Digital Playbill for Annie Russell Theatre presents The Wolves

Welcome!

The Wolves, written by a dynamic and accomplished young playwright named Sarah DeLappe, has received widespread acclaim—it was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2017—but it may be unfamiliar to you. The Wolves has been extensively produced around the country but this production at Rollins is a Central Florida premiere.

In these chaotic times, it’s harder than ever to plan ahead, but: right now, our plan is to move back into the Annie this spring and to offer two socially distanced, reduced capacity productions. Here’s how we’ll complete the Annie Russell Theatre’s 88th season, a celebration of the incalculable contributions that women have made to American theater since the Annie opened its doors in 1931:

In February we’ll produce Beth Lincks’ As It Is in Heaven, set in an all-female Shaker society in the 1830s. At once provocative and comic, Heaven considers the nature of belief, of community, and of good and evil. We produced Beth’s affecting Letters to Sala a few years back and her charming Last Train to Nibroc has become a staple at regional and academic theatres all over the United States. Beth is a Rollins alumna and will return to campus to direct her play.

In April our season closer will highlight women’s influence on musical theatre with a walk through the most American theatre genre. Featuring selections from shows as diverse as Waitress, Shrek!, Secret Garden, Beautiful and many others, our students will highlight and celebrate women’s impact on the contemporary American musical.

Theatre makers make theatre: it’s in our DNA. And we could produce shows and present them without audiences, in an empty Annie. But what’s the fun in that?

Audiences provide the final, vital part of the equation.

Thank you for being here, for your support of live theatre in the time of COVID. This summer, faced with the prospect of shutting down all productions for the year, my colleagues and I decided instead to reimagine the pandemic safety protocols as benefits not impediments. We opened the season with a pared back, fully masked show on the Annie stage alongside a pair of livestreamed productions. Now, we are thrilled to offer The Wolves under the stars on the beautiful Rollins campus.

Enjoy, Thomas Ouellette Producing Director Professor of Acting and Directing

The Wolves BY

Sarah DeLappe DIRECTOR

Marianne DiQuattro ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Helena Sanchez ’21*A

COSTUME, HAIR, & MAKEUP DESIGNER

Jen Lang ’20*AP SOUND DESIGNER

Robert Miller DRAMATURG

Meredith Egan ’20*AP ASSOCIATE DRAMATURG

Margaret Stewart ’22*A

STAGE MANAGER

Nicole Rozanski ’21*A

A Message From The Director

“It never gets easier, you just get better,” the team captain assures the new girl. After all, that’s what her dad always says. Grown-ups know, right?

Despite the captain’s confidence, we begin to get the feeling that despite the funny gossip, the one-upmanship, and the endearing obsessions with Lord of the Rings and Disney World, that this pack of young women is starting to figure out that...people don’t necessarily get better just because they get older. The Wolves takes place on an indoor soccer field, with a turf floor that seems to stretch on forever. Yes, we are outside on a tennis court, but imagine if you will the perfect bubble of high school represented by the dome of a city sports arena. Your world has order, you know your place in the pack, and you have big plans for your future. Over a winter soccer season this carefully constructed shelter starts to break down. At first, it’s mostly curious: a new girl shows up, there’s a hole in the Air Dome, an annual birthday sleepover is canceled. And then the unthinkable happens, and we are left to question: how could this have happened? Who is at fault? Who should have done better? But with the team we are led to a place where we ask: are these even the right questions? They help us to see that the endless quest to assign blame and mete out justice does not make it easier, nor does it make us better.

I am so grateful for the opportunity to present this production to you.

As I’ve watched this incandescent group of actors train for the last month, I can say that—even standing six feet apart—live performance crackles with its familiar intensity. Your presence here lights the spark. You make us better.

Thank you for coming.

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for more about the characters.

Cast #25 ......................................................... Mariah Haskell ’22* #46 ............................................. Molly von Eschenbach ’21 #7 .......................................................... Kristen Edwards ’21*P #14 ......................................................... Sydney Pigmon ’21*A #11 .................................................... Riley Eileen Steege ’23* #2 ............................................................ Jascinda Farrell ’21* #8 ................................................................ Rina Sukhraj ’23* #00 .......................................................... Ruth Gershberg ’22 #13 .............................................................. Kelsey Kline ’22*A Soccer Mom ............................................. Marina Russell ’22 Understudies .......................................... Allison Stewart ’22*A

Josephine Horrell ’23*

Mac Gifford ’22* Dassika Gilkey ’22*

Key * = Rollins Players A = Alpha Psi Omega Theatre Honors Society P = Priscilla Parker Scholarship Holder U = United Scenic Artist, Local 829

STARTS

DEC 10

By Mark Brown

ENDS

DEC 20

PRESENTED BY

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Crew Production Team Asst. Director ................................................................................... Fisher Alexander ’22*P Asst. Stage Manager ....................................................................... Madison Spence ’21*A Voice and Movement Coach ............................................................................ Eric Zivot*A Costume, Hair, & Makeup

Asst. Costume Designer ...................................................................... Mariah Haskell ’22* Costume Studio Crew ................................................................................ Lily Morse ’24P Costume, Hair, & Makeup Run Crew ................................................ Madison Colpitts ’23*

Madelyn Ramsey ’20* | Vanessa Soto ’24 | Isabelle Tassent ’24 Scenic

Scenic Consultant ............................................................................... Lisa Cody-RapportA Properties Master ........................................................................................ Kevin Griffin*AU Asst. Props Master .................................................................... Lauren Cushman ’11 MBA*A Props/Scenic Run Crew ........................................................................... Stephen Lewis ’21 Carpenter ................................................................................................... Lee Springer ’20 Electrics

Electricians ............................................................................................ James Bryant ’23

Cameron Honeycutt ’21*AP | Jordan Lewis ’22*P Audio Console Programmer & Operator .............................................. Josh Lefkowitz ’24P Audio Technician .................................................................................... Ryan Rawoof ’23

Special Thanks

Rollins Athletics, Rollins Women’s Soccer, Rollins Tennis Alicia Schuck, Clay Starrett, Pennie Parker Sam Hilsee, Marc Haskell, David DiQuattro

Friends of The Annie

The Annie was a gift from a dear friend to its namesake. That spirit of giving is carried on by our generous donors. For more information, please contact Chelsea Hilend at 407.646.2253.

