Staff Members
Melissa Riley, Producing Artistic Director & Founder
Melissa moved to Beaverton from Los Angeles to work as the First Assistant Director on the Academy Award nominated animated feature film, Coraline. She founded BCT in 2009 and continues to oversee productions, maintaining an inclusive environment that values the contributions from all involved. An assistant director for feature films and television, BCT started when Melissa had time between projects to direct a play at the former Kingstad Center. Enthusiastically the community supported her production and one play became an entire first season of the Beaverton Civic Theatre. Melissa received the Beaverton Art Commission’s Art Leadership Award and was described as “a tremendous asset and visionary for the artistic community of Beaverton.”
When not at the theatre, Melissa coordinates the Raleigh Park Elementary School Talent show and leads a troop of Daisy Girl Scouts.
Amanda Clark, Marketing Director
Amanda has been working with the Beaverton Civic Theatre since 2011 when she relocated to Portland after graduating from Ball State University with degrees in Advertising and Acting. She contributes to marketing and promotion efforts for the theatre and performances. Amanda has a passion for community theatre and the way it gives us a chance to use storytelling to share life experiences so we can all understand each other, and our world, just a little better.
Amanda is a freelance social media marketer for her company, Raindrop Social Media. When she isn't performing onstage, Amanda enjoys yoga, wine tasting, or diving into a new novel.
Jenny Cyphers, Technical Director
Mary Johnson, Patron Services Manager
I have had the pleasure of working with the Beaverton Civic Theatre since 2013. I was looking for an opportunity to get involved in our community, and I found BCT to be a group of warm and welcoming people to work with. My background is accounting not acting, I am so enjoying being with people who are doing what they do because they love it!
Mary Johnson, Patron Services Manager
I have had the pleasure of working with the Beaverton Civic Theatre since 2013. I was looking for an opportunity to get involved in our community, and I found BCT to be a group of warm and welcoming people to work with. My background is accounting not acting, I am so enjoying being with people who are doing what they do because they love it!
CarolAnne Tsai, Grant Writer
CarolAnne relocated to Oregon from Memphis in 2012 with her family. CarolAnne has a MSSW with a specialization in grant writing from the University of Tennessee. She worked for 10 years in a unique career combining international missions and medical devices, and has recently taken time off to raise her child. Now, with her child in school, CarolAnne is picking the grant writing pen back up and investigating new funding opportunities for BCT.
CarolAnne also enjoys conducting research for a local historical fiction writer.
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Beaverton Civic Theatre is a Not-for-profit 501C3 arts organization.
The mission of Beaverton Civic Theatre is to entertain, enlighten and educate while involving the community onstage, behind the scenes and in the audience of theatrical productions.
Beaverton Civic Theatre is a Not-for-profit 501C3 arts organization.
The mission of Beaverton Civic Theatre is to entertain, enlighten and educate while involving the community onstage, behind the scenes and in the audience of theatrical productions.
