Sponsored by the City of Fairfield & Fairfield City Schools

Performing Arts Center @ Fairfield High School

July 17-19, 2014 @ 8:00 pmJuly 20, 2014 @ 2:00 pm

Fairfield Summer Theatre presents

July 24-27, 2014 Kathleen Sullivan Studio Theatre

874-SHOWAll seats $15.00 - General Admission

(Parental Guidance suggested)

CastEmma Jordan as Rona Lisa Peretti

Ryan Heinrich as Douglas PanchScott Christian as Mitch MohoneyOlivia Yokers as Olive OstrovskyDrew Helton as William Barfee

Chelsey Cavender as Logainne SchwartzandgrubenierreErin Heinrich as Marcy Park

Sean Jones as Leaf ConeybearDarin Art as Chip Tolentino

Fairfield Summer Theatre presents

Book by TERRENCE McNALLY Music by STEPHEN FLAHERTY

Lyrics by LYNN AHRENS

Ragtime is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by

Music Theatre International421 West 54th StreetNew York, NY 10019

(212)541-4684 www.MTIShows.com

Special thanks to theCity of Fairfield

for providing the fundingand the

Fairfield City Schoolsfor providing facilities for

Fairfield Summer Theatre’s16th production, Ragtime, the Musical

The taking of flash photographs is not permitted; it is not only distracting to the audience, but could be dangerous to our cast members. The use of cell phones to take photos is also distract-ing to the audience. Please turn off all cell phones and pagers. The video or audio recording of this performance by any means is strictly forbidden and is a violation of federal copyright law.

Fairfield Summer Theatre presents

January 17, 2015 8:00 p.m.

For one night only, Fairfield Summer Theatre will be featuring the best vocalists around

singing the greatest Broadway tunes of the last half century.

Join the cast of FST alumni as they sing along with our live band for this spectacular

fundraising event!

Complimentary hot chocolate & treats will be served.

For tickets, call 513-874-SHOW (7469)Fairfield High School Performing Arts Center

A note from our director........Welcome to Ragtime, the initial show of our first two-show season at Fairfield Summer Theatre! After fifteen summers of producing one large-scale musical, it was time to in-crease opportunity for our talented artists, and to create another cultural outlet for our com-munity. So, in addition to this performance of the Tony Award-winning musical, Ragtime, next weekend we present another Tony Award-winning musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

One of the many benefits of doing theatre in the summer is that many local college students studying Theatre, Music and Design are looking for ways to showcase their skills or find a rewarding theatrical experience. We are pleased to say that this summer alone, students studying their craft at CCM, Wright State, Ball State, Indiana University, Miami University, Kent State and many others are participating in our summer season. We hope to con-tinue to foster great relationships with our local college artists, and also with our talented professional, high school and community artists, who are also gracing our stages this summer.

Ragtime is a story about America at the turn of the twentieth cen-tury - a time when immigrants, mostly from Eastern and Southern Europe, were pouring through Ellis Island by the millions. At that time, becoming an American took three to four hours of questioning and a medical examination. The wheels of change were spinning. The new cultural landscape was echoed in ragtime, a true melting pot of musical styles. But to many, the wheels of change were spin-ning far too quickly. And perhaps they still are. Today, becoming a naturalized citizen can take a decade or more and our “immigration crisis” is still a regular topic of debate.

Thank you for your patronage of Fairfield Summer Theatre. We hope you enjoy the show!

