Contacts & Staff
*Courtney Sale
Artistic Director
Courtney Sale joined SCT as AD in August 2016. Previously, she served three years as Associate AD at Indiana Repertory Theatre (IRT). IRT directing credits include Jackie and Me, The Giver, And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank, The Mousetrap, The Mountaintop, and two iterations of A Christmas Carol. As a director, Courtney has developed plays with New Plays for Young Audiences at NYU/Provincetown Playhouse, Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, Write Now, Dorset Theatre Festival, Denver Center Theatre Company’s New Play Summit, New Harmony Project, and the Orchard Project. Her playwright/director collaborations include the works of Steven Dietz, Allison Gregory, Sherry Kramer, MJ Kaufman, Kirk Lynn, Jason Gray Platt, and James Still. Select awards include Indianapolis 40 Under 40, Austin Critic’s Table Award and UT Austin Continuing Fellowship. Courtney has taught at IRT Summer Conservatory for Youth, Summer at Cornish, Temple College and University of Texas at Austin. BFA, Cornish College of the Arts. MFA, University of Texas at Austin.
*Kevin Malgesini
Managing Director
Kevin Malgesini joined Seattle Children’s Theatre as Managing Director in May 2018. Previously he spent five years at Town Hall Seattle as the Advancement Director where he was responsible for a $27 million capital campaign to preserve their historic home and prepare for the next 100 years of community engagement. In addition, Kevin has served as a trustee on the Board of Intiman Theatre, serving two years as Board President, leading Intiman through strategic planning and the hiring of new Artistic and Executive Directors. He earned a BA at Western Washington University and an MA at The Seattle School of Psychology & Theology.
Linda Hartzell
Artistic Director Emerita
Linda Hartzell served as artistic director of SCT and its Education Programs from 1984 until her retirement in 2016. She received her BA in Education from the University of Washington. She has directed 87 plays for SCT, 56 of which were world premieres, including Little Rock, Goodnight Moon, Holes, Pink and Say, Still Life with Iris, The Odyssey, Afternoon of the Elves, and The Rememberer. She has also directed The Grapes of Wrath at Intiman Theatre and SCT’s production of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe at Syracuse Stage. 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 has been honored with the prestigious Gregory Falls Sustained Achievement Award, the Mayor’s Arts Award, and the Governor’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. In 2017 she was chosen as Theatre Practitioner of the Year by Theatre Communications Group. Linda is currently serving on the Executive Board and the Foundation Board of the Society of Directors and Choreographers.
Administration
*Kevin MalgesiniManaging Director
*Lesley FoxDirector of Finance
Braden CattFacilities and Rentals Manager
Eric BischoffIT Administrator
Kanani ReichlinData Operations Manager
Kristina RoyBusiness Office Associate
Sue McAllisterAccounting Manager
Trick DannekerExecutive Assistant and Casting Associate
Artistic & Production
*Courtney SaleArtistic Director
*Malia ArguelloDirector of Production
Elizabeth A. FriedrichProperties Shop Manager
Ellie SavidgeSign Coach
Eric KochAssistant Technical Director
JoAnna SmithASL Interpreter
Jordan Kelly AndrewsAssociate Production Manager
Laura KaravitisProduction Coordinator
Linda HartzellArtistic Director Emerita
Michael K. HaseTechnical Director
Rita GiomiArtistic Associate
Sarah GordonCostume Shop Manager
Tobias CullinsASL Interpreter
Backstage Crew
Abigail GrahamSound Engineer / Stagehand
Alex TrewinLead Stagehand
Christine BrauchLead Electrician
Craig BradshawMaster Electrician
Elizabeth MendenhallLead Dresser
Emily McLaughlinWardrobe Assistant
Erin PeronaWardrobe Master
Haley ParksLead Drresser
Joseph SwartzMaster Sound Engineer
Kyle ThompsonLead Sound Engineer
Laura “Bunny” SeagravesLead Stagehand
Mariah BrougherLead Sound Engineer
Nick KoesterLead Electrician
Nick LaurisMaster Stage Carpenter
Costume Shop
Cheyenne SmithMaster Crafts Artisan
Kelsey McCornackStitcher Crafts Assistant
Laura GirardotFirst Hand
Rose HopeStitcher / Crafts Assistant
Development
*Clare HausmannDirector of Development
Caitlin BellInstitutional Giving Officer
Deanne LiuVolunteer and Employee Engagement Manager
Rachel WhalenMajor Gifts Officer
Sofie KlineSpecial Projects Associate
Tammy HaseBoard Liaison
Education
*Johamy MoralesDirector of Education
Laura KnoteAssociate Director of Education, Drama School
Laura ShearerEducation Fellow
Meredith BerlinArts Based Learning Program Assistant
Rachel LeeEducation Registrar
Sarah LloydEducation Specialist
Scott KohArts Based Learning Program Manager
Tiffany MaltosAssociate Director of Education, Outreach
Education Teaching Artists
Andrew Wilkes
Angela Rinaldi
Anita Kuroiwa
Ann Marie Caldwell
B. Alex Reed
Beth Pollack
Britt Boyd
Dave Quicksall
Delaney Burlingame
Elizabeth Freebairn
Faith Howes
Izzy Schonfeld
Karina Garcia
Kate Jaeger
Keni Cohen
Maddie Napel
Marisol Rosa-Shapiro
Meredith Berlin
Rachel Carlson
Samip Raval
Shalonia Rosen
Marketing and Sales
*Carolyne HolcombDirector of Sales and Marketing
Beth BakerGraphic Designer
Carly MungovanDigital Marketing Manager
Darioush MansourzadehSchool Shows Associate
Heather GautschiCommunications Manager
Jose “Jojo” Abaoag Marketing and Community Partnerships Manager
Marisa IlliakisGraphic Designer
Patron Services
Aimee FilippiGift Shop and Concessions Manager
Karina GarciaPatron Services Associate
Stephanie CouturierHouse Manager
Properties Shop
Daphne MauridesMaster Properties Artisan
Todd Peacock-PrestonLead Properties Artisan
Puppetry Shop
Annett MateoMaster Puppet Artisan
Scenic Shop
Clark SandfordScenic Shop Foreman
Dave BaldwinScenic Carpenter
Jeffrey CookCharge Scenic Artist
John LammonScenic Carpenter
Kevin WilsonAssistant Charge Artist
Zach DannekerSceneic Carpenter
Stage Management
Adrienne MendozaStage Manager
Ariel BuiProduction Assistant
Elizabeth StasioProduction Assistant
Emma PihlProduction Assistant
Jessica BomballStage Manager
Julianna Brei-CrawleyStage Manager
Kiera KriegProduction Assistant
Madison SilvaStage Manager
Michael John EganStage Manager
Michael PaulStage Manager
Pamela Campi SpeeStage Manager
Quy TonProduction Assistant
Ticket Office
Anne TobinPatron Services Associate
Emily HuntingfordCustomer Service Representative
Kali GreenbergCustomer Service Representative
Rachel CrickCustomer Service Representative
Regina RyanCustomer Service Representative
Whitley LewisTicket Office Manager