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Richard Hopkins, Producing Artistic Director

This project is sponsored in part by the Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture and the State of Florida.Pictured: George Tynan Crowley and Rachel Moulton. Photo by Matthew Holler.

Native Gardensby Karen Zacarías

Virginia Butley ..................................Carolyn Popp*Pablo Del Valle ...............................Alex Teicheira*Tania Del Valle .........................Alicia Taylor Tomasko*Frank Butley ............................John Thomas Waite*

Season UnderwritersGerri Aaron, Gaele Barthold, Ed & Judy Christian, Georgia Court, Shirley Fein,

Wendy & Bob Grady, Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Robert & Bonny Israeloff, Ernie Kretzmer in loving memory of Alisa Kretzmer, Dennis and Graci McGillicuddy,

Anne H.S. Nethercott, Gail & Skip Sack, Dorothy Waldron

Scenic DesignersIsabel & Moriah Curley-Clay

Costume DesignerK. April Soroko

Lighting DesignerThom Beaulieu

CAST

Directed by: Kate Alexander

The video or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly prohibited.

Show Co-ProducersRuth Gorton, Ben & Judy Handelman, Valerie Joels, Sally Yanowitz, and SRQ Magazine

Stage Manager: Roy Johns*

Setting: Washington DC, present day

Sound DesignerThom Korp

* Denotes member Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

CAROLYN POPP (Virginia Butley) is grateful to be in sunny Florida this winter. She performs mostly along the east coast in NYC & Regional productions including: Death of a Salesman, The Clean House; Pride & Prejudice; Steel Magnolias; Romeo & Juliet; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; The Last Night of Ballyhoo; Harvey; Footloose; Our Town; Cabaret; Dancing at Lughnasa; The Miracle Worker; Defiance; Gigi; An Inspector Calls; Carousel; and I Do! I Do!ALEX TEICHEIRA (Pablo Del Valle) is thrilled to make his FST debut with Native Gardens. Theater Credits: (NYC) Signature Theatre Company, Baryshnikov Arts Center, Access Theater, NY Fringe Fest, Hip to Hip Theatre Company, and The Flea. (Regional) Guthrie Theatre, Yale Rep, Cal Shakes, Long Wharf, Yale Cabaret, and Elm Shakespeare Company. TV: Blacklist: Redemption, and “Alexander the Great” on The History Channel. Film: Into Bridge. MFA: Yale School of Drama.ALICIA TAYLOR TOMASKO (Tania Del Valle) is thrilled to be back in FL with FST! After 7 years in NYC performing in In The Heights on Broadway and If/Then on tour, Alicia will next be heading west to Los Angeles to continue the acting journey! Other favorite credits include Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors (Starstruck), Sylvia in Sylvia (McAplin Fine Arts) and Amy in Trouble the film. Follow her on Instagram: @ aliciataylornyc JOHN THOMAS WAITE (Frank Butley) Broadway: Dracula, Amadeus. Off-Broadway: The Fantasticks, Beyond the Horizon (Irish Rep). London: MacBeth (Independent Shakespeare Theatre). Regional: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cleveland Playhouse, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Virginia Stage, Syracuse Stage, The Shakespeare Theatre,

