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1.Attach headphones.
2.Press the green button to turn on.
3.Press the Black “T” button for the Hearing Loop. Adjust volume with the (+) and (-) buttons
Info on Hearing Loop:
•About 1 in 4 Americans —some 8.4 million—have hearing aids, according to a 2018 poll.
•A hearing loop magnetically transfers the microphone or TV sound signal to hearing aids and cochlear implants that have a tiny, inexpensive “telecoil” receiver. This transforms the instruments into in-the-ear loudspeakers that deliver sound customized for one’s own hearing loss.
•69% hearing models—including in-the-ear models and conventional behind-the-ear models.
•A form of assistive listening, including hearing loops, come with portable receivers and headsets.
•What is a telecoil?
-A tiny coil of wire around a core that will induce an electric current in the coil when its in the presence of a changing magnetic field.
- Normally, a hearing aid "listens" with its microphone, then amplifies what it “hears”.
-A telecoil “hears” a magnetic signal which represents sound.
-On telecoil-equipped hearing aids and CIs, the wearer must “turn on or “switch to” telecoil mode. Some users prefer a mode that only uses the telecoil and not the microphones when they are in telecoil mode, and other users prefer a combination of telecoil and microphones.
Major Benefits:
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• Don’t have to take extra time to go find hearing aid assistance or configure it to work best for you.
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Playhouse Information The Leiman Mainstage P.O. Box 310 2661 Greenville Hwy Flat Rock, NC 28731 Admin Office: 828.693.0403 Box Office: 828.693.0731 Toll Free: 866.732.8008 Box Office Hours Monday - Friday 10AM - 5PM and 90 min. prior to all showtimes. @FRPlayhouse FLATROCKPLAYHOUSE.ORG A small group of volunteer gardeners led by the Hendersonville Master Gardener program started creating the current gardens at The Playhouse in 2008. Contact Tamsin Allpress for more information at tallpress@tamsinandcooke.com Thank You MASTER GARDNERS
LISA K. BRYANT, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
“I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which ahuman being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.”
–Oscar
Wilde
Welcome to Flat Rock Playhouse, the State Theatre of North Carolina. Visitors have been making their pilgrimage to the great flat rock for over 70 years now. While many of our patrons have indicated that they can’t get enough of the ‘creative,’ and ‘unique,’ and ‘free’ parking experience we provide (ahem), it seems that most keep coming back for the professional excellence of our productions! It’s possible that the gorgeous Appalachian Mountains, surrounding shops, and yummy restaurants have some impact as well. But mostly, we know that it’s the parking they can’t get enough of. Sorry, I mean the professional excellence!
Ok, seriously—every season, the staff and artists who make up Flat Rock Playhouse come from all over the country to lend their passion, talent, and skill to the craft of making live theatre happen. As a producing theatre we design and build everything you see on stage ourselves: the props, the costumes, the scenery, lighting, and sound. We cast the actors, rehearse everything right here on property, sprinkle some world-class musicians on top, and then SHAZAM! —it’s another opening of another fantastic show. The truth is, it’s kind of a miracle that it all comes together the way it does. Fortunately, we are blessed to work with incredible talent on stage and off. And each member of the team desires nothing less than creating an experience second to none for our audience.
As theatre artists and artisans, we love bringing the words and worlds found in a script to life on the stage. We know that great theatre challenges how we think and encourages us to fantasize about a world we aspire to or to contemplate worlds previously unknown. Theatre teaches lessons about life, society, and emotion. It is a magical craft capable of transforming each of us and fostering epiphanal experiences that can change lives and hearts. Also, it’s really fun!
Shakespeare wrote that “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” Whatever role you play at Flat Rock Playhouse—patron, donor, volunteer, or parking enthusiast, — we are profoundly grateful. Thank you for playing your parts so faithfully, and for your shared love of our beloved Playhouse on the great flat rock.
