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Welcome! Welcome to the second year of FREE Shakespeare in the Park, brought to you by Southern Shakespeare! The SSC family has grown since last year, which you can witness firsthand by the increased numbers of bleary-eyed artists, staff, volunteers, and Board members. And the passion for the success of the Festival extends into many corners of Tallahassee and beyond. Our major partners have been with us throughout the year, and we have to acknowledge how indebted we are to Cuneo Creative, Tallahassee Democrat, Hopping, Green, & Sams, and both the City and County, with extra kudos to the Tallahassee Parks and Recreation Department. The Southern Shakespeare Festival is the culmination of an effort happening thoughout the year in valuable, but less visible ways. We are so proud that our educational outreach program has been in most of the high schools, many of the middle schools, and several elementary schools promoting the understanding and love of Shakespeare. Our educational programming includes Southern Shakespeare Company’s junior company, The Bardlings, who will be performing The Tempest as part of our pre-show program on Sunday. We also have a pilot afterschool program with the Walker-Ford Community Center, introducing youngsters to the joys of The Bard. And, of course, we are so pleased about the triumphant return of Sonnet Man to Tallahassee, his internationally recognized hip-hop versions of Shakespeare’s sonnets were one of the treasures of the Festival last year. This year, SSC expanded our season to include a touring production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), and touched lives at the Monticello Opera House, Goodwood Museum, Westminster Oaks, and the Dixie Theater. It was a zany way to accomplish our mission to make Shakespeare more accessible to a wider range of people. And that’s why this year’s production of The Comedy of Errors is set in a Midway Carnival in the Midwest in the early 1950’s. So grab some cotton candy and crackerjacks and enjoy the ride! We thank you for coming out to join us and for your continued support as we continue to expand our programming and educational outreach. Laura W. Johnson Executive Director Lanny Thomas Artistic Director SouthernShakes.org The Southern Shakespeare Festival presents by William Shakespeare Directed by Lanny Thomas Scenic Design Ruben Arana Music Director Stephen Hodges Costume Design Michele Belson Production Stage Manager Rick Neves Lighting Todd Randall Multimedia Producer DunbarWalker Productions Sound Design Travis Spencer WITH Melanie Mays as Adriana 3 KISS All The Lawyers We’d like to send out a Kewpie doll to all the lawyers who contributed $100 to the Kiss the Lawyers campaign supporting our Festival. The quote from Shakespeare’s King Henry VI talked about the beginning of the overthrow of the monarchy. One of the rabble-rousers says, “The first thing we do, let’s KILL all the lawyers.” At SSF’s carnival, we have a special booth for this, and we’d much prefer the sentiment of “Let’s KISS all the lawyers.” Our KISSable Lawyers Karen Asher-Cohen, Esq. The Law Office of Linda A. Bailey, PA Terri Ballard Elise and Warren (“T-Bone”) Bloom Jan Bush Mary Clark Robert Cohen Heather J. Encinosa Robert M. Ervin Jr., Ervin, Kitchen & Ervin Donna Feldman Seann Frazier, Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs, LLP Stuart E. Goldberg Harry Graham Carol Gregg Donald Hinkle Stephen Hurm Brent Johnson Brittany Adams Long Jessica Mahoney Jessica G. McGrew, P.A. Hon. R. Bruce McKibben Nicole Nate Twyla Sketchley, B. C. S. William Tyler Palmer Williams 4 CAST (in order of appearance) Egeon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JIM MCMURTRY Solinus/Duke of Ephesus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NATHAN WILLIAMSON Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RUBEN LANE Antipholus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JAKE ARMSTRONG Dromio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JESSIE MUTZ First Merchant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JONATHAN CLOW Adriana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MELANIE MAYS* Luciana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BIANCA MONTAGUE Angelo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ROB KIMBROUGH Balthazar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ZAKIYA JAS Nell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SIERRA