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WELCOME FROM OUR FOUNDER Dear Friends, Welcome to the 2026-2027 season at Gulfshore Playhouse! I am so grateful you’re here. This marks the 23rd year since our founding and the third season here in the Baker Theatre and Education Center, and I’m happy to say it finally feels like we’ve settled into our home. Whether this is your first visit or your fiftieth, I hope it feels like home to you, too. I look forward to sharing the professional season we’ve programmed with you; it features an exciting mix of old and new, thought-provoking and comforting, and insightful, inspirational works spanning genre and style. We feel so encouraged by the support you’ve shown us these past two seasons while we learned and grew into our new space; you’ve given us the confidence to push ourselves to new heights. We are kicking off the Moran Mainstage season with my brand new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. In many ways, this is a dream come true. I’ve always aspired to bring this holiday tradition to our community as so many other major regional theaters across the country have done. I’m especially excited because I have penned this adaptation myself, and what a delight and honor it has been to breathe new life into this timeless story. You can expect to see the story you love told in a way you’ve never seen before. Meanwhile, in the Struthers Studio this fall, join us for The World Goes ‘Round, a musical revue featuring the songs of Kander and Ebb, the brilliant duo behind hit songs from Cabaret, Chicago, and the Scorsese film New York, New York. The Studio itself

will be transformed into a cabaret club for that extra level of immersion. You won’t want to miss it! And that’s just this fall! I hope you’ll join us after the new year for the wonderful slate of shows we’ve got upcoming in 2027, too. There is plenty to enjoy offstage at Gulfshore Playhouse this fall, as well! Gulfshore Playhouse Education has programming available for all ages throughout the season. Adults can sign up for private acting lessons, Broadway Zumba, and the Behind the Curtain lecture series. For elementary aged students, we have our Broadway Bootcamp and Story Explorers after-school classes, and for high schoolers, the Teen Winter Cabaret. And we’ve got something new every season, so be sure to check out the latest offerings online at gulfshoreplayhouse.org. Beyond the stage and the classroom, we want Gulfshore Playhouse to feel like “the place to be.” Our doors are open throughout the day, so stop by the Wyss Bar for a coffee or a light bite at lunch courtesy of our neighbors at Grappino’s, and you can enjoy them in our bright, open lobby or in the garden outside any time! If you are looking for a venue to host an event, then look no further. We have numerous spaces available to rent for parties, events, meetings, and gatherings. Everything we do is about bringing people together, so we hope you enjoy it all! Thank you for being here. None of this would be possible without you. With gratitude,

Kristen Coury Founder & Producing Artistic Director

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LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Dear Friends, On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I am delighted to welcome you to Gulfshore Playhouse’s 2026–2027 season. Last season was a resounding success, and I am confident that the season ahead will be even more exciting. When I joined the Board in 2016, Gulfshore Playhouse still felt like one of Naples’ best-kept secrets. Today, it is fair to say that the secret is out. Gulfshore Playhouse has become one of our community’s proudest achievements, producing work that rivals the quality and professionalism found on Broadway and in London’s West End. Its impact, however, extends well beyond the stage. Gulfshore Playhouse is an important economic driver for our region, a welcoming place for our community to gather, and a powerful force for education through its extensive programming. It enriches our community and improves the quality of life we enjoy here. As Gulfshore Playhouse continues to grow, so do the resources required to sustain its artistic excellence and expand its reach. Producing live theatre at this level of artistic excellence is an ambitious undertaking, made possible by visionary leadership, a talented and dedicated staff, an experienced and supportive Board, generous donors, committed volunteers, and, most importantly, a loyal and curious audience. Each has an essential role to play in bringing the theatre’s mission to life. Even if you believe you know all that Gulfshore Playhouse has to offer, I encourage you to take another look. The theatre is continually creating new ways to participate, from educational programs for all ages and wellness classes to group events and volunteer opportunities. You might consider joining us as a volunteer usher, becoming a donor, or simply returning to experience another production. Whatever brings you here today, we are grateful to have you with us. Thank you for being part of the Gulfshore Playhouse community. I hope you enjoy the performance and the remarkable season ahead. Sincerely,

Steve Akin Chairman, Board of Trustees

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DONOR SPOTLIGHT JOAN & ROBERT CLIFFORD Season Ambassadors Joan and Bob Clifford are longtime philanthropists whose commitment to giving back has made a meaningful impact in Naples and Chicago. We are especially pleased to welcome Joan to the Gulfshore Playhouse Board of Directors, where her nonprofit leadership experience and lifelong love of theatre will be tremendous assets to the Playhouse. Joan and Bob are Emeritus Trustees of the Naples Children Foundation, where they chaired the 2012 Naples Winter Wine Festival and Bob served as Board Chair for three years. Joan is also a longtime supporter and current Board member of the Naples Botanical Garden, having previously served on the Executive Committee of its Sustaining Leadership Council. Avid theatregoers, Joan and Bob share a passion for the performing arts. Joan is a Life Trustee and past Emeritus Chair of the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, where she remains active, and serves as Vice Chair of the American Writers Museum. Bob maintains an active law practice specializing in aviation litigation, medical malpractice, and personal injury and has held numerous professional leadership roles. For Joan and Bob, philanthropy is a way of life, and they generously support organizations throughout Naples and Chicago. Joan enjoys reading, golf, and family time, while Bob enjoys golf, boating, time with his two grandsons and, by his own admission, working in his spare time! We are grateful for Joan and Bob’s generous support and we are thrilled to welcome Joan to the Gulfshore Playhouse Board of Directors.

