Mark Dietlein

Mark is the oldest grandson of Ruth and Nathan Hale - the third generation to carry the legacy of excellent family theatre which his grandparents began in Southern California in 1947. Today that original theatre is the longest continuously running centre-staged theatre in the nation. Growing up in a theatre family meant being on stage, cleaning the theatre, selling concessions, stage managing and doing anything else necessary. You might say, theatre is in his blood.

In addition to his stage credits, Mark has also been involved in film and voice over work. He is a former member of the doo-wop a’capella group, The Cadillacs, and the BYU Young Ambassadors. Mark graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in financial and estate planning. After several successful years working with national firms, Mark and his wife, Sally, joined forces in 1985 with Grandma and Grandpa Hale and launched Hale Centre Theatre in Salt Lake City. Little did they know that HCT would become the highest attended Theatre in Utah with a base of nearly 24,000 season ticket holders and would receive national acclaim as a community theatre! Mark has performed in, directed or produced scores of plays and musicals at HCT.

Mark is involved on a national level with the Boy Scouts of America and loves working with youth. He and Sally have four children, many grandchildren and currently reside in Bountiful, Utah.