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Of course, comedies abound with a one-person tour-de-force in Fully Committed, a heart-lifting romantic comedy in Bloomsday, and a new play about senior citizens misbehaving in Boca! We hope you’ll join us for every laugh, every tear, and every story told on our stages this Season.

As the lights dim, remember that your being here tonight (today) is no small thing. You share a connection to a millennium-old tradition that has its roots in the dawn of civilization. From the Ancient Greek amphitheaters where audiences first heard the words of Aeschylus and Euripides to the Renaissance, when Shakespeare tried new verses, to the Golden Age of American Musical Theatre when Rodgers & Hammerstein gambled on a bold new artform, and even to the mid-twentieth century when Margo Jones and Zelda Fichandler started a regional theatre movement that made companies like Florida Rep possible in our community – you’re connected to it all.

If today we make you laugh, applaud, or sit forward in your seat, know that you carry the same emotion and excitement as those first audiences. Theatre is a rare communal experience, and because you came to the theatre today, you help us to ensure that this sacred art form will continue to spark curiosity, provoke discussion, and lift spirits for another twenty-seven seasons.

Thank you for supporting the arts, and thank you for coming to the theatre!

Greg Longenhagen

Producing Artistic Director

Pictured: The Cast of BEEHIVE • Michael Liebhauser & Kraig Swartz in THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA McBRIDE • Hope Ward & Daniel Morgan Shelley in THE MOUNTAINTOP • The Cast of Ken Ludwig’s A COMEDY OF TENORS

A LETTER FROM

On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to welcome you to our 27th season.

Wasn’t last season terrific?! You may think it hard to top, but in true Florida Rep fashion, you know we have a season of great theater planned for you. Our active education department will bring a new series of Theatre for Young Audiences productions for student audiences in schools across Lee County and beyond, offer two Conservatory theatre productions for advanced students, and summer arts intensive camps for students of all ages and skill abilities. We hope you will encourage any young people in your life to participate and we hope you attend some or all of these fabulous educational productions.

This season our Executive Director John Martin will transition into retirement after 23 seasons of dedication to Florida Rep. His departure will be bittersweet but we wish him well and prepare to welcome a new Executive Director, Chris Verrill, recently appointed by our Board of Directors following a nationwide search. We invite you to say hello and welcome him into our Florida Rep family.

This season, we continue to rebuild and renovate our theatre spaces devastated by Hurricane Ian. It is only through the financial support from you - our patrons and donors - that this is possible.

Your ongoing support enables us to continue presenting the Broadway-quality productions you deserve. Ticket sales alone cannot sustain us, so please consider donating today. Your contribution helps secure the future of Florida Rep so it may continue to be a vibrant part of the cultural landscape of Southwest Florida.

In closing, we invite you to sit back and enjoy the show.

Janice Danzig, Chairperson Board of Directors

A LETTER FROM YOUR SENATOR

Dear Florida Repertory Theatre Patrons,

Welcome to the 27th season at the Florida Repertory Theatre! Your presence and patronage are the lifeblood of the Florida Rep, and I’m thrilled to welcome you for what promises to be a remarkable season.

I know that this season will present a diverse array of productions that will captivate, entertain, and inspire you. From timeless classics to contemporary masterpieces, Florida Rep’s carefully curated lineup reflects their commitment to delivering high-quality, thoughtprovoking, and memorable theatrical experiences.

Thank you for being a part of the Florida Repertory Theatre family. Without you, Florida Rep would not be able to reach over 100,000 theater goers and engage with 45,000 young people. Let us celebrate the transformative power of theatre and the joy it brings to our lives during Florida Rep’s 27th season.

