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Come Together
with TampaRep
and The Straz Center

It's A Wonderful Life

book by

Marsha Norman

Music and Lyrics by

Jason Robert Brown

Based on the novel by

Robert James Waller

direction by Michelle Petrucci
music direction by Juan Rodriguez
scenic design by Christopher Pyfrom
costume design by Andrea Herrera
wig design by Sofia Pickford
lighting design by Jo Averill-Snell
sound design by Maria Baez-Reinoso
property design by Dean Wick
orchestrations by Jason Robert Brown

starring

Emilia Sargent*
Michael Hunsaker*
Jonathan Van Dyke
Megan Lisko-Snelling
Troy Ochoa-Rowland
Katie Davis
Michael Gregory
Amanda Cappello

Originally produced on Broadway by Jeffrey Richards, Stacey Mindich, Jerry Frankel Gutterman Chernoff, Hunter Arnold, Ken Davenport, Carl Daikeler, Michael DeSantis, Aaron Priest, Libby Adler Mages/Mari Glick Stuart, Scott M. Delman, Independent Presenters Network, Red Mountain Theatre Company, Caiola Productions, Remmel T. Dickinson, Ken Greiner, David Lancaster, Bellanca smigel Rutter, Mark S. Golub & David S. Golub, Will Trice. With Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and The Shubert Organization in association with The Williamstown Theatre Festival.

The World Premiere Production of The Bridges of Madison County was produced by the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Jenny Gersten, Artistic Director, August, 2013

Gabe, Diana & Doctor

Photos courtesy Noa Friedman or Andrea Tafelsky

The Goodman Family

Partners &

Sponsors

 

 

Season Sponsors:

The Gobioff Foundation
The Hillsborough County
Board of County Commissioners

Production Sponsors:

Michael L. and Kay D. Mahoney

Supporting Sponsors:

Anonymous in honor of Susan Kautz
The TampaRep Board of Directors
Bill & Sylvia Hahn
Chris & Briget Hart
Bruce LeBaron & Kathi Grau
Tracy Brown & Greg Holland
Commissioner Ken Hagan

Opening Night Sponsors:

Andrea Graham & Geoff Simon

Ticketing Sponsor:

Russell Buchan

Gobioff Foundation Logo
Hillsborough County Logo

Setting

1965. Iowa and Italy.

Running Time

70 minute first act
15 minute intermission
50 minute second act

A NOTE FROM THE PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR:

“We at the Tampa Repertory Theatre are thrilled to have you here with us …” (CLICK TO CONTINUE READING)

The Band
Gabe, Diana & Doctor

All photos courtesy Stage Photography of Tampa

Creative Team

 

Book

Marsha Norman

Music, Lyrics & Orchestrations

Jason Robert Brown

Direction

Michelle Petrucci

Music Director

Juan Rodriguez

Scenic Design

Christopher Pyfrom

Costume Design

Andrea Herrera

Lighting Design

Jo Averill-Snell

Sound Design

Maria Baez-Reinoso

Props Design

Dean Wick

Wig Design / Crew

Sofia Pickford

Intimacy Coordination

Corryn Barrow

Stage Management

Crystal Solana Bryan

Asst. Stage Managenent

Amari Riewold

Technical Direction

Steve Graybill

Run Crew

Kylie Bellaire

Scenic Painting

Chloe Adair

Cast

 

Francesca Johnson

Emilia Sargent*

Robert Kincaid

Michael Hunaker*

Richard ‘Bud’ Johnson

Jonathan Van Dyke

Carolyn Johnson

Megan Lisko-Snelling

Michael Johnson

Troy Ochoa-Rowland

Marian/ Chiara/ Ensemble

Katie Davis

Charlie

Michael Gregory

Marge

Amanda Cappello

Ensemble

Santiago Arbelaez

Ensemble

Ryan Sturm

Ensemble

Summer Kiesel

Ensemble

Ben Sutherland

Ensemble

Mariela Zeno

* denotes membership in Actors’ Equity Association, the union representing professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

Band

 

Drums

Andrea Tafelski

Guitar

Clarke Jacobson

Guitar

Samuel Ortiz

Violin

Julie Paradies

Violin

Amanda Cappello

Bass

Shelby Mongtonery

Cello

Matthew Rothfarb

Artistic Staff

 

Producing Artistic Director

Emilia Sargent

Managing Artistic Producer

Jim Sorensen

Associate Producer

Jonathan Van Dyke

Associate Producer

Alexis Carra Girbés

Educational Outreach

Connie LaMarca-Frankel

Advancement Consultant

Stephanie Snyder

Special Thanks

 

TampaRep is grateful to many people and groups for their gifts of time, talent, and treasure. Starting with Keith Eisenstadt for the cyc lights that create those beautiful background colors. Jennifer, Tony, Sarah, Reuben, Scott, Justin, John, Megan, and Duncan at the Straz – thanks for welcoming us to your space and helping to create the world of the play. To flesh it out, our prop guru Dean Wick has plenty of thanks to dole out: “Marc, Sam, Stan, Gulfport Community Players, American Stage, Jade, Karin, Karl, Heidi, and TJ Gill for his continued PhotoShop mastery.” Jim and the team at OIA helped with exterior signage, and as always Barbara at Minuteman Press is THE BEST IN THE BIZ. Thanks to the David Covach at the Asolo costume shop for a lot of the lovely clothing. Additional special thanks to Arts in Motion, James & Katie Delgado, ThinkTank Theatre, Pantochino Productions, The Hippodrome, The TampaRep Board of Directors, Summer Bohnenkamp and David Jenkins for all their time and advice. And as always, enormous thanks to YOU, our audience, who completes the experience of the show. Without you, we’d be just a bunch of actors in a room. With you, we create art.

Dan
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