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FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE2 0 1 6 - 2 0 1 7S E A S O NHISTORIC ARCADE THEATRE FORT MYERS RIVER DISTRICTROBERT CACIOPPO, PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTORPRESENTSSPONSORED BY DR. ALEXANDER M. EATON & HUSSEIN WAFAPOOROF THE RETINA HEALTH CENTER and CAMPO FELICESTARRINGEnsemble MembersVIKI BOYLE* JASON PARRISH*andJON FREDA* ANDREA GALLO* JOHN LaGIOIA* SARAH KATHERINE ZANOTTIDIRECTED BY ROBERT CACIOPPO**ensemble memberSET DESIGNERBERT SCOTT***COSTUME DESIGNERALICE NEFFPRODUCTION STAGE MANAGERJANINE WOCHNA*ensemble memberLIGHTING DESIGNERDAVID M. UPTON***ensemble memberASST. STAGE MANAGERAARON MARTINSOUND DESIGNERJOHN KISELICAASST. SOUND DESIGNERRHIAN FRANCHEBOISOriginally produced on the New York stage by Jonathan Pollard, Bernie Kukoff, Tony Converse and James Hammerstein.Presented at The Berkshire Theatre Festival (Arthur Storch, Artistic Director; Kate Maguire, Managing Director) on August 12, 1997.Produced by The American Stage Company (James N. Vagias, Executive Producer) on January 10, 1996.Developed at the 1994 National Playwrights Conference/Eugene O’ Neill Theatre Center (Lloyd Richards, Artistic Director).First produced at The Belmont Italian American Playhouse (Dante Albertie, Artistic Director; Marco Greco, Executive Director) in April 1994.“Yes Sir That’s My Baby?” Written by Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn. Donaldson Publishing Co. and Gilbert Keyes Music. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.2016-17 GRAND SEASON SPONSORSThe Fred & Jean Allegretti Foundation Naomi Bloom & Ron Wallace Dinah Bloomhall Alexandra BremnerBruce & Janet Bunch Gholi & Georgia Darehshori Mary & Hugh Denison Ellie Fox David Fritz/Cruise EverythingDr. & Mrs. Mark & Lynne Gorovoy John Madden Sue & Jack Rogers Arthur ZupkoThis entire season sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.Florida Repertory Theatre is a fully professional non-profit LOA/LORT Theatre company on contract with the Actors’ Equity Association that proudly employsmembers of the national theatrical labor unions. *Member of Actors’ Equity Association. **Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.***Member of United Scenic Artists.
CAST(in order of appearance)Nick Cristano.JASON PARRISH*†Frank Gianelli.JOHN LaGIOIA*†Aida Gianelli.VIKI BOYLE*†Nunzio Cristano.JON FREDA*†Emma Cristano.ANDREA GALLO*†Caitlin O’Hare.SARAH KATHERINE ZANOTTI*†TIME & PLACEMost of the action of the play takes place several decades agoat The Gianelli home in Hoboken, New Jersey.OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS will be performed with one 15-minute intermission.The video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever is strictly prohibited.Understudies: Alexis Slocum Brady WeaseAsst. Costume Designer: Kim GriffinWardrobe Supervisor: Brittany StaudacherABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHTJOE DiPIETRO won Tony Awards for Best Book and BestScore for Memphis, which was also awarded the 2010Tony Award, Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics CircleAward for Best Musical. His other shows include All ShookUp; I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (the longestrunning musical revue in off-Broadway history); The ToxicAvenger and The Thing About Men (both winners of theOuter Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway musical). His plays includethe much-produced comedy Over the River and Through the Woods, The Artof Murder (Edgar Award winner for Best Mystery Play), Creating Claire, andThe Last Romance. His work has been produced thousands of times across thecountry and around the world.†Member of Florida Repertory Theatre’s Ensemble of Theatre Artists. See page 23 for the entire ensemble.****The Actors & Stage Manageremployed in this productionare members of Actors’ EquityAssociation, the Union ofProfessional Actors and StageManagers in the United States.**
