Clue: On Stage Backstage Magazine

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PRESENT

CLUE: ON STAGE

WRITTEN BY SANDY RUSTIN

DIRECTOR

JAMES DUGGAN

SCENIC DESIGNER

MICHAEL SANTOS

COSTUME DESIGNER DOT AUCHMOODY

PROPERTIES DIRECTOR

AMY HUGHES

STAGE MANAGER

TAYLOR MATTHEWS

LIGHTING DESIGNER CHRIS RILEY

SOUND DESIGNER SEAN McGINLEY

DRAMATURGS

RICKI BAKER & PATRICIA PUIA

EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR BRYCE ALEXANDER

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MAY 01 - MAY 19, 2024

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ANY VIDEO AND/OR AUDIO RECORDING OF THIS PRODUCTION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

This project is sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts & Culture and the Florida Council on Arts & Culture (Section 286.25, Florida Statutes).

SPOTLIGHT JENNIFER & JON Hart

By Jillian Keith

Lots of performers step in front of the audience intending to “knock ‘em dead.” Between a candlestick, wrench, lead pipe, and more, Clue: On Stage actors Jennifer and Jon Hart are certain to do so.

For the married couple, performing on Clue: On Stage is a dream come true and a “full circle moment,” says Jennifer. “Our love of Clue was one of the first conversations we had when we

first started dating. We talked about the movie and the game for hours and 20 years later, we’re still married! We’ve always shared a connection with Clue, so when we found out TNP was doing Clue, we wanted to audition. We were both freaking out when we got in.”

Jon came out of a long acting hiatus to share this first-time moment with his wife. “We’ve always shared a passion for Clue, so I was like, ‘Let me come out of acting retirement.’ We didn’t know at the time how great of a show or cast it would be. I was so excited for Jen to be back on stage again, and to get back on stage. I was a film and television major in college, so I had to study acting from that perspective - writing and directing, understanding the motivation for actors. But, I’ve always had an interest in performing. It has been great performing again,” says Jon.

Jennifer and Jon first found TNP by having their kids train in the KidzAct program. “We were just proud parents and audience members for many years,” Jennifer recalls. “We were super big fans after years of watching amazing

Bob Cappetta, Jennifer Hart, Marcus Dean Fuller, and Jon Hart

This is the first time we’re performing together, and it’s really interesting! It has added a nice layer to our relationship. It’s our ‘us’ time.

– JENNIFER HART

productions and have always been impressed by the quality of shows. I was a theater and dance major in college. Like many people, I went in a different direction professionally and stopped acting. My first show since school was The Dining Room in the fall. When we were both cast in Clue, there was some major cheering in our household. Our kids were so excited for us. We’ve turned them into big fans of Clue as well.”

The couple’s love of the movie and board game has fueled their passion for the play. “I think what made the movie so great is that it is like a play. That’s part of what makes it such a great show - the repartee between the actors and the pacing of the line delivery,” says Jon. “It’s a lot like a musical in some ways because it’s very choreographed and active. It’s a high-energy, fun ride and people are going to be laughing while trying to figure out who’s the murderer.”

Jennifer adds, “It’s a fast-paced comedy that’s very physical. It’s a great, interactive story that’s very well-staged and unique. It’s a true ensemble piece - certainly, there are some primary characters, everyone’s movie and game favorites, but there are so many different characters added into the equation as well. It’s family-friendly, and there are references for everyone; board game, film, and mystery lovers alike. The script and directing lend themselves well to die-hard fans of Clue and people who aren’t familiar with it.”

For both Jennifer and Jon, their favorite part of the process has been, in Jennifer’s words, the “thrilling rehearsal process. Everyone’s so funny and generous with their acting. James Duggan is a great director who knows comedy. Everyone’s bringing something unique to these classic characters, and everyone’s willing to play, which is a lot of fun.”

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Jennifer appearing in The Dining Room

JENNIFER & JON HART

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“This is a massive learning opportunity getting to be on stage with so many seasoned pros with such long acting resumes,” says Jon. “Just getting the chance to hang out with and learn from them has allowed me to bring my A-game.”

