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Book by TERRENCE McNALLY

Lyrics by LYNN AHRENS

Music by STEPHEN FLAHERTY

Based on the novel “Ragtime” by E.L. DOCTOROW

Directed by PETER ROTHSTEIN Choregraphed by KELLI FOSTER WARDER

Sound Mixer

CALLAN HUGHESAssociate Lighting Design

MATTHEW WEBBLighting Programmer

JACKSON MILLERStage Management Apprentice

DANA ANGELLISStage Management Apprentice

ALISHA TYLER-LOHRDramaturgy & Casting Apprentice

KRISTOPHER KARCHER

Production Stage ManagerKELLY A. BORGIA*

DramaturgPAUL ADOLPHSEN

Assistant Stage ManagerRYAN B. GIBBS*

Assistant Music DirectorKEVIN WU

Associate ChoreographerNIKKI LONG

Fight ConsultantDANIEL GRANKE

Music Direction andAdditional Orchestrations

STEVE ORICHScenic Design

MICHAEL HOOVERCostume Design

TREVOR BOWENLighting Design

DUANE SCHULERSound Design

JUSTIN STASIW

Vocal ArrangementsKAT SHERRELL

Hair/Wig & Make-up Design

MICHELLE HARTVoice & Dialect Coach

PATRICIA DELOREYLocal Casting

CELINE ROSENTHALNew York Casting

McCORKLE CASTING LTD.,PAT McCORKLE, CSA & KATJA ZAROLINSKI, CSA

Orchestral reduction by Kim Scharnberg for the 2017 Ford’s Theatre production

Directors are members of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society; Designers are members of theUnited Scenic Artists Local USA-829; Backstage and Scene Shop Crew are members of IATSE Local 412.

CO-PRODUCERS

Terry and Jim Chandler • Leslie Glass • Shelley and Sy Goldblatt • Huisking Foundation • Beverly L. Koski India Benton Lesser Foundation, India B. Lesser and Bruce Lesser • Judy Rudges • Betty Schoenbaum • Carol and Morton SieglerMildred Shenkan Stein • Douglas Thweatt, in memory of Paul Grootkerk • Merrill and Sheila Wynne/Aprio • Geri and Ron Yonover

THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS OF ASOLO REP’S ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE SOCIETY FOR YOUR GIFTS TO ENHANCE OUR PRODUCTION OF RAGTIME.

ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE SOCIETY LEADERSHIP CIRCLECarole Crosby, Ruby E. and Carole Crosby Family Foundation

SOCIETY MEMBERSAnonymous • Edward Alley, in honor and loving memory of June LeBell • George Allison and Alan Watkins • Beverly and Bob Bartner

Betty-Jean and David Bavar • Bobbi and Don Bernstein • Susan and Jim Buck • Dale Horwitz Clayton, in memory of Arlan Clayton • Susan ComeauAnnie Esformes, in loving memory of Nate Esformes • Bill Evans • Herman and Sharon Frankel • Edward T. Gardner and Liza J. McKeever-Gardner Ben and Judith Handelman • Teri A Hansen, in loving memory of Stephen VC Wilberding • Larry and Debbie Haspel • Nona Macdonald Heaslip

Huisking Foundation • Nancy Markle • Richard and Cornelia Matson • Heather Reid and Graham Morris • Maurice Richards and Jack Kesler • Flori Roberts Alan Rose • Richard and Gail Rubin • Judy Rudges • Paul and Sharon Steinwachs • Wes and Nancy Stukenberg • Ed and Mary Lou Winnick

Geri and Ron Yonover • Judy Zuckerberg and George Kole • Michael Zuckerberg

LIFETIME HONORARY MEMBERDavid Peterson

SOCIETY FOUNDERS Lee and Bob Peterson* *in memoriam

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in order of appearanceWILLIAM GARRABRANT………………………………………………………………….………….……………….………. . . .The Little BoyBRET SHUFORD*………………………………………………………………….………….……………….……….….Father/J.P. MorganBRITTA OLLMANN*………………………………………………………………….………….……………….…….…….…….…….…MotherDAVID DARROW*……………………………………….….….……….….….……….….….……….….….….……….....Younger BrotherHUGH HASTINGS*……………………………………….….….….….……..……..……..……...….…….....Grandfather/Henry FordJARED JOSEPH*………………………………………………………………….………….……….……….……….….Coalhouse Walker Jr.DANYEL FULTON*………………………………………………………………….………….……….……….……….….….….….….. . . . . . .SarahROD SINGLETON*………………………………………………………………….………….……….……….……..Booker T. WashingtonSASHA ANDREEV*………………………………………………………………….………….……….……….……….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TatehGIGI SPAGNOLO………………………………………………………………….………….……….……….……….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Little GirlBENJAMIN DUTCHER………………………………………………………………….………….……….Harry Houdini/Willie ConklinLESLIE BECKER*………………………………………………………………….………….……….……….……….….….….Emma GoldmanBILLIE WILDRICK*………………………………………………………………….………….……….……….……….….….…...Evelyn NesbitALFIE PARKER JR.*†………………………………………………………………….………….……….……….……….…..….....Harlem ManJADE TURNER………………………………………………………………….………….……….……….……….…….…….. . .Harlem WomanMILAAN SMITH……………………………………………….………….……….……….……….…..…..…..…..…..…... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Skater GirlDEYANTE BROWN, ISAIAH CURTIS, RYAN HUGGINS, TYDAMIEN JOLLY………............. . . . . . .Coalhouse Walker III

* Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.≠ Appears courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association

† Dance Captain

CHRISTINE BRUNO………………………………………………………………….………….……………….………..... . . . . . . . . . . . . .Keyboard 2NICK BRUNO………………………………………………………………….………….……………….……….….….….….….….….….…..DrumsDAVID DeWITT………………………………………………………………….………….……………….…….…….…….…….. . . . . . .TromboneTOM ELLISON……………………………………….….….……….….….……….….….……….….….….……….....................................ReedJONATHAN GODFREY ……………………………………….….….….….……..……..……..……...….…….....…..…..…..…..…..…..GuitarAMANDA NIX………………………………………………………………….………….……….……….……….….….….….….….….….….ViolinSTEVE ORICH………………………………………………………………….………….……….……….……….….….….….….…....ConductorDAVID PRUYN………………………………………………………………….………….……….……….………………………………...TrumpetNICK ROSACI ………………………………………………………………….………….……….……….………...…...…..Double Bass/TubaKEVIN WU………………………………………………………………….………….……….……….……….……….……….………..Keyboard 1

