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

OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY

Directed byJason Cannon

Stage ManagerRoy Johns*

Season Underwriters: Dennis & Graci McGillicuddy, Anne H.S. Nethercott, and Arnold Simonsen & Ronda Montminy

by Jerry Sterner

* Denotes member Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Scenic DesignersIsabel & Moriah Curley-Clay

Sound DesignerThom Korp

Lighting DesignerMicheal Foster

Costume DesignerSusan Angermann

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Other People’s Money was originally presented by the American Stage Company, Teaneck, New Jersey New York Production originated by the Hartford Stage Company.

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CASTKate Sullivan .................................................. Nehassaiu deGannes*William Coles ................................................................. Joe Ditmyer*Bea Sullivan .................................................................Perri Gaffney*Andrew Jorgenson ............................................................Colin Lane*Lawrence Garfinkle .......................................................Sam Mossler*

Co-Producers: Cookie Boudreaux & Dennis Hassell

Setting | Time: The late 1980s, Spring. Place: New York and Rhode Island

NEHASSAIU DEGANNES (Kate Sullivan) Recent credits include Obie Award-winning Is God Is (Soho Rep) SEAGULLMACHINE (La MaMa), The Last Wife (WAM Theatre), Intimate Apparel, and Or, *Berkshire Theater Award

Outstanding Supporting Actress (Shakespeare & Co.), The Convert (Underground Railway - Eliot Norton Award) King Lear (Chicago Shakes) as well as roles at Stratford Festival of Canada. Film: the upcoming Equal Standard with Ice-T & Robert Clohessy. Brown MFA & Trinity Rep Conservatory. Nehassaiu lives in Brooklyn. nehassaiu.com IG @nehassaiu

JOE DITMYER (Bill Coles) FST: Million Dollar Quartet (Sam Phillips), Butler (Lieutenant Kelly), Shear Madness (Eddie). Regional: The Christians (Pastor Paul), The Invisible Hand (Nick Bright), The Elephant Man (Frederick Treves), On Golden

Pond (Bill Ray), and Harvey (Dr. Sanderson). NYC: War Uncensored, Faustus, Moses My Love. Metropolitan Opera: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. National Tours: Shear Madness (Eddie), Damn Yankees (Joe), and Shenandoah (James). Film and Television: Blackest Days, Dead Souls, The International, As the World Turns, Law and Order SVU, and Area 51 Declassified.

PERRI GAFFNEY (Bea Sullivan) is making her Florida Studio Theatre debut. Other credits include - Stage: FAMILIAR; Having Our Say; To Kill A Mockingbird; Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner; Steel Magnolias; A Raisin in the

Sun; Macbeth; Death and the King’s Horseman; The Resurrection of Alice; Intimate Apparel; Polk County; Fences. Film/TV: As The World Turns; Law & Order; Law

& Order: SVU; So Close; Deep Trouble; Fake Preacher. Books: The Resurrection of Alice; Managing Artists in Pop Music; and The Business of Broadway (with Mitch Weiss).

COLIN LANE (Andrew Jorgenson) has performed on Broadway, off-Broadway, and off-off-Broadway. He’s a Handy Award-winner for Victor in Remembrance, a Drama-Logue Award-winner for Frank Sweeney in Molly

Sweeney, and a Broadway World Orlando nominee for Frank Hardy in Faith Healer. Most recently, he was seen at the renowned Irish Repertory Theatre in its completely sold out production, Three Small Irish Masterpieces, directed by Charlotte Moore. FST credits include Chapatti and Ghost-Writer, both directed by Kate Alexander. Movies include: Time Bomb, First Steps, Broken Harvest, The Blood Oranges, and Lesser Prophets.

