Welcome to SUMMER & SMOKE
by Tennessee Williams
SUMMER AND SMOKE is presented by
arrangement with Dramatists Play Service on behalf of the University of South, Sewanee, Tennessee.
SUMMER & SMOKE takes place in the fictional small town of GLORIOUS HILL, MISSISSIPPI in the year 1906.
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 SEVENTH SEASON themed “BODY & SOUL”, opens with “SUMMER AND SMOKE” by Tennessee Williams and is followed by the Winter 2026 production of “THE LAST MATCH” by Anna Ziegler and the Spring 2026 World Premiere of Kathleen Fletcher's "TAKE CARE OF MY FRIEND"
The Filigree Theatre is the winner of Four Austin Theatre Critics Awards for our 2024-25 Season (Season Six 'Masks & Mirrors).
For more information, or to make a donation, please visit: FiligreeTheatre.com
Please join us after the show for complimentary cookies and champagne!
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
CAST
Kate Glasheen* (Alma Winemiller) is also a dialect coach, voiceover artist, Associate Professor of Acting, and Head of the BFA Acting program at Texas State University. Past credits include: The Real Thing (Annie) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Titania) with Austin Shakespeare; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (Siobhan), Constellations (Marianne), and Disgraced (Emily) at The San Pedro Playhouse in San Antonio; Bull (Isobel) and Bureau of Missing Persons (Angela) with The Know Theater of Cincinnati. Education: MFA in Voice, The Royal Central School of Speech & Drama. Member: AEA, SAG-AFTRA, VASTA. Find her on Instagram and YouTube @kateglasheencoaching and at www.kateglasheen.com
*This Actor appears through the courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, The Union of Professional Actors and Stage Manager in the United States).
Brennan Patrick (John Buchanan, Jr.) is an Austin-based theatre and film actor with more than fifteen years of experience in contemporary, classic, and new work. Past credits include Jean in Miss Julie and David in 100 Planes for The Filigree Theatre, Lorenzo in The Merchant of Venice for Austin Shakespeare, Christian in Cyrano de Bergerac for Archive Theatre, Leo in The Vineyard for Heartland Theatre Collective, Charles in We Have Always Lived in the Castle and Cam in Trash Planet for Bottle Alley Theatre Company, and most recently, Robert in Betrayal for Hyde Park Theatre. Brennan was nominated for a B. Iden Payne award for Featured Performer in an audio/digital production for his performance as Helper Bot 7 in Heartland Theatre Collective's radio play Passage. He is excited to return to The Filigree Theatre for this production, it’s been too long.
Allison Paranka (Nellie) is excited to return to The Filigree Theatre this season for Summer and Smoke. Favorite local roles include Lady Macbeth in Macbeth in the Dark (Past is Prologue Productions), and Penny in When We Were Young and Unafraid (The Filigree Theater). She has also appeared in The Cherry Orchard and Julius Caesar (STC Academy, Washington D.C.), and was a member of 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.
Beau Paul (Doctor Buchanan, Sr.) Beau has been an actor, director, and dramaturg in the Austin theatre community for many years. He has been privileged to work with The Filigree Theatre for the last three seasons, portraying multiple roles in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, playing the role of Creon in their production of Antigone, and serving as dramaturg for both productions, as well as for Above the Fold. He has received B. Iden Payne nominations for Best Featured Performer for his roles in Different Stages’ Heartbreak House, Miss Lulu Betts, and Jarrot Productions’ The Frog Prince. He studied Acting and Directing at Texas State University.
Idelisse Collazo (Rosa Gonzales) is a Latina artist based in Austin, Texas. She is delighted to be working with The Filigree Theatre for the first time. Previous credits include: Estado Vegetal/Vegetative State, La Pastorela, Aftershock/La Réplica, and the Austin LatinX New Play Festival. Off stage, she finds inspiration in nature and in Austin’s rich theatre community. Stay connected with her on Instagram: @idelissecollazo.
Michael Stuart (Reverend Winemiller) first appearance on Austin stage was as a student at St Edwards University, nearly 50 years ago, in Born Yesterday with Broderick Crawford. More recently he played dead Uncle Tony in Lucky Stiff (Beyond August Productions), Niels Bohr in Copenhagen (Stage Austin) and Selsdon in Noises Off (ZACH Theatre). This is his first production with The Filigree Theatre.
