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Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture. THE GOD OF ISAAC by James Sherman CAST (in order of appearance) Isaac Adams...... Sid Solomon* Mrs. Joseph Adams...... Marina Re* Actor I...... Eric Hoffmann* Actor II...... Kevin Cristaldi* Actress I...... Rebeca Miller* Actress II...... Rachel Moulton*

Scenic Designers Isabel & Moriah Curley-Clay Costume Designer Yuri Cataldo Lighting Designer Michael Pasquini Stage Manager Roy Johns* Director Kate Alexander

Season Underwriters Georgia Court, Dennis & Graci McGillicuddy, Anne Nethercott

Special Thanks: Rabbi Howard Simon

The God of Isaac will be presented in two acts with a fifteen minute intermission.

The God of Isaac is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

* Denotes member Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. ARTIST PROFILES SID SOLOMON (Isaac Ad- ERIC HOFFMANN (Actor I - ams) FST debut. Off-Broad- Hasid I, Steiger, Tailor, Lion, way: Julius Caesar, The Rabbi Blumstein, Picker- Comedy of Errors, Romeo ing, Dad) FST: Butler, Over and Juliet (The Acting the River and Through the Company); The Taming of Woods. A New York based the Shrew, As You Like It (NY actor, director, and teacher. Classical Theatre, Associate Artist). Region- Eric recently appeared as Bob Ewell in Orlando al: Guthrie Theater, Virginia Stage, Riverside Shakespeare’s To Kill A Mockingbird. He also re- Theatre, Florida Rep, Georgia Shakespeare, cently completed an amazing 3-year run as Of- Florida Stage, Minneapolis’ Children’s Theatre, ficer Krupke in the 50th Anniversary World Tour Mixed Blood Theatre. TV: Law & Order. Train- of West Side Story. His regional credits include ing: B.F.A., University of Minnesota/Guthrie appearances at San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre Theater; LaGuardia Arts High School. Sid is a (3 seasons), Theatre Virginia, Pittsburgh Public proud member and National Councilor of Actors’ Theatre, McCarter Theatre, and the St. Louis and Equity Association. www.sidsolomon.com Alabama Shakespeare Festivals. He spent nine MARINA RE (Mrs. Joseph seasons at Washington DC’s Shakespeare The- Adams [Ma]) FST: Over the atre as a company member and instructor and River, Last Romance, Our his nine seasons with The Shakespeare Theatre Son’s Wedding, Boleros for of New Jersey include: appearing as Falstaff the Disenchanted, The Mi- in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Don Armado in amians. AWARDS: “Desert Love’s Labours Lost, and Dogberry in Much Ado Star Award”( Master Class), About Nothing. He has made numerous Law and IRNE (Holes),Boston’s “Best Performance of Order appearances and is a proud member of Year” (View from the Bridge, Present Laughter, Actors’ Equity Association. North Shore Fish, Sisters Rosensweig, Marriage KEVIN CRISTALDI Fool), Boston Phoenix Award ”Favorite Local (Actor II - Hasid II, Huck, Actress”. She has over100 credits Off-Broadway, The JDL Member, Brando, OOB, Regional, Tours,and as company member Tin Man, Higgins, Tom of Boston Shakespeare Co., Gloucester Stage, Joad) is pleased to return Shear Madness, Merrimack Rep., National The- to FST, where he appeared atre of the Deaf. FILM/TV: Woody Allen’s Irra- in Next Fall, Texas Romance, tional Man (with Emma Stone), Diane English’s and Triumph of Love. Off-Broadway:A Midsum- The Women (with Bette Midler), Iris, Talking to mer Night’s Dream (Masterworks), A Dish for God, Urban Relics. Nurse Jackie, New Amsterdam, the Gods (Lion Theatre), The Dirty Talk (Center and Primetime WWYD. marinare.info Stage), and Message to Michael (Rattlestick The- atre). Regional: To Kill a Mockingbird (Cincinnati Playhouse), When I Come to Die (Kansas City ARTIST PROFILES Rep), The Last Station (Vermont Stage). Tele- Midsummer (Penn. Shakes), Finding Nemo: The vision: Criminal Minds, Gilmore Girls, Numbers, Musical (WDW). Several commercials, most Medium, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. notably as the spokesperson for Office Depot. REBECA MILLER (Actress TRAINING: Interlochen Arts Academy and Syra- I - Chaya, Dorothy, Isaac’s cuse University, B.F.A. Mother, Ma Joad) Rebeca www.rachelmoulton.com @rachelmoulton is thrilled to be making her KATE ALEXANDER debut with FST. Region- (Director) is the Associate al: Noises Off (Repertory Director of FST and the Theatre of St. Louis), As You Founder of the FST Theatre Like It (Cincinnati Playhouse). Touring: Char- School. Ms. Alexander has lotte’s Web (Theatreworks USA), The