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SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER
By Tennessee Williams

​PROGRAM


Welcome to SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER!

ABOUT THE FILIGREE THEATRE
"To filigree” means "to make by hand and with much skill.” 

The Filigree Theatre is an independent theatre company committed to producing high-level, professional theatre and to creating thoughtful, innovative, challenging work for the stage. We embrace the dual roots of the word ‘Filigree’ (filum 'thread' and granum ‘seed’) in our mission, with an aim to serve both as a SEED by originating work in our home-base of Austin, TX and as a THREAD by collaborating with artists and engaging audiences in other theatre hubs such as New York & Los Angeles.
Connecting to the past...planting the seeds of the future

Each Filigree Season is structured to be comprised of three shows, connecting “Past” (honoring the theatre cannon) in the Fall; “Present” (playwrights living and working today) in the Winter; and “Future” (World Premieres/New Works) in the Spring, that are tied together with a common theme that runs throughout the season. The Filigree Theatre’s SIXTH SEASON themed “MASKS & MIRRORS”, opens with “SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER” by Tennessee Williams and is followed by the Winter 2025 production of “DR JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE” by Jeffrey Hatcher and the Spring 2025 New Work To Be Announced...

For more information, or to make a donation, please visit: FiligreeTheatre.com

Please join us after the show for complimentary cookies and champagne!

SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER by Tennessee Williams
SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER is presented by arrangement with Dramatists Play
Service, Inc. on behalf of The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.


ABOUT THE ARTISTS
CAST

Linda Nenno (Mrs. Venable)* was born in New York City and raised in Colorado and then returned to NYC for a career on Broadway. She passed through Los Angeles for a few years in the television industry before moving to Austin, Texas, where she acts and directs. She will be performing in Merrily We Roll Along with Austin Shakespeare, adding to her Sondheim productions of Follies, Sunday In The Park With George, Into The Woods, Passion, Sweeney Todd and Company. She had the pleasure of performing in Emma Watkins’ new play, Elizabeth Is Going Into The Ground at UT Lab Theatre and Significant Other at Texas State University, where she has taught acting and voice for 17 years. The Department of Theatre and Dance at Texas State University was just named in the top 25 drama schools in the world. Yes, the World!
*This Actor appears through the courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, The Union of Professional Actors and Stage Manager in the United States


Maddie Scanlan (Catherine Holly) is thrilled to return to The Filigree Theatre after playing Dorothy in Above the Fold last season. Originally from Minnesota, Maddie’s stage experience ranges from devised, experimental work to classical French farce. Austin credits include Felicity in The Real Inspector Hound (The Stage Austin), Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Earnest (City Theatre), and Hilda in The Lady from the Sea (The Filigree Theatre). Select film credits include roles in the upcoming feature, Tuesday, and the soon-to-premiere shorts, Stuffer and Offer Only. Maddie holds a B.A from Lawrence University where she studied History, Film, and Theatre. She is represented by Boysen Talent. 

Laura Ray (Sister Felicity) is very excited to be working with The Filigree Theatre again! Some of her favorite theatrical roles include Dr. Rosalind Franklin in Photograph 51 (The Filigree Theatre) - BIPAC Nominee for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama; Sarah in A Delicate Ship (The Filigree Theatre); MaryAnne in When We Were Young and Unafraid (The Filigree Theatre); Paula in Fefu and her Friends (The Filigree Theatre); Agnes in Agnes of God (City Theatre Company); Clio, Muse of History in Sing, Muse! (The Vortex); and Frenchy in Grease (the Emily Ann Theatre).  She’d like to say a big thank you to the wonderful director Elizabeth, and to her family, her husband Heath, and son Bastion for their continual love & support.