Warmest regards,

Senator Jonathan Martin

FLORIDA REP Season 27 Accessible Performances

Florida Repertory Theatre’s Performance Accessibility Assistance Program (PAAP) provides both audio-described and signed performances throughout the season. Working with the Associated Interpreters for the Deaf and the Southwest Council for the Blind, this program offers $25 tickets for patrons with vision loss and patrons in the deaf community. All performances are 2 PM Sunday Matinees. All tickets are subject to availability, and it is highly recommended to reserve in advance (limit 2 tickets per production). FOR INFORMATION AND TICKETS: Box Office 239.332.4488 • Boxoffice@floridarep.org

Development at 239.219.1541 • Development@FloridaRep.org

Audio Described Performances Bloomsday MAR 2 • Arstage Studio Theatre Boca FEB 23 • Historic Arcade Theatre

SHOUT! The Mod

SHOUT!

• 2-Week Sessions Open to Students of All Skill Levels • • 9AM-4PM on the Florida Rep Campus • • Each session culminates with student performances •

FROZEN JR. (JUN 9-20)

ANNIE JR. (JUN 23-JUL 3)

THE WIZARD OF OZ YOUTH EDITION (JUL 7-18)

PETER PAN JR. (JUL 21-AUG 1) SUMMER WONDERLAND (JUN 9-20)

BIG CITY LIGHTS (JUN 23-JUL 3) NATURE IS ALL AROUND US (JUL 7-18)

LOST BOYS & BRAVE GIRLS (JUL 21-AUG 1)

The 1950s are out, and change is in the air! Hairspray, the winner of 8 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, is family-friendly, piled bou ant-high with laughter, romance, and deliriously tuneful songs. MAY 16-18 & MAY 23-25 •

ENSEMBLE OF ARTISTS

Florida Repertory Theatre is committed to providing a first-class regional theatre for Southwest Florida; to creating, nurturing, and developing a diverse ensemble of theatre professionals who will develop long term relationships working on a wide variety of plays; to helping improve the quality of life in our community through all the arts; and to making the arts, especially theatre, accessible to every segment of our community.

We would like to recognize these core members of our Ensemble of Theatre Professionals. Ensemble Artist Featured in the 2024-2025 Season

Viki Boyleb Actor Since 2010

David Breitbarth Actor Since 2011

Rachel Burttram Actor Since 2002

Mark Chambers Actor Since 2006

Chris Clavellib Actor/Director Since 2000

Michelle Damato Actor Since 2007

Audrey M. Brown Stage Manager Since 2007

Richard Crowellb Set Designer Since 1998

Arthur D’Alessiob Choreographer/ Stage Manager Since 1999

ACTORS & DIRECTORS

Kate Hampton Actor Since 2012

Maureen Heffernanb Director Since 2002

V Craig Heidenreichb Actor/Director Since 2016

Patricia Idlette Actor Since 2008

Greg Longenhagenb Actor/Director Since 1998

William McNultyb Actor Since 2012

DESIGNERS & STAGE MANAGERS

Stefanie Gendab Costume Designer Since 2008

Jim Hunterb Set & Lighting Designer Since 2000

Amy L. Massari Stage Manager Since 2010

Ray Rechtb Set Designer Since 1999

Sara Morseyb Actor Since 2008

Jason Parrishb Actor/Director Since 2005

Brendan Powers Actor Since 2008

Peter Thomasson Actor Since 2004

IN MEMORIAM

Niels Miller Actor & Director 1925-2006

Graham Smith Actor 1955-2020

David M. Upton Set & Lighting Designer Since 2006

Janine Wochnab Stage Manager Since 2005

Robert F. Wolin Set Designer Since 2006

Todd O. Wrenb Lighting Designer Since 2005

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Jack Psiris & Doreen Kostel

Dinah Bloomhall

Darlene M. Arnold

Janet & Bruce Bunch

Berne Davis Hugh & Mary Denison

Doris & Steve Colgate

James & Nancy Garfield Vici & Russ Hamm

Ellie Fox

John Madden

Noreen Raney

Arthur Zupko

Joel Magyar

Linda & Dan Carp

Shelley Wilson & Terry Kelley

Eileen Powers

Jane & Bob Breisch

Maureen Smitt Grabowski

Jim & Mary Lavelle

Lynne Birdt

SHOUT! THE MOD MUSICAL

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THE CAST

Blue Girl.............................................…Taylor Aronson*

Yellow Girl…....................................Natalie Brouwer*

Green Girl……….. Renée Jackson*

Orange Girl……. Bailey J. Reeves*

Red Girl....…...........................Jacqueline St. Pierreˆ with

Keyboard: Patrick Burns

Bass: Matt Cusack

Guitar: Vincent Federici

Drums/Percussion: Max Sundue

Saxophone: Frank Sanders • Jorge Ylisastigui

TIME & PLACE: London, 1960s

VOICE-OVER ACTORS:

