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AUG 20 through SEPT 5, 2021
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WORKING
A Musical
From the book by STUDS TERKEL
Adapted by STEPHEN SCHWARTZ and NINA FASO
With additional contributions by GORDON GREENBERG
Music Direction Choreography
MICHAEL MARIN-HOWARD LOUIE MARIN-HOWARD
Direction
RODNEY VAN VALKENBURG
Production Design Technical Direction Sound Engineer
R. SCOTT DUNLAP JESSE HEADRICK GARY MAY
Stage Manager
ANGIE GRIFFIN
Orchestrations
ALEX LACAMOIRE
Songs by
CRAIG CARNELIA
MICKI GRANT
LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA
MARY RODGERS and SUSAN BIRKENHEAD
STEPHEN SCHWARTZ
JAMES TAYLOR
WORKING 2012 REVISED VERSION is presented through special arrangement with
Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance
materials are also supplied by MTI.
www.mtishows.com
Any video and/or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
Thanks to Our Friends & Supporters
Board of Directors
Mitch Collins, President
Angie Griffin, 1st Vice President
Scott Shaw, 2nd Vice President
Jennifer Major, Secretary
Alesia Carter, Treasurer
Roger Cass, John Echols, Josh Garcia, Tom Griscom, Magge Hudgins,
Kim Jackson, Melissa Loyd, Beth McClary-Wolford, Amy Meller, Pam Miller,
Lisi Phillips, Steve Ray, Alfred Smith, Rodney Strong, Jan Suhrbier,
LaFrederick Thirkill, Marté Williams, Shelia Wofford, Kat Wright
Board of Stewards
Owen Allen, Jo Coke, Paula Henderson, Sonia Young
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intellectual, and emotional development of people of all ages by providing high-quality
theatrical experiences and creating opportunities to engage in them. To join us in this mission,
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ENSEMBLE
Jamie Gienapp
Joshua Harshman
Dawn Hendrix
Garrett Henson-Hinck
Brandi Jordan
Emil Lewis
Will Lowery
Beth McClary-Wolford
Ramses McKinstry
Will Park
Katie Rinaudo
Stephanie Smith
Alyssa Whitesell
Special Acknowledgement: Morgan Giannotti
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CHARACTERS
in order of appearance
Mike Dillard, Ironworker Jamie Gienapp
Amanda McKenny, Project Manager Katie Rinaudo
Another Woman in Cubicle Beth McClary-Wolford
Man in Cubicle Will Lowery
Man Wearing Headphones Will Park
Freddy and Eddie Rodriquez, Fast Food Workers Emil Lewis
and Ramses McKinstry
Rex Winship, Hedge Fund Manager Garrett Henson-Hinck
Rose Hoffman, School Teacher Stephanie Smith
Terry Mason, Flight Attendant Alyssa Whitesell
Frank Decker, Interstate Trucker Will Park
Raj Chadha, Tech Support Will Lowery
Kate Rushton, Housewife Katie Rinaudo
Conrad Weibel, UPS Delivery Man Emil Lewis
Roberta Victor, Prostitute Brandi Jordan
Candy Cottingham, Fundraiser Stephanie Smith
Grace Clements, Millworker Dawn Hendrix
Allen Epstein, Community Organizer Will Park
Anthony Coelho, Stone Mason Joshua Harshman
Singer Garrett Henson-Hinck
Eddie Jaffe, Publicist Dawn Hendrix
Delores Dante, Waitress Beth McClary-Wolford
Joe Zutty, Retiree Joshua Harshman
Tom Patrick, Fireman Jamie Gienapp
Utkarsh Trajillo, Elder Care Worker Will Lowery
Theresa Liu, Nanny Alyssa Whitesell
Maggie Holmes, Cleaning Lady Brandi Jordan
Ralph Werner, Student Emil Lewis
Charlie Blossom, Ex-newsroom Assistant Ramses McKinstry
Beautiful performances
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arts is the way it pushes us to
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SONGS
“All Live Long Day” (Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz with acknowledgments to Walt Whitman) Cast
“Delivery” (Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda) Emil Lewis and Ramses McKinstry