Meredith O’Brien (Mrs. Winemiller): Meredith is thrilled to return to The Filigree Theatre having appeared previously in its production of “The Lady from the Sea”. Recent Austin roles include: Sarah (Amy and the Orphans: Ground Floor Theatre), Mark Antony (Julius Caesar: Austin Shakespeare), Margarethe (Copenhagen: The Stage Austin), Ma (Trash Planet: Bottle Alley), Martha (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: City theatre), Miss Candace (rain falls special on me: Ground Floor theatre), Feste: (Twelfth Night: Austin Shakespeare), (Oscar Wilde (Gross Indency: City theatre). Meredith has never met a workout she didn’t like, nor a gym she is not eager to try. She feels so lucky to be surrounded by her many loving and hilarious friends, her incredible family, and all the brave and talented artists in the Austin theatre community.
Michael Morse (Roger Doremus) is excited to work with The Filigree Theatre again! He previously appeared in Filigree's world premiere production of The Illusionary Games of Edward Rye as Freddy, and served as understudy in Jekyll & Hyde and Suddenly Last Summer (where he took the stage as George for a few performances). He played multiple roles in Austin Shakespeare's Jane Eyre (also serving as the show's music director which earned him an Austin Theatre Critics Awards nomination) and played Mercutio in their recent Romeo & Juliet. 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.
Shannon Grounds (Mrs. Bassett) is thrilled to return for another production with Filigree Theatre! 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 as Zel in the world premiere of I Want to be a F*cking Princess for Ground Floor Theatre, as Carson and Bettie in Fathom: of Women and Water by Tristan Mercado and Candyce Rusk, and as Mrs. Holly in Suddenly Last Summer for Filigree Theatre. Other recent performances include Small Steps, Xmas Unwrapped,and Alabaster for Shrewd Productions, Not in the Cards for Scriptworks, and Agent Andromeda and the Orion Crusade with Sky Candy/GalaxyCorps Productions. She is an 18-time B. Iden Payne award nominee for acting and producing, winning for Best Production of a Comedy for The Revolutionists. She is a 9-time nominee (most recently for Best Production of a Comedy for Feast.) for the Austin Critics Table/Austin Theatre Critics Awards, winning as an actor for Titus Andronicus with Austin Shakespeare, Blue Surge with Hyde Park Theatre, and MilkMilkLemonade with Shrewd Productions, and as a producer for Where Are They Now: A Fantasy Based on a True Crime for Shrewd Productions.
Michael C Costilla (Sr. Gonzales) This is Michael’s first appearance with Filigree Theatre. Previous credits include Different Stages’ Great Expectations, 26 Miles, Water by the Spoonful, When the Rain Stops Falling. Austin Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. Way Off Broadway’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sherlock Holmes: Scandal in Bohemia and Georgetown Palace’s Barefoot in the Park, The Full Monty, Wait Until Dark.Other theatre credits include J.B., The Crucible, Fallen Angels, The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolias.
Bryan Headrick (Vernon/Dusty, U/S for Dr. Buchanan, Sr. and Rev. Winemiller) returns to The Filigree Theatre following his performance as Dr. Cucrowicz in Suddenly Last Summer. This year, he played Tom Willing in Since We’ve No Place to Go (Bandwagon Arts) and performed The ‘Dillo, a solo piece for FronteraFest which was selected for their Best of Week showcase. Other credits include Ninian Deacon in Miss Lulu Bett (Different Stages) and Odell Owens in Sordid Lives (Austin Rainbow Theatre). Film credits include the title role in There’s a Klansman in the Trunk!, awarded Best Texas Short at the 2024 Austin Film Festival. He studied acting at UT Austin, Saint Edward’s University, and the T. Schreiber Studio in NYC.
Devon Ragsdale (Rosemary, U/S for Alma) is delighted to join The Filigree Theatre for the first time. She has a background in improv, sketch comedy, and film. Credits this year include playing a character she co-created in Tangle of Tigers at Scottish Rite Theatre and Margot in Dial M for Murder with Jarrot Productions.
