Proudly Presents
Book and Lyrics by: Robert L. Freedman
Music and Lyrics: by Steven Lutvak
Based on the novel, Israel Rank by Roy Horniman
Director: Stephanie Lynge*^
Scenic Designer: Timothy J. Dygert^
Production Manager/ Lighting Designer: Robert P. Robins^
Sound Designer/ Mix Engineer: Amanda Nipper
Costume Designe:r Erin Jester
Properties Designer: Elaine Shoaf
Master Electrician: Belle Boothman
AEA Stage Manager: Amber Wilkerson*^
Technical Director: Warren Goodwin
Voice & Dialect Coach: Susan Schuld
Musical Director: Caryl Fantel
Choreographer: John Gray
The Hippodrome Theatre recognizes and acknowledges that it resides on the historic territories of the Timucua and Seminole peoples who long inhabited this land.
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Hippodrome programs are sponsored in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts & Culture; Visit Gainesville Alachua County, and by the City of Gainesville, Dept. of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs. Playbill by Le-Alem Getachew.
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Proudly Presents
THE CAST
Book and Lyrics by: Robert L. Freedman
Music and Lyrics: by Steven Lutvak
Based on the novel, Israel Rank by Roy Horniman
Monty Navarro – Lukas Poost*
Miss Shingle – Kelly Atkins*^
Sibella Hallward – Alia Munsch*
Asquith D’Ysquith, Jr. – David Patrick Ford*^
Lord Adalbert D’Ysquith – David Patrick Ford*^
Reverend Lord Ezekial D’Ysquith – David Patrick Ford *^
Miss Barley – Nicole Simpkins
Lord Asquith D’Ysquith, Sr. – David Patrick Ford*^
Henry D’Ysquith – David Patrick Ford*^
Phoebe D’Ysquith – Emily Chaviano
Lady Hyacinth D’Ysquith – David Patrick Ford*^
Major Lord Bartholomew D’Ysquith – David Patrick Ford*^
Lady Salome D’Ysquith Pumphrey – David Patrick Ford*^
Lady Eugenia – Olivia Sargent
Chief Inspector Pinckney – Noah Yager
Magistrate – Connor Neun
Chauncey – David Patrick Ford*^
Ensemble – Connor Neun, Olivia Sargent, Nicole Simpkins, Noah Yager
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies never substitute for the listed performance unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance.
For the D’Ysquith Family: Noah Yager; for Monty Navarro: Connor Neun; for Sibella Hallward: Olivia Sargent; for Phoebe D’Ysquith: Nicole Simpkins; for Miss Shingle: Olivia Sargent.
Swings: Skylar Geraghty, Sean Cunningham
Dance Captain: Alia Munsch
Music Captain: Kelly Atkins*^
Fight Choreographer/Fight Captain: David Patrick Ford*^
Time and Place: London, 1909
Original Broadway Production Produced by Joey Parnes, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, 50 Church Street Productions, Joan Raffe & Jhett Tolentino, Jay Alix & Una Jackman, Catherine & Fred Adler, Rhoda Herrick, Kathleen K. Johnson, Megan Savage, ShadowCatcher Entertainment, Ron Simons, True Love Productions, Jamie deRoy, Four Ladies & One Gent, John Arthur Pinckard, Greg Nobile, Stewart Lane & Bonnie Comley Exeter Capital/Ted Snowdon, Ryan Hugh Mackey, Cricket-CTM Media/Mano-Horn Productions, Dennis Grimaldi/Margot Astrachan, Hello Entertainment/Jamie Bendell Michael T. Cohen/Joe Sirola, Joseph & Carson Gleberman/William Megevick and Green State Productions In association with The Hartford Stage and The Old Globe
A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER was developed, in part, at the 2006 Sundance Institute Theatre Lab at the Sundance Resort with continuing Post-Lab Support through its initiative with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Hippodrome productions are supported in part by: the National Endowment for the Arts, the Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council of Arts and Culture and the State of Florida, Visit Gainesville Alachua County, and by the City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs Department.
*Appearing through an Agreement between the Hippodrome Theatre and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
^ Member of The Hippodrome Theatre’s company of actors
There will be one 15-minute intermission.
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PRODUCTION SPONSORS
Bevis Chiropractic, McGurn Management Company, Renaissance Printing
PRODUCTION CO-SPONSOR
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MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT ONE
“A Warning to the Audience”- Ensemble
“You’re a D’Ysquith” - Miss Shingle, Monty
“I Don’t Know What I’d Do” - Sibella
“Foolish to Think” - Monty
“A Warning to Monty” - Ensemble
“I Don’t Understand the Poor” - Lord Adalbert, Ensemble
“Foolish to Think” (Reprise) - Monty
“Poison in My Pocket” - Monty, Asquith Jr., Miss Barley
“Poor Monty” - Sibella, Company
“Better With a Man” - Henry, Monty
“Inside Out” - Phoebe, Monty
“Lady Hyacinth Abroad” - Lady Hyacinth, Ensemble
“The Last One You’d Expect” – Company
ACT TWO
“Why Are All the D’Ysquiths Dying” - Mourners, Lord Adalbert
“Sibella” - Monty
“I’ve Decided to Marry You” - Phoebe, Sibella, Monty
“Final Warning” - Ensemble
“Poison in My Pocket” (Reprise) - Monty
“Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun” -.Lord Adalbert
“Stop! Wait What?!” - Monty
“That Horrible Woman” - Sibella, Phoebe, Inspector, Magistrate
Director’s Note
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Boisterous dance numbers. Hilarious staged deaths. Romantic rivals. And a plot for revenge that proves all is fair in love and murder. This critically acclaimed musical tells the story of Monty Navarro, an heir to a family fortune who sets out to jump the line of succession by – you guessed it – eliminating the eight pesky D’Ysquith family relatives who stand in his way. Laughter, whimsy, and cut-throat payback ensues in what Time Out Chicago called “One of the best Broadway musicals in years.”