Ryan Heinrich

Cast(in order of appearance)

Little Boy..........................................Nathan SansoneFather.....................................................Tom DierlingMother..............................................Kaela O’ConnorYounger Brother .....................................Sean JonesGrandfather.............................................John GinterCoalhouse Walker, Jr..........................Derrick JordanSarah................................................Renée JacksonBooker T. Washington.................William “Kip” MooreTateh.....................................................Mike EmbreeLittle Girl............................................Sydney FrazierHarry Houdini...................................Connor BernardJ.P. Morgan...............................................Scott CainHenry Ford..............................................Sean DavisEmma Goldman..................................Rhonda LucasEvelyn Nesbit.......................................Maddie DreesAdmiral Peary........................................Jeff ChristianSarah’s Friend...................................Raven ThomasWillie Conklin...........................................Brian SmithSpecial appearance by..........................Sammy Platt

People of New RochelleConnor BernardBrandon Burtis

Scott CainSean Davis

Emma JordanAmy MirlisenaStacy Schiller

ImmigrantsScott Christian

David Eschenbrenner – Dance CaptainVictoria GarciaGina JungkunzBridget Lorenz

Kendall SullivanKelly Walker

Michael Wright

People of HarlemAkeem Campbell

Jamal CannAlaina ChesterRaven FultonDeja Jackson

Jeffrey Jermaine JacksonLaQueena Mitchell

Garrett Wallace

Production CrewDirector................................................................Ryan HeinrichProducers..............................Tracy Botos & Darlene FeldmannVocal Director......................................................Ryan HeinrichAssistant Vocal Director..................................Sterling Finkbine Choreographer..................................................Emily BrinkmanInstrumental Director...................................................Darin ArtSound & Lighting Director.........................................Eric CiminiStage Manager..............................................Brooke TownsendSet Design......................................................Gabriel Firestone Technical Director.........................................Michael FeldmannSet Build Assistant........................... ....................Geoff WerbinHouse Manager & Tickets.....................................Erin HeinrichCostume Coordinator.......................................Debbie JohnsonAssistant Costumers..................... Sarah Brown, Beth Felerski

Heather Felerski & Susan RouffStage Crew.......................................Kevin Brunck, Dylan LucasLight Board Operator...........................................Jamison CookSpot Operators.......................Drew Helton, Jessa Steele CookSound Board Operator....................................Sam ChenowethRehearsal Accompanist..............................................Darin ArtProperties Mistress.................................................Tracy BotosScenic Charge Artist...................................................Ray ZuppScenic Artists.....................Tracy Botos, David Eschenbrenner, Darlene Feldmann, Michael Feldmann,

Rhonda Lucas, Michael WrightProgram & Lobby Showcase.......................Darlene FeldmannFST Treasurer......................................................Mark HeinrichSet Painters.....................................Darin Art, Connor Bernard,

Jeff Christian, Maddie Drees, Missy Frazier,Mark Heinrich, Pat Heinrich, Deja Jackson,

Renee Jackson, Sean Jones, Derrick Jordan,Emma Jordan, Bridget Lorenz, Amy Mirlisena,

LaQueena Mitchell, Maria Mullen, Kelly Walker, Mick Wright, Pam Wright

Publicity......................................................Pat & Mark HeinrichConcessions.................................................Darlene Feldmann

OrchestraFlute, Piccolo ...........................................Jackie CrabtreeOboe ..............................................................Sara Powell Bb & Eb Clarinet .................................................Lisa Holt Bass Clarinet, Clarinet, Flute, Soprano Sax................................................Fred MartensHorn I .........................................................Janice Trytten Horn II ..........................................................Aaron BartosTrumpet I .....................................................Tom McClurg Trumpet II ..................................................Andrew Critzer Trombone ...............................................Darin NewcomerBass Trombone ............................................Josh Omaits Euphonium ................................................Thomas FrankPercussion I .....................................................Rick Elliott Drums/Percussion II ....................................Dick Roemer Banjo/Acoustic Guitar ..........................................Jim Bird Keyboard ............................................................Darin Art Violin .............................................................Molly HickeyViolin .........................................................Sherry RandallViola ........................................................Rachel JacksonCello ..........................................................Laura CoomerStringbass ...................................................Tim Cornelius

Who’s Who in the Cast

Connor Bernard (Harry Houdini) Connor is a senior at Fairfield High School. Some of his theater credits include; Tin-Man in Wizard of Oz, Lazar Haller in Irena’s Vow, Lead Minstrel in Spamalot, Fender in Hairspray, Billy Crocker in Anything Goes and most recently Shrek in Shrek the Musical. Connor is also a member of the World Champion Fairfield Choraliers. He is thrilled to be playing the role of Harry Houdini in Fairfield Sum-mer Theater’s production of Ragtime and would like to say a huge thanks to his family for their support, to the many talented people who have mentored him and to the Lord for blessing him with the gift of performing. He hopes you enjoy the show!

