Director’s Note

Thornton Wilder’s Our Town stands as one of the most enduring works in American theater. First performed in 1938, the play challenged conventional stagecraft with its minimal scenery, episodic structure, and direct address to the audience through the Stage Manager. What initially puzzled some audiences would soon be recognized as a groundbreaking and deeply affecting theatrical achievement, earning Wilder the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and securing the play’s place as a cornerstone of American drama.

Wilder’s inspiration for Our Town did not originate in small-town New England, but during his studies in Rome, where an archaeological excavation revealed the striking continuity between past and present human lives. This experience shaped his belief that ordinary moments—births, marriages, daily routines, and death—are universal and timeless. That philosophy became the foundation of Our Town, a play that places the quiet rhythms of a village against the vastness of time and the universe.

Set between 1901 and 1913 in the fictional town of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, the play follows the lives of its residents with deliberate simplicity. By stripping away elaborate sets and embracing theatrical abstraction, Wilder directs attention to what matters most: the emotional truth of human experience. His intent was not realism, but revelation—an invitation for audiences to recognize the extraordinary value in life’s smallest moments.

Since its premiere, Our Town has become one of the most frequently produced plays in the world. Its continued relevance lies not in nostalgia, but in its clear-eyed reminder to pause, observe, and appreciate the fleeting beauty of everyday life. 

It is, as Wilder describes it “The life of a village against the life of the stars”.

— Dave Tinney

 

A Note from the Thornton Wilder Family

Although Thornton Wilder passed away in 1975, many important archival materials, including records held by his attorneys, literary agents, and family members, did not become widely available until the early 21st century. These resources have helped scholars and theatre artists develop a fuller understanding of Wilder's life and work.

The Wilder Family recommends the following resources for directors, dramaturgs, actors, and production teams:

• Thornton Wilder: A Life (2012) by Penelope Niven
The first definitive biography of Thornton Wilder, published by HarperCollins.

• The Selected Letters of Thornton Wilder (2008), edited by Robin G. Wilder and Jackson R. Bryer
A collection of Wilder's correspondence, accompanied by important biographical material.

Additional resources for research, licensing, and historical materials:

• Thornton Wilder Official Website
www.thorntonwilder.com

• Thornton Wilder Society
www.twildersociety.org

• Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University
www.beinecke.library.yale.edu

• HarperCollins Publishers
www.harpercollins.com

• Concord Theatricals
www.concordtheatricals.com

Thornton Wilder: A Brief Chronology

1897
Born April 17 in Madison, Wisconsin.

1906-1911
Lives in Hong Kong, Berkeley, California, and Chefoo, China.

1915
Graduates from Berkeley High School.

1920
Receives B.A. from Yale University.

1926
Earns M.A. in French Literature from Princeton University. Publishes The Cabala.

1927
Publishes The Bridge of San Luis Rey, winner of the Pulitzer Prize.

1930
Publishes The Woman of Andros.

1931
Publishes The Long Christmas Dinner and Other Plays.

1938
Our Town premieres on Broadway and wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

1942
The Skin of Our Teeth premieres on Broadway and wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

1942-1945
Serves in the U.S. Army Air Force in North Africa and Italy.

1948
Publishes The Ides of March.

1955
The Matchmaker opens on Broadway.

1963
Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

1964
Hello, Dolly! opens on Broadway, adapted from The Matchmaker.

1967
Publishes The Eighth Day, winner of the National Book Award.

1973
Publishes Theophilus North.

1975
Dies on December 7 in Hamden, Connecticut.

For more information, visit:

www.thorntonwilder.com
www.thorntonwildersociety.org

Thornton Wilder remains the only writer to win Pulitzer Prizes for both fiction and drama, receiving three Pulitzer Prizes during his lifetime.

Josh is honored to join the company of Our Town! Other HCT roles include: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Claude Frollo-2018 & 2026), A Christmas Carol (Marley/Undertaker), The Addams Family (Gomez Addams 2019 & 2024), Fiddler on the Roof (Tevye), Titanic The Musical (Captain Smith), The Little Mermaid (King Triton), Treasure Island (Long John Silver- 2009 & 2022), Guys & Dolls (Nathan Detroit), Les Misérables (Thernardier- 2014 & 2021), and and many more. He studied acting & directing at SUU and works by day as an account manager for Holistic Web Presence. “Thanks to Kristi, Spencer, Will, Carter, Tristan, and Poppy! Dad loves you all!”

