Kenneth Early is honored to return to Ensemble Theatre for this production, where his previous credits include Who All Over There?, Pipeline, Red Velvet, Around the World in 80 Days, The Whipping Man, and Grey Gardens, among others. He has been seen regionally at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and the Human Race Theatre Company in Dayton, Ohio. He is a member of SAG-AFTRA and his film credits include White Noise, Miles Ahead, UFO, Chain of Command, Dark Waters, and Dusk.

Maggie Lou Rader (she/her) is thrilled to be back at Ensemble Theatre where she was last played Lizzie in Maytag Virgin. She attended William Jewell College, Oxford University, and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.  She has performed regionally with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Human Race Theatre Company, Florida Studio Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, The Kitchen Theatre, Know Theatre of Cincinnati, and Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. Some of her favorite memories on stage have been playing The Pilot in Grounded, Maggie “the cat” in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, June in Alabaster, and Marie Antoinette in The Revolutionists. She’s also a national award-winning playwright and resident artist at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Love to her folks, Justin, and the fur babies.

David Wohl has been an actor for more than fifty years, working on and off Broadway, in regional theaters, in movies, and on television. David and Lynn Meyers (both barely out of diapers) met at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park in 1979. He met Theresa Rebeck in Los Angeles in the early ’90s when they worked at Paramount together on the TV show Brooklyn Bridge. Recently, Theresa directed Rob Ackerman’s play, Dropping Gumballs on Luke Wilson, at the Working Theater in New York where David played the filmmaker Erol Morris. Much love and thanks to Lynn, Theresa, Lexi, Ken, Maggie Lou, Brian, Shannon, Hannah, and everyone at Ensemble Theatre. OLD POND. FROG JUMPS IN. SPLASH.

Theresa Rebeck is an award-winning and widely produced playwright, whose work has been staged across the globe. Her most recent Broadway play I Need That (starring Danny DeVito) premiered in fall 2023 at the Roundabout Theatre Company’s American Airlines Theatre, where it broke the theater’s record for the highest-grossing week of any show, play, or musical. Additional Broadway credits also include Bernhardt/Hamlet; Dead Accounts; Seminar; and Mauritius. Other notable plays include the New York Times Critic’s Pick Dig (which she also directed) at Primary Stages/59E59 Theaters; Mad House, which played a critically acclaimed world premiere on London’s West End starring David Harbour and Bill Pullman; Seared (MCC); Downstairs (Primary Stages); The Scene, The Water’s Edge, Loose Knit, The Family of Mann, and Spike Heels, (Second Stage); Bad Dates, The Butterfly Collection, and Our House (Playwrights Horizons); The Understudy (Roundabout); View of the Dome (NYTW); What We’re Up Against (Women’s Project); and Omnium Gatherum (Pulitzer Prize finalist). As a director, her work has been seen at The Alley Theatre (Houston), the REP Company (Delaware), Dorset Theatre Festival, the Orchard Project, and the Folger Theatre. Major film and television projects include Trouble (writer and director) with Anjelica Huston, Bill Pullman, and David Morse; NYPD Blue; the NBC series Smash (creator); the female spy thriller 355 (for Jessica Chastain’s production company); and her most recent film Glimpse, now available for streaming. As a novelist, Rebeck’s books include Three Girls and Their Brother and I’m Glad About You. Rebeck is the recipient of the William Inge New Voices Playwriting Award, the PEN/Laura Pels Foundation Award, and a Lilly Award.

Brian c. Mehring (he/him) has designed more than 100 productions at Ensemble Theatre. His favorite productions include Thom Pain (based on nothing), Next to Normal, 33 Variations, Freud’s Last Session, and I Am My Own Wife. Mr. Mehring’s regional favorites for set design include The Last 5 Years and I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; Henry IV, Part 1, The Georgia Shakespeare Festival; and I Am My Own Wife, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Peterborough Players, and Florida Studio Theatre.

Hannah is in her second season at Ensemble Theatre as the costume shop manager. Hannah received her BFA in Costume Design & Technology at Northern Kentucky University and her MFA in Costume Technology from Ohio University. Her work has been seen on stage at Nashville Repertory Theatre, Monomoy Theatre, Playhouse on the Square, and The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, among many others. She is beyond grateful to be part of the ETC family.

Fitz Patton is the winner of the 2019 Tony and Drama Desk Awards for Choir Boy and received a 2021 Tony Nomination for The Rose Tattoo. His Broadway credits include The Rose Tattoo, Choir Boy, Three Tall Women, Meteor Shower, Present Laughter, The Little Foxes, The Humans, Blackbird, Our Mother’s Brief Affair, It’s Only a Play, An Act of God, Airline Highway, The Other Place, I’ll Eat You Last, Outside Mullingar, Casa Valentina, The House of Blue Leaves, Brighton Beach Memoirs, and Broadway Bound. Fitz has designed 56 off-Broadway shows and received additional Drama Desk awards for When the Rain Stops Falling and The Humans. He is a founding editor of Chance Magazine.

Shannon Rae Lutz  (she/her) earned her Master’s degree from the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music in 1996 and became Properties Master at Ensemble Theatre. Trained as a performer, she first appeared on ETC’s stage during the 1988-1989 New Works Festival. In 1991, she was granted an ETC internship. Now the Director of Apprentice Programming, she is honored to guide ETC’s essential ensemble: The Professional Acting Apprentice Company. Shannon would like to thank D. Lynn Meyers, Ruth Sawyer, and the Cincinnati theatre community and patrons for their generous, supportive, and tenacious spirit.

Jacob Dowell (he/him) is thrilled to be in his second season at Ensemble Theatre, this time as technical director. Jacob is a graduate of Morehead State University where he received a BA in theatre. Some previous technical direction credits include Kinky Boots, The Who’s Tommy, and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Jacob would like to thank his family, friends, and cat (Ronnie) for their continued support

Lexi Muller (she/her) is delighted to be back at Ensemble Theatre, where some of her credits include include Fun Home, The Wolves, Skeleton Crew, and Fly by Night. Other regional credits include Sex with Strangers, The House, Legendale, and 26 Pebbles with the Human Race Theatre. She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association and a graduate of Wright State University, where she received her BFA in Stage Management.

Abby Sauer (she/her) is thrilled to be making her Ensemble Theatre debut! Recently, she was the production stage manager for tick, tick… BOOM! at The Carnegie, where she is also on staff as the events manager. Other stage management credits include The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, Summer Repertory Theatre Festival (Santa Rosa, CA), The Cincinnati Ballet, and Aspen Music Festival and School. Abby holds a master’s degree in arts administration from Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of the Performing Arts and a BFA in stage management from University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music.