Angel ($10,000+)

Lead Actor ($250+)

Director ($1,000+)

Ensemble ($100+)

Sally K. Albrecht ‘76 Annie Russell Theatre Guild The Flaumenhaft family Martha M. Lacy ‘77MSM in memory of William & Marian Lacy Joseph A. Adams ‘82 Bradley & Dorla Bell P’23 Bonnie ‘84 & Van Church, in loving memory of

Dorothy Martin & Rispa Church Daniel Dodson Seth A. Fonti ‘02 Pete & Sandi Goldish Tina Georgoulakos Rotary Club of Winter Park Charitable

Foundation, Inc. Christopher Sagastizabal ‘83

Designer ($500+)

The Walt Disney Company Foundation Michele Adsit Cary C. Fuller ‘65 Caroline Sandlin Fullerton ‘40 Stanley M. & Mahalie A. Fulton P’23 Denise & Michael Kline, in honor of Kelsey Kline Ron T. Hirsch & Betty L. Reid ‘87MBA Robert K. Opsahl Thomas Ouellette & Richard Russell Patrick A. Tovatt Tess Wise

Thomas R. & Valerie Nifosi ‘80 Daniel Steve & Elaine Hale Donna M. Miller

Michele Banik-Rake Russell M., Jr. & Gail Pattison ‘69 Blackmer P’94 Dennis J. Cole, Jr. William A. & Lara Rebak ‘90 Forstmann Carol & Christopher F. Gibson Margaret Gorham Quentin L. Green, II ‘86 Laura L. Haynes ‘85 Linda J. & Larry Heinl John R. Ingram & Barbara J. Sills John A. & Mary Jo Kroes Michael L. Levitan P’15 & Mary J. Davis ‘73 P’15 Patty Murray Patrick W. Norris ‘85 Greg & Claudia P. Nunn ‘88 ‘06MHR Douglas G. & Jeanann Glassford ‘79 Power Shawn Ray John A. Richards ‘86 Peter J. & Ann Marie Stewart P’22 P’22 Eugene C., II ‘65 & Barbara C. Sullivan Dr. Stan K. & Shari Sujka Craig & Margaret Elias ‘91 Sweeterman Bruno Vanoudenhove & Catherine Hillinger-Vanoudenhove ‘83

The Annie Russell Theatre Guild The Annie Russell Theatre Guild meets regularly to support the Department of Theatre and Dance. To join, call 407-646-2253.

Annie Artis | Janet Boss | Ruby Colangelo | Nancy Deutsch | Susan Doepke Janet Dygan (Vice President) | Alex Feliciano | Daphne Frutchey | Barbara Gold Sandi Golish (Special Advisor to the President and Treasurer) | Linda Heinl | Loreta Jackson Mercedes James | Denise Kline (Picnic Coordinator) | Jan McClure | Donna Miller Alexa Gordon Ray | Carole Scarlett (Secretary) | Sharon Smyth | Anilda Ward (President) Deborah Williams | Lorraine Wood

Department of Theatre & Dance

Annie Russell Theatre

Department Chair Kevin Griffin*AU

Producing Director Thomas OuelletteA

Theatre Faculty, Resident Artists, & Teaching Staff Missy Barnes*A Jennifer CavenaughA David CharlesA Allison Crutchfield Lisa Cody-RapportA Hilary CoopermanA Lauren Cushman ’11 MBA*A Marianne DiQuattroA Robin Gerchman*A Kevin Griffin*AU Robert Miller*A Thomas OuelletteA Eric Zivot*A

Production Manager Kevin Griffin*AU

Adjunct Faculty Janet Dygan Chelsea Hilend ’10 ’17 MBA Coco Lupe Kristina Stevens Robin Wilson

Technical Director Robert Miller*A Costume Studio Manager Allison Crutchfield Marketing & Box Office Manager

Chelsea Hilend ’10 ’17MBA*A

House Manager & Administrative Assistant Alexandra Feliciano ’15 ’20MBA*A Graphic Designers Annabelle Cuitino ’20*A Rita Tyrrell Photographer Tony Firriolo

Student Employees Box Office: Sabrina Bergen ’22* | Jascinda Farrell ’21* | Jordan Lewis ’22 *P Cameron Honeycutt ’21*AP | Katelynn McAraw ‘23* | Rina Sukhraj ’23* Costume Studio: Leah Breault ‘21*| Leah Delisle ‘21 | Mariah Haskell ‘22* Gaby Lask ‘21 | Madison Spence ‘21*A | Andrew Stewart ‘21*A Scene Shop: Juan Cabrera ’23*P | Mary Raker ‘22 | Naomi Wright ‘21 Andrew Rueda ‘24 | Lucille Stull ‘23 | Savannah Lee ‘24 Alpha Psi Omega President Samantha Clarke ’21*AP

Rollins Players Presidents Jordan Lewis ’22*P Nicole Ponce ’22*A

Rollins Improv Players Assoc. Directors Matthew Kitchin ’21* Nicole Ponce ’22*A

Rollins Dance Association & Tap Club President Jessica Gonzalez ’21

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