theatre exile staff Producing Artistic Director………..Deborah Block Founding Artistic Director…………....Joe Canuso Associate Artistic Director….……......Matt Pfeiffer General Manager…………………….Maria Archer External Relations Director………..Brianne Shaw Grant Writer……………..Anne Marie Cammarato Casting Director/Literary Manager …..Dan O’Neil External Relations Assistant………...Krista Thorp Marketing & PR ……………Aversa PR & Events Graphic Designer……………The Heads Of State Outreach Coordinator………..……Steve Gravelle Box Office Associates……………….T.S Hawkins Emily Schuman, Krista Thorp Photographer……..…..……...…..Paola Nogueras Robert Hakalski Web Design………..…….......……….edigmo.com IT Specialist……………..……..….Andrew Nelson
House Managers……………..Vanessa Gross, & Patrick Ross Production Manager……….…Jess DeStefano Asst. Stage Manager……………..Emily Jolley Technical Director…….Robert Edmondson Jr. Master Carpenter…….....…...……AJ Garrigus Master Electrician……………….Jackson Katz Sound Engineer……………..……Brad Pouliot Guitar Player……………………...Neil Nemetz Production Crew ……………...Eli Marsh, Ben Henry, Tim Odom, Matthew Weinhoffer, Ben Cohen & Vince DeSanto Scenic Charge Artist…Lauren “Lo” McDowell Run Crew………………Anastassia Vertjanova
Board of Directors Executive Committee Chair Reuben P. Wade Secretary Desiree Salera Treasurer Fran Murphy Board Members Deborah Block Alison Ezell Greg Lukianoff
Joe Canuso Sterling Johnson
Michael Donahue Rick Gross Jeff Sorkin
Advisory Board Members Ken Bingham Trish Kelly
Bette Hanson Nora Quinn
Anne Hunter Anne Gemmel
Development Committee Members Sarah Anton Shirley Lockwood
Denise Cavaliere Betsy Oliphant
Bob Koseff Brett Mapp
Special Thanks Mel Leeds at FringeArt Derek Hachowski Jill Keys Drexel University Drew Billau Georgia Schlessman at 1812 Productions
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Lost Girls by John Pollono Philadelphia Premiere Studio X
Time & Place Manchester, New Hampshire. Mid-December. Present Day
Cast *SEAN BRADLEY as Lou SUSANNE COLLINS as Girl TREVOR WILLIAM FAYLE as Boy
AMY FREAR as Penny *CATHARINE SLUSAR as Linda *MOLLY WARD as Maggie
Crew Director JOE CANUSO Scenic Designer COLIN MCILVAINE
Costume Designer KATHERINE FRITZ
Lighting Design THOM WEAVER
Composer and Sound Designer ELIZABETH ATKINSON
Props Master FLORA VASSAR
Dialect Coach PETER SCHMITZ
Stage Manager JESSICA DARLING* Assistant Director/Dramaturg AMANDA KLUTE
Technical Director ROBERT EDMONDSON JR. Casting Director DAN O’NEIL
*Appears through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
Lost Girls is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
Susan Gish Steven Glauser Stuart Glogoff Shelley Green & Michael Golden Grace Gonglewski Linda Gordienko Ronald Gordon Big Daddy Graham and Deborah Gudonis Adele & Burt Greenspun Lynda & Bernard Greer Joe Gruber Gene Gualtieri & Mary McManus Keely & Ava Gudonis Terry & Paul Guerin Marilyn Halpern Coleen Hammond Clare Hansen Christina Harkins Stephen Harlen Jean Haskell Wes Haskell Don & Lynn Haskin Ileen & Tom Henderson Archibald Hewes Rebecca Elizabeth Hinderliter Geoffrey Hindle Robert Hooper Michael Howley Morgan Hugo Patricia Hynes John M. Iannacone Kelly Jackson Carl Jolley Richard Jones Egor Kazuer Ellen Kaye Kathy Kazmierski Ben & Ginny Kendall Mark Kessler George Killen In Memory of Michael Gannon Laura & David Kleinschmidt Pat & Jim Kleven William Knaggs Louis M. Kodumal Roger Lamay Tom Lang Chris Lang Paul Lanken Mary Larson Laura Lawrence Ken Lehr Ruth Levikoff Rafi Levin & George Zolot Amy Levin Natalie Levkovich Bob Lochel Shirley Lockwood James Lord Diane Rurode & James E. Lord
