My Lord, What a Night Digital Program by George Street Playhouse

A Letter From the Artistic Triumvirate

We're so glad you have joined us at My Lord, What a Night .

Set in nearby Princeton, Deborah Brevoort’s play brings together two towering figures of the 20th century: Marian Anderson and Albert Einstein. Their meeting was not only real, but deeply resonant. In 1937, after Anderson was denied lodging at the Nassau Inn because of her race, Einstein welcomed her into his home. That act of quiet defiance sparked a friendship that would endure for decades—a reminder that even in moments of exclusion, there are individuals who choose courage, generosity, and humanity.

This story holds deep significance for our region. Just a few miles from where we gather, these events unfolded—connecting our community to a history that still echoes today. We are especially proud to bring this production “home,” as My Lord, What a Night was first developed by our friends at Premiere Stages. It is a joy to celebrate and share this work with audiences here at George Street Playhouse.

We are deeply grateful to Sheldon Epps for his leadership in bringing this production to life. Sheldon’s artistry and insight illuminate both the intimacy and the broader significance of this encounter, guiding our company with clarity and purpose.

We're also appreciative of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority's A.R.T. – Phase II Grant Program which has enabled us to expand access to this production to a wider audience.

This production caps a transformational season as George Street Playhouse charts a new artistic chapter. Thank you to our loyal subscribers, donors and institutions that keep us thriving.

We are also excited to invite you to join us for what comes next. Our newly announced 2026–27 season continues this spirit of bold storytelling and shared experience, and we hope you will consider subscribing and being part of the journey ahead.

We'll see you at the theater,

Chris, Scott, and Laiona

Photo by Jeffrey Auger

APRIL 28 - MAY 17

My Lord, What a Night Directed by Sheldon Epps

MAY 1 - 3

Americana A Vibrant Mixed-Repertoire Performance

MAY 3 - 4

Young Filmmaker Showcases Freshman/Transfer/Thesis

MAY 5

New Lens Film Festival Annual Competition of Student Works

MAY 9 & 10

Snow White Experience the Timeless Fairy Tale

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Sizwe Banzi is Dead Directed by Ricardo Khan

MAY 30

A Day of Theater Lights & Shadows Theatre Co. Debut Festival

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Sammy Obeid The Wit Supremacy Tour - Stand-up Comedy

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Gaurav Gupta Unique and Engaging Stand-up Comedy

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Good Witch Bad Witch The Broadway Witches

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Bless the Mic Dynamic Spoken Word Showcase

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John Violinist A Unique Blend of Soul, Artistry, and Modern Violin

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Board of Trustees

Chairman: James N. Heston*

President: Penelope E. Lattimer, Ph.D.*

Vice President: Sharon Karmazin*

Secretary: Janice G. Stolar*

Treasurer: Kimberlee S. P. Murphy, CPA*

Edgar Herrera*

Philip L. Kirstein*

Adele T. Macula, Ed.D.*

Dina M. Mastellone, Esq.*

Al D’Augusta

Ronald Bleich

Cody P. Eckert

Kenneth M. Fisher

Norman Politziner

Jocelyn Schwartzman

Lora Tremayne

*Denotes Members of the Executive Committee

Artistic Director Emeritus

David Saint 1997-2025

Trustees Emeriti

Peter Goldberg

William Hagaman

Clarence E. Lockett

Anthony L. Marchetta

Honorary Board of Trustees

James Cahill

Alan W. Voorhees

George Wolansky

Thomas H. Kean Eric Krebs, Founder

Honorary Memoriam

Maurice Aaron∆

Dr. Edward Bloustein∆

Robert L. Bramson∆∆

Dora Center∆∆

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.∆

Milton Goldman∆

John Hila

Betty Wold Johnson∆

Arthur Laurents∆

Richard Sellars∆

Barbara Voorhees∆∆

Edward K. Zuckerman∆

Adelaide M. Zagoren

∆∆ – Denotes Trustee Emeritus ∆ – Denotes Honorary Trustee

CAST In Order of Appearance

Cast (in order of appearance)

Albert Einstein

Marian Anderson

Abraham Flexner

Mary Church Terrell

Anthony Cochrane

Rashidra Scott

Mitch Greenberg

Gayle Samuels

Time and Place

Princeton, 1937 & 1939

Albert Einstein's Study

My Lord, What a Night is approximately 90 minutes long with a 15 minute intermission

There is simulated tobacco use in this production

* denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association

The actors and stage manager employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

The stage technicians of George Street Playhouse are proud members of IATSE Local 21.

