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In 1995, I thought there should be a children's performance arts program on the island where the children did not have to audition. I decided to start a children's theater with the philosophy that every child is a gift and extremely talented. I asked my friend Catherine Flanagan Stover (the Town Clerk) who I could go talk to about space for my theater. Catherine said I should talk to John Michelsen, who was the Director of the Nantucket Community School. John gave the green light and the necessary support until Children's Theatre took off on its own. The subsequent Nantucket Community School Director, Karyn Lindsay, continued being extremely supportive of this program. (Not to mention the years of parents who believed in the program enough to send their most precious little children to me!). Until his death in December of 2009, Jack McFarland, Facilities Manager of the Nantucket Schools, stood behind our program with his full support. We will miss Jack very much, but I am grateful that the legacy of his support has been continued by his successors allowing us the use of the best theater venue on Nantucket Island!

Executive Director: Jennifer "Chief" Lawrence