CREATIVE TEAM
STAN FOOTE
(OCT Artistic
Director)
Stan has worked for
OCT for 20 years and
has been the Artistic
Director since the 2001-2002 season.
Stan is a Drammy and PAMTA awardwinning director. His production of
Kiss of the Spider Woman, originally
produced by Miracle Theatre and
remounted for Borderlands Theater in
Tucson, was named the Outstanding
Drama of the 2002-2003 Tucson
season.
Stan has served on the Board of
Directors for Theatre for Young
Audiences/USA. His passion for
creating new works has led to
directing staged readings at the
Kennedy Center’s New Visions/New
Voices Festival and NYU’s New Plays
for Young Audiences. He had the
privilege of working with two Newbery
Award-winning authors — Lois Lowry
and Louis Sachar — to adapt their
novels for OCT’s stages. In addition,
Stan’s direction and guidance was
instrumental in bringing Eric Coble’s
adaptation of Lois Lowry’s The Giver
to audiences in Portland and around
the country.
Stan loves teaching and mentoring
young people in our community. He is
grateful to work with a brilliant staff,
an amazing board, and the incredible
theater artists in Portland, Oregon.
JEFFREY CHILDS
(Musical Director)
Jeffrey worked for Music Theatre
International in New York where he
developed shows for their Broadway
Junior division. He is currently an
instructor with OCT, and has most
recently music directed A Year With
Frog and Toad (OCT), Guys and Dolls
(Valley Catholic High School), and The
Bikinis (Broadway Rose).
MARK HAACK
KRISTEEN WILLIS CROSSER
Skippyjon Jones is Mark’s seventh show
with OCT. He won a Drammy Award
for his design of Lois Lowry’s The Giver
(OCT). His other OCT designs were
Charlotte’s Web, Gathering Blue, Lilly’s
Purple Plastic Purse, Gossamer and
Einstein is a Dummy. His work can
also be seen at Miracle Theatre.
Kristeen is excited to be working
with OCT again. She received her
BA from Centre College in Danville,
KY and received her MFA in lighting
design from Wayne State University,
Hilberry Company in Detroit, MI. She
has designed lighting and/or scenery
for several area theaters including
ART, Profile Theatre, Third Rail Rep,
and NWCT. She is a 2012 Drammy
winner for “Outstanding Lighting
Design” (Miracle Theatre’s Oedipus El
Rey) and a 2013 Drammy Winner for
“Outstanding Scenic Design” (Profile
Theatre’s Master Harold and the
Boys), and a 2014 Drammy winner
for “Outstanding Lighting Design”
(Third Rail’s A Bright New Boise) and
“Outstanding Scenic Design” (Third
Rail’s Gidion’s Knot). She would like to
thank her husband Mike for all of his
love and support.
(Scenic Designer)
EMILY HORTON
(Costume Designer)
Emily is delighted to return to OCT,
other designs include The Giver,
Zombie in Love, The Magic School Bus
Live (2011) and On the Eve of Friday
Morning (2010). Additional projects
include five seasons with Third Rail
Repertory Theater (2009-2014),
Michael Curry Design fiber and crafts
artist, Portland Playhouse productions
of King Hedley II (2012) and The Left
Hand of Darkness (2013) as well as
multiple private and corporate clients.
Emily holds a BFA in Costume Design
and Construction from Webster
University in St Louis, MO, as well as
a certificate in technical theater from
PCPA Theaterfest. See her portfolio
online at www.m-horton.com.
SARA MISHLER MARTINS
(Choreographer)
Sara is thrilled to be back at OCT for
her ninth season, joining the crazy
adventures of El Skippito and his
friends, and getting to work with Stan,
Jeffrey, and an incredible creative
team. Of the many musicals she
has choreographed at OCT, some of
her favorites have included Alice &
Wonderland: A Rock Opera, A Year
With Frog and Toad (Drammy), and
Zombie in Love. Additionally, her work
has been featured on many other local
stages, including Triangle Productions
and Lakewood Theatre, and she serves
as choreographer for the Portland Gay
Men’s Chorus. These days Sara spends
most of her time teaching tap at
da Vinci Arts Middle School, and trying
to keep up with her busy 11-year-old
twins.
P6 SKIPPYJON JONES Oregon Children’s Theatre
(Lighting Designer)
EM GUSTASON
(Sound Designer)
Em is so glad to be back with OCT
once again, after designing The Giver,
Fancy Nancy, and Charlotte’s Web last
season. A graduate of The Evergreen
State College, his recent design work
also includes The Sweatermakers
(Playwright’s West) and Gidion’s Knot
(Third Rail). He would like to thank
his own kitten, Miles, for his late night
kisses, midnight foot attacks, and
endless fascination with the bathroom
sink.
LAUREN KNAPP
(Props Master)
Lauren recently moved to Portland
after graduating from Willamette
University with a theater major. While
focusing her studies on directing
and stage management, she worked
as a shop supervisor for Willamette
Theatre’s Scenic Department. Aside
from designing properties in the
Portland area, Lauren also works in
Operations at Portland Center Stage.
Lauren is happy to be rejoining OCT
after working on last year’s productions
of Zombie in Love and Charlotte’s Web.