Jan Neuberger Max Roll

UNDERSTUDIES:

u/s Red and Yellow Girls......Bailee Gullˆ

u/s Blue, Orange, & Green Girls......Jillian Hallˆ

SHOUT is performed with a 15-minute intermission.

RUN CREW:

A2: Rose Marana

Light Board Op: Gabriel Landes

Wardrobe Crew: Abbey Hodgson, Brielle Yang

Stage Crew: Justin Boone

Spotlight Ops: Jillian Hall, J.J. Gibson

ANY VIDEO AND/OR AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS PRODUCTION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

* The Actors & Stage Manager employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. †Member of Florida Repertory Theatre’s Ensemble of Theatre Artists. See page 23 for the entire ensemble.

SONG TITLE

All I See Is You

Coldfinger

Colour My World

Don’t Give Up

Don’t Sleep In The Subway

Downtown

England Swings Georgy Girl

How Can You Tell

I Couldn’t Live Without Your Love

SONG LIST

(listed alphabetically)

WRITERS

Benjamin Weisman / Gerald Clive Westlake

John Barry / Parody Lyrics Philip George

Anthony Peter Hatch / Jackie Trent

Anthony Peter Hatch

Roger Miller

Jim Dale / Dion O’Brian

Chris Andrews

Anthony Peter Hatch / Jackie Trent

I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself

I Know A Place

I Only Wanna Be With You

One, Two, Three

Pictures Of The Past

Round Every Corner

Sign Of The Times

Shout!

Son Of A Preacher Man

Talk About Love

Tell The Boys

These Boots Were Made For Walking

Those Were The Days

To Sir With Love

Who Am I?

Windy

Wishin’ And Hopin’

Wives & Lovers

You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me

You’re My World

Burt Bacharach / Hal David

Anthony Peter Hatch

Mike Hawker / Ivor Raymonde

Leonard Borisoff / Lamont Dozier

David Caldwell / Peter Charles Morris

Anthony Peter Hatch

Kelly O. Isley / Ronald Isley Jr. / Rudolph Isley

John David Hurley / Ronnie Stephen Wilkins

Christopher Fredrick Andrews

Peter Callander / Mitch Murray

Lee Hazelwood

Eugene Raskin

Donald Black / Mark London

Anthony Peter Hatch

Ruthann Frideman

Burt Bacharach / Hal David

Burt Bacharach

Guiseppe Donaggoio / Simon Napier-Bell / Vito Pallavicini

UmBurto Bindi / Gino Paoli

WHO’S WHO

TAYLOR ARONSON* (Blue Girl) is thrilled to make her Florida Repertory Theatre debut two hours away from her hometown of sunny St. Petersburg, Florida. Previous Credits: Crazy For You (Polly, Ogunquit Playhouse), Beautiful the Carole King Musical (Cynthia Weil, Tuacahn Center for the Arts), Beautiful (Cynthia Weil, Ogunquit Playhouse), Million Dollar Quartet Christmas (Dyanne, Capital Repertory Theatre), The Sound of Music (Liesl, A.D. Players). Special thanks to Avalon Artists Group, Jason Parrish, the creative team, and the colorful cast/ crew. Endless gratitude to her friends and family for their constant support and fierce love – “You’re My World!” tayloraronson.com, @taylor_aronson

