CURATOR’S NOTE Welcome to Penguin Rep Theatre’s timely new drama After expertly staged by their Artistic Director, Joe Brancato (Small World). Last September, I had the pleasure of seeing Michael McKeever’s play at JEFF DAVOLT Penguin’s theater in Stony Point, NY and knew that it needed to be shared Stage Manager with NYC audiences sooner rather than later. This production is stylish PENGUIN REP THEATRE New York: Spamilton, Rock of Ages, AND INPROXIMITY THEATRE COMPANY Disaster!, The Weir, The Dead 1904, and entertaining from start to finish all the while winding up to its final The Seafarer, Afterplay, Victoria’s gut-wrenching conclusion. It is a rare work that manages to be humorous, Val Day — PRESENT — Secret Fashion Show (CBS), Antigone in PENGUIN REP THEATRE moving, unsettling, and satisfying—a surefire spark to provoke debate and Artistic Director Ferguson (PBS), Seussical (National Tour), discussion that will stay with you long after the last lines have been spoken. Producer 59E59 Theaters THE NEW YORK CITY PEREMIERE OF Last Smoker In America, Lucy, Lenin’s Under the dynamic leadership of founding Embalmers, End Days, and numerous others. Artistic Director Joe Brancato and Executive Regional: Matilda, The Full Monty, Man ELYSABETH KLEINHANS Director Andrew M. Horn, Penguin Rep has 59E59 THEATERS STAFF President/Founding Artistic Director of La Mancha, Smokey Joe’s Café, Fully grown in 40 years from a summer theater in Committed, Bernstein’s MASS, and The a repurposed 1880’s hay barn in Stony Point, VAL DAY Artistic Director ALICE JOHNSON E:BAR Staff Soldier’s Tale. Directing: Suicide…Anyone?, NY to become one of the Hudson Valley’s BRIAN BEIRNE Managing Director MIRANDA STEVENS E:BAR Staff Max & Ruby (National Tour), Dearest most influential nonprofit cultural institutions. JESSICA HART Finance Associate JENNIFER TESKA E:BAR Staff Mommie - the Musical, AIDSWalkKC, Hailed by The New York Times as “the gutsiest LAUREN PARRISH Production Manager CAROLYN STEINBERG Theater Manager Jake’s Women, Greater Tuna, and others. KIRSTY GAUKEL Director of Marketing little theatre” and by Lohud.com as a theater GIRAULT SEGER Assistant House Manager Assistant Production Manager at Harlem that “continues to astonish,” Penguin is now KAREN GRECO Press Representative JASMIN MORALES Front of House Assistant Stage. Graduate of The University of reaching tens of thousands of theatergoers JEN GUSHUE Marketing Manager STACY DEGOLIER Usher/Front of House Assistant Missouri. Member: AEA/SDC/SMA. each year at its home theater upstate, in JESSICA SCHMIDT Marketing Associate JUSTICE OCASIO Usher/Front of House Assistant New York City, and beyond – with plays and CRISTINA GREENFIELD Membership Coordinator RICARDO ANTONIO Usher MICHAEL MCKEEVER productions premiered by Penguin moving BARBARA IAMS KOREIN Archivist Playwright to Off Broadway and to stages across the KELVIN VERAS Director of Ticketing Services CHRISTIAN BAEZ Usher Michael McKeever’s play Daniel’s Husband country and around the world. LLOYD MULVEY Box Office Manager ANNE BAKAN Usher www.penguinrep.org recently ran Off Broadway at the Westside LEAH GABRIEL Box Office Supervisor RYAN DOBRIN Usher Theatre, after successful runs at Penguin Rep MARK COOPER Box Office Supervisor BRENNA GAUSE Usher and Primary Stages, where it was nominated DEIRDRE HERLIHY Box Office Associate CHRIS HORAN Usher for an Off Broadway Alliance Award for Best NATHANIEL CLARIDAD Box Office Associate SHELBY LOEBKER Usher New Work. His plays have been presented MELANIE GARDNER Box Office Associate at theaters around the