Rick Elice Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson Wayne Barker
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Artistic Director Bruce Miller Managing Director Phil Whiteway A PLAY BY RICK ELICE BASED ON THE NOVEL BY DAVE BARRY AND RIDLEY PEARSON MUSIC BY WAYNE BARKER Originally produced on Broadway by Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Greg Schaffert, Eva Price, Tom Smedes, and Disney Theatrical Productions. STAGE MANAGEMENT Rick Brandt* COSTUME DESIGN LIGHT DESIGN SET DESIGN MUSIC DIRECTOR Jeanne Nugent BJ Wilkinson Craig Napoliello+ Leilani Giles DIRECTION Nathaniel Shaw CORPORATE SPONSORS E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation Peter and the Starcatcher is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIshows.com. PETER Section 2 Playbill_FIN.indd 1 9/23/15 1:49 PM CAST (in order of appearance) COMPANY BIOS Capt. Scott .................................. Roger Ainslie* Scott Wichmann (Black Stache) Returns to the November Slank/Hawking Clam .............................. Nicklas Aliff Theatre Stage fresh from his turn as Barney Cashman in the Grempkin/Fighting Prawn ......................... Evan Bergman summer hit Last Of The Red Hot Lovers. Other Virginia Rep Lord Aster ................................ Joseph Bromfield Credits include Say Goodnight, Gracie; The Producers; Dirty Molly ......................................Megan Graves Rotten Scoundrels; Fully Committed; Mona’s Arrangements Boy ................................ Jeremy Michael Lagunas (World Premiere); Guys & Dolls; Moonlight and Magnolias; Smee ...................................... Paul S. Major Scapino!; The Odd Couple; Where’s Charley?; Fifth of July; The Prentiss ...................................... Josh Marin* 1940s Radio Hour and the World Premiere Musical Ella and Her Fella, Frank. Film & TV Alf ...................................... Charley Raintree credits include Lincoln, Lake Effects, TURN: Washington’s Spies, and the upcoming Teddy ................................... David Rogozenski film . NEXT UP: Scott reprises his one-man turn as the citizens Bumbrake/Teacher ........................ Robert Throckmorton Shooting The Prodigal Black Stache ............................... Scott Wichmann* of Bedford Falls in the Virginia Rep solo Christmas Classic This Wonderful Life. Follow his antics on twitter & Instagram @scottwichmann. Understudies For Smee, Alf, Bumbrake/Teacher, Black Stache: *MemberofActors’Equity Jeremy Michael Lagunas (Boy) is thrilled to be playing a Les Rorick; for Molly: Grace Sammons; Association,theunionof professionalactorsandstage dream role in Peter and the Startcatcher! A Colorado native for Boy, Prentiss, Teddy: Shaan Sharma managersintheU.S.A. and a graduate of the American Musical Dramatic Academy, he +MemberofUSA,United currently resides in NYC. He was most recently seen in 9 to 5: The ScenicArtists’,local829 Musical with Sally Struthers. Credits: Spamalot (BroadwayWorld Award Winner); A Christmas Story; Hairspray; Annie; The Full FOR THIS PRODUCTION Monty; Happy Days; Hello, Dolly!, Urinetown; Summer of ’42; Tombstone; four National tours; and Off-Broadway in Berenstain Bears LIVE!. Thanks Cover Art Illustration ........................... Robert Meganck to everyone at Virginia Rep, Nathaniel Shaw, his friends, and family. And his Mother, Photography .................................. Aaron Sutten who taught him how to fly. www.thejeremymichaellagunas.com Associate Director ............................Kelsey Schneider Assistant Stage Manager ..........................Luke Robinson* Megan Graves (Molly Aster) is pleased to be making her Head Fly ................................. Jason Winebarger Virginia Rep debut. Regional and DC credits include: The BFG Deck/Fly ...................................... Josh Blum (National Children’s Theatre); Passion Play; Clementine in the Wardrobe.................................. Elisabeth Ashby Lower 9 (Forum Theatre); One Man, Two Guv’nors, The Cripple Light Board Op .............................. Linwood Guyton of Inishmaan (1st Stage); The BFG (Helen Hayes Award, Sound Board Op ...........................A.A. “Corbin” Puryear Outstanding TYA Production); Inside Out; The Night Fairy; The Magic Finger (Imagination Stage); Taking Steps (Constellation SPECIAL THANKS Theatre Company); Peter Pan: the Boy Who Hated Mothers (No Rules Theatre Company); Two Gentlemen of Verona; The Merchant of Venice (Virginia Shakespeare Festival). Megan received her BFA in Acting from Shenandoah Conservatory. Matthew Spangler at Westover Hills United Methodist Church (for loan of hand bells). Upcoming: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Folger Theatre) DEDICATION Roger Ainslie (Capt. Scott) is excited to make his Virginia Rep debut! He has previously worked a great deal on the Chicago