Production Program
Written by Meghan Tyler
Directed by Ted Weil
From The Producing Artistic Director
Every year, as I put together this message, I look back at what I wrote the previous year. Most years my comments are all about our season and what we’ve built for the year ahead and while that’s still true, the world in which we’re living has changed. Our world is darker and more dangerous now. We’re standing on a precipice at this moment in American history and only the future will tell us how we, as a country and a people, will choose to respond.
As I look at the plays we’ve selected for our 2025-26 season, they all reflect this world in some way. Every play in our season is, again, a premiere for the Greater Cincinnati area with several of these titles coming from across the Atlantic. Yet despite some plays being written in different countries, they all speak loudly and clearly about the challenges and dangers we face in America right now.
The topics are wide ranging…from gun violence to ecological issues…from historical perspectives to future times we can only imagine…but each one in its own way addresses something urgent and important that’s facing us right now.
However this is not a season of doom…far from it! It’s an exciting, energized season of plays that explore powerful topics in fascinating, often funny or even absurdist ways. Theatre has never been more important than it is right now and each play we’ve selected for this season contains a message of past, present and future that speaks to current events while at the same time transcending them.
Welcome…to Falcon’s 2025-2026 season!
Sincerely,
Ted Weil
Producing Artistic Director
CAST (in order of appearance):
Alannah Devlin — Samantha Joy Weil
Fianna Devlin — Alaska Dunn
Peter Devlin (Da) — Bob Allen
Soldier — Ben Dudley
PRODUCTION TEAM
Assistant Director — Faith Von Handorf
Production Stage Manager — Katie Ruwe
Scenic Design — Ted Weil
Lighting Design — Chad Brinkman
Sound Design — Ted Weil, Faith Von Handorf
Props Design — Kathleen Leone
Dialect Coach — Kate Glasheen
Set Decor — Faith Von Handorf, Katie Ruwe, Kathleen Leone
Costume Design — Rachel Scardina
Lighting & Sound Execution — Katie Ruwe
Set Construction — Ted Weil, Clint Ibele
Graphic Design — Steve Luhn
Lobby Display — Samantha Joy Luhn
Dramaturg — Julie Carpenter
Marketing — Rachel Mock, Kara Ann Scullin
House Staff Coordination — Clint Ibele
Photography — Claudia Herschner
Box Office — Kathleen Luhn, Clint Ibele
Falcon thanks these organizations for their support:
Special Thanks
Turpin High School
Wooden Cask Brewery
Urban Chick Bar & Bottle Shop
Cast Biographies
Samantha Joy Weil (Alannah Devlin) Samantha is honored for the opportunity to perform this beautifully unhinged play in the company of these incredibly talented people. She was recently on Falcon’s stage performing András Visky’s Juliet in December. Some of Samantha’s other favorite past roles include Stephanie in POTUS, Lisa in Well, Gretchen in Boeing, Boeing and Eden in During/After. Sam recently had her solo directorial debut with Falcon’s regional premier of A Girl in School Uniform (walks into a bar). Last season, Sam co-directed Hangmen, alongside her best friend, hero and husband. She wrote, produced and performed Meet Me at the Bathtub: The short life and tumultuous times of Charlotte Corday for Cincy Fringe 2024 and she’ll have a new play in the upcoming 2026 fringe lineup! Samantha holds a B.F.A. in Theatre Performance from Northern Illinois University. Her other passions include folk herbalism and her dog, Nellie Bly. Sam would like to thank her family for always going the extra mile to support and cheer her on. She is infinitely grateful to her amazing husband, Ted, for his unwavering love and ability to make every moment brighter.
Alaska Dunn (Fianna Devlin) This is Alaska’s first show with Falcon!! She holds two BFAs in Acting and Dance. She moved to Cincinnati in 2023 and met her husband (who has also been on the Falcon stage) She’s a part of Pones dance collective as well as a dance instructor for Webby Dance Company. Recent theatre credits include Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes and Artie in Eleemosynary. Big thanks to her parents and to her husband, Brady, for their endless support.
Bob Allen (Peter Devlin) Bob is a long-time veteran of the Greater Cincinnati theatre scene. He most recently received critical acclaim for his performance as Ebenezer Scrooge in the NkU production of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Some of Bob’s previous work include Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Hamlet, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Miracle Worker, White Christmas, 1776, The Magic Flute and more.
Ben Dudley (Soldier) Ben is a writer and performer from Cincinnati. Since earning his master’s in creative writing, he has worked as a teacher, a copywriter, and an editor of books and articles. His writing credits include the plays Occupational Pleasures, Home, and The Opinions of Men: A Stupid History of the Protestant Reformation. As an actor, he has appeared in shows at the Know Theatre and Falcon Theatre, in addition to his own Fringe Festival productions. For more: ben-dudley.com.
Production Team Biographies
Ted Weil (Director) Ted is the Co-Founder and Producing Artistic Director at Falcon Theatre. Over the past 36 seasons, he has been seen on stage in productions including Hamlet, Henry V, Down the Road, Assassins, Rabbit Hole and Yankee Tavern. As a director, he has guided productions of The Rocky Horror Show, Angels In America, To Kill A mockingbird, Master Harold…and the Boys and many more. He holds a BA in Theater from Northern Kentucky University and has worked in local radio and films as well as a few other theater companies in town in addition to his work at Falcon. He was most recently seen on stage as Roy Scheider in last season’s The Shark Is Broken. His favorite role was that of “groom” in his wedding to Samantha in November of 2024…it was a smash hit! “Thanks to Mom and Dad…I know you’re watching everything we do and we miss you so much. And deepest thanks and love to my wonderful wife Samantha who is the bright light in my life and Nellie Bly who keeps us from taking ourselves too seriously (yeah…she’s our spoiled dog).”
