![]() ![]() Longtime Seattle actor and director Linda Hartzell (Artistic Director Emerita) assumed the role of Artistic Director in 1984, and SCT quickly began to thrive, breaking attendance records faster than you can say Go Dog Go. ![]() We turned to generous corporate and private sponsors to stay afloat. Despite the lean resources, the productions that were mounted in our early years were very well-received.Īs many theatres throughout the country have experienced, SCT lost much of our City funding in 1983. A grassroots effort, this theatre was truly a labor of love a bare bones operation largely staffed by volunteers and sharing a space with various other organizations, as well as the occasional wild animals. So, with the support of local teachers and graduate students, The Woodland Park Zoo (known at the time as “Woodland Park Children’s Zoo") joined forces with the City of Seattle’s fundraising arm, PONCHO (Patrons of Northwest Civic, Cultural and Charitable Organizations), to build the Poncho Theatre, located on the grounds of the Zoo. Seattle Children’s Theatre (SCT) was technically founded in 1975, but our humble beginning actually dates back to 1971, when Seattle's theatre scene for young people was virtually nonexistent.
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