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Brad Brock Director, School of Theatre Florida State University
Kris Salata Chair, School of Theatre Florida State University
We are thrilled to welcome you back to the School of Theatre at Florida State and to our exciting 20232024 season of plays and musicals! Each year, we present performances that build on our rich past to reflect on the now, stimulate discussion among our community, and significantly enhance our students’ education. For over 50 years, the School of Theatre has trained students not just for Broadway stages but as theatremakers, leaders, artists, and advocates for theatre across the world. None of this would be possible without our immensely dedicated faculty and staff and the generous and loyal support from members of our community. It is no wonder that with such shared effort the School of Theatre continues to be recognized as one of the top programs in the country. We hope that you will join us for each and every production as we celebrate the incredibly talented students, faculty, and staff who have worked tirelessly to create what you see on stage. Thank you for supporting the arts and the School of Theatre at Florida State as we could not do it without you! - Brad Brock & Kris Salata
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THE SCHOOL OF THEATRE AT FLORIDA STATE PRESENTS
Written by
Aditi Brennan Kapil Director
Aaron C. Thomas Scenic Designer
Krista Franco Lighting Designer
Costume Designer
Asher Lipscomb Sound Designer
Julie Adams
Zach Cramer
Technical Director
Fight Director
Victoria Guise Intimacy Director
Jason Armit Dialect Coach
Hannah Fazio
Richard Pluim
Dramaturg
Calling Stage Manager
Kae Milne Twichell
Piper Vaught
October 27 - November 5, 2023 The Lab Theatre “Imogen Says Nothing” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com “Imogen Says Nothing” was commisioned by Yale Reporatory Theater, New Haven, Connecticut. James Bundy, Artistic Director, Victoria Nolan, Managing Director and received its first public production on January 20th, 2017.
THE CAST in order of appearance Imogen..........................................................................................Elizabeth Lee John Heminges, Ned Whiting........................................................... Elijah Rios Henry Condell.............................................................................. Justin Banton Alexander Cooke, Fluffy 2...................................................................Nic Evans Nicholas Tooley, Fluffy 1................................................... Gordon Cunningham William Shakespeare, Warden.................................................... Benjamin Miller Richard Burbage, Harry Hunks........................................................Quinn Coté Crier, Isaac.......................................................................................... Aidan Mitchell Anna Roos, Bear on Ice..............................................................................AvA Laney SETTING London: 1598, 1613, and 1623 - There will be one fifteen-minute intermission -
THE UNDERSTUDIES* *Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of performance.
Imogen......................................................................................... Emily Wahba Henry Condell, John Heminges, Richard Burbage............................ Nick Harris Alexander Cooke, Nicholas Tooley, William Shakespeare, Crier...... Luke Timmel Anna Roos, Bear on Ice...................................................... Antonia Pack-Brown
CAST HEADSHOTS
Justin Banton
Antonia Pack-Brown
Quinn Coté
Gordon Cunningham
Nic Evans
Nick Harris
AvA Laney
Elizabeth Lee
Benjamin Miller
Aidan Mitchell
Elijah Rios
Luke Timmel
Emily Wahba
WHO’S WHO Justin Banton (Henry Condell) is a senior BFA Acting major from Kissimmee, FL. Previous roles include As You Like it (Orlando), Moon Man Walk (Astronaut), The Secret in the Wings (Man 4), and The Flick (Avery). He would like to thank the cast, crew, and Dr. Aaron C. Thomas for this opportunity. Antonia Pack-Brown, she/her (u/s Anna Roos, u/s Bear on Ice) is a junior BFA Acting major from Daytona Beach, FL. Previous credits include Men on Boats (Frank Goodman) and The Secret in the Wings (u/s Woman 3). She wants to thank FSU SOT for another wonderful performance opportunity! Quinn Coté, he/him (Richard Burbage, Harry Hunks) is a senior in the BFA Acting program. You may have seen him in As You Like It (Charles “the Wrestler”) or in some of the CMPA’s films. Keep an eye out for him in the upcoming thesis film FEVER. Quinn would like to thank his family and