Jim & Jessica Loughran Robin Lumb Larry Lyle Marjorie & Glenn MacBride Glen Macnow John Madrak Paul Makurath Joe Manlio Joseph Manlove Brett Mapp Matthew Marcon Linda and David Marder David Margraff Donald Mark Jamesa Marsland Michael Matza Kelly McCaughan Robert McCauley Paul McCollum Suzan Lynn & Bernard McGorrey III Mike McGraw Anthony McIntyre Jeff McLauchlan Kathleen Mcrea Lorraine Medoro Nancy Megley Fran Metzman Mike Miele Claire Mitchell Kurt Momot In Honor Of Joe Canuso Charles Morgan Marjori & Mark Mudrick Julia Murphy Dean & Nancy Nance Ed Nasta Tom Nerwinski Matthew Nessel Etta & Charles Nissman Veronica Nitka Erin Noteman Nick O`Hare Richard Orlando Mark Ormsby Edward Orr Randy Padula Richard Parente Kathleen Pentek Ann & Andy Perch In Honor of The Actors Harold Pezzner
Cathy & Frank Pfeiffer Joe Pfeiffer Ruth Pickering Benjamin Pierce Dominic Piunti Frank Ponzio Richard Press George Przybylski Sam Rabinovitz Michael Raditz
Mr. Mike Reali Laura Regnier Larry Ricci Don Riggs Harry Rigler David Rimby Annette Rizzo Theodore Robb Bruce Robertson Marianne Roche David Rodriguez David Ropars Diane Rosen Anisa George & Dan Rothenberg Todd Rowan Judith & Ed Ruback Michael Sachs Charles Sagett Fania & Louis Samuels Brian Sanders Barbara Savadove William Schanne E. M Schellenger Mark & Pam Scherzer Walter Schlosser Jr. Robert Schwabe Lynn & Joseph Schwartz Cheo Scott In Celebration of Your Last Year As A Teenager Margaret Shapiro Timothy Sharr Derek Shenenberger Lois Shestack Karen Shine Marc Shipman Fred Shocket Edwin Shortt Patricia Sidelsky Anne & Berne Siergiej, Esq Cliff Silver Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Simon Joseph Simone Daniel Simpson Steven Sloan Catharine Slusar Amy Smith & Rich Kaufmann William & Darlene Smith Brett Smith & Joseph Sutton III Judith Levine & Edward Sobel Harry & Barbara Spaeth Heather Speirs Margaret Spencer Ron Stanwood Sheldon Steinberg Diane and Richard Steinbrink B.J. Sucidlo Lewis Sudul Lon & Heather Sullivan Michael and Marianna Sullivan Therese Taraschi Janet Tedesco
Carl Roa Renee Rollin Hal & Sue Rosenthal Barbara & Dan Rottenberg Bob Rovner Dr. & Mrs. Martin Rubel Adelle Rubin Anna & Joseph Ruggieri Sunny Richman and John Ryan Michelle Saul-Yamasaki Christian Sauter Alice Sayles Susan & Eric Schaeffer Carolyn Schlecker & Bob Kosseff Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Schless John H. Scott Stephen Shiffer Joel Shpigel Charlotte Shuman Gail Sidewater Anne & Berne Siergiej, Esq Rebecca Silver Corey & Jonne Smith William Smith & Darlene Smith Ruth & Rick Snyderman Jerry Sokolow Jeffrey Sorkin Miriam & Arthur Spector Lisa & Mike Spradlin Blanche & George Steele Barbara & James Sterchele Joe and Rachel Sherry Sternthal Charles Sutphen John Szczech Carlo Tedesco Esha Thornton Jenifer & Carl Tobiasen John Tobin Joseph Townsend John Tracey Bill and Nancy Turick Peter Uzelac Dawn Varava Constance Villiers Robert Wallner Ed Warchol Peggy Ward Steven Wark Donna Wechsler Robert Weinberg Jeff & Sharon Weiss Peter Welling Spencer M. Wertheimer Michael Whitman Chet Wichowski Melinda Williams Stephen & Lori Wood Ms. Diane Dalto & Richard Woosnam Raymond Yost Stephen Zalalas
