Disgraced Is Presented by Special Arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York
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FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE 2017-2018 SEASON ARTSTAGE STUDIO THEATRE • FORT MYERS RIVER DISTRICT ROBERT CACIOPPO, PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PRESENTS SPONSORED BY BRUCE AND JANET BUNCH STARRING ensemble member RACHEL BURTTRAM* and AMIR DARVISH* • MARY E. HODGES* • IMRAN SHEIKH* • GREGG WEINER* DIRECTED BY ensemble member V CRAIG HEIDENREICH SET DESIGNER COSTUME DESIGNER DENNIS C. MAULDEN*** ensemble member STEFANIE GENDA*** LIGHTING DESIGNER SOUND DESIGNER PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER ROB SILER JOHN KISELICA ensemble member AUDREY M. BROWN* Disgraced is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. DISGRACED was developed in part at the New Writers New Plays residency at Vineyard Arts Project (Ashley Melone, Founder and Artistic Director). DISGRACED had its World Premiere in January 2012 at American Theater Company, Chicago, Illinois (PJ Paparelli, Artistic Director). New York Premiere produced by Lincoln Center Theater, New York City, 2012. Original Broadway Production produced by The Araca Group, Lincoln Center Theater, Jenifer Evans, Amanda Watkins, Richard Winkler, Rodger Hess, Stephanie P. Mcclelland, Tulchin/Bartner Productions, Jessica Genick, Jonathan Reinis, Carl Levin/Ashley De Simone/TNTDynaMite Productions, Alden Bergson/Rachel Weinstein, Greenleaf Productions, Darren Deverna/Jere Harris, The Shubert Organization, and The David Merrick Arts Foundation. 2017-18 GRAND SEASON SPONSORS The Fred & Jean Allegretti Foundation • Naomi Bloom & Ron Wallace • Dinah Bloomhall • Jane & Bob Breisch • Alexandra Bremner • Janet & Bruce Bunch • Chippendale Audiology • Berne Davis • Mary & Hugh Denison Ellie Fox • David Fritz/Cruise Everything • Nancy & Jim Garfield • Vici and Russ Hamm John Madden • Joel Magyar • Noreen Raney • Linda Sebastian & Guy Almeling • Arthur M. Zupko 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 Culture. 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. CAST (in order of appearance) Emily.......................................................................................................RACHEL BURTTRAM*† Amir.................................................................................................................AMIR DARVISH*† Abe..................................................................................................................IMRAN SHEIKH*† Isaac..............................................................................................................GREGG WEINER*† Jory.............................................................................................................MARY E. HODGES*† TIME & PLACE All scenes take place in an apartment in New York City. The second scene is two weeks later. The third scene is three months later. The fourth scene is six months later. DISGRACED will be performed without an intermission. The video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever is strictly prohibited. Asst. Stage Managers: Caycelynn Hoddard • Miranda Paine Fight Choreographer: Greg Longenhagen† Asst. Costume Designer: Jacquelyn Loy Wardrobe Supervisor: Olivia Pedigo Lighting/Sound Board Operator: Katie Lowe Runcrew, U/S for Abe: Sean Rodrigo Royal ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT AYAD AKHTAR was born in New York City and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is the author of American Dervish, published in 25 languages worldwide and a 2012 Best Book of the Year at Kirkus Reviews, Toronto’s Globe and Mail, Shelf-Awareness, and O (Oprah) Magazine. He is also a playwright and screenwriter. His play Disgraced played at New York’s Lincoln Center Theater in 2012 and premiered at the Bush Theater in London in May 2013. Disgraced won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. His play The Invisible Hand was nominated for the ATCA/Steinberg Award and won Best New Work 2013 from the St. Louis Theater Critics Circle. As a screenwriter, he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay for The War Within. He has received commissions from Lincoln Center and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He is a graduate of Brown and Columbia Universities with degrees in Theater and Film Directing. SPECIAL THANKS Asolo Repertory Theatre • Mario’s Meat Market & Deli • Tim Vaughn Set Furnishings Provided by †Member of Florida Repertory Theatre’s Ensemble of Theatre Artists. See page 23 for the entire ensemble. * The Actors & Stage Manager *** employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. CREATIVE