Scott Cain (J.P. Morgan / Doctor) Scott is thrilled to be a part of this production of one of his favorite musicals. For the last 14 years, he has been the Musical Theater Critic for Talkin’ Broadway, covering shows in Cincinnati and Dayton. Scott is also the co-creator of the faith-based musical To The Rescue, which has been performed in seven states, as well as England. He is a former professional juggler and a five-time Gold Medalist at the Juggling World Championships. Past theater credits include Annie, Once Upon A Mattress, and Merrily We Roll Along. Much love to Janet and Liz, and praise to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Jeff Christian (Harry K. Thaw, Admiral Perry, Whitman) Jeff is excited to once again be involved with Fair-field Summer Theatre. His previous involvement has included Children of Eden (Story Teller) Spamalot (French Taunter) and Stage Manager of The Secret Garden and Hairspray. He would like to thank the cast and crew for making this an extremely fun sum-mer!

Sean Davis (Henry Ford) Sean is thrilled to be making his Fairfield Summer debut in one of his favorite shows. Sean just fin-ished junior year at Miami University where he stud-ies music composition and musical theater. Some his past theater credits include Lumiere in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and Dan Goodman in Next to Normal. Sean will also be performing this summer as Orlando in Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Sean would like to thank his roommate Maura who let him borrow his car to get to rehearsals. He also thanks his parents who gave him his own car so he could stop using Maura’s. Sean would finally like to thank Shea Hendry. Thank you, Shea Hendry.

Tom Dierling (Father) This is Tom’s fourth opportunity to perform with Fairfield Summer Theatre, most recently appearing as Sir Robin in last summer’s production of Spa-malot. Tom is an attorney with Millikin & Fitton Law Firm, and enjoys filling his free time with his love of the stage. A few of his favorite opportunities include appearing as: Dr. Craven in The Secret Garden; Professor Bhaer in Greater Hamilton Theatre Com-pany’s Little Women; Clive in OxAct’s See How They Run; and Mr. Manningham in Lebanon Theatre Company’s performance of Angel Street. In addition to his deep gratitude to the cast and crew for their hard work and dedication in seeing this production to the stage, Tom is especially grateful to you for your support of Fairfield Summer Theatre.

Maddie Drees (Evelyn Nesbit) Maddie is a rising senior BFA Musical Theatre major at Kent State University. She is excited to be in Ragtime once again! Most recently she starred as Elizabeth Bennet in Kent’s production of Pride & Prejudice. Regional credits include: Porthouse The-atre; Fiddler on the Roof (Chava) and South Pacific (Nurse), The Huron Playhouse; The Drowsy Chap-erone (Kitty), Bye, Bye Birdie (Helen), and Carousel (Ensemble/Dancer). Other Kent State credits include: Plain and Fancy (Martha/Grape Girl), The Rocky Horror Show (Colum-bia), Ragtime (Little Girl) and Dog Sees God (Tricia). Special thanks to Mom, Dad, Merrie, and Kyle. For Lois.

Mike Embree (Tateh) Mike is currently a resident of Dayton, Ohio and is thrilled to be making his debut performance as Tateh with Fairfield Summer Theatre. After his attendance in the Musical Theatre program at Wright State University, Mike has made several appearances in Dayton and surrounding communities. A few of his favorite roles include: Bare: A Pop Opera (Peter), Rent (Angel), Festival of New Musical: The Note-worthy Life of Howard Barnes (ensemble) with The Human Race Theatre Company, In-School Tour: Historical (ensemble) with The Human Race and Muse Machine. Mike is currently working as the Director and Cho-reographer of the Stebbins High School Theatre Department. “Special thanks to my family and friends for all their love and support.” David Eschenbrenner (Judge/Dance Captain)David is excited to be spending another summer with FST. David is a senior at Miami University studying Music Education. In his free time David serves as assistant director for both Fairfield and Ross show choirs. His favorite roles include Javert in Les Miserables, a Wickersham Brother in Sues-sical and Chorus in Spamalot. David would like to thank Ryan, Emily, Sterling, Brooke, Darin and his fellowcastmates for a great summer. To his friends and family for their continued support. Remember to “ Ride on the Wheel’s of A Dream.” Enjoy the Show!!