NATALIE BROWER*

(Yellow Girl, Dance Captain) is thrilled to be back at Florida Rep for her second season! You may have seen her here last year in Beehive: The 60’s Musical – she can’t wait to share more of the hits from the swinging sixties in THIS show. She received her MFA in Acting from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Some recent credits include Carole King in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (The Broadway Palm); Jersey Boys (Barbara B. Mann PAH); I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (Players Circle Theatre); Beauty and the Beast (The Alhambra Theatre); Natalie also enjoys working as an audiobook narrator. Thank you to everyone involved in this production, to the wonderful audiences for supporting live theatre, and to her dear family and friends! Special shout out to her roommate Hannah Johnson. 143BB. IG: @natalie_brouwer

RENÉE JACKSON* (Green

Girl) is ecstatic to be back in the sunshine state and returning to Florida Rep after appearing as Jasmine in last season’s Beehive! Born and raised in sunny Tampa, Florida, Renée grew up listening to her father play his favorite records. Influenced by Pop, Soul, and R&B, her fate with music would be forever sealed. Regional: Norma/ Becky U/S (Waitress), Shug Avery (Color Purple), Felicia Farrell (Memphis), Justice (Rock of Ages), Marley (Margaritaville), Oda Mae (Ghost, Most Impressive Theatre Award), Sarah (Ragtime), Lisa (Mamma Mia), Tiana (Shanghai Disney), Busch Gardens Tampa, Celebrity Cruises. Ms. Jackson would like to thank her girl gang and the crew for the most groovy reunion! A special thank you

to Greg, Jason, Patrick, Rebecca, and Alicia for a chance to bask in the power of the 60’s. “Love ya!” to Mom, Zak, Phil, & fellow underdogs! This one’s for my dad, Philippli Artsacy Jackson Sr. 10/30/66 - 03/29/24. www.reneeljackson.com IG / TT: @the. reneessance Jer. 29:11

BAILEY J. REEVES*† (Orange Girl) is delighted to return to Florida Rep! You may have caught her belting out love songs as Pattie in Beehive last season. Other regional credits include Honky Tonk Angels (Sue Ellen), Million Dollar Quartet (Dyanne), Steel Magnolias (Shelby), Elvis the Musical (AnnMargaret/Marion Keisker), Murder on the Orient Express (Countess), Charlie’s Aunt (Amy Spettigue), and The Sound of Music (Baroness Elsa von Schraeder). She’s also worked for Disney Cruise Lines playing Cruella DeVil and Princess Aurora, among many others. Born and raised in Georgia, Bailey’s “side hustles” include pen-turning (@pen_ demic_creations) and makeup artistry (@bjrmua). BFA, Webster Conservatory, Class of 2016. Represented by Avalon Artist Group. Dedicated to the memory of Reeves Broussard. www.baileyjreeves.com • IG: @baileyjreeves Thanks for supporting the arts!

JACQUELINE ST. PIERREˆ

(Red Girl) is a theatre-maker hailing from sunny Winter Springs, Florida. She recently graduated with her B.A. in Theatre from the University of Florida (Go Gators!) and proudly serves as a professional acting intern this season. She is infinitely grateful to her mentors, friends, and family for their guidance and love. She thanks YOU for supporting live theatre! Florida Rep: Lucky Stiff (Dominique & Others), The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Flora Ackroyd). Recent favorites: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, A Christmas Carol (Hippodrome Theatre); Proof (JABS Productions). jacquelinestpierre.com

BAILEE GULLˆ

(u/s Red Girl, Yellow Girl) is a recent graduate from Wesleyan University, where she earned a BA in Theater, with a Minor in dance and an Award in American Sign Language and Deaf Studies! A proud native of Southwest Florida, she is thrilled to finish the season with Florida Rep and is preparing to pursue her MFA in Acting this upcoming fall. Recent credits include Portia in Something Rotten! (Cultural Park Theatre), Sue Snell in Carrie (Cultural Park Theatre), and Titus

WHO’S WHO

Andronicus in Titus Andronicus (LAMDA). She is excited to take on the role of Penny in Florida Rep’s upcoming production of Hairspray! She would like to thank her family and friends for their unwavering love support, and God for bringing this amazing opportunity into her life. Jeremiah 29:11.

