Cloud 9

2016 - 2017 SEASON

THE LAB THEATRE

CLOUD 9

By Caryl Churchill

From the Dean’s Desk Welcome to the 2016/17 Theatre Season at Florida State University. For 43 years, the School of Theatre at FSU has brought the thrill of live theatre to Tallahassee audiences, and if you have been with us before, you understand why our program has become one of the most renowned in the nation. You have seen students perform on this stage that went on to earn Broadway roles and others who now hold important leadership positions within the theatre community. Each and every one of our student actors – past and present – gain experience here at FSU that prepares them for a multitude of careers in theatre and beyond, and while the faculty and staff serve as their educators and mentors, your support by being here and playing the role of their audience, is equally important. I thank you for being a part of our theatre community and hope that you are enlightened and entertained by our performance today.

Peter Weishar Dean, College of Fine Arts

From the School of Theatre’s Executive Director

We at the School of Theatre are excited about the upcoming season and invite you to become a part of our journey. We are committed to a learning environment that builds on our rich past as it enters a new year – encouraging excellence, imagination, artistry, and leadership to empower our students to create the theatre of the future.

This year at the School of Theatre, we hope that you will take great pleasure in exploring the bounty of our upcoming season. Together, we will have the opportunity to investigate what kinds of armor we put on in hopes of surviving the world around us. How being ourselves can be the greatest gift we can give and how in the end, love really does conquer all.

Our ability to present theatre in meaningful ways depends on the deep and continued generosity of YOU – our patrons, donors, and community. It is fitting to take this moment to thank each of you for your varied and deep, individual connections and financial contributions to the School of Theatre. Thank you so much for being part of the arts in Tallahassee and especially with us here at the School of Theatre. We have prepared a feast and are pleased to welcome you, our guests. The curtain is going up and you will not want to miss a moment.

Cameron Jackson Executive Director, The School of Theatre

The School of Theatre at Florida State Presents

By Caryl Churchill Director Sarah Lucas Scenic Designer Krista Franco

Costume Designer Mollie LaTorre

Lighting Designer Genny Wynn

Sound Designer Krystal Cotti

Technical Director Zack Hiatt

Voice & Dialect Coach Debra Hale

Dramaturg Cassandra White

Stage Manager Shannon Kaplan

November 4-13, 2016 The Lab Theatre Cloud 9 is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.

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The Cast In Order of Appearance Clive/Cathy.....................................................................................................................................Alec Ruiz Betty/Edward......................................................................................................................Shane Howell Joshua/Gerry............................................................................................................................Max Bowen Edward/Betty.......................................................................................................................Erin McNellis Victoria...................................................................................................................................................A Doll Maud/Victoria...............................................................................................................Kariana Sanchez Ellen/Lin................................................................................................................................Macy Lanceta Mrs. Saunders/Soldier........................................................................................................Jae Coutrier Harry/Martin.........................................................................................................................Derek Grose

Understudies* Female Understudy.............................................................................................................Rebecca Hall Male Understudy...............................................................................................................Justin DeParis

*Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.

The School of Theatre at Florida State Presents The Tenth Annual Benefit Concert

Meredith Willson’s

e h T n a M c i s u M Book, Music, and Lyrics by:

Meredith Willson Story by:

Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey Featuring Davis Gaines

Saturday, December 17, 7:30 pm

THE MUSIC MAN Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

All authorized performance materials are also suppiled by MTI. www.MTIShows.com

Fallon Theatre Tickets on-sale Now $75 with reception $45 show only 850.644.6500 tickets.fsu.edu

A Note from the Director, Sarah Lucas I wish that I could say that Cloud 9 was ahead of its time. However, the issues explored in this show, which premiered at Dartington College of Arts in 1979, are arguably more relevant today than they were when the play first debuted. Notions concerning freedom and restriction inhabit our vocabularies as universally understood concepts, perhaps loosely associated in our minds with patriotic ideals or permissible behaviors. How often do we as individuals truly examine the restraints placed on our own journeys of self-acceptance?