“I know everyone says this,” states Jennifer, “but TNP really is a community. I’ve been so amazed by how professional and dedicated everyone is - from the people on stage to the creative team to the crew, designers, and production team. It’s very Broadway-caliber work being brought to this Naples community, and it’s a blessing. It’s one of the highlights of why people love this town.” Jon adds, “We’ve lived in many different places over the last 25+ years and have had exposure to a lot of community theaters and TNP is by far number one. We’re very fortunate to have access to this community and get to experience this. No one is more excited than our daughter, Kizzie, for the grand reopening on Fifth,” says Jon. “She thinks the main theater is named after her, and who are we to tell her otherwise?”

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PAMELA LARKIN CARUSO

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CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL

ORDER)

MR. BODDY/THE MOTORIST/CHIEF OF POLICE ..................................................... BOB CAPPETTA

YVETTE .................................................................................................................... KELSEY COSS

MISS SCARLET ......................................................................................................... KATIE CROSS

THE UNEXPECTED COP/AUXILIARY MUSTARD ............................................... NATHAN EICHHORN

MR. GREEN .................................................................................................. MARCUS DEAN FULLER

COOK/SINGING TELEGRAM/BACKUP COP ......................................................... CAROLINA GRAU

MRS. WHITE .......................................................................................................... JENNIFER HART

PROFESSOR PLUM ........................................................................................................ JON HART

MRS. PEACOCK ................................................................................................... JENNIFER MANCE

COLONEL MUSTARD ........................................................................................... MICHAEL SANTOS

WADSWORTH ....................................................................................................... MARK VANAGAS

NEWSCASTER/ McCARTHY’S VOICE ..................................................................... JOHN COOPER

CREW

STAGE MANAGER ............................................................................................ TAYLOR MATTHEWS

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS ............................. NANCY HAYER, JUDY SCRIBNER, NICHOLAS YOUNG

DECK MANAGER ................................................................................................... JULES BRANCHE

BACKSTAGE CREW ......................................... TERRY ROHLER, KELLY ROSSBERG, LAUREN TURNER, JAKE FATTIBENE, ALYSSA BRADSHAW

COSTUME CONSTRUCTION & CARE ...................... GWEN BETTINI, STEPHANIE FOWLE, JOAN LAUGHLIN, SANDRA L o PRESTI, CLAUDIA RIOLES, JEAN SNYDER

SHOP SUPERVISOR .............................................................................................. DAYNE SABADOS

PROP CONSTRUCTION & SOURCING .............................................. JAKE FATTIBENE, TERRY ROHLER

SCENIC CONSTRUCTION & PAINTING ................................................. REX BURNS, SYLVIA CONGER, ED EZRINE, JAKE FATTIBENE, JOHN FELICIANO, JOE FEMIA, JIM GAYEUSKI, TAMMY HARRIS, KIP JONES, BOB KASLER, SANDY KEELER, STEVE LEE, RUSS LOYET, RAY MARASCO, BOB RATH, JANE SHUB, JEFF SMITH, MARY TAYLOR, MICHAEL TROOP, MARY JANE WANN

ASSISTING DRAFTING ............................................................................................. TEAM SCENIC

ACTS & SCENES

Just before dinner on a dark and stormy night at Boddy Manor not too far from Washington DC in 1954

ACT 1

SCENE 1: The Hall

SCENE 2: The Lounge

SCENE 3: The Dining Room

SCENE 4: The Study

SCENE 5: The Hall Outside the Billiard Room

SCENE 6: The Kitchen

SCENE 7: The Study

SCENE 8: The Hall

15-MINUTE INTERMISSION

ACT 2

SCENE 9: The Front Door

SCENE 10: The Hall/The Library/The Conservatory

SCENE 11: The Hall Outside the Lounge

SCENE 12: The Study

SCENE 13: The Lounge

SCENE 14: The Hall

SCENE 15: The Library/The Billiard Room

SCENE 16: The Hall/The Library/The Billiard Room

SCENE 17: The Conclusion

Clue’s History

Before Professor Plum, Miss Scarlet, and Colonel Mustard ever gathered on a game board to claim their first victim, a British musician named ANTHONY PRATT was dreaming about murder-mystery scenarios in European country mansions where he played the piano while guests play-acted dastardly crimes for their entertainment.