world, including Marin MEGAN MILKO Usher DREW KOWALKOWSKI Box Office Associate Theatre Company, NCTC, Phoenix Theatre, BENJI SILLS Usher INPROXIMITY STEVEN MEEKER JR. Box Office Associate Island City Stage, Stage West, Komödie ANDI STEELE Usher MARTAVIUS PARRISH Box Office Associate Dresden (Germany), Och-Teatr (Poland), THEATRE COMPANY Producer BRITTANY STEELE Usher and Theater in der Josefstadt, Kammerspiele KATIE SIEGMUND Box Office Associate A New York City-based theater production DALE WHITE Usher (Austria). His work has been nominated four JOEL STIGLIANO Box Office Associate company, InProximity was founded in 2008 JAY RIVERA Facilities Manager times for the Steinberg/American Theatre EMILIA SELYUKOVA Box Office Associate/Front Desk by Jolie Curtsinger and Laurie Schaefer. SPONDEE House Guy Critics New Play Award. He has won numerous DARIELLE SHANDLER Box Office Associate/Front Desk InProximity develops and produces new works, Carbonell and Silver Palm Awards and is a EVELYN JEREZ E:BAR Manager JOHN D. IVY Theater Technician New York City premieres, and contemporary NEA grant recipient. Michael is a co-founder of WILFREDO FELIZ E:BAR Staff CARLOS CONILL Facilities classics. They are dedicated to honest, intimate Zoetic Stage, a Miami-based theater company JOHNATHAN PRICE Facilities story-telling, empowering female artists, and MOLLY GROOME E:BAR Staff dedicated to developing new work. He is a developing provocative and modern plays member of The Dramatists Guild. that explore the pinnacles and darkest depths NEXT IN THEATER A APRIL 25 – MAY 25 BY MICHAEL MC KEEVER

www.michaelmckeeverplays.com design: www.musedesign.co.uk of the human experience. In 2017, InProximity founded the annual Project W Theatre Festival: DIRECTED BY JOE BRANCATO ANDREW M. HORN a week-long event featuring readings of new Producer/Executive Director, plays written and directed by women. They Penguin Rep Theatre also proudly develop new plays through the Andrew has overseen more than 150 InProx Development Lab. The Original Theatre Company, productions, readings, concerts, and special www.inproximitytheatre.org Ghost Light Theatre, and Eilene Davidson present events for Penguin Rep Theatre, including the Off Broadway productions of Drop Dead Perfect (Theatre at St. Clements), The Devil’s SPECIAL THANKS Gabe Schwartz, Laurie Fenton, LDK Productions, Music: The Life & Blues of Bessie Smith and Orange & Rockland Utilities, and Valev Laube Miracle on South Division Street (St. Luke’s), Small World and Freed (59E59 Theaters). He is a published poet, arbitrator, and attorney. Graduate of SUNY Purchase and Cardozo By Torben Betts School of Law. Directed by Alastair Whatley THEATER A

This presentation is not a production of the Elysabeth Kleinhans Theatrical Foundation, Inc. which offers its facilities, when available, for productions by not-for-profit MARCH 12 – APRIL 14 theater companies. For further information regarding licensing this theater or other theaters in this Theater Building, contact Brian Beirne, Managing Director. The use of cameras and other recording devices in the Theater is prohibited by law. There is no smoking in this Theater or any part of the Theater Building. PENGUIN REP THEATRE DENISE CORMIER MIA MATTHEWS She is also a proud member of the Teaching WILLIAM NEAL Artist’s team at Hudson Valley Shakespeare AND INPROXIMITY THEATRE COMPANY Connie Beckman Julia Campbell Original Music/Sound Designer Festival and Westchester Circus Arts. WITH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF BARBARA FREITAG, Denise returns to After, having