APRIL 29 – MAY 27
Written by Joseph Robinette
WITH
Directed by Artie Olaisen
Scenic/Video Design by JEFF FRANKS ^
Lighting Design by LINDA BLASE
Sound Design by MARCO SALINAS
Props Design by SALLY FIORELLO
Costume Design by LYLE HUCHTON
Stage Managed by CAITLYNE MARTIN*
Special Thanks: Haynes and Boone, LLP, Capital One, and Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation
DALLAS CHILDREN’S THEATER 2022-2023 SEASON SUPPORTED BY
GENERAL SPONSORS INCLUDE
The Holloway Family Foundation
The M.R. & Evelyn Hudson Foundation
The Theodore and Beulah Beasley Foundation, Inc.
Sharron Hunt
Lara and Stephen Harrison
Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IS PROVIDED BY BUILDING FUND SUPPORT
Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District
Joan Becker
Capital for Kids
Texas Commission on the Arts and National Endowment for the Arts
The Koz Foundation
Stephen M. Seay Foundation
Margot B. Perot
The Eugene McDermott Foundation
Central Market
Laurie Sands Harrison
Lisa K. Simmons
Green Mountain Energy
DCT’s official renewable energy partner
The Carlson Foundation
The March Family Foundation
Laurie Sands Harrison
The Rosewood Corporation
Anonymous Family
Elizabeth & Bart Showalter
Karen & Ken Travis
The Hersh Foundation
Everett & Becky Spaeth
SENSORY-FRIENDLY SPONSORS INCLUDE
Fichtenbaum
Charitable Trust
Bank of America, N.A., Trustee
Chi Omega 2022 Christmas Market
Crawley Family Foundation
CHARLOTTE ............................................................................................. MYIESHA J. DUFF*
WILBUR .............................................................................................................. SAM CORDES*
FERN .................................................................................................... MADISON POLOZOLA
AVERY .................................................................................................................. JUDE LEWIS**
MARTHA ARABLE ............................................................................ MADELEINE NORTON
JOHN ARABLE .........................................................................................TOMMY STUART**
EDITH ZUCKERMAN ..................................................................... SHANNON M c GRANN*
HOMER ZUCKERMAN ........................................................................ DOUGLASS BURKS*
LURVY ....................................................................................................... JOHNNY LEE MOSS
DR. DORIAN / UNCLE ........................................................................ RANDY PEARLMAN*
GOOSE ..................................................................................................................... GENA LOE*
GANDER MICAH BROOKS*
TEMPLETON THE RAT .......................................................................... KARL SCHAEFFER*
OLD SHEEP .......................................................................... DE’ANDRA DEDE ROBERSON
LITTLE LAMB ............................................................................................... BREANNA COX**
UNDERSTUDIES
DRAKE WILLIS ANIA LYONS**
Dallas Children’s Theater is a proud member of TYA/USA, TCG and ASSITEJ, The International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People.
*INDICATES MEMBER OF ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION **INDICATES AEA MEMBERSHIP CANDIDATE
Actors' Equity Association, founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 professional Actors and Stage Managers. Equity fosters the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors' Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions.
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United Scenic Artists • Local USA 829 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
PRODUCTION MANAGER JANEL VILLATORO
ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MANAGER CAITLYNE MARTIN
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR ............................................... JOSH SMITH
STAFF CARPENTER ......................................... MARILY GONZALEZ
MASTER ELECTRICIAN TROY CARRICO
SOUND ENGINEER BRIAN CHRISTENSEN
COSTUME SHOP MANAGER .................................. LYLE HUCHTON
ASST. COSTUME SHOP MANAGER GLORY SPRINKLE
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER EVA CHASTAIN*
RUN CREW BECCA BONGIORNO, JULISSA HERNANDEZ CARPENTERS ....................BECCA BONGIORNO, ALAINA GALASSO ZIGGY RENNER, LAUREN WHEAT
ELECTRICIANS ..................... AUSTIN BENDER, ALLIE BUTEMEYER, VINCHENZO LOCASCIO, CAITLYNE MARTIN
PRODUCTION APPRENTICE DRAKE WILLIS
Dallas Children’s Theater is a proud member of TYA/USA, TCG and ASSITEJ, The International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People. #dctCharlottesWeb
A life so beautifully lived deserves to be beautifully remembered.
