The Museum Plays Playbill

Michel Hausmann artistic director

THE MUSEUM PLAYS

written by

Hannah Benitez, Harley Elias, Rogelio Martinez, Carmen Pelaez, Marco Ramirez and Aurin Squire

inspired by the art of Alfonso Gonzalez Jr., Jenna Gribbon, Glenn Ligon, Kaari Upson and Kehinde Wiley

starring

Hanna Benitez, Timothy Mark Davis, Renata Eastlick, Jovon Jacobs, Benjamin Leon IV, Margery Lowe, Carlos Fabián Medina, Carlos Orizondo, Kelly Pekar, Carmen Pelaez, Caleb Scott

Nicholas Richberg managing director scenic

Christopher Swader & Justin Swader

Leonardo Urbina

conceived & directed by Michel Hausmann

Hannah Benitez

Jovon Jacobs

Carlos Orizondo

Timothy Mark Davis

Margery Lowe

Kelly Pekar

Caleb Scott

Renata Eastlick

Benjamin Leon IV

Carlos Fabián Medina

Carmen Pelaez

CAST (BY SHOW)

MAYBE LOVE by Aurin Squire (34 gallery)

Renata Eastlick* regina

Jovon Jacobs* terrence

BEDFELLOWS by Rogelio Martinez (library)

Hannah Benitez* michel

Caleb Scott* rogelio

MOUSA by Hannah Benitez (9 gallery)

Kelly Pekar* woman

Timothy Mark Davis docent

Benjamin Leon IV (alternate/understudy) docent

PUMP

AND DUMP

by Harley Elias (28 gallery)

Carlos Orizondo* dealer

Margery Lowe* buyer

WAITING FOR AMERICA by Carmen Pelaez (6 gallery)

Carmen Pelaez* celeste

Carlos Fabián Medina* darwin

BODY OF WORK by Marco Ramirez (23 gallery)

Carmen Pelaez* eulogizer

Caleb Scott* businessman

Margery Lowe* vivian nameless

Timothy Mark Davis / Benjamin Leon IV crypto bro

Jovon Jacobs* wealthy husband

Kelly Pekar* wealthy wife

Carlos Orizondo* art critic

Renata Eastlick* associate art critic

Hannah Benitez* museum curator

Carlos Fabián Medina* art handler

Katelyn Bourke* production stage manager

Alexa Gutierrez* assistant stage manager

*Member, Actors’ Equity Association

THE MUSEUM PLAYSMAP

Welcome to The Museum Plays, a unique collaboration that marks a significant moment for both the Rubell Museum and Miami New Drama. As you embark on this experiential journey with us, I want to express my profound excitement and gratitude for your presence and participation.

The Rubell Museum, renowned for its unparalleled collection of contemporary art in America, is the ideal setting for this creative fusion. It is a dynamic space that doesn’t look at the past but is actively engaged with the present and future, showcasing artists who address the most pressing issues of our time. This ethos aligns perfectly with Miami New Drama’s mission to shape the future of American theater.

In The Museum Plays, we’ve embarked on an ambitious project, pairing some of the nation’s most exhilarating playwrights with world-class artists from the Rubell Museum’s collection. These playwrights have created unique theatrical pieces, each deeply connected to and inspired by the art they accompany, creating a truly immersive experience.

My heartfelt thanks go to the Rubell family and the museum’s leadership and staff for their openness, generosity, and readiness to embark on this experimental journey with us. Their invaluable support has been key to bringing The Museum Plays to life.

This initiative is more than a series of performances; it’s a fusion of two distinct art forms that typically stand apart. By uniting them, we’re not just exploring new artistic territories but also inviting our audience into this innovative dialogue. This experiment stands as a testament to the transformative power of collaboration and innovation in the arts, and I hope it sparks further interdisciplinary dialogues and partnerships.

Thank you for joining us on this adventure. Let’s embrace the limitless possibilities that arise when we come together in the spirit of artistic innovation.

Michel Hausmann | Artistic Director

A MIDSPRING NIGHT’S DREAM

AN INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE

In one week, students ages 8 – 12 will explore the captivating world of Shakespeare. By learning different performance techniques, the students will create an adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream that also highlights the importance of protecting the Earth’s ecosystems. Throughout the week, they will be designing and constructing a costume for their characters. This workshop will culminate in a short performance for family and friends at the end of the week! Bilingual assistance will be provided.

COST: $500 FOR THE FULL WEEK

SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE AVAILABLE!

*Payment / scholarship information will be emailed to those that fill out the interest form.

