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hippodrome staff
laUren warhol caldwell
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
artistic & prodUction
Jessica hUrov
MANAGING DIRECTOR
administration
stephanie lynge
Artistic Associate
nicole daenzer
Director of Operations
michael a. eaddy
Technical Director
rUsty salling
Information Systems Director
amber wilkerson
Stage Manager
Lizzi Nehls
MEg WEstErMAnn-clArK
Director of Public Programs
brian libera
Shop Foreman
warren goodwin
Master Carpenter
ken brown
Scenic Artist
amanda yanes
Resident Sound Designer
Jessica nilacala kreitzer
Costume Shop Supervisor
doris edwards
leslie klein
alyssa coUtUrier
Costume Design Consultants
angela zylla
Properties Designer
Jed daniels
Master Electrician
interns
katie grayson Assistant Stage Manager
tyranny dUgUÉ griffith
Costume Coordinator
makenzie vaUghan Wardobe
Jenny banks Costume Volunteer
keith goodbrake Information Systems
leland henry Cinema
taylor J. petry Marketing
mary polidan Marketing
erin treUbig Marketing
delmonte bent Videography
angela chan Public Relations
olivia vega Community Outreach &
Literary Management
sarah alice barnes
Director of Development
sarah darden
Director of Marketing & Communications
brian roe
Facilities Manager
Jessica Joseph
Office Manager/Accounting Assistant
amador santiago
Caretaker
hippodrome cinema
sarah kUnkler
Cinema Director
thad walsh
kevin wise
Projectionists
edUcation
marcia brown
gabrielle byam
Theatre Educators & Prevention Specialists
front of hoUse
sarah kUnkler Patron Services Manager
logan wolfe House Manager
brittany hypes House Manager
Jessica lennon House Manager
boX office / bartenders
matt dibble Box Office Manager
chelsea collison Box Office Supervisor
mark watson Box Office Supervisor
zachary yoUng Box Office Staff
taylor J. petry Box Office Staff
tristan whitehill Box Office Staff
logan wolfe Box Office Staff
daniel azUpUra Bartender
meet the hippodrome
laUren warhol caldwell (Artistic Director)
Lauren is the Artistic Director of the Hippodrome Theatre. She began
her career at the theatre as an actress. She most recently appeared
as Cassandra in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. She has also
appeared on the Hippodrome stage in such productions as Other Desert
Cities, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Steel Magnolias, Sugar Bean Sisters,
Marvin’s Room, Always Patsy Cline, Absent Friends and eight years in A
Tuna Christmas. She was the first woman in the country to be granted
permission to appear in a professional production of A Tuna Christmas. Lauren’s mainstage
directing credits (too numerous to list in their entirety) include All Girl Frankenstein, The
Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Master Class, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Glass
Menagerie, Alice in Wonderland, Eurydice, and Good People. In 2004, she adapted and
directed the world premiere of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds on the Hippodrome Mainstage.
Lauren has studied extensively with world-renowned director Anne Bogart, completing
Viewpoints training, composition and also a six-week observership at Actors Theatre of
Louisville. Before her position as Artistic Director, Lauren was Director of Education at the
Hippodrome. During her tenure in this position, she worked with the HITT program, the
Summer Spectacular program, and wrote and directed four original plays for the Theatre for
Young Audiences program. These plays toured Alachua County as well as the State of Florida,
serving thousands of public school students. Prior to her arrival in Gainesville, Lauren traveled
extensively for Success Motivation Institute (an international communications company),
lived a season in Graz, Austria with the American Institute of Musical Studies, and toured
with Liza Minnelli. At the University of Florida’s School of Theatre and Dance, she has taught
adjunct, conducted master classes and served as adjudicator for the school’s mainstage
plays. Lauren is the founder and owner of Legal Acts, a company that provides training for
courtroom attorneys. She has been affiliated with the University of Florida College of Law
for over twenty years. Lauren has been recognized as Artist of the Year in The Gainesville
Sun and was a keynote speaker for the Florida Humanities Council. Lauren was nominated
for a Spirit of Gainesville Award by Gainesville Magazine and named one of Gainesville’s
Twenty Most Interesting People by INsite Magazine. She is a native Texan. Lauren holds a
BFA in directing from Baylor University and an MFA in Acting from the University of Florida.
Jessica hUrov (Managing Director)
Jessica began at the Hippodrome as the Director of Marketing in 2005,
during which time she oversaw marketing, public relations, advertising,
graphic design, video and social media efforts for all divisions of the
institution. Subsequently, Jessica became the Hipp’s Director of
Communications, with expanded administrative responsibilities in the
areas of fundraising, subscriptions, membership, and patron relations.
During her career, both in Boston and Gainesville, she has worked in market research, event
planning, and theatre administration. She has worked with Gainesville’s professional arts
organizations on the Gainesville Entertainment Sampler, the Chris Morris Arts Education
Endowment at P.K. Yonge, the University of Florida’s P.K. Yonge Performing Arts program,
and is a design partner for Dance Alive National Ballet. Prior to moving to Gainesville,
Jessica was the Administrative Manager of the Tsai Performance Center in Boston and a
national research director at a marketing agency. Jessica graduated with honors and has
dual degrees in English and Psychology from Boston University. She is proud to play her
part in supporting the Hipp’s artistic mission, and through her work, create a sustainable
and thriving artistic home at the Hippodrome.
