San Luis Obispo Little Theatre

All performances at:
The City Playhouse
888 Morro St., SLO
Box Office:
(805) 786-2440

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Meet Our Staff

Kevin Harris
Managing Artistic Director
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Kevin Harris received his MFA in Directing from the University of Iowa (2007), and his BFA in Acting from New York University (1996). While at NYU, he spent three years at the Atlantic Theatre Company studying acting under David Mamet, William H. Macy, and Felicity Huffman; he also spent a year at Musical Theatre Works (CAP 21) learning the finer intricacies of “jazz hands”. Favorite roles include: The Russian (Chess), Alan Strang (Equus), Orsino (12^th Night), and Rev. Hale (The Crucible) at the Atlantic. For the last several years, Kevin has been a freelance director in L.O.R.T./Equity theatres across the nation. Favorite shows: The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Comedy of Errors, The Exhibitionists, Militant Language, Woyzeck, Ghost Sonata, The Cherry Orchard, Man of la Mancha, and several original plays which have gone on to be produced at such venues as the New York Theatre Workshop, The Public Theatre, The O'neil, Cherry Lane, and many others. From 1999-2002 he was the Artistic Director of Centerpoint Theatre Group in San Luis Obispo, CA. In 2005, he traveled to the West Bank and Gaza Strip to co-write and direct an original play with Ashtar Theatre, Palestine’s only professional theatre company. The subsequent play, The Era of Whales, has been performed in Gaza, Ramallah, Nablus, Jerusalem, and several international theatre festivals. Currently, he is collaborating on an oral history theatre piece exploring the past, present, and future of the Gaza Strip. He is very happy to be back on the Central Coast with his two beautiful children, Dominick and Ella.

Kerry DiMaggio
ACT Coordinator
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A native of the Central Coast, Kerry has been involved in theatre since she was young, including several productions on the Little Theatre stage. Kerry holds a BA (with honors) in Theatre Arts from Cal Poly’s Theatre and Dance Department, where her interest in teaching was piqued by a course in Children’s Drama. Kerry has also trained with the Utah Shakespearean Festival, PCPA, and Cal State Fullerton’s Musical Theatre program. In addition to teaching for ACT, Kerry holds a substitute teaching permit and teaches consistently in K-12 classrooms throughout the county. Her passion for teaching young performers continues to grow, and she encourages you and your family to “Get into the ACT!”

Yvonne Ogren
Box Office Manager
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Jessi Brown-Carlin
Volunteer Coordinator/House Manager
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Jessi has been involved in community theatre since she was 12 years old when her mom volunteered her to usher for Pioneer Players production of Cinderella. She fell in love with the people, the excitement and the chance to live her very own fairy tale. Since then she has acted & danced with Pioneer Players, Cuesta College, SLO Rugcutters and Brickyard Theatre. Her most recent appearance was in “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” as the Countess and you can see her dancing the Lindy Hop at Madonna Inn almost every Monday evening. She is very excited to join the SLOLT team after finishing a busy 2009 Season as Brickyards Theatre’s House Manager and Stage Managing Elf to Santa for various community events including the SLO Holiday Parade.

David Linfield
Technical Director
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Meet Our Board

Ron Burkhart
Board President

Ron has spent over 30 years working in community service. He has served on numerous boards as director and president Currently Ron is a member of the San Luis Obispo Association of Realtors, serving on their board of directors and is chair of education. Ron has been a volunteer at the Little Theatre for the past two years. He played Pawnee Bill in Annie Get Your Gun and most recently he helped construct the set for My Fair Lady.

Richard Luckett
Member at Large

Richard Luckett is a 30 year resident of San Luis Obispo, a retired PG&E engineer, and a supporter of the arts. He has been a long time patron of the San Luis Obispo Little Theater and pleased to be joining the board.

Bryce Engstrom
Member at Large

Bryce has been a SLO county resident for 26 years. He has been a local businessman, first as a design/build contractor and currently as an architect since 1990. For 6 years in the late 90's, Bryce played in an all-original folk/rock band and performed all over San Luis Obispo County. He is a graduate of the Leadership SLO Program, Class XII. He and his wife have been enthusiastic fans of local theatre for over 15 years. Bryce is very honored and excited about participating on the board of such a time-tested and enthusiastic local community theatre group.

Elaine Fournier
Member at Large

Elaine Fournier has been a member of the theatre community for many years, having served on the board three separate times in the past 20 years, working on box office, facilities and hospitality. She has been a member of the Season Selection committee for the past four years, and has enjoyed being a part of opening night parties by preparing and serving food. You may also have seen her on stage in various roles, including Mrs.. Higgins in last season's My Fair Lady. She is proud and happy to have been a member of the theatre for over 40 years.

Michael Simkins
Member at Large

Michael is a lifelong educator and theater buff. He was an elementary schoolteacher for 15 years in the Los Angeles area where he also taught drama and musical theater workshops for elementary and middle school students. He pursued his theater avocation by attending plays, taking acting workshops, and appearing in little theater. In 1987, Michael began nine years as principal of Baywood Elementary School in Los Osos. After spending the last twelve years in jobs that required constant travel, Michael retired from K-12 education. He's now enjoying being a part-time faculty member at Cal Poly and looking forward to re-engaging in the community.

Kate Stulberg
Member at Large

Kate Stulberg served as the Director of the San Luis Obispo County Arts Council from 1998 to 2005. She received the New Times Best Arts Advocate award for 2001. Prior to her position with the Arts Council, Kate was Chief of Staff for David Horowitz at the Center for the Study of Popular Culture- a political think tank in Los Angeles. Kate has a Master's in Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Southern California and received her BA from Mills College in Oakland, Ca. At Marlborough School in Los Angeles, Ms. Stulberg auditioned for the play Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas. Sadly, she declined the part in favor of part-time summer job before college, a decision she regrets today!

John Battalino
Member at Large

John is a retired Neurologist & Chief Medical Office for the State of California. He has served as president of the SLOLT in 1989 and was instrumental in securing the present downtown location for the Theatre. John has also served as President of the Centerpoint Theatre Group 1992-1996. John has acted, directed, and designed shows for most all the theater groups on the Central Coast over the last 25 years. John's PCPA Theatrefest credits; Professor Willard, Our Town / Leonato, Much Ado About Nothing/ Dr. Flushing, Imaginary Invalid/Adam, As You Like It/ Baptistin, A Flea In Her Ear/ Old Man Stone, Urinetown/Jim Jameson, Third - Other Theatre credits include ; Andrey Botvinick, Walk In The Woods/; Gloucster, King Lear/Friar Francis, Much Ado About Nothing/Feer, The Cherry Orchard/Beaudricourt, The Lark/Hector Nations, Foxfire/Horatio, Hamlet/Palonius, Hamlet/Don Armado, Loves Labor Lost/Elisha Whitney, Anything Goes/Herr Wexler, The Visit/Friar Lawrence, Romeo & Juliet - among many others. John was honored to have been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from SLOLT in 2007. .