Artistic Director Emerita

Linda (she/ her) served as Artistic Director of Seattle Children’s Theatre from 1984 until 2016, directing 87 plays, including 56 world premieres. Linda also directed for Intiman, Empty Space, the Group Theatre, the mobile outreach for Seattle Rep, and in Syracuse, Chicago, Austin, Tempe, Japan, Australia, and the Olympic Arts Festival in 1992. She served on the boards of Theatre Communications Group, ASSITEJ/USA, and the Executive and Foundation Boards of the Stage Directors and Choreographers. She was inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Theatre in 1998. Linda is a recipient of the Gregory Falls Sustained Achievement Award, the Seattle Mayor’s Arts Award, the Washington State Governor’s Arts Award, the Distinguished Achievement Award from UW College of Arts and Sciences, the ArtsFund award for outstanding achievement in the arts, and the Orlin Corey Medallion from the Children’s Theatre Foundation of America. In 2017 she was chosen as Theatre Practitioner of the Year by Theatre Communications Group. Linda currently serves on the Board of Seattle Rep. 

Marianne (she/her) is delighted to be back at SCT where she has choreographed over 30 productions with her favorite director, Linda Hartzell. Highlights include Lyle the Crocodile, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Peter Pan, The Wizard of Oz, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and James and the Giant Peach. Ms. Roberts has also choreographed at other Seattle theaters and taught ballet and dance for actors at Cornish College. She danced professionally in NYC, toured internationally with New York-based dance companies, and appeared in the film “Pumping Iron”. Hugs to my wonderful family, especially grandsons Raden and Rowan. 

Stage Manager

Mr. Paul has stage managed locally at the Seattle Repertory Theatre (most recently In the Heights),  ACT, Intiman and the 5th Avenue Theatre. National credits include The Guthrie; Shakespeare Theatre in DC; Oregon Shakespeare Theatre;  Milwaukee Repertory Theatre; Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, Humana Festival; La Jolla Playhouse; Baltimore’s Center Stage; Manhattan Theatre Club and the late Alaska Repertory Theatre.  For The Seattle Children’s Theatre:  Addy, An American Girl Story, Night of the Living Dead, Harold and the Purple Crayon, Cat in the Hat, Pippi Longstocking, Dick Whittington and his Cat, Elephant and Piggy - We Are In A Play! and, most recently, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, The Rock Experience.

Kiera is grateful to be back at SCT after previously working on The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, The Journal of Ben Uchida: Citizen 13559, and FireStation 7. Other Seattle credits include: Seattle Opera (Rigoletto, Carmen, Aida), Seattle Rep (In the Heights), Seattle Shakespeare Company (The Government Inspector), Taproot Theatre Company (Baskerville, Road Company ‘17), and the 5^th Avenue Theatre (Stage Management Mentor for Rising Star Project’s West Side Story). She has also worked with Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre and Inland Northwest Opera in Northern Idaho. Kiera is a graduate of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX.

Jeffrey is a Washington native, working throughout the Northwest since 1989. Previous SCT designs: Naked Mole Rat: the Rock Experience, Fire Station 7, Elephant and Piggie, The Garden of Rikki Tikki Tavi. Jeffrey is the "In charge" scenic painter at SCT. Local designs include: The 5th Avenue Theater (Forum, Cinderella), Village Theater (The Gypsy King), Harlequin Productions, Book-It, Tacoma Actors Guild, Taproot.  He has designed the Winterfest décor, our cities official holiday event, at Seattle Center Armory and Ice Rink since 2008. Regional: Profile Theatre Project, Portland, and a dozen sets for Oregon Contemporary Theatre including Clybourne Park, Next To Normal, Last Five Years, and the upcoming Grand Concourse. National: three years at the Denver Center Theatre design and production studios, and touring with Thomas the Train Live on Stage.

BFA Washington State University 1991, MFA University of Oregon 1995.