The DCT family lovingly dedicates our production of CHARLOTTE’S WEB to our dear friend and colleague, Trish Long, who passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 23 after a year and a half long battle with lung cancer.
Trish’s talents were numerous. Before her graduation in 1980 from the Arts Magnet High school, her career in the performing arts got off to an amazing start when she was cast in a featured role in the award winning TV movie Crisis at Central High, starring Joanne Woodward. She also acted in a couple of commercials. After graduation, she worked in various capacities at several local theaters including the Haymarket Theater in far North Dallas. There she became acquainted with Kathy Burks Marionettes, which immediately sparked her fascination with the art of puppetry. She joined the troupe and soon became a skilled puppeteer and voice actor.
Trish also spent more than 26 years in the marketing department at Dallas Children’s Theater. Her contributions were key to attracting new audiences and creating awareness of DCT’s Broadway-like offerings. Thanks in large part to her contributions, more than 5.5 million have experienced DCT programming.
Trish was bright, versatile, and so creative. She had a generous heart and a great sense of humor. She was a kind, dedicated friend, and she will be sorely missed by many.
Micah Brooks is thrilled to be back after first appearing at DCT last year in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Fenris/White Stag). Additional local credits include Disney’s Beauty and The Beast (Beast), Puffs (Cedric/Voldy), and Jack Frost (Father Winter/Boreas). Thank you so much for supporting live, local theatre!
A veteran of Dallas area theater, Mr. Burks has worked with Dallas Children’s Theater for many years as an Equity actor, stage manager, sound designer, and director. He is a founding member of the nationally acclaimed Kathy Burks Theatre of Puppetry Arts and has earned the distinction of Master Puppeteer. A popular actor with DCT audiences, Doug will be remembered for his many roles on the DCT stage, which include The Giver (The Giver), Goodnight Moon (Larry the Tooth Fairy), James and the Giant Peach (Old Grasshopper), Peter Pan (Captain Hook), Young King Arthur (Merlin), The Emperor’s New Clothes (the Emperor), The Mummy’s Claw (Sir Nevil Blore), Jungalbook (Baloo), Holes (Mr. Sir), and Treasure Island (Long John Silver). He also portrayed the title characters in Frankenstein, The Reluctant Dragon, The Canterville Ghost, and the 2001 production of The BFG (Big Friendly Giant). Mr. Burks was a member of the first graduating class of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas.
Sam Cordes was “born in a trunk” in Kansas City, Missouri and has been doing professional theater since he was a piglet. Cordes received his M.F.A. in Theatre from UNLV. His favorite animal roles include a brontosaurus in The Dinosaur Musical and a rooster in Lucky Duck at The Coterie Theatre and a monkey in It’s A Jungle Out There with Stone Lion Puppet Theatre.
Breanna is thrilled to be at DCT making her Regional Debut! Previously a Summer intern at DCT in 2018, she later graduated from Booker T. Washington HSPVA (Class of 2020) and is currently a full-time student at Dallas College, earning her AA Degree. She’s also a performer with CAMPxDisney for the “Mickey and Friends” Show. Follow this performer on Instagram: @breanna.jc
Myiesha J. Duff is excited to return to the DCT stage!! She was last seen as the Bus Driver in Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus! The Musical! She has also performed in several local productions such as Trouble in Mind (Understudy), Sister Act (Deloris), Elf (Mrs. Hobbs), and The Wiz (Glinda). She holds many titles including wife, songwriter, educator, and author, but her favorite title is Mom. Huge heartfelt thanks to God, family, and friends! FB & IG: @myieshajduff
Jude is excited for their debut with Dallas Children’s Theater! Previous credits include Tuck Everlasting (Winnie Foster) and Annie (Pepper) at Casa Mañana. They also work as an intern at Stage West, learning to teach young performers. “Thanks to Artie for all his kindness, my mother and father for their love and support, and the amazing cast and crew. Enjoy the show!”
Gena is excited to return to DCT! Her previous work with DCT includes Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! (Bus Engine & More), Dragons Love Tacos (Yellow Dragon), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Babette), and The Island of the Skog (Hannah). Outside of children’s theater, Gena has been seen in Clue at Dallas Theater Center; Rocky Horror at Lyric Stage; and Head Over Heels, Kinky Boots, and Disaster! at Uptown Players.