Sincerely yours,
Lisa K. Bryant Artistic Director
A MESSAGE FROM
A MESSAGE FROM OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRESIDENT
MIKE WEITZEL
Everyone associated with Flat Rock Playhouse, the staff, performers, musicians, production crew, interns and apprentices, volunteers, and the Board of Trustees welcome you to the 2023 season. If you saw one or more of the Music on the Rock® concerts earlier this year, you felt the excitement that we have all come to know on the Rock. And that was just the beginning. Every month you are welcome to come back to the Rock to see another outstanding presentation. From the Bard’s work to the casting of A Chorus Line, from The Girl on the Train to the girls in Steel Magnolia, and of course, our Christmas show, we have something for everyone all year long.
I am always amazed at the effort it takes to put on a production. Everything you see and hear is “Made at the Playhouse”. Glance at the set, it was designed, built, painted, and set up by the production crew. Notice the detail. There is a lot more to the Playhouse than meets the eye on opening night. The Actor housing, the costume shop, the Playhouse Jr. rehearsal hall, the administrative offices, and more are all part of our campus. We even have our own pond.
Please know that all of this could not be happening without your generous support. Whether a season subscriber, a visitor from “up North”, an occasional patron or a long time Vagabond, YOU make a difference. With your patronage, through ticket sales or a generous donation, the lights stay on at the Playhouse. From the very first tent shows in 1952 to tonight’s performance, your “State Theater of North Carolina” has produced so many memorable shows because of community support. Please know that YOU are important to the Playhouse. It is YOUR donation or YOUR ticket purchase that keeps us moving forward.
Now it is time for the show to begin. Soon you will be transported to another place or time where you will be tapping your toes or reaching for a tissue. Enjoy being a part of the Flat Rock Playhouse.
Mike
Weitzel
Board of Trustees President
DIRECTORS
Clyde Allen
Connie Backlund
Suzanne Camarata
Sharon Campbell
Steve Cosgrove
Bob DiBella
Deanna Ellis
Gene Hamme
Robin Hamme
Sherri Holbert
Bruce Holliday
Karolyn Killian
David Leiman
Peg Luy
Tom Marshall
Joff Masukuwa
Larry McGaughy
Charlotte Otto
Turner Rouse
Emily Russell
Janette Sullivan
Michael Sullivan
Michael Weitzel
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Production Manager
ADAM GOODRUM
Assist. Stage Manager
AMELIA DRISCOLL*
Scenic Designer
DENNIS C. MAULDEN
Costume Designer
ASHLI CRUMP
Assoc. Projections Designer
CLARA ASHE-MOORE
Fight Coordinator
BILL MUÑOZ*
THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN
Based on the best-selling novel by Paula Hawkins and the DreamWorks film
Adapted by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel
Director
LISA K. BRYANT
Assoc. Production Manager
JOSHUA STEWART
Assist. Stage Manager
LINDSEY A. MOSS*
Lighting Designer BEN HAMANN
Hair and Makeup Designer ANSLEY JUAN
Technical Director
BRANDON MCIVER
Intimacy Coach
LAURA RIKARD
THE CAST (In alphabetical order)
Production Stage Manager BILL MUÑOZ*
Assist. Stage Manager
MADELYN HAWVER
Sound Designer KURT DAVIS
Projections Designer PATRICK W. LORD
Props Manager KENZIE CONNER
Dialect Coach
KATE INGRAM
LESLIE COLLINS*..................................RACHEL WATSON
WILLIAM CONNELL*................................SCOTT HIPWELL
JASON ROJAS*..........................................KAMAL ABDIC
MICHAEL SHENEFELT*................................TOM WATSON
SCOTT TREADWAY*.......................................D.I. GASKILL
GRACIE WINCHESTER*.............................ANNA WATSON
LAURA WOYASZ*...................................MEGAN HIPWELL
“The Girl on the Train” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
Performed in Two Acts with a 15 minute intermission. Setting: A suburban town in England
Time: Present
THANK YOU TO OUR SEASON SPONSORS
The videotaping or making of electronic or aduio and/or visual recordings of this production and distributing recordings or streams in any medium, including the internet, is strictly prohibited, a violation of the author(s)’s rights and actionable under United States copyright law, For more information, please visit: https://concordtheatricals.com/resources/protecting-artist.