Backup Singers: Garrett Henson-Hinck, Will Lowery, Alyssa Whitesell
“Nobody Tells Me How” (Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead/Music by Mary Rodgers) Stephanie Smith
Students: Joshua Harshman, Dawn Hendrix, Emil Lewis, Katie Rinaudo, Will Park
“Brother Trucker” (Music and Lyrics by James Taylor) Will Park
Backup Singers: All men plus Brandi Jordan, Alyssa Whitesell
“Just a Housewife” (Music and Lyrics by Craig Carnelia) Katie Rinaudo
Backup Singers: All Women
“Millwork” (Music and Lyrics by James Taylor) Dawn Hendrix
Backup Singers: Jamie Gienapp, Beth McClary-Wolford, Ramses McKinstry, Stephanie Smith
“If I Could’ve Been” (Music and Lyrics by Micki Grant) Cast
“The Mason” (Music and Lyrics by Craig Carnelia) Joshua Harshman
Garrett Henson-Hinck, Singer
“It’s an Art” (Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz) Beth McClary-Wolford
Backup Singers: Cast
“Joe” (Music and Lyrics by Craig Carnelia) Joshua Harshman
“A Very Good Day” (Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda) Will Lowery and Alyssa Whitesell
“Cleaning Women” (Music and Lyrics by Micki Grant) Brandi Jordan
Backup Singers: Dawn Hendrix, Beth McClary-Wolford
“Father and Sons” (Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz) Jamie Gienapp
Backup Singers: Emil Lewis and Ramses McKinstry
“Something to Point to” (Music and Lyrics by Craig Carnelia) Cast
The show will be performed without an intermission.
MEET THE CAST
JAMIE GIENAPP returns to the CTC stage after appearing in Lobby Hero last
November. He made his CTC debut in Mary Poppins, where his turn as George
Banks won him honors for best supporting actor and best debut performance
in a musical. Jamie works with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and enjoys
woodworking, CrossFit, and video games. Other aspirations are to study tap
dancing. He would like to thank his wife, Laranda, his two sons, and his extend-
ed family at the Sheriff’s Office who have supported him in pursuing his theatrical interests.
JOSHUA HARSHMAN is excited to be making his debut with the CTC. He has been
out of theater for several years, but has always dreamt of the opportunity to
take the stage at CTC. He’d like to thank the directors for taking a chance on him.
Previous roles include Roger in Rent, Wilbur in Hairspray, and the Cowardly Lion
in The Wizard of Oz. More than anything, he’d like to thank his family for allowing
and encouraging him to take the leap and get back into something he so loves.
DAWN HENDRIX is thrilled to return to the stage-fully vaccinated! Most recent-
ly she “Fed the Birds” in Mary Poppins and also appeared in Newsies, Sister Act,
Les Misérables, and Steel Magnolias, playing one of her personal idols, Ouiser
Boudreaux. This show is dedicated to her late father, Milton Hendrix, a talented
performer and truly unique soul. COVID robbed us of his light far too soon. As
always, she thanks her family and friends for their support. Remember: “People
will stare. Make it worth their while.” (Harry Winston)
GARRETT HENSON-HINCK has been involved with the CTC since 2014 and was
last seen as Seymour Krelborn in Little Shop of Horrors. From a roller-skating
Greek muse in Xanadu, to little boy Jack in Into the Woods, and the cowardly
Sir Robin in Spamalot, Garrett is grateful for the many opportunities and the
community that CTC has created. Garrett is an alumnus of the University of Ten-
nessee at Chattanooga with a B.A. in Theatre and B.S. in Interior Design. He is
an interior designer working and living in downtown Chattanooga (HensonHinckDesigns.com).
