LTC Board and Staff
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Tina Cole - Board Member, President
Tina has been an actor, entertainer and coach since the age of 15. From age 19, she has starred in five television series and is best known for playing Katie Douglas on “My Three Sons”, where she won Photoplay Magazine’s People’s Choice Award for the “Most Promising Actress” and was a Golden Globe nominee for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. She has made over 10 albums singing with the “King Family” and “The 4 King Cousins”, with a CD currently on Amazon. Her favorite theatre works include “The Rainmaker” and “I Do I Do”. She was a coach for John Robert Powers for 13 years and directed the Sacramento Children’s Theater for 27 years. She sat on the founding boards for the RiverOaks Community School in Los Angeles and the Sacramento Child Abuse Council. Tina was presented with the prestigious “Golden Halo Lifetime achievement Award” for her 50 years of Television Excellence, by the Southern California Motion Picture Association, the “Vanguard Award for Lifetime Achievement in the entertainment industry”, at the Sacramento Film Festival, and published her autobiography, “MY 3 LIVES…more than Katie from My Three Sons”.
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Todd Gearou - Board Member
Todd Gearou is a seasoned actor/director/producer and vocalist who has worn many hats and played many roles on stage, television and in film. He belongs to SAG. He has produced feature films and even produced a segment for The Tonight Show when he was the longtime Producer for ESPN's SportsCenter. He holds two degrees in Theater Arts and Broadcasting for Television. He has written and directed full-length musicals for Fundraisers. In his other life, he works as a Standardized Patient and Instructor at UC Davis School of Medicine.
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Tea Hanks - Board Member, Vice President
Tea is honoured to be a part of this esteemed production company and hopes to add however they can towards the organization's overall vision. They have been involved in several regional theatre companies and films while earning their Bachelors in Art Studio at Sacramento State. With training in teaching, singing, acting, movement, special effects, and stagecraft, Tea is prepared to assist the organisation in various ways in taking on a supportive role in production. They are determined to give back to their hometown community with the myriad of artistic skills they have acquired to continue presenting the quality productions LTC has become known for.
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Cary Litchford - Board Member, Executive Director
Cary retired and moved with his life partner to Roseville in 2023. Having spent much of his adult life in the San Francisco Bay Area, he is an award-winning musical director for productions at regional and professional theater companies there. Most recently, he was the director and music director for our production of “A Grand Night for Singing”. Cary studied vocal performance and music education at universities in California and Texas; however, ended up pursuing his Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Computer Science. He was bi-vocational for the bulk of his professional career, working simultaneously in the tech and performing arts industries. In addition to musical direction, his professional theater resume includes vocal coach, piano instructor, and children's camp director. It is Cary’s desire to share his collective work experience and contribute to the continued success and future growth of Lincoln Theatre Company.
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Josh Mastronarde - Board Member
Josh has become involved in community theater relatively recently, both acting on stage and in technical production. He is impressed by the passion, artistry, and commitment that a wide range of people bring to every show. He is served on the board of directors of several other organizations and is honored and excited to be a part of the Lincoln Theatre Company board to help further the mission of this great asset to the region. He is a computer chip design engineer by day, finding remarkable similarities in how much goes on behind the scenes in bringing tiny circuits to a chip and large quality productions to the stage.
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Peggy Schechter - Board Member, Executive Producer, Secretary
Peggy is an experienced and trained singer, actor, director and producer in the art of Theater. She is one of the original founders of Lincoln Theatre Company and has over the last 7 years, successfully produced 23 out of 26 productions for LTC. Peggy is a vocal and acting coach both in the Bay Area and Lincoln and continues to work hard to bring quality performing arts to Lincoln and Placer County.
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Paul Schechter - Board Member, Treasurer
Paul is one of the founders of Lincoln Theatre Company. He served on the board from 2014-2019 and as its president from 2014-2017. He is a retired attorney and has written, acted, directed and produced theater for over 40 years.