Mia originated the role of William is delighted to return to After, having JOSEPH GROSSO, TED SNOWDON, AND THE CHAZEN FOUNDATION been a part of the production Julia in the world premiere designed the Penguin Rep production last spring. — PRESENT — at Penguin Rep in 2018. Her production of After (Carbonell Off Broadway: Daniel’s Husband, Small World, Award - Best Actress) and MAX SILVERMAN credits include Broadway 1st The Little Prince, Working on a Special Day, Associate Sound Designer THE NEW YORK CITY PREMIERE OF is over the moon to be National Tour of The Graduate, and Drop Dead Perfect. Regional: Penguin Rep, Max Silverman is a NYC-based composer recreating it with Joe Brancato Asolo Repertory Theatre, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, and Hudson and sound designer. He holds a BFA from and this terrific company. Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Valley Shakespeare Festival. Assistant Sound Westminster College of the Arts. NYC credits Your kids may know her as Cleveland Play House, Virginia Design: Vineyard Theatre, The Public Theater, include Atlantic Theater Company, MCC Desdemona from Nickelodeon’s Every Witch Stage Company, Actors Theatre of Louisville, New Group, 59E59 Theaters, and PlayCo. Theater, Theatre For a New Audience, Way. Off Broadway: Henry IV Pts. 1 & 2 (The Indiana Repertory Theatre, Pioneer Theatre Member: United Scenic Artists and Theatrical Brooklyn Academy of Music, Manhattan Public Theater), Mizlansky/Zilinsky (MTC), Company, Riverside Theatre, Magic Theatre, Sound Designers and Composers Association. Repertory Theatre, 5th Floor Theatre Co, and Circus Life (Kaufman Theatre). Regional: Palm Beach Dramaworks, and Hudson Valley www.virgoaudio.com Encores! Off-Center, and Juilliard. Regional Papermill Playhouse, Maltz Jupiter Theater, Shakespeare Festival. TV and film:The Affair, credits include Williamstown Theatre Festival Bucks County, and North Shore Music Theater. Law & Order: CI, The Real Stephen Blatt, and MA, Quintessence Theatre Group PA, Trinity BY MICHAEL MC KEEVER Other TV/Film: Home By Spring (Hallmark), The Big Gay Musical. 2017 Lunt-Fontanne BRIAN PRATHER Rep. RI, Hartford Stage, Penguin Rep, Cara American Soul (BET), and Dream Killer (Lifetime). Scenic Designer Fellow. MFA: Shakespeare Theatre Company - Mía Theatre Co. TX, 4th Wall Theatre NJ, DIRECTED BY JOE BRANCATO Special thanks to Stuart Meltzer, Michael Recent Off Broadway: Daniel’s Husband, Academy for Classical Acting. Princeton University, and CLB Berlin. McKeever, and her Zoetic Stage family. Heartbreak House, Widowers’ Houses, A — time and place — www.max-silverman.com BFA: Carnegie Mellon University. Christmas Carol, Becoming Dr. Ruth, The The main room of Julia and Tate Campbell’s suburban home. JOLIE CURTSINGER Memory Show, Freud’s Last Session, Nymph Somewhere in Northeast America. Val Wallace Errant, and The Burnt Part Boys. International: MICHAEL PALMER Today. Jolie is beyond thrilled to be BILL PHILLIPS Chung-mu Hall (South Korea). Regional and Production Stage Manager playing Val again in After. Alan Beckman other: Alley Theatre, Goodspeed Musicals, New York credits include Daniel’s Husband, — Cast — She just wrapped her starring Bill is pleased to be in his Barrington Stage, TheaterWorks Hartford, My Brilliant Divorce, The Dead 1904, The (in order of appearance) role in a new web series The fourth production with Penguin Virginia Rep., Shakespeare Theatre of New Hundred We Are, The Winter’s Tale, Drop Julia Campbell...... Mia Matthews Kindling Effect. Recent film: Rep and his first