When Monica Flynn retired after 43 years as executive director of Wichita Children’s Theatre & Dance Center at the end of 2025, she insisted on no hoopla.
She reneged a bit during the last performance of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” — a WCTDC tradition for the past 41 years — as the audience included former board members and staff members from the organization, where she was presented with a bouquet and a short tribute.
“There would not be a Wichita Children’s Theatre if it weren’t for her,” said Kelly Wonsetler Staiger, Flynn’s associate director for the past 39 ½ years and successor as executive director…