Christopher Johnson (Director) first came to The Rogue in 2011 to play Jewel in As I Lay Dying, and now serves as an Artistic Associate and General Manager. Directing credits include the Rogue productions of The Crucible, Three Tall Women, Penelope and his adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray, as well as Rogue’s staged readings of Elizabeth Rex, The River, A House of Pomegranates, Don Juan in Hell, No Exit, and most recently The Illusion. Elsewhere in Tucson, Christopher has directed boom, Cabaret, The Year Of Magical Thinking, The Altruists and Speech & Debate for Winding Road Theater Ensemble; Hedwig and The Angry Inch for The Bastard Theatre; as well as Wit, Persephone Or Slow Time, The Book Of Liz, My Name Is Rachel Corrie, Say You Love Satan, Killer Joe, The Rocky Horror Show, Danny And The Deep Blue Sea, The Importance Of Being Earnest, Savage In Limbo, Bug, Titus Andronicus and A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Etcetera at Live Theatre Workshop––where he served as Artistic Director from 2007-2012. An increasingly intermittent performer in his old age, Christopher was last seen on stage in Rogue’s productions of Much Ado about Nothing (Don John) and Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (Prior Walter).
Christopher Johnson’s direction of Middletown is supported in part by a generous gift from Meg & Peter Hovell.

Will Eno (b. 1965) is a Residency Five Fellow at the Signature Theatre in New York, which presented Title and Deed in 2012, and The Open House in 2014. Following an acclaimed run at Yale Repertory Theatre, his play The Realistic Joneses was on Broadway in 2014, directed by Sam Gold and starring Toni Collette, Michael C. Hall, Tracy Letts, and Marisa Tormei. The Realistic Joneses won a Drama Desk Award, was named USA Today’s “Best Play on Broadway,” topped The Guardian’s 2014 list of American plays, and was included in The New York Times’ “Best Theatre of 2014.” The Open House won the 2014 Obie Award, the Lortel Award for Outstanding Play, and a Drama Desk Award, and was included in both the Time Out New York and Time Magazine Top 10 Plays of the Year. Title and Deed was on The New York Times and The New Yorker magazine’s Top Ten Plays of 2012. His play Gnit, a loving but aggressive adaptation of Peer Gynt, premiered at the Actor’s Theatre of Louisville in 2013. Middletown, winner of the Horton Foote Award, premiered at the Vineyard Theatre and subsequently at Steppenwolf Theater and many other American theaters and universities. His internationally heralded play Thom Pain (based on nothing) was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize and has been translated into more than a dozen languages. He was recently awarded the PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation Award. His plays are published by Samuel French, TCG, Dramatists Play Service, and playscripts in the U.S. and Oberon Books in London.

Cast

Bryn Booth (Tour Guide & others) is a graduate of the BFA Acting program at the University of Arizona. She was most recently seen as Abigail Williams in The Rogue’s production of The Crucible. This is Bryn’s second season as a member of the Resident Acting Ensemble with The Rogue where she has performed as Snake-Leaves Princess (The Secret in the Wings), Hero (Much Ado About Nothing),Voice Five/No. 40 (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), Little Monk (Galileo), Regan (King Lear), Rose of Sharon (The Grapes of Wrath), Sybil (A House of Pomegranates), and Lady Macduff (Macbeth). Other credits include Mag in Lovers and Gowdie Blackmun in The Love Talker with the Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre, Juliet in Romeo & Juliet (Tucson Shakespeare in the Park), and Bianca in Othello (Arizona Repertory Theatre). In recent years, she had the pleasure of understudying with Arizona Theatre Company in Romeo & Juliet as Lady Montague and Lady Capulet, and Of Mice and Men as Curley’s Wife. Bryn is ecstatic to spend another season at The Rogue creating beautiful performances with talented artists.
Bryn Booth’s performance is supported in part by a generous gift from Joan Warfield.

