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Stephanie Gularte, CEO/Producing Artistic Director, presents
SKELETON CREW
BY
DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU
JAN 22 - FEB 23, 2020 Costume Designer
Director
Scenic Designer
Lighting Designer
L. Peter Callender
Steven K. Mitchell#
Joseph P. Oshry#
Production Stage Manager/Sound Designer
Projection Designer/ Properties Master
Rachel Harrison*
Jerid Fox
Jill Castle
Choreographer
Alex Jones
Member of Actors’ Equity Association | #Member of the United Scenic Artists union
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Mainstage Series Presented By: Presenting Sponsors: Tim McCormick & Jeff Brizzi
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Gwendolyn & Gordon Johnson Baytech/Label, Jody & Karl Nurse
Artist Sponsors: Gail & Bob Hetler in honor of L. Peter Callender
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This project is sponsored in part by the Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council of Arts and Culture and the State of Florida (Section 286.25, Florida Statutes).
"SKELETON CREW" is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. Original Music by James Keys SKELETON CREW was developed at the Lark Play Development Center, New York City and the 2014 Sundance Institute Theatre Lab at the Sundance Resort Winner of the 2014 Sky Cooper New American Play Prize at Marin Theatre Company, Mill Valley, CA, Artistic Director, Jasson Minadkis; Managing Director, Michael Barker
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SPECIAL THANKS: American Stage would like to thank David Bilyeu and the team from Bayou Catering for catering our opening night reception and the American Stage volunteers for their support.
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ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
THE CAST
Dez ................................................................................................................................................................................. Rasell Holt* Reggie ..................................................................................................................................................... Enoch Armando King* Faye ........................................................................................................................................................................ Dee Selmore* Shanita ............................................................................................................................................................... Camille Upshaw
TIME
Somewhere around 2008. Winter.
PLACE
Detroit, Michigan. Stamping Plant. SKELETON CREW will be presented in two acts with a 15 minute intermission.
CREATIVE TEAM
CEO/Producing Artistic Director .......................................................................................................... Stephanie Gularte Director ................................................................................................................................................ L. Peter Callender Scenic Designer ................................................................................................................................ Steven K. Mitchell# Lighting Designer ................................................................................................................................. Joseph P. Oshry# Costume Designer ............................................................................................................................................. Jill Castle Choreographer ............................................................................................................................................... Alex Jones Projection Designer/Properties Master ........................................................................................................ Jerid Fox Production Stage Manager/Sound Designer ............................................................................... Rachel Harrison* Scenic Artist ...................................................................................................................................... Shelby Smotherman Master Electrician ............................................................................................................................................. Jesse Irish Electrics Assistant ....................................................................................................................................... Sze Shun Wong Production Assistant ............................................................................................................................... Kaylie Horowitz Scenic Artist Intern.......................................................................................................................................... Tea Roberts Member of Actors’ Equity Association | #Member of the United Scenic Artists union
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AMERICAN STAGE STAFF CEO/Producing Artistic Director Stephanie Gularte Managing Director Stephanie Snyder ADMINISTRATION General Manager Tom Block Bookkeeper Kellys Camacho-Robinson ADVANCEMENT Marketing & Communications Manager Roman Black Marketing Communications Coordinator Martina Smith Graphic Designer Priscilla Wyatt Administrative Advancement Specialist Paige Gilley Advancement Associate Megan Harris
SENIOR LEADERSHIP Director of Education, Outreach & Improv Tiffany Ford AUDIENCE SERVICES Box Office Manager Steve Mountan Box Office Associate Jenny Peacock Audience Services Associate/ Volunteer Coordinator Tamara Calvert House Manager Taylor McKee Bar Manager Chris Strong EDUCATION & OUTREACH Youth Education Associate & Camp Manager Marissa Nicole Koch Adult Education Associate Patrick Jackson Community Engagement Associate Sadie Lockhart
TEACHING ARTISTS
Director of Production Jerid Fox PRODUCTION Associate Producer Jim Sorensen Production Coordinator Rachel Harrison Technical Director Timon Brown Assistant Technical Director John Millsap Costume Shop Manager Jill Castle Costuming Volunteer Jeannine Clark Dunlap
Matt Acquard, Kristopher Atkinson, Lauren Bone, William Bryant, Colleen Cherry, Jeremy Douglass, Jenna Felder, Tiffany Ford, Chris Friday, Kara Goldberg, Gavin Hawk, Molly Healy, Ryan Hill, Kaylie Horowitz, John Huls, Benjamin T. Ismail, Patrick A. Jackson, Marissa Nicole Koch, Sadie Lockhart, Courtney McLaren, Sarah Pullman-Atanacio, Davina Reid, Dylan Renfrow, Gavin Stark, Taylor Sweat, Natalie Symons, Kathleen Taylor, Matt Walker, Ricky Wayne
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DIRECTOR'S NOTE
A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR, L. PETER CALLENDER
Dominique Morisseau's "Detroit Project" plays: DETROIT '67, PARADISE BLUE and SKELETON CREW, not unlike August Wilson's "Century Cycle" or Shakespeare's History plays, offer a sharply focused, raw, sometimes harsh, always heart-wrenching, beautifully penned look at the rigors of survival when driven souls must make high stakes, life or death choices. Dreams, hope, despair, mystery and secrets all fill the hearts and minds of her characters in the poetic and humorous SKELETON CREW. Morisseau loves the people she writes about. She speaks their language, she hears their cries and feels their pain. These are kind, brave, compassionate, ambitious, hard-working people. Therefore we, too, are drawn in from first word to last: drawn in to a fast-paced, loud, rhythmic, fiercely powerful story of four souls whose American dream is crumbling; whose hope is each other; but who need to learn to trust. Forming that trust from the raw, untreated metal of a failing stamping plant in a blighted city. Morisseau never gives us smooth, finished edges, but, rather jagged, frayed, imperfect, weathered creations, so when the lights turn on us at the end of the piece, we are left to ask, "Am I able to stand tall on a ground that's constantly moving and cracking beneath me?" Can you, now?