Asolo. Film: After Louie starring Alan Cumming (Best LGBTQ Film Award - Key West Film Festival 2017). As Director: Call Fosse at the Minskoff (Best Production - 2016 United Solo Festival). KATE ALEXANDER (Director) is the Associate Director At-Large of FST and the Founder of the FST Theatre School with its acting method of training. Ms. Alexander has directed numerous productions and premieres on the FST stages including Heisenberg, The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey; brownsville song: (b-side for tray); Clever Little Lies; Alabama Story; Outside Mullingar; Over the River and Through the Woods; Chapatti; Dancing Lessons; Becoming Dr. Ruth; Freud’s Last Session; Thurgood; South Beach Babylon; The Columnist; Talley’s Folly; Jericho; Next Fall; The Savannah Disputation; Ghost- Writer; Two Jews Walk into a War...; I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change; Sylvia; Shotgun; The Miamians; Brooklyn Boy; The Exonerated; Wit; Proof; Lobby Hero; and Ten Unknowns. Ms. Alexander has also been a resident actress for over 25 years. Some of her leading roles were in the plays: Edward Albee’s The Goat; Filumena; Master Class; Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women, The Occupant , The Play About the Baby; Golda’s Balcony; and Taking Shakespeare. Ms. Alexander is the recipient of numerous acting, directing, and public service awards, including FAER, She Knows Where She’s Going Award (Girls, Inc.), The Woman of Light Award, National Council of Jewish Women, The Woman of Power Award, the Sarasota County Arts Leadership Award, Education Award, Sarasota Manatee Jewish Federation, and most recently, The Unity Award. Ms. Alexander leads the FST Forums Series and developed the Blue Butterfly Theatre Program, a program for teens suffering from grief through loss. She created the Art of The Gesture

ARTIST PROFILES

ARTIST PROFILESprogram at Ringling College of Animation and is the co-author of The Animated Short, with Karen Sullivan, now in its 2nd edition.ROY JOHNS (Stage Manager) is pleased to be back for another season at FST. He has had an exciting and varied career both on stage and behind the scenes from Tokyo Disneyland to the White House. Past credits at FST include: Once; Doublewide; The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey; Burt & Me; Rich Girl; brownsville song (b-side for tray); Million Dollar Quartet; The God of Isaac; The Roommate; The Fabulous Lipitones; Alabama Story; Outside Mullingar; One Man, Two Guvnors; The Hound of the Baskervilles; Chapatti; Hairspray; and Taking Shakespeare.ISABEL & MORIAH CURLEY-CLAY (Scenic Designers) are award-winning scenic designers whose theatrical work can be seen on regional stages across the U.S. Recent credits include: The Magic Negro and other Blackity Blackness, as told by an African-American man who also happens to be Black (Alliance Theatre); Lumberjacks in Love (Penobscott Theatre); Constellations (Horizon Theatre); Exit Strategy (Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre). Past designs at FST include Doublewide; Rich Girl; Clever Little Lies; The God of Isaac; The Fabulous Lipitones; Alabama Story; Outside Mullingar; Butler; Taking Shakespeare; Chapatti; Inspired Lunacy; Dancing Lessons; Hairspray; and One Man, Two Guvnors. Isabel and Moriah’s designs were recently featured in American Theater Magazine’s “Roll Call,” “7 Theatrical People To Watch” and are both members of USA 829.

K. APRIL SOROKO (Costume Designer) Off-Broadway- Scenery: Napoleon (NYMF). Costumes: Mariage Blanc (Playwrights Horizons), Regional- Costumes: The Fabulous

Lipitones, Das Barbecu and Beehive: The 60s Musical. Scenery- Pump Boys and Dinettes. Scenery and Costumes: The Last Romance, Talley’s Folly, The Savannah Disputation, Race, and The 39 Steps (FST). Scenery: Collected Stories, A Long Day’s Journey Into Night and My Old Lady at Palm Beach Dramaworks. MEMBER -USA Local 829 -Scenery and Costumes, MFA -Yale School of Drama. Ms. Soroko is Assistant Professor of Scenic Design at Florida Atlantic University and is Professional Chair – Board of Directors- Florida Theater Conference. www.aprilsoroko.comTHOM BEAULIEU (Lighting Designer) is an award-winning lighting and sound designer. His work has been experienced throughout the eastern US including Once, Blue Suede Shoes, Mack the Knife: The Bobby Darin Songbook, and Burt & Me (Florida Studio Theatre); The Waltz, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, Carrie: the Musical, and The Lord of the Flies (The Winnipesaukee Playhouse); A Chorus Line, Floyd Collins, Sweet Charity, and Singin’ in the Rain (Aurora Theatre). He holds a BFA in Drama from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Drama, and an MS in Physics.THOMAS KORP (Sound Designer) a former FST intern, is excited to be entering his second season as staff. Sound design credits include Once; Burt & Me; The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey; The Columnist; Talley’s Folley; A Chorus Line; Spamalot; and The West Side Waltz. Mixing Credits: Next to Normal; Das Barbecü; Smokey Joe’s Café; The World Goes Round; Tango: Buenos Aires; and We Will Rock You/ Sound engineer with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines 2014 – 2016.

