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Tha nk you to o ur 2 023 - 2024 S eas o n Sp o ns o rs Season Angels Jane & Steve Akin | Patty & Jay Baker

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Welcome to Gulfshore Playhouse! On behalf of the law firm Dentons Cohen & Grigsby, we are honored to serve once again as a corporate partner of Gulfshore Playhouse and to play a supporting role in bringing first class, professional theatre to Naples. Since its inception, Dentons Cohen & Grigsby has been committed to the communities in which it serves, representing clients with sound business counsel, innovative legal thinking, and a powerful understanding of the dynamics that shape our world. We are particularly proud of our collaboration with Gulfshore Playhouse. Not only does Gulfshore Playhouse contribute to a wealth of arts in our community through exceptional theatre, but also the Education programs serve our area’s children through a variety of opportunities. Beyond the programs created to give students performance opportunities and enhance their education through theatre arts, Gulfshore Playhouse Education partners with Collier County Public Schools to nurture theatre programs in our area schools, and much more. Our partnership with Gulfshore Playhouse is a way of extending our firm’s high level of commitment to the arts, enriching the communities in which we serve. We hope you enjoy tonight’s performance and continue to support Gulfshore Playhouse, an exceptional cultural resource and treasure for our community.

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A L e tt er from th e Foun der Welcome to the 2023-2024 season! We are so thrilled to have you for an historic season. Since 2006, we have called the Norris Center home. This season marks the final year here, filled with a line-up of delightful productions from the heartwarming to the hilarious. You don’t want to miss a moment of this season. Our mission is to produce the highest-caliber professional theatre in our region for your ultimate enjoyment. From the shows we select, the designers from around the nation we hire, the professional actors we cast, the dedicated Gulfshore Playhouse team, to the performance you are about to witness, everything we do is with care and appreciation for your presence. I hope you find joy, connection, revelation, laughter, and more this season! I would highly encourage you to consider purchasing a Flex Pass for the 2023-2024 season. Not only will you save on tickets and enjoy numerous benefits, you will also be among the first to have access to tickets for the 2024-2025 opening season at the Baker Theatre and Education Center. This is your chance to be a part of history and get some of the best seats in the house to boot. Be sure to chat with any of the Gulfshore Playhouse staff at the performance or visit our website to learn more about Flex Passes! Just in case you haven’t heard, Gulfshore Playhouse is moving! Beginning in the 2024-2025 season, we’ll be located on the corner of Goodlette-Frank Road and 1st Avenue South. The Baker Theatre and Education Center will house two performance venues and an educational wing. This $70 million, 44,000 square foot facility will vastly expand the scale and scope of our productions while providing a more diverse range of offerings each year. There will be more of what you love and so much more to discover. We can’t wait to welcome you to our new home. But until that time, I hope you enjoy this season! I am so grateful that you are here. Your support of live, professional theatre means the world to us. It is your passion, dedication, attentiveness, and generosity that gives us purpose. Thank you and enjoy the show! With gratitude,

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A L e tt e r f rom th e C h ai rm an Welcome to the 2023-2024 season at Gulfshore Playhouse! I have the great honor to serve as the Chairman of the Board during this thrilling time in Gulfshore Playhouse history. An incredible season awaits, featuring toptier talent hired from across the country to create the thoughtful, entertaining, and joyful productions you are about to witness. The Gulfshore Playhouse staff, led by CEO & Producing Artistic Director Kristen Coury and COO & Managing Director Joel Markus, has grown to continue to meet the high expectations we have for our future. We have worked hard to attract and retain skilled professionals in creating these high quality productions. We are blessed with this wonderful group of people who are passionate about creating great theatre. We have a very special, dedicated, and committed Board of Directors who give generously of their time, talent, and resources to support the mission and strategies of Gulfshore Playhouse. We are so grateful our community continues to grow with generous donors and curious patrons who sustain and inspire us. Theatre is a truly collaborative artform, and all of us are working together to make Gulfshore Playhouse a world-class LORT theatre (League of Resident Theatres, the highest level of professional regional theatres). Gulfshore Playhouse Education continues to transform our community through many initiatives. Not only does The Conservatory offer students the chance to learn and perform using theatre techniques from professionals, we also partner with Collier County Public Schools and other area organizations to make sure every student in our region has the opportunity to experience theatre. Because of your continued support, our fiscal year ended financially strong, our Capital Campaign continues to meet fundraising goals, the artistic quality of our productions received high praise, and construction on the new theatre complex is proceeding with great excitement. I hope that you find this season captivating, entertaining, and inspiring. Thank you for being a part of our community and for being here today. Please tell your friends, family and colleagues about all of the opportunities for engagement the Gulfshore Playhouse offers. Enjoy the show! Sincerely, Steve Akin Chairman of the Board

