Coming Next to the downstage series
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF
Stolen Shakespeare Guild
Presents
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED)
Adam McCoy Christian Schmoker Craig Jerpi
Directed by Zane Alan Whitney Jr.
Directed by Lauren and Jason Morgan
All 37 Plays in 97 Minutes! An irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard’s
plays, Join these madcap men in tights as they weave their wicked way through all of
Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories and Tragedies in one wild ride that will leave you
breathless and helpless with laughter. Will be performed in the depths of the Fort Worth
Community Arts Center just under the Sanders Theater.
Sanders Theater,
Fort Worth Community Arts Center
Limited Engagement
March 14—16, 2014
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February 14 - March 2 2014
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works of William Shakespeare, along with other distinguished playwrights, to new life in the twenty-first century.
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STOLEN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
“All The World’s A Stage”
AS YOU LIKE IT by William Shakespeare
ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL by William Shakespeare
Directed by Lauren and Jason Morgan
Original Music by Christine Hand Jones
Choreography by Sarah Zabinski
Stage Managed by Timothy Betts
As You Like It Costume Design by Lauren Morgan
All’s Well That Ends Well Costume Design by Janelle Lutz
Set Design by Jason and Lauren Morgan
Lighting Design by Bryan Douglas with Hunter Douglas
Master Carpenter: Keith Glenn
Costume Crew: Lauren Morgan, Peggy Jobe , Thenia Haynie, Susan Hyde, and Janelle Lutz
Set Building Crew: Brad Felty, G Mike West, Amy Youngblood, and Michael Rudd
Rehearsal Space Provided by First Christian Church and Irving North Christian Church.
There will be a 15 minute intermission
SSG Artistic Directors: Lauren and Jason Morgan
SSG Tech Director: Zane Allen Whitney Jr.
SSG Artistic Associate: Nathen Autrey
AS YOU LIKE IT
by William Shakespeare
Jule Nelson Duac as Rosalind
Nathan Dibben as Orlando
Lauren Morgan as Celia
Michael Rudd as Oliver
Cindy Matthews as Duke Frederick
Seth Johnston as Duke Senior
Bryan Douglas as Jaques
Grayson Howe as Silvius
Sarah Zabinski as Pheobe
Amelia Reinwald as Audrey
Delmar H. Dolbier as Adam
Jessica Dahl-Colaw as Le Beau
Anna-Marie Boyd as Amiens
Alex Moore as First Lord
Jason Morgan as Corin
G Mike West as Sir Oliver Mar-Text a vicar
and
Christian Schmoker as Touchstone
With
Zane Allen Whitney Jr. as
Charles The Wrestler and William
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Full Moon Island by Terry Yates
Twenty-two people are left behind on a military island with a
hurricane bearing down on them. Battling the elements will be
hard enough, but when a stranger joins them with no memory of
his name or the curse that he carries, a hurricane is the least of
their worries.
ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL
by William Shakespeare
Sarah Zabinski as Helena
Michael Rudd as Bertram
Cindy Matthews as Countess
Delmar H. Dolbier as King of France
Bryan Douglas as Lafew
John Tyler Shults as Parolles
Nathan Dibben as First Lord
Grayson Howe as Second Lord
Anna-Marie Boyd as Diana
Jessica Dahl-Colaw as the Widow
Amelia Reinwald as Mariana
G. Mike West as Duke of Florence
and
Seth Johnston as the Clown
With
Jason Morgan as a Soldier
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As You Like It Continued:
The day of the wedding arrives, and Rosalind gathers the various couples: Phoebe and Silvius;
Celia and Oliver; Touchstone and Audrey, a goatherd he intends to marry; and Orlando. The
group congregates before Duke Senior and his followers. Rosalind, still disguised as Ganymede, reminds the lovers of their various vows, then secures a promise from Phoebe that if for
some reason she refuses to marry Ganymede she will marry Silvius, and a promise from the
duke that he would allow his daughter to marry Orlando if she were available. Rosalind leaves
and returns as herself. The festive wedding celebration is interrupted by even more festive
news: while marching with her army to attack Duke Senior, Duke Frederick came upon a
holy man who convinced her to put aside her worldly concerns and assume a monastic life. Frederick changes her ways and returns the throne to Duke Senior. The guests continue dancing, happy in the knowledge that they will soon return to the royal court.
ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL SYNOPSIS (SPOILER ALERT)
Helena, the orphan daughter of a famous physician, is the ward of the Countess of Rousillon.