-L. Peter Callender, Director of SKELETON CREW
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AN UNSEEN STORY: DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU ON HER HOMETOWN
AN UNSEEN STORY:
DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU ON HER HOMETOWN Degenerate. When a white professor at Dominique Morisseau’s alma mater asked the almost entirely white class, “what do you think of when you hear about Detroit,” someone yelled out, “degenerate.” This exchange happened in Morisseau’s boyfriend’s (now husband) class, and she says that when her husband told her someone had equated Detroit with the word degenerate, “I felt like he had just slapped me.” Morisseau returns to this story as an explanation and moment of passionate inspiration for her Detroit Cycle adding, “I [wrote] three plays about Detroit because I love Detroiters, because I love my family, and because I am practicing self-love.” And the love that Morisseau has for her hometown shines fiercely and brightly in her new play Skeleton Crew. Likened by The New York Times to “Clifford Odets’ dramas,” “the great Pittsburgh cycle of August Wilson,” and of being “squarely in the tradition of Arthur Miller,” Skeleton Crew is set in the breakroom of a Detroit automobile factory. Inside this breakroom, Morisseau carefully explores the capacity for altruistic love during stressful and “between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place” situations. Because of this premise, the stakes in SKELETON CREW are high, but Morisseau’s smart writing ensures the play never veers into melodrama, giving Skeleton Crew the benefit of truthful, unaffected storytelling. To counter cultural bias against Detroit, Morisseau is drawn to telling stories that explore the humanity of Detroiters through a mix of humor and genuine warmth. Skeleton Crew comes together through a mix of dramatic fictionalization, historical research, and interviews with Morisseau’s family and fellow Detroiters, who as Morisseau puts them “have been some of the kindest, most progressive, most ambitious, most brave, most conscious, most loving, most hardworking people I have ever known.” In SKELETON CREW, she gives names to these traits and expertly weaves in the spirit of the wider Detroit community onto her stages. As a playwright Morisseau is committed to writing plays about people on the fringe of theatre’s usual subjects and audience. She’s also interested in creating exciting roles and characters she’s yet to see on stage and says, “I [write] plays that I [think] should be written, but also plays I [think] actors should be acting in.” SKELETON CREW has four roles “actors should be acting in:” There’s Faye, an older woman a year away from earning sizable retirement benefits; Reggie, the working-class-turned-white-collar factory foreman, who’s working toward providing the best life for his family without letting his factory’s workers fall to the wayside while doing so; Shanita, a pregnant young woman who’s proud of her job and loves her work; and Dez, a young man trying to save enough money to open his own auto garage.
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This is not a play about degenerates. SKELETON CREW is a play about challenging expectations, written because Morisseau believes, “that what goes into print and what is said over and over about a people starts to become the gospel until it is just as diligently combated with other stories and other perspectives.” So let it be said: SKELETON CREW is a play set in a city of kind, progressive, ambitious, brave, conscious, loving, hardworking people; a play that combats unintentional ignorance and apathy with warm-blooded stories and diverse perspectives; and a play that is well on track to becoming theatre gospel. Alberdi, J. S. (n.d.). An Unseen Story: Dominique Morisseau on Her Hometown. Retrieved from https://www.huntingtontheatre.org/skeleton-crew/an-unseen-story/.
AN UNSEEN STORY: DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU ON HER HOMETOWN
Morisseau’s characterization and writing of these four characters in SKELETON CREW is so compassionate and free of cliché that it will be hard to leave the theatre without feeling for and appreciating the makeshift factory family by the time the curtain falls. Morisseau cares about the characters — “these are the people I love” — and more importantly, the characters in SKELETON CREW care for each other. It’s this care that keeps the play from ever becoming depressing or bleak; instead it keeps Detroit’s humanity, resilience, and hope at its dramatic core.
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WHO'S WHO ON STAGE
RASELL HOLT*
(DEZ) Rasell was most recently seen in ROMEO+JULIET at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. Other credits include TWELFTH NIGHT and SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER (American Players Theatre); DRACULA (Actors Theatre of Louisville); A STORY TOLD IN SEVEN FIGHTS (The NeoFuturists); and THE HAIRY APE (Oracle Productions); including understudy work at Steppenwolf Theatre and Lookingglass Theatre. TV/FILM credits include "Chicago P.D." on NBC and "Drive Slow" by Terrence Thompson. He received his B.F.A. from the University of WisconsinWhitewater and continued training with the Professional Training Company at The Actors Theatre of Louisville and the 2019 Apprenticeship at American Players Theatre. For Jim Butchart.
DEE SELMORE*
(FAYE) Dee received her BA in Theatre Performance from Florida A&M University and her MS in Theatre from Florida State University. Dee's regional credits include A RAISIN IN THE SUN (Mrs. Johnson, American Stage), SISTER ACT (Deloris Van Cartier, Round Barn Theatre), THE COLOR PURPLE (Sofia, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe), DOUBT (Mrs. Muller, Crane River Theatre), HAIRSPRAY (Motormouth Maybelle, Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre) and FOOTLOOSE (Vi Moore, Jenny Wiley Theatre). Dee has also performed several readings at the National Black Theatre Festival. Dee is a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., the founder of Oluse Performing Arts, and co-founder of the ETA performance group. Dee sends thanks to the cast and crew for an amazing experience and to American Stage and L. Peter Callender for the opportunity to live again. Dee expresses special thanks to God, her mother, and her son for making her possible.
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ENOCH ARMANDO KING*
(REGGIE) Enoch is excited to be back at American Stage! He was previously seen here in BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY and A RAISIN IN THE SUN. His recent credits include: TUNA CHRISTMAS (G.E.T.), PARADISE BLUE (True Colors Theatre), HANDS OF COLOR (Synchronicity TheatreSuzi Bass Award for Best World Premiere), SKELETON CREW (True Colors Theatre), A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Shakespeare Tavern), THE MOUNTAINTOP (Heritage Theatre Festival-Charlottesville,VA.), ANNE AND EMMETT (Amsterdam, VA., NY, NC.), THE CHRISTIANS (Suzi Bass Award for Best Supporting Actor) (Actors Express). Next up for Enoch is THE LIGHT at Horizon Theatre. Thanks to the wonderful cast, amazing crew and my family and friends for continued love and support.
CAMILLE UPSHAW
(SHANITA) Camille is a proud Detroit Native and she is super excited to be making her American Stage debut. She would like to dedicate this show to all of her friends & family who were and are still part of the UAW! She would like to dedicate this show to every black girl with a dream! She would like to dedicate this show to the city of DETROIT! Camille wants to thank God and her family for all of their continuous love and support. She received her BFA in Acting from SUNY Purchase College. Recent credits; SCRAPS (The Flea Theatre), LETTERS IN THE DIRT (The Brick Theatre) (Nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress by the NY IT Foundation), AS YOU LIKE IT (SSF).
