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THE LAB THEATRE
From the College of Fine Arts’ Dean Prepare to be amazed! Every time I sit where you are right now, I marvel at the magic our students create on this stage. For 45 years, the School of Theatre at FSU has brought the thrill of live theatre to FSU and Tallahassee audiences alike. Before this evening is over, you will see why our program has become one of the nation’s most distinguished. Alumni who have performed here have gone on to prestigious careers -- on Broadway and in a multitude of other professions in theatre and beyond. While talent is a big part of their success, our students excel because of the hard work and dedication of our committed faculty and staff. You play an important role as well! Your attendance and support means the world to our students. Great actors need great audiences! Thanks for being a part of our theatre community. Enjoy the show!
Scott Shamp Interim Dean, College of Fine Arts
From the School of Theatre’s Executive Director Welcome to our 45 year at the School of Theatre. We are so thankful you are joining us to share your stories and engage in the ones we are presenting on stage. The School of Theatre is committed to a learning environment that builds on our rich past as it enters a new year – encouraging excellence, imagination, artistry, and leadership to empower our students to create the theatre of the future. The strength of our Students, our Faculty, and our Staff is on display in the classrooms and shops and on the stages here in Tallahassee and around the nation. Our alumni continue to lead the way across the nation in all of their endeavors as they change the world with what they learned here at Florida State. Our ability to present theatre in meaningful ways depends on the deep and continued generosity of YOU – our patrons, donors, and community. It is fitting to take this moment to thank each of you for your varied and deep, individual connections and financial contributions to the School of Theatre. Thank you so much for being part of the arts in Tallahassee and especially with us here at the School of Theatre.
Cameron Jackson Executive Director, The School of Theatre
The School of Theatre at Florida State Presents
By Sarah Ruhl Director
Jessica West Scenic Designer
Rebekkah Meixner-Hanks Sound Designer
Zach Cramer
Costume Designer
Lighting Designer
Choreographer
Technical Director
Courtni Riddick Michael D. Jablonski
Genny Wynn Erin Collopy
Stage Manager
Gianna Sheppard
October 5 - 14, 2018 The Lab Theatre
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The Cast In Order of Appearance
Little Stone...................................................................................................................Lydia Moss Big Stone...........................................................................................................Maggie Creasman Loud Stone...........................................................................................................Samantha Riou Eurydice................................................................................................................Lilliana Simms Orpheus...................................................................................................................Eddie Ortega Father.....................................................................................................................Michael Pisani A Nasty Interesting Man/Lord of the Underworld............................................Giancarlo Herrera Setting: The Upperworld and The Underworld. Then and Now. EURYDICE WILL BE PERFORMED WITHOUT AN INTERMISSION.
Understudies* Little Stone.............................................................................................................Sarah Johnson Big Stone............................................................................................................Shannon Haskell Loud Stone............................................................................................................Emily Onimus Eurydice.......................................................................................................................Lydia Moss Orpheus, A Nasty Interesting Man/Lord of the Underworld.....................................Aaron Hagos
*Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance
This play was originally produced by Madison Repertory Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin, August 29, 2003. Richard Corley, Artistic Director, Tony Forman, Managing Director. And subsequently produced by Berkeley Repertory Theatre in 2004. Tony Taccone, Artistic Director, Susan Medak, Managing Director. And Yale Repertory Theatre, James Bundy, Artistic Director, Victoria Nolan, Managing Director. “Produced by Second Stage Theatre, New York, 2007 Carole Rothman: Artistic Director EURYDICE is produced by special arrangement with Bruce Ostler, BRET ADAMS, LTD., 448 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036.