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John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Jill Haworth rehearse for the original Broadway production of Cabaret.

KANDER, EBB, AND THE SONGS OF

The World Goes ‘Round When composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb were introduced on a whim in the early 1960s, no one expected them to become the longest-running creative partnership in Broadway history. Kander got his start as a rehearsal pianist for West Side Story, while Ebb began co-writing musical revues in the early 1950s. It was producer-director Harold “Hal” Prince who suggested to music publisher Tommy Valando that the two should collaborate. Together, they wrote sixteen Broadway musicals, dozens of singles, and iconic film music. Their journey began with Flora, the Red Menace (1965), which featured “A Quiet Thing” and marked the Broadway debut of a 19-year-old Liza Minnelli, who won her first Tony Award® for the role. They truly cemented their place in musical theatre history with Cabaret (1966), an groundbreaking show that ran for 1,166 performances and yielded legendary numbers like “Cabaret,” while later adaptations interpolated iconic tracks like “Maybe This Time” and “Money, Money.” They followed this with The Happy Time (1968), starring Robert Goulet as a photographer returning to his French-Canadian village, which included “The Happy Time” and “I Don’t Remember You” during a modest 268-performance run. That same year, Hal Prince directed Zorba (1968), an adaptation of Zorba the Greek featuring “Only Love,” which ran for 305 performances. The duo continued to experiment with different styles throughout the next decade. In 1971, their lesser-known musical 70, Girls, 70 featured “Yes” and “Coffee in a Cardboard Cup” in a brief 35-performance run about elderly hotel residents turned fur thieves. They re-teamed with Liza Minnelli for the Emmy-winning 1972 television concert Liza with a Z—directed by Bob Fosse and featuring “Ring Them Bells”—a special whose lost negatives were successfully restored in 1999. In 1975, they premiered Chicago, a vaudeville-style satire directed by Fosse and starring Gwen Verdon, Jerry Orbach, and Chita Rivera. Producing hits like “All That Jazz,” “Me and My Baby,” and “Mister Cellophane,” its initial run spanned 947 performances, though

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its famous 1996 revival eventually set the record as the longest-running American show on Broadway. That same year, they wrote “How Lucky Can You Get” and “Isn’t This Better” for the film Funny Lady (1975), a Great Depression-era sequel to Funny Girl. Their work in cinema and theatre continued seamlessly into the late 1970s. Martin Scorsese’s 1977 film New York, New York, starring Robert De Niro and Minnelli, introduced “And the World Goes ‘Round,” “There Goes the Ball Game,” and the immortal title track “New York, New York.” That same year, Minnelli starred in their Broadway show The Act (1977), featuring “Arthur in the Afternoon.” Despite out-of-town friction that led to Gower Champion quietly taking over directorial duties from Scorsese, the star power of Minnelli drove $2 million in advance sales and won her a Tony Award®. In 1981, they adapted the Katharine Hepburn classic Woman of the Year for Broadway, starring Lauren Bacall as a famed TV personality; the show ran for 770 performances, won Best Score, and featured “Sometimes a Day Goes By” and “The Grass is Always Greener.” They then tackled Terrence McNally’s The Rink (1984), featuring “Colored Lights,” “Marry Me,” and “We Can Make It,” which starred Minnelli and Chita Rivera in a troubled run marked by Minnelli’s early exit. In 1993, Kander and Ebb achieved another massive critical triumph with Kiss of the Spider Woman, a dark tale of a gay window dresser surviving an Argentine prison through cinema fantasies. Yielding its acclaimed title song, the production won the Tony Award® for Best Musical and was later adapted into a 2025 feature film starring Jennifer Lopez. Outside of their full length-shows, the duo crafted standalone songs that became legendary, including “Sara Lee” (a 1978 homage to their dieting friend Kaye Ballard, famously sung by Minnelli at Radio City Music Hall in 1992) and “My Coloring Book,” their breakout hit originally pitched by Ballard for The Perry Como Kraft Music Hall. Together with original numbers like “When It All Comes True,” these masterworks form the extraordinary catalog celebrated in this revue, The World Goes ‘Round.

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Music by

Lyrics by

JOHN KANDER

Conceived by

FRED EBB

SCOTT ELLIS, SUSAN STROMAN and DAVID THOMPSON Scenic Designer

KRISTEN MARTINO

Costume Designer **

LEON DOBKOWSKI

Lighting Designer **

Sound Designer

Production Stage Manager

Assistant Stage Manager

**

BRADLEE WARD

JOSÉ SANTIAGO

DOM RUGGIERO

EMILY NACRISSA GRIFFITH Orchestra Reductions

Associate Music Director

MATTHEW A. STEPHENS

FRANK GALAGANO and MATT CASTLE

Casting

Director of Production

COO & Managing Director

CEO & Producing Artistic Director

RAY INKEL

MICHAEL CASSARA, CSA JOEL MARKUS

KRISTEN COURY

Music Director

TREVOR M. PIERCE Directed and Choreographed by

DANN DUNN

The actors and stage managers are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actos and stage managers in the United States. The scenic, costume, and lighting designers are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829 of the IATSE. The World Goes ‘Round is presented through special arrangement with music theatre international (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

DIRECTOR’S NOTE It’s no secret that life is full of ups and downs.

personal themes and makes them feel universal, wrapping the human condition in vivid narratives.