The Broadway hit swept up four Tonys, and was the most nominated show of the 2014 Broadway season, pulling in more award nominations than per-show death scenes, which, for this murderous romp, is no small feat. Adding to the comedic complexity, the victims of the numerous murders are all played by just one actor. Also, no small feat.
As the bodies stack up, you might start to think of Monty as a monster. But as each succeeding D’Ysquith family member reveals his or herself to be more callous and self-serving than the last, it becomes less clear who is the true villain in this delightfully deadly musical.
As director, I am always eager to bring these big Broadway musicals to the Hippodrome. In a real way, we are ‘translating’ the big version of these shows into something more intimate and intriguing for our audiences, who expect and enjoy the intimacy of our theater space.
So get ready to laugh and perch on the edge of your seats to see what happens next.
-Stephanie Lynge^ (Director)
Artistic Director’s Note
The Hippodrome is thrilled to have you here with us for our season Beyond Limits as we celebrate the spirit that founded the artistic heart of our community, beating right here in downtown.
From its inception in 1973, the Hippodrome Theatre has brought stories to the stage that explore and celebrate the human condition. 50 years ago six determined individuals, (Marilyn Wall, Bruce Cornwell, Greg Von Hausch, Kerry (McKinney) Oliver-Smith, Mary Hausch , Orin Wechsberg) took a leap into the unknown, creating a theater that challenged expectations.
Throughout its history, The Hippodrome has pushed the limits of storytelling, creating memorable productions like Equus, The Elephant Man, Amadeus, The Royal, and The Mountaintop. The Hippodrome
“Finale” - Company
Improvisational Teen Theatre (HITT), Open Stages and TYA (Theater for Young Audiences) brought innovative works beyond the walls of the theater and into the Gainesville schools and community, proving that theater is an important tool that can be used to explore deep issues, educate, and spark discussion.
The Hippodrome Theatre’s 50th season Beyond Limits continues storytelling outside the norm, producing stories that challenge our assumptions, and reminding all of us that there are no limits to what we can do and who we can be. The Hippodrome also continues to explore new ways of bringing storytelling and the community together. By pushing the limits through its New Works Festival celebrating Floridian voices and stories, our educational Summer Spectacular and outreach programs creating the artists of tomorrow, and the Hipp Unplugged series that fosters new playwrights, new directors, and helps us grow the talent right here in our community.
Our founding history and energetic present will continue to launch us beyond all limits as we move into the future. Come take this journey with us as we leap joyfully into our next 50 years.
-Stephanie Lynge (Hippodrome’s Artistic Director)
Author’s Bio
Robert L. Freedman
Robert L. Freedman won a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Book of a Musical for the Tony-winning Best Musical of 2014, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. He was also nominated for a Tony Award for Best Score, with composer and co-lyricist Steven Lutvak, with whom he shared the 2014 Drama Desk Award for Best Lyrics. Among his television career highlights, Robert won the Writers Guild Award for HBO’s A Deadly Secret, and was nominated for an Emmy Award and a Writers Guild award for the miniseries Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows. Other teleplays include Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, for which he received a third Writers Guild nomination; What Makes A Family, which received a GLAAD Award and for which Robert was a Humanitas finalist; What Love Sees, winner of the Silver Plaque at the Chicago International Television Festival; as well as the highly-rated true crime dramas Murder In The Hamptons, The Pastor’s Wife, Honor Thy Mother, and Bitter Blood. In 2006, Freedman and Lutvak received both the Fred Ebb Award for songwriting and the Kleban Award for lyric writing for their work on the musicals A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder and Campaign of the Century. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Robert has B.A. in Theatre from UCLA and an M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing and Musical Theatre from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Robert is currently at work on a film for HBO and Sundance Films. He is married to actress Jean Kauffman, and they are the proud parents of Max Freedman, a writer and community activist living in Brooklyn.
Steven Lutvak
Steven Lutvak made his Broadway debut with his score to A Gentleman’s Guide to Love And Murder, for which he supplied the music, and co-wrote the lyrics with Robert L. Freedman. A Gentleman’s Guide won the Drama League, the Outer Critics Circle, the Drama Desk and the Tony Awards for Best Musical of 2014. Since its successful run of over two years on Broadway, there have been two National Tours (the second of which is currently on the road), and productions have already been seen in Sweden, Japan, and the first Chinese language production opens this December. Previously, Lutvak and Freedman won the Kleban and Fred Ebb Songwriting Awards for their songs to A Gentleman’s Guide, which was originally developed at the Sundance Theater Lab, and which premiered as a co-production at the Hartford Stage, and the Old Globe in San Diego. Lutvak and Freedman previously wrote the musical Campaign of the Century, which won the California Musical Theater Competition from the Beverly Hills Theater Guild. Campaign was originally commissioned by The American Musical Theater of San Jose, and was later presented in a concert version at Chicago’s Humanities Festival, and featured in the New York Music Theater Festival. Other musicals include Almost September, which premiered on the mainstage of the Repertory Theater of St. Louis, and was subsequently produced at Missouri Repertory Theater, and won eight Bay Area Critics’ Circle Awards for its run at Theater Works in Palo Alto, California. The Wayside Motor Inn, his adaptation of a play by A. R. Gurney, began as a commission by the Harmony Project of the National Alliance for Musical Theater, for which Lutvak was named Artist-in-Residence at the Eugene O’Neill Opera Music/Theater Conference. His Esmeralda premiered at the Studio Theater of the St. Louis Rep, and was awarded a New American Work grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Lutvak scored Off-Broadway’s Hannah Senesh, which was nominated for a Drama Desk Award, and
was later produced at the Zephyr Theatre in Los Angeles, the Philadelphia Theatre Company, the Baltimore Center Stage, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, and more recently at Penguin Repertory Theatre. The production also toured throughout Canada and Israel. During the 1994 Toronto Summer Arts Festival, a revue of Steven’s songs was presented as part of Garth Drabinsky and Live Entertainment of Canada’s New Voices Series. Other works of his have been performed at the Berkshire Theatre Festival, La Mama ETC, Weill Recital Hall and the New York Shakespeare Festival.
