Michel Hausmann
artistic director
present
Nicholas Richberg managing director
a world premiere immersive play by Billy Corben and Harley Elias
starring
Irene Adjan, Stephen G. Anthony, Kristian Bikic, Jessica Farr, Chris Ferrer, Kaelyn Gonzalez, Rene Granado, Jovon Jacobs, Carlos Fabián Medina, Marcela Paguaga, Carmen Pelaez, Gabriell Salgado, Krystal Millie Valdes, Gregg Weiner
scenic design
Christopher Swader & Justin Swader
original music Salomon Lerner
director of social responsibility Christina Alexander
costume design Michiko Kitayama Skinner
props design / supervisor Jameelah Bailey
production stage manager Shannon Veguilla
general manager Stefanie Anarumo
technical director William Spratt & Alfonso Rey
lighting design Rebecca (Becky) Montero
sound design Tyler Kieffer
intimacy director Jeni Hacker fight director Lee Soroko
assistant stage manager Victoria Mejia
company manager Jessica Farr
creative producer FURIOSA Productions
conceived & directed by Michel Hausmann
alternate stage manager Natalia Dubon
production manager P. Vanessa Losada
assistant director Karen Eskenazi
CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
Irene Adjan*
Mother-in-Law
Stephen G. Anthony* Robert DeLeon
Kristian Bikic* Cardio
Kaelyn Gonzalez Marjory
Jovon Jacobs* Male Understudy
Carlos Fabián Medina* Entrepreneur
Marcela Paguaga Influencer
Carmen Pelaez* Chef Luna
Gabriell Salgado* Juan
Krystal Millie Valdes* Girlfriend
Gregg Weiner* Host
Jessica Farr* Female Understudy
Chris Ferrer* Juan Understudy
Rene Granado Male Understudy
*Member, Actors’ Equity Association
BILLY CORBEN (Playwright) is a Florida native, life-long Miamian, and the Emmy, Peabody, and Edward R. Murrow Awardwinning co-founder of Lincoln Road-based production company rakontur. He’s the director of such documentaries as From Russia with Lev (2024) with executive producer Rachel Maddow for MSNBC, Key West Film Festival Best Documentary-winner Men of War (2024), God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty (2022), the most watched doc in Hulu history, Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami on Netflix (2021), 537 Votes (2020) from executive producer Adam McKay on HBO, Screwball (2019) Dawg Fight (2015), Square Grouper: The Godfathers of Ganja (2011), and the ESPN 30 for 30s The U (2009), The U Part 2 (2014) and Broke (2012). Corben is host of the #BecauseMiami podcast for Dan Le Batard’s Meadowlark Media, talking all things Florida F*ckery. He co-authored Miami New Drama’s 2019 world premiere Confessions of a Cocaine Cowboy
HARLEY ELIAS (Playwright) is proud to be making his full-length Miami New Drama debut with Lincoln Road Hustle. His plays include The Handless King (Amphibian Stage, Wild Imaginings, 2024 NNPN Finalist), The Museum Plays (Miami New Drama), Scourge (Brown University), Thug Play (Resonance Ensemble), and 47 Years of Marriage (Samuel French OOB). Upcoming: Bad Dog (World Premiere, Miami New Drama). His work has been supported by residencies at Banff Centre (where he was librettist-in-residence for their Opera in the 21st Century), Sewanee Writers Conference, a Fulbright Grant to India in Playwriting, Atlantic Center for the Arts, Resonance Ensemble, and Sparkfest at Amphibian Stage. He is the winner of the ABC Signature Emerging Playwrights Initiative, Wild Imaginings New Play Award, the Samuel French OOB Award, and a Young Playwrights Award. His Play #3 is published by Samuel French. As an actor, he has performed on several Broadway shows and national tours. Proud AEA, SAG, WGA, DG member. BA/MA History and Art History, Stanford. MFA Playwriting, Brown. Currently under commission from Miami New Drama and Theater J. Thank you, Michel, Billy, Chris Ceraso, and the whole MiND family of hustlers.
Prologue
STEPHEN G ANTHONY (Robert DeLeon), is delighted to be returning to Miami New Drama, having last appeared as Joe Glaser in the pre-Broadway world premiere of A Wonderful World. Other Miami New Drama appearances include 7 Deadly Sins, Confessions of a Cocaine Cowboy, and Our Town. Steve would like to dedicate this performance to his incomparable wife, Ann Anthony, and to the rascally varmints, Rakki and Rozie.
KRISTIAN BIKIC (Cardio), is a Miami native who was last seen here at Miami New Drama in their World Premiere Production of The Cuban Vote (BENJI). You may have also seen him not too long ago in: CLYDE’s (JASON) at Zoetic Stage, #GRACED (Gianni) at Zoetic Stage, and Now and Then (JAMIE) at Actors Playhouse. He is a three-time Carbonell nominee, a Silver Palm Award recipient, a Bouncing Betty Award Recipient (LA), and a Tri-Barrel Film Festival Award Recipient (NYC). He extends his love and gratitude to this lovely community and, more importantly, his close friends and family. I love you, mom!