The School of Theatre at Florida State As one of the top-tier theatre training programs in the nation, the School of Theatre at Florida State provides its students with a wide variety of theatrical and educational opportunities. The primary mission of the School of Theatre is to offer students a comprehensive education in theatre and to prepare emerging artists to enter the professional theatre industry. As a result, the School of Theatre provides both student artists and community audience members a diverse array of productions that explore the spectrum of our shared humanity. Founded in 1973 under the vision and leadership of then-Dean Richard G. Fallon, the School of Theatre enjoys a national reputation, in large part, because of the excellence of its undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as a gifted faculty of nationally recognized professional artists/ educators. The London Theatre Studies program, the chance to work side by side with guest artists and eminent scholars, as well as showcase opportunities in New York City and Los Angeles are just a few of the many reasons why students are attracted to our various professional and academic degrees from all over the United States, many foreign countries, and every county in Florida. Alumni of the program include Broadway stars Montego Glover and Leslie Flesner, television producer Steven Sears, Emmy Award-winners John Papsidera and John Brace, Broadway producers Heather Provost and Darren Bagert, Playwright and Professor Suzan Zeder, and a host of talented entertainment industry professionals. Through their creative work, research, publication, and service, School of Theatre alumni contribute to the commercial, educational, and cultural life of the citizens of Florida and the nation. The School of Theatre at Florida State is a member of the University/Resident Theatre Association, Inc. and is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre.
Cast Headshots
Maggie Creasman
Aaron Hagos
Shannon Haskell
Giancarlo Herrera
Sarah Johnson
Lydia Moss
Emily Onimus
Eddie Ortega
Michael Pisani
Samantha Riou
Lilliana Simms
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Playwright: Sarah Ruhl Originally from Chicago, Ms. Ruhl received her M.F.A. from Brown University where she studied with Paula Vogel. In 2003, she was the recipient of the Helen Merrill Emerging Playwrights Award and the Whiting Writers’ Award. She was a member of 13P and of New Dramatists and won the MacArthur Fellowship in 2006. She was recently the recipient of the PEN Center Award for a midcareer playwright, the Feminist Press’ Forty under Forty award, the 2010 Lilly Award and the Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award. She is currently on the faculty at Yale School of Drama and lives in Brooklyn with her family. Her plays have been produced on Broadway at the Lyceum by Lincoln Center Theater, off-Broadway at Playwrights’ Horizons, Second Stage, and at Lincoln Center’s Mitzi Newhouse Theater, and downtown at Clubbed Thumb and Classic Stage Company. Her plays have been produced regionally all over the country, with premieres at Yale Repertory Theater, the Goodman Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theater, Arena Stage, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Madison Repertory Theater, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cornerstone Theater, and the Piven Theatre Workshop in Chicago. Her plays have also been produced internationally in London, Germany, Australia, Canada and Israel, and have been translated into Polish, Russian, Spanish, Norwegian, Korean, German and Arabic. Sarah Ruhl’s Plays include In the Next Room or the vibrator play (Pulitzer Prize finalist, Tony Award nominee for best new play), The Clean House (Pulitzer Prize Finalist, 2005; The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, 2004); Passion Play, A Cycle (Pen American award, The Fourth Freedom Forum Playwriting Award from The Kennedy Center); Dead Man’s Cell Phone (Helen Hayes award); Melancholy Play: A Contemporary Farce, Eurydice,Orlando, Demeter in the City (NAACP nomination), Late: a cowboy song, Three Sisters, Stage Kiss, Dear Elizabeth, For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday, and How to Transcend a Happy Marriage.
The Myth of Orpheus and Eurydice Reprinted with permission from South Coast Repertory Theatre Written by Kimberly Colburn A charming and talented musician, Orpheus is the son of a Thracian king and the muse Calliope. When Orpheus plays, every animate and inanimate thing follows and his music can divert the course of rivers. He meets and marries the maiden Eurydice—thought to be perhaps a nymph (minor Greek deity related to nature), or maybe a daughter of Apollo. Their joy is brief; on their wedding day Eurydice travels through a meadow with her bridesmaids (in some versions, she’s running to escape the sexual advances of a satyr or shepherd) and she steps into a pit of vipers. She is bitten by a snake and dies. Overcome with grief, Orpheus strikes a sad note on his lyre and travels to the Underworld. A normal mortal would have perished, but Orpheus uses his music to charm the spirits and Hades, the Lord of the Underworld. Hades agrees to let Eurydice return to the world of the living on one condition: that she must follow Orpheus and he could not look back at her until they reach the outer world. The young couple sets off as proscribed. Whether his faith was not able to withstand the test or whether he was tricked by the gods, Orpheus fatefully looks back at Eurydice. She is taken back to the Underworld. In some versions, Orpheus is simply heartbroken and in others he is punished, wandering alone with his lyre until he is torn apart by a band of Maeneds. In the classical versions of the story, Eurydice is a passive victim. In Ovid’s version of the story, she doesn’t speak at all and in Virgil’s poem she says only a few words after Orpheus has already looked back at her. In Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice, she is given both a voice and a choice.
