Dennis Babcock, President and Executive Producer for Triple
Espresso LLC , and President of PalmTree Productions, Inc., began his professional career in 1973 as an actor under the direction of Michael
Langham at The Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. In 1978, as Special Events
Producer, he created the Live at the Guthrie series to bring a variety of theatrical and musical artists to the Twin Cities. These included such celebrities as Princess Grace of Monaco, Henry Fonda, James Whitmore, Joel
Grey, Julie Harris, Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy, Neil Sedaka, Melissa
Manchester and Sir Cliff Richard. Dennis was the Managing Director of the
Pittsburgh Public Theater from 1982-1984 and returned to the Guthrie Theater to serve as General Manager from 1984-1986. He has created and produced such acclaimed shows as Vincent , with Leonard Nimoy, Grandma Moses —
An American Primitive , with Cloris Leachman, and he worked with John
Astin in the creation and original production of Edgar Allan Poe: Once Upon
A Midnight . For five years, Dennis served as President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of Christmas Carol, Inc., which produced Charles Dickens' A
Christmas Carol in theaters across America, with stars such as Wilford
Brimley and John Astin in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge. For seven years he served as Chairman of the Board of Media Fellowship International, Inc., a non-profit Christian ministry which serves professionals in the media and entertainment industries. Dennis is an avid runner and averages two to three marathons a year, including one in the continent of Antarctica and one on the
Great Wall of China. He is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the
Twin Cities Marathon. He and his lovely wife, Diana Pierce— veteran news anchor for NBC television KARE-11—live in Minneapolis and are parents to daughters Bri and Chelsea and son Brooke.

Rosalie Miller , Associate Producer for Triple Espresso, LLC and Vice
President for PalmTree Productions, Inc. came to theater by way of radio, where she worked for eight years on the original production of Garrison
Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion . While working with Mr. Keillor, she produced the recording Prairie Home Comedy , and the Grammy-nominated
More News From Lake Wobegon . In 1990, she began producing the awardwinning regional cable television variety show, The Cedar Social , and in 1991 she joined the staff of the Dale Warland Singers, serving as Personnel
Coordinator and Road Manager, and later as Interim Executive Director.
Rosalie began working with Mr. Babcock and Donald Schoenbaum in 1994, when she became Group Sales and Merchandising Manager for Christmas
Carol, Inc.’s touring production of A Christmas Carol . She later authored A
Christmas Carol Study Guide and toured with the show as Company Manager.
The authors of Triple Espresso were surprised to find that when they hired
Mr. Babcock, they got Rosalie too. They’ve since recovered from the shock.
Rosalie doesn’t drink coffee, but she loves Triple Espresso .
Donald Schoenbaum , Associate Producer for Triple Espresso , and Vice
President of PalmTree Productions, Inc., is a pioneer in the regional theater movement. In 1963, with Adrian Hall, he started Trinity Rep in Providence. In
1966, he became Associate Manager of the Guthrie Theater and took over as
Managing Director three years later. During his twenty-one year tenure, the
Guthrie grew from a five-play, twenty-five week seasonal operation to a yearround theatrical enterprise with a budget in excess of $10 million and a staff of over two hundred. In 1982, under Donald’s management, the Guthrie received the prestigious Antoinette Perry Award (The Tony) for theatrical excellence. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Theater
Communications Group (TCG), served as Chairman of the Theater Policy
Panel of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and was a founder and
Executive Committee Member of the American Arts Alliance (AAA). From
1977 to 1981, he served as President of the League of Resident Theaters
(LORT). Donald has been a Director of the Office of Advanced Drama
Research (OADR), a Director of KTCA television, a consultant to the
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the Minnesota State Arts Board,
National Research Center, and the Foundation for the Extension and
Development for the American Professional Theater (FEDAPT). In 1985, he received the nationally recognized Arts Management Award as the Arts
Administrator of the Year.