STARRING

Jeff............................................................Michael Saguto*†

William.................................................Dante Alexander*†

Bill...................................................................Matt Monaco*†

Dawn................................................................Dana Stern*†

Understudies

Chase Brackett^ (Jeff)

Robert T. Barner Jr. (William)

Seth Robert Patterson^ (Bill)†

Brianna McVaugh^ (Dawn)

†TIME AND PLACE

November, 2002. The lobby of a middle-income high-rise apartment building in Manhattan, and the street outside.

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LOBBY HERO is performed with one 15-minute intermission.

Run Crew

Asst. Stage Manager: DJ Kelly

Light Board Operator: Tyler Evans

Wardrobe: Sam Bogan

†Member of Florida Repertory Theatre’s Ensemble of Theatre Artists.

See page 23 for the entire ensemble.

DANTE ALEXANDER* (William) is making his Florida Rep debut. Dante was born and raised in Harlem, NYC, and currently resides in Los Angeles. Theatre credits include Grand Horizons (People’s Light), King James (Mark Taper Forum), Yellowman (Chance Theater) for which he received an Outstanding Lead in a Performance nomination from the Orange County Theatre Guild, Mrs. K (Royal Family), Faith on a Tuesday (Second Stage Uptown), and The Confession (Manhattan Repertory Theatre). Television credits include The Shrink Next Door, The Young and the Restless, Inside Amy Schumer, and The Following. He is a proud member of The Actors Center. www.danteacts.com; Instagram: @dante.alexander

MATT MONACO* (Bill) is thrilled to be making his Florida Rep debut. Past theatre credits include Lorin in Gloria at American Conservatory Theatre, Murderer/ Henry VI/Bishop of Ely in Richard III at The Public Theatre’s Shakespeare in the Park, Young Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at American Conservatory Theatre, Mike in Seared at Gloucester Stage Company, Lord Capulet in Romeo and Juliet at Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival, and Roma in Glengarry Glen Ross at Altarena Playhouse. Matt holds a BA in Drama from San Francisco State University and a MFA in acting from American Conservatory Theatre.

MICHAEL SAGUTO* (Jeff) is honored to be making his Florida Rep. debut! Previous regional credits include London Wall and Men Should Weep at Griffin Theater, and A Christmas Carol at the Goodman Theater. TV credits include Netflix’s Easy, the series Play by Play, and the recent pilot Tour Bus Legends. In New York, Michael is one half of the improv duo Hank!, performing monthly around the city. Michael has his BFA from NYU Tisch, MFA Yale David Geffen School of Drama ‘26, and is proudly represented by Gray Talent.

DANA STERN (Dawn) was raised in Tel-Aviv, Israel, and as a teen moved to Toronto, Canada. Theatre credits include We All Fall Down (world premiere at the Huntington

Theatre), Dog Sees God (The Actor’s Fund), Days of Atonement (Israeli Stage), Romeo and Juliet, and The Scarlet Letter (New Repertory Theatre). Film and TV credits include The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) and A Children’s Song (award-winning). Dana is an Emerson College BFA Acting graduate and has also trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She is represented by the Hybrid Agency. Danasternactor.com

ROBERT T. BARNER JR. (u/s William), a Florida native, has appeared in four productions at The Lab Theater during the 2021-2022 and 2023-2024 seasons. His most recent roles include Moses in the powerful Pass Over and Dayton in the 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning Fairview. He has also performed as Gary Coleman in Avenue Q, Boatswain in Shakespeare’s The Tempest and “Mister” in The Color Purple Musical. He is now grateful to be part of the wonderful comedy drama, Lobby Hero at Florida Repertory Theater. Robert looks forward to providing a quality theater experience for all who graciously give their time to view him in any production.

CHASE BRACKETT^ (u/s Jeff) is an actor, singer, and violinist who is excited to be one of Florida Rep’s acting interns for the 2022-2023 season. He recently appeared on stage in NYC in Snoopy’s Magical Christmas (S.O.O.P. Theatre), Fantasy Tavern Night (Bits and Crits), and The Rowdy Bardlings (Lords of Adventure). Other regional credits: The Lost Colony, Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, and Pathological (The Waterside Theatre). He appeared in The Importance of Being Earnest and is also touring Ella Enchanted The Musical, Macbeth, and Elephant and Piggie’s: We’re in a Play with Florida Rep’s Education Department throughout the 2022-2023 season. Favorite past roles include Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors, Toby in Sweeney Todd, and Jesus in Godspell. Education: BFA Reinhardt University, MCS acting, Tyler Knauf studio. He thanks his wife and family for their love and continued support.

BRIANNA McVAUGH^ (u/s Dawn) is a graduate of The University of South Florida where she earned her B.A. in Theatre Performance. She is an actor/singer/dancer as well as an advanced actor/combatant certified by the Society of American Fight Directors in all eight recognized stage combat weapons. Brianna has worked as a performer professionally in productions such as A Clockwork Orange at Jobsite Theatre in Tampa, Florida and Unto These Hills at Mountainside Theatre in Cherokee, North Carolina. She’s also been seen as a stunt performer in The Big Test Stunt Show at Legoland in Goshen, New York. Along with being a performer, Brianna is also a professional fight/intimacy director, working on shows such as House of Desires at The University of South Florida, Moon Over Buffalo at Plant City High School and The Play That Goes Wrong at Newsome High School, and most recently And Then There Were None here at Florida Rep. She has also been an intimacy director for Jobsite Theatre’s production of Animals Out of Paper. Brianna is so excited to be a part of Florida Repertory Theatre’s acting intern company for the 2022-2023 season.

SETH ROBERT PATTERSON^ (u/s Bill) is a recent Central Michigan University graduate where he studied musical theatre under the tutelage of Dr. Eric Tucker. Recent collegiate credits: The Last Five Years, Punk Rock, Fool For Love, and Little Shop of Horrors (Central Michigan Uni.). Recent regional credits: Xanadu (Emerald Coast Theatre Company), Aida (Glow Lyric Theatre), Classic Broadway (Glow Lyric Theatre), and The Importance of Being Earnest and Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None (Florida Rep). This season, Seth appears in Elephant and Piggie’s: We’re in a Play, Ella Enchanted, and Macbeth with Florida Rep’s Education Department. To my people, I am forever grateful.

RON LAGOMARSINO** (Director) most recently directed the acclaimed production of Joseph Dougherty’s Chester Bailey Off-Broadway at Irish Repertory Theater. Previously he staged its world premiere at American Conservatory Theater (Bay Area Theater Awards, Best Play and Production) and Barrington Stage Company (NY Times Critic’s Pick, Berkshire Theater Award). Broadway productions include Alfred Uhry’s The Last Night of Ballyhoo (Tony Award Best Play, Pulitzer Prize finalist) and the Dougherty/Ahrens/Flaherty musical My Favorite Year. Other Off-Broadway credits include the world premieres of Uhry’s Driving Miss Daisy (Pulitzer Prize, Drama Desk Award nomination), Mr. Dougherty’s Digby (Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Award nominations), Beth Henley’s Abundance, and John Patrick Shanley’s Women of Manhattan Ron received OCC Awards for Driving Miss Daisy, Christopher Durang’s Laughing Wild, and Timothy Mason’s Only You. He also directed the national tour of Daisy with Julie Harris, and the West End production with Dame Wendy Hiller. His extensive regional credits include the