WHO’S WHO

PATRICK NOONAN*

(Charlie Martin) is making his Florida Repertory debut. A proud veteran of the longest-running, non-musical in America, he has starred as Nick in Shear Madness in several cities across the country (Over 4,000 Performances) including the entirety of the off-Broadway run. Other off-Broadway credits include Almost, Maine and Perfect Crime. Favorite roles include Edgar in Irma Vep, Evan in Hard Cell (World Premiere), and King Arthur in Spamalot Recent TV: Succession, FBI, Bull, Blue Bloods, And Just Like That, the Last O.G., Raising Kanan, Akwafina is Nora From Queens, The Good Fight, The Blacklist, several Law and Orders, The Sinner, Mindhunter, Friends From College. Films include West Side Story (2021), The Post, The Princess Diaries, The Half of It, and Choose. Look for him in the upcoming films Eileen (post production) starring Anne Hathaway, and Jules (post production) starring Ben Kingsley.

BRADEN ODUM (Billy Martin) is making his Florida Rep debut. Braden has participated in numerous local youth theater shows including Newsies (Oscar), Mary Poppins (Bert), The Addams Family (Lucas), Godspell Jr. (Judas), Beauty and the Beast Jr. (LeFou), The Wizard of Oz, The Little Mermaid, and many other productions. Braden played Seth in his middle school’s one act play titled Seth’s Anxiety and recently competed in the Junior Thespian State competition in both Improv and duet musical category.

GERRIE BENZING (u/s Ethel Thayer) is thrilled to be a part of On Golden Pond. She recently appeared as Brooke in Other Desert Cities and as Florence in The Odd Couple (Female Version). Other past favorite roles include Jinx in Savannah Sipping Society, Ruth in Calendar Girls, Veta in Harvey, and Sharee in Dixie Swim Club. Gerrie also works as the Box Office Manager here at Florida Rep and would like to thank her supervisor, Juan Santiago, for working with her schedule,

Jason and Greg for the opportunity, and her dog, Bailey, who puts up with all her rehearsals and shows.

SAM CRABTREE^ (u/s Charlie Martin) is a recent acting graduate from the University of Nevada, Reno and serving as an acting intern at Florida Rep. His recent productions include The Birds and The Village Postmaster (Thunder Bay Theatre), Much Ado About Nothing (Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival), Into the Woods (SSPA), and And Then There Were None (Florida Rep). This season he will also appear in Florida Rep’s touring education shows Elephant and Piggie’s: We’re in a Play, Ella Enchanted, and Macbeth.

ARIELLE CONRAD^ (u/s Chelsea Thayer Wayne) is elated to be joining Florida Repertory Theatre for the first time! Arielle is an acting intern for the 2022-2023 season. She graduated with a BFA in musical theatre from Western Kentucky University in 2020, where she also acted as the student head of the Props Department. Recent collegiate credits include The Drowsy Chaperone, Hair, 9 to 5, and Medea. Arielle is also currently touring Macbeth, Ella Enchanted the Musical, and Elephant and Piggie’s: We’re in a Play with Florida Rep’s Education Department. When she’s not onstage, she enjoys making music with her dad and taking too many photos of her cat, Tuck. She is deeply grateful for the unconditional love and support from her people.

GABE CRUZ (u/s Billy Ray) is 13 years old and in 8th grade at St. Francis Xavier Catholic School. He’s been performing in theatre since he was in Kindergarten. Gabe has participated in Kids, Juniors, Conservatories, and professional shows with Fort Myers Theatre, The Belle Theatre, Gypsy Playhouse, Broadway Palm, and Florida Rep Education. He has also attended the Junior Theatre Festival in Atlanta three times. Some select favorite credits are Oliver in Oliver!, Jack in Finding Neverland, Kurt/Friedrich in The Sound of Music, Young Emilio in On Your Feet