FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE GREG LONGENHAGEN, Artistic Director • JOHN MARTIN, Executive Director 2019-2020 SEASON HISTORIC ARCADE THEATRE • FORT MYERS RIVER DISTRICT

PRESENTS

SPONSORED BY NAOMI BLOOM & RON WALLACE MEDIA SPONSOR: ABC7 (WZVN) STARRING ensemble members KATE HAMPTON* • V CRAIG HEIDENREICH* WILLIAM McNULTY* • BRENDAN POWERS* with COLE FRANCUM* • ELLYN HEALD* • BAILEY TYLER

DIRECTED BY MICHAEL MAROTTA**

SET DESIGNER COSTUME DESIGNER LIGHTING DESIGNER DENNIS C. MAULDEN*** STEFANIE GENDA*** TYLER M. PERRY*** ensemble member

SOUND DESIGNER PRODUCTION STAGE ASST. STAGE MANAGER KATIE LOWE MANAGER KATIE WILHELM PHILL MADORE*

An Inspector Calls is presented by special arrangement with Robert A. Freedman Dramatic Agency, Inc.

Any taping, filming, recording or broadcast of this play (musical or otherwise) is strictly prohibited

2019-20 GRAND SEASON SPONSORS

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This entire season sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, and the Florida Council on Arts and . Florida Repertory Theatre is a fully professional non-profit LOA/LORT Theatre company on contract with the Actors’ Equity Association that proudly employs members of the national theatrical labor unions. *Member of Actors’ Equity Association. **Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. ***Member of United Scenic Artists. ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT J.B. PRIESTLEY Born in Bradford, J.B. Priestley was educated there and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. His reputation as a dramatist was established by (1932), (1937), and other plays on space-time themes, as well as popular comedies THE CAST such as Laburnam Grove (1933), and his (in order of appearance) psychological mystery, Arthur Birling...... William McNulty*† (1947). Best known as a writer of novels, Priestley was also master of the essay form. Gerald Croft...... Brendan Powers*† He was an astute, original, and controversial Sheila Birling...... Ellyn Heald*† commentator on contemporary society Sybil Birling...... Kate Hampton*† —Journey Down the Rainbow (1955) Edna...... Bailey Tyler*† was written with his archaeologist wife, . Eric Birling...... Cole Francum*† Inspector Goole...... V Craig Heidenreich*† The Working Poor...... Hunter Clarke, Thomas Hadzeriga, Bethany Mansfield, FROM THE DIRECTOR Kylie Gray Mask, Asher Van Meter Welcome to the world of J.B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls, a play first presented in TIME AND PLACE: 1946 at the Old Vic, at the height of WWII All three acts, which are continuous, take and set in 1912 just before the outbreak of place in the dining-room of the Birlings’ WWI, two of the most significant moments house in Brumley, an industrial city in the in the history of the 20th century. North Midlands. It is an evening in Spring, 1912. The play takes place on a single night in the prosperous upper middle-class family home Wardrobe Supervisor: Kelsey Waller following the celebration of their daughter’s Lighting/Sound Board Op: Drew Kobus engagement. Highly successful after its Sound Engineer: Ansley Gayton first and subsequent London productions, Understudies: it is now considered one of Priestley’s Bethany Mansfield (Sheila Birling/Edna) greatest works. Hunter Clarke (Eric Birling) Thomas Hadzeriga (Gerald Croft) While the play may be interpreted as a AN INSPECTOR CALLS will be performed morality tale, something new to the Florida with one 15-minute intermission. Rep audiences, it’s appeal to the Downton Abbey fans out there couldn’t be more The video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever is strictly prohibited. relevant today. It focuses on four timeless primary themes: responsibility, class distinction, generational differences and †Member of Florida Repertory Theatre’s the definition of capitalism. And while the Ensemble of Theatre Artists. See page 31 for the entire ensemble. protagonist is a character we never meet but learn quite a bit about, it peels back the * The Actors & Stage Manager employed in this curtain on cause and effect, and how what production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in we do or what we say might trickle down the United States. to places we never imagine.