Although she is a veteran of children’s theater, Charlotte’s Web is Shannon’s first show at Dallas Children’s Theater, and she is so happy and thankful to be a part of it! She was last seen at Casa Mañana in Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook (Mrs./Mother) and has been performing in theaters across the DFW Metroplex for over 30 years. She is represented by The Campbell Agency.
Lurvy
Johnny is happy to be back on the DCT stage. Previous productions include The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2010) and (2022); The Curse of Castle Mongrew; Young King Arthur; and Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! Much appreciation and gratitude to Artie, the cast and crew, and always love to Mom.
Madeleine is ecstatic to join the DCT family for this heartwarming show! Her previous work onstage includes Do No Harm with Soul Rep Theatre Company, Untitled Raccoon Play at The Tank NYC, Dogfight at University Theater, and Othello at Samuell-Grand Amphitheater. She wants to thank her family and friends for all their love and support! Madeleine is represented by The Campbell Agency.
Randy couldn’t be more pleased to be reprising his roles from the 2014 production of Charlotte’s Web. Since that production at Dallas Children’s Theater, he has appeared in the cast of Magic Tree House’s Holiday Musical: A Ghost Tale for Mr. Dickens and the 2020 and 2023 cast of Last Stop on Market Street. Recent credits around DFW include A Christmas Carol (Fezziwig) at Dallas Theater Center, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (The D’ysquith Family) at WaterTower Theatre, and Gary: A Sequel to Titas Andronicus (Gary) at Kitchen Dog Theater. This July, Randy will be appearing as Lawrence in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at Garland Summer Musicals. Randy is also a voice actor with Crunchyrol where you can hear him in many anime series, including the voice of Ivankov in One Piece. Randy is represented by The Horne Agency.
Madison Polozola is so excited to return Dallas Children’s Theater! She was last seen earlier this season in Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School. She recently graduated from the Oklahoma City University School of Theatre where she worked on Swimming in the Shallows (Barb) and My Dearest Partner of Greatness (Lady Macbeth), as well as Cinderella (Winnifred) at the Oklahoma Children’s Theatre. She would love to thank her family and Jason for their constant love and support!
This is DeDe’s first show with Dallas Children’s Theater, and she’s very excited. Her previous work on the stage includes Ebenezer Scrooge for the past 5 years (Christmas Past and various other parts) and Side Show (The Bearded Lady). DeDe graduated from KD Conservatory and would like to thank everyone who has supported and helped her find her way to Dallas Children’s Theater.
Karl has appeared in many DCT productions including Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!; Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School; Dragons Love Tacos; Junie B. Jones Is Not A Crook; Treasure Island Reimagined!; Blue; Skippyjon Jones; Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat; Night of the Living Dead; Pinkerton!!!; The Emperor’s New Clothes; Babe, the Sheep-Pig; Holes; The Mummy’s Claw; Pecos Bill; The Island of the Skog; Frankenstein; The Stinky Cheeseman…; Honus & Me; Junie B. Jones & a Little Monkey Business; The Best Christmas Pageant Ever; The Pied Piper’s Magic; Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells!; Go, Dog. Go!; Charlotte’s Web; Balloonacy; and Goosebumps the Musical: Phantom of the Auditorium. He also performed with Dallas Theater Center, Shakespeare Dallas, and Theatre Three. Karl is an Artist-In-Residence at DCT and teaches video and acting classes for the DCT Academy.
Tommy Stuart is thrilled to make his DCT debut. His previous work on the stage includes Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook (Jim) and The Glass Menagerie (Jim O’Connor). He has also performed locally at Cara Mía Theatre and Shakespeare Dallas. He would like to thank his family for their never-ending support.
Ania Lyons is so happy to return to the DCT stage after Harry Connick, Jr.’s The Happy Elf (Bubbles); Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School (May); The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Susan); and Dragons Love Tacos (Blue Dragon)! She returned to LIVE THEATRE in Dallas Theater Center’s A Christmas Carol (Female Swing) and Theatre Three’s touring production of The Music Man (Zaneeta Shinn). Ania has also worked onstage and backstage with other DFW theaters such as Prism Movement Theater, Uptown Players, Casa Mañana, Lyric Stage, and more. Follow her adventures @Lyons.dance543
Drake is stoked to be at DCT and a part of this production! He is an apprentice in Musical Theatre while earning a B.F.A in Acting and Directing from SFASU. Their most recent work on the stage includes Our Town (George) and Ajax in Iraq (Ajax), as well as Assistant Directing on The Taming of the Shrew.