David Greenwood (The Public Speaker & others) is a member of The Rogue Resident Acting Ensemble and has appeared at The Rogue in The Crucible, Much Ado About Nothing, King Lear, The Grapes of Wrath, Celia A Slave, Macbeth, The White Snake, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, By the Bog of Cats, Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, The Merchant of Venice, Waiting for Godot, Jerusalem, Awake and Sing, Purgatorio, Arcadia, Measure for Measure, Mistake of the Goddess, Richard III, Metamorphosis, Mother Courage, The Night Heron, Journey to the West, The Winter’s Tale, As I Lay Dying, Major Barbara, The Real Inspector Hound, The Decameron and The Rogue’s first production, The Balcony. David has appeared locally in Shining City and The Birthday Party at Beowulf Alley Theatre and The One-Armed Man, The Disposal and The Glass Menagerie at Tucson Art Theatre.
David Greenwood’s performance is supported in part by a generous gift from Bill Krauss & Kate McMillan.

Holly Griffith (Mrs. Swanson) is a 5th year member of the Resident Acting Ensemble at The Rogue. Favorite productions include Much Ado About Nothing, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Three Tall Women, Celia A Slave, A House of Pomegranates, The White Snake, Uncle Vanya, Angels in America, By the Bog of Cats and Hamlet. She also serves as a Box Officer and Co-Producer of the John & Joyce Ambruster Play-Reading Series at The Rogue. Holly holds an MA in English Literature from the University of Arizona where she now teaches in the department of Theatre, Film, & Television. She also serves as Artistic Associate and Director at the Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre, and maintains a fierce interest in the culture and literary tradition of Ireland.
Holly Griffith’s performance is supported in part by a generous gift from Susan Tiss.

Hunter Hnat (Mechanic & others) is grateful to be in his first season as a member of The Rogue Resident Acting Ensemble. You may have seen him in previous Rogue productions as Ezekiel Cheever in The Crucible, Son of Three Blind Queens (and others) in The Secret in the Wings, Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing, Christopher in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Andrea in Galileo, Oswald in King Lear, Steindorff in Bach at Leipzig, and Ensemble for A House of Pomegranates. He has also been a part of The Rogue’s staged readings of The Illusion, No Exit, and Cloud 9. Other credits include Jokanaan in Salomé (The Scoundrel & Scamp), Ensemble and Romeo U/S in Romeo and Juliet (Arizona Theatre Company), Boyfriend in How the House Burned Down (Live Theatre Workshop) as well as several other workshops and readings. He is a U of A alumnus with his BFA in Musical Theatre, class of 2015. Enjoy the show!
Hunter Hnat’s performance is supported in part by a generous gift from Pat & John Hemann.

Kathryn Kellner Brown (The Librarian & others) was last seen at The Rogue Theatre as Mrs. Ann Putnam in The Crucible, Voice Six/Mrs. Alexander & others in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mrs. Sarti & others in Galileo, as well as Marquesa Dona Maria in The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Gertrude in Hamlet, Gertrude in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Lady Croom in Arcadia, Queen Margaret in Richard III, Paulina in A Winter’s Tale, Prince of Morocco in Merchant of Venice, Dawn in Jerusalem, Mrs. Ivimey in Lady In The Looking Glass, Mrs. Baines in Major Barbara, and in The Rogue Theatre’s staged play reading series. At Arizona Theatre Company she appeared in King Charles III, at Southwest Shakespeare, Queen Eleanor in King John, at The Invisible Theatre, Rosanne in Brilliant Traces, and Teacher in Defying Gravity. She has appeared in the films Vanishing Point, Mad House, and Desperado. She has studied at Royal National Theatre Studio, London, and holds a BFA from University of Arizona. Kathryn is also the director of The Human Communication Studio.
Kathryn Kellner Brown’s performance is supported in part by a generous gift from Lori Levine & Gary Benna.

