Setting
Time:
Now and in the past
Place:
A fancy hotel near Newark Airport
Cast
| Mark | A.J. SHIVELY* |
| Carol | STEPHANIE GIBSON* |
| Stage Manager | LAUREN GOLDMAN* |
(In order of appearance)
The Actors and Stage Manager in this production designated with an asterisk (*) are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Bios
A. J. Shively
Mark
Broadway: Paradise Square (Tony, OCC, Chita Rivera noms.); Bright Star (Drama Desk nom.); La Cage Aux Folles. Off-Broadway: Philadelphia, Here I Come! (Theatre World Awards’ Dorothy Loudon Award; Drama Desk, Lortel noms.; Irish Rep), A Man Of No Importance (Lortel award; OCC nom.; CSC); Titanic (Encores!); February House (The Public); Unlock’d (Prospect). Regional: Arena Stage; Berkeley Rep; Kennedy Center; CTG; Old Globe; PCLO; Boston Pops. TV/Film: “Chicago Med” (NBC); “Julia” (HBO Max); “Bull” (CBS); “Hunters” (Amazon Prime); “Homeland” (Showtime); “Madam Secretary” (CBS); “The Black-list” (NBC); “Younger” (TV Land); Other People’s Bodies (upcoming); Nobody Walks In LA; From Nowhere; HairBrained. Training: University of Michigan; RADA.
Stephanie Gibson
Carol
Broadway: Cinderella (Gabrielle), Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (Cherry Sunday), Addams Family, Spamalot. Select Favorites: Glitter, Goblets & Gatos (one women show, Feinstein’s/54 Below), Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean: A New Musical (World Premiere, Theatreworks Silicon Valley), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (dir. Judith Ivey, Baltimore Center Stage), Crime & Punishment: A Comedy (World Premiere, Old Globe), Last of the Red Hot Mamas (World Premiere, Bucks County), A Chorus Line (National Tour), Murder on the Orient Express (Papermill), Anyone Can Whistle (Encores!), Cabaret (Cape Playhouse), Into the Woods (TUTS), Young Frankenstein (MUNY), TV/Film: And Just Like That, The Comeback, St. George (Feature Film-Storyhouse Pictures), Happy!, Law & Order, FBI, Run the World, Andy Warhol Diaries, Person of Interest, Up All Night.
Joe Ricci
Writer/Director
With a career spanning over 30 years, Joe is a writer and director whose work spans plays, musicals, concerts, and television. His writing credits include the Hallmark Channel/Crown Media film In the Key of Love, which achieved the highest single-day premiere viewership of any movie on Hallmark’s streaming platform; the plays The Chrysalis (FutureFest finalist) and Snapshots (2025 New Play Competition finalist); and the musicals Third Party Ruling and Frankie & Debbie Live at the Martini Lounge. He was commissioned to write the book for the musical Behind the Curtain, based on the life of television legend Johnny Carson. His concert works include Music of My Life and Imagine: A Celebration of Love, presented in New York City and on tour. As a director, his work has been seen Off-Broadway in Thao’s Library and throughout New York City and beyond. Joe’s creative process is deeply collaborative—rooted in a belief in the magic that happens when open, passionate artists come together in a room and influence one another.
Lauren Goldman
Stage Manager
Broadway: The Great Gatsby, Glengarry Glen Ross; Off-Broadway: Pretty Perfect Lives; Regional: Her Portmanteau, The Sound of Music, Murder on the Orient Express, The Great Gatsby. Much love to my family and friends for their endless support!