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October 19-28, 2018
Cultivating theatre
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The Chattanooga Theatre Centre
presents
THE LAST FIVE YEARS
Written & Composed by Jason Robert Brown
Originally Produced for the New York Stage by Arielle Tepper & Marty Bell
Originally Produced by Northlight Theatre, Chicago, IL
Stage Direction
GARRY LEE POSEY
Musical Direction Choreography
TIM HINCK POP-UP PROJECT
Costume Design Scenic Design Lighting Design
VENA CHAMPION SARAH MIECIELICA ALEX MILLER-LONG
Production Stage Manager Sound Design
CONSTANCE HESTER GARY MAY
MUSICIANS
Laura Sage (Violin),
Hannah Kuhn (Cello), Amy Shannon (Cello),
Luke Johnson (Guitar), Joe Lance (Bass),
Tim Hinck (Piano)
The 2018-2019 season is dedicated
to the memory of Thomas Alford
THE CAST
The Singers
Cathy ............. JORDAN OTIS
Jamie ............. JOHN THOMAS CECIL
The Movers
KYLE DAGNAN
JESSI FAIRCLOTH
SETTING
Pivotal moments in the lives of two individuals,
coupled together. Various locales in New York City
and Ohio, 2018 through 2013 and 2013 through 2018.
ACTION
The story explores a five-year relationship
between Jamie Wellerstein, a rising novelist, and Cathy Hiatt,
a struggling actress. The show uses a form of storytelling in which
Cathy’s story is told in reverse chronological order (beginning the show
at the end of the marriage), and Jamie’s is told in chronological
order (starting just after the couple have first met).
THE LAST FIVE YEARS will be performed
in one act with no intermission.
Love makes the time pass, time makes love pass. – Euripides
Thanks to Friends & Supporters
COME CLEAN ENTERTAINMENT
Happy’s Shaved Ice
Board of Directors
Susan Harris, President
Jennifer Nicely, 1st Vice President
Amanda Jelks, 2nd Vice President
Scott Shaw, Secretary
Angie Griffin, Treasurer
Jim Kennedy, Immediate Past President
Charita Allen, Mitch Collins, John Echols, John Foy,
Tom Griscom, Becki Jordan, Melissa Loyd, Jennifer Major, Pam Miller,
Jordan Otis, Steve Ray, Darian Scott
Board of Stewards
Owen Allen, Jo Coke, Linda Harwell,
Paula Henderson, James K. Steakley, Sonia Young
Founded in 1923, the Chattanooga Theatre Centre is dedicated to enriching the cultural,
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,
call 423.267.8534 or visit us at TheatreCentre.com to find out how you can take part.
ORDER OF SONGS
“Still Hurting”
Cathy
“Shiksa Goddess”
Jamie
“See I’m Smiling”
Cathy
“Moving Too Fast”
Jamie
“A Part of That”
Cathy
“The Shmuel Song”
Jamie
“A Summer in Ohio”
Cathy
“The Next Ten Minutes”
Jamie & Cathy
“A Miracle Would Happen”
Jamie
“Climbing Uphill”
Cathy
“If I Didn’t Believe in You”
Jamie
“I Can Do Better Than That”
Cathy
“Nobody Needs To Know”
Jamie
“Goodbye Until Tomorrow/I Could Never Rescue You”
Cathy & Jamie
MEET THE CAST | THE LAST FIVE YEARS
JOHN THOMAS CECIL (Jamie) is native of Chattanooga and is excited
to be making his CTC debut. He graduated from Austin Peay State Uni-
versity in 2007 with a B.S. in Communication (Theatre Performance)
and a B.A. in Music (Vocal Performance). In 2010, he graduated from
Chattanooga State’s Professional Actor Training Program. He is a
Producing Partner with Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga. His favorite
roles include the title role in Gianni Schicchi, Whizzer in Falsettos (ETC), Macheath
in Threepenny Opera, the title role in Jekyll/Hyde, Archibald Craven in The Secret
Garden (CSCC), John the Baptist/Judas in Godspell, and Bob Cratchit/Dr. Stahlbaum
in The Nutcracker Christmas Carol. He would like to take this opportunity to thank
his family for their continued support and encouragement, and also dedicates his
performance to his mom.