proUdly presents
A New Adaptation of the
Hans Christian Andersen Story
Written and Directed by Charlie Mitchell^
Music by Bryan Mercer. Lyrics by Charlie Mitchell
assistant director
Chris Kozak
scenic design
Mihai Ciupe
pUppet design
Dan Ballard
David W. Ballard
lighting design
Robert P. Robins
properties design
Angela zylla
costUme design
Janae Lafleur
soUnd design
Amanda Yanes
stage manager
Amber Wilkerson*
assistant stage
manager
Katie Grayson
technical director
Michael A. Eaddy
Please do not use the entrances and exits during the performance. The videotaping
or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
Hippodrome programs are sponsored
in part by the National Endowment for
the Arts, Department of State, Division of
Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts
and Culture; a Tourist Development Tax
Grant from the Alachua County Board of
County Commissioners in conjunction with
the Alachua County Tourist Development
Council; and by the City of Gainesville,
Dept. of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural
Affairs. Playbill by Sarah Darden.
a play by charlie mitchell^
(Cast)
KARL.........................................................................david patrick ford*^
ASTRID...........................................................................stephanie lynge*^
GERTA...................................................................................sami gresham
GRANDMA...........................................................................karel wright*
SNOW QUEEN.............................................................................grace abel
KAI....................................................................................Jeremy martinez
ENSEMBLE....................................................................christie robinson
ENSEMBLE.............................................................................david leppert
^Member of the Hippodrome Acting Company
*Member of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional
Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
there will be a 15-minute intermission after Act 1.
prodUction sponsors
Florida Food Service, Inc.
Liquid Creative Studio
prodUction co-sponsors
Florida Cancer Specialists
Fun 4 Gator Kids
The Snow Queen, originally commissioned and produced by Hippodrome Theatre, Gainesville Florida
Lauren Warhol Caldwell, Artistic Director | Jessica Hurov, Managing Director
Crow Puppet Design by David W. Ballard
Reindeer and Pigeon Puppet Design by Dan Ballard
Actors’ Equity Association
(AEA) was founded in 1913 as the first of the American actor unions. Equity’s mission is to advance,
promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Today, Equity
represents more than 40,000 actors, singers, dancers and stage managers working in hundreds
of theatres across the United States. Equity members are dedicated to working in the theatre as a
profession, upholding the highest artistic standards. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions
and provides a wide range of benefits including health and pension plans for its members. Through
its agreement with Equity, this theatre has committed to the fair treatment of the actors and stage
managers employed in this production. AEA is 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.
who’s who in the snow queen
who’s who in the snow queen
charlie mitchell^ (Author and Director)
Charlie Mitchell earned his PhD in Theatre from the University of Colorado
at Boulder, MA from Boston University, and BFA from Ithaca College.
Before becoming an associate professor of theatre at the University
of Florida, he worked as an actor for a variety of theatres in New York,
Chicago, and Baltimore, including three years as an artistic associate
and company member in the award-winning Chesapeake Shakespeare
Company. Hippodrome Theatre: Peter and the Starcatcher (Alf), Mr. Burns
(Sam/Homer), The Tempest (Egeus), and Avenue Q (Co-Director).
enjoyed directing A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to the Forum with Florida Players.
www.davidleppert.net.
grace abel (Snow Queen)
Grace is thrilled to be a part of her first Hippodrome show. She is a 2nd
year MFA candidate at the University of Florida, and earned her BFA in
Acting from the State University of New York. Past credits include Mills in
Lonesome Hollow (Idle Muse Theatre), The Baker’s wife in Into the Woods
(Struther’s Library Theatre), and Cathy in The Last Five Years (Schenectady
Civic Theatre). She would like to thank Dr. Charlie Mitchell and Lauren
Warhol Caldwell for this opportunity to work with such a fantastic cast,
and The Cherry Sisters for their support and love!
david patrick ford*^ (Karl)
David was last seen on the Hippodrome stage as Black Stache in Peter
and the Starcatcher and previously as d’Artagnan/Actor 3 in The Two
Musketeers. B’way 1st Nat’l Tours: The Full Monty (Keno/Ethan US/Dance
Capt.); Footloose (Lyle/Chuck US). Off B’way: Sessions (Dylan) Peter Jay
Sharpe Theater. Off-Off B’way: The Pioneer (Tim Moran), Year One of the
Empire (Beveridge) Metropolitan Theater. Macbeth (Macbeth), Othello
(Iago) Gallery Players Theater. Regional Theater: West Side Story (Riff)
Human Race Theater; Pump Boys and Dinettes (Jackson) PA Center Stage; Aida (Radames)
Playhouse on the Square; Into the Woods (Jack) Pittsburgh CLO. See www.DavidPatrickFord.
com for complete resume, reviews, pictures, and more. Love to family: Peggy, Terry, and Patch.
For Leo.
Sami Gresham (Gerta)
Sami is a senior BFA Musical Theatre major at the University of Florida.
She transferred there after receiving her AA and AS degrees from Florida
School of the Arts. She is ecstatic to be a part of her first Hippodrome
production. Past productions include: The Drowsy Chaperone (The Drowsy
Chaperone), Into the Woods (Little Red Ridinghood), and Phantom of the
Opera (Meg). Enjoy the show!
david leppert (Goblin, Ensemble)
David is a recent graduate of the University of Florida with a BFA in
Musical Theatre, and is thrilled to return to the Hippodrome stage
after appearing in Avenue Q. UF Theatre: Sweeney Todd: The Demon
Barber of Fleet Street (Sweeney Todd), Urinetown (Officer Lockstock),
Guys and Dolls (Rusty Charlie). Other regional credits include: Man of
La Mancha (Don Quixote), You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Snoopy),
The Addams Family (Lurch), Tarzan (Kerchak). This past spring, David
Stephanie Lynge*^ (Astrid)
Stephanie is happy to be back on stage here at the Hipp working on
this World Premiere. Previous Hipp shows include All Girl Frankenstein
(Mother), Mr. Burns (Jenny/Marge), Clybourne Park (Bev/Kathy) and
The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical (Lin). Acting credits
include: Broadway: Beauty and the Beast (Sugarbowl, u/s Mrs. Potts and
Wardrobe). National Tours: Mamma Mia (Ensemble, u/s Donna, Rosie),
She Loves Me (Amalia). Off-Bway: Three Penny Opera (Polly.) Regional:
Showtune (Pasadena Plyhs), A Little Night Music (Goodspeed), Lend Me A Tenor (Mountain
Playhouse), Empire (Husdon-LA), and Miss Witherspoon (UF Black Box). Directing credits
include: Tick Tick Boom (Constanz), Ancient History (45th St Theater, NY), and Bloodties
(NYMF - assistant director). Choreography credits here at the Hipp include Peter and the
Starcatcher, Honkey Tonk Angels, Mr. Burns and Avenue Q. Love and admiration for my D.