DIRECTOR
Mr. Callender, a proud member of Actors Equity Association, happily returns to American Stage as director of SKELETON CREW. He recently directed Morisseau's PIPELINE for American Stage, after playing Walter "Pops" Washington in BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY (Tampa Bay Award, Best Actor), to begin the 2018/19 season. Also, at American Stage, he directed the critically acclaimed production of A RAISIN IN THE SUN, which followed his direction of August Wilson’s JOE TURNER'S COME & GONE, and JITNEY, accumulating 10 Tampa Bay Award nominations and winning 6, including Outstanding Director for JITNEY and JOE TURNER. Mr. Callender is Artistic Director of African-American Shakespeare Company in San Francisco. Other directing credits include, WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT...at San Jose Stage Company, SAFE HOUSE at Aurora Theatre Company, August Wilson's FENCES for Solano College at Harbor Theater in Fairfield, Ca., and GILDED SIX BITS by Zora Neale Hurston for Word For Word in San Francisco and Paris, France. As an actor, Mr. Callender has performed in over 23 Shakespeare plays, in August Wilson's KING HEDLEY II (Hedley), SEVEN GUITARS (Red Carter), and RADIO GOLF (Sterling), Athol Fugards' MASTER HAROLD..and the Boys (Sam), SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD (John), MY CHILDREN! MY AFRICA! (Mr M) and several others in over 15 regional theaters coast to coast and on Broadway in PRELUDE TO A KISS. Read more on his site at www.lpetercallender.com
JILL CASTLE
COSTUME DESIGNER
Jill has been with American Stage as the Costume Shop Manager since 2016. She worked as part of Team Sparkle with Jerid Fox to create many of the costumes for SPAMALOT, THE PRODUCERS and IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO SHOW. She has designed for summer theatre programs as well as school tour productions, including this season's THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS. Her previous American Stage costume designs include INVISIBLE HAND, SEX WITH STRANGERS and her first park production as costume designer for MAMMA MIA! Jill is not only an accomplished seamstress but
professional dancer and entertainer as well. Her designs and performances can be found all over the costume shop and on showgirls from Tampa Bay and beyond.
JERID FOX
PROJECTION DESIGNER/ PROPERTIES MASTER
Jerid is excited to be in his 10th season with American Stage! After attending Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where he studied Film Production with an emphasis in Art Direction, he put his knack for imitation and improvisation to use at Disneyland Resort’s entertainment department. He then moved to Florida, where he has worked as a Scenic Designer, Properties Master, and Scenic Dresser for many popular Tampa Bay theatres and universities. On occasion, Jerid is also an Assistant Director or Art Director for theatrical productions, feature films, short films, and television commercials. His most recent scenic design credits include MAMMA MIA!, THE PRODUCERS, HAIRSPRAY, SPAMALOT (American Stage in the Park); MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, THE ROYALE, INFORMED CONSENT, TARTUFFE (American Stage); IN THE GARDEN OF RIKKI TIKKI TAVI, WINNIE THE POOH (American Stage School Tour); MADAMA BUTTERFLY (St. Petersburg Opera) and INHERIT THE WIND (Stageworks Theatre).
WHO'S WHO ON THE CREATIVE TEAM
L. PETER CALLENDER
STEPHANIE GULARTE
CEO/PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Stephanie joined American Stage in 2015 as its artistic and business leader. She has directed the company’s productions of MAMMA MIA!, MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY, MARJORIE PRIME, THE INVISIBLE HAND, GOOD PEOPLE, INTIMATE APPAREL and THE 39 STEPS and appeared in the company's production of Shakespeare's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Previously, she founded Capital Stage in Sacramento, CA, where she was the Producing Artistic Director for nine years. She has been recognized with the Arts Innovation Award from the Sacramento Community Regional Foundation, the Arts Management Excellence Award from the Arts & Business Council, and was presented with a proclamation from the City of Sacramento, honoring her years of service to the arts in the region. She is a current member of the Nonprofit
ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA OR ‘EQUITY’) Founded in 1913, Actors’ Equity Association represents more than 48,000 Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote, and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions.
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WHO'S WHO ON THE CREATIVE TEAM/ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
Leadership Center's CEO Circle. Stephanie holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Theatre and Government from CSU Sacramento, and an MFA in directing from University of Idaho. She is a certified wellness coach and personal trainer.
RACHEL HARRISON*
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER/ SOUND DESIGNER
Recently honored by the Tampa Bay theater community with a Spark Award for her work in stage management, Rachel is in her 7th season with American Stage, where she serves as both Production Stage Manager and Production Coordinator. As a sound designer, Rachel has created designs for numerous productions at American Stage, including THE PITMEN PAINTERS, JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE, A RAISIN IN THE SUN, PIPELINE, THE ROOMMATE and LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT. In 2018, she added a sound design credit at Urbanite Theatre in Sarasota, with the world premiere of Hannah Benitez' new play DIKE. Rachel serves as a Vice Regional Representative for the Stage Manager's Association, is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association, and is an advocate/member of Intimacy Directors International and USITT. Rachel joins the SMA, AEA and USITT in celebrating 2020 as the Year of the Stage Manager.
STEVEN K. MITCHELL# SCENIC DESIGNER
Steven's previous and current design work includes THE ROOMMATE, SKELETON CREW (upcoming), MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY, BAD JEWS, INTIMATE APPAREL, A RAISIN IN THE SUN, RADIO GOLF, 4000 MILES, IN THE HEIGHTS (American Stage, 20122019); MAN OF LA MANCHA, MR BURNS, ONE
FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST, THE GLASS MENAGERIE, CABARET (freeFall Theatre 2010’16); SUSANNAH, IL TROVATORE, NORMA (St Pete Opera, 2013,’14,’16); DREAMGIRLS (Historic Asolo Theatre, 2007); EXIT THE KING (The Actors’ Gang, 1999); AMERICAN BULLFIGHTER, THE CLAIMING RACE (The Mark Taper Forum’s New Works Festival, 1996-’97), LITTLE MARY (Off-Off Broadway). Art Direction and Set Design Walt Disney Imagineering (Guardians of the Galaxy; The Ride, Show Set Elements), Universal Creative (Set Design new Live Show, Dark Universe expansion), Nickelodeon Studios ( Assistant Art Director “CLARISSA EXPLAINS IT ALL FOR YOU”). Thank you Traer Price for being a partner and an artist and a friend. Thank you Mom for season tickets to Bob Carr when I was 12. It changed my life.
