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Mainstage Playbill Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time A play by Simon Stephens. Based on the novel by Mark Haddon. CAST Christopher .....................................................................Alexander Stuart Siobhan .................................................................................Ashton Heyl* Ed ............................................................................................Todd Licea* Judy ................................................................................Rachel Moulton* Voice 1 (Mrs. Shears & Others) ..................................................Liz Power* Voice 2 (Roger Shears & Others) ......................................... Alex Teicheira* Voice 3 (Policeman & Others) ............................................Michael J. Berry Voice 4 (Rev. Peters & Others) ..............................................Sam Mossler* Voice 5 (No. 40 & Others)/Fight Captain .....................Brooke Tyler Benson Voice 6 (Mrs. Alexander & Others) ............................Ann Gundersheimer* Directed by: Richard Hopkins Scenic Designer Costume Designer Lighting Designer Isabel & Moriah Curley-Clay Kimberly Matela Thom Beaulieu Sound Designer Projection Designer Movement Director Fight Director Thomas Korp Bobby Johnston Sunny Hitt Dan Granke Stage Manager: Roy Johns* Season Underwriters Gerri Aaron, Gaele Barthold, Cookie Boudreaux & Dennis Hassell, Ed & Judy Christian, Georgia Court, Shirley Fein, Sydney Goldstein, Wendy & Bob Grady, Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Robert & Bonny Israeloff, Ernie Kretzmer in loving memory of Alisa Kretzmer, Dennis & Graci McGillicuddy, Patrick & Mary Mulva, Anne H.S. Nethercott, Muriel O’Neil Fund for the Performing Arts of Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Gail & Skip Sack, Dorothy Waldron Co-Producers Willa & Bob Bernhard, Joan & Larry Castellani, Carol Gilbert & Matty Matheson, Ron & Shirley Gossett, Ben & Judith Handelman, Valerie Joels, Elaine M. Keating, Virginia Lipton, Barbara Lupoff, Alan & Lois Schottenstein, Sallie Carter Tyler, SRQ Media Group, FST Artistic Endowment THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME was first presented by the National Theatre, London at the Cottesloe Theatre on August 2nd 2012 and transferred to the Gielgud Theatre, West End, London on March 12th 2013. The Play opened in the USA at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on October 5th 2014. This Play is presented by kind permission of Warner Bros. Entertainment. THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. The video or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited. * Denotes member Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. ARTIST PROFILES ALEXANDER STUART RACHEL MOULTON (Judy) (Christopher) is honored to Curious Incident marks be making his FST debut! Rachel’s eighth production He was recently seen at FST. Previously: George playing Christopher in Brant’s one-woman show Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Grounded (2017 Handy Award acclaimed production of for Best Actress), Heisenberg, Curious Incident this past Honor Killing (World fall, making him the second Premiere), Alabama Story, autistic actor to play the role. Chicago Credits: The Columnist (Regional Premiere), The God of Isaac, Citadel Theatre Company, Interrobang Theatre and Jericho (NNPN Rolling World Premiere). Off- Project, and RhinoFest 2018. A proud graduate of Broadway/New York: In a Tilted Place (IRT), Sex Tips Columbia College Chicago (‘17), university credits For Straight Women from a Gay Man (777 Theatre), include The Tempest, Doctor Faustus, Mud, Peter Philip Goes Forth (The Mint) and as Zelda Fitzgerald Pan, Bent, Superheroes in Love, and As You Like It. in This Side of Paradise (St.Clements). Regional: ASHTON HEYL (Siobhan) The Book Club Play (Virginia Stage Company), One FST debut. Recent credits Slight Hitch (Florida Repertory Theatre), Black include: Pride & Prejudice Comedy and RENT (Pioneer Theatre Company), (Pittsburgh Public Theater), My Fair Lady (JW Engeman Theatre), Midsummer Gretchen in Boeing Boeing (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival), Finding (Gulfshore Playhouse & New Nemo: The Musical (WDW). Several commercials, Theatre), Ruth in The Norman most notably as the spokesperson for Office Depot. Conquests (Northern Stage, Training: Graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy Dorset Theatre Festival, & and Syracuse University, B.F.A. rachelmoulton.com Weston Playhouse); Emma in After the Revolution LIZ POWER (Voice 1 - (Baltimore Center Stage); Ana in The Book Club Play Mrs. Shears & Others) was (Virginia Stage Company). At YSD: Hedda in Hedda previously