A L e tt e r f rom th e May o r History is in the making, right here in Naples, FL. Gulfshore Playhouse produces its transformational 2023-2024 season in the Norris Center ahead of an exciting transition into their brand new home, The Gulfshore Playhouse Baker Theater and Education Center, in October of 2024. Their new home is fully under construction and coming to life at the corner of Goodlette Frank Road and 1st Avenue S, a corner that is truly transforming before our eyes as the construction project continues. The City is grateful to its leaders, donors, theatre enthusiasts, professional performers, and exceptional staff and volunteers who support our cultural landscape and are leading the way in the live performing arts scene. I encourage you to be a part of making history in your community. Please join the community and play your part in building your legacy at the new Gulfshore Playhouse Baker Theatre and Education Center. You will find Gulfshore Playhouse will enrich your quality of life here in Naples. I hope you enjoy the season and see you at the theatre!

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From rip-roaring laughter to difficult subjects delivered with grace, Gulfshore Playhouse is a place where theatre lovers share exceptional experiences. Your gift helps us unite talented professionals from around the country to create unforgettable performances and support the next generation of theatre artists through our Education programs. Your fully tax-deductible gift goes well beyond helping us produce exceptional theatre; it fuels creativity, stimulates economic growth in Southwest Florida, and creates meaningful experiences in our theatre and in our classrooms.

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Gulfshore Playhouse at the Baker Theatre and Education Center will be a dazzling destination for exciting professional theatre in an iconic downtown location.

The curtain is about to rise, and we need your help. With a gift of any size, you will bring us one step closer to creating a bold and beautiful venue where theatregoers will share exceptional experiences, where every seat has an amazing view of the Broadway-sized stage, and where we’ll create new ways for people of all ages to discover the joy of theatre. We can’t want to meet you in our bright future.

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NORMAN SILVERMAN December 6-8 JB STAR December 13-15 PICCHIOTTI December 20-22

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Winter Starring Rosalie Burke* Erin Burniston* Lily Kren* Grace Ellis Solomon*

Scenic Design

Costume Design

Lighting Design

Kristen Martino

Hunter Kaczorowski

Dalton Hamilton

Sound Design

Stage Manager

Casting

Damien Figueras

Danny Kuenzel*

Michael Cassara, CSA

Director of Production

Music Director

Ray Inkel

Trevor M. Pierce

COO & Managing Director

CEO & Producing Artistic Director

Joel Markus

Kristen Coury

Director and Choreographer

Dann Dunn

(*) Denotes a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

All designers are members of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829

DIRECTOR'S NOTE Who doesn’t love something sweet this time of year? We are so excited to welcome you to Gulfshore Playhouse and our production of Winter Wonderettes, a holiday confection loaded with heart, cheer, and an extra dose of Christmas spirit! A love letter to the holidays, this festive jukebox musical is sure to get your toes tapping as you enjoy some of your favorite holiday tunes sung in four-part harmony with the excitement of a live band. Not only does Winter Wonderettes provide an evening of musical entertainment, it reminds us of the things that are especially important this time of year. At a time when we could all use a bit of levity and light, it has been such a joy to work on this show with this incredible company. We are delighted to gift this charming offering to Naples all tied up in a bow… and a lot of hairspray. We truly hope you enjoy this nostalgic holiday celebration of friendship, determination, gratitude, and community. Allow yourself to be reminded of Santa’s magic and be uplifted by the power of joy. Perhaps you’ll even get an opportunity to sing along with the Wonderettes! Who knows what other surprises are in store? Thank you for choosing to spend your holiday with us. We hope that you continue to make Gulfshore Playhouse a part of your holiday traditions for years to come. Happy Holidays! Dann Dunn Director/Choreographer

Winter Cast of Characters Betty Jean....................................................................... Rosalie Burke* Missy............................................................................. Erin Burniston* Cindy Lou............................................................................... Lily Kren* Suzy............................................................................ Grace Ellis Solomon* Musicians Conductor/Keyboards ............................................................... Trevor M. Pierce Guitars ........................................................................................... Scott Totten Reeds .................................................................................................. Wen Wu Percussion ................................................................................ Michael Dorfman Understudies Betty Jean/Cindy Lou...................................................... Maria Reginaldi Missy/Suzy...................................................................... Hannah Truman Understudies never substitute for the listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at time of the performance.