friends (plus the roommates) for their endless support and love. Gordon Cunningham, he/him (Nicholas Tooley, Fluffy 1) is a junior Studio Art and Theatre major from Alameda, CA. Previous credits include Bulrusher (u/s Boy), Into the Woods (Rapunzel’s Prince), Cinderella (Jean-Michele), Puffs (Wayne), and Clue (Wadsworth). He thanks his director (Dr. Thomas) and his lovely mom. Nic Evans, he/him (Alexander Cooke, Fluffy 2) is a senior BFA Acting major from Longwood, FL. Previous credits include The Ruby Sunrise (Tad Rose), The Secret in the Wings (u/s Man 1, 4), and As You Like It (u/s William, u/s Jacques). He would like to thank his family and his girlfriend Kylie for all their support. Nick Harris, he/him (u/s Henry Condell, u/s John Heminges, u/s Richard Burbage) is a junior BFA Acting major from Miami, FL. Previous credits include When in the Course of Human Events (Robert), Pathetic (Dorian), and Puffs (Oliver Rivers). AvA Laney, she/her (Anna Roos, Bear on Ice) is a senior BA Theatre major from Palm Harbor, FL. This is her first SOT show and she is honored
to be a part of this production. She thanks her family and friends for reminding her to be brave, and that anything is possible. Elizabeth Lee (Imogen) is a senior BFA Acting major from Conyers, GA. Previous credits include Witch (Elizabeth), Moon Man Walk (Esther), and Bulrusher (River Ensemble). She thanks her family, church, and artistic community. Benjamin Miller, he/him (William Shakespeare, Warden) is a senior BFA Acting major from Tallahassee, FL. Previous credits include The Knight of the Burning Pestle (Jasper), Romeo and Juliet (Romeo), Something Rotten! (Shakespeare), Eurydice (Orpheus), and I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (Man 1). Aidan Mitchell, he/they (Crier, Isaac) is a senior BA Theatre major from Jacksonville, FL. Previous credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Shakespeare Shortcuts (Bottom) and Hamlet: Shakespeare Shortcuts (u/s Horatio) He would like to thank his family, cast, crew, and you. Elijah Rios, he/him (John Heminges, Ned Whiting) is a junior BFA Acting major from Delray Beach, FL. Previous credits include Bulrusher (Logger) and The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Pontius Pilate). He thanks God for the opportunity to tell this story and appreciates all of you beautiful people! Much love! Luke Timmel, he/him (u/s Alexander Cooke, u/s Nicholas Tooley, u/s William Shakespeare, u/s Crier) is a senior BA Theatre major from Gainesville, GA. Previous credits include The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Bailiff, Matthias) and Dragons Love Tacos (Deck Stage Manager). He would like to thank his friends and the Imogen team for their support. Emily Wahba, she/her (u/s Imogen) is a junior BFA Acting major from Tampa, FL. Previous credits include Men on Boats (Seneca Howland). She would like to thank her family and friends, as well as the cast and crew of Imogen Says Nothing, for their love and support.
WHO’S WHO 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. Julie Adams (Lighting Designer) is a Theatre major from Melbourne, FL. Previous FSU credits include The Secret in the Wings (Assistant Master Electrician), Bulrusher (Assistant Master Electrician, Light Board Programmer), and many others. They also worked at the Glimmerglass Festival (Electrics Apprentice). They want to thank their family and their professor and mentor Todd Wren for all their support. Lily Aldrich, she/her (Deck Stage Manager) is a junior BA Theatre major on the Stage Management and Tech tracks. Previous FSU credits include Last Stop on Market Street (Spot Operator), Cinderella (Usher), The Ruby Sunrise (Crew), and Something Rotten! (Crew). She thanks her sisters, Kiki and Macie, along with her family and friends for their unconditional love and support. Jason Armit, he/him (Fight Director) is a Fight Director/Certified Teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors and holds a BFA in Performance from the U. of Southern Mississippi. Previously at FSU: Sweet Charity; Bulrusher. Professional Theatres: Alliance Theatre (Atlanta, GA), Alabama Shakespeare Festival (Montgomery, AL), and Utah Shakespeare Festival (Cedar City, UT), among others. Other universities: U. of Georgia (Athens, GA), U. of South Carolina (Columbia, SC), Auburn U. (Auburn, AL), among others. Ashlie Charley, she/her (Deck Stage Manager) is a sophomore Theatre major from West Palm Beach, FL. Previous FSU credits include Something Rotten! (Light Board Operator) and The Secret in the Wings (Costume Crew). She thanks her friends and family for their love and support.