SERVICE Second Merchant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOE FISHER Courtesan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANITA MILLER Dr. Pinch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHRIS HARTMAN Abbess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRENDA GIBBS Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LAUREN ANTISTA Unicyclist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARK KOCH Vertically Challenged Acrobat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRADY KOCH * The actor appears through the courtesy of Actor’s Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Crew Assistant Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HEATHER SAMPSON House Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JENNIFER KOCH Set Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARK KOCH, JONATHAN MOORE Sound Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TRAVIS SPENCER, BRYCE PETERS Light Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TODD RANDALL, KIM ROBERTSON Follow Spot Operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JONATHAN MOORE, KAITLIN EVANS, IAN PLOUFFE Wardrobe Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOHN MCDONALD, KAREN MOORE, OLGA Time and Place Set in 1952 at a Carnival in the Midwestern U.S. THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION 5 SSF Board & Staff Executive Committee Dean Minardi Chairman Coman Leonard Treasurer Jonathan Johnson Secretary Members at Large Tim Center Executive Director, Capital Area Community Action Agency Sheila Costigan Executive Director, The Foundation for Leon County Schools Michael German General Sales Manager, WTXL-TV R.Jai Gillum Executive Director, BEST Project, United Way of the Big Bend Ryan Grindler Co-owner, 101 Restaurant Group Lila Jaber Attorney, Gunster Law Firm Catherine Leonard Membership & Accounting, Mission San Luis Marian Reid Visual and Textile Artist Mark Seidenfeld Professor, Florida State University School of Law George Smith Attorney, Bryant Miller & Oliver Susan Stratton Founder, Downtown Merchant and Business Association Becky Tolnay Manager, North Highland Staff Laura W. Johnson Executive Director Lanny Thomas Artistic Director Phillip Croton Director of Education Program- ming Bianca Montague Director, The Bardlings Festival Co-Chair Gretchen Jones Festival Co-Chair Sierra Service Director, Afterschool Programs Tracey Dowling Volunteer Co-Coordinator Wendy Weiner Forest Watson 6 Cast Biographies published poet/author, artist, championship rapier fencer, magician, and all-around Adventurer. Lauren Antista (MESSENGER) is ecstatic to be making her Shakespeare debut in The Comedy of Errors with such a talented cast and crew! She was last seen in Theatre Tallahassee’s production of Murder on the Nile as Jacqueline de Severac. Lauren has appeared in a number of local theatre productions. Some favorites include Spamalot (Ensemble), the coffeehouse production, Dead Man’s Cell Phone (Jean), The Secret Garden (Rose Lennox), Nine (Renata), and Bedroom Farce (Suzannah). When she is not on stage, Lauren works at FSU in marketing and public relations, teaches yoga, and enjoys life. [Love and thanks to friends and family for their love and support!] Brenda Gibbs (ABBESS) From church basement performances to national award-wining productions, and just about everything in between, Brenda has enjoyed countless (and she hesitates to count) theatrical adventures. Some of her favorite roles include Elmire (Tartuffe), Hedy LaRue (How to Succeed...), Belinda (Noises Off!), Julia (Lend Me a Tenor), Lucille (Dearly Departed), Madame Arcati (Blithe Spirit), Clairee (Steel Magnolias), Ethel Banks (Barefoot in the Park), and most recently Miss ffoliotffoulkes (Murder on the Nile) and Chris Harper (Calendar Girls) at Theatre Tallahassee. None of this would have been possible without the constant support, encouragement and PATIENCE of the light of her life, Bob. You are my “ever fixed mark.” Jake Armstrong (ANTIPHOLUS) is a Tallahassee native who recently appeared in Southern Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). He received his Bachelors of Music in Voice Performance from FSU’s College of Music. During his studies, he appeared in tenor roles with FSU Opera: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Il conte Almaviva); The Rape of Lucretia (Male Chorus); with Theatre a la Carte: A Little Night