Mainstage Playbill Richard Hopkins, Producing Artistic Director

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Gil Brady and Claire Warden. Photo by Matthew Holler.

Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture. OUTSIDE MULLINGAR by John Patrick Shanley CAST (in alphabetical order) Anthony Reilly...... Gil Brady* Tony Reilly...... George Tynan Crowley* Aoife Muldoon...... Louisa Flaningam* Rosemary Muldoon...... Claire Warden*

Scenic Designers Lighting Designer Moriah & Isabel Curley-Clay Gregory A. Poplyk Richard T. Chamblin III

Sound Designer Dialect Coach Joe Goepfrich Ginny Kopf Stage Manager Roy Johns*

Directed by Kate Alexander

Season Underwriters Gerri Aaron, Georgia Court, Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Bob & Bonny Israeloff, Ernie Kretzmer in loving memory of Alisa Kretzmer, Dennis & Graci McGillicuddy, Anne Nethercott, Dorothy Waldron Show Co-Producers

David & Ellen Flatow, Alfred & Jean Goldstein, Ruth Gorton, Barbara Lupoff, Jim Roque - SunTrust Private Wealth Management, Lois Stulberg, Thomas B. Wilson & Patrick J. Crimmings, SCENE MAGAZINE

Originally commissioned by Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, ) with funds provided by U.S. Trust, and received its world premiere there on January 3, 2014. Outside Mullingar is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. * Denotes member ’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. ARTIST PROFILES GIL BRADY (Anthony Reil- LOUISA FLANINGAM (Ao- ly) Just finished his second ife Muldoon) A career span- run of Shear Madness at The ning 48 years including Kennedy Center in D.C. Six Broadway, National Tours, shows at F.S.T. including: Off-Broadway and Regional Inspired Lunacy, Spamalot, Theatres... roles ranging The Underpants, and I Love from Fastrada in Bob You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. Off-Broadway: Fosse’s original Pippin to multiple productions National Pastime. National Tour: Annie. Re- of Driving Miss Daisy; Cleo in the 1979 Broad- gional: Boeing, Boeing (Seven Angels Theatre), way revival of The Most Happy Fella to Mattie Around The World in 80 Days and Three Days of Fae in the Alley’s production of August Osage Rain (Oldcastle Theatre), (Human County and highlights: Pal Joey with Lena Race), Grease (Fulton Theatre), Horne and Fierstein’s . (Gallery Players), North Carolina Shakespeare Married to PJ Benjamin, their favorite Festival. TV: Law and Order: SVU, All My Children. production is the restoration of The Captain Upcoming: Baskerville at Syracuse Stage. www. Timothy Hill House, Chincoteague Island, VA, a Gil-Brady.com historic log house museum. GEORGE TYNAN CROW- CLAIRE WARDEN (Rose- LEY (Tony Reilly) FST: Gabe mary Muldoon) Off-Broad- in , the way: Engaging Shaw, The Father in , Rafelson Libertine, A Persistent Mem- the Painter in Ten Un- ory (May 2016). New York knowns, Oscar Wilde in and Regional: One Man, Gross Indecency, One of the Two Guvnors (Berkeley Two Jews Walk into a War, and Freud in Freud’s Rep), Edward IV (American Shakespeare Center) Last Session. New York and Regional: Nikolai and Other Desert Cities, Moon for the Misbegotten, the Others at , Sounding at HERE Mary Stuart, , Henry V (as Henry Arts Center, The Invention of Love at the Wilma, V), A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, Romeo also American Shakespeare Theatre, Capital Rep and Juliet, Humble Boy. Film/TV: I Can, I Will, in Albany (Superior Donuts), DC’s Studio Theatre, I Did, Freedom Fighter, The Factory, When The etc. MFA in Directing from Yale School of Drama. Night Falls, Departure, Jack the Ripper – An Cleopatra Backstage, a feature film about Ongoing Mystery. www.clairewarden.com regional theatre romance, which he wrote, KATE ALEXANDER (Director) is the Associate directed, and stars in, is making the festival Director of FST and the Founder of the FST rounds. Happy to be back here. Website:www. Theatre School. Ms. Alexander has directed georgetynancrowley.com numerous productions and premieres on the FST stages including Over The River And Through The Woods; Chapatti; Dancing Lessons; ARTIST PROFILES Becoming Dr. Ruth; Freud’s ple-award-winning scenic designers whose Last Session; Thurgood; theatrical work can be seen on regional stages South Beach Babylon; all over the U.S. They have also done industrial The Columnist; Talley’s design work with groups including The World Folly; Jericho; Next Fall; of Coke, and West Quoddy Head National