Barrie & Gene Zenone Rick & Toni Zimmerman Benjamin Zuckerman & Marian Robinson Attaches ($10-$99) Joseph Aarons William Adlin Chrisostomos Argerakis Sandra & Jaime Arnold Calvin Atkinson John Austin Tom Baird David Baird Harry Bambrick Stephen Banaszak Patrick Barrett Mary Bates Agnieshka Baumritter Claudia Becker Ed Bednarz Bruce Benjamin Steve Bennett Zak Berkman Irene Berkowitz Becca Bernstein Gary Biddington Sharon Bilyk Michael Bisignano In Honor of Barbara Block Bobbi Block Brian Patrick Bonner Michael Boyle Rick Boyle Andy Brackbill Joseph Bradley Daniel Brennan Raymond Breswick Oleg Brovender Jeffrey Brown David Bruhn Joanne & Craig Burdulis Sheila Bury Lynne Byck Joe Calhoun Sarah Campana Stephen Campbell Timothy Carey Donald Carter Carol Caswell Anne Cecil F James Chesko Lois Childs Jessica Chung John Ciaffone Timothy M. Clark Bob & Joanne Clothier Curtis Cockenberg Judy Cohen Edmund Cohen Barry Cohen Rosina Coltellaro Richard Commoroto Robert Conner
Alexander Conner Elizabeth Connor Barbara Corda John Costanza Heather Coyne Paula Cramer & Warren Laddon Leonard Cupingood Joe D`Angelo Maura & Frank Daly Susan Daniluk Linda Danner K.O. DelMarcelle T. J. & Jeanne Deluca Tom DeMatteis Michael DeMirjian Maureen Denion Mr. Jim DeStefano Gail DeVecchis Wygant Ms. Susan Dietrich Donald Difilippo Tonda & John DiPasquale Tony DiSeveria Jay Donner Raymond Donovan Greg Dotzman Joan Doyle Maxine Dubin Bob Duszak Pat Egan Robyn Elsing Raymond Erwin Nena Eskridge Erican & Matthew Ezold Amy Fadool Kane Andrew Farrington Cheryl Fedyna Marcie Feinstein Joseph Feszko Richard Fine Colleen Fink James Fiordeliso Deborah & Robert Fischer Naheed Flake Charles Flemming Sabatino Flammini Carol Florence Juliana Flower & Mark Lord Evelyn & Jim Ford Jonathan Frank Jerrold Frankel Richard Frey Eric Frye Carol Galin & Peg Minehart Debra Gallo Joe Garemore Wayne Gaul James Genzano Concetta M. Georgov Maurizio Giammarco Mark Gibbons John Gibson Stan Gibell Joe Gilmore
Emissaries ($100 -$499, cont.) Al Corr Sandra & James Corry Jim Crawford & Judith Dean Andrew Criss John & Fern Culhane Emily Darigan Wayne Darrow Augustus Davis Leo Dawson Karen and Andy Degler Nancy DeLucia William Denning Robert Dever
Mark Dichter David Didinger Harry Digiacomo Jr Ed Dixon Michael Docktor Marsha Dollinger Lauren Donovan Sean Dooley Camila dos Santos Murray Dubin & Libby Rosof John Dugan Richard Eagan Charles R Egoville Matthew Eng Linda Evans Helen & Leonard Evelev Ed Fagan Scott Farbstein Joseph Farley Anthony Fasano Jennadi Ferriola Christopher Festa Stanley & Rena Field Janet Finegar & Jonathan Sher Melanye Finister & David Ingram Dr. Judith Finkel John Finley Stuart Fishman Marilyn MacGregor & Richard Fitzgerald Thomas Flaherty Joshua Friedman Vincent E. Fumo Rich Gannon Dan Gannon Nick Gekas Lisa George Leila Ghaznavi Zoi Gianneas Roseann Gill Sybil Terres Gilmar Skeet`s Daughter Trish G Rich Goldberg Shelley Green & Michael Golden Susan Greene Michael Greer Greg Grillone
