PORTLAND’5 CENTERS
FOR THE ARTS
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.
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.
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.
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.
OREGON CHILDREN’S THEATRE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kregg Arntson, President
Nichole Martin, Vice President
Vatea Herman, Treasurer
Stanley Penkin, Secretary
Pam Caldwell
Andrew Eggert
Stan Foote
Andrew Gibson
KelliAnn
Klindtworth
Ross McKeen
Jeanie-Marie Price
Rebecca Semper
Sonny Sonnenstein
Dann Wheeler
Sondra Pearlman, Founder
P16 Oregon Children’s Theatre
Don Crossley
Portland’5 Centers for the Arts
includes the Keller Auditorium,
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, and
Antoinette Hatfield Hall, comprising
the Newmark Theatre, Dolores Winningstad Theatre, and Brunish Theatre. All are public facilities owned
by the City of Portland and managed
by Metro through the Metropolitan
Exposition-Recreation Commission.
Each year approximately one million
people attend more than 1,000 performances in these facilities.
Marci Crowson
Metro
OREGON CHILDREN’S
THEATRE STAFF
Dani Baldwin
Education Director
Tricia Casteneda-Gonzales
ETP Teaching Artist
Stephanie Cordell
ETP Teaching Artist
Production Associate
ETP Artistic Director
Tom Hughes, Metro Council President
Allison Davis
School Services Director
R. Dee
Resident Prop Master
Case Edwards
Box Office Assistant
Ticia Evans
Finance Manager
Jessy Friedt
Development Director
Ruben Fonseca
Development Associate
Stan Foote
Artistic Director
Kira Lombardozzi
City of Portland
Charlie Hales, Mayor
Metropolitan ExpositionRecreation Commission
Elisa Dozono
Chris Erickson
Terry Goldman, Chair
Judie Hammerstad,
Secretary-Treasurer
Cynthia Haruyama, Vice-Chair
Ray Leary
Karis Stoudamire-Phillips
Teri Dresler, General Manager of
Visitor Venues
Production Manager
Sharon Martell
Portland’5 Centers for
the Arts
Ross McKeen
Robyn Williams, CFE, Executive
Director
Lori Leyba Kramer, CFE,
Deputy Director
Tom Sessa, Director of Booking
and Sales
Joe Durr, Director of Event Services
Jason Blackwell, CFM, Director of
Operations
Dave Woodman, pacificwild
General Manager
Community Relations Director
Managing Director
Jake Michels
Educational Program Associate
Pat Moran
ETP Teaching Artist
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
Portland’5 Centers for the
Arts Advisory Committee
Jim Brunberg
Gus Castaneda, Chair
Mary Crist
Greg Danielson
Susan Hartnett
Jennifer Kalez
Gary Maffei
Daniel A. Sullivan
George Taylor
Richard Wattenberg