A veteran of the stage, Michael is excited to lend his talents to Our Town. Favorite credits include: Hello, Dolly! (Horace Vandergelder), Bright Star (Mayor Dobbs), Big River (Pap Finn), The Three Musketeers(Athos), and No Time for Sergeants (General Bush) with Hale Centre Theatre; The Woman in Black (The Actor), Noises Off! (Lloyd), and Mr. Bennett with The Parker Theatre; and To Kill a Mockingbird (Atticus Finch), Lend Me a Tenor (Saunders), and Arsenic and Old Lace (Teddy) with CenterPoint Legacy Theatre. "There's something way down deep that's eternal about every human being."  Dedicated with deepest gratitude to Susan LaFollette, my high school English teacher, who brought Our Town to life for us and revealed the eternal beauty of everyday moments.

Thrilled to play on the Beehive Stage and very blessed to visit Grover's Corners for a second time! Becca was recently seen in our production of Frozen. Other favorite stage credits include: Footloose, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Silly Girl), Treasure Island, Elf The Musical, Bright Star, and The Addams Family with HCT; Little Women (Jo March) and The Odd Couple (Cecily Pigeon) with HCTO. Becca earned her BFA in acting from UVU and is represented by Talent Management Group.

Returning to the Hale Centre Theatre stage! Grace is honored to join the company of Our Town! Credits include: The Time Machine (Skye Mason) with HCT; Little Women (Beth) and Romeo and Juliet (Juliet) with UVU; and King Lear (Cordelia & Fool) with Grassroots Shakespeare. She graduated from UVU with her BFA in acting in the spring of 2025

Making his HCT debut! Timothy is thrilled to join the Hale Centre Theatre family with this production of Our Town. Notable performing credits include: Fiddler on the Roof (Motel) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Jerry Jubilee) with The Ruth; UrineTown (Officer Barrel) and Fate? (Slacker Student) with the University of Utah; The Wizard of Oz with Sundance Summer Theatre; Little Women (John Brooke) with Lehi Arts Council; and Groundhog Day The Musical (Phil Conners) with Titus Productions Co. Timothy is a current student at the University of Utah, studying History. "Dedicated to the late Rossy Thrall and her family."

Ecstatic to be on the HCT stage once again, Bradley’s favorite stage credits include: Twelve Angry Men, The Time Machine, Elf The Musical, Treasure Island, The Mousetrap, Murder on the Orient Express, Newsies, Cash on Delivery!, and The Diary of Anne Frank with Hale Centre Theatre; Fiddler on the Roof and Ragtime with The Ruth; A Christmas Carol (Scrooge) and Tuck Everlasting with Hale Center Theater Orem; and Cinderella with Sundance Summer Theatre along with directing credits at HCTO, BYU, and Provo Theatre Company. Bradley holds a BA in Theatre Education and an MA in Media Literacy and Film from BYU and works as a Fine Arts Specialist with the Canyons School District. “Love to Shawnda, Ton, Win, Ike, and Bel. Y’all are the best.” 

Favorite performing credits include: Our Town (George Gibbs) 30 years ago at Kennedy Junior High School; Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 (Eddie), Twelve Angry Men (Foreman), A Christmas Carol 2024 (Jacob Marley), The Nutty Professor (Winslow), Clue On Stage (Mr. Green), See How They Run (Lionel Toop), Silent Sky (Peter Shaw), Treasure Island (Ben Gunn), The Play That Goes Wrong (Dennis/Perkins), Beau Jest (Joel), Over the River… (Nick), Peter and the Starcatcher (Smee), and The Heart of Robin Hood (Much)with HCT; My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music, Matilda The Musical, Charley’s Aunt, The Odd Couple, Cash on Delivery!, and The Diary of Anne Frank with HCTO. Ben has a Bachelor’s degree in Theatre/Speech Education from BYU-Idaho and a Master's degree in HR Management from Rollins College and works as a People Operations Manager at BambooHR. "To Luana, Elliott, Oliver, and Atticus - thank you for making life so wonderful—every, every minute. I love you! Oh, earth, you’re too wonderful for anybody to realize you. Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it? – every, every minute?"