SPRING

MARCH 25 – 29, 2024

MIAMI BEACH

REGIONAL LIBRARY

MONDAY - FRIDAY

10 AM - 5 PM

EARLY DROP OFF STARTING AT 9:30AM

AGES 8 – 12

MICHEL HAUSMANN (director / artistic director) is a Venezuelan-born theater director, producer, and writer. He is the co-founder 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, 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.

HANNAH BENITEZ (playwright/michel/ museum curator)  Hannah’s produced plays: Adaptive Radiation (Denizen Theatre, American Academy for the Dramatic Arts and Clarence Brown Theatre), Ashe In Johannesburg (Burning Coal Theatre), GringoLandia (Zoetic Stage), Dike (Urbanite Theatre and Hofstra University)

and For Closure! (freeFall Theater [upcoming]). Dike was originally developed at The New York Theatre Workshop for 2050 Fellow Tatiana Pandiani’s culminating project. Benitez has made Kilroy’s List and is a finalist for American Shakespeare Center’s - Shakespeare’s New Contemporaries Prize. Workshops and readings with The Playwrights’ Center, Artists’ Repertory Theater and others. She was recently in the writers’ room for a new limited series [title TBA] directed by Jodie Foster. She was featured in American Theatre Magazine 6 Theatre Workers You Should Know. She is represented by Bash Naran (WME) and managed by Michael Claassen (Writ Large).

TIMOTHY MARK DAVIS (docent/crypto bro) is a South Florida based theatre and film actor, director, and producer. He serves as Producing Artistic Director of New City Players, a Broward based theatre company whose mission is to create community through transformative theatre. Previous stage acting credits include Red, Everything is Super Great, Overactive Letdown, The Many Wondrous Realities of Jasmine Starr Kidd, The Christians, Emperor of the Moon, Ronia the Robber’s Daughter, True West, ‘art’, Little Montgomery, and Falling for which he received the Carbonell Award for Best Actor in 2019. See him next on stage this summer in New City Players’ production of A Streetcar Named Desire. Additionally, he is an independent filmmaker with multiple productions in development, post-production, and on the film festival circuit. Explore TMD’s theatre and film work at timothymarkdavis. com. All my love to SFD & CLS.

RENATA EASTLICK (regina/associate Art critic) is a multilingual actor and voiceover artist, best known for her role as ‘Caveira’ in the hit UBISOFT video game Rainbow Six: Siege. She earned her BFA from UF’s New World School of the Arts and has since worked extensively in theatre, voiceover, film, television, and commercials. Off-Broadway/New York: for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf (The Public); The Democracy Project (Federal Hall); AZUL (NAMT Festival). Regional: Pride and Prejudice (Hartford Stage); 7 Deadly Sins (Miami New Drama); Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles

(Yale Repertory Theatre); Dream Hou$e (Long Wharf Theatre and Baltimore Center Stage); Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You Too, August Wilson) (Orlando Shakes), among others. FILM: God’s Waiting Room; TV: “Burn Notice,” “Mad Dogs,” and “Magic City.” Renata is also a two-time Carbonell Award Nominee, Silver Palm Award recipient, and a proud member of SAGAFTRA and the Actors’ Equity Association. @ renataeastlick

JOVON JACOBS (terrence/wealthy husband)  is ecstatic to be returning to MND where he was last seen in One Night in Miami [2018]. 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

BENJAMIN LEON IV (docent/crypto bro) is thrilled to be making his debut at Miami New Drama with Museum Plays. Benji mostly works as a producer for various musical theater productions with his production company Loxen and other projects in NYC, so he is absolutely ecstatic to be able to be acting in front of a crowd once again. His most recent acting credits include Frederick Frankenstein in Young Frankenstein and Usnavi in In the Heights. He would like to thank his family, Michel, Nick, the whole of the New Drama team, and Danny Capote for this wonderful experience and opportunity.

MARGERY LOWE (buyer/vivian

nameless)  Recent: «Wicked Child» (Zoetic Stage, World Premiere), «The Messenger»

(PB Dramaworks, World Premiere). Best Performance, Wall Street Journal, for «The Belle of Amherst». Company member Stratford Shakespeare Festival (Tyrone Guthrie Award). Select: Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, MUNY, Canadian Stage, Sanford Meisner Theatre, Theatre Off Park, Shakespeare Theatre of Maine. Florida select: Maltz Jupiter, Gablestage, Actors Playhouse, Caldwell Theatre, Coconut Grove Playhouse, American Stage. Received: Carbonell Award, Silver Palm Award, Best Actress New Times, Best Actress Florida Weekly. AEA, SAG-Aftra, IG: margery_ lowe_actress, www.margerylowe.com

