We are a musical theatre company for all ages. Obviously with a name like Kids Who Care, we are more than theatre. At the end of the day, what we produce are great kids!
deborah@kidswhocare.org
817-737-5437
Since 1989, Deborah has produced and directed tours of Kids Who Care Touring Company original musicals and KWC Performing Arts theatre productions.
The Kids Who Care Touring Company has performed in New York on Times Square and Off-Broadway, The Kennedy Center, Bass Hall, and Disneyland, Teatro Municipale in Reggio Emilia, Italy, in addition to more venues across the country, world, and even once at 30,000 feet on an American Airlines Wish Flight.
Deborah has directed many KWC main stage productions, including A Christmas Carol, West Side Story, A Christmas Story, Peter Pan, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Annie, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Godspell, Narnia, Wizard of Oz, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Under Deborah’s direction, KWC Performing Arts has also produced family concerts with Peter Yarrow, Trout Fishing in America, Sara Hickman, Inca Son, Eddie Coker, and Joseph Vincelli.
Deborah designed KidPower Leadership in 1993. This leadership model, originally designed for summer student leaders, has become an essential element for all leadership at KWC Performing Arts. As a consultant, she and the KWC staff now produce KidPower Leadership workshops for corporations, schools, and other nonprofits staffs and boards.
Prior to founding KWC Performing Arts, Jung was in the Resident Company at Casa Mañana Playhouse (1975-1989), where she directed and/or appeared in over 75 productions. She was the Company Manager for Fort Worth Shakespeare in the Park for ten years. During that time, Deborah created the Shakespeare Acting Institute and appeared onstage in Hamlet and Macbeth.
Deborah received her BA in Speech and Drama from Trinity University in San Antonio with a Secondary Certification for Speech and Drama with the Texas Education Agency. She is a member of Who’s Who, Mortar Board, the Live Theatre League, and the Rotary Club of Fort Worth. Most recently, Deborah was a recipient of the Fort Worth Business Press C-Suite Awards in 2019. She also was awarded The Heart of Gold Award from the Arts Council of Fort Worth (2018), the Legacy of Women Award for the Arts (2008), and was a Great Women of Texas honoree (2007).
Development Director
Community Engagement &
PR Director
Resident Lighting Designer
Office & Touring
Company Manager
Executive Administrative Assistant
KWC thrives on partnership and community. We’re grateful for the community we’ve built over the last 30 years with our Associated Artists. These talented individuals have used their skills to mentor and train young performers in everything from writing to scenic design, dance, composition and production.
Board President
BentOak Capital
Hayden is a Wealth Advisor at BentOak Capital. He graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor of Science in Personal Financial Planning.
In addition to serving as President of our board, he currently serves as President-Elect of the Texas Tech Personal Financial Planning Alumni Advisory Board. He is actively involved in the Young Business Leaders of Weatherford, Weatherford Chamber of Commerce, and East Parker Chamber of Commerce activities. Hayden is also a graduate of Leadership Fort Worth.
“As Board President, my goal is to help the organization live out our mission of empowering our youth to achieve their dreams. We are much more than just a musical theatre company; we produce entrepreneurs, business owners, performers, and leaders. We produce great kids!”
Merrell Banks
Board Treasurer
J.P. Morgan Chase
Kimberly Buckley
Board Secretary
Freese & Nichols, Inc.
Marshall B. Robinson
Board Donor Relations
Critical Rental Solutions
Terri Attaway
Fort Worth Housing Solutions
Dr. Kayla S. Kelly
Texas A & M Fort Worth
Jana Henthorn
Community Volunteer
Rev. Allison Lanza
Community Volunteer
Tiffany Myles
Marie Leighelle Consulting
Breinn Richter
Collective Leadership Strategies
Diana Simeroth
Maverick Fine Western Wear
Colte Smith
Remnant Financial
Ty Spinks
DR Horton
Willie Sublet III
RSM US LLP
Cecilia Wadley
Enterprise Holdings
Eva Williams
Trinity Metro
Mike O’Toole
Chair
Douglass Interior Products
Vernon E. Rew
Chair
Whitaker Chalk, PLLC
Jon Bonnell
Bonnell’s, Waters, Buffalo Bros
Ignacio Cadena
Black & Veatch Corp
Earl Cox
Investments & Real Estate
Ginny Goodman
Community Volunteer
Lorie Grandclair-Diaz
Community Volunteer
Rev. Raul Gutierrez
Western Hills UMC
Carrie Harrington
Retired FWISD
Grant Harris
Cook Children’s Health Foundation
Lori Henson
Cuisine for Healing
John Killiany
Red Lobster, Inc.
Sue Killiany
Community Volunteer
Jack Larson
Mellina & Larson, PC
Marty Leonard
Community Volunteer
Honorable Mike Moncrief
Fmr. Mayor of Fort Worth
Nancy Payton
Community Volunteer
Gwen Perez
Freese & Nichols, Inc.
Malissa Perkins Summers
Oil & Gas Attorney
Clifton Thiebaud
Dallas Marriot Las Colinas
Sue Turnage
Happy State Bank
Karen Vermaire Fox
Quindigo Management
Brook Whitworth
Frost
Mike Wilkie
Witherspoon Advertising