DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY MARC ROBIN*
by Frank McCourt
MARC ROBIN
EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC PRODUCER
PRESENTS THE FULTON THEATRE PRODUCTION OF
by Frank McCourt
Original musical arrangements by Rusty Magee
WILLIAM JAMES MOHNEY SCENIC DESIGNER
TYLER HORN SOUND DESIGNER
MICHAEL DISCIULLO* STAGE MANAGER
SK WATSON LIGHTING DESIGNER
KATELIN WALSKO PROPS DESIGNER
CODY SMITH*
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
ELIZA MCCANN COSTUME DESIGNER
SAMUEL THORNE BAGALÀ MUSIC DIRECTOR
JOEY ABRAMOWICZ CASTING ASSOCIATE
UNDERSTUDIES
MADISON PAIGE BUCK • JAY POFF*
DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY MARC ROBIN*
FEBRUARY 7 - MARCH 16, 2025
*Member of Actor’s Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
The Director is a member of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union.
The Irish ... And How They Got That Way is presented by special arrangement with The lrish Repertory Theatre Company, Inc.
SERIES SPONSORS:
CREATIVE PARTNER: PRINT PARTNER: WITH CURT DALE CLARK*• DAVID GIROLMO*• HEIDI KETTENRING* • CHARIS LEOS*
LIBATIONS SPONSOR:
WHO’S WHO CAST
MADISON PAIGE BUCK (Waitress/ u/s Woman 1 & 2) Happy to be back at the Fulton! BA in Musical Theatre and Opera from Temple University. She was most recently seen at the Fulton in Frozen! Favorite credits: Something Rotten (Bea; ACCC), Les Miserables (Cosette/Ensemble; ARLT & Fulton Theatre), Beehive (Virginia Rep), 9 to 5 (Kathy; Fulton Theatre). She has also been a featured vocalist for the American Music Theatre and several cruise lines. Endless gratitude to Marc, the Fulton Family and love to her family and fiance Ben. @madisonpaigebuck
CURT DALE CLARK* (Man # 2) has performed many roles here at the Fulton such as Captain Hook - Peter Pan, UPS Man - Legally Blonde, Billy - Carousel, Harold Hill - Music Man, Javert - Les Misérables, Joe Gillis - Sunset Boulevard, Don Lockwood - Singin’ In The Rain, The Phantom - Phantom, Bob Wallace - White Christmas, Frank Butler - Annie Get Your Gun, Dr. Livesey - Treasure Island - The Pharaoh (Elvis) in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. He is an avid gardener and Christmas Tree designer and lover of all things Chicago Sports especially his beloved Chicago White Sox (no matter how bad they were last year). He hails from Pecatonica, Illinois and now splits time between Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Brunswick, Maine where he is Artistic Director of Maine State Music Theatre. Love to my family and friends and especially Marc.
DAVID GIROLMO* (Man # 1) At the Fulton: Titanic, Equus, Something Rotten, South Pacific, Treasure Island, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, And Then There Were None, Witness For The Prosecution, Singin’ In The Rain, Sweeney Todd, Phantom, The Addams Family, The Full Monty, Sunset Boulevard, A Christmas Carol, Brigadoon. Broadway: War Paint, Candide. TV and Film: Chicago P.D., Crisis, Chicago Fire, ER, Empire, Death Of A President, Guiding Light, TONY Broadcast. So grateful to be back at my artistic home - with Heidi!!
HEIDI KETTENRING* (Woman # 2) Fulton: Equus (Hesther), Annie Get Your Gun (Annie), Addam’s Family (Alice), Elf (Emily). Favorite credits: Wicked (Nessa, Broadway In Chicago), 1776 (Dickinson) Hello Dolly (Dolly, Marriott Theatre), Music Man (Eulalie, Goodman), All My Sons (Ann, Court Theatre). Tours: Disney’s Beauty And The Beast. Film/TV: Man Of Steel, Chicago Fire, Cupid. Concert performer nationwide. Awards: 1 Jeff and 10 noms, Sarah Siddons’, After Dark, Richard M. Kneeland, two BroadwayWorld. Married to David Girolmo.
CHARIS LEOS* (Woman #1) Charis is thrilled to be returning to her favorite pub! A familiar face to Fulton audiences, she most recently appeared here as Cindy in Who’s Holiday and Genie in Beautiful. Regional theatre credits throughout the country as well as film, tv, commercial and voice over work. Thank you to my Fulton family, The Collective Talent Agency and CLG! Please see CharisLeos.com
JAY POFF* (Bartender/u/s Man 1 & 2) ...is Scottish. Edu.: B.S. in Mus. Bus./Vocal Perf., Lee Univ. Masterclasses: Stephen Schwartz, Jason Robert Brown, Shoshana Bean. B’way: ROCKTOPIA (Vocalist/Chorus, Dir.) Regional: JC SUPERSTAR (Jesus), ROCKY HORROR SHOW (FrankNFurter), CHESS (Freddie), CABARET (Emcee), THE MALTESE FALCON (Sam Spade, E. U.S. Premier), MOSES (Moses, World Premier, Sight & Sound). Tour: FOREVER YOUNG (Self). Rep.: Josh Sassanella, Ann Steele Agency (NYC). Visit www.JayPoff.com. Love to Megan & my boys. Sláinte!