CARLOS FABIÁN MEDINA (darwin/art handler) (he/him) is an actor, director, and multidisciplinary creative from Caracas, Venezuela. He studied Philosophy at the UCV (Universidad Central de Venezuela) and trained as an actor in the prestigious Centro TET (Taller Experimental de Teatro) where he developed skills in movement and physical theater. His artistic experience includes key roles as an actor, dancer, educator, filmmaker, designer, and producer. Based in Miami since 2019, Carlos Fabián has collaborated with local artists and companies in projects such as The Commune: The Anarchist (2021) and The Fear of Freedom (2022) directed by Alexey Taran; Apuntes Americanos (2022) directed by Roxana Barba; After 10 Years (2022) directed by Teo Castellanos; and Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard (2023) directed by Moisés Kaufman. He created and devised the performances “(Not) to be reproduced” (Bistoury Physical Theater & Film, 2022), “Towards Now” (Miami Light Project, 2023), and “Azul de Valencia” (Ascaso Gallery, 2023). He’s happy to be back at MND working alongside his favorite Museum in Miami!

CARLOS ORIZONDO (dealer/ art critic)

Thrilled to return to MND, Carlos has appeared in South Florida theatre for over 30 years. He is a Carbonell and ACE award nominated actor who was last seen in City Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of LA GRINGA. Other notable local credits include THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY (MND) DRACULA (Zoetic Stage) MASKED (GableStage) CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION (Area Stage) and the original production of Nilo Cruz’s Pulitzer Prize winning ANNA IN THE TROPICS (New

Theatre). His television and film credits include BURN NOTICE, HOKE and REEFA. He holds an MFA in Acting from The Moscow Art Theatre and Carnegie Mellon University. Carlos also serves as the proud director of GulliverPrep’s middle school theater program. He thanks his loving family for their never ending support!

KELLY PEKAR (woman/wealthy wife) Miami New Drama debut! NYC based member of AEA, favorite credits include the Off-Broadway, Drama Desk nominated The Threepenny Opera (Lucy Brown), London revival of Talley’s Folly (Sally Talley), Phoenix Theatre Company’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Judy), Halina/Manke/Dorothee + dance captain in Indecent (Gable Stage), Cinderella in Into the Woods, Molly in Peter and the Starcatcher, 14-Character Actress track in Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville (freeFall Theatre), Kyra in David Hare’s Skylight, Amadeus at TheatreZone (Constanze), and the World Premiere of Sarah Ruhl’s adaptation of Three Sisters (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, directed by John Doyle). Audiobook narrator of Rust with Macmillan Audio, recurring characters in multiple animated series, and lead voice over in upcoming video game with Causeway Studios.  www.kellypekar. com

CARMEN PELAEZ (playwright/celeste/ eulogizer), Macdowell Fellow (23) Commissioned by Miami New Drama, Oolite Cinematic Arts and The Huntington 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. Currently she is adapting her play, The Cuban Vote into a screenplay as well as developing bilingual television series, Ventanita and her Ellie Award winning short film Colada

CALEB SCOTT (rogelio/businessman)  is an actor and writer. This is his fourth production with Miami New Drama after Elián, The Cubans, and 7 Deadly Sins, which was a recipient of a 2021 Drama League Award. His other regional theater credits include: Borrowed (Broadway Factor, Miami), Not Ready for Primetime (Conor Bagley, WCAC, Miami), Three Days of Rain (Adrienne Campbell-Holt, Amphibian Stages, TX), and Zoetic Stage’s productions of Dracula

and Dancing Lessons, which earned him a Silver Palm and Carbonell Award for Best Actor. His New York theater credits include: BOOM! (Classic Stage Company), Golden Ass (Fringe Festival), and House of V (Map Space Theater), all of which he co-wrote; RECALL (Adrienne Campbell-Holt, Colt Coeur); My Renaissance Faire Lady (Evan Cabnet, Ontological-Hysteric); and Sexy Saint James (HERE). Film and TV: George and Tammy (Showtime); My Freakin’ Family (ABC); Point and Shoot (opposite Donald Sutherland); Stingray Sam (Sundance); Girlfriend Killer (Lifetime); The Black Room (Netflix); Chateau Vato (HBO); and James Wahlberg’s What About the Kids. He is currently writing and performing stories for a podcast based on real-life Florida headlines, Worst Place On Earth, available on Apple, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.