ANTHONY P R ATT

Years later, during World War II, Pratt recreated those same murder-mystery parlor games in miniature, as a board game he called Murder! (later Clue). Working in a munitions factory during the war, Pratt invented the suspects and weapons between 1943 and 1945 to help him get through the long nights during air-raid blackouts.

In 1947, Pratt patented the game and sold it to a U.K.based manufacturer called Waddington’s and its American counterpart, Parker Brothers (now owned by Hasbro). But because of post-war shortages, the game wasn’t released until 1949—as Cluedo in England and Clue in the United States. In both versions, players collect clues to figure out the murder suspect, weapon and location. The game took place in a Victorian mansion. The victim’s name? Mr. Boddy.

Although the idea behind Clue hasn’t changed over the years, the board game has undergone countless updates.

Pratt’s original patent, which included 10 characters and additional weapons such as the shillelagh and a hypodermic syringe, was streamlined; in the re-

leased version of Clue, only 6 characters and 6 weapons remained. Of them, the rope has been updated from an actual piece of string to a plastic facsimile. And the original lead pipe, made from a piece of actual (poisonous) lead, was updated to steel in 1965, then to pewter. A baseball bat and gun with silencer have since been added.

Clue’s characters have evolved through the decades to keep pace with fashion, hairstyles and pop-culture. The original 1949 version would look very old-fashioned now. Versions sold in the 1960s had characters who looked animated, mirroring the growing popularity of Saturday morning cartoons. The 1980s versions adopted the slick style of the decade.

In 2008, suspects’ identities were updated: Colonel Mustard the military man became Jack Mustard the soccer star; Professor Plum the archaeologist became Victor Plum, a billionaire video-game-designer. The mansion got a spa and home theater.

Yet despite Clue’s enduring success, neither Anthony Pratt nor his family reaped any significant financial reward. In 1953, he sold the foreign rights to the game to Waddington’s after the manufacturer told him it was not selling well. In return, he received 5,000 pounds.

The game board became a global multi-million-sell er and was inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame in 2017.

BOB CAPPETTA (Mr. Boddy/The Motorist/Chief of Police) is eagerly anticipating the chance to showcase his talents with The Naples Players. Balancing his time between Southwest Florida and Chicago, he has graced the stage in various productions. In Fort Myers, he performed in the musicals Jekyll and Hyde and Into the Woods with New Phoenix Theatre. Meanwhile, his recent performances in the Chicago area include Stage Kiss, Book of Liz, Dangerous Corner, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He thanks his wife Kathleen for her love and support, and he thanks his FSW students for inspiring him every day.

JOHN COOPER (Newscaster/McCarthy’s Voice) is excited to lend his voice talents to another production at The Naples Players! He most recently lent his voice to TNP’s production of The Game’s Afoot in 2023. He has also worked on backstage crew for The Savannah Sipping Society and The Wedding Singer Teen. When John is not working in the Box Office, he is creating beautiful mixed media art pieces and spending time with his family!

KELSEY COSS (Yvette) began volunteering with TNP in 2021 wanting to learn more about what goes on backstage, as she was only familiar with performing on stage. She has been the Assistant Stage Manager for this season’s productions of It’s a Wonderful Life: Live Radio Play and The Fantasticks. She recently enjoyed dancing and singing in the 2024 Front and Center Gala. Kelsey has performed professionally in various shows and parades for Disney, SeaWorld, and Universal Studios for the last decade. She is also excited to stage manage her first TNP production this upcoming season in The Half-Life of Marie Curie.

KATIE CROSS (Miss Scarlet) was raised in Colorado and received her BFA in Theater Performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her theater credits include Sweet & Lucky (Denver Center/Third Rail Productions), The Tempest and Twelfth Night (Colorado Shakespeare Festival), In Flight: The Story of Sabine van Dam (Gulfshore Playhouse Outreach), and Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley (Emerald Coast Theater Company). Film credits include Life’s Rewards (Amazon Prime), The Right Stuff (Disney+), and Belleville Cop (Netflix). She has been involved with TNP as a teaching artist, volunteer, and videographer. Clue is her official TNP on stage debut, and she couldn’t have asked for a better experience thanks to all involved. A special thank you to her Mr. Scarlet.

