2019 Interns

Ally Kineman (She/Her) is from Seattle and has been a part of the SCT community since my first acting class in 2003. She continued acting throughout elementary, middle and high school and recently decided her great interest in educational and technical theater. She is a current student at Western Washington University and as much as she loves Bellingham, she misses the Puget Sound area. She loves being by the water which was one of the reasons she stayed close to home. She also has a cat, Louis, who was the second reason she stayed close to home. She is a fairly simple person in the sense that she is happy almost anywhere doing almost anything (as long as iced coffee is involved!) When she is not in the theater, she can be found near the water usually listening to music or going on late night adventures with friends. However, she is rarely outside of the theater but that’s okay because that is where she is happiest.

Andrea Lowry (She/Her) is going into her third year at Cornish College of the Arts. Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, she has found inspiration in the Seattle Theatre scene. With passion for theatre and an admiration for children, being one of the drama school interns at SCT is a dream. Theatre can change the world!

Calista Schultz (She/Her) is a Theatre Education major going into her junior year at Winthrop University. She has never left the Southeastern United States before, so spending her summer in Seattle is a brand new experience! She plans to teach high school theatre in the future, and will be pursing her Masters degree in Education after graduation. She is so thankful for this opportunity with Seattle Children's Theatre and is beyond thrilled to be able to work in this position as an intern.

Chloe Mason (She/Her) is excited to be working with Seattle Children’s Theatre for the summer. She is entering her senior year at the University of Utah and is double majoring in Stage Management and Costume Design. Her Stage Management credits include; Amahl and The Night Visitors (The Grand). Her ASM credits include; Sweat (Pioneer Theatre Company), Julius Caesar (Studio 115), Candide (Kingsbury Hall), and You Never Can Tell (Babcock Theatre). Costume Design credits include; Company (Babcock Theatre) and Up (The Man in the Flying Chair) (Studio 115).

Emily Delgado (She/Her) will be a senior theatre major, secondary education minor at Biola University in the fall. She has been involved on stage as an actress since she was nine. When she was in high school, she started working behind the scenes as well. In College, Emily has had the opportunity to direct, costume, and market for Biola University's theatre department. Most recently, Emily starred as Dorothea in Theatre 21's production of Eleemosynary.

Emma Bilski (She/Her) is currently a student heading into her last year at Virginia Commonwealth University (in Richmond, VA) working towards a BFA in Theatre with a concentration in Stage Management and a BA in Religious Studies. She hopes to make her living teaching theatre to young children emphasizing the confidence and life skills that theatre can offer while focusing on the beauty and importance of live storytelling. When she's not in class or rehearsal, she can be found working in the baby room of her local preschool or hanging out with her sweet little therapy-dog-in-training. Emma could not be more excited to join the SCT team for the summer!

Emma Harmon (She/Her) is a theatre teacher education major at Illinois State University who will be student teaching this coming fall. Her passion and drive to use theatre as a tool to unite and educate people on our collective humanity has paved the way to many opportunities before, but none have been as exciting as the chance to be a Drama School Intern for SCT! Outside of being an actor, director, dramaturg, and theatre teaching artist, she enjoys cooking and traveling to new places. This summer she is most looking forward to working with professionals that advocate for underrepresented groups and the importance of arts education.

Enrique Vargas (He/Him) is a proud native of Flint, Michigan, where he is currently pursuing a BA in Theatre with an emphasis in Performance, at the University of Michigan- Flint. He has worked on and offstage at Flint Repertory Theatre and Flint Youth Theatre. At FYT he served as a Teaching Assistant for their Drama School Program. He also teaches and performs for Culturas del Sol, a Flint-based Mexican Folkloric dance ensemble. He is thrilled to be working with SCT this summer!

