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 - and receiving 2 Canada Council for the Arts Prizes and, in 2007, was nominated as the Canadian Artist Manager of the Year (CAPACOA). Tim started in theatre at 16 and at 18 became the youngest professional Production Manager in Canada. Tim’s career went on to include theatre management for such notable companies as The Canadian Stage Company, The Canadian Opera Company, Ainsworth Production – SkyDome and Theatre Passe Muraille and the River Run Centre - Guelph. 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 on the Boards of International Performing Arts for Youth (IPAY), the Washington State Arts Alliance (WSAA) and the Boys and Girls Club of Kitsap County. 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 partner, Truly Carmichael, for all of 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:
Marketing:
Development:
Administration:
Information Technology:
Front of House:
- Kristin Duong, School Show Usher
- Aimee Filippi, Gift Shop Assistant
- Stephanie Hofmeister, Gift Shop Assistant
- Jeff Kaminski, Director of Patron Services/Facilities
- Victor Matlock, Gift Shop Assistant
- Grace Orr, Gift Shop Assistant
- Oliver Trimble, House Manager
- Alex Wheelwright, Gift Shop Assistant
Ticket Office:
- Trick Danneker, Ticket Office Associate
- Maria Diaz, Group Ticket Coordinator
- Eron Huenefeld , Ticket Office Associate
- Kanani Knudson, Ticket Sales Coordinator
- Lucinda H. Wilder, Ticket Office Associate
Backstage Crew:
- Benjamin Baird, Master Stage Carpenter
- Valerie Ferguson , Lead Dresser
- Kate Jordan, Lead Stagehand
- Kaes Kniestedt, Lead Electrician
- Nick Lauris, Lead Stagehand
- Emily McLaughlin, Wardrobe Assistant
- Jeff Miller, Master Sound Engineer
- Dave Misner, Lead Sound Engineer
- Erin Perona, Wardrobe Master
- Sal Ponce, Lead Electrician
- Nick Shellman, Master Electrician
- Joseph Swartz, Lead Sound Engineer
Properties Shop:
- Elizabeth Friedrich, Properties Shop Manager
- Annett Mateo, Master Puppet Artisan
- Jake Nelson, Master Properties Artisan
- Amanda Quinn, Lead Properties Artisan
Costume Shop:
- Nanette Acosta, Costume Shop Manager
- Cora Brown, Stitcher/Crafts Assistant
- 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:
- Stina Lotti, Interim Production Stage Manager
- Sarah S. Mixson, Production Stage Manager
SCT Teaching Artists:
Geof Alm, Ben Baird, Meredith Berlin, Britt Boyd, Val Brunetto, Ann Marie Caldwell, Keni Cohen, Rosie Currier, Sheila Daniels, Adam Davis, Alban Dennis, Chris Dewar, Mercedes Diggs, David Duval, Don Fleming, Rita Giomi, Lisa Anne Glomb, Suzanne Grant, Linda-Jo Greenberg, Brynn Hambly, Chris Hamilton, Mike Hase, Jenny Hillock Sexton, Jessica Houston, Andrea Ichikawa, Kate Jaeger, Andy Jensen, Cheryl Johnson, Eric Johnson, Brian Jones, Gillian Jorgensen, John Kaufmann, Alyssa Keene, Terence Kelley, Marya Sea Kiminski, Anita Kuroiwa, Tina La Plant, Corinna Lapid-Munter, Samara Lerman, Ian Lindsay, John Lynch, Rob Martin, Conner Marx, Kiera McDonald, Ellie McKay, Andrew McMasters, Natalie Merry, Teresa Metzger Howe, Laurel Minter, Sarah S. Mixson, Kasey Nusbickel, Michael Place, Kate Plesha, Beth Raas-Bergquist, Mark Rabe, Natasha Ransom, Katheryn Reed, Max Reichlin, Angela Rinaldi, Chelsea Rives, Travis Roderick, Carol Roscoe, Morgan Rowe, Marisol Sanchez, Natalie Saxon, Beth Schmeski, Patrick Schroeder, Karen Sharp, Ben Stuart, Amy Thone, Jillian Vashro, Kristina Volkman