Music (Fredrick) and The Light in the Piazza, (Fabrizio). He has covered lead tenor roles in productions of La Traviata (Lyric Opera Virginia), Sweeney Todd (Wolf Trap Opera), and Fra Diavolo (Bronx Opera) and he sang the role of the Celebrant in Bernstein’s Mass at Ruby Diamond. Chris Hartman (DR. PINCH) did his first Shakespeare play when he was ten years old playing Dromio in The Comedy of Errors. Later he graduated FSU with a BA in humanities with an emphasis in music. He teaches music lessons around town, does guitar and vocals for the band Flasks of Whiskey, and played percussion for Tallahassee Winds and for Theater Tallahassee’s Cabaret and The Full Monty. Chris joined SSC and appeared as The Emperor in Bard Wars. Zakiya Jas (BALTHAZAR) most recently portrayed Calpurnia in To Kill A Mockingbird, last year’s SSC production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Claire in Theatre Tallahassee’s Proof. She has also performed in The Canopy Roads Theater production of Raisin in The Sun, as Ruth. She has appeared in numerous productions in the southeast: Resurgens Theatre Company’s production of Doctor Faustus and the touring production of The Changeling, Theatre Tallahassee’s Much Ado About Nothing, Don’t Dodge The Opposum, Brooklyn, and Measure for Measure. Zakiya is a graduate of the University of Georgia’s theatre program, and can be seen in many commercials and films. Jonathan Clow (First Merchant) is a Masters student in computer science, a mobile app dev, a barista, and local actor. He has recently been seen at Theatre Tallahassee in such roles as Alan in One Man, Two Guvnors, Smith in Murder on the Nile, and Clerval in Frankenstein. Jonathan also appeared as Mr. Gilmer in Canopy Roads’ To Kill A Mockingbird. He is thankful and excited to be working with Southern Shakespeare and for the wonderful cast he has the opportunity to work with to stage this fantastic show. Joe Fisher (MERCHANT TWO) grew up in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Suddenly, he moved to Florida and worked at Disney. He then became a special effects makeup artist. He is an active actor, starring in local theater groups throughout Tallahassee, such as Southern Shakespeare, Capital City Shakespeare, Irish Repertory Theater, as well as a symphonic Cellist, Rob Kimbrough (ANGELO) received his Masters in English Literature at Florida State University and teaches social studies at a local high school. He has appeared in The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet, The 7 Cast Biographies Merchant of Venice, and Hamlet with Capital City Shakespeare and The Little Princess at Young Actors Theater. He has been involved with the Southern Shakespeare Company since their 2015 productions of Bard Wars. Rob would like to thank his parents for their continued love and support. Jim McMurtry (EGEON) has been acting unprofessionally for 50 years. He welcomes another opportunity. Anita Miller (COURTESAN) is a bilingual actress of Colombian heritage who grew up in Panama, where she was active in theater. She studied acting at Northwestern University and appeared in The Romancers (Sylvette) at the Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago. She recently appeared in Calendar Girls (Elaine) at Theatre Tallahassee, and was seen in Prisoner of Second Avenue (Edna), Mousetrap (Mollie), and Steel Magnolias (M’Lynn) at the Monticello Opera House. She does commercials, voiceovers, and translations and enjoys collaborating on films with the students at the FSU College of Motion Picture Arts. Ruben Lane (OFFICER) is a Tallahassee native and Comedy of Errors marks his return to his hometown, as well as his return to scripted work for the first time in eight years. He is a former student of the FSU School of Theatre where he appeared in works such as Uncle Vanya (Telegin), Never the Sinner (Robert Crowe), Pterodactyls (Arthur Duncan), The Laramie Project (Multiple), and Charlotte’s Web (Mr. Arable). He toured regionally as a member of the improv troupe Oncoming Traffic and was mostly recently seen on stage this December in New Orleans as a member of The New Movement, performing long-form improv comedy. Bianca Montague (LUCIANA) has primarily worked backstage in recent years, serving as the director for Southern Shakespeare Company’s junior company, The Bardlings, assistant director for Capital City Shakespeare, and teaching several classes at the Young Actors Theatre. This is Bianca’s first time