PRESENTS
Directed by vickie washington*
Original Composition & Musical Direction by STEVEN A. TAYLOR
Scenic/Video Design by KRISTINA ORTIZ MILLER
Lighting Design by TROY CARRICO
Sound Design by MARCO SALINAS
Props Design by LAUREN WHEAT
Costume Design by CAT DILLON
Costume Coordination by LYLE HUCHTON
Director of Design and Puppetry Design SALLY FIORELLO
Stage Managed by DAVVI SOLOMON *
DCT’S PRODUCTION OF LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET IS GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY
Special Thanks:
Raising Cane’s, Texas Commission on the Arts, and Southwest Airlines
Winner of the 2016 Newbery MedalDALLAS CHILDREN’S THEATER 2022-2023 SEASON SUPPORTED BY
GENERAL SPONSORS INCLUDE
TThe 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
CJ .............................................................................................................. JORI JACKSON *
NANA ....................................................................................................... M. DENISE LEE *
REVEREND / GUITAR MAN / ENSEMBLE ........................... RANDY PEARLMAN *
MR. DENNIS / BLIND MAN / ENSEMBLE ........................................ NIK BLOCKER
BUTTERFLY LADY / ENSEMBLE / DANCE CAPTAIN ..................................................................... MONALISA AMIDAR *
WOMAN WITH A LOVELY HAT / ENSEMBLE ....................... MELISSA CROUCH
TATTOO MAN / MUMFORD THE DRAGON / ENSEMBLE .............................................................................................................. AUSTIN HINES
STREET MAN / MUSICIAN / ENSEMBLE .............................. GERALD TAYLOR II *
UNDERSTUDY
TIANA SHUNTAÉ ALEXANDER
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
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.
Dallas Children’s Theater is a proud member of TYA/USA, TCG and ASSITEJ, The International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People.
PRODUCTION MANAGER ..................................
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
STAFF CARPENTER
JANEL VILLATORO
JOSH SMITH
MARILY GONZALEZ
MASTER ELECTRICIAN ........................................... TROY CARRICO
SOUND ENGINEER .......................................
BRIAN CHRISTENSEN
SCENIC ARTIST EMILY HAUEISEN
DECK CREW HEAD
CAITLYNE MARTIN
CREW ........................................................... BECCA BONGIORNIO
CARPENTERS ..........................
GAGE ANDERSON, ALYSSA NUÑEZ, ZIGGY RENNER, DEBORAH SAMUELSON, LAUREN WHEAT ELECTRICIANS AUSTIN BENDER, ALLIE BUTEMEYER, ALAINA GALASSO, VINCHENZO LOCASIO
STITCHERS GLORY SPRINKLE
PRODUCTION APPRENTICES ..................... CAROLINA GUTIERREZ, DRAKE WILLIS
DIRECTOR OF DESIGN .......................................... SALLY FIORELLO FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER KARL SCHAEFFER
Dallas Children’s Theater (DCT) dedicates this play to the memory of the kindhearted Bonnie Jean Stoner. As evidenced in this picture, Bonnie Jean took DCT with her wherever she traveled. She was passionate about children, the arts, and good books. Bonnie Jean made a point of seeing every production in our season – often seeing a show several times – and she always happily treated others to the rich live theater experience. Whether she brought a new neighbor, a school group, or a family member, Bonnie Jean truly was DCT’s best fan and advocate. She was the person who brought LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET to our attention five years ago. While she is no longer with us, Bonnie Jean will forever live in our hearts because of the gifts of advice, support and kindness that she gave to us over the years.
Monalisa is a Philippine-born, Manila & Mesquite, TX-raised storyteller. Her art is in service of uplifting women and children of immigrant and refugee families. She previously appeared at DCT in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Monalisa has also performed at Amphibian Stage, Shakespeare Dallas, and IMPRINT Theatreworks. She holds an M.A. in Visual & Performing Arts from UT Dallas, a B.A. in Theater from Pepperdine University, and is trained in intimacy direction with an emphasis on advocating for artists of color. Monalisa is represented by the Kim Dawson Agency. She dedicates this show to those who lovingly stand in the gap.
