CabaretPlaybill

Richard Hopkins, Producing Artistic Director

Samantha Joy Pearlman, Dane Becker, William Selby, and Galen Murphy-Hoffman. Photo by Matthew Holler.

Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.

DANE BECKERGALEN MURPHY-HOFFMANSAMANTHA JOY PEARLMAN

WILLIAM SELBYwith JIM PROSSER on piano

CAST

Directed byRICHARD HOPKINS

Sound and Light Board OperatorMADDIE LUGENBEEL

Season UnderwritersGeorgia Court, Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Dennis & Graci McGillicuddy,

Anne H.S. Nethercott, Dorothy Waldron, The Woman’s Exchange Inc.

Please Note: There is a strobe light effect used in this production.

Co-Producers Jan & Larry Coleman

SHAKESPEARE’S GREATEST HITSBy Richard Hopkins and Rebecca Hopkins with arrangements by Jim Prosser.

Additional material by Alexander Hehr and Greg London.

Shakespeare’s Greatest Hits will be performed in two acts with one

15-minute intermission.

The taking of photographs and the use of recording devices

is strictly prohibited.

Florida Studio Theatre is a Constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG),

the national organization for the American Theatre.

Costume DesignerSUSAN ANGERMANN

ChoreographerDEWAYNE BARRETT

Lighting DesignerTHOM BEAULIEU

Sound/Projection DesignerTHOMAS KORP

Music DirectorDARREN SERVER

DANE BECKER is thrilled to return to FST. Past shows here include: Older Than Dirt, Inspired Lunacy, and Hairspray (Link Larkin). Elsewhere: I Love A Piano, The Boy From Oz (Winner of six Ovation Awards and

LACC Awards), Band Geeks!, Maddie (Boyfriend #1), Into The Woods, Chess, The Opera Car Ride: The Story of Ann and Gary, and The Civil War. Dane has also workshopped several new works recently including The Impossible Club and Section 60 at the Winter Park Playhouse. Dane can be seen in Grease: Live! on the Fox Network. Proud graduate of CCM Musical Theatre.

GALEN MURPHY-HOFFMAN makes his FST debut. Off-Broadway: The Dishonorable Discharge of Private Pitts (Fandango 4 Arthouse). Selected Regional: Next to Normal (Resident

Theatre Company), Romeo and Juliet (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), Hamlet (Compass Rose); Assassins (Shotgun Players), Cymbeline (San Francisco Shakespeare Festival), Mame (Drury Lane Oakbrook), Titus Andronicus (California Shakespeare Theater), Reefer Madness (San Jose Stage), Richard II (Apex). B.F.A. in Acting from the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater Actor Training Program.

SAMANTHA JOY PEARLMAN was most recently seen as Mary Jane Gumm in the pre-Broadway lab of Chasing Rainbows, a new musical about Judy Garland’s life. She has performed at prestigious

venues such as Paper Mill Playhouse, Walnut Street Theatre, George Street Playhouse, The Kimmel Center, and Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. Samantha has performed her original show, Devotedly, Sincerely Yours: The Story of the

USO, at the Annenberg Center for Performing Arts, Philadelphia Fringe Festival, and Forestburgh Playhouse. Her original show Summer in the City: The Music of Regina Spektor sold out Feinstein’s/54 Below last spring. BA: Wesleyan University. www.samanthajoypearlman.com

WILLIAM SELBY happily returns to Florida Studio Theatre, having appeared in the revues Older Than Dirt and Laughing Matters, Vol. 5, here in the Court Cabaret. Recently: Bernadette in the Gateway and Ogunquit

Playhouse co-productions of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Broadway World Award nomination), and Luther Billis in South Pacific at the Ivoryton Playhouse (Broadway World & CT Critics Circle Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor). Bill performed for many years in the Off-Broadway smash revue, Forbidden Broadway, and has directed 18 productions of the show across the country. Off-Broadway: The Daring Duo (Bridge Theatre), Nerds (NY Musical Theatre Festival), Forbidden Hollywood (Triad), Juba (Vineyard), The Apple Tree (York). NY Workshop: Finding Nemo for Disney (Mr. Ray, Gill). Regional: Barrymore, The Presidents (with Rich Little), Hot n’ Cole, The All Night Strut.