JOSEPH P. OSHRY#
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Since 1986, Joseph has designed lighting for over five hundred and ninety productions with such organizations as Asolo Repertory Theatre, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Maltz-Jupiter Theatre, Orlando Shakespeare Theatre, Palm Beach Opera, Opera Tampa, New Orleans Opera, Sarasota International Dance Festival, Ballet Eddy Toussaint USA and the Interlochen Dance Ensemble in Michigan. Joseph has received two Individual Artist Fellowships from the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs and is a four-time recipient of the Theatre Tampa Bay award for outstanding lighting design. Further, he serves on the Advisory Board of Tampa Repertory Theatre. He is also a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829 New York and of IATSE Local 412 Sarasota.
DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU, PLAYWRIGHT
Dominique is the author of The Detroit Project (A 3-Play Cycle) which includes the following plays: SKELETON CREW (Atlantic Theater Company), PARADISE BLUE (Signature Theatre), and DETROIT ’67 (Public Theater, Classical Theatre of Harlem and NBT). Additional plays include: PIPELINE (Lincoln Center Theatre), SUNSET BABY (LAByrinth Theatre); BLOOD AT THE ROOT (National Black Theatre) and FOLLOW ME TO NELLIE’S (Premiere Stages). She is also the book writer on the new musical Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of the Temptations (Berkeley Repertory Theatre). Dominique is an alumna of The Public Theater Emerging Writer’s Group, Women’s Project Lab, and Lark Playwrights Workshop and has developed work at Sundance Lab, Williamstown Theatre Festival and Eugene O’Neil Playwrights Conference. Her work has been commissioned by Steppenwolf Theater, Women’s Project, South Coast Rep, People’s Light and Theatre, and Oregon Shakespeare Festival/ Penumbra Theatre. She most recently served as Co-Producer on the Showtime series “Shameless." Awards include: Spirit of Detroit Award, PoNY Fellowship, Sky-Cooper Prize, TEER Trailblazer Award, Steinberg Playwright Award, Audelco Awards, NBFT August Wilson Playwriting Award, Edward M. Kennedy Prize for Drama, OBIE Award, Ford Foundation Art of Change Fellowship, and being named one of Variety’s Women of Impact for 2017-18.
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American Stage provides growth opportunities through experiential learning.
APPRENTICESHIPS
Bridging the gap between academic studies and real-world experience, the American Stage apprenticeship program is committed to developing the next generation of theatre professionals. With focuses on production and acting, technical theatre, arts administration, and arts education, these year-long, immersive apprenticeships empower young people to make an impact and build a career in the performing arts.
TARAN HAYNES ACTING AND PRODUCTION
Hailing from Anchorage, Alaska, Taran Haynes is a recent graduate of UAA where he received his BA in Theatre with Departmental Honors. Taran has acted in twelve productions over his tenure at UAA, performing roles such as Lombard from AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, Einstein from PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE, Tom Kreider from RADIUM GIRLS, and even Not-Dead-Fred from SPAMALOT. Beyond acting, Taran made his directorial debut directing Bryony Lavery’s FROZEN at UAA. A promising playwright, Taran has written three 10-minute plays, a one-act and co-created two devised plays which both were seen on UAA’s stages. Eager to transition from the academic to the professional world, Taran is excited to be an American Stage 2019/20 Acting & Production Apprentice. It is his great honor to work with and learn from all the incredible artists at the American Stage.
KIANNA JACKSON
ACTING AND PRODUCTION
Kianna is very excited to be on the American Stage team as an Acting & Production Apprenticeship. She recently graduated from Florida Southern College and received a BFA in Theatre Performance with a minor in Communications. Some of her favorite roles throughout the years of performing have been: Brooke Ashton in NOISES OFF, Vibrata in A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, and Ensemble Dancer in KISS ME, KATE. She looks forward to growing more as an actor through the apprenticeship and continuing to work with the professionals and fellow apprentices of American Stage.
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SKYE LINDBERG ACTING AND PRODUCTION
Skye is thrilled to be an Acting and Production Apprentice with American Stage for their 20192020 Season. A Washington DC/ Virginia native, she is taking the leap by moving to sunny St. Petersburg to pursue her passions with an incredible theatre. She has most recently appeared as Paulette in LEGALLY BLONDE with Small Town Stars Theater Company and Valet in NO EXIT with Dark Horse Theatre Company. Other favorite credits include Beth in MUSICAL THERAPY (Capital Fringe Festival, Best Musical Winner) and Nicole in WE FOUND THE WILD THINGS (Who What Where Theatre Collective). She is a graduate of George Mason University and holds a BA in Theater, with a Dance Minor. She previously served as the Media Relations Associate at Arena Stage. Skye is eager to learn and grow at American Stage, and is so thankful to collaborate on important work. Instagram @uhmitsskyee
JOHN PEREZ ACTING AND PRODUCTION
John is a recent graduate of the University of West Florida (BFA Musical Theatre) and could not be more excited to have joined the American Stage team as an Acting & Production Apprentice for the 19-20 Season! Selected credits include Che (Evita), Piragua Guy (IN THE HEIGHTS), Husband/CPA (SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE), Mitch Mahoney (SPELLING BEE…. AND THEN AGAIN AS BARFEE), Man 2 (SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD), Ewart/Barbershop (THE MUSIC MAN). He has also appeared in original works, such as EL WIZ and the St. Pete-centric SUNSHINE CITY (by Dewey Davis-Thompson and Tom Sivak.) Always the student, John is excited to continue the opportunity to learn and hone his skills, especially alongside an amazing team of artists!
EDUCATION & OUTREACH
Lyle is from Factoryville, Pennsylvania and recently graduated from York College of Pennsylvania with a BA in Theatre Arts. In his time at York he played Louis XVI in MARIE ANTOINETTE by David Adjmi and Charles/ William in OR, by Liz Duffy Adams; he also directed THIRST by Eugene O’Neill and JAMES FRANCO AND ME: AN UNAUTHORIZED SATIRE by Kevin Broccoli. Last summer, he was able to be a teaching artist at Baltimore Center Stage. After seeing how powerful arts education can be Lyle knew he wanted to continue to pursue it, which is what brings him to American Stage for the next season as the Education and Outreach Apprentice. Lyle is excited to be a part of theatre with such a long and rich history like American Stage.