…………………………………………………………………..…….………UNDERSTUDIES ....……………………………………………..…….…………………………

……………………………………………………………………..…….………..MUSICIANS ...…...……………………………………………..…….…………………………

in a lphabet ical order

Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance.For The Little Boy: TY CHARLETON; for Father/J.P. Morgan, Younger Brother, Tateh, Harry Houdini/Willie Conklin: CHRISTOPHER CARLSON;

for Mother and Evelyn Nesbit: LAUREN NIELSEN; for Emma Goldman: KATHRYN PARKS; for Grandfather/Henry Ford: BOB TRISOLINI; for Coalhouse Walker Jr: ROD SINGLETON; for Sarah: JADE TURNER; for The Little Girl: MILAAN SMITH;

for Harlem Man and Booker T. Washington: ANTHONY J. HAMILTON ≠; for Harlem Woman: KEDREN SPENCER ≠

RAGTIMEIs presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.www.MTIShows.com

The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

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SCENE 1: Prologue Ragtime……………………………………………………………………………………….…….. . . .The Company

SCENE 2: The Pier/The Decks of Father and Tateh’s ShipsGoodbye My Love……………………………………….…………………………………….. .…. . . . . . . . . . .MotherJourney On…………………………………………………………………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Father, Tateh, Mother

SCENE 3: A Vaudeville StageCrime Of The Century……….………………….……….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Evelyn Nesbit, Younger Brother, Ensemble

SCENE 4: New Rochelle House, BackyardWhat Kind Of Woman?……………………………………………………………….………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mother

SCENE 5: Ellis Island/Lower East SideA Shtetl Iz Amereke……………………………………………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tateh, The Little Girl, EnsembleSuccess……………………………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tateh, Emma Goldman, J.P. Morgan, Harry Houdini, Ensemble

SCENE 6: HarlemHis Name Was Coalhouse Walker…………………………………………………….….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EnsembleThe Gettin’ Ready Rag………………………………………………………….. .…. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Coalhouse, Ensemble

SCENE 7: Ford PlantHenry Ford………………………………………………………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Henry Ford, Coalhouse, Ensemble

SCENE 8: New Rochelle Trolley StopNothing Like The City……………………………………. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tateh, Mother, The Little Boy, The Little Girl

SCENE 9: Emerald Isle Firehouse SCENE 10: New Rochelle House, Interior

Your Daddy’s Son…………………………………………………………………………………. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SarahThe Courtship……………………………………………………………………………….. . . . . . . . . . . . .The CompanyNew Music……………………………. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mother, Father, Younger Brother, Coalhouse, Sarah, Ensemble

SCENE 11: Hillside PicnicWheels Of A Dream………………………………………………………………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coalhouse, Sarah

SCENE 12: Tateh at the Mill/Union SquareThe Night That Goldman Spoke At Union Square…….. .…. . .…. . .…. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Younger Brother,

Emma Goldman, Ensemble SCENE 13: A Train Car/Train Platform, Philadelphia

Gliding…………………………………………………………………..………………..………….. . . . . . . . . . . . .Tateh SCENE 14: Emerald Isle Firehouse/Various Locations

Justice…………………………………………………………………..………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Coalhouse, Ensemble SCENE 15: Presidential Rally

President…………………………………………………………………..………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sarah SCENE 16: Funeral Procession

Till We Reach That Day……………………………………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Harlem Woman, Coalhouse, Ensemble

Entr’acte……………………………………………………………………………………….. . . . . . . . … . . .Orchestra SCENE 1: Various Locations

Coalhouse’s Soliloquy…………………………….…………………………………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CoalhouseCoalhouse Demands………………………………………………………………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Company

SCENE 2: New Rochelle House, Interior SCENE 3: Baseball Game

What A Game!………………………………………………………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . Father, The Little Boy, Ensemble SCENE 4: New Rochelle House, Interior/Atlantic City

Atlantic City…………………………………………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evelyn Nesbit, Harry Houdini, Father, EnsembleBuffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc………………………………………………………………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tateh

SCENE 5: Atlantic CityOur Children……………………………….…………………… . .… . .… . .… . .… . .… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mother, Tateh

SCENE 6: Harlem SCENE 7: Harlem, a Memory

Sarah Brown Eyes…………………………………………………………….. . . . . . . .…….. . . . . . . Coalhouse, Sarah SCENE 8: Coalhouse’s Hideout

He Wanted To Say………………………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Emma Goldman, Younger Brother, Coalhouse, Ensemble SCENE 9: Atlantic City

Back To Before.…………………………………………………………………………………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mother SCENE 10: The Morgan Library

Look What You’ve Done…………………………………………. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booker T. Washington, EnsembleMake Them Hear You…………………………………………………………………………. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coalhouse

SCENE 11: EpilogueRagtime/Wheels Of A Dream (Reprise)……………………………………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Company

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Ragtime, originally a book by E.L Doctorow, opened on Broadway to great acclaim in 1998 under the direction of Frank Galati (Asolo Rep Associate Artist, eighth season). The book and musical take their title from a cultural craze that swept the nation at the turn of the 20th century: ragtime. In this article Albert Evans, Artistic Associate

at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, WA, explores the history and intricacies of this beloved musical style.

Ragtime began as a way of playing any kind of music by “ragging” the melody, a rhythmic trick which almost certainly originated with the African American plantation culture of the mid-1800s. Over a steady beat—foot stomping or hand clapping—a banjo player would alter a melody so that accents that would normally fall on strong beats might instead

Around 1890, ragtime traveled north and was taken up by pianists who entertained in big-city saloons and brothels. Some of these “professors” could actually read and write music. All of them learned from each other and the idea of rags as composed pieces with identifiable authors emerged.