TEAM RACHEL BURTTRAM*† past producing credits include: Swimming In (Emily) has been a The Shallows, In The Company of Jane Doe, company member since It’s A Wonderful Life - Radio Play and the 2002, and has performed critically-acclaimed This Lingering Life & Seen/ in over 20 plays with By Everyone. AmirDarvish.com *SAG-AFTRA Florida Rep. Additionally, & AEA she has played the roles of Company Manager, MARY E. HODGES* Front of House Manager, (Jory) is delighted to be Director of Audience Development, and back at Florida Rep (Best Associate Director here at Florida Rep. Favorite of Enemies), and to be roles at the Florida Rep include: Outside working with V Craig Mullingar, Doublewide, Best of Enemies, Split and Rachel once again! in Three, Clybourne Park, Miracle on South She was last seen onstage Division Street, August: Osage County, Trying, in Crystal Skillman’s Doubt, Amy’s View (with Carol Lawrence). premier of The Test at ART/NY, in the lead Other Regional Theatre credits: Geva Theatre role (Ada), produced by Project Y. Mary Center, Actors Theatre of Louisville & the directed three projects this summer: Harlem9’s Humana New Play Festival, Riverside Theatre, celebrated 48-Hour Plays at The National Black The Kitchen Theatre, Hippodrome Theatre, Theatre, The Ballad O’ Nigg-O-Lee, Stacey Rose; City Equity Theatre, Barnstormers Theatre, New Perspective Theatre’s Short Play Lab Sex Gloucester Stage. NYC credits include: With Robots, Holly Hepp-Galvan; and Queens Actors Studio, Vital Theatre Company, NYC Theatre: The Park Plays GOAT, Ngozi Anyanwu International Fringe Festival. TV & Film: & RACE DAY, Don Nguyen. In New York City Bloodline, Emma’s Fine, Burn Notice, World Mary has performed at Here Art Space, EST, Traveler. National commercials. Rachel is New Federal Theatre, The Lark, Bric/Target a proud member of Actors’ Equity. She is Margin Theatre, Gideon Productions, Harlem married to actor Brendan Powers. Shakespeare Festival, Judith Shakespeare www.rachelburttram.com Company. Regionally she has worked at Berkeley Repertory, The National Black Theatre AMIR DARVISH* (Amir) Festival, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Long is ecstatic to be working Wharf, and The Berkshire Theatre Festival. on Disgraced with this Mary has a MFA in Acting from The University amazing creative team of Connecticut. at Florida Rep. A few New York Theatre credits IMRAN SHEIKH* (Abe) include Seen/By Everyone, Theatre: Disgraced This Lingering Life, I (Milwaukee Rep), Love Came To Look For You On Tuesday, The (*) Inn, Person (Park Square Taxi To Janna, and the critically-acclaimed Theatre), The Invisible Off-Broadway one-man show: Mercury about Hand (ACT/ Artists Freddie Mercury. He’s a 2010 NY Innovative Rep), I Like to Be Here Theatre Award recipient for Outstanding (New Ohio), The Myth Featured Actor in Psych and a 2009 NY MITF Project (Noor Theatre), Carousel of Progress Best Actor Nominee for Higher Education. (Queens Theatre), Brahman/i (Crowded Some Film and TV credits include Shades of Fire), Disconnect (San Jose Rep), The Girl with Blue, The Blacklist, Michael J. Fox Show, Person Her Hands in the Sand & Radio Mara Mara of Interest, Damages, The Daily Show, Bar (FringeNYC), Chaos Theory (Crossroads Karma, Running Wilde, Love Magical, Month Theatre), Breaking Philip Glass (Planet to Month and the soon to be released feature Connections), Why We Left Brooklyn (Blue film Moon River, amongst others. In addition, Coyote). Workshops: Geva Theatre, Silk Road Amir is an Artistic Associate and Co-Producer Rising, The Araca Group, Arizona Theatre with Cake Productions and Co-Founder, Co., Ensemble Studio Theatre, Naked Angels, Creator & Producer of Five On A Match. His Cherry Lane Theatre. Television: Guy Code CREATIVE TEAM (MTV, Comedy Central), Blue Bloods (CBS), Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. She was the Pair of Normals, The Big Dogs. Film: Priceless, American Equity SM for the Royal Shakespeare Origin of Fantasy, R & J. Member: New York Company for Davidson College residencies. Madness Acting Company, Articulate Theatre She has also worked with The Shakespeare Co. Special thanks to Bob, V, cast and crew! Theatre inW ashington, DC and Dallas Theatre Follow @imransheikhinfo Center. A member of AEA since 1991, Audrey lives in Charlotte with her husband, GREGG WEINER* (Isaac) Graham Smith. is thrilled to return to Florida Repertory STEFANIE GENDA***† (Costume Designer) Theatre after his debut Florida Rep: Best of Enemies, Twelve Angry in Doublewide. Prior Men, The Unexpected Guest, One Slight Hitch, regional theatre credits: Clybourne Park, Alone Together. Regional Shining City, Dumb Theater Credits: Crossing