Welcome to our Staged Play Reading Series. I am excited to be able to share theatre with all of you in this new way. As you may know we announced our fifth season at The Studio recently, it will include: Spike Heels by Theresa Rebeck, Pipeline by Dominique Morriseau, 9 to 5 The Musical music and lyrics by Dolly Parton, book by Patricia Resnick and Ada and the Engine by Lauren Gunderson. We chose those stories to highlight seminal moments in herstory so we can celebrate how far women have come and keep an eye on how far women have yet to go. We have selected those stories around the theme: “Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History.� Now as we embark on this new chapter in our global history, I wanted to find a way to continue to bring theatre to our patrons in a way that will support the work we will be doing in the future. We continue our Staged Play Reading Series with Elizabeth A. M. Keel's Deborah. This rebellious drama vivifies her astonishing journey straddling the realms of both genders embodying mother and warrior, loner and celebrity, wild rover and wife Enjoy The Show, Whitney Morse, Artistic Director
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DEBORAH By Elizabeth A. M. Keel
Producer Jason Goedken
Artistic Director Whitney Morse
Director Nathaniel Niemi
Video Producer/ Company Manager Ryan Loeckel
Set Designer Kenneth Constant
Lighting Designer Lindsey Young
Sound Designer Nick Erickson
Lighting Director David Krupla
Production Manager Danielle Paccione
Technical Director Clayton Becker
Stage Manager Grace Zottig
Assistant Production Manager Layna Hoopfer
Assistant Production Manager Leslie Munson
Video Assistant David Bost
Audio Engineer Luke Bezio
Assistant Stage Manager Stephanie Horn
Deborah Roberta Emerson
Hannah Clare Lopez
Female 1 Whitney Morse
Male 1 Alejandro Guevรกrez
Male 2 Damany O. Riley
Male 3 Ralph Prentice Daniel
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DEBORAH By Elizabeth A. M. Keel A mostly true tale of a revolutionary woman. This play is a feisty reimagining of the life of Deborah Sampson, a real woman who dressed as a man and fought in the Revolutionary War alongside soldiers like Paul Revere. Inspired by the infamous British sailor Hannah Snell, she chooses to swap her fate for a man’s and enlists in the Continental Army. Despite its difficulties, she proves a fantastic soldier. After the war she squeezes uncomfortably into the role of wife and mother and saves the family farm by becoming a successful author. This rebellious drama vivifies her astonishing journey straddling the realms of both genders embodying mother and warrior, loner and celebrity, wild rover and wife.
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SEASON 5 | Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History Anne Richards once famously remarked, "Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels." This quote clearly illustrates the awkward balancing act women have been performing for years. Do I nurture my career or my children? Do I support my spouse or my own goals? Do I forego family life all together and focus on myself? This season at The Studio we are going to take a deep dive into the struggles women have faced finding their footing over the last two and a half centuries as homage to the centennial anniversary of women's suffrage this year. Women no longer need to wear heels, or even be the partner that follows. Instead, we can take the lead in footwear of our own choosing! We chose these four stories to highlight seminal moments in herstory so we can celebrate how far women have come and keep an eye on how far we have yet to go. We are proud to present season five at The Studio: "Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History".
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PIPELINE LINE PIPE
ADA & THE ENGINE
BY DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU
SPIKE SPIKE HEELS HEELS BY THERESA REBECK
BY LAUREN GUNDERSON MUSIC & LYRICS BY DOLLY PARTON
BOOK BY PATRICIA RESNICK
BASED ON THE 20TH CENTURY FOX PICTURE ORIGINALLY PRODUCED ON BROADWAY BY ROBERT GREENBLATT, APRIL 2009
“Pipeline” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
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9 TO 5, THE MUSICAL is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com
1/26/21-3/13/21 4/6/21-5/8/21
NOW APPEARING ON THE SHARON STAGE!
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“Spike Heels” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
6/1/21-6/19/21 NOW APPEARING ON THE SHARON STAGE!
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RALPH PRENTICE DANIEL (Male 3) is excited to return to The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol where he was last seen as Charles Guiteau in Assassins and Albert in It Shoulda Been You. Other credits include: Miracle in Bedford Falls (Henry Potter), Tuck Everlasting (*Man in Yellow) *Orlando Sentinel Best of 2019 Featured Actor in a Musical nominee, Seussical (Mr. Mayor), Elf the Musical (Walter Hobbs) The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - the Musical (Reverend Hopkins), Newsies (Pulitzer) with Orlando Repertory Theatre, Mary Poppins (George Banks), Footloose (*Rev. Shaw) Theatre at St. Luke’s. *Orlando Sentinel Best of 2018 Featured Actor in a Musical nominee, 9 to 5 (Hart) McLeod Summer Playhouse. Love to Gabe! ROBERTA EMERSON (Deborah) is a Director, Actor and Producer, and teacher among many other hats she proudly wears. She is a graduate of both the University of Minnesota with BFA in Acting and Theatre Management and New York University with an MFA in Acting. She has worked as and actor and director in many regional theaters around the country, has done extensive voice over commercial and film work, and has been a teaching artist both state side and in Europe. She is currently the Director of Theatre for Montverde Academy's Theatre Conservatory and is repped by Lock Talent. ALEJANDRO GUEVÁREZ (Male 1) is thrilled to be back at The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol. He was recently seen as Dutch in The Studio Theatre's production of Cosmo St Charles Is Dead And Someone In This Room Killed Him and as José in Neighbors: A Fair Trade Agreement. Some of his previous works include, Fade, Mariana Pineda, (Mad Cow Theatre), Jack and the Beanstalk, Jungle Book (Orlando Shakes), Godspell, (BCL Theatre), The US and Canada tour of The Covenant: The Story of My People (ICEJ) and Disappeared Ep.705 (Discovery Channel). He holds a BFA in acting from the University of Central Florida. Alejandro is thankful for all the love and support his family has always shown him.