ALYSSA BAUMGARDNER
ARTS ADMINISTRATION
Alyssa recently graduated with honors and a meritorious thesis from The University of Northern Colorado with a B.A. in Musical Theatre. Soon after starting college, Alyssa fell in love with administration, directing, dramaturgy and producing. She worked as an assistant director, dramaturge and dialect coach for productions at UNC and The Little Theatre of the Rockies as well as directing and self-producing her own productions of MEDEA and THE SEAGULL. Her senior year, she served as the artistic director for The Underground Theatre Project, a student group that helps develop and produce new student work, and was awarded the David and Dawn Grapes Director’s Award for excellence in theatre. Alyssa is overjoyed to be a part of American Stage and the St. Petersburg community and looks forward to learning from administrators who produce excellent theatre and run a trusted business.
DID YOU KNOW? Each American Stage Apprentice gains 2,000 hours of professional experience, which culminates in the creation of their own written, produced, and directed work.
LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIPS
This special fellowship provides early career arts leaders a year-long experience building on their education and leadership development with immersive participation in the business and the artistic initiatives at American Stage. Fellows build strategic skills and self-awareness that will prepare them for a successful leadership career in the arts.
WEDELINE CASIMIR
19.20 AMERICAN STAGE APPRENTICES & EMERGING ARTS LEADER FELLOW
LYLE SWEPPENHEISER
EMERGING ARTS LEADER FELLOW
Wedeline is a recent graduate from the Florida State University with a Bachelors of Arts in Sacred Music and Music Entrepreneurship. Wedeline has been involved in the performing arts from a very young age, gracing the stage through musical theater, choral music and even dance. Wedeline thoroughly enjoys working with children and youth, serving as a music teacher, teaching artist, and vocal director. Now residing in Atlanta, Georgia, Wedeline is very excited to return to the Bay Area where her love for theater began on the stages of Blake High School and the Straz Center for the Performing Arts. Wedeline looks forward to growing as an Arts Leader through her fellowship with American Stage. Wedeline counts it as a high honor to be developed by an organization that is committed to serving the community. It is her passion to keep the torch lit for future generations to come.
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This season, as we continue connecting artists and audiences to the best of professional live theatre, we thank you for helping actualize our vision. American Stage's ACT 1 CLUB Annual Fund has become the cornerstone of our organizational plan to balance high-quality, meaningful theatrical programming with a sound business model built to last for generations to come. Contributions to the Annual Fund through sponsorships of our theatrical productions, support for our arts education and youth initiatives, foundation and individual giving help make this possible. Donors contributing $100 or more annually are recognized as ACT 1 CLUB Members, and can receive a variety of special benefits designed to bring them closer to the art and artists of American Stage. ACT 1 CLUB Members provide the steady stream of support vital to our pursuit of exploring and celebrating the human experience through live theatre. Gifts of all sizes make a difference. Contributions up to $100 will be recognized on our website. Visit americanstage.org/DONATE to learn more, make a gift or set up a recurring donation. We continually strive to celebrate our donors, and every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list. Please contact our Advancement Team to report errors, changes or omissions at (727) 823-1600 x 207 or development@americanstage.org. Thank you for supporting powerful storytelling at American Stage Theatre Company! This list reflects contributions made October 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019. BENEFACTOR’S CIRCLE ($25,000+) Anonymous Bank of America, Inc. Sherri Richey Burke Cindy W. Fletcher in Honor of Leyla Prior Susan & Robb Hough Hough Family Foundation Thomas A. & Mary S. James Foundation Milkey Family Foundation Raymond James The Shubert Foundation ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE ($10,000+) Rebecca & Michael Alford Anonymous Russell Buchan City of St. Petersburg Duke Energy Cynthia Faulhaber Lorraine & Neil Franckle Beth A. Houghton & Scott K. Wagman Thomas A. & Mary S. James Foundation Mahaffey Family Foundation Alfred T. May Tim McCormick & Jeff Brizzi Mary & Mark Myers Leona E. Peiffer Pinellas Community Foundation Brian Reale & Fred Wilcox Fran & Bud Risser Willi Rudowsky & Hal Freedman Dr. Jean Spencer-Carnes State of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Tampa Bay Arts Bridge Fund Within the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay Steve & Nancy Westphal, GoToSteves.Com
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Jean & William Froehlich Roberta Funke Lisa W Gardner Louise & John Garrigues Edwina Gates Donna & Larry Genskow Hazel Getman Earline & Ralph Gilbert Cheryl & Aaron Gold Linda & Jack Goldfarb Eileen Gomory Deloris Graves Joel Graves Anita & Herm Greenberg Don Grimes Ena & Stephen Groff Robert Haiman Berneida Hall Helen Hameroff & Frantz Christensen Brenda & Douglas Hanke Margaret Hannigan Janet Harden Elaine Hare Maryanne & Ray Hazen Ellen Heims William Hein Nancy A. Hewitt & Steven F. Lawson Dianne & Lew Hodgett Judy & William Hohmann Deborah & Charles Holden Carol Hollenbeck Bonnie Hough & Will Payne Hazel & William Hough in Honor of the Wedding of Bonnie Hough and Will Payne William R. Hough, III Jamie Howell & Bob Devin Jones Eileen & Sam Hutchins Meg Irmler & Lou Virelli Eugenia Irwin Carolyn Isakson Katherine Jackson Patrick Jackson Barbara Johnson Carrie Johnson Judith Jourdan Corinne Kallen Maureen & Hector Kalloo Ken Kaplan Martin Karan Damia Kelly Judith M. Kelly Nicole Kersey Sumaiyya Khan Lynn S. Kiehne & Vitauts M. Gulbis Lonnie & Richard Kiracofe Marissa Nicole Koch Eileen Kollar Connie Kone
