Cabaret Playbill Richard Hopkins, Producing Artistic Director

Brandyn Day and Dan Faber. 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. MACK THE KNIFE: THE BOBBY DARIN SONGBOOK by Richard Hopkins, Rebecca Hopkins, and Catherine Randazzo Arrangements by Jim Prosser CAST BRANDYN DAY DAN FABER BAND ANDREW DEEB...... Drums JIM PROSSER...... Piano ZOE SPEAS...... Bass Music Director Costume Designer DARREN SERVER ADRIENNE WEBBER Lighting Designer Sound Designer THOM BEAULIEU THOM KORP Sound and Light Board Operator ADDISON POWERS Directed by CATHERINE RANDAZZO Season Underwriters Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Georgia Court, Dennis and Graci McGillicuddy, Anne H.S. Nethercott, Dorothy Waldron, and The Woman’s Exchange Inc.

Co-Producer SCENE Magazine, and Tom Wilson & Patrick Crimmings

Mack the Knife will be performed The taking of photographs and in two acts with one 15-minute the use of recording devices is intermission. strictly prohibited.

Florida Studio Theatre is a Constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the American Theatre. ARTIST PROFILES BRANDYN DAY Based in Motor Inn (MM Theatre); On The Uptown 2 Express Manhattan, Brandyn is back Train. Florida Credits include: Teenage Dick (FST); down south for another and Rumplestiltskin (FST). He is also a member of FST production! NYC FST Improv. Andrew is thrilled to be back at FST credits: The Pokémusical performing in Mack the Knife. Proud member (Meowth); Madagascar - of AEA. The TYA Musical (Alex the JIM PROSSER (Piano/ Lion). Recent Regional Credits: Million Dollar Arrangements) This season Quartet (Jerry Lee) at FST; Million Dollar Quartet marks Jim’s 23rd season (Jerry Lee) at Zach Theatre; Billy Elliot (Tony) at as resident pianist in FST’s the Gateway Playhouse; Saturday Night Fever Cabaret, where he has (Frank Jr) at Ogunquit Playhouse; The Little Dog arranged and co-developed Laughed (Alex) at The Cleveland Playhouse; and many shows including: Les Misérables (Feuily) at Great Lakes Theatre. ‘15 Dancing In The Street, By Gershwin, European Baldwin Wallace University Music Theatre alum. Cabaret, That’s Life Again, British Invasion, Too Writer and co-host of Spacehead Productions’ Darn Hot, and last season’s production of Older Facebook Live comedy series: Two Outta Shape Than Dirt. He has also served as composer/ White Guys. @bdayactor. music director for FST’s Education department, DAN FABER FST Debut! writing numerous scores for children’s shows International Tour: In The such as Androcles and the Lion, RAP-Punzel, Mood (Vocal Captain). The Velveteen Rabbit, and the WRITE A PLAY National Tour: Cirque elementary tours. Jim is also a music director Dreams Holidaze (Principal for FST Improv, for which he has played many Vocalist). Regional Tours: shows including the improvised musical Joseph (Pharaoh); Hello, When X Meets Y. Dolly! (Waiter/Cornelius u/s) Texas Family ZOE SPEAS (Bass) is proud Musicals. Horseshoe Roundup (Diamond Jim) and honored to make her Tokyo Disneyland. NYC: Annie Warbucks (FDR) Florida Studio Theatre Signature Theatre; That Was Then (Joe) Hudson debut. Zoe is a NYC-based Guild Theatre. Regional: A Fireside Christmas writer, actor, and musician (Principal Vocalist) Fireside Theatre; Show with a strong classical Boat (Dance Troupe/Ens.) Schubert Boston; theatre/ Shakespearean Grease (Kenickie), Hairspray (Fender/Corny background. International: Ensemble member, u/s) STONC. BM University of Delaware 2012. The Dylathon (Welsh Theatre Company with Sir www.danfaber.net - @faberade Ian McKellan). NYC: Dudard, Rhinoceros; Helena, ANDREW DEEB (Drums) Midsummer (Onomatopoeia Theatre). Regional: Born in St. Petersburg, Juliet, Romeo and Juliet; Katherine, Henry FL, graduated from The V; Gwendolen, Importance of Being Earnest American Academy of (American Shakespeare Center); and Judith, Dramatic Arts NY. Credits Equivocation (Virginia Repertory Theatre). include: The Hot L Baltimore @zvspeas (MM Theatre); The Wayside ARTIST PROFILES CATHERINE RANDAZZO (Director and him. Follow Darren on his family’s website: Developer) is thrilled to work with the www.thegrandstooges.com. talented team of Mack the Knife. She directed ADDISON POWERS (Sound and Light Board FST’s Winter Cabarets Piano Men; Gypsies, Operator) is a stage management intern and Tramps, and Thieves; and Yesterday: A Tribute a recent addition to the FST intern program. to the