** Take a seat in the dining room of the Birling home and let’s see what surprises are in store when an inspector calls! *** -Michael Marotta WHO’S WHO COLE FRANCUM* Other selected theater credits include Romeo (Eric Birling) NYC: and Juliet (Lady Capulet), Triumph of Love Between Fire and Smoke (Phocion) at The Shakespeare Theatre of New (Signature Theatre); Jersey; Antony and Cleopatra (Cleopatra) at Troilus & Cressida LAMDA; The Merchant of Venice (Jessica) at (Columbia Stages). Southwest Shakespeare Company; and Passing Regional: Romeo and Strange (electric bass player in the onstage rock Juliet (Westport Country band) at The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia, Playhouse); Candide PA. As a musician and singer-songwriter, she (Opera National de Bordeaux/Theatre du has composed original music for productions Capitole); La Cage Aux Folles (Virginia Musical of , , Cymbeline, Theatre); Kiss Me Kate (Summer Theatre of and The Winter’s Tale. She is also a producer New Canaan); Peter Pan (Syracuse Stage), at KernoForto productions, and is a proud Punk Rock, Parade, Twelfth Night, Avenue Q member of Actor’s Equity & SAG-AFTRA. (Syracuse U.); The Magic Flute (Glimmerglass ellynheald.com. Festival); Chicago, Mary Poppins (Broadway Palm); Cinderella (Edinburgh Fringe Festival). V CRAIG “The Hosts” Webseries. Proud BFA Syracuse HEIDENREICH*† University. As always, for his family and (Inspector Goole) has Nathaniel. colefrancum.com appeared at Florida Rep as Frank Butley in Native KATE HAMPTON*† (Sybil Gardens, Adolph Freitag Birling) is very glad to in The Last Night of be back at Florida Rep. Ballyhoo, Juror Eight in Past shows here: A Fox , Atticus on the Fairway, The Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, and recently Miracle Worker, How the directed Damascus, Disgraced, Best of Enemies, Other Half Loves, The and, for the PlayLab Festival, Echo Location. Cocktail Hour, Social He also appeared in The Pitmen Painters for Security, Lend Me a Tenor. American Stage in St. Petersburg and directed Broadway: , The Deep Blue Sea. Freak for the Urbanite in Sarasota. He has First National Tour: Spring Awakening. More produced, directed, and/or performed in more NYC: The Master Builder (BAM), All My Sons than 200 professional productions throughout (Roundabout), Have You Seen Steve Steven? the country including: 15 seasons and more (13P), The Typographer’s Dream (Clubbed than 80 productions with Actors Theatre of Thumb), Over the River and Through the Louisville, three seasons with the Old Globe Woods. Regional: A Doll’s House, Part 2, Noises Theatre in San Diego, two seasons with the Off, Fallen Angels, God of Carnage, Once in a Asolo in Florida, five with Shakespeare Santa Lifetime, Las Meninas, Boeing Boeing, La Bête, Cruz in California, and three years as artistic Pride and Prejudice, Expecting Isabel (Asolo director of the Complete Theatre Alliance and Rep), Gidion’s Knot (Florida Studio Theatre), Infinite Space, as well as the first three seasons Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Palm Beach of the Banyan Theater in Sarasota—of which Dramaworks), God of Carnage, The Ladies Man, he is a founder. He currently splits his time Talley’s Folly (Peterborough Players), Absurd between theatre work and coaching for Banyan Person Singular (Bristol Rep), Neighborhood 3: Voice and Speech in which he and his wife, Tess Requisition of Doom (Humana Festival), Loot Hogan, are partners.. (The Arden), (Olney), All My Sons, Hard Times (Williamstown). TV: Bones, WILLIAM McNULTY*† The Law & Order trifecta, The Education of Max (Arthur Birling) has been Bickford, and Sex and the City. an ensemble member at Florida Rep since 2013. In ELLYN HEALD* (Sheila that time, he has appeared Birling) is delighted to be in such roles as Rothko in making her Florida Rep Red, Frank in Educating debut with An Inspector Rita, and Bob Ewell in To Calls. Currently based Kill a Mockingbird, and this in New York City, Ellyn season’s A Fox on the Fairway. The bulk of his trained at the London career has been with Actors Theatre of Louisville, Academy of Music and dating back to 1976. With that company he Dramatic Art where she has directed over 30 productions and acted received her MA in Classical Acting for the in more than 150. He has also performed with Professional Theater. She was