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CLARE LOPEZ (Hannah) Making her debut at The Studio Theatre, Clare is originally from Sacramento, California. Her theatrical credits include: Ugly Lies the Bone at The Garden Theatre, The Thanksgiving Play at Urbanite Theatre, and In the Time of the Butterflies at Stageworks Theatre. Clare’s regional credits include: Merchant of Venice at Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival, The Hundred Dresses at Lexington Children’s Theatre, and Peter Pan at PCPA Conservatory Theatre. Film credits include: Big Time Adolescence (HULU), 12 Days With God (Pure Flix), and Todd (SFN Productions). Clare earned a BA in Music and Theatre from Saint Martin's University and trained at The Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts. Clare’s the Director of Education and Outreach at Book From Tape Acting Studio in Orlando, Florida. www.clare-lopez.com WHITNEY MORSE (Female 1) kicked off The Studio Theatre's Inaugural season in Next To Normal, The Last Five Years, Proof, and Songs for a New World. For her performance in Proof she won Broadway World's Best Supporting Actress. Since the first season she has starred in Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Company and A Doll’s House at The Studio. She accomplished a once-in-a-lifetime acting experience performing in White Rabbit Red Rabbit. She has starred in Summer Song Cycle's Tell Me On a Sunday and Now. Here. This. Her Central Florida Theatre credits include The Secret Garden, 1776 and Big River (Mad Cow Theatre). 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 DAMANY O. RILEY (Male 2) is happy to return to The Studio Theatre he was last seen in Stop Kiss. Some of his previous theatre credits include; Shakespeare’s Terminator the second, Shakespeare’s Ghostbusters (Hardly Working Productions), Pride and Prejudice, Fences, Big River (Mad Cow Theatre) The Life, Once on this Island (Breakthrough Theatre) A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing (Bridgeport Shakespeare). Many thanks to The Studio Theatre, and to Mo.
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NATHANIEL NIEMI (Director) is thrilled to be directing The Auntie Network! He previously directed The Studio's virtual play reading of Lysistrata, A Woman of No Importance, Tartuffe, The Violet Sisters and Cosmo St. Charles is Dead and Someone in this Room Killed Him. Recent credits include Sparkle at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Hawaii: Thumbelina, Ouch!, Elephant and Piggie's We Are in a Play (Honolulu Theatre for Youth), Noodle Doodle Box (Hawaii Theatre). Chicago: How to Survive a Fairy Tale, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Musical, Dooby Dooby Moo, Duck for President, Click Clack Boo (Lifeline Theatre), The Baker's Wife (Circle Theatre), Into the Woods (Quest), Hey Dancin'! Hey Musical! (Factory Theatre). TV: "Hawaii 5-O". Nathaniel holds an MFA in Theatre for Young Audiences from the University of Hawaii at MÄ noa and is a recipient of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival National Directing Award. Nathaniel is currently the Resident Director at The Studio Theatre and the Director of Education at The Sharon. ELIZABETH A. M. KEEL (Playwright) is based in Houston. Her plays have also been read or produced by Tokyo International Players, Rec Room, Shattered Globe, Otherworld Theatre, Squeaky Bicycle, Fresh Produce'd (NYC), Growing Stage Children's Theatre of New Jersey, Landing Theatre, Stages, Mildred's Umbrella, METdance, Cone Man Running, Houston Contemporary Dance Company, Flexible Grey, and 14 Pews, among others. She works as a teaching artist for Grackle & Grackle, Stages, and Writers in the Schools. She is also proud to serve as an Ambassador for the Dramatists Guild. Her sci-fi play Override was selected as the second place winner for the Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award in 2020. Upcoming projects may be found at elizabethamkeel.com.
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CAST Deborah.................................................................................. Roberta Emerson Hannah........................................................................................... Clare Lopez Female 1.....................................................................................Whitney Morse Male 1..................................................................................Alejandro GuevĂĄrez Male 2.....................................................................................Damany O. Riley Male 3..............................................................................Ralph Prentice Daniel
PRODUCTION TEAM Director...................................................................................Nathaniel Niemi Video Producer/Company Manager.............................................. Ryan Loeckel Set Designer.......................................................................... Kenneth Constant Lighting Designer....................................................................... Lindsey Young Sound Designer............................................................................Nick Erickson Lighting Director..........................................................................David Krupla Production Manager............................................................... Danielle Paccione Technical Director...................................................................... Clayton Becker Stage Manager................................................................................ Grace Zottig Assistant Production Manager.....................................................Layna Hoopfer Assistant Production Manager..................................................... Leslie Munson Video Assistant..................................................................................David Bost Audio Engineer.................................................................................Luke Bezio Assistant Stage Manager............................................................ Stephanie Horn Read more about our production team and designers at www.TheSharonStudio.com
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