PRESIDENT, Debbie Otterstetter
Debbie has been a volunteer with Stage 1 Theatre for over twelve years. She has acted (only backstage) in the roles of Producer, Props Master, Costume Assistant, Board Member, Secretary, Vice President, Executive Producer and currently in her third term as President. She enjoys bringing large scale community productions to the Tri-City Area. Here goal is to keep the performing arts affordable and attainable for families.
Our Board of Directors works tirelessly to bring quality live theatre to the tri-valley area. Currently we have biographical data for only three, as the others are still tirelessly working.
VICE PRESIDENT, Judy Byrne
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TREASURER, Laura Knoop
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SECRETARY, Denise Watson
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Belinda Maloney, Marketing
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Denise Crawford, Costume Custodian
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Robyn Braverman
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Brianna Orduno
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The Mission of Stage 1 Theatre is to promote, advertise and encourage participation in the theatrical arts, to develop and present performing arts productions for the community, and to promote the cultural growth of the community in the Tri-City area. Stage 1 Theatre is a non-profit community theatre group located in Newark, California. Stage 1 has been performing works of comedy, drama and musical theatre in the East Bay for more than 15 years. All performances are performed in the Main Theater or the Black Box Theater at Newark Memorial High School, located at 39375 Cedar Boulevard. For our Board of Directors and Staff listing, click here. To find out how to volunteer for Stage 1, visit our volunteering page.
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Judy Mellberg, Volunteer & Ticket Coordinator
Judy has been with Stage 1 since 2004, when Judy Byrne asked her to co-produce “The Fantasticks.” She’s been hooked ever since. Long before Stage 1, Judy spent many laugh-filled and joyful hours helping with high school drama over many years. She got her passion for all that’s theatre way back in the long-ago 1980’s. Now that she’s retired, she gets to play out her dream of being in the theatre.
Mo Quintana, Graphic/Web Design
Mo has been involved on and off with Stage 1 since 2001, when she played Maggie Cutler in “The Man Who Came To Dinner”. While she enjoys theatrical design and playing in the orchestra pit, her first love is performing on stage over all others. When not painting or sewing or experimenting with funky hair color, she can be found in Cupertino at the Apple Inc. mothership, making cool graphics for the Apple Stores.
Honorary Board Members
Kimberley Andrews, Steve Harrington, Scott Hall, Kendall Andrews, Laura Henrickson, Kevin Feliciano, Nancy Rosenblum, Lee Watson
Student Liaison
Noel Esquejo