Chase Bolnick (Archie Kramer, U/S for John Buchanan, Jr.) is thrilled to make his Austin theatre debut with The Filigree Theatre. He has been acting in film for almost 15 years and just graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. Most recently, he wrapped the local feature film Tiny, Texas, in which he played the lead role. An Austin-based actor and producer, he currently studies with Laurel Vouvrey and Richard Robichaux.
Aurora Villarreal (U/S Nellie, Rosa) is elated to work with The Filigree Theatre for the first time! Not long ago, she portrayed Marina in Pericles: Prince of Tyre (Coldframe Collective), and did shows such as Self Portraits 5 (Bottle Alley Theatre Co), and Cyrano de Bergerac (Coldframe Collective). Recently moved to Austin, she has been enthralled to get her teeth into the community. Where there's smoke, there's fire.
DESIGNERS & PRODUCTION
Elizabeth V. Newman (Director, Filigree Producing Artistic 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: “SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER” by Tennessee Williams (Winner, 2025 Austin Theatre Critics Award, Outstanding Director; Winner 2025 Austin Theatre Critics Award, Outstanding Supporting Actress; Nominee, 2025 Austin Theatre Critics Award, Outstanding Lead Actress); “DR JEKYLL & MR HYDE” adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher (Winner, 2025 Austin Theatre Critics Award, Outstanding Supporting Actor; Winner, 2025 Austin Theatre Critics Award, Outstanding Lighting Design; Nominee, 2025 Austin Theatre Critics Award, Outstanding Production). “THE ILLUSIONARY GAMES OF EDWARD RYE” by Ashley Griffin (World Premiere, Austin, Nominee, 2025 Austin Theatre Critics Award, Outstanding Original Script) “ANTIGONE” adapted by David Rush (Nominated for three B. Iden Payne Awards, Including Outstanding Direction of a Drama). “Photograph 51” by Anna Ziegler (Nominated for two B. Iden Payne Awards, Austin); “LIFTED” by Charlie Thurston (World Premiere, Austin); “TIDE” by Molly Wagner (World Premiere, Austin); “FIRE IN DREAMLAND” by Rinne Groff (Nominated for B. Iden Payne Award Outstanding Small Cast, Austin); “100 PLANES” by Lila Rose Kaplan (World Premiere, Austin, West Coast Premiere, Los Angeles); “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); “MOCHA” by Eleanor Burgess (World Premiere, Austin); “GOODNIGHT CHILDREN EVERYWHERE” by Richard Nelson (London, ON, Canada); “FRAGMENTS” by Murray Schisgal (Los Angeles). “HELP MY V IS TRYING TO KILL ME” by Yola Jean Lu (World Premiere, Edinburgh International Fringe Festival.) “ULYSSES LIVE: A BLOOMSDAY EVENT” sponsored by Consulate General of Ireland, Austin. Her theatrical producing credits include: The Austin Premiere of “WHEN WE WERE YOUNG AND UNAFRAID” by Sarah Treem; the World Premiere of “MOCHA” by Eleanor Burgess (Austin); the World Premiere of “NIGHTS OF NOIR!” by Casey Wilson (Los Angeles); the West Coast Premiere of “ORANGE LEMON EGG CANARY” by Rinne Groff (Los Angeles); the American Premiere of “CLOCKS AND WHISTLES” by Samuel Adamson (New York) and “DUTCHMAN” by Leroy Jones (New York). Newman’s film directing credits include the award-winning feature film “CHILD OF LIGHT” as well as numerous short films, including the comedy short, “PIZZA MY HEART”. She has written several award-winning short and feature-length screenplays. She is a member of DIRECTOR’S LAB: NORTH and served as the Founding Co-President of Women in Film and Television: Austin (WIFT-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 2025 Austin Theatre Critics Award for Outstanding Lighting Design (Filigree, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde) 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.
Jennifer Rose Davis (Costume Design) is an actress, singer, musician, costume designer, mask maker, artist, graphic designer and all-around Renaissance woman. Her costume design credits include Pride and Prejudice with St. Edwards University, The Little Mermaid with Zilker Theatre Productions, Beauty and The Beast with Magnolia Musical Theatre, Blood Money Film, and many more.