Shannon Grounds (Mrs. Holly) is thrilled to be performing with Filigree Theatre for the first time!  She is the Producing Artistic Director of Shrewd Productions, and a company member of Vortex Repertory and Hyde Park Theatre.  Shannon was seen most recently in TubuFest, Scriptworks Out of Ink: Not in the Cards, and Shrewd Productions' world premiere of Small Steps by Briandaniel Oglesby. Other recent performances include The Afterparty and Alabaster for Shrewd Productions, Agent Andromeda and the Orion Crusade with Sky Candy/GalaxyCorps productions, and Imbolc with Malum Malus Burlesque for Vortex Repertory,.  Shannon is a 15-time B. Iden Payne award nominee for acting, producing, and prop design, winning for Best Production of a Comedy for The Revolutionists, and a 7-time nominee for the Austin Critics Table Awards, winning as an actor for Titus Andronicus with Austin Shakespeare, Blue Surge with Hyde Park Theatre, and MilkMilkLemonade with Shrewd Productions.

Chiara McCarty (Miss Foxhill) is an actress and aspiring director originally from Ortona, Italy. She is thrilled to be working with The Filigree Theatre for the first time! Austin stage credits include Honey in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (City Theatre), Logan in The Thanksgiving Play (Different Stages at The Vortex), Nora in the world premiere of Trade With Klan (Southwest Theatre Productions), and Sister James in Doubt (Hill Country Community Theatre). You can catch Chiara on Tubi as Molly in the quirky indie dark comedy What About Molly? and on Amazon Prime as Cleo in the filmed stage performance of Kill All Politicians. Her directorial debut is the award winning short film Shame Full. Chiara would like to thank her husband for his constant love and support.

Max (George) is an Actor, Singer, and VO Artist recently graduated from Texas State Universities BFA acting Program. This is Max’s first show with Filigree, and he’s immensely excited to share the beautiful work of this cast and crew with you. Recent Credits include: Three Musketeers, Small Mouth Sounds, Three Sisters, Hamlet, Rent, Big Love, and the Addams Family. You can learn more about Max at his website Maxhanesworth.com and follow him on Instagram @maxwellhans34!!

Bryan Headrick (Doctor Cukrowicz) is excited to work for the first time with The Filigree Theatre tonight.  Bryan studied drama at The University of Texas at Austin and St. Edward’s University and has been appearing on stage in Austin since 1990.  Recent credits include Ferris Layman in The Diviners (Austin Repertory Theatre), Ninian Deacon in Miss Lulu Bett (Different Stages @ The Vortex), Odell Owens in Sordid Lives (Austin Rainbow Theatre), and Bellomy in The Fantasticks (City Theatre).  You can watch Bryan’s eponymous performance in the short film There’s a Klansman in the Trunk! when it screens in late October at the Austin Film Festival.  The film took home the award for Best Short Comedy at the Atlanta Underground Film Festival.

Allison Paranka (Understudy) is a multidisciplinary artist and educator. Originally from Colorado, she joined the Austin theater community in 2018. Favorite projects/roles include Lady Macbeth in Macbeth in the Dark (Past is Prologue Productions), Penny in When We Were Young and Unafraid (The Filigree Theater), The Cherry Orchard and Julius Caesar (STC Academy, Washington D.C.), and the Shakespeare at Winedale classes of 2019 and 2020. When not in Austin, she teaches and directs Shakespeare at Tara Performing Arts High School in Boulder, Colorado. She holds an MFA in Classical Acting from the Shakespeare Theater Company Academy/George Washington University.

Michael Morse (Understudy) is a newcomer to the Austin theatre community and is excited to work with The Filigree Theatre for the first time. He has previously appeared as Mercutio in Austin Shakespeare's recent production of Romeo & Juliet and will be seen in their upcoming staging of Jane Eyre. He grew up in New York City, where he attended an acting conservatory, a performing arts high school, and studied improv comedy. Michael is also a musician, visual artist, and toy designer.

Johanna Whitmore (Understudy) is delighted to join Filigree for the first time. She has been a high school theatre teacher for almost thirty years and an actor in many shows, most recently Sense and Sensibility with Austin Shakespeare and Not In The Cards with Scriptworks. Her favorite roles are Children of a Lesser God (Sarah Norman) at U-Maine and Scenes From An Execution (Galactia) for Public Domain (B Iden Payne and Critics Table Awards). She has always wanted to work on  a Tennessee Williams play!