WHO’S WHO PRODUCTION
JOEY ABRAMOWICZ (Casting Associate) Joey is in his 7th season as Casting Associate. He contracts actors, directors and choreographers for all Fulton productions. Joey is also a frequent actor since 2005’s Carousel, and director. Credits: Jersey Boys (Bob Crewe), and Sherlock Holmes, Sleeping Beauty, A Christmas Carol as Director. Casting Highlights: Mamma Mia, Titanic, Next to Normal, 5 Guys Named Moe, and Doubt. Love to Jeff, Piper & Jackson. @joeytumble
SAMUEL THORNE BAGALÀ (Music Director) Sam is thrilled to be back at the Fulton. Thank you Marc & Ben! Broadway credits include: Days of Wine & Roses, Hamilton, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory. Tours: Hamilton, RENT, Elf, Ain’t Too Proud, Mrs. Doubtfire, MJ: The Musical. Regional: Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Maine State Music Theater, Dallas Theater Center. Sam has written music for film, podcast, & commercials. Love to Teesta, Rose, & The Fam Jam! www.samuelbagala.com
MICHAEL DISCIULLO* (Stage Manager) Is a local stage manager and theatre tech. Previously this season at the Fulton he was fortunate enough to be the stage manager for Deathtrap, as well as work on the deck crew for Frozen. He is thrilled to continuing his season with this hilarious history lesson. Favorite Stage Management Credits include The Last Five Years (The Fulton Theatre), Matilda (EPAC), and Girl Group Greats (Prima Theatre). Many thanks to his parents, Elena, Dana, Sofia, and Erin Mary for their support.
TYLER HORN (Sound Designer) Tyler has been a proud member of the Fulton family since 2018. His first appearance in the Tell Studio Theater was when he mixed Next to Normal in 2019. This is his first time designing The Irish And How They Got That Way for The Fulton. Other Shows Tyler has designed in the Tell Studio Theater are The Last 5 Years, Misery, 5 Guys Named Moe, and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Of those shows, his personal favorites are 5 Guys Named Moe, and The Last 5 Years.
ELIZA MCCANN (Costume Designer) is excited to be designing The Irish and How They Got That Way. A Massachusetts native and proud UMass Amherst alumna, Eliza would like to thank Anthony, Seymour, her friends, and parents for all their support.
FRANK MCCOURT (Book) Playwright and author Frank McCourt was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Limerick, Ireland. He spent twenty seven years teaching in New York City public school system before embarking on a writing career. After retiring from teaching, Frank and his brother performed their two-man show, A Couple of Blaguards, a musical review about their Irish youth. Frank’s childhood memoir, Angela’s Ashes, spent 117 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and was the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography. Frank McCourt died at the age of 78 on July 19, 2009. He remains one of the most celebrated and beloved Irish-American authors of our time.
WILLIAM JAMES MOHNEY (Scenic Designer) is excited to be once again designing for the Tell Studio Theater. Favorites in this venue include Veronica’s Room, Venus in Fur, and Sleuth. Other Notable Fulton shows are Woman in Black, And Then There were
None, The Addams Family, and Murder on the Orient Express, Once, The Mousetrap, and Annie Get Your Gun. He thanks his family for the constant love and support.
MARC ROBIN (Director and Executive Artistic Producer) began 23 years ago (guest director in 2001 for Evita), Artistic Director in 2009, and is now in his 7th year as Executive Artistic Producer. He has staged over 450 productions including shows in London, New York, Chicago, and California. He has garnered many awards including Joseph Jefferson, Barrymore, Vicky, and BroadwayWorld to name a few. When he isn’t at the Fulton, he can be found at his second home at Maine State Music Theatre in Brunswick, Maine where he recently began his 17th Season.
CODY SMITH* (Assistant Stage Manager) At the Fulton: Brigadoon, Hello Dolly!, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Chorus Line, Joseph, Newsies, Guys/Dolls (choreo.), 9to5, Charlie/ Chocolate Factory. TYA: Little Mermaid, Anne of Green Gables, Shrek, Big (choreo.), Aladdin (dir.), Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty, A Christmas Carol, Wizard of Oz (dir.)
SM: Five Guys Named Moe, Holiday Cabaret, Play that Goes Wrong, Shear Madness, Joseph. Cody directs and choreographs locally and is a licensed Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker!
KATELIN WALSKO (Prop Designer) Proud to be the Prop Manager at the Fulton since 2010! Some favorite Groff Series props include: egg salad (Tuesdays with Morrie); miniature furniture collection (I Am My Own Wife); the potted cactus (Other Desert Cities); the full sized Laughing Sailor (Sleuth). So grateful to create and collaborate everyday. Could not do it without Ben, Miles & Riley!
SK WATSON (Lighting Designer) Watson is thrilled to be working with Fulton! They are new to the Lancaster scene as they are a Professor of Live Experience and Design for PCAD/ALT at Rock Lititz. They have designed concerts, fashion shows, opera, dance shows, children’s theater, and corporate events across the New York City area. They have worked with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company for 18 years on over 50 productions. SK holds an MFA in Lighting Design from Ohio University and a BA in Dramatic Arts from Centre College.
ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (“Equity”) founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 professional Actors and Stage Managers. Equity fosters the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions, and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors’ Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. #EquityWorks
