A Miami Premiere
January 31 – February 23, 2025
one helluva family reunion
Made Possible By
Jessie Wolfson & Dr. Lawrence Kron
Rhoda Levitt
Jeff Davis & Michael Miller
Jodi & Paul Tartell
Non-profit Production Partner:
Miami City Ballet
Miami City Ballet’s mission is to produce and present the highest level of dance performances throughout Florida, the United States and abroad, train young aspiring dancers, and develop Miami City Ballet School into a leader of dance education.
Straight from Broadway, this darkly comic American drama by Pulitzer Finalist and Obie Award winner, Jacobs-Jenkins, invites audiences to one helluva family reunion! It’s summer in Arkansas and the cicadas are singing. When the Lafayette family returns to their late patriarch’s home to manage the remains of his estate, things take a turn. When an estranged brother appears late one night and mysterious objects are discovered among the clutter, long-hidden secrets and buried resentments can no longer be contained and the family is forced to face the ghosts of their past. Starring Rachel Burttram (A Doll’s House, Pt. 2) and Mark H. Dold (The Lehman Trilogy).
“A brilliant, blistering, outrageous play…”– The New York Times
Runtime: 2 hours 30 minutes (includes one – 15 min. intermission)
Rachel Burttram (TONI) is thrilled to return to GableStage after her debut as Nora in A Doll’s House, Part 2. She was proud to have been nominated for a Carbonell Award for her work in that production. Regional credits: Geva Theatre Center, Flat Rock Playhouse, Great Barrington Public Theatre, Kitchen Theatre Company, Gloucester Stage Company, Riverside Theatre, Actors’ Theatre of Louisville, Penobscot Theatre Company, Florida Repertory Theater, The Hippodrome. Online: Alabama Shakespeare Festival @Home 2020, tiny_Theatre. TV/Film: The Right Stuff (TV series) in the recurring role of Betty Grissom, Emma’s Fine as Emma and Bloodline on Netflix. She and her husband Brendan Powers are co-creators of tiny_Theatre, a little idea that was sparked during the pandemic that has now produced over 275 play readings from playwrights around the globe and a client base with some of the world’s biggest brands. BIG LOVE to Bari & the amazing team! And THANK YOU for supporting live theatre!
Photo credit: Scott Treadway
Mark H. Dold (BO) is an NYC actor/coach/mentor last seen in GableStage’s, The Lehman Trilogy. He has worked on/off-Broadway, and performed regionally from coast to coast. In July 2000, he had the honor of performing David Cale’s one man show, Harry Clarke, at Barrington Stage Company, becoming the nation’s first professional actor to perform for a live audience post-pandemic shutdown. He has starred/guest-starred/recurred on network television, soap operas, pilots, web series and various films. He is the recipient of Elliot Norton, Berkshire Theatre Critics, Off Broadway Alliance, Connecticut Critics Circle and San Diego Critics Awards. A proud graduate of Boston University College of Fine Arts and The Yale School of Drama, he is an Associate Artist at Barrington Stage Company, a company member of The Actors Center, and a patient-to-patient volunteer at MSKCC. @mhdold
Photo credit: David Noles
Brando Lafleur (RHYS) is a Spanish American actor and writer based in South Florida who is very thrilled to be making his GableStage debut. Born and raised in Málaga, Spain, he worked with Bonnie Morín at Metodo Madrid where he initially began performing in Spanish. He is currently studying Media Arts Production at Emerson College. Previous theatre credits include Hamlet (Emerson College), Something Rotten!, West Side Story, Legally Blonde, and Willy Wonka at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts (The Performance Project). Other acting credits include student films and short films, including his own short film Morrison. He is eternally grateful to the support from his sisters and the many sacrifices from his mother in helping him pursue his dreams.
Photo credit: Allen’s Photography
Suzanne Ankrum (RACHAEL) is a South Florida-based actor, director, and physical theatre maker. South Florida Credits: Island City Stage (Rotterdam, Skintight), the Maltz Jupiter Theatre (Murder on the Orient Express), Palm Beach Dramaworks (Streetcar Named Desire) and workshops/readings at Theatre Lab, the Perlberg Festival of New Works, and City Theatre. She is one of Palm Beach Cultural Council’s 2024 Artist Innovation Fellows – beginning work on a devised, physical-theatre project as part of the fellowship. Add’l Regional Credits: WAM Theatre (Emilie: La Marquise du Chatelet…), The Majestic (Crimes of the Heart), New Century (The How and the Why), Clarence Brown (Woyzeck, Merry Wives, Tartuffe, Christmas Carol), and Hartbeat Ensemble (GDP). TV: Orange is the New Black. Suzanne earned her MFA from The University of Tennessee and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity.
Photo credit: Eric Campbell.
Cecile Etzbach (CASSIDY) is a 13-year-old actress, singer-songwriter, and dancer from Miami. Performing locally since the age of four, she’s a veteran of Miami’s Olympia, Mandelstam, and Jerry Herman Ring theaters. On the national scene, she performs with KOTA, Broadway Kids Auditions, Joffrey Musical Theater NYC, and Interlochen Arts.
Cecile released her debut album “highs and lows” in 2024, is an award-winning visual artist, a published writer, and a staff member at Young Mensan Magazine. When she’s not studying, performing, or writing songs, she can be found in the ballet studio or in rehearsal for the next show. An accomplished pianist, Cecile is a member of the American College of Musicians’ National Piano Guild, earning six consecutive annual Superior ratings. She founded a student musician volunteer group, “Making Friends,” that supports Friends of South Florida Music in providing free weekly music education for students in Title 1 schools in her community.
Photo credit: Laura Luc
Tony Larkin (FRANZ) is grateful to be making his Gable Stage debut. Currently based in Minneapolis, Tony has been working in professional, regional theater for over 30 years including: La Jolla Playhouse (La Jolla, CA); The Guthrie, Six Points Theater Co, Gray Mallard Theater Co (Twin Cities); The Alliance Theater, Georgia Shakespeare, Theatrical Outfit, Actor’s Express, GA Ensemble Theater, Aurora Theater, Synchronicity Theater Co, Dad’s Garage (Atlanta, GA); NC Stage, Immediate Theater Project (Asheville, NC); Highlands Playhouse (Highlands, NC); New Rep (Boston); Bank St. Theater, Theater Row (NYC); Penobscot Theater Company (w/GableStage PAD, Bari Newport, in Bangor, ME); and many others. Training: BFA in Acting (FSU). Tony is a Guthrie Teaching Artist and a proud AEA member. Huge thanks and love to Bari and Amanda.
Photo credit: Bonnie Allen
Natalie Donahue McMahon (RIVER) is thrilled to be making her GableStage debut in Appropriate! Born and raised in Tequesta, Florida, Natalie studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and was a member of their 2015-2016 Company. Natalie has also apprenticed with the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. New York credits include Ismene in Antigone (Random Access Theatre) and sad indie love song (The Arctic Group’s Fridge Fest). Natalie has worked in South Florida from Palm Beach County all the way down to Miami. Notable credits include Palm Beach Dramawork’s One Humanity Tour where Natalie originated two roles in original plays written for middle schoolers, Live to Tell and Hungry Ghosts and Simone in Netflix and Fever’s The Money Heist Experience.
Photo credit: Emily Lambert.
Thank You to Our Season Sponsors
Knight Foundation, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami- Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners, The Biltmore Hotel, The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation- Crearte, The Shubert Foundation Inc., City of Coral Gables, and Grove Bank & Trust