Jeremy Martinez (Kai)
Jeremy is a senior BFA Acting student at the University of Florida. He
is thrilled to be making his Hippodrome debut! Past credits include:
The Golden Dragon (The Man), The Comedy of Errors (Balthasar), The
Boys Next Door (Barry), Chatroom (Jim), Jeffrey (Sterling), and Too Much
Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (Jeremy).
Christie Robinson ( Bandit Girl, Ensemble)
Christie is thrilled to be back at the Hippodrome. She is a second year
MFA Acting candidate at the University of Florida. She is a graduate
of the University of Maine at Farmington and the Circle in the Square
Musical Theatre Intensive (NYC). Select regional credits include: The
Wizard of Oz (National Tour, Local Munchkin Choreography Leader),
Johnny Baseball (Pre-Broadway Workshop), Studs Terkel’s Working
(Gracie Theater), Honky Tonk Angels (Hippodrome), The Rocky Horror
Show, I Love You…Now Change, The Marvelous Wonderettes, The Great American Trailer
Park Musical, Boeing Boeing, Steel Magnolias, Little Shop of Horrors (Penobscot Theatre
Company)
karel wright*(Grandma)
Karel is thrilled to be making her debut at the Hippodrome. She
received her MFA at the University of Illinois, with additional training
at The American Conservatory of Theatre in San Francisco. Other
regional credits include: American Stage: August Osage County
(Mattie Fae) and One Slight Hitch (Delia). Banyan Theatre: Kiss The
Moon Kiss The Sun (Claire) Mad Cow Theatre: The Dead (Aunt Kate),
Tribes (Ruth), She Stoops to Conquer (Mrs. Hardcastle), Collected
Stories (Ruth Steiner), The Heiress (Lavinia), Enchanted April (Mrs. Graves). Jewel Theatre:
Harper Regan (Alison). Theatrezone: High Spirits (Mrs. Bradman) Karel is a proud member
of Actors’ Equity Association. www.karelkwright.com
* Member of the Actors’ Equity Association
^ Member of the Hippodrome Acting Company
proudly presents
A christmas carol
Adapted by Janet Allard & Michael Bigelow Dixon
Adapted by Janet Allard & Michael Bigelow Dixon
Directed by Niall McGinty^
Scenic Design
Carlos Francisco Asse
original costume
design
Marilyn A. Wall
Lighting Design
Robert P. Robins
Properties Design
Lorelei Esser
costume restaging
Jessica N. Kreitzer
sound design
Amanda Yanes
Stage Manager
Lizzi Nehls*
Assistant Stage
Manager
Nichole Hamilton*
technical director
Michael A. Eaddy
Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (www.playscripts.com)
A Christmas Carol was originally commissioned and produced by Commonweal Theatre Company
(Hal Cropp, Artistic Director).
PRODUCTION SPONSORS
Cox
Door One USA
PRODUCTION CO-SPONSORS
Atlas Screen Printing
(Cast in order of appearance)
Ebenezer Scrooge....................................................................Gregory Jones*^
JACOB MARLEY..........................................................................MATTHEW LINDSAY*^
GHOST 1/SOLICITOR/GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST............................SARA MORSEY*^
GHOST 2/SOLICITOR/GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT.....................niaLL mCGINTY^
BOB CRATCHIT/GHOST OF CHRISTMAS FUTURE................................Bryan Mercer^
MRS. CRATCHIT.........................................................................MARISSA toogood*^
FRED/OLD JOE......................................................................................LOGAN WOLFE^
FRED’S WIFE/CHARWOMAN..........................................................Summer Pliskow
FRED’S SISTER/YOUNG BELLE/LAUNDRESS.................................................Maya Naff
TOPPER/SCROOGE AS A YOUNG MAN.........................................Thaddeus Walker
MR. FEZZIWIG.........................................................Michael Martinez-Hamilton
MRS. FEZZIWIG..............................................................................Jennifer Whitney
BELINDA............................................................Elena Frenock, mADELINE SMYTH
TINY TIM.......................................................RESLI WARD, CHANNING O’HALLORAN
PETER CRATCHIT..........................................Zachary Kepler, CHARLIE DELATORRE
MARTHA CRATCHIT...........................................Brianne Jackson, Elie Freeman
SCROOGE AS A BOY.............................................ALEX BONAHUE, Amelia Collins
DOLLIE/IGNORANCE.........................................................Emily Bloom, Julia Bush
BELLE AS A GIRL........................................................Bella Huigens, Lilian Ehlers
FAN.............................................................................Jenna Lamb, Rainey Bryson
WANT/TURKEY GIRL.......................................Scotlyn Silvey, Lauren Delatorre
^Member of the Hippodrome Acting Company
*Member of the Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors
and Stage Managers in the United States.
There will be no intermission.