Sydney Frazier (Little Girl) Sydney will be a 6th grader this fall and is 11 years old. She was first on stage at 6 in the S.T.A.R.S. production of 101 Dalmatians. That was the begin-ning of her dream to sing, dance and act as much as possible! She has been in at least one musical every year since then which include; Godspell Jr., Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Annie Jr. (Tessie), Aladdin Jr., The Little Mermaid Jr., Willy Wonka Jr. (Veruca Salt) and in April she performed in Fairfield High School’s production of SHREK The Musical as Young Fiona. She was thrilled to play the role of ‘Peter Pan’ in Peter Pan Jr. with S.T.A.R.S. this summer. Sydney hopes to attend Juilliard and become a professional actress one day. She would like to thank all her cast mem-bers & directors for their encouragement and support during this run of Ragtime, The Musical. She is honored to be a part of this show and wishes everyone the best of luck! Break A Leg!!

John Ginter (Grandfather) John is pleased to return to Fairfield Summer The-atre in a role he was meant to play, a grumpy old man. In the past John has played several grumpier and even non-grumpy men including Mr. Cladwell in Urinetown, Wilbur Turnblad in Hairspray, Oliver Warbucks in Annie, Zoltar in Big, The Musical, Richard Henry Lee in 1776 and most recently Herr Drosslemeyer in The Nutcracker. He has performed these roles with Fairfield Summer Theatre, Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre, Middletown Lyric Theatre, and The Performing Arts Academy in Middletown. John has also performed with the Middle-town Symphony and sings in his church choir. He is the Digital Media Production instructor at the D. Russel Lee Career Technology Center. John and his wife Roslyn are supporters of the theater community and believe strongly in arts education.

Renée Jackson (Sarah) Renée is absolutely thrilled to be working on her favorite musical with Fairfield Summer Theatre. She hails from sunny Tampa, Florida and is a recent graduate of Ball State’s Musical Theatre program (B.F.A). Notable credits: Dorothy Brock (42nd Street), Deena Jones u/s (Dreamgirls), Mrs. Muller (Doubt), Trix the Aviatrix (Drowsy), and Hippolyta (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Kendra (Language of Angels), Mazeppa (Gypsy), Woman #2 (I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change), and Featured Ensemble (Wizard of Oz). Renée can also be seen at Kings Island in Flashback Totally 80’s this summer. She would like to thank Ryan for providing her with this won-derful opportunity and the entire cast and crew for their hard work. “Your talent is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.” - Leo Buscaglia

Sean Jones (Younger Brother) Sean is excited to be involved with both FST shows this summer, Ragtime and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. He has also been seen in FST’s productions of Hairspray (Corny Collins), The Secret Garden (Dickon), Seussical (Cat in the Hat), and Into the Woods (Rapunzel’s Prince). Sean is entering his senior year at Wright State University in the fall, working his way to a BFA in Acting with an Emphasis in Musical Theatre.