Johann Mahler (Johann Solo) 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 (Prop Design) Liz is stoked to join the team at The Filigree Theatre for its Season 7 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.
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, SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER, DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE and THE ILLUSIONARY GAMES OF EDWARD RYE.
Uriyah Hodge (Assistant Stage Manager) has enjoyed assisting in stage management for this wonderful production of Summer & Smoke! He is an actor with experience in musicals and plays. Most recently, he performed in two plays — STONES and TIME CORPSE — at the Dougherty Arts Theater as part of the Stargazer Theater Festival. He studies the Meisner technique at In The Moment acting studio taught by Laurel Smith Vouvray.
Mike Ooi (Fight Choreographer) is delighted to be working again with The Filigree Theatre. Previous work with The Filigree Theatre includes fight design of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Above the Fold and Antigone. Mike was nominated for a B Iden Payne Award for his fight design in ColdFrame Collective’s Romeo and Juliet. Other Austin credits include A Million More to Go and Pet Dick (Jarrott Productions) and The Spin (Street Corner Arts). Currently, Mike can be seen in improv sets at ColdTowne, commercials on TV, or teaching classes at ColdTowne and ZACH. TV credits include CHICAGO FIRE (NBC). He is represented by Pastorini-Bosby.
Jennifer Sturley (Dramaturg) is a dramaturg, director, and educator. She recently 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, Fat Ham (Austin Playhouse), All's Well That Ends Well, Shakespeare in the Dark: Macbeth (Past is Prologue Productions), When We Were Young and Unafraid, and Suddenly Last Summer (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 (LLLmovie.com). When she's not doing research for a show, she's doing research for her Ph.D. program, spoiling her rescue chihuahua mixes, or teaching children how to read.
Tori Rose (Box Office Manager) works as a production designer, art director, set dresser, and production assistant. She also is a member of the board for Women in Film and Television Austin. Recently, she worked as an Office Production Assistant on Jeff Nichols' film The Bikeriders and was the Art Director for a Baylor university feature film project I've Always Hated My Brother. Some past commercial clients include Indeed, Ford, Apartment Therapy, and Texas WIC. This is her fourth year as a member of Filigree team
Beau Harris (Technical Director) Beau Harris was a full scholarship theatre major and a paid assistant in the scenic shop in his hometown of Alvin, TX before moving to Austin 18 years ago to pursue a career in film. But he enjoys the occasional opportunity to build sets, recently for Penfold Theatre Company's Box and Vincent, both performed at Ground Floor Theatre. Harris has served as Technical Director for Filigree's recent productions of ABOVE THE FOLD and THE ILLUSIONARY GAMES OF EDWARD RYE.
Kate Glasheen (Dialect Consultant)
Please Note: "Roger's Photographs" design and fabrication by Michael Morse
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
All who have been a part of the Development of THE ILLUSIONARY GAMES OF EDWARD RYE
ATX Theatre
Austin Cinemaker Space & Staff
Austin Creative Alliance
Kids Acting
Dramatists Play Services
Howard & Maryam Newman
Isabelle Catalina Richter
Steve Rogers Photography
Patricia Vardin
WIFT Austin
The Yale Club of Austin
The Filigree Theatre Promotions Committee
Jazz Miller, Tiffany Williams and the Kids Acting Staff
KMFA
Soozie Selfridge
Kenny Phipps
KOOP
Off Stage & On The Air
Sergio Guerra
Kristie Cheng
Scot Friedman
Olden Lighting
Brough Hansen
Kathleen Fletcher
Maddie Scanlan
Zachariah Williams
Carlos Gonzales
St. Stephen's Episcopal School
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.
A Special Thank You To The Bennett - Raccah Fund
Filigree Promotions Committee
Sallie Dietz, Janice Miller, Patricia Vardin
Filigree Gold & Silver Gala Committee
Becky Bellos, Caroline Conway, Paige Freeman
Leah Haldeman, Debbie Haynes,
Rachel Rehwinkel, Jessica Riels, Rachelle Siemes
by Tennessee Williams
SUMMER AND SMOKE is presented by
arrangement with Dramatists Play Service on behalf of the University of South, Sewanee, Tennessee.