Zach Cramer (Sound Designer) is the Sound Designer for the SOT at FSU. Over the past twenty-five years, he has designed over 100 productions including The Who’s Tommy, Peter Pan, Ragtime, Seussical the Musical, Nine (winner 2008 FTC, 2009 SETC and advanced to national AACT), Titanic, The Producers, Spamalot, Hedda Gabler, Addams Family, Beauty and the Beast, Hairspray, and In The Heights. Hannah Fazio, they/them (Intimacy Director) is an intimacy professional and FSU alum (’23) currently based in Tallahassee. Recent intimacy credits include 1984 (SUNY Potsdam), Antony and Cleopatra (Southern Shakespeare Company), Fever (FSU Film School), and Kitty (FSU Film School). Hannah wears many hats, also working as a yoga instructor and young adult author when they are not on set. They would like to thank FSU and the company for having them onboard. For more information about Hannah, go to www.hannahfazio.com. Krista Franco, she/her (Scenic Designer) is an Associate Professor and Program Director of Theatre Arts at Stetson U. On stage at the SOT at FSU, Franco has served as the scenic designer for The Ruby Sunrise, Men on Boats, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, and Cloud 9. She is a co-founder of Endstation Theatre Company, a professional theatre company that produces regional new work each summer in Central Virginia. In addition to her creative pursuits, she is a professional member of the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) where she is the Chair for the Design & Technology Committee. Victoria Guise, she/her (Technical Director) is a third-year Technical Production graduate student from Orlando, FL. Her undergraduate degree is in Mechanical Engineering from UCF. Previous credits at FSU include Assistant Technical Direction for Men on Boats, Dragons Love Tacos, and The Secret in the Wings; Assistant Management of the SOT Prop Shop, and scenic carpentry for the 2021-2022 season.
WHO’S WHO John Lacson Malley, they/he/she (Deck Stage Manager, Assistant Fight Director) is a senior Theatre and Psychology major from Tallahassee, FL. Previous SOT credits include Sweet Charity (Deck Stage Manager) and Last Stop on Market Street (Assistant Stage Manager); REV Theatre Company: Evita & Into the Woods (Stage Manager Intern); FSU College of Music: A Streetcar Named Desire (Assistant Stage Manager). They thank their family and the entire Imogen team for their care and hard work. Richard Pluim (Dialect Coach) is a director, actor, and voice teacher serving as Visiting Assistant Professor in the SOT. His work has been seen internationally across the performance art, theatre, and film communities. He has served on the board of The Southern California Shakespeare Festival Guild and has directed the musical theatre Summer Intensive in Detroit. His work in film has screened at The Golden State Film Festival, Oaxacas Film Festival, Druk International Film Festival, Lonely Wolf Film Festival (London), NYCITFF, and The Portland Film Festival, among others. When not teaching or working creatively, Richard enjoys meditating. Asher Lipscomb, they/them (Costume Designer) is a third-year MFA Costume Design candidate from Austin, TX. Previous FSU credits include Sweet Charity. Asher would like to thank their friends and family for their love and support. Doraline Rolle, she/her (Deck Stage Manager) is a Theatre and Psychology major from Miami, FL. Previous FSU credits include Bulrusher (Deck Stage Manager) and Dragons Love Tacos (Craft Artisan). She would like to thank her family and friends for the love and support they provide and give a quick shout out to the homies back home.
Melissa Tarduno, she/her (Assistant Director) is a first year MFA Directing candidate from Charlotte, NC. This is her first credit at FSU. She has directed Lend Me a Tenor (Lee Street Theatre), And Then There Were None (Lee Street Theatre), and Waiting for Lefty (Catawba College). She looks forward to her future at FSU and would like to thank her family and friends for their continued support and encouragement of her dreams. Aaron C. Thomas (Director) is an Assistant Professor in the School of Theatre at FSU where he is also the proud director of the BA program. He is the author of the books Love Is Love Is Love: Broadway Musicals and LGBTQ Politics, 20102020, and Sondheim and Wheeler’s Sweeney Todd. He has been associated with Endstation Theatre Company in Central Virginia since 2010 where he has worked in new-play development, literary management, and directed productions of Our Town, As You Like It, and Jason Chimonides’ The Bluest Water. Kae Milne Twichell, they/them (Dramaturg) is a second-year MA in Theatre & Performance Research from Broward County, FL. Previous FSU credits include The Bald Soprano (Assistant Director) and The Beauty and the Beast (Assistant Master Electrician). Most recently, they worked as the Audience Engagement & Access Associate at Creede Repertory Theatre in Colorado and dramaturged Ask a Kid, Cinderella, Clue: On Stage, and Mountain Octopus for the 2023 season. Kae would like to thank their cohort, ACT, and their loved ones for listening to them rant about Elizabethan theatre at any given moment. Piper Vaught (Calling Stage Manager) is a secondyear MA Theatre and Performance Research student from Houston, TX. This is her first FSU production. Previously, she has stage managed shows for Young Actors Theatre, Young Festival Stage, and Baylor U. After graduation, she hopes to continue working in collegiate theatre. She would like to thank her friends for their unwavering support and the SOT for making this opportunity a reality.