Love, yet another word compacted with collective ambiguity, faces the challenges of social constriction on a variety of levels. Love is too often defined and regulated by gender, race, age, economic status, political association, and religious beliefs, to ever truly be considered an act of free will. We are pressured by our families, friends, religious leaders, and politicians to love within the boundaries of what is considered acceptable. We are asked to be identifiable and to categorize our appearance, our perceptions, and our feelings based on dated societal molds we call “tradition” and “morality.” We are told to be something that not everyone can be.

Cloud 9 forces us to examine our own prejudices and beliefs, revealing the shackles of cultural influence that still impact us, bravely asking, what if love had no limitations?

The School of Theatre at Florida State As one of the top-tier theatre training programs in the nation, the School of Theatre at Florida State provides its students with a wide variety of theatrical and educational opportunities. The primary mission of the School of Theatre is to offer students a comprehensive education in theatre and to prepare emerging artists to enter the professional theatre industry. As a result, the School of Theatre provides both student artists and community audience members a diverse array of productions that explore the spectrum of our shared humanity.

Founded in 1973 under the vision and leadership of then-Dean Richard G. Fallon, the School of Theatre enjoys a national reputation, in large part, because of the excellence of its undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as a gifted faculty of nationally recognized professional artists/educators. The London Theatre Studies program, the chance to work side by side with guest artists and eminent scholars, as well as showcase opportunities in New York City and Los Angeles are just a few of the many reasons why students are attracted to our various professional and academic degrees from all over the United States, many foreign countries, and every county in Florida.

Alumni of the program include Broadway stars Montego Glover and Leslie Flesner, television producer Steven Sears, Emmy Award-winners John Papsidera and John Brace, Broadway producers Heather Provost and Darren Bagert, Playwright and Professor Suzan Zeder, and a host of talented entertainment industry professionals. Through their creative work, research, publication, and service, School of Theatre alumni contribute to the commercial, educational, and cultural life of the citizens of Florida and the nation.

The School of Theatre at Florida State is a member of the University/Resident Theatre Association, Inc. and is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre.

Scenes Act I

1880, British Colony in Africa Scene I................................................................................................................................Verandah Scene II..............................................................................................................................Verandah

Some distance from the house Scene III...............................................................................................................The following day

Inside the house Scene IV...............................................................................................................The following day

Verandah Scene V....................................................................................................................A few days later

Verandah

*Note: Only 25 years have passed for the characters between Act I and Act II.

Act II

1980, Victoria Park in London, England Scene I....................................................................................................................................Winter

Inside Children’s Play Center at Victoria Park Scene II....................................................................................................................................Spring

Outside in Victoria Park Scene III...............................................................................................................................Summer

Outside in Victoria Park Scene IV.......................................................................................................................Late Summer

Outside in Victoria Park

Cloud 9 will be performed with one 15-minute intermission.

School of Theatre London Theatre Experience

June 11 - June 19, 2017 Join fellow School of Theatre patrons in this exciting trip across the Atlantic. The trip includes: •8 nights hotel accommodations at the Radisson Blu Kenilworth (breakfast & internet included) • Tickets to 6 theatre performances •Full-day excursion to Stratford-upon-Avon with a group dinner & performance at the Royal Shakespeare Academy •5 group dinners with leaders, artists, & historians of London’s theatre scene •Tours of the British Museum, Parliament, the Globe Theatre, the London Eye, & others

For more information, Contact: Brad Brock bbrock@fsu.edu

Cast Headshots

Max Bowen

Derek Grose

Jae Coutrier

Rebecca Hall

Erin McNellis

Justin DeParis

Shane Howell

Alec Ruiz

Macy Lanceta

Kariana Sanchez

Who’s Who Max Bowen (Joshua/Gerry) is a junior BFA Acting major from Houston, TX. Previous credits include Twenty Caged Nightingales Do Sing and Twelfth Night (Sir Andrew Aguecheek). He thanks his sister for her love and inspiration.