Kitchen Critiques
MARCELA PAGUAGA (Influencer), is a Cuban American Miami native Actress & Singer. Known for her role as Margarita Maria Mendoza in Miami’s Hit Show, The Amparo Experience, Marcela has been performing since she was 10 years old. She graduated with a BFA in theater from New World School of the Arts and has been working in the industry since. She has recently made her debut on GableStage with the production of LAUGHS IN SPANISH and has signed on with Cultura Media House to present her new podcast From Someone Who Gets It, a podcast about life, mental health and everything in between! “Excited to be working at MiND again with such a talented cast!” social media: @marcelapaguaga @fswgi_
CARMEN PELAEZ (Chef Luna), Macdowell Fellow (23) Commissioned by Miami New Drama, Oolite Cinematic Arts and The
Huntington Theater to create new work. Most recently, her play The Cuban Vote was presented in the Reading Room at the Folger Library in DC. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times, NBC Latino and Huffpo. Constantly inspired by old and new Miami, because cognitive dissonance makes great drama, Carmen always seeks ways to share the stories this incredible city hides in plain sight. Currently, she’s adapting her play, The Cuban Vote, into a screenplay and developing a bilingual television series, Ventanita and Tropical Beasts.
The Heist
KAELYN AMBERT-GONZALEZ (Marjory). After graduating from the prestigious SUNY Purchase Acting Conservatory with a BFA, Kaelyn has planted her roots in Miami, New York, and LA. She is best known for her work in the critically acclaimed short film Pie Mojado. She can also be seen in Angelfish and NBC’s The Blacklist. She made her directorial debut with LAS YUMAS at The Players Theatre. Kaelyn recently starred in The Cancellation of Lauren Fein at Palm Beach Dramaworks. @kaelynagonz
GABRIELL SALGADO (Juan), is thrilled to be back with Miami New Drama for his fourth production, including the 20th Anniversary production of Anna in The Tropics, written and directed by Pulitzer Prize Winner Nilo Cruz. He debuted Off-Broadway last summer in Ronnie Larson’s The Actors at Theater Row. He recently received a Carbonell Award for ‘Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Lead Male Role’ for his work in Zoetic Stage’s production of Clyde’s by Lynn Nottage. After making his professional debut a little over three years ago, he has since starred in over a dozen productions, including Palm Beach Dramaworks’ production of Amy Herzog’s 4,000 Miles, Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman, Nilo Cruz’s Two Sisters and a Piano, Charise Castro Smith’s El Huracán, Lucas Hnath’s Red Speedo, Hannah Benitez’s Gringolandia, and more. Gabriell would like to thank his friends and family for their endless love and support. Gabriellsalgado.com @gabriellsalg
CHRIS ANTHONY FERRER (Juan Alternate) is grateful to be making his Miami New Drama debut. Ferrer is a Carbonell Awardwinning actor and playwright from Miami, Fla. He was last seen in City Theatre’s Summer Shorts: Flipping the Script and is an alumnus of City Theatre’s Homegrown Playwrights Cohort. His play, How to Break in a Glove, will have its world premiere in Miami in 2025, and his screenplay adaptation of The Red Light by Jim Kierstead begins principal photography in February 2025. Ferrer is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association and The Dramatists Guild. @chris_anthony_ferrer
Only Fandom
IRENE ADJAN (Mother-in-Law), is happy to be making her debut with Miami New Drama. She was most recently seen as Vivian Vance in the one-person play Sidekicked for Boca Stage. Her extensive work in South Florida includes Beautiful and Les Miserables at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre; Benefactors, Night of the Iguana, House of Blue Leaves and Almost, Maine at Palm Beach Dramaworks; The Glass Piano at Theatre Lab; Footloose at Slow Burn Theatre; Milk & Honey and Mame at The Wick; Tracy Jones at Island City Stage; Murder on the Orient Express, Ragtime, and Finding Mona Lisa at Actors’ Playhouse; Indecent, Casa Valentina, In the Next Room, Adding Machine and The Dead at GableStage; Moscow, Assassins and Detroit for Zoetic Stage, The Cake, Winter Shorts 2018, and Summer Shorts 2002, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2017 for City Theatre. A 12-time Carbonell Nominee, she has won the award three times.
KRYSTAL MILLIE VALDES (Girlfriend), a Cuban-American actor-musician from Miami, is so grateful to be back at Miami New Drama (Dangerous Days, 7 Deadly Sins)! Theatre (AEA): Plaza Suite, Brighton Beach Memoirs (Maltz), Refuge (Silver Palm Award), Tar Beach (TheatreLab), The Glass Menagerie, Proof, Little Montgomery (New City Players), Murder on the Orient Express, One Man Two Guvnors (Actor’s Playhouse), Peter & the Starcatcher (Slowburn), I Am Me (Arsht), Kitty Hawk (Arsht, House T/O Chicago), House...Leaves (Palm Beach Dramaworks), Amparo (AbreCamino,
Bacardi), As You Like It (Tour: Paris, France). Film: Summoning the Spirit (Best ActressHHFF, Prime, Apple TV), Fallen Fruit (MFF, NYLFF, Frameline), 93 Miles (Cannes Film Festival), Three Bedrooms (Prime), Pompano Boy (Prime), Thank you, Places!, Cajita (Best Feature - NYLFF), Splash! (Red Dot Winner). Music - Spotify, Apple Music. BFA - New World School of the Arts. Grateful to continue growing artistically and personally, representing Miami. Gracias, Michel. Love you, Ian! krystalmillievaldes.com | @Krystalmillie
Lifted
CARLOS FABIÁN MEDINA
(Entrepreneur), is a multi-hyphenate artist from Caracas, Venezuela. With a background in Philosophy from UCV (Universidad Central de Venezuela) and acting training from Centro TET (Taller Experimental de Teatro), Carlos Fabián boasts a diverse skill set in movement, physical theater, performance and filmmaking. Since relocating to Miami in 2019, he has worked in various productions, collaborating with directors such as Alexey Taran, Carla Forte, Roxana Barba, Teo Castellanos, Moisés Kaufman, and Michel Hausmann. Fabián has also devised original performances like (Not) To Be Reproduced, Towards Now, and On The Wire, showcasing his personal approach to storytelling by mixing dance, film, and biodrama. His recent acting credits include Miami New Drama’s Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard and The Museum Plays
