MUSIC AND LYRICS BY STEPHEN SONDHEIM
BOOK BY JAMES LAPINE
ORIGINALLY DIRECTED ON BROADWAY BY JAMES LAPINE
ORCHESTRATIONS BY JONATHAN TUNICK
DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY JOEL FERRELL
MUSIC DIRECTION BY GARY ADLER
Unisys is a proud sponsor of the Dallas Theater Center and congratulates the cast and crew of Into the Woods.
ORIGINALLY DIRECTED ON BROADWAY BY JAMES LAPINE ORCHESTRATIONS BY
WITH Christina Austin Lopez
Owen Beans
Sarah Comley Caldwell
Olivia de Guzman
Jaelle Duff
Amber Marie Flores
Hollyn Gayle
Blake Hackler
SCENIC DESIGN
Yu-Hsuan Chen
COSTUME, HAIR, WIG & MAKEUP DESIGN
Yvonne Miranda
LIGHTING DESIGN
Seth Reiser
SOUND DESIGN
Joanna Lynne Staub
JONATHAN TUNICK
Bob Hess
Braxton O. Johnson
Skylar Johnson
Taylor Nash
Alex Organ
Tara Park
Rachel Nicole Poole
Christopher Llewyn Ramirez
INTIMACY & FIGHT DIRECTOR
Ashley White
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER
Laura Elaine Berrios
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Ashlely Oliver
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION
Andrew J. Brown
Cherish Love Robinson
Alejandro Saucedo
Tiffany Solano
Kevin Solis
Sally Nystuen Vahle
Esteban Vilchez
Zachary J. Willis
ARTISTIC PRODUCER
Sarahbeth Grossman
CASTING
Eisenberg/Beans Casting
Ally Beans, CSA
Daryl Eisenberg, CSA
DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY JOEL FERRELL
MUSIC DIRECTION BY GARY ADLER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Kevin Moriarty
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Dallas Theater Center’s Production Staff is responsible for the sets, costumes, lighting, props, furniture, scenic painting, sound, special effects and wigs used in this production.
The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
Original Broadway production by Heidi Landesman, Rocco Landesman, Rick Steiner, M. Anthony Fisher, Frederic H. Mayerson, Jujamcyn Theaters. Originally produced by the Old Globe Theater, San Diego, CA. Into the Woods is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
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EXECUTIVE PRODUCING PARTNER
ASSOCIATE PRODUCING PARTNERS
ASSISTANT PRODUCING SPONSORS
Narrator/Mysterious Man/Cinderella’s Father/
Cinderella’s Mother/Granny BOB HESS*+
Cinderella CHRISTINA AUSTIN LOPEZ*+
Jack ZACHARY J. WILLIS*+
Baker BLACK HACKLER*+
Baker’s Wife TIFFANY SOLANO*+
Cinderella’s Stepmother OLIVIA DE GUZMAN*+°
Florinda RACHEL NICOLE POOLE
Lucinda AMBER MARIE FLORES*
Jack’s Mother SALLY NYSTUEN VAHLE*+
Little Red Ridinghood
HOLLYN GAYLE*
Witch CHERISH LOVE ROBINSON*
Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince ALEX ORGAN*+
Rapunzel TAYLOR NASH
Rapunzel’s Prince CHRISTOPHER LLEWYN RAMIREZ*+
Steward BRAXTON O. JOHNSON
Giant OLIVIA DE GUZMAN*+°
Child JAELLE DUFF
Child SKYLAR JOHNSON
Baker’s Wife, Jack’s Mother, Cinderella’s Stepmother, Florinda, Lucinda
SARAH COMLEY CALDWELL
Cinderella, Rapunzel, Little Red Ridinghood, Florinda, Lucinda TARA PARK Jack, Steward, Rapunzel’s Prince KEVIN SOLIS
Witch, Rapunzel, Cinderella’s Stepmother RACHEL NICOLE POOLE
Narrator/Mysterious Man/Cinderella’s Father/Cinderella’s Mother/Granny, Baker, Steward, Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince ESTEBAN VILCHEZ
Witch OLIVIA DE GUZMAN*+°
Baker’s Wife, Little Red Ridinghood, Jack’s Mother AMBER FLORES*
Baker, Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince CHRISTOPHER LLEWYN RAMIREZ*+
Cinderella TAYLOR NASH
Rapunzel’s Prince, Narrator/Mysterious Man/Cinderella’s Father, Cinderella’s Mother/Granny BRAXTON O. JOHNSON
Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf, Rapunzel’s Prince OWEN BEANS*
Jack, Steward ALEJANDRO SAUCEDO
Conducter/Keys
GARY ADLER
Violin KAT GLAZE
Viola
Cello
Flute/Piccolo
J.J. JOHNSON
JEFF HARVICK
Bass BENJAMIN BROWN
JULEE KIM WALKER
Clarinet KRISTEN THOMPSON
Bassoon SARA SCURRY
Trumpet BRIAN WALKER
Percussion
Into The Woods will be performed with a 15-minute intermission.
Associate Director ...............................................................
