“
THE ARTS
BELONG TO
ALL
PEOPLE,
“
ALL THE
TIME.
—Maya Angelou
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nearly 100 vital
arts & culture
organizations,
including Oregon
Children’s Theatre.
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Founded in 1988, Oregon Children’s
Theatre (OCT) is Oregon’s largest
nonprofit professional children’s theater
company. OCT’s mission is to advance
growth, development, and creativity
through exceptional theater experiences.
OREGON CHILDREN’S
THEATRE STAFF
OCT annually reaches 120,000 children,
parents, and educators from more than 18
Oregon and 4 Washington counties. OCT
offers a year-round Acting Academy for
students ages 3-18 and the unique Young
Professionals mentoring program. The
company also offers a range of services
to schools and the community, including
teacher professional development,
resource guides and suggested lesson
plans, Loud & Clear (a public speaking
workshop), an extensive outreach
program, and student internship and
apprenticeship opportunities.
ETP Teaching Artist
Dani Baldwin
Education Director
Tricia Casteneda-Gonzales
Stephanie Cordell
ETP Teaching Artist
Don Crossley
Production Associate
Marci Crowson
ETP Artistic Director
Allison Davis
School Services Director
R. Dee
Resident Prop Master
Ticia Evans
Finance Manager
Under the shared vision of healthier kids
and communities, Kaiser Permanente
Northwest and OCT are delivering
free Educational Theatre Programs to
schools and community organizations
in Oregon and SW Washington. This
innovative collaboration helps catalyze
healthy life choices. Through free touring
productions, residencies, workshops and
after-school programs, the Educational
Theatre Program has served over 200,000
students since its inception in 2006.
Jessy Friedt
Oregon Children’s Theatre is a resident
company of Portland’5 Centers for
the Arts and a member of Theatre
Communications Group, Travel Portland,
and ASSITEJ, the international children’s
theater association.
Community Relations Director
Development Director
Ruben Fonseca
Development Associate
Stan Foote
Artistic Director
Natasha Kautsky
Marketing Director
Kira Lombardozzi
Production Manager
Sharon Martell
Ross McKeen
Managing Director
Jake Michels
Educational Program Associate
Pat Moran
ETP Teaching Artist
OREGON CHILDREN’S THEATRE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kregg Arntson, President
Nichole Martin, Vice President
Vatea Herman, Treasurer
Stanley Penkin, Secretary
Pam Caldwell
Stan Foote
Andrew Gibson
KelliAnn
Klindtworth
A program of the
Regional Arts & Culture Council
Ross McKeen
Jeanie-Marie Price
Rebecca Semper
Sonny Sonnenstein
Dann Wheeler
Sondra Pearlman, Founder
Emily Newton
ETP Teaching Artist
Chris Rousseau
Technical Director
David Rosenbaum
ETP Teaching Artist
Zoë Rudman
Acting Academy Manager
Kerry Ryan
ETP Administrative Manager
Kay Spielman
Business Analyst
Randi Wigginton
Box Office Manager