Ryan Parker Knox (John Dodge) continues this season, his 7th in The Rogue’s Resident Acting Ensemble, with Middletown being his 36th company production. Audiences will remember him from Arcadia (2014 Mac Award winner for drama), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Uncle Vanya (2016 Mac Award winner for comedy), Jerusalem, King Lear, Galileo, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Much Ado About Nothing, The Secret in the Wings, and most recently The Crucible, among others. Ryan hails from South Dakota, but spent over a decade in Minnesota’s Twin Cities and surrounding regions where he appeared in over 90 productions. He received his BFA with an Acting Emphasis from the University of South Dakota in 1999. Ryan would like to thank the patrons and board of The Rogue for their never-ending support of art and of artists, and would like to thank his dearest loved ones for always having his back. Here’s to another inspired season of creativity and imagination!
Ryan Parker Knox’s performance is supported in part by a generous gift from Kathy Ortega & Larry Johnson.

Aaron Shand (The Cop) is thrilled to be in his first season as a member of The Rogue Theatre’s Resident Acting Ensemble, after having appeared as Judge Hathorne in The Crucible, The Sea Captain & others in The Secret in the Wings, Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing, Sagredo in Galileo, Noah Joad in The Grapes of Wrath and Duke of Albany in King Lear. Born and raised in Tucson, he received his B.F.A. in Acting from the University of Arizona, performing for the Arizona Repertory Theatre in Bus Stop, The Miracle Worker and Romeo & Juliet. He also spent a season with the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, performing in The Cherry Orchard, State of the Union and A Christmas Carol. Aaron would like to thank his wife and two sons for sacrificing their evenings together so he can continue to pursue his passion.
Aaron Shand’s performance is supported in part by a generous gift from Karen DeLay & Bill Sandel.

Leah Taylor (Sweetheart & others) holds an MA in Theatre & Performance Studies from Washington University in St. Louis. She served as Stage Manager during the Rogue Theatre's 2011-2015 seasons, and has worked in Tucson’s theatre community as an actor, stage manager, assistant director, dramaturg, coffee brewer, and anything else, really. Most recently she appeared onstage at the Rogue in The Crucible; Galileo; and The Illusion (John & Joyce Ambruster Play-Reading Series); and appeared in The Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre's productions of Eurydice; Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play; and A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney.
Leah Taylor’s performance is supported in part by a generous gift from Bryan & Lizzie Falcón.

Music

Preshow Music
Japanese Folk Song (Kojo no Tsuki) (1967) - Rentaro Taki (1879–1903),
arr. Thelonious Monk (1917–1982)
Prelude no. 2 (1926) - George Gershwin (1898–1937)
Graceful Ghost Rag (1970) - William Bolcom (b. 1938)
Blue Moon (1934) - Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) and Lorenz Hart (1895–1943)

Show Music
Sentimental Melody (1926) - Aaron Copland (1903–1978)
Mack The Knife (1928) - Kurt Weill (1900–1950)
Solace (1909) - Scott Joplin (1867–1917)
Piano Sonata, iii. (1939–1941) - Aaron Copland
You Are My Sunshine (1939) - Jimmie Davis (1899–2000)
John and Mary (2019) - Charles Zoll (b. 1991)
Clouds from Piano Pieces for Children (1979) - Toru Takemitsu (1930–1996)
The Very Thought Of You (1934) - Ray Noble
Wistful from Three Moods - Aaron Copland
Breeze from Piano Pieces for Children - Toru Takemitsu
Etude no. 2 (1994) - Philip Glass (b. 1937)
Sonata no. 21 in C Major Op. 53, ‘Waldstein’, iii. (1804) - L. V. Beethoven (1770–1827)
C Jam Blues (1942) - Duke Ellington (1899–1974)

        Pianist              Charles Zoll

Music is supported in part by a generous gift from Kristi Lewis.