ALLI FRANKEN
Associate Music Director VICTORIA L. NOOE
Music Contractor
Fight & Dance Captain
Assistant Scenic Design
Assistant Costume, Hair, Wig & Makeup Design
VONDA K. BOWLING
CHRISTINA AUSTIN LOPEZ*+
NATALIE ROSE MABRY
ASHLEY PEISHER
Assistant Lighting Design BRENT SCOGGINS
Associate Sound Design EMILEE BILES
Production Stage Manager LAURA ELAINE BERRIOS*
Assistant Stage Managers ANNA BARANSKI*,
Production Assistsant
MARY RUTH KNACKSTEDT*
MALAISIAN ANN PARKER
Child Supervisor MICHAELA “MIKI” OK
Scenic Carpenters ........ AMADEO FONSECA, KEITH GILLESPIE, RACHEL OLSON
Stage Ops Manager
SQUEAK HENDERSON
Deck Crew BRIANNA BALLOW, CRAIG ELAM, KEITH GILLESPIE
Scenic Painter LAURENCE BOYLES
This theater operates under an agreement with Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Dallas Theater Center is a member of the League of Resident Theaters; a constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the nonprofit professional theater; and Visit Dallas.
+ Member of Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company.
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
° Linda and Bill Custard SMU Meadows Actor
• This role is underwritten by the Dallas Theater Center Guild
MICHAEL PTACIN
Wig, Hair & Makeup Technicians ............................... TIINIA AULER, MAGGIE DONALD, CATHERINE GARRETT, SASHA GOLESTANI, LOGAN BROKER, LORENS PORTALATIN SANCHEZ, JASMINE WOODS
First Hand JAMIE ADAMS
Crafts Artisans DERICK LONGORIA, KARINA SANCHEZ
Stitchers MAGGIE DONALD, ASHLEY PEISHER, DERICK LONGORIA, SUZANNA TANKSLEY, JASMINE WOODS
Wardrobe Supervisor REBECCA HOLT
Dressers BRIANA ABBOTT, CATHERINE GARRETT, DERICK LONGORIA, ASHLEY PEISHER, GABRIELLE TREVINO
Lighting Programmer MEIKE SCHMIDT
Light Board Operator CAROLINE HODGE
Spot Light Operators ANDREA BIGGINS, IMANI MCCANTS
Electricians ................................... ANDREA BIGGINS, RYAN BURKLE, JUAN MIGUEL JIMENEZ, BRENT SCOGGINS
A1 Audio Engineer DEVIN MULBERY
A2 Mic Technician PAULA GARCIA
A3 Band Technician AMADEO FONSECA
Audio Technicians NASH FARMER, AMANDA GONZALEZ
The Director is a member of the STAGE DIRECTOR/ CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union
The scenic, costume, lighting sound and projection designers in LORT Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE.
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Once upon a time, an American composer and lyricist found himself, after a dazzling early career, licking his wounds over a failed project. The year was 1981 and the project, well let’s just roll along merrily past that episode, shall we? Determined to give up theater, this tuneful poet thought he might head for Hollywood or pen a mystery novel. But alas, he wandered south on the isle of Manhattan and saw a play at the Public Theater that so inspired him, he knew he couldn’t escape his theatrical fate. Instead, he fashioned a musical about the making of art, and all the anguish and loneliness that accompanies the making.
His fans happily spent their Sunday in the park, exploring the protagonist’s pain, and taking pleasure in cheering our poet again. Our hero paused, mulled his future, and resolved to pen a comedy next. Enough with the sturm and drang of the soul, some laughs would liven his journey and ours. The
result: a frolic into the woods that delighted and vexed and delivered a hex on all who took the journey. Though dark at times, the musical made us laugh at our foibles, smile at our frailties, and see each other as fellow travelers, all hoping to live just a little bit more…happily ever after.
I wish. I wish I could return to the Martin Beck Theater and the preview performance of INTO THE WOODS I saw with my boyfriend on a cold winter’s night in 1987. I wish I could relive the wild joy I felt as the curtain fell on act one. I wish I had known Stephen Sondheim personally, met him for drinks after the show, been the first to read lyrics the whole world now loves.
But alas, like most of us, I will have to be content knowing him through his astonishing body of work. So be it. At every moment in our evolution, we need reminders we are all on the journey together, that we rise or fall as one, and that with every decision, every path we choose, the next generation deals with the consequences. Stephen Sondheim scored the human journey, he musicalized every emotion, and often while listening to his genius, I laugh while I cry, or cry as I laugh. If I seem a bit sentimental, it’s because he’s no longer around to deliver more fits of tears and laughter to the world. He’s no longer here to guide us.
I have one more wish. I wish all of you a happy journey with us through the woods.