Love and loss, success and failure, joy and sorrow, and everything in between, life is brimming with highs and lows. However, we quickly learn that when we go through something daunting, it’s how we pull ourselves through that shapes who we are:

The World Goes ‘Round is a celebration of their music, bringing us on a retrospective of their iconic catalog. While the revue celebrates the music of their hits, it may not always sound exactly as you may remember it. While some of the songs sound true to a particular show they’re from, there are some songs that have been rearranged, reconceived, and recontextualized, allowing audiences to hear familiar music in a fresh and unique way.

‘It’s not the cards you’re dealt. It’s how you play them.’ ‘It’s not how you fall, but how you pick yourself up.’ ‘It’s knowing that even when you feel in the dark, the planet keeps spinning.’ No one captures this sentiment better than the iconic songwriting duo of Kander and Ebb in their iconic number “And The World Goes ‘Round”. The song (and by extension, this show) immediately lets the audience know that it is perfectly natural to feel down and lost, as long as you have the resilience and optimism to press forward when you’re ready. We are about to witness those ups and downs, and to go along for the ride, whether it be bumpy or smooth. A team of 42 years before Ebb’s death in 2004, John Kander and Fred Ebb helped redefine the Broadway musical by blending satire, glamour, and social commentary with lush orchestrations and the ability to make complex ideas feel fresh and accessible. Beautifully mixing emotional truth with spectacle, they have cemented themselves in the canon with cross generational appeal. Their music explores

While a musical revue does not inherently have a linear storyline, the songs of Kander and Ebb are beautiful and detailed stories all on their own. In creating and designing this production specifically for Gulfshore Playhouse, we worked to find a framework that shapes all of these stories into a cohesive and intimate look at life, relationships, and the idea of travel; literally, figuratively, and metaphorically. We excitedly invite you to enjoy the timeless and relevant music of John Kander and Fred Ebb in both familiar and new ways, while being reminded how brilliantly they capture the essence of human connection, resilience, and adventure. Thank you for joining us, and enjoy the show!

Dann Dunn Director/Choreographer

CAST WOMAN 1 .......................................................................... Galyana Castillo WOMAN 2 .......................................................................... Alanna J. Smith WOMAN 3 .............................................................................. Chessa Metz MAN 1 ................................................................ Matthew Michael Janisse MAN 2 ............................................................... Jacquez D. L. Linder-Long

MUSICIANS CONDUCTOR/KEYBOARD ........................................... Matthew A. Stephens PERCUSSION ............................................... Scott Crawford, Dave Hardman BASS ................................................................................................. J.R. Erb WOODWINDS ............................................................................ John Yoakum VIOLIN ................................................................. Erik Berg, Glenn Basham

ORCHESTRA REDUCTIONS ..................................................... Frank Galgano and Matt Castle ORCHESTRA REDUCTION ASSISTANT ........................................... Zach Sloan ADDITIONAL REDUCTIONS .................................................. Trevor M. Pierce MUSIC COPYIST ...................................................................... Jenia Marquez RECORDED BANJO/GUITAR .............................................. Matt SanGiovani ORCHESTRA CONTRACTOR ........................................................ Jim Dallas

Your support makes you a vital part of the show, transforming our region and changing lives through Gulfshore Playhouse. HAVE QUESTIONS OR WISH TO MAKE A GIFT? Contact Chief Advancement Officer, Lisa Halsey at lhalsey@gulfshoreplayhouse.org or call at 239.261.7529 ext. 203.

Julia Bain in the Gulfshore Playhouse production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Photo by Nick Adams.

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MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT 1

“And The World Goes ‘Round” ................................. Woman One, Company “Yes” .............................................................................................. Company “Coffee In A Cardboard Cup” .......................................................... Company “The Happy Time” .......................................................................... Man Two “Colored Lights” ..................................................................... Woman Three “Sara Lee” ............................................................................ Man One, Women “Arthur In The Afternoon” .......................................................... Woman Two “My Coloring Book” ................................................................... Woman One “I Don’t Remember You” ................................................................... Man One “Sometimes A Day Goes By” ............................................................. Man Two “And All That Jazz” .................................................... Woman Two, Company “Class” ................................................................ Woman One, Woman Three “Mister Cellophane” ...................................................................... Man One “Me And My Baby” ........................................................................ Company “There Goes The Ballgame” ............................................... Woman One, Men “How Lucky Can You Get” ....................................... Woman Two, Company

ACT 2 “Entr’acte” ......................................................................................... Orchestra “Ring Them Bells” .................................................... Woman Three, Orchestra “Kiss Of The Spider Woman” ............................................................ Man Two “Only Love” .................................................................................. Woman One “Marry Me” ........................................................................................ Man One “A Quiet Thing” .............................................................................. Woman Two “The Grass Is Always Greener” ......................... Woman One, Woman Three “We Can Make It” .............................................................................. Man One “Maybe This Time” ....................................................................... Woman One “Isn’t This Better” ....................................................................... Woman Three “Money” ............................................................................................ Company “Cabaret” ........................................................................................... Company “New York, New York” ........................................................................ Company

RUNTIME 2 hours, 15 minutes with a 15 minute intermission Video and/or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

