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Director

Andrea White

Music Director

Addison DeSantis

Scenic Designer

Alex Meyer

Costume Designer

Lucy Wells

Lighting Designer

Kristeen Willis

Sound Designer

Annalise Albright Woods

Projections Designer

Alan Cline

Properties Designer

Elliot Odette

Choreographer

Eri Zinke

Stage Manager

Emily Trimble

CAST

Zoë Haile Naomi

Shyla Williams Naomi

Maddie Tran Ms. Chan, Time

August Wygal Juno, Sonia Sotomayor, Male Reporter 1

Tessa May Harriet Tubman, Florence Griffith Joyner, Male Reporter 2

Ciel Pope Dr Virginia Apgar, Sally Ride, Museum Guide

Olivia Chesire* Ruby Bridges, Bailey, Nurse

Understudies: Grace Farrell* (Dr Virginia Apgar, Sally Ride, Museum Guide), Kaitlyn O’Neill (Ms. Chan, Time), Isabel Doogan* (Harriet Tubman, Florence Griffith Joyner, Male Reporter 2, Ruby Bridges, Bailey, Nurse), Luna Flores* (Juno, Sonia Sotomayor, Male Reporter 1).

PRODUCTION CREW

Ian Anderson-Priddy Production Electrician

Emily Horton Wardrobe Head

Esther McFaden Assistant Stage Manager

Celia Wood* YP Directing Apprentice

Owen Abrahams* YP Costume Design Apprentice

NEWMARK THEATRE HOUSE CREW

Tim McGarry Head Carpenter

Danny Cook Head Flyman & Head of House

Duane Rodakowski Head Sound Engineer

Lorin Sly Head Electrician

Stage labor for this production is provided by IATSE Local 28.

*Member of the Young Professionals Company OCT's award-winning teen program for students seeking advanced training through exposure to a wide range of college-level workshops, professional development, resources, and information. Learn More Here!

Patron Information

Oregon Children’s Theatre’s box office hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm. Tickets can be purchased online at octc.org or by calling (503) 228-9571. Oregon Children’s Theatre does not have a physical box office at this time; please contact us by phone or email at info@octc.org if you need additional support.

Wheelchair seating is available at all performances and should be reserved in advance through the box office. Select performances will be sign interpreted and are indicated on OCT’s website. Infrared audio enhancement, children’s booster seats, and sensory bags (equipped with noise cancelling headphones, fidget tools, verbal cue cards and weighted lap pads) are available at the Hatfield Hall coat check, located on the main floor of the venue.

Land Acknowledgment

Every community owes its existence and vitality to those who came before us, and whose lives created the story that has led us to this moment now.

Oregon Children’s Theatre respectfully acknowledges that we are on the unceded traditional village sites of the Multnomah, Cowlitz, Clackamas, Kalapuya, Molalla and many others who made their homes along the Columbia River.

We respectfully acknowledge the stewards of the land and continue the practice of Land Acknowledgment to offer recognition, respect, and remind us of the true story of the people who were already here, and broaden our perspective on our collective history.

In this spirit, Oregon Children’s Theatre pays respect to their elders, past and present. Please take a moment to consider the many legacies that bring us together here today.

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Welcome to the Theatre!

We’re so happy you’re here! Whether this is your first time at a play, or you’ve seen many before, here are a few things to expect and ways to enjoy the show!

Be Attentive: Look and listen to the actors and musicians on stage. Notice how the costumes, scenery and music help tell the story. You may even be invited to sing along!

Be Careful: Remember that, during the performance, the lights in the theater will be dark, so if you need to move around it is best to go with a parent. Be safe by walking instead of running in the theater. Staying seated in your chair (or on a parent’s lap!) while keeping your hands and feet to yourself (not kicking the seat in front of you) will make sure everyone around you has a safe space to enjoy the show!

Be Kind by laughing when something is funny and applauding after songs! This lets the actors know you’re having a good time. We can also be kind by making sure the folks around us can see and hear the show. It’s easier for everyone to see and hear when we’re in our seats and listening carefully.