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THE CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
LESLIE COLLINS*
Rachel Watson
WILLIAM CONNELL*
Scott Hipwell
JASON ROJAS*
Kamal Abdic
MICHAEL SHENEFELT*
Tom Watson
SCOTT TREADWAY*
D. I. Gaskill
GRACIE WINCHESTER*
Anna Watson
LAURA WOYASZ*
Megan Hipwell
LESLIE COLLINS* (RACHEL WATSON) is thrilled to be back at the Rock for her 11th show! Leslie’s first season was back in 2006 in Agatha Christie’s The Unexpected Guest playing Laura Warwick. She has loved working at this wonderful theater ever since. Other favorite FRP shows: Cinderella, Leading Ladies, Unnecessary Farce, Thoroughly Modern Millie. Recent shows: Elizabeth Benning in Young Frankenstein (Theatre3), Fairy Godmother in Disney’s Descendants (Casa Manana), Alison in Fun Home (Uptown Players), and the Little Old Lady in Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus at Dallas Children’s Theater. Other favorite credits: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Goodspeed), Janet in Rocky Horror Show (Casa Manana). Leslie spent over 20 years in NYC and LA performing in theater, television (VH1, MTV, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Cruel Summer), numerous national commercials (Progressive, American Express, Cascade) and performing and teaching comedic & musical improvisation. She has performed improv all over the world, from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to the Sydney Opera House. Leslie can also be heard voicing characters on the Nice to Meet You and Mission to Zyxx podcasts. She also co-hosts Sumo Kaboom, a podcast all about sumo wrestling. Love to her family and Milind. www.lesliemariecollins.com @Lesntexas
WILLIAM CONNELL* (SCOTT HIPWELL) is happy to return to FRP after appearing last year as Sam Phillips in Million Dollar Quartet. Selected NYC/Regional credits include: A Soldier’s Play (Roundabout, Broadway National Tour), INK (MTC), A View From the Bridge (2010 Broadway revival), The Coast of Utopia (Lincoln Center), The Play That Goes Wrong (PTC), Nureyev’s Eyes (George Street), Alphabetical Order (Keen Co.), Hamlet (Aspen Music Festival), One Man, Two Guvnors (PTC, Berkeley Rep, South Coast Rep), The Hour of Feeling (Humana), The Winslow Boy (Rep Theatre of St. Louis), The 39 Steps (PA Shakes. Fest.), In the Next Room (Gulfshore Playhouse), The Voice of the Turtle (Merrimack Rep.), Pride and Prejudice (Geva Theatre Center), The Glass Menagerie (Two River Theatre), Murder On The Nile (Dorset Theatre Festival), The Maddening Truth (Keen Co.), As You Like It (Weston Playhouse), All’s Well That End’s Well (TFANA),T.V. and Film: Succession, Bluff City Law, Blindspot, Blacklist, Madam Secretary, Bull, MA, Smash, Not Fade Away, Gossip Girl, Law & Order, Guiding Light. B.F.A. UNCSA.