Shawnda is glad to be back at Hale Centre Theatre! Favorite performing credits include: Fiddler on the Roof and Titanic The Musical with HCT; Ragtime with The Ruth, as well as Little Women (Marmee), Into The Woods (Baker's Wife), Bright Star (Mama Murphy), and Blood Relations (Mrs. Borden). Directorial credits include: Barefoot in the Park with Parker Theatre, Next To Normal with Utah Valley Theatre, and A Christmas Carol with HCTO. She also served as Artistic Director of the Hill Cumorah Pageant. Shawnda has been involved with Hale Centre Theatre as an actor and director since the good old days in the South Salt Lake theatre. “Much love to the family: BBB, Ton, Win, Ike, Bel!”

An HCT favorite! Becca is honored to join Hale Centre Theatre for this production of Our Town! Favorite performing credits include: The Time Machine (Young Helene) and Silent Sky (Henrietta) with HCT; Blood Relations (Lizzie Borden) with Wandering Bark; and The Importance of Being Earnest (Gwendolyn) with The Ruth. Becca is represented by TMG. "People are meant to go through life two by two. So glad to go through this life with Chris - If only all these kids would just give us a minute of peace.” 

Making his HCT debut! David is thrilled to join the company of Our Town! A man of many talents, David serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre at the University of Utah, as well as recent Director & Choreographer for Forever Plaid at The Ruth, and most notably, Associate Director & Choreographer for the new musical Mythic, which premiered at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. He also recently directed Xanadu and Urinetown at the U of U. David is the host of the podcast The Mental Game of Musical Theatre and author of the book Crafting an Intentional Career for the Musical Theatre Performer. “Thank you, Hale Centre Theater & Dave Tinney for this opportunity!” 

Sanford first performed at the Hale Centre Theatre over 30 years ago in the Main Street location; he has since graced the stages of Hale Center in WVC, Orem, Grover, and Sandy City.  He has appeared on stage at Sundance Summer Theater, LDS Conference Center Theater, and The Grand Theater.  His favorite shows/roles include: Mal Beineke (The Addams Family), Colonel Mustard (Clue), The Reverend Arthur Humphrey (See How They Run), Daddy Cane (Bright Star), Harry Bright (Mamma Mia), Francis (Forever Plaid), Sky Masterson (Guys & Dolls), and Farleigh (The Scarlet Pimpernel).  Sanford graduated from BYU with a degree in Communications and works as a Human Resources Consultant. “Love to my beautiful wife, Jenn, and hugs to Isabelle, Gwen, and Jack!

Returning to the HCT stage! Some of Eden’s favorite performing credits include: Marjorie Baverstock (The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940), Les Misérables and Mary Poppins, Madame (Cinderella), Aunt Em/Glinda (The Wizard of Oz), Betsy (Tuck Everlasting), Mrs. Potiphar (Joseph…Dreamcoat), Gwendolyn (The Importance of Being Earnest), Is He Dead?, Catch Me if You Can, Arsenic and Old Lace, Ragtime, The Scarlet Pimpernel, See How They Run, Big The Musical, Annie, and Camelot with Hale Centre Theatre, along with Pride and Prejudice (Mrs. Bennet) at The Parker Theatre. When not on stage, she is the proud mom to her five children. 

Cecily’s favorite credits include: Fiddler on the Roof, Les Misérables, Mary Poppins, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, The Music Man, Little Women, Candide, The Secret Garden, Ragtime, The Pirate Queen, and Sweeney Todd. She has a performance diploma in Musical Theatre from AMDA and both a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Voice Performance from U of U. Cecily teaches voice at UVU and BYU. “Thank you to Dave, Mark & Sally for this wonderful opportunity, to my family and friends who are so generous to help with the kids, and my three main guys: Justin, Clark, and Wyatt.”

