Davenport Theatrical

Davenport Theatrical was established in 2008 by Karen & Steve Brewster and Drew Kowalkowski to provide high quality community theater for Lincoln County and the surrounding area of Eastern WA.

The first production was Little Shop of Horrors in July, 2008. The 5 performances, held in the Davenport High School Auditorium, were well attended and received great reviews! Photos available on Picassa

In the spring of 2009, Davenport Theatrical produced a musical revue titled Way Off Broadway! One show was in the historic Harrington Opera House, four other performances were on the home stage at the Davenport High School. The July 2009 production was Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods.

For information:
Drew Kowalkowski 509 721 0285
drew@davenporttheatrical.org

Karen Brewster 509-721-0677
karen@davenporttheatrical.org

or web master:
Karen Robertson
webmaster@davenporttheatrical.org

ABOUT THE DIRECTORS

KAREN BREWSTER is a 22-year resident of Davenport. Karen came here from Anchorage, Alaska, where she earned her Bachelor of Music Degree from the University of Alaska-Anchorage in 1982. Karen acted and sang in numerous productions in Anchorage before meeting her husband, Steve, and moving to the “lower 48”.  She performed with Uptown Opera in Spokane, playing principal roles in The Bartered Bride and A Little Night Music. She has also been seen in several K/P Productions and Wheatland Players shows and has dircetd many musicals at Davenport High School including Bye, Bye Birdie, Carousel, Oklahoma, South Pacific, Once Upon A Mattress, and several Davenport Junior high productions.

DREW KOWALKOWSKI first appeared on stage in first grade as a bee in Rumplestiltskin, and hasn’t left it since. Drew is a student at Eastern Washington University and Davenport High School. Drew has worked with many theatre groups, including Lewiston Civic Theatre (Lewiston, ID), TVAC (Dayton, WA), Missoula Children’s Theatre (Missoula, MT and on tour), Spokane Children’s Theatre, and Christian Youth Theatre Spokane. Drew’s directorial debut came in 2006 when he directed a high school production of Death By Dessert as an eighth grader. He has filled almost every position in theatre from performer to stage manager to tech crew and everything in between.  Recent productions include Alice: the Musical, Little Shop of Horrors, Beauty and the Beast, Bye Bye Birdie, The Little Mermaid, Little Women, Gypsy, Oliver!, and History of the World.