EXECUTIVE STAFFRICHARD HOPKINS Mr. Hopkins is the Producing Artistic Director of Florida Studio Theatre. Mr. Hopkins has fostered the development of FST’s Mainstage and Cabaret productions. His many directing Mainstage credits include: Inspired Lunacy, The Best of Enemies, Next to Normal, Race, Ruined, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Boleros for the Disenchanted, Permanent Collection, and Metamorphoses, among numerous other plays. Mr. Hopkins led the development of FST’s Cabaret productions of Piano Men, The Prima Donnettes, Too Darn Hot, and By Gershwin. Mr. Hopkins also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Florida Studio Theatre. This includes overseeing the creation and implementation of all FST programming, including Mainstage, Cabaret, Stage III, New Play Development, Education, and Touring. Since his arrival at FST in 1980, Mr. Hopkins has guided the theatre from a small touring company to a nationally recognized regional theatre which impacts over 200,000 adults and children annually. He created the New Play Development Program, the Cabaret Series, FST’s award winning WRITE A PLAY Program, and he has directed the design and renovation of all FST’s theatres. Mr. Hopkins is the recipient of numerous awards including the Arts Leadership Award from the Sarasota Arts Council, the Richard G. Fallon Award for Artistic Excellence from the Florida Professional Theatres Association, and the 2012 Cultural Champion Award from the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County. In 2016, Mr. Hopkins was awarded the Luminaire Award honoring excellence in creativity, philanthropy, advocacy, and all elements that are key to future growth of the arts in Sarasota.

REBECCA HOPKINS Mrs. Hopkins serves as Managing Director for Florida Studio Theatre, and as such, is the Chief Operations Officer. Mrs. Hopkins is responsible for the oversight of FST’s Administration, including the Business Office, Development, Marketing, Box Office, Front of House, Restaurant, budgeting, and maintaining the overall quality of FST’s internal management. Nationally, Mrs. Hopkins is President of the National New Play Network and serves on the Board of Directors for the League of Resident Theatres and the Theatre Communications Group. She has been actively involved in development of FST’s Cabaret productions since her arrival in 1998. This season she is the lead developer on Blue Suede Shoes and on the development team for Mack the Knife and Shakespeare’s Greatest Hits. Previously, she was the lead developer on Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves; Older Than Dirt; Yesterday; American Pie; and Poems, Prayers, and Promises, and co-developer of Piano Men. She has been the head writer on all five Laughing Matters shows. Some of her favorite shows she helped develop include: The Prima Donnettes; That’s Life; The Wanderers; My One and Only Gershwin; Hot and Cole; Shakespeare’s Greatest Hits; The British Invasion; The Flip Side; and Outlaws and Angels. In addition, she is the founder and producer of FST Improv and the Sarasota Improv Festival. In 2012, the Arts & Cultural Alliance awarded Mrs. Hopkins the Cultural Champion Award in recognition of her many years of accomplishment and growth with Florida Studio Theatre. In 2016, Mrs. Hopkins was awarded the Luminaire Award honoring excellence in creativity, philanthropy, advocacy, and all elements that are key to future growth of the arts in Sarasota.

