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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST“The Greatest Showman”. She also playedthe daughter of Tom Hanks in “The Post”.Television: She was a guest star on TV'S“Fosse/Verdon”, NBC’s “The Blacklist”,and Fox’s “9-1-1”. Austyn also co-starredon “Lost Girls” and “Kevin Can Wait”.JAY AUBREY JONES(Grandpa) Irish RepertoryTheatre: Debut in Meet Mein St. Louis. Broadway:How to Succeed ,Cats.Metropolitan Opera: Porgyand Bess. Off-Broadway: Panama Hattie,Lolita, My Love, Take Me Along, OhCaptain!, Inacent Black and the Brothers,Divine Hysteria, The Cradle Will Rock.Regional: Assassins (Yale RepertoryTheatre), The Drowsy Chaperone, AnythingGoes and Gotham! (Goodspeed Musicals),A Little Night Music, Honk!, Ragtime,Street Scene (Seaside Music Theatre),How to Succeed (La Jolla Playhouse).Television: “To Tell the Truth,” “Gotham,”“The Michael J. Fox Show,” “This Is NewYork,” “The Electric Company,” “All MyChildren,” “One Life to Live,” “GuidingLight.” He is the voice of the “Laurel/Yanni” controversy. Film: Shortcut toHappiness. Graduate: Syracuse University.KYLIE KUIOKA (Tootie) isthrilled to be a part of MeetMe in St. Louis! Kylie mostrecently appeared asGeraldine Bullet in the OffBroadway show PanamaHattie (The York Theatre). Her creditsalso include The King and I (BroadwayTour) and The Remarkable Journey toTiangua as Lan (Somerled Arts/Developmental Lab). She also recentlyrecorded a voice over for an upcominganimated feature film. Tremendousthanks to Charlotte, Ciaran, Jim Morgan,Bern Tan, A3 Artists Agency, Zoom TalentManagement, the creative team, cast,and family. IG: @kyliekuiokaASHLEYROBINSON(Postman, Trolley man,Richard) Irish Rep: TrumanCapote’s A ChristmasMemory (Capote; NYPremiere/ 2015 OuterCritics Award Nom), Take Me Along(Richard), Meet Me in St. Louis (Lon), andso many productions of A Child'sChristmas in Wales that he’s lost count!Other Theatre: Floyd Collins (Floyd; WestEnd, London), A Clockwork Orange(Minister/ Old Woman/ Mum; New WorldStages), Casa Valentina (Gloria; OriginalLondon Cast), Little Rock (Mike WallaceSheen Center Off Bway), Steve Martin’sBright Star (World Premiere ; Old Globe),Merrily We Roll Along (Tyler; MenierChocolate Factory and West End),Originated the role of Jett Rink in theWorld Premiere of Giant (Helen HayesAward nomination, Best Actor), as well asTybalt in The Last Goodbye (the JeffBuckley/ Romeo and Juliet musical) atWilliamstown Theatre Festival. Film/TV:

WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTStan and Ollie (BBC Films, Sony), Hate(with Marcia Gay Harden), Fallen Souls.Writer: Ashley penned the play adaptationof Brokeback Mountain based on thestory by Annie Proulx, Lockhart(written with Tony winner Jason Carr), whichreceived an industry reading in Londonlast year, and Fall of '94 (written withJoseph Thalken and Ellen Fitzhugh) whichis being developed at AlabamaShakespeare with a grant from the ShenFamily Foundation. He’s currentlydeveloping a musical version of the playCome Back to the Five and Dive, JimmyDean, Jimmy Dean. Ashley is a UCrossFoundation 2019 writing resident.Raining: University of North CarolinaSchool of the Arts.MAX VON ESSEN (JohnTruitt) Max Von Essen isdelighted to return to IrishRep, having joined themon the 2004 production ofFinian's Rainbow, as wellas many galas. Broadway: Anastasia,An American in Paris (Tony/ DramaDesk/ Grammy nominations), Evita, LesMisérables revival, Dance of theVampires, closing company of theoriginal Les Misérables, Jesus ChristSuperstar. NY: Yours Unfaithfully, DeathTakes a Holiday, Hello Again, JerrySpringer: The Opera, The Fantasticks.Tours: Falsettos, Xanadu, Chicago, WestSide Story. TV/Film: “Law & Order: SVU,”“Elementary,” “Boardwalk Empire,”“The Good Wife,” “Royal Pains”, “GossipGirl,” “Seven Lovers,” “Sex and the City2,” “Submissions Only” (webseries). Hisdebut