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CHRISTINA AUSTIN LOPEZ (Cinderella) is a proud member of DTC’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company. DTC: Our Town (Emilia), Clue (Yvette), The Sound of Music (Leisl), Tiny Beautiful Things, In the Heights, The Odyssey, A Christmas Carol, and Native Gardens. Regional: The Music Man (Theatre Three), 72 Miles to Go (Eva, Alley Theatre), West Side Story (Rosalia, A.D. Players), Christmas at Pemberley (MST Houston), Rapture Blister Burn (Avery, 4th Wall Theatre), A Christmas Carol (Zach Theatre), In the Heights (NCT), and The House on Mango Street (CaraMia Theatre). Baylor University: Fiddler on the Roof (Hodel), Crazy for You (Irene), and Spring Awakening (Wendla). TikTok: @xtina_lopez christinaaustinlopez.com Luke 1:37
OWEN BEANS (Understudy for Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf and Rapunzel’s Prince) is excited to make his DTC debut having moved back to the metroplex after a number of years spent living and working in NYC. Owen has appeared on stages all across the country as well as in NYC. Most recently he was seen in Beautiful at Casa Manana. Favorite past credits include: Kinky Boots (Harry), Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus), Newsies (Jack Kelly), The Wedding Singer (Robbie Hart), Rock of Ages (Drew), Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat (Reuben). BFA: Abilene Christian University. Love to Ally. www.OwenBeans.com @OwenBeans
SARAH COMLEY CALDWELL (Understudy for Baker’s Wife, Jack’s Mother, Cinderella’s Stepmother, Lucinda, and Florinda) is elated and grateful to be making her Dallas Theater Center debut! Favorite DFW credits include: Miss Shingle in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder and The Ballad of Little Joe at Watertower Theatre, as well as Evita (Lyric Stage, Casa Mañana), Sweeney Todd (Casa Mañana), Fruma Sarah in Fiddler on the Roof (Lyric Stage), and Signora Naccarelli in The Light in the Piazza (Brick Road Theatre). Other credits include national and international tours of The Sound of Music, Titanic (Alice Beane) and regional theaters including the Ordway and Fulton Opera House. She is a graduate of Wichita State University. Abundant Thanks to Judy across the pond, and Always and Forever Love to Frank. Instagram: @inspiredsarahc
OLIVIA DE GUZMAN (Cinderella’s Stepmother, Giant, Understudy for Witch) is a proud member of the Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company at Dallas Theater Center. Previously at DTC: Native Gardens, Clue, two productions of A Christmas Carol, as well as teaching for Public Works and past DTC programs. She has performed on many stages in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex, in New York, and on tour. oliviadeguzman.com - Love to Jeff.
JAELLE DUFF (Child) is so elated to be back with Dallas Theater Center in her third production. She was last seen in The Sound of Music and Our Town/Nuestro Pueblo. She recently excelled as Flounder in The Little Mermaid Jr. (New Song School of the Arts). Jaelle is a sweet, smart, and creative young lady who enjoys reading, singing, dancing, and performing musical theater. In 2021, she released her first children’s book entitled, A Girl and Her Imagination.
AMBER MARIE FLORES (Lucinda, Understudy for Baker’s Wife, Little Red Ridinghood, and Jack’s Mother) is excited to be back at DTC to do this dream show! Previous work includes: Charlotte’s Web (Charlotte, Casa Manana), A Christmas Carol (Lucy/ Guitarist- Dallas Theater Center), First Date (Casey, Stage West), A Doll’s House Part 2 (EmmyStage West), West Side Story (Rosalia, Casa Mañana), Jekyll and Hyde (Casa Mañana), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hermia, Trinity Shakespeare Festival), Winter’s Tale (Perdita, Trinity Shakespeare Festival), The Comedy of Errors (Luciana, Trinity Shakespeare Festival) Lovers and Executioners (Constance, Circle Theatre), Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike (Nina, Stage West), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Lyric Stage), Newsies (Lyric Stage). Amber is a proud graduate of TCU (’14) Instagram: Ambermarieacts22
HOLLYN GAYLE (Little Red Ridinghood) is elated to be making her Dallas Theater Center debut in Into The Woods National/International Tour: The Wizard Of Oz. Select regional: Footloose, Violet, Hello, Dolly! (Ozark Actors Theatre), The Wizard Of Oz (Fireside Theatre), Seussical (Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre), The Little Mermaid (Variety Theatre STL), and Church Basement Ladies (Playhouse at Westport Plaza). Thanks to DTC and Eisenberg/Beans Casting for the opportunity! Love to her husband, Alex, and her family. 1 John 4:16. HollynGayle.com @hollyngayle
BLAKE HACKLER (Baker) is an actor, writer and director originally from Texas. As an actor, Blake has appeared on Broadway, off Broadway and regional theaters throughout the country. He holds an MFA in Acting from the Yale School of Drama. He is a two-time Fulbright Senior Scholar to Bulgaria and Romania, a MacDowell Fellow, and holds faculty positions at SMU and Yale University. Member, Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company.
BOB HESS (Narrator/Mysterious Man/Cinderella’s Father/Cinderella’s Mother/Granny) is a member of DTC’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company, last appearing on the DTC stage in Native Gardens, Trouble In Mind, The Odyssey, The Sound of Music, Our Town/Nuestro Pueblo, A Christmas Carol, and To Kill a Mockingbird. Originally from Louisville, Kentucky, he has appeared on nearly every stage in the Metroplex over the last 40 years, most recently in WaterTower Theatre’s I Am My Own Wife and Stage West’s regional premiere of The Children. The recipient of numerous awards from DFW Critics’ Forum and Broadway World, Bob is represented by The Mary Collins Agency and is proud to serve as an Assistant Professor of Theatre at University of North Texas.