Lutvak wrote the title track to Paramount’s hit film, “Mad Hot Ballroom”, and, the score to “Anything But Love”, which starred Eartha Kitt and Andrew McCarthy, and was released by the Samuel Goldwyn Company.
As a singer/songwriter, Lutvak has performed his songs around the country, including such prestigious New York venues as Carnegie Hall, Carnegie Recital Hall, The Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel, Rainbow and Stars and the Russian Tea Room. His two CD’s are called THE TIME IT TAKES and AHEAD OF MY HEART. He is also the winner of the Johnny Mercer Emerging American Songwriting Award, the ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award, and is the only two-time recipient of the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Grant. Steven is proud to now be an Adjunct Professor at his alma mater, the NYU Graduate Musical Theater Writing Program.
And now that several of his songs are discussed in David Jenness and Don Velsey’s “Classic American Popular Song”, the follow-up to Alec Wilder’s classic book, “American Popular Song”, Steven Lutvak’s place in the American Popular Songbook is even more firmly planted.Steven lives in New York City with his husband, choreographer Michael McGowan, and their daughter, Eliot Rose Lutvak-McGowan.
Who’s Who
Stephanie Lynge (Director) is an accomplished actor, director, producer, teacher and coach. Stephanie has enjoyed a career of more than 27 years in professional theater and education. Since 2013 she has worked on more than 50 productions at the Hippodrome either as an actor, director, choreographer, or dramaturg. She was seen on stage in The Wolves and Let The Right One In. Her other acting credits
Stephanie Lynge^ (Director)
include performances in New York City on Broadway and Off Broadway at Lincoln Center, BAM, Jean Cocteau Rep, and the York Theater Workshop. Regional theaters include Freefall, Goodspeed Opera House, Sacramento Music Circus, Pasadena Playhouse, Rep Theater of St. Louis, Flat Rock Playhouse, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Seaside Music Theater, as well as several National Tours. Directing credits include the Hippodrome’s Every Christmas Story Ever Told, The Legend of Georgia McBride, Sex With Strangers, The Blameless, and Lone Star Spirits as well as plays at the 45th Street Theater (NYC), New York Musical Theater Festival, and the University of Florida. Stephanie has served as a Visiting professor at Indiana University, and an Adjunct professor at New Jersey City University and University of Florida. After receiving her BA in Musical Theater from Indiana University, Stephanie lived and worked as an actor in New York City for over 20 years. Stephanie holds a Master of Fine Arts in acting from University of Florida and is a proud member of Actors Equity Association since 1996.
Broadway National Tours: The Full Monty (Keno, Ethan U/S, DC); Footloose (Lyle, Chuck U/S)
OffBroadway: Sessions (Dylan) Off- Off Broadway: Macbeth (Macbeth), Othello (Iago), Merchant (Antonio) Gallery Players; Year One of the Empire (Beveridge) Metropolitan Playhouse & NY Theatre
Workshop Regional: Pitts CLO, Sac. LOA, Walnut Street, NC Theatre, North Shore, Alliance, Playhouse on the Sq., Westchester B’way, KC Starlight, MUNY St Louis At the Hipp recently: Fahrenheit 451 (Beatty) The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity (EKO). David is a member of the Hippodrome acting company. For more info: www.DavidPatrickFord.com. Love to my family.
David Patrick Ford*^ (The D’Ysquith Family)
Lukas Poost* (Monty Navarro)
Lukas Poost (He/him) started his career crisscrossing the nation rescuing the princess from a dragonguarded tower beside his trusty steed Donkey (Broadway National Tour of Shrek the Musical). More recently he’s inherited a number of shoe factories and made several pairs of Kinky Boots (Gateway, 3-D Theatricals, Moonlight Amphitheatre); he’s been looking into the future to steal Shakespeare’s next big hit in Something Rotten (Cape Rep); grifting his way across the French Riviera as a Dirty Rotten Scoundrel (Maltz Jupiter); and delivering meals to the elderly citizens of New York City to keep them safe during the Covid-19 pandemic. He is filled with gratitude to be back on the stage and sharing this time with you. Love and appreciation the team here at The Hippodrome; to Julia at Act One; to Kelsey; and to his supportive family. Let’s be excellent to one another! For Peggy, with love.
Alia Munsch* (Sibella Hallward)
Alia Munsch (she/her) New York Theatre: Spandex the Musical (Off-Broadway). Regional, Int’ and National Tours: Motown the Musical (Nat’l Tour), Into the Woods (Arden Theatre Company), Carousel (Riverside Theatre), Oklahoma! (Denver Center of the Performing Arts), West Side Story (IHI Stagearound Tokyo), Smokey Joe’s Café (Engeman Theatre). Education: Barnard College, BA Dance. NYU Steinhardt, Master’s Music. www.aliamunsch.com @aliamunsch
Emily
Emily Chaviano is a recent graduate from the musical theater program at the University of Florida. Emily is so grateful for the opportunity to play this dream role. She would like to thank the entire creative team, cast, as well as her friends and family for all of their love and support through this process. Find more about Emily at emilychaviano.com or @emzys01!