DCT Founder and Executive Director
Robyn Flatt co-founded DCT in 1984 with start-up funds of $500. Under her artistic leadership, the theater’s creative and operational stature has grown over the past 39 years to reflect its current annual budget of more than $4 million. Her theatrical career has brought her acclaim as a professional director, actor and lighting designer. During her tenure as a member of the Dallas Theater Center Resident Company, she served as Assistant Artistic Director and Director of Theater-in-theParks. She holds a MA degree from Baylor University and studied under Paul Baker, Juana Laban, and Hanya Holm. Ms. Flatt’s many acting credits include two roles she created for award-winning world premiere productions: Dewey Dell in Journey to Jefferson and Martha Ann Sickenger in Preston Jones’ The Oldest Living Graduate. Her directing credits at DCT include several world premiere adaptations by Linda Daugherty of Steven Kellogg’s stories which have also toured nationally. Other critically acclaimed productions include: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Miracle Worker, And Then They Came For Me, To Kill a Mockingbird, Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale, Treasure Island Reimagined!, and Yana Wana’s Legend of the Bluebonnet. She has served on the boards of AATE, ASSITEJ/ USA, and CTFA. She is a recipient of The 500, Inc.’s prestigious Ken Bryant Visionary Award, Dallas Historical Society’s 1999 Excellence in Community Service for Creative Arts, the 2002 Leon Rabin Standing Ovation Award, and the Excellence in Nonprofit Management Award. Ms. Flatt is a member of the College of Fellows of American Theatre and served 5 years as Treasurer of the Children’s Theatre Foundation of America. She was nominated by The Dallas Morning News arts staff for the Texan of the Year Award in both 2010 and 2015, and was honored in 2016 with the Orlin Corey Award for Artistic Excellence from the American Alliance for Theater and Education. In 2023, Robyn received the Jac Alder Advocacy Award presented by the Dallas Area Cultural Advocacy Coalition and the Linda and Bill Custard Award presented by Dallas Theater Center.
Artistic Director
Nancy has directed numerous DCT productions including Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!; Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School; Dragons Love Tacos; Schoolhouse Rock Live!; Disney’s Beauty and the Beast; Ella Enchanted: The Musical; Magic Tree House’s Holiday Musical: A Ghost Tale for Mr. Dickens; Goosebumps the Musical: Phantom of the Auditorium; Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook; Teen Brain: The Musical; Skippyjon Jones; Rapunzel! Rapunzel! A Very Hairy Fairy Tale; Go, Dog. Go!; Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat; Pinkalicious, The Musical; How I Became a Pirate; dont u luv me?; Madeline’s Christmas; EAT (It’s Not About Food); Goodnight Moon; The Secret Life of Girls; and 12 productions of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Nancy also directed DCT’s highly successful touring production of The Stinky Cheeseman and Other Fair(l)y (Stoopid) Tales which toured the U.S. and then traveled to Shanghai, China, playing at the 2006 Shanghai International Children’s Culture and Arts Expo. Nancy has directed for The Dallas Opera and Shared Stories for the Sixth Floor Museum. She has also directed the Christmas Celebration for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. She serves as DCT’s Education Director and Artistic Director.
ARTIE OLAISEN
Production Director; Associate Artistic Director
A DCT staff member since 1988 and a former member of Dallas Theater Center’s Resident Acting Company, Artie’s work is familiar to Dallas audiences. As an actor he has portrayed a wide variety of characters from Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars and The Hound of the Baskervilles to Fagin in The Adventures of Oliver Twist to The Moose in If You Give a Moose a Muffin. He has directed numerous DCT productions including The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane; Charlotte’s Web; A Wrinkle in Time; Tuck Everlasting; The Neverending Story; The Giver; The Emperor’s New Clothes; The Secret Garden; The Magician’s Nephew; Treasure Island; Holes; Frankenstein; The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe; Jungalbook; Grimm Tales; The Hobbit; and Dracula: the Vampire Play. He has been honored as an Outstanding Alumnus by Florida State University and has received two Dallas-Fort Worth Theater Critics Forum Awards for Outstanding Direction, a Leon Rabin Award nomination for Best Director, and was a Dallas Observer ’s Reader’s Pick as Best Theater Director.
