The 25 Th Annual Putnam County Spelling

FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE 2016-2017 SEASON HISTORIC ARCADE THEATRE • FORT MYERS RIVER DISTRICT ROBERT CACIOPPO, PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PRESENTS

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SPONSORED BY SAM GALLOWAY FORD MEDIA SPONSOR: FLORIDA WEEKLY STARRING ensemble member BRENDAN POWERS* and ANNE CHAMBERLAIN* • DEON’TE GOODMAN • CASSANDRA HLONG • LAURA HODOS* KATRINA MICHAELS • T.J. WAGNER* • BRUCE WARREN* • EVAN ZIMMERMAN*

DIRECTED BY JASON PARRISH, ensemble member MUSICAL DIRECTOR VICTORIA CASELLA CHOREOGRAPHER JENNIFER BYRNE SET DESIGNER COSTUME DESIGNER LIGHTING DESIGNER MIKE WINKELMAN*** DINA PEREZ*** TYLER M. PERRY*** SOUND DESIGNER SOUND ENGINEER PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER JOHN KISELICA JOSH SCHACHT AMY L. MASSRI* ensemble member ASST. COSTUME DESIGNER ASST. SOUND DESIGNER ASST. STAGE MANAGER KIM GRIFFIN RHIAN FRANCHEBOIS RACHAEL BECHTEL THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com 2016-17 GRAND SEASON SPONSORS

The Fred & Jean Allegretti Foundation • Naomi Bloom & Ron Wallace • Dinah Bloomhall • Alexandra Bremner Bruce & Janet Bunch • Gholi & Georgia Darehshori • Mary & Hugh Denison • Ellie Fox • David Fritz/Cruise Everything Dr. & Mrs. Mark & Lynne Gorovoy • John Madden • Sue & Jack Rogers • Arthur 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) Rona Lisa Perretti...... LAURA HODOS*† Chip Tolentino...... EVAN ZIMMERMAN*† Logainne Schwartzandgrubenniere...... KATRINA MICHAELS*† Leaf Coneybear...... T.J. WAGNER*† William Barfée...... BRUCE WARREN*† Marcy Park...... CASSANDRA HLONG*† Olive Ostrovsky...... ANNE CHAMBERLAIN*† Vice Principal Douglas Panch...... BRENDAN POWERS*† Mitch Mahoney...... DEON’TE GOODMAN*† MUSICIANS Keyboard...... VICTORIA CASELLA*† 2nd Keyboard...... ROSALIND METCALF*† Reeds...... MATTHEW PODELL*† Percussion...... HUNTER BROWN*† † * TIME & PLACE A high school gymnasium. The present. THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE will be performed with one 15-minute intermission. The video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever is strictly prohibited.

SONG LIST ACT ONE The Twenty-Fifth Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee...... The Company The Rules...... Panch and Spellers My Favorite Moment of the Bee...... Rona My Friend, The Dictionary...... Olive and Company Pandemonium...... Panch, Chip, Mitch, and Spellers I’m Not That Smart...... Leaf Magic Foot...... Barfée and Company Pandemonium (Reprise)...... Mitch, Chip, and Company My Favorite Moment of the Bee (Reprise)...... Rona Prayer of the Comfort Counselor...... Mitch and Company ACT TWO Chip’s Lament...... Chip Woe is Me...... Logainne, Carl, Dan, and Company Spelling Montage...... Panch and Spellers I’m Not That Smart (Reprise)...... Leaf I Speak Six Languages...... Marcy and Company The I Love You Song...... Olive and Olive’s Parents Woe is Me (Reprise)...... Logainne, Mitch, and Company My Favorite Moment of the Bee (Reprise)...... Rona Second...... Barfée, Olive, Rona, and Company Finale...... Company

†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 ANNE CHAMBERLAIN* exhilarating spelling bee train. Dedicated to Chevy (Olive Ostrovsky) is so excited Martinez, the real Marcy Park; to Anthony Obnial, to get to work with Florida for your one-of-a-kind-direction and jesus-reading Rep for the first time and that landed me the job. @cass9823 proudly Chinese on this beautiful show! and Montagnard. Spread love, live gratitude, play Recent credits include: too much. Carrie in Carrie: the Musical (Slow Burn Theatre), LAURA HODOS* (Rona Athena in Rock Odyssey Lisa Peretti) is thrilled to (Adrienne Arsht Center), Olive in The 25th Annual be appearing at Florida Putnam County Spelling Bee (Broward Center for Repertory Theatre! She’s the the Performing Arts), Kathleen in Ragtime (Actors 2016 Silver Palm award- Playhouse), Josephine/Monica in Romance/Romance winner for her work in (Strauss Theatre), Natalie in Next to Normal (Slow The Toxic Avenger (Actors’ Burn Theatre), and Cinderella in Into the Woods. Playhouse), Romance/ (Strauss Theatre). Anne is originally from Miami Romance (Slow Burn and happy to come home to Florida during some of Theatre Company), The Will Rogers Follies (Maltz the coldest winter months in New York. She holds Jupiter Theatre), A Minister’s Wife (GableStage), and a BFA from the New World School of the Arts. 1776 (Palm Beach Dramaworks). Laura is also the Much thanks to Jason and Bob for this wonderful winner of the Miami New Times Critic’s Choice for opportunity and also to my incredibly loving and Best Supporting Actress of 2016, a BroadwayWorld supportive parents. Jer. 29:11 Best Actress in a Musical award for her protrayal of www.annechamberlain.com John Adams in Mad Cow Theatre’s all-female 1776, and a six-time Carbonell Award nominee. Laura DEON’TE GOODMAN (Mitch has written and performed nine solo cabarets, the Mahoney) has spent the past latest of which, JULIE AND MARY AND ETHEL year working professionally AND BABS, performed to sold out houses in Maine, both in California and New North Carolina, and Florida. She’s been a soloist York City and is excited to with the Orlando Philharmonic, the Jacksonville begin his work with Florida Symphony, the Sarasota Orchestra, and the Klezmer Repertory Theatre. His most Company Jazz Orchestra, and she is delighted to have recent accomplishments shared the stage with Tituss Burgess, Laura Osnes, include his work with Jeremy Jordan, Faith Prince, Davis Gaines, Maureen Stephen Schwartz in a workshop of The Prince of McGovern, Shelley Burch, Andrea McArdle, Egypt and the success of his one-man show, PSA, Jason Robert Brown, and Donna Murphy, and has which he performed in California. Other credits performed at Radio City Music Hall and Lincoln include: The Dryer/Bus (Caroline, or Change), Center. Laura is often seen in plays and musical George (Stop Kiss), Tom Collins (RENT), Black theatre around the country, as well as being the voice Dude (The Toxic Avenger), Featured Soloist (The Lost of the International Flower and Garden Festival and Colony), and Hans (Cabaret). He has also landed Starlight Holidays at Disney World. Proud member principle roles in many operas, including Mozart’s of AEA. www.LauraHodos.com Le Nozze di Figaro, Philip Glass’ Galileo Galilei, and Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors. Deon’te holds KATRINA MICHAELS a BM in Classical Voice from the University of North (Logainne Carolina at Greensboro. Schwartzandgrubenniere) is utterly thrilled to be CASSANDRA HLONG (Marcy returning home to Florida Park) is incredibly humbled Rep after playing Ruth in to join the Florida Rep Tribes in 2014. She recently family with her Florida Rep starred as Molly Aster in debut! A North Carolina Orlando Shakespeare’s native, she holds a B.A. in Peter and the Starcatcher, a show she will shortly be Dance, from the University returning to at the Eagle Theatre in NJ. Other credits of North Carolina at include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hermia/Snout Greensboro. Credits include: /Peaseblossom), Cabaret (Sally Bowles), Hoi Polloi National Tour of A Chorus Line, Connie Wong; (Pinkie), A Little Night Music (Petra), and Rhinoceros Atlanta Lyric, A Chorus Line, Maggie Winslow; (Daisy). Thank you so much to Bob, Jason, and Serenbe Playhouse, Miss Saigon, Gigi Van Tranh; the whole Florida Rep team for always supporting, Legacy Theatre, Footloose, Rusty; Norwegian Cruise challenging and delighting me! I’m eternally grateful! Line Principal Singer. Special, special thanks to Jason To see more, visit www.katrina-michaels.com! and Justin for believing in me and putting me on this CREATIVE TEAM BRENDAN POWERS*† (Vice The Wizard of Oz (Uncle Henry/ Oz Guard/ Nikko, Principal Douglas Panch) the flying monkey), 25th Anniversary Cats (Gus/ Select Florida Rep credits Growl Tiger/ Bustopher Jones), and First National over the past eight seasons Oklahoma! (Jud Fry u/s). Select Regional: Sweeney include The House of Blue Todd (Beadle Bamford), Peter and the Starcatcher Leaves, The Mousetrap, The (Bumbrake/Teacher), Hound of the Baskervilles (Dr. Cocktail Hour, A Christmas Watson), Oliver Twist (Mr. Bumble), Little Shop of Story, The Unexpected Guest, Horrors (Orin Scrivello, et al), Tom Jones by Mark Dividing the Estate, Around Brown (Blifil/ Susan), Spamalot (Sir Robin), The the World in 80 Days, The Fantasticks, Doubt, Opus, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (William Boeing-Boeing, and The Glass Menagerie. He is Barfée), The Producers (Franz Liepkind), Drowsy married to fellow Florida Rep ensemble member Chaperone (Aldolpho), Anything Goes (Moonface Rachel Burttram and also serves as a Development Martin). TV: Pokémon (Magnus). He holds a BFA in Associate. Other credits include the Tony Award- Musical Theatre from Ithaca College. “Huge thanks winning play, Art, and The Big Knife, both with Alec to Jason & Bob!” www.BruceWarrenOnline.com Baldwin, the Noel Coward revue, Oh, Coward! at Off-Broadway’s Irish Repertory Theatre, God of EVAN ZIMMERMAN* (Chip Carnage, August: Osage County, Our Town, Arsenic Tolentino) is thrilled to be and Old Lace, and numerous others. TV work making his Florida Repertory includes FBI Agent Rick Cranston on Graceland Theatre debut with The 25th (USA Network) and David Weller in the Netflix Annual Putnam County original series, Bloodline, starring Sissy Spacek. He Spelling Bee! Recent credits can also be seen driving the big blue Cadillac in a include Off Broadway: series of national commercials for Alabama Road Delirium’s Daughters (Theatre Trips. His cartoon captions have been winners for Row), Far From Canterbury various contests including The New Yorker, Hartford (SoHo Playhouse), On Your Mark (47th Street Courant, Denver Post, Moment Magazine, Clinical Theatre). Regional credits: The Cherry Orchard, Psychology, Inside Higher Ed, and the Greensboro Lucky Stiff (Greenbriar Valley Theatre), Boomer News-Record. (Manhattan Rep); YAGMCB (NCT Company), Seussical the Musical (Boothbay Playhouse). Evan T.J. WAGNER* (Leaf is a graduate of Otterbein University and a proud Coneybear) is feeling super- member of AEA. When Evan is not on stage he sonic about making his spends his time behind a camera photographing the Florida Repertory Theatre th stage. Sending love and thank-you’s to his amazing debut in The 25 Annual and ever supportive family. @evzmm Putnam County Spelling www.evanzimmerman.com Bee. T.J. was recently seen Off-Broadway in Measure for JASON PARRISH† (Director) is now in his 12th season Measure (Bryant Park), A Midsummer Nights Dream th with Florida Rep as an Ensemble Member and (Access Theatre), On Your Mark (47 Street Theatre), the company’s Associate Director. His over thirty and Far From Canterbury (Soho Playhouse). appearances with the company include The House of Regional Credits include Little Shop of Horrors, Blue Leaves, Over the River and Through the Woods, Red, Ragtime (Hangar Theatre), Othello (Ithaca The Dingdong, Twelve Angry Men, Around the World Shakespeare), and The 25th Annual Putnam County in 80 Days, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Clybourne Spelling Bee (Hope Summer Repertory). T.J. is a Park, 2014’s nationally-acclaimed production of recent graduate of Ithaca College and a proud AEA Arsenic and Old Lace, A Funny Thing Happened on member. A big thank you to Jason and Robert, and to the Way to the Forum, and six years in The Santaland T.J.’s family for their unwavering support. @tjwagner tjwagner.net Diaries. His directing credits with Florida Rep include A Christmas Story, The Fantasticks, Tru, [title BRUCE WARREN* (William of show], and The Shape of Things, as well as Miss Barfée) is psyched to Nelson is Missing, Journey to Oz, Schoolhouse Rock return to Florida Rep Live, How I Became a Pirate, The New Kid, and The after appearing in Around Mischief Makers for Florida Rep’s Theatre for Young The World in 80 Days in Audiences Series. His work with other theatres as Season 17. Let’s not get it an actor and director includes Actors’ Playhouse twisted, folks… this time (Miami), Riverside Theatre (Vero Beach), Theatre he means serious business! by the Sea & Ocean State Theatre Company (Rhode Off-Broadway: The Road Island), and the New York Philharmonic’s Young to Qatar! (Farid/ Claudio) at the York Theatre - People’s Concert Series at Lincoln Center’s Avery Original Cast Recording. North American Tours: Fisher Hall. CREATIVE TEAM VICTORIA CASELLA (Musical Director/Keyboard) is RHIAN FRANCHEBOIS (Asst. Sound Designer) is a very pleased to return to Florida Rep as Musical first-time intern at Florida Repertory Theatre. She Director. She was last here as Musical Director/ recently graduated from Flagler College with a Arranger for Fascinatin’ Gershwin two seasons ago. Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Arts. This is her first Past MD credits: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Full Monty, job after college, and she hopes she pleases your ears. Romance/Romance, The Taffetas (Theater Barn- Summer Stock- Berkshires); Fascinatin’ Gershwin KIM GRIFFIN (Asst. Costume Designer) graduated (Florida Stage); Anything Goes and Urinetown from Baylor University with a BFA in Theatre Design (Bergen County Players). Recent acting credits: and Technology with an emphasis in Costume Susanna (Season Two Daredevil, Netflix); Mrs. Design and a Music Minor. She began her career Aaronson (The Gold, New York Musical designing costumes for the Baylor Opera Theatre Festival 2016). as the resident costume designer for four years. She has worked as a designer and assistant designer for JENNIFER BYRNE (Choreographer) was most Baylor Theatre, Waco Civic Theatre, Performing recently seen as Barbara Demarco in Florida Rep’s Arts Supply Company, Theatre Under The Stars, production of Shear Madness. Off Broadway: Houston Family Arts Center, and Ohio Light Opera. Nevermore (Original OB Cast), Evil Dead the She was on tour with Ringling Brothers and Barnum Musical (Original OB cast/recording), It’s Karate, and Bailey as the Head Seamstress and traveled Kid: the Musical! (NYIT Nomination), Pirates of the country by train. She is currently the Assistant Penzance (Lortel), Fairy Tale Christmas (World Costume Supervisor and Resident Assistant Premiere, NYC Fringe). Regional: Light in the Piazza Costume Designer here at Florida Rep where she has (freeFall, Theatre Tampa Bay Award; Best Featured designed Romeo & Juliet, Miss Nelson Is Missing, and Actress in a Musical), On The Town (FLMTF), Open the upcoming production of Big River. Road (Powerhouse), A Chorus Line (Maltz Jupiter), Closer Than Ever (Riverside), Lombardi (OSTC), JOHN KISELICA (Sound Designer) is a graduate of Legally Blonde (MGR), Bernarda Alba (freeFall), West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Fine Cabaret (freeFall), The 39 Steps (TBTS), The Drowsy Arts degree in lighting and sound design. He is Chaperone (Gateway), The Rocky Horror Show the Resident Sound and Lighting Designer for (Lyric Theatre), Smokey Joe’s Café (Bethesda), Seven Endstation Theatre Company in Central VA and Brides… (Carousel). Proud member: AEA, SAG/ acts as the Lighting and Sound Supervisor for year AFTRA, CAEA. Squeezes to family and friends. round consultation and project specific work. He has www.jennifer-byrne.com worked on a national tour, Buddy: the Buddy Holly Musical, as the master electrician after a contract RACHAEL BECHTEL (Asst. Stage Manager) is a with Royal Caribbean International as a stage graduate from the University of North Carolina at technician. Commercial theatrical work includes Greensboro where she received her BFA in Technical installing Prodigy Hoists, an automated rigging Theatre. Rachael is thrilled to have moved to Fort system from Electronic Theatre Controls. In addition Myers to be a part of Florida Repertory’s 19th season to his seasonal position with Florida Rep, John as a stage management intern! Recent productions as continues to freelance in the professional, academic, an assistant stage manager include Erma Bombeck: and community theatre circles. At Wit’s End, Best of Enemies, The House of Blue Leaves, and To Kill a Mockingbird. She would like to AMY L. MASSARI*† (Production Stage Manager) thank her family and friends for their is pleased to be returning for her eighth season endless support. as Florida Rep’s resident stage manager and an ensemble member. Amy has been a proud member HUNTER BROWN (Percussion) is a local musician, of Actor’s Equity Association for the past 28 years, performer and educator. He