seen at FST in Gabler, Sunday in the Park with George, and Fen. The Prima Donnettes, By MFA: Yale School of Drama. Proud AEA member. Gershwin, Reel Music, and TODD LICEA (Ed) Previous Dancing in the Street. Credits FST productions: Doublewide include Eva Peron in Evita and Stalking The Boogeyman. (European Tour & regional Other credits include: Sam’s productions), Lucy in Jekyll Romance (Off-Broadwayand Hyde (Nat’l Tour), Grace u/s in Annie (Nat’l Actors Temple Theatre), Tour/Madison Square Garden), Ellen in Miss Saigon, The Seagull (Access Theatre Reno in Anything Goes, Adelaide in Guys and Dolls, NYC), The Third Policeman Louise in Gypsy, Grizabella in Cats, Carrie in Carousel (LaMaMa) Glengarry Glen and Liz in The Philadelphia Story. Musical Theatre Ross (Merrimack Rep.) All BFA - Syracuse University. Liz also teaches private The Kings Men (Intiman Theatre), A Christmas voice lessons in Lakewood Ranch, FL. lizpower.com Carol (ACT), The Tempest (Seattle Shakespeare ALEX TEICHEIRA (Voice 2 Co.), A Confederacy Of Dunces, (Book-It Repertory - Roger Shears & Others) is Theatre) Dracula (Empty Space Theatre). His grateful to return to the Florida voice work can also be heard on the video game Studio Theatre after playing series Halo and the audiobook Over The End Line. Pablo in FST’s production of Native Gardens last season. Previous theatre credits: Signature Theatre, California Shakespeare Theater, Theatre ARTIST PROFILES Rhinoceros, Sixth Street Playhouse, Yale Rep, Elm Florida ever since. Recent Regional credits include Shakes, Long Wharf, Yale Cabaret, Baryshnikov Arts Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley (American Center, Access Theatre, Soho Rep and The Flea Theater. Stage), Incognito (Urbanite Theatre), The Lion, The TV: Blacklist: Redemption, and Alexander the Great Witch and The Wardrobe, Constellations (U/S), Deck on The History Channel. MFA: Yale School of Drama. The Halls (Florida Studio Theatre). btylerbenson.com MICHAEL J. BERRY (Voice ANN GUNDERSHEIMER 3 - Policeman & Others) (Voice 6 - Mrs. Alexander National Tour: Monty Python’s & others) Ann is thrilled to Spamalot. Regional: Bullets be making her debut in a Over Broadway (Resident Mainstage production at FST. Theatre Company), The A transplant to Sarasota from Sunshine Boys (Judson Philadelphia, she gained her Theatre), Some People MFA in Theatre at Wayne State Hear Thunder (Capital University, taught Theatre Rep), Huzzah!, Plano, Poster Boy, Orpheus in The at Temple University and has been seen on many Berkshires (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Fiddler stages in and around Philly and Sarasota. The Lyons on the Roof, The Wizard Of Oz (Cortland Rep), (Rita), Last Lists of My Mad Mother (Dot), The Vagina Tartuffe (Two Headed Rep), and Sound Asleep Monologues, Uncle Vanya (Marina), The Busy World (Potomac Theatre). London: Romeo and Juliet, is Hushed (Hannah), The Waverly Gallery (Ellen), A Richard II, The Provoked Wife (Linbury Studio). Fair Country (Patrice), The Children’s Hour (Amelia), Film: Monday Morning, and the upcoming indie Endgame (Nell), A Perfect Ganesh (Katherine). film, Milkwater. BFA Boston University, MFA Proud member of Actor’s Equity Association. London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. RICHARD HOPKINS (Director and Producing SAM MOSSLER (Voice 4 - Rev. Artistic Director) Mr. Hopkins is the Producing Artistic Peters & Others) Returns to Director of Florida Studio Theatre. Mr. Hopkins has the FST stage after last year’s fostered the development of FST’s Mainstage and productions of How to Use a Cabaret productions. His many directing Mainstage Knife and Other People’s Money. credits include: Honor Killing, Inspired Lunacy, The Other Credits: The Philadelphia Best of Enemies, Next to Normal, Race, Ruined, The Story (Sandy Lord), Laughter 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Boleros on the 23rd Floor (Ira Stone), for the Disenchanted, Permanent Collection, and The Threepenny Opera (Money Metamorphoses, among numerous other plays. Matt), Twelfth Night (Toby Belch), The Owl and Mr. Hopkins led the development of FST’s Cabaret the Pussycat (Felix). As a writer, Sam has been productions of Piano Men, The Prima Donnettes, produced in New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta. His Too Darn Hot, and By Gershwin. Mr. Hopkins also screenplay, Og’s Utopia, was a semi-finalist at the serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Florida Austin Film Festival. Sam is also very proud to be a Studio Theatre. This includes overseeing the creation Teaching Artist at the FST School. sammossler.com and implementation of all FST programming, including Mainstage, Cabaret, Stage III, New Play BROOKE TYLER BENSON Development, Education, and Touring. Since his