Garrett dedicates his performances to the people in his life that have shown him that work is
“not just makin’ money and countin’ off the days.”
BRANDI JORDAN, a native of Chattanooga, is an ‘02 graduated of Center for the
Creative Arts and is debuting here on the CTC stage. She is no stranger to the
stage. Brandi is a former Choo Choo Kid under the direction of Allan Ledford
and has performed in numerous shows under his direction as well, The Wiz
(Glinda), Dracula, and Working, for the second time, just to name a few. She
was honored to provide a selection “Wade in the Water” for the opening night
of CTC’s Gem of the Ocean. She is a local vocalist and has performed for events such as Nightfall
and Soundcorps. Her own personal quote is “Love is the cure, but music is the medicine!”
Brandi would like to thank her family and friends for their ongoing support and endless love. I
love you XOXO
EMIL LEWIS is ecstatic to return to the stage after his six-year hiatus. Some of
the shows Emil has performed in include Thoroughly Modern Millie, Chica-
go, and Anything Goes. Emil was heavily influenced to join the theatre after
Lin-Manuel Miranda introduced the world to In the Heights, opening his eyes to
a side of musical theatre that spoke to him. Jordan Fisher is also a huge iconic
figure for him, as he sees a lot of himself in Jordan. Emil thanks his Mother andNana for always encouraging him to pursue what his heart truly desires, which is making the
world a slightly better place, one performance at a time. In his spare time, Emil enjoys video
games, photography, tumbling, and dressing up as Spider-Man for kids and events.
WILL LOWERY is a Memphis native starting his fourth year at UTC. He is a vocal
performance and music therapy double major. Will was last seen on the CTC stage
as Davy in Newsies. Since then he has been in Cats as Munkustrap with the UTC
theatre department and Speed Dating Tonight with the UTC Opera Co. Some of
his favorite credits include dance captain/tap ensemble in 42nd Street (Theatre
Memphis), Aaron Fox in Curtains (Houston Theater), and Mad Hatter/ensemble in
Shrek (Theatre Memphis). Will would like to thank the entire production team, cast, and CTC for
providing a safe space for artists like himself to get back to doing what they love. Enjoy!
BETH McCLARY-WOLFORD’s love affair with CTC began in 2012 (Annie) and she
has spent the last 9 years (including at least 6 Christmas seasons) finding every
opportunity to audition and volunteer. Best known for her role as Dolly Levi (Hello
Dolly), Beth has performed in 17 CTC productions. During the “theatre shutdown,”
she used her free time to start her own sales consulting practice and to take care
of all the essential workers in her family—her husband, Jeff Wolford-Lt. Colonel in
the Georgia National Guard, her oldest son, Kristopher Hunsucker-Food Service Management at
Drake’s, her daughter and son-in-law- Mary and Cody Sims, ICU/COVID nurses at Erlanger, and her
youngest (by 10 minutes), Benjamin Hunsucker, educator at Signal Mountain Middle School. When
she read the cast announcement, she knew exactly who she would dedicate her performance. She
was so excited she immediately sent out a text saying, “Topher, this one is for you.” If you ever go
to Drake’s, ask for Kris. Tell him “You’re terrific” then ask “why he is a restaurant manager.” After
seeing Working, she expects he will say, “Why don’t you think that you deserved to be served by
someone like me? I am a one-man show. “ You guessed it, Beth is a PROUD Moma.
RAMSES McKINSTRY is a Huntsville, Alabama, native and is actively pursuing
his childhood dream of becoming a professional actor. Growing up, Ramses
attended the Academy for Academics and Arts during his elementary and middle
school years. There he discovered his talent for the performing, visual, and
liberal arts. He is a graduate of Hazel Green High School. He also attended Tus-
kegee University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree. Ramses has
participated in plays, show choirs, step shows, and improvisational theatre. His true passion is
to create. “Creation is the art of bringing meaning to life.” His purpose is to create performances
for all audiences to love and enjoy. He hopes to inspire, motivate, and uplift others through his
performances. Ramses thanks his family and friends for always supporting him.