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT

KAREN ZACARÍAS has been lauded as one of the most successful playwrights to come out of the Washington D.C. theater community. Her works in English and Spanish hasbeen widely produced across the country in venues such as the Dallas Theatre Center, Cleveland Playhouse, Berkshire Theatre Festival, The Goodman Theatre, The Kennedy Center, Alliance Theatre, and La Jolla Playhouse. Zacarías has received a number of awards, including the Francesca Primus Prize, the New Voices Award, the National Latino Play Award, and the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding New Play. Additionally, Zacarías was a finalist for the prestigious Susan Smith-Blackburn prize. She is the founder of Young Playwrights’ Theatre in Washington D.C., a core founder of HowlRound’s Latinx Theatre Commons, and has the distinction of being Arena Stage’s first playwright-in-residence. When asked why she is a playwright, Zacarías responded by describing the magic of storytelling: “A play is live literature; a written medium that depends on people being alive and together in a room. And since I am a writer and an extrovert…playwriting affords me the opportunity to begin a world with words, and then actively build that world with artists and an audience.”

Beyond Native Gardens, Zacarías’ writing takes inspiration from many different areas. She is a master adapter, having written adaptations of Julia Alvarez’s How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents and Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises (for the Washington Ballet). Drawing from Spanish and Latin-American history and culture, she has created Mariela in the Desert, Destiny of Desire, and The Sins of Sor Juana. Zacarías is also an accomplished playwright for young audiences, with Frida Libre, Ferdinand the Bull, and Chasing George Washington representing just some of her works for children. Upcoming projects include adaptations of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Oliver Twist, The Age of Innocence, and Ella Enchanted, as well as new original work. Originally from Mexico, Zacarías lives in Washington D.C. with her husband and three children.

FST FORUMS

Mexican Americans and Indigenous Americans Today, many Mexican immigrants face prejudice in the United States. Mexican heritage and culture in this country, however, is hardly something new. In fact, many Mexicans arrived here as early as the 1500s following the arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors in Native America.

Before 1854, much of the American West still belonged to Mexico, including large parts of Arizona, Texas, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, California, and Wyoming. Once this territory was turned over to U.S. jurisdiction, approximately 100,000 Mexicans became American citizens. However, this transition brought an overwhelming wave of racial discrimination, despite the fact that their ancestors had been living on this land for hundreds of years previous to American settlement.

TEJANOS:

This term is commonly used to describe Texans of Mexican descent, but it was used as early as 1824 to describe residents of Texas, which at this point was largely part of Mexico. Texas was first settled by the Spanish in 1718 along the San Antonio River. Anglo settlers arrived in 1821, and this flux of migration caused a well-documented conflict between the white settlers and the Tejanos. Although both sides were able to work together to achieve Texan independence in 1835, the Anglo-Texans thought of their culture as superior to Tejanos, so the Tejano community was subject to widespread racial prejudice, which was only heightened after Texas’ succession to the U.S. in 1848.

FST FORUMSHISPANO NUEVOMEXICANOS:

Known in English as Hispanic New Mexicans, Hispano Nuevomexicanos can trace their ancestry to the late 16th century colonization of the state by Spanish soldiers, Franciscan monks, and civilian settlers. Conflict with the indigenous peoples of the area made establishing a Spanish foothold difficult, and the Pueblo Revolts of 1680 drove colonists out of the area and into Texas. The reconquest of New Mexico was successfully completed in 1692, and settlers returned the following year. In 1821, Mexico was granted independence from Spain, transferring the territory of New Mexico to Mexican ownership. It was finally ceded to the United States in 1848, but did not attain statehood until 1912 due to the fact that much of the population at that time was of Latino descent.

CALIFORNIOS:

Californios are descendants of elite families who received land grants from Spain and Mexico in California. Californio families thrived during much of the 19th century, as their land allowed them to profit from the agricultural richness of the state. The success of their ranches depended on Mexican and indigenous American laborers, who were often not compensated beyond food, clothing, and shelter. The advent of the Gold Rush and the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848, however, prompted a surge in settlement in California, which put the Californios’ land claims into peril. Californios were forced to defend their titles in court, which proved extremely expensive due to mounting legal fees, which then required families to sell off parts of their land in order to be able to pay. Towards the end of the century, many married into American or European settler families in order to secure their land and social standing. This was not enough to preserve Californio society, although the descendants of these families have kept their history alive.