has worked at many working in some of the country’s finest regional theaters in Florida including Florida Studio Theatre, theatres: the Alley Theatre (Houston, TX), the Dallas American Stage, Manatee Performing Arts Center Theatre Center (Dallas, TX), Stage-West (Springfield, and now Florida Rep! Recently he was the musical MA), the Pioneer Memorial (Salt Lake City, UT), director for Florida Rep’s Education production and Queens Theatre in the Park (New York, NY). of Big River and played drums for Florida Studio Among her favorite Florida Rep productions are Theatre’s production of Million Dollar Quartet. He is The Dingdong, Split In Three, The Fantasticks, Lend also known in the Sarasota/Tampa area as a musical Me a Tenor, August: Osage County, Sylvia, and God Improv/children’s Improv educator. He is so excited of Carnage. Amy has been happily married to her to be playing percussion for The 25th Annual Putnam husband of 20 years, Michael. Michael is a terrific County Spelling Bee. partner, teacher, and father to their children Jesse Cheyenne and Caleb Dakota. CREATIVE TEAM ROSALIND METCALF (2nd Keyboard) taught vocal MATTHEW PODELL (Reeds) is a saxophonist based music for 25 years in a New Jersey public high out of Fort Myers, Florida. Matthew recently has school, retiring in 2013 and relocating to southwest performed with Texarkana Symphony Orchestra Florida. She has been musical director/accompanist (TX) Longview Symphony Orchestra (TX) and the for the Theater Department of Rowan University SFA Swingin’ Axes Jazz Ensemble. In addition to his in New Jersey, including their Summer Children’s demand as a saxophonist, he also is in high demand Theater program; musical director/accompanist as a clarinetist and flutist. He teaches privately as for the theater program at Cumberland County well as master classes around the state of Florida. College; and worked extensively as musical Matthew received his Masters degree in 2016 in director/accompanist for over 40 years in theater Saxophone Performance at Stephen F. Austin productions throughout the southern New State University where he is studied renowned Jersey area. saxophonist Dr. Nathan Nabb. Matthew also received a Bachelor’s in Music Education at Stetson DINA PEREZ*** (Costume Designer) is a freelance University in 2014. costume designer in the San Diego area, as well as regionally throughout the United States. She is very JOSH SCHACHT (Sound Engineer) is happy to be excited to return for her fourth design at Florida taking part in his first production for Florida Rep. Rep! Recently, she received the Robert L.B. Tobin Working as a sound engineer for over 15 years, he Director-Designer Showcase grant sponsored by has had experiences what have taken him around OPERA America, for her team’s project proposal the world. Tours include Broadway shows such as for The Cradle Will Rock. Credits include Shear Miss Saigon, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and Blast! Madness, Becky’s New Car, Too Marvelous for Words, Josh has also held positions at North Shore Music and Around the World in 80 Days (Florida Rep), theatre in Beverly, MA and Riverside Theatre in Triassic Parq: The Musical (Off-Broadway), The Vero Beach, FL. After a nine-month hiatus, cruising Glass Menagerie (Bartlett Theater), Deathtrap (Triad and living aboard a sailboat, he is very pleased to Stage), The Foreigner and The Comedy of Errors jump back into musical theatre. (Texas Shakespeare Festival), Hairspray (McLeod Summer Playhouse), and Così fan tutte (A.J. MIKE WINKELMAN*** (Set Designer) is a Fletcher Opera Institute). Upcoming: The Snow Distinguished Teaching Professor and Ida Belle Queen, American Premiere at Tulsa Opera. Special Young Scholar at Auburn University Montgomery thank you to Murdock, as always! Education: MFA and has also been named an Outstanding Alumni Costume Design, University of North Carolina of the University of North Texas. As a freelance School of the Arts. Proud member of United Scenic designer, Mike has designed the scenery and/ Arts, Local USA 829. www.dinaperezdesigns.com or lighting for such esteemed companies as the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, the