NOVEMBER 24 THRU DECEMBER 26
DEE & CHARLES WYLY THEATRE
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WRITTEN BY
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WITH Thomas Aiden Baughman Felipe Carrasco Cameron Cobb* Victoria Angelina Cruz Sabrina Daly Amalia Diaz Olivia de Guzman Shawn Gann* Lee George* Evellyn Hargrave Christina Austin Lopez* Ellie Mano Alyssa Melton Malakai Nance Omar Padilla* Raphael Parry* Libby Refakis Carson Shofner Tiffany Solano* Jo-Jo Steine* Molly Searcy* Benjamin Tanner Gerald Taylor II* Sally Nystuen Vahle* Maxton Rhys Sims Zachary J. Willis*
SCENIC DESIGN Beowulf Boritt
CHARLES DICKENS
KEVIN MORIARTY COSTUME DESIGN Jen Caprio LIGHTING DESIGN Jeff Croiter SOUND DESIGN Broken Chord HAIR, WIG & MAKE-UP DESIGN Valerie Gladstone STAGE MANAGER Laura Elaine Berrios* ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Emily Burke* DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION Bryan Anthony White PRODUCTION MANAGER Andrew J. Brown ARTISTIC PRODUCER Sarahbeth Grossman CASTING Eisenberg/Beans Casting Ally Beans, CSA Daryl Eisenberg, CSA
AND UNDERSTUDIES Bob Hess* Christopher Llewyn Ramirez* Ania Lyons
MUSIC DIRECTOR
VONDA K. BOWLING CHOREOGRAPHER
JOEL FERRELL
DIRECTOR
CHRISTIE VELA
PRESENTING SPONSOR Moody Foundation
ENLOE/ROSE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Kevin Moriarty
ASSISTANT PRODUCING SPONSOR PwC
MANAGING DIRECTOR Jeffrey Woodward
COMMUNITY PARTNER North Texas Food Bank
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CAST and CHARACTERS In Order of Appearance
Scrooge........................................................................................................................................................ RAPHAEL PARRY* Bob Cratchit....................................................................................................................................................... LEE GEORGE* Fred................................................................................................................................................................... OMAR PADILLA* Charitable Woman, Musician, Party Guest................................................................................JO-JO STEINE* Charitable Man, Young Marley, Party Guest................................................................ ZACHARY J. WILLIS* Mrs. Dilber, Mrs. Fezziwig............................................................................................ VICTORIA ANGELINA CRUZ Marley, Old Joe........................................................................................................................................... SHAWN GANN* Ghost of Christmas Past, Sister-in-Law..................................................................................... MOLLY SEARCY* School Master, Topper, Musician............................................................................................... CAMERON COBB* Boy Scrooge, Tiny Tim............................................................ THOMAS AIDEN BAUGHMAN, AMALIA DIAZ Fan, Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come..................................................... SABRINA DALY, ALYSSA MELTON Mr. Fezziwig, Party Guest, Undertaker................................................................................ GERALD TAYLOR II* Belle, Party Guest............................................................................................................................ OLIVIA DE GUZMAN Young Scrooge..................................................................................................................................... FELIPE CARRASCO Ghost of Christmas Present.............................................................................................. SALLY NYSTUEN VAHLE* Mrs. Cratchit.......................................................................................................................................... TIFFANY SOLANO* Peter Cratchit, Party Guest.......................................................................................................... CARSON SHOFNER Belinda Cratchit.............................................................................................................. ELLIE MANO, LIBBY REFAKIS Martha Cratchit................................................................................... EVELLYN HARGRAVE, MALAKAI NANCE Lucy, Laundress................................................................................................................ CHRISTINA AUSTIN LOPEZ* Turkey Boy........................................................................................... MAXTON RHYS SIMS, BENJAMIN TANNER UNDERSTUDIES Understudy for Scrooge & Marley............................................................................................................. BOB HESS* Understudy Male Ensemble..................................................................... CHRISTOPHER LLEWYN RAMIREZ* Understudy Female Ensemble................................................................................................................... ANIA LYONS
Time: December 24 and 25, 1843 Place: London A Christmas Carol will be performed without an intermission.
CREATIVE SUPPORT and CREW Christopher Llewyn Ramirez Ania Lyons................................. Cameron Cobb.........................
Assistant Director Associate Choreographer Assistant Music Director
John Slauson............................ Michael Heath Waid............... Aaron Johansen...................... Kenneth Farnsworth............... Brian McDonald....................... Taylor Donaldson, Leah Fitzgerald Derick Longoria........................ Emiliano Piliego........................ Christina Austin Lopez*..........
Scenic & Props Coordinator Associate Costume Design Associate Lighting Design Assistant Lighting Design Associate Sound Design Production Assistants Child Supervisor Assistant Child Supervisor Dance Captain
Patterson Allen, Colin Hancock, Justin Higgins, Katie Trexler, Sarah Shipp..............................
Scenic Crew
Squeak Henderson.................. Lucas Barnes, Cynthia Beene, Craig Elam, Colin Hancock...............
Stage Operations Manager
Nick Lynch-Voris...................... Glory Sprinkle..........................
Interim Hair & Make-Up Supervisor Hair & Make-Up Technician
Deck Crew
Rebecca Holt............................. Emily Newcomb....................... Catherine Garrett, Imani McCants, Ashley Peisher, Jailene Torres, Jasmine Woods....................... Catherine Garrett....................
Wardrobe Supervisor Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor
Meike Schmidt.......................... Christopher King Rollins........ Ryan Burkle............................... Allie Cianelli, Caroline Hodge Andrea Biggins, Mike Crandall, Kat Farenthold, Lily French, Justin Higgins, Jackie Lopez, Imani McCants, Candice Miears, Michael Nunez..........................
Lighting Programmer Lighting Programmer Light Board Operator Spot Light Operators
Devin Mulbery..........................
A1 - Audio Engineer A2 - Mic Wrangler A3 - QLab Operator
Anthony Holmes....................... Kenze Carlson........................... Theresa Zicolello......................
The Director is a member of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union
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FROM THE DIRECTOR I AM NOT A FAN OF WRITING DIRECTOR’S NOTES. At best, I am never quite certain what I’m supposed to write about. At worst I’ll blabber on and on about some minute detail that no one but me will ever notice and so I’m not good at them. In all honesty, I feel the play IS the director’s notes. Just watch, you’ll know precisely how I feel about the material. I don’t know why anyone would be even remotely interested in what motivates a director to direct a play. My son is a dramaturg. Like an actual dramaturg. Award winning. I’m always trying, unsuccessfully, to get him to write my director’s notes because as a dramaturg, it’s his job to be super smart about why a story is important at any given time, how it relates to the time in which it exists, and so forth. He could give you incredible details about Dickens’ life, the deplorable working conditions of the Victorian era, and why we owe the way we celebrate Christmas to his little novella. It’s his job to be very good at writing about that stuff. Not only can I not do that, I have no interest in doing it.