Scott Joplin was one of those authors. Born in Texas in 1867 and raised in Missouri, he was an ambitious and serious-minded kid, one of the first generation of African Americans born after the end of slavery. His parents were both musical, and young Joplin was given free piano lessons by a sympathetic German music professor who introduced him to the classics. In his late twenties, Joplin played in the places where he could find work—in the bars and bordellos. He was enraptured by ragtime, and soon made it his mission to elevate rags to the level of Chopin Nocturnes or Bach Preludes. His first publication, “Original Rags,” brought him notice; his second, “Maple Leaf Rag” (published in 1899) swept the world—the first instrumental piece to sell over a million copies of sheet music. For the next two decades, Joplin’s rags were the gold standard, admired and played all over the world.

playfully land on weak beats, or even between the beats. This was not new - it was called “syncopation” and had been used as an ear-catching effect in folk and classical music for years. But the plantation players would rag the entire melody, beginning to end. These first raggers were amateurs. Nothing was written down, so the origins of ragtime are hard to trace.


By Albert Evans

T H E B L A C K & W H I T E R A G

Joplin-style “classic ragtime” is a piano genre, a fusion of Black and White styles that seems to musically advocate for the harmony of the races. The left hand is the “White” hand. It lays down the steady “oom-pah” rhythm and four-square chords of the parade march. (John Philip Sousa, America’s March King, was a great Joplin admirer and advocate.) Against that conventional foundation, the right hand—the “Black” hand—plays ragged melodies in the new syncopated style invented by the plantation pickers and fiddlers. Together, the two hands work together like a happy machine, creating an almost hypnotic mood and sustaining it for three or four minutes, the length of a typical rag. Despite the seeming freedom of the right-hand, ragtime is not jazz—its themes are carefully composed and players are not expected to take liberties, except for an occasional virtuosic flourish. Joplin even tried to limit the speed at which his rags were played. Often printed on his music was this: “NOTE. Do not play this piece fast. It is never right to play ragtime fast.”

For the first few years of the Ragtime Era, the sheet music titles and cover art made it clear that rags were being offered as examples of “quaint” Black music, often with minstrel show references. But as the music moved out of the saloons and into the genteel parlors of White society, that marketing angle was dropped. Titles became politely vague and artwork depicted well-dressed white couples riding horses, rowing canoes, or attending palm court dances. Neither approach had much to do with the music. But the image of Joplin himself was never obscured or downplayed. His dark, dignified face looks out proudly from his compositions. “Maple Leaf Rag” gave him a secure income that allowed him to pursue the writing of operas, though none ever earned a dime.

As ragtime grew from a novelty to a craze, popular songwriters began naming their

marches and two-steps “rags,” even if they had barely a lick of syncopation in them, like Irving Berlin’s breakthrough hit “Alexander’s

Ragtime Band.” The era of classic ragtime came to an end in 1919, two years after

Joplin’s death. The Ragtime Era was followed by the Jazz Age, which borrowed

the syncopations of ragtime, added the freedom of improvisation, and revoked the

speed limit. Ragtime enjoyed a nostalgic mid-century revival, along with Dixieland

jazz, barbershop quartets and other “old-timey’’ styles. Ragtime was typically

caricatured as raucous honky - tonk music. Male performer swore derbies and striped

shirts with sleeve garters; females wore anachronistic flapper dresses and feather boas. The pianos were sometimes tricked

out to sound metallic and even out-of-tune.

In 1970, a young musicologist named Joshua Rifkin recorded an album of Joplin

rags performed in respectful, authentic style. It was an ear-opening success, and

suddenly classic ragtime was back in vogue. The music got another boost when Marvin Hamlisch adapted several of Joplin’s pieces

(most prominently “The Entertainer”) for the soundtrack of The Sting.

Ragtime, E. L. Doctorow’s best-selling novel, appeared in 1975, followed by a

1981 movie and, in 1998 became the stirring musical you will see today.



INDUSTRIALISTS ENTERTAINERS REVOLUTIONARIES

Florence Evelyn Nesbit grew up in Pennsylvania and started modeling for artists at the age of 14. Within a few years Nesbit was the most in-demand model in New York. Her face was plastered on ads, magazines, and even toothpaste. She was also the star witness in her husband’s trial after he shot Evelyn’s former lover, Stanford White, on top of Madison Square Garden. Evelyn spent the later years of her life as an actress, a writer, and a mother.

A Hungarian immigrant, Erik Weisz, now known as Harry Houdini, is one of the most celebrated illusionists and escape artists of all time. Houdini and his wife were the highest paid act in the American Vaudeville scene. Houdini reached his peak after his beloved mother’s death, when his acts became more dangerous and death-defying than ever before.

EVELYN NESBIT

HARRY HOUDINI

Beginning his career as a mechanic apprentice at the age of 16, Henry Ford quickly became one of the most successful inventors in the United States. Ford’s Model T and patented assembly line made it possible to mass produce motor vehicles for the first time, which resulted in the first relatively affordable automobile.

John Pierpont Morgan Sr. started his career selling stocks for the country’s railroads, and by 1900 owned half the country’s railroad mileage. At the height of his career, he controlled 741 directorships in 112 corporations. Morgan was also an amateur explorer, collecting artifacts around the world and storing them in his gigantic library on the northeast corner of 36th Street and Madison Avenue.

J.P. MORGAN

HENRY FORDA Russian immigrant, Goldman was a political anarchist who held rallies all across the country supporting union strikes and lecturing on the confinements of traditional marriage. Goldman was deported in 1919 due to hysteria over her affiliation with an imaginary network of communist operatives.

Booker Taliaferro Washington was born in 1856 as a slave, but after his emancipation and the foundation of the Tuskegee Institute, he rose to become one of the most revered African American figures in this country’s history. Unlike other activists of the time, Washington believed the key to equality and acceptance was not through political power, but though economic security.

Robert Edwin Peary and Matthew Henson are credited with being the first two men to discover the North Pole in 1909. Henson was only credited with this achievement 35 years later when he received the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1944.

EXPLORERS

EMMA GOLDMAN

BOOKER T. WASHINGTON

MAKERS OF AN ERASET AT THE

TUMULTUOUS TURN OF THE

20TH CENTURY, RAGTIME FEATURES

THE STORIES OF PROMINENT

PERSONALITIES WHO MADE AN IMPACT ON THE QUICKLY

CHANGING WORLD AROUND THEM.

