We are excited to announce our second season at The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol. We have selected four scripts that share a common theme of commitment. These four stories examine the many forms commitment takes in our lives—be it romantic, artistic, career oriented, or a religious commitment. We will look deeply at the confines of commitment, as well as the freedom that real commitment can bring to you, to others, to religion, or a life goal. Often, when we ponder commitment we think of the sacrifices we must make to stay true to our choice, but perhaps the benefits of commitment can outweigh the sacrifices. This year at The Studio Theatre we ask you to wonder what will happen when you “Commit with Abandon: what will you gain by letting go?” —Whitney Morse, Artistic Director
ABOUT THE STUDIO THEATRE™: Tierra del Sol was formerly a Country Club with performances as a backdrop to the outstanding food and impeccable golf course views. It has since transitioned, bringing the performances to the forefront by evolving into a new Black Box Theatre. The Studio Theatre™ is now a flexible theatre with ninety-nine seats and options for Thrust, Round, or Proscenium style seating. The Studio Theatre at Tierra del Sol's season runs from November to April each year with four productions running approximately 100 total performances. The Studio Theatre is an extension of The Sharon® L. Morse Performing Arts Center, located in The Spanish Springs Town Square®, in The Villages® community. The Sharon is primarily a touring house hosting a variety of artistic disciplines ranging from concerts and comedians to dance, musicals, and operas. The Sharon seats just over 1,000 guests in a multi-level theater offering state of the art audio, visual, and theatrical rigging systems to create an entertainment experience second to none. The Studio Theatre is led by Producer Jason Goedken and Artistic Director Whitney Morse. Trevin Cooper serves as Resident Director, with Technical Director, Preston Speaker; Scenic Designer, Kenneth Constant; Lighting Designer, Weston Corey; Production Manager, Danielle Paccione, House Manager, Grace Petty and Gary Powell as Resident Music Director. #TheStudioTheatreTDS #F&J
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Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune by Terrence McNally is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. Originally Prodcued by the Manhattan Theatre Club on June 2, 1987. Produced by Jason Goedken Artistic Director Whitney Morse
Director Bobbie Bell
Set Designer Kenneth Constant
Production Manager Danielle Paccione
Technical Director Preston Speaker
Sound Design Bobbie Bell
Lighting Designer Weston Corey
Costume Designer Meghan Kennedy
Scenic Artist Virginia McKinney
Stage Manager Abigale Bobb
House Manager Grace Petty
Company Manager Autumn Encarnacion
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FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE Order Up! Moonlight, music, and meatloaf with a side of desire. Four time Tony Award Winner, Terrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune tells the story of Frankie, a waitress, and Johnny, a short-order cook, who work together in the same restaurant. Lights up on Frankie and Johnny in the bed of a grimy 1987 New York studio apartment. Frankie is hopeful that Johnny will now put on his clothes and depart, but Johnny, the romantic, has other ideas. Through sometimes touching and sometimes hilarious banter shared over sandwiches and a song, the promise of a relationship beyond a "one-night stand" begins to emerge for these two lonely hearts.
STILL TO COME THIS SEASON:
COMPANY
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1/30/18 - 3/4/18
3/20/18 - 4/22/18
Here is the church,
Bleed for your art.
Here is the steeple. Open the doors And see all the crazy married people.
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CAST WHITNEY MORSE (Frankie) was last seen at The Studio Theatre in Next To Normal, The Last Five Years, Proof, and Songs for a New World. Her Central Florida Theatre credits include The Secret Garden, 1776 and Big River (Mad Cow Theatre), The Giver (Orlando REP). Chicago: Next To Normal (Skokie Theatre), Other Desert Cities (Citadel Theatre), The Children's Hour (Pride Films and Plays), Spike Heels (Brown Paper Box), Down Range (Genesis Theatricals), Trafford Tanzi and I Carry Your Heart (Prologue Theatre Company), Accomplice (Jedlicka Performing Arts Center), The Turn of the Screw, Jeeves at Sea, Unnecessary Farce and The Merchant of Venice (First Folio Theater). Whitney is the Artistic Director of The Sharon® and The Studio Theatre. MFA Acting Columbia University School of the Arts. www.whitneymorse.com TREVIN COOPER (Johnny) serves as the Director of Education for the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center and Resident Director for The Studio Theatre at Tierra del Sol where he most recently directed Songs for a New World. Previous directing credits include: Lend Me a Tenor, The Miracle Worker, The 39 Steps, The American Plan, The Last Five Years, Private Lives, Proof, Art, Always…Patsy Cline, and 9/11: We Will Forget, voted one of the top 10 plays of the 2012 Orlando Fringe Festival. He holds an M.F.A from The University of Central Florida, an M.A. from The University of Oklahoma, and a B.A. from Rollins College. SARAH LOCKARD (US/Frankie) is thrilled to be working with The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol for the first time with this amazing cast and crew. She recently worked with Whitney Morse in Mad Cow Theatre's all-female production of 1776. Previous Mad Cow Theatre credits include Mrs. Warren's Profession, Amadeus, The Lion in Winter, Major Barbara, and Pericles, Prince of Tyre. She recently performed in Orlando's Winter Fringe Festival with Voci Dance and in the Tampa Fringe Festival in Callbacks. She would like to thank her Canadian and her family for all of their love and support, and The Studio Theatre for this wonderful opportunity.
*Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers, appearing under a special agreement with Actors' Equity Association.
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CAST TIMMY WALCZAK (US/Johnny) is a stage and film actor based in Orlando. He was last seen at The Studio Theater as David O. Selznick in Victory Production's Moonlight and Magnolias. Other credits of his include Vinnie in The Odd Couple (Garden Theatre), Elwood P. Dowd in Harvey (Osceola Arts), and as an ensemble cast member in Joe's NYC Bar (Orlando Fringe Festival). He has a Bachelor Degree in Film from the University of Central Florida and enjoys writing and directing his own short films when he isn't acting. TERRENCE MCNALLY (author) was awarded the Dramatists Guild Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. He is the winner of Tony Awards for his plays Love! Valour! Compassion! and Master Class and his books for the musicals Ragtime and Kiss Of The Spiderwoman. In 2010 the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presented Terrence Mcnally’s Nights At The Opera, a three-play festival of his work. His other plays include Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune; Lips Together, Teeth Apart; Corpus Christi; A Perfect Ganesh; The Ritz; It’s Only A Play; Some Men; Golden Age; Deuce; The Lisbon Traviata; Bad Habits; The Stendhal Syndome; Dedication Or The Stuff Of Dreams; Next; Unusual Acts Of Devotion; Sweet Eros; Witness; Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone? and his first play... And Things That Go Bump In The Night. He has written the books for the musicals The Full Monty, A Man Of No Importance, The Visit and The Rink. He won an Emmy Award for Best Drama with his teleplay Andre’s Mother. He wrote the screenplays for Frankie And Johnny, Love! Valour! Compassion! and The Ritz. He wrote the libretto for the opera Dead Man Walking with music by Jake Heggie. Among his many awards are a Citation from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best New Play, four Drama Desk Awards, three Hull-Warriner Best Play Awards from the Dramatists Guild, two Obies, two Lortel Awards and two Guggenheim Fellowships. Mr. McNally has been a member of the Dramatists Guild since 1965 and served as its Vice-President from 1985 to 2001. He lives in Manhattan with his spouse, Tom Kirdahy.
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DIRECTOR BOBBIE BELL (Director) Although originally from the Midwest, Bobbie has worked for the past 35 years in Central Florida as a director, actor, composer, playwright, and professor. He has worked for many companies and colleges including Mad Cow Theatre, Theatre Downtown, Valencia College, New World Theatre, The Huron Playhouse, Tropical Theatre, and Kent State University. Recent directing credits include: Skylight, Marcus; Or The Secret of Sweet, The Brothers Size, Clybourne Park, The Merchant of Venice, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, August: Osage County, Titus Andronicus, The Pitmen Painters, Measure for Measure, The Caretaker, and A Delicate Balance. He twice won the Florida Playwrights Competition for his plays: Pascua De Flores and Of: A Play of Artemis. CAST Frankie................................................................. Whitney Morse Johnny...................................................................Trevin Cooper US/Frankie............................................................. Sarah Lockard US/Johnny.......................................................... Timmy Walczak DESIGNERS Set Design........................................................Kenneth Constant Lighting Design..................................................... Weston Corey Sound Design............................................................. Bobbie Bell Costume Design................................................Meghan Kennedy PRODUCTION TEAM Production Manager..........................................Danielle Paccione Technical Director................................................Preston Speaker Stage Manager..........................................................Abigale Bobb House Manager...........................................................Grace Petty Company Manager...................................... Autumn Encarnacion Assistant Stage Manager/PA..................................... Amber Sacks Assistant House Manager......................................... Josh Kimball Scenic Artist................................................... Virginia McKinney SPECIAL THANKS The Villages® Marketing Tierra del Sol Bar & Grill City Furniture for providing The Studio Theatre with all the furniture for this season’s productions.
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