Shit Dance
JOVON JACOBS (Sweeper), is ecstatic to be returning to Miami New Drama, where he was last seen in our world premiere production of Dangerous Days earlier this year. He is a Silver Palm Award recipient for his performances in Fences (Palm Beach Dramaworks), A Raisin in the Sun (New City Players), and Skeleton Crew (GableStage). Other regional credits include: Lobby Hero, Topdog Underdog, and Intimate Apparel (Palm Beach Dramaworks), The Royale and It’s A Wonderful Life (Barter Theatre), Last Night in Inwood, The Glass Piano, and Motherland (Theatre Lab), Summer Shorts (2022) (Adrienne Arsht Center), Boesman and Lena (Mad Cow Theatre), All The Way (Actors’
Playhouse), Informed Consent (GableStage), Sweat and Ain’t Misbehavin’ (CCT Theatre), and Five Guys Named Moe (M Ensemble Company). Film credits include: Rap Sh!t (HBO), No Vacancy (Prime Video), and Love on the Reef (Plex). Jovon holds a BFA in acting and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity. Get to know him on Instagram: @singaboi.jj
GREGG WEINER (Host), was last seen in Miami New Drama’s World Premiere of 7 Deadly Sins (Nixon). He just closed King James at Gablestage. Theatre Favorites-Red, The Whale, Terror, Seafarer, Every Brilliant Thing & Clybourne Park. Select Film and TV: Bad Monkey, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Bingo), Magic City, Transporter 2. Gregg is a multiple Carbonell, Silver Palm, Best of New Times and Theatre Tampa Bay award recipient. He’s a NWSA Alumni and a member of AEA.
Understudies
RENE GRANADO (Male Understudy)
Miami’s own Cuban-American actor is excited to return to Miami New Drama for the world premiere of Lincoln Road Hustle. His notable roles include Vivic in Dangerous Days, Juan Miguel González in Elián, Bill Murray in Not Ready for Primetime, Jerry in Swindlers at the Aurora Theatre in Georgia, and an eight-month stint as Ramon Arechabala in The Real Havana Club’s production of Amparo. Additionally, Rene’s talents have been showcased in TV series like Burn Notice, Graceland, and Bloodline, alongside commercial projects for Volkswagen, Amazon, and Toyota. Miami remains his sanctuary, where spending time with family and friends is invaluable. Rene wishes to share his deep appreciation and love for them, particularly his beloved girlfriend, for their unwavering support, and to Michel Hausmann and Miami New Drama for this incredible opportunity. To keep up with Rene’s endeavors, follow him on Instagram @renegranado_official and visit www. renegranado.com
JESSICA FARR (Female Understudy)
is a writer, director, and actor from Miami. She is an alumnus of New World School of the Arts, Fordham University, and Moscow Art Theatre (MXAT). She has developed original
film, television, stage, and radio programming, including Comedy Central’s South Beach Comedy Festival. She is a recent MIA Artist grantee, a participant of the Miami Film Lab Development Series, the Playwriting Development Program, and a TCG Artist Grantee. Jessica has worked for numerous theaters, City Theatre, Signature Theatre, Miami New Drama, Theatre Lab, Juggerknot Theatre Company, GableStage, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Actor’s Playhouse, Miami Theater Center, and Mad Cat Theatre Company. Her film A FLORIDA STORY has won accolades in several festivals, including Indie Short Fest LA, IndieX-LA, and the Independent Shorts Awards. Jessica is the co-creator of the podcast WORST PLACE ON EARTH, an original storytelling series based on Florida headlines. www.jessicafarr.com
CREATIVE
CHRISTOPHER & JUSTIN SWADER (Scenic Designers) Drama: Two Sisters and a Piano, The Museum Plays, Elian, The Cuban Vote, 7 Deadly Sins, The Cubans, Confessions of a Cocaine Cowboy, Fake, One Night in Miami. NYC & Off Broadway credits include: Primary Stages, Red Bull Theater, Fiasco Theater, Tectonic Theater Project, The New Victory Theatre, Classical Theatre of Harlem, Lincoln Center Education, York Theatre Company, Trusty Sidekick, The Tank. Regional credits include: Goodspeed Musicals, Signature Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, George Street Playhouse, Geva Theatre, Two River Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Everyman Theatre, People’s Light, Resident Ensemble Players at UD, Dorset Theatre Festival, Weston Theater Company, SpeakEasy Stage Co. Other projects include designs for A$AP Rocky, Sotheby’s, 2020 Summer Olympics, Big Apple Circus, National Geographic. Graduates of Ball State University. www.cjswaderdesign.com
MICHIKO KITAYAMA SKINNER (Costume
Design) Originally from Tokyo, Japan, Michiko has worked in theatre for over 25 years and designed scenery and costumes for theatres, including the Utah Shakespeare Festival, Asolo Repertory Theatre, and Miami New Drama. She has assisted renowned designers such as Paul Tazewell, Martin Pakledinaz, and
Dona Granata on Broadway and other prominent venues. In 2015, Michiko had written, designed, and produced TSUNAMI with Nilo Cruz, a docudrama based on interviews with the victims of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami. Michiko also produced The Passport Project in 2023 with a Norwegian director, Cliff Moustache. It was an experimental piece written almost without words, telling stories about the post-modern world without national territories and borders. Through her research, Michiko seeks methods to create theatre from visual images instead of words. She is the Head of the Design, Management, and Technology Program at the University of Miami’s Theatre Arts Department and a United Scenic Artists local829 member. www.designbymichiko.com
REBECCA MONTERO (Lighting Designer) is the Technical Theatre Coordinator and Production Manager at NSU University School in Davie, FL. She has a master’s degree in Lighting Design from Florida State University. Rebecca is the resident lighting designer for Zoetic Stage and has been working with them for ten years. She won a Carbonell for her work on Sweeney Todd with Zoetic Stage. This is Rebecca’s first time working with Miami New Drama and in an active outdoor environment. She is excited to collaborate with the amazing team at Miami New Drama and see this production be built from the ground up.