Remember that no food or drinks are allowed inside the theater during the performance, so enjoy your snacks outside before the show begins. If you feel overwhelmed and need to take a break, you can leave the theater at any time, just make sure you go safely with a parent. When you’re ready you can come back to see the rest of the show!

Parents, please remember that the video or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited. Please turn off or silence any mobile devices that may make noise during the performance.

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CAST

Zoë Haile

Naomi Zoë is a 6th grade student, artist and proud member of the Amicette Club of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. She first stepped on stage with Imagine Theater in 2023 as a Mersister in The Little Mermaid, Jr. She has since joined the Hidden Folk ensemble in Frozen, Jr. and The Who ensemble in Seussical The Musical. This is her first production with Oregon Children’s Theater and she looks forward to her continued growth on stage. Thank you to my mom for helping me follow through with what I love and helping me see I can achieve my goals.

Maddie Tran

Ms. Chan, Time

Madeleine Tran is a VietnameseAmerican soprano, actor, fight choreographer, & occasional street and festival performer. She has a BA in Vocal Performance from the University of Portland, where she still studies with Dr. Nicole Hanig. Madeleine also studies and teaches stage combat and intimacy coordination under the mentorship of Kristen Mun. She is delighted and feels lucky to have been able to work with so many of Portland’s outstanding local theater companies including Artist’s Repertory Theater, Portland Center Stage, Third Rail Repertory Theater, Profile Theater, Shaking The Tree, Portland Opera, Oregon Children’s Theater, and Renegade Opera, with whom she is also a creative company member!

Tessa May Harriet Tubman, Florence Griffith Joyner, Male Reporter 2

Tessa May is pleased to return to The Oregon Children’s Theater after appearing in Adventures of the Tartor Patrol Other credits: Once on This Island (World Stage Theatre, Papa Ge); Matilda (Portland Playhouse, Hair and Makeup); Black When I’m Singing Blue When I Ain’t (Third Rail Repertory, U/S) Blink (Third Rail Repertory, Sophie); Troy USA (Bag and Baggage, Cassandra); as well as work with The Acting for Kids and Teen - Oregon and Fertile Grounds Film Festival - Oregon. Tessa is an Alumni of The American Musical and Dramatics Academy - NYC (AMDA) and a proud Open space company member at Third Rail Repertory and a Teaching Artist at Portland Drama Club.

Shyla Williams

Naomi Shyla K. Williams is excited about her debut with OCT in She Persisted. Shyla has been casted in other productions such as Vanport, Who Am I Celebrating Me and Once on This Island with World Stage Theater. She is a 4th grader at KairosPDX Learning Academy and loves dancing, gymnastics, singing, and playing basketball. She currently serves as a co-captain of her Junior Dance Team, where she performs in the local community as well as competitively in this region. Shyla also enjoys cheering for the Blazers, watching movies, baking and cooking. Shyla is appreciative of OCT for this opportunity.

August Wygal

Juno,

Sonia Sotomayor, Male Reporter 1

August could not be more excited to work on her first production with The Oregon Children’s Theatre, especially one as incredibly meaningful and important as this musical! Most recently on stage with The Canon Shakespeare Company — in Henry IV parts 1&2, and Two Gentlemen of Verona — August’s other performances include 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche with the The Twilight Theater and at Kickstand Comedy during their Secret Aardvark nights. August would like to thank her Mom, Dad, and siblings for their endless love and support.

Ciel Pope

Dr

Virginia Apgar, Sally Ride, Museum Guide

Ciel is a theater artist with a passion for performance and movement. After graduating from Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, Ciel moved back to the West Coast to earn her BA in theater from Willamette University. Very much a language and Shakespeare lover, some of her favorite recent roles include Malvolia in Twelfth Night (Willamette University) and Rosalind in As You Like It (Saltfire Theatre). Ciel would like to thank her family and loved ones, with an extra thank you to the tremendous women in her life who always inspire her with their curiosity, courageous dreaming, hope, and persistence.

