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Claudia Neal

Claudia is a former RCTC parent. She had two daughters, Monika who graduated from RCTC in 2007 after nine 9 shows and Erika who graduated from RCTC in 2013 after 21 shows. Claudia is a retired Systems Software Specialist and Project Manager for the State of CA.

After 36 years of state service, John retired as the Chief of the Mentally Disordered Offender/Sexually Violent Predators Unit for the Board of Parole Hearings. John was one of the 5 original parents who started RCTC. His daughter, Karin, was a castmember from 1990 to 1997, and completed her BA in Theatre Education. Although Karin has moved on and has a family of her own, John is still the “Theatre Dad” of the River City Theatre family and considers all castmembers his kids. Of course, spending time with his grand children Bridget and Connor is the best part of retirement. John is our Executive Director and our Producer.

Georgette Kearsing has been with Sutter Health for over 35 years and currently works as a Supply Chain Site Manager. Georgette’s main focus is coordinating funding for RCTC, Costumes and the box office. Her Daughter Jenna completed 17 shows with River City Theatre Company and is currently a Junior at Chico State University and looking forward to more theater adventures in college. Georgette is also a vintage clothing collector/dealer and would rather be shopping at all times.

Matthew Young has a daughter, Jadine in group C. He is a retired Certified Public Accountant, a retired US Army Major in the hospital and patient administration field (served for 22 years) and a VFW veteran, a former public safety peace officer for ten years, and a former Certified Governmental Financial Manager. Matthew retired in 2016 as a deputy inspector general in the state corrections field, performing medical inspections of inmate healthcare at state prisons, and has over 29+ years of state service. He volunteers on the set moving team and helps out in Front of House.

Melanie Webb is a real estate agent and the mother of 4 children, two of whom are RCTC alumni. Maureen just graduated from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle and is starting her career as a Stage Manager. Ian will be starting his sophomore year at Sonoma State University in the fall as an acting major. Melanie’s two other kids are wonderful audience members! Melanie is the Stage Manager for RCTC and is responsible for the field trip shows. Melanie has been a theatre lover, actress and singer since Junior High School and is glad to have a chance to give back some of what she received! One of her greatest passions is promoting involvement in the arts to kids so they can have a safe place to express themselves, develop creatively and intellectually while also working as a team with their peers.

Gary Lane is the senior audio-visual technician at American River College. His daughters Eva and Sophia joined RCTC in the Fall of 2012. Gary manages the sound system and microphones used in the theater.