Act IMusical Numbers

Prologue: Ragtime............................................................CompanyGoodbye, My Love................................................................MotherJourney On..............................................Father, Mother, and TatehThe Crime of the Century....................Evelyn Nesbit and CompanyWhat Kind of Woman...........................Mother, Kathleen, Little Boy,

Younger BrotherA Shtetl iz Amereke.........................................................ImmigrantsSuccess.....................................Tateh, J.P. Morgan, Harry Houdini,

Emma Goldman, and CompanyHis Name Was Coalhouse Walker...........Coalhouse and CompanyGettin’ Ready Rag....................................Coalhouse and CompanyHenry Ford..............................................Henry Ford and CompanyNothing Like the City...............................Mother, Edgar, Tateh, and

Little GirlYour Daddy’s Son...................................................................SarahThe Courtship...........................................Mother, Younger Brother,

Grandfather, Brigit, and CompanyNew Music....................................Father, Mother, Younger Brother,

Coalhouse, Sarah, and CompanyWheels of a Dream........................................Coalhouse and SarahThe Night That Goldman Spoke at Union Square...............Younger

Brother, Emma Goldman, and CompanyGliding.............................................................................TatehThe Trashing of the Car...........................................OrchestraJustice.............................................Coalhouse and CompanyPresident........................................................................SarahTill We Reach That Day............Sarah’s Friend and Company

Act IIMusical Numbers

Entr’acte...........................................................................OrchestraCoalhouse’s Soliloquy.....................................................CoalhouseCoalhouse Demands......................................................Coalhouse,

Booker T. Washington, and CompanyWhat a Game..............................................Father, Edgar, and MenFire in the City...................................................................OrchestraAtlantic City................Evelyn Nesbit, Harry Houdini, and CompanyBuffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc...................................................TatehOur Children.........................................................Mother and TatehHarlem Nightclub..............................................................OrchestraSarah Brown Eyes.........................................Coalhouse and SarahHe Wanted to Say...............Younger Brother, Emma Goldman, and

Coalhouse’s GangBack to Before.......................................................................MotherLook What You’ve Done.........Booker T. Washington and CompanyMake Them Hear You......................................................CoalhouseEpilogue: Ragtime / “Wheels of a Dream” (reprise)..........Company

Special thank you to:

Greater Hamilton Civic TheatreMelanie WinstedKaren Schilling

Co & Sandy CoddingtonMary Alice Prazynski

In Memory of Taylor Prazynski

Act IScenes

Scene 1: Dock in the New York Harbour / At sea. Scene 2: A vaudeville theatre, New York City.

Scene 3: Mother’s garden, New Rochelle. Scene 4: Ellis Island / Lower East Side. Scene 5: The Tempo Club / Harlem / Ford’s assembly line.

Scene 6: Railroad station, New Rochelle. Scene 7: Emerald Isle Firehouse. Scene 8: Mother’s house, New Rochelle. Scene 9: A hillside above New Rochelle.

Scene 10: A union hall in New York City / Lawrence, Massachusetts / A train.

Scene 11: New Rochelle and New York City.

Act IIScenes

Scene 1: The streets of New Rochelle / Mother’s house.

Scene 2: The Polo Grounds.

Scene 3: Mother’s house. Scene 4: Atlantic City / Million Dollar Pier / Boardwalk. Scene 5: Harlem / Coalhouse’s hideout.

Scene 6: The beach, Atlantic City. Scene 7: The Morgan Library, New York City.

During Intermission be sure to visit:

Katie’s Cookies

& We Duet All

Proceeds benefit Fairfield Summer Theatre.

Derrick Jordan (Coalhouse) Derrick is excited to be making his debut with Fair-field Summer Theatre. Originally from Toledo, Der-rick is now working as a performer at Kings Island. He has been featured in The Boys are Back and Remember When... The 70’s. Other previous credits include Tom Collins in Rent (Wright State Univer-sity), Seaweed in Hairspray, and Man 1 in Songs for a New World. Derrick would like to thank Ryan, Brooke, Emily and Darin for all of their guidance and keeping his head on straight.

Rhonda Lucas (Emma Goldman) This is Rhonda’s 4th production with Fairfield Sum-mer Theater, having previously been cast in The Music Man, Secret Garden and Hairspray. In May of 2015 she will be directing The Miracle Worker for Greater Hamilton Civic Theater.