Olivia Chesire*

Ruby Bridges, Bailey, Nurse

Olivia is honored to be a part of this cast and telling this story. She is a senior at Sunset High School and a 2nd year Young Professional. She is delighted to be returning to the OCT Stage having previously worked on SPIDER (Stella/Parabola), The Mad Ones (Stage Manager), and Last Stop on Market Street (Ensemble). She hopes to continue her acting career on stage and screen in the future. She would like to send a big thank you to Dani Baldwin, Blake Wales, and the amazing team at OCT for continual support and guidance.

Kaitlyn O’Neill Understudy

Kaitlyn is incredibly grateful to be a part of the She Persisted cast! She’s currently a senior at Oregon Episcopal School and is headed to New York in the fall to pursue a Musical Theater degree at AMDA. Kaitlyn’s most recent roles have been Lilith (She Kills Monster’s at OES), Amahl (Amahl and the Night Visitors with Ping and Woof Opera), Lady Capulet (Romeo and Juliet at OES), and Minli/Ma/Ensemble understudy (Where the Mountain Meets the Moon with OCT). Kaitlyn wants to thank her friends, family, and teachers for supporting her as she finishes up her senior year!

Luna Flores* Understudy

Luna Flores is a part of the Young Professionals Theater Company with Oregon Children’s Theater, and is so excited to be an understudy in her first Mainstage show!

Luna has previously worked as the directing apprentice and an understudy for the YP Production K of D: An Urban Legend, along with being in all her high school’s theater productions. Luna has been in the theater world for as long as she can remember and loves the supportive environment within the theater community. She would like to thank her family, Dani Baldwin, and the entire production team for supporting her always. It’s been such an honor for her to get to know this wonderful cast and work in this professional environment. She can’t wait to spread the messages of persisting and being yourself through this inspiring show!

Grace Farrell* Understudy

Grace is a sophomore and is super excited to be working on her second OCT production! You may have recently seen her as Annabeth in OCT’s last production; The Lightning Thief She has been doing theater since she was 8 and has done some 15 shows since then. Some of her past favorites have been of course Lightning Thief along with Bye Bye Birdie YPE (Margie), and Frozen Jr (Sven). She is also currently a part of OCT’s Young Professionals company. She would like to thank her amazing family who made this show possible! Enjoy the show! Psalms 46:10

Isabel Doogan* Understudy

Isabel is a second-year Young Professional and a sophomore at Catlin Gabel. She has loved exploring the roles of characters based on real people, and getting to work with a small cast. Outside of theater, she enjoys drawing, songwriting and writing stories.

CREATIVE TEAM

Andrea White Director

Andrea White is a professional actor and Director in native of Portland Oregon. Over the last 25 years you have seen her on most all Portland stages. Most recently Andrea was seen in Portland Center Stages production of The Ripple, The Wave, That Carried Me Home. Andrea is also a Teaching Artist in Portland Public Schools. Andrea couldn’t be more proud to direct such an important, timely, and beautiful play.

Alex Meyer

Scenic Designer

Alex is happy to be working again with Oregon Children’s Theatre! Recent favorite projects include Our Dear Dead Drug Lord at Crave Theatre and California at The Theatre Company. She has designed for Third Rail Repertory Theatre, Bag&Baggage Productions, Portland Shakespeare Project, Broadway Rose, Imago Theatre, Salt and Sage Productions, Fuse Theatre Ensemble, CoHo Productions, Enlightened Theatrics, Roots and All Theatre Ensemble, and Experience Theatre Project. Her artwork has most recently been shown with Lunaria Gallery and Blackfish Gallery. Alex holds a Bachelors Degree in Art and Theatre from Augustana University (SD).

More at www.designbyalexmeyer.com.

Kristeen Willis

Lighting Designer

Kristeen is excited to be designing for 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. Kristeen is a proud member of United Scenic Artists and has been an educator, a designer (lighting, scenery, sound, props), a technician, a technical director, a production manager and most recently a project manager for commercial lighting controls. She is a Resident Artist with Artists Repertory Theatre. She has designed locally and regionally and has won several Drammy Awards for lighting and scenic design.