HARLEY ELIAS (playwright) is a playwright, librettist, and performer from New York City. His work has been supported by residencies at Banff Centre, 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 Wild Imaginings New Play Award, the Samuel French OOB Award, a Young Playwrights Award, and his Play #3 is published by Samuel French. Recent plays include The Handless King (Amphibian Stage, Wild Imaginings), Thug Play (Resonance Ensemble), The Pardon (Brown University), and 47 Years of Marriage (Samuel French OOB). He was recently librettist-in-residence at Banff for their Opera in the 21st Century. For the composer Francisco de Guevara he wrote the libretto for the opera 11:35, set to premiere in Mexico City in 2024. The documentary he co-wrote and directed, Reconquest of the Useless, was shown at the Havana, Zurich, Woodstock, and Virginia Film Festivals. As an actor his credits include Les Miserables (Broadway and National Tour), A Thousand Clowns (Broadway), A Christmas Carol (Broadway), Ragtime (National Tour), and work at Goodspeed Opera House, EST, Workhouse, Second Stage, HB Studio, and Soho Rep. He holds a BA and MA in History and Art History from Stanford, and is currently pursuing an MFA in Playwriting at Brown. He is currently under commission from Miami New Drama and Theater J.

ROGELIO MARTINEZ (playwright)  has had work produced, workshopped, and commissioned by theaters across the United States, including the Public Theater, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Mark Taper Forum, South Coast Repertory, Atlantic Theater Company, Arden Theater, Asolo Repertory, TheaterWorks, Ojai Theater Company, South Coast Repertory, and others. Elián was commissioned and premiered by Miami New Drama. He is a coproducer on Billion Dollar Whale, created by David Henry Hwang and Anchuli Felicia King, based on the book by Tom Wright & Bradley Hope.Syracuse Stage commissioned Martinez to write a new play. The National Pastime deals with both the Houston Astros cheating scandal and Havana Syndrome. The play will be part of Syracuse Stage›s 24-25 season. Miami New Drama has commissioned Martinez to write a new play about the making of Scarface. The Arden Theater company is working with Martinez on a disinformation project.

MARCO RAMIREZ (playwright) was born and raised in Hialeah. His play The Royale has received 30 productions, from Lincoln Center to GableStage (2016). Most recently, he wrote the musical adaptation of the Buena Vista Social Club for the Atlantic Theater Company in New York. In TV, he’s written for Sons of Anarchy, Orange is the New Black, Daredevil, as well as the upcoming La Máquina, starring Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna.

AURIN SQUIRE (playwright) is a playwright, reporter, and television writer from South Florida. Squire’s plays have been produced in London, Toronto, and around the United States. His political satire OBAMA-OLOGY was first developed at the Juilliard summer workshop before going on to be produced in London, Los Angeles, and Dallas. At Miami New Drama, he co-wrote “Confessions of a Cocaine Cowboy” with Billy Corben and wrote the book for the Louis Armstrong musical, “A Wonderful World.” He has been awarded the Helen Merrill Award for Emerging Playwrights, Seattle Public Theatre’s Emerald Prize for new plays, and National Black Theatre’s “I Am Soul” playwriting fellowship. Squire was also a writer on Miami New Drama’s “7 Deadly Sins,” which won a Drama League Award for Outstanding Interactive Theatre. For TV, Squire was the

co-executive producer on the tv drama “The Good Fight” and is currently the co-executive producer on “Evil.” He has been nominated for two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series, a BlackReel Award, and a WGA Award for his work on “This is Us.” He is a New Dramatists resident playwright, a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, and the Writers Guild of America. He graduated from The Juilliard School and Northwestern University.

KAREN ESKENAZI (artistic associate/ assistant director) is a Venezuelan theater artist with a degree in Theatre & Performance and Communication Studies from Emerson College. Her assistant directing credits include The Brightest Thing in the World directed by Margot Bordelon (Yale Repertory Theatre), The Cuban Vote directed by Loretta Greco (Miami New Drama), and Papa Cuatro directed by Juan Souki (MiND). She has also worked as a stage manager for Puras Cosas Maravillosas starring Erika De La Vega (MiND). Some of her acting credits include Marisol (Emstage) and She Kills Monsters (Emerson College’s Kidding Around). She is thrilled to be working on this beautiful piece.

KATELYN BOURKE (production stage manager)  is a Miami-based theatre artist, choreographer, and stage manager. She is a Florida International University graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre with a Minor in Dance. Some recent credits include Defacing Michael Jackson (PSM), Anna in the Tropics (SM), Create Dangerously (ASM) and Elián (ASM) with Miami New Drama. She also recently worked on The Lightning Thief, Matilda, and School of Rock with AV Kids, becoming the Resident Stage Manager & Choreographer with the company.