Leonard Haas Peter Haas Mike Hagan Jim Halter Bob Hamilton Curt Haring Hank & Sue Harrison Libby Harwitz & Burton Blender J Haugen Ellen Heber-Katz Robin & Bruce Herndon Tom and Wendy Hibberd Mr. & Mrs. Ralph S. Hirshorn Douglas Hock Joy Hockman 7 Jack Silverberg Merle Lee Holman Esther & Robert Hornik Jenna Horton Margot & Ellis Horwitz Natalie Huguet Bob Hulitt Tim and Anne Hunter Sandy & George Hurley Larry Hutchison Gary Hutton Michael Jacobs Eric Jacobson Rick Javage Annabelle Jellinek Neil Jennings Sterling & Deena Johnson Scott Joseph Melanie Julian & Lane Savadove Ed Jutras Karen Kahriger Kirtikumar Kapadia Bart and Betty Kaplan Judy & Maurice Kaplow Mike Katch Ben & Ginny Kendall Nancy Boykin & Dan Kern Ken Kesslin Alan Kiel Marta & Bill Kiesling Richard Klein George Koch & Santo DiDonato Al Koch Elliott Korsen Myra & Isador Kranzel Allen Kuharski Melanie Kzirian Paul LaFata Ruth & Peter Laibson R David Large Cory Laslocky From The Cast of King Charles III lllllllllllllllllIn Honor of John Lawrence Patricia Laws Eva & Michael Leeds
Jack Lees Gregory Allen Line Terry Loeffler Arline Lotman William Madway Frank Magee Cirel & Howard Magen Rose & Robert Maher Bruno Mannello Tim Manning John C. Mantini Joni Marcus & Ed Greves Glen Martin Shara Neidell & Carlos Martin Joanna Mastronardo Rosalie Matzkin Michael McCaney Timothy Mccool Michael McCrea Mike McCurdy Megan McDermott Peggy & Mary Mcelroy Bill McGrane Robert McGrew Daniel McMahon Thomas McNelis Thomas Mento Deb Miller & Ray Costello Jason Minnich Martha Moore Rob Morrin Fran Morrone Dan Muldoon Michael Musci John Musarra Cathy Neifeld Robert Nelson Debbie & Henry Newman Paul Nicholas Eileen O`Brien & Sam Hopkins Patrick Oakes Betsy Oliphant Gwen Ottinger John & Judth Peakes Clifford Pearlman Kathy Pentek In Memory of Michael Perelstein Ruth Perlmutter Paul Perlstein, ESQ. Louis A. Perry Louis Petti Matt Pettigrew Julie Phillips & Chris Shaw Cindy Pitts Stephen Platt & Robin Schaufler Scott Porreca Harriet Power & Bob Hedley Alexis Pozonsky Bill Rahill Lynne & Owen Regan Ellen & Gary Reuben W. E & Rosemary Reynolds
theatre exile Would like to give an extra special thanks to the foundations, corporations and individuals whose generosity supports our work. (this list includes gifts received from 7/1/15—2/15/2017 Foundations and Government The CHG Charitable Trust Charlotte Cushman Foundation Dramatist Guild Fund The Governor’s Woods Foundation Independence Foundation The LIDA Foundation Virginia Brown Martin Award National Endowment for the Arts William Penn Foundation Paul E. Kelly Foundation Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Philadelphia Cultural Fund The Suzanne F. Roberts Cultural Development Fund The Shubert Foundation The June & Steve Wolfson Family Foundation The Wyncote Foundation William K. Stewart Foundation Youth Arts Enrichment Award Corporate Donations Amazon Smile Foundation Aversa PR & Events Berwind Corporation Bradford White Covidien Geico Philanthropic Foundation GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Graboyes Commercial Window Company Guaranteed Abstract Corporation Lavin , O’Neil & Cedrone Merrill Lynch Network for Good Pearl Properties Ryan, Morton & Imms, LLC Stark & Stark Sunshine Arts Susquehanna International Group, LLP Zallie ShopRite Supermarkets Society of Exiles ($1,000+) Anonymous Louis Bluver Carrie Canuso George Cipolloni Gene Dilks Michael Donahue Alison Ezell Linda & David Glickstein Barbara & Steve Gold Terry Graboyes