JILLIAN HALLˆ (u/s Blue Girl, Orange Girl, Green Girl) is a recent graduate of Western Carolina University, where she received her BFA in Musical Theatre with a minor in Dance. Originally from the mountains of Southwestern Virginia, Jillian has grown up in the arts and is thrilled to continue to pursue her passion at Florida Rep! Some of her most recent roles include Ocean O’ Connell Rosenberg in Ride the Cyclone (WCU), Geppetto in Pinocchio (Missoula Children’s Theatre), Mrs. White in Clue (WCU), and Grandma Addams in The Addams Family (WCU). She would like to thank her family and friends for their constant love and support!

JASON PARRISH**† (Director) is now in his 20th Season with Florida Rep as an Ensemble Member and the company’s Associate Artistic Director. His directing credits with Florida Rep include Lucky Stiff, Hank Williams Lost Highway, The Legend of Georgia McBride, Ring of Fire, Ripcord, Buddy: the Buddy Holly Story, Let’s Fall in Love (which he co-created), the National New Play Network Rolling World premiere of Alabaster, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Million Dollar Quartet, Steel Magnolias, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, A Christmas Story, The Fantasticks, and Tru, as well as numerous productions for Florida Rep’s PlayLab Festival of New Works and the Theatre for Young Audience Series. His over 30 appearances with the company include The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, A Sherlock Carol, Driving Miss Daisy, Cabaret, How the Other Half Loves, The Dingdong, 2014’s nationally acclaimed production of Arsenic and Old Lace, and six years in David Sedaris’ one-man-show, The Santaland Diaries. Jason’s work with other theatres includes Orlando Shakespeare Theatre, Artis–Naples & the Naples Philharmonic, Actors’ Playhouse (Miami), Riverside Theatre (Vero Beach), Theatre by the Sea & Ocean State Theatre Company (Rhode Island), and guest appearances with the New York Philharmonic’s Young People’s Concert Series. He is a proud member of AEA and SDC. Thanks to supportive family, friends, and colleagues. JasonParrish.net

PATRICK BURNS (Musical Director/Keyboard) is an artist and leader bridging musical theatre, advocacy, and education. His one-man musical From Foster Care to Fabulous, has been performed nationwide, earning the Planet Activist Award

for raising awareness about foster care. The show has also raised funds for foster care organizations across the country. A two-time Syracuse Area Local Theatre (SALT) Award-winner for Best Musical Director, Patrick has worked as a music director and conductor for regional theaters, universities, and national tours, including as associate conductor for the Spamalot second national tour. From 2018 to 2023, he served as Production Manager at Broadway Sacramento. As a composer and lyricist, Patrick wrote Life Sentence, exploring the prison industrial complex, and scored Madwomen and Ready Player 3, the latter commissioned by Musical Theatre West and now touring schools. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic and received support from the Lincoln City Fellowship and Speranza Foundation. Patrick has worked with the National Foster Youth Institute on foster care reform and taught musical theatre at St. Mary’s College, Adelphi University, and has guest lectured at Syracuse University. He holds a B.A. in Drama from UC Irvine and is based in Sacramento.

REBECCA FRAZIER** (Choreographer) is excited to be creating at Florida Repertory Theatre! Rebecca has created at theaters across the country, including Sierra Repertory Theatre, Argyle Theatre, Timberlake Playhouse, Theatreworks USA, Clinton Area Showboat Theater, and has choreographed short films, music videos, installations, and solos for Youth America Grand Prix. Rebecca is on the faculty at Steps on Broadway in New York City. Thank you to Jason for having me here! www.iamrebeccafrazier.com • IG: @beccaa118

ASH RAYNE BARRETT (Asst. Stage Manager) is thrilled to be working as the Assistant Stage Manager on Shout! and is spending her first season at Florida Rep as a Stage Management Intern. A recent graduate from Lipscomb University’s theatre program, she’s spent the last several years up in Tennessee and is now excited to be spending time in the Sunshine State. Some of her favorite stage management credits include Kate Hamill’s Pride and Prejudice, Big Fish, and Romeo and Juliet with her university as well as The Little Mermaid with Nashville Children’s Theater.

