WTC’s Staff
Gayle MacLaren
Executive Director
gayle@whitefishtheatreco.org
Since moving to Whitefish in 1994, Gayle has had a full time job keeping the box office and business office running smoothly. Despite the appearance of her desk, she really is quite organized! The theatre became the MacLaren’s second home when their daughter Abigail discovered her love of theatre. Abigail left to seek her own career several years ago but her parents are still enjoying the challenges and the satisfaction of producing community theatre in our valley. Abigail now lives in Minneapolis and son Duncan, practices law in Philadelphia.
Kim Krueger
Artistic Director
kim@whitefishtheatreco.org
Kim’s first show was, “Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs” in 4th grade where she portrayed a tree in the evil forest. She has been doing theatre ever since. She graduated with a BFA in Theatre from the University of Idaho and has worked in various theatres in California, Ohio, Idaho and Montana. In 2001 she returned to Missoula, Montana and began working for the Missoula Children’s Theatre as the Tour Director/Manager of their International Tour Department. She directed and performed for their Community Theatre and also was a co-founder, co-producer and director for the independent theatre Every October Productions. In 2009 Kim moved to the Flathead Valley to marry her husband, Joe, and become a stepmom to Robbie, Jordan and Natalie. She worked as a Drama Director for K.M.S and Evergreen Middle Schools and has been seen on the Whitefish Theatre Company stage in several productions. She most recently directed “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) (revised)” and “Urinetown”. Kim is thrilled to be a part of WTC’s 40th Anniversary year and looks forward to celebrating this anniversary with the community.
Jen Asebrook
Development Director
marketing@whitefishtheatreco.org
Jen Asebrook joined the WTC staff in 2013 to oversee Marketing and Public Relations and serve as the Bookkeeper. Jen became an avid fan of WTC when she moved to the Flathead Valley in 1993, loving the variety and quality of both the theatre productions and the music performances. She is now thrilled to part the community of people that keep the theatre arts alive in Whitefish and is especially excited to draw in new patrons to the magic of live theatre and WTC. Jen also works as a botanist for Glacier National Park, a job she has had for over 20 years, and is co-owner of the small environmental firm Calypso Ecological Consulting, LLP. She has a BS in Environmental Science from Wesleyan University and an MS in Plant Ecology from Duke University. Jen is especially thankful to her husband Richard and sons Gabe and Sam who let her pursue all these endeavors. The theatre bug has already caught her boys who have both been in local theatre performances.
Sarah Bell
Costume Designer
sarah@whitefishtheatreco.org
Sarah Bell loves storytelling in many forms. She stumbled upon theatre while still in college and found her niche telling stories through costumes. She graduated from the University of Montana in 2011 with a BFA in Costume Design and Technology. In 2012 she took a costume construction apprenticeship at BalletMet in Columbus, OH. Since then, her handiwork both as a technician and as a designer has been seen on the stages of Fort Peck Summer Theatre, Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre and Bigfork Summer Playhouse. Costume designs for Whitefish Theatre Company include The Liar, Miracle on 34th Street, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, The Great Gatsby and Urinetown. Sarah is pleased to return for WTC’s 2018-19 season as the company’s resident Costume Designer!
Robert Moody
Technical Director
robbie@whitefishtheatreco.org
Robert has been living working, and training in Montreal’s English theatre community since 2012. In that time, he’s worked professionally as lighting and sound designer, stage carpenter, event and stage technician, and most recently, Production Manager and Technical Director for the Hudson Village Theatre company producing professional shows in the summer, and supporting community productions in the winter. Although he’ll miss the Village Theatre and the Montreal community, he’s excited to be joining Whitefish Theatre Company to help maintain their high production standards, and become a part of the Whitefish community.
Fred Warf
Facilities Supervisor
As a native of Eastern Kentucky — a jock, an egghead — Fred never discovered the arts until he was in college. Since then he has been hooked to the two wonderfully creative lifestyles he now leads. Fred has enjoyed his life in many theatrical dimensions. Now when he is not building sets or tending the O’Shaughnessy Center’s many needs, you can catch him in his post-hillbilly studio creating art from the way outside. “Come by the scene shop sometime and say hello and see how the gears work!”
Scotty MacLaren
Production Assistant
Scotty, like his wife Gayle, found a new “family” at WTC both on stage and in the tech booth. He works with sound, lighting, projection equipment, the conference room “smartboard” and he maintains WTC’s computers. He also creates and maintains the WTC website. He has appeared in many WTC productions over the past 14 years including: The Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music, Almost Maine, The Other Room, The Foreigner, Lombardi, Elephant’s Graveyard, Oliver!, Other Desert Cities, The King and I, Mary Poppins, The Miracle on 34th Street and Urinetown - The Musical and last season in the Black Curtain Trying and the musical Mamma Mia. When not at the theatre, Scotty can be found skiing on the Big Mountain or refereeing recreational, select or high school soccer matches.