album, Call Me Old Fashioned:The Broadway Standard now available.IG & TW @maxizpad.CHARLOTTE MOORE (Director) Recentdirecting assignments include: Love Noël:A Performance on Screen, Molly Sweeney:A Performance on Screen, LondonAssurance, Love, Noël, The Plough andthe Stars as part of The O’Casey Cycle, Ona Clear Day You Can See Forever, ThreeSmall Irish Masterpieces by WilliamButler Yeats, Lady Gregory and J.M. Synge.New York premiere of Brian Friel’s TheHome Place, World premiere of LarryKirwan’s Rebel in the Soul, Finian’sRainbow, The Phyllis Newman Women’sHealth Initiative gala, Truman Capote’s AChristmas Memory, and Juno and thePaycock and Dancing at Lughnasa. NewYork stage appearances include A PerfectGanesh, Meet Me in St. Louis, The PerfectParty, Morning’s at Seven, Private Lives(with Elizabeth Taylor and RichardBurton), and many performances with theNew York Shakespeare Festival. Ms.Moore has received two Tony Awardnominations, the Outer Critics CircleAward, the Drama Desk Award, the DramaLeague Award, the Irish America Top 100Irish Award, The Eugene O’Neill LifetimeAchievement Award, and the 2008 IrishWomen Of The Year Award. She is therecipient of the St. Patrick’s Committee in

WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTHolyoke’s John F. Kennedy NationalAward, and has thrice been listed as oneof the “Top 50 Power Women” in IrishAmerica Magazine. Charlotte was named“Director of the Year” by The Wall StreetJournal in 2011. Charlotte has recentlybeen inducted in to the Irish America Hallof Fame and been awarded thePresidential Distinguished Service Awardfor the Irish Abroad, 2019 by PresidentMichael D. Higgins.JOHN BELL (Music Director, Piano,Conductor) Meet Me in St. Louis is thefirst show that John did with the IrishRepertory Theatre, and he is thrilled torevist it in this extraordinary season.Since then, John has been the musicdirector/supervisor at Irish Rep for On AClear Day You Can See Forever, Finian’sRainbow, Donnybrook, New Girl in Town,Transport, A Child’s Christmas in Wales,and their gala concerts since 2014. OnBroadway, John has conducted My FairLady, Fiddler on the Roof, On the Town,and An American in Paris. He is also themusic director of the First National Tourof Lincoln Center Theater’s My Fair Lady.For City Center Encores: Brigadoon, Meand My Girl, The New Yorkers, Cabin inthe Sky, Do I Hear A Waltz, Lady Be Good,and more (Associate Music Director).Other New York credits: Sondheim’sMarry Me A Little (New Cast Recording)and Adam Gwon’s Ordinary Days (KeenCompany); Radio City ChristmasSpectacular; Candide at Carnegie Hall.He holds a BFA in Musical Theatre fromIthaca College, a Masters in Music fromCUNY, and has studied at the ManhattanSchool of Music.JOSH CLAYTON (Orchestrations) Josh’sorchestrations have been heard at IrishRep in On A Clear Day, Finian's Rainbow,Donnybrook! and New Girl in Town.Recently, his orchestrations have beenheard across the country in the NationalTour of Lincoln Center’s Tony-winningrevival of My Fair Lady. Other orchestration credits include; The King and I(National Tour), Titanic (SignatureTheatre and South Korean productions)and A Funny Thing Forum (Two RiverTheatre). On Broadway, Josh providedadditional orchestrations for Gypsy (withPatti LuPone), On The Town (2014Revival), and was the assistant conductor of the 2009 revival of Finian’sRainbow. He has provided orchestrationsfor such stars as Patti LuPone, KristinChenoweth, Nathan Lane, CheyenneJackson, and Denyce Graves. He iscurrently the assistant musical directorof the City Center Encores series.CHARLIE CORCORAN (Scenic Design) NYdesigns include: The Seafarer, ShiningCity, The Emperor Jones (Hewes designaward nomination), The Quare Land(Origin First Irish Award), The Weir (IrishRep) Billy and Ray (Vineyard Theatre),Straight (Acorn Theatre), The Marriage ofFigaro, The Triumph of Love (Juilliard).

WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTCraving for Travel (Peter J. Sharp Theatre),The Last Smoker In America (WestsideTheatre), A Perfect Future (Cherry Lane),The Bully Pulpit (Beckett Theatre), ExitsAnd Entrances (Primary Stages). Regionaltheatre designs include: A Comedy ofTenors, (Outer Critics Circle Award)(Cleveland Playhouse / McCarter Theatre),Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike (TheGoodman Theatre), The Barber Of Seville,The Marriage Of Figaro (The McCarterTheatre), Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,Absurd Person Singular, Lives of Reason(Two River Theatre), Without Walls (CenterTheatre Group), The 25th Annual PutnamCounty Spelling Bee (Buck’s CountyPlayhouse), Bad Jews (Ensemble TheatreCompany/English Theatre of Frankfurt).Opera designs include: Fidelio (Santa FeOpera), Cosi Fan Tutte (co-productionMetropolitan Opera And Juilliard), DonGiovanni, Katya Kabanova (Juilliard) TheTurn of the Screw, The Flood (OperaColumbus), The Magic Flute, The BarteredBride (Granada Theatre, Santa Barbara),L’Opera Seria (Wolftrap Opera), TVdesigns include: “Full Frontal withSamantha Bee” (TBS), “Mozart in theJungle” (Amazon), “Believe” (NBC),“Madam Secretary” (CBS).M. FLORIAN STAAB (Sound Design, MIx,Music Recording and Editor) is a sounddesigner and composer based in Brooklyn,NY. Credits include: The Library, PrettyHunger, and Teenage Dick (PublicTheater); Uncle Vanya (Pearl TheatreCompany); Into the Breeches! (TrinityRep); Winners (Ensemble Studio Theatre);Death of the Liberal Class (New Ohio);Crackskull Row (The Cell and Irish Rep);The Emperor Jones and Shining City (IrishRep); Minor Character (New Saloon); AHunger Artist (Tank/Sinking Ship); ThisLingering Life (Here Arts); Mad Libs Live!(New World Stages); The Bonapartes (ArsNova); A Bright New Boise (PartialComfort) and The Suitcase Opera(Chicago Opera Vanguard). Staab wasborn and raised in Germany and receivedhis BA from Oberlin College and MFAfrom Krannert Center. He is an associateartist with Sinking Ship Productions andthe resident sound designer at the O’NeillNational Playwrights Conference.FlorianStaab.comMICHAEL GOTTLIEB (Lighting Designer)has designed more than 28 productions at the Irish Rep. His creditsinclude Woman and Scarecrow, TheHome Place, Woody Sez, Shining City,The Weir and Freedom of The City. Hisother New York designs includeLysistrata Jones (Broadway), Storyville(York), Major Barbara (Pearl), Rated P,Signs of Life, Spain (MCC), and ElectionDay (Second Stage). Regional workincludes credits at The Goodspeed,Trinity Rep, The Hangar, The LongWharf, and The Old Globe. His work intelevision lighting has earned him anEmmy Award and several other awardnominations. mgld.com

WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTTRACY CHRISTENSEN (CostumeDesigner) designed the 2006 Irish Repproduction of Meet Me in St. Louis,directed by Charlotte Moore, and ispleased to be collaborating on thisvirtual version! Broadway: revival ofSunset Boulevard starring Glenn Close,and Souvenir, starring Judy Kaye.Recent premieres: Scotland, PA. OffBroadway: Anne of Green Gables at theMerry Go Round Theater (2018 SyracuseArea Live Theater Award nomination)and Kate Hamill’s adaptation of Pride &Prejudice. Other projects: Candide atCarnegie Hall with John Lithgow, Love’sLabour’s Lost at the Folger (Helen Hayesnomination), Carousel (London’s EnglishNational Opera), Noises Off! (Asolo),Oklahoma (Goodspeed), Mamma Mia!for Great Lakes Theater (2018 ClevelandCritics Circle Award), Sweeney Toddstarring Emma Thompson, Lady Day atEmerson’s Bar & Grill (film for HBO withAudra McDonald), and Seussical forTheatreworksUSA (Lucille Lortelnomination). Faculty member atPurchase College SUNY for costumedesign. tracychristensen.com.KAREN LINDQUIST (Harpist) is thrilledto be back playing harp at Irish Rep,Previously she was part of the band forOn A Clear Day, Finian’s Rainbow,Donnybrook and Ernest In Love. Agraduate of the Juilliard