SAM MOSSLER (Lawrence Garfinkle) is thrilled to be back home at FST. Sam last appeared at FST as Chef George in How to Use a Knife as part of this past year’s Stage III Season. New York: The Owl and The Pussycat (Creative

Space); The Sexes: According to Dorothy Parker (NY Comedy Club). Regional: The Philadelphia Story (New Harmony Theatre); Twelfth Night (Shakespeare on the Hudson); The Threepenny Opera (Connecticut Grand Opera). As a writer, Sam’s plays have been produced in New York and Los Angeles, and his screenplays have received honors from the Austin Film Festival and the International Screenwriters Association. He is most proud of his work as a Teaching Artist in FST’s Education program. www.sammossler.com

ARTIST PROFILES

ARTIST PROFILESJASON CANNON (Director) is an Associate Artist at FST, where his responsibilities include directing, teaching, New Play Development, and the Acting Apprentice Program. Shows directed at FST include: The Boy Who Liked Pulling Hair, Constellations, How to Use a Knife, Once, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Robin Hood, Doublewide, Burt & Me, The Dragon vs. the Hiccups, Gidion’s Knot, Stalking the Bogeyman, Million Dollar Quartet, The Velveteen Rabbit, Relativity, My Name is Asher Lev, and Butler (which earned Best Director nominations from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and Creative Loafing). His performance as “Ever Montgomery” in Dancing Lessons garnered “Best Actor of 2015” awards from both Sarasota Magazine and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is a seven-time Kevin Kline Award nominee (and one-time winner for Outstanding Leading Actor). He appears regularly with FST Improv. Proud member SDC, AEA, SAG-AFTRA. jasoncannon.bizROY JOHNS (Stage Manager) is pleased to be back for another season at FST. He has had an exciting and varied career both on stage and behind the scenes from Tokyo Disneyland to the White House. Past credits at FST include: Murder For Two; Always...Patsy Cline; Honor Killing; Native Gardens; Once; Doublewide; The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey; Burt & Me; Rich Girl; brownsville song (b-side for tray); Million Dollar Quartet; The God of Isaac; The Roommate; The Fabulous Lipitones; Alabama Story; Outside Mullingar; One Man, Two Guvnors; The Hound of the Baskervilles; Chapatti; Hairspray; and Taking Shakespeare.

ISABEL & MORIAH CURLEY-CLAY (Scenic Designers) are award-winning scenic designers whose theatrical work can be seen on regional stages across the U.S. Recent credits include: The Magic Negro and other Blackity Blackness as told by an African American Man who also happens to be Black (Alliance Theatre); Lumberjacks in Love (Penobscott Theatre); Constellations (Horizon Theatre); Exit Strategy (Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre). Past designs at FST include Always…

Patsy Cline, Honor Killing; Native Gardens; Doublewide; Rich Girl; Clever Little Lies; The God of Isaac; The Fabulous Lipitones; Alabama Story; Outside Mullingar; Butler; Taking Shakespeare; Chapatti; Inspired Lunacy; Dancing Lessons; Hairspray; and One Man, Two Guvnors. Isabel and Moriah’s designs were recently featured in American Theater Magazine’s Roll Call, 7 Theatrical People To Watch, and are both members of USA 829.

SUSAN ANGERMANN (Costume Designer) began designing for Florida Studio Theatre in 1993 for the WRITE A PLAY production of The Emperor’s New Clothes. She has designed for the Mainstage, Stage III, Cabaret, and other WRITE A PLAY productions. Among recent productions are Always...Patsy Cline; Honor Killing; Once; The Exonerated; Stalking the Bogeyman; Yesterday; Older Than Dirt; Piano Men; Chapatti; and Robin Hood. MICHEAL FOSTER (Lighting Designer) This production marks Micheal’s twenty second with FST. He is the Lighting Design Professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Missouri State University in Springfield, MO, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alabama, a Master of Fine Arts degree from Ohio University, and interned at Central St. Martin’s College of Art and Design in London, England. Micheal is a proud member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE, the labor union and professional association for theatrical designers, artists, and crafts people.