Kelly
Gentleman’s Guide is Kelly’s fifteenth production at the Hippodrome. Most recently she was seen starring in Living on Love as La Diva Raquel de Angelis and in Souvenir as Florence Foster Jenkins. Past
Chaviano (Phoebe D’Ysquith)
Atkins*^ (Miss Shingle)
Hipp favorites include The Toxic Avenger, Hand to God, The Great American Trailer Park Musical and the title roles in Alice in Wonderland and Scrooge in Rouge. As a member of Actor’s Equity Association for 25 years, Kelly has performed many leading ladies at theatres around the country, ranging from classic like The King and I, Hello Dolly, My Fair Lady, Camelot, and Pirates of Penzance, as well as contemporary musical comedies such as Mamma Mia, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Victor/Victoria, Little Shop of Horrors, …Spelling Bee, and Hairspray. Film/ TV: HBO’s Recount, America’s Most Wanted, guest hosting on Lifetime Network’s Designing Spaces, numerous commercials. Concert engagements: soloist with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Opera Theatre of Connecticut, national finalist in the American Traditions Vocal Competition.
Olivia Sargent (Lady Eugenia/US Sibella/US Miss Shingle)
Olivia is thrilled to be working with The Hipp! Select regional credits include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Helena & Titania, 92NY), I and You (Caroline, TampaRep), The Music Man (Zaneeta, St. Pete Opera), Take My Hand and Wave Goodbye (Cassie, original cast, Orlando Shakes), Threepenny Opera (Dolly, Jobsite Theater), The Children’s Hour (Mary Tilford, TampaRep). Select film credits: Law and Order: SVU, Stubbz, Stasis Supplement Commercials. Atlantic Acting School, Oklahoma City University Music Theatre, University of Florida M.Sc. Love to my family! @oliviamaesargent
Nicole Simpkins (Miss Barley/US Phoebe)
Nicole is a recent graduate of Rider University (BFA Musical Theatre) who is ecstatic to be making her post college debut at the Hippodrome. She is from the Philadelphia area where she grew up dancing. She fell in love with performing at a very young age and has never stopped since! She’s humbled to be in such an amazing company, understudying a role she has always adored and dreamed of playing.
Connor Neun (Magistrate/US Monty)
Connor Neun is an actor from Orlando, FL. He is a soon to be senior in the Musical Theatre program at UF and this is his Hippodrome Theatre Debut! Recent roles include Cliff in Cabaret and Tony in West Side Story. Connor would like to dedicate this show to his friends, family, and teachers for their undying support. @connor.neun
Noah is absolutely thrilled to be joining the Hipp for his second show here! He is a currently a Senior in UF’s Musical Theatre program. You may have caught him in last year’s production of “Living on Love” at the Hipp as well! Noah is constantly freaking out by how talented everyone is and the amount of love here often makes him want to cry. Noah hopes you enjoy the show, and you can catch him at @yagerboi59
Noah C. Yager (Chief Inspector Pinckney/US D’Ysquith Family)
Skylar Geraghty (SWING)
Skylar is so excited to be making her Hippodrome debut! She is a rising senior musical theatre major at the University of Florida. Some recent credits include Caberet and A Little Night Music at UF. She wants to thank her friends & family for their love and support.
Sean Cunningham (SWING)
Sean is so grateful to be part of this company! He was most recently seen on the Hipp stage in the 3rd annual New Works Festival and is currently studying Musical Theatre at the University of Florida. He would like to thank his family and friends for their unwavering support, and hopes you enjoy the show!
Seancunningham.net
Who’s Who
Amanda Nipper (Sound Designer/Projection Designer)
Amanda is thrilled to be in her tenth season at the Hippodrome. Other regional credits include Cape Fear Regional Theatre: Jesus Christ Superstar, Legally Blonde: The Musical, and The Parchman Hour: Songs and Stories of the ’61 Freedom Riders, and as the mix engineer in Fayetteville, North Carolina at Dorset Theatre Festival: Keep moving forward.
Amber Wilkerson*^ (Stage Manager)
Amber is a professional Stage & Event Manager. She has been affiliated with the Hippodrome Theatre since 2003, first as Properties Intern, then as Assistant Stage Manager before moving to New York City to pursue a career in theatre. She returned to the Hipp as the AEA Stage Manager of A Christmas Carol in 2005 & 2006. She has worked professionally for The Metropolitan Opera (NYC), The Shakespeare
Theatre of New Jersey (Madison, NJ), North Shore Music Theatre (Beverly, MA), and Times Square New Year’s Eve 2006-2010 (NYC). In 2006, Amber served as a Production Assistant on the Broadway musical, Grey Gardens. Amber spent five years working with Manhattan Theatre Club as a Subscriber Services Representative and two years as a House Manager at Playwrights Horizons, both in New York City. Originally from Maryland, she holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Salisbury University. Amber is a proud member of the Hippodrome Company and the Actors’ Equity Association.
Belle Boothman (Master Electrician/Projection Designer)
Belle joined the Hippodrome as Master Electrician in September of 2019. Six months later the pandemic would be in full swing, and Belle would become a videographer/editor for the Hippodrome’s virtual productions. Favorite productions from this time include This Wonderful Life and Shakespeare, Thou Art Translated. Before getting into technical theatre Belle earned an AA in Anthropology from Santa Fe College, a BA in Sociology from Florida State University, and studied Chinese Language and Culture at Tianjin Foreign Studies University. After a brief (and expensive) detour to graduate school for Museum Studies, Belle went on to earn an AS in Theatre and Entertainment Technology at Florida State College at Jacksonville. Favorite productions worked as a student include Young Frankenstein as Props Designer, Stalking Ottis Toole: A Southern Gothic as Master Electrician, and Peter and the Wolf as Lighting Designer.
After graduating from FSCJ, Belle worked full time as a union stagehand with IATSE local 115 in Jacksonville, FL. Belle is an art and music hobbyist.