NATHAN EICHHORN (The Unexpected Cop/Auxiliary Mustard) Debuting in 2019 in The Great Gatsby, Nathan has performed with The Naples Players in several shows including A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder and Mary Poppins. Nathan is incredibly grateful to be performing with an amazing cast in Clue, and is excited to see how TNP puts a spin on this comedic romp of murder and mystery.

MARCUS DEAN FULLER (Mr. Green) is an actor, writer, director, producer, and educator with over 25 years of experience working in stage, television, and film. Marcus is honored to be working with such a wonderful cast and crew and would like to thank his family and friends for all their support!

CAROLINA GRAU (Cook/Singing Telegram/Backup Cop) is an English teacher at Community School of Naples and Assistant Production Manager and Head of Properties at TheatreZone! She was a part of the ensemble in TNP’s production of Young Frankenstein and Bye Bye Birdie. She inaugurated the musical theatre program at St. John Neumann High School and directed Godspell and Beauty and the Beast. Her most recent roles at TNP were in the choir of The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Mortimer in The Fantasticks. She is so excited to be a part of Clue and expresses her heartfelt thanks to all the creative team and cast of this great production!

JEN HART (Mrs. White) grew up mostly in Massachusetts and California, studying Theatre at Santa Clara University. She most recently was in TNP’s The Dining Room as Actress 3. Other favorite theatre credits include Good Person of Szechwan, Antigone, Blithe Spirit, and The Ridinghood Incident. Special thanks to James Duggan and the extremely awesome TNP creative team. She is thrilled to be in a show with her husband, Jon (Professor Plum). Jen is most proud to be mom to four cool kids: Riley, Blythe, Liam, and Kizzie.

JON HART (Professor Plum) is thrilled to be making his TNP debut! A graduate from the school of Film and Television from Ohio University, Jon is excited to be back on stage after taking a significant hiatus from theatre. Appearing in numerous musicals and plays, some favorite theatre credits include: West Side Story (Tony); Guys and Dolls (Sky); and Jabberwock (Jamie). Jon also has had the pleasure of directing Noises Off! He is extremely excited to perform alongside his wife, Jen (Mrs. White), and is grateful for the support of friends and family, including their four children: Riley, Blythe, Liam, and Kizzie. Enjoy the show!

JENNIFER MANCE (Mrs. Peacock) is originally from Toronto, Canada, where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting, Bachelor of Education and Dramatic Arts Education Specialist. She spent 15 years in Education before moving to Florida in 2022, and is thrilled to be back on the TNP stage as Mrs. Peacock working with such an immensely talented group of actors! Recent roles include Actress 2 in The Dining Room and Emily Penrose in The Lifespan of a Fact. Following Clue, Jennifer will take the stage in our new Kizzie Theater as Maggie Jones in 42nd Street. When she is not performing, she is a busy theatre mom to daughter, Madison. Jennifer is forever grateful to her wonderfully supportive husband, Brett, for putting up with two performers in the house! Enjoy Clue!

MICHAEL SANTOS (Colonel Mustard) is originally from Upstate New York, and graduated from Cazenovia College in Visual Communications. Favorite credits from TNP include: Barefoot in The Park (Paul), God of Carnage (Michael), The Mystery of Irma Vep (Jane, Edgar), The 39 Steps (Richard), June and Jason’s Survival Guide to Divorce (Doug), and Escanaba in da Moonlight (Remnar). You can also see him with his amazing wife, Judith, performing improv comedy with Stage 2 Improv, which they own. Mike would like to dedicate this performance to his sister, Maureen.

MARK VANAGAS (Wadsworth) Mark, who is a proud TNP Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, is thrilled to be performing yet another dream role. He has been in over 35 productions since first auditioning in 2002. Some of his favorite roles include: Nick Bottom/Something Rotten!; The Emcee/Cabaret ; Dr. Frank-N-Furter/ The Rocky Horror Show; Thenardier/Les Miserables; Carmen Ghia/The Producers; Reuben Soady/Escanaba in da Moonlight ; Valmont/Les Liaisons Dangereuses; and the ENTIRE D’Ysquith Family in A Gentleman’s Guide To Love and Murder. A special thanks to this amazing cast and our fearless director James Duggan. Much Love to his wife Dot for all things, always. Enjoy the show and watch your back… People are dying around here!