JEFF FRANKS^
Scenic/Video Designer
Jeffrey is a freelance designer happy to be working with DCT once again. Previous DCT work includes sets and projections for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Island of the Skog, Treasure Island Reimagined!, Tomás and the Library Lady, A Year with Frog and Toad, Jackie and Me, Charlotte’s Web, and A Wrinkle in Time; and projection work for The Neverending Story. He holds a MFA in Stage Design from Southern Methodist University and has taught for UNT and UT-Dallas. Proud member of USA Local 829. jfranksdesigns.com
LINDA BLASE
Lighting Designer
A recipient of two Dallas-Fort Worth Theater Critics Forum Awards and six Leon Rabin Awards, Linda has designed lighting for over 445 professional productions, and is an experienced stage photographer whose images have appeared in The New York Times, Texas Monthly, D Magazine, People, US, Dialogue, TIME, American Theatre, and Saturday Review (including Saturday Review cover photo May 15, 1976).
SALLY FIORELLO
Director of Design and Props Designer
Sally began her association with Dallas Children’s Theater in 1984 and has since served as a director, designer, actor and consultant for numerous DCT productions. She is a Master Puppeteer and senior designer with the critically acclaimed Kathy Burks Theatre of Puppetry Arts and has designed and performed in over 40 original puppet productions including such DCT favorites as The Nutcracker and The Tale of Peter Rabbit. She most recently created Leroy the dog for DCT’s Dragons Love Tacos and props for Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School and Harry Connick, Jr.’s The Happy Elf. Sally is a recipient of the Dallas-Fort Worth Theatre Critics Forum Award.
MARCO SALINAS
Sound Designer Marco has designed many, MANY shows for DCT over the last 22 years. He is also a recipient of numerous awards for his sound design work in the Dallas/Fort Worth theater scene, and has designed for shows as far away as New York City and even Ireland. He is also the Director of Educational Tours with Shakespeare Dallas where he writes and directs local area tours that teach children and teens about William Shakespeare.
LYLE HUCHTON
Costume Designer
Lyle has been a working costumer in the Dallas area for over 30 years. He has designed over 30+ shows for Dallas Children’s Theater. Some of his favorites include The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; Ella Enchanted: The Musical; Treasure Island Reimagined!; Jungalbook; James and the Giant Peach; Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook; The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane; Pinkalicious, The Musical; and Rapunzel! Rapunzel! A Very Hairy Fairy Tale. Other regional credits include The Dallas Opera, Dallas Theater Center, Shakespeare Dallas, San Antonio Opera, and The Dallas Arboretum’s The 12 Days of Christmas. National tours for HIT Entertainment include Barney Live! and The Wiggles. He also worked on the locally produced PBS television show Barney and Friends, receiving two Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Costume Design/Styling. He is in his 9th year as the Resident Costume Designer/Costume Shop Manager here at Dallas Children’s Theater.
CAITLYNE MARTIN*
Stage Manager
CaitLyne is the Assistant Production Manager with Dallas Children’s Theater. Recent productions include DCT’s Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical! (Deck Manager); Last Stop on Market Street (Deck Manager), Paddington Saves Christmas (Production Apprentice); Dragons Loves Tacos (Production Apprentice); and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Production Apprentice). CaitLyne has a BFA from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Assistant Stage Manager
Eva’s most recent credits include Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! The Musical!, Harry Connick, Jr.’s The Happy Elf, and Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School at DCT; Dear Jack, Dear Louise, The Christmas Shoes, and Apollo 8 at A.D. Players; and Alley Theater’s 72 Miles to Go and Torera. Other credits include The Wiz, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Balloonacy at Children’s Theatre Company. Eva holds a BFA in Stage Management from Webster University’s Conservatory of Theatre Arts. She is a recipient of Dallas Summer Musicals’ award for best crew and technical execution. Eva dedicates this performance to her former dean, Peter Sargent.