with Jersey, Broad Stage, Mercury Theatre, Dead Perfect, The Rivals, Have I No Mouth, Alan Beckman...... Bill Phillips Bastion, Rubberneck, The InProximity. Previous Penguin Delaware Theatre Co., Shakespeare on the For Love, It’s a Wonderful Life, The Wheelchair Connie Beckman...... Denise Cormier Escape, Grim, and The Perfect Rep shows: The Immigrant, Sound, and Capitol Rep. Brian is a regional on My Face, Silent, Miracle on South Division Fit (CRAFT Award for Leading Savannah Disputation, and Val Wallace...... Jolie Curtsinger Emmy nominee, Jeff Award, and BTCA Award Street, Bogboy, Fall to Earth, Tryst, My Actress). Recent NY stage credits include After Centennial Casting. Off Tate Campbell...... Michael Frederic winner. Barrington Stage Associate Artist and Scandalous Life, St. Nicholas, Exit Entrance, (Penguin Rep), Across the Park (ARACA Project), Broadway credits include member of United Scenic Artist Local 829. and Mark Twain’s Blues. Regional credits Promising (Theatre Row), The Fall to Earth (with productions at La MaMa, CSC, and Riverside — Creative Team — See more of Brian’s work at brianprather.com include Relativity, Syncopation, Daniel’s Joe Brancato at 59E59 Theaters), Navy Pier Shakespeare Co. Bill has appeared in the Husband, Buyer & Cellar, The Immigrant, Scenic Designer...... † Brian Prather (Theatre Row), The Maiden’s Prayer, Orange satirical web-series The Onion and TV shows My Name is Asher Lev, Small World, Playing † Costume Designer...... Gregory Gale Flower Water, and Amy Fox’s One Thing I including Law & Order: SVU and Shades of MARTIN E. VREELAND the Assassin, Sex and Education, How the † Lighting Designer...... Martin E. Vreeland Like to Say Is. Jolie is the Co-Artistic Director of Blue. He can be seen in a recurring role in Lighting Designer World Began, Class, The How and the Why, Original Music/Sound Designer...... William Neal† InProximity Theatre Company, founding Producer House of Cards as Reverend Jenkins and as HL Broadway: 2018 Jimmy Awards (NHSMTA), and The Last Days of Mickey and Jean. Properties...... Buffy Cardoza of Project W Theatre Festival, and a member of Mencken in Amazon Prime’s Z: The Beginning of 15 annual Easter Bonnet Shows (BC/EFA). the board of directors of St. Ann’s Warehouse. Everything. On film he recently appeared at The Off Broadway: Lost in Yonkers (TACT), Tryst Associate Sound Designer...... Max Silverman JOE BRANCATO Casting...... Cindi Rush Special thanks to Gabe, Mom, Laurie, family, Tribeca Film Festival in Rob Meyer’s Little Boxes (Irish Rep), The Road to Qatar (York Theatre), and framily. and at SXSW 2019 in Keola Racela’s upcoming Freed (59E59 Theaters), and Seeing Stars Director/Founding Artistic Director, thriller, Porno. Penguin Rep Theatre — Production Team — www.joliecurtsinger.com (St. Clements/NYMF). Other NYC: Cherry www.billphillips.nyc Lane Theatre, PS122, Milkcan Theatre Co, Joe Brancato is cited by The New York Times Producer...... Andrew M. Horn American Theatre of Actors, and Personal as “one of America’s most insightful directors.” Producer...... Jolie Curtsinger MICHAEL FREDERIC Space Theatrics. Regional: Penguin Rep, Off Broadway: Michael McKeever’s Daniel’s Production Stage Manager...... Michael Palmer Tate Campbell GREGORY GALE Syracuse Stage, Sacramento Music Circus, Husband (Penguin/Primary Stages/Westside Costume Designer Stage Manager...... Jeff Davolt National Tour: The Great Alabama Shakespeare Festival, North Shore Theater), Erasmus Fenn’s Drop Dead Perfect, Gregory Gale is a two-time Tony Award Board Operator...... Tim Heinemann