Carole Haas Gravagno Roberta and Richard Gross Winnie Hannigan Alan Hoberman Lauralee & Nick Howley David Kagan & Beth Medoway Kagan Arthur M. Kaplan and R. Duane Perry Paul E. Kelly Greg Lukianoff Drs. Robin and Saifuddin Mama Fran & Kathy Murphy John & Judy Paul Michael Phillips & Sue Rock Ed Rendell Desiree Salera & Eric Okdeh Harry & Harriet Philibosian Suzanne F. Roberts Jim Sheehan Gayle & David Smith Sarakay & Stanton Smullens Deborah Block & Doug Smullens William K. and Debra Stewart Jim Smyth & Jim Rodgers Kate Sullivan & Bob D’Zuro Loren Thomas Richard Vague Reuben Wade & Janice Smith June & Steve Wolfson Chuck Zacney Bruce Zallie Consuls ($500—$999) Ellen & Michael Barkann Paulette Canuso & Lori Jordan Ken Conrad Pam DiFilippo Christopher Donald Susan & Stephen Huntington Larry & Barbara Isard Mike Jensen David Lerman & Shelley Wallock Benjamin Lovell Brian Michael Tommy Neugebauer Pam & Gresham Riley Mark Schellenger Linda Shaps-Shanin Ellen Singer Coleman & Michael Coleman Jim Solano Kathleen Stephenson, Esq. Dr. & Mrs. Dennis and Jennie Todd Anne & Edward Wagner
Emissaries ($100 -$499) David Aalderks Judy Adamson & Fred Jackes Anonymous (3) Glenn Alvarez Anne Anastasi & John Younglove Christopher Anastasiou Wade Anastor Dana Ash Georgia & Barrie Ashby Sherry Babbitt Fran & Bernadette Baird David Ballard Fred Allen Barfoot Paul Barnes Carol and Tom Beam Karen & Mark Belding Megan Bellwoar Jeffrey Berger Zak Berkman Jay and Nancy Berkowitz Barbara Block Barbara Blonsky Jody Borgman Joseph Boullata Daniel Boylen Marcie Bramucci Marina Bresser Michael Brett Phil Brunozzi Marian & John Bumbaca Brian Burgos Irene Cherkassky & Jim Burke Tommy Burkhart Christine & Charles Burns Bob & Helen Buttel Richard Buxton Joanne Calabria William Callanan Steve Cameron Jonathan Campbell Vincent Carter Jonathan Cassell Maria Ceferatti Andrew Chalfen Tom Chillot Katie & Bryan Clark Amy Clauser Matthew Coller Stephen Collins Rob Comegys Patricia Conaway Jonathan Conroy Robert Cook Mike Cooper David Cooper
Sound equipment for Peter Schmitz (Dialect Coach) theatre exile has worked on dialects for the Wilma provided by Theater's productions of Constellations, When the Rain Stops Falling, The Hard Problem, and Cherokee. He has recently coached dialects for student productions at Swarthmore College (Dublin by Lamplight, Mad Forest) and the University of Pennsylvania (Eumenides). A graduate of Yale College and NYU’s Graduate Acting Program, he has appeared with many local theater companies, including the Arden, Act II Playhouse, InterAct, Philadelphia Theatre Co., the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, and the Walnut Street Theatre. Nationally, he has acted with such companies as the Guthrie Theatre and Yale Rep, and appeared on Broadway in My Fair Lady. Peter is a teacher of Theater History at the Ira Brind School of the University of the Arts. Many thanks to Steve Gravelle for his assistance!
Deborah Block (Producing Artistic Director) has been a consistent figure in the Philadelphia arts community for over 25 years as a dramaturg, producer, curator, choreographer, educator and a director where she has worked on over 60 professional productions. She has received much recognition for her professional and educational work including receiving the Independence Fellowship in the Arts and the Albert Benzwie Award for playwriting. She is one of the founders of the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe (now FringeArts) and was the program director for ten years. She received her MFA at Temple University. Deborah has been with Theatre Exile for 10 years and has directed Guards at the Taj, Smoke, Red Speedo, Cock, The English Bride, Gruesome Playground Injuries, Iron, Hunter Gatherers, dark play or stories for boys, Roosters and collaborated on Hearts & Soles. Much love to Doug and Josh.
