Artistic Director and Playwright David S. Craig, were nominated for over 15 Dora Awards (Canada’s Tony) - winning 6 - as well as receiving 2 Canada Council for the Arts Prizes. Tim started in theatre at 16 by putting himself through school as a rigger with the theatre union, and at 18 became the youngest professional Production Manager in Canada. Tim’s career went on to include working in theatre management for such notable companies as The Canadian Stage Company, The Canadian Opera Company, Ainsworth Production – SkyDome and Theatre Passe Muraille. Prior to joining Roseneath, Tim oversaw the creation and implementation of the River Run Centre’s (Guelph, Ontario) theatrical infrastructure – creating the most technically sophisticated under-1000-seat theatre venue in Canada. He has worked as a professor of theatre production and management at both the Ryerson University (Toronto) and Humber College Theatre Programs (Toronto). Tim currently serves as the membership chair for International Performing Arts for Youth (IPAY) and, in 2007, was nominated as the Canadian Artist Manager of the Year (CAPACOA). Tim has spent his career working to help artists remove roadblocks to the realization of excellence. He is thrilled to find, in SCT, a company of like mindset. Tim would like to thank his parents, his son Zach, and (most importantly) his wife and life partner, Truly Carmichael, for their support and encouragement. “Where else, in all the world, can you make magic every day. I love my job. Seattle is so lucky to have a flagship theatre like SCT, and I feel very lucky to be here. Thank you all!”
Artistic & Production Staff:
Education Programs:
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Administration:
Information Technology:
Front of House:
- Josi Anderson, School Show Usher
- Zachariah Bryan, Concessions Assistant
- Elizabeth Durand, Gift Shop/Concessions Manager
- Aimee Filippi, Gift Shop Assistant
- Christopher Harris, Concessions Assistant
- Jeff Kaminski, Director of Patron Services/Facilities
- Jenna Schmidt, House Manager
- Nelson Sven Henry, School Show Usher
Ticket Office:
Backstage Crew:
- Benjamin Baird, Master Stage Carpenter
- Valerie Ferguson , Lead Dresser
- Lauren Graham, Lead Electrician
- Kate Jordan, Lead Stagehand
- Kaes Kniestedt, Lead Electrician
- Nick Lauris, Lead Stagehand
- Emily McLaughlin, Wardrobe Assistant
- Jeff Miller, Master Sound Engineer
- David Misner, Lead Sound Engineer
- Erin Perona, Wardrobe Master
- Nick Shellman, Master Electrician
- Kevin Underwood, Lead Sound Engineer
- Derek van Heel, Lead Sound Engineer
Properties Shop:
- Annett Mateo, Lead Properties Artisan & Master Puppet Artisan
- Ted Stritof, Master Properties Artisan
- Edie Whitsett, Properties Shop Manager
Costume Shop:
- Nanette Acosta, Costume Shop Manager
- Cora Brown, Stitcher/Crafts Assistant
- Alexis Garrigues, Costume Shop Assistant Manager
- Scott R. Gray, Head of Crafts
- Shellie Moomey, First Hand
- Rigmor Vohra, Head Cutter
Scene Shop:
- Jeffrey Cook, Assistant Charge Artist
- Brian Culver, Scenic Carpenter
- Ron Darling, Master Scenic Carpenter
- Jennifer Law, Charge Scenic Artist
- Nick Murel, Scenic Carpenter
- Clark Sandford, Scene Shop Foreman
Stage Management:
SCT Teaching Artists:
Geof Alm, Meredith Berlin, Britt Boyd, Val Brunetto, Ann Marie Caldwell, Gordon Carpenter, Keni Cohen, Trick Danneker, Adam Davis, Alban Dennis, Chris Dewar, Mercedes Diggs, Lauren Domino, Toni Douglass, David Drummond, Betsy Dunlap, David Duval, Ilene Fins, James Fisher, Don Fleming, Rita Giomi, Lisa Anne Glomb, Suzanne Grant, Jake Hafer, Brynn Hambly, Chris Hamilton, Therese Henning, Jenny Hillock Sexton, Andrea Ichikawa, Kate Jaeger, Andy Jensen, Eric Johnson, Gillian Jorgensen, John Kaufmann, Alyssa Keene, Marya Sea Kiminski, Anita Kuroiwa, Samara Lerman, Rob Martin, Noah Martin, Kiera McDonald, Colleen McKay, Ellie McKay, Andrew McMaster, Natalie Merry, Teresa Metzger Howe, Laurel Minter, Jeff Pierson, Timothy Piggee, Beth Raas, Mark Rabe, Max Reichlin, Angela Rinaldi, Carol Roscoe, Morgan Rowe, Marisol Sanchez, Karen Sharp, Amy Thone, Mim Turnbull, Kathryn Van Meter, Kristina Volkman, Amanda Wiehe, Amber Wolfe, Matt Wolfe