Run Time 2 hours with a 15-minute intermission Setting Harper's Hardware Store, Springfield 1968 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 not-for-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 a member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American Theatre.

Gulfshore Playhouse is an Associate Member of the National New Play Network.

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.

Musical Numbers ACT ONE "Mister Santa".............................................................................. The Wonderettes "Rockin' Christmas Medley" "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree".............. Betty Jean & The Wonderettes "Jingle Bell Rock" ..................................................... Missy & The Wonderettes "Little Saint Nick" ............................................. Cindy Lou & The Wonderettes "A Marshmallow World" ............................................ Suzy & The Wonderettes "Chipmunk Cheer" ..................................................................... The Wonderettes "Snowfall" .................................................................................... The Wonderettes "The Man with the Bag" .............................................................. The Wonderettes "Christmas Around the World" "It's Christmas Time All Over the World" ............................. The Wonderettes "DÓnde Está Santa Claus?" ....................................... Suzy & The Wonderettes "Mele Kalikimaka" ................................................... Missy & The Wonderettes "O Tannenbaum" .............................................. Betty Jean & The Wonderettes "We Wanna See Santa Do the Mambo" ........... Cindy Lou & The Wonderettes "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" ............................................... The Wonderettes "Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day" ..... Betty Jean & The Wonderettes

ACT TWO "Run, Rudolph, Run" ................................................................... The Wonderettes "Suzy Snowflake" ............................................................ Suzy & The Wonderettes "This Christmas" ............................................................ Missy & The Wonderettes "All Those Christmas Clichés" .............................. Cindy Lou & The Wonderettes "Bells Medley" "Ring Those Christmas Bells" .................................. Missy & The Wonderettes "Sleigh Ride" .................................. Cindy Lou, Betty Jean & The Wonderettes "Jingle Bells" ............................................................... Suzy & The Wonderettes "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" ................................................ Betty Jean "Santa Baby" ................................................................................ The Wonderettes "Winter Wonderland" ................................................................. The Wonderettes

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CANDY CANE CAROLING CHRISTMAS DECEMBER

HOLLY LIGHTS MERRY MISTLETOE NORTH

POLE PEACE PRESENTS REINDEER SANTA CLAUS

SLEIGH TREE SNOWMAN WREATH STAR STOCKING SUGARPLUM

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Tunnel of Fudge Cake

CAKE 1 3/4 cup sugar 1 3/4 cup softened butter 6 eggs 2 cup powdered sugar 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour 2 chopped walnuts 3/4 cups unsweetened cocoa GLAZE 3/4 cup powdered sugar 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa 4 - 6 teaspoons milk

PREP TIME 35 minutes COOK TIME 45 minutes S E RV I N G S 1 6 s e r v i n g s

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube cake pan or 10-inch tube pan. In large bowl, combine sugar and margarine; beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually add 2 cups powdered sugar; blend well. By hand, stir in flour and remaining cake ingredients until well blended. Spoon batter into greased and floured pan; spread evenly. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45-50 minutes, or until top is set and edges are beginning to pull away from sides of pan. Cool upright in pan on wire rack 1 1/2 hours. Invert onto serving plate; cool at least 2 hours. In small bowl, combine all glaze ingredients, adding enough milk for desired drizzling consistency. Spoon over top of cake, allowing some to run down sides. Store tightly covered.