SEASON UNDERWRITERSfollowed with “We have a great theatre company with Florida Studio Theatre.” We are so fortunate to have such a professional and creative venue with so many facets. It is a cultural beacon in our community, and with your support, the future of FST will be bright.

GEORGIA COURT I love great theatre and FST delivers that. FST is among the best theatre companies I have seen, but it is more than a theatre company. It is an organization that recognizes it is part of the greater community - and it reaches out to that community in positive, productive ways. Having FST so accessible adds to the joy of living in the fabulous arts community that is Sarasota.

SHIRLEY FEIN My support of FST was immediate. I felt a comfortable intimacy and a grandeur regarding their intellectually stimulating and entertaining performances. I salute FST for having exceptional management, a friendly and caring staff, and performers extraordinaire! It is my sincere pleasure to be a sponsor of the 2017-18 Winter Mainstage Season, full of new and exciting productions for us all to enjoy. See you there!

WENDY & BOB GRADY We were so impressed when we first visited FST, that we immediately wanted to become

GERRI AARON To me, FST is a great theater experience in the respect that I’ve seen plays in New York City and then seen the very same plays here; they are just as good if not better. Richard Hopkins is amazing; he continues to select plays that both confirm and challenge one’s beliefs. FST is a Sarasota treasure that keeps getting better.

GAELE BARTHOLD FST is family and an integral part of my life. Its community contributions are myriad and a model of theatrical excellence. Quality and diverse stage productions at affordable prices are but one component of FST’s offerings. Other contributions include extensive contact with local schools to foster student creativity and theatre appreciation, structured and wide-ranging educational programs for adults and children, community forums and other community outreach programs, and a strong commitment to new play development and excellence in the arts. FST is a gem which well warrants our widespread financial and artistic support.

ED & JUDY CHRISTIAN For business travel, we experience many towns in the US. I always ask the question: What’s important about your community? In Sarasota, the overwhelming answer is, “It’s the arts,”

SEASON UNDERWRITERSinvolved. Whenever you come across a system as unique as FST’s, where the key to getting art into the hearts of so many has been found -- in a comfortable and easily accessible way -- you know you’ve spotted a winner. We are proud to be season underwriters and hope that others will join us in supporting FST’s important work.

GULF COAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Together with our donors, Gulf Coast Community Foundation transforms our region through bold and proactive philanthropy. Gulf Coast is a public charity that was created in 1995 through the sale of the Venice Hospital. Since then, we have become the philanthropic home of more than 650 families who have established charitable funds here, and we have invested over $260 million in grants in the areas of health and human services, civic and economic development, education, arts and culture, and the environment. Learn more at GulfCoastCF.org.

ROBERT & BONNY ISRAELOFF Our favorite FST story happened while attending a performance for the first time, many years ago and saying, “This is theatre! Do they have a season subscription?!” FST is thought-provoking, Broadway worthy

theatre. We believe FST is important because it enriches our community; it helps make Sarasota what it is. This is why we have proudly contributed to past expansions; especially the new Gompertz Theatre complex, to aid FST’s mission in being even more accessible to the public.

ERNIE KRETZMER IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALISA KRETZMER I would describe FST as uncommonly, intimate theater that is well-articulated and succinct. FST is important to me because it is the perfect window to take in the American contemporary theatre scene. A favorite play was Golda’s Balcony; superbly acted. I continue to support FST’s five stages of engaging theatre.