• Did you know DCT offers classes specifically for children with sensory processing differences? Children enrolled in these classes are part of our Blue Pegasus Players.
• Blue Pegasus classes are a fun way for kids to make new friends and learn how to express themselves in a safe, welcoming environment.
• Since DCT began offering sensory-friendly classes in 2016, we have had over 400 students participate in over 200 classes.
• 94% of parents of Blue Pegasus Players say they have noticed increased self-esteem and use of imagination in their children, and 83% say they have noticed improvements in their child’s social functioning since attending classes.
• DCT has become a national model for offering sensory-friendly programming, and staff have presented at conferences as far away as England!
• If you or someone you know is interested in sensory-friendly classes, you can visit dct.org/sensoryclasses for more information!
“Unbelievable to see Justin perform today in a play with Blue Pegasus because in the beginning we almost gave up. I cannot express how thankful I am for all the patience and dedication all the teachers and members of the staff of the DCT show for my child. The classes helped Justin overcome so many challenges he had when he was little like his sensory issues, his difficulties transitioning between activities, his anxiety accepting changes and improvisations. He has grown so much physically and emotionally since his first class, he used to have meltdowns almost every time when he started but now he is able to play different characters in one play, memorizing the lines of each and every one of them which helps boost his confidence and self-esteem and motivates his creativity. When he performs he gives it all. I’m so proud of my boy and the Blue Pegasus team.”
John Steptoe’s MUFARO’S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS: AN AFRICAN TALE
September 24 – October 14, 2023
Recommended for ages 5 and up
TEEN SCENE PLAYERS present… THE SECRET LIFE OF GIRLS
October 6 – 15, 2023
Not suitable for children under 12
A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS
November 25 – December 23, 2023
Recommended for ages 5 and up
Mo Willems’
ELEPHANT & PIGGIE’S “WE ARE IN A PLAY!”
January 21 – February 25, 2024
Recommended for ages 3 and up
LIFE DOESN’T FRIGHTEN ME: I AM FEARLESS ROYALTY
March 16 – 30, 2024
Recommended for ages 5 and up
C.S. Lewis’
THE MAGICIAN’S NEPHEW
April 27 – May 25, 2024
Recommended for ages 7 and up
Tickets go on sale
Tuesday, August 2. Visit dct.org/plays
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List reflects gifts received as of March 27, 2023.
On behalf of the 250,000+ children and families served annually, we gratefully acknowledge our donors who through their contributions made it possible for DCT to present over 500 performances of high quality, professional theater for youth and families. Although program space limits our ability to publicly recognize only donors of $500 and above, we deeply and sincerely appreciate every contribution. As ticket sales cover only half our costs, your annual financial support is critical to introducing North Texas children to the magic of live theater. Should you wish to be added to this extraordinary list of donors or suggest corrections to our list, please contact the DCT Donor & Corporate Relations Department at (214) 978-0110 and THANK YOU!
DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE
$100,000 +
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
March Family Foundation
Texas Instruments Foundation
PRODUCING PARTNER
$50,000-$99,999
The Carlson Foundation
City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture
Fichtenbaum Charitable Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee
The Rosewood Foundation
The Shubert Foundation
CENTERSTAGE SPONSOR
$25,000-$49,999
The Theodore and Beulah Beasley Foundation
Chi Omega Education & Charity Fund of Dallas
The Dallas Foundation/Jean Baptiste (Tad)
Adoue III Fund
The Dallas Foundation/Showalter Family Fund
Fidelity Charitable/Sharron Hunt and Family Fund
The M.R. & Evelyn Hudson Foundation
Schwab Charitable/Melinda & Jim Johnson
TACA
Texas Instruments
SEASON BENEFACTOR