Helena is hopelessly in love with the Countess’s son, Bertram, who has been sent to the court
of the King of France. Despite her beauty and worth, Helena has no hope of attracting Bertram, since she is of low birth and he is a nobleman. However, when word comes that the
King is ill, she goes to Paris and, using her father's arts, cures the illness. In return, she is given
the hand of any man in the realm; she chooses Bertram. Her new husband is appalled at the
match, however, and shortly after their marriage flees France, accompanied only by a scoundrel named Parolles, to fight in the army of the Duke of Florence.
Helena is sent home to the Countess, and receives a letter from Bertram informing her that he
will never be her true spouse unless she can get his family ring from his finger, and become
pregnant with his child--neither of which, he declares, will ever come to pass. The Countess,
who loves Helena and approves of the match, tries to comfort her, but the distraught young
woman departs Rousillon, planning to make a religious pilgrimage.
Meanwhile, in Florence, Bertram has become a general in the Duke's army. Helena comes to
the city, and discovers that her husband is trying to seduce the virginal daughter of a kindly
Widow. With the connivance of the daughter, named Diana, she contrives to trick Bertram: he
gives Diana his ring as a token of his love, and when he comes to her room at night, Helena is
in the bed, and they make love without him realizing that it is her. At the same time, two lords
in the army expose Parolles as a coward and a villain, and he falls out of Bertram's favor.
Meanwhile, false messengers have come to the camp bearing word that Helena is dead, and
with the war drawing to a close, Bertram decides to return to France. Unknown to him, Helena follows, accompanied by Diana and the Widow.
In Rousillon, everyone is mourning Helena as dead. The King is visiting, and consents to Bertram marrying the daughter of an old, faithful lord, named Lafew. However, he notices a ring
on Bertram's finger that formerly
belonged to Helena--it was a gift
from the King after she saved his
life. (Helena gave the ring to Diana
in Florence, and she in turn gave it
to her would-be lover.) Bertram is at
a loss to explain where it came from,
but just then Diana and her mother
appear to explain matters--followed
by Helena, who informs her husband that both his conditions have
been fulfilled. Chastened, Bertram
consents to be a good husband to
her, and there is general rejoicing.
AS YOU LIKE SYNOPSIS (SPOILER ALERT)
Sir Rowland de Bois has recently died, and the vast majority of his estate has passed into the possession of his
eldest son, Oliver. Although Sir Rowland has instructed
Oliver to take good care of his brother, Orlando, Oliver
refuses to do so. Out of pure spite, he denies Orlando the
education, training, and property befitting a gentleman.
Charles, a wrestler from the court of Duke Frederick,
arrives to warn Oliver of a rumor that Orlando will challenge Charles to a fight on the following day. Charles
doesn’t want to hurt Oliver’s younger brother, and begs
Oliver to intervene. Oliver convinces the wrestler that
Orlando is a dishonorable sportsman who will take whatever means necessary to win. Charles vows to pummel
Orlando, which delights Oliver.
Duke Senior has been usurped of his throne by his sister,
Duke Frederick, and has fled to the Forest of Arden, where he lives with a band of loyal followers. Duke Frederick allows Senior’s daughter, Rosalind, to remain at court because of her inseparable friendship with her own daughter, Celia. The day arrives when Orlando is scheduled to
fight Charles, and the women witness Orlando’s defeat of the court wrestler. Orlando and Rosalind instantly fall in love with one another, though Rosalind keeps this fact a secret from everyone but Celia. Orlando returns home from the wrestling match, only to have his faithful servant
Adam warn him about Oliver’s next plot against Orlando’s life. Orlando decides to leave for the
safety of Arden. Without warning, Duke Frederick has a change of heart regarding Rosalind and
banishes her from court. She, too, decides to flee to the Forest of Arden and leaves with Celia,
who cannot bear to be without Rosalind, and Touchstone, the court jester. To ensure the safety of
their journey, Rosalind assumes the dress of a young man and takes the name Ganymede, while
Celia dresses as a common shepherdess and calls herself Aliena.