DENNIS AND GRACI MCGILLICUDDY FST is important to us because we believe so strongly in the transformative power of the arts. For close to 30 years now, we have been so fortunate to experience first-hand how that transformative power works its magic in the hands of an organization that is not only experienced and dedicated, but so highly skilled in their craft. The values of the theater and its leadership, as reflected in its mission and as manifested in its work, whether it be on the mainstage, in the cabaret, in its education and community outreach

CO-PRODUCERSRUTH GORTON FST is truly a great regional theatre that professionally produces the work of the playwright, including children through its WRITE A PLAY program. It is a joy to see school children try their hands at playwriting and then to see their plays produced on the FST stage. It is equally exciting to see plays produced by contemporary artists and it is a thrill for me to sponsor these productions.

BEN & JUDY HANDELMAN We support FST because we like many of the shows they produce. We appreciate that they are different from the usual run of the mill productions you might see in other theatres.

VALERIE JOELS is deeply involved with theatre and the arts both here in Sarasota and in her home city, London. Her admiration for the artistic excellence of the performances at FST together with the unwavering determination of all concerned to make theatre as accessible and affordable as possible to so many is unbounded.

SALLY YANOWITZ Florida Studio Theatre is a wonderful organization that continually does new and innovative work. I love the theatre and being able to support the plays on the co-producer level has become a joyous part of my life! The arts are important and FST honors their importance.

SEASON UNDERWRITERSprograms: these are values that we so strongly believe in. As a consequence, it is a privilege for us to be a part of, and supportive of this great theatre.

ANNE H.S. NETHERCOTT When asked to define giving, Anne said: “My mother used to say the best way to find you is to lose yourself, by focusing on the needs of others rather than on oneself.” So giving has always been an important family value, which in childhood was reinforced by the community experience of surviving the Depression. Anne is proud to be a

supporter of FST.

GAIL & SKIP SACK Florida Studio Theatre brings world class acting and phenomenal, thought-provoking plays to Sarasota. We’re delighted to support FST in this mission.

DOROTHY WALDRON I support FST for its diversity of programming: Mainstage, Cabaret, Improv, WRITE A PLAY children’s program, summer camp, adult education classes, and the VIP program for special needs children. It is truly a wonderful community asset.

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FST COMPANYBOARD OF TRUSTEES

President ................................................................. Dennis McGillicuddyVice-President ................................................................ Richard HopkinsSecretary/Treasurer ......................................................... Jennifer MichellTrustee .................................................................................Gaele BartholdTrustee ................................................................... Carol Poteat BuchananTrustee ..................................................................................Georgia CourtTrustee ............................................................................. Patricia CourtoisTrustee ................................................................................... Jeff HotchkissTrustee .................................................................................Barbara LupoffTrustee ............................................................................... Jennifer Michell Trustee ................................................... Chief Judge Charles E. Williams

EXECUTIVE STAFF Producing Artistic Director ........................ Richard HopkinsManaging Director .......................................Rebecca Hopkins

ARTISTIC STAFF Director of Artistic Operations .........................Greg LondonAssociate Director At-Large ...........................Kate AlexanderCasting/Hiring Coordinator ............................James AshfordResident Pianist ...................................................... Jim ProsserAssociate Artist .................................................. Jason CannonAssociate Artist ....................................... Catherine RandazzoDirector of Improvisation .......................................Will LueraAssistant to the Artistic Director .......................Doris Iemolo

PRODUCTION STAFFProduction Manager ..............................................Bruce PriceMainstage Stage Manager ........................................ Roy JohnsMainstage Stage Manager........................................Kelli KarenStage III Stage Manager................................... Jynelly RosarioTechnical Director...............................................Mike SchwentCostume Shop Manager .............................Adrienne WebberScene Shop Foreman.......................................Daniel EmersonSound Supervisor ...................................................Thom KorpProps/Paint Supervisor ................................Kristine Kreutzer

