Unnecessary Farce Program

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A fast-paced, door-slamming, handcuffwearing, bagpipe-playing comedy!

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ABOUT THE STUDIO THEATRE™ TIERRA DEL SOL:

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 120 seats and options for Thrust, Round, or Proscenium style seating. The Studio Theatre's season runs from late September through April each year with four productions running approximately 120 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; Associate Artistic Director, Angel Creeks; Resident Director, Nathaniel Niemi; Resident Musical Director, Gary Powell; Resident Set and Props Designer, Joshua E. Gallagher; Lighting Supervisor, Colin Hall; Audio Supervisor , Luke Bezio; Director of Production, Danielle Paccione; Production Manager, Leslie Becker; Technical Director, Clayton Becker; Company Manager/Videographer, Ryan Loeckel; Resident Production Stage Manager, Madison Youngblood; Resident Stage Manager, Jess Mahoney; Resident Assistant Stage Manager, Stephanie Bezio; Lead Carpenter, Alison Scharvella; Carpenter, Verna McIntyre; Carpenter, Chad Pavlovich; Literary and Casting Associate, Jordan Gregson; Senior Marketing Coordinator, Taylor Adkins; Marketing Associate, Olivia Williamson; House Manager, Alec Speers; Assistant House Manager, Nichole Pollack; and Assistant House Manager, Mark Kirschenbaum.

THE STUDIO THEATRE TIERRA DEL SOL

acknowledges that we gather on the traditional land of the Seminole and Timucua People. We honor the rich cultural history of the Peoples who lived on this land prior to European colonization. This acknowledgment does not replace authentic relationships with indigenous communities, but serves as a first step in honoring the living legacy of the People and the land.

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UNNECESSARY FARCE

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Producer

Jason Goedken

Director

Roberta Emerson

Scenic & Props Designer

Joshua E. Gallagher

Lighting Designer

Mason Shell

Technical Director

Clayton Becker

Assistant Stage Manager

Stephanie Bezio

Artistic Director

Whitney Morse

Fight & Intimacy Director

D. Granke

Costume Designer

Kat Henwood

Director of Production

Danielle Paccione

Associate Artistic Director

Angel Creeks

Dialect Coach

Eric Zivot

Original Music & Sound Design

Alexander Sovronsky

Production Manager

Leslie Becker

Company Manager

Ryan Loeckel

Swing Stage Manager

Jess Mahoney

Production Stage Manager

Madison Youngblood

Lead Carpenter

Alison Scharvella

House Manager

Alec Speers

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Mini Summer Vacation

UNNECESSARY FARCE

Previews: JUN 6-8

Opening: JUN 9 | Closing: JUL 1

$15 Preview Performance

$35 Performances

A fast-paced, door-slamming, handcuff-wearing, bagpipe-playing comedy!

Two cops. Three crooks. Eight doors. Go. In a cheap motel room, an embezzling mayor is supposed to meet with his female accountant, while in the room next-door, two undercover cops wait to catch the meeting on videotape. But who's in which room? Who's being videotaped? Who's taken the money? Who’s hired a Scottish Highland hit man, and why does the accountant keep taking off her clothes? Join us at The Studio this summer for the hilarious comedy Unnecessary Farce.

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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES

THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE

Music & Lyrics by William Finn, Book by Rachel Sheinkin, Conceived by Rebecca Feldman, Additional Material by Jay Reiss, Originally Directed on Broadway by James

Previews: AUG 1-3

Opening: AUG 4 | Closing: AUG 26

$25 Preview Performance

$45 Performances

A quirky musical comedy about competition & coming of age.

Six spellers enter; one speller leaves a champion! At least the losers get a juice box and a hug from the comfort counselor. In this quirky musical comedy, an eclectic group of pre-teens compete for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the contestants spell their way through hopes, dreams, and angst.