With affection and respect, we dedicate this production stage (most notably The Skin of Their Teeth, American Theatre of Peter and the Starcatcher to the memory of Richard Company; Don’t Drink the Water, Noble Fool; Fur Beethoven, Newdick, who taught acting, directing, theatre administration The Journeymen) as well as co-starring and guest-starring and dramatic literature at VCU for 30 years, chaired the on television (House of Cards, House, MD, iCarly, What About department from 1989 to 1996, and played Harold in our Brian?). He is also the winner of an LA Weekly Award for his 1971 production of The Boys in the Band at Hanover Tavern. portrayal of George W. Bush in the political comedy revue Bush is Bad (North Like Peter, Richard loved life, achieved great heights, and Hollywood Arts Center) and a proud founding member of the Chicago theatre maintained his boyish spirit forever. He is greatly missed. company Barrel of Monkeys. PETER Section 2 Playbill_FIN.indd 2-3 9/23/15 1:49 PM COMPANY BIOS COMPANY BIOS Nicklas Aliff (Slank/Hawking Clam) Theatre credits include: Josh Marin (Prentiss) is thrilled to return to the November Sam and Carol: a play where everything is true – RTCC Nominee and honored to be apart of this incredible show! He currently for Best Actor in a Play (Quill Theatre), Grace (TheatreLAB), Any lives in New York. Credits include: Spielberg’s Lincoln, a Given Monday - RTCC Winner for Best Actor in a Supporting Wickersham brother in Seussical, Georg in Spring Awakening, Role in a Play, The Rocky Horror Show - RTCC Winner for Best male ensemble in The Producers, Tamino in The Magic Flute Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical (Firehouse Theatre (adaptation), Tommy Dijilas in The Music Man, Mr. Black in The Project), Twelfth Night (Sycamore Rouge), The Pride (Richmond Wild Party, Chad Diety in The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Diety Triangle Players), Macbeth (The Gallery Players, NY), The Mysteries of Plasma and most recently Harpo in The Color Purple. He would like to thank his family for (Carpenter Science Theater Company), Henry V (Richmond Shakespeare), The Lost their prayers and support, friends for encouragement and God for the blessing of Colony (The Waterside Theater, NC). theatre that we can all enjoy! Evan P. Bergman (Grempkin/Fighting Prawn) is currently in the Charley Raintree (Alf) is happy to appear on the November 2016 MFA professional acting program at University of Virginia. stage. Some of his favorite credits include Prospero in The Some recent acting: Luv (Heritage Theatre Festival); Wonderful Tempest, Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Edgar in Town, Vodka Variations, W\E: A Theatrical Piece of the Wall King Lear, Ben Gunn in Treasure Island, Sheriff Twisdale in (UVa Drama); Big Love, Burn This, boom (Project SEE Theatre); Santa’s Christmas Miracle, Otis Holloway in Twain’s Tales, Junior Odd Couple (Woodford Theatre); Unthymely (Manhattan Rep in This World We Know, Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire, Theatre); Charlie’s Ghost (The Abington); Genius Andronicus Henry Carver in Design for Living, Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over (Manhattan Theatre Source); Glengarry Glen Ross (Actors Guild); A Streetcar Named the Cuckoo’s Nest, Tom in The Glass Menagerie, and Touchstone in As You Like It. Desire, Merchant of Venice (KCT SummerFest). Evan is immensely grateful to take a ride with this star catching ensemble at Virginia Rep! David Rogozenski (Teddy) is a senior at VCU pursuing his BA in theatre. This is his first show at Virginia Repertory Theatre, Joseph Bromfield (Lord Aster) is proud to make his debut at but not his first show in the Richmond community. David was Virginia Rep. He is currently pursuing his MFA in Acting at the recently in Frankenstein: Dawn of a Monster by David Emerson University of Virginia. Most recently he was seen in Heritage Toney as Jack; at VCU and Stage B’s production of The Theatre Festival’s production of Almost, Maine. Other favorite Submission by Jeff Talbott as Trevor at Firehouse Theater. credits include: Vodka Variations, Wonderful Town (UVa), He would like to thank his family and friends for their support Hamlet (NCShakes), Much Ado About Nothing (Mainestage and positivity. Shakespeare), and The 39 Steps (Cumberland Theatre). Joseph is a graduate of Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida and the London Academy Robert Throckmorton (Bumbrake/Teacher) is delighted to of Music and Dramatic Art. He offers thanks to his family and friends for their love return to Neverland having played Captain Hook in Peter Pan and support. at Virginia Rep. Other favorite Virginia Rep roles include Frog (A Year with Frog and Toad), John & James (Love! Valour! Paul S. Major (Smee) is thrilled to be working with Virginia Compassion!)