Marc Siegel (Co-Artistic Director, Managing Director) is a recipient of a Ford Foundation Scholarship to the School of American Ballet at age 13 and received a 1996 Oregon Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship in dance, received his B.S. in dance from the University of Oregon and his MFA from UCLA. He was a soloist with Le Ballet Trockadero de Monte Carlo on four national and international tours. He has also danced with the Eugene Ballet Company, Dance L.A., and was a soloist with the UCLA Dance Company in Helsinki, Finland. He has taught modern dance at Yale University and his dance accompaniment credits (voice and percussion) include New York University, YaleUniversity, UCLA, Peridance Center in NYC for Graham dancers and the Jose Limon School and Alvin Ailey School in NYC. He is well known in Oregon for his musical and theatrical roles with numerous companies including the role of the Emcee in Eugene Festival of Musical Theatre's production of Cabaret and the lead role in LCC's Scapino. He has choreographed and performed for Eugene Opera, the Eugene Symphony, Oregon Bach Festival, Eugene Concert Choir and Ragozzino Productions. Marc loves to sing jazz with scat singing with his quartet Le Bop Hot. He is an "Artist in Education" for Lane Arts Council for residencies and assemblies and an instructor at the Eugene School of Ballet and does site visits for Lane ESD's "fit" grants teaching dance. Marc has created over twenty five original works for DTO at Hult Center and on tour, some with his own music compositions.

Pamela Lehan-Siegel (Co-Artistic Director) who holds an MFA from Sarah Lawrence College and a BFA from the University of Utah, began her study of dance in New Jersey and with Albia Kavan and Rex Cooper in Jackson, Ms. before embarking on aprofessional career at age 17 performing with Ballet West of Salt Lake City before moving to NYC. There she studied ballet at the Joffrey School and with David Howard and modern dance with numerous modern dance luminaries including Ruth Currier of the Limon company, Louis Falco and Paul Taylor. Sheperformed professionally with David Parsons, Pat Catterson and Senta Driver. and has taught and choreographed extensively, founding Lehan and Company/Dance in 1986 in NYC. Her choreography has been commissioned by ballet and modern companies in New York, New Jersey, Mississippi and Oregon. She has performed regionally as both actress and dancer with the Eugene Ballet, Eugene Festival of Musical Theatre, Eugene Opera, Eugene Symphony, Lord Leebrick Theater Company, Oregon Festival of American Music and in local TV commercials. Locally, she has choreographed for the Eugene Opera, Eugene Symphony and Ragozzino Productions. She is currently a a full time instructor at The Eugene School of Ballet and is a Lane County "Artist in Education". At age 46, one of her cherished roles is "Mommy" to four year old Kyra Ynez.

Phil McBeth (Lighting Designer) attended Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle where he worked at the Broadway Performance Hall. He has served as Technical Director for Do Jump Movement Theatre's Big Fun in Portland, Venues Stage Manager for Seattle's Fringe Festival, the Eugene Celebration EWEB Dance Stage, DTO's Swine Dive Performance Series and many other DTO productions at the Hult and on the road. He is currently Technical Director for the Majestic Theatre in Corvallis. He has also designed lighting for the Opera Theatre of Corvallis, Oregon Dance and Corvallis Community Theatre. Phil has worked with DTO for nine years on twenty-seven Hult Center performances and three Northwest and BC tours.

Sher Alltucker (Costume Designer). " I have been dreaming costumes for as long as I can remember. I see them when I close my eyes and hear the music. I began dancing when I was three and later drawing my own costumes with my mother building them. I learned to sew by watching my mom who was an excellent seamstress. I began costuming for theatre myself years ago while dancing in a Ragozzino production of Hello Dolly at LCC. Many costumes did not arrive and so I made my own and also for Dolly herself. I was dancing with Tim and Nicole Foster and traded classes for costumes. I designed and produced costumes for this theatrical dance team and for many other productions. For six and one half years, I was Theatrical Coordinator at Dynamix Inc., where I was casting director for on camera and of camera voice over, costume designer and make- up artist. I¹ve designed and constructed costumes for theatre and dance for over twenty years and I have been costume designer, working with Vicki Mashado, collaborating with Pamela and Marc and the DTO for the past eleven years".

Gina Murray began dancing at age six in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her first Performance was as a buffoon in San Francisco Ballet¹s production of The Nutcracker. After moving to Oregon, she studied ballet under the direction of Ivy Forest of the Joffrey Ballet, and the late Doreen Ditzhazy. At the University of Oregon, she studied dance for three years, including performing and touring for three seasons with the Oregon Marching Band's Jazzline and for one and one half years with Dance Africa. During time she also completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. Most recently, Gina has performed with The Performer's Project and Van Ummersen Dance Company as well as dancing and touring for five seasons with Dance Theatre of Oregon. After a three year absence, Gina is pleased to be reunited with DTO!