BRAXTON O. JOHNSON (Steward, Understudy for Rapunzel’s Prince, Narrator/Mysterious Man/Cinderella’s Father/ Cinderella’s Mother/Granny) is thrilled to bring in spring by traveling Into the Woods here at Dallas Theater Center. Notable roles include Lord Capulet in Romeo and Juliet, Trinculo in The Tempest, Man in the Yellow Suit in Tuck Everlasting, Frank N. Furter in The Rocky Horror Show, Donkey in Shrek the Musical, and the Cowardly Lion in The Wiz Braxton would like to thank all the staff and creatives at DTC for making this show possible.
SKYLAR JOHNSON (Child) age 11, is a 5th grader in CFBISD and is excited to return to Dallas Theater Center! He recently played Tiny Tim in the 2022 production of A Christmas Carol. Previous credits include Mysterious Man in Into the Woods JR (The Firehouse Theatre), Mr. Mayor in Seussical JR (The Firehouse Theatre), and Have Yourself A Broadway Little Christmas (MainStage Irving*Las Colinas). Skylar would like to thank his parents, grandmas, Miss Sam, and all of the supportive stage aunties and uncles encouraging him along the way. Skylar is represented by The Linicomn Agency.
TAYLOR NASH (Rapunzel, Understudy for Cinderella) is out of her mind excited to be back on stage with DTC! She is beaming with pride to be surrounded by such a talented cast and crew. Some of her favorite credits include: Hairspray (Dallas Theater Center); Hair (Dallas Theater Center); Matilda (Casa Mañana); The Music Man (Theatre Three). She couldn’t go on without thanking her Mom, Dad, Chase, The Swensons, The Bowlings, and of course, her husband, Sam. She hopes you fall in love with this story, as much as she has. Enjoy! @taylorraenash
ALEX ORGAN (Wolf, Cinderella’s Prince) is a member of Dallas Theater Center’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company where his credits include: Clue, The Odyssey, The Sound of Music, Our Town/Nuestro Pueblo, Cake Ladies, Working: A Musical, Little Women, Twelfth Night, White Rabbit Red Rabbit, The Trials of Sam Houston, Frankenstein, Miller, Mississippi, Inherit the Wind, Electra, Constellations, Dreamgirls, All The Way, Sense and Sensibility, The Rocky Horror Show, Les Misérables, The Fortress of Solitude, Fly By Night, eight productions of A Christmas Carol, and three Public Works Dallas pageants. Local/Regional: Second Thought Theatre; Undermain Theatre; Theatre Three; WaterTower Theatre; Trinity Shakespeare Festival; Shakespeare Dallas; Lyric Stage; Epic Theater Ensemble; Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; Alley Theatre. Alex was the Artistic Director at Second Thought Theater from 2015-2020, and holds an MFA from the Yale School of Drama.
TARA PARK (Understudy for Cinderella, Rapunzel, Little Red Ridinghood, Lucinda, and Florinda) is so excited to be making her Dallas Theater Center debut! Previous roles include Philia in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Lyric Stage), Brenda Strong in Catch Me If You Can (Firehouse Theatre), and Sister Mary Robert in Sister Act (Theatre Arlington). She feels honored to be surrounded by an incredible cast and crew. Tara would like to thank her friends and family for all of their love and support. It means everything, truly. Enjoy the show! @tarampark
RACHEL NICOLE POOLE (Florinda, Understudy for Witch, Rapunzuel and Cinderella’s Stepmother) is excited to return to the Wyly for her second Dallas Theater Center production! She was last seen as the title role in Aida with Lyric Stage Dallas. Her recent credits include: Mrs. Cratchit in A Christmas Carol (Dallas Theater Center), Zoe in The Danger Year (The Table Co|Lab), State Fair Singer in The Bridges of Madison County (Watertower Theatre), and Lauren in Kinky Boots (Uptown Players). As a teaching artist, Rachel has worked with students at countless theaters in Dallas/Fort Worth, including Dallas Theater Center, Casa Mañana and Broadway Dallas. Rachel is grateful to her family & friends for their love and support! Go Frogs & enjoy the show! www.rachelnicolepoole.com @poolerthanyou
CHRISTOPHER LLEWYN RAMIREZ (Rapunzel’s Prince, Understudy for Wolf, Cindrella’s Prince, Baker) is a member of Dallas Theater Center’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company, where his credits include: Public Works Dallas’ The Odyssey; Working: A Musical; In the Heights; Public Works Dallas’ As You Like It, Twelfth Night; Sweat; White Rabbit Red Rabbit; Hair, Hood: The Robin Hood Musical Adventure. Regional: American Mariachi (Goodman Theatre). Last Summer, Chris co-created and directed a pro-wrestling play, Lucha Teotl, which sold out its entire run in the 2021 AT&T Elevator Project. Other directing credits include: Luchadora! (Cara Mia Theatre), Little Shop of Horrors (Junior Players and UTD) and assistant director of A Christmas Carol (Dallas Theater Center). @chrisllewynramirez
CHERISH LOVE ROBINSON (Witch) is a multi-hyphenate singer, musician, music producer, and actor. Her voice and vocal production have been featured on ABC’s ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and HBO’s ‘Big Little Lies’. Sharing her love of the arts as a vocal coach and mentor to all is one of her many passions. Her debut single, ’Say Their Name’, was released February of this year and she is writing a book called, ‘The Artist Parallel’, slated for release later this year. www.cherishloverobinson.com
ALEJANDRO SAUCEDO (Understudy for Jack and Steward) is excited to be working with Dallas Theater Center! Graduating from TCU, Alejandro has appeared regionally at Theatre Three: Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour) and The Music Man (Winthrop/Tommy Djilas), Circle Theatre: Sweeney Todd (Tobias) and Young Frankenstein (Igor), Stage West: Scrooge in Rouge (Lottie), and Casa Mañana: Sweeney Todd (Tobias).