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When life is random and unfair, meeting the expectations of winning is a very, very, very big undertaking. All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
Music & Lyrics by William Finn
Additional Material by
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Trust your instincts. SEASON 8

ANGEL STREET

Previews: SEPT 26-28

Opening: SEPT 29 | Closing: OCT 21

$20 Preview Performance

$35 Performances

The original psychological thriller. Meet the Manningham’s a well to do couple living on Angel Street in 1880’s fog-bound London. Jack is a charming and seemingly doting husband to Bella, but something sinister looms under the facade. Bella Manningham is on edge. She hears footsteps in the night; pictures are moving by themselves, and the gaslights dim without even a touch. Her husband is constantly disappearing. He tells her she is “mad,” and she starts to believe him. As her grip on reality begins to slip, she finds herself in the middle of a mystery, most foul. This gripping thriller first opened on The West End in 1938 and upon its transfer to New York City became one of the longest running plays on Broadway. It was so popular that it originated the term gaslighting: a form of psychological manipulation where a person tries to make their victim question their own memory, perception, and sanity. Join us for one of the most brilliant and suspenseful pieces of modern theatre: Angel Street, where murder and mystery loom in the air.

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CRY IT OUT

Previews: NOV 14-16

Opening: NOV 17 | Closing: DEC 16

$20 Preview Performance

$35 Performances

A hilarious comedy about the absurdities of motherhood.

Jessie is Ivy League-educated and a prestigious lawyer; Lina has a night-school nursing degree and terrible credit—but they have one huge thing in common: they’ve been cracked open by the love they feel for their newborns. The two new moms have agreed to meet for a naptime coffee in their adjoining yards where both their baby monitors get reception. A fast unlikely friendship is born over the trials and tribulations of new motherhood. Reluctantly, the duo becomes a trio when an ultra-wealthy neighbor asks if his wife, Adrienne, can join them. Afterall, she is another new mom who is “having a hard time.” But how could a woman from Sands Point, one of the most expensive Great Gatsby-esque neighborhoods in the whole country, possibly be “having a hard time”? In this laugh out loud comedy with dark edges, Cry It Out takes an honest look at the complexities of parenthood, the power of female friendship, the dilemma of going back to work, and the effects of class disparity on motherhood in America.

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A hilarious comedy about the absurdities of motherhood. Produced by special arrangement with DRAMATIC PUBLISHING, Woodstock, Illinois

CABARET Book by Joe

Based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood, Music by John Kander, Lyrics Fred Ebb

Previews: JAN 30-FEB 1

Opening: FEB 2 | Closing: MAR 2

$25 Preview Performance

$45 Performances

In here, life is beautiful.

“Willkommen” to Kander and Ebb’s iconic musical Cabaret, which transports us to the seedy underbelly of 1931 Berlin and the dynamic, dark, and hedonistic Kit Kat Klub. As Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich, the Klub’s entertainers and patrons must decide if they’ll wake up to the evil just outside the stage door or continue to escape to the alluring sexually liberated fantasy world of the Kit Kat Klub. Since its debut in 1967, this classic musical has won countless awards, including the Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Revival of a Musical. This hit-maker is full of vibrant and beloved songs like “Willkommen,” “Maybe This Time,” “Money,” “Don’t Tell Mama,”and, the titular “Cabaret.”

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THE ROOMMATE

Previews: MAR 26-28

Opening: MAR 29 | Closing: APR 27

$20 Preview Performance

$35 Performances

An off-beat comedy about an even odder couple. With a recent divorce and her son living across the country, 50-something Sharon posts a listing for a roommate to fill the empty space of her Iowa home. Enter Robyn also in her mid-fifties, a fascinating woman who needs a place to hide and the chance to start over. Sharon is Walmart and white bread, book clubs, and leaving your door unlocked. Robyn is black leather boots, a motorcycle jacket, and cigarettes she’s trying to quit. When Sharon begins to uncover Robyn’s secrets, they encourage her own deep-seated desire to abandon her comfort zone and live a life of danger and adventure. Come along for this wild ride of a comedy that can only be described as The Odd Couple meets Breaking Bad. The Roommate cleverly navigates the rocky roads of change and hilariously examines what happens when the wheels come off.