JASON ROJAS* (KAMAL ABDIC) Guthrie Theater: Cyrano de Bergerac, Frankenstein –Playing With Fire, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, Arms and the Man; Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It; Trademark Theater: The Boy and Robin Hood; Park Square Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Cyrano de Bergerac, Romeo and Juliet, Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders, Of Mice and Men; Great River Shakespeare Festival: Julius Caesar, As You Like It;Gremlin Theatre: Rocket to the Moon; Workhaus Theater Collective: Feast of Wolves; Theater Forever: Muy Very Authentico; Mixed Blood Theatre: The House of the Spirits; Hope Summer Repertory Theatre: Room Service, Charlotte’s Web; Minnesota Centennial Showboat: The Count of Monte Cristo. TRAINING B.F.A., University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater Actor Training Program
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MICHAEL SHENEFELT* (TOM WATSON) This is Michael’s debut at Flat Rock and first play with his real-life wife, the incomparably talented Grace Winchester. His favorite theater credits include Stephen Foster in The Stephen Foster Story, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Ethan in Sex with Strangers, and Frank Farmer (The Bodyguard) in The Bodyguard. Michael is most frequently seen on Netflix’s Sweet Magnolias as Ryan Wingate, and has gueststarred on HBO’s Doom Patrol, Paramount’s The Game, Showtime’s The First Lady, and AMC’s The Walking Dead. He deeply regrets abandoning a poor puppy on the side of the road in Disney’s live-action remake of Lady and the Tramp, but feels his moral conscience showed through in Disney’s Life Size 2. If you are craving some low budget laughs, please check out his award-winning film Postal wherever you stream your movies. Thanks to his parents for encouraging an artistic life.
SCOTT TREADWAY* (D.I. GASKILL) 2023 marks season forty for this Vagabond who started at the Playhouse in 1984 as an apprentice. Favorite shows at FRP include, The Drowsy Chaperone, Rounding Third, Dial M For Murder, The 39 Steps, God Of Carnage, The TUNA Shows, among bunches of others. Thank you for supporting the Playhouse!
GRACIE WINCHESTER* (ANNA WATSON) is delighted to make her Flat Rock Playhouse debut in The Girl on the Train alongside her loving husband and best friend, Michael. She made her Broadway and National Tour debuts as Nellie Oakey in Annie Get Your Gun. As a member of New York City’s Drilling Company, favorite Off-Broadway credits include Ophelia in Hamlet and Witch 3 in Macbeth. Recent regional productions: Nicola in Kinky Boots (Orlando Shakespeare), Mrs. Van Buren in Intimate Apparel (Palm Beach Dramaworks), Daisy in The Lodger (Northern Stage), Sally in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Out of the Box Theatrics), Celia in As You Like It (Gateway Playhouse), Shelby in Steel Magnolias and June in Into the Breeches (Alabama Shakespeare Festival). She has been featured on the Ms. Pat Show (BET+) and My Crazy Love (Oxygen Network). Gracie has been an AEA member since age six and earned her BFA in theatre from the University of Central Florida. Love for JAGS.
LAURA WOYASZ* (MEGAN HIPWELL) is honored to return to FRPH for her 4th season as a Vagabond! Laura recently received the CT Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical, for her role as Martha in The Secret Garden at ACT of CT! Broadway: Wicked (Glinda) & For The Girls w/Kristin Chenoweth. Off Broadway: Emmett Otter’s Jug Band Christmas, The Marvelous Wonderettes, Attack of the Elvis Impersonators & My Life with Albertine. Tours & Regional: Wicked, Thoroughly Modern Millie, James Joyce’s The Dead, Anything Goes, Little Shop of Horrors, Working (Broadway World Best Actress Nominee) Grumpy Old Men,(world premier), Cheers Live Onstage (world premier), Noises Off, Boeing Boeing,Venus in Fur, Women in Jeopardy, Smokey Joe’s Cafe & more! TV: Madame Secretary, The Good Fight, Person of Interest. Laura loves animals, Dolly Parton and believes that storytelling & the arts are essential!! Please follow Laura on IG @laurawoyasz or check out her website
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Did you know that Flat Rock Playhouse is a producing theater? That means we build most of our productions onsite across multiple workshops. Everything you see and hear onstage, from the costumes to the scenery to the lighting and audio, is hand-crafted by one of our technicians. Thank you to our amazing Production Team for making the magic happen!