WILL PARK Hey guys! Will Park here. You’ve probably seen me in shows around
here. Either way, I’m the one doing the James Taylor song where I try my
damnedest not to curse. I’m pretty stoked to be able to do it, and I hope you re-
ally like it. It’s really been something to get back to singing, dancing, and telling
a few jokes again. There’s a lot of talent that went into this show, and I hope you
really dig it! Thanks for scanning that QR code and enjoy the show!
KATIE RINAUDO is excited to be appearing in her first CTC musical. Growing up
in central Florida, she performed in The Wizard of Oz, A Christmas Carol, and
Oklahoma and always enjoyed playing the piano, singing in church choir, and
being on stage. After graduating from Lee University with her masters, she lived
in Paraguay for several years and has a passion for the Spanish language. She
enjoys reading good books, contra dancing, kayaking, beach vacations, and lis-Embroidery & Gifts
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Chattanooga Theatre Centretening to podcasts. In her day job, she is executive director of OrphanWise, a nonprofit dedicated to
trauma-informed training for foster parents, teachers, and others who work with children. Though
not a housewife, she is a proud auntie of five and is inspired in this performance by her mother,
grandmother, sister, and sister-in-law, whose labor of love as stay-at-home moms sets a strong foun-
dation for their husbands and children.
STEPHANIE SMITH received an MA in Acting from Antioch University after studying
at The New Actors Workshop in NYC and has a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal
Performance from UTC. By day she is an ESL specialist at Hixson Middle School. Fa-
vorite roles include Puck (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare Chattanooga),
Soprano Lead (The All Night Strut, CTC), Pattie (Kimberly Akimbo, CTC), Lucy (You’re
a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Oak Street Playhouse), and Patticakes (Urinetown, CTC).
Love to Mom and Dad and Canedy for encouraging me to have confidence in myself.
ALYSSA WHITESELL is making her return to her second CTC production after her
return to theater in Almost Maine at the CTC. Alyssa’s favorite roles include Squeaky
Fromme in Assassins, Abigail Williams in The Crucible, and Libby in I Ought To Be in
Pictures. She would like to thank her dogs and fiancé for allowing her the time to do
what she loves.
MEET THE CREATIVE TEAM
R. SCOTT DUNLAP (Production Designer/Director of Productions) is an alumnus of
CTC’s Youth Theatre program, graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic
Arts in 1996, and was a member of their 1997 Acting Company. This season marks
his 22th with the CTC. He was Youth Theatre Designer from 1997 until 2000. He has
been onstage in numerous CTC productions, including Miss Hannigan in Annie, Roger
DeBris in The Producers, and the Baker in Into the Woods. In 2008, he received the
Best Actor award for Estrogon in Waiting for Godot at the Tennessee Theatre Association Community
Theatre Competition. He would later return to receive the 2012 Best Director and Best Production
awards for The 39 Steps. His long history of directing CTC shows often includes designing his own
productions. Some of his favorites include Almost Maine, The Best Man, Bloody, Bloody Andrew
Jackson, Camelot, Dark of the Moon, Dividing the Estate, Hair, Love/Sick, Mr. & Mrs. M, Peter and the
Starcatcher, Pig Farm, Ring Round the Moon, A Room with a View, The Importance of Being Earnest,
Xanadu, and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in 2005, 2009, and 2018.
ANGIE GRIFFIN (Stage Manager) moved to Chattanooga in 2016 and Fiddler on the
Roof was her first show at CTC. Since then she’s worked on Miracle on 34th Street,
Festival of New Plays, Peter and the Starcatcher, and Beauty and the Beast. Before
relocating, Angie was very active in her hometown community theatre, Pensacola
Little Theatre. She’s been lucky enough to work in various roles (stage manager,
lighting assistant, sound design/engineer, props) for such shows as Ragtime, 1776,
Peter Pan, Beauty and the Beast, and many more. When not at the theatre, she’s either studying
or enjoying the outdoors with her beagle, Lily.