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CREATIVE TEAM BIOS

DOT AUCHMOODY (Costume Designer) After relocating to Naples in 1999 with her husband Mark Vanagas, she was hired by The Naples Players as the first Costume Shop Supervisor. Now finishing her 22nd season, she will always be grateful for the opportunity to turn her avocation into a fulfilling, creative career. She is proud to have developed the Costume Department into a professional quality shop with a terrific team of staff and volunteers and the laughter and friendships that are made there. Should I be worried that I am married to the butler?

JAMES DUGGAN (Director) has been involved with The Naples Players since 2014. Directing credits include The Dining Room, The Game’s Afoot and Boeing, Boeing. Other directorial credits include TNP’s Readers Theatre, Erasure and Playwriting 101. Assistant Directing credits include Kalamazoo and These Shining Lives. James recently performed on stage as Charles in Blithe Spirit. Acting credits include Tim/The Cake, Ricky/Making God Laugh, Bernard/Don’t Dress For Dinner, Roger and Omar/Maple and Vine, Mr. Hilton/Coney Island Christmas, Ellard/The Foreigner, and Gary/Noises Off. James studied acting at Emerson College, the New Theatre Conservatory in Boston, and Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, Massachusetts. He received his BA degree in Communication Arts from Dowling College in Long Island, NY. James would like to thank everyone involved in this production and TNP for their continuous support.

NANCY HAYER (Assistant Stage Manager) While intending to buy a ticket for The Great Gatsby, Nancy decided to volunteer instead. She has served as backstage run crew for Mary Poppins, Sylvia, The Great Gatsby, and She Loves Me; and was a dresser for Making God Laugh. Nancy also assistant stage managed Yours, Truly; Calendar Girls; Boeing Boeing; The Savannah Sipping Society; Blithe Spirit; The Game’s Afoot; Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley; and Harvey.

AMY HUGHES (Prop Director) is excited to be propping such an amazing production. Amy is mostly known for her credits on stage in shows such as The Music Man as Marian and Chicago as Mona. She is so excited to step into the role of a lifetime as the properties director for The Naples Players and looks forward to an amazingly creative future.

TAYLOR MATTHEWS (Stage Manager) is delighted to be stage managing her second production with TNP and could not be more thrilled to be a part of bringing this classic show to all of you! She is a recent graduate from Western Michigan University where she received a BFA in Stage Management. Taylor has had a wonderful time working with and learning from everyone at The Naples Players this year!

SEAN McGINLEY (Sound Designer) is excited to be back at The Naples Players. His previous designs at TNP include Harvey, The Dining Room, When We Were Young and Unafraid, Blithe Spirit, and The Game’s Afoot. He loves coming back to Naples and all the theatre this small town has to offer. Sean has his degree in Music Industry and Recording Technology from York College of Pennsylvania. His work has been heard recently at Timberlake Playhouse, Theatre Workshop of Nantucket, Gulfshore Playhouse, The Mac-Haydn Theatre, GableStage, The Penobscot Theatre, Center for the Arts Bonita, and The State Theatre. As always, Sean would like to thank his family and Alivia for their continued support of his dream. For more information on Sean, please visit his website seanmcginleysounddesign.com or follow @seansounds101

CHRIS RILEY (Lighting Designer) is the Director of Lighting and is excited to be finishing out his first season with The Naples Players. He was the lighting intern for TNP during the 2018-2019 season, where he designed shows including Annie JR, Guys and Dolls, and Lost in Yonkers. Since returning to The Naples Players, he’s worked on shows including The Marvelous Wonderettes, The Fantasticks, and Harvey. He’s so happy to once again be on the team, and can’t wait to work on many more shows.

MICHAEL SANTOS (Scenic Designer) has been working in The Naples Players’ Scene Shop for over 20 years now. Originally from Upstate New York, where he received his BFA in Visual Communications. Favorite scenic designs include Guys and Dolls, The Wedding Singer, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame for TNP; and Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Matilda JR, and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR for KidzAct. A big thank you to the volunteers for doing what they do best! And to his wife, Judith, for always being everything :-)

JUDY SCRIBNER (Assistant Stage Manager) This is the first time Judy has been part of the backstage crew and what a great, fun show to start with. Previously, she’s been on stage in both musicals and plays. Now she gets to learn a whole new aspect of a production. Thank you to TNP for the opportunity.