PRODUCTION STAFF
Adam Goodrum - Production Manager
Joshua Stewart - Associate Production Manager
Bill Muñoz* - Production Stage Manager
Amelia Driscoll* - Assistant Stage Manager
Lindsey A. Moss* - Assistant Stage Manager
Madelyn Hawver - Assistant Stage Manager
Dennis C. Maulden - Scenic Designer
Morgan Shea - Assistant Scenic Designer
Brandon McIver - Technical Director
Mike Sarisky - Assistant Technical Director
Deborah Samuelson - Head Carpenter
Coleman Campbell - Carpenter
Willow Heichel - Carpenter
Devon West - Overhire Carpenter
Steph Charaska - Scenic Charge
Shaly Farmer - Assistant Scenic Charge
Audra Tibbit - Scenic Artist
Ben Hamann - Head of Lighting and Projections
Joey Stitt - Head Electrician
Georgia Fenimore - Staff Electrician
Kayla Walkup - Electrician
Paul Kwok - Overhire Electrician
Taylor Jeffries - Projections Programer
Ashli Crump - Costume Shop Manager
Tim Barham - Assistant Costume Shop Manager
Ansley Juan - Hair and Makeup Designer
Amy Pavelka - Head of Wardrobe
Betty Miller - Stitcher
Jasmine Armstrong - Stitcher / Wardrobe Assistant
Kathryn Wells - Costume Shop Volunteer
Kurt Davis - Head of Audio
Mason Sams - Audio Engineer
Sam Wood - A2 Microphone Technician
Kenzie Conner - Props Manager
Lane Shoemaker - Assistant Props Manager
Sam Powers - Props Artisan
We are grateful for you! Your support of the arts makes the magic possible. To make a gift at any time, please visit our website at www.flatrockplayhouse.org/support or call Debra Nelson in our Development Office at 828.693.0403 x 205.
LISA K. BRYANT (ARTISTIC DIRECTOR / DIRECTOR) This season marks Lisa’s ninth year as the Artistic Director for the State Theatre of North Carolina. Beginning her FRP career as an Apprentice, Lisa has been proud to serve the theatre through the years as a student, Equity actor, teacher, and director. Select favorite FRP performances include Velma Von Tussle/Hairspray, May/The Affections of May, Bianca/Kiss Me, Kate, and Peggy Sawyer/42 nd Street. Favorite Directing projects include 2022’s West Side Story, Amadeus, RENT, My Fair Lady, Once On This Island, and so many more. Lisa is proud to have introduced the critically successful Black Box Series last year where she directed the hilarious God of Carnage and brought South African playwright Athol Fugard’s Blood Knot to WNC. DO NOT MISS this year’s Black Box production of Shakespeare’s popular MACBETH coming this October. As ever, a special thanks to the extraordinary Playhouse Staff and every artist whose talent, dedication, and passion make ‘The Rock’ rock! Finally, a heartfelt thanks to the patrons, donors, sponsors, and volunteers who keep the theatre going year after year. We literally would not be here without you, and we are forever grateful for your faithful friendship and support.
ADAM GOODRUM (PRODUCTION MANAGER) Adam graduated from UNC School of the Arts in with a B.F.A. in Technical Direction. After graduating he went to Goodspeed Opera House where he spent 3 years climbing the ranks from a Carpenter, Lead Welder, Master Carpenter to their Assistant Technical Director 2007. He then moved to DC to become Signature Theatre’s Technical Director. After a year with Signature he returned to Goodspeed to take over as their Technical Director where he stayed from 2009-2013. In 2013 Adam moved closer to home and joined the Flat Rock Playhouse staff where he took on the position of Technical Director, and in 2014, he moved up to be the Production Manager. Adam is happy to have found his place back in his home state of NC where he is closer to family and friends and where he and his wife, Samantha welcomed their first child Ryden to the Vagabond Family in 2018.