Charles Zoll (Music Director)  A native of Tucson, Charles Zoll began his formal studies in piano and composition at The University of Arizona, graduating with the Bachelors of Music in composition, summa cum laude, under the teaching of Craig Walsh, Daniel Asia, Pamela Decker, and Suzanne Knosp. He received the Masters of Music in composition from McGill University in Montreal, Canada under the teaching of Melissa Hui. Charles’ music has been performed across the U.S. by such notable ensembles as the Atlanta Chamber Players, Boston Musica Viva, Fifth House, Left Coast Chamber Ensembles, and Voices of Change. His most recently commissioned works have been premiered by Louis Privitera (2019 for Screen Time), Dimitri Ashkenazy (2016 for I Remember Summer), Boston Music Viva (2015 for Bliss and the Pale Blue Dot) and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (2014 for Asimov at Star’s End). Charles currently lives with his wife, Roxanna, and dog, Bailey, in Tempe, AZ. See more at www.charleszoll.com.

Designers

Costume design is supported in part by a generous gift from Marianne Leedy

Production Staff

Scenic art is supported in part by a generous gift from Norma Davenport

Josh Hemmo (Lighting Design) is a NYC based lighting designer who is thrilled to be back at The Rogue! His previous work was seen on Much Ado About Nothing. Other notable credits include: Revelation: The Musical (Off-Broadway, The Players Theatre), Humanity’s Child (Off-Broadway), Cleopatra: A Pop Experience (Off-Off Broadway, Theater for the New City), Route 66, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (Sierra Repertory Theatre), The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, A New Brain (Florida State University), Talent is Sexy, Ladies of Glen Ross (Randomly Specific Theatre, NYC), Harvey (Out of The Box Theatre), Show Risqué (Hard Rock Casio and Hotel Biloxi), Moscow Ballet’s The Great Russian Nutcracker tour (lighting director of West Coast ‘17 tour), ‘16–’17 lighting fellow at Berkeley Repertory Theater. jhemmolighting.com

Megan Coy (Resident Stage Manager) is thrilled to return to her hometown to stage manage for The Rogue Theatre! She spent the last five years working in marketing, stage management, and lighting design at The Magik Theatre in San Antonio, TX. Prior to settling in San Antonio, Megan was the stage manager and lighting director on the first North American tour of Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo Live! She graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, training in stage management, lighting design, and dramaturgy. She has worked with Williamstown Theatre Festival, Alpine Theatre Project, and local theater and dance companies in Tucson and San Antonio. Megan is a proud mom to Eleanor and wants to thank Casey for his constant love and support.
Megan Coy’s stage management is supported in part by a generous gift from Norma Davenport.

Peter Bleasby (Master Electrician) lit his first show at 13. Professionally, he was with BBC-TV for several years, and was an assistant to UK lighting designer Richard Pilbrow during the inaugural production of the National Theatre (Hamlet, directed by Olivier.) He transferred to architectural lighting, but maintained his theatre interests by lighting many shows on both sides of the Atlantic. When the Rogue established itself at the Historic “Y” in 2009, he volunteered for the initial season, returning in 2013 with  lighting designer Don Fox, and later working with Deanna Fitzgerald. He devised the installation of the permanent wiring system that enables lighting teams to devote more time to the creative process. For the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation he directs the technical and logistical aspects of fundraisers, including the fashion show Moda Provocateur.

Susan Collinet (House Manager) earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Creative Writing and English Literature from the University of Arizona in 2008. Decades before returning to college as a non-traditional student, Susan spent twenty years in amateur theater, mostly on the East coast, as well as in Brussels, Belgium in the American Theater of Brussels, and the Theatre de Chenois in Waterloo. She has worked in such positions as a volunteer bi-lingual guide in the Children’s Museum of Brussels, the Bursar of a Naturopathic Medical school in Tempe, Arizona, an entrepreneur with two “Susan’s of Scottsdale” hotel gift shops in Scottsdale, Arizona, and as the volunteer assistant Director of Development of the Arizona Aids Project in Phoenix. Susan continues to work on collections of poetry and non-fiction. Her writing has won awards from Sandscript Magazine, the John Hearst Poetry Contest, the Salem College for Women’s Center for Writing, and was published in a Norton Anthology of Student’s Writing. In addition to being House Manager, Susan serves on the Board of Directors and acts as Volunteer Coordinator for the Rogue.

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