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. 

Fight Director

Geoffrey** is extremely pleased to return to SCT, the theatre that shaped and molded his career, first as an actor, and then as a Fight Director. Recent work in Seattle includes the world premiere of A Thousand Splendid Suns at Seattle Opera, Macbeth at Seattle Shakespeare, and Sweat at ACT. He teaches Stage Fighting at The PATP at the University of Washington, Cornish College of the Arts, and Freehold Theater, and is a proud member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, as well as a Certified Fight Director and teacher, and the honorific of Fight Master with The Society of American Fight Directors. (**SDC)

Mike Egan At SCT: The Diary of Anne Frank, The Journal of Ben Uchida: Citizen 13559, Into the West, The Cat in the Hat, James and the Giant Peach.  Broadway: Les Misérables, Man of La Mancha, Never Gonna Dance. National Tours: Billy Elliot, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Cabaret, Mamma Mia!. Seattle Rep: Familiar, A People’s History, King Charles III, Disgraced, Lizard Boy, The Piano Lesson, Good People. Seattle Opera: Wagner’s Ring Cycle (twice!), Il trovatore, Pearl Fishers, Parsifal, Lohengrin, Iphigenie en Tauride.  The 5th Avenue Theatre:  Man of La Mancha, Singin’ In The Rain.  Spoleto Festival USA: Eugene Onegin, The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, La Cenerentola, Kepler.  A proud English major and member of Actors Equity Association.

Cathy (she/her) is a two-time Theatre Puget Sound Design Award winner, recipient of the Southeastern Theatre Design Award, Los Angeles Drama-Logue Award, San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Award, and was an inaugural Theatre Communications Group Design Fellow. Cathy has designed costumes for over 100 theatre and opera productions. Her work has been seen across the country at the Hartford Stage, San Diego Repertory Theatre, Syracuse Stage, New Victory Theatre, Cincinnati Opera, Pittsburg Opera, Seattle Opera, 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, LA Theatre Works, Intiman Playhouse, ACT Theatre, Village Theatre, Childsplay, and Clarence Brown Theatre. Cathy has been a guest lecturer at The University of Washington and Cornish College of the Arts. She holds an M.F.A. in Costume Design from The University of California, San Diego. 

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.