Lawrence Konrad & Robert Pope Diane Kornick Kerry Kriseman & the Honorable Rick Kriseman Terri & Edward Lachman Quinneth Lance Adam Larases Kathryn Larson in Honor of Ellyn & Chris Kamke Christine & Robert La Sala Terry Lavin Cheryl Hutson Law Karla Leavelle & Robert Griendling Dr. William E. Lee Brenda & Jerome Levy Donna & Walter Liszewski Sadie Lockhart & Matt Acquard Doris Lovering Irma & William Lunderman Lisa McBride & Don Polmann Eugene J. McDonald Clif McFarland Thomas McGowan Judith McSwine Karen & George Meese Amy Mendelblatt V & R Monroe Marie Monsky Jo Morello & Jack Gilhooley Barbara Moritz Margaret Morris Judy Morris-Hardy Diane & Nicholas Morton Mindy Smith Murphy Mary & Mark Myers in Honor of the Wedding of Bonnie Hough and Will Payne Network for Good Maxine and Russ Offenbach Louis Orloff Susan & Gary Osher Judith Overcash Linda Parker Carol Peacock Scott Peisner Judy L. Pennala Laila Petrou Deborah & Rick Pettey Barbara & Nathaniel Pieper Becca & Joseph Poltorak Christina & Greg Porter Michael P. Porter Edward L. Preston in Honor of Elaine Hare Carolyn & Gino Primus Brandon Pugliese Joan & Steve Putnam Catherine O. & Emiliano Quindiagan Janet Raymond Linda Reed
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Debbie Reeser Sebastiana Chris Reynolds Nancy Rhea Shirley Rigo Janice Rivella Christina Roddey Alex R. Rodriguez Eileen & Alex Rogachevsky Manny Rosario Selma & Jerry Rosenberg Patricia Rosenberger Sylvia Rosenfield Jana Ross & Jeff Herrmann Sylvia Rusche Heather & Stephen Rush Donald A. Salama Caryn & George Saltsman Peter Sanchirico Rhonda & Robert Sattin Mary Schoemehl Isabel & William Schoenberg Lisa & Neal Schwartz Amy Seeks & Becky Slocomb Margaret Shaleuly Linda & Bruce Shanker Mary E. Shehadeh Janeth Shewmaker Teresa Short Debbie L. Shoss & Libbie A. Sherman Sarah Shoup Mary Shuh Margaret & Arthur Silvergleid Judy Stanton Joan Stephenson Wendi Stevens Sara & Nathan Stonecipher Jim Studdiford Irene Sullivan Sarah & Jim Swanson Taylor Sweat Bridget Taylor Madeleine & Frederik Tellekamp Tina & Tommy Todd Gregory Tomlin Amalia & George Trimitsis Cathy Unruh Ramona & Ambrose Updegraff Esther & Charles Van Duzee Anne Marie & George Verdisco Grace & John Wagenman Anna Ward Rosie Watters Amy Weisz Madonna Welsh Chris White Kathy & Kent Whittemore Maureen Witt
THANK YOU FOR BEING KIND AND SPECIAL
American Stage would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all of the generous contributors who support us through in-kind donations of products and services and through special event fundraising participation. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional theatre, we rely on the generosity of individuals and organizations who empower American Stage to make a meaningful impact in our community with powerful stories, boldly told. We are proud to present two very special fundraising evenings each season in fall and spring that support our artistic and educational programming year-round. Our 2020 Gala Under the Stars this spring will be held on Friday, April 17th for the opening night of FOOTLOOSE. Visit americanstage.org/GALA This fall we will come together, in support of our Mainstage Series, to celebrate the start of a new season at American Stage with our Season Celebration on October 2, 2020 hosted at The Birchwood. Visit americanstage. org/CELEBRATE A very special thank you also goes out to our hospitality partners who provide food, beverage and lodging for American Stage patron and artist events throughout the year. This list reflects all donations and gifts received between October 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019. $5,000+ 4Wall Entertainment, Inc. Bayou Catering Bayprint / Image 360 The Birchwood Trevor Burgess Holland America Line J. Thor Productions, Inc. Kahwa Coffee Roasting Barbara & Michael McKee Modern Business Associates & Jack Rice Insurance Sara Moola & Mike Vaughn The Palladium Theater Leslie & Jim Parent Brian Reale & Fred Wilcox Smart Move Moving & Storage Inc. Tampa Bay Magazine Tampa Bay Times, Inc. WEDU Steve & Nancy Westphal, gotoSTEVES.com $1,500 - $4,999 AMRx Pat Anderson Sandi & Dick Averitt Bank of America The Big Catch at Salt Creek Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More Sherri Richey Burke Callaloo - Courtesy of Vincent Jackson, Ramon Hernandez, & Mario Farias Carlton Fields David Reynolds Jewelry & Coin
Erin & Joseph Dise Duncan McClellan Teresa Eyerman Lauren & Neal Fiske Cindy W. Fletcher Hal Freedman, Charles Rutenberg Realty Freedom Bank Gator Cases and Levy's Leathers Chef Tyson Grant & Steve Westphal Gratzzi Italian Grille Susan & Robb Hough Beth A. Houghton & Scott K. Wagman Liz & Dan Jackson Nancy & John Lamson The Lightning Foundation Allen B. Loyd Tim McCormick & Jeff Brizzi Mermosa Winery & Boutique Pamela & Richard Mooney Mary & Mark Myers Neptune Flood Pepito Masterpeice Portraits Pilot Bank Kathy & Ed Rawls Retina Vitreous Associates of Florida Beth Reynolds Christina Roddey, Belle Casa Communities, Inc. Willi Rudowsky & Hal Freedman Sabal Trust Company Libby & Ron Salamone Laura Shaw Heather & Walter E. Smith
Smith & Associates Real Estate Thomas & LoCicero Trenam Law TriplePoint Design Build Tyrone Frame & Mirror Village Inn Restaurants Cathy & Charles von Brecht The Weekly Challenger Kimberly L. Wiley Christy & Terry Wolfe Judy & Ronald Wolfson Zone Defense, LLC $500 - $1,499 Ann & James Albert Christine & Bill Allard ARTicles Gallery & Custom Framing Ashley Sanchez Photography Lee Ann Atwood Valerie & Jack Beatty Carol & Harry Bickford Robert Blackmon Gina Burwood Carillon Tower Advisers Cason Photography Kristin Coffey & Ronnie Smith of Cheers Events Sue Ann Corrigan Courtyard by Marriott Downtown St. Petersburg Pamela Croney Susana Darwin Gail Eggeman & Mark Johnson of Saturday Morning Market Elizabeth Brincklow Arts! Sharon & Victor Gardner