CHRISTOPHER & JUSTIN SWADER (scenic consultants): Miami New Drama: Two Sisters and a Piano, Elian, The Cuban Vote, Seven Deadly Sins, The Cubans, Confessions of a Cocaine Cowboy, Fake, One Night in Miami. Selected Regional: Private Jones (Signature Theatre, Goodspeed), Our Town (Dallas Theater Center), Dial M for Murder (Geva Theatre Center), A Raisin in the Sun (Two River Theatre), The Tempest (Alabama Shakespeare Festival),

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SAUL MENDOZA (costume designer) is an actor with an “engineer character, born in Caracas, Venezuela, with more than 17 years of training and experience in the artistic world. Since his arrival in the city of Miami in 2017, he has continued to add successful projects in his carrer . In 2020, Mendoza joins the Miami New Drama staff as a dresser and has been part of many productions, including A Wonderful World, When Monica Met Hillary and Papá Cuatro. Currently, Mendoza is the Costume Supervisor collaborating on production such as Elián, Anna in the Tropics, Defacing Michael Jackson, Create Dangerously and Two Sister and Piano. He started as costume designer with Olympia Arts Miami for their street theatre productions History on Wheels (2022) and Tales from the Magic City Tower (2023). With Miami New Drama, he has been costume designer on The Courage (2022-2023) and The Museum Plays (2024) Mendoza also works as a teaching artist with Miami New Drama’s Department of Education. . IG: @saulmauricio

OLATZ ZANGUITU (costume designer) is a Venezuelan fashion designer and stylist who began her design studies at the Brivil fashion school in Caracas and then continued at FIT ( Fashion Institute of Technology) in New York City, a place that served as a great influence in her entire creative vision. She has resided in Miami since 2006 and has more than 20 years of experience in the world of fashion. Olatz is the creative force behind her own brand A Piece of Oz where she designs unique pieces of clothing and jewelry. In 2023 she joins the Miami New Drama costume department team and has been part of successful productions such as Las

Aventuras de Juan Planchard, Two Sisters and a Piano and currently she›s collaborating along with her creative partner Saul Mendoza as a Costume Designer for Miami new drama most current project, The Museum Plays at the Rubell Museum. IG @apieceofoz

LEONARDO URBINA (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. More recently, Leonardo has begun his venture into lighting for dance and architecture as he believes the artistic properties of light go beyond the stage. He is grateful to be working alongside Miami New Drama once again for this project and is excited to bring his knowledge and experience in performance and exhibit lighting to aid in illuminating the stories presented. He hopes you enjoy this fusion of performing and visual arts at the Rubell Museum. To see more of Leonardo’s work, you can view his website www.urbinarts01.com or his Instagram @Urbinarts_o1

ALEXA GUTIERREZ (assistant stage manager) is a Miami-based theatre artist and stage manager. She is a Florida International University graduate with Bachelor of Arts in Theatre. She’s thrilled to be working with Miami New Drama.

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, where he produced 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, Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard written and directed by Moisés Kaufman, 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.

THE RUBELL

MUSEUM

Shortly after Mera and Don Rubell married in 1964, they started visiting artists’ studios in New York and collecting art. Their son, Jason Rubell, joined them in 1982 in building the collection, creating exhibitions,

and developing the museums, reflecting the multigenerational family passion for discovering, engaging, and championing many of today’s most compelling artists. The Rubell Museum opened in Miami’s Allapattah neighborhood in December 2019. Originally launched in Miami in 1993 as the Rubell Family Collection, the institution was renamed the Rubell Museum to emphasize its public mission and expanded access for audiences. Transformed from six interconnected industrial buildings by Selldorf Architects, the Museum experience unfolds on a single level, with 36 galleries, a flexible performance space, an extensive research library, a bookstore, and an indoor-outdoor Basque restaurant LEKU, that opens onto a courtyard garden filled with native plants. The Rubell Museum’s collection is distinguished by its unprecedented range and depth that has enabled the Museum to organize over 50 exhibitions during the last three decades drawn entirely from its holdings in painting, sculpture, photography, video, and installation. These have included such groundbreaking and diverse exhibitions as Against All Odds: Keith Haring (2005), Red Eye: Los Angeles Artists (2006), 30 Americans (2008), Purvis Young (2018), and Yayoi Kusama (2020) many of which have toured to numerous museums across the country. In October 2022, the Rubell Family opened a second museum dedicated exclusively to contemporary art in Washington, D.C., bringing their extensive collection of over 7,700 contemporary artworks to new audiences from across the country and around the world.