The Scenic, Costume, Lighting, Projection and Sound Designers in LORT theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE.

Anthony Cochrane (Albert Einstein) is delighted to be making his George Street Playhouse debut.

Select credits include BROADWAY: The Audience, War Horse, The Coast of Utopia, Cymbeline. OFF-BROADWAY: Corruption and Nikolai and the Others (LCT) Chains (The Mint) PlayOn Shakespeare Festival (CSC), Dense Terrain (BAM), 12 years with the Aquila Theatre Company. REGIONAL: Yale Rep / The Old Globe / Papermill Playhouse / Connecticut Rep / Repertory Theatre of St. Louis / Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey / La Jolla Playhouse / The Folger Library / Syracuse Stage / Alabama Shakespeare Festival. UK: Includes The Broken Heart, The Wives’ Excuse, Coriolanus, Julius Caesar (Royal Shakespeare Company). TV: The Good Fight / Blue Bloods / Pose / The Blacklist / Law & Order: SVU / Taggart / Neverwhere.

Cochrane is a 2025 Lunt-Fontanne Fellow.

Rashidra Scott (Marian Anderson) is honored to make her GSP debut after an historic turn as Norma Desmond (standby) in Jamie Lloyd’s Tonywinning revival of Sunset Blvd. Broadway: Marianne Elliott’s Tony-winning revival of Company (Susan), Ain’t Too Proud… (Josephine), Beautiful (Josephine-OBC, Grammy Award), Sister Act (Deloris US), Hair, Finian’s Rainbow, Avenue Q (Gary Coleman). Off-Bway: A Christmas Carol (Mrs. Crachit/Ghost Present US). Select regional: Ogunquit Playhouse’s Titanic (Alice Beane) and Sister Act (Deloris), Goodspeed Opera House’s Christmas Story (Ms. Shields-CCC Award) and Anything Goes (& PCLO, Reno), Oliver! (Mrs. Sowerberry, City Center Encores), and Hercules (Muse, Papermill Playhouse). TV: East New York, Helpsters, Rescue Me.

Mitch Greenberg (Abraham Flexner) has been acting professionally for half a century and hopes he’s finally got it right. Mitch has performed in a dozen Broadway shows, as many again Off-Broadway, and in regional theaters and tours around the country. He’s also appeared in sitcoms, dramas, musicals, features, shorts and commercials. He can be heard in films, TV shows and documentaries, and narrating dozens of audiobooks. Mitch studied at The Neighborhood Playhouse with Sanford Meisner and William Esper, and subsequently with Uta Hagen. Audiences first enjoyed him in Two for the Seesaw; his Broadway debut was as “Groucho” in A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine.

Gayle Samuels (Mary Church Terrell) BROADWAY – Ohio State Murders, Children of a Lesser God, Sunset Boulevard, Grind, Dancin’ OFF-BROADWAY –Chiaroscuro, Demons, MsTRIAL, Sistas, Little Shop of Horrors. TOURS - Harry Belafonte World Tour (Featured Vocalist). REGIONAL - Cyrano w/ Peter Dinklage (The Chaperone), A Raisin in the Sun – Sydney Australia (Lena Younger), Fences (Rose), Seven Guitars (Louise), The Sunshine Boys (Nurse). TV & FILM – Bull, The Equalizer, Girls5eva, Queens, The Flight Attendant, Blue Bloods, Madam Secretary, The Americans, American Wisper, Bound. BLACK NATIVITY AWARDS: Best Supporting Actress Award – American Wisper, Best Actress Nominee – Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill (Billie Holiday), Audelco Awards Nominee –Chiaroscuro

Deborah Brevoort (Playwright) is best known for The Women of Lockerbie, produced internationally, and Blue Moon Over Memphis, her Noh Drama about Elvis Presley, which toured Japan in 2024 & 2025 and will open the Tokyo Autumn Arts Festival in the fall.

