Production Program
Written by Ian Shaw & Joseph Nixon
Directed by David Derringer
From The Producing Artistic Director
One of my favorite things about my job as Artistic Director is developing new seasons. We have a great team of dedicated artists on our play reading committee who read dozens of plays every year to help me pare the list down to a manageable level. I can’t possibly thank them enough for their hard work. But ultimately, both the pressure and privilege of finalizing each season rests with me.
We try to come up with better seasons every year…which keeps getting harder. But here we are…our 2024-25 season is ready to launch and it’s one of the most exciting slates of plays we’ve ever put together. Each one will be brand new to the Greater Cincinnati area…fresh, new, powerful and provocative!
Last year’s season was focused on Identity…this year’s scripts all play on the theme of chaos! From the chaos of dark minds, to the changes that alter our lives irrevocably, to the outrageous (and farcical) inner workings of the White House, this season offers drama, mystery, comedy and pathos. You won’t want to miss a single show! I am honored by the hard work and artistry of the wonderful people who choose to share their talents and passion with us at Falcon Theatre. And I’m thrilled have this wonderful season to offer these artists and you, our amazing and supportive audience. Now, please sit back, relax and enjoy…our 2024-2025 season.
Sincerely,
Ted Weil
Producing Artistic Director
CAST (in order of appearance)
Roy Scheider — Ted Weil
Richard Dreyfus — Brady Dunn
Robert Shaw — Keith Cassidy
PRODUCTION TEAM
Assistant Director — Clint Ibele
Production Stage Manager — Katie Ruwe
Scenic Design — David Derringer
Lighting Design — Chad Brinkman
Sound Design — David Derringer & Ted Weil
Projection Design — David Derringer
Prop Design — Lycia Cromer, Clint Ibele, David Derringer
Costume Design — Samantha Joy Weil
Lighting, Sound & Video Execution — Katie Ruwe
Set Construction — Ted Weil, David Derringer, Anna Peterson, Clint Ibele
Graphic Design — Steve Luhn
Lobby Display — Samantha Joy Weil
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
Julie Niesen & Brideface
Wooden Cask Brewery
Urban Chick Bar & Bottle Room
Milford High School
Scandal Water podcast
Cast Biographies
Keith Cassidy (Robert Shaw): Keith is thrilled and honored to be making his Falcon debut with this extraordinary group of artists. He was most recently seen as Lee in the Village Players production of True West. Keith was raised in Cincinnati, but left the area after graduating from Wilmington College. In 2020, Keith returned to teach at his alma mater, the School for Creative and Performing Arts. Some of his favorite productions since returning to the Cincinnati area include Big Daddy in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Marc in Art, Henry Condell in The Book of Will, Charles Babbage in Ada and the Engine, Eddie Carbone in A View from the Bridge, and the title role in Macbeth. In September, Keith will play H.C. Curry in the Mariemont Players production of The Rainmaker. Keith thanks his beautiful wife, Robyn, also an SCPA alum, for limitlessly supporting his theatrical habit.
Brady Dunn (Richard Dreyfus): Brady is thrilled to be making his Falcon Theater debut as Richard Dreyfuss—the only man on set more anxious than the mechanical shark. Previous roles include Caliban in The Tempest (Fairfield Footlighters), Malcolm in Macbeth (Center Stage), and Karnak in Ride the Cyclone (The Refugee). Offstage, Brady works in lighting and pyrotechnics, which means he’s either setting the mood or setting something off—intentionally, we promise. Huge thanks to his fiancée and favorite scene partner Alaska, his endlessly supportive parents, and director David for the opportunity… and for not cutting the bio at “Brady is thrilled.”
Ted Weil (Roy Scheider): Ted is the Co-Founder and Producing Artistic Director at Falcon Theatre. Over the past 33 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 most recently, this seasons sold out Hangmen along with his wonderful wife Samantha . He holds a BA in Theater from Northern Kentucky University and has worked in local radio and films as well as with a few other theater companies in town in addition to his work at Falcon. His most recent role was that of “groom” in his wedding to Samantha in November…it was a smash hit! “Thanks to Mom and Dad…I know you’re watching this one. And deepest thanks and love to my wonderful wife Samantha who is the light of my life and convinced me to audition for this show.”
Production Team Biographies
David Derringer (Director): David is thrilled to be directing his second show at Falcon Theatre after making his directorial debut at the theatre in last season’s Vincent. While David is happy to take all the credit for your enjoyment of the show, ultimately the majority of the credit must be given to the incredible cast for bringing the characters of Shaw, Dreyfuss, and Scheider to life. The great Sandra Forman (NKU Professor Emeritus) once said, “Directing is 75% casting,” and for this play that couldn’t be truer. Special thanks to our fearless stage manager, Katie Ruwe, my second in command, Clint Ibele, Artistic Director Ted Weil for entrusting me with this endeavor, Samantha Weil for her help with costumes, Chad Brinkman with lights, Lycia Cromer for her help scrounging up some props, and Anna Petersen coming in at the 11th hour to help us paint and cut and staple the heck out of the Orca! There truly is not a big enough boat to contain all of their talent. When not burning the midnight oil at the Falcon, David can be found directing the mainstage productions at Milford High School, selling real estate, or at home reading a good book with his wife, Anna, dog, Bowie, cat, Odin, and two fish whose names he can never remember.