Actor’s Equity Association (AEA) was founded in 1913 as the first of the American actor unions. Equity’s mission is to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Today, Equity represents more than 40,000 actors, singers, dancers and stage managers working in hundreds of theatres across the United States. Equity members are dedicated to working in theatre as a profession, upholding the highest artistic standards. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions and provides a wide range of benefits including health and pension plans for its members. Through its agreement with Equity, this theatre has committed to the fair treatment of the actors and stage managers employed in this production. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. For more information, visit www.actorsequity.org
Jessica Darling* (cont.) Theatre Company, FringeArts, Team Sunshine Performance Corporation, New Paradise Laboratories, Flashpoint, Shakespeare in Clark Park, Maples Repertory Theatre, and Mauckingbird Theatre Company. This show is dedicated to all those whose voices have been silenced. Colin McIlvaine (Scenic Designer) Most recent design credits include: Rizzo (PTC),The Invisible Hand, Smoke (Theatre Exile), #The Revolution (Interact Theatre).Colin’s recent assistant and associate design credits include: The Little Match Girl (Spoleto), Futurity (Soho Rep/ Ars Nova), Dr. Dog: Swamp is On (Pig Iron/Dr. Dog), Sunset o639 (BalletX). In addition to his freelance career, Colin is an adjunct lecturer at The University of the Arts and Temple University. B.A. University of Maryland; MFA Scenic Design Temple University. www.colinmcilvaine.com
Paradise Labs, Theatre Horizon, Act II Playhouse, the Lantern, Azuka, Quintessence, Pig Iron, and the Philadelphia Artists' Collective, where she is a resident designer. Adjunct faculty at Montgomery County Community College, and teaching residencies at McCarter Theatre and Delaware Theatre Company. Recent publications at American Theatre, the Sondheim
Elizabeth Atkinson (Sound Designer & Composer) is delighted to be working with Theatre Exile for the first time. Liz is currently based in Philadelphia, after many years in Pittsburgh where she was Resident Sound Designer at the City Theatre Company. Her freelance career includes regional theatre credits at The Wilma, Simpatico Theatre Project, InterAct Theatre, People’s Light and Theatre Company, Walnut Street Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre, Hartford Stage, Quantum Theatre, and Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre. The Pittsburgh PostGazette named her sound designer of the year in 2003, 2006, and 2007. She is a Flora Vassar (Props Master) is a Phila- faculty member at Swarthmore College, delphia-based prop maker and stage man- and previously at Point Park University ager. Recent favorite prop projects include and Carnegie Mellon University. Liz has Exile's Tommy and Me and Guards at the also had the honor of exhibiting at the 2007, 2011 and 2015 Prague QuadrenniTaj, the Lantern's 36 Views and He Who Gets Slapped with the Philadelphia Artists' Collective. In her other life, she stage Thom Weaver (Lighting Designer) Exile: 11 productions including The manages the physical theater/circus show Air Play, which has been presented Whale, Knives in Hens, and Tommy and Me. Credits include: Arden, Wilma, in nine cities on four continents (so far). PTC, Signature, Roundabout, NYSF/ Flora serves on the board of directors of The Resource Exchange, Philly's creative Public, Primary Stages, Pilobolus, Chireuse center. (Look for the RE in the cred- cago Shakespeare, Milwaukee Rep,, Shakespeare Theatre, George St, Huntingits of Split!) Next up: Air Play in Dallas ton, Syracuse Stage, Cal Shakes, Chiland 1812's Happy Birthday. dren’s Theatre Company, CenterStage, Katherine Fritz (Costume Design) Glad Cincinnati Playhouse, Cleveland Playto be back at Exile after Tommy and Me, house, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Williamstown, Lincoln Center Festival Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Rizzo, Spoleto, Pittsburgh Public, and Yale Rep The NorthPlan, and Annapurna among others. 3 Barrymores (20 nomina(Barrymore Award Nomination, Outtions), Jeff Award, 4-time Helen Hayes standing Costume Design). Recent designs: Signature Theatre, the Arden, 1812 nominee, and 2 AUDELCO Awards. Education: Carnegie Mellon and Yale. Productions, InterAct, Inis Nua, New