Addison DeSantis

Music Director

Addison grew up in Northern California and earned his BA in Music Composition from California State University, Chico in 2012. There he served as Music Director for The Blue Room Theater Young Company from 2016 to 2019. Since relocating to Portland in 2020, Addison has been enamored by the local theater community and feels extremely grateful to be a part of the team at Oregon Children’s Theatre.

Lucy Wells Costume Designer

Lucy is a Portland-based theatrical costume designer. Lucy is from Jackson, Mississippi and holds a B.F.A. from the University of Southern Mississippi. Lucy has spent 10 years of her career working as a costume designer/artisan at such theaters as Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Berkshire Theatre Group in Massachusetts, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, The Rev Theatre in upstate New York, and Shakespeare & Company in Massachusetts. Some titles include HAIR, tick, tick...BOOM!, I’m Black When I’m Singing, I’m Blue When I Ain’t, and Dark Sisters. Lucy is currently the costume shop supervisor/resident costume designer at Portland Center Stage. lucywellscostumes.com

Annalise Albright Woods Sound Designer

Annalise Albright Woods is excited to be working with Oregon Children’s Theatre again after recently designing Mad Ones and Twelfth Night with the Young Professional Company. Annalise has worked for a number of local companies, including Shaking the Tree, Artists Repertory Theatre, Playwrights West, Coho Productions, Theatre Vertigo, and Many Hats Collaboration. Annalise studied sound design at the California Institute of the Arts and Educational Leadership at Portland State University. In addition to theatre she does consulting work with Dialogues in Action, but her favorite role is being a mom to her eight year old, Oliver.

Alan Cline Projections Designer

Alan is a video designer and engineer living and working in Portland, OR. His work has previously been seen on stage with OCT during their productions of Timmy Failure, Jason and the Argonauts, and most recently, Dragons Love Tacos. Other recent credits include Rites of Passage (Rejoice! Diaspora Dance Theater), American Fast (Artists Repertory Theatre) and Blink (Third Rail Repertory Theatre). He is thrilled to be back with Oregon Children’s Theatre bringing important theatre to young audiences.

Eri Zinke Choreographer

Eri is delighted to return as choreographer with OCT after working on the mainstage production of Goodnight Moon, Last Stop on Market Street and the YP production of The Mad Ones. She was born and raised in Japan, and moved to the US to pursue a career in the performing arts. She studied acting at Foothill Theatre Conservatory in the San Francisco Bay Area and has performed in various dance and musical theater productions. From Jazz to Hip-Hop, Salsa to Cheerleading, and Nihon-buyo to K-pop, she has immersed herself in a wide range of physical expressions. In addition to her theatrical pursuits, she is passionate about language education and holistic well-being, striving to practice a zen lifestyle with her husband Jonathan and her 3-year-old son Kaito.

Emily Horton Wardrobe Head

Credits include Michael Curry Design fiber artist, as well as multiple productions with The Oregon Children’s Theater, Portland Opera/ Broadway Portland, Oregon Ballet Theater, ART, Third Rail Rep, and Portland Playhouse. Emily holds a BFA in Costume Design and Construction from Webster University in ST Louis, MO, and a certificate in technical theater from PCPA Theaterfest.

CREATIVE TEAM

Elliot Odette Properties Designer

Elliot Odette is a theatre artist who graduated from Lawrence University with a B.A. in Theatre Arts and a focus in design. Their previous work includes lighting design for Lawrence University’s The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) and production design for The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. Most recently Elliot worked on OCT’s fall YP show SPIDER. They are excited to be working with OCT again this spring!

Emily Trimble Stage Manager

Emily Trimble earned her BA from The University of Texas at Dallas and spent several years working in Dallas after graduation. In Portland she has worked at Bag&Baggage, Broadway Rose, Corrib Theatre, and was a core member of OPS Fest. Emily has been stage managing for OCT since 2017! Some of her favorite shows she’s worked on at OCT include: Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors, Frog & Toad, Cassius Clay, and Dragons Love Tacos. In her free time, Emily enjoys crocheting, watching bad action movies with her husband, and hanging with her kittens, Mal and Wash.