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Who’s Who Maggie Creasman (Big Stone) is a freshman BA Theatre major who is excited to be a part of her first show at FSU! Previous credits include Ragtime (Emma Goldman), Footloose (Ethel McCormack), and Into the Woods (Jack’s Mom). Go Jags and go Noles! Aaron Hagos (u/s Orpheus, u/s A Nasty Interesting Man/Lord of the Underworld) is a senior BA Theatre major from Miramar, FL. Previous credits include New Horizons: Original Works Festival (Adam), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Tragedian, u/s Rosencrantz), and The Servant of Two Masters (Brighella). He thanks his friends and family for their love and support. Shannon Haskell (u/s Big Stone) is a sophomore BFA Acting major from St. Petersburg, FL. Previous credits include Les Misérables (Fantine) and Pride and Prejudice (Mrs. Bennett). She thanks her parents and friends for their support during the show! Giancarlo Herrera (A Nasty Interesting Man/Lord of the Underworld) is a senior BA Theatre major from Miami, FL. Previous credits include Tartuffe (Cleante), The Real Inspector Hound (Birdboot), and New Horizons: Original Works Festival. He would like to thank his family, friends, and the entire creative team. Sarah Johnson (u/s Little Stone) is a freshman BA Theatre major from Sarasota, FL. Favorite previous credits include Fiddler on the Roof (Chava) and The Crucible (Mary). She thanks her parents for letting her major in theatre. Lydia Moss (Little Stone, u/s Eurydice) is a junior BA Theatre major from South Bend, IN. Previous credits include A Midsummer’s Night Dream (Bottom) and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (Tragedian). She wants to thank both her Indiana and Florida families for their love, support, and home-cooked meals!
Emily Onimus (u/s Loud Stone) is a junior double major with honors in the BFA Acting and Public Relations program from St. Augustine, FL. Credits include Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat (Sally), Ubu and the Truth Commission (Brutus Head) and Macbeth (Ross). She thanks her family for their love and support. Eddie Ortega (Orpheus) is a senior BM Music Theatre major from Orlando, FL. Previous credits include In the Heights (Usnavi), The Addams Family (Lucas), and The Disposal (Luke). He thanks his family, Leche, Dejessa, and all who have supported him this far. Michael Pisani (Father) is a junior BA Theatre major from West Palm Beach, FL. Previous credits include The Addams Family (Lurch), Guys and Dolls (Lt. Brannigan), and Godspell (John the Baptist). He thanks the production team for their incredible work and his family and friends for their support. Samantha Riou (Loud Stone) is a freshman BA Theatre major from Tallahassee, FL. This is her first role in a SOT production. Previous credits include She Kills Monsters (Kaliope) and The Curious Savage (Miss Willie). She thanks her incredibly supportive family and amazing friends. Lilliana Simms (Eurydice) is a freshman BA Theatre major from Vero Beach, FL. Previous credits include Den of Thieves, Annie the Musical, and Steel Magnolias. Pronouns are she/ her. She gives a special thanks to her parents for pushing her to do the things she loves.
Who’s Who Erin Collopy (Technical Director) is a third year MFA Technical Production candidate. Previous Technical Direction credits include Greater Tuna (2017) at the Lyceum Theatre in Arrow Rock, MO and Cleansed (2012) at the University of Pittsburgh. During her time at FSU, she served as the Assistant Technical Director for Guys and Dolls and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. She spent this past summer as the Production Safety Coordinator for the Santa Fe Opera. A huge thanks to Ryan Ponsell for his phenomenal work and attitude, and to the production faculty and staff for their incomparable mentorship. Special thanks to KC, CS, ZB, and JD. Zach Cramer (Sound Designer) is the staff Sound Designer for the FSU School of Theatre. He has been involved with theatre for over nineteen years and has since designed over 80 productions. Selected design credits include The Who’s Tommy, Peter Pan, Ragtime, Seussical The Musical, Nine (winner 2008 FTC, 2009 SETC and advanced to national AACT), Titanic, The Producers, The Addams Family, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Legally Blonde Hedda Gabler, and Monty Python’s Spamalot. He is also the Sound Designer for Valdosta State University’s Peach State Summer Theatre.