TIFFANY SOLANO (Baker’s Wife) joined Dallas Theater Center’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company in 2018. Favorite roles at Dallas Theater Center include Maria in The Sound of Music and Nina in In the Heights. Other DTC credits include: Native Gardens, Clue, Public Works Dallas’ The Odyssey; Working: A Musical; Something Grim(m); In the Bleak Midwinter: A Christmas Carol for Our Time; American Mariachi; Public Works Dallas’ As You Like It; Twelfth Night; and three seasons of A Christmas Carol. She has performed at theaters nationwide, most recently at The Goodman in Chicago. Other regional highlights: The Mark Taper Forum, Denver Center Theatre, South Coast Repertory, San Jose Repertory, Mixed Blood Theatre and Will & Company. Locally, she has performed with Theatre Three, Dallas Children’s Theater, Cara Mía Theatre Co. and Dallas Museum of Art / Arts & Letters Live Other notable credits include Cesar and Ruben: The Musical, written and directed by Ed Begley Jr.; and flying on a magic carpet in Disney’s Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular as Princess Jasmine. She has also appeared in numerous commercials, television, and film productions and recently began her anime voice-over journey with Crunchyroll. She is represented by Kim Dawson Agency. For my children: Sofia, Nolan and baby Penelope, set to make her arrival July 2023. @tiffanyesolano
KEVIN SOLIS (Understudy for Jack, Steward, and Rapunzel’s Prince) Kevin is extremely excited to be back at DTC! DTC productions include In the Heights (Piraguero), The Odyssey (Featured Musician), and Babalu: La Vida Es Muy Larga (Orchestra). Other Credits include: How The Grinch Stole Christmas (Papa Who, The Old Globe), In the Heights (Piraguero, La Mirada), The House on Mango Street (Cousin Louie/Ensemble, Cara Mía Theater Co), Romeo and Juliet (Peter/Balthasar, Shakespeare Dallas), and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Elf/Bumble/Birdfish, Casa Mañana)! Special thanks to his Family, Friends, and amazing girlfriend Christina for all the love and support! Proverbs 3:5-6. IG: Sirkevykev
SALLY NYSTUEN VAHLE (Jack’s Mother) is a member of the Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company. The 2022-2023 season marks Sally’s 30th year acting on the stages at Dallas Theater Center. Some of Sally’s favorite DTC roles include: Virginia Butley in Native Gardens; Marley and Old Joe in A Christmas Carol, Mrs. White in Clue, Ouiser in Steel Magnolias; Mildred in Miller, Mississippi; Scrooge in A Christmas Carol; Fraulein Kost in Cabaret; Medea in Medea; Clytemnestra in Electra, and Tracey in Sweat. Sally is Professor of Acting in the Department of Dance and Theater at the University of North Texas. Representation: The Mary Collins Agency. www. sallyvahle.com and www.sallyvahlevoiceover.com
ESTEBAN VILCHEZ (Understudy for Narrator/Mysterious man/Cinderella’s Father/Cinderella’s Mother/Granny, Baker, Steward, and Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince) is joining Dallas Theater Center for his third production. Notable roles include Young Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, 2022 , Landscaper/Understudy for Pablo in Native Gardens (Dallas Theater Center), and Edward Bloom in Big Fish (Firehouse Theatre), Esteban thanks DTC, Eisenberg/Beans Casting, and the production team for this incredible opportunity. He is grateful to his father who is the backbone to his performance and who taught him and pushed him to learn everything he knows and his wife who is his biggest cheerleader and support system.
ZACHARY J. WILLIS (Jack) is member of DTC’s Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company, where his credits includes Trouble in Mind, A Christmas Carol, Public Work Dallas’ The Odyssey, Our Town/Nuestro Pueblo, and Tiny Beautiful Things. Regional: The Music Man (Theatre Three), Spring Awakening (TUTS & Uptown Players), A 3D Adventure (Circle Theatre), Xanadu (Stages Repertory Theatre), and The First Noel (Jubilee Theatre, Irma P. Hall Black Theatre Award Recipient). Zach is represented by the Mary Collins Agency and studied Musical Theatre at Sam Houston State University. Zach sends much love to his parents and the rest of his family for, “planting the seeds and watching them grow.” zacharyjwillis.com @zacharyjwillis
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JAMES LAPINE (Book) is a playwright and director. On Broadway he has worked with Stephen Sondheim on Sunday in the Park with George; Into the Woods; and Passion. He also conceived and directed the musical review Sondheim on Sondheim. With William Finn he created Falsettos recently revived by Lincoln Center Theater; Little Miss Sunshine; Muscle; and directed Finn’s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Other Broadway credits include his play based on Moss Hart’s memoir Act One (also LCT), Amour, The Diary of Anne Frank, Golden Child, and Dirty Blonde. He has written the plays Table Settings, Twelve Dreams, The Moment When, Fran’s Bed and Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing. Lapine has been nominated for eleven Tony Awards, winning on three occasions. He has also been the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, SDC’s Mr. Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater, and inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame.