JESSE HEADRICK (Technical Direction/Master Carpenter) was born and raised outside
of Chattanooga, in Ringgold, GA, and recently joined the CTC staff as a master car-
penter. He has acted on his local church stage and made his CTC debut this summer
as Delmount Williams in The Miss Firecracker Contest. He served as stage manager
for the Notorious Cast in our production of Vintage Hitchcock. Jesse loves singing,
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Call our box office at 423.267.8534 or visit TheatreCentre.com.LOUIE MARIN-HOWARD (Choreographer) attended the University of Florida New
World School of the Arts, under the direction of Daniel Lewis, on full scholarship.
He received his B.F.A. with High Honors in 2005. Louie was a scholarship student
of the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance and Jennifer Muller/The
Works School. He has performed with Dance Now! Miami, Freddick Bratcher and
Co., Sasha Soreff Dance Theater, Amanda Selwyn DanceTheater, Paskal Rekoert/
Flexicurve, Graham II, and Carolyn Dorfman Dance with whom he is still performing as a guest
artist and continues to coach, work and teach for. Louie has taught regionally, nationally, and
internationally and is known for classes that explore the power, breath, speed, and passion of
contemporary modern dance and the demands of today’s repertory. Locally, Louie has been a
guest teacher at Baylor School and was commissioned to set his work “Birds of a Feather’’ for their
2019-2020 performance season. He has also taught Modern Dance Technique at Chattanooga Cen-
ter of Creative Arts and Chattanooga Dance Theater and has been working with Hamilton County’s
Karen Wilson to curate ProjectDance, a new program aimed at introducing dance to Hamilton
County’s elementary schools. Currently, Louie is teaching Modern Dance Technique at Ballet Esprit
in St. Elmo. He is also a Teaching Artist with Northside Neighborhood House and Austin Hatch-
er Foundation for Pediatric Cancer, where he continues to develop and introduce Chattanooga
children to “Speaking Through Dance’,’ a unique and visceral approach to dance education. This
is Louie’s first time creating with the Chattanooga Theatre Centre. He is honored and excited to
share this work with the community. He would like to thank his husband, Michael Marin-Howard,
Rodney, and the dancers of Working: A Musical for trusting him with this work, for their generosity
of spirit, and love throughout.
MICHAEL DEXTER MARIN-HOWARD (Music Director) is a Chattanooga native,
graduating from Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts. After receiv-
ing his Bachelor in Musical Theater from the University of Miami’s Frost School
of Music, he quickly climbed his own beanstalk to the theatrical heavens in NYC
with Wanda’s World (originated Ethan: Off- Broadway). Michael is an Advanced
Composer in the NYC Lehman Engle BMI Musical Theater Workshop. He has
appeared in Les Misérables (Jean ValJean) with the CTC, Eve Apart (Serpent), The Beth Falcone
Songbook (Lincoln Center), Dreamgirls (Little Albert: Benefit Concert for ReVision Theatre, Asbury,
NJ), Smokey Joe’s Café (Victor: Europe & Middle East Tours), and Finding Nemo: The Musical
(original cast: Disney’s Animal Kingdom). Michael also holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal
Music Education and a Master’s in Education Principal Licensure from the University of Tennessee
at Chattanooga. Michael teaches theater at the Chattanooga Preparatory School. He is excited to
have the opportunity to curate his own program, and looks forward to nurturing the arts at CPS.
Michael is so thrilled to be back at CTC music directing Working: A Musical, working alongside my
good pal Rodney Van Valkenburg and my fabulous husband and choreographer, Louie Marin-How-
ard. A big thank you to Angie, Scott, Julie, and our INCREDIBLE cast!