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THE ROOMMATE is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
An off-beat comedy about an even odder couple.

CAST

NICK BUBLITZ (Todd) is the Associate Artistic Director at Orlando Shakes and has been with the company for over six years. Nick has his MFA in Acting from the University of Florida. Most notable theatrical productions include Henry V, Much Ado About Nothing (Orlando Shakes) Hills on Fire, The Magnificent Revengers (Tilted Windmill Theatricals), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Hippodrome Theatre), and A Christmas Karen (Gamiotics Studios). @bicknublitz

DA'ZARIA HARRIS (Billie Dwyer) is a central Florida actress. Her credits include “Truvy Jones” Steel Magnolias (St. Luke’s Theater),“Lady of the Spa” Nine: the musical (Central Florida Vocal Arts), “Ruth Younger” Raisin in the Sun, Godspell, “Minnie” Parade, “Belle” Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Garden Theater), “Flippy” Dogman the musical National Tour, “Annabeth” The Lightning Thief National Tour TYA edition (Theater works USA), “Pearl” Spongebob the Musical (Orlando Repertory Theater) Celestina Warbeck and the Banshees (Universal Studios Orlando), Joyful (Epcot Disney), "Ensemble" Hunchback of Notre Dame Concert (William Dowd Mills Theater Company) . She studied at American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City, NY. She is excited to make her debut at The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol and tell this hilarious story! @_dazariaaaa

ALYSON E. JOHNSON (Mary Meekly) is delighted to be joining her favorite home away from home once more! Some favorites at The Studio include In the Next Room, Urinetown, 9 to 5, A Doll’s House, and Stop Kiss. Additional credits include Bonnie and Clyde (Garden Theatre), Young Frankenstein, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Into the Woods, Man of La Mancha (Moonlight Players); Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Noises Off! (Bay Street Players). A two-time University of Central Florida graduate and longtime central Florida resident, she's happy to rejoin The Studio now as a Chicagolander. Thanks to G, T, and Fitz for tolerating the relocation.

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MATT KATZENMEIER (Eric Sheridan) couldn’t be happier to be making a return to The Studio Theatre. Matt was last seen at The Studio in In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play. Based in Chicago, past credits include PopTV’s Hot Date and NBC’s Chicago PD.

WHITNEY MORSE (Karen Brown) won Broadway World's award for Best Supporting Actress in the Inaugural Season of The Studio Theatre. For her role of Rosemary in Mad Cow Theatre's Outside Mullingar, she was selected as a Leading Actress in Comedy on Orlando's Theatre Best of 2019 List. Her Central Florida Theatre credits include Beauty and the Beast (Garden Theatre), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (William Daniel Mills Theatre), The Secret Garden, 1776 and Big River (Mad Cow Theatre). The Studio Theatre credits: In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play, It’s Only Life, Urinetown The Musical, Elegies, 9 to 5 The Musical, Next To Normal, The Last Five Years, Proof, Songs for a New World, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Company, Tell Me On A Sunday, Now. Here. This, A Doll's House, and White Rabbit, Red Rabbit. MFA Acting - Columbia University School of the Arts. www.whitneymorse.com IG: @whitneyalicemorse

CRAIG SMITH (Agent Frank) is overjoyed to be back with The Studio Theatre this summer. He was last seen at on The Studio stage in their production, It’s Only Life. Craig is a SC native and a graduate of the SC School of the Arts at Anderson University with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Select Regional Credits: Assassins (Jennie T. Anderson Theatre, GA) BKLYN: The Musical (Mountain Theatre Company, NC), Catch the Butcher (Ensemble Stage, NC), Urinetown (The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol, FL), Beauty and the Beast (Greenville Theatre, SC), Madagascar (Virginia Children’s Theatre, VA) Film/TV: “The Plymouth Period”, “Three Months”, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”, “Dynasty”. Love to friends, family, & Christopher.