CHRISTIE VELA
My job, as director, is to guide the story from the page onto the stage; a kind of theatrical midwife. No one asks the midwife WHY the baby should be born, they just trust her to help it be born, safely with all its toes and fingers and a not oddly shaped head. and if she does her job right, everyone is happy, and she can steal away into the night like she was never there. I like that. What I can tell you is that I love Christmas Carol to my core. I cherish all the times I’ve channeled my mother to play Mrs. Cratchit. I treasure the production I got to play Mrs. Fezziwig opposite Brent Alford, in which we invented a hilarious and inappropriate backstory for ourselves and the memories of way too early morning matinees standing in the wings in damp Victorian underwear waiting to perform for excited elementary school kids . Fun secret-Santa traditions among the cast and contraband mulled-wine in the dressing room. From directing my first production in 2015, to the disappointment of not being able to direct it in 2020, to being invited back to once again bring it to life, with my friends Joel and Vonda, after almost two very tough years in which we could all use some joy. I love that DTC has raised almost a million dollars for the North Texas Food Bank over the years, and that I’ve been a part of that in a small way! I love how the Cratchits remind me of my own upbringing, poor in material things but rich in love. I love Fred’s party and how all these misfit friends make a home for each other because they have nowhere else to go at Christmas, I love how Scrooge opens his eyes one morning after a night of fitful sleep to see the world in a completely different light, finally and truly AWAKE to what really matters; ready to receive the message that we are here to be absolutely and utterly selfish about making joy possible for others, and in doing so, we might make some for ourselves. Family, Friends, Community. “I SHALL LOVE IT TIL’ THE DAY I DIE.”
I THINK CHRISTMAS CAROL IS THE GREATEST STORY ABOUT REDEMPTION EVER WRITTEN. But honestly, who cares what I think? Just watch the play. Find me after and we can talk about it, face to face, friend to friend, over a bowl of smoking bishop.
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ARTISTS
THOMAS AIDEN BAUGHMAN
Boy Scrooge, Tiny Tim
Thomas Baughman (they/them) is excited to return to Dallas Theatre Center’s A Christmas Carol after previously performing as Tiny Tim in 2019. Previous stage credits include Circle Theatre’s production of Our Town (Wally Webb) and Dallas Young Artists’s production of Big Fish (Will’s Son / Ensemble). Thomas is a performing arts student at W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy where they serve on Student Council and GSA. They love being a part of the DTC A Christmas Carol family!
FELIPE CARRASCO
Young Scrooge
Felipe is very happy to be a part of Dallas Theater Center’s A Christmas Carol. Recent credits include: Hedda Gabler (Undermain Theatre), Sweat (Goodman Theatre), The Madres (Teatro Vista), Waiting for Godot (Tympanic Theatre Co.), Bomb-Itty of Errors (Riverside Theatre), Adventures of Robin Hood (Adventure Stage Chicago), Othello: The Moor of Venice (Invictus Theatre Co. ), HAIR, Into the Woods (City Circle) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Southern Methodist University), among others. Felipe is a third year Graduate Acting Candidate at SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts.
CAMERON COBB
Schoolmaster, Topper, Musician, Assistant Music Director Cameron Cobb is thrilled to be back for his 4th ACC at DTC. He has worked at every major theater in the DFW Metroplex over the last twenty years after graduating from SMU in 1998. Thank you for supporting the arts and please help out those less fortunate than you this holiday season.
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VICTORIA ANGELINA CRUZ
Mrs. Dilber, Mrs. Fezzwig
Victoria Angelina Cruz just closed a production of Midsummer Night’s Dream, as Bottom, at Southern Methodist University, where she is finishing her last year as a graduate student on a Professional Performance track. She has a passion for classical work as well as new works. She has plans to stay in Dallas after graduation and see what the theatre community has to offer.
SABRINA DALY
Fan, Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come Sabrina Daly is honored to return to the production of A Christmas Carol at Dallas Theater Center.Prior roles she has enjoyed include Fan and Ghost of Christmas Future in A Christmas Carol, Lavender in Matilda and Mush in Newsies. She loves to sing, dance, compose music, and play musical instruments (piano, guitar, violin, oboe). She also enjoys arts and crafts, especially crocheting. Sabrina would like to thank Dallas Theater Center for this incredible opportunity as well as her family and friends for their love and support.
AMALIA DIAZ
Boy Scrooge, Tiny Tim Amalia Diaz (13) was born in Connecticut but has lived around the world. At the age of 4, she joined Stagecoach Performing Arts School in Cambridge, UK. After spending more than a year enjoying her family in Chile, Amalia and her parents moved to New York before landing in Dallas. She has been part of Shakespeare Summer camp every year since 2016. Her passion for singing started at an early age and motivated her to pursue voice lessons. Amalia loves drawing, singing, watching anime, and advocating for the LGBTQ+ community.
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OLIVIA DE GUZMAN
Belle, Party Guest
Olivia de Guzman is a Dallas-based actor. Most recently, she played Hedda in Hedda Gabler at Undermain Theatre. Other DFW: Amphibian Stage Productions, Theatre Three, Casa Mañana, Dallas Children’s Theater, The Ochre House, Teatro Dallas, Stage West, Circle Theatre, others. Tour: Wishing Star Productions. NYC: New York Musical Theatre Festival, NYCFringe, New Dramatists. Olivia has taught acting and musical theatre at Dallas Theatre Center for Summer Stage, Public Works, and Adult Acting programs. She makes her DTC debut with gratitude!
SHAWN GANN
Marley, Old Joe
Shawn Gann is a proud Filipino-American transplant from Angeles City, Republic of the Philippines. He is a Dallas-based theatre/film/voiceover artist that has been performing, producing, and directing locally for 20+ years. As a theatre maker, Shawn has appeared on most major stages in D/FW, started several companies, and has been a producing board/company member with many others. He has also toured Nationally and Internationally as an actor which includes performing at Scotland’s 2019 Festival Fringe in Edinburgh.