Park The Savannah Disputation; Visitors Center. They were recently featured Ghost- Writer; Two Jews in American Theater Magazine’s Roll Call, 7 Walk into a War...; I Love You, You’re Perfect, theatrical people to watch. Past designs at FST Now Change; Sylvia; Shotgun; The Miamians; include Butler, Taking Shakespeare, Chapatti, Brooklyn Boy; The Exonerated; ; Proof; Lobby Inspired Lunacy, Dancing Lessons, Hairspray and Hero; and Ten Unknowns. Ms. Alexander has One Man, Two Guvnors. Isabel and Moriah are also been a resident actress for the past 20 resident scenic designers at Horizon Theatre, years. Some of her leading roles were seen in Artistic Associates at Theatrical Outfit and the plays: Edward Albee’s The Goat; Filumena; members of United Scenic Artists Local 829. ; Edward Albee’s ; GREGORY A. POPLYK (Costume Designer) an Edward Albee’s The Play About the Baby; Golda’s Emmy® nominated costume designer, is happy Balcony; and Taking Shakespeare. Ms. Alexander to return to FST as part of the creative team is the recipient of numerous acting, directing, for Outside Mullingar. His theatrical designs and public service awards, including FAER, She have been seen at regional theaters across the Knows Where She’s Going Award (Girls, Inc.), country, internationally, and on Broadway. The Woman of Light Award, National Council of Other venues he has designed for include New Jewish Women, The Woman of Power Award, York City Ballet, various companies, the the Sarasota County Arts Leadership Award, Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey and Disney Education Award, Sarasota Manatee Jewish on Ice. He is a member of the TDF Costume Federation, and most recently The Unity Award. Collection Advisory Committee, which presents She is also the co-author of The Animated Short, the Irene Sharaff Awards recognizing out- co-authored by Karen Sullivan, with a second standing contributions to the field of costume edition now available. design. ROY JOHNS (Stage Manager) is pleased to be RICHARD T. CHAMBLIN III (Lighting back for another season at FST. He has had an Designer) is a proud member of the United exciting and varied career both on stage and Scenic Artists Local IATSE 829. His New York and behind the scenes from Tokyo Disneyland to the Off Broadway credits include Forever Cunard: White House. Past credits at FST include One Queen Mary 2 Light Show in New York Harbor, Man, Two Guvnors, The Hound of the Basker- The Inn at Lake Devine, Story Pirates: Summer villes, Chapatti, Hairspray, and Taking Shake- Gala, Intimacy Idiot, Under the Radar Festival, speare. Henry VI, The Other Guy, This is NOT the Play, The MORIAH & ISABEL CURLEY-CLAY (Scenic Only Child, and from China. Richard Designers) Moriah and Isabel are multi- also works with several regional theaters which ARTIST PROFILES include: The Goodspeed, The Pittsburgh Public properties and Universal Studios Wizard- Theatre, Two Rivers Theatre Company, Asolo ing World of Harry Potter, and play and film Repertory Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre, and productions across Central Florida, from high Long Wharf Theatre. Richard is also the Senior school to community theaters, to professional Lighting Designer at Luce Group, an architectur- companies. Author of The Dialect Handbook. al, museum, and themed entertainment light- JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY (Playwright) is from ing design firm. Luce Group’s clients include the Bronx. He was thrown out of St. Helena’s The Smithsonian Institute, Sea World Parks and kindergarten. He was banned from St. Antho- Entertainment, and Universal Studios Orlando. ny’s hot lunch program for life. He was expelled JOE GOEPFRICH (Sound Designer) is the from Cardinal Spellman High School. He was Production Office Manager at Florida Studio placed on academic probation by New York Theatre. He is entering his third year with University and instructed to appear before a tri- the company and pleased to be working on bunal if he wished to return. When asked why this project. Other recent work he had been treated in this way by all these includes Becoming Dr. Ruth; Hound of the Bask- institutions, he burst into tears and said he had ervilles; Chapatti; and Butler. no idea. Then he went into the United States Marine Corps. He did fine. He’s still doing okay. GINNY KOPF (Dialect Coach) professor of theatre at Valencia College in Orlando, teaching voice and dialects. Also dialect coach for Disney