SUMMER & SMOKE takes place in the fictional small town of GLORIOUS HILL, MISSISSIPPI in the year 1906.
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 SEVENTH SEASON themed “BODY & SOUL”, opens with “SUMMER AND SMOKE” by Tennessee Williams and is followed by the Winter 2026 production of “THE LAST MATCH” by Anna Ziegler and the Spring 2026 World Premiere of Kathleen Fletcher's "TAKE CARE OF MY FRIEND"
The Filigree Theatre is the winner of Four Austin Theatre Critics Awards for our 2024-25 Season (Season Six 'Masks & Mirrors).
For more information, or to make a donation, please visit: FiligreeTheatre.com
Please join us after the show for complimentary cookies and champagne!
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
CAST
Kate Glasheen* (Alma Winemiller) is also a dialect coach, voiceover artist, Associate Professor of Acting, and Head of the BFA Acting program at Texas State University. Past credits include: The Real Thing (Annie) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Titania) with Austin Shakespeare; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (Siobhan), Constellations (Marianne), and Disgraced (Emily) at The San Pedro Playhouse in San Antonio; Bull (Isobel) and Bureau of Missing Persons (Angela) with The Know Theater of Cincinnati. Education: MFA in Voice, The Royal Central School of Speech & Drama. Member: AEA, SAG-AFTRA, VASTA. Find her on Instagram and YouTube @kateglasheencoaching and at www.kateglasheen.com
*This Actor appears through the courtesy of Actors' Equity Association, The Union of Professional Actors and Stage Manager in the United States).
Brennan Patrick (John Buchanan, Jr.) is an Austin-based theatre and film actor with more than fifteen years of experience in contemporary, classic, and new work. Past credits include Jean in Miss Julie and David in 100 Planes for The Filigree Theatre, Lorenzo in The Merchant of Venice for Austin Shakespeare, Christian in Cyrano de Bergerac for Archive Theatre, Leo in The Vineyard for Heartland Theatre Collective, Charles in We Have Always Lived in the Castle and Cam in Trash Planet for Bottle Alley Theatre Company, and most recently, Robert in Betrayal for Hyde Park Theatre. Brennan was nominated for a B. Iden Payne award for Featured Performer in an audio/digital production for his performance as Helper Bot 7 in Heartland Theatre Collective's radio play Passage. He is excited to return to The Filigree Theatre for this production, it’s been too long.
Allison Paranka (Nellie) is excited to return to The Filigree Theatre this season for Summer and Smoke. Favorite local roles include Lady Macbeth in Macbeth in the Dark (Past is Prologue Productions), and Penny in When We Were Young and Unafraid (The Filigree Theater). She has also appeared in The Cherry Orchard and Julius Caesar (STC Academy, Washington D.C.), and was a member of 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.
Beau Paul (Doctor Buchanan, Sr.) Beau has been an actor, director, and dramaturg in the Austin theatre community for many years. He has been privileged to work with The Filigree Theatre for the last three seasons, portraying multiple roles in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, playing the role of Creon in their production of Antigone, and serving as dramaturg for both productions, as well as for Above the Fold. He has received B. Iden Payne nominations for Best Featured Performer for his roles in Different Stages’ Heartbreak House, Miss Lulu Betts, and Jarrot Productions’ The Frog Prince. He studied Acting and Directing at Texas State University.
Idelisse Collazo (Rosa Gonzales) is a Latina artist based in Austin, Texas. She is delighted to be working with The Filigree Theatre for the first time. Previous credits include: Estado Vegetal/Vegetative State, La Pastorela, Aftershock/La Réplica, and the Austin LatinX New Play Festival. Off stage, she finds inspiration in nature and in Austin’s rich theatre community. Stay connected with her on Instagram: @idelissecollazo.
Michael Stuart (Reverend Winemiller) first appearance on Austin stage was as a student at St Edwards University, nearly 50 years ago, in Born Yesterday with Broderick Crawford. More recently he played dead Uncle Tony in Lucky Stiff (Beyond August Productions), Niels Bohr in Copenhagen (Stage Austin) and Selsdon in Noises Off (ZACH Theatre). This is his first production with The Filigree Theatre.