LEONARDO URBINA (Assistant Lighting Designer) is a BFA and MFA recipient for Theatrical Lighting Design at both Florida International University and The University of Florida, with a wide range of lighting designs in an academic setting. Leonardo has begun his venture into lighting for dance and architecture as he believes the artistic properties of light go beyond the stage. Recently, Leonardo was assigned as a lighting consultant for Museum Plays at the Rubell Museum and assistant lighting designer for Dangerous Days at Miami New Drama. Returning as an assistant lighting designer for Miami New Drama, he is excited to work alongside Rebecca Montero and this extraordinary design and performance team. He hopes that you, the audience, will enjoy the culmination of design, storytelling, and performance. To see more of Leonardo’s work,
you can view his website, www.urbinarts01. com, or his Instagram @Urbinarts_01.
TYLER KIEFFER (Sound Design) is the Assistant Professor of Sound Design and Technology for LSU Theatre. Tyler is a sound designer for new plays, opera, and immersive theatre. He’s been twice nominated for the New York Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Sound Design in 2019 for Will Arbery’s Plano and in 2021 for Tectonic Theater Project’s Seven Deadly Sins. Other recent credits include Cat On a Hot Tin Roof at Le Petit Theatre in New Orleans, Found at the Cork Midsummer Festival in Cork, Ireland, and Of A Mind, a new immersive headphone experience for Oklahoma City Repertory Theater. You can find more of his projects at tylerkieffer.com
SALOMON LERNER (Music Composition) music composer/sound designer at Miami New Drama: Two Sisters And A Piano, Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard, Anna In The Tropics, Elián, Confessions of a Cocaine Cowboy, 7 Deadly Sins, Puras Cosas Maravillosas, FAKE, Our Town, Queen of Basel, and The Golem of Havana. As music director, orchestrator, or music PA in other theaters: Hands On a Hardbody (Broadway), Little Miss Sunshine, and others. He is the Director of Composition Programs at The Nightingale-Bamford School in New York City; holds an M.F.A. in Musical Theater Writing from NYU; and was a Film Scoring major at Berklee College of Music. Before moving to New York, he worked professionally as a music director/conductor, as a composer for film, TV, and theatre, and as a record producer and arranger in his native Caracas, Venezuela. www.salomonlerner.com
JAMEELAH BAILEY (Props Designer) is based in the South Florida region. Some of her previous projects include The Cubans/A Wonderful World/ 7 Deadly Sins (Miami New Drama), The Amparo Experience (Broadway Factor), Once On This Island (Slow Burn Theatre), FADE/El Huracán (GableStage), A Streetcar Named Desire (New City Players), The Many Wondrous Realities of Jasmine Starr-Kidd (Theatre Lab), Stephen’s: A Love Story (Abre Camino Collective), The World of Nutcracker (Downtown Doral Arts &
Culture Foundation). She is excited about the opportunity to work with Miami New Drama on Lincoln Road Hustle. She would like to thank her friends and family for their continued love & support, and Jen, my J² Rockstar! Thank you for all that you do.
LEE SOROKO (Fight Choreography)
Lee recently returned from NYC with his Broadway debut, “A Wonderful World,” which began at the New Colony Theatre. He is honored to be part of the MND family and has added his expertise in stage violence since the company’s first production, “The Gollum of Havana.” Lee is a Fight Director and Certified Teacher of Stage Combat with the Society of American Fight Directors who earned his Master of Fine Arts from the University of Texas. He is a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship recipient for his work in character masks and he provides professional fight choreography for theatre, opera companies and universities across America. In South Florida, he has worked with the Florida Grand Opera, Palm Beach Opera, Maltz-Jupiter Theatre, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Zoetic Stage and Slow Burn Theatre. Currently, Lee is the Associate Professor of Movement at Florida Atlantic University. His work has been supported and presented by Bistoury Physical Theater & Film, MiamiDade County Department of Cultural Affairs, Knight Foundation, Miami Light Project, and Locust Projects.
VICTORIA MEJIA (Assistant Stage Manager) is a theatre artist born, raised, and based in Hollywood, FL. A recent graduate BFA Stage Management graduate from University of Miami, her professional credits include Anna In The Tropics and Two Sisters and a Piano (Miami New Drama), The Little Mermaid (Area Stage Company), and Stephen’s Deli: A Love Story (Abre Camino Collective). Favorite academic credits include Urinetown, The Importance of Being Earnest, and The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night-Time. To her family, friends, and mentors, who have been there every step of the way, she does everything for you.
NATALIA DUBÓN (Substitute Stage Manager) is an interdisciplinary creative from El Salvador. Holds a degree in Stage & Theater
Management from the University of Florida. At Miami New Drama, Natalia has embraced various roles, including Sub Stage Manager for Papá Cuatro and The Museum Plays, House Manager for two MiND seasons, and primarily, Education Coordinator. Beyond the theater, Natalia currently serves as the Art Director for BRESH USA, where her artistic vision continues to thrive.