Actors’ Equity Association
(AEA) was founded in 1913 as the first of the American actor unions. Equity’s mission is to advance,
promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Today, Equity
represents more than 40,000 actors, singers, dancers and stage managers working in hundreds of
theatres across the United States. Equity members are dedicated to working in the theatre as a
profession, upholding the highest artistic standards. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions
and provides a wide range of benefits including health and pension plans for its members. Through
its agreement with Equity, this theatre has committed to the fair treatment of the actors and stage
managers employed in this production. AEA is 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.
who’s who in a christmas carol
GREGORY JONES*^ (Ebenezer Scrooge)
Gregg returns to the Hipp for his eighteenth
run of A Christmas Carol, this time as Ebenezer
Scrooge instead of Jacob Marley, a role which
he performed for 16 years opposite his fellow
company member and Hippodrome staff
member, Rusty Salling. Gregg is honored to
attempt to even come close to what Rusty has
done with the role all these many years, and is
grateful for the opportunity to play this timehonored part. Mr. Jones has appeared on the
Hippodrome stage since the “warehouse” days
where he first appeared in They Shoot Horses
Don’t They? during the 1978-79 season. Since
then, he has played various roles in more than
40 shows at the theatre. These roles include
Tom/Dinner With Friends, Salvador Dali/
Hysteria, Adrian/Private Eyes, Leslie, Phyllis and
Tom in Sylvia, and Sid Caesar/Laughter on the
23rd Floor. Gregg also appeared in the roles of
Lord Montague in Romeo & Juliet and Detective
Nick Rosetti in two runs of Shear Madness. Film
and television credits include Waterways, She
Loves Me-She Loves Me Not, Miami Vice, and
two Victor Nunez films; A Flash of Green and
Coastlines. Since 2004 he has been the director
of Leading Edge, a business theatre ensemble
that does work with major corporate clients as
part of the Executive Education Department
at The University of Florida. Gregg is currently
a tenured professor of Theatre at Santa Fe
College, where he has been a faculty member
for the past 28 years, and from where he will
retire in May of 2016. He is a proud member
of Actors Equity (1974) and SAG/AFTRA (1985).
matthew lindsay*^ (Jacob Marley)
Matthew is honored to be included in the
Hipp’s company of actors. Matthew was last
seen at the Hippodrome this season in Peter
and the Starcatcher, The Two Musketeers,
Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play, Slasher, and
Clybourne Park. Previous Hippodrome roles
include Sebastian in The Tempest, Stevie
in Good People, A Tuna Christmas, Zombie
Town: A Documentary Play and Robert in
Don’t Dress for Dinner, Sheriff in Robin
Hood, Mr. Morton in Carrie, Tripp Wyeth in
Other Desert Cities, Bottom in A Midsummer
Night’s Dream, the Solicitor in A Christmas
Carol, Dwight in Dead Man’s Cell Phone,
Fischke in Serendib, Quincey in Dracula,
Chaplain White in Defiance, and Mikey in
Shear Madness. University of Florida credits
include Claudius in Hamlet, Henry in The
Real Thing, and Vincent in Vincent In Brixton.
Matthew has an MFA in Acting from the
University of Florida and is a proud member
of Actors’ Equity
Michael Martinez-Hamilton
(Mr. Fezziwig)
Michael was born and raised in sunny (not
humid) Southern California and is a recent
graduate from UF School of Theatre & Dance
MFA Acting program. He received his initial
training at LACC Theatre Academy and earned
his Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre Arts at
California State University, Fullerton with an
emphasis in playwriting. Recently, he directed
Dog Sees God at The Primitive Studio. A few
of his previous roles include: All My Sons (Joe
Keller), An Inspector Calls (Birling), Lost in
Yonkers (Eddie), A Midsummer Night’s Dream
(Oberon), Romeo and Juliet (Friar Laurence),
Twelfth Night(Malvolio), Much Ado About
Nothing (Don Pedro), The Tempest (King
Alonso), The Taming of The Shrew (Baptista),
and Equus (Dalton).
Niall mcginty^ (Ghost 2/Solicitor/Ghost of
Christmas Present)
Niall is thrilled to be directing this year’s
production of A Christmas Carol and to be in
the Hippodrome’s Acting Company. Previous
Hippodrome acting credits include: Peter and
the Starcatcher (Peter), Eurydice (Orpheus),
The Glass Menagerie (Tom), Romeo and Juliet
(Romeo), The Play About the Baby (Boy),
Proof (Hal), The Diary of Anne Frank (Peter),
Macbeth (Ross), & A Christmas Carol (Scrooge
as a Young Man). He lived in Chicago for past
11 years where some credits include: Golden
Boy & Letters Home (Griffin Theatre), The
Killer Angels (Lifeline Theatre), Crime Scene
(Collaboraction), Accidental Rapture (16th St.
Theatre), A Memory of Two Mondays (Eclipse
Theatre), Kill the Old, Torture Their Young
(Steep Theatre),
who’s who in a christmas carol
Scenes from the Big Picture (Irish Theatre of
Chicago), Dolly West’s Kitchen & The General
from America (Timeline Theatre), The Defiant
Muse (Victory Gardens), & Hecuba (Chicago
Shakespeare Theatre). Niall holds a BFA in
theatre from Southwestern University.
Bryan Mercer^ (Bob Cratchit/Ghost of
Christmas Future)
Bryan is a native of Ocala, returns to the HIPP
since playing Mrs. Bumbrake in Peter and the
Starcatcher, Gibson in MR. BURNS, a post
electric play. He was musical director for Honky
Tonk Angels, Winter Wonderettes, Avenue
Q, The Marvelous Wonderettes, Trailer Park,
Trailer Park Christmas,College: The Musical,
and SHOUT! He has been known to Atlanta
audiences for over thirty five years as an actor,
singer, director, designer, painter, and served
as puppeteer, composer, musician and musical
director for 15 years at the internationally
acclaimed CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS.