Meredith O’Brien (Mrs. Winemiller): Meredith is thrilled to return to The Filigree Theatre having appeared previously in its production of “The Lady from the Sea”. Recent Austin roles include: Sarah (Amy and the Orphans: Ground Floor Theatre), Mark Antony (Julius Caesar: Austin Shakespeare), Margarethe (Copenhagen: The Stage Austin), Ma (Trash Planet: Bottle Alley), Martha (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: City theatre), Miss Candace (rain falls special on me: Ground Floor theatre), Feste: (Twelfth Night: Austin Shakespeare), (Oscar Wilde (Gross Indency: City theatre). Meredith has never met a workout she didn’t like, nor a gym she is not eager to try. She feels so lucky to be surrounded by her many loving and hilarious friends, her incredible family, and all the brave and talented artists in the Austin theatre community.
Michael Morse (Roger Doremus) is excited to work with The Filigree Theatre again! He previously appeared in Filigree's world premiere production of The Illusionary Games of Edward Rye as Freddy, and served as understudy in Jekyll & Hyde and Suddenly Last Summer (where he took the stage as George for a few performances). He played multiple roles in Austin Shakespeare's Jane Eyre (also serving as the show's music director which earned him an Austin Theatre Critics Awards nomination) and played Mercutio in their recent Romeo & Juliet. 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.
Shannon Grounds (Mrs. Bassett) is thrilled to return for another production with Filigree Theatre! 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 as Zel in the world premiere of I Want to be a F*cking Princess for Ground Floor Theatre, as Carson and Bettie in Fathom: of Women and Water by Tristan Mercado and Candyce Rusk, and as Mrs. Holly in Suddenly Last Summer for Filigree Theatre. Other recent performances include Small Steps, Xmas Unwrapped,and Alabaster for Shrewd Productions, Not in the Cards for Scriptworks, and Agent Andromeda and the Orion Crusade with Sky Candy/GalaxyCorps Productions. She is an 18-time B. Iden Payne award nominee for acting and producing, winning for Best Production of a Comedy for The Revolutionists. She is a 9-time nominee (most recently for Best Production of a Comedy for Feast.) for the Austin Critics Table/Austin Theatre Critics Awards, winning as an actor for Titus Andronicus with Austin Shakespeare, Blue Surge with Hyde Park Theatre, and MilkMilkLemonade with Shrewd Productions, and as a producer for Where Are They Now: A Fantasy Based on a True Crime for Shrewd Productions.
Michael C Costilla (Sr. Gonzales) This is Michael’s first appearance with Filigree Theatre. Previous credits include Different Stages’ Great Expectations, 26 Miles, Water by the Spoonful, When the Rain Stops Falling. Austin Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. Way Off Broadway’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sherlock Holmes: Scandal in Bohemia and Georgetown Palace’s Barefoot in the Park, The Full Monty, Wait Until Dark.Other theatre credits include J.B., The Crucible, Fallen Angels, The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolias.
Bryan Headrick (Vernon/Dusty, U/S for Dr. Buchanan, Sr. and Rev. Winemiller) returns to The Filigree Theatre following his performance as Dr. Cucrowicz in Suddenly Last Summer. This year, he played Tom Willing in Since We’ve No Place to Go (Bandwagon Arts) and performed The ‘Dillo, a solo piece for FronteraFest which was selected for their Best of Week showcase. Other credits include Ninian Deacon in Miss Lulu Bett (Different Stages) and Odell Owens in Sordid Lives (Austin Rainbow Theatre). Film credits include the title role in There’s a Klansman in the Trunk!, awarded Best Texas Short at the 2024 Austin Film Festival. He studied acting at UT Austin, Saint Edward’s University, and the T. Schreiber Studio in NYC.
Devon Ragsdale (Rosemary, U/S for Alma) is delighted to join The Filigree Theatre for the first time. She has a background in improv, sketch comedy, and film. Credits this year include playing a character she co-created in Tangle of Tigers at Scottish Rite Theatre and Margot in Dial M for Murder with Jarrot Productions.