British Invasion. Catherine calls Sarasota She graduated in May, Class of 2017 from her artistic home. She has appeared in plays, Roger Williams University in Rhode Island. musicals, cabarets, new play readings, voice She majored in theatre with a focus in overs, commercials, fund raisers, and toured technology and design. Some of her most in national and international productions. She recent productions include Roar! The Music of is the recipient and nominee of various awards the 1920s and Beyond; The Blue Eyed Bettys; for education, national arts awards, and local The Jersey Tenors; Peter and the Starcatcher; performance awards including “Best Actress in and Deadman’s Cellphone. a Musical” for her performance as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl. Other favorite performances ADRIENNE WEBBER (Costume Designer) include Forbidden Broadway, Cats, The Rocky is the current Florida Studio Theatre Costume Horror Show, and The Full Monty to name a Shop Manager. She has designed and few. Most recently she appeared as Eve in coordinated costumes for The Barter Theatre, FST’s Mainstage production of Rich Girl. She The Barter Players, Chautauqua Opera, FSU was named “Sarasota’s Funniest People” for MFA film and video program, FSU MFA acting her comedic styles seen in Sarasota’s original program, Asolo Children’s tour program, political comedy group, License to Bash, which Sarasota Players and Anna Maria Island was a part of FST’s Cabaret Fringe Festival in Players. Her most recent designs were The 1996. As Associate Artist, Catherine serves Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey and as Literary Manager, in-residence director, Grounded. She is happy to be back in Sarasota teaching artist, and professional actor. with her new FST family. Catherine is a graduate of Otterbein University THOM BEAULIEU (Lighting Designer) is an in Ohio with a BFA in performance, and she is award-winning lighting and sound designer. a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. His work has been experienced throughout the eastern US including Gypsies, Tramps & DARREN SERVER (Musical Director)is Thieves, brownsville song (b-side for tray), proud to be back at FST for his third season. Older than Dirt, and Burt & Me (Florida Studio Last season he music directed: Million Dollar Theatre); The Waltz, Godspell, Carrie: the Quartet; Piano Men; Older Than Dirt; and Musical, and Cabaret (The Winnipesaukee Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves. Also last season, Playhouse); A Chorus Line, Floyd Collins, at the Asolo Repertory Theatre, he music Sweet Charity, and Singin’ in the Rain (Aurora directed, composed, and arranged the music Theatre). He holds a BFA in Drama from for Ah, Wilderness! and The Drunken City. This Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Drama, season he music directed Oedipus. Interesting and a MS in Physics. fact: Darren’s grandfather is “Curly” Howard of The Three Stooges and his great-uncles THOM KORP (Sound Designer) a former FST are Moe and Shemp Howard. This has always intern, is excited to be entering his second been a source of pride and inspiration for season as staff. Sound design credits include ARTIST PROFILES Burt & Me; The Absolute Brightness of Leonard excellence in creativity, philanthropy, advocacy, Pelkey; The Columnist; Talley’s Folley; A Chorus and all elements that are keys to future growth Line; Spamalot; and The West Side Waltz. Mixing of the arts in Sarasota. Credits: Next to Normal; Das Barbecu; Smokey RICHARD HOPKINS (Developer) Mr. Hopkins Joe’s Café; The World Goes Round; Tango: Buenos is the Producing Artistic Director of Florida Aires; We Will Rock You; Sound engineer with Studio Theatre. Mr. Hopkins has fostered the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines 2014 – 2016. development of FST’s Mainstage and Cabaret REBECCA HOPKINS (Developer) has been productions. His many directing Mainstage actively involved in development of FST’s credits include: Inspired Lunacy, The Best of Cabaret productions since her arrival in 1998. Enemies, Next to Normal, Race, Ruined, The 25th In addition to being part of the development Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Boleros for team of Mack The Knife, this season she the Disenchanted, Permanent Collection, and is the lead developer on Blue Suede Shoes Metamorphoses, among numerous other plays. and co-developer of