COMPANY Bios

She has written numerous dramas and comedies produced at leading theatres in the US. Her favorites include The Blue-Sky Boys, a space race comedy at Florida Studio Theatre and Capital Rep and The Poetry of Pizza, an Arab-American comedy about love at the Purple Rose, Centenary Stage and others. Deborah won the Campbell Opera Librettist Prize from Opera America in 2023 and has written 12 operas commissioned and produced at leading companies such as Glimmerglass, Cincinnati Opera and Chicago Opera Theatre. www.DeborahBrevoort.com

Sheldon Epps (Director) was Artistic Director of the Tony Award winning Pasadena Playhouse for two decades. He has also served as Artistic Advisor for Theatre Under The Stars in Houston. He has directed numerous plays and musicals at many of the country’s major theatres including the Roundabout, Manhattan Theatre Club, the Guthrie, Playwrights Horizons, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Arena Stage and the Goodman Theatre. He conceived and directed the Tony nominated musicals Play On! (produced earlier this year at the Lyric Hammersmith) and Blues in the Night, which was also nominated as Best Musical for the prestigious Olivier Award in London. He Co-Directed the Tony nominated Broadway production of Baby It's You! Most recently he directed the highly acclaimed Concert Presentations of Personality, and a new musical version of To Sir, With Love at two major venues in London.

Mr. Epps also has had a busy career as a television director, helming episodes of shows such as Frasier (both incarnations), The Upshaws, Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond, Girlfriends, The George Lopez Show, The Ms. Pat Show and many others. He also directed the BET holiday movie Christmas Party Crashers. He is the recipient of the prestigious Alumni Achievement Award from his alma mater Carnegie Mellon University.

He is currently the Senior Artistic Advisor at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC, and he

is the author of the best-selling “theatrical memoir” My Own Directions, published by McFarland Books.

Meghan Raham (Scenic Designer) is a DC-based set designer thrilled to be making her George Street Playhouse debut. [REGIONAL]: Round House Theatre (Resident Artist 2023-25), Arena Stage, Steppenwolf, Ford’s, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, Theater J, Lookingglass Theatre, Center Theatre Group: Venice (Ovation Nominated for both Set and Costume Design), Kennedy Center, Studio Theatre, Signature, Hypocrites: Frankenstein at the Museum of Contemporary Art, The Building Stage, Barrington Stage, Company One. [OFF-BROADWAY]: Lincoln Center LCT3: CLAY. [OTHER]: Zero Point Festival (Prague), Edinburgh Fringe, ITFoK (Kerala, India), Dublin Theatre Festival, Smithsonian Museum of American Art.

Karen Perry (Costume Designer) Karen’s costume designs include Musicals, Dramas, Comedies, Stage, Film & TV for 4 decades

Karen’s designs include Rosie Is Red, Everyone Else Is Blue, directed by Reggie Douglas at Cap Repertory, Kunene & the King and Destiny of Desire: A Telenovela for the Stage directed by Ruben Santiago Hudson. Death on the Nile directed by Hana Sharif at Arena Stage. Clyde's for which Ms. Perry received a Norton Award. Last worked with director Sheldon Epps Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical. Last at GSP was Raisin in the Sun directed by Seret Scott.

Within a four-decade career, Karen's films include The Brother from Another Planet by director John Sayles, Just Looking directed by Jason Alexander, The Gregory Hines Show on CBS, the celebrated Public Theatre hit musical Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk, Dancing On Moonlight, Brother Sister Trilogy, and A Raisin in the Sun directed by Robert O'Hara,

Broadway's Lackawanna Blues written &

directed by Ruben Santiago Hudson.