Tempest directed numerous pro- (Hampton Shakespeare Festival). New York: ductions and premieres on Hamlet 10 (New York Shakespeare Exchange), the FST stages including Alabama Story; Out- The White Stag Quadrilogy (Dixon Place), The side Mullingar; Over The River And Through The King’s Whore (Walkerspace), The Battle of Woods; Chapatti; Dancing Lessons; Becoming Spanktown (NY Fringe Festival). Rebeca has Dr. Ruth; Freud’s Last Session; Thurgood; South appeared in many short films, and is currently Beach Babylon; The Columnist; Talley’s Folly; Jeri- starring in the award winning web-series The cho; Next Fall; The Savannah Disputation; Ghost- Chanticleer. NYU: BFA. www.RebecaMiller.com. Writer; Two Jews Walk into a War...; I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change; Sylvia; Shotgun; RACHEL MOULTON The Miamians; Brooklyn Boy; The Exonerated; (Actress II - Shelley, Wit; Proof; Lobby Hero; and Ten Unknowns. Ms. Scarecrow, Eliza) Was last Alexander has also been a resident actress for seen here on the Gompertz the past 20 years. Some of her leading roles stage this spring playing were seen in the plays: Edward Albee’s The Goat; Lily in Alabama Story. Pre- Filumena; Master Class; Edward Albee’s Three viously at FST: The Colum- Tall Women, The Occupant , The Play About the nist (regional premiere) and the rolling world Baby; Golda’s Balcony; and Taking Shakespeare. premiere of Jericho. OFF-BROADWAY/NEW Ms. Alexander is the recipient of numerous YORK: In a Tilted Place (IRT), Sex Tips For Straight acting, directing, and public service awards, Women from a Gay Man (777 Theatre), Philip including FAER, She Knows Where She’s Going Goes Forth (The Mint) and This Side of Paradise Award (Girls, Inc.), The Woman of Light Award, (St.Clements). REGIONAL: The Book Club Play National Council of Jewish Women, The Woman (Virginia Stage Co.), One Slight Hitch (Florida of Power Award, the Sarasota County Arts Rep.), Pioneer Theatre Company: Black Comedy Leadership Award, Education Award, Sarasota and RENT, My Fair Lady (JW Engeman Theatre), ARTIST PROFILES Manatee Jewish Federation, and most recently are resident scenic designers at Horizon Theatre, Artistic The Unity Award. She is also the co-author Associates at Theatrical Outfit and members of of The Animated Short, co-authored by Karen United Scenic Artists Local 829. Sullivan now in its 3rd edition. YURI CATALDO (Costume Designer) Costume ROY JOHNS (Stage Manager) is pleased to be designs include Over the River and Through the back for another season at FST. He has had an Woods (FST), Wilde Salome (independent film exciting and varied career both on stage and written/staring Al Pacino), Boleros for the Dis- behind the scenes from Tokyo Disneyland to enchanted (Yale Rep – World Premiere), Edward the White House. Past credits at FST include The II (Yale New Theatre), La Boheme (West Bay Roommate; The Fabulous Lipitones; Alabama Opera), and Street Corner Summer of Love (Fox- Story; Outside Mullingar; One Man, Two Guvnors; woods Casino). Set Designs include King Lear, The Hound of the Baskervilles; Chapatti; Hair- A Christmas Carol, Kiss Me Kate, and The 25th spray; and Taking Shakespeare. Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. M.F.A.- Yale School of Drama; Independent study -The MORIAH & ISABEL CURLEY-CLAY (Scenic De- Juilliard School; B.A- Indiana University. signers) Moriah and Isabel are award winning scenic designers who’s theatrical work can be MICHAEL PASQUINI (Lighting Designer) seen on regional stages across the U.S.. Past previously designed A Marvelous Party for FST. designs at FST include The Fabulous Lipitones; His designs have been seen locally at Westcoast Alabama Story; Outside Mullingar; Butler; Black Theatre Troupe, The Players Theatre, Man- Taking Shakespeare; Chapatti; Inspired Lunacy; atee Players, Venice Theatre, American Stage Dancing Lessons; Hairspray; and One Man, Two and the former Banyan Theater Company where Guvnors. Isabel and Moriah’s industrial design he designed The Amish Project which played work includes groups such as The World of Coke, Off-Broadway at the Sheen Center in NYC Orange, and West Quoddy Head National Park this past October. He is the associate lighting Visitors Center. They were recently featured designer for the Utah Shakespeare Festival and in American Theater Magazine’s Roll Call, 7 the assistant lighting designer for the Sarasota Theatrical People To Watch. Isabel and Moriah Opera.

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