as a cast member in an SSC mainstage show and she is grateful and honored to have had the opportunity. She would like to thank her director and cast mates, and give her appreciation and love to Victor Paul and his family. Melanie Mays (ADRIANA) Hailing originally from Kansas City, MO, Melanie is a professional actor, singer, dancer, musician, and model. She has performed in the biz for 38 years in theater, commercials, print and runway and is a member of AEA, AGVA, and SAG/AFTRA. Though still an actor at heart, nowadays, she prefers to spend her time as the producer, director, choreographer, music director and sometimes writer of shows performed by the company she founded, The Monticello Acting & Dance Co. MadCo produces children’s theater and a Broadway Musical Series annually at the Monticello Opera House and other venues. Melanie has performed from Las Vegas to New York City and remembers her days as a gypsy, fondly. Favorite roles include Roxie Hart in Chicago, Denise in Smoke on the Mountain, Lilli in Swingtime Canteen, Zee James in Diamond Studs, Sister Leo and Sister Robert Ann in Nunsense, and Ziegfeld Girl in Will Rogers’ Follies. Melanie is a Board Member of the Monticello Opera House, a past President and grant writer for Jefferson Arts Gallery, and runs MadCo Studio where she teaches dance, voice, piano, acting and Pilates. Also an avid crocheter, knitter and published designer, her newest venture is a “ewe-nique” gift and yarn shop, Naked Ewe Boutique, located at 260 N. Cherry Street, right next door to MadCo Studios in Monticello, FL. Kisses to Todd and the furry ones who make life merry. Jessie Mutz (DROMIO) is a PhD student in ecology and evolution at FSU. Before starting graduate school, she spent several years in Chicago as a professional actor and director, working with groups such as Walkabout Theater, Adventure Stage Chicago, Ghostlight Productions, 20’ Theatre Company, and Tall Ship Adventures, as well as teaching and performing regularly with The Unrehearsed Shakespeare Company. Favorite roles include Pinocchio in Geppetto, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar in Julius Caesar), and stunt work for the film Heaven is Hell. Most recently, she lent both her scientific and storytelling chops to Tallahassee-based Ecomotion Studios (www.ecomotionstudios.com) for the Animated Foundations of Ecology educational video series. Jessie is thrilled to be joining SSC to bring Shakespeare to the park. 9 10 Cast Biographies Sierra Service (NELL) holds a B.S. in Theater Education from FAMU and is in her fifth year teaching drama at SAIL High School. Last year she assisted in the SSF education program with The Bardling’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and this year with their production of The Tempest and in a new education program, Shaking It Up!, bringing Shakespeare to the Walker Ford Community Center along with the help of her awesome Drama Club students from SAIL High School! Nathan Williamson (DUKE) is thrilled to take the stage for a third time with the SSC. He has previously been seen in productions of Hamlet, The Santaland Diaries, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Bard Wars, Mary Poppins, and A Christmas Carol. Love and thanks to everyone in this glorious cast and crew, but especially to Claire and Grant. 11 12 Creative Team Ruben Arana (SCENIC DESIGNER) is a Tallahasseebased scenic designer who works in theatre, opera, dance, and film. He designed last year’s SSC production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, as well as Twelfth Night and Bedroom Farce for Theatre Tallahassee and The Shaughraun and Outside Mullingar for Irish Repertory Theatre. Other credits include productions at Coppin State University, University at Albany, The State University of New York, Pulse Ensemble Theatre, Capital Repertory Theatre, The Duke Theatre, Stageworks Theatre, and Reid Temple Church. He is a faculty member at Florida A&M University where he has designed Gem of the Ocean, 5 Guys Named Mo, Black Nativity, The Color Purple, Oedipus Rex, Smokey Joe’s Café, The Mountaintop, The Exonerated, Since ’76, and The Colored Museum. His goal is to take a holistic approach to the personal and academic enrichment of a new generation of students utilizing the principles and processes of theatrical design. Michele Belson (COSTUME DESIGNER) has been part of the FSU School of Theatre Costume Shop since 2004. She designed last