Jae Coutrier (Mrs. Saunders/Soldier) is a junior BFA Acting major from Miami, FL. Previous credits include Hansel and Gretel and A Streetcar Named Desire. She thanks her parents and professors for always supporting and pushing her to reach her maximum potential.

Justin DeParis (Male Understudy) is a junior BFA Music Theatre major and is tickled pink to be appearing in his fifth SOT show. He was previously seen in Legally Blonde (Ensemble, Color-Guard Captain), A Chorus Line (Mark), Ragtime, and Cabaret (Nazi, Sailor). He thanks the amazing cast and crew.

Derek Grose (Harry/Martin) is a junior BFA Music Theatre major. He thanks Dad, Mom, Lucas, Jack, and Lauren for their everlasting love and inspiration.

Rebecca Hall (Female Understudy) is a senior BA Theatre and Media and Communication Studies double major from St. Petersburg, FL. Previous credits include Assistant Stage Manager for The Chairs, A Chorus Line, and Ragtime, Assistant Paint Charge for James and the Giant Peach, and Scenic Artist for many other shows. She thanks her parents, teachers, friends, and cast for always being kind and supportive.

Shane Howell (Betty/Edward) is a junior BFA Acting major from Milton, FL. Previous credits include The Disposal, Twelfth Night (Valentine), and Almost, Maine (Pete). He thanks his family, Sarah, his amazing faculty and class, and this once-in-a-lifetime cast.

Macy Lanceta (Ellen/Lin) is a junior BFA Acting major from Manhattan, KS. She thanks her parents and sister for their support and adoration, the amazing Sarah Lucas for this opportunity, Caryl Churchill, and the BFA Class of ‘18 that inspires her every day.

Erin McNellis (Edward/Betty) is a junior BFA Acting major from Kissimmee, FL. Previous credits include Twenty Caged Nightingales Do Sing (Woman) and Twelfth Night (Maria). She also performed in The Octopus (Valentina) with Rogue Productions. She thanks her parents, Amanda, her three roommates, the Class of ‘18, Sarah, and Caryl Churchill.

Alec Ruiz (Clive/Cathy) is a junior BA Theatre major from Wellington, FL. Previous credits include Hedda Gabler (Judge Brack) and Twelfth Night (Feste).

He is incredibly fortunate for this opportunity and thanks his family, friends, and Kara for their loving support.

Kariana Sanchez (Maud/Victoria) is a senior BFA Acting major. Previous credits include Beautiful Thing (Sandra) and Les Liaisons Dangereuses (La Présidente de Tourvel). She thanks her mother for coming to see every show, her incredible support system of friends at FSU, and Sarah Lucas for reminding her that theatre has the opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives.

Krystal Cotti (Sound Designer) is a senior BA Theatre major from Saint Cloud, FL. This is her first time sound designing a SOT production. She thanks her family and friends for their unending love and support and Zach Cramer for this amazing opportunity! Enjoy!

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Who’s Who Krista Franco (Scenic Designer) is a founding member, Resident Scenic Designer, and Production Manager of Endstation Theatre Company (Lynchburg, VA). She is currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts at Stetson University (DeLand, FL). In addition to technical production and design courses, she is a Coleman Fellow focusing on Entrepreneurship in the Arts.

She holds a MFA in Scenic Design from FSU. Krista has worked as a scenic artist at several regional theatre companies including Utah Shakespeare Festival, Goodspeed Musicals (East Haddam, CT), and Yale Repertory Theatre (New Haven, CT). She is extremely happy to be designing at FSU again!

Debra Hale (Voice & Dialect Coach) is an Associate Professor of Performance in the BFA Acting Program and a specialist in Voice Production, designated in Kristin Linklater’s work since 1993. She has coached several productions at FSU and has worked professionally as a voice and acting coach in regional theatres around the country, most recently at the award-winning La Jolla Playhouse. She has taught workshops in England, Greece, Scotland, Thailand, and Hungary. She is a founding member of Kristin Linklater’s Voice Center in Orkney, Scotland, which trains actors and teachers internationally.