KAREN ESKENAZI (Assistant Director/ Artistic Associate) is a Venezuelan-born theater artist based in Miami. She graduated from Emerson College in 2021 with a degree in Theatre and Performance and Communication Studies. Currently, she serves as the Artistic Associate at Miami New Drama (MiND), where she has Assistant Directed several productions, including The Cuban Vote, Papá Cuatro, and Anna in the Tropics. She has also contributed as an Assistant Director to Yale Repertory Theater’s The Brightest Thing in the World and worked as a Stage Manager for MiND’s Puras Cosas Maravillosas featuring Erika De La Vega. Her acting credits include roles in Marisol (Emstage) and She Kills Monsters (Emerson College’s Kidding Around). kareneskenazi3@gmail.com
MICHEL HAUSMANN (Director / Artistic Director) is a Venezuelan-born theater director, producer, and writer. He is the cofounder and Artistic Director of Miami New Drama, the resident company and operator of the historic Colony Theatre on Miami Beach. Michel is the book writer and director of The Golem Of Havana, a critically acclaimed original musical that has been produced across the country including a sold-out extended run at the Colony Theatre. Under his artistic leadership, Miami New Drama has produced world premiere plays that are as diverse, multicultural, and multilingual as Miami’s extraordinary community. including: A Wonderful World, which has made its Broadway opening at Studio 54 in New York in 2024, Confessions of a Cocaine Cowboy (also Director). ¡Viva La Parranda!, The Cubans, Fake, When Monica Met Hillary, Gente Ociosa (also Director), Queen Of Basel (also Director), 7 Deadly Sins (also Director), and the first multilingual production of Our Town (also Director). Other productions include
The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity (in co-production with Asolo Rep). The Album (in co-production with Tectonic Theater Project). A Special Day (in co-production with The Play Company). Terror (Directed by Gregory Mosher). One Night in Miami. (Directed by Carl Cofield). The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Directed by David Greenspan), among others. Hausmann’s Off-Broadway credits include the New York Premiere of Vassily Sigarev’s Black Milk and the New York premiere of The Color Of Desire by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Nilo Cruz. He was the co-founder and Artistic Director of an award-winning theater company in Venezuela, where he directed over a dozen productions. Michel received a BA from Emerson College and an MFA in Theater Directing from Columbia University. He is a Drama League Award winner, one of the oldest and most prestigious awards in America, New York Theater Workshop 2050 Fellow, an IRNE nominee, a Silver Palm Award winner, Richard Rodgers Award finalist, and a two-time Knights Arts Challenge Award recipient.
NICHOLAS RICHBERG (Managing Director) is a Cuban-American award-winning producer, actor, and nonprofit executive who has received critical acclaim for his broad range of work. Under his executive leadership, Miami New Drama has produced 7 Deadly Sins, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, The Cubans, A Wonderful World, When Monica Met Hillary, The Cuban Vote, Papá Cuatro, Elián, and Anna in the Tropics. He previously served as Managing Director of Zoetic Stage at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, producing numerous world premiere and award-winning plays and musicals. As an actor and director, Richberg has voiced national radio campaigns, appeared on national television, and worked in theaters across the country, including nearly every stage in South Florida, originating numerous roles, including in Confessions of a Cocaine Cowboy at Miami New Drama prior to his tenure as Managing Director. He is a Drama League Award winner, Carbonell Award winner, multiple Silver Palm Award winner, twice named Best Actor by Miami New Times, and was named a Miami
Leader by the Miami Foundation. A Miami native, Richberg is a graduate of Miami Country Day School and University of Miami Frost School of Music. He holds a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Duke University and an MBA from IE Business School (Madrid) and Brown University.
MIAMI NEW DRAMA is a nonprofit professional theater company based in Miami Beach, Florida, committed to artistic excellence and groundbreaking work, with a vision of theater as a powerful form of social engagement. In residence at the historic Colony Theatre on Miami Beach, the company focuses on the development of new plays and musicals in both English and Spanish, most notably 7 Deadly Sins, winner of the 2021 Drama League Award for Outstanding Interactive or Socially-Distanced Theater, the world premiere development of the new Louis Armstrong musical A Wonderful World, which has made its Broadway opening at Studio 54 in New York, Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard written and directed by Moisés Kaufman, the innovative collaboration The Museum Plays conceived and directed by Michel hausmann, performed at the Rubell Museum, Papá Cuatro conceived by Juan Souki, the 20th anniversary production of Anna in the Tropics written and directed by Nilo Cruz, When Monica Met Hillary by Winter Miller, The Cuban Vote by Carmen Pelaez, Puras Cosas Maravillosas by Duncan Macmillan, the first ever multilingual adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s classic Our Town, The Cubans by Michael Leon, Confessions of a Cocaine Cowboy by Billy Corben & Aurin Squire, Queen of Basel by Hilary Bettis, ¡Viva La Parranda! by Betsayda Machado and La Parranda El Clavo in collaboration with Juan Souki, and Gente Ociosa by Karin Valecillos. Miami New Drama is the winner of two Knight Arts Challenge awards and a Knight New Works Miami award from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. It was the 2018 and 2022 Miami New Times Best Theater for Drama and was honored with the Thornton Wilder Prize in 2022.
LINCOLN ROAD DISTRICT, situated in the heart of Miami Beach, the Lincoln Road District is a premier retail, lifestyle and cultural destination that is home to about 200 restaurants and shops, entertainment, and arts and cultural offerings. Lincoln Road ranked as the most-visited open-air destination in South Florida, with over 10 million visits in 2023. Affectionately referred to by some as “Miami’s living room,” there is nothing as quintessentially Miami Beach as Lincoln Road. It’s the street where models walk their dogs after runway shows, where stylish boulevardiers stroll past window shoppers, and where café culture overrules standard business meetings. Music and entertainment lovers will find refuge in the Lincoln Road District, home to the New World Symphony, Oolite Arts and Colony Theatre. Steps away is the Miami Beach Convention Center, which welcomes world-renowned Art Basel Miami Beach every December.
ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION
(AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 50,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org
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CASINO GUIDES
Cassandra Aguililla
Kael Baez
Emalie Belokon
Jessica Calle
Ren Campbell
Adriana Caraballo
Noemy Del Mar
Dana DellaCamera
Evelaure Denis
Isa Domínguez
Norys Figuera
Javier Franceschi
Enmanuel Galban
Christopher Garcia
Nathan Lopez
Alize Medina
Joshua Pabon
Andrea Salazar
CREATIVE
Assistant Lighting Designer
Leonardo Urbina
Assistant Costume Designer
Nico Walker
Wardrobe Supervisor
Xen Ni
Creative Producer
FURIOSA Productions
Alternate Stage Manager
Natalia Dubón
Food Handler
Darsell Obregon
CREW
LX1
Shawn Denoun
LX Crew
Miguel Machado
Max Lerner
Ruddy Victor
A1
Leo Laya
A2
Guillermo Ursini
Leon Cabezal
Load in Crew
Leo Urbina, Leo Laya, Guillermo
Ursini, Leon Cabezal, Shawn Denoun, Luis Paraguchito, Miguel Machado, Max Lerner, Ruddy
Victor, Xen Ni Saul Mendoza,
Aidan Gordon (Samantha)
Metzelar, Jonathan Bulgini
Set Construction
HandyPlus911
Marketing
Ian Torres, TMA
Graphic Design
Manuel González Ruiz, Mago Atelier
Public Relations
Dina Allende, Clique PR
MIAMI NEW DRAMA STAFF
Artistic Director
Michel Hausmann
Managing Director
Nicholas Richberg
General Manager
Stefanie Anarumo
Artistic Associate
Karen Eskenazi
Director of Education
Vyana Preti
Education Coordinator
Natalia Dubón
Production Manager
P. Vanessa Losada
Technical Director
William Spratt
Assistant Production Manager
Brittany Maxwell
Company Manager
Jessica Farr
Box Office Manager
Constanza Celsi
House Manager
Nat Denoun
Executive Assistant
Karen Figueredo
Media & Communications Manager
Kelly Gonzalez
Box Office Associates
Emalie Belokon
Shawn Denoun
Alexa Gutierrez
Carolina Ortiz
Josie Somoza
Custodial Manager
Yolanda Pittman
Custodial Team
Clarissa Pittman
Deldrick Pittman
BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
David Michael Scharlin
Chair
Charles Million
Vice Chair
Alexander Galsky
Treasurer
Yael Muller
Secretary
Rudy Aragon
Steven Bandel
Gary Farmer
Lawrence Gragg
Maureen Gragg
Nicholas Griffin
James Harrison
Michel Hausmann
Nick Leone
Helene Lindenfeld
Martin Lindenfeld
Eduardo Muller
Enrique Norton
Amy Scharlin
André Williams
DONORS
CASH AND IN KIND CONTRIBUTIONS
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE
$100,000+
• John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
• Lincoln Road Business Improvement District
• The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation at The Miami Foundation
• Miami Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, The Cultural Affairs Council, The Miami-Dade Mayor and Board of County Commissioners
• Gary L. Wasserman & Charles Kashner
• The Miami Foundation
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE
$20,000 - $99,999
• David & Amy Scharlin
• The Shubert Foundation
• Art & Ilene Penn
• Don & Amanda Mullen
• Galvan Foundation Charitable Trust
• Helene & Martin Lindenfeld
• Benjamin Nahum & Tammie Roodner
• City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council
• Janet Melk
• Jeff Kindler & Sharon Sullivan
• Mailman Foundation
• State of Florida Division of Arts & Culture
• Leslie Miller Saiontz
• Enrique Norten
• Maureen & Larry Gragg
• Nick & Grace Leone
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE
$10,000 - $19,999
• David Schrader
• Nathan J Esformes
Foundation Inc.
• Funding Arts Network
• Bobby & Vicki Freeman
• Ivan Selin
• Nicholas Griffin
• Rudy & Jeanne Aragon
• Yael & Eduardo Muller
• The Hausmann Family
• Vera Muller
PLATINUM MEMBERS
$5,000 - $9,999
• Helen & Jose Benasayag
• Ann & Steve Anthony
• Charles Herring
• Dan Nir & Jill Braufman Family Foundation
• Enrique & Denise Lerner
• Lesley Goldwasser and Jonathan Plutzik at The Betsy Hotel
• Marty & Kate Mann
• Rhoda Levitt
• Steven & Minnie Bandel
• Venable Foundation
GOLD MEMBERS
$2,500 - $4,999
• Florida Theatrical Association
• Ana Raley
• Danya Lindenfeld
• The Cowles Charitable Trust
• Janet Kyle Altman & Timothy Schmand
• H Jordan Weitz
• Seth & Barb Weinberger
