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Pump Boys and Dinettes); and Mozart (Custus); My Fair Lady (Amadeus) Mainstage Playbill Richard Hopkins, Producing Artistic Director book by Enda Walsh, music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová Based on the Motion Picture Written and Directed by John Carney Ben Williams and Elizabeth Nestlerode. Photo by Matthew Holler. This project is sponsored in part by the Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture and the State of Florida. Once Book by Enda Walsh with music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová Based on the Motion Picture Written and Directed by John Carney CAST (in order of appearance) Guy ..................................... Ben Paul Williams* Girl ..................................Elizabeth Nestlerode* Billy ...............................................Chris Blisset* Da ...............................................James Young* Ex-Girlfriend ........................Lauren Wainwright Andrej .............................................Seth Eliser* Reza ..............................................Sarah Hund* Directed by: Jason Cannon Original production concept: John Tiffany Music Director Scenic Designer Costume Designer Darren Server Jeff Dean Susan Angermann Lighting Designer Sound Designer Thom Beaulieu Thom Korp Stage Manager: Roy Johns* Dialect Coach: Greg London Movement Director: Savannah Holds Setting: Dublin, present day Season Underwriters Gerri Aaron, Gaele Barthold, Ed & Judy Christian, Georgia Court, Shirley Fein, Wendy & Bob Grady, Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Robert & Bonny Israeloff, Ernie Kretzmer in loving memory of Alisa Kretzmer, Dennis and Graci McGillicuddy, Anne H.S. Nethercott, Gail & Skip Sack, Dorothy Waldron Show Co-Producers Jane Baisley, Joan & Larry Castellani, Sandy & Jim Goldman, Jim Roque – SunTrust Private Wealth Management Originally Produced on Broadway by: Barbara Broccoli; John N. Hart Jr.; Patrick Milling Smith; Frederick Zollo; Brian Carmody; Michael G. Wilson; Orin Wolf; The Shubert Organization; Robert Cole, Executive Producer In association with: New York Theatre Workshop Once was originally developed at the American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, Massachusetts in April 2011, Diane Paulus, Artistic Director; Diane Borger, Producer Thanks to Social Eatery & Bar for their prop donations. The video or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited. * Denotes member Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors LORT and Stage Managers in the United States. League of resident theatres ARTIST PROFILES BEN PAUL WILLIAMS Full Monty; Twelfth Night; Keep on the Sunny (Guy) Roles include Lee Side; Smoke on the Mountain; Great American Harvey Oswald (Oswald: Trailer Park Musical; Million Dollar Quartet; and The Actual Interrogation); Civil War (Actor/Musical Director/Director in Nat Paradis (Last Gas by various projects). He can be seen coast-to- John Cariani); Mercutio coast and on YouTube doing stand-up comedy. (Romeo and Juliet); Hamlet chrisblisset.com (Hamlet); Carl Perkins (Million Dollar Quartet); JAMES YOUNG (Da) Steve (Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash); Broadway: Crazy For You Jim (Pump Boys and Dinettes); and Mozart (Custus); My Fair Lady (Amadeus). Ben has been a singer/songwriter (Zolton Karpathy) with for over 20 years, received actor training at Richard Chamberlain; Me the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, holds a and My Girl (Bill Snibson degree in Philosophy and Performance from stand-by for Jim Dale); The Cornell University, and is currently developing Tap Dance Kid; A Chorus Line. Numerous tours a solo show based on his original music. and regional theatre, in a career spanning 38 benpaulwilliams.com @benpaulinfo years as an AEA member. Film and Television: ELIZABETH NESTLERODE Annie; Ricki and the Flash; Search Party/TBS; (Girl) is thrilled to be making numerous national and regional commercials. her Florida Studio Theatre The productions Mr. Young continues to be debut. BFA in Musical most proud of are his daughters, Kristina and Theatre from the University Alessandra. of Miami, Off-Broadway: LAUREN WAINWRIGHT The Meanest Birthday Girl (Ex-Girlfriend) is an NYC- (Meanest Birthday Girl). New York/Regional: based actor/musician who’s Gypsy (Louise); Violet (Violet); …Spelling Bee thrilled to be a part of this (Olive); The Buddy Holly Story (Vi Petty, with beautiful show! Regional: director Hunter Foster); 54 Forever (director Violet; The Winter’s Tale; Tommy Tune); Aida, and The Who’s Tommy Brighton Beach Memoirs; (director Brian Yorkey). Readings: Clue; One Hit Guys and Dolls (Festival 56); Love’s Labour’s Lost Wonder. TV: The Late Show with David Letterman. (Great Lakes Theatre); Medea (Hydrama Theatre, elizabethnestlerode.com @elnestle Greece); Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming CHRIS BLISSET (Billy) is (LaComedia). New York: Peace, Love and pleased to be at FST. Other Cupcakes (Vital Theatre); The Tempest (Torn Out credits include: Stand Theatre); Twelfth Night (FringeNYC); Camino by Your Man (2 national Real. Film: The Ides of March. Follow along: tours – Actor, MD); Ring laurenkwainwright.com, @wrenwainwright of Fire; and Pump Boys and Dinettes (Director, MD, Actor, all over); Cotton Patch Gospel; The ARTIST PROFILES SETH ELISER (Andrej) EMILY MIKESELL is excited to join the FST (Baruska) most recently team for the chance to appeared on an FST help share this heartfelt stage in Older Than Dirt story, again! Nat’l Tour: The last season in the Court Lightning Thief; The Music Cabaret. Audiences may Man. Regional: Once; The also remember her from Buddy Holly Story; Million Dollar Quartet; Pump Kings of Country; Urban Cowboys; Guitar Girls; or Boys and Dinettes; and Hairspray. Seth can also Pump Boys and Dinettes. Off-Broadway: Woody be found playing NYC night clubs and cabarets Sez; Lone Star Love; Radio Gals; Cotton Patch with various artists. Loves sunflower seeds, beef Gospel; Swingtime Canteen. Favorite Regional jerky, and jumping off of waterfalls. @seth_lsr credits include: James Joyce’s The Dead (Capital SARAH HUND (Reza) FST: Repertory Theatre); Stonewall Country (Barter Pump Boys and Dinettes; Theatre); and Oil City Symphony (Pasadena Cowgirls; Poems, Prayers, Playhouse). and Promises; American NYA CHAMBLESS (Ivonka) Pie; The Blue Eyed Bettys. is excited about her first Regional: Into the Woods play at FST. Nya was last (The Witch); Les Miserables seen in Chitty Chitty Bang (Fantine); 9 to 5 the Musical (Judy Bernly); The Bang at The Players and Foreigner (Catherine Simms); Run For Your Wife has been in several indie (Mary Smith); The Addams Family (Alice) with short and thesis films as companies such as The Cherry Lane NYC, Walnut well as national commercials. Some of her Street Theatre, and Signature Theatre NYC. She film/commercial credits include Fear; Stars; has played with her band, The Blue Eyed Bettys, Drawn to the Broken; Life’s Milestones; The Giving throughout the U.S., including Lincoln Center. Challenge;NYA CHAMBLESS and Krylon campaign. Nya studies TV: Law & Order: SVU. sarahhund.com music, dance, acting, and martial arts and is in GRANT ALAN WATKINS the gifted 2nd grade program at Bay Haven. (Svec) is very grateful for OLIVIA SCHAEDLER- the opportunity to jump LUERA (Ivonka) is very back into Once! National excited to be making her Tour: Once (U/S Svec, Billy, Florida Studio Theatre Eamon); Regional: Rock of debut. She has previously Ages (Lonny); Dream a Little taken part in FST Youth Dream (John Phillips); The Great American Trailer Summer camps, and has Park Christmas Musical (Jackie) at Actor’s Theatre performed at the Sarasota Opera House with of Charlotte; Coraline (Other Father/Policeman) the Sarasota Ballet School productions of Alice at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte; The Aliens (KJ) in Wonderland and Aladdin. She is currently in at PaperHouse Theatre. the second grade and the proud caretaker of two puppies, a frog, a snail, and several lizards. ARTIST PROFILES PAUL LINCOLN (Bank Mamma Mia in Las Vegas. For more about Kent Manager) is happy to be visit kentmlewis.com making his Florida Studio JASON CANNON (Director) is an Associate Theatre debut. He is one of Artist at FST, where his responsibilities include New York’s most prominent directing, teaching, New Play Development, and vocal coaches and teachers. the Acting Apprentice Program. Most recently As a performer, favorite he directed Robin Hood; The Lion, the Witch and productions include Allegro directed by John the Wardrobe; Burt & Me; The Dragon vs. the Doyle, Cabaret directed by Rob Marshall and Hiccups; Gidion’s Knot; Stalking the Bogeyman; Sam Mendez, and Souvenir. At the Goodspeed Million Dollar Quartet; The Velveteen Rabbit; Opera House, he has performed in Very Good Relativity; My Name is Asher Lev; and Butler Eddie and Houdini, as well as Indian Joe written (which earned him Best Director nominations by Elizabeth Davis; who was nominated for a from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and Creative Tony for Once on Broadway. paullincoln.com Loafing). His performance as “Ever Montgomery” NICK LERANGIS in Dancing Lessons garnered him “Best Actor (Emcee) This is Nick’s of 2015” awards from both Sarasota Magazine first stage musical. Asand Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He also appears a performer, Nick tours regularly with FST Improv. Proud member SDC, and records in his band, AEA, SAG-AFTRA. jasoncannon.biz Evening Darling, who were DARREN SERVER (Music Director) is proud to featured in Jam in The be back at FST for his third season. Last season, Van’s 2016 SXSW showcase. As a songwriter, he music directed: Million Dollar Quartet;
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