www.craigsmith.actor | @actcraigsmith

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MARK EDWARD SMITH (Mayor Meekly) is well known to Central Florida audiences, having been active as both an actor and director for the last 30+ years. On-stage highlights include: The Little Foxes, The Pitmen Painters, Pericles, The Seagull (Mad Cow Theatre), Angels in America; Parts I and II (Civic Theatre), Love! Valor! Compassion! (Krammit Productions), The Weir, The Grapes of Wrath, Dancing at Lughnasa, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Theatre Downtown), Much Ado About Nothing, Henry IV, Part 2, A Christmas Carol, Kinky Boots (Orlando Shakes). As a director he has helmed highly acclaimed productions of Ragtime, Once, Fun Home, The Tricky Part, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Silent Sky, The Amish Project, Three Sisters, The Big Meal, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, My Name Is Asher Lev, James Joyce’s The Dead, and The History Boys.

KIMBER KING (Female Swing) is thrilled to join The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol! She recently earned her MFA in Acting from UCF. She has appeared on stage at Orlando Shakes in Henry V (Alice/Macmorris), A Christmas Carol (Char Woman/ Charity Worker/Ensemble), and Charlotte’s Web (Charlotte). UCF credits include Indecent (Elder Vera), and The Wolves (Soccer Mom). Some of Kimber’s film credits include TLC’s Hider in my House, James Franco’s The Color of Time, and The Christmas Bunny with Florence Henderson. Kimber has directed over 20 youth productions, including the Penguin Project for youth with different abilities. Kimber is also an award winning playwright. kimberkingactor.com

JEFF SMITH (Male Swing) is extremely excited to be performing (if he's lucky) at The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol for the first time! (Assuming he goes in, of course.) Jeff is ready to support his cast if necessary (or even if it’s UNNECESSARY) and is willing to break every barrier (or bone) that gets in his way of that goal. Of course, whether he gets to join the cast on stage (he will) or doesn't (oh, he will) he's still thrilled to be a part of this production (seriously he'll poison someone)… Lastly, in all honesty (no FARCE here!) much love to the Director of Production on this show! Did you know she’s both smart AND beautiful?!

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DIRECTION

PAUL SLADE SMITH (Playwright)is a writer and actor based in Brooklyn, New York. His play Unnecessary Farce, winner of nine regional theatre awards, has had over 250 productions throughout the United States and in Canada, Great Britain, Australia, Switzerland, Iceland, and Singapore. As an actor, Paul has appeared in the original Broadway casts of Finding Neverland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the Lincoln Center revival of My Fair Lady. He has also been seen in the national tours of Wicked and The Phantom of the Opera, and at regional theatres including The Goodman, Steppenwolf, American Repertory Theatre and Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.

ROBERTA EMERSON (Director) is a Director, Actor, Producer, and Educator, and is the Director of New Play Development at Orlando Shakes. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a BFA in Acting and Theatre Management and New York University with an MFA in Acting. She has worked as an 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 in both the US and Europe. Recent directing credits include Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You Too, August Wilson) and Beauty and the Beast. Her production of Beauty and the Beast gained national acclaim and recognition from Disney Theatricals for its use of color-conscious and identityconscious casting. Ms. Emerson is also a Co-organizer and Theatre Relations Lead for Central Florida Entertainment Advocacy whose mission is to create a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive arts and entertainment community in Central Florida. She is also on the Board of The Arts Bridge Charity, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing relief to struggling artists, and Associate Artistic Consultant and IDEA lead for CFCARTS, as well as serving on the Board of the National New Play Network. Roberta also serves as the Co-Chair of the IDEA committee for the Shakespeare Theatre Association.

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TAYLOR ADKINS (Senior Marketing Coordinator) was born and raised in Florida, and has been with The Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center and The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol since 2021. She oversees the internal marketing team for The Sharon and The Studio Theatre venues. She loves being a part of a theatre that pushes audiences to examine relevant issues through the performances produced at The Studio Theatre.