STEPHEN SONDHEIM (Music & Lyrics) wrote the music and lyrics for Saturday Night (1954), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), Anyone Can Whistle (1964), Company (1970), Follies (1971), A Little Night Music (1973), The Frogs (1974), Pacific Overtures (1976), Sweeney Todd (1979), Merrily We Roll Along (1981), Sunday in the Park with George (1984), Into The Woods (1987), Assassins (1991), Passion (1994) and Road Show (2008) as well as lyrics for West Side Story (1957), Gypsy (1959) and Do I Hear a Waltz? (1965) and additional lyrics for Candide (1973). Anthologies of his work include Side by Side by Sondheim (1976), Marry Me a Little (1981), You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow (1983), Putting It Together (1993/99) and Sondheim on Sondheim (2010). He composed the scores of the films “Stavisky” (1974) and “Reds” (1981) and songs for “Dick Tracy” (1990) and the television production “Evening Primrose” (1966). His collected lyrics with attendant essays have been published in two volumes: “Finishing the Hat” (2010) and “Look, I Made A Hat” (2011). In 2010 Broadway’s Henry Miller’s Theatre was renamed The Stephen Sondheim Theatre in his honour; in 2019, London’s Queens Theatre was also renamed the Sondheim.
JOEL FERRELL (Director/Choreographer) is a seasoned director, choreographer, educator, and consultant based in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Ferrell has directed and choreographed extensively around the country for Dallas Theater Center, Denver Center Theater, Portland Center Stage, North Shore Music Theater, and more. Mr. Ferrell is the former Associate Artistic Director of Dallas Theater Center (2011-2019) and Artistic Director of Casa Manana Musicals (Fort Worth, TX; 1996 to 2001). His experience as both theater producer and creator has made him valuable for non-profit and commercial organizations, re-envisioning mission, purpose, and programming. Directing credits for DTC include; Cabaret, Dreamgirls, Frankenstein, Romeo andJuliet, Dividing the Estate, The Christians and many more. Ferrell has served as adjunct theater faculty for Southern Methodist University, Texas Wesleyan University, The University of North Texas, The University of Texas at Arlington, as well as teaching regularly for Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas. His acting credits include Broadway National tours, regional theater, television and film, most recently appearing in the Dallas produced film Final Dress. Ferrell is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and a proud union member of Society of Directors and Choreographers and Actor’s Equity Association
GARY ADLER (Music Director) worked on and off-Broadway in New York City for over 30 years. As a pianist and conductor, his NY credits include Avenue Q, Kinky Boots, Next to Normal, Urinetown, and The Radio City Christmas Spectacular. As a writer, Gary wrote both music and lyrics for the long-running off-Broadway musical Altar Boyz for which he received two Drama Desk nominations. Other writing credits include Disney Channel’s “Johnny and the Sprites” and a number of contributions to the “Carols for a Cure” album series. Gary has toured extensively with Telly Leung and Chita Rivera.
YU-HSUAN CHEN (Scenic Design) is a set and production designer working in theater, film and TV. Selected theater credits include: What To Send Up When It Goes Down (Playwrights Horizons), Measure For Measure (The Public Mobile Unit), Our Dear Dead Drug Lord (WP Theater / 2nd Stage), The Last of the Love Letter & The Homecoming Queen (Atlantic Theater Company, NYC) and many more. Regional theater credits include: The Supreme Leader (Dallas Theater Center, TX), What To Send Up When It Goes Down (Woolly Mammoth Theater, DC), Paradise Blue (Long Wharf Theatre, CT), Great Expectations (Everyman Theater, MD) Her design for Our Dear Dead Drug Lord won the 2020 Obie Award for Outstanding Set Design and is nominated for 2020 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Set Design. Check out more work at www.yuhsuanchendesign.com
YVONNE L. MIRANDA (Costume, Hair, Wig & Makeup Design) is excited to be back at Dallas Theater Center for her first production of Into the Woods. A USMC war veteran, she traded in her combat boots for a career in theater artistry after returning to her hometown of Dallas, Texas where she pursued degrees in fashion and stage design. Her passion for visual storytelling has led to a diverse array of work and accolades that include work in film/television and opera. She currently resides in the Chicago, IL area and has recently been nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for Best Costume Design for her work on Woolly Mammoth Theatre and Baltimore Center Stage’s co-production of Ain’t No Mo and has been named one of American Theatre’s Role Call People to Watch. www. yvonnemirandadesigns.com
SETH REISER (Lighting Design) is a New York based designer who works in theatre, opera, dance, and music. Seth was born and raised in Houston, TX. His work has been seen throughout the United States and internationally. DTC: Tigers Be Still, King Lear, Clybourne Park, A Raisin in the Sun, HAIR. NYC: The Public Theatre, Second Stage, The Pearl Theatre Company, Ensemble Studio Theatre, HERE Arts; PS 122, and many others. Regional: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Two River Theatre Company, Portland Center Stage, Trinity Repertory, Berkeley Repertory, Seattle Repertory, The Denver Center Theatre Company, Woolly Mammoth, American Repertory Theatre, and Playmakers Repertory. He received his Bachelors Degree from Ohio Wesleyan University and MFA from NYU/Tisch School of the Arts. www.sethreiserdesign.com