Bryan has helmed over 150 musicals and just
completed a production of The Color Purple
using the music of Michael Jackson and has
recently composed music for a new musical
for the Hapsberg Slendour touring collection at
the HIGH Museum of Art and The Snow Queen
here at the HIPP.
Sara morsey*^ (Ghost 1/Solicitor/Ghost of
Christmas Past)
Sara calls The Hippodrome home and has
performed here for over twenty years. Her
most recent Hippodrome credits are All Girl
Frankenstein (Hunchback), Slasher (Frances
McKinney), The Tempest (Prospera), and
Good People (Margie). Other Hippodrome
productions: The Glass Menagerie, End Days,
Eurydice, Shear Madness, To Kill A Mockingbird,
Master Class, Frozen, Alice in Wonderland,
The Play About The Baby, The Diary of Anne
Frank and more. At Florida Repertory Theatre,
where she is a Company Member: The Little
Foxes, Other Desert Cities, The Year of Magical
Thinking, The Last Romance, August: Osage
County. Sara has appeared at The Edinburgh
Festival Fringe and the National Palace of
Culture in Sofia, Bulgaria, as well as in several
independent films and regional theaters across
the U.S. A professional narrator for the National
Library Service for three years, Sara now
narrates audiobooks for several publishers.
Master of Fine Arts from The University of
Louisville, Member Actors’ Equity Association.
www.saramorsey.com
Maya Naff (Fred’s Sister / Young Belle /
Laundress)
Maya is so excited and grateful to be making
her Hippodrome debut! New York: Scheme of
the Super Bullies (Princess Dodgeball), Saint
Bette’s (Janice). Regional: The Importance of
Being Earnest with Zombies (Cecily Cardew,
freeFall Theatre), Mame (Pegeen Ryan, free
Fall Theatre), Les Miserables (Eponine, Aurora
Theatre), Miss Saigon (Kim, Playhouse on the
Square), Avenue Q (Christmas Eve, Theatre
Raleigh, Skylight Music Theatre), Spelling Bee
(Marcy Park, Playhouse on Park), Two Gentlemen of Verona (Julia, Flatwater Shakespeare).
www.mayahandanaff.com
Summer Pliskow (Fred’s Wife /
charwoman)
Summer is a Sophomore BFA Acting student at
the University of Florida and is honored to be
making her debut at the Hippodrome Theatre.
Her past theatre experiences include: Gator
Tales, performed at UF and The International
Fringe Festival in Scotland, Dog Sees God
(Marcy), The Grass Harp (Dolly), Boys Next Door
(Sheila), Hairspray (Velma Von Tussle), And A
Child Shall Lead (Gabriella), and Beauty and the
Beast (Babette).
Marissa toogood*^ (Mrs. Cratchit)
Marissa is honored to be included in the
Hippodrome’s Acting Company of actors.
She is a graduate of the University of Florida
(BFA in Musical Theatre) and Florida School
of the Arts (AS/AA Musical Theatre). Her
past credits include: All Girl Frankenstein
(William), Peter and the Starcatcher (Molly),
Honky Tonk Angels (Darlene), Mr. Burns, a
Post-Electric Play (Suzannah/Bart Simpson),
Slasher (Sheena),
who’s who in a christmas carol
The Great American Trailer Park Christmas
Musical (Pickles), Avenue Q (Bad Idea
Bear/Mrs. Thistletwat), Leveling Up
(Jeannie), Zombie Town (Hannah/
Zombie), The Tempest, and A Christmas
Carol (Belle). Some of her favorite roles
include Urinetown (Hope Cladwell),
Chicago (Hunyak), The Passion of Dracula
(Wilhelmina), Kinderstransport (Eva), and
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
(Veronica). Keep Gainesville Hipp!
Thaddeus Walker (Topper / Young Scrooge)
Thad is thrilled to be returning to the Hipp and
playing a new role in A Christmas Carol! He last
played the Ghost of Christmas Future. Previous
Credits: King O the Moon(Hippodrome)
The Prisoners Dilemma/The Shape of the
Table(London tour) Romeo and Juliet(Burning
Coal Theatre)
Jennifer Whitney(Mrs. Fezziwig)
Jennifer is excited to be doing her first show
at The Hippodrome Theatre. She has a BA
in theatre from Indiana University, attended
South Coast Repertory’s acting intensive
and the Hangar Theatres Lab Company. She
recently moved here from California where her
favorite roles were Catherine in Proof, Sister
James in Doubt, Vera Claythorne in And Then
There Were None, Miss. Forsyth in Death of A
Salesman and Poppy in Noises Off.
Logan Wolfe^ (Fred / Old joe)
Logan is proud to be a Hippodrome
company member. Past Hippodrome
credits include: Peter and the Starcatcher
(Smee/Greggors), Mr. Burns, A PostElectric Play (Colleen/Scratchy), Slasher
(Jody Joshi), The Tempest (Stephano),
Zombie Town (Slash Murphy/various
roles), Robin Hood (Merry Man/Soldier/
Musician), King o’ the Moon (Georgie), and
A Christmas Carol (Fred/Young Scrooge).
With Florida Players: Othello (Iago), Jesus
Hopped the ‘A’ Train (Valdez), and Floyd
Collins (Skeets Miller). At Florida School of
the Arts: The Passion of Dracula (Dracula),
Trojan Women (Poseidon), and Holy
Ghosts (Carl Specter). Logan enjoys learning
unnecessary skills.
YOUNG PERFORMERS
EMILY BLOOM (Dollie/Ingnorance) is an
American actress known for her reoccurring
appearances at the Hippodrome Theatre’s
Summer Spec. Bloom is best known for her
roles as Earthworm from James and The Giant
Peach and Hillary Van Doren in Fame. She
began her acting career at the age of seven. At
the current age of fourteen, Bloom has been in
over twenty-four different performances. The
budding actress has been training in dance,
stage combat, band, and drama.