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Gold & Diamond Source Alina Gonzalez-Mayo Kathie Gonzales Green Bench Brewing Company Stephanie Gularte/American Stage Improv Patricia Higgins Donna & Stephen Inguanta in Honor of Julia Rifino Jewish Press Mickey's Cafe & Organics Mindy Smith Murphy Stuart Nast Northeast Journal Pasadena Liquors and Fine Wines Darrell Pray Lisa Presnail Melody & Geoffrey Proud SoleVenture, Inc Spectrum Karen Tickner of Ina's Mermaid School Daniel Tochinskiy Total Wine & More Ann & Daniel Vickstrom Evan Whittle Ray C. Wunderlich III $250 - $499 Ace Hardware Margie & Bill Blue Blush Tea & Coffee St. Pete Pamela Buckner & Rodger Valentine Simpson Nancy & James Campbell Capital Genealogy Cynthia & Mark Carron Regina & Matt Clement Sherry & Irv Cohen The Cordova Inn Cozette's Boutique Cynthia & John Deermount Marcia Dobbin Patricia C. Donohue The Florida Orchestra Lorraine & Neil Franckle freeFall Theatre Company Myra & David H. Gross Stephanie Gularte Sherri Hanner - Mindspa Hypnotherapy Vickie L. Hart Anastasia C. Hiotis Elizabeth K Hixon Judy & Troy Holland Imagine Museum Jobsite Theater Ellyn & Chris Kamke Sumaiyya Khan Lynne Knauf & Robert Greenbaum
Maureen & Butch Kolar Gretchen Letterman & Bill Shelton Gloria F. Maxwell Morean Arts Center Sandy Morris Jackie & George Nigro Kyle Norberg Wilma Norton Nancy Parrish Dixie & Floyd Passardi Prism Arts, Inc The Reading Room Christine Rizo-Darran & Robert Hatzmann Rococo Steak Ruth Eckerd Hall Claire Saady & Daniel Saxe Nancy R. Schauer Gabrielle & Juergen Schlichting Dan Schmelzinger Sandra & Craig Schnee Lisha Guzowski-Shatz & Jim Shatz Teresa Short Sirata Beach Resort Anne Barrins & Ken Slaby Mary M. Stachnik Stageworks Theatre Susan Sullivan Cathy Swanson Timothy & Stephen SwansonLamarche Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa International Fringe Festival Gabby Terry Holly & John Tomlin Bonnie & Steve Traiman Try Wine Wendy & Charles Wasson Cindy & Gary Webster WUSF Public Broadcasting CIRCLE OF FRIENDS 23 Restaurants Academy of Ballet Arts Inc. Chris Aisenbrey The Ale and the Witch Rebecca & Michael Alford Judith & Barry Alpert and Family Art of Acupuncture The Art of Massage Aveda Masters Studio Salon & Spa Renee Baker Bayfront Tower Hair Design Beans & Barlour Kara Behar BellaBrava New World Trattoria Tina Betz Robert Beverly
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Bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts Bodega The Body Electric Yoga Company BodyRush Fitness Bok Tower Gardens Bread Winners Bakery Brooklyn Knish, Inc. Dr. Lora Lee Brown & Shannon Sayre Linda & Rich Brown Busch Gardens Charles Cagnon Pamela Campbell Karen Chassin Clearwater Marine Aquarium Columbia Restaurant Computer Qwerx Craft Kafé Creative Clay, Inc. Curv Exchange The Dali Museum The Dancing Goat Discover Downtown St. Petersburg Sherri & Joe Dodgson Linda Dow Eden's Nectar Eve Epstein Tiffany & Preston Faykus Mahalia Blue Feliu Fran Ferraro Fitlife Foods The Florida Aquarium Florida CraftArt The Florida Holocaust Museum Florida Pure Sea Salt Claudette & Brian Fornuto Karen & Jose Fourquet Helen & Jonathan French Frida's Cafe & Bakery Jean & William Froehlich Gateau O Chocolat Glazer Children's Museum Great Explorations Children's Museum Johnny Greene Hampton Inn & Suites Downtown Sherri Lynn Hanner Happy Feet Plus Mary & David Harbeitner Hotel Indigo Hunger + Thirst Restaurant Group The Inn on Third Meghan Irmler Island Massage Therapy Karen & Hugh Robert James Jason Jensen Angelina Jimenez Kelly & Jose Jimenez Kahwa Coffee Kathleen & Robert Kapusta
Annica Keeler Jessica Keith Damia Kelly Robert A. Kelzer Tanya Kenneally Kozuba & Sons Distillery Kerry Kriseman & the Honorable Rick Kriseman Leeann Kroetsch Pam Lasher Lea's Teas Leepa-Rattner Museum Left Bank Bistro Lynn Amy Levenson The Library Locale Market Lolita's Wine Market Marita Lynch Jacqueline MacNeil & Paul C. Carder Maggie on the Move Kari & Tom Mainelli Gina Maniaci Maple Street Biscuit Company Carol & Bill Marger Mark Noll Designs Emma & James McGuire Michele & Robert Tuegel Jeanne & Kevin Milkey Liza Miller Minuteman Press of St. Petersburg M-N-M BBQ Mother Kombucha Museum of Fine Arts
No Name Java Julia O'Connor Overflow Brewing Company Pacific Counter Iqbal & Janet Paroo Scott Peisner POPCraft Premier Frozen Confectionery Kathleen Premo Preserve the 'Burg Reno Beach Surf Shop The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art Leslie & Mark Ritch Rollin' Oats Market & Cafe Royal Palms Natural Nail Spa Rubio's Coastal Grill Joy & Robert Rudnicki Robyn Rusignuolo & Andrew Bellino Donald A. Salama Salon Volo Savory Spice Seaside Massage Therapy Ann & Jim Shaler The Shave Cave Tami Simms Roxanne Smith South Florida Museum Starbucks Stash - A Place for Yarn Susan Steele & Mario Farias Stillwaters Tavern Sara & Nathan Stonecipher
The St. Pete Store & Visitors Center St. Petersburg Museum of History St. Petersburg Opera Co. St. Petersburg Yoga Shain Stroff The Studio@620 Sunken Gardens Tampa Bay Rays Tampa Improv Comedy Theater & Restaurant Tampa Theatre Bridget Taylor Tidal Boar Ginger Beer Kiley & Jeremy Tollberg Trader Joe's Tranquility Wellness Spa Tyrone Frame & Mirror The Urban Canning Company USF Athletics Kimberly & Thomas Vogel Mary Wagner Steven W. Walker Wine Madonna Wonderland Floral Art & Gift Loft Xtreme Juice Sarah & Wiliam Zielke Zoës Kitchen Zoo Tampa At Lowry Park
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IN MEMORIAM: The donors listed below have graciously contributed in memory of American Stage community members. We would like to thank family and friends for their heartfelt remembrance of beloved supporters of the arts. Their generosity helps American Stage provide an enduring legacy of theatrical excellence and access for generations to come. This list reflects all donations and gifts received between October 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019. Pat Anderson in memory of Steve Anderson Pat Anderson in memory of Enez & Bud Hart Sandi & Dick Averitt in memory of Garry Allan Bruel Marion & William Ballard in memory of Enez & Bud Hart Cheryl Erinc in memory of Enez & Bud Hart Susan & Pete Greenbaum in memory of Elsie Campanero Helen Hameroff & Frantz Christensen in memory of Enez & Bud Hart Donna & Thomas Hart in Memory of Enez & Bud Hart Jacqueline & Barry Kanner and Susan Laplante in memory of Harriett Leiberman Alfred T. May in memory of Enez & Bud Hart Alfred T. May in memory of Hazel Hough Alfred T. May in memory of Allen H. Loyd Tinker McKee in memory of Dr. Peter Dawson Tinker McKee in memory of Hazel Hough Tinker McKee in memory of Allen H. Loyd Tinker McKee in memory of Pat Anderson Tinker McKee in memory of Joanne Fleece Carol & Bill Marger in memory of Allen H. Loyd Pamela & Stephen Newman in memory of Enez & Bud Hart Ann Palmer & Jane Harshburger in memory of Enez & Bud Hart Arlene Fillinger Rothman in memory of Enez & Bud Hart Stephanie Snyder in memory of Pat Anderson Carolyn Warner in memory of Enez & Bud Hart Mary Lou Warner in memory of Enez & Bud Hart 36 2019 - 2020 SEASON • SKELETON CREW