Michael D. Jablonski (Assistant Director/ Choreographer) is a first year MFA Directing candidate. His previous performing credits include, BROADWAY: The Book of Mormon, West Side Story, Cry-Baby. TOURS: Matilda The Musical, The Book of Mormon, West Side Story, Saturday Night Fever, Doctor Dolittle, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas starring AnnMargret, Victor/Victoria, and Brigadoon. FILM: The Producers. His previous choreography credits include: West Side Story (New London Barn Playhouse - Assistant Director - Finalist Best Choreography NH Theatre Awards; Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre and Leonia Summer Stage - Fight Director); Hello, Dolly! (Elon University); The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Pre Broadway-Workshop); The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas starring Ann-Margret (National Tour) and Les Misérables (Assistant Choreographer Pioneer Theatre Company). Rebekkah Meixner-Hanks (Scenic Designer) is an Associate Professor of Theatre in design and Theatre Department Chair for Indiana University Southeast. Her scenic and lighting designs have been seen on stages for numerous regional theatres and Universities throughout the country. In 2010, she was honored to design scenery and lighting for Lee Meriwether’s premiere of her one-woman show The Women of Spoon River. This same production was chosen to be a part of the prestigious 2012 NY Fringe Festival. Her most recent/memorable design credits include; Rocky Horror Show, Guys and Dolls, Noises Off, Angels in America, Once Upon a Mattress, Blues for an Alabama Sky, Mad at Miles, The Mousetrap, Equus, and The Orphan of Chao which was produced by the University of Louisville’s AATP for performances in both Louisville, KY and in Singapore.
Who’s Who Courtni Riddick (Costume Designer) is a second year MFA Costume design candidate. She has been involved with the theatre for nearly a decade in both design and construction. Some design credits include Knock Knock, Ester, Spring Awakening, Company, The Pillow Man, and The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. Her assistant design credits include: Dr. Seuss’s Cat in the Hat, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, My Fair Lady, and Of Thee I Sing. Gianna Sheppard (Stage Manager) is a senior BA Theatre major from St. Petersburg, FL. Past credits include The Addams Family and A Day in the Death of Joe Egg. She thanks her family, Mollie, Grace, Elliot, Danielle, and Julia for keeping her grounded. Jason Paul Tate (Combat Consultant) is a Visiting Professor of movement and stage combat on loan from his auxiliary life in NYC. A School of Theatre alum, his Tallahassee career post graduation has been chiefly composed of Romeo and Juliet for SSF, the SOT, and FSU Opera. Other credits include the Metropolitan Opera, A.R.T., BAM, Classic Stage Company, The Lost Colony, and numerous Shakespeare companies nationwide. He is a proud member of SDC, a Certified Instructor of stage combat with the SAFD, and co-founder of the movement solutions company Neutral Chaos as well as the annual Tourist Trap Stage Combat and Stunt Workshop.
Jessica West (Director) is the director of the MFA Directing program at FSU. Prior to arriving in Florida last year, she taught at Agnes Scott College and Mars Hill University. In addition to her educational career, Ms. West has had a long and varied professional career in theatre and has been the recipient of many accolades and awards for her work: Wit, Fiddler on the Roof, Master Class, and The Sunset Limited to name but a few. As an actress, she counts among her many credits the Angel in Angels in America, four turns as Queen Elizabeth I, and a command performance of the one-woman play, Hungarian Medea for the President of Hungary. She is a member of AEA and SDC, received her education from Western Carolina University, the University of Georgia, and around the globe. Genny Wynn (Lighting Designer) has worked in many venues all over the country. Some of her favorites include Mill Mountain Theatre (Roanoke, VA), Company of Fools (Hailey, ID), and Peach State Summer Theatre (Valdosta, GA). She has taught Lighting, Sound, and Set Design at Boise State University and Christopher Newport University. This fall, she is excited to be joining the faculty at Valdosta State University as an Adjunct Professor. She wishes to dedicate all her work to her wonderful mentor Pat Simmons. “Thanks Pat for teaching me the glory of light!”
Information in “Who’s Who” is provided by members of this production. Opinions expressed are those of the players, and not necessarily those of the School of Theatre or Florida State University.