By Kristopher Karcher

ADMIRAL PERRY

MATTHEW HENSON


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PAUL ADOLPHSEN FIRST SEASON (Dramaturg) is a dramaturg, writer, and educator originally from Seattle, Washington. As a dramaturg, Paul has worked with Arena Stage, Hartford Stage Company, Book-It Repertory Theatre, Five College Opera, the UMass New Play Lab, Silverthorne Theatre Company, and Vashon Opera. From 2015-2016 he was a Fulbright Fellow at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa. Paul’s writing about theatre and performance has been published in Theatre Journal, on HowlRound.com, and by Penumbra Theatre Company. He holds an MFA in Dramaturgy from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

LYNN AHRENS & STEPHEN FLAHERTY(Music and Lyrics) have been collaborators since 1983. For Broadway’s Ragtime, they won Tony®, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards and received two Grammy® nominations. They were also nominated for two Academy Awards® and two Golden Globes® for the score of Twentieth Century Fox’s animated feature Anastasia. Selected theater credits include Once On This Island; Seussical; Rocky; Little Dancer; Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life; Lucky Stiff; and Lincoln Center Theater’s Dessa Rose, A Man of No Importance, My Favorite Year and The Glorious Ones. Individually, Ms. Ahrens is an Emmy® Award-winner, a mainstay writer for Schoolhouse Rock, and wrote book and lyrics for Madison Square Garden’s A Christmas Carol. Mr. Flaherty wrote the score for the new dance musical In Your Arms at the Old Globe, and incidental musical for Neil Simon’s Broadway play Proposals. In 2015 they were inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. Council, Dramatists Guild of America, co-founders of the Dramatists Guild Fellows Program. www.ahrensandflaherty.com

KELLY A. BORGIA* TENTH SEASON (Production Stage Manager) Asolo Rep favorites include: Evita; Guys and Dolls; The Little Foxes; West Side Story; All The Way; Great Society; Josephine; Both Your Houses; The Grapes of Wrath; 1776; The Heidi Chronicles; Noah Racey’s Pulse; My Fair Lady; Yentl; Hamlet, Prince of Cuba; Bonnie & Clyde; Las Meninas; The Life of Galileo; The Perfume Shop. Regional theatre credits include: Relatively Speaking and Double Indemnity (Dog Days Theatre); 1776 (American Conservatory Theater); All in the Timing; Red; The Whipping Man; Boeing, Boeing; Deathtrap; Superior Donuts; Noises Off!; The Pavilion (Dorset Theatre Festival); Hedwig and the Angry Inch; Once on this Island; Betrayal (Hangar Theatre); Beauty and the Beast; The Full Monty (Northern Stage); The Miser; Picnic; am Sunday; Speed-the-Plow (Center Stage, Baltimore). Off-Broadway: Hurricane: A New Musical (2009 New York Musical Theatre Festival), Cato (The Flea Theatre). Endless love and gratitude to my Mom & Dad, Travis, Zoe, and the incredible Asolo Rep Stage Management Team.

TREVOR BOWEN FIRST SEASON (Costume Designer) This is Trevor’s first production at Asolo Rep. Trevor’s Twin Cities and regional credits include: Park and Lake, Electra, Intimate Apparel, Pericles, Henry IV Part I (Ten Thousand Things Theater); BLKS (Steppenwolf Theatre); Ragtime (5th Avenue Theatre Company); In the Heights (Ordway Center for the Performing Arts); Our Town, All is Calm, Lullaby, Ragtime (Theater Latté Da); Choir Boy, We Are Proud to Present…(Guthrie Theater); Girl Shakes Loose (Penumbra Theatre Company); The Highwaymen, The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin (The History Theater); Barbeque, Charm, An Octoroon, Pussy Valley (Mixed Blood Theater Company); Byhalia, Mississippi; Welcome to Fear City; pen/man/ship; Dead and Breathing; We Are Pussy Riot (CATF). Trevor holds a costume design MFA from West Virginia University.

PATRICIA DELOREY FIFTEENTH SEASON (Voice and Dialect Coach) holds an MFA in Voice & Speech from MXAT/American Repertory Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University. She taught voice at the Moscow Art Theatre School in Russia, the University of Bologna in Italy, and Harvard University. She currently teaches voice & dialects at FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training. Patricia has worked extensively as a professional voice and dialect coach including Bonnie & Clyde directed by Jeff Calhoun, 12 Angry Men directed by Frank

Galati, Phaedra 4.48 directed by Robert Woodruff, Studio Six’s production of Plasticine directed by Dmitry Troyanovsky at the Baryshnikov Center, Saturday Night Fever for Royal Caribbean International Cruises, and the world premiere of Adam Rapp’s Nocturne directed by Marcus Stern.

RYAN B. GIBBS* SECOND SEASON (Assistant Stage Manager) Asolo Rep: Beatsville. Broadway: School of Rock, Wicked. Off-Broadway: Avenue Q, Savage in Limbo. National Tour: School of Rock, Mary Poppins, Elf, Avenue Q, The Drowsy Chaperone, Rent, The Man of La Mancha. Regional: Other Desert Cities, Venus in Fur, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Phantom of the Opera to name a few. International Production Supervisor: Mary Poppins in Japan and Vienna. As a director, Ryan serves as the Assistant Director for the 20th Anniversary tour of Rent and was also the Artistic Director of the Allenberry Playhouse for two seasons. Ryan lives in New York with his wife (Amy), son (Anderson) and his cat (Winn-Dixie). www.ryanbgibbs.com

MICHELLE HART FIFTEENTH SEASON (Hair/Wig & Make-up Designer) designs for Asolo Repertory Theatre and FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training. Other credits: Sarasota Ballet, Palm Beach Drama Works, freeFall Theatre, Urbanite Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, Banyan Theatre, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Venice Theatre, Dorset Theatre, Barrington Stage and Open Stage Theatre. She has also done hair and/or make-up for Joan Rivers, Doris Roberts, Martin Short, Jane Russell, Arlene Dahl, Soledad Villamil, Jane Pauley, Richard Dreyfuss, Castille Langdon, Christopher Higgins, Mary Mara, Heather Robb, Lauren Sweetser, Justin Long, Paul Downs, Douglas Sills and Nia Hills; music videos Second Chance by Shinedown, Reverse Cowgirl by T-Pain; film and television: Paradise, FL and The Real Stephen Blatt.