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Join us March 8th For a post-show discussion following our 8:00 performance of Lost Girls With Dr. Judith Levine From Temple Universities Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies Program Beginning approximately at 9:30PM Author of Ain't No Trust: How Bosses, Boyfriends, and Bureaucrats Fail Low-Income Mothers and Why It Matters
Who’s who in the cast and crew Catharine Slusar (cont.) Catharine has acted in NYC, Minneapolis, CT, MI, Russia, and Norway. Catharine is the recipient of The F. Otto Haas Award for Emerging Artists, a Barrymore Award, and an Independence Fellowship. She is an Assistant Professor at Bryn Mawr and has taught at Rowan, Yale, Özel Bilgi Lisesi in Turkey, and she has an ongoing partnership with a k-12 school in South Philadelphia, EM Stanton, where she works on Shakespeare. Molly Ward (Maggie) New York: Playwrights Horizons, Ensemble Studio Theater, Ma Yi Theater, 59E59 Theaters Soho Rep, NY International Fringe Festival, Woodshed Collective, Brick Theater, HERE, Ohio Theater, Theater for the New City, PS122, Ontological Hysteric Theater, 4th Street Theater. Regional: American Repertory Theater, Hartford Stage, Denver Center, Pioneer Theater, Playmaker's Repertory Theater, Bard Summerscape, Barrington Stage, Provincetown Theater. International Festivals:Edinburgh International Festival, Festival D'Automne, Theater Der Welt, and more. TV: Jessica Goldberg’s The Path with Aaron Paul (Hulu), Ali LeRoi's Are We There Yet? (TBS). Short film Creator: The Art of Wooing, The Martha series.Education: MFA Harvard/Moscow Art Theater School, BA Vassar College. Native of Philadelphia making my Philadelphia debut. John Pollono (Playwright) is an awardwinning writer and actor living in Los Angeles. He wrote and performed in his highly acclaimed play Small Engine Repair, which ran in Los Angeles (Ovation, Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, Garland, LA Weekly Award for Best Production) and off-Broadway in the
Fall of 2013 (New York Times Critic's Choice, Top Ten Huffington Post, Daily Beast and OUT Magazine). His awardwinning play Lost and Found enjoyed a sold-out, extended run at FringeNYC 2010 and Illuminati won Best Play at the 2010 Network One-Act Festival in New York City. John’s play LOST GIRLS enjoyed a critically-acclaimed, five-month sold out World Premiere run in Los Angeles. John is a founding member of Rogue Machine Theatre in Los Angeles, where he serves on its Art Board. Joe Canuso (Director) is the Founding Artistic Director of Theatre Exile and has directed many of their shows including Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?, Annapurna, A Behanding in Spokane, That Pretty Pretty, Mr. Marmalade, Red Light Winter, The Gin Game, Burkie, and Belmont Avenue Social Club, as well as the world premieres of RIZZO, Last Call, Amputation Nation, Cryptome, Big Blonde, Live at the Apollo Diner,The Frankenharry Plays, and most recently Tommy And Me by Ray Didinger. He was nominated by the Barrymore Awards for Outstanding Direction of a Play three times and was named Best Director in 2009 by The Philadelphia Weekly for Blackbird. He was nominated as Best Director for a Phindie Award for The North Plan in 2013 and won last year for Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?. He was part of Exile’s Barrymore Award winning ensemble for Glengarry Glen Ross in 2007. And he has performed internationally in London, Prague and throughout Italy....For all the amazing women in my life especially Trish, who has kept me from losing my way these last thirty years. Jessica Darling* (Stage Manager) is a Philadelphia-based stage and production manager. This is her fourth season in Exile. Jess has also worked with 11th Hour Theatre Company, FringeArts, Team Sun-
Who’s who in the cast and crew Sean Bradley (Lou) is delighted to make his Theatre Exile debut! Thanks to Joe and Deborah for making it possible, and Clare for the constant love and support. Love to Mom and Dad. Past Credits Include: Metamorphoses, Macbeth, Three Sisters u/s, The History Boys u/s (Arden Theater), The Glass Menagerie (Act II Playhouse), Hansel and Gretel, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Wind in the Willows, Hamlet, She Stoops to Conquer, Antigone, The Merchant of Venice, The Venetian Twins, Apology, Measure for Measure (Quintessence Theatre Group) Five Kings (Revolution Shakespeare), A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Winter’s Tale (Delaware Shakespeare Festival), Lord of the Flies (Curio Theatre), Hamlet, As You Like It (Philadelphia Shakespeare), Much Ado About Nothing (Theatre Horizon). Training: University College Dublin (MA), The University of the Arts (BFA).