Alex Bonahue (Scrooge as Boy ) is delighted
to return for another year of A Christmas Carol,
where he has previously played the roles
of Young Scrooge and Tiny Tim. He is also a
veteran of Hippodrome Summer Spectacular
and We the People productions, and his favorite
roles have included Antipholus of Syracuse
(Comedy of Errors), Old Green Grasshopper
(James and the Giant Peach), and Le Chevalier
(Plumes). Alex is a 7th grader at the P.K. Yonge
DRS, where he is also a percussionist with the
marching band.
Rainey Bryson (Fan) is in the second grade
and is excited to play Fan in her first production
of A Christmas Carol. Her theater experience
includes Hippodrome’s Summer Spectacular,
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as well as
many school performances. She enjoys school,
acting swimming, traveling, boating/fishing
and spending time with her friends and family.
Julia Bush (Dollie /Ingnorance) is in sixth
grade. This is her first year in A Christmas Carol.
She has also performed in the Hippodrome’s
Summer Spectacular productions of Charlie and
the Chocolate Factory, The Jungle Book, and The
Hobbit. She joined the Teen Costume Collective
at the Hippodrome last year. She plays flute and
also enjoys art.
Amelia Collins(Scrooge as Boy)is in the
fourth grade at Queen of Peace Catholic
Academy. This is her first role at the
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Hippodrome, but she has been in many plays
at her school, including the title roles of Peter
Pan, Annie and Willy Wonka. She loves theatre,
sports, and music.
Charlie Delatorre (Peter) is a 7th grader
at Oak Hall School where he is involved with
Junior Thespians. He is thrilled to be reprising
his role as Peter.
Lauren Delatorre (Want / Turk kid) is an
11th grader at Oak Hall School. She is very
excited to be returning for her second year in
A Christmas Carol. Some of her previous roles
include Martha Cratchit (A Christmas Carol),
Rosalind (As You Like It), and Liz (Lockdown).
Lilian Ehlers (Belle as Girl ) is a 5th grade
elementary student at J.J. Finley in Gainesville,
Florida. She is thrilled to be cast for the
second year in a main stage production at the
Hippodrome Theatre: A Christmas Carol. In
addition to this role, Lillian has participated in
acting and summer camp educational programs
at the Hippodrome. Recently, Lillian has added
voice to her repertoire to assist in her pursuit
of admission to PKYonge’s Performing Arts
Program in 6th grade.
Elie Freeman (Martha ) Elie is a freshman
at PK Yonge and this is her first year in
The Christmas Carol. She has performed in
Aladdin(Magic Carpet), Into The Woods(Evil
Witch), and honoured critics choice at
International Jr. Thespians. Elie enjoys singing
and ballet.
Elena Frenock (Belinda) is a fifth grader
at Jordan Glen School. She is happy to be
playing Belinda in her first production of
A Christmas Carol. After two Hippodrome
Summer Spectaculars she feels right at home.
Her other theatre experiences include three
years of productions at Jordan Glen. Elena is
a member of the Archery Team, a Junior Girl
Scout and enjoys expressing herself creatively
through photography and art
Bella Huigens (Belle as Girl) was last seen
on stage playing Tina Denmark in Ruthless. Her
favorite past productions include playing Shirley
Temple in G.I. Holiday Jukebox (Gainesville
Community Playhouse) and Belinda Cratchit
in A Christmas Carol (The Hippodrome). Other
past productions include playing (Ariel) in the
Little Mermaid Jr. (Actors’ Warehouse) and a
(Munchkin) in The Wizard of Oz (Gainesville
Community Playhouse).
Brianne Jackson (Martha) Bre is in the ninth
grade at P.K. Yonge Development Research
School. She has performed in the Hippodrome
Summer Spectacular production of Fame as
well as the production of Hamlet and Sci-Fi
Smack Down at the Orlando Shakespeare
Theater. She is a member of the Debate Team
and also enjoys singing and dancing.
Zachary Kepler (Peter) is in the 9th grade
in the PK Yonge Performing Arts Program. This
is his second year in A Christmas Carol. He as
also performed in the Hippodrome’s Summer
SpectacularProductions of James and The
Giant Peach and Fame. Zach has also been in
A Comedy of Errors, Plumes and Macbeth with
the We The People Theatre Program along
with Restoring Justice as a part of the River
Phoenix Center for Peacebuilding. Zach play
soccer and sings.
Jenna Lamb (Fan) is thrilled to be in A
Christmas Carol with such a wonderful and
inspiring cast! She loves being a performer
and hopes to be in many more Hippodrome
productions!
Channing o’halloran (Tiny Tim) This
is Channing’s second year in A Christmas
Carol. She most recently performed in the
Hippodrome’s Summer Spectacular production
of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as
“Charlie” and We the People Arts Initiative
Plumes as “Laura Norcross Mars”. Channing
is currently working on Stranger Things for
Netflix. She is in 7th grade and loves being a
cheerleader for her school.
Scotlyn silvey (Want 1 / Turk kid) is a
freshman at PK Yonge, is making her sixth
appearance in A Christmas Carol. Past roles
include, Martha Cratchit, Belle as a girl and Fan.
She has performed in numerous Hippodrome
Summer Spectacular productions the past nine
years. She received 3 consecutive superior
ratings at the annual National Junior Thespian
competition and received critics’ choice this
past spring.
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Madeline Smyth (Belinda) is thrilled to be joining her stage family at the Hippodrome for
the second time. Some favorite roles include Tina Denmark (Ruthless/Actor’s Warehouse), Ariel
(Little Mermaid/Actor’s Warehouse) and Belinda Cratchit (A Christmas Carol/Hippodrome).
Madeline has enjoyed filming several festival bound projects this year and is excited to see what
will come next in her adventures.