NOTES From Director Aaron C.Thomas We know so much about the men who performed Shakespeare’s plays as actors in the King’s Men. And we have many of their names – Richard Burbage, Ned Alleyn, Robert Armin, William Kempe, John Heminges. Comparatively, we know very little about the bears, bulls, dogs, and primates who performed against their will in the arenas next door to the theatres south of the Thames. We have some of their names, but even those, as one of our stage managers pointed out in an early rehearsal, are not their actual names at all but names given to them by their captors. Our playwright, Aditi Brennan Kapil, has attempted to see the world through the eyes of these bears. Imogen Says Nothing considers how the bears next door to the Globe might have impacted the theatrical world of Shakespeare’s England. More than the famous stage direction “Exit, pursued by a bear” from The Winter’s Tale, this play also considers a missing character from Much Ado About Nothing—Leonato’s wife—who appears in both published scripts but never says a word. Who might this woman have been? Where might she have gone? And what might she have said if there were someone to listen? It’s easy to see the bears in Imogen Says Nothing as a metaphor. They are imprisoned, chained, and violated; no one bothers to learn their language; they are feared and treated as if they are inferior beings. Indeed, the men in the play treat Imogen very similarly to the way they treat the bears, even when they understand her to be a woman. Imogen Says Nothing, in this way, is a feminist, anti-racist, and anti-prison reading of Renaissance England and modern society more broadly. But although we can read the bears as a metaphor for those our society mistreats, I challenge you to remember that they are not merely a metaphor. The bears are also themselves. They were brought to London on ships and in chains. They were made to perform, cut, tethered, and their lives were treated as if they were insignificant. That was a failing on the part of the humans, not a flaw in the bears themselves, and this play is a reminder of the significance and nobility of these powerful beings.
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NOTES From Dramaturg Kae Milne Twichell John Heminges and Henry Condell published Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing in the First Folio printed in 1623. However, in the 1600 quarto edition printed by William Aspley, a ghost character – the governor’s wife – finds her way into the text. Enter Innogen. Or, in the case of our play, Imogen. Ghost characters are characters which fall through the playwright’s cracks – present in name and body, but absent in dramatic weight or spirit. Absented characters are not the only thing left out of the greater narrative in the world of Imogen Says Nothing and, indeed, our own world. In 1611, the cartographer John Speed could not figure out the correct name for the small village north of South Burcombe in Wiltshire, England. As a temporary placement, he wrote “quare” meaning query. An unknown. A question mark. However, he never found out the correct name for the little town or, if he did, he never corrected his mistake on the draft. The map, The Theatre of the Empyre of Great Britain, was printed with the placeholder name intact and the village is still listed as Quare on that map today. For Imogen and the people of North Burcombe, the erasure is devastating. Throughout time, the history that gets told, the people that we remember, the names we call cities and empires all result from what gets written down. Despite centuries of existence as a sport, we only have one existing record of three names of bears, including Harry Hunks and Ned Whiting, used for baiting in the Paris Garden located by the theatres. What happened to all the other animals? What were their names? Where did they come from? As Imogen says, “It is a fearsome thing to be absent.” And so, this play aims to tell one story of those people left out of the narrative. Theatre is boards and air, words and ink – it is up to us to not leave anything out. As you watch Imogen Says Nothing, I encourage you to consider the other side of old stories you know well and, of course, rethink Shakespeare. Why wouldn’t a mother speak up if she is present in Much Ado About Nothing? How much do bears, actors, and theatre really have in common? And in a world of our own composition, who gets to hold the pen? FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC
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PRODUCTION TEAM Director............................................................................................................ Aaron C. Thomas Assistant Director................................................................................................Melissa Tarduno Scenic Designer....................................................................................................... Krista Franco Costume Designer............................................................................................... Asher Lipscomb Assistant Costume Designer.......................................................................................Sarah Travis Lighting Designer.......................................................................................................Julie Adams Sound Designer........................................................................................................Zach Cramer Technical Director..................................................................................................Victoria Guise Assistant Technical Director................................................................................... Estevan Rivera Fight Director.............................................................................................................Jason Armit Assistant Fight Director................................................................................. John Lacson Malley Dramaturg......................................................................................................Kae Milne Twichell Calling Stage Manager.............................................................................................. Piper Vaught Deck Stage Managers........................................................................ Lily Aldrich, Ashlie Charley, John Lacson Malley, Doraline Rolle Intimacy Director................................................................................................... Hannah Fazio Dialect Coach.........................................................................................................Richard Pluim Stage Management Mentor.................................................................................Casey Sammarco Co-Technical Direction Advisors......................................................... Jim Lile, Joshua Wickham Production Manager...........................................................................................Joshua Wickham Associate Production Manager............................................................................ Zachary A. Cary Assistant Production Manager....................................................... Victoria Guise, Rebecca Stock Scene Shop Manager............................................................................................ Colin Campbell Assistant Scene Shop Manager...................................................................................Sarah Liffick Carpenters.......................................................................Sofia Fanan, Alroy Harry, Will Hodges, Ethan Noel-Rickerts, Estevan Rivera, William Taylor Paint Shop Manager................................................................................................ Teddy Moore Scenic Charge Artist................................................................................................ Teddy Moore Scenic Artists..........................................................Abby Akard, Anna Collins, Lauren Quintana Properties Manager..................................................................................................... Kevin Grab Assistant Properties Manager.................................................................................Payton Nugent Principal Props Artisan ...........................................................................................Reona Woods Properties Artisan.......................................................................... Abby Akard, Dominic Krippes Properties Interns..................................................... Owen Jackson, Marco Massari, Hailey Paert Costume Design Advisor.............................................................................................Jen Gillette Costume Technology Advisor......................................................................................Jacki Armit Costume Shop Manager..................................................................................... Sarah M. Jahnke Wardrobe Supervisor.................................................................................................... Ning Goff Wig and Make-Up Artist.................................................................... Madison McKenzie Weber Wig and Make-Up Crew Supervisor................................................................... Savana Petranoff Wig and Make-Up Artists........................................ Lily Aldrich, Jennifer Rosner, Jordan Walker Drapers........................................................................ 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Theatre Patrons Association Scholarship Tai Beasley, Sarah DeVoe, Sydney Fields, Gabrielle Hagenlocker, Daniela Hernandez, Naihla Mancuso*, Isabella Pila*, Valentina Salazar, Shelby Simmons, Takeira Walker
Ginger Earnest London Theatre Scholarship Anthony Gallo, Vicente Tome Fred Chappell London Theatre Scholarship Antonia Pack-Brown* Hazel Sliger Presidential Scholarship Jason Alvarez Howard W. Kessler Endowed Scholarship Angelina Carballo, Charlotte Ennen, Emma Kate Farlow, Landry Feldmeier, Olivia Windley
Theatre Patrons London Endowment Madison Beehner, Charlotte Ennen, Nicolas Florez-Ortiz, Sara Gonzalez, Amanda Leslie, Antonia Pack-Brown*, Mia Prokop, Teegan Sinclair, Mila Sumrall, Eduardo Vargas, Jordan Walker Theodore and Barbara Judd Endowed Scholarship in Theatre Mohera Beason, Ellie Dobleske Berler-Contreras Theatre Scholarship Fund Mallika Rangi Pat Simmons Memorial Scholarship Isabella Ellec
All (*) following students’ names indicate they are a part of this production of IMOGEN SAYS NOTHING.
CELEBRATING LIFETIME GIVING Maximilian E. & Marion O. Hoffman Foundation John Degen* Burton L. Reynolds* Donald Hinkle Janet Bruce Hinkle Steven L. Sears Tedd & Barbara A. Judd* Jay Newman Howard W. Kessler and Anne G. Van Meter Jo Ann and Frank* Fain Michael T. Martin*
Ralph L. Cook* Leon Schmehl* Jim and Betty Ann Rodgers Brooks H. and Almena H. Pettit Mart P. Hill Angela Musette Russo Foundation Frederick E. and June Turner Robert* & Cindy Barber Dennis and Barbara Williams Davis Gaines
Howard and Susan Eisenman George & Charlotte Palmer* Richard & Kathy Henry Richard & Betty Higginbotham* Steven and Blanche Gordon Carol A. Woodward Sandra J. and James L. Dafoe Robert J. Contreras and Ellen S. Berler
Donors listed have given $25,000 or more in cumulative lifetime giving to the School of Theatre. All (*) following a donor’s name indicates the person is deceased but not forgotten.