$10,000-$24,999
Capital for Kids
Central Market
Communities Foundation of Texas/Cece Smith and John Lacy Fund
Communities Foundation of Texas/North Texas
Giving Day Fund
Crawley Familly Foundation
The Dallas Foundation/Louise W. Kahn
Endowment Fund
Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District
Laurie Sands Harrison
The Holloway Family Foundation
Rocky Howard
The Koz Foundation
The Eugene McDermott Foundation
Morgan Stanley GIFT/The Karen & Ken Travis Fund
Margot B. Perot
Raymond James Charitable/Lisa K. Simmons
Schwab Charitable/Joan Becker
Stephen M. Seay Foundation
Becky & Everett Spaeth
TXU Energy
Texas Commission on the Arts
Texas Travel Industry Recovery Program
LEADING PLAYER
$5,000-$9,999
American Funds/Anonymous
The Blackbaud Giving Fund/The Herrington Family
The Blackbaud Giving Fund/Kara & Todd Ranta
Communities Foundation of Texas/Sutton
FamilyFund
June Dales
The Dallas Foundation/The McGee Endowment Foundation Fund
Sarah & Michael DeLuke
Fidelity Charitable/Augustine Frizzell & David Lowery
Fidelity Charitable/Ellen & Jim Markus
Charitable Fund
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Houlihan Lokey
Jacqui & Ray Mackewicz
Harry S. Moss Foundation
Morgan Stanley GIFT/Julie & John Parolisi
Julie & John Parolisi
Prosperity Bank
Jennifer & Kelly Saltsman
Sarah Freedman & Christopher Skoog
Tara Lewis & John Swords
$2,500-$4,999
Ayco Charitable Foundation/Scott Hudson Family Bank of America
Morgan & Kilian Bennett
Kathleen Kerr Blanchard & Chuck Blanchard
Nick & Sara Borrelli
Joe B. Brooks
Capital One Services, LLC
Communities Foundation of Texas/Michael & Debbie Rasa Foundation Fund
Laura Jane & Jeff Durfee
Ernst & Young Foundation/Deborah & Richard Stanford
FGH Foundation/Betsy & Rick Fijolek
Jennifer Fargo
Fidelity Brokerage Services/Wilson Tarver
Christy & Bill Gammill
Holland & Knight
Emily Jefferson
Erin & Josh Johnston
Lisa Lee
Corale & Mitchell Madden
Leah & Adam Mora Jr. MD
National Financial Services/Jean Aoki
Raising Canes
Raymond James Charitable/Faus Family Foundation
The Ryan Goldblatt Foundation
Amanda & David Schnetzer
Rachael & Evan Singer
UBS Financial Services/Retta Van Auken
Shanti Shahani de Venegas & Ian Venegas
Shelly & Stephen Wilson
NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY
$1,000-$4,999
Nancy Miller Blount
Communities Foundation of Texas/Brice Family
Charitable Fund
Communities Foundation of Texas/Jacque Gavin
Keliher Family Foundation
Patricia Santiago
Rachael & Evan Singer
$1,000-$2,499
Benevity/Jasmine & Chris Tobias
Bonnie Jean Foundation
Gwendol Bowling
The Dallas Foundation/Sally & Tom Dunning
Lorelei Garratt
Grant Thornton, LLP
Matt Johnson
Make It Count Family Foundation
Network for Good
Pershing Advisor Solutions LLC/Rae & Lloyd Marquis
LaToyia Pierce
Schwab Charitable/Patty & Joe Smith
Katie & David Shutler
Laurie-Jo & Steve Straty
Texas Mutual
Jasmine & Chris Tobias
Amy & Kyle Turner
Karen & Jim Wiley
PATRON
$500-$999
Kelly Brooks Amato
Lynn Hampton & Dennis Auld
Martha Barrios
Wesley & Jeff Brady
Fidelity Brokerage Services/Anonymous
Fidelity Charitable/Meagan & Daniel Hemenway
Fidelity Charitable/Ruth Robinson Family Fund
Anna & Benson Kurian
Morgan Stanley/Maureen & Robert Royer
Stephanie & Mark Nelson
Dennis O’Riley
Sarah and Tim Salmon
Brooke & Aaron Shelby
Vanguard Charitable/The Valinda and Steven
Wolfert Giving Fund
Harianne & David Wallenstein
NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY
$500-$999
Barbara & Julien DeVereux
Janet C. James
Shanti Shahani de Venegas & Ian Venegas
Charlotte & Wade Wiles
IN-KIND
Nicole & David Jones
Southwest Airlines
- Robyn Flatt, Executive Director
DCT BOARD OF TRUSTEES
PRESIDENT: Jim Markus*
CHAIRMAN: Todd Ranta*
VP DEVELOPMENT: Michael DeLuke*
VP EDUCATION: Helen Harris-Allen*
VP FACILITIES: Everett Spaeth*
VP FINANCE/TREASURER: Lauren Herrington*
CO- VP GOVERNANCE/NOMINATING: Camelia Shoemaker*
CO- VP GOVERNANCE/NOMINATING: Martha Barrios*
CO- VP SOCIAL OUTREACH: Mar Howard*
CO- VP SOCIAL OUTREACH: Amanda Schnetzer
SECRETARY: Julie Parolisi*
ARTISTIC LIAISON: Emily Jefferson
Morgan Bennett
Chuck Blanchard
Sara Borrelli
Kelly Fijolek
Sarah Freedman
Lara Wilhelm Harrison*
Scott Hudson
L B Jeter, Jr.