ALICIA DIGIORGI* (Stage Manager) has been a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association since 2004 and has stage managed professionally for over 20 years. She began her career in Pittsburgh PA and has had the opportunity to work in Omaha, San Diego, Washington D.C., Baltimore and now Florida. Select AEA stage management credits include working with The Public, City Theatre Company, Bricolage, barebones, The REP, Philips Hamilton Tour, and more!

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a critically acclaimed revival of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas at the famed Gateway Playhouse in Bellport, Long Island. In between David’s choreography has been featured in such varying projects as Vanessa Williams’ Christmas Special, produced by Ken Ehrlich for ABC television, and the HBO documentary Dragtime, produced by Fred Rydel. On Broadway, David conceived and choreographed the 1776 entry in the 1998 Easter Bonnet Competition which won “best presentation.” His Off-Broadway credits include Whoop-Dee-Doo! , the only New York revival of On a Clear Day You Can See Forever at the Harold Clurman Theater, Sing for Your Supper at the Di Capo Arts Theater, and Assistant Choreographer for Anything Cole also at the Harold Clurman Theater. Regionally David created the street dancing that tied the scenes together in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice at Syracuse Stage. He directed and choreographed an acclaimed production of Dames at Sea at The Theater Barn. Summer Stock theaters in New York have showcased his work in Grease, I Love My Wife, and Anything Goes, to name a few. All of this work has fit in with a successful performing career featuring 7 Broadway shows, 3 Off-Broadway shows, 4 National Tours, and countless regional and stock productions. With a BFA in Musical Theater from Syracuse University David has taught Theater Dance and Musical Theater Performance at New York University, Syracuse Stage, Le Moyne College and Salt City Center for the Performing Arts.

PETER MORRIS (Continuity) is a playwright and lyricist. He is the co-author and co-lyricist of Howard Crabtree’s Whoop-Dee-Doo! , winner of the 1994 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical Revue. Escape from Pterodactyl Island, a sci-fi musical adventure for which he wrote book and lyrics, premiered in London in 1999 and had its first American production at the 2003 NY International Fringe Festival. Other produced works

include Frankly, Scarlett, a farce co-authored with Phillip George, about the making of Gone with the Wind, The Remarkable Ruth Fields, a musical comedy about the trials and tribulations of a bearded lady, which received five 1992 Backstage Bistro Awards; and Listen to the Wind, the 1995 revival of the 1955 British musical for which he fashioned a new libretto. His musical version of William Makepeace Thackeray’s fairy tale novella The Rose and the Ring premiered in London in December 2001, and had an international tour of Canada, England and Australia in early 2004. He has written numerous one-act plays, winning the 2003 Tennessee Williams One-Act Play Competition For the World’s Longest Kiss His full-length play, Come On-A My House, had its world premiere at South Carolina’s Trustus Theatre. He served as script consultant for My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs, which was performed at NY’s City Center and subsequently aired on PBS. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop and the Westchester Arts Council.

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ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA) was founded in 1913 as the first of the American Actor unions. Equity’s mission is to advance, promote and foster the art of theatre as an essential component of our society. Today, Equity represents more than 40,000 actors, singers, dancers and stage managers working in hundreds of theatres across the United States. Equity members are dedicated to working in the theatre as a profession, upholding the highest artistic standards. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions and provides a wide range of benefits including health and pension plans for its members. Through its agreement with Equity, this theatre has committed to the fair treatment of the actors and stage managers employed in this production. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. For more information, visit www.actorsequity.org.

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FLORIDA PROFESSIONAL THEATRES ASSOCIATION (FPTA) is a statewide organization of professional theatre companies and theatre professionals interested in the development and promotion of professional theatre throughout Florida. Florida Repertory Theatre is a proud FPTA member theatre.