TV costume designs include NBC's SNL, UPN’s Abby with Sydney Poitier, CBS's acclaimed original movie One Day In Montgomery: The Rosa Parks Story, directed by Julie Dash, and HBO's Strapped, directed by Forrest Whittaker. Ms. Perry is a recipient of the Cable Ace Award, an Emmy nomination, NAACP Award, Norton Award, 9 AUDELCOs, Hewes Award, Lucille Lortel Award.

Katy Atwell (Co-Lighting Designer) is excited to join George Street Playhouse for the first time! New York Credits include:

Broadway - Associate LD: Cats: The Jellicle Ball, All Out, A Wonderful World, All In. The Outsiders (Assistant), Moulin Rouge (Assistant), New York City Ballet - Asst Lighting Director (2016-2022). Resident LD at Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse. Design Consultant for Brooklyn Art Haus. More Information: KAtwellDesign.com or Instagram: Lightkat35

Jeff Croiter (Co-Lighting Designer)

Broadway: Guttenberg! The Musical!, Cost of Living, Freestyle Love Supreme, Bandstand, Falsettos, Holiday Inn, Something Rotten!, Penn & Teller, Newsies, Peter and the Starcatcher, The Pee-wee Herman Show, Disaster!, Jekyll and Hyde, Next Fall, among others. Off Broadway: Over 150 productions including: 11 to Midnight, The Adding Machine, Kowalski, Curse of the Starving Class, Sabbath's Theatre, Night of the Iguana, Only Gold, Black No More, Beyond Babel, Smokey Joe’s Café, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Tiny Beautiful Things. Received Tony, Hewes, Bass awards and Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Lortel, NAACP, Ovation, IRNE and AUDELCO nominations. Recently designed Hercules on the West End and Limitless in Las Vegas.

John Gromada (Sound Designer) 40+

Broadway productions including Fallen Angels, Birthday Candles, All My Sons, Torch Song, The Elephant Man, Trip to Bountiful (Tony nomination), The Best Man (Drama Desk Award), Clybourne Park, Rabbit Hole, Prelude to

a Kiss, Proof, Twelve Angry Men, A Few Good Men. Off-Bway credits include Lowcountry, Conversations With Mother, Brooklyn Laundry, A Sherlock Carol, The Cake, Old Hats, Orphans’ Home Cycle (Drama Desk Award, Henry Hewes Award), Shipwrecked! (Lucille Lortel Award), The Skriker (Drama Desk Award), Machinal (OBIE). Regional: hundreds of productions at major regional theatres and abroad. Film and television credits include original scores for Chazz Palminteri’s A Bronx Tale, and the Emmy nominated Trip to Bountiful with Cicely Tyson. Other awards/honors: NEA Opera/Music Theatre Fellowship, Connecticut Critics Circle Awards, Eddy Awards, and grants from the NJ State Council on the Arts and Meet the Composer. Proud member of United Scenic Artists Local 829 and ASCAP. johngromada. net

John Narun (Projection Designer) has projection design credits that include Torch Song Trilogy on Broadway; Bughouse at The Vineyard; The Seven Year Disappear at The New Group; The Tallest Tree in the Forest, The Laramie Project and Circus at BAM; What I Did Last Summer at The Signature Theatre (NYC); The Squirrels, Blueprints to Freedom, and The Darrell Hammond Project at La Jolla Playhouse; Born For This at the Arena Stage; The Cher Show and When Elvis Met the Beatles at The Ogunquit Playhouse; Master at the Foundry Theatre; and The Secret Life of Edward Gorey at the Sheen Center. His visuals have appeared on the concert stage with Madonna, Ricky Martin, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Gwen Stefani, Britney Spears, and The Spice Girls, and in multiple Cirque du Soleil productions. His projection design work has earned him Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Cricle and Henry Hewes Design Award nominations. His broadcast work earned him an Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Title Design in 2002. John is an Adjunct Professor of Projection Design at Rutgers University. (www.johnnarun.com)