LEE GEORGE
Bob Cratchit
Lee George, a California native, has been in Dallas since attending SMU’s BFA acting program. Since then, he has had the fortune of playing Tybalt in Dallas Theater Center’s Romeo and Juliet, Joseph in the premiere of The Unusual Tale of Mary and Joseph’s Baby at River & Rail Theater in Knoxville, TN, Lloyd in One Man, Two Guvnors at Circle Theatre, among others. Lee is a company member at Kitchen Dog Theater, voice actor for Funimation, and an acting teaching artist with Big Thought, a local non-profit. He’s gives a thousand thanks to DTC, Christie, Joel, Chris, Vonda, and crew for this production.
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EVELLYN HARGRAVE
Martha Cratchit
Evellyn is thankful for the opportunity to be in her very first Dallas Theater Center production! Evellyn is in the 8th grade at The Episcopal School of Dallas.She loves to perform in musicals, and has been in several productions through her school, North Texas Performing Arts, and the Artisan Center Theater.Some of her favorite past roles Include Elsa in Frozen, Jr. and Rafiki in The Lion King, Jr. When Evellyn is not on stage, she can be found dancing with the Dallas Ballet Center, riding her bicycle or hanging out with friends. Evellyn would like to thank her family, friends and teachers for their continued encouragement and support.
CHRISTINA AUSTIN LOPEZ
Lucy, Laundress
Christina Austin Lopez is thrilled to be returning to DTC as a new member of the Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company! DTC Credits: Tiny Beautiful Things (Letter Writer #2), In the Heights (Ensemble). Regional: The Music Man (Marian, Theatre Three), 72 Miles to Go (Eva, Alley All New), West Side Story (Rosalia, A.D. Players), Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley and The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley (Lydia, Main Street Theatre), Rapture Blister Burn (Avery, 4th Wall Theatre), A Christmas Carol (Shopkeeper Stiltz/Ensemble, Zach Theatre), In the Heights (Ensemble, North Carolina Theatre), The House on Mango Street (Lucy/Sally/As Cast, CaraMia Theatre). Education: BFA Baylor Theatre (Fiddler on the Roof, Crazy for you, Mr. Burns A Post Electric Play, Spring Awakening). Many thanks to DTC and Christie for this amazing opportunity!
ELLIE MANO
Belinda Cratchit Ellie Mano is thrilled to be in Dallas Theater Center’s production of A Christmas Carol! Ellie is in the 6th grade at Brentfield Elementary. She loves performing and has been in several plays at North Texas Performing Arts, most recently as Wilbur in Charlotte’s Web. In her spare time, Ellie enjoys horseback riding, reading, writing, and playing the piano and cello. She also hosts a weekly book review podcast for kids called Hook of a Book. Ellie would like to thank her family and friends for all their support!
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ALYSSA MELTON
Fan, Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come Alyssa Melton is beyond thrilled to be making her Dallas Theater Center debut in A Christmas Carol. She is currently a 7th-grade student at the Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts. In the past, she has enjoyed performing with Texas Music Theatre Company, Artisan Children’s Theatre, Plaza Jr., and the Granbury Theatre Academy. She would love to thank her family, friends, and mentors for supporting her in her passion for musical theatre.
MALAKAI NANCE
Martha Cratchit
Malakai Nance is excited to return to the Wyly! A seventh grader at DISD’s Solar Preparatory for Girls, Malakai made her DTC debut in Stagger Lee. Additional credits include Aladdin Jr.(ArtsVision), Black Nativity (Bishop Arts), Free Play (Breakthrough Workshop Theatre) and Random Acts of Flyness (Ep 4) for HBO. Singing, cooking, performing character voices, and more singing are her favorite activities. Malakai is grateful to have received the distinction of being chosen as the 2021-2022 apprentice to the Arts ‘District Chorale Apprentice.
OMAR PADILLA
Fred
Omar Padilla is delighted to be making his debut with Dallas Theater Center. He has worked with different theatre companies around DFW, including Shakespeare Dallas, Undermain Theatre, Prism Theatre Movement, Cara Mia Theatre Co., Dallas Children’s Theatre, Teatro Dallas, Danielle Georgiou Dance Group, Ochre House, Kitchen Dog Theatre (OMPF), Altered Shakespeare, Theatre Arlington, and Shakespeare in the Bar. Film credits include “Revolver”, “The Dark Ruins”, “That”, “The Monster in his Labyrinth”, “Reborn”, “Secuestro”, and “Garo”. He’s been a teaching artist for the last six years working with organizations such as Junior Players, Dallas Summer Musicals, Nine 9 Agency, Cara Mia Theatre Co., Teatro Dallas, and Bella Modeling School. Omar is represented by the Kim Dawson Agency.
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RAPHAEL PARRY
Scrooge
Noted director and actor Raphael Parry serves as the Executive & Artistic Director of Shakespeare Dallas, where he has served in a leadership position since 2002. During his tenure at Shakespeare Dallas, he has directed and performed in over 25 productions written by William Shakespeare and other classical writers. Most recently, he directed Shakespeare in Love and performed the title role in Titus Andronicus. He is slated to direct A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the summer of 2022, part of Shakespeare Dallas’ 50th Season.Raphael is delighted to be returning to the Dallas Theater Center stage where he has performed in The Importance of Being Earnest- Dr. Chasuble; TartuffeTartuffe ; Alice: Tales of a Curious Girl- Red Queen; Mad Hatter; A Christmas Carol (1995) – Bob Cratchit; Taking Steps- Tristram. He also directed A Christmas Carol (1997). Mr. Parry is the co-founder and former Co-Artistic Director of Undermain Theatre. During his tenure at the Undermain, he directed and acted in over 40 productions. Memorable projects at the Undermain include Goose and Tom-Tom, Ghosts, Disgrace, Camino Real, The Deatherians, an international tour to Macedonia of Sarajevo, and a trio of play commissions from longtime collaborator Erik Ehn including The Red Plays, Beginner, and Shiner (co-written by Octavio Solis). Other selected acting credits include An Almost Holy Picture-solo (Echo Theatre); The Chairs-Old Man; Pyschos Never Dream- Critter; Road- Ensemble, Christie in LoveInspector ( Kitchen Dog Theatre) Endgame- Nag (Addison Centre Theatre) As Founder of Project X: Theater, he directed and produced Diamond Dick: The Tulsa Race Riots of 1925 written by Erik Ehn. Diamond Dick culminated in a two-week run which was performed Off Broadway at La Mama ETC in NYC and was hailed by the New York Times as a “standout production”. Most recently, Raphael directed a short film based on Joan of Arc, written by Erik Ehn called Maid. He is recipient of multiple citations from the Dallas Theatre Critics’ Forum and the Leon Rabin Awards as a director and actor.