is so excited to be making her Theatre Exile debut! A graduate of the University of the Arts, she is a founding member of the Plant Me Here artist collective, and is one half of the performance duo Miniature Refrigerator Operator alongside Kevin Meehan. Recent credits: The House at the End of the World (Plant Me Here, 2016 Fringe), Nowhere Fast (Sam Tower + Ensemble/BRAT Productions), Two Walkens (MiniFridgeOp), Swamp Is On (Pig Iron w/ Dr. Dog). Much love and thanks to Joe and Deb, her family, the moms, and of course Kevin.
Trevor William Fayle (Boy) is elated to be making his second showing on the exile stage! Some recent credits include Two Gentlemen of Verona (Shakespeare in Clark Park) The Radicalization of Bradley Manning (Inis Nua) Photograph 51 (Lantern Theatre) and The Whale (Theatre Exile). Thanks to Kevin, Drew & the Family. Love, as always, to Campbell. Amy Frear (Penny) is thrilled to be working with Theatre Exile. A graduate of Temple University, she holds her MFA in Acting from the University of Washington in Seattle. She has performed with Seattle Repertory Theatre, Opera House Arts, Hedgerow, Found Theater, and on various devised experimentalprojects. www.amyfrear.com
is a member of Actor’s Equity Association, and has been performing in Philadelphia since arriving in 1995. A native of Connecticut, she studied theater at Yale. In Philadelphia she has performed at Exile: Martha in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, (Barrymore Best Actress) Emma in Annapurna, (Barrymore Nominee), Faye in Iron (Barrymore Nominee); The Arden: all roles in The Syringa Tree, (Barrymore Nominee), Gi in Northeast Local, among others. She’s also performed at InterAct, Live Arts Festival, Lantern, People’s Light, Act 2, Shakespeare in Clark Park, and Bristol Riverside. Outside of Philadelphia,
Celebrating 20 years in Exile….
Glengarry Glen Ross By David Mamet Mr. Marmalade** By Noah Haidle Roosters By Milcha Sanchez-Scott Bug** By Tracy Letts Dark Play or Stories for Boys** By Carlos Murillo Blackbird** By David Harrower American Buffalo By David Mamet Hunter Gatherers** By Peter Sinn Nachtrieb Any Given Monday* By Bruce Graham Shining City ** By Conor McPherson
1996-2000 The Further Adventures of the Gavone Family* Death X Two* - Two short One-Acts : Escurial by Michel DeGhelderode Death & Taxes* by Joseph Sorrentino The Frankenharry Plays - Three short One Acts by Joseph Sorrentino:* Two Guys and a Bench I Like Art So You Wanna Marry My Daughter Belmont Avenue Social Club by Bruce Graham Live at the Apollo Diner* An original company collaboration Rocketman ** By Steven Dietz
2005-2010 cont.
BELMONT AVENUE SOCIAL CLUB, 1998
2010-2016
2000-2005
Parking By James Morrison Rhinoceros** By Eugene Ionesco Big Blonde ** A Dorothy Parker story adapted by Peter Mattaliano Amputation Nation by John Lumia Burkie By Bruce Graham Princess Ivona** By Witold Gombrowicz Natural Selection* by Kelly Taylor and Sharon Talbort Cryptome* by John Lumia Iceman Cometh by Eugene O’Neill Rhinoceros, 2000 Valpariso** by Don DeLillo The Gin Game By D.L. Coburn The Philly Fan* By Bruce Graham The Dreamer Examines His Pillow by John Patrick Shanley
Behanding in Spokane, 2011
2005-2010 Last Call…Remembering My Dad* by Big Daddy Graham Rounding Third** By Richard Dresser The Philly Fan By Bruce Graham Killer Joe** By Tracy Letts Red Light Winter** by Adam Rapp Hearts & Soles- five short works* Full Figures/Loves to Dance* By Bruce Graham Truth Decay* By Michael Hollinger Senior Moment* By Michael Hollinger Kick Me* By Arden Kass Sole Searching * By Arden Kass
The Whale, 2015
* World Premiere
Killer Joe, 2006
Roosters, 2008
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