Makes the tunnel as it bakes!

the CAST ROSALIE BURKE (BETTY JEAN) is thrilled

to be making her Gulfshore Playhouse debut! Regional : Footloose (NCL), Man of La Mancha (Barrington Stage), Calamity Jane, White Christmas, Hairspray, The Glorious Ones, The Full Monty, All Shook Up!, and The Last Five Years. She has been seen performing at sea on Norwegian Cruise Line and Disney Cruise Line. Rosalie holds a BFA from the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. would like to thank Mary, ROSALIE She BURKE her family and friends for their endless love and support, as well as Craig and the team at Avalon Artists Group for everything they do. For Sue, my favorite Sweet Adeline. IG: @RosalieBurke

ERIN BURNISTON

( M I S SY ) G u l f s h o r e

Playhouse debut! National To u r : Spring Awakening (Ensemble, Wendla u/s).Off-Broadway: Fire Island The Musical (Courtney). Regional: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Ensemble/Ella u/s, Paper Mill Playhouse); Heartbreak Hotel (Dixie Locke, Ogunquit Playhouse and Chicago’s Broadway Playhouse); Gypsy (June, Chicago Shakespeare Theater); La Cage Aux Folles (Anne, Goodspeed Opera House); Somewhere In Time (Young Laura, Portland Center Stage); The World Goes ‘Round (Woman 2, Capital City Theatre); Spring Awakening (Wendla, Media Theater); Hello, Dolly! (Minnie Fay, Gretna Theatre); Seven Brides…(Alice, Gretna Theatre); George M! (Josie, Gretna Theatre); Annie (Star To Be, Stephen Foster Productions); Beautiful Star (Ethel, Triad Stage); Big River (Jo Harper, Galveston Island Musicals). TV: "Blue Bloods." BFA Music Theater, Elon University. 26

LILY KREN (CINDY

LOU) Happy to be returning home to make her Gulfshore Playhouse debut! PreBroadway Revival of The Who's Tommy at The Goodman Theatre. Lily was also in the National Tour of SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical. Regionally: Mamma Mia! (Casa Mañana); A Chorus Line (Florida Repertory Theatre); Beauty and The Beast (The Argyle Theatre). Favorite roles include Lola, Damn Yankees, Cassie, A Chorus Line, and Campbell, Bring It On. Lily graduated BFA ‘21 from Texas State University and is represented by Avalon Artists Group. IG:@lilykren_official

GRACE ELLIS SOLOMON (SUZY)

is thrilled to be performing at Gulfshore! Regional highlights: Alice In Wonderland: A New Musical (Alice Liddell), Into The Woods (Little Red Riding Hood), Little Shop Of Horrors (Urchins/Audrey Understudy). Many thanks to Mom, Grammy + Popdaddy, Emily, and Lola! IG:@thegraceellis, www.thegraceellis.com

MARIA REGINALDI

(CINDY LOU/BETTY JEAN U/S) is thrilled to be

spending her holiday season at Gulfshore! Her most recent credits include Mary Poppins at the North Carolina Theatre, understudying Kara Lindsay in the title role, and The Music Man at Alluvion Stage Company, starring as Marian Paroo. Additional credits include: A Day in Hollywood A Night in the Ukraine, Revelation the Musical (Off-Broadway), Beehive: The 60’s Musical, and Godspell (Regional). Many thanks to Dann and Michael! Psalm 103:8. IG:@reginaldi

HANNAH TRUMAN (MISSY/SUZY U/S) is

thrilled to be spending the holiday season in sunny Florida with the cast of Winter Wonderettes! Select regional : Sophie in Mamma Mia!, Judy Haynes in White Christmas, Val in A Chorus Line. Special thanks to Jim at The Movement, Michael Cassara, and Dann Dunn. And so much gratitude to God, her husband and family for their endless love and support! 2 Corinthians 2:14.

ABOUT the CREATIVE TEAM

DANN DUNN (DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER)