NICHOLAS YOUNG (Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to be working on his first production as an Assistant Stage Manager and is excited to work on future productions at TNP.

WE’RE GROWING IN 2024 BUT WE STILL NEED YOUR SUPPORT

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145% increase in student enrollment since 2015

99% of shows sold out in our most recent 2021-2022 season

$4 million left to raise in order to meet our fundraising goal

Everything you see at The Naples Players today is the result of over 70 years of dedicated community collaboration and constant growth. We are at a point in our trajectory that demands an exciting evolution.

Last spring we broke ground on an expansion that will provide more seating, more education space, and more opportunities for our community to experience the arts. Help us reach our goal by contributing today.

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FEB 2023

APR 2023

JUN 2023

Demolition began in the Ted & Sue Tobye Studio Theater to allow for construction on the Price Studio Theater and the Tanya & Denny Glass Educational Theater.

Demolition began on the remainder of the facility, including Blackburn Hall and the main lobby to allow for construction of the Kizzie Theater and Jay R. Paul Community Atrium.

The Naples Players builds a temporary home at the Naples United Church of Christ, producing two musicals and five plays at the church before

JUN 2024

FALL 2024

Atrium open to the public. The first show scheduled for the Kizzie Theatre is the Broadway classic, 42nd Street. Tickets are on sale now.

The Price Studio Theater and Tanya & Denny Glass Educational Theater open to the public.

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JAY R. PAUL COMMUNITY ATRIUM AND PRICE STUDIO THEATER (FORMERLY THE TOBYE STUDIO)

THE TANYA & DENNY GLASS EDUCATIONAL THEATER

THE KIZZIE THEATER (FORMERLY BLACKBURN HALL)

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STAFF & LEADERSHIP

2023-2024 SEASON

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PEGGY MONSON President

ALAN JAFFE Executive Vice President

OTTO IMMEL Secretary

ROBIN BACHE GRAY

TERRY LIBBY

PAT POLLOK

BOB UEK Treasurer

TNP STAFF (ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

BRYCE ALEXANDER Executive Artistic Director/CEO

DOT AUCHMOODY Resident Costume Designer

MOLLIE BERMAN Costume Shop Supervisor

JULES BRANCHE Volunteer Manager

COLE BUTCHER Production Stage Manager/ Internship Director

PAMELA LARKIN CARUSO Director of Volunteer Advancement

JOHN COOPER Box Office Staff

KENZIE CURRIE Chief of Staff

NICK DALTON Director of Accessibility & Community Enrichment

DOREN DANIS Chief Financial Officer

JAMES DUGGAN Director of Patron Services

ADAM FASANO House Manager

DENNY GLASS Immediate Past President

TED BILL

DEDE BROWNLEE

GEORGE D’ANGELO

CHARLES FORNARA Artistic Director - Music

DAWN LEBRECHT FORNARA Artistic Director - Dance

AMY HUGHES Props Director

LUKE JACONIS Box Office Manager

CARL JOHNSON

Box Office Staff/ Front of House Associate

JILLIAN KEITH

Marketing Coordinator

MARY ANNE McKERROW KidzAct Costume Designer

DAN MILLER Assistant House Manager

SUMMER PLISKOW Director of Arts Access & Applied Theatre

CRAIG PRICE Director of Community Programs & Applied Improv

JOAN DiLILLO

BRUCE GRAEV

KELLEY PRICE

NANCY RIBORDY

KAT ZAGEL

DAN RAMIREZ Box Office Staff

CHRIS RILEY Director of Lighting

ELIZABETH W. ROUNTREE, CFRE Director of Advancement

MIKE SANTOS

Resident Scenic Designer & Artist

GAETJENS (SCOTT) SIMEON Accounting Assistant

ESTHER SNYDER

Executive Assistant to the CEO

BRADLEY VAN HOUTEN Head of Sound

JASON WAGAMAN Technical Director

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