Celia Wood* Directing Apprentice

Celia Wood is a 3rd year YP and a junior and IB Diploma Candidate at Rex Putnam High School. She stage managed the YP Production of “Pestilence: Wow!” last fall and has been acting since she was 8. Celia is thrilled to have gotten the opportunity to directing apprentice for this incredible show, and she hopes it leaves you feeling inspired and capable. Celia would like to thank Andrea White and Dani Baldwin for this opportunity, as well as her parents and her friend Chelsea for giving her rides to rehearsals.

Ian Anderson-Priddy Production Electrician Esther McFaden Assistant Stage Manager

Owen Abrahams Costume Design Apprentice

CREATIVE TEAM

Adam Tobin Writer and Lyricist

Adam Tobin is the writer and lyricist of She Persisted: The Musical, adapted from Chelsea Clinton’s children’s book for Bay Area Children’s Theatre. A Senior Lecturer teaching screenwriting and television at Stanford University, Tobin created the television series About a Girl and Best Friend’s Date for Viacom’s The-N network (now TeenNick), won an Emmy for writing on Discovery Channel’s Cash Cab, and worked in script development for Jim Henson Pictures and The National Basketball Association. He has taught story seminars to Dreamworks Animation, Aardman Animation, and Blue Sky Studios. Tobin also performed with Los Angeles Theatresports and the comedy group The But Franklies, and was a founding member of the Stanford Improvisors. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Stanford in English and an MFA from USC School of Cinematic Arts in Screenwriting.

Deborah Wicks La Puma Musician

A composer, music director and orchestrator, Deborah Wicks La Puma is one of the most produced Theatre for Young Audiences artists working today. Some of her most popular musicals include ELLA ENCHANTED (based on the book by Gail Carson Levine), OLIVERIO: A BRAZILIAN TWIST, and EINSTEIN IS A DUMMY with playwright Karen Zacarías, and the off-broadway hit SHE PERSISTED (based on the book by Chelsea Clinton) with playwright Adam Tobin.

Deborah has created three musicals with bestselling children’s author Mo Willems: ELEPHANT AND PIGGIE’S WE ARE IN A PLAY; NAKED MOLE RAT GETS DRESSED: THE ROCK EXPERIENCE and DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS: THE MUSICAL. On the small screen, she has worked with Willems on the adaptation of NAKED MOLE RAT GETS DRESSED: THE UNDERGROUND ROCK EXPERIENCE (released 2022 on HBOmax), and the upcoming animated series UNLIMITED SQUIRRELS.

As a music director and orchestrator she has worked with major regional theatre companies across the country, including the Guthrie, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, South Coast Repertory, La Jolla Playhouse & the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. She received her MFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, and her bachelor’s degree from Stanford University. Her honors include the Harold Oaks Award for Sustained Excellence in TYA, an Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best Family Musical, the Jane Chambers Playwriting Award, an NEA New American Works Grant, two Parents’ Choice Awards, and a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Musical Adaptation.

A proud Mexican-American and “Navy brat” who grew up in Brazil, Portugal and California, La Puma is a member of TYA/USA, ASCAP and The Dramatists Guild. Mother to three daughters and Mimi the Cat, La Puma lives in Southern California with her PR agent and loving husband, Chris.

Chelsea Clinton

Author

As vice chair of the Clinton Foundation, Chelsea Clinton works alongside the Foundation’s leadership and partners to help create economic opportunity, improve public health, and inspire civic engagement and service across the United States and around the world. In particular, Chelsea focuses on promoting early brain and language development through the Too Small to Fail initiative, and uplifting/empowering female entrepreneurs and womenled businesses around the world through initiatives like the Caribbean-focused Women in Renewable Energy (WIRE) Network. She also serves on the boards of the Clinton Health Access Initiative and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.

