STEVE DUNKELBERGER: CAMPBELL HEADS NORTH >>>

It is no shock to anyone in the South Sound's theater scene that Tacoma Little Theatre continues to struggle after its staffing purge of a year ago and a few decisions that weren't well thought out before that.

Times are not good there. But there is hope. One great sign that the theater is seriously on the mend is that it has hired Scott Campbell as its new managing artistic director.

I admire this guy. He had been the associate managing artistic director at Lakewood Playhouse for the past six years, where he worked under another great guy, Marcus Walker.

Prior to working in live theater, Campbell worked as a television producer, director, and writer and as a communications consultant.  He is also the winner of two Emmy awards.

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He is a community minded guy, with an artist's heart and a developer's mind. I expect great things from him. Get ready to be awed. But it might take a while for him to undo the mess others created for him to clean up. But he can do it.