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Patrons Scholar Spotlight: Liam Wirsansky Liam Wirsansky is a sophomore BA Theatre student from Jacksonville, Florida. He is thrilled to be performing the role of Lambert in Shakespeare in Love later this month. Most recently, he was the understudy for Claudius, Polonius, and Horatio in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and played Ormand in White Mouse Theatre Productions’ Shadow of Darkness. He serves as President of White Mouse Theatre Productions, a student theatre company focused on social change. His favorite FSU School of Theatre memory was the last Forum of the fall semester of his freshman year. Seeing the graduating class finish inspired him and made the idea of graduating college more of a reality then it ever had been before. Liam would like to thank the Patrons for supporting him in his collegiate journey, helping him gain the skills and experience necessary to achieve his goals. For that he is perpetually grateful. “Thank you so much to an amazing group of people who have chosen to invest and support the future.”
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2018-2019 Scholarship Recipients Angela Musette Russo Memorial Scholarship Cynthia Carmona, Naira Diptee, Michael Pisani*
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Production Staff Director................................................................................................................Jessica West Assistant Director...................................................................................Michael D. Jablonski Scenic Designer..................................................................................Rebekkah Meixner-Hanks Costume Designer..........................................................................................Courtni Riddick Assistant Costume Designer.......................................................................Meredith LaBounty Lighting Designer...................................................................................................Genny Wynn Sound Designer.......................................................................................................Zach Cramer Choreographer........................................................................................Michael D. Jablonski Combat Consultant.........................................................................................Jason Paul Tate Technical Director...................................................................................................Erin Collopy Assistant Technical Director......................................................................................Ryan Ponsell Stage Manager..............................................................................................Gianna Sheppard Assistant Stage Managers....................................................................Danielle Dede, Elliot Foster Stage Management Mentor..................................................................................Antonia Collins Director of Production Services......................................................................Joshua Wickham Technical Direction Advisors............................................................Robert Coleman, Jim Lile Production Manager......................................................................................Joshua Wickham Assistant Production Managers.....................................Kassidy Coburn, John Abraham Davis Scene Shop Manager......................................................................................Colin Campbell Assistant Scene Shop Supervisor...............................................................John Abraham Davis Drafters................................................................Zachary Briscoe, Zach Murphy, Colin Shay Carpenters........................................................Brock Baird, Carson Bishop, Kassidy Coburn, Alexander Farley, Cliff Glowacki, Jackson Golden, Braeden Ingersoll, Jonathan May, Colin Shay, Bri Weintraub Paint Shop Manager..................................................................................................Jason Strom Scenic Charge Artist.................................................................................................Jason Strom Scenic Artists..........................................................Sabel Contu, Sheila Saintphar, Colin Shay Properties Manager...............................................................................................Kevin Grab Assistant Properties Manager...........................................................................Allison Daniels Properties Master.......................................................................................................Kevin Grab Properties Shop Foreman....................................................................Brock Baird Properties Carpenters................................................Zach Briscoe, Cliff Glowacki Properties Artisans......................................Emily Davis, Amanda Gerulski, Jordan Johnson, Jill Martell, Ken Moore, Tyree D. Randall, Hannah Smaglis Costume Design Advisor...................................................................................Colleen Muscha Costume Technology Advisor................................................................................Jason Estala Costume Shop Manager.................................................................................Sarah M. Jahnke Assistant Costume Shop Manager.................................................................................Caitlin Yost Wardrobe Supervisor............................................................................................Marc Taylor Drapers........................................................................................Julianne Babel, Jason Estala, Sarah Jahnke, Caitlin Yost Stitchers....................................................Julianne Babel, David Jordan Baxter, Celeste Collado, Abbey Dillard, Katharina Koehler, Meredith LaBounty, Ilianna Maestri, Hayley Tara O’Brien, Courtni Riddick, Jacqueline Rittenbacher, Marc Taylor