MICHAEL HOOVER FIRST SEASON (Scenic Designer) is thrilled to be making his Asolo Rep debut in sunny Florida! Based in the frozen tundra of Minnesota, he has designed sets for the Guthrie Theater, Theater Latté Da, 5th Avenue, Park Square, History Theatre, Torch Theater and the Minnesota Jewish Theater. This marks Mr. Hoover’s twelfth collaboration with Mr. Rothstein; most recently on productions of Man of La Mancha, Gypsy and Choir Boy. His favorite past productions include Floyd Collins and Beautiful Thing at Theater Latté Da; Johnny Baseball and The Chosen at Park Square; Baby Case and Lombardi at the History Theatre; Uncle Vanya, Juno and the Paycock and An Iliad at the Guthrie Theater.

CALLAN HUGHES FIRST SEASON (Sound Mixer) A1: The Mad Ones (59E59); The Producers, Music Man, Sister Act, West Side Story (Theatre By The Sea). A2: West Side Story (Carnegie Hall); Songbird (59E59). Assistant/Associate: Notes from the Field (Second Stage); Other People’s Money (Long Wharf Theatre); Fade (Cherry Lane Theatre). www.callanhughes.com

NIKKI LONGFIRST SEASON (Associate Choreographer) is an original cast member and dance captain for Aladdin on Broadway, as well as a vacation swing for the Aladdin first national tour. She was a member of The Lion King Broadway and 1st National as well as Spamalot 1st National and was a Radio City Rockette. Some of her regional credits include Elf, Cinderella, Catch Me…, On the Town, Joseph…, and White Christmas. Nikki was the associate choreographer for Ragtime at the 5th Avenue Theatre. She has a BA from SCU.

McCORKLE CASTING LTD.(New York Casting) Broadway: Over 50 productions- Amazing Grace; On The Town; End of the Rainbow; The Lieutenant Of Inishmore; The Glass Menagerie; Cat On A Hot Tin Roof; One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest; Amadeus; Blood Brothers; A Few Good Men. Off Broadway: Over 60 original productions- Clever Little Lies; Tribes; Our Town; Toxic Avenger; Freud’s Last Session; Almost, Maine; Driving Miss Daisy. Feature film: Senior Moment; Year by the Sea; Premium Rush; Ghost Town; Secret Window; Tony and Tina’s Wedding; The Thomas Crown Affair; Madeline; Die Hard with a Vengeance; School Ties, etc. Television: Humans for Sesame


Street; Californication (Emmy nomination); Hack (CBS); Max Bickford (CBS); Chappelle’s Show; Strangers with Candy; Barbershop (Comedy Central) and series for Showtime and HBO. www.mccorklecasting.com

TERRENCE McNALLY(Book) Recipient of the Dramatists Guild of America Lifetime Achievement award, Tony® awards for his plays (Master Class and Love! Valour! Compassion!) and his musical librettos (Kiss Of The Spider Woman and Ragtime) and an Emmy® Award for Andre’s Mother. An anthology of his plays, “Terrence McNally: A Memoir In Plays”, was recently published by Grove Press. He has provided the text for two American operas, Deadman Walking and Great Scott, both with Jake Heggie. There was a celebration of his work at the Kennedy Center in 2010 including the world premiere of Golden Age. Among his many awards are a Citation from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best New Play, four Drama Desk Awards, three Hull-Warriner Best Play Awards from the Dramatists Guild, two Obies, two Lortel awards and two Guggenheim fellowships.

VICTOR MEYRICH FORTY-NINTH SEASON (Production & Operations Director) is a graduate of Carnegie Tech and worked at New York Shakespeare Festival, Brandeis, University of California Institute of Repertory, APA, American Conservatory Theater, and again in New York. As head of production and technical staffs, he is responsible for the overall technical operation of Asolo Rep and serves as consultant for the FSU Center for the Performing Arts. He has been a member of the Asolo Rep family since 1969.

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STEVE ORICHFOURTH SEASON (Musical Director/Additional Orchestrations) On Broadway, he received a Tony® nomination for his orchestrations for Jersey Boys. Tours: Annie, Godspell, A Class Act. Regional Theatre: Asolo Rep (Pulse, Josephine, Beatsville); Paper Mill Playhouse (West Side Story, Can-Can); Hollywood Bowl (Bernstein’s Mass); Pasadena Playhouse (Do I Hear a Waltz?, 110 in the Shade); Geffen Playhouse (Paint Your Wagon); Mark Taper Forum (The Great American Songbook); Theatreworks (Snapshots, A Christmas Memory); The Goodman Theatre (Turn of the Century); Goodspeed Opera House (You Never Know, Both Barrels). He has orchestrated and/or conducted dozens of albums including the Grammy®-winning cast album for Jersey Boys. His orchestrations have been performed by the National Symphony, the Boston Pops, the BBC Orchestra, at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the White House and around the world.

CELINE ROSENTHAL SECOND SEASON (Local Casting) is an NYU Tisch alum, Tony®-nominated producer (Leap of Faith, Seminar), and the current Artistic Associate at Asolo Rep. Her work has been seen at NYMF, New York City Center, MMAC, 54Below, 59E59, and in the Broadway’s Future Songbook Series at Lincoln Center. Recent projects include Asolo/FSU Conservatory’s The Motherf**ker with the Hat, Borders in a Bedroom at The Tristan Bates Theatre in London and Adam Ashraf’s The Death of Grandma Hanem at Theatre For The New City. Celine received her MFA in Directing from The New School for Drama. She is a New Georges Jammer, the recipient of an SDCF Observership, and Directing Fellowships at MTC and Asolo Repertory Theatre. www.celinerosenthal.nyc

