The Board of Directors
The Board of Directors are made up of dedicated
Evangelical Christians who have spent their lives in the performing
arts and in various Christian endeavors. The Directors recieve
no compensation for their services and donate all their time and
materials.
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Terry Olson has a Masters Degree in Theatre Arts with a minor
in journalism from the University of Minnesota and a B.A. in
Theatre Arts with a minor in visual arts from Bethel College
in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1982, he moved SAK Theatre to Orlando
to perform at EPCOT and to perform in the Tampa Hillsborough
Schools. He is one of the founders of the Orlando Theatre Project,
the Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts, the Orlando International
Fringe Festival, the Creative Gift Foundation and the Central
Florida Performing Arts Alliance. Prior to initiating the
position of Orange County's
Arts & Cultural Affairs Director, he was already nurturing
and promoting area culture as the Executive Director of the Theatre
Alliance. In his role as Ambassador for the Arts, Mr. Olson keeps
a hectic schedule attending multiple cultural events each week.
He enthusiastically invites you to join him at the next arts
opening! |
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Dr. Dale Savidge was
instrumental in founding CITA
in the mid 1980s, and was elected its first President; he
held the presidency until his appointment as Executive Director
in 1994. Dale Savidge earned two Masters degrees in theatre
(and studied at Kent State University) and a PhD in English
and Theatre from the University of South Carolina. After teaching
collegiate theatre at the undergraduate and graduate levels for
fifteen years, in 1996 Dale launched Associates
and Savidge, an arts management organization for professional
Christian actors. He resides in Greenville, SC with his
wife Tammy, a registered nurse, and their three children: Timothy,
Patricia and Olivia. |
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Herbie
Hansen has a BFA in acting from
the University of Minnesota. He was co-founder of Lamb's Players
in 1971 and began Sak Theater
in 1977. Herb has a rich history in entertainment. He was instrumental
in bringing the SAK style of improvisation street theater to
the eyes and ears of a very eager Central Florida based entertainment
company. Following a very successful run at EPCOT, where SAK
produced and performed nearly 80 shows per week from 1982-1989,
Herb's and SAK's extensive expertise was sought out by Walt Disney
Imagineering. First as performers and then as creative and development
consultants SAK helped WDI and Disney create one of the world's
largest talent pools of comedic and improvisational interactive
performers. After leaving Sak Theatre, he was atmosphere show
director at Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, producer for Innoventions
at EPCOT, performer at Disney/MGM Studios and most recently a
performer and Show Director for Universal Studios Japan in Osaka.
Herb now lives in Central Florida once again and continues to
work as a Creative consultant in the Theme Park and Attraction
Industry. |