Shakespeare’s Greatest Mr. Hopkins led the development of FST’s Hits. Previously she was the lead developer Cabaret productions of Piano Men, The Prima on Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves, Yesterday, Donnettes, Too Darn Hot, and By Gershwin. American Pie, and Poems, Prayers, and Promises. Mr. Hopkins also serves as the Chief Executive She has been the head writer on all five Officer of Florida Studio Theatre. This includes Laughing Matters shows. Some of her favorite overseeing the creation and implementation shows she helped develop include: The Prima of all FST programming, including Mainstage, Donnettes; That’s Life; The Wanderers; My One Cabaret, Stage III, New Play Development, and Only Gershwin; Hot and Cole; Shakespeare’s Education, and Touring. Since his arrival at FST Greatest Hits; The British Invasion; The Flip Side; in 1980, Mr. Hopkins has guided the theatre and Outlaws and Angels. In addition, she is from a small touring company to a nationally the founder and producer of FST Improv and recognized regional theatre which impacts the Sarasota Improv Festival. Mrs. Hopkins over 200,000 adults and children annually. He serves as Managing Director for Florida Studio created the New Play Development Program, Theatre, and as such, is the Chief Operations The Cabaret Series, FST’s award-winning Officer. Mrs. Hopkins is responsible for oversight WRITE A PLAY Program, and has directed the of FST’s Administration, including the Business design and renovation of all FST’s theatres. Office, Development, Marketing, Box Office, Mr. Hopkins is the recipient of numerous Front of House, Restaurant, Budgeting, and awards, including the Arts Leadership Award maintaining the overall quality of FST’s internal from the Sarasota Arts Council, the Richard management. Nationally, Mrs. Hopkins is G. Fallon Award for Artistic Excellence from President of the National New Play Network the Florida Professional Theatres Association, and serves on the Executive Board for the and the 2012 Cultural Champion Award from League of Resident Theatres, and on the Board the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota of Theatre Communications Group. In 2012, the County. In 2016, Mr. Hopkins was awarded Arts & Cultural Alliance awarded Mrs. Hopkins the Luminaire Award, honoring excellence the Cultural Champion Award in recognition of in creativity, philanthropy, advocacy, and all her many years of accomplishment and growth elements that are keys to future growth of the with Florida Studio Theatre. In 2016, Mrs. arts in Sarasota. Hopkins was awarded the Luminaire Award, honoring SEASON UNDERWRITERS GULF COAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION work, whether it be on the Mainstage, in the Together with our donors, Gulf Coast Community Cabaret, in its education and community outreach Foundation transforms our region through bold programs: these are values that we so strongly and proactive philanthropy. Gulf Coast is a public believe in. As a consequence, it is a privilege charity that was created in 1995 through the for us to be a part of, and supportive of this sale of the Venice Hospital. Since then, we have great theater. become the philanthropic home of more than 650 ANNE H.S. NETHERCOTT When asked to families who have established charitable funds define giving, Anne said: “My mother used to here, and we have invested over $250 million in say, The best way to find you is to lose yourself, grants in the areas of health and human services, by focusing on the needs of others rather than on civic and economic development, education, arts oneself.” So, giving has always been an important and culture, and the environment. Learn more at family value, which in childhood was reinforced GulfCoastCF.org by the community experience of surviving the GEORGIA COURT I love great theatre and FST Depression. Anne is proud to be a supporter of FST. delivers that. FST is among the best theatre DOROTHY WALDRON I support FST for its companies I have seen, but it is more than a theatre diversity of programming: Mainstage, Cabaret, company. 