PETER ROTHSTEINFIRST SEASON (Director) works extensively as a director of theater, musical theater, opera and new work development. He is the Founding Artistic Director of Theater Latté Da, a Twin Cities-based company dedicated to adventurous

musical theater. Other directing credits include the Guthrie, Children’s Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, Ten Thousand Things, Utah Shakespeare Festival and Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theater. He is the creator of All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914. He has been awarded seven Ivey Awards for overall excellence and has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Theatre Communications Group, the Minnesota State Arts Board and the McKnight Foundation. Peter holds a BA in Music and Theater from St. John’s University and an MFA in Directing from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. www.Peter-Rothstein.com

DUANE SCHULERFIRST SEASON (Lighting Design) Mr. Schuler’s career encompasses opera, dance and theatre internationally. His theater credits include Ragtime and Holiday Inn (The 5th Avenue Theatre); Importance of Being Earnest (Roundabout Theatre); House and Garden (Manhattan Theatre Club); Bloomsday (ACT Theatre). Opera credits include the current production of Cendrillon at the The Metropolitan Opera as well as productions for La Scala, Royal Opera House London, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Santa Fe Opera, Los Angeles Opera, San Francisco Opera, Paris Opera, Glyndebourne Festival and Salzburg Festival. Ballet credits include productions for American Ballet Theatre, Stuttgart Ballet and Deutsche OperBallet. Mr. Schuler is a founding partner of Schuler Shook, a theater planning and architectural lighting design firm with offices in Minneapolis, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco and Melbourne.

KAT SHERRELLSECOND SEASON (Vocal Arrangements) is a composer, author, and pianist-conductor. Her book “Experiencing Broadway: A Listener’s Companion” was published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2016. Sherrell is the composer-lyricist for new musical Sweethearts of Swing; book by Natalie Wilson. Previous collaborations with Wilson include Nat & Kat’s Adventures With The Time-Traveling Piano (they are presently working on a musical about women’s suffrage). Sherrell’s settings of Caridad Svich’s lyrics recently appeared in a production of Svich’s 12 OPHELIAS as part of the Seattle Shakespeare Festival. Pianist-conductor credits include: Broadway- In the Heights, Bring It On, The Book of Mormon; NBC’s Smash; three seasons as Associate Music Supervisor at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre. She is currently the Music Associate for the second national tour of Hamilton.

JUSTIN STASIW THIRD SEASON (Sound Designer) is excited to return to Asolo Repertory Theatre, having previously designed Beatsville and Josephine. On Broadway, Justin has been the associate designer for Frozen, Once On This Island, Anastasia, and Something Rotten, among others. Other selected favorites include The Secret Garden (STC/5th Ave); The View Upstairs (Off-Broadway); Songbird (Off-Broadway). Internationally, Justin has designed Jersey Boys and Ghost in Manila. Justin is a proud member of IATSE and USA/829.

KELLI FOSTER WARDERFIRST SEASON (Choreographer) is thrilled to be making her Asolo Rep debut. Kelli is from the great state of Minnesota and has performed and choreographed for a variety of companies including the 5th Avenue Theatre, Theater Latté Da, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres and Mixed Blood Theater. She has worked as a choreographer, teacher, and school diversity coordinator, and has directed and choreographed internationally in both La Paz, Bolivia and Panama City, Panama. Kelli is currently the Director of Education for Hennepin Theatre Trust and runs their Community Engagement, Education and Access programs. It is a gift to do this good work with such good people.

KEVIN WUSECOND SEASON (Assistant Music Director/Keyboard 1) is overjoyed to be back at Asolo Rep for his fourth show, having previously worked on Evita, Josephine and West Side Story. He has worked on other shows such as West Side Story (Centennial World Tour); Crazy for You (Venice Theatre); Oklahoma! and 9 to 5. He received a BFA in Piano Performance from Carnegie Mellon University and MM degrees from University of Southern California and University of South Florida. Kevin is an active freelancer and educator in Tampa. www.kevinwupiano.com


The CASTSASHA ANDREEV* FIRST SEASON (Tateh) Proudly making his Asolo Rep debut, Sasha returns to Ragtime, having appeared in the Minneapolis production with Theater Latté Da. He recently completed the national tour of All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914. Regional credits include the Guthrie Theater, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Repertory Theater of St. Louis, Mixed Blood Theater, Park Square Theatre, Jungle Theater, and Theatre de la Jeune Lune. On screen, Sasha has been seen as host of Operation Build (A&E) and Curb Appeal (HGTV), as a frequent guest expert on the EVINE Home Shopping Network, and in numerous commercials and films. www.SashaAndreev.com IG: SashaAndreevNow

LESLIE BECKER*SECOND SEASON (Emma Goldman) can be remembered at Asolo Rep for her role as Cumie Barrow (Clyde’s mom) in the pre-Broadway run of Bonnie & Clyde, which she also originated on Broadway. She earned a BroadwayWorld Best Actress nomination for her portrayal of Mother in Ragtime at BRT Stage and is thrilled to now bring Emma Goldman to life! Broadway/Tour credits include Wicked, Cinderella, Bonnie & Clyde, Show Boat, Anything Goes, Nine, Beauty and the Beast, Amazing Grace. Regionally she has starred in Hello, Dolly!; King and I; 42nd Street; Hairspray; The Little Mermaid and more. www.LeslieBecker.com IG & Twitter: @thelesliebecker

DEYANTE BROWNFIRST SEASON (Coalhouse Walker III) Ragtime is Deyante’s first performance. He is a cute 1-year-old squinty-smile giggler. He loves his brother and when he isn’t eating dirt he is following his big brother everywhere. Deyante loves giving hugs, cuddling and listening to music. Deyante doesn’t miss a beat and is into everything, especially things he isn’t supposed to be.

ISAIAH CURTIS FIRST SEASON (Coalhouse Walker III) This is Isaiah’s very first performance ever. He is an adorable, dimple-faced, 2 year old. He loves his family, boats, animals...really he loves everything. He enjoys long walks on the beach, and riding his tricycle. You might have seen him on the playground.

DAVID DARROW* FIRST SEASON (Younger Brother) is thrilled to be making his Asolo Rep debut. He has appeared regionally at the Guthrie Theater, Baltimore Center Stage, Actors Theater of Louisville, Theatre Latté Da, Ten Thousand Things, and 7th House Theater of which he is a founding member. In addition to his on-stage work, David is a playwright/composer/lyricist. His musical, The Passage, was featured in the 2017 NAMT Festival of New Musicals at New World Stages. He is an alumnus of Albright College and a former Acting Apprentice at the Actors Theater of Louisville. He lives in Brooklyn.

