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Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati The 2015-2016 Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Season D. Lynn Meyers, Producing Artistic Director Beer Sponsor: Christian Moerlein Brewing Company
buyer & cellar by Jonathan Tolins
Based on the Original Projection Design by Alex Koch
Directed by D. Lynn Meyers† October 13-November 1, 2015 Set & Lighting Designer Sound Designer Costume Designer Properties Master & Design Assistant Production Coordinator & Master Electrician Technical Director Production Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager
Brian c. Mehring Matt Callahan Reba Senske Shannon Rae Lutz Matthew Hollstegge Jack Murphy Brandon T. Holmes* Elizabeth Freyman*
BUYER & CELLAR is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. Original Off-Broadway Production produced by Darren Bagert, Dan Shaheen, and Ted Snowdon World premiere produced by Rattlestick Playwrights Theater (David Van Asselt, Artistic Director; Brian Long, Managing Director)
The videotaping or making of electronic or other audio and/or visual recordings of this production is a violation of United States copyright law and an actionable federal offense. This Theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. †
*Cast/production member belongs to Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers. This theatre operates under an agreement between Actors’ Equity Association, Professional Actors, and Stage Managers in the United States. Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.
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Alex More............................................................................................Nick Cearley*
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Assistant Stage Manager.......................................................... Elizabeth Freyman* 2nd Assistant Stage Manager............................................................. Lauren Bowler Assistant Director................................................................................. Ben Raanan Assistant House Manager................................................................. Kendra Beitzel Sound Board Operator....................................................................... Joshua Harris Light Board Operator.....................................................Daniela Nikolaeva Nenoval Projections Operator........................................................................... Stephen Kell Wardrobe...................................................................................... Katie Groneman
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Alex More.....................................................................................Brendan Getches
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Buyer & Cellar is performed without an intermission. Approximate total running time is 1 hour, 30 minutes.
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director's notes Buyer & Cellar is a fantasy based on some genuine explorations we have in our own lives. Who has not had moments when their sense of self-worth, their understanding of success, or their definition of fame has not been tested? We reevaluate ourselves as our lives progress. I know I do. There are pivotal people we meet whose definition of us helps define us, sometimes for better, sometimes for worse. It's when we come to realize who we are and how we truly fit into this world that we begin to thrive. Alex, the main character you will meet in this play, is on such a journey towards self awareness. Jonathan Tolins has written this parable using the amazing Barbra Streisand as Alex's pivotal person who points him towards his destiny. If you are going to have a pivotal person, why not Streisand? It's delicious how he weaves her personna into the other characters you meet. He has created a situation which I find oddly real and utterly delightful. And then there is Nick Cearley, who I have known for most of his life! Cincinnati was his home, the world is now his stage. When he first saw Buyer & Cellar, that very day he called me about doing it here and that very day I applied for the rights. I believe that was over two years ago! Sometimes it takes a long time to get a new play to our stage, but this play with this actor was worth the wait. Nick has appeared in The Great American Trailer Park Musical, 25 The Musical, and both productions of Next to Normal. He is a joy, an endless source of energy and inspiration and I am so happy to have him "home." In putting our 30th anniversary season together there were no coincidences. We started with the dramatic and essential Luna Gale, which defined our mission on stage. A wonderful cast of locally based actors presenting a compelling and timely play which spoke directly to our social conscience. We follow Luna with Buyer & Cellar to lift your spirits and allow you as an audience to enjoy this irreverent, unique, and funny play. It's time as the leaves change to change directions and elevate ourselves by celebrating a bit. We can celebrate our own passages to becoming who we are as we celebrate ETC's anniversary and its coming of age. Just like Alex is at the end of this play, we are all ready for the next challenge and a little smarter than we were just yesterday. Thanks for being part of our ensemble and enjoy your stay in the most famous basement in the USA. Looking forward to seeing you soon for Cinderella. If you think you know the story, prepare to be surprised! -D. Lynn Meyers, Director