A familiar face to Hale Centre Theatre audiences, some of Flynn’s stage credits include: Finding Neverland (Peter Llewelyn Davies), Newsies (Les), and A Christmas Carol with Hale Centre Theatre; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket) with The Ruth; The Secret Garden (Colin Craven), The Lion King (Rafiki), Frozen Jr. (Olaf) with Kensington Theatre Company; as well as Finding Nemo, Jr. with Herriman Arts Council. “Thank you to our amazing production team! To my family, I love you! Thank you for supporting me!” 

Wyatt is excited to join the company of Our Town! Performing credits include: A Christmas Carol 2023, 2024, and 2025 with HCT; The Secret Garden (Colin) with PCT; and A Christmas Carol (Tiny Tim) and The Music Man (Winthrop Paroo )with HCTO.

Returning to the Hale Centre Theatre Stage, Tessa was most recently seen in our productions of Frozen (Young Elsa), Fiddler on the Roof (Bielke), Hans Christian Andersen in New York (Carol), and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Jemima). Other stage credits include: Ragtime (Little Girl) with The Ruth; Broadway National Tour of Waitress (Lulu); The Music Man (Amaryllis) and A Christmas Carol (Little Fan) with HCTO; A Christmas Story The Musical with Pioneer Theatre Company; and Matilda The Musical (Amanda Thripp) with ACT. “Thank you to everyone at Hale Centre Theatre for this amazing opportunity, and thanks to my family for always supporting my dream.”

Making her HCT debut! Reese is honored to join the Hale Centre Theatre family with Our Town! Some of her favorite credits include: A Christmas Carol (Belinda Cratchit) and Frozen Jr. (Snowflake) with The Ruth; Oliver! with HCTO; The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Gladys Herdman) and Matilda The Musical (Amanda Thripp) with Lehi Arts; and Annie with SCERA. “Life is better when you are singing, dancing, and acting. Thank you for the opportunity to share my passion with you!” 

Some of Jason’s stage credits include: Catch Me If You Can and See How They Run with Hale Centre Theatre; Sunny in the Dark with SLAC; and Beautiful: The Carol King Musical with Pioneer Theatre Company. Jason holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of Utah. “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” Mary Oliver. 

Making his HCT debut! Jared is thrilled to join the Hale Centre Theatre family with this production of Our Town. Other favorite credits include: Romeo (Romeo and Juliet) at LAMDA, Derek (Aloha Say the Pretty Girls) at the Sainsbury Theater in London as well as John Taylor, Dan Jones, and others in the British and Nauvoo Pageants in both England and Nauvoo, Illinois (2017, 2023, & 2024). Jared trained at The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) from 2022-2023. “To my family and friends. I love you all, and am endlessly grateful for your undying support.”

Excited to return to HCT and be a part of Our Town. Other favorite stage credits include: Twelve Angry Men here at Hale Centre Theatre; Arsenic and Old Lace at The Grand Theatre; Body Awareness with PYGmalion; and performing Hamlet many years ago at Weber State University. Thomas has a BA in Theater from Weber State and an MFA in film production from the University of Utah.

Making his HCT debut! Rick is honored to join the company of Our Town. Notable performing credits include: Hunkules, Greased, Captain American Fork, CSI Provo, Scrooged, Beauty and the Fantastic Beast, Adams Family Reunion, to name a few, with Desert Star Playhouse as well as A Christmas Carol with Draper Historic Theatre. Rick is a retired business owner and moonlights as a part-time sailing Yacht Skipper. “Life is what you make it.”

Luke’s credits include: Sister Act and A Christmas Carol with HCT; Of Mice and Men (Whit) with The Parker Theatre; Spring Awakening (Moritz understudy), Enjolras (Les Misérables), Phoebus (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), Jack (Newsies Jr.), Sweeney Todd (Sweeney Todd in Concert), Father (The Yellow Boat), Demetrius (A Midsummer Night's Dream), and Mal (The Addams Family). Luke is a Junior in the Musical Theater Program at the University of Utah. Luke is also double-majoring in Film and Media Arts. Outside of theatre, Luke works as a Camera Operator for the University of Utah Athletics Department. Luke would like to thank his family, friends, and mentors for their unconditional support throughout his acting career. Enjoy the Show!