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

CREW

guides

Cristian Torres

Emily Woodhouse

Francesca Boscan Posani

Heather Simsay

Jessica Calle

Jose Somoza

Krizia (KJ) Young

Laura Banguero

head audio engineer

Dustin Kellerman

wardrobe supervisor

Xen Ni

costume tailoring & alterations

Tailor Republic

scenic load-in

Nelson Martin

Miguel Machado

Luis Paraguacuto

sound load-in

Dustin Kellerman

lighting load-in

Leonardo Urbina

ushers

Ari Feldman, Annette Fromm, Beltrán Ulloa, Kaitlin Martin, Miriam Kolker, Ray Wriston, Shawn Denoun

public relations

Clique PR

PR305

marketing

Th@t Marketing Agency

graphic design

Manuel González Ruiz magoatelier.com

MIAMI NEW DRAMA STAFF

artistic director

Michel Hausmann

managing director

Nicholas Richberg

general manager

Jessica Kaschube

director of programming

Claudia Urdaneta

artistic associate

Karen Eskenazi

director of education

Vyana Preti

education coordinator & house manager

Natalia Dubón

asst. house manager

Nat Denoun

production manager

P. Vanessa Losada

technical director

Steven Nuñez

company manager

Jessica Farr

box office manager

Constanza Celsi

executive assistant

Karen Figueredo

media & communications manager

Gaby Tortoledo

social media content creator

Shakti Maal

box office associates

Nat Denoun

Shawn Denoun

custodial manager

Yolanda Pittman

custodial team

Clarissa Pittman

Deldrick Pittman

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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

Michel Hausmann

James Harrison

Andrea Kreutzberger

Patricio Kreutzberger

Helene Lindenfeld

Martin Lindenfeld

Eduardo Muller

Enrique Norten

Brandi Reddick

Amy Scharlin

David Schrader

André L. Williams

DONORS

CASH AND IN KIND CONTRIBUTIONS

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE

$100,000+

• Gary L. Wasserman & Charles Kashner

• John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

• Miami Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, The Cultural Affairs Council, The Miami-Dade Mayor and Board of County Commissioners

• The Miami Foundation

• Terranova

• The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation at The Miami Foundation

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE

$20,000 - $99,999

• Amy & David Scharlin

• Benjamin Nahum & Tammie Roodner

• City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council

• David Schrader

• Don & Amanda Mullen

• Galvan Foundation Charitable Trust

• Janet Melk

• Lesley Goldwasser and Jonathan Plutzik at The Betsy Hotel

• Leslie Miller Saiontz

• Lincoln Road Business Improvement District

• Mailman Foundation

• Martin & Helene Lindenfeld

• Maureen & Larry Gragg

• PNC Foundation

• Sharon Sullivan & Jeff Kindler

• State of Florida Division of Arts & Culture

• The Hausmann Family

• Tides Foundation - Venturous Theatre Fund

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE

$10,000 - $19,999

• Andrea & Patricio Kreutzberger

• Eduardo Muller

• Funding Arts Network

• Natalie Mejia

• Nathan J Esformes Foundation Inc.

• Rudy & Jeanne Aragon

• Vera Muller

• Yael & Eduardo Muller

PLATINUM MEMBERS

$5,000 - $9,999

• Alex Galsky

• Charles Herring

• Dan Nir & Jill Braufman Family Foundation

• Danya Lindenfeld

• Florida Theatrical Association

• Hon. Daniela Levine-Cava & Dr. Robert Cava

• Minnie & Steven Bandel

• Nicholas Griffin

• Raynier Institute & Foundation

• Rhoda Levitt

• Seth & Barb Weinberger

• Squire Family Foundation

GOLD MEMBERS

$2,500 - $4,999

• Ann Anthony

• Bobby and Vicki Freeman

• Enrique & Denise Lerner

• Eva & Samuel Cooperman

• H Jordan Weitz

• Ray Breslin & Patrick Pecoraro

• Robert Rosenberg

• The Cowles Charitable Trust

• The Shubert Foundation

• Uri & Vanessa Benhamron

SILVER MEMBERS

($1,500 - $2,499)