LIBBY REFAKIS
Belinda Cratchit
Libby Refakis is thrilled to return to DTC production of “A Christmas Carol”, and would like to thank Christie Vela for casting her in this performance. Libby has been cast in several plays within the DFW area and pursues her love of singing by going to practice every week with her voice coach, Richard Oliver. After singing and acting, Libby dreams of perusing a career involving science and math! Finally, Libby would like to thank her family and friends for their unlimited love and support.
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MOLLY SEARCY
Ghost of Christmas Past, Sister-in-Law Molly Searcy is a proud member of the SMU MFA Acting class of 2020, and she is excited to have joined Dallas Theater Center’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company this season! Some of her favorite roles to date include: Faye in Theresa Rebeck’s world premiere of Enlightened (Alley Theatre All-New Festival), Sarah in Gordon Dahlquist’s world premiere of Red Chariot (Undermain Theatre), #11 in The Wolves (Dallas Theater Center), Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Ranevskaya in The Cherry Orchard, Eurydice in Eurydice (SMU), Charlotte Corday in The Revolutionists (Main Street Theater), Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Laurie/Millicent in Stage Kiss (4th Wall Theatre Co.), and The Eternal Feminine in Wittenberg (Stages Repertory Theatre).
CARSON SHOFNER
Peter Cratchit, Party Guest Carson is very excited to be taking part in A Christmas Carol. This is his professional debut. He is currently in the MFA for Acting program at SMU. Carson wants to thank his fiancé for all of the love and support he offers.
TIFFANY SOLANO
Mrs. Cratchit
Tiffany Solano joined Dallas Theater Center’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company in 2018. Dallas Theater Center credits include: Working: A Musical; Something Grim(m); In the Bleak Midwinter: A Christmas Carol for Our Time; American Mariachi; In the Heights; Public Works Dallas’ As You Like It; Twelfth Night; and A Christmas Carol. She has performed at theaters nationwide, including The Mark Taper Forum, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, South Coast Repertory, San Jose Repertory, Mixed Blood Theatre and Will & Company. Other notable credits include Cesar and Ruben: The Musical, written and directed by Ed Begley Jr.; and flying on a magic carpet in Disney’s Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular as Princess Jasmine. Represented by Kim Dawson Agency. For Sofia and Nolan, te quiero. @tiffanyesolano
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JO-JO STEINE
Charitable Woman, Musician, Party Guest Jo-Jo Steine is so excited to be back, not only for her third DTC Christmas Carol (previously in 2016 and 2019), but also back to the stage for the first time since February 2020! In addition to her time spent with DTC, Jo-Jo has had the privilege of working with theaters all over the DFW area, including Kitchen Dog Theater (Reykjavik and Pompeii!!), Stage West (The Father), Theatre Three (Once), WaterTower Theatre (Harvey and Pride and Prejudice), Shakespeare Dallas (The Merry Wives of Windsor), and African American Repertory Theatre (Pure Confidence). When she’s not on the stage, Jo-Jo teaches yoga at Satya Yoga and collects teapots. You can catch her next spring at Dallas Children’s Theater as the White Witch in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
BENJAMIN TANNER
Turkey Boy
Benjamin Tanner is thrilled to be performing with the Dallas Theater Center once again. He is a member of the Children’s Chorus of Greater Dallas, has performed with The Dallas Opera, and has been active with training programs including the Broadway Actors Alliance in NYC and DTC summer stage. Ben attends The Oakridge School in Arlington and would like to thank his family, friends, and voice teacher Amy Pottkotter for all of their love and support! Theatre is back!
GERALD TAYLOR II
Mr. Fezzwig, Party Guest, Undertaker Gerald Taylor II is elated for his first Christmas Carol at DTC! A graduate of Texas A&M-Commerce (B.S., M.A.), Gerald has toured for Dallas Children’s Theatre (The BFG, Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters), and has appeared on their mainstage (The Snowy Day, A Very Hungry Caterpillar Christmas). He has performed for Pegasus Theatre, MBS Productions, KitchenDog Theatre, and the Bishop Arts Theater Center. Nam-myoho-renge-kyo!
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SALLY NYSTUEN VAHLE
Ghost of Christmas Present
Sally Nystuen Vahle is a member of Dallas Theater Center’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company. For the past 25 years, Sally has been fortunate to act in a wide range of roles at Dallas Theater Center, including: White Rabbit Red Rabbit Paulina in Public Works Dallas’ The Winter’s Tale; Mildred in Miller, Mississippi; Scrooge in A Christmas Carol; Linda Loman in Death of a Salesman; Fraulein Kost in Cabaret, Annette in God of Carnage, Bev/Kathy in Clybourne Park, Medea in Medea, and Clytemnestra in Electra. Most recently, Sally appeared as Ouiser Boudreaux in Steel Magnolias. She is a 2011 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Award recipient, co-founder of Dallas’ Kitchen Dog Theater, and she works extensively in broadcast/voice over. Represented by The Mary Collins Agency.
MAXTON RHYS SIMS
Turkey Boy
Maxton Rhys Sims is thrilled to be making his Dallas Theater Center debut in this year’s A Christmas Carol! Some of his favorite roles recently have been Joly in LES MISÉRABLES at TxMTC, Sebastian in LITTLE MERMAID JR at TxMTC and Ryan Evans in HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL JR at Stand Ministries. In his free time, Maxton enjoys playing the ukulele and playing video games with friends. Maxton would like to thank everyone at DTC for this amazing opportunity and his family and friends for their support and encouragement!
ZACHARY J. WILLIS
Charitable Man, Young Marley, Party Guest Zachary J. Willis (Young Marley/Charitable Man) is a proud member of the Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company. Zach was most recently seen as Letter Writer #3 in Tiny Beautiful Things here at DTC. Zach studied Musical Theatre at Sam Houston State University. Other stage credits include The Music Man (Theatre3), Spring Awakening (TUTS & Uptown Players); Annie, Grease, The Wizard of Oz (Casa Mañana); A 3D Adventure (Circle Theatre); Xanadu, Panto Wonderful Wizard, Panto Snow Queen: Unfrozen (Stages Repertory Theatre); The First Noel (Jubilee Theatre, Irma P. Hall Black Theatre Award Recipient). zacharyjwillis.com, @zacharyjwillis
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BOB HESS
Understudy for Scrooge, Marley Bob Hess is delighted to be back on the DTC again, having last appeared here in To Kill a Mockingbird and It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman. Originally from Louisville, Kentucky, Bob has appeared on nearly every stage in the Metroplex over the last 40 years, most recently in WaterTower Theatre’s I Am My Own Wife and Stage West’s regional premiere of The Children. Other performances have included La Cage aux Folles, The Nance, and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Uptown Players), Artist Descending a Staircase and King Liz (Amphibian Productions), Hir (Stage West), Rock of Ages and Million Dollar Quartet (Casa Manana), and Driving Miss Daisy (with Sandy Duncan) (North Carolina Theatre). The recipient of numerous awards from DFW Critics’ Forum and Broadway World, Bob is represented by The Mary Collins Agency and is proud to serve as an Assistant Professor of Theatre at University of North Texas.