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the cast nick cearley (Alex More) is always thrilled to return to ETC! He was last seen as Henry in Next to Normal, 25 The Musical, and Duke in The Great American Trailer Park Musical. As a musician, he is ½ of the "Undie"-Rock Comedy Duo known as The Skivvies (theskivviesnyc.com), which he co-created with Lauren Molina and has been critically acclaimed by such publications as People Magazine, Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, Out Magazine, The Advocate, NY POST, NY Daily News, and Wall Street Journal. Mr. Cearley was also recently honored on the prestigious OUT 100 list of most "influential and compelling LGBT actors of the year." He appeared in the Broadway first national tour of All Shook Up. He was most recently seen Off-Broadway as Puck in the acclaimed production of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Pageant: The Musical (also Original Cast Album on Jay Records). Favorite Regional: Buyer & Cellar (Regional Premiere, Sacramento’s B Street Theatre), William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night (dir. Scott Schwartz) …And Then I Wrote a Song About It (Best Lead Actor in a Musical/The Star Ledger, NJ), ...Spelling Bee, Altar Boyz, Plaid Tidings (dir. Gordon Greenberg), and The Rocky Horror Show (dir. Hunter Foster). His other credits include: Williamstown Theatre Festival, Bay Street Theatre, Huntington Theatre Company, Luna Stage, Diversionary Theatre, Rubicon Theatre, American Stage Theatre Company, New York Stage and Film, York Theatre, Philadephia’s Kimmel Center, Pittsburgh’s City Theatre, Eugene O'Neill Center, Provincetown Theatre, The Smith Center in Las Vegas, Red Barn Theatre in Key West, The Tampa Theatre, and Bucks County Playhouse. He has also shot TV pilots for Fox, WE, and A&E. Huge thank you to Lynn for the gift of this show. For Eric, Pippa, and especially Mom for introducing him to Barbra Streisand when he was a kid growing up in Fairfield, Ohio by singing Barbra's hits daily and very off pitch. You can follow him on Instagram and Twitter at: @clearlycearley and @theskivviesnyc.
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the playwright jonathan tolins (Playwright), is the author of Buyer & Cellar, which was named “Best Unique Theatrical Experience” by the Off-Broadway Alliance when it premiered at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. Other plays include The Twilight of the Golds (Broadway, Booth Theatre), If Memory Serves (Promenade), The Last Sunday in June (Rattlestick, Century Center), and Secrets of the Trade (Primary Stages). A collection of his plays has been published by Grove/Atlantic. His film work includes The Twilight of the Golds and Martian Child. For television, he was a writer for Queer as Folk, the Academy Awards, the Tony Awards, and Partners. He was the author of Pushkin 200: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, acted as script consultant on Walking with Dinosaurs: The Arena Spectacular, and co-wrote The Divine Millennium Tour and Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On. He has written articles for Opera News, Opera Monthly, TheaterWeek, Time Magazine, and the Huffington Post, and is a panelist on the Metropolitan Opera Radio Quiz. He lives in Fairfield, Connecticut with his husband, the writer and director Robert Cary, and their children, Selina and Henry. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild and the Writers Guild of America.
the director D. lynn meyers (Director) is in her eighteenth season as the Producing Artistic Director of Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati where she has directed over fifty world and regional premieres, including Luna Gale, Hands On A Hardbody, Rapture, Blister, Burn, Next to Normal, and The Whipping Man. She directed The Pavilion at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and Pride and Prejudice for Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. She directed Off- Broadway at the York Theatre with Marsha Norman’s Traveler in the Dark and James McClure’s Max and Maxie. Her several Canadian national tours included Mass Appeal with the late great Gale Gordon. As a producer for Dove Audio, she produced and directed dozens of audio books. She served as the Associate Artistic Director at Cincinnati Playhouse for several seasons where she cast over a hundred productions as well as directed. In addition to directing, she is a member of the Casting Society of America and has cast for Hallmark, PBS, CBS, BBC, HBO, Paramount, and MGM. Her feature credits include serving as Location Casting Director for Shawshank Redemption, Carol, and Miles Ahead. She was named one of four finalists for the Zelda Fichandler National Award in 2011, honoring directors whose work is making an impact on the art form and their community. She was honored as a YWCA Woman of Achievement and given the Cincinnati Entertainment Award for Continued Excellence. She's a graduate of Thomas More College and serves on the college’s Board of Trustees.