Clint Ibele (Assistant Director): Clint has served in almost every capacity for Falcon Theater, from props, to costumes, to directing, to working backstage, to the front of the house. In addition to directing HIVoices and Falcon Takes Flight he is House Manager and chair of the playreading committee, as well as coordinator for The Play’s the Thing in conjunction with the Cincinnati Public Library. When not at Falcon he volunteers for a local food pantry and plays guitar. He’s especially thankful to be a part of this production and to be working alongside its director and the fine cast and crew of the Orca.
Katie Ruwe (Stage Manager): Katie is pleased to be joining this production of The Shark is Broken. Born and raised in Cincinnati and a graduate of NKU, she has worked throughout the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky region. At Falcon, she has also managed 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 partner 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!
Ian Shaw (Playwright): After studying American Studies at Sussex University, Shaw trained as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. On stage, Shaw played Friedrich in War Horse (National Theatre) and also appeared in several plays in Rep at the Royal Exchange Manchester (Widowers’ Houses, The Importance of Being Earnest, Nude With Violin, The Philadelphia Story, The Brothers Karamazov). He was also in Much Ado About Nothing (West End), Three Sisters (Nuffield/Bath), Private Lives and Closer (Birmingham Rep), and The Rivals (Derby Playhouse & Philadelphia Walnut St). His first television role was in 1993 in an episode of Casualty. Since then he has appeared in the films Century(1993), Moondance (1995), The Boys From County Clare (2003), The Contract (2006), and Johnny English Reborn (2011). He has also appeared in many TV series including EastEnders, Soldier, Soldier, The Bill, The Queen, Sharpe, Ultimate Force, Ghosts, Silent Witness, and Medics.
Joseph Nixon (Playwright): Joseph Nixon is the author of(with Brian Mitchell) of the plays Underdogs, Those Magnificent Men, Big Daddy vs. Giant Haystacks and Seven Studies in Salesmanship.. He has written material for Joanna Neary, Jo Caulfield, Jerry Sadowitz and Basil Brush.
Falcon Theatre Management Board
Piper N. Davis – Diversity & Inclusion Director
Clint Ibele – Falcon Takes Flight Director, Volunteer Coordinator
Tom Lawry – Management/Operations Consultant
Samantha Joy Luhn – Company Coordinator
Ted J. Weil – Producing Artistic Director
Patrons for our 2024-25 Season
ANGEL:
Doug & Carol Burks
BENEFACTOR:
Judy & Lou Belli
Lynn Krabacher, CPA
Don Leonard
Sophia McAllister
Dale Hayes & Terry Miller
Barbara & David Reaman
PLAYWRIGHT:
Robert & Patricia Clary
Ron & Claudia Cropper
David Derringer
Greg Schaper
Suzana Waterhous
Ted & Samantha Joy Weil
Michael & Susan Whitehead
DIRECTOR:
Robert Arlinghaus & Christina Kelley
Rebecca Campbell
Steve Bolia & Rob Dorgan
Joseph Gorman
Clint Ibele
Janet Mott
Phil & Marjorie Paradis
Wendy & Andrew Vogel
PRODUCER
In Memory of Renee Alper
Joseph Collier
Thomas $ Chris Comte
Patrick Cusick
Joanne Glaser
Karen Grass
Patricia Hoffman
Lisa Koepke
Rita Larkin
Tom Lawry
Mary & Kevin McKenna
Joe & Nora Mock
Kathie Morbitzer & Mary Ann Meyer
Allison Rapp
Dan & Mary Beth Sheridan
Brenda Villa
DESIGNER:
Eileen Bolia
Tiffany Brennan
Steven Broadbeck
Carolyn Cann
Rilla Foster
Karla Lalosh
Sherry McCamley
Rick Pender
Ellen Stillpass
David Sundin
Susan Tyler
Jeff & Nancy Work
Anne Wrider
STAGE MANAGER:
Suzanne Beane
Colette Carson
John Crow
Liz Eichler
Cheryl Hamilton
Ann Harding
Jeri Hines
Becky Jauch
Lila Knott
Ginny Krone
Mary Kroner
Bonnie Mill
Patricia Miller
Craig Patterson
Carla Sarakatsannis
Carol Sherman Jones
David Tape
ACTOR:
Toni Alterman
Lisa Arnett
Jacob Breese
Liz Carman
Antonio Cervantes
Robin Conners
Jane Culp
Andrea Dobrozsi
Julie Fay
Eileen Finch
David Foote
Vanessa Freytag
Myndi Gardt
Veronica Hand
Johan Hayden
Lori Kelley
Carol Leslie
Shannon Rae Lutz
Janet Manning
Charles Massarella
Joann Meyer
Akina Morriss
Christine Neyer
Cheri Patterson
Joseph Previte
Alex Prezeau
Jennifer Riser
Luann Roberto
Michaela Ruebel
Carle Self
Cindy Sellars
Rebecca Stadtlander
Mary A. Stewart
Worley Stidham
Amanda Sublette
Kathy Thomas
Erin Trentel
NAthan T
F. Keith Wahle
Annette Wick
Patty Young
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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