Zack Hiatt (Technical Director) is a second year MFA Technical Production candidate from Fort Smith, AR. Recent technical direction work includes the 2016 World Premieres of The Wedding Gift and Twentieth Century Blues at the Contemporary American Theatre Festival (Shepherdstown, WV). Before attending FSU, he worked ten years in the film industry performing such jobs as Art Director, Lead Man, and Gang Boss.

He thanks his loving wife for her continued support.

Shannon Kaplan (Stage Manager) is a senior BA Theatre major from Miami Beach, FL. Previous credits include Company, War Boys, Ragtime, Purple Eyes, and One Hundred Years of Hope.

She thanks her loving and supportive parents, Sarah, her fierce ASMs, and the rest of her Cloud 9 family.

Mollie LaTorre (Costume Designer) is a third year MFA Costume Design candidate from Potomac, MD. She holds a BFA in Production Design from Savannah College of Art and Design. FSU credits include Some Girl(s) and thesis film Interrogation. She has previously worked at Utah Festival Opera and Music Theatre, Olney Theatre Center, and Williamstown Theatre Festival. She thanks her friends, parents Jim and Nancy, and sister Jessica for all their love and support.

Sarah Lucas (Director) is a second year MFA Directing candidate from Detroit, MI. Her previous directing credits include The Disposal, Objectified, Body of Water, Andronicus Bound, The Pillowman, and Equus. She thanks Michael S., Ryan, and Shane for believing in her on the days when she did not, Jonathan and Luna for being her partners in creative crime, her parents Michael and Donna for their continual support, and her insanely talented cast, crew, designers, and faculty for their unrelenting enthusiasm and for making her first FSU main stage show such an unforgettable experience.

Information in “Who’s Who” is provided by members of this production.

Where opinions are expressed, they are those of the players, not necessarily those of the School of Theatre or Florida State University.

Who’s Who Cassandra White (Dramaturg) is a second year Ph.D. Theatre Studies candidate from Glenwood, IA and recently completed her MA in Theatre Studies at Central Washington University. Previous credits include The Duchess of Malfi and The Dick Tracy Radio Plays. She will also be a Co-Dramaturg for How I Became a Pirate. She thanks her loving husband, family, and friends for their support.

Genny Wynn (Lighting Designer) has worked in many venues all over the country. Some of her favorites include Mill Mountain Theatre (Roanoke, VA), Company of Fools (Hailey, ID), and Peach State Summer Theatre (Valdosta, GA).

She has taught Lighting, Sound, and Set Design at Boise State University and Christopher Newport University. This fall, she is excited to be joining the faculty at Valdosta State University as an Adjunct Professor. She wishes to dedicate all her work to her wonderful mentor Pat Simmons. “Thanks Pat for teaching me the glory of light!”

From the Dramaturg, Cassandra White

Caryl Churchill, a leading English playwright, began writing for the stage in 1958. Some of her landmark plays are Top Girls, Serious Money, A Number, and Cloud 9; two new plays by Churchill premiered in 2016: Pigs and Dogs and Escaped Alone. Churchill continually experiments with dramatic forms in order to serve each project. In 2002, Churchill received an Obie Award for lifetime achievement. It is not surprising, then, that contemporary writers consistently recognize her as a major influence on their work. Sarah Daniels, author of Masterpieces, says that Churchill is to theatre as Picasso is to modern art: each creates provocative non-naturalistic forms that capture a new relation to reality.

For Cloud 9, Churchill draws on techniques borrowed from Bertolt Brecht, a theorist of epic theatre. Brecht proposed new strategies to shape the audiences’ response to theatre. He wanted spectators to question the status quo. Brecht’s overarching goal was to take the familiar and make it strange in order to provoke spectators to think about the problem the play addresses.