CHRISTOPHER LLEWYN RAMIREZ
Understudy for Male Ensemble, Assistant Director Chris received his BFA in Theatre Performance from Baylor University in 2013. His other stage credits include The Great Distance Home , Elliot, A Soldiers Fugue (WaterTower Theatre); Empathitrax (Second Thought Theatre); An Octoroon (Stage West); It Shoulda Been You, Titanic (Uptown Players); Zoot Suit, blu, Crystal City 1969 (Cara Mía Theatre Co.); Hands on a Hardbody (Theatre Three); The Winter’s Tale, Pericles, The King’s Face (Shakespeare Dallas); and assistant director of Romeo and Juliet, Dogfight, and RENT, all with Junior Players.
ANIA LYONS
Understudy for Female Ensemble, Associate Choreographer Ania Lyons is overjoyed to join the DTC team for the return of this tradition! Most recently she has returned to LIVE THEATRE in Theater Three’s touring production of The Music Man and Casa Mañana’s Grace For President. Ania is a local theatre artist and has worked onstage and backstage with DFW theaters such as Dallas Children’s Theatre, Prism Movement Theatre, Uptown Players, Lyric Stage and more. Thank you so much to Christie and Joel for this beautiful opportunity! @ Lyons.dance543
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CHRISTIE VELA (Director) Christie is the Associate Artistic Director of Theatre 3. She is also a former member of Dallas Theater Center’s Brierley Resident Acting Company, where her acting credits include: Steel Magnolias; Inherit The Wind; Deferred Action; Romeo and Juliet; Sense and Sensibility; Medea; The Book Club Play; A Christmas Carol; Les Misérables; Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure; King Lear; God of Carnage; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat; The Beauty Plays; and In the Beginning. Her Dallas Theater Center directing credits include: Tiny Beautiful Things; Real Women Have Curves; Fade; Gloria; and A Christmas Carol 2015. Christie is also a member of Kitchen Dog Theater Company where her credits include Paper Flowers; The Turn of the Screw; Boom; and The Pillowman. Other credits include: director of Revolt! She Said Revolt Again! And Straight White Men, cast member ofThe Necessities At Second Thought Theatre; director of Titus Andronicus at Shakespeare Dallas; Dr. Jekylland Mr. Hyde at Theatre 3; Don’t Dress for Dinnerat Stage West and Native Gardens at Trinity Repertory Company. JOEL FERRELL (Choreographer) Directing/choreography credits include:The Rocky Horror Show; Joseph and the AmazingTechnicolor® Dreamcoat; Cabaret; A Christmas Carol(2005-2009, 2011, 2012). Dallas Theater Center directing credits include:Steel Magnolias;Hairspray; Frankenstein; The Christians; Dreamgirls; Romeo and Juliet; Clybourne Park;Red; God of Carnage; Dividing the Estate; reasons to be pretty; The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later;andCotton PatchGospel(starring its creator Tom Key). Dallas Theater Center choreography credits include:It’s a Bird... It’s a Plane...It’s Superman; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; The Who’s Tommy;andMy Fair Lady.DFW credits:Gruesome PlaygroundInjuries(Second Thought Theatre);Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Baltimore Waltz(Stage West); the premiere ofHuck Finn(Classical Acting Company). Mr. Ferrell is the former Associate Artistic Director of Dallas Theater Center(2011-2019) and a former Artistic Director of Casa Mañana Musicals Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas (1996 to 2001). Mr. Ferrellhas also directed and choreographed extensively around the country for Denver Center Theater, Portland Center Stage,North Shore Music Theater, and many more. VONDA K. BOWLING (Music Director). Dallas Theater Center: In The Heights, Public Works Dallas’ As You Like It, Public Works Dallas’ A Winter’s Tale, Hairspray, Hair, Hood: The Robin Hood Musical Adventure, Public Works Dallas’ The Tempest, The Christians, Bella: An American Tall Tale, Dreamgirls, A Christmas Carol (2015-2021), Moonshine: That Hee Haw Musical, The Rocky Horror Show. Casa Mañana: Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Bonnie & Clyde, Always...Patsy Cline, Grease, The Wizard of Oz, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, Tuck Everlasting, Frank - N - Friend, Matilda. Theatre Three: The Music Man, The Manufactured Myth of Eveline Flynn, Assassins, The Drowsy Chaperone, Crazy for You, A Dog’s Life, Lost in the Stars, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (x2), Blankity-Blank, A Catered Affair. Much love to Jeffrey, Harrison and Mason. For TD. BEOWULF BORITT (Scenic Design) is a set and production designer from Taipei, Taiwan. Selected theater credits include “Our Dear Dead Drug Lord” (WP Theater/Second Stage) – 2020 Obie Award for Outstanding Set Design winner, 2020 Lortel Award Nominee, “What to Send Up When it Goes Down” (Playwrights Horizons, BAM), “The Last of the Love Letter” & “Homecoming Queen” (Atlantic Theater Co.), “Measure for Measure” (Public Theater Mobile Unit), “Pump Girl” (Irish Rep) and more. Her film credits are numerous and include Hulu’s initiative 29 “Your Attention Please” and “Jie-Jie,” which won the HBO Asian Pacific American Visionary Award. More work on her website: www.yuhsuanchendesign.com JEN CAPRIO (Costume Design) DTC: It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s SUPERMAN!, Medea, The Odd Couple, In the Beginning, Colossal, The School for Wives, All the Way, The Great Society, Trials of Sam Houston Tours/International/Broadway: Falsettos and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Lion, IBEROSTAR resorts shows and the rock revues Rockumentary and Kaleidoscope for Celebrity Cruises. West End: The Lion. Over 200 NYC and LORT productions at theatres including the Manhattan Theater Club, Papermill Playhouse, Roundabout, Kennedy Center, Guthrie Theater, Cleveland Playhouse, Goodspeed, La Jolla Playhouse, Alley Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Barrington Stage Company (Associate Artist). TV: Sesame Street (seasons 47-53), The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo (Seasons 1-2). 2019, 2021 Daytime Emmy Nomination, 2020 Daytime Emmy Winner for Sesame Street. Instagram @jencapriocostumedesign Website www.jencaprio.com JEFF CRIOTER (Lighting Design) Broadway: Freestyle Love Supreme 2019 and 2021; Bandstand, Falsettos, Holiday Inn, Something Rotten!, Penn & Teller, Newsies, Peter and the Starcatcher, The Pee-wee Herman Show, Next Fall, Mothers and Sons, among others. Off-Broadway includes Beyond Babel, Mac Beth, The Other Josh Cohen, Smokey Joe’s Café, Jerry Springer the Opera, Tiny Beautiful Things, Cost of Living and The Last Five Years. Received Tony, Hewes and Bass awards and Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Lortel, NAACP, Ovation and AUDELCO nominations. Jeff is a producer of the 4Wall Roundtable and the animated series “Light Humor.”