JOANNA LYNNE STAUB (Sound Design) is excited to be designing her first show with Dallas Theatre Center. Her decades of experience in live entertainment include extensive credits in regional theatre design at Alliance Theatre, Asolo Rep, 5th Avenue Theatre, Geva Theatre, Goodman Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Public Theater, Seattle REP, Starlight Musical Theatre, Theatreworks Hartford, and WP Theatre. She has associate designed and engineering dozens of Broadway shows, concerts, television, and multi-media events. She was a 2022 GRAMMY-Nominated recording engineer for the album soundtrack Snapshots. She lectures sound design at Princeton University and Ithaca College. She holds degrees in music, audio engineering and technical theatre from Ithaca College and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. jlssound.com
ASHLEY WHITE (Intimacy Coach & Fight Director) is pleased to join DTC for the sixth time! She is an award-winning director, fight & intimacy director, and teaching artist, with international credits and nearly two decades of experience. She is an accomplished Fight Director and is a Certified Teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors. She has provided Fight Direction for more than fifty productions across the country. She is a certified Intimacy Director with IDC Professionals. As an ID, she has worked across the U.S, in addition to on film & television, where her intimacy coordination work can be seen on Amazon, The CW, Paramount+, among other networks and studios. She is a sought-after educator and is the creator of The Cycle of Consent – an approach to building and navigating safe creative spaces, which she has taught internationally. She is the recipient of 5 DFW Critics Forum Awards for Outstanding Direction as well as special recognitions from the Critics Forum for her Fight & Intimacy work. Ashley is a proud member of SDC, and has received nominations for the SDC Zelda Fischander and SDC Barbara Whitman awards for innovation in directing. www.ashleyhwhite.com
LAURA ELAINE BERRIOS (Production Stage Manager) is a Resident Stage Manager at Dallas Theater Center where her credits include Sweat, Cake Ladies, Sound of Music and A Christmas Carol, Public Works Dallas: The Odyssey. Other credits include: Dolly Parton’s Smokey Mountain Christmas Carol (Red Tail Entertainment); As You Like It, Othello, Titus Andronicus, Macbeth, Tempest, She Stoops to Conquer, King Lear, Cymbeline (Shakespeare Dallas); Funny You Don’t Act Like a Negro (Theatre Three); A Christmas Carol (Arrowrock Lyceum); Alice and the Bookstore Palace and Pants on Fire (Creede Repertory Theatre); Antony and Cleopatra and A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Heart of America Shakespeare Festival. She has a M.F.A. in Stage Management from UMKC.
ANNA BARANSKI (Assistant Stage Manager) Anna is excited to be returning to the Dallas Theater Center, her previous Credits include: American Mariachi, Fade, Ann, penny candy, The Wolves, Fetch Clay Make Man, The Trials of Sam Houston, Inherit the Wind, The Mountaintop (SM); Hairspray, Frankenstein, Hair, Public Works Dallas’ The Winter’s Tale, Sense and Sensibility, The Book Club Play, Driving Miss Daisy (ASM). Anna is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine, with an MFA in Stage Management, and is a proud AEA freelance stage manager. Currently she resides in Atlanta where she works with the Alliance Theatre. In addition, she has enjoyed stage managing at the following select theaters: Hartford Stage, The Children’s Theatre Company, Arena Stage, Triad Stage, Musical Theater West, Circle Theater, Casa Mañana, Theatre Arlington, Kids Who Care, Inc., Trinity Shakespeare Festival, Texas Shakespeare Festival, and Second Thought Theatre. Anna completed her professional internship at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. www.annabaranski.com @dinosaur.stage.manager
MARY RUTH KNACKSTEDT (Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to be returning to Dallas Theater Center where her previous credits include: Trouble In Mind, Our Town/Nuestro Pueblo, Cake Ladies, and Public Works Dallas: As You Like It. Other credits include: And Then There Were None (Florida Rep), Big Scary Animals (Theatre Three), If Pretty Hurts (Jubilee Theatre), 10 Seconds (Dallas Children’s Theater), and The Rape of Lucretia (SMU). Mary Ruth is a graduate of Southwestern University, and proud to be an AEA freelance stage manager. www. maryruthknackstedt.com @maryruthknackstedt
ASHLEY OLIVER (Production Manager) is an actor, stage manager and director from Arlington, TX. She holds a BA in Drama from Prairie View A&M University and has been working in theaters around Dallas/ Fort Worth for 15 years. She has worked on such shows as Marie Anotinette (Amphibian Stage) Cake Ladies, Little Women, Ann, Fetch Clay Make Man (Dallas Theater Center) Amazing Grace, Hurt Village, Dot, Do No Harm (Soul Rep Theatre) What to Send Up, Bootycandy, Mr.Burns Post-Electric Play, Deer (Stage West) and Erykah Badu’s One (Hu)man show (TBAAL) and many others. “A word can equal a thought, a thought an idea, an idea an action, an action can change the world.”-Claude McKay
ANDREW J. BROWN (Director of Production) has been with Dallas Theater Center since March of 2020. He served as lead Production Manager on recent productions including Public Works Dallas’ 2022 production of The Odyssey, The Sound Of Music, Our Town/Nuestro Pueblo, and Tiny Beautiful Things, as well as the world premiere productions of The Supreme Leader and Cake Ladies. Previously Andrew worked with Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma (Oklahoma City, OK), Huntington Theatre Company (Boston, MA) and the Cape Playhouse (Cape Cod, MA). He holds an MFA in Production Management from Boston University and a BFA in Scene Design from the University of Oklahoma. he/him
SARAHBETH GROSSMAN (Artistic Producer) is a Tony Award®-nominated and Olivier Award-winning producer. Her credits include Broadway: Indecent; An American in Paris (Broadway, West End National Tour); Come From Away (West End); Dames At Sea; Ann and Stick Fly. Off-Broadway: The Irish Curse. A graduate of the Commercial Theater Institute, Sarahbeth holds an MFA in Theater Management from the Yale School of Drama where she served as Associate Managing Director of Yale Rep. She is a proud member of the Broadway League, Theater Communications Group, National Alliance for Musical Theatre and the Producer’s Guild of America.