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ABOUT THE CAST GA LYA N A CASTILLO ( WO MA N 1 )

Broadway: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street. National tour: Waitress. Regional: Leader Of The Pack (Bucks County Playhouse), Come From Away (Theatre Aspen), Something Rotten (Pioneer Theatre), Once On This Island (Pioneer Theatre), Rock Of Ages (Theatre Aspen), Little Shop Of Horrors (Fulton Theatre), Lady Day At Emersons Bar And Grille (The Prizery), Aint Misbehavin’ (Forestburgh Playhouse), Chicago (Forestburgh Playhouse). AEA. @galygee

AL A N N A J . S MI T H ( WO MA N 2 ) is

thrilled to make her Gulfshore Playhouse debut in The World Goes ’Round! Alanna can currently be seen on Netflix as “Hailey” in Season 3 of the hit comedy Tires. Other recent screen appearances include the RomCom “Love Afloat” (Amazon), “Chang Can Dunk” (Disney+) and “FBI: Most Wanted” (CBS). Onstage, Alanna recently played Hodel opposite Jason Alexander’s Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof (La Mirada) as well as roles at Walnut Street Theatre, Laguna Playhouse, North Coast Rep, Florida Studio Theatre, Peterborough Players, Media Theatre, Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre, Hangar Theatre, and Lantern Theater Company. alannajsmith.me @alannajsmith

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C HESSA METZ (WOMAN 3) is

a NYC-based actor and singersongwriter who made her Broadway debut in the original cast of the 2x Tony Award®-Winning musical SUFFS. As an understudy, she performed 104 times during the 301 show run, covering the ensemble, Lucy Burns, Doris Stevens, and the lead role, Alice Paul. Other theatrical credits include: Grace Banker in The Hello Girls (Syracuse Stage/Michael Cassel Group), Jenna in Waitress (John W. Engeman Theater), Ado Annie in Oklahoma! (Ogunquit Playhouse), Elsa in Frozen (Disney Cruise Line), and Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance (NC Symphony). She is also a returning soprano soloist at Carnegie Hall, debuting the compositions of Sherry Blevins and Raphael Fusco. Originally from North Carolina, Chessa is a proud graduate of both the high school and college acting programs at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA). She writes original country/folk music, set to record her first full-length album this winter. Rep: Lohne/Graham Management. IG: @ chessametz

MATTHEW MIC HAEL JANISSE (MAN 1) Excited to

be back at Gulfshore after being Mike Nulty/Mr. Snoring Man in 2025 White Christmas. Other Florida Credits include: Cal in Waitress at Actors Playhouse, Rapunzel’s Prince in Into The Woods feat. Titus Burgess at Adrienne Arsht Center and getting a BFA

at FSU. Tours: BeetleJuice - Adam standby, Something Rotten! - Nick Bottom, CabaretMax/Sax, Mamma Mia! - Dad cover. OffBroadway: Kinky Boots - Mutt. Regional: Nico in the USA Premiere in Glory Ride at DTC, Luther Billis in South Pacific at The Paramount, Mr. Wormwood in Matilda at The Lexington Theatre, William Barfee in Spelling Bee at Fulton Theatre, Fred/Jacob/ Fezziwig in Merry Little X Mas at Virginia Stage Company, Nick Bottom in Something Rotten! at Le Petit Theatre. Matthew also directs at Wagon Wheel Center of the Arts in the summers and coaches acting year round. Matthew wants to thank everyone at Gulfshore, Craig, Avalon Artists Group, his family, and friends. Special thanks to his dog Daisy and wife Carolyn. @matthewnofilter.

Gulfshore Playhouse operates under agreements between the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), a consortium of regional theatres throughout the nation; Actors Equity Association (AEA), the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States; the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), an independent national labor union; and United Scenic Artists (USA), a union of scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers. The National Alliance for Musical Theatre, founded in 1985, is a notfor-profit organization serving the musical theatre community. The 165 organizational members and 75 individual members, located throughout 33 states and abroad, are some of the leading producers of musical theatre in the world, and include theatres, presenting organizations, higher education programs and individual producers. Gulfshore Playhouse is an Associate Member of the National New Play Network.

JAC QUEZ D.L. LINDER -LONG (MAN 2) Nat’l

Tour, Gulfshore Playhouse: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Drifter/Ensemble). Maltz Jupiter Theatre: Guys & Dolls ( Sky Masterson U/S / Rusty Charlie ). Regional: Ragtime the Musical (Coalhouse Walker Jr). Annie at The Muny (Ensemble). Five Guys Named Moe (Four Eyed Moe). Into the Woods (Jack). Director and Choreographer: Five Guys Named Moe (MNM Theater Company), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Heartbreak Hotel (Riverside CPA). Performer with Avery Sommers. Jacquez would like to thank God, his family, and his love for their support. He would also like to thank the Gulfshore Playhouse family for welcoming him back to create and collaborate again under the direction of Dann Dunn. Peter 4:10.