Cici Campbell (Wig, Hair & Makeup Designer) Theatre: Hair and wig designer

COMPANY Bios

for film, television and stage with over thirty years of work experience in the industry. Her entry into the theatre came from working on Bob Fosse’s musical Dancin’ as an assistant wig stylist. She developed a passion for period pieces after working on 42nd Street, Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera. She has also assisted in the wig design for the Broadway musical Hot Feet, a production featuring the music of Earth, Wind and Fire, and has collaborated with Ms. Karen Perry on the wig design for several stage productions: Breath, Boom at The Huntington Theatre Company in Boston, August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean at The McCarter Theatre, and Princeton featuring Ms. Phylicia Rashad and Mr. John Amos.

Samantha Flint (Production Stage Manager) (she/her) My Lord, What A Night marks Samantha's 20th production with George Street Playhouse over seven years, including four world premieres (The Club, Tales from the Guttenberg Bible, Conscience, Midwives). Recent GSP favorites include What Became of Us, ...Big Jersey Christmas Show, King James, Gene & Gilda, tick, tick...BOOM!. Broadway: Venus in Fur (MTC). Off-Broadway: Gene & Gilda (Penguin Rep at 59E59); Final Follies, HIM (Primary Stages); Measure for Measure, In the Wake, The Winter’s Tale, The Brother/Sister Plays (The Public). Selected Regional: Franklin's Key (Pig Iron, World Premiere); Murder on the Orient Express (World Premiere), Disgraced, The Winter’s Tale, The Brother/Sister Plays, Herringbone (McCarter Theatre Center); Murder on the Orient Express, Somewhere (Hartford Stage); Camelot (Two River Theater); June Moon, The Visit (Williamstown); Kinky Boots, ...Spelling Bee, Barefoot in the Park (Bucks County Playhouse); Tales from the Guttenberg Bible (Bay Street Theater); Chicken & Biscuits (Crossroads Theatre Company); And A Nightingale Sang (Westport Country Playhouse). Education: The Theatre School at DePaul University.

Caitlyn Ostrowski (Assistant Stage Manager) is from East Brunswick, New Jersey. Credits include Assistant Stage

Manager for What Became of Us, …Big Jersey Christmas Show, An Old Fashioned Family Murder, The Shark is Broken, What the Constitution Means to Me, Gene & Gilda, Small, tick, tick…BOOM!, The Club, Having Our Say, and …Spelling Bee, and Production Assistant for Clyde’s and Her Portmanteau (George Street Playhouse). In addition to theatre, she works as a freelance live events professional, supporting large-scale productions and experiential events. Additional credits include ASM for Gene & Gilda (Off-Broadway) and Tales from the Gutenberg Bible (Bay Street Theater). Caitlyn holds a BFA in Stage Management from Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts and thanks her partner Emily, family, and friends for their constant support.

McCorkle Casting, Ltd. (Pat McCorkle, CSA, Casting Director) is proud of its longstanding collaboration with George Street Playhouse. Broadway credits include over 50 productions such as On the Town, Amazing Grace, End of the Rainbow, and A Few Good Men. Off-Broadway highlights among more than 60 productions include Tribes, Our Town, and Driving Miss Daisy. Regional work spans hundreds of productions nationwide, including seasonal casting with the Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Barrington Stage, Play Makers Repertory. Film credits include over 100 projects and currently, casting for three upcoming theatrical features, as well as recent work on four Hallmark movies, Tripped Up, and Motherland. Notable past projects include The Thomas Crown Affair, Die Hard with a Vengeance, and School Ties. Television work includes Twisted, Sesame Street, Californication (Emmy nomination), Chappelle’s Show, and Strangers with Candy, among many others.