KYLE DAGNAN (Mover) is no stranger to the stage or to CTC. He
basically grew up here! CTC credits include Corny Collins in Hairspray,
George Gibbs in Our Town, and was in the ensemble in Beauty and
the Beast and The Producers, just to name a few. Ensemble Theatre
of Chattanooga credits include Tateh in Ragtime, Albin/ZaZa in La
Cage Aux Folles, Princeton in Avenue Q, and Dan in Next To Normal.
As a dancer he has had many wonderful opportunities from dancing with Chat-
tanooga Ballet’s Company to choreographing for local theaters. He is very excited
about this new take on an already great show, and is thankful for the opportunity to
be a part of it.
JESSI FAIRCLOTH (Mover) has been a dancer her entire life. She is cur-
rently a sophomore at Bennington College where she studies dance
and psychology. She graduated from CCA in 2017 where she danced
in Project Motion dance ensemble for three years. She has previously
been a part of WEAVE: A Conceptual Dance Company and thrives on
improvisation. Jessi has also performed Peter and the Wolf accompa-
nied by the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra.
JORDAN OTIS (Cathy) is delighted to be singing the role of Catherine
in The Last Five Years. Recent performance credits include Beauty and
the Beast (Belle), Hansel and Gretel (Hansel), Il Barbiere di Siviglia
(Rosina), The Merry Widow (Hannah), Into the Woods (Rapunzel,
Little Red), Footloose (Urleen), and soloing with the Redlands Com-
munity Orchestra and East Tennessee Symphony Orchestra. Jordan
holds an M.M. in Vocal Performance from the University of Redlands and a B.M.
in Music Education from Southern Adventist University. Not only a performer,
Jordan is a private voice teacher, fitness instructor, and mom to her son, Jack. Love
and thanks to CTC for the opportunity to be involved in this beautiful show and
to her husband, Bryan, and family for his unwavering support of her musical
endeavors.
11.3.18 7:30PM
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TIXOLI THEATRE
Bob Bernhardt, conductor
Experience the magic of the Harry Potter scores
as the CSO takes you to Hogwarts in The Music of
Harry Potter! This family-friendly concert features
iconic music from all 8 films in the series and is sure
to delight witches, wizards, and muggles alike!
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Buy In-Person: 701 Broad St.MEET THE CREATIVE TEAM & CREW | THE LAST FIVE YEARS
JASON ROBERT BROWN (Playwright and Composer) is a Tony Award–winning composer,
lyricist, conductor, arranger, orchestrator, director, and performer. His major musicals include
Honeymoon in Vegas (Drama Desk Award nominations for “Outstanding Lyrics” and “Out-
standing Music”), The Bridges of Madison County (Tony Award for “Best Score”), 13 (Drama
Desk Award nomination for “Outstanding Lyrics”), The Last Five Years (Drama Desk Awards for
“Outstanding Music” and “Outstanding Lyrics”), Parade (Drama Desk Award for “Outstanding
Musical,” Tony Awards for “Best Book of a Musical” and “Best Original Score”), and Songs for
a New World. His orchestral adaptation of E. B. White’s novel The Trumpet of the Swan
premiered at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with the National Symphony
Orchestra. Brown was on the faculty of the University of Southern California School of
Dramatic Arts for nine years and was the Blodgett Artist-in-Residence at Harvard University in
2014. Brown is a member of the Dramatists Guild and the American Federation of Musicians
Local 802 and 47.