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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ABOUT THE CREATIVES JOHN KA N D E R & F R E D E B B (MU S I C & LY RIC S ) formed one of the most

acclaimed and enduring creative partnerships in American musical theatre history. Joining forces in 1962, the duo achieved their first major Broadway success with Flora the Red Menace (1965), which launched the career of Liza Minnelli. Over a collaboration spanning more than four decades, Kander and Ebb created the scores for an extraordinary roster of groundbreaking stage productions, including Cabaret (1966), Zorba (1968), Chicago (1975), The Act (1977), Woman of the Year (1981), The Rink (1984), Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993), Steel Pier (1997), Curtains (2007), The Scottsboro Boys (2010), and The Visit (2015). Beyond the stage, their work encompassed film scores and timeless standards, including the legendary title song for Martin Scorsese’s New York, New York. Recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors and inductees into the Theater Hall of Fame, their celebrated body of work earned numerous Tony®, Olivier, Emmy, and Grammy Awards, cementing their legacy among the giants of the American musical theater canon.

S US AN S T R O M A N ( B O O K) is a fivetime Tony Award-winning director and choreographer whose visionary work has defined modern American musical theatre. She made her breakthrough as a choreographer with the Off-Broadway revue And the World Goes ‘Round (1991) and the Broadway hit Crazy for You (1992), followed by acclaimed choreography for Show Boat (1994) and Trevor Nunn’s revival of Oklahoma! (1998). Co-creating, directing, and choreographing the groundbreaking danceplay Contact (2000), she cemented her reputation as a singular theatrical storyteller. Stroman went on to

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direct and choreograph Mel Brooks’ recordbreaking smash The Producers (2001), making history as the second woman to win the Tony Award® for Best Direction of a Musical and winning for Best Choreography on the same night. Her expansive roster of Broadway credits includes directing and/ or choreographing The Music Man (2000), The Frogs (2004), Young Frankenstein (2007), The Scottsboro Boys (2010), Big Fish (2013), Bullets Over Broadway (2014), POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive (2022), and New York, New York (2023). A Theater Hall of Fame inductee and recipient of the George Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement, her acclaimed body of work spans operatic productions, films, original ballets, and London’s West End.

S COT T ELLIS (BOOK ) is a nine-time Tony Award®-nominated director and Deputy Artistic Director of the Roundabout Theatre Company whose career spans four decades of acclaimed Broadway revivals and original productions. After starting as a stage actor, he made a major mark as a director with the hit Off-Broadway Kander and Ebb revue And the World Goes ‘Round (1991), earning a Drama Desk Award. His extensive Broadway directing credits include celebrated revivals of She Loves Me (1993, 2016)—for which he won an Olivier Award—1776 (1997); Twelve Angry Men (2004); Harvey (2012); The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012), You Can’t Take It with You (2014); On the Twentieth Century (2015); Kiss Me, Kate (2019); the Tony®-winning revival of Take Me Out (2022); and Doubt (2024), alongside premiering productions such as Steel Pier (1997), The Little Dog Laughed (2006), Curtains (2007), The Elephant Man (2014), and Tootsie (2019). Beyond his stage achievements, Ellis has directed

and executive produced extensively for television, earning an Emmy nomination for 30 Rock alongside credits on Weeds, Modern Family, and Frasier.

D AV ID T H O M P S O N ( B O O K) is a Tony Award®-nominated writer and librettist whose celebrated career in musical theatre is deeply intertwined with many of Broadway’s most enduring hit productions. He first gained major acclaim by conceiving the hit Off-Broadway revue And the World Goes ‘Round (1991), which earned Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards. Thompson went on to write the script adaptation for the record-breaking 1996 revival of Chicago, the longest-running American musical in Broadway history. His Broadway credits as a book writer include Steel Pier (1997) and The Scottsboro Boys (2010)—both earning him Tony® nominations for Best Book of a Musical— alongside Thou Shalt Not (2001); The Look of Love (2003); Prince of Broadway (2017); and New York, New York (2023). Beyond the stage, his television writing credits include the Emmy-nominated PBS special Sondheim – A Celebration at Carnegie Hall. D ANN D U N N ( D I R E C TO R/ C HORE O G R A P H E R ) has created and

maintained professional works as a Director, Choreographer, and Live Events Producer around the world with Tony, Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy award-winning Artists. NYC: Miracle On 34th Street, Sesame Street On Broadway! (Madison Square Garden), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Symphony Space). National Tours: CATS, The Music Man, Sesame Street Live!, First Date (revival workshop). International: The Music Of Andrew Lloyd Webber, La Traviata. Regional highlights: Walnut Street Theatre, Bucks County Playhouse, Delaware Theatre Company, The Fulton, Arden Theatre, Kennedy Center, Riverside

Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse. Contributing Choreographer: Norwegian Cruise Line, The Red Cross, Modell’s Sporting Goods, Merck Pharmaceuticals, The National Liberty Museum, Radio City Music Hall, Disney, The Jimmy’s, Siegfried and Roy, Macy’s, and The X Games. Dancer: Mariah Carey, Anastacia, Mark Kanemura (Lady Gaga, Janet Jackson, So You Think You Can Dance?). TV: “Good Morning America,” “The Today Show,” PA Cardiovascular Health Project (Emmy Award), Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, “Sesame Street Workshop.” Dann was honored to join the Fosse legacy training under Gary Flannery, dancing back-up for Chita Rivera, and working beside Ann Reinking on the National and International companies of Chicago. Also an Educator, Dann is Faculty alumni of NYC’s famed Camp Broadway, teaching musical theatre around the world, has been on Guest Faculty at eight universities, and is the Co-Founder and former Artistic Director of Music Theatre Philly, an award-winning professional training ground in Philadelphia. Dann is currently the Associate Artistic Director at Gulfshore Playhouse, having directed this past season’s White Christmas. @thedanndunn.