Faith Von Handorf (Assistant Director) Faith is a young performer and technician from Northern Kentucky. She graduated from Northern Kentucky University with a degree in theatre. Since graduating, Faith has worked with many different local theaters on stage and in technical positions. Recently, Faith performed her one woman show, Perfect Purity, at the 2023 Cincy Fringe Festival. She also played the role of Marcy in Center Stage Players production of Dog Sees God. Off stage, Faith enjoys playing with her three cats, reading and playing video games.
Katie Ruwe (Stage Manager) Katie is pleased to be joining this production of Crocodile Fever. Born and raised in Cincinnati and a graduate of NKU, she has worked throughout the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky region. At Falcon Theatre, she has also managed Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons, The Secretary, The Shark is Broken, Mr. Parker, POTUS, The Other Place, Breaking the Code, Vincent, Lifespan of a Fact, Silent Sky, Ben Butler, The Agitators, and Yankee Tavern. She has also stage managed with Queen City Opera on productions of Cenerentotla, Iolanta, Der Freischütz, Die Valkyrie, and the world premiere of Tchaikovsky’s Undina Eco-Opera. She has also managed Spinning Into Butter with American Legacy Theater, 100 Days with the KNOW Theater of Cincinnati, Steel Magnolias with The Story Collective, as well as several Fringe Festival shows with many different and wonderful creative minds. She would like to thank her fiance for his outstanding support and the staff at Falcon for their continued trust in her. She sincerely hopes you enjoy this show as much as she has enjoyed working on it!
Chad Brinkman (Lighting Designer) Chad’s career spans more than a hundred productions including work in theatre, film, dance, and music. Some of Chad’s representative credits include WHITE ELEPHANT, a new work brought to life through puppetry, movement, mask, super 8 film and live music at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, and has included work at the Public Theater, Playwrights Horizons, and the Atlantic Theater Company. Chad has also served as a guest teaching artist at NYU, directing and designing for the BFA and MFA playwriting programs. Locally, Chad has acted in, directed, produced, and designed numerous productions for several organizations. Chad is excited to work again with this incredible team at Falcon Theatre. He gives love to Amanda, Calloway, and the rest.
Meghan Tylor (Playwright): Meghan is an award-winning actor and writer from Newry who trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. As a writer, Meghan has received the Channel 4 Playwrights’ Bursary and a New Playwrights Award from Playwrights’ Studio Scotland, as well as the Stewart Parker Award for Crocodile Fever (The Lyric Theatre / Traverse Theatre). They were part of the New Playwrights Programme at The Lyric Theatre and the 2022 Convergence Cohort at Short Circuit. Their writing credits include Medicine, The Persians, Golden Arm Theatre Project, and Nothing To Be Done, which won the MARTA Award for Best Script.
Falcon Theatre Management Board
Chad Brinkman – Technical/Artistic Consultant
Piper N. Davis – Diversity & Inclusion Director
Clint Ibele – Falcon Takes Flight Director, Volunteer Coordinator
Katie Ruwe – Resident Stage Manger
Samantha Joy Weil – Company Coordinator
Ted J. Weil – Producing Artistic Director
Patrons for our 2025-26 Season
ANGEL:
Douglas & Carol Burks
BENEFACTOR:
David Derringer
Elden Golden
Lynn Krabacher
Kathleen & Steve Luhn
Sophia McAlister
Terry Miller & Dale Hayes
Barbara & David Reaman
Suzana & Randy Waterhous
Michael & Susan Whitehead
PLAYWRIGHT:
Sharon Butler & Karl Dye
Tom & Angela Ogonek
Greg Schaper
Wendy & Andrew Vogel
Ted & Samantha Joy Weil
DIRECTOR:
Anonymous
Amy Alig
Robert Arlinghaus
Rebecca Campbell
Tom & Chris Comte
Robert Clary
Rob Dorgan & Steve Bolia
Clint Ibele
Lisa Koepke
Janet Mott
Joe & Norah Mock
Liz Smith
PRODUCER:
Anonymous
“My favorite theater in the Cincinnati area”
In memory of Renee Alper
Dan Cohen
Patrick Cusick
Joseph Collier
Patricia Hoffman
Hogan Market Research
Anthony Howser
Rita Larkin
Jane MacKnight
Dana Noeske
Phil & Marjorie Paradis
Allison Rapp
Roberta Schultz
Liz Smith
Hope Taft
DESIGNER:
Anonymous
Toni Carman
Linda Callahan
Brady Dunn
Vickie Ellis
Rilla Foster
Shannon Rae Lutz
Douglas Ignatius
Elizabeth Leigh Smith
Tim & Sylvia Smith
Judy Stober
Elizabeth & Leigh Smith
Stephanie Vogel
STAGE MANAGER:
Toni Alterman
Vyneta Barnett
June Broadbeck
Bridgit Chayt
Cheryl Cox
Keith Fischer
Susan Frank
Gail Ginther
David Lazarus
Kim O’Connel
Jean Reynolds
Sue Thompson
Aaron Whitehead
ACTOR:
Lisa Arnette
Doreen Beatrice
Eric Chase
Karella Cruz Martinez
Ruth Daley
Karen Faaborg
Erik Jensen
Jeffrey Limberg
Charles Massarella
John Martinson
Linsey Rogers
Ross Royce
Phillip Shepard
Brian Shircliff
Allison Stickles
James Troutt
Susan Tyler
Julie Walls
Sam Wilderschein
Alex Zygmunt
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Patron Levels:
- Angel $5000+ (Includes 2 five-show Flex Passes)
- Benefactor $1000+ (Includes 1 five-show Flex Passes)
- Playwright $500+
- Director $250+
- Producer $100+
- Designer $50+
- Stage Manager $25+
- Actor Up to $25
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