• Adrienne & Matt Hamer

• Antoinette Baldwin

• Charles Million & Tim Nardi

• Daniel Lewis

• David & Melissa Mizrahi

• Debbie Falic

• Dr. Curtis Slipman & Mrs. Slipman

• Gerry Barad & Bridget Thomas

• Gloria Romero Roses

• IT Italian Trattoria

• Jane & Saul Gross

• Janet Kyle Altman & Timothy Schmand

• Jessie Wolfson

• Justin Dangel

• Mary Wolfson

• Nancy Fleischman

• Ronit Shiro

• Roselyne and Michael Freeman

• Sally Hodgson

• Schmulian Family

• Sky 18 Capital LLC

• The Massirman Family

$500 - $1,499

• Ami and Jack Glottmann

• Ana M Raley

• Angel M Aixala

• Anna Katerina Tischenko, PhD, PT

• Anthony Goodman

• Catherine Adler

• Commissioner Jerry Libbin

• Commissioner Laura Dominguez

• Costas and Steven Gombinski

• David Charner and Barbara Martinez

• David F Greenberg

• Deanna Debrecht

• Dr’s Minelle and Alfredo Tendler

• Elizabeth Stamps

• Faye and Jeffrey Roth

• Gary Saslaw

• Gayle Goodman

• Henry Raattama

• Jennifer Buttrick

• Joel Hoffman and John Stuart

• Karen Barroeta Prieto

• Ken Sternweis

• Lisa Dozier Shacket & Mark Shacket

• Madeleine Kreitman

• Margalit Edelman

• Marta Olchyk

• Michael & Mary Ellen Peyton

• Michael Scheck

• Peter A Gatof

• Peter Klosowicz

• R.L. Freeman, Jr.