Production Staff Wig Stylists..............................................David Jordan Baxter, Jennah Cruz, Sophie Kraemer Master Electrician..............................................................................................Carrie Barton Electricians..............................................................Skylar Andrews, Christina Dragan-Dima, Stevie Freeborn, Bri Weintraub Lighting Supervisor............................................................................................Carrie Barton Shop Electricians.....................................................Skylar Andrews, Christina Dragan-Dima, Stevie Freeborn, Bri Weintraub Light Board Operator.......................................................................................Amorie Barton Sound Board Operator.................................................................................Zachary Philbeck Run Crew.................................................Gabrielle Banuelos, Serik Bybee, Kimberly Gibson, Gage Morgan, Jessica Posey, Hannah Strauss House Manager.............................................................................................Jennifer Reichert Director of the Fine Arts Ticket Office..................................................................Sarah Goodson Patron Services Managers................................................Jessica Dudley-Rodriguez, Jay Pension Assistant Patron Services Managers.....................................................Amanda LeeAnn Fraser, Moletedi One Ntseme, Jennifer Reichert Usher Crew..............................Colin Blessing, Chloe Chan, Jacqueline Figueroa, Jacob Inman, Dwight James, Amy Marie Kealhofer, William Lister, Libbey Oliver, Hannah Patterson, Kayla Pickron, Gerard Sola, Laura Swygert, Jason Vizzo, Caitlyn Woodward Fine Arts Ticket Office Staff...........................Spencer Abramson, Haley Brown, Emily Davis, Erica Dixon, Melissa Emery, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Genesis Gates, Gabriela Iglesias, Cole Jones, Gabby Lawlor, Michael Pisani, Aisling Ryan, Alex Turner, Elaina Zwiener Associate Director of Marketing..................................................................Naomi Longshore Marketing Communications Manager...................................................................Jawaan Smith Marketing Assistants.................................................Moletedi One Ntseme, Jennifer Reichert Community Engagement Manager.....................................................................Katelyn Woods Patrons Association Coordinator................................................................Amanda LeeAnn Fraser Community Engagement Intern..................................................................Joshua Dy-Liacco
Major Donors to the School of Theatre
Don & June* Alford Mrs. Erika Anderson Angela Musette Russo Foundation Robert Barber* Julia Burnett Bryant* Mary Auger Burns* Ralph Cook* Deborah Cooley* John Degen* Mary Demetree Frank & JoAnn Fain Richard & Sue Fallon* Frank Flynn Richard & Kathleen Henry Maximilian E. & Marion O. Hoffman Foundation Davis Gaines Steve & Blanche Gordon
Dr. Ben Grace Mr. Foster Harmon Richard & Betty Higginbotham Mart Hill Donald Hinkle Janet Hinkle The Hough Family Foundation Charles & Lillian Huisking Cameron & Teresa Jackson Barbara & Ted* Judd Howard Kessler Gil Lazier Magnolia Properties & Investments, Inc. Michael & Jean Martin Mark & Stephanie Medoff Esther Mertz Mrs. Charlotte Palmer Patrons Association
Cathy Peters Almena & Brooks Pettit Robb Pruitt Burt Reynolds Jim & Betty Ann Rodgers Leon & Jane Schmehl* Steven Sears Janis Carter Stulman Fred & June Turner Wachovia Bank Steven W. Wallace & Elizabeth Berkley-Wallace Mae & Harvey Watt Foundation
Who’s Who in the School of Theatre Cameron Jackson............................................................................Executive Director; School of Theatre Brad Brock......................................................................................Associate Director; School of Theatre Chari Arespacochaga..............................................................................Assistant Professor, Performance Terri Bourus.........................................................................................................Professor, Performance Sukanya Chakrabarti.............................................................Visiting Assistant Professor, Theatre Studies Fred Chappell................................................................................................................Professor, Acting Robert H. Coleman..................................................................Associate Professor, Technical Production Director - MFA Technical Production Antonia Collins..............................................................Visiting Assistant Professor, Stage Management Mary Karen Dahl..............................................................................................Professor, Theatre Studies Director - MA/Ph.D. Program Patricia Delorey...........................................................Teaching Faculty, Voice; FSU/Asolo Conservatory Jonathan Epstein.......................................................Teaching Faculty, Acting; FSU/Asolo Conservatory Jason Estala..................................................................Visiting Assistant Professor, Costume Technology Kate Watson Gelabert...............................................................................Associate Professor, Movement Director - BFA Music Theatre Anthony Gunn................................................................................Postdoctoral Scholar, Theatre Studies Debra Hale.......................................................................................................Associate Professor, Voice Dale F. Jordan.....................................................................................................Professor, Scenic Design Greg Leaming....................................................................................Director; FSU/Asolo Conservatory Jean McDaniel Lickson...................................................................................Associate Professor, Acting Director - BFA Acting Jim Lile.....................................................................................Assistant Professor, Technical Production Andrei Malaev-Babel.............................................................Professor, Acting; FSU/Asolo Conservatory Colleen Muscha..............................................................................................Professor, Costume Design Director - MFA Costume