Caryl Fantel (Music Director)
Caryl is a Carbonell, Silver Palm and Remy Awardwinning Music Director who has performed from Carnegie Hall and Off-Broadway to the acclaimed 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle and regional theatres around the U.S. Also a composer and vocal arranger, Caryl has supervised vocal group performances for the Tony Awards, the South Florida presentation of Hugh Jackman’s World Tour, and other events, as well as accompanied many renowned performers, including Andrea Bocelli, Liz Callaway, Tovah Feldshuh and Beth Malone. She is Producer/Music Director of the South Florida Carbonell Awards, an adjunct university instructor, a vocal and audition coach, workshop presenter, and member of the Broward County Cultural Council. Caryl is happy to be collaborating with the team at The Hipp! FantelMusic.com
Erin Jester (Costume Designer/Shop Supervisor)
Erin is delighted to return to the Hippodrome for its 50th season. Erin is a UF alumna and a former Hippodrome costumes intern (2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons), and in 2020 received her MFA in costume design and technology from the University of Southern Mississippi. Previous costume design credits include productions of Cabaret, Much Ado About Nothing and Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses. Other credits include costume historical research for North Carolina State University’s Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies, historical costume reproduction for the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art in Laurel, MS, and costume coordination for the Moscow Ballet’s The Great Russian Nutcracker and the independent film series 12 Westerns in 12 Months, directed by Travis Mills.
Elaine Shoaf (Properties Designer)
Alma Elaine Shoaf is a painter, illustrator and book artist based in Gainesville, Florida. She graduated from The Savannah College of Art and Design with a BFA in illustration, and has created illustrations for Radix Media, the Florida Trail Association, Hachette Books, Before the Door Pictures, Keepers of the Springs, Swamp Witch Pedals, and the Tampa Bay Brewing Company. Her second solo show, Ghost Lines, premiered at 621 Gallery in Tallahassee, FL in 2017, and her drawings and paintings have been exhibited across the country. Additionally, she makes and sells handbound journals and sketchbooks under the moniker Inky Cap Books using a combination of repurposed materials and her original prints and drawings/paintings.
John Gray (Choreographer)
John is elated to return to The Hipp for A Gentleman’s Guide… He has previously directed A Christmas Carol at The Hipp as well as stage managed the New Works Festival 2020 and The Effect for the Hipp Unplugged series. He is the General Manager for Broadway Unlocked/ All Together Now, the company that hosted the online Opening Night for The Hipp’s production of Souvenir. He has spent most of his career in educational theatre working with kids from kindergarten to college age and has former students working in all aspects of theatre from performing to design. Favorite shows include A Christmas Carol (The Hippodrome), An Ideal Husband (Sonnet Repertory Theatre), Merrily We Roll Along (Wichita State), Phantasmagoria (Prospect Theater Company), Broadway Bombs (Joe Allen Players), Grease (Tippecanoe Outdoor Amphitheater and Das Barbecu (Heartists.) In addition to directing, John has choreographed and costumed numerous productions and is a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association. Favorite performance credits include Falsettos, Fallen Angel, The Foreigner, Lead Heavy Sky and How To Succeed… Much love to his wonderful and patient partner, Jason.
Robert P. Robins^ (Production Manager/Lighting Designer)
Bob is enjoying his 39th season here at the Hippodrome, where he has designed lighting for over 700 Hippodrome productions and events. He has worn many Hipp hats throughout the decades: Lighting Designer, Production Manager, Facility Manger, IT Manager, AEA Stage Manager, TYA Tour Stage Manager, Safety Officer, Intern Recruiter, Light Board Operator, Sound Mixer, Mainstage State Tour Technical Director, and Bartender, just to name a few. Bob also continues to provide lighting designs throughout the country, working with clients that include architects, theatres, dance companies, industrial events, schools, colleges and universities, municipalities, various types of small and large companies, and homeowners. He proudly holds a BFA in Theatre Production from the University of Florida.
Timothy J Dygert^ (Scenic Designer)
Tim is a staff member of The Harn Museum of Art, and the owner and operator of Dygert Design LLC, a professional design firm based in Gainesville Florida, specializing in entertainment, residential, and commercial design and consulting. He has been involved in theatre and event production for the entirety of his adult life, having been instrumental in the creation of more than 500 live theatre, dance, music, and corporate events. Tim has worked with internationally recognized and award-winning designers, playwrights, performers, and entertainment professionals. Tim also serves as the Harn Museum of Art’s Exhibit Installation Coordinator and Preparator. He is a professional art handler, assists
in the design and installation of exhibitions, and fabricates mounts and custom art installations. His design work can be seen at dygertdesign.com.
Susan Schuld (Voice & Dialect Coach)
Susan has been acting and vocal coaching nationally for over 25 years and is an Associate Professor of Voice and Speech here at the School of Theatre and Dance. M.F.A in Acting from Rutgers University, Designated Linklater Teacher, Certified Teacher of Knight-Thompson Speechwork, and a National Michael Chekhov Association Teacher.
Warren Goodwin (Technical Director)
Warren joined the Hippodrome in 2004 as a carpenter in the scene shop and assumed the role of Master Carpenter in 2006. In addition to helping build over a hundred of Hippodrome sets, Warren served as co-scenic designer on The Christians and The Wolves. He is thrilled to be currently serving as Technical Director. In his free time, Warren enjoys painting, and is an accomplished local artist. You can often find his work on display next door at Maude’s Cafe.
Special thank you to Michael A. Eaddy for photographing The Hippodrome’s moments for the last 20 years.