GARY MAY (Sound Engineer) became involved in the audio department at the CTC
during the 2016 production of Miracle on 34th Street and has subsequently assist-
ed nearly all productions and events at the theatre since. Outside of CTC shows,
he remains busy doing freelance work with local sound engineers/theatres around
Chattanooga and North Georgia.
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Call 423.267.8538 ext. 309 or email julie@theatrecentre.com.RODNEY VAN VALKENBURG (Director/Executive Director) started his career
at the Little Theatre in 1983 as the first full-time Youth Theatre director. He
served for more than 18 years as Director of Programs and as Director of
Education. Before coming back to the CTC last summer, he was Vice President
of ArtsBuild. Highlights at the CTC include the Youth Theatre representing the
U.S. at the International Theatre Camp in Zelenograd, Russia. Rodney also
served as Artistic Director of the camp in Narva, Estonia. He has directed over 80 plays at
the CTC, including many Youth Theatre productions, Vintage Hitchcock, Boeing, Boeing, and
Annie. He has also been seen onstage in It’s a Wonderful Life, Newsies, A Room with a View,
Les Misérables, The Producers, and Anything Goes. Rodney has been a participant in the John
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ Partners in Education program since 2003 and
served on the program’s Advisory Committee. He served as the coordinator for the Chatta-
nooga-Hamilton County Ensuring the Arts for Any Given Child site, also through the Kennedy
Center. Rodney has also served as a grant panelist with the National Endowment for the Arts
and the Tennessee Arts Commission. He serves as Tennessee State Captain for the Americans
for the Arts’ National Arts Action Summit in Washington, D.C. He is a past president of the
Tennessee Theatre Association and served on the executive committee of the Southeastern
Theatre Conference. He received his MFA in Acting and Directing from the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro. Rodney shares his passion for theatre with his wife, Julie, and son,
Jake, who lives in Atlanta.
MEET THE STAFF
ANNIE COLLINS (Technical Assistant) is a Chattanooga native who has been
involved in theatre since she was eight years old. Growing up, she was an
active participant in TheatreQuest and the Youth Theatre at the CTC. For
the past seven years she has worked with the Summer Academy in various
capacities from teaching assistant to site director. More recently, she has
started teaching youth acting classes, working year-round with the Youth
Theatre, and serving as a technical assistant. Some of her favorite roles include Beatrice (A
Servant of Two Masters), Gretchen (Boeing, Boeing), Bad Idea Bear (Avenue Q), and Emily
(Our Town).
KATEY DAILEY (Box Office Manager), a recent UTC graduate with a degree
in theatre and a minor in nonprofit management, is now working toward a
Master’s in Public Administration with a focus on nonprofit management.
Katey has been involved in theatre most of her life at the Cumberland County
Playhouse in Crossville, TN, but moved to Chattanooga for school and thankful-
ly found the Chattanooga Theatre Centre. She has performed and worked on
shows at UTC like Oklahoma, Chicago, The Wolves, and Tartuffe. She loves working on and off
stage, and UTC has become a wonderful family to be a part of. Arts in Chattanooga is growing,
and Katey is glad to be working right in the middle of it!
BECKI JORDAN (Volunteer Coordinator) joined the CTC staff in September,
but has been associated with the CTC since 1975, when she first performed
in An Evening with the Other Sex. Since then, she has appeared in dozens of
shows, both here and on other stages. As a volunteer, she has worked onstage
and backstage and has served on CTC’s Board of Directors. A ten-time Miss
Annie Award winner, Becki appeared most recently at CTC in Sordid Lives.