VENA CHAMPION (Costume Designer/CTC Costume Shop Manager) started
at the CTC as a volunteer in 2013, then later joined the staff as the Wardrobe
Supervisor, and later moved into Special Events and Group Sales. Vena’s love of
the performing arts has been consistent throughout her life. She was awarded
a B.A. in Dance Performance and Choreography from the University of Alabama
in 1996. She owned and operated the Cumberland Dance Academy in Cookev-
ille for 11 years before coming to Chattanooga. During the first years of residing in Chattanooga,
Vena enjoyed being a stay-at-home mom with her two boys, Drew and Alex. Drew’s introduc-
tion to theater at the CTC in 2013 is what brought her back to the arts. Vena is truly grateful to
be able to work with such a talented and dedicated staff throughout the CTC and thankful for
her husband, Greg, who has always supported her crazy life in the arts.
CONSTANCE HESTER (Stage Manager) is a stage manager/director originally
from Cincinnati, OH. Her experience is wide-ranging, including fringe festivals,
educational theatre, large-scale plays/musicals, and children’s theatre. She re-
cently moved from NYC, where some of her favorite credits include Girls and
Boys, The Path to Pride, Jagged Little Pill, and Natural Shocks. Regional credits
include Death: Discovering Your Role (Madlab Theatre), Beauty and the Beast
(Hilliard-Bradley Theatre), Heathers: The Musical (Ohio State Department of
Theatre), The Seussification of Romeo & Juliet (Hilliard-Bradley Theatre), YOLO Shakespeare:
Macbeth (OSU Lab Series), Love Letters (OSU Lab Series), The Art of You, The Last Five Years
(Hester-Harper Productions), Book of Merman (Evolution Theatre Inc.), Snoopy!!! (Columbus
Children’s Theatre), Good Kids (Ohio State Department of Theatre), and The Individuality of
Streetlamps (OSU Lab Series). She is overjoyed to be making her CTC debut with The Last
Five Years. She would like to thank Garry for this opportunity, the cast and creative team for
welcoming her so openly, and her family for dealing with her crazy schedule.
TIM HINCK (Musical Director) is a concert pianist, composer, and a former
Fulbright Scholar to the Netherlands. His musical compositions and multi-
media performances have been presented regionally across the Southeast
and abroad in Spain and the Netherlands. Hinck is a musical coach at UTC,
a teacher at St Peter’s School and the McCallie School, and frequent music
director at CTC, with recent credits including Les Miserables, Into the Woods,
Sister Act, 33 Variations, Camelot, Spamelot, and Fiddler on the Roof.Our mission is to promote
youth involvement in the
performing arts through
grants and scholarships.
www.palchattanooga.org
Find us on FacebookALEX MILLER-LONG (Lighting Design) is a freelance designer, assistant, and technician based out
of Chattanooga. She recently graduated with her M.F.A. in Lighting Design from the University of
California at San Diego and graduated summa cum laude from UTC in 2013 with her B.A. in Theatre.
In recent years Alex has worked in both design and production for various companies, including The
Public Theater (NYC), The White Heron Theatre Company (Nantucket, MA), Chautauqua Theatre
Company (Chautauqua, NY), La Jolla Playhouse (San Diego), Williamstown Theatre Festival (William-
stown, MA), and the La Jolla Symphony (San Diego). Her work can be seen at alexmillerlong.com.
GARY MAY (Sound Designer) became involved in the audio department at 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/theaters around
Chattanooga and Northern Georgia.
SARAH MIECIELICA (Scenic Design) received an M.F.A. in Scene Design from
the University of Arkansas. She has worked professionally as a designer
and props artisan at many theatres across the country, including The Alley
Theatre in Houston, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre in Missouri, Northern Stage
in White River Junction, VT, and McCarter Theatre in Princeton, NJ. Sarah and
her husband moved to Chattanooga four years ago, and she quickly became
involved with the Theatre Centre. Some designs she is most proud of include
Les Miserables, Into the Woods, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Of
Mice and Men, and Dividing the Estate.
