Contacts & Staff
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* notates a member of the leadership team.
*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.
*Kathryn Van Meter
Interim Artistic Director
Kathryn Van Meter was appointed Interim Artistic Director in February 2020. She is an award winning, multi-disciplinary theatre artist, whose 20 year career encompasses work as a director, choreographer, actor and educator. Kathryn has choreographed many beloved SCT favorites over the years including Bunnicula, Elephant and Piggie’s We are in a Play, High School Musical and Night of the Living Dead, in which she also performed, and directed Corduroy, an instant audience favorite. A champion of large scale community theatrical adventures, Kathryn choreographed As You Like It for Seattle Repertory Theatre’s PUBLIC WORKS program, and directed and choreographed Matilda at Village Theatre where she worked with Star 101.5 to generate The Matilda Movement, a program honoring local youth who are making a difference in their community. Kathryn’s work as a teaching artist has taken her around the world from the US to South Africa and Siberia. Through her work with A.S.T.E.P. (Artists Striving to End Poverty), Kathryn developed One World Through Theatre, a generative theatrical conversation between students in Johannesburg, South Africa, Hendersonville, NC, and Issaquah, WA. Kathryn was the resident choreographer for the NETFLIX Original Series 13 Reasons Why, and in 2016 she worked with the US Dept. of Labor to develop the national definition for the occupation of “Choreographer.” Kathryn holds a BA in Theatre and a Minor in Dance from The College of William and Mary. She serves on the National Board of Governors for AGMA and on the Seattle Steering Committee for the Society of Directors and Choreographers.
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
*Kathryn Van MeterInterim Artistic 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
*Kevin MalgesiniManaging Director
*Malia ArgüelloDirector of Production
Elizabeth A. FriedrichProperties Shop Manager
Ellie SavidgeSign Coach
JoAnna SmithASL Interpreter
Kathryn Van MeterInterim Artistic Director
Laura KaravitisProduction Coordinator
Linda HartzellArtistic Director Emerita
Lynn ComptonAudio Describer
Paul BertASL Interpreter
Rhonda CochranASL Interpreter
Sarah GordonCostume Shop Manager
Backstage Crew
Abigail GrahamTour Sound Engineer / Stagehand
Allysa JohnsMaster Electrician
Elizabeth MendenhallTour Dresser / Wardrobe Assistant
Emily McLaughlinWardrobe Assistant
Erin PeronaWardrobe Master
Haley ParksLead Dresser
Joseph SwartzMaster Sound Engineer
Kyle ThompsonLead Sound Engineer
Laura “Bunny” SeagravesLead Stagehand
Nick KoesterLead Electrician
Nick LaurisMaster Stage Carpenter
Costume Shop
Cheyenne SmithMaster Crafts Artisan
Kelsey McCornackFirst Hand
Laura GirardotCutter/Draper
Rose HopeStitcher / Crafts Assistant
Development
*Clare Hausmann WeiandDirector of Development
Sofie KlineSpecial Projects Associate
Tammy HaseBoard Liaison
Education
*Johamy MoralesDirector of Education
Abby SledgeEducation Registrar
Brodrick RyansArts-Based Learning Coordinator
Elizabeth CoenArts-Based Learning Manager
Meredith BerlinArts-Based Learning Curriculum Specialist
Tiffany MaltosAssociate Director of Education
Education Teaching Artists
Alex Reed
Amber Tanaka
Amber Wolfe
Andrew Wilkes
Angela Rinaldi
Anita Kuroiwa
Arlene Martínez-Vázquez
Beth Pollack
Britt Boyd
Christie Rotarius
Colin Briskey
Dave Quicksall
Dedra Woods
Duncan Frost
Elizabeth (Biz) Freebairn
Faith Howes
Jonathan M. Rizzardi
Karissa Elliott
Kendall Uyeji
Kyleigh Archer
Lara Dohner
Maddie NapelSensory Drama Specialist
Meredith Berlin
Naho Shioya
Rachel Carlson
Shalonia Rosen
Sofía Raquel Sánchez
Teague M. Parker
Marketing and Sales
*Carolyne HolcombDirector of Sales and Marketing
Carly MungovanDigital Marketing Manager
Darioush MansourzadehSchool Shows Associate
Madison ZimmermanSales and Marketing Strategist
Marisa IliakisGraphic Designer
Whitley LewisPatrons Operations Manager
Properties Shop
Daphne MauridesMaster Properties Artisan
Todd Peacock-PrestonLead Properties Artisan
Puppetry Shop
Annett MateoMaster Puppet Artisan
Scenic Shop
Abbie ClementsLead Scenic Carpenter
Alex TrewinScenic Carpenter
Clark SandfordScenic Shop Foreman
Dave BaldwinScenic Carpenter
Jeffrey CookCharge Scenic Artist
Kevin WilsonAssistant Charge Artist
Zach DannekerMaster Scenic Carpenter
Stage Management
Alex WommackProduction Assistant
Amy JurkiewiczPA Youth Supervisor
Claire StarkPA Youth Supervisor
Cristine Anne ReynoldsStage Manager
Elizabeth StasioProduction Assistant
Julianna Brei-CrawleyStage Manager
Kelly McGeeProduction Assistant
Kiera KriegProduction Assistant
Madison SilvaProduction Assistant
Michael John EganStage Manager
Michael PaulStage Manager
Shellie StoneStage Manager