THOM KORP (Sound Designer) a former FST intern, Thom is excited to be in his second season as staff. Previous projection work includes Grounded and The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey. Sound design credits include: Honor Killing, Native Gardens, How to Use a Knife, Once, The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey, The Columnist, Talley’s Folley, A Chorus Line, Spamalot, and The West Side Waltz. Mixing Credits: Next to Normal, Das Barbecü, Smokey Joe’s Café, The World Goes Round, Tango: Buenos Aires, We Will Rock You. Sound engineer with Royal Caribbean Cruise

RICHARD HOPKINS is the Producing Artistic Director of Florida Studio Theatre. Mr. Hopkins has fostered the development of FST’s Mainstage and Cabaret productions. His many directing Mainstage credits include: Honor Killing, Inspired Lunacy, The Best of Enemies, Next to Normal, Race, Ruined, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Boleros for the Disenchanted, Permanent Collection, and Metamorphoses, among numerous other plays. Mr. Hopkins led the development of FST’s Cabaret productions of Blue Suede Shoes, Mack the Knife: The Bobby Darin Songbook, Older Than Dirt, Piano Men, and The Prima Donnettes. Mr. Hopkins also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Florida Studio Theatre. This includes overseeing the creation and implementation of all FST programming, including Mainstage, Cabaret, Stage III, New Play Development, Education, and Touring. Since his arrival at FST in 1980, Mr. Hopkins has guided the theatre from a small touring company to a nationally-recognized regional theatre, which impacts over 200,000 adults and children annually. He created the New Play Development Program, the Cabaret Series, FST’s award-winning WRITE A PLAY Program, and he has directed the design and renovation of all FST’s theatres. Mr. Hopkins is the recipient of numerous awards including the Arts Leadership Award from the Sarasota Arts Council, the Richard G. Fallon Award for Artistic Excellence from the Florida Professional Theatres Association, and the 2012 Cultural Champion Award from the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County. In 2016, Mr. Hopkins was awarded the Luminaire Award honoring excellence in creativity, philanthropy, advocacy, and all elements that are keys to future growth of the Arts in Sarasota. In 2017, Mr. Hopkins was awarded the Florida Theatre Conference Lifetime Achievement Award for contributing to the rich cultural fabric of the Sarasota community and the state of Florida, and his dedication to developing future artists, educators, and advocates.

REBECCA HOPKINS serves as Managing Director for Florida Studio Theatre, and as such, is the Chief Operations Officer. Mrs. Hopkins is responsible for the oversight of FST’s Administration, including the Business Office, Development, Marketing, Box Office, Front of House, Restaurant, budgeting, and maintaining the overall quality of FST’s internal management. Nationally, Mrs. Hopkins is President of the National New Play Network and serves on the Board of Directors for the League of Resident Theatres and the Theatre Communications Group. She has been actively involved in development of FST’s Cabaret productions since her arrival in 1998. This season, she is the lead developer on Blue Suede Shoes, and is on the development team for Mack the Knife: The Bobby Darin Songbook and Shakespeare’s Greatest Hits. Previously, she was the lead developer on Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves; Older Than Dirt; Yesterday; American Pie; and Poems, Prayers, and Promises, and co-developer of Piano Men. She has been the head writer on all five Laughing Matters shows. Some of her favorite shows she helped develop include: The Prima Donnettes; That’s Life; The Wanderers; My One and Only Gershwin; Hot and Cole; Shakespeare’s Greatest Hits; The British Invasion; The Flip Side; and Outlaws and Angels. In addition, she is the founder and producer of FST Improv and the Sarasota Improv Festival. In 2012, the Arts & Cultural Alliance awarded Mrs. Hopkins the Cultural Champion Award in recognition of her many years of accomplishment and growth with Florida Studio Theatre. In 2016, Mrs. Hopkins was awarded the Luminaire Award honoring excellence in creativity, philanthropy, advocacy, and all elements that are key to future growth of the arts in Sarasota.

EXECUTIVE STAFF

SPECIAL THANKS to Ren Selby of Selby Estate Sales for their furniture donation to this production.

SEASON UNDERWRITERSDENNIS & GRACI MCGILLICUDDY FST is important to us because we believe so strongly in the transformative power of the arts. For close to 30 years now, we have been so fortunate to experience first-hand how that transformative power works its magic in the hands of an organization that is not only experienced and dedicated but so highly skilled in their craft. The values of the theater and its leadership, as reflected in its mission, and as manifested in its work, whether it be on the Mainstage, in the Cabaret, in its Education and community Outreach Programs – these are values that we so strongly believe in. As a consequence, it is a privilege for us to be a part of, and supportive of this great theater.