• Robert Rosenberg & Mary Wolfson
• Daniel Lewis
• Sid Stolz
• Uri & Vanessa Benhamron
SILVER
MEMBERS
($1,500 - $2,499)
• Carrie Horst
• Cheryl & Jan Deknatel
• Christopher Metropulos
• Patty Cisneros
• Dr. Curtis Slipman & Mrs. Dianne Slipman
• Eva & Samuel Cooperman
• The Massirman Family
• Jessie Wolfson
• John Ioannou
• John Stuart & Joel Hoffman
• Lucas Metropulos
• Maria Gabriela Contreras
• Melissa & David Mizrahi
• Nancy Fleischman
• Nancy Northup
• Dana Charitable Fund
• Tamar & Gary Tolchin
• Patricio & Andrea Kreutzberger
• Paula & Mickey Finkle
• Ray Breslin & Patrick Pecoraro
• Justin Dangel
• Debbie Falic
• Roselyne & Michael Freeman
• Saul & Jane Gross
$500 - $1,499
• David Kwiat
• Anthony Goodman
• Squire Family Foundation
• Charles Million & Tim Nardi
• James Harrison
• Hon. Daniela Levine-Cava & Dr. Robert Cava
• Dennis & Mark Steinberg
• Elissa & Jay Kramer
• Gelber Greenberg
• Ami & Jack Glottmann
• Jane Wesman
• Matt Buttrick & Jennifer Stearns Buttrick
• IT Italian Trattoria
• Issabella's
• Bakalo Mykonos Miami
• Jennifer Beber
• John Voaden
• Julie & Martin Franklin
• Laura Dominguez
• Jessica & Bryan Kaschube
• Lisa Dozier Shacket & Mark Shacket
• Madeleine Kreitman
• Jonathan M. Nadler
• Marta Olchyk
• Michel & Meyrav Hausmann
• Pedro Romero
• Roberto & Lilyan Vainrub
• Margalit Edelman
• Sally Hodgson
• Steven Gombinski
• Claudia Barrios
• Lisa Beal
• Michael Carpenter
• Evan Heller
• Marj O'Neill-Butler
• Peter Pavlina
• Michael Peyton
• Lynda Richards
• Gary Saslaw
• Raquel & Michael Scheck
• Suzy Wahba
• Key Biscayne Community Foundation
$100 - $499
• Alicia Pelaez
• Bari Newport
• Andre L. Williams
• Carlos Odio
• Casey Steadman
• Daniel Panebianco
• Daniel Weiss
• Daniel Ciraldo
• David Lawrence
• Dianne Beal
• Gabriela Muller
• Georgia West
• Hani Flicki
• Harold Wolpert
• Jacqueline Traurig
• Elizabeth Fenjves
• Dr. Patricia Dressler
• June Smith
• Karen Hausmann
• Kevin Jones
• Henry Waissmann
• Michael Gongora
• Leonardo Lopez
• Malka & Rotem Rodrig
• Marli Bergner
• Meryl Spigelman
• Nancy Gillespie
• Rita Klissas
• Rafael Gelman
• Natalia Montero
• Shimon Wdowinski
• Stuart & Michael McKeever
• Barbara Bisno
• Tamara Nixon
• Annika & Dmitry Savill
• Tatiana Bautista
• Leila Kight
• Adriana Cisneros
• Alice & Alan Lash
• Ann Morrison
• Dr. Curtis Leciejewski
• Deanna Debrecht
• Hannia Martinez
• Jacqueline Gonzalez
• Jerry Libbin
• Jonathan Nichols-Navarro
• Josefina Perez Castro
• Linda Kamm
• Luis Ramirez
• Matt & Danet Haggman
• Pam Srebrenik
• Thomas Knapp
• Andrew Dolkart
• Carlos Vincentelli
• Michele Burger
• Renee Sall
• Sam Freeman
• Sharon Sandler
• Monica Warman
• Peggy & Shlomo Scharlin
• Vanessa & Gary Ressler
• Josie Mendoza
• Thomas Proctor
• Walter Lambert
• Wilfredo Ortiz
• Paige Abadi
• Patricia Agnello
• Terri Bachow
• Alexander Bartfeld
• Ely Benaim
• Marion Canan
• Dorie Clark
• Nilo Cruz
• Barbara Dawson
• Raymond Elman
• Marcie Ersoff
• Meredith Fishman
• Samuel Flicki
• Peter Frey
• Sonia Garcia Romero
• Jeannette Gelman
• Marsha Gilbert
• Merrie Griffin
• Michel Griot Anderson
• Marty Hancock
• Alan Harper
• Traci Holstein
• Seth Kurn
• Esther Litvin
• Dr. Sanford Mason
• Monica Melamid
• Carlos Mesber
• Laurie Michaels
• Lucy Minehan
• Adeola Olagunju
• Letitia Richardson
• Brooke Roberts
• Diane Rutgers
• Elena Salomon
• Luis Saltiel
• Michelle Samplin-Salgado
• Phillip Siebert
• Leslie Silberstein
• Michele & Mark Stein
• Nora Weir
• Dr. Joseph & Judith Willner
• Karina Zabner
$25 - $99
• Anaily Andreu
• Andie Arthur
• Andrea Loring
• Angelina Esposito
• Angelina Lopez Catledge
• Angeline Evans
• Anjuli Kaufman
• Ariella Lindenfeld
• Arlene Easley
• Caleb Scott
• Calin Wilson
• Caryl Fantel
• Christopher Vergara
• Daniel Stein
• Eric Muller
• Garcilaso Pumar
• Gloria Romero Roses
• Jennifer DiFiglia
• Jenny Carson
• John Dalton
• Josh & Elli Greenberg
• Julie Jacobs
• Karin Jawitz
• Lana Metropulos
• Laura Koffsky
• Linda Kolko
• Lisa Garcia
• Lizette Alvarez
• Lowell Williams
• Marc Bloom
• Maria Stampino
• Maxeme Tuchman
• Michael Treister
• Molly Scharlin Ben-Hamoo
• Naomi Scharlin
• Pauline Winick