Matt Johnson
Josh Johnston
Amanda Kendall
Lisa Lee
Jacqueline Mackewicz
Corale Madden
Adam Mora, Jr. MD
Leah Mora*
Tim Mullins
Stephanie Nelson*
Sarah Salmon
Jennifer Garratt Saltsman
Amanda Schnetzer
Shanti Shahani de Venegas
Evan P. Singer
Deborah Stanford
Jasmine Tobias
Kyle Turner
DCT BOARD OF ADVISORS
Lorlee Bartos
Joan Becker
Nancy Carlson
Mary Covington
Yvonne Crum
Paul Daugherty
Betsy Fijolek
Jane Kennedy Greene
Rocky Howard
Sharron Hunt
Vibeke Jarnum
Emily Jefferson
EMERITUS MEMBERS
Margaret Keliher
Tara Lewis*
Peter Martin
Teresa Parravano
Christa Sanford
Sally Schopmeyer
Elizabeth Showalter
Everett Spaeth
Laurie-Jo Straty
Craig Sutton
Bill Travis
Karen Travis
CHAIR EMERITUS: Melissa Deakins
CHAIR EMERITUS: Laurie Sands Harrison
CHAIR EMERITUS: Julie H. Kosnik
CHAIR EMERITUS: Carole Jordan
CHAIR EMERITUS: Carol March*
BOARD LIAISON
Mickie Bragalone – Office of Cultural Affairs
* - Executive Committee
DCT STAFF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Robyn Flatt
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Nancy Schaeffer
ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Artie Olaisen
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND PHILANTHROPY : Sandra Session-Robertson
EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR : Coy Covington
FINANCE
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & HUMAN RESOURCES:
Dennis O’Riley
FINANCE MANAGER:
Jim Amrhein
FINANCE ASSISTANT :
Donna Keeler
DEVELOPMENT
GRANTS MANAGER:
Joey Hamilton
DEVELOPMENT
ASSISTANT - RECORDS AND VOLUNTEER
COORDINATION:
Elizabeth Ross
EDUCATION
EDUCATION DIRECTOR : Nancy Schaeffer
EDUCATION
COORDINATOR : Terry Feagin
PROJECT INCLUSION
COORDINATOR :
Gina Waits
MUSICAL THEATER
CONSERVATORY:
K. Doug Miller
ACADEMY COORDINATOR:
Raven Lanuza-Brown
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
ACTING / VIDEO:
Karl Schaeffer
MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING:
Mallory Coulter
DIRECTOR OF TICKETING & PATRON SERVICES :
Steve Jones
BOX OFFICE ASSOCIATE:
Joanna Coogan
BOX OFFICE : Rachel Wells
FIELD TRIP COORDINATOR:
Marianne Kolar
FACILITIES
NETWORK SYSTEMS
ADMIN. / IT / FACILITIES:
Aaron Rodriguez
PRODUCTIO N
PRODUCTION MANAGER / RENTAL COORDINATOR:
Janel Villatoro
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Josh Smith
RESIDENT COSTUME DESIGNER / COSTUME SHOP MANAGER:
Lyle Huchton
SOUND ENGINEER: Brian Christensen
RESIDENT SOUND DESIGNER:
Marco Salinas
MASTER ELECTRICIAN:
Troy Carrico
STAFF CARPENTER:
Marily Gonzalez
ASSISTANT PRODUCTION
MANAGER:
CaitLyne Martin
ASSISTANT COSTUME SHOP MANAGER
Glory Sprinkle
DIRECTOR OF DESIGN : Sally Fiorello
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