Richelle Rudeen is a 17 year old student at Sheldon H.S. She has been training at the Eugene School of Ballet for the past 13 years, and has been a member of the Eugene Youth Ballet for 7 years. She loves cats, drawing, and of course dancing. She has been in many productions with the Eugene Ballet Company/Ballet Idaho as a student, and toured with them as a member of the corps de Ballet in their production of Sleeping Beauty. Richelle has danced the role of the paper doll in DTO’s production of the Tin Soldier and the Arabian Artist in the Nuttycracker. She has been a member of DTO for two years.

Eric C. Smith has trained in ballet, modern, jazz, tap, and other styles of dance. He is the Assistant Managing Director of the DTO and a member of the board of directors. Since 1987 he has worked with many other artists and groups including Oregon Dance, Oslund and Co., Dance, the Jefferson Dancers, and the Eugene Ballet Company. Eric has choreographed many works, including a couple of pieces for theater. He has also worked professionally as an actor, musician, model and stand up comic. He graduated with a degree in Asian Studies from the University of Oregon and is currently enjoying a career in software and strategic business development.

Darrell began his dance education at Lane Community College in Eugene with Mary Seerieter. Since then he has performed in a variety of venues in different cities, states and countries with a unique mix of talented groups. He has danced with Lane dance theatre, C. Rider Dance Co.,San Niccholas & Co, the EDGE(Elite Dance Gymnastics Exhibitions), and is in his 11th year with Dance Theatre of Oregon, the resident modern dance company for the Hult Center. This is also his sixth year as the artistic director of the EDGE Breakers, a break dance performance group. When not working or dancing Darrell enjoys spending time with the two most important people in his life, his wife Cat and their new daughter Isabella Rose, born this last December.

Jeremiah Robert Wierenga has been dancing since the autumn of 2002. His life on the stage began in 1992 in the role of Michael Darling in the musical Peter Pan. Since then he has performed various leads in numerousplays. He also is an accomplished cellist, having been a member of the Meridian Symphony of Idaho between 1997 and 2000. His credits his dancing interests to his sister Sarah, who performed in Oregon and Idaho for eleven years. Jeremy is now a principal dancer with DTO at Hult Center and on tour.

Lauren Madden is originally from southern California where she began her training in gymnastics. When her family moved to Florence, Oregon in 1991, she trained with the National Academy of Artistic Gymnastics in Eugene. Shortly thereafter, Lauren began her studies in ballet with Devorah Frates and Doreen Ditzhazy. A few years following, she furthered her studies under the instruction of Sara Lombardi and Susan Zadoff at the Eugene School of Ballet. During high school Lauren became involved with the Last Resort Players, a theater opportunity that led to performances including "Music Man," "Hello Dolly," "Anything Goes," "Oklahoma," and "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown." Since then Lauren has been principle dancer with DTO in touring productions, LCC and at Hult Center and recently performing as “The Cat” with DTO and The Eugene Symphony. Lauren was recently seen in The Shoe Bird by DTO as Arturo the Parrot.

Justine G. Reva began dancing 22 years ago in New jersey and New York City areas. In 2000 she received a BA in Dance and Cultural Studies from UCLA. Recently she has been studying and performing with the Lane Community College Dance Company. Justine currently serves as director of Paradise Dance Studio in Eugene where she is dedicated to teaching, studying and performing dance. This is Justine’s second performance as a principal dancer. She was recently seen as The Seagull in The Shoe Bird.

Kyra Ynez Siegel takes ballet class with her mother five days a week! She is an intermediate TOTS ice skater, studies music with Carol Mosman and musical theatre with her daddy, tap with her grandmother and performs in DTO's assembly in The Hip Hop Segment. Kyra attends The Little French School and helps DTO while in residence in many Lane County Schools. Kyra has performed with DTO throughout the Northwest and British Columbia, The Eugene Concert Choir and insists on bringing Willie the White Wonder Dog on all tours.

Willie the White Wonder Dog, registered with the UKC as "PR Lehan's Willifred of the North" is a purebred American Eskimo born on August 8, 1991 to canine parents Tiny Trapper and Anita. Adopted by the Siegels, Willie began performing at an early age as the "canine mop" and has delved into journalism; under the alias Willifred Kinsey. As DTO Assistant Rehearsal Director, Willie is a keen observer, remaining on his rug until corrections or sniffings need to be made. He has danced as "the dog" in the DTO's Hult Center performances of "Blueberry Jelly and Jazz Jam". His interests include hiking, sock collecting, and touring with the company.