THE POP-UP PROJECT (Choreographers) is a non-profit performance art company founded in 2017
by Mattie Waters and Jules Downum. The Pop-up Project’s vision is to create a vibrant, diverse,
and sustainable performing arts culture in Chattanooga. They provide access to the performing
arts and opportunity for our city’s artists by creating site-based, collaborative performances featuring
original dance, music, costuming, etc., and by paying artists a fair wage for their work. The Pop-up
Project has been in residency at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre since March 2018 and is thrilled
to have had the opportunity to choreograph for The Last Five Years.
GARRY LEE POSEY (Director) is excited to be returning to CTC, specifically the Circle
Theatre where it all started for him with a class taught by his mentor and now
friend Rodney Van Valkenburg 25 years ago. Since then, Garry has received both his
Bachelor’s (Catawba College) and his Masters in Fine Arts (University of Mississippi)
degrees in Theatre, worked professionally in NY, VA, DC, OK, FL, NC, GA, MS, MA,
and AL. Locally, he has was the Youth Theatre Director at CTC from 2000 to 2003, has
taught in the Professional Actor Training Program and Theatre Departments at Chat-
tanooga State (2006-2017), produced Chattanooga State’s Summer Theatre Festival
(2007-2010), and founded and has been serving as the Executive Artistic Director for the Ensemble
Theatre of Chattanooga (2007-current). “Thank you Todd for the opportunity and thank you CTC for
continuing to expose our community to the beauty that is the art of theatre.”
MEET THE THEATRE CENTRE STAFF
EVAN BRACKETT (Master Carpenter) has an A.A.S. in Construction Management
as well as ten years of experience in technical theatre, working as a carpenter,
grip, rigger, scenic painter, electrician, sound engineer, and designer. He is from
Rome, Georgia, where he worked as the Technical Director for the Rome Shake-
speare Festival and the Facilities Manager for the Historic Desoto Theatre where
he built and designed numerous productions. He is excited to be a part of the CTC
family and put his hands to work on the shows this season.KATIE CAMPASSI (Education Assistant) has her B.A. in Theatre (cum
laude) from Oglethorpe University in Atlanta. She has performed
professionally throughout the southeast in theatre and film. Katie has
also taught a wide variety of ages, from preschool to adult, for the past
eight years. She is also a makeup artist, singer, guitar player, and fitness
enthusiast.
NICOLE COLEMAN (Box Office Assistant) has enjoyed the local arts scene
since her first acting class at CTC and painting workshop at the Hunter Mu-
seum. As her world became a stage, she entertained audiences in CTC Youth
Theatre productions and at the Chattanooga High School Center for Creative
Arts (CCA). Nicole serves as a panelist for the ArtsBuild Community Cultural
Connections Grant, and performs on stage any chance she can get!
R. SCOTT DUNLAP (CTC Youth Theatre Director) 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 will mark his 21st season with CTC. He was Youth Theatre
Designer from 1997 until 2000. From 2007 to 2012, he wrote and directed
several shows for Baylor Middle School, including The Snow Queen, The
Jungle Book, and The Canterville Ghost. He has been onstage in numer-
ous 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, The Importance of Being Ear-
nest, Xanadu, and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in 2005 and 2009.
LISA GLISSON (Development Associate) is responsible for implementing
our fundraising strategies. During her career, she has been a corporate
trainer for high-tech companies such as EDS and Compaq, taught at Lone
Star College and Cleveland State Community College, and published an
award-winning memoir under her nom de plume. In recent years, she has
written numerous grant proposals and case statements for nonprofits.
Since she loves live theatre – and used to write plays for her third-grade
classmates to perform – Lisa feels that she has found her niche with CTC’s
zany yet brilliant crew. A Texas native, she and her family spent 17 years in North Carolina before
moving to Tennessee, where she has embraced the Volunteers and, at long last, country music.
Lisa also roots for Texas A&M, where she earned degrees in journalism and English. She and her
husband are the parents of two young adult sons, a teenage daughter, and a crazy dog.