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFIT Manager ........................................................... Clark WeigleBusiness Manager ....................................... Carmen GonzalezBusiness Office Associate. ...................................... Bart Dolce Business Office Associate .................................David WallaceAsst. to the Managing Dir ...........................Phyllis SilvermanFacilities Manager ........................................ Joseph Goepfrich Facilities Technician ................................ Mark QuackenbushGeneral Manager .............................................. Jill Zakrzewski Events Coord/Asst. Box Office Manager.......Matthew QuickCompany Manager .............................................Luke JohnsonMarketing Director ..........................................Becca JenningsPublic Relations Associate ...............................Nicole ClaytonMarketing Associate. .......................................Alexandria HillDigital Marketing Associate. .............................. Emily BlazekDirector of Indiv. Giving ................. Melody Mora-ShihadehDevelopment Associate ...................................Samus HaddadBox Office Manager ............................................Kelsey WehdeAsst. Box Office Manager ................................... Gigi DelperoAsst. Box Office Manager ........................... Katelyn McKelleyAsst. Box Office Manager ............................Noah ScheibmeirRestaurant Manager ............................................... Tom CurryRestaurant Manager ...........................................Karen KrasterRestaurant Manager ............................................ Josh RodoskiAsst. Restaurant Manager......................................Kristy PlumReceptionist/ Volunteer Coord ......................... Joan O’Dowd

EDUCATION & TOURSDirector of Children’s Theatre .......................Caroline KaiserDirector of Education ................................Christine HopkinsEducation Administrator...................................Pamela SmithTeaching Artist/YPF Coordinator .................... Adam Ratner Education Group Sales Assoc .......................Hannah BagnallTeaching Artist ...................................................... Denee Lortz

COMMUNITY RESOURCE GROUP

AUDIENCE ENRICHMENT GROUP

OUTSIDE ASSISTANCEHouse Counsel ..................................................John PattersonFacility Custodian ......................................Carlos De Oliveira............................................... Confidence Cleaning CompanyCaretaker .................................................................Doctor Nik

INTERN PROGRAMActing Apprentice ......................................Brooke BensonActing Apprentice ................................... Carey BlackburnActing Apprentice ...........................................Randy BoydActing Apprentice ........................................Erin BradfordActing Apprentice .......................................Davion BrownActing Apprentice ........................................... Jon DeVriesActing Apprentice ...........................................Eileen DoanActing Apprentice ...................................... Michael FraserActing Apprentice ......................................Ryan FriedmanActing Apprentice ...............................Kihresha RedmondActing Apprentice ...................................... Brianna RocheActing Apprentice ................................................... J VanceArtistic/Co. Mgmt Intern ............................... Katie NoyesCompany Management Intern .................. Dianna BurgosDevelopment Intern..................................Amanda MothsDirecting Intern .............................................. Meg GilbertLiterary/Playwriting Intern ..................... Alexander HehrLiterary Intern ............................................... Lydia BaxterLiterary Intern ...........................................Mary DonofrioLiterary Intern .......................................... Jordan OrlandoLiterary Intern ............................................Melanie SlusarProd./Carpentry Intern ............................... Marco AcostaProd./Costume Intern .................................... Shaye HurstProd./Lighting Intern .................................. Bryce BensonProd./Sound Intern....................................Jonathan BakerProduction Management Intern .............. Kristina RamosStage Management Intern .........................Elliott KarlinerStage Management Intern ...............................Tanner LiasManagement Intern ............................. Maddie LugenbeelStage Management Intern ...................Kelsey PeavyhouseStage Management Intern ......................... David Sabbagh

Jan ColemanLarry Coleman

Shirley FeinMaddy Freshwater

Carol GilbertSy Goldblatt

Jim GoldmanSandy Goldman

Robert GradyWendy Grady

Robert IsraeloffBonny Israeloff

Valerie JoelsMarie Kropp

Frank MalicksonMatty Matheson

Graci McGillicuddyIna Schnell

Alan SchottensteinLois Schottenstein

Lois StulbergCharlie Ann Syprett

Martin Taffel

Hon. Larry L. EgerTrevor Harvey

The Jewish Federationof Sarasota-Manatee

Gilbert KingMichele D. Redwine

Dr. Eddy RegnierIna Schnell

Commisioner Willie Charles Shaw

Howard TevlowitzChief Judge Charles E.Williams