stones in his pockets
Table read photos by Bill Salzstein and dress rehearsal photos by Bob Palermini
Meet the Artists
Dan Donohue (Jake Quinn, plus others)
Dan is grateful to be back in Ashland where he performed in more than 30 productions in 12 seasons at OSF playing roles such as Mark Antony, Mercutio, Henry V, Iago, Dvornichek in Rough Crossing, Hamlet, and Richard III. Dan played Scar in The Lion King, directed by Julie Taymor, which he performed more than 1,700 times on Broadway and in the national tour. Regional credits include Yale Repertory Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Geffen Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, and others. Television credits include recurring roles in For All Mankind, Longmire, Damnation, Aquarius, Strange Angel, The Last Tycoon, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Dan was an inaugural recipient of the Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship.
Ray Porter (Charlie Conlon, plus others)
In 15 seasons at OSF, Ray played a variety of roles including Valere in La Bête, both Antipholus twins in Comedy of Errors, Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Kent in King Lear, Mephistopheles in Dr. Faustus and many others. Most recently he was Hickman in Rebel Moon on Netflix. Other film credits are Darkseid in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, The Runaways, Almost Famous, and Argo, among others. A partial list of television credits include 9-1-1, Sons of Anarchy, CSI, Justified, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Shameless, The Closer, Monk, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, and Naomi. A multiple-award-winning audiobook narrator, he has narrated more than 500 titles. He plays approximately 14 different characters in the full cast Audible production of The Sandman by Neil Gaiman. He has also voiced characters in video games such as Elder Scrolls and World of Warcraft. He is terribly excited to return to Ashland and to work with Rogue Theater Company.
John Plumpis (Director)
Directing: After Happily Ever After, a new musical, Upstairs at The Players Theatre, NYC. For NYC’s The Actors Company Theatre: Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Spinning into Butter, The Magistrate, Come Blow Your Horn, I’ll Leave It to You, Toys in the Attic, The Dock Brief, If Men Played Cards as Women Do. Acting: National companies of The Lion King, where he met his dear friend Dan Donohue; Barrymore starring Christopher Plummer (also the 2011 film); Laughter on the 23rd Floor. Off-Broadway: I Can Get It for You Wholesale, starring Santino Fontana at NYC’s Classic Stage Company. Regional: Denver Center. Yale Rep, Baltimore Center Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse, among many others. With NYC’s The Actors Company Theatre, he participated in 31 productions as actor or director. His recent television appearances include CBS’s Blue Bloods, Apple TV’s Little America, and HBO’s The Deuce. Teaching: He is a frequent guest lecturer at colleges and universities, conducting master classes at more than 50 institutions, and has taught multiple semesters at Montclair State University. Some of his thoughts on theatre have been published.
Marie Jones (Playwright)
Marie’s plays include an adaptation of Gogol's The Government Inspector and A Night in November. She co-wrote Dancing Shoes and Miami Show Band Story with Martin Lynch. Marie starred in and wrote Women on the Verge of HRT. Stones in His Pockets, which toured Ireland prior to the Dublin Theatre Festival culminated in a four-year run in London’s West End, earning many awards including the Lawrence Oliver Award for Best New Comedy and the Evening Standard Award for Best New Play. Her Broadway debut of Stones in His Pockets earned three Tony nominations and won the American Drama Critics Award. Marie’s plays have been translated into 38 languages. She has been awarded two honorary doctorates for literature from Queens University and the University of Ulster. She has also been awarded an Order of the British Empire.
Lili Fuller (Choreographer)
Lili is a choreographer, director, writer, and actor. She was the assistant director, choreographer, and intimacy coordinator for RTC’s Heisenberg. She has worked with the Geffen Playhouse, Rogue Machine Theatre, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, ETC Theatre Company, The Pico Playhouse, Gay Men’s Chorus of LA, Varsity Vocals, and Musical Theatre Repertory, among others, and has choreographed over 30 plays and musicals for the USC School of Dramatic Arts. Her work has been featured on the stages of Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Royce Hall, and the Beacon Theatre. Lili was the co-founder and artistic director of the Ovation winning Boom Kat Dance Theatre and has developed two TV series with her husband, Joe Sofranko, for FOX and Netflix. lilifuller.com
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AND OUR SHOW SPONSOR
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