EISENBERG/BEANS CASTING (Casting) Daryl Eisenberg, CSA & Ally Beans, CSA. NYC Theater: Gettin’ The Band Back Together (Broadway); Bedlam, WP Theatre, Baghdaddy, Cherry Lane’s Mentor Project, Altar Boyz, and more. Regional/Other: Florida Georgia Line’s May We All (TPAC), Heartbreak Hotel (Broadway in Chicago), Dallas Theater Center, Folger Theatre, Cape Cod Theatre Project, WaterTower Theatre, Norwegian Cruise Line, Ivoryton Playhouse, Tenors of Rock, Wheelhouse Theatre Co, countless NYMF/Fringe. Film: The Cathedral (Sundance), Menorah in the Middle (Hulu), The MisEducation of Bindu (Peacock), Shadows (HBO), Hands That Bind, Project Pay Day, Kendra and Beth. Podcasts/New Media: Both seasons of the critically acclaimed series Limetown, Shipworm, City of Ghosts, Falling in Love With Mr. Dellamort, Verdict.
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Executive Director, Kevin Moriarty
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Artistic Producer, Sarahbeth Grossman
Diversity Producing Fellow, Zevity Lopez
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Resident Music Director, Gary Adler
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Director of Production, Andrew J. Brown
Production Manager, Ashley Oliver
Assistant Production Manager, Joshua Nguyen
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Technical Director, Matt Norman
Associate Technical Director, Danny Colosky
Lead Carpenter, Dan Cummins
Carpenter, James Aronson
Carpenter, George Meek
Carpenter, Bruce Nuttall
Technical Operations Manager, Jonathan Rodriguez
STAGE OPERATIONS
Stage Operations Manager, Squeak Henderson
PAINT
Charge Scenic Artist, Sergey Chernomorets
PROPS
Head of Props, John Slauson
Assistant Head of Props, Nicole Gaignat
Props Carpenter, Matt Duvall
COSTUMES
Costume Director, Micheal Heath Willhelm-Waid
Associate Costume Director, Shelly Williams
Lead Draper, Christopher Harris
Staff Draper, Olivia Kennedy
WARDROBE
Wardrobe Supervisor, Rebecca Holt
WIG, HAIR & MAKEUP
Wig, Hair and Makeup Supervisor, Nick Lynch-Voris
LIGHTING
Head of Lighting, Nicole Iannaccone
Lighting Crew Supervisor, Christopher King Rollins
Staff Electrician, Caroline Hodge
Staff Electrician, Imani McCants
AUDIO
Head of Audio, Elena Martin
Assistant Head of Audio, Isaiah Parnell
Lead Audio Engineer, Devin Mulbery
STAGE MANAGEMENT
Head of Stage Management/
Resident Production Stage Manager, Stephen Ravet
Resident Stage Manger, Laura Elaine Berrios
PUBLIC WORKS
Director of Public Works, Brandi Giles
Associate Director of Public Works, Amanda McRaven
Coordinator, María Calderón
GARY ADLER RESIDENT MUSIC DIRECTOR
CHRISTINA
AUSTIN LOPEZ
BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY MEMBER
KAYE BLAIR
BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY MEMBER
OLIVIA DE GUZMAN
BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY MEMBER; LINDA AND BILL CUSTARD SMU MEADOWS ACTOR
BLAKE HACKLER
BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY MEMBER
BOB HESS
BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY MEMBER
LIZ MIKEL
BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY MEMBER
JONATHAN NORTON RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHT
ALEX ORGAN
BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY MEMBER
CHRISTOPHER
LLEWYN RAMIREZ
BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY MEMBER
SALLY NYSTUEN VAHLE
BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY MEMBER
MOLLY SEARCY
BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY MEMBER
TIFFANY SOLANO
BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY MEMBER
ZACHARY J. WILLIS
BRIERLEY RESIDENT ACTING COMPANY MEMBER
In 2009, with the generous support of Diane and Hal Brierley, Artistic Director Kevin Moriarty reinstated Dallas Theater Center’s resident acting company. His intent was to develop and nurture professional actors within the North Texas community and enable them to make Dallas their artistic home. At the same time, he sought to enhance Dallas Theater Center’s artistic profile and create ongoing collaborative relationships. The twelve-member Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company has since become a signature component of Dallas Theater Center’s presence in the Dallas Arts District.