T RE V O R M. P IER C E (MUSIC DI RE CTOR ) , a New York-based music

director and conductor, is thrilled to return to Gulfshore Playhouse for his 18th collaboration with longtime colleague and friend, Associate Artistic Director Dann Dunn. Previous GP credits include: Swingin’ Sixties (2026), White Christmas (2025), Sweet Charity (2025), Anything Goes (2024), Once Upon A Dream (2025), Stompin’ At The Savoy (2024), Winter Wonderettes (2023). NYC: BCEFA Broadway Backwards/Easter Bonnet, Broadway Dreams, Whiskey Pants (HERE Arts), Once Upon A Mattress (St Jean’s Theater), Green Gables (DR2), Fire Island

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K RIST EN M A R TI N O ( S CE N I C DE S IGNE R ) is excited to be returning

to Gulfshore Playhouse after previously designing productions including White Christmas, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Sweet Charity, Into the Breeches, Camelot, Higher, and The Price. Her work as a scenic designer has been seen on stages across the country, including productions at Drury Lane Theatre, ACT of CT, The Cape Playhouse, Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre, and Indiana University, where she completed her MFA in Scenic Design. Kristen began her career in Chicago, where she worked as a freelance and associate scenic designer. That chapter of her career provided opportunities to collaborate on a wide range of projects, from museum exhibitions to circus productions, as well as international theatre, including serving as an associate designer for the 2020 West End production of The Prince of Egypt. Kristen was also part of the team selected to represent the United States by designing the Emerging Artist Exhibit for the 2019 Prague Quadrennial and the recipient of the 2022 USITT Rising Star Award. Kristen is a proud member of United Scenic Artist

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Local 829. In addition to her professional design work, Kristen is dedicated to arts education. She currently serves as Head of Scenic Design at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she mentors the next generation of theatre artists and is a company member at the Clarence Brown Theatre, a LORT theatre on campus. www.kristenmartino.com @kristenmartino.design

L E O N DOBKOWSK I (C OSTUME D E S I G NER ) Gulfshore Playhouse debut.

Off Broadway: Rock and Roll Man (New World Stages). Additional design credits include The Muny (St. Louis Theatre Circle Award Seussical and The Wiz), Paper Mill Playhouse, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Theatre Under the Stars, Weston Playhouse, Irish Repertory Theatre, George Street Playhouse, Drury Lane Theatre, Yale Repertory Theater, Pittsburgh CLO, Music Theater of Wichita, Engeman Theater, Feld Entertainment’s Disney Live, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Epic Theatre Ensemble, Penguin Repertory, NYMF (Outstanding Costume Design, Claudio Quest), TheatreWorks Hartford (CT Critics Choice Award nomination, The Legend of Georgia McBride). MFA Yale School of Drama. www.LeonDobkowski.com @MrLeonD

J O S É S ANTIAGO (LIGHTING D E S I G NER ) is a New York City based

Lighting Designer. His work has been seen at Palm Beach Dramaworks, Pioneer Theatre Company, Ogunquit Playhouse, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Chicago Opera, The Paramount Theatre (Aurora, IL), Drury Lane (Chicago), The REV Theatre Company, Skylight Music Theatre, Center REP, Bristol Riverside Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, Theatre by the Sea, Bay Street Theatre, Gretna Playhouse, The Gateway, The Engeman Theater, Guild Hall, Penobscot Theatre, 5 Star Theatricals, Slow Burn Theatre, and Gulfshore Playhouse. He received his MFA in Lighting Design from

Florida State University. Proud member of USA829 and represented by Michael Moore Agency. www.jsantiagodesign.com

BRAD L E E W A R D ( S O UN D D E S I G N E R)

is a New York City–based sound designer and audiovisual consultant working at the intersection of theatre and immersive system design across global contexts. He is thrilled to be collaborating with Gulfshore Playhouse for the first time joining this inspiring creative team in the fantastic new facility. Brad uses sound to connect people across cultures and borders with a singular mission: “Bringing the world together through great sound.” His work spans musical theatre, plays, and experiential environments, with a focus on projects that align with this ethos of connection and shared experience. Whether shaping the emotional arc of a musical or designing systems that ensure every voice is heard with clarity and intention, he approaches sound as both storytelling and spatial scenography. Selected sound design credits include I Need That (Broadway), King Lear (Bedlam), and Penelope (York Theatre), international: Request sa Radyo (Manila) and Transcendent Renaissance (Dubai Desert). Associate sound designer on Choir Boy (Tony Award®, Best Sound Design) and The Rose Tattoo (Broadway). Upcoming: Sound designer for the US exhibit to the Prague Quadrennial in 2027, Project coordinator for Sound as Scenography at the International Festival of Theatre Schools 2027, Kerala, India. Brad serves as Chair of the Sound Design Subcommission of OISTAT and International Vice Commissioner of Sound for USITT, advancing global collaboration in the field. A dedicated educator, he leads workshops, mentors emerging artists, and supports international exchanges that cultivate the next generation of sound designers. MFA, Yale School of Drama, www.BradWard.net.