Divorce. New York: The New Music Theatre, Arkansas Rep, Barrington Angelo Parra’s The Devil’s Music: The Life & Morality, The Lucky One (The nominated designer for Rock of Ages and Blues of Bessie Smith (Drama Desk, Lortel, Wardrobe Supervisor...... Colleen McLaughlin Stage, Merrimack Rep, TheaterWorks Hartford, Mint), Bill W. and Dr. Bob Cyrano de Bergerac featuring Kevin Kline and Off Broadway Alliance & Audelco nominee), Technical Director City Theatre Co., Theatre Squared, Engeman ...... Spencer Zeitel Jennifer Garner, which can be seen on Amazon. (Soho Playhouse), The Eyes Theatre, and Maltz Jupiter Theatre. Martin is Miracle on South Division Street, Fall to Set Construction...... Hillbolic Arts & Carpentry Other Broadway designs include The Wedding of Others (New Ohio), also the world-wide Assistant LD on The Lion Earth, Freed (Audelco nominee), Tryst (Outer Singer, Urinetown, Arcadia, and Band in Summer and Smoke (Theatre King. Education: Syracuse University. Critics nominee), Cobb (Drama Desk winner), 1 The running time of AFTER is 90 minutes without an intermission. Row), and Night Over Taos Berlin. Off Broadway his work at the Atlantic From Door To Door; One Shot, One Kill, 2 /2 (INTAR – dir. Estelle Parsons). Regional: Theater with The Voysey Inheritance earned him Jews, My Italy Story, and Hold the Wedding AFTER had its Professional Premiere at Zoetic Stage, Miami, Florida 2016, Stuart Meltzer, Artistic Director. Penguin Rep, Premiere Stages (Best Actor, a Lucille Lortel Award. Gregory has an Irene BUFFY CARDOZA produced by Joseph Papp. Regional: Royal This production was originally presented in 2018 by Penguin Rep Theatre in Stony Point, NY BroadwayWorld.com), Hudson Stage Company, Sharaff Young Master Award and has multiple Properties Designer Manitoba Theatre Center, George Street, Joe Brancato, Artistic Director and Andrew M. Horn, Executive Director. Fulton Theatre, Cleveland Play House, Florida Lucille Lortel and Henry Hewes Design Award Buffy is honored to join the design team for Seattle Rep, Cleveland Playhouse, Williamstown AFTER by Michael McKeever Copyright © 2016 All rights reserved. Produced by arrangement Studio Theatre, Two River Theatre, Round nominations. Gregory designed two films that this important piece of theater. She is the Theatre Festival, Alley Theatre, Hartford Stage, with Michael McKeever & The Barbara Hogenson Agency, Inc. House Theatre, Public Theatre of Maine, and will be released in 2019: The Mental State and Production Manager and Prop Designer at the and Westport Country Playhouse, among Stageworks/Hudson. TV: The Blacklist, Odd Real Drag. He is currently designing the feature Penguin Rep Theatre in Stony Point, NY. Recent others. He is also the author of the books for the Mom Out, Royal Pains, and The Men Who Built filmBlinded by Ed. projects include Clever Little Lies, Relativity, musicals Mae West at Club El Fey, Only the America. MFA from UNC-Chapel Hill. @gregory_gale After, Fall River, Syncopation (Penguin Rep Sky Was Blue!, and Words Fail Me (a musical www.michaelfrederic.com www.gregorygale.com Theatre), Daniel’s Husband (Westside Theater), tribute to Michael Leonard). As always, for The Director is a member of the Stage These Actors and Stage Managers †These Designers are members Rip Van Winkle (Hudson Valley Shakespeare Andrew, Assunta, and Susan. Directors and Choreographers Society, are appearing courtesy of United Scenic Artists, Festival), and 3 Days of Night (Antrim Theatre). www.joebrancato.com a national theatrical labor union. of Actors’ Equity Association Local USA 829