A big thank you to Buchholz High School and Scott West for generously donating props to this production
Our Generous Donors
The Hippodrome thanks its many donors for their generous contributions to support our productions and programs! For more information on how your gift supports the Hippodrome, please contact Matt Dibble at (352) 373-5968 ext. 217. Donations listed are from 5/1/22 through 5/17/23
PRODUCER $50000+
Nathan S. Collier
DIRECTOR $10,000+
(anonymous) ● (anonymous)
PLAYWRIGHT $5,000-$9,999
(anonymous) ● Mary Trew & Weaver Gaines ● Anne Margoluis ● Janet Silverstein ● Jan Snyder & Steve Wilson ● Gary & Suzy Miller, the Miller Family Foundation
DESIGNER $2,500-$5,000
Debbie & Mike Conlon ● Paul & Leslie Klein ● Eileen McCarthy Smith ● Hallie & Ted McFatridge ● Midge Smith ● Merry Lynne Wilson
COMPOSER $1,000-$2,500
William T. Anderson ● Julie Anspach ● Wayne & Penny Archer ● Maria Elena Augustin ● Margaret
Bachus Estate ● Jan Baur ● Dr. Theresa Beachy ● Kenneth & Laura Berns ● In Memory of Nelson & Mary
Gene Blanchard ● David & Linda Bloom ● Joyce Bono ● Kim Bosshardt ● Phoebe Bowers ● Patrice Boyes
● Richard Brown ● Mary Day Coker ● Bruce Cornwell ● Katherine D’Amato-Weinhold ● Skip & Lynda
Everitt ● Chris & Rusty Forsmark ● M. Susan Fulford ● Ira Gessner ● Dick & Caren Gorenberg ● Carol & Bob Gwin ● Tashia & Jeff Hale ● Nancy Herring ● Colin Hines ● Linda Kallman ● Kim Kazimour ● Lucinda
Lavelli ● Jennifer Lee ● Melanie Leonard ● Joseph W. & Lucille Little ● Carol Locascio ● Trevor & Charlene Luke ● Stephanie B. Lynge ● Ginny Maurer ● Gary & Laura McGill ● Carol F. Meyer ● Jeff & Lauren Miller ● Chris M. Morris ● Marni Most ● Joakim Nordqvist ● Nell Page Rainsberger & Kevin
Rainsberger ● The Pennypacker Family ● Emily Pritchett ● Amanda Rodriguez Demaria ● Lynn Rousseau
● Sally Ryden ● Vivian Ruth Sawyer ● Joy & Richard Segall ● Molly Sexton Hamilton ● Ilene & Harvey
Silverman-Budd ● Robert Stern ● Betsy Styron ● Farol Tomson ● Justine Vaughen Fry ● Nora Hoover & Amor Villar ● Nel & Daniel Webster ● Kate Wilkinson ● Nicole Yucht
CHOREOGRAPHER $500+
(anonymous) ● (anonymous) ● Michael Avery ● Dr. Azra Bihorac ● Tara & James Blythe ● Linda Boyles ●
Frederick J Brenneman ● J.F. & Charme Burns ● Peter Carpenter ● Michael Curry & Stefanie Lord ●
Daniel & Lisa Duncanson ● Maywood & Mary Ellen Ellifritt ● David Etherington & Jeff Dunn ● Laura
Gillman ● Michael Gorham & Veronika Thiebach ● Frederick & Patricia Harden ● Heather Harrell ● Ann
Hatfield ● Marie House ● John Howard ● Rosemary Hume ● David P. Kienast ● Brenda & Morgan Lynge
● Richard & Valentina Mankin ● Judge Karen Miller ● Amy Pazzalia & Joe Stokes ● Karen Scarborough ●
Molly Sexton Hamilton ● Jason Shinn ● John & Daun Spindler ● Ruth L. Steiner ● Kenneth D. Wald ●
Samuel Welker ● Cynthia White ● Elaine Young
CAST $250+
Erika Aenlle ● James & Caroll Archer ● Jane Brockmann ● James & Phylis Craig ● Lee & Barbara Dockery
● Cherie Fine ● Lauren Groff & Clay Kallman ● Chad Hood ● Gary G Ihas ● John & Carol Koogler ●
Timothy Leslie ● Phyllis Lotzkar ● Pat & Robert Moore ● Jon Morris ● Veronica & Charles Ponzio ●
Michael & Jaquelyn Resnick ● Carol & Jim Sarisky ● Jeff & Diana Shamis ● Brenda Smith ● The Smyth
Family ● Jane Townsend ● Robin West ● Harvey & Missy Ziegler
Corporate Sponsors
The commitment of the corporate community is critical for the Hippodrome to sustain its highly acclaimed productions and programs. To learn more about corporate partner opportunities, contact The Hipp at development@thehipp.org.
SEASON PRODUCERS $50,000+
City of Gainesville ● The Collier Companies ● Florida Division of Cultural Affairs ● Visit Gainesville, Alachua County
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS $20,000+
98.5 KTK, 97.3 The Sky, Country 103.7 The Gator, AM 850 ● CBS4 / NBC9 ● James Moore Consulting ● Michael and Phyllis Warren on Behalf of AMJ Group, Inc ● UF School of Theatre + Dance
PRODUCERS $10,000+
EFN Properties ● Gainesville Health and Fitness Center ● Harry's Seafood Bar and Grille ● Wind-FM 92.5 Gainesville/95.5 Ocala ● Lake and Emerald Publications ● Nell Page Rainsberger - Realtor, Campus to Coast Realty ● Quality Plumbing ● WUFT-FM, WUFT-TV
PRODUCTION SPONSORS $5,000+
Ben E. Keith Foods ● Bevis Chiropractic ● Colortyme Furniture Sales & Lease ● Destination Florida● Greater Gainesville Chamber ● Ken and Linda McGurn - McGurn Investment Company ● Marc Radio Group ●
Renaissance Printing ● UF Health
PRODUCTION CO-SPONSORS $2,500+
Alliance Credit Union ● Coldwell Banker M.M. Parrish Realtors ● Florida Pest Control ● Gabrielle Redfern
● Gator Moving and Storage Co. ● JVC Broadcasting ● King’s Heating and Air, Inc ● Mini Maid ● Oak Hammock at the University of Florida ● Pride Community Center of North Central Florida (PCCNCF) ● Residence Inn by Marriott ● Rush and Frisco Law ● Sherwin Williams
OPENING NIGHT PERFORMANCE SPONSOR $2,000+
Allstate Agent - Judy Locascio
PERFORMANCE SPONSORS $1,750+
Amelia’s Fine Italian Cuisine ● The Bagel Bakery ● JohnRussell Salon ● Tonewood Family Music ● Watchguard Technologies ● Kelley D. Jones P.A.