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THE LEGACY SOCIETY OF AMERICAN STAGE Our Legacy Society members are donors and friends like you who have made storytelling for future generations a priority. By pledging a gift in their estate or financial plans to American Stage, these individuals make a meaningful impact on the mission and future of American Stage. We thank them for their visionary support, and hope you will consider joining these cherished champions of the arts. Contact the Advancement Team at 727.823.1600 x 207 or development@americanstage.org for more information and to learn about Legacy Society Member benefits. This list reflects members who joined prior to December 31, 2019. Anonymous Michael Alford Mary Lou Ambrose & Joseph A. Barkley III Sandra S. & Richard G. Averitt III Anne Barrins & Ken Slaby Valerie & Jack Beatty Janet Bibber Russell Buchan Sherri Richey Burke & George Burke* Guna Carr Joel Cohen & Barry Dingman Debbie & Matthew J. Conigliaro Barbara Cooley & Pierre D. Cooley* JT Crowder Marcia Dobbin Jeannine Clark Dunlap Diana Norris Eldred Aila Erman Tiffany & Preston Faykus Patricia J. Felton* Gregory H. Fisher Claudette Fornuto Jenna Franklin & John Downes IV
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21ST CENTURY VOICES:
JUST ANNOUNCED! 2020 NEW PLAY
American Stage’s 21st Century Voices is dedicated to developing and presenting new works for the stage that speak to a contemporary audience in a fresh and compelling way. From our annual staged reading festival, to special workshopped performances, to playwriting residencies, and fully-produced new plays, ‘21st Century Voices’ has a lot to say about the future of live theatre.
February 27 4 Days | 5 Plays | Live Staged Readings 2020 NEW PLAY FESTIVAL SELECTIONS
STRANGE COURTESIES
THE IMPOSSIBLE ESCAPE OF DON MISTERIOSO Hal Borden Fri 2/28 8PM
L. Peter Callender Thur 2/27 8PM
YOU TOO? Taylor Leigh Lamb Sat 2/29 3PM
MLM IS FOR MURDER (OR, YOUR SIDE HUSTLE IS KILLING US) John Bavoso Sat 2/29 8PM
PREDICTER
Jennifer Blackmer Sun 3/1 3PM
Major support for 21ST CENTURY VOICES: NEW PLAY FESTIVAL by: Steven W. Walker
Purchase your tickets or All-Access Festival Pass today Individual Festival Tickets: $15 Per Selected Playreading Panel & Youth Showcase: Pay What You Can (PWYC)/Advance $10 All-Access Festival Pass: $40 General Public $30 American Stage Subscribers & ACT I CLUB members
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EMERGING PLAYS
FESTIVAL PLAYWRIGHTS SELECTED! American Stage is proud to continue our commitment to 21st Century Voices with a New Play Festival featuring live staged readings of five new plays from five exceptional up-and-coming playwrights from all around the United States. New this year, at the conclusion of the festival, join the featured playwrights, including last season's American Stage playwright-in-residence, Natalie Symons (THE PEOPLE DOWNSTAIRS) in a conversation about the playwriting process.
March 1, 2020
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5 Chatbacks | 2 Panels | Youth Showcase Behind-the-Scenes of a World Premiere
21ST CENTURY VOICES: EMERGING PLAYS
WORLD PREMIERE
MARCH 11 - APRIL 5, 2020
THE PEOPLE DOWNSTAIRS
21st Century Voices presents the world premiere of THE PEOPLE DOWNSTAIRS, by local playwright Natalie Symons, as part of American Stage’s 2019-20 AMERICAN DREAMSCAPE mainstage season. “There is something particularly special about collaborating with a writer and a creative team on a brand new play that has never before been experienced by an audience. American Stage is so grateful to have been a part of the journey of THE PEOPLE DOWNSTAIRS, by St. Pete’s own Natalie Symons." - Stephanie Gularte, CEO/Producing Artistic Director
Major support for THE PEOPLE DOWNSTAIRS provided by: Russell Buchan | Sharon & Victor Gardner Cheryl Willard | Sandee & Al Steinberg
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Friday, April 17, 2020 Gala Under the Stars is an unforgettable night in support of American Stage. Join us for our largest fundraising party of the year, held on the opening night of American Stage in the Park's 2020 production of FOOTLOOSE!
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Individual tickets and table sponsorships are available. Individual tickets are $200 each; tables (10 persons) are $2200.
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Gala Under the Stars
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"YOU'LL HAVE A HARD TIME STAYING IN YOUR SEAT." - WNBC
Music by Tom Snow | Lyrics by Dean Pitchford Directed by Stephanie Gularte
APRIL 15 - MAY 17, 2020
Stage adaptation by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie Based on the original screenplay by Dean Pitchford Additional Music by Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins and Jim Steinman
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Gala Under the Stars
FRIDAY APRIL 17, 2020 AT 6PM
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WORLD PREMIERE
THE PEOPLE DOWNSTAIRS By Natalie Symons
Directed by Chris Crawford
MARCH 11 - APRIL 5, 2020 "This March our team is thrilled to present the full production of this story of two ordinary, awkward social misfits, who hilariously stumble together toward something extraordinary, to a live theatre audience for the very first time by St. Pete’s own Natalie Symons." - Stephanie Gularte, CEO/Producing Artistic Director
BEHIND-THE-SCENES WITH PLAYWRIGHT NATALIE SYMONS MARCH 1, 2020
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See all 3 remaining shows of the season! Enjoy savings over single tickets.
THE PEOPLE DOWNSTAIRS
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