year’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and built costumes and props for SSC’s touring production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). For the Irish Repertory Theater, she designed The Cripple of Inishmann and Outside Mullingar. Additionally, she costumed Twelfth Night and Much Ado About Nothing for Theatre Tallahassee, The Changeling for Resurgence, and Anne and Emmett and To Kill a Mockingbird for Canopy Roads Theatre. Michele’s work also takes the field at Doak Stadium on the Marching Chief’s Drum Majors. Besides costuming, Michele is a hand weaver and Master Dyer and writes regularly for handweaving publications and teaches handweaving, dyeing, patternmaking and construction at Fiber Arts conferences across the country. Michele did her undergraduate work at Kansas University and Colorado State University. Steve Hodges (MUSIC DIRECTOR) is a long-time musician, occasional actor and writer, and a full-time professional city planner. He has created soundscapes for local theatre productions, including last year’s SSC production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Red Roses for Me, Da, Black Coffee, Witness for the Prosecution, The Member of the Wedding, Cat On a Hot Tin Roof, The Seafarer, Much Ado About Nothing, Playboy of the Western World, The Irish Curse, and The Shaughraun, and most recently, Outside Mullingar. Stephen is also a board member of Tallahassee’s Irish Repertory Theatre. Additionally, he is a founding member of the Irish musical group Sligo Line, played with the Ned Devines and several other groups, and can be heard on stages around Tallahassee. Laura W. Johnson (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR) is a professional actor who has served as Executive Director of Southern Shakespeare since 2013. Her professional theater productions include The Changling (Beatrice-Joanna) and Doctor Faustus (Mephistophilis) with the New American Shakespeare Tavern, Irish Folk Tales (Irish Repertory Theater), and the Southern Shakespeare Festival’s 2015 production of A Midsummer Nights Dream (Helena). Laura currently serves as an Executive Committee Board member of The Irish Repertory Theater and previously served on the Artistic Advisory Committee of Theatre Tallahassee. She also co-wrote and directed a successful one-act play performed at Florida High for the Holocaust Education Resource Council, and is highly visible in both television and commercial programming, including working as the on-air host of the Multi-state Powerball. Mark Koch (MASTER CARPENTER) and his stepson Jonathan Moore have helped build sets throughout Tallahassee. Together they have built sets for Young Actors Theatre (Cinderella, 42nd Street, and A Christmas Carol), Theatre Tallahassee (A Few Good Men), Lincoln High School (You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Avenue Q), New Stage Theatreworks (Murder Ballad), and Montford Middle School (Little Mermaid). After completing sets, Mark and Jonathan can be often be found helping crew backstage or running spotlights. Rick Neves (STAGE MANAGER) has worked on the tech side of the Tallahassee theatre scene for over ten years in roles ranging from refreshment server to director. He has stage managed over a dozen productions for various local theatre companies. Last year he stage managed the SSC’s inaugural performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He is honored to stage manage this year’s production of The 13 14 ein #b rdi nm ina ea gd Creative Team Comedy of Errors. In between Shakespeare productions, Rick has stage managed Outside Mullingar for the Irish Repertory Theatre and Ann and Emmett for the Canopy Roads Theatre Company. Todd Randall (LIGHTING DIRECTOR) is currently the production manager and lighting director for Disson Sports and Entertainment’s Skating Spectacular television series on ABC. Todd joined the creative staff of Southern Shakespeare Company last year as the Lighting Director for A Midsummer’s Nights Dream and recently toured with their production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). While based in NYC, Todd’s theatrical credits include Production Stage Manager for the AEA National Tour of The Pointer Sisters’ Ain’t Misbehavin’, and was Production Manager for the Martha Graham Dance Company. Earlier companies include Stars on Ice, Twyla Tharp Dance Company, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, and Sankai Juku. Todd attended