has created and maintained professional works as a Director/Choreographer, Associate, and Dance Captain around the world. NYC: Miracle On 34th Street (Madison Square Garden), Sesame Street On Broadway!, The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer (Symphony Space), First Date (Workshop). National/International Tours: CATS, The Music Man, Sesame Street Live!, The Music Of Andrew Lloyd Webber, La Traviata. Regional Highlights: Walnut Street Theatre, Delaware Theatre Company, Fulton Opera House, Arden Theatre, Kennedy Center, Ogunquit Playhouse, Bucks County Playhouse, Riverside Theatre, Resident Theatre Company (Barrymore Nom), Eagle Theatre (Barrymore Nom) . Contributing Choreographer: Norwegian Cruise Lines, Red Cross, Modell’s, Merck, National Liberty Museum, Circus Circus, Sesame Street Workshop, and The X Games. Dancer: Mariah Carey, Mark Kanemura (Lady Gaga, Janet Jackson, So You Think You Can Dance?). Resident/Assistant on Duncan Sheik’s Pre-Broadway musical Because of Winn-Dixie (DTC). Original Cast: ‘Tennessee’ in YANK. Recording: The Music Of Andrew Lloyd Webber. TV/Film: "Good Morning America," "The Today Show," The Emmy Award-winning "PA Cardio Project," Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. Dann was

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fortunate to join the Fosse legacy training under Gary Flannery, dancing back-up for Chita Rivera, and working beside Ann Reinking in preparation for the National/ International companies of CHICAGO. As an Educator, Dann is a Guest Artist alumni of NYC’s famed ‘Camp Broadway’ where he worked side by side with some of Broadway’s biggest names bringing Musical Theatre to cities around the world on National and International tours. On Broadway, Dann worked as an Educational liaison for Legally Blonde and The Drowsy Chaperone. Additionally, Dann has appeared as a Guest Artist/Adjunct with eight universities, and is the Co-Founder and former Artistic Director of Music Theatre Philly, a professional training ground for children in Philadelphia. Dann is currently Gulfshore Playhouse’s Artistic Associate.

TREVOR M. PIERCE (MUSIC DIRECTOR)

is a New York-based music director, vocal coach, educator & accompanist, and Winter Wonderettes will mark his 12th production with director/choreographer, Gulfshore Artistic Associate, and longtime friend Dann Dunn. 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 (TheatreRow). Tours/Int'l: Elf Nat'l Tour, Anything Goes Nat'l Tour, Celebrity Cruises. Regional: Goodspeed Opera House, Barrington Stage, Oqunquit 27

Playhouse, Hartford Stage, Northern Stage, Kimmel Center, The Gateway, Argyle Theater, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, Resident Theater Co, Walnut Street Theater, Fire Island Performing Arts Project, and others. Singing adjudicator for NYU Tisch Drama admissions. BA in Theater/Music, University of Pennsylvania. Proud 802 member. Love to Mom, Dad, and John. www.trevormpierce.com

KRISTEN MARTINO (SCENIC DESIGNER)

is excited to be returning to Gulfshore Playhouse after previously designing several shows including Camelot, Morning After Grace, Higher, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and The Revolutionists. Kristen has most recently been a freelance scenic designer based in Chicago, but is spending the 2023/2024 school year as the Assistant Professor of Scenic Design at University of South Florida in Tampa. Kristen’s work has been seen around the Chicago area at theatres including Drury Lane Theatre, The Goodman, Steppenwolf, and Porchlight Music Theatre. Kristen has spent the last several years assisting prominent designers in the Chicago area which has given her the opportunity to work on museum exhibits and theatrical productions internationally including the 2020 West End production of The Prince of Egypt. Kristen was also a part of the team selected to represent the United States by designing the USA's Emerging Artist Exhibit for the 2019 Prague Quadrennial. Kristen is the recipient of the 2022 USITT Rising Star Award and a proud member of USA829. www.kristenmartino.com

HUNTER KACZOROWSKI

(COSTUME DESIGNER) Recent New York

credits include: Yours Unfaithfully (Hewes Award nom.), The Price of Thomas Scott, and The Rat Trap (Mint Theater), Stet, The Dork Knight and The Gentleman Caller (Abingdon Theatre), Mister Miss America (AFO/Rattlestick), HAM (Ars Nova), as well as Heartbeat Opera, The Public, Astoria Performing Arts Center, HERE Arts, Dixon Place and The Joyce Soho. Regional credits include 9 seasons with The Berkshire Theater Group including the trailblazing first Covid-19-era production of Godspell, as well as The Importance of Being Earnest (Berkshire Critics Award), The Skin of Our 28