Mr. Dennis / Blind Man / Ensemble
Nik is tremendously excited to make his Dallas Children’s Theater debut! A South Carolina Native turned Texan, he’s loved expanding his theatre career here in the D-FW Metroplex! Recent Credits include: A Few Good Men (Cpl. Jeffrey Owen Howard) at Theatre Arlington, Of Mice and Men (Crooks) at The Firehouse Theatre, As Dreams Are Made On (Caliban) at Prism Movement Theatre, Quanah (Ensemble) at Lyric Stage, and Peter and the Starcatcher (Ms. Bumbrake/Teacher) at ONSTAGE in Bedford. Love what you do and do what you love!
Melissa Crouch is very excited to be working with the team at DCT. Most recently she has been seen in Ada and the Engine (Mrs. Sommerville) at MainStage Irving-Las Colinas and in The Hiding Place (Mary and Aggie) at LYCT. She also records with the 2022 cast of Insight For Living’s Paws and Tales as the voice of Mrs. Collins. Melissa thanks her family for their encouragement.
Austin is very proud to be back at Dallas Children’s Theater for this fantastic production three years after our premiere! Austin is a Resident Director at North Texas Performing Arts and directs children’s musicals and plays; he was most recently seen in Heathers The Musical (JD) at NTPA Repertory. Thanks for watching our lovely show and be sure you ROAR today!
Jori is a graduate of Northwestern State University of LA with a BS in Musical Theatre and Performance & Directing. Her most noted and favored theatre work has been with Dark Circles Contemporary Dance Company, Dallas Children’s Theater, Cara Mía Theatre Co., Soul Rep Theatre Company, The Firehouse Theatre, Theatre Three, Uptown Players, and Kitchen Dog Theater. She also has served as a teaching artist for Broadway Dallas, Latino Cultural Center, Bath House Cultural Center and Junior Players. Jori is represented by Grogan Management Agency. Much love to my family and friends!
Denise is excited to return to DCT. Lee is an award-winning actress/singer who has performed in all genres of entertainment for more than three decades. She is the founder of the DLO Cabaret Series and the Dallas Cabaret Festival, and has performed in almost every theater in the Metroplex. The two productions she is most proud of are her daughters, Janelle and Traci! Denise is a proud member of AEA. Denise is represented by the Mary Collins Agency
It has been almost three years exactly since starting to work on this amazing story, and Randy is so excited that Last Stop on Market Street is finally able to be “seen” and “witnessed”. Other productions at Dallas Children’s Theater are Charlotte’s Web and Magic Tree House’s Holiday Musical: A Ghost Tale for Mr. Dickens. Recent credits around the DFW area include A Christmas Carol (Fezziwig) at Dallas Theater Center, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (The D’ysquith Family) at WaterTower Theatre, Gary: A Sequel to Titas Andronicus (Gary) at Kitchen Dog Theater, and Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Santa) at Casa Mañana. Randy is also a voice actor with Crunchyroll where you can hear him in many anime series, including the voice of Ivankov in One Piece. Randy is represented by The Horne Agency.
Gerald is delighted to be back at DCT. You may remember him from The Very Hungry Caterpillar Christmas Show, The Snowy Day and Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats (Peter), and Dragons Love Tacos (Dog). He toured the country with the DCT productions of The BFG (Big Friendly Giant) (Bloodbottler/Mr. Tibbs) and Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale (The King). Nam-myhoho-renge-kyo!
Tiana Shuntae Alexander is ecstatic with this being her Debut show at Dallas Children’s Theater. She has been in many productions such as Rocky Horror ( Magenta); Hello, Dolly! (Dolly Levi); Good Grief (Nkechi); and many more. Tiana believes that with God all things are possible and hopes to be a positive light to whomever she encounters.
ROBYN FLATT
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 38 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-the-Parks. 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.
Artistic Director
Nancy has directed numerous DCT productions including 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.
vickie washington* Director
vickie washington is deeply grateful that Last Stop on Market Street is finally here and all of her grandkids will get to see it! Recent directing credits include Hairy & Sherri, What to Send Up When It Goes Down, Seven Guitars, The Mountaintop, Blood Knot, Passing Strange, A Motown Christmas, Sunset Baby, Fences, and Speech and Debate. Her most treasured acting role is Lena in A Raisin in the Sun. On and up!