The Hippodrome would like to thank the City of Gainesville and Alachua County for years of generous support.
Foundation Support
Allstate Foundation ● Amazon Smile Foundation ● Amy E. Tarrant Foundation ● Bryson Foundation ● Community Foundation of North Central Florida ● Dharma Endowment Foundation ● Jelks Family Foundation ● McKee/Crawford K2 Charitable Foundation ● Paypal Giving Fund
2022-2023 Leading Ladies
This annual women’s philanthropy group officially launched in 2015 for women who love and support the arts. We thank all of our past supporters. Below is our 2022-2023 list of supporters (so far!). If you’d like to renew your membership to this dynamic group of women or become a new member, please contact development@thehipp.org
Maria-Elena Augustin ● Jan Baur ● Dr. Theresa Beachy ● Dr. Azra Bihorac ● Kim Bosshardt ● Patrice
Boyes, ESQ ● Mary Day Coker ● Amanda Rodriguez Demaria ● Sheila K. Dickison ● M. Susan Fulford ●
Carol Gwin ● Nancy Herring ● Marie House ● Cornelia Holbrook ● Linda Kallman ● Leslie Klein ● Lucinda
Lavelli ● Jennifer Lee ● Melanie Leonard ● Judy Locascio ● Ginny Maurer ● Carol F. Meyer ● Chris M.
Morris ● Kat Moore ● Marni Most ● Allison Norqvist ● Kerry Oliver-Smith ● Nell Page Rainsberger ●
Emily Pritchett ● Galatia Ramphal ● Gabrielle Redfern ● Lynn Rousseau ● Vivian Ruth Sawyer ● Molly
Sexton Hamilton ● Ilene Silverman ● Jan Snyder ● Florence M. Turcotte ● Justine Vaughen ● Helen
Warren ● Jorgia Wooten ● Nicole Yucht
Collier Challenge Donors
Jessica Abel ● Erika Aenlle ● Richard Alllen & Susan Mastin ● Sherri & Eric Amundson ● Julie Anspach ●
Lisa Anthony & Isaac Simmons ● James & Karen Archer ● Christine Aytug ● Robert Bachus ● Walter & Pamela Barry ● Gil & Suzie Baxter ● Theresa Beachy ● John & Barbara Bengston ● Azra Bihorac & Charles Hobson ● David & Linda Bloom ● James & Tara Blythe ● Joyce Bono ● Ralph Bowden ● Lisa
Bowley ● David & Nancy Boyd ● Sherry & Carter Boydstun ● Martha Brane & Lewis Sussman ● Patti
Breedlove ● Jane Brockman ● Tom Brunson & Debbie Savage ● Jane & Russell Burman-Holtom ● Cheryl
Calhoun & Ester De Jong ● Neda Caneva ● Alan Carlson & Theresa Guecia ● Peter Carpenter ● Charlotte & Paul Chadik ● Candace Clift & Mark Woolett ● Amy Coenen ● Debbie Conlon ● Erin Connelly ● Wes
Corbett ● Bruce Cornwell ● Diane Craig ● Phylis & James Craig ● Ed & Sheila Crapo ● Michael Curry ●
Katie D’Amato ● Eddie Daniel & Jason Monroe Newman ● Fonda Davis & John Eyler ● Nancy Deren ●
The Dharma Endowment Foundation ● Sheila Dickison ● Lee & Barbara Dockery ● Cheryl & Paul Doering
● Jeff Dunn & David Etherington ● Mark Elliot ● Robert Emerson ● Jane Emmeree & Erick Smith ● Jean
Epling ● Guy & Rhea Epstein ● Skip & Lynda Everitt ● Tara & Bill Ezzell ● Carol Faas ● Rebecca Falmlen
●Cassandra Farley & Christie Mclaughlin ● Mark Fenster ● Mark & Terrie Flaherty ● Griselda Forbes ●
The Friends of Melrose Elementary School Arts & Science Council ● Paul & Mary Ellen Funderburk ●
Jessie Furman ● Reisa & Paul George ● Ira Gessner ● Karen & Danny Gilliland ● Matt & Rae
Gitzendanner ● Julie & layton Glenn ● Harvey Goldstein ● Dick & Caren Gorenberg ● Jim & Sibet
Grantham ● Aubrey Greene ● Jess & Barbara Gregory ● Mary & Joe Haldeman ● Jeff & Tashia Hale ●
Anne Hastings ● Cliff Haynes ● Bruce & Elizabeth Hicks ● Colin Hines ● Guenther Hochhaus ● Robert & Lynne Holt ● Hogtown Brewers ● Chad Hood ● Nora Lee Hoover & Amor Villar ● John Howard ● Sharon
(Shea) Huey ● Rosemary Hume ● Myiah Hutchens & Jay Hmielowski ● Gary & Joann Ihas ● Michael
Jester ● Karen & Jodie Johnson ● Elta Johnston ● Gilda Josephson & Jeff Weingarten ● Clay Kallman & Lauren Groff ● The Kaplan-Stein Charitable Fund ● Kim Kazimour ● Jim & Melissa Keefer ● Barbara
Keener ● Loren Keldsen ● Rev. Maureen Killoran & Peter Hyatt ● Paul & Leslie Klein ● Marshal & Laura
Knudson ● Reggie Kramel ● Jim & Melissa Keefer ● Barbara Keener ● Loren Keldsen ● Rev. Maureen
Killoran & Peter Hyatt ● Paul & Leslie Klein ● Marshal & Laura Knudson ● Reggie Kramel ● Scott & Joanne LaFramenta ● Sandra Lambert & Pamela Paris ● Jeremy Lesifko-Bremer Marc & Kaye Linden ●