CASSANDRA GROSS (Business Manager) has lived in Chattanooga for the
last 20 years. Not coincidentally, she has been a 20-year volunteer or
employee of the Chattanooga Theatre Centre, performing in the Youth The-
atre and Mainstage musicals, assisting in the box office, teaching Summer
Academy, and chauffeuring TheatreQuest youth for their annual Atlanta
theatre weekend. She holds a bachelor’s degree from UTC in Accounting(Go Mocs!), and now enjoys keeping a watchful eye over the financial life of her beloved arts organi-
zation. Cassandra even met her husband, Lee, at CTC and together they are raising three wild, loud,
lovely children: Savvy, Siddalee, and Moses. In Cassandra’s spare time she cooks, makes her husband
laugh, and gardens…and knows the earth can heal you. Cassandra firmly believes in the mission of
the Chattanooga Theatre Centre and believes that sharing our stories, in person, in our own voices, is
one of the most powerful and loving things that we can do as a community.
N. ERIC KNAUSS (Technical Director) has spent most of the last 25 years
working full-time in theatre in the D.C. area. He started at The Studio
Theatre in 1992, moved to the Round House Theatre in 1999, then to the
Olney Theatre in 2009. After leaving the Olney in 2012 he spent three years
working in the theatre department at George Washington University. Eric
just recently moved to Chattanooga to be closer to family and is happy to be
able to continue working in theatre while here.
TARA McDOUGAL (Properties Master and Scenic Painter) is an alumnus of
CTC’s Youth Theatre from back when it was the Little Theatre. She has always
loved the creativity and family in the theatre community. Tara attended the
University of Evansville, in Evansville, IN, and received her B.F.A. in Theatre
Design and Technology. After she spent most of her career working in props
or as a scenic artist, in various professional and regional theatres. Favorite
props include a magic trunk (for The Fantasticks), The Bean Stalk for Into the
Woods, and many different props for You Can’t Take it With You. She enjoys the challenge and
creativity that come with props and painting. Tara is married and has a daughter whom she hopes
learns to love the theatre as much as Mom does. Tara also enjoys hiking, painting, and spending
time with family. She is excited to return to her roots and cannot wait to see where CTC goes next!RICARDO C. MORRIS (Group Sales & Events Manager) is a native of Chatta-
nooga and attended Calvin Donaldson Elementary school and Alton Park Ju-
nior High School. He is a 1980 graduate of Howard High School. Ric continued
his Tiger tradition by attending Tennessee State University where he received
his B.S. degree in Speech Communication and Theater. After graduation Ricar-
do taught theater, English and dance for eight years at Hixson High. In 1994
Ric left teaching to attend Yale University where he earned an M.F.A. in Arts
Administration. While attending Yale, Ric founded the Dwight/Edgewood Proj-
ect which worked with disadvantaged youth through play writing. This program earned him the hon-
or of being the first School of Drama student to become a Yale Presidential Fellow. Ric is currently the
owner and CEO of Renaissance Consulting and Management (renaissanceconsultingmanagement.
com). He was Executive Director of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in Birmingham where he founded
the Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival. He also led the Harris Arts Center in Calhoun, GA, where he
created The International String Band Festival. He later founded the Green Street Arts Center in Mid-
dletown, Connecticut. For three years Ric created and produced Chattanooga’s CultureFest and The
Glenwood Jazz Festival. Ric considers himself a dancer/actor/director and has appeared in several
productions at CTC, including The Wiz, Hello Dolly, A Chorus Line, and The Best Little Whorehouse in
Texas. He has directed A Streetcar Named Desire, Blues for an Alabama Sky, August Wilson’s Fences
and others. His hobbies include cooking, gardening and home improvement.
KITTY MURAKAMI (Box Office Assistant) is a relative newcomer to Chatta-
nooga, 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 cos-
tume 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 Assis-
tant 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.”
TODD OLSON (Executive Director) has just finished his first year at CTC.