Making his HCT debut! Samuel is honored to join the Hale Centre Theatre family with this production of Our Town. Other notable performances include: She Loves Me (Arpad) with BYU and The Sound of Music (Friedrich) with Sundance Summer Theatre. Samuel will enter his sophomore year at BYU, studying in the Music Dance Theatre program. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.“ -MLK Jr. 

A familiar face to our audiences, Keri is always glad to play on the Hale Centre Theatre stage. Credits include many holiday seasons with A Chritsmas Carol and one spooky season with The Addams Family. “Oh, earth, you're too wonderful for anybody to realize you.” - Thornton Wilder, Our Town

Jayne was recently seen on the HCT stage as Sister Mary Lazarus in our production of Sister Act. Other favorite credits include: Prayers for the French Republic with PTC; The Glass Menagerie with The Grand Theatre; Arsenic and Old Lace with HCTO; The Audience with Creekside Theatre; Facing East with Plan-B to highlight her 60-year theatre career. Jayne served as a choreographer for PTC for 30 years, as Artistic Director of Sundance Summer Theatre for 13 years, and as Artistic Director of Walk-Ons Inc. from 1980 to the present. Jayne played Emily in Our Town in high school when she was 16 - It was the beginning of her life in theatre.

Returning to the Hale Centre Stage, Ammar was recently seen in our recent production of Twelve Angry Men, The Magician’s Elephant, and Around the World in 80 Days. Other favorite credits include: Shakespeare in Love with West Valley Arts; The Winter’s Tale (Polixenes) with New World Shakespeare Company; Hamlet (Osric/Player King) with Parker Theatre; and Fortinbras (Claudius) in the SLCC Black Box Theatre.  Ammar has written two novels: The American Kitchen and The Seventh Amendment. He holds a BA in Law and an A.S. in Theatre Arts and works at Catholic Community Services of Utah. “Love life...Life will love you”.

Making his HCT debut! Some of Austin’s favorite performing credits include: Hamlet (Hamlet) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (Nick Bottom) at The Chain Theater, NYC; in She Loves Me (Georg Nowack), The Cherry Orchard (Leonid Gaev), and House of Desires (Don Carlos) at BYU; and My Fair Lady and A Christmas Carol (Fred) with HCTO. Austin hails from San Antonio, TX, and is currently pursuing a BFA in Acting at BYU. 

Brett is excited to be playing on the Beehive Stage! Some favorite credits include: Footloose (Coach Roger Dunbar), Finding Neverland (Mr. Cromer), The Magician's Elephant (Count Quintet), See How They Run (Lionel Toop), Treasure Island (Ben Gunn/Jemmy Rathbone), A Christmas Carol with HCT; The Foreigner (Froggy) with HCTO; Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour), A Tuna Christmas (Arles) with Renaissance Players; Into the Woods (Baker), Catch Me If You Can (Hanratty), Spamalot (Patsy), The Foreigner (Charlie) with Pull-Tight Players. Offstage, Brett enjoys directing and has served as a dialect coach in over 40 productions across the United States and abroad. He has a PhD in Speech-Language Pathology from Vanderbilt University. "Many thanks to my family and friends for their unending support!"

Davey is thrilled to be back on the HCT stage! Previously seen on the Jewel Box stage in our recent productions of Peter Pan Goes Wrong, The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, and The Time Machine. Other performing credits include: Hamlet (Hamlet) and The Merchant of Venice (Shylock) with The Grassroots Shakespeare Company; Eugenie (Honoré de Balzac) with BYUtv; E.L.V.E.S. 2.0 (Stevie) with Birmingham Children’s Theatre. Davey holds a BA in Media Arts Studies from BYU and an MFA in Screenwriting from the University of Texas at Austin. 

