Duncan Little Theatre is a not-for-profit theatrical organization made up of volunteers from across south central Oklahoma. Our mission is to provide quality theatrical experiences and to foster the arts in our community. To that end, we are proud to provide Duncan and Stephens County with season after season of fantastic plays, musicals, and children’s activities.
DLT Board of Directors
It is the honor of the DLT Board of Directors to serve the community of Duncan by managing and facilitating our Little Theatre.
Officers:
- President – Lana Sleeper
- Vice President – Tana Calhoun
- Treasurer – Brad Bull
- Secretary – Reavis Hammond
Members:
- Robin Arter
- Brad Bull
- Tana Calhoun
- Mikel Davidson
- Shea Doughty
- Reavis Hammond
- Katie Kinsey
- Nicole Knight
- Leigh McEntire
- Mark Monteith
- Lana Sleeper
- Preston Waters
- Stacey Weddington
Committee Chairs:
- Executive
- Board Advisor – Stacey Weddington
- Facility – Mark Monteith
- Main St. – Tana Calhoun and Shae Doughty
- Willow – Mark Monteith and Mikel Davidson
- Historian – Lana Sleeper and Sharon Burum
- Newsletter – Stacey Weddington
- Finance – Brad Bull
- Membership – Leigh McEntire
- Grants – Robin Arter
- Marketing and Communications – Stacey Weddington
- Publicity – Tana Calhoun
- Social Media – Katie Kinsey and Leigh McEntire
- Website – Thomas Knight
- Ludus – Stacey Weddington
- Newsletter – Stacey Weddington
- Production Assets Management – Reavis Hammond
- Costume – Teresa Blalock and Wendy Brownlee
- Set Design – Preston Waters and Mikel Davidson
- Technical Equipment – Pete Calhoun and Wendy Brownlee
- Volunteer – Shea Doughty and Nicole Knight
- Teen Board – Mark Monteith and Nicole Knight
History
Duncan Little Theatre originated as an activity of the American Association of University Women, who began performing plays in the 1950’s and 1960’s. After a period of inactivity, a group of citizens reformed Duncan Little Theatre in 1981 and DLT was incorporated as a 501 (c3) not-for-profit organization.
Duncan Little Theatre hosted the Oklahoma Community Theatre Association (OCTA) State Festival in 1995, the Regional Southwest America Association of Community Theatres festival in 2001 and is a founding member of OCTA, the oldest community theatre organization west of the Mississippi River. Many DLT veterans have been recognized in OCTA competitions and traveled nationwide to compete.
DLT owns a building at 824 Main Street in Duncan, making us a part of the Main Street community. The facility allows DLT to house the Costume Shoppe and props, provides visibility in the community as well as a place at no additional cost in which to hold rehearsals and other events. In 2005 we added an additional ‘home’ to house our set supplies on Willow where we can also design and build.
Our twentieth anniversary was celebrated in 2001 with a revival of DLT’s first production, “Once Upon A Mattress”. Our thirty-fifth anniversary was celebrated in 2017 with a variety show highlighting many of the plays and musicals performed by DLT. Several original DLT cast members from shows dating back to 1993 to 2016 chose to return to the DLT stage, performing again songs from select shows.