Chase Bolnick (Archie Kramer, U/S for John Buchanan, Jr.) is thrilled to make his Austin theatre debut with The Filigree Theatre. He has been acting in film for almost 15 years and just graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. Most recently, he wrapped the local feature film Tiny, Texas, in which he played the lead role. An Austin-based actor and producer, he currently studies with Laurel Vouvrey and Richard Robichaux.
Aurora Villarreal (U/S Nellie, Rosa) is elated to work with The Filigree Theatre for the first time! Not long ago, she portrayed Marina in Pericles: Prince of Tyre (Coldframe Collective), and did shows such as Self Portraits 5 (Bottle Alley Theatre Co), and Cyrano de Bergerac (Coldframe Collective). Recently moved to Austin, she has been enthralled to get her teeth into the community. Where there's smoke, there's fire.
DESIGNERS & PRODUCTION
Elizabeth V. Newman (Director, Filigree Producing Artistic 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: “SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER” by Tennessee Williams (Winner, 2025 Austin Theatre Critics Award, Outstanding Director; Winner 2025 Austin Theatre Critics Award, Outstanding Supporting Actress; Nominee, 2025 Austin Theatre Critics Award, Outstanding Lead Actress); “DR JEKYLL & MR HYDE” adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher (Winner, 2025 Austin Theatre Critics Award, Outstanding Supporting Actor; Winner, 2025 Austin Theatre Critics Award, Outstanding Lighting Design; Nominee, 2025 Austin Theatre Critics Award, Outstanding Production). “THE ILLUSIONARY GAMES OF EDWARD RYE” by Ashley Griffin (World Premiere, Austin, Nominee, 2025 Austin Theatre Critics Award, Outstanding Original Script) “ANTIGONE” adapted by David Rush (Nominated for three B. Iden Payne Awards, Including Outstanding Direction of a Drama). “Photograph 51” by Anna Ziegler (Nominated for two B. Iden Payne Awards, Austin); “LIFTED” by Charlie Thurston (World Premiere, Austin); “TIDE” by Molly Wagner (World Premiere, Austin); “FIRE IN DREAMLAND” by Rinne Groff (Nominated for B. Iden Payne Award Outstanding Small Cast, Austin); “100 PLANES” by Lila Rose Kaplan (World Premiere, Austin, West Coast Premiere, Los Angeles); “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); “MOCHA” by Eleanor Burgess (World Premiere, Austin); “GOODNIGHT CHILDREN EVERYWHERE” by Richard Nelson (London, ON, Canada); “FRAGMENTS” by Murray Schisgal (Los Angeles). “HELP MY V IS TRYING TO KILL ME” by Yola Jean Lu (World Premiere, Edinburgh International Fringe Festival.) “ULYSSES LIVE: A BLOOMSDAY EVENT” sponsored by Consulate General of Ireland, Austin. Her theatrical producing credits include: The Austin Premiere of “WHEN WE WERE YOUNG AND UNAFRAID” by Sarah Treem; the World Premiere of “MOCHA” by Eleanor Burgess (Austin); the World Premiere of “NIGHTS OF NOIR!” by Casey Wilson (Los Angeles); the West Coast Premiere of “ORANGE LEMON EGG CANARY” by Rinne Groff (Los Angeles); the American Premiere of “CLOCKS AND WHISTLES” by Samuel Adamson (New York) and “DUTCHMAN” by Leroy Jones (New York). Newman’s film directing credits include the award-winning feature film “CHILD OF LIGHT” as well as numerous short films, including the comedy short, “PIZZA MY HEART”. She has written several award-winning short and feature-length screenplays. She is a member of DIRECTOR’S LAB: NORTH and served as the Founding Co-President of Women in Film and Television: Austin (WIFT-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 2025 Austin Theatre Critics Award for Outstanding Lighting Design (Filigree, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde) 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.
Jennifer Rose Davis (Costume Design) is an actress, singer, musician, costume designer, mask maker, artist, graphic designer and all-around Renaissance woman. Her costume design credits include Pride and Prejudice with St. Edwards University, The Little Mermaid with Zilker Theatre Productions, Beauty and The Beast with Magnolia Musical Theatre, Blood Money Film, and many more.