HAIRDRESSER - PENDING
HELLO CREDIT UNION - PENDING
JOINTheatre US FOR THEAudiences programming... Please join us for this year’s for Young THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES PROGRAM
Based on the book by Matt de la Peña and Chrisitan Robinson, West’s adaptation pulls the hoppin’ music of Lamon Dozier and Paris Dozier into a moving musical
SUPPORT LOCAL SCHOOLS!
Support a local school of your choice by purchasing Share Night tickets during a designated school’s night. You can buy discounted tickets online at tickets.theatre.fsu.edu, or call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at 850-644-6500 and mention “Share Night tickets” and the school (additional fees apply). A donation of $5 will be made to the school for each ticket purchased!
Share Night Fundraiser Schedule 11/17 at 7 pm
Chai r e s E le m e n ta r y | K a t e S ul li v a n E le m e n ta r y | K i l le a r n La ke s E le m e n ta r y
11/18 at 2 pm
H a rt s fi e l d E le m e n ta r y | D e S o t o Tr ai l E le m e n ta r y
11/18 at 7 pm
W T M o o r e E le m e n ta r y | H a w k s R ise E le m e n ta r y
11/19 at 2 pm
C a n o p y O a k s E le m e n ta r y | S ch o o l of A rt s a n d S c i e n c e s a t t he c e n t r e E le m e n ta r y
11/19 at 4 pm
Fait h P r e s b y t e ria n P r e sch o o l | R o be rt s E le m e n ta r y
Share your pre-loved books with the local chapter of the Boys and Girls Club! We are looking for books in the Kindergarten through 8th grade reading group for young people in need. Drop off bins will be located in information the Fallon Theatre November 13th through 19th. For more on all ofLobby our programs, visit theatre.fsu.edu!
Join us for the Patrons Association
SHOWCASE FUNDRAISER Tuesday, April 30, 2024 6:00 PM Fallon Theatre On Sale February 2024
Tickets Fine Arts Ticket Office 850.644.6500 tickets.theatre.fsu.edu
WIN A TRIP TO
NEW YORK 5 days / 4 nights in the Big Apple for Two
May 3 - May 7, 2024 TRIP INCLUDES: Hotel Accommodations for Two Three Group Dinners Two Tickets for Four Broadway Shows Two Airfare Vouchers Music Theatre Showcase
$50 PER CHANCE ONLY 300 CHANCES AVAILABLE! To purchase Chances: Fine Arts Ticket Office Monday - Thursday 11am - 4pm, Friday 11am - 3pm 850.644.6500 | tickets.theatre.fsu.edu theatre-engagement@fsu.edu
Patrons nYC EsCaPE MaY 3 - MaY 7, 2024 Join us for 5 days and 4 nights of exciting theatre, fantastic meals, and our incredible Music Theatre Showcase! Number of Persons Party of two: Party of one:
Cost Double $4,200* Single $3,000*
*Does not include airfare
FOR YOUR INFORMATION Welcome to the School of Theatre at Florida State University. 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 members of the audience, we expect that you… Wash or sanitize your hands frequently. If you are experiencing symptoms of illness, consider wearing a mask or staying safely home until you recover. Silence cellular phones and other noise-making devices during the show. Do not record audio or video for any purpose during the show.
OUR OFFERINGS & POLICIES 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 other comparable collateral is required in exchange for the duration of use. Guests who use wheelchairs and similar assistive devices will find accessible 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 Staff for assistance upon arrival. 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. Please consult the School of Theatre website's production advisories to determine the appropriateness of a show for the young persons in your party. Restrooms are conveniently located in the lobby area. Smoking is not permitted on the Florida State University campus. 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. For group sales information, contact the Fine Arts Ticket Office Manager at 850-644-6500. Hours of operation for the Fine Arts Ticket Office are Monday through Thursday, 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Friday, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The Ticket Office will open 60 minutes prior to each performance. Late arrivals will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to performance time to guarantee seating. Guests arriving 15-20 minutes after the start of the performance will not be seated until intermission. Lost and Found articles should be turned in to the House Staff and may be claimed at the Fine Arts Ticket Office, located in the Fine Arts Building. Printed playbills are a reward of joining the Patrons Association. For more information, visit theatre.fsu.edu/participate/patrons-association/
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