In addition to her Foundation work, Chelsea also teaches at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and has written several books for young readers, including the New York Times bestsellersShe Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World andShe Persisted Around the World, as well asStart Now! You Can Make a Difference;Don’t Let Them Disappear; and It’s Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going. She is also the co-author of The Book of Gutsy Women andGrandma’s Gardens with her mom Hillary Clinton and of Governing Global Health: Who Runs the World and Why? with Devi Sridhar.

Chelsea holds a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford, a Master of Public Health from Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health, and both a Master of Philosophy and a Doctorate in international relations from Oxford University. She lives with her husband Marc, their children Charlotte, Aidan and Jasper, and dog Soren in New York City.

Alexandra Boiger Illustrator

Alexandra Boiger is a New York Times bestselling illustrator as well as an author of children’s books. She grew up in Munich, Germany and studied graphic design at the Fachhochschule Augsburg. A career in feature animation at Warner Brothers and Dreamworks first brought her to the UK and finally to the US. Visual storytelling, the exploration of emotions, psychology, and history have always been at the core of Alexandra’s work. Many of the books she has illustrated focus on social justice, including the She Persisted series, written by Chelsea Clinton. These non-fiction picture books celebrate winning in the face of immeasurable odds and show us how one person can make a big difference. The Max and Marla books, which Alexandra also wrote explore friendship, kindness, overcoming fears and adversity. Several of her titles have been translated into different languages. She Persisted, The Musical was the first to be translated to stage. Alexandra’s work has participated at various exhibitions in the US and Japan. She lives in Northern California with her husband and daughter.

Our friends at Green Bean Books have curated a book list for further reading featuring inspiring characters and dreamers!

Our friends at Green Bean Books have curated a book list for further reading inspired by folk tales, mythology, and stories passed down

The Lightning Thief Graphic Novel by Rick Riordan

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

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The Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan

D’ Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths by Ingri D’Aulaire

The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess by Tom Gauld

Gods and Heroes: Mythology Around the World by Korwin Briggs

Starry River of the Sky

Heroes in Training: Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom by Joan Holub

When the Sea Turned to Silver

Loki’s Wolves by K.L. Armstrong

A Big Mooncake for Little Star

Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Choksi

A Big Bed for Little Snow

Maiden & Prince by Daniel Haack, Isabel Galupo, and Becca Human

Amari and the Night Brothers by BB Alston

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Mbalia Kwame

Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same

Eyes that Speak to the Stars by Joanna Ho & Gung Ho

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Carmin Clements

DM Roberts

Elizabeth Fosterman

Harry Miyahira

James & Krystin Overstreet

Josh Weiner

Kaye Van Valkenburg

Kerri Nelson

Owen Carey

Patricia Hibler

Seth Epstein

Tia Ribary

Tiffany Ferguson

Producers Circle

Mavel Morales

Matthew DeWolf

Melina Rodewald

Linda Siy

Larry & Hilda Williams

Jan Fancher

Nick & Carrie Baldwin-Sayre

Douglas E Jones

Kelli Landis

Amy Kendig

Jodi Southam

Britta Larson

Leah Silber

Phil & Lynn Santilli

Lynne Capretto

Lucas & Whitney Welsh

Anna Hoyt

Alena Vazquez

Lilian Sander

Meg Grimes

Karen Robertson

David Osborn

Maria Paszek

Val Landrum

Christine Pechette

Rhonda Sater

Jessica Gosnell

William Bush

Anne Howard-Orwick

Trevor Parker

Beth & Jim Pulito

Glennellen Pace

Emily Hess

Lynn Knox & Howard Kirk

Robert Mohlman

Maggie Stanton

Andrea Killion

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About Oregon Children’s Theatre

Founded in 1988, Oregon Children’s Theatre (OCT) has served well over two million children, teachers, and families. Its mission is to create exceptional theater experiences that transform lives. OCT is Oregon’s largest non-profit professional theater for young audiences and a resident company of Portland’5 Centers for the Arts. Performances are held weekdays for school audiences and on weekends for family audiences. OCT offers numerous school services including study guides, teacher professional development opportunities, in-school workshops, and an extensive outreach program. OCT’s Education Department offers year-round theater classes for children ages 3-18 and the Young Professionals Company, a year-round mentoring program for teens that includes professional level training, education, and public performances.