Teeth, The Petrified Forest (Berkshire Critics nom.), Lost Lake, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Arsenic and Old Lace, Design for Living. Other Regional: Sense and Sensibility (Alley Theatre), Ragtime (Bay Street), Much Ado About Nothing (Shakes NJ), The Fix (Signature Theatre), A Streetcar Named Desire (Yale Rep), The Sound of Music, The Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Side by Side by Sondheim, Oslo, Dear Elizabeth, A Doll’s House, and Million Dollar Quartet (all Northern Stage). As Assistant: Company and Angels in America (Broadway revivals). Upcoming: The Railway Children (Northern Stage). MFA: Yale Drama. www.huntersk.com

DALTON HAMILTON (LIGHTING DESIGNER)

works around the country as a designer, associate, and programmer. He treasures coming to Naples to work with the wonderful people at Gulfshore Playhouse. His work has been seen on stage at the following Regional Theaters: Bay Street Theater, Gulfshore Playhouse, Tuacahn Amphitheatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, City Springs Theatre Company, Nashville Rep, FreeFall Theatre, and American Stage. Dalton has also been an Associate Designer for numerous theme park shows at Busch Gardens Williamsburg under Lighting Designer Ken Billington for the past 9 years. Other credits include The Prince of Egypt (US Assistant, West End) with LD Mike Billings, Rogers: The Musical, Hawkeye Series (Marvel Studios: Disney+) and The Twenty-Sided Tavern (Broadway Playhouse, Chicago) with LD Mike Wood. Proud member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829. daltonhamiltonlightingdesign. com | IG:@dhlightingdesign

DAMIEN FIGUERAS (SOUND DESIGNER)

is Cuban-American composer, music director and Sound Designer based in Philadelphia. He has received two Barrymore Award nominations for his work. Recent credits include: Party Face (OffBroadway, New York City Center), The Play That Goes Wrong (1812 Productions), Kiss (Wilma Theatre), Cabaret (Bristol Riverside Theatre), Athena (Theatre Horizon), The OK Trenton Project (Passage Theatre), Into the Woods (Resident Theatre Company), Warplay (Azuka Theatre), Beehive (Walnut Street Theatre). In addition to his design work, he is the Production Manager for

Wolf Performing Arts Center. As always, he would like to dedicate his work to the memory of his mother. Dfigueras.com

DANNY KUENZEL (STAGE MANAGER)

is delighted to be back in Naples once again, managing another production at Gulfshore Playhouse. Last season she tackled Barefoot in the Park and Steel Magnolias. Prior to that she’d managed GP’s The 39 Steps and Another Revolution during the 2021-22 season and Bedlam’s Saint Joan back in 2019. Other regional credits include: Mason Street Warehouse, Clarence Brown Theatre, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Pioneer Theatre Company, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Weston Playhouse Theatre Company, The Alley Theatre, Drury Lane Oakbrook, and the Contemporary American Theatre Festival. Danny is a proud 20+ year member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union for theatrical actors and stage managers.

MICHAEL CASSARA

(CASTING)

casts theatre and film in New York City, and is thrilled to be returning for a twelfth season with Gulfshore Playhouse, where they have cast over 45 plays and musicals since 2009. Recent credits include An American In Paris (International Tour, dir. Christopher Wheeldon), Spamilton (NYC/ Chicago/Pittsburgh CLO/national), Enter Laughing (York Theatre), Gigantic (Vineyard Theatre), Forbidden Broadway (last three editions/cast albums), The 12 (Denver Center/world premiere). Film credits include The Hyperglot (Artios nomination for excellence in casting, dir. Michael Urie), Contest, Grantham & Rose (dir. Kristin Hanggi, starring Marla Gibbs, Jake T. Austin and Tessa Thompson). Other regional credits include productions for Ogunquit Playhouse, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Denver Center, Old Globe, Asolo Rep, Hangar Theatre, and many more. Resident Casting Director for the New York Musical Festival (NYMF) since 2007 and the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) since 2013. Michael is a native Clevelander and a member of the Casting Society of America.

JOEL MARKUS

(COO & MANAGING DIRECTOR) is thrilled

to be in his sixth 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 double the theatre’s budget, double the staff, has co-managed the design and construction of the new $72M Baker Theatre and Education Center, new Production Shops construction project, has been instrumental in joining LORT (most recently, being on the negotiating committee for LORT and Actors’ Equity Association), and navigated and guided the organization through the pandemic and Hurricane Ian. Joel’s thirty year career has taken him to some of our nation’s leading professional regional theatres. Previously, he spent seven years at The Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, America’s oldest professional theatre with an annual budget of over $16 Million. 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.