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the production team brandon T. holmes (Production Stage Manager) is currently in his fourth season with ETC. He holds a BFA from Wichita State University in Technical Theatre and Design. For four summers, he served as an Assistant Stage Manager with Music Theatre Wichita where he worked on over twenty productions. He also served as Production Stage Manager for LOOK Musical Theatre in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 2010, he moved to Cincinnati and spent two seasons at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park as a stage management intern. His other credits include the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, Theatre in the Park, and Wichita Center for the Arts. Favorite productions include Thunder Knocking on the Door, Hands on a Hardbody, Merrily We Roll Along (directed by John Doyle), Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Outside Mullingar, Miss Saigon, Tribes, and Sunset Boulevard. Thank you to Lynn, Matt, Shannon, and Brian for imagining such beautiful productions and creating the magic that is seen onstage. Love to MDJATA for sending their love and support from KC & Seattle. He is a proud member of Actors’ Equity. elizabeth freyman (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be returning to ETC for the full season. A graduate of CCM’s Stage Management Program (BFA, 2014), she is now a proud member of Actors' Equity. Previous Ensemble Credits: Freud’s Last Session, Black Pearl Sings!, The Marvelous Wonderettes: Caps and Gowns, and Sleeping Beauty. Other selected credits include: Le nozze di Figaro (PSM), The Princeton Festival; Il Trovatore (ASM), Knoxville Opera; Magic Flute (PSM), Piedmont Opera; Street Scene (ASM), Opera North; and Der fliegende Holländer (ASM), Piedmont Opera. Love to her amazing family and the best friends. BRIAN c. MEHRING (Resident Set & Lighting Designer) has designed over 100 productions at ETC. His favorite productions include: Thom Pain (based on nothing), Next to Normal, 33 Variations, Freud's Last Session, and I Am My Own Wife. Mr. Mehring’s regional favorites for set design include: The Last 5 Years and I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, Playhouse in the Park; Henry IV, Part 1, The Georgia Shakespeare Festival; and I Am My Own Wife, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Peterborough Players, and Florida Studio Theatre. SHANNON RAE LUTZ (Properties Master/Design Assistant) earned her Master's degree from UC-CCM in 1996 and became Prop Master at ETC. Ms. Lutz would like to thank the Cincinnati theatre community and patrons for their generous, supportive, and tenacious spirit. Trained as a performer, she first appeared on ETC's stage during the 1988-1989 New Works Festival. In 1991, she was granted an ETC Internship. Now the Director of Apprentice Programming, she is honored to guide ETC's essential ensemble: The Professional Acting Apprentice Company. "Happy 30th ETC and thank you Ruth and John Sawyer, the Mahlers, D. Lynn Meyers and countless others for making that possible."
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production team cont. reba senske (Costume Designer) is CCM's Associate Costume Designer. She's designed costumes for ETC's Becky's New Car, 33 Variations, Mauritius, Grey Gardens, The Seafarer, Rabbit Hole, Souvenir, String of Pearls, I Am My Own Wife, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), among countless others. Her other credits include ETC's Ugly Duck, Cinderella, The Frog Princess, Alice in Wonderland, and Sleeping Beauty, as well as Side Man, A Question of Mercy, Seascape, and Traveler in the Dark. CCM credits include: Hot Summer Nights, Violet, We Tell the Story, and Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill. Other CCM credits include: Singin' in the Rain, The Boys from Syracuse, Oklahoma!, and Big River. She designed Noah's Flood for the May Festival and is Cincinnati Opera's costume coordinator. She designed Ainadamar, Cosi Fan Tutti, and Calisto for the Cincinnati Opera.
matt callahan (Sound Designer) was the Resident Sound Designer for Actors Theatre of Louisville for seven seasons. Most recent designs include The Pavilion, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; Bob, LMNO Pea, The End, Sirens, The Cherry Sisters, Ground, A Christmas Story, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hard Weather Boating Party; Detroit '67, Size Matters, Other Desert Cities, Mrs. Mannerly, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati. Mr. Callahan was also a co-creator/designer of Rock n’ Roll: The Reunion Tour. He has spent two seasons as the resident sound designer at The Eugene O’Neil Center for their National Playwrights Conference. He was formerly the sound engineer for The Steppenwolf Theatre, the Assistant Engineer for Blue Man Chicago and a member of the disbanded Defiant Theatre. He received a Jeff Citation for Red Dragon, a nomination for Fortinbras, and a Kevin Kline nomination for Sherlock Holmes.
jack murphy (Technical Director) grew up in the Cincinnati area. He went to undergrad at Hanover College where he studied technical theatre. While there he spent his summers at several different summer stock theatres such as Georgia Shakespeare Company and the Brevard Music Center’s Janiec Opera Company as a carpenter. After graduation he moved to Bellport, NY to work for The Gateway Playhouse as a carpenter and rigger. When he left Gateway, he went to work on The Pride of America, a Norwegian Cruise Line ship. After another summer at the Janiec Opera Company, he came full circle and returned home to Cincinnati. Since he has been back, he has worked at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and River City Scenic as well as ETC.