BENJAMIN DUTCHER FIRST SEASON (Harry Houdini/Willie Conklin) is absolutely delighted to be making his Asolo Rep debut, returning to Ragtime after the 2016 Ivey Award-winning Theater Latté Da production. A Twin Cities based singer/actor, Ben just finished a critically acclaimed run of Assassins as Charles Guiteau with Latté Da. Prior credits include the 2017 national

tour of All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, which he’s appeared in annually since 2015, as well as Minnesota Opera’s La Fanciulla del West as Bello, and Bobby Lembeck in the world premiere of The Manchurian Candidate. Ben can be seen in July performing as Remendado in Mill City Summer Opera’s production of Carmen.

DANYEL FULTON*FIRST SEASON (Sarah) is excited to make her Asolo debut! She’s most recently been seen in the 5th Avenue’s production of Ragtime as Sarah. She’s been Off-Broadway in Jasper in Deadland with Prospect Theater company and on tour with Hair as Dionne. Regionally, she’s been seen at Goodspeed Opera House in the new musical Darling Grenadine; at Flat Rock Playhouse as Tina and Aretha in Beehive; and as Thelma in The Trip to Bountiful at Capital Rep. Danyel has received three Audelco nominations for Outstanding Female Performance for her work at Harlem Rep and The National Black Theater both in NYC. Romans 8:28.

WILLIAM GARRABRANTFIRST SEASON (The Little Boy) is thrilled to be making his Asolo Rep debut. He was recently seen as The Little Prince in The Little Prince at freeFall Theatre. Other regional credits include Mame, Assassins, The Pirates of Penzance, A Christmas Carol, Marie Antoinette, The Importance of Being Earnest with Zombies, Our Town (freeFall Theatre); To Kill a Mockingbird (Florida Repertory Theatre); Les Misérables (Francis Wilson Playhouse). He is extremely appreciative of all his amazing acting experiences, wonderful actor friends, and supportive family.

HUGH HASTINGS*FIRST SEASON (Grandfather/Henry Ford) is pleased to be making his first appearance at Asolo Rep. Hugh lives in Seattle, where he has often appeared at the 5th Avenue Theatre (Ragtime, Oliver, Damn Yankees, Music Man, Joseph…, 1776); Village Theatre (over 30 new works and main stage productions); Seattle Children’s Theatre (where he has proudly played a range of characters over the years: men, women, children and animals). He has also been seen regionally at Seattle Shakespeare Company, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and Arizona Theatre Company. Hugh has been a proud member of Actor’s Equity for over 30 years. He would like to thank his wife Connie for...everything.

RYAN HUGGINSFIRST SEASON (Coalhouse Walker III) is the rambunctious little brother of Tydamien Jolly. He is three years old and attends Horizon’s Unlimited Christian Academy. He is so full of life and energy. His favorite thing to do is dance and learn new songs, and enjoys singing them to others. He has a great sense of humor and his personality can light up the room. He will be a great addition to Asolo Rep.

TYDAMIEN JOLLYFIRST SEASON (Coalhouse Walker III) This is Tydamien’s big debut in theatre and he is so excited to have been given the opportunity to appear in Ragtime at Asolo Rep. Tydamien is 5 years old and is a kindergarten student at Fruitville Elementary in Sarasota, FL. He enjoys playing and dancing with his three brothers. He looks forward to being on stage and is beyond ready!

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JARED JOSEPH*FIRST SEASON (Coalhouse Walker Jr.) Asolo Rep debut. Over the course of his career, he has collaborated with Bill T. Jones, Rueben Santiago-Hudson, Kenny Leon, Des McAnuff, Dominique Morisseau, Susan Stroman, and Patricia McGregor…to name a few. Jared was last seen in the world premiere of Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations (Berkeley Rep). Outside of performing, he partners with Broadway Serves and ‘breaking walls’- an organization that ignites global dialogue by creating artistic, educational and ensemble-building opportunities for disenfranchised youth. Jared is a proud graduate of HSPVA (Houston, TX) and NYU. IG: @jaredjosephnyc

BRITTA OLLMANN* FIRST SEASON (Mother) is happy to be making her Asolo Rep debut after performing the role of Mother in Ragtime with Theater Latté Da in Minneapolis. Additional regional credits include Sunday in the Park with George at the Guthrie Theater; A Catered Affair at The Old Globe; Daddy Long Legs and Red Velvet with freeFall Theatre Company; Sister Act at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres; Into the Woods and Violet with Theater Latté Da, and others. Britta made her Broadway debut in Harvey Fierstein’s A Catered Affair. www.BrittaOllmann.com

ALFIE PARKER JR.*†SECOND SEASON (Harlem Man) Most recently seen in the ensemble, and understudy of the Genie, on Broadway in Disney’s Aladdin. Broadway credits include America’s longest-running American musical, Chicago, and the Lincoln Center revival of South Pacific. 1st National tour of Memphis and tours of Miss Saigon and Evita. Regional credits include: Kiss Me Kate, The Wiz, HMS Pinafore, Damn Yankees, Barnum, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Swing, Aida, Godspell, and Sweet Charity. Satellite member of Pilobolus Dance Company and on file with Cirque Du Soleil.

BRET SHUFORD*FIRST SEASON (Father/J.P. Morgan) Broadway: Cirque Du Soleil’s Paramour, Amazing Grace, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid. NYC: A Wonderful Life, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, On the Twentieth Century, Radio City Christmas Spectacular. National tour: LCT’s South Pacific. Favorite Regional: Bert in Mary Poppins, Dr. Fine/Dr. Madden in Next to Normal at the Adirondack Theatre Festival; Corny Collins in Hairspray In Concert with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Billy in Anything Goes (Carbonell Award Nomination) Maltz Jupiter Theatre. Film includes: Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street, Bedfellows, and Uncle Melvin’s Apartment. TV: Law & Order SVU, Fashion Victim, Alpha House. www.Bretshuford.comIG & Twitter: @BretShuford

ROD SINGLETON*FIRST SEASON (Booker T. Washington) is thrilled to debut at Asolo Rep reprising a favorite role! Recent performances include the world premiere of The New World (Bucks County Playhouse); Macbeth (Shakespeare on the Sound); Ragtime (Ogunquit Playhouse); Romeo & Juliet (Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival). Thanks to our wonderful creatives, cast, and crew for breathing life into this important story. Proud member of Actor’s Equity. AMLTJATB.Twitter: @rodsingleton IG: @realrodsingleton

MILAAN SMITHSECOND SEASON (Skater Girl) is an 11-year- old homeschool student who is thrilled to be returning to the Asolo Repertory Theater. She made her debut in the role of Ngana in South Pacific when she was seven. Milaan enjoys singing, acting and reading and is a proud member of Spotlight Theater Productions. She would like to send special thanks to vocal coach Terri Balash and her family for their support as she pursues her passion for musical theater.