William “Kip” Moore (Booker T. Washington) Ragtime is Kip’s first production with Fairfield Sum-mer Theater. Kip has also performed in Spamalot, Hair, Godspell, Crowns, I love You Because and Working. Kip is the founder of the William “Kip” Moore’s Creative and Performing Arts Company in Middletown and is the Performing Arts Direc-tor at the Ray and Joan Kroc Center in Dayton where he has directed such shows as Steel Magnolias,Godspell, Smoke on the Mountain and Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming. Kip is excited to work with a won-derful cast and looks forward to working with Fairfield Summer Theater in future productions.

Kaela O’Connor (Mother) Kaela, a rising Musical Theatre Senior at The Cincin-nati College-Conservatory of Music, is excited to be performing in Ragtime. At CCM, she has been seen in Into The Woods, Chess, The Threepenny Opera, Carrie, and Les Miserables. She was recently seen as Judy Haynes in White Christmas at GHCT. Other roles include Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Queenie in Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party, Maureen in Rent, and Demeter in Cats. She is cur-rently working as the swing of Rock ‘n’ Roll Never Forgets at Kings Island and spent last summer swinging British Invasion there as well. Love to my family and MUCH thanks to the Ragtime team and Kings Island for allowing me to be in two places at once!

Nathan Sansone (Little Boy) Nathan Sansone will be entering 9th grade at Fair-field High School in the fall. He is excited to be in the Fairfield High School Showchoir Rhythm Ex-press for the first time. Nathan has been in several theatrical performances including Ugly in Honk Jr, Billy Ray in On Golden Pond, Judas/John the Bap-tist in Godpsell Jr, and others through Encore Youth Theater, Greater Hamilton Civic Theater, Kids in the Spotlight, STARS, and Sacred Heart School. Na-than currently played Tommy Djilas in The Music Man Jr. and performed in Fame Jr. through Jersey Productions at the Aronoff. He is excited for this opportunity to perform in Ragtime and hopes everyone enjoys the show.

Brian Smith (Willie Conklin) Brian is pleased to be appearing once again on the Fairfield Summer Theatre stage. He was last seen by Fairfield audiences as Edna in Hairspray and recently completed directing duties for Greater Ham-ilton Civic Theatre’s Always, Patsy Cline. He has been involved in local community theater for close to three decades working with Fairfield Summer Theatre, Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre, Hamilton Rotary, the Fitton Center, Middletown Lyric Theater, OxAct and others. Brian is an English teacher and the Drama Director at Ross High School. He wishes to thank his family and friends for their support. Enjoy the show!

About the Production StaffRyan Heinrich (Director/Vocal Director) This is Ryan’s sixth season directing Fairfield Sum-mer Theatre, having previously directed Spamalot, Hairspray, The Secret Garden, Children of Eden and Seussical. He has also directed for Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre (Blood Brothers, The Baker’s Wife, Little Women) and Rotary Presents (Guys and Dolls). As a Music Director and Conduc-tor, he has worked with Wright State and Miami Uni-versity, and oversees the vocal music for many of the shows at Kings Island. As an actor, Ryan has appeared on tour and in regional theatre, most recently in Fiddler on the Roof at the Human Race Theatre. As a vocalist, he was twice a soloist with the Boston Pops (Keith Lockhart, conductor). He holds a BFA in Musical Theatre and Di-recting from The Boston Conservatory. Ryan would like to thank the two loves of his life, his beautiful wife, Erin, and their young son, Emmett.

Tracy Botos (Co-Producer) Tracy is very happy to be co-producing Ragtime after having last worked with Fairfield Summer The-atre as the assistant stage manage for Hairspray two years ago. Tracy is a veteran of local commu-nity theatre. Some of her favorite shows have been Once on this Island, Urinetown, and Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming with Greater Hamilton Civic Theater; and 1776 and Festival with Middletown Lyric Theatre. Tracy is happy to be co-producing The Sound of Music for GHCT in December. During the day, she is an Occupational Therapy Assistant for Kettering Home Care.