Gloria Bond Clunie is an award-winning playwright, director and educator. Ms. Clunie is a founding member of the Playwriting Ensemble at Chicago’s regional Tony Award-winning Victory Gardens Theater where her plays North Star, Living Green and Shoes premiered. She is also the founding Artistic Director of Evanston’s Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre where she directed scores of productions including Ain’t Misbehavin’, Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, Home and Raisin. Other plays include Sweet Water Taste, SMOKE, Sing, Milady, Sing!, BLU, Buck Naked, DRIP, Patricia McKissack’s Mirandy and Brother Wind, Bankruptcy, Merry Kwanzaa, Mercy Rising and QUARK. She is published by Dramatic Publishing and in the anthologies Seven Black Plays, Reimaging A Raisin in the Sun and The Bully Plays. Ms. Clunie has been recognized for her work in theater and education by the NAACP, AKA and DST Sororities, American Alliance for Theatre and Education and the Vision Keepers. Awards include a Chicago Jeff, a Children’s Theater Foundation of America Orlin Corey Medallion, a Scott McPherson, a Dramatists Guild Fellowship, Theodore Ward African-American Playwriting Prizes, New York’s New Professional Theater Award, Chicago Black Theatre Alliance Awards, NEA and Illinois Arts Council Fellowships and the Evanston Mayor’s Award for the Arts. Originally from Henderson, North Carolina, she currently lives in Evanston, Illinois.
Author
Matt de la Peña is The New York Times bestselling, Newbery Medal-winning author of seven young adult novels (including Mexican WhiteBoy, We Were Here, and Superman: Dawnbreaker) and five picture books (including Love and Last Stop on Market Street). In 2016, he was awarded the NCTE Intellectual Freedom Award. Matt received his MFA in creative writing from San Diego State University and his BA from the University of the Pacific where he attended school on a full basketball scholarship. In 2019, Matt was given an honorary doctorate from UOP. de la Peña currently lives in Brooklyn, NY. He teaches creative writing and visits schools and colleges throughout the country.
CHRISTIAN ROBINSON (Illustrator)
Christian Robinson is a 2016 Caldecott Honoree and also received a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor for his art in Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña (Putnam, 2015). Leo: A Ghost Story, illustrated by Robinson and written by Mac Barnett (Chronicle, 2015), was named a 2015 The New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year. His Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker, written by Patricia Hruby Powell (Chronicle, 2014) received numerous awards and accolades including a Sibert Informational Book Award Honor and a Coretta Scott King Award Illustration Honor from the American Library Association; a Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Honor; a Parents Choice Gold Medal for Poetry 2014; and a place on The Wall Street Journal ’s 10 Best Children’s Books of the Year List. Robinson, based in Sacramento, CA, is also an animator and has worked with The Sesame Street Workshop and Pixar Animation Studios.
STEVEN A. TAYLOR
Musical Director
Steven A. Taylor is excited to be at DCT and to be a part of the creative team for Last Stop On Market Street. He has been the Musical Director for Dreamgirls, Southern Boys, and It Ain’t Nothing But the Blues. Steven thanks God for allowing him to use his gift, education and experience to educate, entertain and engage all people.
KRISTINA ORTIZ MILLER
Scenic / Video Designer
Kristina is excited to be a part of this magical production. Previous credits include: Stages: MacGyver The Musical (costume designer); NSFW (costume designer); Panto: Wonderful Wizard (scenic designer); End Of the Rainbow (scenic designer); Girls Night (scenic designer); Sexy Laundry (scenic designer); AD Players at the George: A Texas Carol (costume designer); Dear Jack, Dear Louise (costume designer); and Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner (costume designer). Kristina lives in Ft. Worth with her husband and her three kids.
TROY CARRICO
Lighting Designer
Troy is excited to be designing Last Stop on Market Street! He has been working around the DFW area including In The Heights and A Christmas Carol at Dallas Theater Center, Little Shop of Horrors at Theatre Three, and A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder at WaterTower Theatre. He was also on tour with The Secret Comedy of Women from 2019-2022. Here at DCT he has designed Junie B’s Essential Survival Guide to School; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; The Secret Life of Girls; and the Musical Theater Showcase as well as stage managing Ghouls & Graveyards.
Props Designer
Lauren is excited to be a part of DCT’s 2022-23 season! She is a graduate of Baylor University Theatre majoring in Scenic Design/Scenic Art and is pursuing her MFA in Scenic Design at SMU. Recent roles at DCT include props designer for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; scenic designer/artist for Andi Boi; and props/scenic designer for Little Women. She has also previously designed for Stage West and Shine Performing Arts Studio, and has worked as a Scenic Artist for WaterTower Theatre. Lauren would like to thank her family and her parents for their endless love and support.