CREATIVE TEAMVIKI BOYLE*† (Aida Gianelli)is a 35-year veteran of NewYork and regional theatre,film, and TV. She is anensemble member hereat Florida Rep and lastappeared in A ChristmasStory, Vanya and Sonia andMasha and Spike, Arsenicand Old Lace, Noises Off, and Neil Simons’ Rumors.Off-Broadway credits at the Roundabout, MCC,and American Globe theatres include her own workThe Whole Truth, winner of the Samuel FrenchShort Play Series, and Term Limit for which shewon the top prizes for both acting and writing. Shereceived two Carbonell Awards for The Little Foxesand Don’t Dress for Dinner at the former CaldwellTheatre in Boca Raton. Her movie and TV creditsinclude The Wolf of Wall Street, The Leftovers, Personof Interest, and over 200 commercials, where herwork has been recognized with the CLIO award.Besides contributing to the wonderful musicaltribute A Dash of Rosemary, she and writingpartner Doug Kampsen publish NYC Trivia Tours,a series of self-guided walking tours of New YorkCity. She is overjoyed to be back at Florida Rep.JON FREDA* (NunzioCristano) Off-Broadway:his critically acclaimed soloshow Imagine Dat! (JimmyDurante), Wild Children(Carmine), On A DarklingPlain (George), andForeclosure (Ben). Off-OffBroadway: Loyalties (Ricardo), and A Gathering OfEagles (Roger). Selected regional credits: BreakingLegs (Mike), The Miracle Worker (Anagnos), BornYesterday (Brock), and The Pink Panther StrikesAgain (Clouseau). Recent Film: Luc Besson’sThe Family, Run, Friends & Romans, Crooked &Narrow, and Las Vegas Film Festival award-winnerL’Accordatore. TV: Law & Order SVU, Nikki &Sara Live, and The Joe Buck Show. Recipient of theOutstanding Actor Award for The Cannes FilmFestival entrant Sisyphus’ Supper.www.jonfreda.com.ANDREA GALLO* (EmmaCristano) is thrilled to bemaking her Florida Repdebut! Regional theaterwork includes Third, GoodPeople, The Last Romance,Do Black Patent LeatherShoes Really Reflect Up?,Evie’s Waltz, Tilt Angel, tempOdyssey, ExposureTime, The Language Archive, Mercy and the Firefly,Murderers, A View from the Bridge, As Bees InHoney Drown, The Sweepers, Italian AmericanReconciliation, What Every Woman Knows,A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Over the Riverand Through the Woods, Noises Off, Lettice andLovage, I’m Not Rappaport, and two solo shows,Broomstick and Donna Orbits the Moon. In NewYork, Andrea has performed in Hidden Voices(w/ Terrence Mann), The Respectful Prostitute,Ring Round the Moon, and in world premieresof Strings, The Velvet Oratorio, Frankie, Coneyand The Chaos Theories. Her film and TV workincludes Law and Order: SVU, Brooklyn Battery,The Query, Chasing Taste, The Date and AcrossDot Ave. She is a frequent narrator of audio books.B.A., Tufts University; M.F.A., Temple University.Fulbright Recipient (Paris, France).JOHN LaGIOIA* (FrankGianelli) New York creditsinclude On BorrowedTime (director George C.Scott), Gemini, War of theRoses, Titus Andronicus,Pavlo Hummel (N.Y.Shakespeare Fest), Overthe River and Through the Woods among others.Regional: The Crucible, You Can’t Take it WithYou (Pioneer Theater-Utah), Hedda Gabler (AlleyTheater,) An Enemy of The People (Williamstown),Inner Voices (Spoleto Festival), A Midsummer’sNight’s Dream (Pittsburg Public), A View from theBridge, Manitoba, Antony and Cleopatra (GreatLakes-Cleveland), Loves’ Labors Lost, Richard IIIand Orphans (Cincinnati). A regular in all NewYork-based soap operas, he was Johnny Dallas onThe Edge of Night as well as appearing on Law andOrder and Law and Order: SVU. In Remembranceof Mr. and Mrs. Ignazio LaGioia.JASON PARRISH*† (NickCristano) is now in histwelfth season with FloridaRep as an EnsembleMember and the company’sAssociate Director. Hisover twenty appearanceswith the company includeThe Dingdong, Twelve Angry Men, Dividing theEstate, Around the World in 80 Days, The Hound ofthe Baskervilles, Clybourne Park, 2014’s nationallyacclaimed production of Arsenic and Old Lace,Noises Off, A Funny Thing.Forum, and six yearsin The Santaland Diaries, among many others.