Duke Frederick is furious at her daughter’s disappearance. When she learns that the flight of her
daughter and niece coincides with the disappearance of Orlando, the duke orders Oliver to lead
the manhunt, threatening to confiscate Oliver’s lands and property should he fail. Duke Senior
lives in the Forest of Arden with a band of lords who have gone into voluntary exile. He praises
the simple life among the trees, happy to be absent from the machinations of court life. Orlando,
exhausted by travel and desperate to find food for his starving companion, Adam, barges in on
the duke’s camp and rudely demands that they not eat until he is given food. Duke Senior calms
Orlando and, when he learns that the young man is the son of his dear former friend, accepts him
into his company. Meanwhile, Rosalind and Celia, disguised as Ganymede and Aliena, arrive in
the forest and meet a lovesick young shepherd named Silvius who pines away for the disdainful
Phoebe. The two women purchase a modest cottage, and soon enough Rosalind runs into the
equally lovesick Orlando. Taking her to be a young man, Orlando confides in Rosalind that his
affections are overpowering him. Rosalind, as Ganymede, claims to be an expert in exorcising
such emotions and promises to cure Orlando of lovesickness if he agrees to pretend that Ganymede is Rosalind and promises to come woo her every day. Orlando agrees, and the love lessons
begin.
Meanwhile, Phoebe becomes increasingly cruel in her rejection of Silvius. When Rosalind intervenes, disguised as Ganymede, Phoebe falls hopelessly in love with Ganymede. One day, Orlando fails to show up for his tutorial with Ganymede. Rosalind, reacting to her infatuation with
Orlando, is distraught until Oliver appears. Oliver describes how
Orlando stumbled upon him in the forest and saved him from
being devoured by a hungry lioness. Oliver and Celia, still disguised as the shepherdess Aliena, fall instantly in love and agree
to marry. As time passes, Phoebe becomes increasingly insistent
in her pursuit of Ganymede, and Orlando grows tired of pretending that a boy is his dear Rosalind. Rosalind decides to end the
charade. She promises that Ganymede will wed Phoebe, if Ganymede will ever marry a woman, and she makes everyone pledge
to meet the next day at the wedding. (Continued on page 6)
Stolen Shakespeare Festival Cast
Anna Marie Boyd (Amiens and Diana) is thrilled to be working with SSG for the first time. Favorite previous
credits include "Elle Woods" in Legally Blonde (GCT), "Dainty June" in Gypsy (MTD), and "Sally Simpson" in
The Who's Tommy (GLCT). After this she will be playing "Young Sally" in a concert version of Follies (GLCT).
She is represented by the Kim Dawson Agency.
Jessica Dahl-Colaw, (Lebeau and the Widow) a graduate of UT Dallas with a MFA, has a passion for
theater education/outreach and is a theater teaching artist with a Dallas non-profit. For the SSG she has
played Adriana, Comedy of Errors; Chorus, Antigone; Chorus, Medea; Hippolyta, A Midsummer Night’s
Dream; Anselme, The Birth Of Merlin; Hermione, Winter's Tale She has also performed at ICT as Sammy
in First Baptist of Ivy Gap and Broken Gears Project Theatre as Guard/Chorus, Oedipus the King.
Nathan Dibben (Orlando and First Lord) is thrilled to be returning to the stage with SSG. He has a
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Millikin University in Decatur, IL. He was last seen with them as Florizel
in The Winters Tale and Mr. Wickham in Pride and Prejudice. Since moving to Texas he has also performed with Irving Community Theatre, and Shakespeare Dallas. He can be seen next at Contemporary
Theatre Dallas in their upcoming production of The Diviners.
Delmar Dolbier (Adam and The King Of France) has appeared as Mr. Lucas & Mr. Gardiner, Pride and
Prejudice; Arvide Abernathy, Guys and Dolls; Old Shepherd, The Winter’s Tale; Mr. Woodhouse, Emma;
Anthony Dull, Love’s Labours Lost; Egeus, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; and Merlin, The Birth Of
Merlin for the SSG. He made his stage debut during the Eisenhower administration in Eugene O’Neill’s Ah,
Wilderness! and has acted in productions by Stage West, Theater Arlington, The Carnegie Players, Fort
Worth Theater, Granbury Opera House and Theater Off The Square. Among his favorite roles are Elwood P. Dowd,
Harvey; Willie Clark, The Sunshine Boys; and Van Helsing, Dracula. Conductor Emeritus of the Fort Worth City
Band, he now plays French horn in the German Band of North Texas and he is a retired Civil Servant. Mr. Dolbier
lives with his wife, Sarah, in Fort Worth.
Bryan Douglas (Jaques and Lefew) is excited about the chance to perform with SSG again, having previously played as Antigonus, The Winter’s Tale; David Bliss, Hay Fever; Boyet, Love’s Labour’s Lost; Friar
Laurence, Romeo & Juliet; and Antonio, Much Ado About Nothing . He has been involved in theater, as an
actor and lighting designer, in DFW and Kansas City. Apprenticed as an actor with Vassar College/New
York Stage & Film. He wishes to thanks to all fellow veterans and those that continue to serve.