CLAYTON BECKER (Technical Director) is from the DFW area of Texas. Always wanting a career in theatre, he received his BA in Theatre from the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, AR. After graduating, Clay worked as the Technical Director at Circa’ 21 Dinner Playhouse in Rock Island, IL before joining The Studio Theatre team in 2018. When not in the theatre, he is out hiking or biking the wonders of mother nature across the country. Clay was happily married to the LOVE OF HIS LIFE in September of 2022 and begins the wonderful next chapter with Leslie Munson. Clay invites everyone to see the brilliant work our team does at both The Sharon and The Studio venues!

LESLIE BECKER (Production Manager) is happy to be at The Studio Theatre working alongside such a passionate and knowledgeable team of professionals. Originally from Illinois, she has worked in all areas of the theatre world from onstage to behind the scenes. A theatre kid for life, she is honored to be a part of The Studio’s mission to bring thought provoking works to The Villages.

STEPHANIE BEZIO (Assistant Stage Manager) hails from Johnson City, TN, and has been with The Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center and The Studio Theatre since 2016. She started in The Sharon box office and explored different jobs in the theatre before joining the stage management team in 2018. Her favorite shows at The Studio include: Stop Kiss, Assassins, and Ada and the Engine. Stephanie has been involved in theatre both onstage and off since 2012. You can find her running around in the dark, backstage wings of the Studio with a headset, a cup of coffee, and a Kindle in her back pocket.

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PRODUCTION

ANGEL CREEKS (Associate Artistic Director) is honored to join this wonderful company with over 30 years of experience as an actor, singer, dancer, teacher, choreographer, and director. A few credits include: Film and television (North Hollywood, Days of Our Lives, Living Single), Broadway (Fosse, Chicago the Musical), national tours and artists (Chicago the Musical, Starlight Express, Michael Jackson, Anne Reinking), regional and theme parks (Aladdin – A Musical Spectacular, Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser, Frozen-Live at the Hyperion, Romeo and Juliet, Hairspray, Godspell, Seussical). She is an advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion working with PSPI.org, CFEABlackbook.org, and Blacktheatregirlmagic.org. She has a B.A. in Performing Arts from St. Mary’s College of California, and a certificate in leadership from University of Notre Dame.

JOSHUA E. GALLAGHER (Scenic and Props Designer) has been honing his craft as a scenic designer, scenic artist, and props artisan for the past decade and recently transplanted to central Florida. Previous props design credits have included Big the Musical, Looped, Man of La Mancha (Garden Theatre), Oklahoma!, Little Shop of Horrors, Ragtime, Grease, Sunset Blvd., Curtains, Camelot (Mac-Haydn Theatre), James and the Giant Peach, Wizard of Oz (Limelight Performing Arts Center). Joshua has a Master’s of Fine Arts in Stage Design from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Examples of his work are at JoshuaEGallagher.com

D. GRANKE (Fight and Intimacy Director )is a Director, Fight Director, and Intimacy Director based in Bangor, Maine. Credits include: Neighbors, Assassins, No 6, The Cake, and The Vibrator Play, (The Studio Theatre), Vietgone (American Stage), Sender, At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen, and Pilgrims (Urbanite Theatre), and Carmen (Opera Orlando). They hold a BFA from the University of Michigan, and an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University, and teach acting at the University of Maine. They are certified as a teacher and fight director by the Society of American Fight Directors.

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JORDAN GREGSON (Literary and Casting Associate) grew up within the theatre scene in Jacksonville, FL. He has spent the past five years working in a variety of artistic positions within nonprofit art organizations such as The Performing Arts Project, Apex Theatre Studio, The Acting Living Learning Community, and multiple others. His time spent within these various positions has made him an exciting theatre-maker and skilled artistic collaborator. Jordan is a proud alum of Douglas Anderson School of the Arts and of Texas State University where he received his BFA in Theatre. Currently, Jordan is continuing his work within nonprofit art organizations and is thrilled to be working at The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol whose mission parallels his own.