Darlene Feldmann (Co-Producer) Darlene has produced seven musicals for FST & also produced Starlight Express, West Side Story, The Phantom of the Opera, & Beauty and the Beast for FHS. She has served on the Board of Direc-tors for Fairfield Footlighters & Fairfield Summer Theatre. This marks her 16th year with FST. She is employed as an Administrative Assistant for the City of Fairfield. She would like to thank her wonder-ful family and Geoff for all their love, support & for understanding why she is never home. To Michael & Geoff.....the set is huge, the set is amazing, so hard to believe it was all built by only two men.....two incredible, hard-working, and talented guys! Thank you!!

Emily Brinkman (Choreographer) Emily is excited to be working with Fairfield Summer Theatre again with such a wonderful cast and crew. A professional performer and choreographer for the last eleven years, she has studied, performed, and taught across the country. She has won several awards for her choreography work, which include the shows CATS, West Side Story, A Christmas Carol, Urinetown, The Fifth Sun, The Phantom of the Opera, Shout!, Music Man, Joseph…Dreamcoat, and various dance showcases. Some favorite performance credits include A Chorus Line, Swing!, 42nd Street, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Cabaret.

Darin M. Art (Conductor) Darin is very excited to be involved with his fifth production with Fairfield Summer Theatre! He played Father in Children of Eden; Archibald Craven in The Secret Garden; played keyboard in the pit for Hairspray; and played Prince Herbert (among other roles) in last year’s Spamalot. He has in varying capacities played piano, conducted, and/or music directed shows in the past including: The Wiz (Miami University), Ragtime (Xavier University), The Taffe-tas (NKU), and Sweeney Todd (Stained Glass Theatre in Newport, KY). Darin has a MM degree in Vocal Performance from Northwestern Uni-versity and a BM degree in Vocal & Piano Performance from Heidelberg College. He works as the Director of Music & Liturgy at St. Clare Church of College Hill (Cincinnati).

Eric Cimini (Lighting and Sound Design) Ragtime marks Eric’s eleventh show with Fairfield Summer Theatre. Eric earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Technical Theatre from College Conservatory of Music (CCM), in 2005. He has served as the light-ing designer for the international tour of KC & the Sunshine Band, the lighting specialist for Eisenhow-er Hall at the US Military Academy at West Point, and as Resident Master Electrician/Technical The-atre Specialist for CCM. Presently, he is the owner of EC Productions, LLC providing lighting and sound needs for business-es, churches and schools throughout the city. His work has been seen on the stages of Indian Hill High School, Sycamore High School, Lakota West High School, and Fairfield High School, as well as Greater Hamil-ton Civic Theatre, Hamilton Rotary, and Encore Youth Theatre.

Gabriel Firestone (Set Design) Gabriel is a scenic designer from Cleveland, Ohio, now based out of New York City. Recent credits include the regional premiere of Owen Wingrave and The Laramie Project at University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), Robin Hood, Home Free! and the world premiere of Jason&Julia at Williamstown Theatre Festival. He has worked on two seasons of opera and toured internationally with Castleton Festival, and his work as a scenic artist and assistant designer has been seen at Know Theatre of Cincin-nati, Cincinnati Opera, Stages St. Louis, and The Human Race Theatre. Proud graduate of CCM, BFA TD&P. For more information about current projects, please visit www.GabrielFirestone.com.

Michael Feldmann (Technical Director)Michael is a graduate from the College Conserva-tory of Music Program with a degree in Technical Direction. He started his days of technical theater with the Fairfield Summer Community Theater program 16 years ago. Before his recent start to the adventures of freelancing, he worked for the Cincinnati Opera as the Assistant to the Director of Production. He plans to move forward from this flashback with the Fairfield Summer Theater by creating a business that will connect both practical and theatrical design and implementation in real world applications for consumer, employee and personal based capacities; creating new and unique atmosphere’s to experience. He would love to thank his loved ones for their support through the process of this production; and especially Geoff, who with-out, this build would not have been possible. He hopes that you may let the show you are about to see be real in your mind, it is only then that the art can breathe.