Alexandru Dabija, Iulian Visa, Mihai Manutiu, and Victor Ion Frunza. In 1991 he received
a scholarship to attend The London International Festival of Theatre. Since 1995 he is a
member of the United Association of the Romanian Fine Artists in the scenography section.
Currently he is an Associate Professor in Scene Design in the School of Theatre and Dance
at the University of Florida.
Resli Ward (Tiny Tim) is a 5th grader at Glen Springs Elementary School. She has previously
appeared as Tiny Tim in the Hippodrome’s A Christmas Carol and in several Hippodrome Summer
Spectacular productions including Charlie and the Chocolate, (Charlie Bucket). She also is a Girl
Scout and is a member of the Safety Patrol at Glen Springs. Resli enjoys writing plays and short
stories in her spare time.
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Lizzi nehls* (Stage Manager, A Christmas Carol)
NYC credits: Broadway workshops: Spring Awakening and Movin’ Out. Broadway: Design For
Living (Roundabout Theatre) with Alan Cumming. Off-Broadway: York Theatre: Prodigal Son
with Christian Borle and Kerry Butler, Roadside by the creators of The Fantastics with G.W. Bailey;
The Wild Party (Manhattan Theatre Club) with Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel; String Theory
(Ensemble Studio Theatre) with Cynthia Nixon. Lizzi has also worked several Off-OffBroadway shows. She has also worked at the Phillips Center, the Baughman Center, Lilith
Fair, Ozz Fest & toured with Three Mo’ Tenors. Lizzi has served as an adjunct professor
with the University of Florida School of Theatre and Dance. During Lizzi’s tenure at the
Hippodrome she has Stage Managed 55 shows. Lizzi is also a Licensed Massage Therapist.
Lizzi is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.
Amber wilkerson* (Stage Manager, The Snow Queen)
Amber spent two full seasons at the Hippodrome Theatre, first as Properties Intern, then
as Assistant Stage Manager before moving to New York City to pursue a career in theatre.
She returned to the Hipp as the Equity Stage Manager of A Christmas Carol in 2005 &
2006. She has worked professionally for The Metropolitan Opera (NYC), The Shakespeare
Theatre of New Jersey (Madison, NJ), North Shore Music Theatre (Beverly, MA), and Times
Square New Year’s Eve 2006-2010 (NYC). In 2006, Amber served as Production Assistant
on the Broadway musical, Grey Gardens. More recently, Amber spent five years working
with Manhattan Theatre Club as a Subscriber Services Representative and two years as a
House Manager at Playwrights Horizons, both in New York City. Originally from Maryland,
she received a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Salisbury University in 2002.
mihai ciupe (Scenic Designer, The Snow Queen)
Originally from Romania, Mihai Ciupe received a double MFA degree in costume and
set design from Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to the United States, he was resident
scenographer at The National Theatre of Cluj, Romania. During his former years, he
traveled extensively in Europe in tours with the shows that he designed, getting exposure
to the various schools of theatre from England, Scotland, Hungary, France and Yugoslavia.
As a designer he worked with some of the greatest Romanian directors: Gabor Tompa,
Carlos francisco Asse (Scenic Designer, A Christmas Carol)
Carlos holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Florida, where he also
did extensive work in the theatre department. Mr. Asse has designed and directed many shows
at the Hippodrome and throughout the state. He has designed plays at all the Hipp’s locations
since way back at the beginning. He has been the recipient of several awards for his excellence
in scenic design, including three Southern Regional Emmys for the years 1998, 1999 and 2000,
for his production design work in the children’s show Salsa filmed at GPTV studios in Atlanta,
Georgia. This year he has been chosen among artists across Florida to receive an Individual Artist
Fellowship from the State of Florida, Division of Cultural Affairs. In the past four years, Mr. Asse
has written several plays. He hopes any one of them would be produced soon and then he can
get to design the environments.
Marilyn A. Wall (Costume Designer-in-Residence)
Marilyn Wall is a co-founder of the Hippodrome, where she is Artistic Associate and Costume
Designer-in-Residence. She has designed and built costumes for more than 350 professional
productions for the stage and for film. Her stage designs have been seen in San Diego, Boston,
Denver, Connecticut, New York, Alabama, Massachusetts, and Toronto. In the film world she has
designed costumes and makeup for: A Flash of Green, with Ed Harris; Shimmer, with MaryBeth
Hurt; Ruby in Paradise, with Ashley Judd; Gathering Evidence, with Angelina Jolie; Miami Hustle,
with Kathy Ireland; and Ulee’s Gold, with Peter Fonda and Patricia Richardson. Ms. Wall has also
served as a designer for Phil Donahue, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Todd Field, Joan Steffend, Scott Simon,
and Travis Tritt, and is a two-time Emmy Award winner for her design work on Salsa, a national
television children’s series. She received an Audelco Award nomination for her original costume
design for Cookin’ at the Cookery and a Beverly Hills/Hollywood Theatre Award nomination for
Best Costume Design. She designed puppets and costumes for the children’s television series
called OrganWise Guys. Marilyn was the invited artist for HGTV White House Christmas Special
2003-2005. Marilyn was awarded a Florida Individual Artist Fellowship in 2009.
Jessica nilacala Kreitzer (Costume Designer, A Christmas Carol)
Originally from Santa Cruz, California, Jessica Nilacala Kreitzer received her B.A. from the
University of California, Berkeley. This is her forth season working at the Hippodrome
Theatre, where she started as Costume Intern and is now Costume Designer. Other costume
design credits at the Hippodrome include All Girl Frankenstein, Peter and the Starcatcher,
Honky Tonk Angels, King o’ the Moon, Leveling Up, A Christmas Carol, Mr. Burns, a PostElectric Play, and the world premiere of The Two Musketeers. She freelances in makeup,
hair, and costume design for theatre, dance, and film with various organizations nationally,
as well as investing time in her own handcraft business, Confluence Couture.