DESIGNERS & PRODUCTION

Elizabeth V. Newman (Director)
 graduated from Yale University with dual B.A. degrees in History of Art and Theater Studies. She earned her M.F.A. degree in Film Production at Boston University. Her stage directing credits include: "ANTIGONE" adapted by David Rush (Nominated for three B. Iden Payne Awards, Including Outstanding Direction of a Drama). “LIFTED” by Charlie Thurston (World Premiere, Austin); “100 Planes” by Lila Rose Kaplan (World Premiere, Austin, West Coast Premiere, Los Angeles); "Fire in Dreamland" by Rinne Groff; “The Lady From The Sea” by Henrik Ibsen; “The Turn Of The Screw” by Jeffrey Hatcher (Austin); “Fefu And Her Friends” by Maria Irene Fornes (Austin); “Miss Julie” by August Strindberg (Austin); “A Delicate Ship” by Anna Ziegler (Austin Premiere),“Any Night” by Daniel Arnold and Medina Hahn (Los Angeles Premiere and Austin Premiere – nominated for four B. Iden Payne Awards, including Outstanding Direction of a Drama); “Body of Work” by Christine Hoang, (World Premiere, Austin); “Halfway to Death” by Christine Hoang, (World Premiere, Austin) “Mocha” by Eleanor Burgess (World Premiere, Austin). Newman’s film directing credits include the upcoming ‘PIZZA MY HEART” (comedy short) and feature film “Child of Light” as well as numerous short films. She has written several award-winning screenplays. She is a member of DIRECTOR’S LAB: NORTH and served as the Founding Co-President of Women in Film and Television: Austin. She has twice served as a panelist at The Austin Film Festival. 

Patrick Anthony (Scenic & Lighting Designer) is a freelance lighting and scenic designer based in Austin, Texas. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Loyola University: New Orleans, and studied Scene Design at the Lir Academy of Trinity College Dublin. Patrick has worked in the Austin community since 2009, designing over 200 productions of theatre, musical theatre and dance. Frequent collaborators include Austin Shakespeare, Capital T Theatre, Present Company & The Vortex Repertory Company. He has also designed internationally at the Dublin Fringe Festival. Patrick is thrilled to be working again with The Filigree Theatre. Patrick is the recipient of the 2012, 2016 & 2021 B. Iden Payne award for Outstanding Lighting Design, as well as the 2016 & 2017 Austin Critics' Table Award for Lighting Design. He teaches Stagecraft in the Department of Theatre at Southwestern University.

Maddy Lamb (Costume Designer) is excited to be working on Suddenly Last Summer, her 7th show with The Filigree Theatre. Maddy is a freelance costume designer, stage manager, and wardrobe supervisor in Austin, Texas. She recently graduated from Southwestern University with a BA in Technical Theatre with a focus in Costume Design and Stage Management. Recent shows: Above the Fold (The Filigree Theatre) Undark (the Vortex), Photograph 51 (The Filigree Theatre), Paquito y Abuelito (Scottish Rite Theatre), Mousetrap (Georgetown Palace Theatre), The Memo (The Vortex), Dragonfly Princess (The Vortex). Maddy owns her own company for LARP and Renaissance Style wear called Gremlin Garb.  Maddylamb.com, Gremlin Garb on Facebook. Maddy is a company member of the Vortex Repertory theatre. 

Johann Mahler (Johann Solo) (Sound Designer)is an Austin Tx based sound designer and music producer. He has designed and composed shows in Austin, for the past 6 years. His favorite designs include, Undocuments, Más Cara, Annie Jump, RAPunzel, Blerd, Edit Annie and Estar Guars. He is also the founder of the Austin based music group YOSO Collective which aims to help new musicians find their music style and direction.