A familiar face to our HCT audiences, Our Town marks Derrick’s 15th production with Hale Centre Theatre. Favorite credits include: Twelve Angry Men, Catch Me If You Can, and See How They Run, Lucky Stiff, A Christmas Carol, The Music Man, and Phantom with Hale Centre Theatre; Peter Pan (Captain Hook), and Little Shop Of Horrors (Seymour), to name a few of the over 100 productions he has been involved in. Television credits include: “Yellowstone”, “ Granite Flats”, and the Hallmark movie “I’m not ready for Christmas.” Derrick earned his BA and MA from Weber State University and works in Security Software. “In a small town, you don’t just know your neighbors - you know their stories” -Garrison Keillor

Ecstatic to be back on the HCT stage! Shelby’s favorite credits include: Finding Neverland (Mr. Henshaw), Fiddler on the Roof (Avram), Newsies (Don Seitz), The Hasty Heart (Tommy) with HCT as well as Hairspray (Edna Turnblad), Little Shop of Horrors (Orin Scrivello, DDS), Shrek The Musical (Shrek), Nunsense: Amen (Mother Superior Mary Regina), Seussical the Musical (Horton the Elephant), The Odd Couple (Oscar Madison), and The Jungle Book (Baloo). Shelby resides in West Valley City with his wife and playful pups. He works as a Business System Analyst for AMI Info Systems. “Thanks to my Boricua Queen for always believing in me & supporting my dreams.”

Dave Tinney joined the Hale Centre Theatre full-time in 2015 and currently serves as Associate Artistic Director/Resident Director. Prior to making Hale his professional home, he taught for nine years as Artist in Residence in the Theatre Arts Department at Utah Valley University and six years in the Music Dance Theatre program at BYU. He received both the regional and national Outstanding Director of a Musical award from the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. He also spent a season as technical director with the Alwin Nikolais/Murray Louis dance company in NYC. He has directed and/or choreographed productions for Hale Centre Theatre, BYU, UVU, Sundance Summer Theatre, Tuacahn Center for the Performing Arts, Hale Center Theater Orem, ASCAP Musical Theatre workshop in NY, National Alliance for Musical Theatre, and K.C.A.C T.F. Some of his favorite directorial projects include the regional premier of Boublil and Schoenberg’s The Pirate Queen for HCT, the national premier of Zorro The Musical, and a regional special engagement of 110 in the Shade starring Audra McDonald and Will Swenson. "Thanks to Sally, Mark, Zane, and the entire production team, and our awesome cast and crew. Also, a special thanks to my family."

Zane is grateful to be part of this production, marking their debut at Hale Centre Theatre. With extensive experience in the theatre world and a passion for storytelling, Zane has had the opportunity to work on productions with Virgin Voyages, The 7 Fingers, Sam Pinkleton, No Ceilings Entertainment, Kaleidoscope Entertainment, and Mischief Theatre. Their regional credits include collaborations with Orlando Shakespeare Theatre, Orlando Opera, and Orlando Repertory Theatre. Zane extends heartfelt thanks to the cast, crew, and creative team for their contributions to bringing this story to life. 

Jenn’s work was most recently seen as the Scenic Designer for Peter Pan Goes Wrong, The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, Footloose, Twelve Angry Men, Little Women, The Magician’s Elephant, Clue On Stage, Catch Me If You Can, Hans Christian Andersen in New York, See How They Run, The Light in the Piazza, One for the Pot, The Mousetrap, Bright Star, The Addams Family, Freaky Friday, and Steel Magnolias. Recent costume design credits for HCT: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Clue On Stage, Elf The Musical, Singin’ in the Rain, Guys and Dolls, The Wizard of Oz, and AIDA. Other Scenic Designs for HCT include The Nerd, Big River, Beau Jest, Over the River and Through the Woods, Is He Dead?, The Foreigner, The 39 Steps, and The Game’s Afoot. Jenn has also done scenic design for Utah State Theater’s Lincoln Center’s KCACT award-winning design for Sweeney Todd, Mad Woman of Chailott, and lighting designer for Love's Labour's Lost, Utah Lyric’s The Foreigner, Sandy City’s Hairspray, and Park City’s Jesus Christ Superstar, My Fair Lady, Trailer Park, and many more. Jenn has a BFA from the U of U in Theatre Design and an MFA from Utah State in Scenic Design. Jenn has been with HCT in some capacity for nigh on 27 years. “Thank you to my family for their support and love. A special thanks to Isaac, without you, this would be impossible.”