Gregory Mytelka (He/Him) is an emerging theatre artist and arts administrator passionate about the intersection of educational theatre, community engagement, and social justice. Based in Upstate New York, Greg is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in theatre management with a concentration in education from Syracuse University. Greg is a 2019 Porter Fellow with Theatre for Young Audiences/USA and has worked with Syracuse Stage, Saratoga Children's Theatre, and Building Company Theater in a variety of administrative and education related roles. Most recently, Greg served as the assistant director for Syracuse Stage's Bank of America Children's Tour "Miss Electricity" (Kathryn Walat) and as the stage manager for Building Company Theater's original work "Fragile White Guy" (Stephen Cross). Greg is especially passionate about community-engaged arts and is excited to immerse himself in the community of Seattle!

Hannah Mathews (She/Her) is a graduate from Seattle University who is looking forward to starting her career in costume design. She hopes to gain more knowledge by working with talented people and helping to create beautiful and moving art.

Heather Janay Ogden (She/Her) is a recent graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, having received a BFA in Theatre with a concentration in Stage Management and a double minor in Sociology and Gender, Sexuality, and Women Studies. Originally from Northern Virginia, Heather is excited to be making her way to the west coast! Last summer she worked at Westport Country Playhouse in Connecticut and recently just finished the first production of Atlantis: A New Musical at Virginia Repertory Theatre. Other credits include Little Shop of Horrors, Legally Blonde, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Dinner with Friends, and The Addams Family.

Isabella Marziello (She/Her) is studying Theatre Arts, Music, and Spanish at the University of Puget Sound. Isabella has been involved with theatre for seven years now. A few of her acting credits include; Our Town, Alice in Wonderland, In The Heights, Hairspray, The Seagull, and Threepenny Opera. Her stage management credits include Into The Woods, Migrations: Forced and Choosen and Hedda Gabler. Isabella would like to thank her family, Kurt Walls, Geoff Proehl, Dawn Padula, Marcy Goodnow, and Aimee Ware for supporting and teaching her.

Jaime Dahl (They/Them) is pursuing a BA degree in Drama Design at UW. They appeared as Jules in Romeo and Jules at UW School of Drama. They have recently mixed This Moment with UW School of Drama, sound designed for We, Too! with SIS Productions, sound designed Distracted a Ghostlight Lab production at CWU, and sound designed and mixed Legally Blonde at CWU.

Karen Watson (She/Her) is very excited to be working with Seattle Children's Theater for the 2019 Summer Season. Based in Orlando, Karen is an actor, singer, and hopeful future Drag King. They are currently pursuing their Bachelor's Degree in Theater Studies with a minor in Music, alongside a teaching certificate at the University of Central Florida. Karen's recent credits include performance in sketch comedy, various Theater for Young Audiences productions, digital shorts, operas, and community theater productions. They are excited to expand their horizons in what it means to teach theater this Summer!

Katie Henry (She/Her) is an enthusiastic child at heart who discovered her passion for acting ten years ago, starting with Bellevue Youth Theatre. She has always been passionate about children throughout her whole life and found it so fulfilling to be able to combine those two things. She recently graduated from Bellevue College with her AA in Art and Humanities and her Theatre Concentration. She it very excited to have this wonderful opportunity to be a Drama School Intern and really be able to embrace her two favorite things, kids and theatre.

Kayla King (She/Her) is currently receiving a BFA in Musical Theater from Syracuse University. She has had the privilege of working at the Guthrie Theatre and with the Education Department at La Jolla Playhouse the past two summers. She also studied for 4 months at the Shakespeare Globe Theatre in London last December. Traveling is one of her passions alongside theatre. She has been to 17 countries and love exchanging abroad experiences! Kayla hopes to pursue a career in performance or in theatre education, working to create a more diverse and inclusive theater community. She looks forward to learning more at Seattle Children's Theatre for the next few weeks!

Kaylee Sarton (She/Her) is currently obtaining her BFA in Theatre Design/Technology with a Stage Management focus from Sam Houston State University. AD Players: God’s Favorite (Assistant Stage Manager) You Can't Take it With You (Assistant Stage Manager), Madagascar Jr. (Stage Manager). SHSU: Our Lady of 121st Street (Stage Manager), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (Stage Manager), Clybourne Park (Stage Manager), Oklahoma! (Assistant Stage Manager), Tape (Assistant Stage Manager). Kaylee has received recognition for her stage management work from KCACTF and USITT. She is also currently writing an undergraduate research thesis studying the history of stage management in Euro-American theatre.