Sterling Finkbine (Assistant Vocal Director) Sterling is glad to be back with FST again this year. He is a graduate of Wright State University with a bachelors degree in Music Education, and is excited to begin a new chapter in his life as Director of Choirs for Ross Local Schools. He is very proud of the cast of Ragtime and is honored to have had the opportunity to be involved in this production. He would like to thank Ryan Heinrich for giving him the opportunity to work next to him on this project, and Brooke Townsend for being cool. Enjoy the Show!

Brooke Townsend (Stage Manager) Brooke is excited to be returning for her sec-ond production for Fairfield Summer Theatre. Brooke received her B.F.A. in stage manage-ment from Wright State University where she stage managed The Phantom of the Opera, Jekyll and Hyde, The Look of Love: The music of Burt Bacharach, Jukebox Live! and Rose Johnny. She has also stage managed Spamalot (FST), The Wizard of Oz (Ross High School), Spring Awakening (Encore Theatre Co.) and Once Upon a Mattress (Encore Youth Theatre). Brooke has also worked at The Human Race Theatre Company (Dayton, OH), Merrimack Repertory Theatre (Lowell, MA) and The National High School Institute (Chicago, IL). Brooke would like to thank David Eschenbrenner for being the best assistant ever and Amy Mirlisena for making every day a new adventure.

Debbie Johnson (Costume Coordinator) Debbie began sewing as a child and costuming when her daughter was in beginning dance many moons ago. She began with Fairfield Summer Theater in 1998 and has worked on every show since. She has also worked on many of FHS Mu-sicals, Fairfield Footlighters, Hamilton Rotary, and Hamilton Civic Theater, doing costumes. She would like to thank the costume Pit Crew, and back bone of the costume committee for putting in so much effort and making it so much fun. Sara Brown, Heather Felerski, and Susan Rouff. By day you may see Debbie at Mercy Hospital Fairfield, where she is an RN in the Out-patient surgery Pre-OP dept. Debbie lives in Fairfield and is proud of her grown children, Christi, Michael and his wife Katie, and Mark.

Announcing the 2014-2015 Season

An Evening of Original One Act PlaysWords in the Air by Bridget Ossmann

Mama’s Bibleby Victoria Bailey

Sept. 26-28 & Oct. 3-5, 2014

The House of Blue Leavesby John Guare

Nov. 14-16 & 21-23, 2014

Love Lettersby A. R. Gurney

Feb. 20-22 & 27-28 & Mar. 1, 2015

Lend Me A Tenorby Ken Ludwig

May 22-24 & 29-31, 2015

All performances are held at theFairfield Community Arts Center

411 Wessel Drive(513) 867-5348

www.fairfieldfootlighters.org

Trinity Presbyterian ChurchRev. Tom Dunlap, Pastor

6081 Ross RoadFairfield, OH 45014

Corner of Ross and Mack Roads

513-860-4114www.trinitypcfairfield.org

Reaching up to God.Reaching out to others.

In Memory ofEric Johnson

Eric, we hope you are entertaining the heavens as you entertained us

on earth. We miss your smile and humor!

Wine, Women & Song SeriesMieka Pauley: Indie PopFriday, Sept. 19, 8PM, $20 Cafe, $15 Stadium“Bold, sexy & wicked with just the right touch of irony.”

-Larry Groce, host, NPR’s Mountainstage

frankness that makes Alanis Morissette look shy.

One Stage SeriesTartan Terrors: Celtic with a Kick!Saturday, Oct. 18, 8PM$15 Adults, $12 Seniors & StudentsBack by popular demand! The Tartan Terrors musical

EnterAct Family SeriesLexington Children’s Theatre: RapunzelFriday, Oct. 24, 7PM$7 Adults, $5 Children 12 and under

One Stage SeriesDan St. Paul: What’s Funny after 50?Saturday, Nov. 8, 8PM$15 Adults, $12 Seniors & Students“Who needs Robin Williams when you can have Dan St. Paul?”

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!ON SALE SEPT. 1

FULL SCHEDULE AT FAIRFIELD-CITY.ORG/CAC | 867-5348

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