Johann Mahler (Johann Solo) 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 (Prop Design) Liz is stoked to join the team at The Filigree Theatre for its Season 7 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.
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, SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER, DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE and THE ILLUSIONARY GAMES OF EDWARD RYE.
Uriyah Hodge (Assistant Stage Manager) has enjoyed assisting in stage management for this wonderful production of Summer & Smoke! He is an actor with experience in musicals and plays. Most recently, he performed in two plays — STONES and TIME CORPSE — at the Dougherty Arts Theater as part of the Stargazer Theater Festival. He studies the Meisner technique at In The Moment acting studio taught by Laurel Smith Vouvray.
Mike Ooi (Fight Choreographer) is delighted to be working again with The Filigree Theatre. Previous work with The Filigree Theatre includes fight design of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Above the Fold and Antigone. Mike was nominated for a B Iden Payne Award for his fight design in ColdFrame Collective’s Romeo and Juliet. Other Austin credits include A Million More to Go and Pet Dick (Jarrott Productions) and The Spin (Street Corner Arts). Currently, Mike can be seen in improv sets at ColdTowne, commercials on TV, or teaching classes at ColdTowne and ZACH. TV credits include CHICAGO FIRE (NBC). He is represented by Pastorini-Bosby.
Jennifer Sturley (Dramaturg) is a dramaturg, director, and educator. She recently 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, Fat Ham (Austin Playhouse), All's Well That Ends Well, Shakespeare in the Dark: Macbeth (Past is Prologue Productions), When We Were Young and Unafraid, and Suddenly Last Summer (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 (LLLmovie.com). When she's not doing research for a show, she's doing research for her Ph.D. program, spoiling her rescue chihuahua mixes, or teaching children how to read.
Tori Rose (Box Office Manager) works as a production designer, art director, set dresser, and production assistant. She also is a member of the board for Women in Film and Television Austin. Recently, she worked as an Office Production Assistant on Jeff Nichols' film The Bikeriders and was the Art Director for a Baylor university feature film project I've Always Hated My Brother. Some past commercial clients include Indeed, Ford, Apartment Therapy, and Texas WIC. This is her fourth year as a member of Filigree team
Beau Harris (Technical Director) Beau Harris was a full scholarship theatre major and a paid assistant in the scenic shop in his hometown of Alvin, TX before moving to Austin 18 years ago to pursue a career in film. But he enjoys the occasional opportunity to build sets, recently for Penfold Theatre Company's Box and Vincent, both performed at Ground Floor Theatre. Harris has served as Technical Director for Filigree's recent productions of ABOVE THE FOLD and THE ILLUSIONARY GAMES OF EDWARD RYE.
Kate Glasheen (Dialect Consultant)
Please Note: "Roger's Photographs" design and fabrication by Michael Morse
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
All who have been a part of the Development of THE ILLUSIONARY GAMES OF EDWARD RYE
ATX Theatre
Austin Cinemaker Space & Staff
Austin Creative Alliance
Kids Acting
Dramatists Play Services
Howard & Maryam Newman
Isabelle Catalina Richter
Steve Rogers Photography
Patricia Vardin
WIFT Austin
The Yale Club of Austin
The Filigree Theatre Promotions Committee
Jazz Miller, Tiffany Williams and the Kids Acting Staff
KMFA
Soozie Selfridge
Kenny Phipps
KOOP
Off Stage & On The Air
Sergio Guerra
Kristie Cheng
Scot Friedman
Olden Lighting
Brough Hansen
Kathleen Fletcher
Maddie Scanlan
Zachariah Williams
Carlos Gonzales
St. Stephen's Episcopal School
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.
A Special Thank You To The Bennett - Raccah Fund
Filigree Promotions Committee
Sallie Dietz, Janice Miller, Patricia Vardin
Filigree Gold & Silver Gala Committee
Becky Bellos, Caroline Conway, Paige Freeman
Leah Haldeman, Debbie Haynes,
Rachel Rehwinkel, Jessica Riels, Rachelle Siemes