ANNE H.S. NETHERCOTT When asked to define giving, Anne said, “My mother used to say the best way to find you is to lose yourself, by focusing on the needs of others rather than on oneself.” So, giving has always been an important family value, which in childhood

CO-PRODUCERSCOOKIE BOUDREAUX & DENNIS HASSELL Great literature deals with the eternal struggles of right and wrong, good and bad, just and unjust. Other People’s Money, written in the 1980s, is still incredibly timely today. This play lays it all on the line. Another FST gift to us all.

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was reinforced by the community experience of surviving The Great Depression. Anne is proud to be a supporter of FST.

ARNOLD SIMONSEN & RONDA MONTMINY Florida Studio Theatre is far ahead of any theatre in Sarasota. We try to see every play as the actors are truly professional. Richard Hopkins deserves much credit for the success of FST.

PLANNED GIVING MAKES A DIFFERENCE

The theatre relies on the support and thoughtful planning of donors to guarantee success and sustainability of the forthcoming seasons. Planned giving will ensure the programs you love and value will endure for future generations.

If your future plans include a gift to FST, let us know. Contact Melody Mora-Shihadeh at 941-366-9017 ext. 326 , or by email at mmora-shihadeh@floridastudiotheatre.org

FST FORUMS

Jerry Sterner’s path to playwriting was an unconventional one. Born in 1938, Sterner attended the City College of New York. After graduation, he sold tokens for the NYC Transit Authority during the evenings, and wrote seven plays during this time. When he was unable to get them produced, he went into the real estate business, where he had an incredibly lucrative career. In 1984, however, he stepped down from his role as the president of a real estate company, and returned to playwriting. ‘’I’d rather be Neil Simon than Harry Helmsley any day…’’ he said in 1990 for The New York Times ‘’And dealing with critics, after wrangling with 4,000 tenants, would be a piece of cake.’’

Fortunately for Sterner, taking a second chance proved to be the right choice. His play Be Happy for Me was produced Off-Broadway

in 1986, starring Broadway favorite Priscilla Lopez and ‘70s TV star David Groh. His biggest hit, however, was Other People’s Money, which premiered at the Minetta Lane Theatre in 1989. Sterner’s experience in the business world can be credited for its success, as many felt he truly captured the idiosyncrasies of the business world. The production was embraced by both the theatrical and financial communities, which lead to a national tour, and the 1991 film version which starred Gregory Peck and Danny DeVito. Sterner continued writing after Other People’s Money, but none of his later work ever reached its level of success. Still, his love for the theatre shone through. ‘’Many other playwrights have written better,’’ Sterner wrote, ‘’but no one has enjoyed having written more.’’ Jerry Sterner passed away in 2001, but his work and passion for telling stories continue to inspire today.

Spotlight on Playwright Jerry Sterner by Mary Donofrio

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FST COMPANYBOARD OF TRUSTEES

President ............................................... Dennis McGillicuddyVice-President ............................................. Richard HopkinsSecretary/Treasurer .......................................Jennifer MichellTrustee ..............................................................Gaele BartholdTrustee ...............................................................Georgia CourtTrustee .......................................................... Patricia CourtoisTrustee ................................................................Jeff HotchkissTrustee .............................................................Robert IsraeloffTrustee ..............................................................Barbara LupoffTrustee ................................Chief Judge Charles E. Williams

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

ARTISTIC STAFFAssociate Director At-Large .........................Kate AlexanderCasting/Hiring Coordinator .......................... James AshfordResident Pianist ..................................................... Jim ProsserAssociate Artist ................................................. Jason CannonAssociate Artist .......................................Catherine RandazzoDirector of Improvisation ......................................Will LueraAssistant to the Artistic Director .....................Doris Iemolo

PRODUCTION STAFFProduction Manager ............................................. Bruce PriceMainstage Stage Manager ...................................... Roy JohnsTechnical Director ...........................................Mike SchwentCostume Shop Manager ...........................Adrienne WebberSound Supervisor .................................................Thom KorpProps/Paint Supervisor .............................. Kristine KreutzerLead Carpenter ................................................. Marco Acosta