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BROKEN CHORD (Sound Design/Composers) Broadway credits are The Parisian Woman, and Eclipsed. Off-Broadway credits include Toni Stone at Roundabout Theatre Company; The Lying Lesson at the Atlantic; OZET at Incubator Arts; Bull in a China Shop at LCT3; Party People at The Public. Selected regional credits are Angels in America at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; Enemy of the People at the Guthrie Theatre; Ruined at Berkeley Repertory Theatre; Kleptocracy at Arena Stage; Top Girls at the Huntington Theatre; UniSon at OSF; Macbeth at Shakespeare Theatre Company. Film credits include Fall to Rise. www.brokenchord.us VALERIE GLADSTONE (Hair, Wig & Make-Up Design) After the past year and a half of social and global upheaval, Valerie Gladstone is thrilled to return to Dallas Theatre Center to add my designs to the thrill of live theatre. She truly hopes that her sixth year of providing wig and make-up design for A Christmas Carol brings a small amount of joy and escapism during these troubled times. Gladstone’s design work in Dallas includes, Raisin in the Sun, Sherlock Holmes, Clybourne Park; Broadway credits include, Beauty and the Beast, Mothers and Sons, The Seagull. She’s also done ballet work for Dance Theatre of Harlem and the Bolshoi. Besides working in Film and TV on productions including Bright Spot, Dickenson, Harriet, The Deuce and The Greatest Showmen, Gladstone is the artist behind the art company Brooklyn Dollworks and her newest venture, Gowanus Watercolor Co. where she makes artist quality watercolor paint. LAURA ELAINE BERRIOS (Stage Manager) Laura Berrios is a Resident Stage Manager at Dallas Theater Center where her credits include Sweat and Cake Ladies. Other credits include Dolly Parton’s Smokey Mountain Christmas Carol with Red Tail Entertainment; As You Like It, Othello, Titus Andronicus, Macbeth, Tempest, She Stoops to Conquer, King Lear, Cymbeline with Shakespeare Dallas; Funny You Don’t Act Like a Negro with Theatre3; A Christmas Carol with Arrowrock Lyceum; Alice and the Bookstore Palace and Pants on Fire at Creede Repertory Theatre; Antony and Cleopatra and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Heart of America Shakespeare Festival. She has a M.F.A. in Stage Management from UMKC. EMILY BURKE (Assistant Stage Manager) DTC:Working: Tiny Beautiful Things;A Musical;Something Grim(m); In the Bleak Midwinter; LittleWomen; In The Heights; A Christmas Carol(2016 - 2019); Public Works Dallas (2018 - 2019)Real Women Have Curves;Sweat; Steel Magnolias; White Rabbit Red Rabbit; Frankenstein; Hair; Hood; Electra; The Christians; Constellations.Second Thought Theatre:Drunk Enough to Say I Love You / Here We Go BRYAN ANTHONY WHITE (Director of Production) Bryan joined DTC as Director of Production after spending the last several years leading creative development, programming and production management for cutting-edge theatrical and live entertainment offerings in the Cruise industry. A Production Stage Manager by training, Bryan began his career in eastern North Carolina, serving as Stage Manager, Production Manager and Assistant Director for various educational and regional theatre projects. He spent the next several years overseeing show and production operations in the theme park industry, where he collaborated with numerous Tony® and Drama Desk award-winning designers to deliver world class productions. Bryan brings over a decade of corporate entertainment leadership experience to DTC to continue to grow the Production department’s focus on leadership, management and communication. ANDREW J. BROWN (Production Manager) has been with Dallas Theater Center since March of 2020. Previously Andrew worked with Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, the Huntington Theatre Company, and the Cape Playhouse. He has an MFA in Production Management from Boston University and a BFA in Scene Design from the University of Oklahoma. SARAHBETH GROSSMAN (Artistic Producer) is a Tony Award®-nominated and Olivier Award-winning producer. Her credits include Broadway: Indecent; An American in Paris (Broadway, West End National Tour); Come From Away (West End); Dames At Sea; Ann and Stick Fly. Off-Broadway: The Irish Curse. A graduate of the Commercial Theater Institute, Sarahbeth holds an MFA in Theater Management from the Yale School of Drama where she served as Associate Managing Director of Yale Rep. She is a proud member of the Broadway League, Theater Communications Group, National Alliance for Musical Theatre and Producer’s Guild of America. EISENBERG/BEANS CASTING (Casting) Partners: Daryl Eisenberg, CSA and Ally Beans, CSA. Casting for film, theater, television, commercials, and new media. Broadway: Gettin’ The Band Back Together. Off-Broadway: Baghdaddy,That Bachelorette Show, The Anthem, Around…80 Days, Altar Boyz, and more. Regional/Other: Folger Theatre, Norwegian Cruise Line, Ivoryton Playhouse, Tenors of Rock, Davenport Reading Series, countless NYMF/Fringe. Film/TV: Cheerleader, Evol, Chandler, Camp, Mulligan. www.ebcastingco.com
All Are Welcome DALLAS THEATER CENTER EDI STATEMENT ALL ARE WELCOME! At Dallas Theater Center, we want to be the best place to work and see theater, and to be a positive and transformational force in Dallas and beyond. We stand-up for equity, diversity, and inclusion across our company and community. As a leading national theater, we recognize that building an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment is central to our relevance and sustainability in the community we serve and love.