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.
CAT DILLON
Costume Designer
Cat Dillon returns to Dallas Children’s Theater to join in the creative reimagining of Last Stop on Market Street after having initially been trained by the costuming veterans, Lyle Huchton and Leila Heise, behind the beloved plays of recent years. Costuming in various industries since, including film, fashion, and commercial, Dillon is honored to be a part of the DCT family in bringing this imaginative story to life on stage.
LYLE HUCHTON
Costume Coordinator
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.
SALLY FIORELLO
Director of Design and Puppetry 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.
DAVVI SOLOMON*
Stage Manager
Davvi Solomon is making her debut at DCT with the production of Last Stop on Market Street. A recent transplant from Austin, she is excited to continue collaborating with Dallas Artist! Regional: Zach Theatre’s The Rocky Horror Picture Show ; A Night with Janis Joplin; and Notes from the Field. International: RWS Entertainment - Premiere; Dreamscape.
Whether you’re looking to give back to your community, help support the arts, or get community service hours for school, Dallas Children’s Theater is happy to invite you to apply to join our family as a DCT Volunteer!
Dallas Children’s Theater
dedicates this play to the memory of Ashley Newman Schneider. Ashley was the Stage Manager for the LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET 2020 production which was shutdown due to COVID days before it was set to open. Ashley joined DCT as a backstage crew member in 2018 with our season opener TREASURE ISLAND Reimagined! She went on to work on several of DCT’s productions including: MAGIC TREE HOUSE’S Holiday Musical: A GHOST TALE FOR MR. DICKENS, ELLA ENCHANTED: THE MUSICAL , TUCK EVERLASTING, Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, and PADDINGTON SAVES CHRISTMAS. She was a talented Stage Manager and a joy to work with. She is missed greatly by her DCT family.
New works of art are vital to a vibrant arts community - they support local artists, explore new ideas, inspire innovation, challenge traditional thinking, and keep art fresh and relevant. The TACA New Works Fund makes it possible for organizations to create original works with the potential for national and international impact.
Congratulations to Dallas Children’s Theater – THREE TIME recipients of the TACA New Works Fund!
“Last Stop on Market Street” (2019)
Adapted by Gloria Bond Clunie
“Yana Wana’s Legend of the Bluebonnet” (2017)
A co-production with Cara Mía Theatre Company
Written by María F. Rocha and Roxanne Schroeder-Arce
“Skippyjon Jones” (2014)
Written by Linda Daugherty
To learn more about the TACA New Works Fund, visit taca-arts.org/newworks
Nana inspires young CJ to see the beauty in their adventure to the soup kitchen. In this activity, inspire your own family to see the beauty in everyday life.
Before the show: As a family, go on a hunt for beauty around the theater. Try to find a place where you might normally overlook its beauty. When you find a spot of unexpected beauty, take a photo and allow your family time to discuss what they see. Celebrate everyone’s unique perspective!
Then, after the show: Discuss LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET with your family. Where did Nana see beauty that maybe CJ didn’t at first? What did she see? What did CJ eventually discover? Do you look at the world differently after watching the show? If so, how?
The Howard Family is pleased to sponsor LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET in loving memory of Eleanor “Gammy” Howard
Her smile and laughter lit up our hearts like the sun does the sky.
Between the earth and sky above, nothing can match a grandmother’s love.
• Did you know that Dallas Children’s Theater has had a relationship with Children’s Health for over a decade?
• Joanne (Mother), Andy (Father), and Emily (Sister) Goldblatt started this initiative as a way to honor young Ryan who had a wonderful and memorable moment seeing live theater at DCT with his grandmother just before he died following a bout with cancer in 2010.
• DCT entertains over 300 hospitalized children each month through our promotional in-person appearances and virtual offerings that stream to children at both the Children’s Health Dallas and Plano locations!
• The Goldblatt family has provided financial support to DCT each year for this collaboration because they want children at the hospital to have a chance to experience the magic of theater and enjoy this creative distraction from their many treatments and other medical procedures.
We were not familiar with Dallas Children’s Theater prior to Ryan’s cancer diagnosis. A friend of ours mentioned to us that DCT was putting on a production of HOW I BECAME A PIRATE and that we should take Ryan to see it. I couldn’t believe it! I never considered taking Ryan to a play before. When we told Ryan he was going to see the HOW I BECAME A PIRATE play, he was over the moon! He had never seen a play before, but he knew it was something special, and it was about Braid Beard, so how could it be bad? When he returned from the play, he came running to us and was eager to tell us all about it. He loved it! The story came alive right before his eyes, and it was nothing short of amazing for him. It was the first and only book he read that turned into a live-action play.