School, Karenhas appeared at festivals around thecountry and is a busy freelancer in theNew York metropolitan area. She is onthe faculty of the Rudolph Steiner Schooland is also harpist for Canta Libre aquintet of harp, flute and strings.MELANIE MASON (Cellist) Melaniejoyously returns to Meet Me in St. Louis- the first show she played at the IrishRep (2006) followed by Ernest in Love,Donnybrook, Finian’s Rainbow, and On aClear Day . From New York to Tel Aviv,Melanie has been privileged to be a partof distinguished ensembles amongworld -renowned conductors and soloists. As a member of the Israel ChamberOrchestra, she performed in concerthalls around the globe for a decade; shealso played for several seasons with theIsrael Philharmonic. Melanie has playedmany long-running shows on Broadway,regionally, and nationally; she’s alsoaccompanied popular artists such asAretha Franklin and Tony Bennett, andtoured North America with Star Wars: InConcert. Eternal gratitude to CharlotteMoore and Ciarán O’Reilly. Specialthanks to John Bell for his extraordinarymusical collaboration and to JoshClayton for his exquisite cello parts!SUZY PERELMAN (Violinist) has beenperforming in the orchestras onBroadway for the past 15 years. A former member of the Utah and SanAntonio Symphonies, Suzy performs inorchestra concerts, recitals, and showsregularly throughout the NY area. Recent

WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTJOHN CONVERTINO (Bass) Contrabassistfor the orchestra, was a student ofHomer Mensch at the Juilliard School’92. He was raised by jazz musicians inhis home town Utica, NY. This combination of musical backrounds gives him asound that make you want to dance.Recording credits include, Mi AlmaMexicana with the PhilharmonicOrchestra of the Americas and TheLyons Chamber Orchestra. Musical theater credits include, touring productionsof Fiddler on the Roof, How the GrinchStole Christmas, 42nd Street, A ChorusJEREMY CLAYTON (Woodwinds) Jeremy Line (Shanghai debut), My Fair Lady,is absolutely thrilled to be “back home” and Happy Days: A New Musical.at the Rep! Broadway/NY: Sunday in thePark with George, Fiddler on the Roof, JOSHUA MARK SAMUELS (Percussion)Grand Hotel, The New Yorkers, Passion, Joshua is a NY based drummer/perPaint Your Wagon, 1776, The Cradle Will cussionist. Most recently, Joshua wasRock, A New Brain, First Daughter Suite, the percussionist for Beetlejuice theTake Me Along, New Girl in Town. Tours: Musical on Broadway. He has perMiss Saigon, Oklahoma!, Happy Days: A formed in several Broadway showsNew Musical, The Drowsy Chaperone. and toured across the country withRecordings: Sunday in the Park with Jersey Boys and Aladdin. He alsoGeorge, Judy Kuhn's Rodgers, Rodgers works every season with the Rockettes& Guettel, Passion, Paint Your Wagon, A at the Radio City ChristmasNew Brain, First Daughter Suite. Jeremy Spectacular, as well as other eventsis also a freelance performer, design- and shows at Radio City Music Hall.er and director. Many thanks and congrats to the brilliantly talented Josh PAMELA BRUSOSKI (ProductionClayton, John Bell, Charlotte Moore and Coordinator) Pamela has been a stageCiaran O’Reilly for making this all a manager at Irish Rep for over 15 yearsgorgeous realty. Eternal gratitude and and for more than 40 shows. Notable/love to Mom and Dad. Double B.A. favorite productions include Finian’sMusic & Dance, Skidmore College. Rainbow, The Emperor Jones, Dancing atProud member of Local 802 AFM.Lughnasa, Molly Sweeney, and Freedomvenues have included Merkin Hall, the92nd Street Y and Carnegie Hall. Recentshows include The Unsinkable MollyBrown , Radio City ChristmasSpectacular, Evita and Cats. Suzy lovespracticing her violin and spends hoursdoing it every day. When not practicing,Suzy loves cycling, word games, longwalks, flying trapeze, Israeli dancing,traveling and hanging out with familyand friends. She is also the teacher of10 young violin students studying theSuzuki Method of violin.

WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTof the City. Broadway: Beauty and theBeast and Little Women. Selected OffBroadway: Charles Grodin’s The RightKind of People (Primary Stages,) A LastDance for Sybil with Ruby Dee and OssieDavis (New Federal Theatre,) The MintTheatre Company, York Theatre Company,and Carnegie Hall. Pamela has been aPSM at Pittsburgh Public Theater for 4seasons. Favorite PPT shows includeTheTempestandIndecent.MFA: Brooklyn College (CUNY).Abbey Theatre in Dublin and made hisBroadway debut in The Corn is Green.Films include The Devil’s Own (starringHarrison Ford), “Law & Order,” “TheIrish.and How They Got That Way,”“Third Watch,” “Bored to Death” and“The Knick.” Ciarán has recently beeninducted in to the Irish America Hall ofFame and has been awarded thePresidential Distinguished Service Awardfor the Irish Abroad, 2019 by PresidentMichael D. Higgins.CIARÁN O’REILLY (Producing Director)Favorite directing credits include: ATouch Of The Poet: A Performance onScreen, The Weir: A Performance onScreen, Lady G: Plays and Whisperings ofLady Gregory, Dublin Carol, The Shadowof a Gunman, The Seafarer, The Dead,1904, Shining City, Off the Meter, On theRecord, The Weir (Calloway Nom.),Banished Children of Eve, The EmperorJones, (Callaway Award, O’Neill CredoAward, Drama Desk, Drama League, andLucille Lortel Nom.), The Hairy Ape (DramaDesk Drama League and Callaway Nom.),Philadelphia, Here I Come! (Drama DeskNom). Irish Rep acting roles include Da,Juno and the Paycock, Dancing atLughnasa, Molly Sweeney, Candida,Aristocrats, A Whistle in the Dark, TheShaughraun, and The Irish and How TheyGot That Way. He appeared in theRoundabout Theatre Company’sproduction of A Touch of the Poet withGabriel Byrne. He has appeared at theIRISH REPERTORY THEATRE Founded byCiarán O’Reilly and Charlotte Moore, IrishRepertory Theatre opened its doors withSean O’Casey’s The Plough and the Starsand is now in its 29th Season. Irish Rep iscurrently the only year-round theatre company in North America devoted to bringingIrish and Irish-American works to thestage. Recognized with the JujamcynTheatres Award, a special Drama DeskAward for “Excellence in PresentingDistinguished Irish Drama,” the LucilleLortel Award for “Outstanding Body ofWork,” and a 2013 Outer Critics CircleSpecial Achievement Award in recognitionof 25 years of producing outstanding theatre. Irish Rep presents the very best inIrish theatre, from the masters to the newgeneration of Irish and Irish-Americanwriters who are transforming the stage.Located in the heart of New York’s OffBroadway community, Irish Rep offers anengaging perspective on the Irish and theirunique contributions to the world of drama.

PRODUCTION STAFFIRISH REP ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFArtistic DirectorCharlotte MooreProducing DirectorCiarán O’ReillyGeneral ManagerLisa FaneDirector of DevelopmentJason SmollerDirector of Marketing & Digital StrategyFrances HoworthAssociate Director of DevelopmentSeth BauerArt Director & Marketing Manager Muireann LalorCompany ManagerAnna RhoadsAudience Services ManagerSarah NicholsProduction & Events CoordinatorJason BrubakerMarketing AssociateGráinne KellyBox Office AssociateDan BassMarketing InternIsabel ThomasDevelopment InternMegan SavageDigital Strategy InternKatie WilliamsLegal CounselJames O’MalleyJeremy Keele, Kathryn Smith,Carmine D. Boccuzzi, Leigh GirouxAccountantsPKF O’Connor Davies, LLP.Human Resources/PayrollPaychexInsuranceAJG Risk ManagementBankM&T BankIT ConsultantsRed PaladinFinancial ServicesPatricia TaylorTechnical DirectorBrandon CheneyProduction CoordinatorsPamela BrusoskiOverture filmed & editedCarlos CadonaColoristSarah NicholsMusic AssistantAdam BeskindProduction AssistantSimon Patrick GeaneyMusic AssistantAdam BeskindAdditional Ext FootageSeamus O'ReillyKey GripJames BlydenburghStagehandsKyle King, Amanda Joy Loth,Imani McCantsPRESS REPRESENTATIONMatt Ross Public RelationsMatt Ross, Nicole Capatasto,Liz Lombardi, Claire WojciechowskiFOLLOW H REP@IRISHREPBOARD OF DIRECTORS OFIRISH REPERTORY THEATREKathleen Begala, ChairTom CashinJohn DellaNoceEoin DuaneJohn DuaneClementina Santi FlahertyRich FloodJohn GardinerEdward GreeneMarc P. HanrahanMichael KeoghCornelius V. Kilbane, Jr.Simon LorneEllen McCourt, Chair EmeritusCharlotte MooreColleen MurphyDore NormilleKatie Rustum O’NeillBrendan O’ReillyCiarán

appearance in Michel Legrand’s only Broadway musical, Amour, she was asked to write the eulogy to Legrand in The New York Times in 2019; while, that fall, Ghostlight Records reissued an expanded version of her symphonic album, which Legrand arranged and conducted, as Legrand