DALLAS THEATER CENTER LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We acknowledge the land beneath our feet as the ancestral home of many Indigenous Peoples including the Caddo, Wichita, Tawakoni, and Kiikaapoi, as well as the tribes that may have lived here and roamed the area – including Comanche, Kiowa and Apache – and those indigenous people whose names we don’t know anymore. We honor, revere and respect those who were stewards of this land long before we made it our home. We also acknowledge the neighborhood we inhabit as one of the original Freedman’s towns of Dallas built by those who were enslaved by European colonization.
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Since 1982, the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) has provided nourishment and hope to neighbors in 13 counties across our region. As these communities continue to feel the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic, NTFB is innovating every day to ensure we meet the needs of the more than 800,000 North Texans who are experiencing food insecurity. This includes 1 in 5 children who do not know where their next meal will come from. The North Texas Food Bank’s mission is to close this hunger gap in North Texas by providing access to nutritious meals. Thanks to supporters like you, last year the Food Bank provided access to more than 125 million meals across our service area – the most annual meals ever in our history.
And the need continues. The Food Bank will soon commemorate 40 years of serving those experiencing hunger, but the pandemic challenged the Food Bank to think in new, innovative ways to address the elevated need. If we want to make a lasting impact in the fight against hunger, we must do more than just provide food. Earlier this year we announced Nourish North Texas, a three-year, comprehensive campaign to raise funds and food. It supports our new strategic plan to provide our hungry neighbors with more Food for Today, while providing Hope for Tomorrow by addressing the root causes of food insecurity. Our objective is to create lasting change for our neighbors and transform how we fight hunger in North Texas in the next 40 years and beyond. This ambitious vision would not be possible without the support of the community. For 14 years, our partnership with the Dallas Theater Center has helped provide access to over 2.5M meals for our neighbors in need. And thanks to a generous match, if you make an additional donation now through December 31, every dollar donated to the North Texas Food Bank will be doubled to provide six nutritious meals. This holiday season, our neighbors need the Food Bank and our Feeding Network of more than 200 agencies more than ever. Please consider donating your time, your voice, nutritious food, or a financial contribution. Every meal makes a difference. Thank you for helping us work toward a hunger-free, healthy North Texas.
Enjoy the show. For information on ways to give, volunteer opportunities and upcoming events, visit ntfb.org/dtc.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jennifer Burr Altabef.................................... Dan Waldmann............................................. Chris Luna....................................................... Julie H. Kosnik................................................ Jeffrey R. Bragalone..................................... Deborah McMurray...................................... Teri Shaffer...................................................... Purvi Patel Albers Marc Alger Troy C. Alley III Stephanie Anderson Irv Ashford Tina Barry Nick Bellos Meredith Bjorck Diane M. Brierley Stephanie Byrd Molly Byrne Zenola Campbell Joanne Caruso Linda Custard
Chair President EVP, President Elect Past Chair Past President Secretary Treasurer
William A. Custard Rich Dealy Lacy Durham Lauren Embrey Bess Enloe Curt FitzGerald Rebecca Fletcher Hilda Galvan Craig Haynes Pilar Henry John Howell Marla Janco Kate Crosland Juett Suzan Kedron
Randy Kender Carla Lindley Megan McManemin Sam Megally Maria Moats Kevin Moriarty JB Nehlich Scott Orr Yvette Ostolaza Adriana Perales Bobbie Quick Lynn Pride Richardson Frank Risch Deedie Rose
Hernan Saenz Kelvin Sellers Andy Smith Hamilton A Sneed Heidi Soltis-Berner Angela Stephens Sarah Warnecke Krista Weinstein Donna Wilhelm Kenya Woodruff Jeffrey Woodward
GUILD The Dallas Theater Center Guild promotes community awareness of and interest in Dallas Theater Center. The volunteers of the Guild support the Theater through education, service, social and other programs. Marla Janco..................................... JB Nehlich John Howell..................................... Susan Falvo...................................... Nan-Elizabeth Byorum JB Nehlich......................................... Jay Spring Julie Goldfarb.................................. Trey Birkhead.................................. Lance Hancock................................ Robert Howell.................................. Martha Jarmon............................... Jay Spring........................................ Storm Lineberger Lynnda Chinai................................. JB Nehlich......................................... JB Nehlich & Marla Janco............ JB Nehlich & Brian Evans.............. Ebony Davis & Kathryn Howlett. JB Nehlich & Gwendolyn Lawe... Claudia & Scott Davis.................... Claudia and Scott Davis............... Marsha Durney................................ Craig Haynes................................... Sarah Warnecke............................. Robert Howell.................................. Andrew Gray................................... Sarah Warnecke........................... John Howell
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““The holiday season is a wonderful time to celebrate with our families and friends. I think the timeless story of the redemption of Scrooge combined with the wonderful music and spectacle of live theater creates a magical moment for all involved.” Raphael Parry Ebenezer Scrooge
Theatre Forward advances the American theatre and its communities by providing funding and other resources to the country’s leading non-profit theatres. Theatre Forward and our theatres are most grateful to the following Educating Through Theatre funders: THEATRE EXECUTIVES $50,000-$99,000 AT&T The Hearst Foundations The Schloss Foundation James S. & Lynne P. Turley BENEFACTORS $25,000-$49,999 The Augustine Foundation Stephanie Scott Wells Fargo
PACESETTERS $15,000-$24,999 The Music Man Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Lisa Orberg Southwest Airlines† TD Charitable Foundation DONORS $10,000-$14,999 EverGreene Architectural Arts Westlake Reed Leskosky
† Includes in-kind support Theatre Forward supporters are former supporters of Na-tional Corporate Theatre Fund and Impact Creativity. For a complete list of funders visit theatreforward.org