• Rebecca Wehby
• George Noriega
• Regina Feldman-Goldstein
• Robin Klein
• Sarah Priestley
• Sarah Scharlin Ben-Hamoo
• Sheila Quinlin
• Sheryl Piper
• Sophia Ben-Hamoo
• Susan Breslin
• Susan Westfall
• Sydney Carpel
• Sydney Kaiserman
• Tania Gilinski Seidl
• Tanya Bhatt
• Tanya Bravo
• Travis Forney
• Edward Abraham
• Marjorie Adler
• Folayemi Apara
• Francisco Aristeguieta
• Luis Belgodere
• Maddy Berlin
• Jim Berry
• John Besson
• Julie Betancourt
• Laurence Sarah Bigio
• Arnold Blaustein
• Anne Bodnar
• Mati Bonetti de Buccini
• Timothy Breen
• Margaret Bremner
• Ramon De la Cabada
• Ileana Caballero
• Brendan Calder
• David Caplan
• Fabian Casares
• Loretta Ciraldo
• Dr. Frances Colon
• Constance Brandenburg
• Dee Cooper
• Daniel Coronell
• Cecilia Crux
• Michael Day
• Lucia De Bueso
• Lisette Di Gasbarro
• Anne Dias
• Dr. Dennis Dove
• Miguel Dvorak
• Gustavo Echenique
• Richard Emanuel
• Erik Engstrom
• Emilio Faroy
• Daniel Feaster
• Antonio Fins
• Colleen Francis
• Karen Fryd
• Andreina Fuentes
• Sara Fuentes
• Juan Garcia
• Rudy Gonzalez
• Maria Gonzalez
• Nancy Halula
• Rita Harris
• Barbara Harris
• Jacqueline Hea
• Jennifer Hill
• Emilie Howard
• Carmen Irizarry
• Michelle Kalsi
• Sakhawat Khan
• Barbara Kinsey
• Suzanne Kranz
• Benji Leon
• Steven Levitt
• Holly Levy
• Clara Markowicz
• Laura I. Maydon
• Jono McLeod
• Maria Melendez Enriquez
• Ester Mitelman
• Antonio Monopoli
• Eloisa Morales
• Dr. Samuel Mowerman
• Cherrie Nanninga
• Rozana Norko
• Armando Olivera
• Erik Osinga
• Carlos Padilla Valedon
• Michael Pasano
• Luis Pescarmona
• Haydee Polo
• Jarrett Posner
• Lourdes Priore
• Tania Quintana
• Lois Randall
• Jose Antonio Rios
• Suzi Rudd Cohen
• Anthony Rutgers
• Zoila Sabucedo
• Jean Scannell
• Rosemarie Schadae
• Julia Schnackel
• Maria Schneider
• Timothy Seale
• Sandra Seligman
• Frances Sevilla-Sacasa
• Judith Smigel
• Joanne Solomon
• Suzanne and Henry Stolar
• Judith Stopek
• Richard Streim
• Sharon Studer
• Rosemarie Thompson
• Dr. Jean Trescott
• Mirtha Rodriguez-Perez
• Damarys Vega
• Marta Viciedo
• Jeanie Vidaurreta
• German Walid Wahab
• Don Walker
• Dale Webb
• Denise Weisberg
• Barbara Weiser
• Rev. Priscilla Felisky Whitehead
BRONZE MEMBERS
• Adam Sparks
• Alfredo Garcia
• Alice Morrison
• Alissa Stein
• Anne Cabrera
• Annika Savill and Dmitry Titov
• Barbara Bisno
• Barbara Buzzi
• Barbara Martinez
• Bill Hussey
• Bonnie Berg
• Brenda Perez
• Brenda Sokolowski
• Bruce Hoffman
• Carlos Vincentelli
• Carol Coombes
• Carol Egan
• Casey Steadman
• Christine Hays
• Dr. Curtis Leciejewski
• Cynthia Gronroos
• Daniel Weinberger
• David Mitchell
• Diana Ohman
• Dianne Beal
• Donald Worth
• Doreen Hemlock
• Edward Tunelius
• Elissa Kramer
• Elissa Lithman
• Ellen Helman
• Ellen Jane Wesman
• Ellen Nelson
• Erin Williams
• Esperanza Brigante
• Ester Mitelman
• Esther Litvin
• Gary Arena
• Gayle S. Goodman
• Gemma Garcia
• Glen McWilliams
• Gloria Romero Roses
• Helen Roldan
• Hilda Cuglievan
• Jim and Amanda Opinsky
• Jane Zucker
• Jasenka Sparks
• Jax Kolko
• Jennifer Hill
• Jim Aguiles
• Karen Novick
• Karl Romesburg
• Katherine Mccormick
• Kathryn Hoffman
• Kevin Jones
• Kevin Stadtlander
• KJ DeSantis
• Lawrence Geiter
• Linda Kolko
• Loree Wasserman
• Lorriane Glass
• Marcos Ackerman
• Maria Santelices
• Maria Villar
• Mark Vecchio and Jon Flaute
• Marta Olchyk
• Michael Scheck
• Micheal Carpenter
• Michelle Paley
• Nina Weber Worth
• Odalis Ismail
• Dr. Patricia Dressler
• Patrick Breshike
• Philip DeBoer
• Raymundo Saavedra
• Regina Baraban
• Richard Contreras
• Rita Escobar
• Rita Klissas
• Rodger Wasserman
• Rogelio Rodriguez
• Rozana Norko
• Sakhawat Khan
• Sally Dieguez
• Dr. Sanford Mason
• Sarah Kavanagh
• Sarah Nelson
• Susana Abbo
• Suzanne Kranz
• Sydney Carpel
• Tamar and Gary Tolchin
• Terrie Temkin
• Thomas Knapp
• Timothy Fountain
• Virginia Norder
• Walter Lambert
• Yair Rosemberg
• Yiris Castro
• Yvonne Wolman
Donations received by December 1, 2024. If your donation is listed incorrectly or missing, please email constanza@miaminewdrama.org
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