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BOARD OF TRUSTEES COMMUNITY RESOURCE GROUP President...... Dennis McGillicuddy Jan Coleman Valerie Joels Vice-President...... Richard Hopkins Larry Coleman Marie Kropp Secretary/Treasurer...... Tom Hayes Maddy Freshwater Frank Malickson Trustee...... Gaele Barthold Sy Goldblatt Graci McGillicuddy Trustee...... Carol Poteat Buchanan Sydney Goldstein Dick Nimtz Trustee...... Georgia Court Jim Goldman Ina Schnell Trustee...... Patricia Courtois Sandy Goldman Alan Schottenstein Trustee...... Jeff Hotchkiss Robert Grady Lois Schottenstein Trustee...... Barbara Lupoff Wendy Grady Lois Stulberg Trustee...... Jennifer Michell­ Robert Israeloff Charlie Ann Syprett Trustee...... Chief Judge Charles E. Williams­ Bonny Israeloff Martin Taffel EXECUTIVE STAFF Producing Artistic Director...... Richard Hopkins AUDIENCE ENRICHMENT GROUP Managing Director...... Rebecca Hopkins Hon. Larry L. Eger Dr. Eddy Regnier Trevor Harvey Ina Schnell ARTISTIC STAFF Director of Artistic Operations...... Greg London The Jewish Federationof Commisioner Willie Associate Director at Large...... Kate Alexander Sarasota-Manatee Charles Shaw Casting/Hiring Coordinator...... James Ashford Gilbert King Howard Tevlowitz Resident Pianist...... Jim Prosser Michele D. Redwine Chief Judge Charles E.Wil- Associate Artist...... Jason Cannon liams Associate Artist...... Catherine Randazzo OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE Director of Improvisation...... Will Luera House Counsel...... John Patterson Assistant to the Artistic Director...... Doris Iemolo Facility Custodian...... Carlos De Oliveira PRODUCTION STAFF ...... Confidence Cleaning Company Production Manager...... Bruce Price Caretaker...... Doctor Nik Mainstage Stage Manager...... Roy Johns Technical Director...... Mike Schwent INTERN PROGRAM Costume Shop Manager...... Adrienne Webber Acting Apprentice...... Brooke Benson Sound Supervisor...... Thom Korp Acting Apprentice...... Erin Bradford Props/Paint Supervisor...... Kristine Kreutzer Acting Apprentice...... Carey Blackburn ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Acting Apprentice...... Randy Boyd IT Manager...... Lee Schlosser Acting Apprentice...... Davion Brown Business Manager...... Carmen Gonzalez Acting Apprentice...... Jon DeVries Business Office Associate...... David Wallace Acting Apprentice...... Eileen Doan Bus. Office Admin Asst...... Bart Dolce Acting Apprentice...... Michael Fraser Asst. to the Managing Dir...... Phyllis Silverman Acting Apprentice...... Ryan Friedman Facilities Manager...... Joseph Goepfrich Acting Apprentice...... Kihresha Redmond Facilities Technician...... Mark Quackenbush Acting Apprentice...... Brianna Roche General Manager...... Jill Zakrzewski Acting Apprentice...... J Vance Events Coord/Gen Mgmt Asst...... Christina Charlotte Artistic/Co. Mgmt Intern...... Katie Noyes Company Manager...... Luke Johnson Company Management Intern...... Dianna Burgos Marketing Director...... Becca Jennings Development Intern...... Amanda Moths Public Relations Associate...... Nicole Clayton Directing Intern...... Meg Gilbert Marketing Associate...... Alexandria Hill Education & Outreach Intern...... Maclain Hardin Director of Indiv. Giving...... Melody Mora-Shihadeh Development Associate...... Samus Haddad Literary/Playwriting Intern...... Alexander Hehr Box Office Manager...... Kelsey Wehde Literary Intern...... Mary Donofrio Asst. Box Office Manager...... Gigi Delpero Literary Intern...... Lydia Baxter Asst. Box Office Manager...... Katelyn McKelley Literary Intern...... Jordan Orlando Asst. Box Office Manager...... Noah Scheibmeir Literary Intern...... Melanie Slusar Restaurant Manager...... Tom Curry Prod./Carpentry Intern...... Marco Acosta Restaurant Manager...... Karen Kraster Prod./Costume Intern...... Shaye Hurst Restaurant Manager...... Josh Rodoski Prod./Lighting Intern...... Bryce Benson Receptionist/ Volunteer Coord...... Joan O’Dowd Prod./Scenic Intern...... Dow Zabolio EDUCATION & TOURS Prod./Sound Intern...... Jonathan Baker Director of Children’s Theatre...... Caroline Kaiser Production Management Intern...... Kristina Ramos Director of Education...... Christine Hopkins Stage Management Intern...... Kelsey Peavyhouse Education Administrator...... Pamela Smith Stage Management Intern...... Sarah Levett Teaching Artist/YPF Coordinator...... Adam Ratner Stage Management Intern...... Tanner Lias Education Group Sales Assoc...... Hannah Bagnall Stage Management Intern...... Addison Powers Teaching Artist...... Denee Lortz Stage Management Intern...... Jynelly Rosario 941.366.9000 1241 North Palm Avenue • Downtown Sarasota, FL 34236 www.floridastudiotheatre.org • [email protected]