JOSHUA STEWART (ASSOCIATE PRODUCTION MANAGER) Originally from the Midwest, Joshua traveled the US as a production manager and stage manager prior to settling in Western North Carolina. He has worked with companies such as Florida Grand Opera, the Atlanta Opera, Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre Company, and Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts, among others. Joshua holds a Master of Fine Arts in Stage Management from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a Bachelors of Science in Theatre Production from Illinois State University, and is a member of the American Guild of Musical Artists.
BILL MUÑOZ* (PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER / FIGHT COORDINATOR)
This year marks Bill’s 32 nd season at Flat Rock Playhouse. Starting out as an apprentice in 1985, through subsequent years, he went from Scenic Carpenter to Actor to Stage Manager to Fight Choreographer to year-round staff as Production Manager. Although now he “stepped down” to only be hired seasonally, he always looks forward to return to this special community at the “Rock.” Special thanks to those who support live theatre and make the arts an important contribution to society. Much love to his wife and daughter, the two most important people of his life.
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AMELIA DRISCOLL (ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER) is thrilled to be back at Flat Rock Playhouse working on another fantastic production. In 2012, she graduated from UNC Wilmington with a BFA in Creative Writing and a minor in Theatre. Since then, she has worked as an Production Stage Manager or Assistant Stage Manager for theatres in North Carolina, South Carolina, and California. She would like to thank the cast, crew, production team, and everyone at FRP for making this a wonderful experience. Finally, to her friends and family, a huge thank you for their endless support and love.
LINDSEY A. MOSS* (PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER) is beyond thrilled to be back at Flat Rock Playhouse and to be part of this wonderful production. Previous credits include Hairspray, Les Miserables, The Last Five Years, Miss Saigon, and Annie (among many others) at FRP; Vrooommm! at Triad Stage; and Twelve Dates of Christmas-2017 & 2018, The Lifespan of a Fact, The Roommate, and Be Here Now at North Carolina Stage Company. Many thanks to Lisa, Adam, Anne, this INCREDIBLE cast of strong women, and the entire FRP team for inviting me back and a BIG thank you to YOU for supporting the return of live theatre.”
MADELYN HAWVER (ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER) is so excited to be making her Flat Rock Playhouse debut! In 2021, Madelyn graduated from the University of Cincinnati (CCM) with her BFA in Stage Management. While in college she stage managed at local theatres Know Theatre of Cincinnati and Pioneer Playhouse. Since graduation, she’s had the privilege of stage managing at theatres in South Carolina (Long Bay Theatre, Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute) and Florida (Gulfshore Playhouse). She is so thankful to her family, friends, and mentors for their unconditional support and love.
BEN HAMANN (HEAD OF LIGHTING AND PROJECTIONS) Ben first joined the FRP family in 2019 as the Head Electrician and in 2022, he stepped into a new role as the Resident Lighting Designer & the Head of Lighting and Projection. He is a North Carolina native, growing up in the Raleigh metro, and holds both a BA and MA in Theatre Arts from Bob Jones University. His favorite shows to work on at FRP have been The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe, Mamma Mia, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, and Turn of the Screw. His other lighting design credits include Guys & Dolls, Mary Poppins (Overshadowed Theatrical Productions); Christmas Cabaret (Younts Center). In his free time he also designs and consults for Pinkish Floyd, a local tribute band. He would like to thank his friends and family for their love and support.
KURT DAVIS (SOUND DESIGNER) graduated from The University of Mississippi in 2015, receiving a B.F.A. in Theatrical Design & Production emphasizing in Sound Design. Since then, he has worked in multiple performing arts venues across the country, including Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC, New Stage Theatre in his hometown of Jackson, Mississippi, and The Brevard Music Center in Brevard, North Carolina. Kurt is excited to return to Flat Rock Playhouse for his second season! Favorite designs include MAMMA MIA, GOD OF CARNAGE (Flat Rock Playhouse), THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE (Warehouse Theatre), BRIGHT STAR, and SWEAT (New Stage Theatre).