Florida Repertory Theatre is a member of THEATRE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP (TCG), the national organization for the American Theatre.

Florida Repertory Theatre is a proud Associate Member of the NATIONAL NEW PLAY NETWORK

BOARD OF DIRECTORS & FLORIDA REP STAFF

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Janice Danzig, Chair

Naomi Bloom, Vice Chair

Dinah Bloomhall

Alexandra Bremner

Shavon Chester

Doris Colgate

David M. Fritz

Greg Longenhagen

Sunny Lubner

Fay C. Gronski, Secretary

Arthur M. Zupko, Treasurer

John Martin, Executive Director Emeritus

Jeanette Meade

Laurye O’Melia

ADVISORY COUNCIL

Spencer Roach

Chris Verrill

Fred Weinman

Don Abbott • Liz Abbott • Greg Balestrero • Suzanne Boy • Marc Collins • Janice Danzig • Don Gurule • Melinda Isley • Jan Klein • Jane Lane • R. Marc Laviolette • Darrel Lieze-Adams • Greg Longenhagen • Donna Lovejoy • Clive Lubner • John Martin, Executive Director Emeritus • Kathleen McClanahan-Gruhl • Jeff McCullers • Martin McLaughlin • Kinfay Moroti • Sharyn Rosenblum • Carly Schwartzel • Chris Verrill

STAFF

ARTISTIC & EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

Executive Director.............................................Chris Verrill

Producing Artistic Director........Greg Longenhagen

Associate Artistic Director.......................Jason Parrish

General Manager..................................Dianne Summers

ADMINISTRATION

Finance Director.................................................Scott Osler

Business Manager............................................Kelly Colton

Company Manager...........................................Joy Brooks

Director of Operations...............................Bobby Logue

Asst. Operations Manager......................Kayla McCurry

Box Office Supervisor..............................Gena Gossett

Front of House Associates.....Rick Aschenbrenner, John Atkins, Gerrie Benzing, Rozalynn Chesebro, Ty Burton-Deerhardt, Artie D’Alessio, Rebecca Forsythe, LaVeda Holtberg, Lori McKenzie, Basia Mielnik, Lee Slattery, Lorraine Stanek, Lisa Vogell, Nikki Wilson

DEVELOPMENT & FUNDRAISING

Development Director................................Lucy Walters

Development & Grants Manager.........Emily Yorgey

MARKETING

Marketing Director.............................Deborah Jonsson

Digital Media Specialist.....................Joe Dafeldecker

Social Marketing Specialist...............Stephanie Davis

EDUCATION

Education Director.............................Monique Caldwell

Asst. Education Director.....................Megan Leonard

Touring & Outreach Manager............................DJ Kelly

PRODUCTION

Director of Production.............................. Charles Clark

Asst. Production Manager Katie Lowe

Technical Director.................................Annalise Hulbert

Resident Director............................................Chris Clavelli

Shop Foreman......................................Jeremy Campbell

Master Electrician..............................................Ben Phillips

Asst. Master Electrician........................Jason Bernardi

Sound Technician..................................Braden Downing

Costume Shop Manager........................Amanda Miller

Asst. Costume Shop Manager....................Lou Walker

Wardrobe Supervisor..........................Abbey Hodgson

Charge Scenic Artist...............Julie Beth McCracken

Scenic Artist........................................................Koi Johnson

Props Master.................................................Miranda White

Props Artist....................................................Laura Lumetta

2024-2025 INTERN COMPANY

Acting Company.............. Justin Gibson, Bailee Gull Jillian Hall, Jameson Stobbe, Jacqueline St. Pierre, Noah Warford

Production.................Justin Boone, Roman Fajardo, Yuki Kondo, Gabriel Landes, Kaida Lavan, Rosalia Marana, Hope McMahone, Molly Murillo

Stage Management.........................Ash Rayne Barrett, Rey Hankinson, Mallory Williams

Costumes........................Brielle Yang, Isabella Collins

Properties.....................................................Roman Fajardo

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