Kenn Pridgen (They/Them) is a recent graduate from Virginia Commonwealth University. Kenn has had previous experience working with young adults working as a camp counselor and supervisor at Betsy-Jeff Penn 4H educational center. They are excited to bring their knowledge of theatre and enthusiasm to SCT. Kenn closed out their senior year as an actor in TheatreVCU's production of Little Shop of Horrors. They also just finished a musical theatre solo show and contributed to the costume construction of TheatreVCU's Three Musketeers. Kenn hopes to have an amazing summer with the SCT family.

Madeline Keckler (She/Her) is originally from Boise, Idaho. She’s a soon-to-be graduate of Gonzaga University with a degree in theatre arts and journalism. Her background is primarily in acting and directing, but after working at the YMCA for four years she’s excited to combine her passion for theatre with her love of working with youth! Outside of theatre, Madeline loves hiking, skiing, and finding the best sushi restaurants.

Mason Vancil (He/Him) is from Portland, Oregon.  His credits include Stage Manager for Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, Sound Designer for Elektra, First Assistant Stage Manager for Small Mouth Sounds, and Second Assistant Stage Manager for Dear Brutus at the Oregon Center for the Arts, Stage Manager for Glorious! and Stage Manager for Midsummer / Jersey with New Century Players.

Meg Winkler (She/Her) is a second year student at the University of North Texas. She is a Theatre Design Tech major with a concentration in scenic painting and properties. Meg has taken and is currently enrolled in several design courses, including an intro to scenic painting. Meg is currently employed in the Paint and Prop Shop on campus, and will be the senior staff member in the fall of 2019.

Monica Ravitch (She/Her) is a scenic designer and painter who recently earned her M.A. in Theatre Arts with an emphasis in scenic art at UC Santa Cruz after completing her B.A. in 2018 as a double major in Film & Digital Media and Theatre Arts. Growing up she loved storytelling and developing her artistic skills. During her education, she accumulated a variety of credits in directing, cinematography, and performance, though her biggest passion and focus is scenic design and painting for the stage. She is extremely excited for the opportunity to work with and learn from the staff at the Seattle Children's Theatre this summer!

Natalie Botkins (She/Her) is thrilled to join the internship team this summer at SCT as the music directing intern. She recently graduated with a BFA in Acting from Stephens College in Columbia, MO. Some of her most recent roles include “Catherine” in Pippin, “Athena” in The Anastasia Trials in the Court of Women, and “Junie B.” in Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook. While in Columbia, she also was a teaching artist, musical director, and sound designer for TRYPS Children’s Theatre. She is excited to come work at SCT for the summer and expand her knowledge and skills of music directing!

Ruben Pina (He Him) is from Las Vegas NV, recently graduated from Southern Utah University, with a BFA in Theatre Technology and Design with a lighting design emphasis. He’s had the opportunity to work with the Utah Shakespeare Festival for two summers and then the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival for a summer season as their Assistant Master Electrician. He loves being outdoors and can't wait to be in the Seattle area and be able to explore everything it has to offer.

Samantha Leigh (She/Her) is going into her senior year at the Pennsylvania State University pursuing a B.F.A. in Theatre Design and Technology with an emphasis in Scenic Design. Originally from Las Vegas, Nevada, she has been involved with scenic construction, paints, and design since high school. Some past productions at Penn State include Scenic Designer for Violet, Scenic Artist for Caroline, or Change, and many other shows as a scenic painter. She is excited to come back to Seattle to work with SCT and study her field.

Shelby Jacobsen (She/Her) is a first-year graduate student in the Child Studies program at Vanderbilt! She grew up in Minnesota and currently lives in Nashville, TN. She previously worked as an elementary special education teacher and her current studies focus on enhancing literacy instruction through creative drama and storytelling. She is really interested in how children form self-concept around creativity and reading. Some of her favorite things are writing, dancing, movies, trying new creative hobbies, quoting the Office, wearing high waisted things, and getting too excited about everything. She can't wait to meet everyone!