Carol Locascio ● Debbie Louis ● Brenda & Morgan Lynge ● Stephanie B. Lynge ● John Malanchuck ●
Richard Mankin & Valentina Komaniecka ● Anne Margoluis ● Hayley Mathis ● Hilary Mathis ● Sarah
Maxwell ● Helen McCune ● Gary & Laura McGill ● Kathleen McGlone ● Martin & Caryl McKellar ● Sue & Jack Mecholsky ● Carol F. Meyer ● Catie Miller & Kirsten Engstrom ● Jeff & Lauren Miller ● Georgia & Ron Mills ● Charlie Mitchell ● John Morgan ● Richard & Joanna Morrow ● Marni Most ● Esther Negrin ●
Dorothy & Gale Nevill ● Madge Nipper ● Kimberlee & Bill Oakes ● Robert K. & Carol Anne Oglesby ●
Debi Pais & Bob Kolb ● Amy Pazzalia & Jeff Stokes ● H. S. & Susanne Pennypacker ● Liz Perdue & Sally
Bethart ● Susan Peters ● Peggy & Nancy Peterson ● Ed & Sandra Pettegrew ● Bradley & Marta Pollitt ●
Lisa & James Posteraro ● The Pozek’s ● Gary Prowe ● Barbara Jean Raskin ● Gabrielle Redfern ● Sandy & Larry Reimer ● Ralf Remshardt & Caron Cadle ● Churchill & Gay Roberts ● Janet Roberts ● Gail
Robinson & Carol Heymann ● Arthur & Joyce Rosenblatt ● Jane & Mike Ryals ● Betsy & David Sanders ●
Whitney Sanford & Kevin Veach ● Carol & Jim Sarisky ● Karen Scarborough ● Suzanne Scheraga ●
Suzanne Schiemann ● Diane & Jeff Shamis ● Brian & Cindy Shea ● Allison & Jason Shinn ● Beth & Jeff
Siegel ● Brenda Smith & Ronald Burrichter ● Eileen McCarthy Smith ● Halbert & Ruth Smith ● Pamela
Smith & Carol Barron ● Madeline Smyth ● The Smyth’s ● Jan Snyder & Steve Wilson ● Caroline H
Stanhope ● Mike Still ● G. W. Swicord ● Joe Thigpen & Becky De Marie ● The Thompson Family ● Farol
Tomson ● Tonewood Family Music Inc. ● Martin & Vibeke Vala ● PJ van Blokland ● Kirk van Meter ●
Vasanthi Vanniasingham ● Gary & Martha Waltman ● Marta Wayne ● Tom & Mary Louise Weber ●
Robin West & Ken Wald ● Roger & Ellen West ● Tom & Julie Whitney ● Carol Willis ● Gene Witmer ● Dr. Sarah Wittstruck ● Carole & Bill Zegel
Audience Services
PLEASE NOTE:
Infants are not permitted in the theater. Food is not permitted in the theater. Please turn off all cellular phones, watch alarms, and all other noise-making equipment when in the theater. Photographing and/or sound recording any performance or the possession of any device for such photographing or sound recording in this theater is prohibited. Violators may be subject to confiscation of equipment and ejection. Violations may render the offender liable to financial charges. The Hippodrome reserves the right to ask any patron causing a disturbance to leave the premises without refund.
In an emergency, evacuate through the external exits on either side of the lobby.
Hippodrome Staff
Administration
Building Caretaker - Amador Santiago ● Development Consultant - Amanda Rodriguez ● Box Office
Manager & Art Gallery Curator - Anna Verney ● Office Manager/Artistic Assistant - Amie Thompson ●
Production & Facilities Manager - Bob Robins ● Box Office Representative - Clint Thornton ● Graphic
Designer - Eric Taylor Neumann ● Marketing Manager - Franziska Raeber ● Director of Education -
Gabrielle Byam ● Assistant Building Caretaker - Jaques Harris ● Marketing Associate - Le-Alem Getachew
● Bookkeeper - Marie House ● Development/Group Sales Coordinator - Matthew Dibble ● Cinema
Program Manager - Matthew Cugini ● Development Consultant - Nell Page Rainsberger ● Artistic
Director - Stephanie Lynge
Production
Sound Designer/Mix Engineer - Amanda Nipper ● AEA Stage Manager - Amber Wilkerson ● Wardrobe
Assistant Intern - Amber Law ● Lighting Designer - Bob Robins ● Master Electrician - Belle Boothman ●
Costume Shop Manager - Erin Jester ● Scenic Painter - Ken Brown ● Costume Shop Volunteer - Leslie
Klein ● First Hand/Assistant Costume Designer - Mason Baria ● Assistant Stage Manager - Olivia
Bradshaw ● Carpenter - Rob Leach ● Technical Director - Warren Goodwin
Front of House
Front of House Manager - Nyq Smith ● Bartender - Emily Nadine Smith ● House Manager/BartenderIsabella Estrada ● House Manager - Jack Claypool ● Bartender - Matthew Cugini ● Bartender/House Manager/Box Office - Riss Donato ● House Manager - Resli Ward
Additional Staff
Sound Board Operator - Early Whitaker ● Backstage Run Crew - Lindsay Carvalho ● Dresser - Venus Forgione