His songs are one of his major tools. In Cloud 9, Churchill also uses music to further her dramatic goals. Her songs support the action of the play and convey important information. The opening song explains Churchill’s decision to draw attention to the differences between the actors and the characters they play. The lyrics of the song offer clues to understanding the collision of meanings suggested by the juxtaposition of actor and character. Betty, played by a man, sings “I am man’s creation as you can see, and what men want is what I want to be.” Clearly, external situations have shaped Betty’s identity, just as they have shaped Joshua’s and Edward’s. This dramatic device helps us see that the play presents a story about reality, not reality itself. Both Brecht and Churchill show us that our reality, like the world of the play, is constructed – it can change. Both authors ask, who will be the agent of change?

The second act begins with more change: we move to the 1970s from the Victorian age. Strangely, for the characters, only twenty-five years have passed.

Social mores that the first act establishes are contested in the second. Each character still struggles to find their identity, but Churchill does not simply create a world where the passage of time means that all problems have been resolved. Instead, time passing may mean that we are freer to disclose once forbidden thoughts and feelings. Even though our understanding may not be complete, we can be conscious of how society shapes us and work to create the world we want to inhabit.

As Brecht said, “Change the world: it needs it!”

LEARN MORE: CARYL CHURCHILL Caryl Churchill is a British playwright born in London on September 3, 1938. Her father, Robert Churchill, was a political cartoonist. At 10 years old, her family imigrated to Montreal, Canada. She returned to England to attend college at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.

She wrote 21 plays by 1979 when she introduced Cloud 9. When she was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 2010, her cannon included 23 more productions.

KNOW MORE: TRIVIA TIME Caryl Churchill has written how many plays?

a) b) c) d)

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Which of these awards has Caryl Churchill received four times? a) Susan Smith Blackburn Prize b) Obie Award c) Laurence Olivier/BBC Award d) Richard Hillary Her radio plays include which of the following? a) Ants b) Lovesick c) Abortive d) None of the above e) All of the above

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RECOGNIZE MORE: WORKS BY CARYL CHURCHILL Caryl Churchill has written many award winning plays. Her first play, Downstairs, was written in 1958 and won the Sunday Times National Union of Students Drama Festival.

She received Obie Awards for Cloud 9 and Top Girls.

The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, an award for English-language women playwrights, was given to Mrs. Churchill for Top Girls and Fen. Her work, Serious Money, has by far been a huge success receiving the Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy of the Year, Obie Award for Best New Play, the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, and the Laurence Olivier/BBC Award for Best New Play. Other works include BBC radio plays The Ants, Lovesick, and Abortive. She has also written translations of Seneca’s tragedy Thyestes and August Strindbergs’s A Dream Play.

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SOURCES: Wikipedia (2016, September 28). wikipedia.org/wiki/Caryl_Churchill Wikipedia (2016, September 26). wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Smith_Blackburn_Prize British Council. (2016). literature.britishcouncil.org.

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Production Staff for Cloud 9 Director...................................................................................................................................Sarah Lucas Assistant Directors...........................................................................Ashley Brooks, J.T. Timmons Scenic Designer.................................................................................................................Krista Franco Costume Designer.........................................................................................................Mollie LaTorre Assistant Costume Designers......................................................Julianne Babel, Briann Hemp Lighting Designer..............................................................................................................Genny Wynn Sound Designer..................................................................................................................Krystal Cotti Technical Director..................................................................................................................Zack Hiatt Assistant Technical Director..................................................................................Kassidy Coburn Voice & Dialect Coach..........................................................................................................Debra Hale Music Consultant..................................................................................................................Ben Gunter Fight Choreographer.......................................................................................................David Sebren Fight Captain...............................................................................................................................Alec Ruiz Dramaturg....................................................................................................................Cassandra White Stage Manager.............................................................................................................Shannon Kaplan Assistant Stage Managers................................................Shannon Drummond, Christy Perez Production Stage Manager..........................................................................................Mindy Johnson Technical Direction Advisors...............................................................Robert Coleman, Jim Lile Production Manager.................................................................................................Joshua Wickham Assistant Production Managers.............................Brian Gamel, Collin Huse, Dana White Jr. Scene Shop Manager...................................................................................................Colin Campbell Carpenters.............................................................Zach Briscoe, Kassidy Coburn, Erin Collopy, John Abraham Davis, Colin Shay, Justin Voga Riggers.......................................Kasey Blanco, Brian Gamel, Michael Molina, Christy Perez, Anna Pyron, Taylor Suffridge, Rachel Wier, Chloe Wilson Paint Shop Supervisor.......................................................................................................Jason Strom Scenic Charge Artist..........................................................................................................Jason Strom Scenic Artists.............................................................Mike Brown, Rebecca Hall, Meghan Hoss,