CREATIVE TEAMHis directing credits with Florida Rep includeA Christmas Story, The Fantasticks, Tru, [title ofshow], and The Shape of Things, as well as MissNelson is Missing, Journey to Oz, Schoolhouse RockLive, How I Became a Pirate, The New Kid, andThe Mischief Makers for Florida Rep’s Theatrefor Young Audiences Series. His work with othertheatres as an actor and director includes Actors’Playhouse (Miami), Riverside Theatre (VeroBeach), Theatre by the Sea & Ocean State TheatreCompany (Rhode Island), and guest appearanceswith the New York Philharmonic’s Young People’sConcert Series at Lincoln Center’s Avery FisherHall. Jason is a proud member of Actors’ EquityAssociation. This one is for his grandparents,Richard and Marcella Fisher.SARAH KATHERINEZANOTTI (Caitlin O’Hare)is thrilled to be an actingintern at Florida RepertoryTheatre. She is playing MissNelson and Viola Swamp inMiss Nelson is Missing andActor 3 in Dream Within aDream: The Spirit of Poe. Sarah is a recent graduatefrom Lipscomb University from NashvilleTennessee with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Sheis thankful to have studied theatre abroad inLondon and at Stella Adler Acting Studio in NewYork. Some of her credits at Lipscomb Universityinclude Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods, MaryWarren in The Crucible, and Gertrude in Seussical.She is very thankful to be apart of this cast andwould like to dedicate her performance to hergrandmothers, Dorothy Weiss and Rose Zanotti,thank you for all the good food and love.www.skzanotti.comRHIAN FRANCHEBOIS (Asst. Sound Designer) isa first-time intern at Florida Repertory Theatre.She recently graduated from Flagler College witha Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Arts. This is herfirst job after college, and she hopes she pleasesyour ears.JOHN KISELICA (Sound Designer) is a graduate ofWest Virginia University with a Bachelor of FineArts degree in lighting and sound design. He isthe Resident Sound and Lighting Designer forEndstation Theatre Company in Central VA andacts as the Lighting and Sound Supervisor for yearround consultation and project specific work. Hehas worked on a national tour, Buddy: the BuddyHolly Musical, as the master electrician after acontract with Royal Caribbean International asa stage technician. Commercial theatrical workincludes installing Prodigy Hoists, an automatedrigging system from Electronic Theatre Controls.John continues to freelance in addition tohis seasonal position with Florida Rep in theprofessional, academic, and communitytheatre circles.AARON MARTIN (Asst. Stage Manager) is a recentgraduate of Jacksonville State University. He isvery excited to be a stage management intern forFlorid Repertory Theatre. Aaron will be workingon the following shows for the 2016-2017 season:Over the River and Through the Woods, TheMousetrap, Shear Madness, and Doublewide. Hewould like to thank his family and friends for alltheir support, because without them he would notbe where he is today.ALICE NEFF (Costume Designer) is delighted to bedesigning at Florida Repertory Theatre for the firsttime. She has designed frequently for professionalas well as academic companies, including LeesMcRae Summer Theatre, the outdoor drama Hornin the West, Blowing Rock Stage Company, and forthe Appalachian State University Opera Program,all in North Carolina. She has also designed atDavidson College, Ballet Austin, Western CarolinaUniversity, and the University of the Cumberlands.She has built costumes for GlimmerglassOpera, some of which are now in stock for theMetropolitan Opera; for the Hallmark channelminiseries True Women, and for AlverniaUniversity. She managed the ASU Theatre &Dance Department costume shop for many years,and mentored many students who went on tograduate schools and professional careers. Sheholds a BFA in costume design and constructionfrom UT-Austin. She and her husband enjoyriding their motorcycle cross-country, raisingmoney for theatre-based charities.BERT SCOTT*** (Set Designer) Off-Broadwaydesigns include According to Goldman, Bass forPicasso, The Unexpected Guest, The Cocktail Hour,The Middle Ages,The Rules of Charity, and manyothers. Regionally, Bert has designed for StagesSt. Louis, Theatre West Virginia (where he servedfor seven seasons as Resident Designer), TheOpera Company of Philadelphia, The Mark TwainPlayhouse (Branson, MO), Theatre by the Sea andOcean State Theatre (Rhode Island), North ShoreMusic Theatre (Boston), The Orlando ShakespeareTheatre, Orlando Rep, and Nickelodeon (SlimeTime Live! on Norwegian Cruise Lines and several