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFGeneral Manager .............................................Jill ZakrzewskiDirector of IT .................................................... Clarke WeigleBusiness Manager .......................................Carmen GonzalezBusiness Office Associate. ...........................Reanna BourqueBusiness Office Associate. ......................................Bart Dolce Business Office Associate ................................David WallaceAsst. to the Managing Dir ..........................Phyllis SilvermanFacilities Manager .......................................Joseph Goepfrich Facilities Technician .............................. Mark Quackenbush Company Manager ...........................................Luke JohnsonDirector of Marketing .....................................Becca JenningsPublic Relations Associate ................................. Lydia BaxterDigital Marketing Associate. ............................ Emily Blazek Marketing Assistant. ............................................ Sarah HaleyDirector of Indiv. Giving ................ Melody Mora-ShihadehDevelopment Associate .................................Samus HaddadDevelopment Associate ..................................Melanie SlusarPatron Services Manager ................................. Kelsey Wehde Box Office Manager ......................................... Ryan SimpsonAsst. Box Office Manager ...................................Gigi DelperoAsst. Box Office Manager ..........................Katelyn McKelleyAsst. Box Office Manager ...........................Noah ScheibmeirEvents Coordinator ........................................Matthew QuickRestaurant Manager .............................................. Tom CurryRestaurant Manager ..........................................Karen KrasterRestaurant Manager ........................................... Josh RodoskiAsst. Restaurant Manager .................................. Kristy PlumReceptionist/ Volunteer Coord ....................... Joan O’Dowd

EDUCATION & TOURSDirector of Children’s Theatre .....................Caroline KaiserDirector of Education ...............................Christine HopkinsEducation Administrator .................................Pamela SmithTeaching Artist/YPF Coordinator ...................Adam Ratner Education Group Sales Assoc ......................Hannah BagnallTeaching Artist .....................................................Denee LortzTeaching Artist ....................................................Sam MosslerTeaching Artist .................................................Terrence Pride

COMMUNITY RESOURCE GROUP

AUDIENCE ENRICHMENT GROUP

OUTSIDE ASSISTANCEHouse Counsel ................................................. John PattersonFacility Custodian .....................................Carlos De Oliveira...............................................Confidence Cleaning CompanyCaretaker ................................................................ Doctor Nik

INTERN PROGRAMActing Apprentice ...............................................Kayla FainerActing Apprentice ............................................. Jabri JohnsonActing Apprentice ................................................Erin PaxtonActing Apprentice .............................................. Liam TannerCostume Intern ............................................. Emily GoldsteinDevelopment Intern ......................................... Jordan FaddisDirecting Intern ................................................... Meg GilbertLiterary Intern .................................................Mary DonofrioLiterary Intern ..............................................Thomas GalloglyLiterary Intern ................................................ Jordan OrlandoLiterary & Playwriting Intern ........................Sarah DurhamMarketing Intern ............................................. Emma RhynerProd/Lighting Intern ....................................Caleb WoodringProd/Scenic Intern .............................................Justen ZhangProduction Management Intern .............Kelsey PeavyhouseSummer Camp Intern ................................... Emma DensonSummer Camp Intern ....................................... Laura GuerraSummer Camp Intern ....................................Austin HowethSummer Camp Intern .....................................Priscilla PorterSummer Camp Intern .................................. Abigail TrageserSummer Camp Intern ................................Madeline WillardStage Management Intern ...................................... Meg GreyStage Management Intern ............................. Elliott KarlinerStage Management Intern ................................... Tanner LiasStage Management Intern ....................... Maddie LugenbeelStage Management/Sound Intern ................. David Sabbagh

Jan ColemanLarry ColemanShirley FeinMaddy FreshwaterCarol GilbertSy Goldblatt Jim GoldmanSandy GoldmanRobert GradyWendy GradyBonny Israeloff

Valerie JoelsMarie Kropp

Frank MalicksonMatty Matheson

Graci McGillicuddyIna Schnell

Alan SchottensteinLois Schottenstein

Lois StulbergCharlie Ann Syprett

Martin Taffel

Hon. Larry L. EgerTrevor HarveyThe Jewish Federation of Sarasota-ManateeGilbert KingMichéle D. RedwineDr. Eddy Regnier

Ina SchnellCommisioner Willie

Charles ShawHoward Tevlowitz

Chief Judge Charles E.Williams