Delia Revard, Elizabeth Volpe Properties Manager..............................................................................................................Kevin Grab Properties Master...............................................................................................................Rachel Wier Properties Artisans..............Kasey Blanco, Allison Daniels, Hunter Greer, Meghan Hall, Kate Henderson, Jill Martell, Zach Murphy, Jennifer Reichert Costume Design Advisor..........................................................................................Colleen Muscha Costume Technology Advisor.............................................................................Martha H. Cooper Costume Shop Manager..................................................................................................Sarah Jahnke Assistant Costume Shop Manager................................................................................Min Jae Kim Wardrobe Supervisor.................................................................................................Clara Jean Kelly Head Draper...............................................................................................................Martha H. Cooper Drapers...................................Amy Avila, Rachel Buechele, Rainy Edwards, Emma Handler,

Sarah Jahnke, Clara Jean Kelly, Min Jae Kim Stitchers.................................Amy Avila, Julianne Babel, Rachel Buechele, Rainy Edwards,

Emma Handler, Sarah Jahnke, Clara Jean Kelly,

Min Jae Kim, Katharina Koehler, Courtni Riddick Master Electrician....................................................................................................................Chris Kiel

Production Staff for Cloud 9 Electricians................................Kyla Amols, Jacob Beal, Taylor Blumengold, Amber Evans, KT Garcia, Kate Henderson, Gabrielle Maury, Miranda Paine, Delia Revard, Kae Twichell, C. Jonah Watson Lighting Supervisor.........................................................................................................Carrie Barton Shop Electrician...............................................................................................................Sydney Norris Light Board Operator.......................................................................................................Lilly Coveney Sound Board Operator........................................................................................................Blake Lafita Run Crew.............................................................Caroline Cavitt, Lilly Coveney, Justin DeParis, Olivia Friloux, Blake Lafita, Cameron McCann, Brooke Schellpfeffer, Marina Schipani, Brooke Seiden, Lilianna Solum, Andrea Stofcik House Manager.........................................................................................................Naomi Longshore Director of the Fine Arts Ticket Office.................................................................Sarah Goodson Associate Director of Patron Services.................................................................Alexander Hope Patron Services Managers.....................................................Phillip A. Benson, Justin A. Dionne Assistant Patron Services Manager...................................................................Naomi Longshore Usher Crew....................................................................Gina Barone, Amanda Fernandez-Acosta, Caitlin Kirk, JoĂŤl Land, Jillian Martell, Gavin Morales, Michael Nichols Fine Arts Ticket Office Staff.............Spencer Abramson, Cassandra Belony, Haley Brown, Emily Davis, Brian Gamel, Genesis Gates, Shane Howell, Hannah Katz, Macy Lanceta, Gabby Lawlor, Jennifer Reichert, Aisling Ryan, Amber Svetik Associate Director of Marketing............................................................................Jessalyn Kilgour Marketing Communications Manager.................................................................Michael E. Stone Marketing Assistants............................................................Justin A. Dionne, Naomi Longshore Associate Director of Community Engagement................................................Amanda Hiatt Community Engagement Manager.......................................................................Suzanne D. Lucas Community Engagement Interns.........................................Jennifer Reichert, Maxim Yodzis

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This year, the Patrons Association raised over $38,000 towards student scholarships and recruitment. We believe that with your involvement, we can further enrich the lives of our students and community members by providing an outstanding theatre experience, community programming and outreach, student and faculty enhancement, increase national student recruitment efforts, and support visiting guest artists through Patron supported and sponsored annual fundraising efforts and events.

