Meet Our Staff!
Steve Lewis
Managing Director

Steve Lewis has spent most of his lifetime in professional show business. Having completed his university studies, Steve spent time as a summer stock actor and community college drama instructor. He soon relocated to New York City where he participated in a long list of Broadway and off-Broadway productions as a performer, lighting designer, and stage hand. Steve spent years as a tour manager and lighting designer for musical luminaries Anne Murray, Gino Vannelli, Helen Reddy, and Olivia Newton-John. Before arriving in Stirling, he served as Production Director of the Chemainus Theatre Festival on Vancouver Island where he was active in producing over 60 professional plays and musicals. 

Fay Linn
Administration and Memberships

Fay signed on with SFT in October 2003, and brought her invaluable expertise and organization skills to SFT administration. From entering show information into our box office software, to managing daily sales accounting entries, to keeping track of our Memberships to organizing, training and scheduling Box Office staff, Fay keeps the SFT admin area humming! Fay is also kept busy with her three children and is an active member of the Stirling community.

To inquire about any area of Administration, email
admin@stirlingfestivaltheatre.com

Joanne Hartman
Media Relations Manager and Production Coordinator

Joanne has been at the theatre for 11 years.  Many of you will know her as the "Group Chick" who booked all the bus tours and office Christmas parties.  She has moved into a different area of the theatre and is now Production & Media Coordinator.  But that doesn't mean she won't answer the phone and sell you a ticket, after that's what we do!  In her other life, Joanne is "Betty Vette", featured vocalist with the popular rock 'n roll group Freddy Vette and the Flames and wife of Freddy.

Media enquires should be directed to jhartman@stirlingfestivaltheatre.com

Kim Whiteman
Facilities Manager

Kim has been with the Stirling Festival Theatre since 2004 as House Manager and now is House & Facility Manager & Distribution Coordinator.
Kim enjoys coordinating and managing Dinner Theatre, special events, Hall Rentals, scheduling and overseeing the Volunteers and Junior Ushers, and House Managing. Distribution has Kim visiting many towns and cities promoting the theatre by distributing brochures wherever she goes.
Marketing emails should be directed to
facilities@stirlingfestivaltheatre.com

Charlotte Danford
Group Sales Coordinator and Senior Sales Associate

I love my job here at SFT. I  have a Wonderful Family..... an awesome Husband Sam, 5 great daughters - Erin, Justine, Ragan, Madison, and Paige - a terrific son-in-law Jeff, and the Most Perfect grandson, Jack. Thank you to them for accepting my new love... working here with everyone at The Stirling Festival Theatre. I look forward to seeing you.

To inquire about Group Sales, email tickets@stirlingfestivaltheatre.com

Rebecca Marmei
Sales Associate

Moving to the Stirling area less than a year ago with my partner has been a wonderful journey. A big part of my new endeavors as a resident of Stirling is working at the Stirling Festival Theatre in the box office as a ticket agent. I enjoy meeting people form all over and being able to make one of many aspects of their upcoming theatre experience enjoyable.

Dave Vanderlip
Technical Director

I graduated from the Technical Theatre Program at Sheridan College in 1990. Since then my journeys have taken me to the Muskoka Festival, the Blyth Festival, Opera Hamilton, the Lighthouse Festival, the Kawartha Lakes Summer Playhouse, Tarragon Theatre, Necessary Angel and the University of Toronto at Mississauga. I have been resident at the City of Brampton Theatre Office, Stage West Mississauga and the City of Mississauga. I’m thrilled to be a part of the Stirling Festival Theatre.

Technical questions may be directed to davidv@stirlingfestivaltheatre.com

Donna Moorman
Properties Master, Wig Wrangler, ASM

I have been with the Stirling Festival Theatre for twelve years and have been backstage for so many shows that I have lost count! Properties is also a fun job, every show has a different props list and there is always the challenge of making something to look like the prop that you need. A good example is a food prop. Only when necessary is real food used on stage! I really like to make food props and masks. Wigs are also fun and my biggest challenge would have to be the twenty two wigs that I made for CATS.

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