JordanHoughGregson.com | IG @just_jayhgreg

JASON GOEDKEN (Producer) has been the Operations Manager at The Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center since its opening in 2015. Prior to his time in Florida, he spent the previous 11 years working in various theatres in NYC and Chicago. Jason helped found both The Sharon and The Studio Theatre and manages the staff from both venues. Although his work is mostly behind-the-scenes, he made a memorable acting debut in The Studio Theatre's Second Season as Harry in Company.

COLLIN HALL (Lighting Supervisor) is a Lighting Designer and Technician from Memphis, TN. She has worked in various technical capacities at the Clarence Brown Theatre, the Utah Shakespeare Festival, and the Indiana Repertory Theatre. Previous design credits include The Real Inspector Hound (Clarence Brown Theatre), Ghost the Musical (Theatre Aspen), Every Christmas Story Ever Told (Maples Repertory Theatre), The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical, and 8x10: A One Act Festival (Flying Anvil Theatre). She has also worked as an Assistant Lighting Designer for the Clarence Brown Theatre and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. In 2019, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in theatre at the University of Tennessee.

www.collinhall.com | IG @collin.w.hall

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KAT HENWOOD (Costume Designer) is delighted to be working with The Studio Theatre again. She has been working as a costume and production designer in theater since 2005 and is looking forward to many more years to come. Her work has most recently been seen onstage in The Legend of Georgia McBride (Bay Street Players), The Secret Garden (Montverde Academy) as well as A Raisin in the Sun and The Bodyguard (Garden Theatre). Before moving to the Central Florida area, she designed throughout the Seattle Metro Area including The White Snake (ReAct Theater) and #Adulting (Low Brow Opera Company).

MARK KIRSCHENBAUM (Assistant House Manager) has been involved in the theatre business for over 30 years. He has worked as an actor, director, production manager, company manager and theatre teacher throughout the state of Florida. Most recently he has been seen on stage as Dindon in La Cage Aux Folles and Cladwell in Urinetown at the Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol, Michael in Elegies at The Sharon Performing Arts Center and as Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors at the Savannah Center. Mark is thrilled to be working with this amazing team and looks forward to creating magnificent pieces of performing arts with Significant Productions.

RYAN LOECKEL (Company Manager) is an active musician, actor, vocalist, and collaborative arts producer. Trained as a classical musician at the Ohio State University, he is a descendant of the Max Aronoff line of violists through studies with Marcia Ferritto, and studied chamber music with the Cavani String Quartet. Ryan has played in Principal positions under numerous notable conductors and composers in addition to sharing the stage with various artists including Josh Groban, Idina Menzel, Anne Murray, Ben E. King, Barry Manilow, and Trans-Siberian Orchestra. His performances and musical arrangements have been heard on syndicated national broadcasts, aboard five-star ships, and at venues internationally. Ryan is also Artistic Director of an annual summer concert series in conjunction with the Wicker Park Advisory Council and the Chicago Park District.

@loeckelmusik

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JESS MAHONEY (Swing Stage Manager) was born and raised in New York and is excited to be in Florida joining the stage management team this season! Jess has lived and worked in Ohio, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Kentucky and California. Her favorite past credits include productions of The 39 Steps, Noises Off, Butterflies are Free, and Spring Awakening. She earned her BFA in Theatrical Production and Design with a concentration in Stage Management and Lighting Design from the State University of New York at Fredonia.

VERNA MCINTYRE (Scenic Carpenter) was born and raised here in sunny central Florida and is excited at the opportunity to present important and culturally relevant theater to her home community. She's been with The Studio Theatre since 2023 but has been a lover of the performing arts as long as she can remember, and is happy to be able to express that love in the workshop!