Liz Tyson (Property Design & Plant Creation) Liz is stoked to join the team at The Filigree Theatre for its Season 6 run. She is a production designer, set designer, and graphic designer working in film, television, and theater in Austin, TX. Some of her latest work was as production designer for the short film Pizza My Heart (also directed by Elizabeth V. Newman!) and as set designer for Desperately Seeking Comfortable Shoes (Trinity Street Payhouse). She’d like to thank her roommates for tolerating her constant creative messes (read: art) in the house.
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Kate Glasheen (Dialect Coach) is an actor, voiceover artist, dialect coach, and voice & speech specialist. She is Head of the BFA Acting program and teaches vocal health and production, verse and scansion, text analysis, the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), dialects, and voiceover at Texas State University. Professionally, she has coached voice and dialects at major regional theaters including the Tony Award Winning Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and Actors Theatre of Louisville, internationally in London, England, and locally at the ZACH Theater, Austin Shakespeare, Theatre En Bloc, and the Classic Theater of San Antonio. Member: AEA, SAG/AFTRA, Voice & Speech Trainer's Association (VASTA), Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA), and The Alba Method Association.

Jennifer Sturley (Dramaturg) 
(she/her) is a dramaturg, director, filmmaker, stage manager, and educator. Most recently she served as the dramaturg for Born With Teeth at Austin Playhouse, for which she was nominated for a B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding Dramaturgy. Other theatrical highlights include Indecent (Austin Playhouse), All's Well That Ends Well and Shakespeare in the Dark: Macbeth (Past is Prologue Productions), and When We Were Young and Unafraid (Filigree Theatre). Jennifer also co-directed, produced, and adapted for the screen an independent feature film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost set in a modern-day boarding school (LLLmovie.com). When she's not doing research for a show, she's doing research for grad school, spoiling her rescue chihuahua mixes Snug and Luna, baking vegan challah, or teaching children how to read.

Kit Brooks (Stage Manager) (they/them) is an educator who brings theatre and creative arts to youth with a focus on inclusive programming. Kit has served as a youth improv teacher with The Hideout Theatre and Excused Absence, and they currently work as an aerial dance instructor at Sky Candy. Kit has thoroughly enjoyed stage managing numerous productions with Filigree, most recently, ANTIGONE,  PHOTOGRAPH 51 and ABOVE THE FOLD. 

Zoe Gravois (Assistant Stage Manger)



Gavin Kenter (Electrician) . Recent credits include: ASM for "The Raven" with The Archive Theater, LD for "Radio :30" with Hyde Park Theater and "Thank You and Have a Nice Day" with Summer Break Theater, as well as Light Board Operator for "Matilda The Musical" with Zilker Theatre Company.
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Adriana Fontánez (Scenic Painter) is thrilled to continue growing her skills as a fledgling scenic artist. However, she is no stranger to art nor theater across Austin. Most recently, she was the scenic painter, ASM, and swing actor for Three Musketeers with The Archive Theatre. She gives art lessons to adults with intellectual disabilities; designed three window displays in the 2nd Street District, including Toy Joy; taught at The Art Garage; and still teaches at Paramount summer camps. For the rest of this year, you can find Adriana stage managing A Dickens’ Christmas Carol at the Georgetown Palace Theater. As her fiance lovingly puts it, she’s “scrappy to the bone.”


Tori Rose (Front of House Manager)  is a production designer and set dresser based in Austin, TX. She also enjoys volunteering for other film related organizations including Austin Entertainment Business, Women in Film and Television Austin, and Austin Film Festival. She recently worked as an Office Production Assistant on Jeff Nichols' film The Bikeriders and was the Production Designer for Allen Danzinger's The Weedhacker Massacre. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from Southwestern University with a minor in Philosophy where she received the Laura Kuykendall Communication Student of the Year Award. In 2017, Tori achieved a Master of Arts from Texas State University in the same field with a focus on Qualitative and Rhetorical research in Critical Media Studies. At both universities she studied critical media studies, which furthered her love and passion for narrative and lived experiences in media as important for representation and beyond. Tori also continues to work in academic research currently studying presenteeism (working while sick) and intersectionality in media. Recently, she co-authored an article called, "#RepresentationMatters on TV: A critical textual analysis of intersectional representation at work on NBC's Superstore," in the communication journal Feminist Media Studies. Some other activities Tori enjoys in her life include hula hooping, running, playing video games, hanging out with her pets, traveling to new places, and discovering new hobbies to try.