KRISTEN COURY

(CEO & PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR)

is the CEO and Producing Artistic Director of Gulfshore Playhouse. She founded the Playhouse in 2004, after moving to Naples from New York City. Under her leadership, the Playhouse has grown to a staff of 57, an annual budget of $8.15M with no debt, and led the charge to create a $72M stateof-the-art Theatre and Education Center at the gateway to downtown Naples, which will be open to the public in late 2024. While in New York, she worked on Broadway for Walt Disney Theatrical’s production of Beauty and the Beast, both nationally and internationally, and for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s company, The Really Useful Group, working on Sunset Boulevard and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. She has directed over 40 productions for The Playhouse. Kristen made her feature film directorial debut with Friends and Family, a comedy starring Tony Lo Bianco, Anna Maria Alberghetti, and Tovah Feldshuh, which was released around the US and Europe. Kristen has directed several new works, produced a CD, and worked on a variety of 29

musicals in various stages of development. Kristen is a frequent investor in Broadway productions, most recently the A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical. Kristen was recently appointed to Florida Council for arts and culture by Senate President Kathleen Passidomo. She is a member of the board of the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce, and served two terms on the board of Theatre Communications Group, the national advocacy group for professional theatres. Kristen was named one of the Top 100 Most Influential Business Leaders in Collier County in 2022 and 2023. Additionally, she was named a “Leading Lady” by Naples Illustrated in 2018, one of the Men and Women of the Year by Gulfshore Life in 2013, a “Star in the Arts” by the United Arts Council of Collier County in 2011, one of the “Top 40 Professionals Under 40” by Gulfshore Life Magazine in 2008, and the 2023 recipient of the Murray Hendel Civic Achievement Award.

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WORLD PREMIERE After a well-to-do Connecticut family unexpectedly ends up as refugees in the Middle East due to a civil war in the United States, their charmed life comes to an abrupt end. Lawyer Yates, socialite Poppy, and their 17-year-old son Wynn are suddenly fish out of water, at odds with their new home and with each other. When Yates gets involved in a hapless scheme to emigrate to Europe, hijinks ensue and the family is forced to choose between embracing their new reality or returning to the way things used to be. Equal parts hilarious and thought-provoking, The Refugees is a bold new comedy exploring patriotism, identity, and belonging. TO PURC H A S E T IC KE T S , V IS I T 30

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Productions

Students perform musicals and plays on the mainstage while learning from professional teaching artists, gaining confidence, and improving performance skills.

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From in-school residencies and pre-professional theatre training to community partnerships, audience engagement, and student matinees – our goal is to inspire creativity, encourage self-expression, and support the blossoming of self-confidence, collaboration, and a deep appreciation or the arts. ThinkTheatre brings theatre-based learning techniques into the classroom by pairing teachers with teaching artists to develop educationally enriching programs. Classroom residencies reflect standards-based curriculum while creating an interdisciplinary learning environment focused on academic enhancement, confidence, teamwork, and self-expression.

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THANK YOU T O OUR D O N O R S Cumulative donations $250+ made to the Annual Fund for Artistic Excellence between 10/23/2022 and 10/23/2023

Season Angels ($250,000+) Jane & Steve Akin Patty & Jay Baker

Season Benefactors ($100,000 - $249,000) Sandi & Tom Moran Susan Regenstein & Barry Frank State of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Ralph & Shelly Stayer Jane & Dave Wilson Collier County Tourist Development Council

Season Ambassadors ($50,000 - $99,999) Dentons Cohen & Grigsby Christine & Terrance Flynn James & Brigitte Marino Moran Wealth Management Glenda & Rich Struthers John & Carol Walter