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(941) 366-9000 | floridastudiotheatre.org SEASON UNDERWRITERS GERRI AARON To me, FST is a great theater intimate theater, well-articulated and succinct. experience in the respect that I’ve seen plays in FST is important to me because I can usually and then seen the very same plays follow the dialog despite a hearing problem - here; they are just as good if not better. Richard almost invariably with great enjoyment. It’s the Hopkins is amazing; he continues to select plays perfect window to take in the contemporary that both confirm and challenge one’s beliefs. FST is scene. Favorites have been Kate Alexander in a Sarasota treasure that keeps getting better. Golda’s Balcony -superbly acted! And a comedy featuring Carolyn Michel playing the part of a dog GEORGIA COURT I love great theater and FST (interfering in a marriage) can’t remember title.... delivers that. FST is among the best theater but lots of good laughs. companies I have seen, but it is more than a theater company. It is an organization that recognizes it is DENNIS & GRACI MCGILLICUDDY FST is part of the greater community--and it reaches out important to us because we believe so strongly in to that community in positive, productive ways. the transformative power of the arts. For close to 30 Having FST so accessible adds to the joy of living in years now, we have been so fortunate to experience the fabulous arts community that is Sarasota. first-hand how that transformative power works its magic in the hands of an organization that is GULF COAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Together not only experienced and dedicated but so highly with its donors, Gulf Coast creatively invests in skilled in their craft. The values of the theater and unique cultural assets like Florida Studio Theatre. its leadership, as reflected in its mission, and as Gulf Coast is the philanthropic home of more than manifested in its work, whether it be on the main 600 families who have established charitable funds stage, in the cabaret, and in its education and there and together they have invested over $208 community outreach programs, are values that million in grants in the areas of arts and culture, we so strongly believe in. As a consequence, it is a health and human services, civic and economic privilege for us to be a part of, and supportive of development, education, and the environment. this great theater. Learn more about their bold and proactive philanthropy at GulfCoastCF.org. ANNE NETHERCOTT When asked to define giving, Anne said: “My mother used to say, ‘The best way ROBERT & BONNY ISRAELOFF Our favorite FST to find you is to lose yourself, by focusing on the story happened while attending a performance for needs of others rather than on oneself.’” So, giving the first time, many years ago and saying, “This is has always been an important family value, which theater! Do they have a season subscription?!” FST in childhood was reinforced by the community is thought provoking, Broadway worthy theater. experience of surviving The Depression. Anne is We believe FST is important because it enriches proud to be a supporter of FST. our community; helps make Sarasota what it is. This is why we have proudly contributed to past DOROTHY WALDRON I support FST for its diversity expansions; especially the new Gompertz Theatre of programming; Mainstage, Cabaret, Improv, complex, to aid FST’s mission in being ever more WRITE A PLAY children’s program, and VIP program accessible to the public. for special needs children. Also, there is summer camp and classes for adults; it is truly a wonderful ERNIE KRETZMER IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALISA community asset. KRETZMER I would describe FST as uncommonly COPRODUCERS DAVID & ELLEN FLATOW Sarasota is undeniably I co-produced from the first read-through to the cultural cornucopia of the state. Quality theatre rehearsals to opening night was both an adventure is an essential component of that culture. FST’s and an education. It is live professional theatre at artistic direction offers stimulating theatre that its best! ranges from the traditional to the contemporary and attracts theatergoers of diverse ages and JIM ROQUE - SUNTRUST PRIVATE WEALTH interests. We are gratified to be a part of an MANAGEMENT It is a pleasure to support the organization which continues to expand and wonderful work going on at Florida Studio Theatre grow artistically while providing a high level of and especially this marvelous play, Outside entertainment. Mullingar. ALFRED & JEAN GOLDSTEIN We knew when we THOMAS B. WILSON & PATRICK J. CRIMMINGS first met Richard and Kate, that FST was special. The diversity and vibrant performing arts offerings Which is why we have been supporters for many, were strong factors in choosing Sarasota for our many years; and although we are active in other retirement. We attended and supported the arts for community organizations, we support FST because years so when Sarasota became our home, FST was it is the ideal model of a vibrant, productive a natural transition. Florida Studio Theatre provides regional theatre. We are proud to be a part of its an intimate atmosphere where we can enjoy growth and continued success! theatre and get involved as well. We are hooked on FST. RUTH GORTON FST is truly a regional theatre that professionally produces the work of the playwright, SCENE MAGAZINE For fifty-nine years, SCENE including children through its WRITE A PLAY Magazine has proudly served as Sarasota- program. It is a joy to see school children try their Bradenton’s longest running community magazine. hands at playwriting and then to see their plays Every issue of SCENE celebrates the people produced on the FST stage. It is equally exciting to businesses and organizations that make Sarasota/ see plays produced by contemporary artists and it is Bradenton thrive and Florida Studio Theatre is one a thrill for me to sponsor these productions. of our brightest stars. From its quality productions, to its community outreach, to its staff and BARBARA LUPOFF FST has been a passion of supporters, its impact is huge and vitally important. mine for many years. The reason is very simple I hope you will join SCENE to ensure FST’s continued it is an organization that is creative, has a social growth and success. We encourage you to help in conscience, and stimulates my brain. On a personal any way you can. Ron & Julie Milton, Publishers level, watching the development of the first play

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