Recently he spent 11 years as Producing Artistic Director at American
Stage Theatre Company in St. Petersburg, FL. He was the 2013 recipient
of the Florida Professional Theatre Association’s Richard G. Fallon Award
for “Excellence in Professional Theatre.” Todd has directed over 150 plays,
musicals, and operas, including My Way (which he co-created) at the Actor’s
Theatre of Louisville, and I Left My Heart (also co-created) at Milwaukee
Repertory Theatre. For American Stage, Todd directed over 30 critically-
acclaimed plays, including A Moon for the Misbegotten, Anna in the Tropics, The Seafarer,
Suddenly Last Summer, Three Days of Rain, The Exonerated (with Sandy Duncan and Antonio
Tarver), Dennis Lehane’s Coronado, Dinner with Friends, This Wonderful Life, Who’s Afraid of
Virginia Woolf?, August: Osage County, and Around the World in 80 Days. Original works include
new adaptations of Lysistrata and Dracula. Original works include Hurricane Class, Section 60, Casa
Blue, the last moments in the life of Frida Kahlo, and Joe Corso Re-Enters from the Wings, which
won the 2012 Holland New Voices Playwright Award at the Great Plains Theatre Conference. Todd
received his M.F.A. from the University of North Carolina and is a graduate of the Institute for
Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard, where he took classes with David Mamet, Peter Sellars,
Andrei Serban, Robert Scanlan, Robert Woodruff, Anna Deveare Smith, and Robert Brustein,
among others. Todd was a teaching fellow at Harvard and has taught classes at Vanderbilt, Boston
University, the University of North Carolina, and the University of South Florida. Todd and his wife,
Charlotte, are the proud parents of Jonas, Corinna, and May.The Best Seat
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Pardon the inconvenience while we’re renovating our restrooms!
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TheatreCentre.com/PlaybillsWAYNE SCHOCK (Patron Services Director) is celebrating his 19th
season with CTC. He returned to Chattanooga after graduating
college, saw some plays with friends, then became a subscriber.
“I loved the shows and the evenings out with dinner and brought
family and friends for a number of years.” Wayne would become
the Box Office Manager; there have been only four in the 95-year
history of the Little Theatre/Chattanooga Theatre Centre! “I feel
honored to be a part of this great community organization with
such rich history. I am proud of the productions we bring Chattanooga on a yearly basis
with local talent. I love getting to know the patrons show after show. I hope to be a part
of this great institution for many years to come.”
CHUCK TUTTLE (Director of Education and Outreach) 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 people. His
professional background includes serving as Director of Education
at Austin Theatre for Youth and Children’s Theatre Workshop in
Pleasanton, California. Chuck has taught theatre classes to all ages
in acting, playwriting, technical theatre, Shakespeare, voice, move-
ment, improvisation, and comedy, among others. As an actor, he has taken on such roles
as 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). Di-
recting credits include Waiting for Godot, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, The Nightingale, The
Crucible, Once on This Island, and Go, Dog, Go! Chuck has written several stage adapta-
tions, most recently Plant, Grow, Pick, for CTC’s Theatre for the Very Young program. For
the past three summers, 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 enjoying her
second year as a member of the Theatre Centre staff, transitioning
her 25 years of volunteer experience at the CTC into her dream job
at her home away from home. She brings 30 years of experience in
marketing, public relations, media relations, graphic design, and dig-
ital marketing to the role. As a volunteer, she has worked onstage
and backstage, including lending a hand as a stage manager (most
recently Les Miserables and Harvey) and, over the years, as a box
office, costume shop, scene shop and special events volunteer. A six-time Miss Annie
Award winner, Julie appeared most recently in A Room with a View. After making her CTC
debut in A Streetcar Named Desire, she went on to other favorite roles in Six Degrees
of Separation, Rumors, God of Carnage, Spinning into Butter, Enchanted April, Dearly
Departed, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. Julie has
appeared on other stages in August: Osage County, The Laramie Project, and Hamlet. She
shares her love of theatre with her husband, Rodney, and son, Jake, both of whom have
appeared on the CTC stage.
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