CREATIVE TEAMproductions of Dora the Explorer Live! in the USand Canada). Bert is an associate professor oftheatre and the coordinator of the Theatre Design& Technology BFA program at the University ofCentral Florida in Orlando.DAVID M. UPTON***† (Lighting Designer) is a NewYork based Lighting Designer and ProductionManager and is happy to return to Florida Rep.National Tour: Sweet Charity, Off-Broadway:Mad Libs Live!, The Dreamer Examines His Pillow,The Bonus Army, Strictly Dishonorable, TheMnemonist of Dutchess County and The Tutors.Other designs include work for: The New VictoryTheater, The Revenge of the Mummy at UniversalStudios Singapore, Alabama Shakespeare, HudsonValley Shakespeare, Adirondack Theatre Festival,Northeast Shakespeare, North Carolina Theatre,Florida Studio, Tennessee Shakespeare, NorthernStage, Seven Angels, Gulfshore Playhouse,ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA) wasfounded in 1913 as the first of the AmericanActor unions. Equity’s mission is to advance,promote and foster the art of theatre asan essential component of our society. Today, Equityrepresents more than 40,000 actors, singers, dancersand stage managers working in hundreds of theatresacross the United States. Equity members are dedicatedto working in the theatre as a profession, upholdingthe highest artistic standards. Equity negotiates wagesand working conditions and provides a wide rangeof benefits including health and pension plans for itsmembers. Through its agreement with Equity, thistheatre has committed to the fair treatment of the actorsand stage managers employed in this production. AEAis a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA,an international organization of performing arts unions.For more information, visit www.actorsequity.org.TICKETSMerrimack Rep, Orlando Shakespeare, ReVisionTheatre, Seaside Music Theater, Orlando Operaand Orlando Ballet, among others.www.dmujrdesigns.com.JANINE WOCHNA*† (Production Stage Manager)is delighted to return to Florida Rep where sheis an ensemble member having previously stagemanaged The Cocktail Hour, The UnexpectedGuest, Tribes, Around the World in 80 Days,Collected Stories, Time Stands Still, Talley’s Folly,and many others over 11 seasons. Regional theatrecredits include: Brother Wolf, Underneath theLintel, and Abundance at Triad Stage, four seasonsas Resident Stage Manager at the Geva Theatre,and 14 seasons at the Cleveland Playhouse. She isa graduate of the University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music and a proud member ofActors’ Equity Association.FLORIDA PROFESSIONAL THEATRESASSOCIATION (FPTA) is a statewideorganization of professional theatrecompanies and theatre professionalsinterested in the development and promotion ofprofessional theatre throughout Florida. FloridaRepertory Theatre is a proud FPTA member theatre.THE NATIONAL NEW PLAYNETWORK is the country’s allianceof nonprofit theaters that championsthe development, production, and continued life ofnew plays. The NNPN strives to pioneer, implement,and disseminate ideas and programs that revolutionizethe way theaters collaborate to support new plays andplaywrights. Florida Repertory Theatre is proud to be anAssociate Member of the National New Play Network.Florida Repertory Theatre is a memberof THEATRE COMMUNICATIONSGROUP (TCG), the nationalorganization for the American Theatre.
DRAMATURGICAL NOTESWriter Joe DiPietro Hoboken, NJ FirstsA Florida Rep FavoriteFirst Baseball Match: 1846, First formalgame of modern baseball was played atthe Elysian Fields in Hoboken between theKnickerbockers and the New York Club.Past productions of plays written by DiPietro include:First Woman to Travel the World: 1889, Thefirst woman to travel the world in less than80 days, left from Hoboken on November14, 1889.First Zipper: 1913, originally called the“hookless” fastener was perfected inHoboken by Swedish Engineer GideonSundback.Niels MillerOver the River and Through the Woods (2000)Kathyrn Blake, Margot Moreland, Tom SouhradaFirst Radio Broadcast: 1921, First radiobroadcast nationwide was the DempseyCarpentier Boxing Fight.Italian-American CultureDemographics In the 2000 U.S. Census, Italian-I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (2001)Americans constituted the fifth largest ancestrygroup in America with about 15.6 million people(5.6% of the total U.S. population).ReligionMost immigrants had been Catholicsin Italy. Observers have noted that they oftenbecame more devoutly Catholic in the UnitedStates, since their faith was a distinctivecharacteristic in the U.S.The Art of Murder (2009)David S. Howard, Jason Parrish, Sara MorseyThe Last Romance (2009)SOURCES: Hoboken.pastperfect-online.com Wikipedia.comRachel Burttram, Tom NowickiStereotypes in Pop CultureTo this day, ItalianAmericans are unfairly associated with organizedcrime and New York due to pervasive mediastereotyping, seen in popular gangstermovies like The Godfatherand television series such asThe Sopranos.Food Cannoli (meaning “littletube”) are Italian pastriesthat originated in Sicilyand are a staple of Sicilianand Italian-Americancuisine. Cannoli consistof tube-shaped shells offried pastry dough, filled witha sweet, creamy filling usually containing ricotta.
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is thrilled to be an acting intern at Florida Repertory Theatre. She is playing Miss Nelson and Viola Swamp in Miss Nelson is Missing and Actor 3 in Dream Within a Dream: The Spirit of Poe. Sarah is a recent graduate from Lipscomb University from Nashville Tennessee with a BFA in Musical Theatre. She is thankful to have studied theatre abroad in