Christopher J. Bailey (Artistic Producer)

This season marks Christopher Bailey’s 27th at George Street Playhouse and his 2nd as Artistic Producer, Production and Operations. Over the years, he has also served the Playhouse as Production Manager for 19 seasons, Technical Coordinator, and Sound and Lighting Manager.

At GSP, Christopher’s design work includes lighting for last season’s What the Constitution Means to Me and sound for King James. He was also the Lighting Designer for Clever Little Lies, which transferred from GSP to the Guild Hall Theatre in East Hampton and subsequently Off-Broadway to the Westside Theatre. In addition, he has designed six scenic and nine sound designs for GSP’s Educational Touring productions, as well as 28 lighting and 40 sound designs for the Playhouse’s mainstage productions.

Beyond GSP, Christopher has designed for numerous companies, including Pearl Theatre, Barrington Stage, Premiere Stages, Bickford Theatre, Abingdon Theatre, Strand Theatre, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Two River Theater, Ashlawn Highland Opera, LKB Dance, Randy James Dance, Rand Theater, The Irish Repertory Theatre, Westport Country Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, Delaware Theatre Company, Jacob’s Pillow, and more. He also teaches Stagecraft and Play Production at Middlesex County College.

COMPANY Bios.

Scott Goldman (Artistic Producer) Scott Goldman was appointed General Manager in 2019 and has been with George Street Playhouse for 20 seasons beginning his career as Company Manager. His time at George Street Playhouse has allowed him to work with legendary artists spanning nearly 100 productions and the NY transfers of world premieres of productions of The Toxic Avenger, It Shoulda Been You, Gettin’ The Band Back Together, Clever Little Lies, Curvy Widow and Little Girl Blue. Since 2012, he has served as Foundation Manager for the Laurents / Hatcher Foundation, named after legendary playwright Arthur Laurents and his partner Tom Hatcher, distributing over $20 million in grants to support new work at theaters across the country. Goldman is a graduate of Ithaca College with degrees in Speech Communication and Drama, and a Masters of Science in Communications.

Edgar Herrera (Executive Director) is an arts leader and entrepreneur with more than two decades of experience across the U.S. and Mexico. Since 2023, he has served as Executive Director of George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, NJ, where he sets strategy, forges partnerships, expands audiences, drives strategic growth, and deepens community engagement. He has also led several symphony orchestras, bringing vision and innovation to major performing arts institutions.

Alongside his leadership in the performing arts, Edgar built and sold an IT startup, led an export–import company, and launched an accelerator for small businesses, ventures that shaped his entrepreneurial mindset and focus on innovation. He also directed a foundation dedicated to measuring social impact.

Passionate about the arts and a pianist at heart, Edgar champions Latin American classical music through The Ponce Project Music Foundation, where he volunteers to promote and resuscitate the music of great composers of the past.

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We are grateful to our new and renewing annual fund donors listed here for their gifts received between July 1, 2025 and April 27, 2026. If you notice an error here, please do not hesitate to contact us at development@georgestplayhouse.org so that we may correct it as soon as possible.

THE BLANCHE AND IRVING LAURIE FOUNDATION

We thank the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation for its support of What Became of Us, the most recent production in a long history of the Foundation’s support for theater.

Past productions supported by the Foundation at other theaters have included On the Twentieth Century, featuring Kristin Chenoweth; The Spoils, featuring Jesse Eisenberg; The King & I, featuring Kelli O’Hara; and Holiday Inn: The New Irving Berlin Musical.

