Mar 15-16, 2025 I For All Ages McColl Family Theatre
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DR. SEUSS’S THE CAT IN THE HAT
VOLUNTEER WITH US
STAFF AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OUR SUPPORTERS
March 15-16, 2025 I McColl Family Theatre
Production Design Sigmon Theatrical
Stage Manager Katy Sigmon
RUN TIME 60 MINUTES
This performance features fog and smoke effects. Videotaping, photography and other recording of this production is prohibited.
Children’s Theatre of Charlotte is supported, in part, by the City of Charlotte and its generous donors, and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources.
Additional support is provided by the Shubert Foundation.
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I NEW! SUMMER STAGE - Experiences for students ages 3 to 18 led by Professional Teaching ArtistsCamps are grouped by age and offered at ImaginOn, with select satellite camps offered at at CPCC’s Levine Campus (Matthews) & Gaston Day School.
CALEB SIGMON is a producer, director, and performer based out of Charlotte, NC. With credits ranging from national tours (Journey To Oz) to directing for television (Life in the Carolinas) and teaching in the classroom (UNC School of the Arts), Caleb’s career has taken him across America, sharing his passion with millions of people. He is the founder of Giggle Box Circus, a humor therapy program at Levine Children’s Hospital, served for ten years as Artistic Director for Liberty Mountain – The Revolutionary Drama, and travels as an illusionist and storyteller, sharing magic and true wonder.
Alongside his wife, Katy, he operates SIGMON THEATRICAL, an interactive and immersive production company, collaborating with nationally recognized theatre companies, partnering with communities, and empowering students in the classroom. Projects include national tours (Dinosaurs Alive!), immersive productions (The Wonderland Experience, The Sleepy Hollow Adventure, DreamWorks Adventure to Santa), and festivals (Carolina Pumpkin Spelltacular, Winterfest), along with dozens of educational touring productions. Sigmon Theatrical designs and produces bespoke
stage shows and live entertainment for large-scale festivals, parades, and events across the Southeast, and have produced the televised opening number for the Novant Health Thanksgiving Eve Parade. Caleb and Katy also presented a series of workshops and masterclasses in conjunction with the North American Tour of Disney’s The Lion King.
Together, Caleb and Katy are proud to call the Carolinas home, where they live in a house jam-packed with magic tricks, costumes, puppets, and their two sons, Levi and Charlie.
Learn more about SIGMON THEATRICAL online:
www.SigmonTheatrical.com
Follow us on social media:
@SigmonTheatrical
KATY SIGMON is thrilled to be returning to work at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte with her husband on this magical show! Recent Professional Credits include: Costume Design for A Sick Day For Amos McGee, and Danny, King Of The Basement with Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, A Year With Frog And Toad and The Ugly Duckling (Jim Henson Award Winner) with the North Carolina Theatre for Young People as well as Dr. Seuss’ The Cat In The Hat, The Addams Family, Mary Poppins, and Tuesdays With Morrie at The Green Room. Wig & Makeup Design/Artist at Ghost Train Halloween Festival, The Carolina Pumpkin Spelltacular, and Carl White’s Life in the Carolinas. She is Co-Founder and Production Designer of SIGMON THEATRICAL, Co-Founder of GiggleBox Circus, and full time mama to Levi and Charlie.
Apr 4-27, 2025 I For ages 3+
Be a part of the wonder. Volunteers help in many areas across the Theatre from Production to Education to Development to Outreach.
• Ushering public performances and school shows
• Delivering thousands of holiday gifts to Charlotte children through The Winter Wonderland Shop
• Inventorying costumes with our Production team
• Checking in guests at Celebrate!, our annual gala
• Selling concessions during OnStage weekend with our Education team
LEADERSHIP
Artistic Director - Adam Burke
Managing Director - Nao Tsurumaki
Administration
Human Resources Manager - Carolyn Lugo-Allred
Business Manager - Alex Doxey
Senior Accountant - Crystal Johnson
ImaginOn Partnership Coordinator - Maryann O’Keeffe
ImaginOn Administrative Support - Casey Kaufmann
Artistic & Production
Director of Production - Steven Levine
Artistic & Community Relations Fellow - Alicia Tafoya
Costume Shop Manager - Anna Klinger
Cutter/Draper - Emily Heilig
Crafts Specialist - Elizabeth Swanson
Technical Director - Andrew Gibbon
Assistant Technical Director - Shane Burgett
Resident Stage Manager - Steven James
Charge Scenic Artist - Tim Parati
Master Carpenter - John Slechta
Head Electrician - Larry Csernik
Assistant Electrican - Amber Bidwell
AV Supervisor - MIchael Russo
Properties Manager - Rebecca Xhajanka
Props Carpenter/Deck Chief - Sterling Lett
Scenic Carpenter - Maddie Anthony
Sound Assistant - Maddi Penn
Production Assistant - Katie Kinser
Education
Director of Education - EG Engle
Camps & Community Programs Manager - Mary Katherine Smith
Education Program Manager - Morgan Southard
Resident Teaching Artists - Karen Steele & Breana Venablé
Development
Director of Development – Emily J. Chuma
Institutional Giving Manager - Amanda Ayers
Special Events & Volunteer Manager - Cassandra Wiselka
Development Coordinator - Jean Edwards
Marketing and Communications
Director of Marketing & Communications - Cindy Taylor
Associate Director of Marketing - Rob Odum
Customer Experience Manager - Ashley Hughes
PR & Social Media Mananger – Alex Aguilar
Touring Performance Coordinator - Margot Parrott
School Group Sales & Performance Coordinator - Chris Stonnell
Data & IT Manager - Claire Whitworth-Helm
Audience Service Coordinator - Louise Lawson
Marketing Assistant - Aaron Bunzey
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Sallie Beason - Chair
Lisa Miller - Chair-Elect
Stephanie Isham - Treasurer
Nichelle Weintraub - Secretary
Mitchell Kelling - Past Chair
Cynthia Banks
Dr. Veronica Bell
Mary Alice Boyd
Mike Burgess
Stephanie Couch
Caryn Craige
Charlitta Hatch
Leigh Hickman
Ben Hume
Tim James
Brian Litwak
Mitzi Lynch
Jennifer Madara
Scott Manning
Rosemary Morgan
Maddie Myers
Katie Ramseur
Eric Ritz
Michael Tarwater, Jr.