Patrons Scholar Spotlight: Rebecca Hall Rebecca Hall is a senior BA Theatre and Media and Communication Studies double major. She has recently been inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.

Rebecca spends most of her time at the paint shop helping paint the scenery for School of Theatre productions. Her other accomplishments include Assistant Stage Manager for Ragtime, A Chorus Line, and the Act ΙΙ production of The Chairs.

This year, Rebecca is the female understudy in this production of Cloud 9. Then she will be stepping into the role of Stage Manager for the Tenth Annual Benefit Concert in December. After graduation, Rebecca would like to become an Equity Stage Manager and Scenic Artist.

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Patrons Endowment London Scholarship Haley Brown*, Stephanie Frazier, Shelby Gilberto, Joshua Hernandez, Isadora Leiva

Frank and Joann Fain Scholarship Aidan Neal, Connor Olney, Lilianna Solum*

Patrons Scholarship Payton Anderson, Claire Fleitz, Rebecca Hall*, Briann Hemp*, Rachel Hochstein, Hannah Katz*, Mitchell List, Anna Pyron*, Delia Revard*, Nicholas Richardson, Jessie Suarez, Charles Vancini

Gil Lazier Scholarship Justin DeParis*, Gabriella Juliet, Trevor Schmidt, Anna Jane Trinci

Brooks and Almena Pettit Presidential Scholarship Jelysbeth Bobadilla

Hazel Sliger Presidential Scholarship Jennifer Reichert*

Richard G. Fallon Scholarship Aaron McKenzie, Jenna Myers, Emma Safon

Hoffman Scholarship Ryan Carter, Daniel Deist, Shane Howell* Howard W. Kessler Scholarship Sara Demetree, Blair Graff, Phelan Kenyon-Jones, Angela Martin, Erin McNellis*, Cristian Mercado, Alec Ruiz*, Kariana Sanchez* Leon and Jane Howard Schmehl Scholarship Eric Foster Louis and Mart Hill Presidential Scholarship Claudia Montague Michael Martin International Theatre Scholarship Travis Brown, Veronica Kelly, Katie Wickline

Robert S. Barber Scholarship Olivia Crews, Brian Gamel*, Taylor Suffridge*, Madison Woodward Steven L. Sears Scholarship Tanner Holman, Kathryn Jacobson, Blake Lafita*, Emily Onimus, Trey Stripling Theodore and Barbara Judd Scholarship Macy Lanceta*, Madison Minnich

An (*) following a student’s name indicates a scholarship recipient involved in this production.

Who’s Who in the School of Theatre Cameron Jackson.....................................................................................................Executive Director; School of Theatre Brad Brock..................................................................................................................Associate Director; School of Theatre Samer Al-Saber............................................................................................................Assistant Professor, Theatre Studies Fred Chappell.................................................................................................................................................Professor, Directing

Director - MFA Directing Robert H. Coleman........................................................................................Associate Professor, Technical Production

Director - MFA Technical Production Martha H. Cooper............................................................................................Associate Professor, Costume Technology Mary Karen Dahl.............................................................................................................................Professor, Theatre Studies Director - MA/Ph.D. Program Patricia Delorey...............................................................................Teaching Faculty, Voice; FSU/Asolo Conservatory Jonathan Epstein..........................................................................Teaching Faculty, Acting; FSU/Asolo Conservatory Kate Watson Gelabert........................................................................................................Associate Professor, Movement

Director - BFA Music Theatre Ben Gunter.........................................................................................................Visiting Assistant Professor, Performance Debra Hale..........................................................................................................................................Associate Professor, Voice Michael Hayden..............................................................................................................................Assistant Professor, Acting Dale F. Jordan........................................................................................................................................Professor, Scenic Design Eliza Ladd...............................................................................Teaching Faculty, Movement; FSU/Asolo Conservatory Greg Leaming..................................................................................................................Director; FSU/Asolo Conservatory Jean McDaniel Lickson................................................................................................................Associate Professor, Acting