Photo by Joan Marcus

Edgar Herrera, Executive Director

ARTISTIC

Artistic Producers

Christopher J. Bailey

Scott Goldman

Laiona Michelle

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

Director of Finance

Administration Manager / Board Liason

Business Assistant

DEVELOPMENT

Director of Advancement

Development Manager

Development Associate

Ganapathi Kamath

Megan Cherry

Lynne Holton

Todd Rosen

Alicia Whavers

Jane Mirvis

MARKETING & PATRON SERVICES

Marketing Manager

Sales and Audience Development Manager

Data Services Manager

Patron Services Manager

Assistant Patron Services Manager

Patron Services Associates

EDUCATION

Acting Studio Teaching Artists

PRODUCTION

Assistant Production Manager & Company Manager

SETS

Technical Director

Shop Foreman

Head Carpenter

Carpenters/Riggers

Scenic Charge

PROPERTIES

Properties Director

COSTUMES

Costume Shop Manager

Head Draper & Assistant

to Costume Shop Manager

Wardrobe Supervisor

Marcus Montgomery

Erin Neupauer

Vanessa Hamilton

Rose Curran

Gary Frangione

Susan Blumert

Gabe Soto

Marlene Zyontz

Sam Clemmett

Chad Colacurcio

Caroline Festa

Charlie Hudson III

FOR THIS PRODUCTION

Associate Scenic Designer Sophie Smrcka

Rutgers Lighting Assistant

Maya Strauss

Assistant Stage Manager Caitlyn Ostrowski

Production Assistant

Lighting Supervisor

Assistant LX Supervisor

Sound Supervisor

Projections Supervisor

Wig Supervisor

Production Intern

Music Consultant & Pianist

Ember Muller

Ryan Fisher

Jack Creegan

Chiara DeSantis

Xavier Vassallo

Sarah Day

Abhi Doddapaneni

Shelton Becton

Key Art Corinne Antonelli

NEW BRUNSWICK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Executive Director Merissa Buczny

Managing Director

Mark Sharp

Director of Patron Services Victoria Muscio

Senior House Manager

House Manager

Jessica Jasionowski

Sadiera Esannason

Assistant Patron Services Manager Gwen Streitman

Marketing Director Eric Greenberg

Social Media Coordinator Shellby Lawless

Box Office Associate Shellby Lawless

Production Manager/ Lighting Supervisor

Deck Supervisor

Audio and Video Supervisor

Assistant Sound Supervisor & A1

LX Programmer

LX Board Operator

Fly

Deck Crew/Props

Billy Goheen

Mohamed Haddara

Nick Skiba

Jake Blanchette

Tyler Hughes

Ezra Silkes

Jim Hancocks

Robert Lavagno

Becky Erlitz

Kaden Adrian

Woodward

Christina Gillespie

Tommy Williamson

Jerry Pacheco

Joey Copsetta

Prince Bawuah

Jason Jackson

Matt Binkowitz

Brittany Ponce

Chris Neilsen

Nick Sosa

For Your Information

George Street Playhouse is located at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

GeorgeStreetPlayhouse.org • Patron Services: 732-246-7717

AUDIO-DESCRIBED PERFORMANCES

We offer audio-described performances for patrons with visual impairment.

Please call the Patron Services, 732-2467717, for further information. Large print and Braille programs are available upon request. Audio-described performances are made possible by support from Fund for the New Jersey Blind, Inc.

CAPTIONED PERFORMANCES

We offer captioned performances for patrons with hearing impairment.

George Street Playhouse’s accessible programming is made possible in part by Fund for the New Jersey Blind, Inc.

ASSISTIVE LISTENING SYSTEM

For patrons who have a hearing impairment, light-weight, comfortable receivers are available from the NBPAC Concierge desk. If any individual requires special assistance or assistive technology, please contact the Patron Services Manager at 732-246-7717 as far in advance of the program as possible.

FIRE NOTICE

The exit indicated by the red light and sign nearest to the seat you occupy is the shortest route to the street. In the event of a fire or other emergency, please do not run, WALK TO THE EXIT.

INCLEMENT WEATHER

George Street Playhouse maintains a policy of not canceling performances due to inclement weather. Please call Patron Services, 732-246-7717, if you have any questions.

LATE SEATING POLICY

The theatre is open to the public one halfhour prior to the performance. In consideration of all patrons, latecomers will be seated at the discretion of House Management.

RECORDING EQUIPMENT

Due to copyright and union regulations and restrictions, still cameras, video cameras or any type of recording equipment is not permitted at any time in the theatre and will be confiscated.