Kim is grateful for the opportunity to design the costumes for Our Town at Hale Centre Theatre. A few recent costume design credits include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Henry V, Arsenic and Old Lace, The Play That Goes Wrong, The Hello Girls, The Tempest, Clue, My Robot, Hamlet and Zombies, Boy at the Edge of Everything, and Babe the Sheep Pig. Kim teaches design in the Department of Theatre and Media Arts at Brigham Young University. She holds a Theatre Education degree from BYU, is currently a Master’s program candidate at BYU, and is a member of the Costume Society of America.

Jaron has been the resident Lighting Designer for the oldest operating summer theater in the nation: The Cape Playhouse, where his credits include Little Shop of Horrors, The Importance of Being Earnest, Deathtrap, Clue, Altar Boyz, Steel Magnolias, Art, Red, The Foreigner, Murder for Two. Other credits include: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Magician's Elephant, May we All, Fiddle on the Roof, Clue On Stage, Elf The Musical, Around the World in 80 Days, Newsies, Hello, Dolly!, Titanic The Musical, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Lucky Stiff, Singin’ in the Rain, School of Rock, One For The Pot, A Christmas Carol 2021, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Secret Garden, A Tale of Two Cities, Million Dollar Quartet, Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom The Musical (Hale Centre Theatre); The Music Man, The Wizard of Oz, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Fiddler on the Roof (Sundance Summer Theatre, Utah); Eleemosynary (The Brooks, California); The King’s Men, Private Ear, Hedda Gabler, The Weird Play (Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Utah); Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, I Never Saw Another Butterfly, Romeo & Juliet (Noorda Center for the Performing Arts, Utah); This Bird of Dawning (Regent Street Black Box, Utah). Jaron sits on the Board of Directors for the Intermountain Desert Region of the United States Institute of Theatre Technology - the association for performing arts and entertainment professionals - and is a nominee for its Rising Star Award. He has been a lecturer at Utah Valley University and the resident designer and technical director at the Waterford School.

Griffin has been mixing sound for shows on our Centre Stage and Jewel Box Stages for the last seven years and recently provided the sound design for HCT’s production of Twelve Angry Men. He has a passion for sound and the way it pushes stories to new heights! Some of his previous design credits include: HCT - Clue On Stage, The Addams Family (associate), Freaky Friday (Youth), See How They Run, Finding Nemo Jr, One for the Pot, Frozen Jr, and for RAC - Urinetown, Once On This Island Jr., Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Little Women, Footloose, and Into The Woods. Griffin is excited about future shows here at Hale Centre Theatre and is grateful for all those who have and continue to support him on his journey through life!

Danna has worked at Hale Centre Theatre in various departments for over 20 years. Much of that time was as Master Electrician, Lighting Design, and Lighting Department Head. She has created designs for The Nerd, Is He Dead?, AIDA, Freaky Friday, and Wait Until Dark. Danna is now the head of the Properties Department for Hale Centre Theatre and has provided the prop design for Twelve Angry Men, Little Women, Disney’s Beauty and The Beast, The Magician's Elephant, The Addams Family, The Nutty Professor, The Time Machine, Clue On Stage, Catch Me If You Can, and Hans Christian Andersen in New York as well as contributing to our production of The Three Musketeers and Tarzan. "Thank you to my wonderful team who help make such amazing things. It's so fun to create with you!" 

Marnee’ Porter is a professional wig and makeup artist specializing in theatrical and operatic work. Based in Utah, She has designed productions at Utah Opera, the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), and at Brigham Young University and has a passion for working with performers and projects that are larger than life. Manreé thrives on being a part of visual storytelling, through the transformative power of makeup and character creation. She completed an MFA in Wig Making and Makeup Design from CCM and also has a degree in Theatre Art Studies from BYU.

As Projections Designer, Madeline’s work was recently seen in productions of Footloose, Little Women, The Addams Family, A Christmas Carol, Fiddler on the Roof, Light in the Piazza, Silent Sky, Daddy Long Legs, and more at HCT. She has also been able to design Scenery for HCT for Fiddler on the Roof, Silent Sky, Daddy Long Legs, Murder on the Orient Express, as well as Oklahoma! (Sundance Summer Theatre); Fire! and Singing to the Brine Shrimp (Plan B Theatre). Madeline earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Scenic Design from Utah Valley University. 

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