The Filigree Theatre is a proud affiliate of ATX Theatre, uniting Austin theatre makers and audiences to expand Austin’s economic and cultural vitality, cultivate access to live theatre, and foster community. For more info: ATXtheatre.org

The Filigree Theatre is a fiscally sponsored project of Austin Creative Alliance the mission of which is to advance, connect and advocate for Austin’s arts, cultural, and creative communities to strengthen and protect the character, quality of life, and economic prosperity of our region.

THE PRODUCTION WOULD LIKE TO THANK

ATX Theatre
Austin Cinemaker Space & Staff
Austin Creative Alliance
Howard & Maryam Newman
Isabelle Catalina Richter
Steve Rogers Photography
Patricia Vardin
WIFT Austin
The Yale Club of Austin
The Filigree Theatre Promotions Committee
KMFA
KUT
Soozie Selfridge
KOOP
Off Stage & On The Air
Juice Consulting
We Are Austin
Factory on Fifth
RJ Armstrong & Kara 
Sergio Guerra
Kids Acting
 Kristie Cheng 
​Michael
Zilker Theatre Production
St. Stephen's Episcopal School Theatre Department


THE FILIGREE THEATRE WOULD LIKE TO THANK
Our Generous Contributors & Sponsors
Patrick W. Anthony; Becky Bellos; Linda Bradshaw; Lindsey Casey; Caroline Conway; Orianne Dutka; Alicia Eastes & Dustin Eastes; Paige Freeman; Deborah Haynes; Alan & Susan Holman; The Holland Family; Jack & Beth Isler; Matt McCarthy; Sarah McIntyre; Fred & Mary Newman; Howard & Maryam Newman; Erin Nurnberg; Zara Oakes; Dusty Olson; Patsy Phillips; Rachel Rehwinkel; Greg & Jessica Riels; Ed Ritvo & Marie von Elton; David Rush; Rachelle Siemes; J. Kevin Smith; David Stewart; Nicole Stone; Genevieve Thiers; Alex Timbers; Jessica Thomas; Patricia Vardin; Justin West; Sheryl Draker; Christine Hoang; Art Amore; ATX Theatre;  Austin Woman; Central Market; KMFA; Latisha’s Theory; Still Austin Whiskey Co.; WIFT-Austin; Uchi; Kendra Scott Co.​

Filigree Promotions Committee
Sallie Dietz, Janice Miller, Patricia Vardin
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Filigree Gold & Silver Gala Committee
Becky Bellos, Caroline Conway, Paige Freeman
Leah Haldeman, Debbie Haynes,
​Rachel Rehwinkel, Jessica Riels, Rachelle Siemes

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • OUR MISSION
    • OUR TEAM
    • OUR COLLABORATORS
  • SEASONS
    • SEASON SIX
    • SEASON FIVE
    • SEASON FOUR
    • SEASON THREE
    • SEASON TWO
    • SEASON ONE
  • PRESS & REVIEWS
    • SEASON ONE REVIEWS
    • SEASON TWO REVIEWS
    • SEASON THREE REVIEWS
    • SEASON FOUR REVIEWS
    • SEASON FIVE REVIEWS
    • FILIGREE IN THE MEDIA
    • FEATURE STORIES
  • SUPPORT
    • 'GOLD AND SILVER' GALA
    • GOLD & SILVER GALA COMMITTEE
    • FILIGREE PROMOTIONS COMMITTEE
    • JOIN OUR SUPPORTERS
  • STAGE ONE READING SERIES
  • CONTACT
  • AUDITIONS & SUBMISSIONS
  • RESOURCES
    • Filigree Code of Conduct
    • COVID Protocols and Policies
  • ABOVE THE FOLD PROGRAM
  • WHO WAS EVELYN HOEY?
  • PHOTOGRAPH 51 Program
  • STAGE ONE PROGRAM
  • SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER PROGRAM
  • DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE PROGRAM
  • J&H DRAMATURGY
  • ILLUSIONARY GAMES PROGRAM
  • ILLUSIONARY GAMES CONTENT WARNINGS