DDC’s management and artistic staff has a combined 40+ years of professional and community theatre experience and has staged many successful shows locally for and in conjunction with the Delano Schools over the past 12 years. We look forward to making our offerings accessible to the whole Delano area community, as well as serving students, under-represented groups and those with intellectual disabilities. We will continue to seek out others who might appreciate the opportunity to contribute to and attend these performances.
Jack Neveaux
President
Board Director
delanodramaticco@gmail.com
Jack Neveaux was the artistic director and technical director for “Christmas with a Twist,” and served as co-director and technical director for “School of Rock,” and serves on the advisory board for Delano Dramatic Company.
Jack, who comes from a college theatre background, has been working with community theatres for 17 years, directing productions such as “The Addams Family,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Camelot,” “The Glass Menagerie,” “Of Mice and Men,” “Death of a Salesman,” Noel Coward’s “Private Lives,” and others. He has been on staff for the Delano High School Drama Department, directing and designing multiple shows since Fall of 2018.
Jack earned his undergraduate degree in theatre from St. John’s University. He worked professionally as a designer and technician in the Twin Cities with Children’s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, and Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. Then Jack moved to the west coast to complete a master’s degree and where he served on the theatre staff at Cabrillo College and the University of California, Santa Cruz. Jack left theatrical pursuits for a time to go to law school and has practiced law in the Twin Cities since 1984 and teaches business law at local colleges.
Since his return to theatre in 2005, he has directed over 25 community productions; designed sets and lights at several theatres; acted in multiple roles onstage, beginning with “Fiddler on the Roof” in 2005, and with other groups, most recently, Theatre in the Round, Buffalo Community Theatre, Morris Park Players, Theatre 301 and most recently Fungus Amongus Players. He has served on the advisory board for 4 Community Theatre (2007-2022), Skylark Opera Company (presently), and Chain Reaction Theatre Project (2014-2018). For the past three years, he has served as a grant reviewer for the Minnesota State Arts Board grant program.
Joe Lawrence
Secretary
Board Director
Markjoe3724@gmail.com
Joe Lawrence co-directed “School of Rock – the Musical” in Summer 2023 and serves on the advisory board for Delano Dramatic Company.
Joe has been a full-time secondary school teacher for more than a dozen years. He directed multiple shows at Lakeville South High School and Delano High School while teaching literature and theatre classes to high schoolers. Joe and his family live in Delano, where his children attend Delano Public Schools. He currently teaches theatre arts at Westonka High School.
Joe has an extensive professional theatre background, having worked in New York and Boston as an Equity stage manager, actor, and director. In his professional theatre work, he was responsible for running rehearsals, technical aspects, and performances for dozens of adult and children’s productions. Joe has a bachelor’s degree in theatre arts from Baldwin-Wallace College and a Master of Education from the University of Minnesota.
Elvin Clark
Treasurer
Board Director
Clarkegc42@gmail.com
Elvin Clark has been involved in community theatre for 40 years. He has only been in Minnesota for a little over two years, but prior to moving to Minnesota, he was heavily involved in several theatres in North and South Carolina. These include Tryon Little Theatre, The Warehouse Theatre, and the Upstate Shakespeare Company. Elvin will be an invaluable member of the advisory board of Delano Dramatic Company.
As an actor, Elvin has appeared in approximately 60 productions including “Fiddler on the Roof,” A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” “Camelot,” “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” “The Rainmaker,” “Proof,” “The Drowsy Chaperone,” “The Fantasticks,” The Complete Works of Wm Shakespeare (Abridged),” “Harvey,” “To Kill A Mockingbird,” “The Odd Couple,” “A Thousand Clowns,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” and “Noises Off.”
He has also directed many shows including “Into the Woods,” “The Odd Couple” (female version), “Proof,” “The Glass Menagerie,” and “Lost in Yonkers.” Elvin was a board member and vice president of Tryon Little Theatre for several years and has worked in almost every phase of production including stage management in Minnesota.