Robert P. Robins (Lighting Designer)
Bob is a Lighting Designer and educator based in Gainesville Florida. Prior to 2008, Bob held
the title of Lighting Designer-in-Residence/Audio Production, at the Hippodrome Theatre, a
position he held for over 23 years. This season marks Bob’s 31st anniversary
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of collaboration with the Hippodrome as Lighting Designer. His work has been seen Off
Broadway and regionally in the United States. He has designed lighting for over 650
theatre, dance, industrial, and special events. Regional and local credits also include
Florida Repertory Theatre, Flat Rock Playhouse, Dance Alive!, Florida Audubon Society,
Florida Foundation, Shands Hospital, Southern Legal Counsel, Ocala Civic Theatre, Theatre
Winter Haven, and Marion Ballet Theatre. Bob also works with local artists, business
owners and realtors, consulting on projects that range from lighting art installations,
exterior lighting of local businesses, to working with homeowners and realtors, providing
architectural lighting design and consultation. Credits also include Upland Hills School,
Trinity Episcopal Church, Hippodrome Theatre, and City of Gainesville. Bob also volunteers
his design and consulting services to a wide range of local schools and organizations. In
his teaching career, Bob has taught at Santa Fe College, Tennessee Governor’s School for
the Arts, Drury University, and Eastside High School in Gainesville Fl. He has certification
as a Professional Educator in the state of Florida, is an Actors’ Equity Association Stage
Manager, and proudly holds a BFA in Theatre Production from the University of Florida.
See more of Bob’s work at ROBERTROBINS.COM
Hands, The Dead Guy, The Chosen, Gutenberg! The Musical, Shipwrecked, UP, The Winter
Wonderettes, and most recently scenic adaptation for Honky Tonk Angels. See Michael’s
work at michaelaeaddyphotography.com
Angela zylla (Properties Designer, the Snow Queen)
Angela earned her BFA, Theatre Technical Production, at the University of WisconsinMilwaukee, where she specialized in props. Previous shows at the Hippodrome include
All Honky Tonk Angels, Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play and The Two Musketeers. Last year
she was a senior props artisan in Cedar City, Utah for the Utah Shakespeare Festival:
Measure for Measure, Henry IV, Comedy of Errors, Sense and Sensibility, Into The Woods,
Twelfth Night. Other prop credits include The Pillowman, The Lieutenant of Inishman,
A Behanding in Spokane, Unseen all in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with The World’s Stage
Theatre. Urinetown, Cementville, Laughing Stock, Ruined, Blood Wedding, King Lear with
the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Lorelei Esser (Properties Designer, A Christmas Carol)
Lorelei Esser is a 3 dimensional construction artist creating beings from found objects. This
medium lends itself well to the building of props. She was the Properties Designer In-Residence
for the Hippodrome Theatre for 15 years and is thrilled to be invited back. Her last shows at the
Hippodrome were Slasher and The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical. Her artwork,
process, and adventures can be followed on Facebook, ICONCOCTIONS.
Amanda yanes (Sound Designer)
Amanda is thrilled to be designing her third season at the Hippodrome Theatre. Other
regional credits include Cape Fear Regional Theatre: Jesus Christ Superstar, Legally Blonde:
The Musical, and The Parchman Hour: Songs and Stories of the ’61 Freedom Riders as the
mix engineer in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Dorset Theatre Festival: Good People, The
Whore and Mr. Moore, Boeing Boeing, and Deathtrap. “Have MAP, will travel.”
Michael a. eaddy (Technical Director)
This is Michael’s 16th season at the Hippodrome Theatre. Michael started working
at the Hippodrome as Master Carpenter in 2000 and since January 2002 has been the
Hippodrome’s Technical Director/Production Manager. He is known in the area for his
fine woodworking and award-winning photography. His work can be found in galleries in
Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. Set design credits include: Leveling Up, 2 Pianos 4
chris kozak (Assistant Director, The Snow Queen)
Chris is honored to be a part of the world premiere of this play at the Hippodrome
Theatre. He is a graduate of the University of Florida (BA in General Theatre) and
University of Missouri-Kansas City (MFA in Production/Stage Management). He has
worked professionally for the Kansas City Repertory Theatre on Winesburg, Ohio: The
Musical and David Ives’ translation of A Flea in her Ear and Miss Witherspoon at the
Unicorn Theatre, and is currently serving as the Assistant Production Manager at the
University of Florida School of Theatre and Dance. As his first assistant directing credit,
he could not be more thrilled about it being The Snow Queen. Love to the cast and crew,
Warhol, and Charlie for giving him this rewarding and unforgettable opportunity.
Nichole hamilton* (Assistant Stage Manager, A Christmas Carol)
Nichole has had the pleasure of stage managing Avenue Q, Venus in Fur and A Christmas
Carol (2010-2013) at the Hippodrome as well as performing numerous roles onstage. She
has been freelancing as an actor, director, stage manager and teacher for over fifteen years
and currently resides in Atlanta GA. Nichole holds a BA in Theatre from the University of
Montevallo and an MFA in Acting from the University of Florida. She is a proud member
of the Hippodrome Company and Actors’ Equity Association. www.nichole-hamilton.com
Katie Grayson (Assistant Stage Manager, The Snow Queen)
Katie is the Assistant Stage Management Apprentice at the Hippodrome Theatre. She
graduated May 2014 with a degree in BFA Stage Management with a minor in Business
Administration from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Katie worked professionally
in Milwaukee before moving to Gainesville to join the Hippodrome family. She is more than
excited to be working for the Hippodrome and thankful for this opportunity! Cheers to a
warm winter and a wonderful season!
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