JIM PROSSER (Piano/Arrangements) This season marks Jim’s 23rd season as resident pianist in FST’s Cabaret, where he has arranged and co-developed many shows including: Dancing In The Street, By

Gershwin, European Cabaret, That’s Life Again, British Invasion, Too Darn Hot, Older Than Dirt, and this season’s Mack the Knife and Blue Suede Shoes. He has served as Composer/Music Director for FST’s Education department, writing numerous scores for children’s shows such as Androcles and the Lion, RAP-Punzel, The Velveteen Rabbit, and the WRITE A PLAY Elementary Tours. Jim is also a Music Director for FST Improv, for which he has

ARTIST PROFILES

played many shows including the improvised musical When X Meets Y.RICHARD HOPKINS (Director/Developer) 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 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 keys to future growth of the arts in Sarasota.DARREN SERVER (Musical Director) is proud to be back at FST for his third season. This season he served as Musical Director for: Mack The Knife, Once and Blue Suede Shoes. Last season he directed the music for: Million Dollar Quartet;

ARTIST PROFILESPiano Men; Older Than Dirt; and Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves. At the Asolo Repertory Theatre last season, he directed, composed, and arranged the music for Ah, Wilderness! and The Drunken City. This season he also directed the music for Oedipus. Interesting fact: Darren’s grandfather is “Curly” Howard of The Three Stooges and his great-uncles are Moe and Shemp Howard. This has always been a source of pride and inspiration for him. Follow Darren on his family’s website: www.thegrandstooges.com.DEWAYNE BARRETT (Choreographer) is very excited to be back here at Florida Studio Theatre. Dewayne has choreographed two previous shows for FST: Never Marry a Girl with Cold Feet and Laughing Matters 5.0. He has directed, choreographed, and performed all around the world for summer stock, regional theatres, dinner theatres, cruise ships, national tours, high schools, music videos, parades, movies, and television. Locally, he has directed/choreographed for Venice Theatre, Manatee Players, Sarasota Players, and the former Golden Apple Dinner Theatre. During the summer Dewayne travels to Nebraska to be the Associate Artistic Director of the Post Playhouse. He is currently in works and talks for future shows heading to Broadway.MADDIE LUGENBEEL (Sound and Light Board Operator) is a Stage Management Intern here at Florida Studio Theatre and is very excited to be making her FST debut. Recent stage management credits include: Young Frankenstein, Million Dollar Quartet, Footloose, The Toxic Avenger, and Taming of the Shrew. She is a recent graduate from the University of Central Missouri where she obtained a BFA in Theatre Technology and Design with an emphasis in Stage Management. SUSAN ANGERMANN (Costume Designer) began designing for Florida Studio Theatre in 1993 for the WRITE A PLAY production of The Emperor’s New Clothes. She has designed for the Mainstage, Stage III, Cabaret, and other WRITE A PLAY productions. Among recent productions are The Exonerated, Stalking the Bogeyman, Yesterday, Older Than Dirt, Piano Men, Chapatti, Robin Hood, and Once.

ARTIST PROFILESTHOM BEAULIEU (Lighting Designer) is an award-winning lighting and sound designer. His work has been experienced throughout the Eastern US including: Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves, brownsville song (b-side for tray), Older Than Dirt, Burt & Me, Once, Mack the Knife: The Bobby Darin Songbook, Blue Suede Shoes, and Native Gardens (Florida Studio Theatre); The Waltz, Godspell, Carrie: the Musical, and Cabaret (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 a MS in Physics.THOMAS KORP (Sound/Projections Designer) a former FST intern, is excited to be in his second season as staff. Previous projection work includes Grounded and The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey. Sound design credits include: Native Gardens, How to Use a Knife, Once, 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, We Will Rock You. Sound engineer with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines 2014 – 2016.REBECCA HOPKINS (Developer) has been actively involved in development of FST’s Cabaret productions since her arrival in 1998. In addition to being a developer for Shakespeare’s Greatest Hits, this season she is also a developer for Mack the Knife: The Bobby Darin Songbook, and lead developer of Blue Suede Shoes. Previously she was the lead developer on Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves; Yesterday; American Pie; and Poems, Prayers, and Promises. 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.