Other favorite roles include The Laramie Project, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, The
Importance of Being Earnest, The Book of Liz, Rumors, That Other Woman’s Child, Fiddler on
the Roof, Crimes of the Heart, and Children of a Lesser God.RICARDO C. MORRIS (Group Sales & Events Manager) is a native of Chattanooga
and a 1980 graduate of Howard High School. Ric attended Tennessee State Univer-
sity where he received his B.S. degree in Speech Communication and Theatre. After
graduation Ric taught theatre, English, and dance at Hixson High. He left teaching
to attend Yale University where he earned an M.F.A. in Arts Administration. This
school year Ric has taken on a full-time position as the Theatre Arts teacher at his
alma mater The Howard School. He is the founder and CEO of Chattanooga Neighborhoods Arts
Partnership (ChattaNAP), a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for
Chattanoogans one neighborhood at a time. To date the Chattanooga Festival of Black Arts & Ideas:
Juneteenth Commemoration Day is the organization’s largest and most successful program. Ric
has appeared in several productions at CTC, including The Wiz, Hello Dolly, A Chorus Line, The Best
Little Whorehouse in Texas, The Boys Next Door, Dreamgirls and The Names of the Dead. At CTC he
has directed A Streetcar Named Desire, Blues for an Alabama Sky, Bourbon at the Board, August
Wilson’s Fences in 1997 and 2019, The Amen Corner, and Having Our Say.
KITTY MURAKAMI (Box Office Assistant) is a relative newcomer to Chattanooga,
having moved here from Ocala, Florida, in 2015. She was raised in upstate New York,
graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, and has lived in
great places like Denver and Maui. Her first and only experience with theatre (other
than high school plays) started as a costume shop volunteer at Ocala Civic Theatre for
two years. After retiring as a pharmacist and moving to Chattanooga, she continued
volunteering at CTC in the costume shop. After finally being offered a part-time Box Office Assistant
position in 2016, she was thrilled to become a part of the CTC family. “It has been an honor and a
privilege as well as a wonderful learning experience to be involved with this organization. CTC is blessed
to have such an amazing facility, talented dedicated staff and volunteers, and such supportive patrons.”
CHUCK TUTTLE (Director of Education and Innovation) holds a Master of Fine Arts
degree in Children’s Theatre and Creative Drama from the University of Texas at
Austin and has over 30 years of experience doing theatre with and for young peo-
ple. His professional background includes serving as Director of Education at Austin
Theatre for Youth in Austin, Texas, and Children’s Theatre Workshop in Pleasan-
ton, California. Chuck has taught theatre classes to all ages in acting, playwriting,
technical theatre, Shakespeare, voice, movement, improvisation, and comedy, among others. As
an actor, he has taken on the roles of Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, Joaquin in El Californio, Simon
in The Caucasian Chalk Circle, and Billy Crocker in Anything Goes, which he performed in Hokkaido,
Japan. His directing credits include Waiting for Godot, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, The Nightingale,
The Crucible, Once on This Island, God of Carnage, A Year With Frog and Toad, and Go, Dog, Go!
Chuck has written several stage adaptations, including Plant, Grow, Pick for CTC’s Theatre for the
Very Young program. He has collaborated with composer Michael Huseman to create short musicals
for CTC’s Summer Musical Performance Training Academy. As sponsor and advisor of CTC’s teen
interest group, TheatreQuest, he contributes to and directs The Alphabet Plays, an ongoing series
of plays for young children.
JULIE VAN VALKENBURG (Marketing Director) is thrilled to be a member of the CTC
team, transitioning her 25-plus years of volunteer experience at the theatre into
her dream job at her home away from home. She brings over 35 years of experi-
ence in marketing and communications to the role. As a volunteer, she has worked
onstage and backstage, including lending a hand as a stage manager and box office,
costume shop, scene shop, and special events volunteer. She is honored to have
received CTC awards for performances in Dearly Departed, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, And Miss Reardon
Drinks a Little, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (also Audience Favorite Actress), and A Room
with a View. Julie has appeared on other stages in August: Osage County, The Laramie Project,
Hamlet, and others. She shares her love of theatre with her husband, Rodney, and son, Jake.PLAN, LEAD,
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