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PATRICK W. LORD (PROJECTION/VIDEO DESIGNER) [NATIONAL TOUR]: On Your Feet, Hairspray. [NEW YORK]: Lincoln Center: Where Words Once Were; White Plains Performing Arts Center: The Bodyguard: The Musical. [DC]: The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts: Earthrise, Voyagers, Digging Up Dessa, Where Words Once Were; Shakespeare Theatre Company: Hamlet, Twelfth Night; Everyman Theatre: Dinner and Cake; Olney Theatre Center: Hedwig and the Angry Inch, A Christmas Carol; Gala Hispanic Theatre: On Your Feet: La Historia de Gloria y Emilio Estefan ¡En Español!, Fame: The Musical; 1st Stage: The Phlebotomist, Columbinus; Synetic Theatre: The Phantom of the Opera; Arts Centric: Dreamgirls, The Wiz; Forum Theatre: Love and Information, Building the Wall, Blackberry Winter; Theatre Alliance: Mnemonic (Helen Hayes Award Nomination); Arts on the Horizon: Outside the Lines;; Mosaic Theatre Company of DC: A Human Being Died That Night; Taffety Punk: Don Juan. [REGIONAL] Flatrock Playhouse: West Side Story, South Pacific; People’s Light: Thurgood; Skylight Music Theatre: Ernest Shackleton Loves Me; Croswell Opera House: Beauty and the Beast, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; Peppercorn Theatre: Desvelado; Ohana Arts: Peace On Your Wings; EDUCATION: MFA, The University of Texas at Austin. www.patrickwlord.com
DENNIS C.
MAULDEN
(SCENIC
DESIGNER)
Apprenticed with the Playhouse in 1967 and continued for 11 years as Equity Stage Manager and Scenic Artist. He became Resident Scenic Designer in 1985 and joined the full-time staff in 2000. With an MFA degree from UNC-Greensboro in 1977 and membership in United Scenic Artists, New York Local #829, Maulden has designed standard and classical repertory works, experimental projects, new plays, operas, and musicals in regional, university, and New York theatres. Proud to have contributed to the theatre’s physical and aesthetic growth, artistic production quality, and strong educational development, Dennis feels particularly blessed to be a part of the Playhouse family. denniscmaulden.com
ASHLI CRUMP (RESIDENT COSTUME DESIGNER / COSTUME SHOP MANAGER)
Ashli has been a Vagabond for 31 years and has led the costume department for over a decade. A graduate of the former FRP Theatre for Young People Conservatory program. She has a degree in Theatre Design and Technology from Appalachian State University. As the Resident Costume Designer, she has designed countless FRP productions. Some of her favorites include West Side Story, South Pacific, All Shook Up, Annie, Chasing Rainbows, Million Dollar Quartet, 9 to 5, The Music Man, Miss Saigon, Les Miserables, Hank Williams Lost Highway, The Little Prince, Peter Pan, and A Christmas Story. Ashli has also worked for New Stage Theatre, Florida Repertory Theatre, Mill Mountain Theatre, South Carolina Children’s Theatre, Blowing Rock Stage Company, The Opera Company of NC, Brevard Music Center, Brevard College, and Sapsis Rigging. You can also see Ashli’s handcrafted jewelry and designs at The Garage on 25 in Fletcher, NC.
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ANSLEY JUAN (HAIR AND MAKEUP) This is Ansley Juan’s first season at Flat Rock Playhouse as their Wig and Makeup Artist. She has spent the past 5 years learning and expanding her craft as a wig technician and stylist, and is excited to share that with everyone here this season.