• Roberto and Lilyan Vainrub

• Stinson Stroup

• Sylvia and John Voaden

• The Podhurst, Dern, Koffsky, Weinberg Foundation

• Yvonne and Stanley Squire

$100 - $499

• Ana Maria Pozo

• Andrea and Jonathan Lieberman

• Annika Savill

• Antoine Chiche

• Bari Newport

• Carlos Vincentelli

• Carpenter Family Trust

• Caryl & Roy Fantel

• Casey Steadman

• Cheryl Dunn Bychek

• Clotilde Tamers

• Cynthia Silva

• Dana Polan

• Daniel Guy Ciraldo

• David & Any Schlarin

• Dennis Edwards & Mark Steinberg

• Don & Ann Morrison

• Dr. Leonardo Lopez & Mrs. Kim Lopez

• Elayne Slimak

• Eliane Keane

• Elizabeth Fenjves

• Elli Scharlin

• Enrique and Hani Flicki

• Eva Rimsky

• Fernando Bianco

• Fred Jonas

• Gabriela Muller

• Gary Farmer

• Genessa & Thom Proctor

• Guerda Nicolas

• Hannia Guillen

• Harold Wolpert

• Jane L. and Andrew Dolkart

• Jennifer Beber

• Jonathan Nichols-Navarro and Adriana Sevan

• Josie Mendoza

• Joyce Zaritsky

• Larry Hyer

• Leila Kight

• Leonor Weinstein

• Liat Tzur

• Liliana Miglietti

• Louis Casado

• Lucas Metropulos

• Luis Ramirez

• Luis Silberwasser

• Lynda Richards

• Lynn Wiener

• Maria Corina Vegas

• Maria Vegas

• Mariaca Semprún

• Marli & Miles Bergner

• Marli Scharlin

• Marylin Szholnik

• Matt Haggman

• Nancy & Ron Gelles

• New Israel Fund

• Norman and Nancy Lipoff

• Olga Echevarria

• Pam Srebrenik

• Paulina Ugarte

• Raquel Robaina

• Rebecca Fishman Lipsey

• Renee Sall

• Sharon Cookie Sandler

• Sharon Langer

• Shimon Wdowinski

• Sneh Gulati

• Stuart Meltzer

• Tamara Nixon

• Terrie Temkin

• Thomas Knapp

• Thomas Proctor

• Tracie Hamersley

• Victoria Rogers

• Vivian Benatar

• Walter F. Lambert, MD

• Wendi Adelson

• Wilfredo Ortiz

• Yvonne Levy

$25 - $99

• Adam Sparks

• Adriana Macedo Moncayo

• Alex Rosales

• Amanda Harris

• Andie Arthur

• Andrea Loring

• Angeline Evans

• Ariella Lindenfeld

• Arlene Easley

• Barbara Harris

• Belissa Alvarez

• Brendan Calder

• Calin Wilson

• Carlos Odio

• Carmen Pelaez

• Caryl Fantel

• Catherine Dos Santos

• Ceceile Strand

• Claudia Urdaneta

• Damarys Vega

• Emma Laura Souza

• Eric Muller

• Eric Roux

• Frank J Oliva

• George Noriega

• Ghislaine Demombynes

• Gracie Canavati

• Heather Shaw

• Hildy Teegen

• Hugh Mackworth

• Ian Hughes

• Jacqueline B. Traurig

• Jennifer Ghersi

• Jenny Carson

• Jessica Farr

• Joanne Solomon

• John Clinton Eisner

• Julie Betancourt

• Karen Weiss

• Karin Jawitz

• Laura Koffsky

• Laurie Tanner

• Linda Kolko

• Lizette Alvarez

• Loretta Ciraldo

• Lourdes Priore

• Margaret Bremner recognition Andrew Delaplaine

• Maria G Stampino

• Maria Melendez Enriquez

• Maria Schneider

• Marion Canan

• Marty Hancock

• Maxeme Tuchman

• Michael Kantor

• Michael Schwartz

• Miranda Mayda

• Molly Scharlin Ben-Hamoo

• Naomi Scharlin

• Nunez Daniela

• Pablo De Ritis

• Pamela Thomas

• Paul Catledge

• Paul Pryce

• Pauline Winick

• Priore Family

• Rebecca Mandelman

• Rebecca Wehby

• Regina Feldman

• Rogelio Martinez

• Rozana Norko

• Rudy Gonzalez

• Sakhawat Khan

• Sara Fuentes

• Scott Cunningham

• Sharon Sandler Recognition to Mrs. Sharon Sandler

• Sharon Studer

• Sheila Quinlin

• Sheryl Piper

• Shimon Wdowinski

• Steven Rodriguez

• Susan Westfall

• Sydney Carpel

• The Children's Movement Of Florida

• Victoria Row-Traster

• Vyana Rodriguez

• Yuki Link

• Zoila Sabucedo

BRONZE MEMBERS

• A. J. Barranco, Jr.

• Adam Sparks

• Alan Hendry

• Alfredo Garcia

• Alice Moffat

• Alice Morrison

• Alison Davis

• Alissa Stein

• Amanda Harris

• Andrea Sharp

• Annika Savill

• Barbara Buzzi

• Barbara Martinez

• Barbara Weiser

• Bill Hussey

• Bonnie Berg

• Brenda Perez

• Brenda Sokolowski

• Bruce Gorsky

• Carlos Vincentelli

• Carol Coombes

• Carol Egan

• Carolyn Perelmuter

• Cheryl Deknatel

• Christine Hays

• Curtis Leciejewski

• Cynthia Gronroos

• Damian Sanchez Bonmati

• Deborah Hoffman

• Diana Ohman

• Dianne Beal

• Donald Worth

• Doreen Hemlock

• Doris Vincent

• Edith Shiro

• Edna Schenkel

• Edward Tunelius

• Elias Aractingi

• Elisa Silberberg

• Elissa Lithman

• Ellen Helman

• Erin Williams

• Esther Litvin

• Francis Harrington

• Gary Arena

• Gayle S Goodman

• Gemma Garcia

• Hilda Cuglievan

• Ileana Cruz-Bongini

• Ivan Selin

• James Cullion

• James Opinsky

• Jane Zucker

• Jennifer Hill

• Jim Aguiles

• Joel Aronowicz

• John Stuart

• John Voaden

• John Woodruff

• Jonathan Wilson

• Karen Deleon

• Karen Novick

• Karen Sommers

• Karl Romesburg

• Keith Tocco

• Kevin Polvent

• Lawrence Geiter

• Lillya Nashanchik

• Linda Amir

• Linda Whitmyre

• Lloyd Bowein

• Lori Gold

• Maira Valdes-Rojas

• Maria Santelices

• Mariana Penengo

• Marta Olchyk

• Michael Carpenter

• Michael Llorente

• Michelle Paley

• Moises Gelrud

• Nilsa Marin

• Odalis Ismail

• Oliva Fernandez

• Pamela Thomas

• Paola Gutierrez

• Patricia Dressler

• Patrick Breshike

• Paula & Mickey Finkle

• Peter Hickey

• Philip DeBoer

• Raymundo Saavedra

• Richard Contreras

• Rita Escobar

• Rita Klissas

• Ronald DAngelo

• Ronald Pomerantz

• Ronald Temkin

• Rozana Norko

• Sally Dieguez

• Sam Freeman

• Sarah Kavanagh

• Sidney Stolz

• Steven DiBartolo

• Susan Burns

• Suzanne Kranz

• Suzi Halfen

• Suzi Rudd Cohen

• Sydney Carpel

• Tamar Tolchin

• Tamar Tolchin

• Terrie Temkin

• Terry Murphy

• Thomas Knapp

• Timothy Fountain

• Tracie Paul

• Tracy Mitchell

• Virgina Norder

• Walter Lambert

• Yair Rosemberg

• Yiris Castro

• Yvonne Wolman

Donations received by January 31, 2024. If your donation is listed incorrectly or missing, please email constanza@miaminewdrama.org

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