North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Design and Production, and resides in Monticello, FL where he serves as Technical Advisor for MadCo Productions. Heather Sampson (ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER) is a local artist (artbyheatherblog.wordpress.com) and budding theatre convert. She’s an all-around Renaissance woman bringing her creativity, her skills of organization, her attention to detail, and more to the table as she explores the theatrical world and what wonders it may hold for her. This is her first gig as an Assistant Stage Manager. Her previous theatre experience includes volunteering with The Bardlings’ fundraiser production and helping with set trim for One Man, Two Guvnors at Theater Tallahassee. Travis Spencer (SOUND DESIGNER) has been instrumental in providing sound for both SSC’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), and has worked with the Monticello Acting and Dance Company in such shows as The Sound of Music, Little Shop of Horrors, The Fantasticks, and Cabaret. He also worked with Curtains For A Cause in Forbidden Broadway and Are We There Yet? Travis recently handled sound and lighting production for Davis Gaines, and also runs sound for local bands and venues in the Tallahassee area. He and his wife Dee live in Tallahassee. Lanny Thomas (DIRECTOR) is the Artistic Director of SSC, and directed A Midsummer Night’s Dream and touring production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) for the SSC. For the Irish Repertory Theater, he directed The Shaughraun, Playboy of the Western World, The Irish Curse, and Irish Folktales, which he adapted for the stage. He was also at the helm for Black Coffee, Witness for the Prosecution, and co-directed The Boys Next Door with Chuck Olsen at Theater Tallahassee. Lanny has an MFA in Acting from the California Institute of the Arts, and was most recently seen as Anthony in Outside Mullingar. Michael Walker (MULTIMEDIA PRODUCER) is the President/CEO of DunbarWalker Productions LLC, and has more than three decades of experience in theatre and video production, including his work as a broadcast journalist. His passion for live performance has its roots in theatre. A product of New York City’s High School for the Performing Arts and Syracuse University, Michael began as an actor, before moving away from being in front of an audience to working behind the scenes. Michael was the Multimedia Producer for last year’s SSC production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and has collaborated with Florida A&M University’s Essential Theatre, Jazz at Lincoln Center Series, and The Irene C. Edmonds Summer Youth Theater Camp, as well as working with a wide range of Tallahassee area, state, and national media clients, including the Leon County Sheriff’s Office, Lively Technical Center, and the City of Tallahassee. Playbill / Program Sponsor Full Service Commercial Printer 3044 West Tharpe Street • Tallahassee, FL 32303 (850) 222-4768 Signage Sponsor 1706 Capital Circle N.E., #1 • Tallahassee, FL 32308 (850) 422-1883 16 Sonnet Man We are very pleased to welcome back Devon Glover, a.k.a. Sonnet Man, for a return engagement at the Southern Shakespeare Festival this year. Devon created quite a stir last year with his Hip Hop Shakespeare Fusion style of delivering The Bard’s sonnets. And because of the buzz, he will doing a greatly expanded program in Tallahassee in 2016. Working with Word of South and a grant from the Knight Community Foundation, Devon will perform on April 10th during Word of South, he will have an extended schedule of workshops and school presentations during the week leading up to the Southern Shakespeare Festival, and then appear on both Friday, April 15 and Saturday, April 16 evenings on the Cascades Park stage. Sonnet Man has performed his unique blend of modern hip-hop with the beauty of Shakespeare’s sonnets from Stratford-Upon-Avon to the Magic Castle in Los Angeles. He has performed at the Hague in the Netherlands, in Prague in the Czech Republic, Shakespeare Festivals in Canada, and classrooms in Wyoming. He even appeared on the Today Show in January 2011. His school performances will include Godby High School and FAMU Development School. He will also appear at several other places in an around Tallahassee but I don’t know where they will be so I can’t tell you, someone else will have to take over from here on out, as it might include the involvement of 50 Large (whose logo we should put right about here! Please join us in welcoming Sonnet Man back to Tallahassee. He is a treasure worth savoring! 