Funding for Oregon Children’s Theatre’s 2023-2024 season is provided in part by the National Endowment of the Arts, Shubert Foundation, the Regional Arts & Culture Council, the James F. & Marion L. Miller Foundation, Ronni Lacroute, the Oregon Dept. of Education, Maybelle Clark MacDonald Fund, and the Oregon Arts Commission.

OCT Board of Directors

Dré Slaman (she/her/hers) President

Andrew Eggert (he/him/his) Vice President

Alexandria Nunley (she/her/hers) Treasurer

Jenn Hartmann Luck*

Val Landrum (she/they)

Britta Larson (she/her/hers)

Adam Roper (he/him/his)

*serving ex-officio

Are you interested in joining the Oregon Children’s Theatre Board of Directors?

Please contact Czarina Boyce, Director of Development. czarina.boyce@octc.org • (503) 750-8888

Imagine. Learn. Grow.

OCT Staff

Eric Adams, Master Carpenter (he/him/his)

Dani Baldwin, Artistic Director, Young Professionals Company (she/her/hers)

Czarina Boyce, Director of Development (she/her/hers)

Nick Condon, Education Programs Coordinator (he/him/his)

Jenn Hartmann Luck, Producing Artistic Director (she/her/hers)

Karen Hill, Director of Production (she/her/hers)

Lee McNeely, Marketing Assistant & Graphic Designer (she/her/hers)

Brett Mock, Patron Services Associate (they/them/theirs)

Courtney Powell, Director of Marketing (she/her/hers)

Kay Spielman, Payroll & HR Manager (she/her/hers)

Rowan Spiers-Floyd, Patron Services Manager (they/them/theirs)

Blake Wales, Director of Education (he/him/his)

D Westerholm, Interim General Manager (she/her/hers)

Sondra Pearlman, Oregon Children’s Theatre Founder

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Everyday heroes like you help us create a community where all children and families have opportunities to learn and grow through theater and the arts.

Your donations help fund:

• Over 10,000 free and reduced-price tickets to our productions for those with a financial need.

• Financial aid programs and scholarships for hundreds of students annually participating in OCT’s educational programs.

• Providing full scholarships to teens with financial need selected for the Young Professionals Company.

• Serving more than 7,000 young people through in-class residencies and literacy-focused programming, helping kids become better public speakers, improve critical thinking skills, kindle creativity, manage their emotions/behavior, resolve conflicts, and work collaboratively with peers.

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• Supplementing production costs, including paying designers and performers for their artistic work.

• Increasing accessibility through investment in technology, geographical expansion, and community engagement.

• Securing a permanent, future home for OCT’s administrative offices, classrooms, and performance space.

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.

Metro

Lynn Peterson, Metro Council President

City of Portland

Ted Wheeler, Mayor

Metropolitan Exposition-Recreation Commission

Karis Stoudamire-Phillips, Chair

Damien Hall, Vice-Chair

Deidra Krys-Rusoff, SecretaryTreasurer

Dañel Malán

David Martinez

Deanna Palm

David Penilton

Steve Faulstick, Visitor Venues

General Manager

Portland’5 Centers for the Arts

Robyn Williams, CVE, Executive Director

Brian Wilson, Deputy Director

Stephanie Viegas Dias, Director of Ticket Services

Stephanie Torres De Los Santos, Director of Events

Ruby Joy White, Director of Education and Community Engagement

Ed Williams, Director of Operations

Heather Wilton, Director of Programming, Booking, and Marketing

Dave Woodman, Levy Director of Operations

Portland’5 Centers for the Arts Advisory Committee

Greg Brown

Jim Brunberg

Gus Castaneda, Chair

Elisa Dozono

Greg Heinze

Heather Kmetz

Jessica Lagunas

Antonio Lara

Karl Lisle

Ombrea Moore

Brian Sanders

Daniel A. Sullivan

Richard Wattenberg

Steve Wenig