Director - BFA Acting Jim Lile.................................................................................................................Assistant Professor, Technical Production Andrei Malaev-Babel............................................................Associate Professor, Acting; FSU/Asolo Conservatory Patrick McKelvey………...........................................................................Visiting Assistant Professor, Theatre Studies Colleen Muscha...............................................................................................................................Professor, Costume Design

Director - MFA Costume Design Elizabeth Osborne....................................................................................................Associate Professor, Theatre Studies Thomas Ossowski........................................................................................................Associate Professor, Music Theatre Leslie France-Patterson......................................................................................................Teaching Faculty, Performance Anthony Rhine................................................................................................Assistant Professor, Theatre Management Kris Salata...........................................................................................................................Associate Professor, Performance

Director - BA Program Carrie Barton….............................................................................................................................................Lighting Supervisor Colin Campbell........................................................................................................................................Scenic Studio Manager Jonathan Courtemanche..................................................................Office Administrator; FSU/Asolo Conservatory Zach Cramer............................................................................................................................................................Sound Designer Michele Diamonti........................................................................................Director of Academic and Student Services Sarah Goodson.................................................................................................................Director of Fine Arts Ticket Office Kevin Grab……...............................................................................................................................................Properties Manager Sarah Jahnke…………...........................................................................................................................Costume Shop Manager Mindy Johnson…….......................................................................................................Visiting Production Stage Manager Min Jae Kim……..................................................................................................................................................................Costumer Marcia McClellan.......................................................................................................................Staff Services Associate, UBA Christopher McVicker............................................................................Technical Director; FSU/Asolo Conservatory Lauren Snyder.......................................................................................................................F & A Operations Manager, UBA Samantha Spiers...............................................................................................................................................Academic Advisor Jason Strom....................................................................................................................................................Paint Shop Manager Barbara Thomas.........................................................................................................Student Services Assistant Manager Amber Vann.......................................................................................................................................Office Administrator, UBA Joshua Wickham.........................................................................................................................................Production Manager

For Your Information Welcome to the School of Theatre at Florida State.

Whether you are returning or visiting for the first time, we want you to feel comfortable and be familiar with our facilities and services.

As a courtesy to the actors on stage and other members of the audience, we ask you to silence cellular phones, pagers, and watch alarms during the show.

Lost and Found articles should be turned in to the House Manager and may be claimed at the Fine Arts Ticket Office, located in the Fine Arts Building.

Recording or photographing any part of this performance is strictly prohibited.

Cameras and recording equipment must be checked with the House Manager.

Restrooms are conveniently located in the lobby area.

For persons in need of hearing reinforcement, infrared headsets are offered free of charge in the Fallon Theatre. Headsets should be reserved through the Fine Arts Ticket Office.

There is no charge for this service; however, a driver’s license, major credit card, or $10 returnable deposit is required.

Patrons in wheelchairs will find handicapped parking available in the parking garages adjacent to the Fallon, Lab, and Studio Theatres.

Wheelchair seating is available at all of our theatres and should be requested when ordering tickets.

Patrons should seek the House Manager for assistance upon arrival.

Everyone must have a ticket for the event including infants and children in laps. If your child is causing a disturbance, please exit to the lobby. It is not advised that children under our recommended ages listed per show attend School of Theatre productions.

Smoking is not permitted in any Florida State University building.

Gift Certificates may be purchased at the Fine Arts Ticket Office in any dollar amount. Gift certificates are great ideas for birthdays, anniversaries, and other special occasions.

There are a variety of ticket packages anddiscounts available.Theatre parties with friends and business associates may be organized at substantial discounts for groups of 10 or more.

For group sales information, contact the Fine Arts Ticket Office Manager at 850-644-6500.

Hours of operation for the Fine Arts Ticket Office are Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The Ticket Office will open 60 minutes prior to each performance.

Late arrivals will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to performance time to guarantee seating. Patrons arriving 15-20 minutes after the start of the performance will not be seated until intermission.