DANIELLE PACCIONE (Director of Production) has over 25 years professional theatrical experience. As a Production Manager, AEA Stage Manager, and Director, she has collaborated with a variety of theatrical organizations and currently serves on the Orlando Actor’s Equity Association Liaison Committee. Danielle is an original member of the “No More 10 out of 12’s” working group with a goal of providing more equitable working conditions in theatres around the world. She has worked up and down the East Coast wearing many different hats and is happy to call Florida and The Studio Theatre her home. Danielle joined The Studio team in 2017.

CHAD PAVLOVICH (Scenic Carpenter) is a production hand for The Studio Theater Tierra del Sol and The Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center. He has been with The Studio and The Sharon since 2016. Prior to his work at The Studio he worked as a touring guitar technician with bands including Blue October and Miranda Lambert. He is excited for new opportunities to work with lighting and audio.

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NICHOLE POLLACK (Assistant House Manager) has always dreamed of working within the theatre. A graduate of California State University, Long Beach, Nichole earned her BA in Technical Theatre, focusing on Stage Management, Costume Design, and Light Programming. She is thrilled to be newly part of the Front of House team at The Sharon and The Studio Theatre and continues to volunteer for Encore! Performing Arts in Orlando. Nichole has worked as a Stage Manager on shows such as Eurydice and Spamalot!, and a costume designer for Love Drunk and Midnight. While most of her work is backstage, she has performed too, including roles in Newsies and Stuart Little. Nichole looks forward to this next step in her career, sharing her passion for the performing arts.

ALISON SCHARVELLA (Lead Carpenter) is thrilled to be working with The Studio Theatre! She is originally from upstate NY. She graduated in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts in theater from University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Prior to working with The Studio, she was head carpenter at University of Florida Performing Arts.

MASON SHELL (Lighting Designer) is the Lighting Director at The Sharon and The Studio. He’s very excited for his first season here. Among his favorite shows he’s designed are Hair and The Wolves. His favorite concerts he’s designed are Saint Motel and Sierra Hull. He’d like to thank his wonderful wife Rachel and cats for all their support.

ALLY SOUTHGATE (Lighting Technician) was until recently a Michigander. She’s moved down to Florida to continue her career in theatrical lighting and electrics. Ally graduated from Michigan Technological University in spring of 2022 with a BS in Theater and Entertainment Technology and a Minor in Theatrical Performance. Even though she spends most of her time backstage now, Ally started her life in the theater performing onstage from the age of 8 and continued through college. Ally would like to thank her family, friends, and loved ones for their continued support even from over 1000 miles away.

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ALEXANDER SOVRONSKY (Original Music & Sound Design) is thrilled to be returning to The Studio Theatre having previously designed the music/sound for These Shining Lives, In The Next Room, The Cake, and the sound for Urinetown the Musical. Some career highlights include performing in and cowriting the live music for the Broadway production of Cyrano de Bergerac (starring Kevin Kline), creating the original music/ sound for The Public Theatre's production of Mother Of The Maid (starring Glenn Close), and writing & performing the original score for Indecent at Arena Stage, KC Rep, and Baltimore Center Stage. He has also worked extensively in various regional theatres and Off-Broadway. Alexander is based in NYC and enjoys a rich career as both a composer/sound designer and actor/musician. www.AlexanderSovronsky.com | @Alexander.Sovronsky

ALEC SPEERS (House Manager) has a long history of working with theatre productions. After over a decade of working on and around the stage, he feels most at home in the theatre and is very proud to be The Studio Theatre’s House Manager. Favorite credits include Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along-Blog (Colorado, 2012), La Traviata and La Boheme (Germany, 2017), and Ada and the Engine (The Studio Theatre, 2021). Alec also has experience in set building, stage managing, and directing. It is always a privilege to work in the industry that you love, so Alec would like to thank The Studio family, and his own immensely supportive family for everything they do.

OLIVIA WILLIAMSON (Marketing Associate) is so excited to join the team at The Studio Theatre! She was born and raised in Alabama but has been in the Greater Orlando area since 2015. She joined The Sharon and The Studio Theatre in October of 2022. A theatre kid at heart, she is thrilled to join a team that pushes audiences to examine relevant issues through the performances produced at The Studio Theatre.