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the premiere society The Premiere Society recognizes individuals who have made gifts totaling $1,000 or more within the past year. The exceptional generosity of these donors enables ETC to present world class new works and works new to the region by having the resources to achieve the highest level of artistic quality possible. The following list was updated October 1, 2015 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $1,000 + since August 1, 2014. For questions or corrections, please contact Ashley Johnson at (513) 421-3555, ext. 17.
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our supporters ETC gratefully acknowledges the extraordinary individuals, families, and organizations whose generous support makes it possible for us to present exceptional theatre and unique educational outreach programs for our community. The following list was updated October 1, 2015 and includes the names of donors whose gifts total $125+ since August 1, 2014. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. For questions or corrections, please contact Ashley Johnson at (513) 421-3555, ext. 17.
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directors emeritus Skip Hickenlooper Edward G. Marks
founders' circle Ruth D. & John Sawyer Ken & Mary "Murph" Mahler Dr. Charles O. Carothers
production staff Brian c. Mehring Resident Set & Lighting Designer Matthew Hollstegge Production Manager & Master Electrician
Ashley Johnson Grants & Annual Fund Manager
Shannon Rae Lutz Property Master, Design Assistant & Director of Intern Programming
Jocelyn Meyer Director of Marketing & Communications
Jack Murphy Technical Director
Amy Janowiecki Marketing Associate
Melissa Bennett Associate Technical Director
Jared D. Doren Patron Services Manager & Development Associate
Bryce Edmonston Technical Apprentice
Ben Raanan Director of Education & Outreach, Assistant Director
Brandon T. Holmes Production Stage Manager Elizabeth Freyman Assistant Stage Manager
John Diehl Operations Associate
Starr Fish Costume Assistant
Box office associates Warren Bryson John Diehl Becca Howell Sarah Nix Sharisse Saunders Becca Schall
head of security Officer Nick Ligon
House managers Becca Howell Sharisse Saunders
Financial Advisor Chet Cavaliere Professional acting apprentices Kendra Beitzel Joshua Harris Lauren Bowler Stephen Kell Brendan Getches Daniela N. Nenova Katie Groneman
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patron services Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati 1127 Vine Street | Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 | www.ensemblecincinnati.org (513) 421-3555 ETC Box Office Hours & Accepted payment Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 2 hours prior to curtain. Weekend hours vary. VISA, MC, Discover, and AmEx are accepted, as well as Downtown Gift Cards. Ticket reservations & Sale policy Reservations can be made by calling the box office, in person, or online. Ticket reservations are not accepted via email. Single-ticket purchases are a final sale with no refund. Single tickets may, however, be exchanged for another performance during the run of a show for a fee, but may not be exchanged from one production to another. If a patron is a no-show for their reserved performance, ETC is under no obligation to reschedule his or her tickets. Tax credits If for any reason you cannot attend your performance and cannot reschedule for another date, tickets released prior to performances by calling the ETC box office are fully deductible as a charitable contribution. No-shows or tickets released after curtain time do not qualify as tax credits. Parking Patrons may park at the Gateway Garage (accessible via 12th Street) or at the surface lot, both are conveniently located at the corner of Vine and 12th Streets. Parking is also available at Washington Park Garage and Mercer Commons Garage. Children Children under the age of 4 will not be admitted to productions unless otherwise advertised. Parents with disruptive children will be asked to leave the theatre. Latecomers & admittance Latecomers will be seated at the House Manager’s discretion and may be denied admission depending upon the demands or structure of a particular production. Should you need to leave the theatre during a performance, readmittance is not guaranteed. ETC reserves the right to deny admission and/or remove any disruptive patrons from the theatre at any time. Restrooms Restrooms are located at the front of the lobby. Should you need to use the restroom during a performance, please exit the theatre the same way you came in. Readmittance will be at House Manager's discretion. accessibility Please notify the box office in advance if you require wheelchair-accessible seating or have special seating needs and our staff will be happy to accommodate you. Audio-enhancement available. Generally, signinterpreted performances are on the third Wednesday of every production. Cameras, Cell phones & stage Actors’ Equity Association strictly prohibits the use of cameras or recording devices (including camera phones) in the theatre. Kindly turn off any cell phones or pagers prior to the show starting. Text messaging during the show disturbs other audience members and actors and will not be tolerated. For safety reasons, audience members are strictly prohibited from standing, sitting or otherwise being or putting anything onstage at any time. Groups & Discounts Groups of 8 or more can save over single-ticket prices. Student rates, rush discounts, Public Radio Perks Card, AAA, ArtsWave ArtsPass, Enjoy the Arts, and educator and military member discounts available (please consult your appropriate membership(s) for details and exclusions).
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