KENZIE CONNER (PROPS MANAGER) is thrilled to be back on the rock after 13 years! Originally from Roanoke, VA, she is a theater professional with nearly 3 decades of experience in performance, props, puppetry, scenic design, stage management, choreography, special effects makeup, technical direction, and production management. After graduating college and spending a year abroad in Ireland, she was lucky enough to work on board Disney Cruise Line for over 3 years. She has worked for the Virginia Children’s Theatre, the Jefferson Center, and many other regional arts organizations in various capacities. Apart from being a theater professional, she has spent time working in event management as the Director of Events for the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad in Ohio, and has spent over a decade as a freelance wedding and event coordinator.
BRANDON MCIVER (TECHNICAL DIRECTOR) is celebrating his second season with Flat Rock after joining the theatre at the very end of the season last year. He has worked in numerous scene shops in various capacities over the last 20 years. In 2003 he moved to Columbia, SC where he began his theatre career as ATD with Trustus Theatre. Throughout his artistic adventure, Brandon has worked as a carpenter, painter and props and scenic designer for many if not all of the theatre, dance and opera companies in Columbia. He has also designed/built scenery, special effects and props for independent film and commercial video. On a smaller scale, Brandon has built scenery and served as puppeteer for the Columbia Marionette Theatre. After relentless vacationing in WNC for the last 15 years, he decided to finally become a resident. Brandon is excited and grateful to his new friends at FRP for giving him a chance and having him aboard.
LAURA RIKARD is a CoFounder of Theatrical Intimacy Education, an Intimacy Coordinator, Intimacy Choreographer/Director, Professor, Teacher, Director, Writer, and Consent Specialist. She is Associate Professor of Theatre at the University of South Carolina Upstate. She is a leading voice in the development of the intimacy Discipline. Intimacy Coordination Credits include: Interview with A Vampire (AMC), Anne Rice Mayfair Witches (AMC), Supremes at Earl’s All You Can Eat (Searchlight Pictures), Appendage (Fever Dream Studios/Hulu), Harlem (Amazon/NBC Universal), Mother’s Instinct (Anton/FreckleFilms), Anything’s Possible (Amazon), Ramy (Hulu) \and others. Intimacy Choreography credits include, Equus, West Side Story, Mama Mia, Heathers, Romeo and Juliet, Stories from an Execution, Corriolanius, Indecent, and many more. She contributed to the first book on intimacy Staging Sex; Best Practices, Tools, and Techniques for Theatrical Intimacy, she co founded The Journal of Consent Based Performance, she has published numerous articles on consent and intimacy, and has been interviewed on many podcasts. She is the lead teacher of German, Austrian, and Swiss Intimacy Coordinators in collaboration with Culture Change Hub and the BFFS (the German Federal Actors Association). Her upcoming book is Consent in the Acting Classroom. She has been a guest artist on intimacy, and consent based training at educational and artistic institutions around the world.
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FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE STAFF
Associate Production Manager..................................................................................Joshua Stewart
Education Programs Manager....................................................................................Lauren Hopkins
Major Gifts Officer.......................................................................................................Kim Hinkelman Development Manager..................................................................................................Olivia Palmer
Development Associate.................................................................................................Debra Nelson
Marketing Director......................................................................................................Christy Souther
Videographer.....................................................................................................................Jeb Purcell
Box Office Manager.......................................................................................................Stephanie Orr Assoc. Box Office Manager...........................................................................................Jade Anastasia
Customer Service Representative........................................................Meredith King, Alyson Gooch
Patron Services Manager..............................................................................................Heather Smith
House Managers.........................................Emmett Casey, Vicki Leeds, Jessica Casey, Libby Morris
Facilities Manager.............................................................................................................Paul Feraldi
Assistant Facilities Manager + Concessions...................................................................Bryan Taylor
Technical Director.......................................................................................................Brandon McIver
Head of Lighting.............................................................................................................Ben Hamann
Head of Sound Kurt Davis
Resident Costume Designer / Costume Shop Manager.................................................Ashli Crump
Producing Artistic Director.............................................................................................Lisa K. Bryant Resident Music Director..............................................................................................Ethan Andersen Production Manager..................................................................................................Adam Goodrum
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