most recently other major theaters such as the Public Theatre seen as Lady Macbeth in Stairwell Theater’s in New York, Cincinnati Playhouse, Cleveland production of Macbeth in New York City. Playhouse, Arena Stage, and Milwaukee Rep. WHO’S WHO Representative roles include Jamie in Moon for regional theaters (Cincinnati Playhouse, The the Misbegotten, Alceste in The Misanthrope, Rep of St. Louis, Tennessee Shakes, STAGES Charlie in The Foreigner, Enobarbus in Antony St. Louis, The MUNY, the Signature Theater and Cleopatra, and Scrooge in A Christmas in NYC, Cincinnati Pops, and Florida Studio Carol. He is a 2009 recipient of the prestigious among others) and returned here in last Theatre Communications Group Distinguished season’s ArtStage hit, Tenderly: The Rosemary Artist Grant. Clooney Musical, playing everyone who wasn’t Rosemary, and in Cabaret on the mainstage. BRENDAN POWERS*† Favorite Florida Rep directorial credits include (Gerald Croft) Select I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti! and A Grand Florida Rep credits over Night for Singing – The Music of Rodgers & the past decade include Hammerstein. A NYC native, winner of two Million Dollar Quartet, Hay MAC Awards and three BACKSTAGE Bistro Fever, A Christmas Carol: Awards, Michael is currently visiting your living The Tale of Ebenezer rooms nightly as the Eliquis Hero of 2019. Visit Scrooge, How the Other his ‘how to’ series on YouTube: What Would Half Loves, Outside Mullingar, The Cocktail Michael Do? Hour, A Christmas Story, The Unexpected Guest, Dividing the Estate, Around the World STEFANIE GENDA***† (Costume Designer) in 80 Days, The Fantasticks, Doubt, Opus, Florida Rep: Damascus, Cabaret, Disgraced, Boeing-Boeing, and The Glass Menagerie. Best of Enemies, Twelve Angry Men, The He is married to fellow Florida Rep ensemble Unexpected Guest, One Slight Hitch, Clybourne member Rachel Burttram and also serves Park, Alone Together. Regional: Crossing as Community Outreach Coordinator. Other Swords, tick, Tick…BOOM!, Marry Harry credits include the Tony Award-winning play, (American Theater Group); The New Moon, Art, and The Big Knife, both with Alec Baldwin, Sweethearts (Light Opera of New York); the Noël Coward revue, Oh, Coward! at Off- Othello (American Shakespeare Center) and Broadway’s Irish Repertory Theatre, God of Kiss Me Kate, My Fair Lady, Die Fledermaus Carnage, August: Osage County, Our Town, (Ohio Light Opera). Film/TV: How You Look at Arsenic and Old Lace, and numerous others. It (Short Film, Winner USA Film Festival Award TV work includes FBI Agent Rick Cranston on for Best Experimental Film), The Americans Graceland (USA Network) and David Weller (FX, shopper, Season 3). Stefanie is also the in the Netflix original series,Bloodline , starring Assistant Costume Supervisor for Manhattan Sissy Spacek. His cartoon captions have been Theatre Club and has worked at Lincoln Center winners for various contests including The New Theater, The Public, SoHo Rep and MCC Yorker, Hartford Courant, Denver Post, Moment Theater. She holds a BA in theatre from the Magazine, Clinical Psychology, Inside Higher Ed, College of Wooster and an MFA in Costume and the Greensboro News-Record. Design from Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. BAILEY TYLER (Edna) is a recent KATIE LOWE (Sound Designer) served graduate of The South as resident sound designer last season at Carolina School of the Florida Repertory Theatre. Previously, she has Arts with a degree in been an electrics intern at Florida Repertory Tim Milligan, The Hartt School Musical Theatre. She is a Theatre and sound apprentice at Endstation current acting intern with Theatre Company after graduating from the Florida Rep, touring the University of Kentucky. Previous credits include TYA shows Junie B. Jones (Lucille/Mother), Matilda, Spring Awakening, Disney’s Newsies The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (White (Sound Engineer, Florida Repertory Theatre Witch/Mrs. Beaver), and Twelfth Night (Olivia). Education), Always…Patsy Cline, Romeo and Some of her past roles include Elle Woods in Juliet, Hay Fever, August Wilson’s , Legally Blonde: The Musical, Penny Pingleton Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical, A in Hairspray, Heather Duke in Heathers: The Christmas Carol: The Tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, Musical, and Betty Haynes in White Christmas. Damascus, Steel Magnolias, Becoming Dr. Love goes out to family and friends, and thank Ruth, Refugee, The Cat in the Hat (Sound you to Florida Rep! Designer, Florida Repertory Theatre), Cabaret (Florida Repertory Theatre, A2), Million Dollar MICHAEL MAROTTA** (Director) proudly Quartet (Endstation Theatre Company, A2), returns to Florida Rep where he has been a Sense and Sensibility (University of Kentucky, visiting artist since its inception. He directed Sound Designer). Katie would like to thank here on the mainstage during that very first her parents and Ben for their endless support season with The Decorator. Soon after he took and love! the position of Artistic Director at The Theater Barn in the Berkshires, a title he held for 10 years. PHILL MADORE* (Stage Manager) is He returned to acting, appearing in dozens of celebrating his first production at Florida WHO’S WHO Repertory Theatre. A resident of Pittsburgh, Importance (b-side Productions), Schooled PA, he has worked with every major theater (FringeNYC, Time Out New York’s Critics’ pick), company in the area. Phill served as the resident The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek, Learned Ladies, stage manager for Pittsburgh Irish and Classical , Spring Awakening (Atlantic Theatre for seven seasons where he worked Acting School). Selected Regional: Trick or on over 75 productions including the complete Treat (Northern Stage), Avenue Q, Damn stage works of Samuel Beckett and J.M Synge. Yankees (Ocean State Theatre), The Fantasticks, He has also worked at many other theaters Hairspray, Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Hope Summer around New , including North Shore Repertory Theatre), Dancing Lessons (Geva Music Theatre, Long Wharf Theatre, Weston Theatre Center), Peter and the Starcatcher, I Company, New Rep and and You, Venus in Fur, The Motherf**ker with the Westport Country Playhouse. Phill is an alum of Hat, The Whipping Man, Opus (Kitchen Theatre Point Park University and a proud member of Company), Urinetown, The 39 Steps, Stage Kiss, the Actors’ Equity Association for 15 years! Lend Me Tenor (Cider Mill Playhouse). Web & TV: Fox Sports 1, AOPA Live, ABC, Bravo TV, DENNIS C. MAULDEN*** (Set Designer) is and Monumental Sports Network. BFA Ithaca delighted to be working with Florida Repertory College. Member: United Scenic Artists Local Theatre again after having designed Dividing 829. www.tylermperrydesign.com The Estate. He has served since 1985 as the Resident Scene Designer at Flat Rock Playhouse, KATIE WILHELM (Assistant Stage Manager) is the State Theatre of North Carolina where he thrilled to be serving as the Assistant Production also serves as Apprentice Administrator. He Manager and Stage Management Intern for her has headed design programs at the University first season here at Florida Repertory Theatre. of Florida and the University of South Carolina, Previous credits include company management where he also was Departmental Director of at Maine State Music Theatre, assistant stage Graduate Studies. Maulden, a scene designer manager at Tecumseh! Outdoor Drama and since 1970, has designed in other university, Concert Venue, assistant stage manager at community, and regional theatres as well as in Unto These Hills Outdoor Drama, and stage New York. In addition to a long list of theatre manager for ACT Inc. Repertory Theatre. classics, he considers himself privileged to Favorite educational credits: Mary Poppins, The have designed many premiere productions of Musical; Avenue Q; The Cripple of Inishmaan; straight plays, musicals, and operas. He received The Rocky Horror Picture Show; A Piece of his MFA in Design from UNC-Greensboro in My Heart; Legally Blonde, The Musical; and 1977 and is a member of USA, NY Local #829. A Christmas Carroll. Katie graduated with a BFA in Stage Management from Lindenwood TYLER M. PERRY*** (Lighting Designer) is a University in St. Louis, Missouri. She would like Manhattan-based designer and is excited to to thank her parents, Bob and Ellen, for their join the company at Florida Rep! NYC: The Wild wonderful support and endless love. Party, Adding Machine: a Musical, A Man of No

SPECIAL THANKS Tim Milligan, The Hartt School

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