Barter TYLER M. PERRY*** (Lighting Designer) is a Theatre (Abingdon, VA), Blowing Rock Stage Co. Manhattan-based designer and excited to join (Blowing Rock, NC), the Arts Center of Coastal the company at Florida Rep! NYC: The Wild Carolina (Hilton Head, SC), the Eclipse Theatre Party, Adding Machine: a Musical, A Man of (Chicago, IL), Candlewood International, the Texas No Importance (b-side Productions); Schooled Shakespeare Festival, the Temple Theatre (Sanford, (FringeNYC, Time Out New York’s Critics’ pick), NC), Mill Mountain Theatre (Roanoke, VA), the The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek, Learned Ladies, Springer Opera House (Columbus, GA), West The Crucible, Spring Awakening (Atlantic Acting Virginia Public Theatre, Dallas Repertory Theatre, School). Selected Regional: Trick or Treat (Northern the Alabama Dance Theatre, the Montgomery Stage); Avenue Q, Damn Yankees (Ocean State Ballet, and the Davis Theatre for the Performing Theatre); The Fantasticks, Hairspray, Smokey Arts. He has also won 2 Lois Garren Awards for Joe’s Cafe (Hope Summer Repertory Theatre); Design Excellence, had several Kennedy Center/ Dancing Lessons (Geva Theatre Center);Peter ACTF Awards and was nominated for Chicago’s and the Starcatcher, I and You, Venus in Fur, The “Jeff” Award for his design of Lost in Yonkers. Mr. Motherf**ker with the Hat, The Whipping Man, Winkelman is also the owner/operator of First Opus (Kitchen Theatre Company); Urinetown, The Tech, L.L.C., and, along with his wife Val, is the 39 Steps, Stage Kiss, Lend Me Tenor (Cider Mill proud parent of two daughters, Emily Playhouse). Web & TV: Fox Sports 1, AOPA Live, and Courtney. ABC, Bravo TV, and Monumental Sports Network. BFA Ithaca College. Member: United Scenic Artists Local 829. www.tylermperrydesign.com ABOUT THE WRITERS REBECCA FELDMAN (Conceiver) conceived The 25th Center) He graduated from Williams College, Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee for which she where he was awarded the Hutchinson Fellowship won a Lucille Lortel Award, Drama Desk and Tony in Musical Composition. Nomination for Best Musical. She directed its world premiere at Barrington Stage Company in the RACHEL SHEINKIN (Librettist) Broadway: The 25th summer of 2004. Rebecca conceived, directed, and Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Tony, Drama performed in C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E, the play upon Desk awards); Off Broadway: Striking 12 (Lucille which Spelling Bee is based, with her company The Lortel nomination), Off-Off: Serenade. Regional: Farm. Guthrie, Little House on the Prairie; Center Theater Group, Sleeping Beauty Wakes (Los Angeles WILLIAM FINN (Composer/Lyricist) is the writer/ Ovation Award); London: Blood Drive. Residencies, composer of Falsettos (two Tony Awards: Best Book fellowships, commissions include: Eugene O’Neill [with James Lapine] and Best original Score). He National Theater Center, Baryshnikov Dance has written/composed In Trousers (L.A. Drama Foundation, MacDowell Colony, Manhattan Critics Award), March of Falsettos (Outer Critics Theatre Club, Deaf West, McCarter Theatre, Circle Award for Outstanding Musical, L.A. Drama Playwrights Horizons. Rachel is a volunteer Critics Award). Falsettoland (two Drama Desk mentor for TDF’s Open Doors program, a visiting Awards and Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical), instructor at Yale School of Drama, and adjunct Romance in Hard Times (Public Theater), A New faculty member of NYU’s Graduate Musical Theater Brain (Lincoln Center/ Outer Critics Circle Award Writing Program. for Best Musical) and Elegies: A Song Cycle (Lincoln

SPECIAL THANKS: Aaron Martin • Molly Gooder Justin P. Cowan/ University of North Carolina Greensboro Don Abbott & Greg Longenhagen/ Abbott Productions Rollins College Costume Shop Wardrobe Supervisor: Brittany Staudacher • Lighting/Sound Board Operator: Justin Beets Asst. Technical Director: Savannah Relos Understudies: Jimmy Capek, Ashley Chesler, Nate Ritsema, Alexis Slocum, Brady Wease, Sarah Katherine Zanotti Dance Captain: Bruce Warren

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