After Ryan passed away, Andy and I knew we needed to form a foundation in Ryan’s memory. Our focus was to give back to Children’s Medical Center – Dallas and also to give back to all of the worthy organizations that helped us during Ryan’s illness. Once we started taking our daughter, Emily, to shows at DCT, it dawned on us that we should partner with Dallas Children’s Theater to provide theater entertainment to kids fighting cancer. We saw firsthand the effect it had on Ryan, and we wanted to give that experience to other kids fighting cancer. It gives the kids a much-needed distraction from their difficult days in the hospital. We are extremely proud of this partnership.
- Joanne GoldblattList reflects gifts received as of February 20, 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!
$100,000 +
City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
March Family Foundation
Texas Instruments Foundation
PRODUCING PARTNER
$50,000-$99,999
The Carlson Foundation
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
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
Raymond James Charitable/Lisa K. Simmons
Schwab Charitable/Melinda & Jim Johnson
TACA
Texas Instruments
SEASON BENEFACTOR
$10,000-$24,999
American Endowment Foundation/Lara & Stephen Harrison
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
Morgan Stanley GIFT/The Karen & Ken Travis Fund
The Eugene McDermott Foundation
Margot B. Perot
Schwab Charitable/Joan Becker
Stephen M. Seay Foundation
Becky & Everett Spaeth
Texas Commission on the Arts
Texas Travel Industry Recovery Program
TXU Energy
$5,000-$9,999
American Funds/Anonymous
The Blackbaud Giving Fund/The Herrington Family
The Blackbaud Giving Fund/Todd Ranta
Communities Foundation of Texas/Sutton Family Fund
June Dales
The Dallas Foundation/The McGee Endowment Foundation Fund
Sarah & Michael DeLuke
Fidelity Charitable/Ellen & Jim Markus
Charitable Fund
Sarah Freedman & Christopher Skoog
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Houlihan Lokey
Stephanie & Ben Jeffery
Tara Lewis & John Swords
Jacqui & Ray Mackewicz
Harry S. Moss Foundation
Julie & John Parolisi
Prosperity Bank
Jennifer & Kelly Saltsman
DIRECTOR
$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
Jennifer Fargo
Fidelity Brokerage Services/Wilson Tarver
FGH Foundation/Betsy & Rick Fijolek
Christy & Bill Gammill
Gensler
The Ryan Goldblatt Foundation
Holland & Knight
Emily Jefferson
Erin & Josh Johnston
Lisa Lee
Corale & Mitchell Madden
Leah & Adam Mora Jr. MD
Tim Mullins
National Financial Services/Jean Aoki
LaToyia Pierce
Raising Canes
Raymond James Charitable\Faus Family Foundation
Amanda & David Schnetzer
Rachael & Evan Singer
UBS Financial Services/Retta Van Auken
Shanti & Ian Venegas
Shelly & Stephen Wilson
$1,000-$4,999
Anonymous
Nancy Miller Blount
Brice Family Charitable Fund
Keliher Family Foundation
Patricia Santiago
Rachael & Evan Singer
PRODUCER
$1,000-$2,499
Benevity/Jasmine & Chris Tobias
Gwendol Bowling
Communities Foundation of Texas/Jacque Gavin
The Dallas Foundation/Sally & Tom Dunning
The Donachie Foundation
Lorelei Garratt
Grant Thornton, LLP
Matt Johnson
Make It Count Family Foundation
Network for Good
Pershing Advisor Solutions LLC/Rae & Lloyd
Marquis
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
Martha Barrios
Wesley & Jeff Brady
Fidelity Brokerage Services/Anonymous
Fidelity Charitable/Meagan & Daniel Hemenway
Fidelity Charitable/Ruth Robinson Family Fund
Lynn Hampton & Dennis Auld
Anna & Benson Kurian
Morgan Stanley/Maureen & Robert Royer
Stephanie & Mark Nelson
Dennis O’Riley
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,
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 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
PRODUCTION AND RENTAL ASSISTANT:
Maddie Collins
DIRECTOR OF DESIGN : Sally Fiorello
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