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MADISON YOUNGBLOOD (Production Stage Manager) was born and raised in the Central Florida area and has been a member of the resident stage management team at The Studio Theatre since season 6. With nearly a decade of stage management experience, Madison has lived and worked in Central Florida, Philadelphia, and New York. Some of her favorite credits include productions of Urinetown, The Color Purple, Guys & Dolls, Cabaret, RED, Collected Stories, Godspell, Mary Poppins, and Blood Brothers. Madison has worked as an intern with WICKED on Broadway and has stage managed for the Arts for Autism Broadway Concerts and the Broadway Green Alliance. She graduated from the University of the Arts with a BFA in Directing, Playwriting, and Production.

ERIC ZIVOT (Dialect Coach) is currently a Professor of Performance at Rollins College and has been named a Master Trainer by the Voice and Speech Trainers Association. His Voice experience runs the gamut from Voice-Overs, Looping and ADR direction to dialect and text coaching for such theaters as the Stratford Festival of Canada, The Alliance, The Fountain Theater, San Jose Rep and the American Conservatory Theater. At ACT he was the director of Voice and Speech training while coaching numerous productions. His local coaching includes shows for Orlando Shakes, Mad Cow, The Florida Studio Theatre, Playwrights Round Table, The Orlando Fringe and now The Studio Theater! His recent dialect coaching includes productions of Cat on a Hot Time Roof, My Lord What a Night, Lost in Yonkers, Sweet Charity, and the up-coming production of 39 Steps. He is the recipient of two Orlando "10 Best Awards, a Governor General Award for his work in Canada and an Emmy award for his work on the TV show JAG.

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CAST

Eric Sheridan .............................................................. Matt Katzenmeier

Billie Dwyer ...................................................................Da'Zaria Harris

Karen Brown .................................................................. Whitney Morse

Mayor Meekly Mark Edward Smith

Agent Frank ........................................................................ Craig Smith

Todd .................................................................................. Nick Bublitz

Mary Meekly ..............................................................Alyson E. Johnson

Female Swing ..................................................................... Kimber King

Male Swing ........................................................................ Jeffrey Smith

DIRECTION

Artistic Director ............................................................. Whitney Morse

Associate Artistic Director .................................................. Angel Creeks

Director ...................................................................... Roberta Emerson

Fight and Initimacy Director ..................................................D. Granke

Dialect Coach Eric Zivot

PRODUCTION

Producer .......................................................................... Jason Goedken

Director of Production ................................................ Danielle Paccione

Production Manager ........................................................... Leslie Becker

Technical Director Clayton Becker

Company Manager............................................................ Ryan Loeckel

Literary and Casting Associate ........................................ Jordan Gregson

Production Stage Manager..................................... Madison Youngblood

Assistant Stage Manager .................................................Stephanie Bezio

Swing Stage Manager ........................................................ Jess Mahoney

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SCENIC

Scenic Designer ........................................................ Joshua E. Gallagher

Set Dressing, Scenic Charge Artist ............................ Joshua E. Gallagher

Lead Carpenter............................................................. Alison Scharvella

Additional Carpentry Verna McIntyre, Chad Pavlovich

COSTUMES

Costume Designer Kat Henwood

LIGHTING

Lighting Designer................................................................ Mason Shell

Lead Electrician .....................................................................Collin Hall

Electrician ........................................................................Ally Southgate

AUDIO VISUAL

Original Music & Sound Design ............................ Alexander Sovronsky

PROPS

Props Designer Joshua E. Gallagher

HOUSE MANAGEMENT

House Manager ..................................................................... Alec Speers

Assistant House Managers ............ Mark Kirschenbaum, Nichole Pollack

MARKETING

Senior Marketing Coordinator ......................................... Taylor Adkins

Videographer..................................................................... Ryan Loeckel

Marketing Associate ................................................... Olivia Williamson

Marketing Account Manager Erika Nelson

Graphic Design .................................................................. Krissi Kugler

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