Jule Nelson Duac (Rosalind) is an actor and fight choreographer with a BFA in Theatre from Texas Christian University. She has been seen as The Eternal Feminine in Wittenberg at Amphibian Stage Productions
and Lady Capulet in Romeo + Juliet at Artes de la Rosa. Her television credits include FOX’s The Good
Guys and NBC’s Chase. Her SSG roles consist of The Importance of Being Earnest (Gwendolen Fairfax)
and Pride and Prejudice (Caroline Bingley). Jule would like to thank her husband Grayson for his continuous support and God through whom all things are possible.
Grayson Howe (Silvius and Second Lord) has appeared as Seymour Krelborn in Little Shop of Horrors,
Arnold Wiggins in The Boys Next Door, and is a former cast member of Fort Worth’s resident comedy show
Four Day Weekend. As You Like It and All’s Well That Ends Well mark Grayson’s first appearance with the
Stolen Shakespeare Guild. He can currently be seen every morning on the CW news program Eye Opener.
Grayson would like to thank his beautiful wife Jule for her constant love and support. Grayson Howe is
represented by the Mary Collins Agency.
Seth Johnston (Duke Senior and Clown) last role for SSG was as Bela Zangler in Crazy for You. Some of his
favorite roles are the knife thrower in Pantagleize Theatre’s Woyzeck, Francis Bacon in William Shakespeare’s Land
of the Dead for Shakespeare in the Park(ing) Lot, and Estragon in Waiting for Godot for DragStrip Courage. He has
worked at a variety of Metroplex venues including, Water Tower, Circle, Hip Pocket, Fort Worth Theatre, Butterfly
Connection, The Rose Marine, Runway, Stage One, Scene Shop, Onstage in Bedford, Theatre Arlington, Guerilla
Theatre and has produced “weird” shows under his own moniker, DragStrip Courage at Arts Fifth Avenue. His
mystery dinner theatre company The CrimeScene Company is now in its eleventh year of providing humor and
“whodunwhatwhats” to Texas audiences. As a grad student at Texas Woman’s University, he continues his education to
hopefully pass some wisdom on to his students in FWISD. During the day and most nights, Seth teaches theatre at
Southwest High School.
Cynthia Matthews (Duke Fredrick and Countess) favorite role include Tessie Mahoney, Miss Firecracker Contest (Theatre Arlington); Myra, Regrets Only (Uptown Players), and Truvy, Steel Magnolias
(Pocket Sandwich Theatre). Other theatres she has worked at include Hip Pocket, Stage West, Denton Community Theatre, and FMPAT. For the SSG she has played the roles of Lady Bracknell in The Importance of
Being Earnest, Paulina in The Winter’s Tale, and Mrs. Owens in Picnic.
Alex Moore (First Lord) has played Jenny Stewart in Pegasus Theatre's "Rehearsal for Murder", "Janey
Junkfood, Juggling Superstar in Foodplay Production's "FoodPlay!", and Marquise Merteuil in Texas Tech
University Theatre's Les Liasions Dangereuses. This is Alex's first show with the Stolen Shakespeare
Guild and she couldn't be more thrilled. You can follow her acting antics on her page moore.mixform.com
Lauren Morgan (Celia) received her theatre training from San Francisco State University and has a
Bachelor of Music degree from Texas Christian University. Favorite roles include Marian Paroo, The
Music Man Millie and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. In San Francisco she performed with Masquer’s
Playhouse, Chanticleer’s Theatre, and Playwrights Center of San Francisco. In DFW she has been seen
with Lyric Stage, Theater Arlington, Ft. Worth Opera, and Artisan Center Theater. For SSG, she has been
seen on stage in the roles of Jane Bennet, Pride and Prejudice; Sarah Brown, Guys and Dolls; Helena, A
Midsummer Night’s Dream; Leonora, Double Falsehood; Luciana, Comedy Of Errors; Ismene, Antigone; and Lilli Vanessi, Kiss Me Kate.
Jason Morgan (Corin and A Solider) is a graduate of Texas Woman's University with a Master of Arts
in theatre and Stephen F. Austin State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre. As an actor, Jason
has appeared in over one hundred stage and independent film productions. For the SSG, he has played
Touchstone, Adam, Jaques in various productions of As You Like It; Shakespeare in Dark Lady Of The
Sonnets; Benedick and Verges in various productions of Much Ado About Nothing; Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and many more. In the DFW area, he has performed at Theatre Arlington, Rover
Dramawerks, Museum of Modern Art of Ft. Worth, NM Productions, Pocket Sandwich Theatre, ICT, Onstage,
Runway Theatre, and many more.