DO M RUGGIER O (P R ODUC TION STAGE MA N A GER ) Broadway: The Gathering

(Hal Linden), Borscht Belt on Broadway. LORT/regional: The Royale, Cabaret, The Legend of Georgia McBride, My 80-YearOld Boyfriend, Women In Jeopardy, Man of La Mancha, Mame, Drowsy Chaperone, Beauty & The Beast, Always Patsy Cline, Funny Girl. Tours: The Lion, Cole Porter Songbook (Melba Moore), Irving Berlin Songbook (Carole Lawrence,) Greetings! Shalom Aleichem Lives (Judy Kaye, Bruce Adler, Theo Bikel,) Ain’t Misbehavin’, Phantom (Yeston/Kopit), Anything Goes, Shenandoah, Song & Dance, West Side Story among many others. Dom is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association for 50 years. He has stage managed both nationally and internationally and at many LORT Theatres: The Old Globe, A.C.T (San Francisco,) Milwaukee Rep, Geva Theatre, Long Wharf Rep, Arizona Theatre Company, Geffen Playhouse, City Theatre (Pittsburgh,) Merrimack Rep, and Arena Stage (Washington D.C.) Thanks to Gulfshore Playhouse for the opportunity to work once again at your magnificent new theatre space.

E MI LY NAC R ISSA GR IFFITH (A S S I S TANT STAGE MANAGER ) is an

MFA Stage Management candidate at Columbia University and a Utah native who began her stage management career at Utah Valley University. Before moving to New York, she spent eight seasons with Pioneer Theatre Company, where she worked on more than 50 regional productions, including the out-of-town tryout of Broadway’s Shucked and the world premiere of A Distinct Society. As Production Stage Manager, she had the honor of calling the first production in PTC’s new Meldrum Theatre, The Lehman Trilogy, and her work at Pioneer also included opening the National Tour of Bright Star with Carmen Cusack. Favorite PTC credits include the world premiere of

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F RANK G A L G A N O & M AT T CA S T L E ( ORCHES T R A R E D U C TI O N S ) are

multi-faceted theater artists who work as composer/lyricists, arranger/orchestrators, music supervisors, directors, and producers. The duo is thrilled to return to Gulfshore Playhouse after orchestrating last season’s hit production of Sweet Charity. Recent and favorite projects include Madame Clicquot: A Revolutionary Musical (Pittsburgh CLO); original music for Duffy and the Friend Ship, alongside The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Seas the Adventure (Disney Cruise Line); Scotland, PA (Roundabout); Found (Atlantic Theater Company, Philadelphia Theatre Company, IAMA); Into the Woods (Roundabout/Fiasco); String (Village Theatre); Chick Flick the Musical (OffBroadway); Once Upon a Mattress starring Jackie Hoffman and Lypsinka (Transport Group); A Dog Story (Off-Broadway); The Elf on the Shelf and American Girl Live! (Mills Entertainment); Up and Away (Pittsburgh CLO); Kris Kringle (Town Hall, Proctors); The Donner Party and A Little Princess (Sacramento); and numerous new works for TheaterWorksUSA, Kennedy Center, and George Street Playhouse. The couple’s arrangements have been performed by wonderful artists including Cynthia Erivo, Kristin Chenoweth, Santino Fontana,

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Carole King, Aloe Blacc, Heidi Blickenstaff, Beth Leavel, Deborah Voigt, Debra Monk, Randy Newman, and Randy Rainbow. Additionally, Frank is lead-producing the Off-Broadway-bound new musical The Fitzgeralds of St. Paul—an intimate chamber musical about the tumultuous lives of Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Learn more at www.brainstormnyc.com.

MAT T H EW A. STEP HENS (ASSOC IATE MU S I C DIR EC TOR /C ONDUC TOR )

Versatile music director, pianist and conductor Matthew Stephens has performed in venues ranging from Lincoln Center to Club Cumming alongside industry luminaries including Mary Testa and Norm Lewis as well as opera stars Deborah Voigt and Natalie Dessay. He most recently served as the Associate Conductor for the NYTimes Critics’ Pick experimental opera What To Wear which played a sold out run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Matthew is currently music staff at Wicked on Broadway and previously served as a musician for the Sufjan Stevens Broadway dance musical Illinoise. NATIONAL TOUR: The Sound of Music (Associate Conductor). OFF BROADWAY: The Perfect Game (Theatre Row), The Body Politic (NYMF), Paris Through The Window (Abingdon). REGIONAL: Guys & Dolls (Ogunquit), Flying Toward The Sun (Penguin Rep), Kinky Boots (ACT of CT), RENT (Madison Theatre), Gypsy (Arizona Broadway Theatre). CONCERT: Sweeney Todd (Pacific Symphony), My Fair Lady (Utah Symphony). A passionate advocate for new works, Matthew collaborates with organizations including the American Opera Project, NYU-Tisch MT Writing Program and the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. He is a former recipient of the Kenan Fellowship for Aesthetic Education with Lincoln Center Education. M.M. UNC School of the Arts.

