Biography...
Or the answer to the question, “How did you get to where you are from where
you started?”
Both Donna and Dave performed as youngsters and got away from it as the standard pressures of adulthood took over…marriage, kids, making money to pay bills. What both of them did to pay the bills was work for companies who provided manufactured equipment to the oil industry.
After “getting their T-shirts” in corporate America, Dave and Donna went looking for something else. During some personal development training they were both instructed to get back on stage. They did, with Cleo’s Comedy Players, The Variety Club Players, and several other one-time performance projects, working with Continental Airlines, ABB Luumus, Compaq, Kirby Inland Marine, to name a few.
When the founder of Cleo’s moved to New York City, Dave and Donna formed Third Coast Comedy, Inc. After a public improv show, an HR professional with a large oil company approached Third Coast Comedy about participating in their leadership and coaching programs. What landed, and has kept, the job for Third Coast was their corporate backgrounds. They have made a niche in the corporate training world with their twist on improv and role-play acting.
They also own their own theatre where they promote original shows and improv a la "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" Third Coast also prides itself in being family-oriented, offering productions that are fun for young children, grandmothers, and everyone in between! The theatre also serves as a great venue for other performers’ productions, parties, and corporate events.
Dave and Donna Howell-DePew have taken over 40 years of corporate experience and combined it with performing arts skills to provide a unique learning experience for any organization.
Dave and Donna Howell-DePew