Amelia Reinwald (Audrey and Mariana) is excited to be back on the stage for the first time since moving back to the DFW area. Previous roles include Babe in Crimes of the Heart at the former ICT Mainstage,
Rose in The Woolgatherer at Theatre on the Edge, and Connie in Close Ties at Contemporary Theatre of
Dallas. She has spent the last 7 years as an HIV social worker in Austin, Texas.
Michael Rudd (Oliver and Bertrum) has a BA in Theatre Arts from Texas Wesleyan University.
Favorite past roles include: Kite/Grandpa, A Kite’s Tale (Stage West); Jonathan, Arsenic and Old
Lace (Plaza Theatre); and Ariel, The Pillowman (Theatre Wesleyan). Other theatres where he has
performed are Hip Pocket Theatre, Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre (NYC), Theatre off the Square,
WC Theatre, and Weatherford Players. Michael would like to thank everyone who’s encouraged and
challenged him: family, friends, God, and the critics. For SSG has played in Guys and Dolls as Angie The Ox,
Spamalot as King Arthur, and Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice.
Christian Schmoker (Touchstone) studied theatre and dance at Texas Tech University. Favorite roles
include Lt. Cioffi, Curtains (Texas Tech Theatre Department); John Merrick, The Elephant Man (Lubbock
Community Theatre); and Anthony, Sweeney Todd (Texas Tech Music Department). Also, he has performed at Lubbock Moonlight Musicals, Abilene Opera, and Louisiana Lyrical Opera. For the SSG, he
played Society Max/Joey Biltmore in Guys and Dolls and Historian/Not Dead Fred/French Guard/and
Prince Herbert in Spamalot. “Thank you for coming out to support your local theatre and artists”
John Tyler Shults (Parolles): This is Tyler's fifth performance with the SSG. He has previously performed in the Tempest as Stephano, Love’s Labour’s Lost as Armado, Guys and Dolls as Liver Lips
Louie, and Spamalot as Sir Lancelot and The Knight of Ni. Also, he has performed the role of Sir Toby
Belch in Twelfth Night and Berowne in Love's Labour's Lost with Much Ado About Shakespeare. Other
favorite roles include Geroge Antrobus in By The Skin Of Our Teeth, Matthew Brady in Inheret the Wind,
and Berline in The Imaginary Invalid.
G. Mike West (Sir Oliver Martext and Duke of Florence) is a professional engineer and thespian.
He’s appeared at other local theaters and is honored to return to SSG after playing roles in Love’s Labour’s Lost and Pride & Prejudice. Mike is proud to stand among these passionate, literate, articulate,
and slightly wacky people who dedicate months if not years of their lives to breathe new life into centuries-old works of Shakespeare (and others) for the sole reward of entertaining you. Thank you for being
entertained! Happy Valentine’s Day to the Love of my life: Amy Youngblood!
Zane Allen Whitney, Jr. (Charles the Wrestler and William) has a BFA in Acting from Stephen F.
Austin and Professional Training Program Certificate (ensemble-based physical theatre) from Dell'Arte
International. Favorite Roles from Dell'Arte include Pantalone, Husband Clown, and Dipshit The Stagehand. He was the stage manager for Dallas Children's Theatre's national touring production of Mufaro's
Beautiful Daughters. This is his sixth production with the SSG. You may have seen him as Snug the
Joiner, who plays Lion in A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Oswold the Nobleman in The Birth of Merlin;
Clown in The Winter’s Tale; Harry The Horse in Guys and Dolls; and The French Taunter/Prince Herbert’s Father/Tim The Enchanter/Ensemble in Spamalot.
Sarah Zabinski (Pheobe and Helena) has a Bachelor of Fine Arts: Acting from SFASU. This is her
fourth show for the SSG having played Moth in A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Joan Go-Toot in The
Birth of Merlin; and Hotbox Girl in Guys and Dolls. Other favorite roles include Don Juan, Don Juan
(The Rose Theatre, UK); Lucy Lovemore, Jekyll & Hyde Special Blend (Pantagleize Theatre); and Iphageneia, Iphageneia in Tauris (The Rose Theatre, UK). She has also performed with The Murder Mystery
Company: Dallas, Ferndale Repertory, CA, The Unicorn Theatre, UK, and Institut Del’Teatre, Spain.
“Never forget to entertain strangers, for some, without knowing it, have entertained angels.” Hebrews
13:2