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THAN K YOU T O OUR D O N O R S Spotlight Sponsors ($10,000 - $24,999) Erika Aron Susan Bookbinder Jeannelle & Brian Brady Kristen Coury Florida TaxWatch on behalf of Verizon Business Janet & Blake Gable Valerie & Nizar Ghoussaini Kathleen Glass Karen & Gary Gregg Dave Gibbons Sharon & Chuck Hallberg The Betsey Harris Fund at Collier Community Foundation Blanche Hawkins Judythe & Martin Isserlis Jay & Stuart Kaye In Memory of Joan & Will Larson Marilyn R. Lightner Barbara Lupient Nancy Marriott Jeanine Stetson & Tim McMahon Pat & Tony McMunn Lynn & Ken Melkus Kathy & Dan Mezzalingua

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

STEVE AKIN, Chairman of the Board • RICH STRUTHERS, Vice-Chair PATTY BAKER, KRISTEN COURY, DAVID DROBIS, TIM HABBERSHON, MITCH HERTZ, JENNY HOUSH, JASON HUNTER KORN, PAMELA KRUPKA, DON McCULLOCH, GERRY MOSS, SANDI MORAN, JACK NORTMAN, TONY PANZICA, GAIL KERN PASTER, SUSAN REGENSTEIN, RICK RONDINELLI, CYNTHIA SCHOLL, TENNILLE SEVIGNY, ASHLEY SMITH, PAT SWEET, DAVID WILSON, DON GUNTHER, Emeritus, ROBERT HARDEN, Emeritus

LEADERSHIP

KRISTEN COURY, CEO & Producing Artistic Director JOEL MARKUS, COO & Managing Director ARTISTIC & EDUCATION

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

COO & Managing Director.................................. JOEL MARKUS Director of Finance........................................... ALYSON McCOY General Manager..................................................... JIM DALLAS Finance Associate................................................TREVOR WISE Front of House Manager................................. DENISE VONADA Front of House Assistant .................... JOCELYN RICHARDSON Company Manager................................................ ABBY GREER Asst. Company Manager...................... CHANDA HAWTHORNE Office Manager/Bookkeeper................... MAUREEN P DEVINE Executive Assistant......................................... ALLISON WINKEL ADVANCEMENT Chief Advancement Officer............................................ LISA HALSEY Administrative Assistant......................................... TAYLOR HO Advancement Officer: Events Engagement.................SARAH OWEN Advancement Officer......................................... BRANDON HORWIN PRODUCTION Donor Stewardship Coordinator................................. DAVE BLOUNT Director of Production............................................ RAY INKEL Advancement Coordinator........................ AVERY CURRY- WILLIAMS Assistant Production Manager............................ LILA SELL Stage Management Production Assistants. MOLLY CONKLIN DYLAN GELLETT MARKETING Technical Director.............................................. JOHN FORTON Chief Marketing Officer..................................... RACHEL APPLEGATE Asst. Technical Director....................................... ALEX RIGGS Marketing Manager.................................................. HEIDI OVERMAN Construction Charge.......................... ANTHONY KNUDSON Graphic Designer.................................................. ASHLEY MARTINEZ Scenic Technician .......................................... TOM GREGUS Patron Services Manager ......................................... LUKE MATLOCK Props Supervisor........................................ ANDREW BABB Assistant Patron Services Manager.............. ASHLEIGH JENNINGS Props Artisan........................................... GWENDOLYN RYGG Patron Services Assistants......... SARA ROSS, JESSLYN LANDERS Properties Technician ............................... HUNTER BOOTH Scenic Art Supervisor........................................ JAMES ALLEN Scenic Artists.............................................ADDISON GRIFFIN KATHERINE BURNS Lighting Supervisor........................... ELIZABETH KNUDSON Lighting Technician....................................... GABE LANDES Interim Sound Supervisor................................JAKE DYSON Sound Technician ...................................... AIRWINN WARD Costume Shop Manager...................... JENNIFER BRONSTED Draper....................................................... ELIZABETH EATON First Hand................................................. CAROLYN SCHAR Wardrobe Supervisor......................SHERIDAN PARKINSON Costume Technicians...................................EMMA MADDEN DYNA DEMERRITT CEO & Producing Artistic Director.................... KRISTEN COURY Director of Education.................................... STEVEN CALAKOS Literary Manager............................................ AUDREY ZIELENBACH Artistic Associate ........................................................... DANN DUNN Executive Assistant.................................... MACKENZIE CARABALLO Education Associates.................. MEREDITH SINGLETON, JOHN PERINE MARY MCGOUGH Education Assistant............................................. EMILIE BAARTMAN

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