GIGI SPAGNOLO FIRST SEASON (Little Girl) is thrilled to be returning to the Asolo Rep stage after Roe! Gigi’s passions are acting, dancing, theatre, traveling, and modeling. She recently starred in a T.V. show called Beat the Clock, internet episodic The Real Kids of Lunchtime, and a commercial for Navy Nexcom. She can currently be seens in commercials for SeaWorld and My Little Pony. She has also walked the runway for NYFW. She is a 6th grade honor roll student and member of The National Junior Honor Society. IG: @gigi_spagnolo_official

JADE TURNER FIRST SEASON (Harlem Woman) is thrilled to be returning to the stage at Asolo Rep. A native of Sarasota, she is a New York based actor, and a graduate of the University of Tampa Musical Theatre program. Jade was recently seen as Roxy in Roe at Asolo Rep and Gary Coleman in Stageworks’ production of Avenue Q. Jade would like thank everyone at Asolo Rep and all the special people who made this possible – you know who you are.

BILLIE WILDRICK* SECOND SESASON (Evelyn Nesbit) enjoys a vibrant career in Seattle as an actor/director. She’s received 4 Gregory nominations, a Gregory and 3 Footlight Awards for her work at 5th Avenue (Pajama Game/Babe, Carousel/Carrie, Guys and Dolls/Adelaide, Sunday in the Park…/Dot, Wonderful Town/Eileen, Into the Woods/Cinderella); ACT (Vanities, First Date, Das Barbecü); Village Theatre (Cabaret/Sally, Lizzie Borden, Hello, Dolly!). Billie has also been seen at Ordway (Sound of Music/Maria), DC’s Shakespeare Theatre Company (Secret Garden), on Broadway (Scandalous), and she hopes it’s not the last time she’ll be back at Asolo Rep where she was last seen as Alice in Beatsville! www.billiewildrick.com

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The OrchestraCHRISTINE BRUNOFOURTH SEASON (Keyboard 2) is thrilled to be back at Asolo Rep, where previous shows include A Tale of Two Cities, Jane Eyre and Oh What A Lovely War. She is also a church musician and music educator. Music is the Bruno family business and Christine is happy to be in this pit with her son, Nick!

NICK BRUNOSECOND SEASON (Drums) is very excited to be involved with this wonderful production. Having made his debut at Asolo Rep with the world premiere of Beatsville, this is his third production. Nick is also thrilled to be performing alongside his mother, Christine Bruno (Keyboard 2).

DAVID DeWITTFIRST SEASON (Trombone) is making his debut at the Asolo Rep. David moved to Sarasota in July 2016 after retiring. David taught for 35 years in the Rochester and Buffalo, NY public schools. He performs with The Manasota Trombone Consort and The Blue Heron Sextet to name a few.

TOM ELLISON FOURTH SEASON (Reed) Asolo Rep: Luck Be a Lady, West Side Story, Josephine, Guys and Dolls, Beatsville, Evita. Performances with Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, and many other international artists. Pit credits: in demand by local theater groups including Florida Studio Theater, Venice Theater, Naples Players; National tours of 42nd Street, Pippin, Kinky Boots, Book of Mormon, Chicago. Bachelor of Music from SUNY Fredonia.

JONATHAN GODFREY FIRST SEASON (Guitar) made his Asolo Rep debut in 2017 performing guitar in Evita and is thrilled to be returning for this fantastic production. He holds his Doctor of Music in Guitar Performance from Indiana University and currently serves on the faculty of the State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota. www.TampaBayGuitar.com

AMANDA NIX FIRST SEASON (Violin) is excited to join the Ragtime band! Ms. Nix can beheard performing as a member of the Sarasota Orchestra and Sarasota Opera. She was recently appointed as the Orchestra Director at Booker High School. Ms. Nix has toured internationally with Joseph… and Beauty and the Beast.

DAVID PRUYN THIRD SEASON (Trumpet) returns to Asolo Rep with a lengthy resume of jazz and show experience after performing in Beatsville last season. Broadway credits include: A Chorus Line, Cats, The Tap Dance Kid, and Starlight Express. Show and jazz affiliations include Mel Torme, Harry Connick, Jr., Michael Feinstein, and Manhattan Transfer among numerous others.

NICK ROSACIFIRST SEASON (Double Bass/Tuba) is a bass and tuba player in the US. His credits include the official tours of Chicago (US and China), Camelot, and Phantom of the Opera, playing tuba and/or bass. Outside of musical theatre, Nick has performed on bass, tuba, and trombone for many world-renowned artists.

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by JOE ORTONdirected by GREG LEAMINGJuly 12-29 | Previews July 10 & 11

Wild, risqué, and ferociously funny, Joe Orton’s classic farce takes aim at everything from sex to psychiatry. In an exclusive mental health clinic, Dr. Prentice attempts to seduce his prospective secretary when his wife walks in, kicking off a maniacal tour de force involving a state inspector, bellboys, slamming doors, and above all, Orton’s wicked wit and break-neck dialogue.

In one of the most chilling ghost stories of all time, a young governess arrives at a seemingly idyllic country house to look after two orphaned children. But shortly after her arrival, she realizes they’re not alone. She risks everything to keep her children safe, until she begins to question her sanity, and the children’s innocence.

adapted by JEFFERY HATCHER from the story by HENRY JAMESdirected by CHRIS CLAVELLIAugust 9-26 | Previews August 7 & 8


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