INSTITUTIONAL SPONSORS $300,000+ The Hersh Foundation The Moody Foundation
$10,000 The Stemmons Foundation TACA Texas Commission on the Arts
$200,000 Embrey Family Foundation
$5,000 The Theodore and Beulah Beasley Foundation, Inc. Better Together Fund The Bruning Foundation Dallas Shakespeare Club Harry S. Moss Foundation
$100,000 The Shubert Foundation, Inc. TurningPoint Foundation $50,000 City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture Harold Simmons Foundation
$1,000 Louise W. Kahn Endowment Fund of The Dallas Foundation
$20,000 David M. Crowley Foundation Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation National Endowment for the Arts The Sapphire Foundation, Inc. Southern Methodist University
ENDOWMENT FUND ARTISTIC The Charles Peter Bock Fund The G. B. Dealey Fund Deedie Rose EDUCATION & OUTREACH PROGRAMS William Randolph Hearst Fund Meadows Foundation GENERAL Anonymous Fund Sara Birge Fund Diane and Hal Brierley Fund The Roberta Coke Camp Fund Joan and Coley Clark Fund Mr. and Mrs. William A. Custard Fund Arlene J. and John W. Dayton Fund The Dallas Theater Center Guild Fund Bess and Ted Enloe Fund Hamon Fund Heldt Fund Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Johnson Fund Luther King Capital Management Carol and John Levy Family Fund Lyndhurst Foundation Eugene McDermott Foundation Susan and Bill Montgomery Moody Foundation The Paul Raigorodsky Fund Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Stack Fund The Waldo E. Stewart Fund Theater Support Fund Sarah and Don Warnecke The Wyly Fund for Administrative Excellence
SCHOLARSHIP Winifred D. Caldwell Scholarship Fund The Dr. Anson L. Clark Memorial Scholarship Fund Johnny George Scholarship Fund Preston Jones Scholarship Fund Carl B. and Florence E. King Scholarship Fund The Zelma Naylor Scholarship Fund The Edythe W. and Henry X. Salzberger Scholarship Fund Dora and Robert D. Stecker Scholarship Fund OTHER The Frank Nick Scholarship for Creative Greatness The Alan M. May Fund
“A Christmas Carol will be an opportunity for us to not only celebrate the joy of the holidays with our audiences but to also celebrate the immense talent in our local theater community.” Kevin Moriarty DTC Enloe/Rose Artistic Director
COMPANY Dallas Theater Center is supported, in part, by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, TACA, the Texas Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
LEADERSHIP Enloe / Rose Artistic Director, Kevin Moriarty Managing Director, Jeffrey Woodward ADMINISTRATION General Manager, Theresa Zicolello Assistant General Manager, Jenny Dang Company Manager, Gabriela Leodiou Office and IT Manager, Lori Jones Facilities Manager, Albert Gonzales COVID-19 Compliance Officers, Theresa Zicolello, Gabriela Leodiou People Operations, Keene Consulting Computer Consultants, Choice Technologies ARTISTIC Artistic Producer, Sarahbeth Grossman Casting, Eisenberg/Beans Casting / Ally Beans, CSA, Daryl Eisenberg, CSA Resident Playwright/Literary Manager, Jonathan Norton DIANE AND HAL BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY Tiana Kaye Blair Blake Hackler Christina Austin Lopez Liz Mikel Alex Organ Christopher Llewyn Ramirez Molly Searcy Tiffany Solano Sally Nystuen Vahle Zachary J. Willis DEVELOPMENT Director of Development, Robin Plata Associate Director of Development, Keyana Marshall Manager of Foundation and Government Relations, Dionne Davis Manager of Individual Giving & Events, Mercedes Brown Manager of Corporate Relations, Lauren Cuddihee Manager of Donor Stewardship, Salomona Mendoza FINANCE & ACCOUNTING Director of Finance, Stacy Meadows Accounts Payable / Payroll Coordinator, Sherene English Independent Audit Firm, BDO USA, LLP
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Director of Marketing and Communications, Brittani Wilkins Manager of Ticketing Services, Traci McKinney Digital Marketing Manager, Ray Alva Digital Media Manager, Imani Thomas Communications and Media Relations Manager, Paula Paggi Box Office Manager, Jared Vazquez Box Office Coordinator, Blake Seabourn Box Office Associates, Augusta Abene, Juliana Zepeda & Gena Loe Special Thank You: Web Developer, Chris Koller | Idealgrowth Photographers: Jordan Fraker, Karen Almond, Imani Thomas Graphic Designer, Lisa Ottosen PRODUCTION Director of Production, Bryan Anthony White Production Manager, Andrew J. Brown Assistant Production Manager, Emily Probus Technical Director, Matt Norman Associate Technical Director, Danny Colosky Lead Carpenter, Dan Cummins Carpenters, James Aronson, George Meek, Bruce Nuttall Stage Operations Manager, Squeak Henderson Charge Scenic Artist, Sergey Chernomorets Head of Props, John Slauson Assistant Head of Props, Nicole Gaignat Properties Carpenter, Matt Duvall Costume Director, Micheal Heath Waid Associate Costume Director, Chris Spencer Staff Drapers, Amanda Hendrickson, Olivia Kennedy Wardrobe Supervisor, Rebecca Holt Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor, Emily Newcomb Hair and Make-Up Supervisor, Nicole Alvarez Interim Hair and Make-Up Supervisor, Nick Lynch-Voris Head of Lighting, Nicole Iannaccone Lighting Crew Supervisor, Christopher King Rollins Staff Electrician, Ryan Burkle, Caroline Hodge Interim Head of Audio and Video, Cameron Griffiths Interim Staff Audio Engineer, Devin Mulbery Resident Production Stage Manager / Head of Stage Management, Stephen Ravet Resident Stage Manager/ Assistant Head of Stage Management, Emily Burke Resident Stage Manager, Laura Berrios PUBLIC WORKS DALLAS Director, Stephanie Cleghorn Jasso Associate Producer, Brandi Giles Coordinator, María Calderón Public Works Fellow, Harrison Epstein Community Liaison, Asher Ross
DIANE AND HAL BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY In 2009, with the generous support of Diane and Hal Brierley, Artistic Director Kevin Moriarty reinstated Dallas Theater Center’s resident acting company. His intent was to develop and nurture professional actors within the North Texas community and enable them to make Dallas their artistic home. At the same time, he sought to enhance Dallas Theater Center’s artistic profile and create ongoing collaborative relationships. The ten-member Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company has since become a signature component of Dallas Theater Center’s presence in the Dallas Arts District.
GREAT ACTING IS AT THE CENTER OF ALL GREAT THEATER TIANA KAYE BLAIR
BLAKE HACKLER
CHRISTINA AUSTIN LOPEZ
LIZ MIKEL
ALEX ORGAN
CHRISTOPHER LLEWYN RAMIREZ
MOLLY SEARCY
TIFFANY SOLANO
SALLY NYUSTEN VAHLE
ZACHARY J. WILLIS
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““This play never stops being relevant. After everything that happened in 2020, it’s much more relevant. We found out who was really essential. Teachers, workers, people in the warehouses. Not bankers. This is a battle for Scrooge’s soul. This production illustrates how much our actions mean, how much what we do matters.” Christie Vela Director