Tanya Taylor
Kristin Tokić
April Whitlock
Honorary Lifetime Members
Robin Branstrom
Carla DuPuy
Peter Flur
Cynthia Lank
Linda Lockman-Brooks
Advisory Board
Robin Branstrom
Tom Eiselt
Jami Farris
Peter Flur
Gina Lawrence
EXECUTIVE PRODUCING PARTNERS
($50,000 and more)
Bank of America
North Carolina Arts Council
PNC Foundation
C.D. Spangler Foundation, Inc.
The Shubert Foundation
PRODUCING PARTNERS
($25,000 to $49,999)
First Horizon
DIRECTING PARTNERS
($10,000 to $24,999)
Clear Blue Insurance Group
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
Cornwell Foundation
Paige Johnston Thomas Giving Tree
SPX Corporation
Triad Foundation
STANDING OVATION PARTNERS
($5,000 to $9,999)
Carolina Panthers
The Daniel, Edward, Cora & Strickland Foundation
The Dickson Foundation, Inc.
LendingTree
Parker Poe
Publix Super Markets Charities
South Arts
CENTER STAGE PARTNERS
($3,000 to $4,999)
Deloitte & Touche LLP
LEADING ROLE PARTNER
($1,000 to $2,999)
Blue Cross Blue Shield
We recognize and thank our generous donors who gave as of March 3, 2025. Our annual donors are recognized at the most current giving level.
($10,000 - $24,999)
Dorlisa & Peter Flur
Mitchell Kelling
Linda Reynolds
Tammy Stringer & Richard Viola
($5,000 - $9,999)
Omid & Julie Ahdieh
Dr. Daniel Donner
Andrew & Stephanie Fulford
Lise Hain
David Holland
Ben and Christy Hume
Bruce & Anita LaRowe
Brian Litwak
Jennifer & Eric Madara
Ann & Scott Manning
Arrington Mixon
Rosemary Morgan & Fielding Huseth
Brian & Laura Murdock
Sandy & Greg Vlahos
April & Thomas Whitlock
($3,000 - $4,999)
Mike & Katie Burgess
Herb & Gina Clegg
Rob & Caryn Craige
Davant Family Charitable Trust
David & Marti Head
Pat Burgess & Joan Martin
Ken & Lisa Miller
Maddie & Brian Myers
Stephen & Stephanie Sorenson
Lauren & William Voorhees
Nichelle & Sasha Weintraub
Judith & Matthew Whelan
($1,000 - $2,999)
Stephen Allred & Carolyn Lugo-Allred
Cynthia Banks
Sallie & Gary Beason
Veronica Bell
Robin & Bill Branstrom
Susan & Richard Buckley
Craig & Mary Bunzey
Julie & Stoke Caldwell
Stephanie Couch
Mary Coyle
Amy & Alfred Dawson
Elizabeth Devenney
Tom & Julie Eiselt
Dr. Gloria Ann Evans
Christi Farr
Beth & Gaston Gage
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Gonzalez
Watts & Carol Hamrick
Charlitta Hatch
Lisa & Mark Hedrick
Scott & Claire Helm
Leigh Hickman
Ryan & Danielle Hutcheson
Timothy James
Ashley & Matthew Joseph
Cole Kissam in memory of Talia Petoia
Andrew Kott
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Lamberth
Craig & Mitzi Lynch
Michael & Leslie Marsicano
Seah & Robert McCammon
Valecia McDowell
Gary Monie
Mallory Navin & Joe Shreve
Anna & Tom Nelson
John & Suzy Nurkin
Katie Ramseur
Allison Rauch
Eric Ritz
Jay Thomas
Kristin Tokic
Patrick & Elizabeth Vaughn
Rosa Maria Vega
Jodi Warner
John & Carrie Woolley
We recognize and thank our generous donors who gave as of March 3, 2025. Our annual donors are recognized at the most current giving level.
($500 - $999)
Sylvia Bartee
Dallas & Kathy Craven
Brian & Jean Edwards
John & Mara Gose
Brad & Karen Harris
Steve & Mary Hunting
Stepanie Isham
Laurie Johnston
Soli Kennerly
Caroline Knight
Mrs. Catherine Lecompte
Louis Leone
Lynn Manock
Saumya Mehta
Amy Merino
Daniel Merlin
Ron & Janet Meyer
Elizabeth Murphy
Eileen Manlove O’Brien
Sarah Pollock
Michael and Denise Shields
Nedra Tawwab
Cindy & Rob Taylor
Tanya Taylor
Ina Whitley-DeRochi