M ICHAE L C A S S A R A , CS A (CA S T I N G D IRE CTO R ) casts theatre and film in

New York City and is thrilled to return to Gulfshore Playhouse for a 17th season, having cast over 70 productions here since 2009. Recent credits include American Eclipse (Michael John LaChiusa, dir. Bill Rauch), An American In Paris (Int’l Tour, dir Christopher Wheeldon), Spamilton (NYC/ Chicago/Pittsburgh CLO/tour), Forbidden Broadway (last five editions/albums), and over 750 plays and musicals since 2003. Regional credits include Weston Theater Company, Argyle Theatre, Hangar Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Denver Center, Asolo Rep, and many more. Resident Casting Director for the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) since 2013. Michael is a native Clevelander and serves on the BFA faculty at Wright State University. Member, Casting Society of America (CSA). BFA, Otterbein University. MichaelCassara.net @michaelcassara

JOEL MA R K U S ( C O O & MA N A G I N G D IRE CTO R ) is thrilled to be in his ninth

season as Gulfshore Playhouse’s COO & Managing Director. Joel enjoys working side by side with Kristen to produce Broadway caliber theatre while focusing on cultivating a great staff and culture. In his time at Gulfshore Playhouse, Joel has helped grow and quadruple the theatre’s budget and staff, has co-managed the design and construction of the new $75M Baker Theatre and Education Center, the new 25,000 sqft production center, and now our new admin offices and guest artist housing. He has been instrumental in joining LORT (most recently, being appointed to the Board of Directors, and the negotiating committee for LORT and Actors’ Equity Association). Joel was recognized as one of the top COOs in SWFL by the Community Foundation.

Joel’s thirty year career has taken him to some of our nation’s leading professional regional theatres. In addition to Gulfshore Playhouse, he spent seven seasons at America’s oldest theatre, Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. Joel has played integral roles in the production of hundreds of plays over ten seasons at the Indiana Repertory Theatre, four years at Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, NY, five summers at the Weston Playhouse in Vermont, American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin, and North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts. Joel is a graduate of Indiana University and originally from Miami, Florida.

KRI S T EN C OUR Y (C EO & P R ODUC ING A RT I S T IC DIR EC TOR ) is the Founder,

CEO, and Producing Artistic Director of Gulfshore Playhouse, where she scaled a grass-roots startup into a regional cultural engine with a $17M debt-free budget and a team of nearly 100. A visionary leader, Kristen spearheaded the creation of the iconic Baker Theatre and Education Center at the gateway to downtown Naples. To realize this landmark facility, she orchestrated one of the largest public-private partnerships in city history, driving a pivotal land swap and donating over an acre of land to Naples for a municipal parking structure. Kristen’s impressive background includes Broadway tenure with Walt Disney Theatrical Productions and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Really Useful Group, directing the feature film Friends and Family, and investing in Broadway hits like A Beautiful Noise. A prolific director, she has helmed nearly 50 productions for Gulfshore Playhouse, including My Fair Lady, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, and the Baker Theatre’s blockbuster opening production, Anything Goes. Most recently,

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OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS We gratefully acknowledge the dedication and leadership of our Board of Directors. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Steve Akin

VICE-CHAIR Rich Struthers

BOARD MEMBERS Gerry Moss Jack Nortman Tony Panzica Gail Kern Paster Susan Regenstein Rick Rondinelli Cynthia Scholl Tennille Sevigny David Shockley Pat Sweet Joanne Wyss

Patty Baker Jim Bosscher Joan Clifford Kristen Coury David Drobis Gary Gregg Tim Habbershon Mitch Hertz Jason Hunter Korn George Kraus Vince Maffeo Sandi Moran

EMERITUS Don J. Gunther Bob Harden Dave Wilson

LIFETIME TRUSTEES Tom Gallagher Jenny Housh Don McCulloch

OUR STAFF AND LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP Kristen Coury CEO & Producing Artistic Director

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CEO & Producing Artistic Director .............. Kristen Coury Associate Artistic Director .............................. Dann Dunn Line Producer ..................................... Audrey Zielenbach Director of Education ..................................... John Perine Education Coordinator ............................... Tyler McCabe Education Associates ....... Jordan Rehm, Isabella Sigala

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COO & Managing Director ............................. Joel Markus Human Resources Manager ....................... Carol Koolhof Director of Facilities ..................................... Joe Salemme Asst. Director of Facilities ....................... Junior Rodriguez Director of Events/Food & Beverage .............. Erin Burney Asst. Events/Food & Beverage Managers ........ Crystal Diggs, Lee Smith Executive Assistant ..................................... Sydney Mixon Administrative Assistant .................. Hannah Schumacher

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Chief Financial Officer ................................... Joey Rudder Director of Finance ..................................... Alyson McCoy Finance Associate ................................... Maureen Devine IT Specialist ............................................ Drew Whitcomb

ADVANCEMENT

Chief Advancement Officer ............................. Lisa Halsey Director of Advancement Events ................... Sarah Owen Chief of Staff ........................................... Brandon Horwin Advancement Officer ...................................... Amy Talbot Associate Advancement Officer ............... Mary Hackeloer Stewardship Manager ......................... Rhiannon Connors

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Chief Marketing Officer ......................... Rachel Applegate Marketing Manager .................................. Heidi Overman Art Director ..................................................... Trevor List Graphic Designer .................................... Ashley Martinez Patron Services Manager ................... Meghan Fitzpatrick Assistant Patron Services Manager ............... Joan Cannon Patron Services Assistants ......................... Zoë Bradshaw, Timothy Coryell, Roshie Gonzalez, Christina Raab, Donna Rodriguez, Sara Ross

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General Manager .............................................. Jim Dallas Company Manager .................................. Emily Lostracco Assistant Company Manager ............. Chanda Hawthorne Front of House Manager ..................... Jeremy Bennington Asst. Front of House Manager ..................... Matthew Sell

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