Mrs. Hopkins serves as Managing Director for Florida Studio Theatre, and as such, is the Chief Operations Officer. Mrs. Hopkins is responsible for 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 Executive Board for the League of Resident Theatres, and on the Board of Theatre Communications Group. 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 keys to future growth of the arts in Sarasota.ALEXANDER HEHR (Additional Material) is a Greek-American playwright raised in Clearwater, Florida. A University of Central Florida Alumnus and former Internship Coordinator and Associate Producer at Orlando Fringe, Alexander is the current Playwriting Intern at Florida Studio Theatre. Recent productions of his work include: Deck the Halls: Tis’ the Season (FST), Biodegradable Seagulls (Glendale Community College), and The Human Laureate (Pipsqweak Collective). Recent awards include: The National Planet Earth Arts Award and John Cauble Short Play Award Finalist, both for his work Biodegradable Seagulls. GREG LONDON (Additional Material) National tours: Hairspray (Edna Turnblad), West Side Story (Doc), Fiddler on the Roof (Lazar). International tours: Hairspray (Edna), The Fantastics (Bellamy). Off-Broadway: Spurn. Regional: Hairspray (Edna, Florida Studio Theatre), The Drawer Boy (Angus, Cortland Rep), Richard III (Shakespeare Theatre, D.C.). Created role of “Peter” in world premiere of Lanford Wilson’s Los Alamos,directed by Marshall W. Mason. L.A. Critic’s Choice Award: Best Actor in a Touring Production: Edna, Hairspray. Greg was the 2007 national winner of the Eugene O’Neill Award for Dramatic Writing.

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.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.DENNIS & 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 programs, these are values that we so strongly believe in. As a consequence, it is a privilege for us to be a part of, and be 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. 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. THE WOMAN’S EXCHANGE INC. Since 1962, the Woman’s Exchange has awarded more than $7 million in grants and scholarships in support of the arts of Sarasota and Manatee counties. “A proud supporter of Florida Studio Theater for more than 30 years, The Woman’s Exchange is proud to continue the legacy of supporting an organization that is as artistically diverse as FST.” - Karen Koblenz, Executive Director/CEO, Woman’s Exchange

SEASON UNDERWRITERS

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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 .............................................................Robert IsraeloffTrustee ..............................................................Barbara LupoffTrustee ............................................................Jennifer Michell Trustee ................................Chief Judge Charles E. Williams

EXECUTIVE STAFFProducing Artistic Director ....................... Richard HopkinsManaging Director ......................................Rebecca Hopkins

ARTISTIC STAFFDirector 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 STAFFGeneral Manager .............................................Jill ZakrzewskiDirector of IT .................................................... Clarke 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 Quackenbush Company Manager ...........................................Luke JohnsonMarketing Director .........................................Becca JenningsPublic Relations Associate ................................. Lydia BaxterMarketing Associate. ..................................... Alexandria HillDigital Marketing Associate. ............................ Emily BlazekDirector of Indiv. Giving ................ Melody Mora-ShihadehDevelopment Associate .................................Samus HaddadDevelopment Associate ..................................Melanie SlusarPatron Services Manager ................................. Kelsey WehdeBox Office Manager ..........................................Nathan BoeseAsst. Box Office Manager ...................................Gigi DelperoAsst. Box Office Manager ..........................Katelyn McKelleyAsst. Box Office Manager ...........................Noah ScheibmeirEvents Coord/Asst. Box Office Manager ....Matthew QuickRestaurant 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

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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 ................................................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/ Marketing Intern ..................Amanda MothsDirecting Intern ....................................................Meg GilbertLiterary/Playwriting Intern ..........................Alexander HehrLiterary Intern................................................. Mary DonofrioLiterary Intern...............................................Thomas GalloglyLiterary Intern................................................ Jordan OrlandoProd./Carpentry Intern ....................................Marco AcostaProd./Costume Intern .........................................Shaye HurstProd./Lighting Intern ....................................... Bryce BensonProd./Scenic Intern ............................................ Justen ZhangProd./Sound Intern ........................................ Jonathan BakerProduction Management Intern ..................Kristina RamosStage Management Intern ..............................Elliott KarlinerStage Management Intern ................................... Tanner LiasStage Management Intern ........................Maddie LugenbeelStage Management Intern ....................... Kelsey PeavyhouseStage Management Intern ..............................David Sabbagh

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