Production Program
Written by Lulu Raczka
Directed by Samantha Joy 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):
Bell — Kaitlin McCulloch
Steph — Ella Prather
PRODUCTION TEAM
Production Stage Manager — Ben Dudley
Scenic Design — Ted Weil
Lighting Design — Chad Brinkman
Sound Design — Samantha Joy Weil
Props Design — Faith Von Handorf
Set Decor — Faith Von Handorf, Samantha Joy Weil
Costume Design — Averie Shutters, Samantha Joy Weil
Lighting & Sound Execution — Ben Dudley
Set Construction — Ted Weil, Clint Ibele
Graphic Design — Steve Luhn
Lobby Display — Samantha Joy Luhn
Dramaturg — Julie Carpenter
Marketing — Kara Ann Scullin
Social Media Marketing — Rachel Mock
House Staff Coordination — Clint Ibele
Photography — Claudia Herschner
Box Office — Kathleen Luhn, Clint Ibele
Falcon thanks these organizations for their support:
Special Thanks
Wooden Cask Brewery
Urban Chick Bar & Bottle Shop
Cast Biographies
Kaitlin McCulloch (Bell) Kaitlin is thrilled to be making her Falcon debut, especially in such a prescient play. An NKU alum, her recent credits include Rosalind in As You Like It and Berthe in Boeing-Boeing. She would like to thank her family and friends for their unwavering support.
Ella Prather ( Steph) Ella is incredibly excited to be making her Falcon debut as Steph in A Girl in School Uniform. A recent NKU alum, you may have seen her in roles such as Simon Zealot in Jesus Christ Superstar, Viola in Twelfth Night, #13 in The Wolves, and French Constable in Henry V. She would like to thank Sam for letting her revisit her roots as a bratty teen and Kaitlin for being the best bartender (and castmate) a girl could ask for.
Production Team Biographies
Samantha Joy Weil (Director) Samantha holds a BFA in Theatre Performance from Northern Illinois University. 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. She wrote, produced, and performed Meet Me at the Bathtub: The short life and tumultuous times of Charlotte Corday for Cincy Fringe 2024. Last season, Sam made her directorial debut with Hangmen at Falcon Theatre, alongside her best friend, hero, and husband. She is ecstatic to make her solo directorial debut with this impactful script and talented cast and crew! You can see her again on Falcon Theatre’s stage in March in Crocodile Fever. She is passionate about 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.
Ben Dudley (Stage Manager) 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.
Lulu Razcka (Playwright): Lulu is an award-winning writer. For television, Lulu has written on shows including RIVIERA (Archery/Sky), MEDICI (Big Light/Sky), and for Apple, Disney and Amazon. She is currently writing her debut feature film. Her adaptation of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, starring Harris Dickinson and Marisa Abela, produced by Brock Media, is available now on Audible. In theatre, she was Company Director of Barrel Organ, with whom she worked on her first play, Nothing. Nothing was awarded The Sunday Times Playwriting Award as well as the National Student Drama Festival Award for Creative Risk. Some People Talk About V.
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
Susana & Randy Waterhaus
Michael & Susan Whitehead
PLAYWRIGHT:
Sharon Butler & Karl Dye
Tom & Angela Ogonek
Greg Schaper
Wendy & Andrew Vogel
Ted & Samantha Joy Weil
DIRECTOR:
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:
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
Liz Smith
Hope Taft
Anonymous
DESIGNER:
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
Anonymous
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
Eric Chase
Karen Faaborg
Erik Jensen
Jeffrey Limberg
Charles Massarella
John Martinson
Linsey Rogers
Ross Royce
Phillip Shepard
Brian Shircliff
James Troutt
Susan Tyler
Julie Walls
Your Support Makes It All Possible!
Falcon has been creating quality theater for our audiences since 1989 and we remain committed to our vision to lead our community through artistic expression and inclusive creativity. Like all arts organizations, we can’t do it without you. Your tax-deductible donation helps us continue to produce affordable theatre while offsetting the cost of creating professional productions. The generosity of patrons continues to allow Falcon Theatre the opportunity to expand its horizons, reaching new audiences, new markets and a new generation of theatre minds. Your gift goes a long way in helping us grow, thrive and continue this success.
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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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