17 Friends Capital City Pedicabs Carson Dennis Proof Brewing Theater With a Mission Ziffer Stansberry Advertising & Public Relation Goodwood Museum & Garden Society for Creative Anachronism Westminster Oaks Nita Davis, Lichgate Dixie Theater Earl Bacon NEED AD 18 Members Rob Atkinson Shawn Bayern Ellen Berler Bruce Campbell Tim Center & Family Chip Chalmers Beverlee DeMello Tracey Dowling Charles Ehrhardt R.Jai & Andrew Gillum Kate Harrell Don Hinkle Laura Jernigan Laura & Jonathan Johnson Gretchen Jones Jeffrey Kahn David Kirby Victor Klunk Coman Leonard Anna Logan Pam & Steve Marlin Dean Minardi Morris & Anita Miller Brian Newman Tim Nickel Stephanie O’Connor Nancy & Mike O’Farrell Chuck & Rosalyn Olsen Susan Osteryoung Doris Partridge Clarence Payne Sunny Phillips Stephen Ray Marian & Bob Reid Christine & Dennis Reilly William Reynolds Alan & Jennifer Rosenzweig Mark Seidenfeld George Smith Robert Smith James L. Smith Joanne Taylor Koren Taylor David Thomas Becky Tolnay & Family Meredith Trammell John Van Gieson Barry & Carol Weissberg Lisa & David Whiting Hannah & Samuel Wiseman JoLen Wolf Gary Yorden Roy Young SPECIAL THANKS to Jessica Brown, Mario Palmentieri, Tana McLane, Dr. Don Rapp, Randi Atwood, Kati Schardl, Carson Dennis, Larry Schmidt, Jim Dowling III, Brett Sealy, Byron & Angela Burroughs, Molly Hand, Gary Stillwell, Rosemary Rausch, Nancy Morgan, Jennifer Humayan, JoAnn Bixler, Javier Betancourt, Dixie Partington 19 The Bardlings The Tempest by William Shakespeare Co-Directors Bianca Montague Philip Croton Prospero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JACOB MCCALL SMITH Ariel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIANA BUTSCH Caliban. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOSH WEINSTEIN Miranda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MELANIE APPLEGATE Ferdinand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DUNCAN WILEY Alonso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REED WORRELL Gonzalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARIEL GIOIA Antonio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARIANA WHITE Sebastian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PERRY O’CONNOR Trinculo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANNABELLE PEOPLES Stephano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ZADI ALMOND Iris/Nymph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LEXI O’CONNOR Ceres/Nymph/Mariner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SKYLER FRAZIER Juno/Mariner/Nymph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ANSLEY WHITE Adrian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ISAIAH RAMSEY Francisco/Evil Spirit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARGOT ALMOND Boatswain/Evil Spirit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SARAH OWEN Master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LIAM BENNETT Mariner/Evil Spirit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NATHANIEL O’CONNOR The Education Program would like to thank: Sierra Service, Tarri White, Michele Belson, Stephen Hodges, Amanda Sieradzki and Heather Sampson. 21 Honoring the Memory of … June Strauss 1930-2010 ~ Served as president of the organizing board of the Southern Shakespeare Festival (1995-1996) ~ Longtime champion for the arts in Tallahassee June’s dream was to have an amphitheater and free, professional Shakespearean theatre in downtown Tallahassee. Thank you to those who have made that dream come true! Remembering “Mama June”… Ted Strauss Jeannine Strauss McGinn Catherine Strauss Leslie Strauss Redding Patrick Strauss Julie Strauss Bettinger and families 22 Partners We are indebted to all of our Partners, we couldn’t have done it without them. NEED MUSIC MASTERS LOGO 23 Our Sponsors Midsummer Night’s Dreamers Sponsors Dean Minardi Laborer of Love Sponsors Much Ado Sponsors Broad and Cassell Florida Lottery GreenPoint Holdings Sachs Media Group Target Copy StanTec Engineering All is Well Sponsors Wrathell Hunt & Associates, LLC Gem Collection Earl Bacon Insurance Agency Minstral Sponsors Mark Seidenfeld Karen & Carl (Cox) Dennis Muse Sponsors Rob Atkinson Brian Newman Marian & Bob Reid George Smith Groundlings Sponsors Chip Chalmers Bob O’Lary David Thomas Creative Sponsor 24 JoLen Wolf Roy Young 25