Design Elizabeth Osborne.............................................................................Associate Professor, Theatre Studies Thomas Ossowski................................................................................Associate Professor, Music Theatre Anthony Rhine.........................................................................Assistant Professor, Theatre Management Jennifer Riker............................................................................................Teaching Faculty, Performance Kris Salata..............................................................................................Associate Professor, Performance Director - BA Program Eliza Schwarz......................................................Teaching Faculty, Movement; FSU/Asolo Conservatory Jason Tate..................................................................................Visiting Assistant Professor, Performance Aaron C. Thomas...................................................................................Assistant Professor, Theatre Studies Jessica West.................................................................................................Associate Professor, Directing Director - MFA Directing Carrie Barton............................................................................................................Lighting Supervisor Colin Campbell....................................................................................................Scenic Studio Manager Jonathan Courtemanche.................................................Office Administrator; FSU/Asolo Conservatory Zach Cramer...................................................................................................................Sound Designer Michele Diamonti..................................................................Director of Academic and Student Services Sarah Goodson....................................................................................Director of Fine Arts Ticket Office Kevin Grab................................................................................................................Properties Manager Sarah Jahnke.......................................................................................................Costume Shop Manager Marcia McClellan.................................................................................................Staff Services Associate Christopher McVicker........................................................Technical Director; FSU/Asolo Conservatory Rachel Morris.........................................................Production Stage Manager; FSU/Asolo Conservatory Megan Mowery...............................................................................................................Media Specialist Debi Schalch......................................................Student Services Coordinator; FSU/Asolo Conservatory Lauren Snyder................................................................................................F & A Operations Manager Samantha Spiers...........................................................................................................Academic Advisor Jason Strom..............................................................................................................Paint Shop Manager Barbara Thomas.................................................................................Student Services Assistant Manager Amber Vann Lee......................................................................................................Office Administrator Joshua Wickham......................................................................................................Production Manager Caitlin Yost..........................................................................................Assistant Costume Shop Manager
For Your Information Welcome to the School of Theatre at Florida State. Whether you are returning or visiting for the first time, we want you to feel comfortable and be familiar with our facilities and services. As a courtesy to the actors on stage and other members of the audience, we ask you to silence cellular phones, pagers, and watch alarms during the show. Recording or photographing any part of this performance is strictly prohibited. Cameras and recording equipment must be checked with the House Manager. For persons in need of hearing reinforcement, infrared headsets are offered free of charge in the Fallon Theatre. Headsets should be reserved through the Fine Arts Ticket Office. There is no charge for this service; however, a driver’s license, major credit card, or $10 returnable deposit is required.
Smoking is not permitted in any Florida State University building. Lost and Found articles should be turned in to the House Manager and may be claimed at the Fine Arts Ticket Office, located in the Fine Arts Building. Gift Certificates may be purchased at the Fine Arts Ticket Office in any dollar amount. Gift certificates are great ideas for birthdays, anniversaries, and other special occasions. There are a variety of ticket packages and discounts available. Theatre parties with friends and business associates may be organized at substantial discounts for groups of ten or more.
Patrons in wheelchairs will find handicapped parking available in the parking garages adjacent to the Fallon, Lab, and Studio Theatres. Wheelchair seating is available at all of our theatres and should be requested when ordering tickets. Patrons should seek the House Manager for assistance upon arrival.
For group sales information, contact the Fine Arts Ticket Office Manager at 850644-6500.
Everyone must have a ticket for the event including infants and children in laps. If your child is causing a disturbance, please exit to the lobby. It is not advised that children under our recommended ages listed per show attend School of Theatre productions.
Late arrivals will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager.
Restrooms are conveniently located in the lobby area.
Hours of operation for the Fine Arts Ticket Office are Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The Ticket Office will open 60 minutes prior to each performance.
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to performance time to guarantee seating. Patrons arriving 15-20 minutes after the start of the performance will not be seated until intermission.