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Listed below are the key personnel at
Florida Studio Theatre. Questions may be directed to
fst@floridastudiotheatre.org where your
correspondence will be appropriately routed.
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Richard Hopkins
Artistic Director, CEO
36 years professional theatre
experience
27 years at Florida Studio Theatre
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Mr. Hopkins is the
Chief Executive Officer of Florida Studio Theatre and is directly
responsible to the Board of Directors. He oversees the
creation and implementation of all FST programming & fiscal planning,
including Mainstage, Education, Touring, New Play Development and the
Cabaret. Since his arrival at FST in 1980, Mr. Hopkins
has guided the theatre from a small touring company to a nationally
recognized regional theatre, which impacts over 170,000 adults and children
annually. He has directed more than 40 productions in
FST's Theatres. He was a founding director of what is
now American Stage Company in St. Petersburg. He has
served as a theatre specialist for the U.S. Department of State and taught
at the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College. He served on the
Theatre Panel for the Florida Arts Council. Mr. Hopkins is the recipient of
numerous awards including the Arts Leadership Award from the Sarasota County
Arts Council.
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Kate Alexander
Associate Director, Education and Touring
27 years professional theatre experience
25 years at Florida Studio Theatre
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Ms. Alexander
oversees all aspects of FST's Education and Touring Programs. Under her
guidance, the Education Wing has grown from 11 children in 1982 to now more
than 5,000 children and adults annually. In addition, the WRITE A PLAY Program
reaches over 60,000 children annually throughout the state of Florida. She
has performed over 100 roles at FST and in theatres throughout the United
States. Additionally, Ms. Alexander has served as an
Arts Specialist for the Handicapped in Washington, DC, and developed
programs for the Children's Museum of Manhattan, the Museum of Natural
History and the Brooklyn Children's Museum. Ms.
Alexander serves on the Education Task Force and the Arts Advocacy Committee
of the Sarasota County Arts Council and is a recipient of several awards as
an actress and for her work in the community. Most
recently, she was awarded the Arts in Education Leadership Award from the
Sarasota County Arts Council. Ms. Alexander graduated from Wayne State
University. Ms. Alexander furthered her studies with Sonia Moore (a first
generation “Stanislavski disciple") in New York.
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Rebecca Langford
Managing Director
15 years professional theatre experience
9 years at Florida Studio Theatre
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Ms. Langford serves as Managing Director for Florida Studio Theatre, and as such is the Chief Operations Officer. Ms. Langford is responsible for oversight of FST's overall Administration, including the Business Office, Development, Marketing, Box Office, Front of House, Cabaret Restaurant, budgeting and maintaining the overall quality of FST's internal management functions. She works in concert with the Artistic Director, and the Associate Director in the creation and implementation of FST's long-range plans. Ms. Langford serve’s as FST’s liaison to other arts and theatre industry organizations. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Sarasota County Arts Council, co-chairing the Cultural Executives Committee. She is on the Advisory Committee for the Non-Profit Resource Center at Sarasota Community Foundation. She has also served as a frequent panelist for the Florida Arts Council and is a member of the Young Professionals Group with the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce. In addition, Ms. Langford developed FST’s Improvisation program and is actively involved in new play development for the Cabaret. Previous to her employment with Florida Studio Theatre, Ms. Langford served as the Audience Development Coordinator for the Largo Cultural Center and as a company member for the Austin Shakespeare Festival and the Zachary Scott Theatre. Ms. Langford received her education from Georgia State University and Eckerd College. In 2005, she was the recipient of the Gulf Coast Business Review’s Top Forty Under Forty
ARTISTIC STAFF
Resident Designer -- Marcella Beckwith
Costume Shop Manager - Eric Abbott
Design Assistant/Properties -- Lauren Feldman
Resident Pianist -- Jim Prosser
Casting and Hiring Coordinator -- James Ashford
Literary Manager -- Cristin Kelly
Assistant to the Artistic Director -- Julie Stemmler
PRODUCTION STAFF
Production Manager -- Bruce Price
Company Manager -- Rob Thomas
Production Stage Manager -- Karin Ivester
Production Associate/Master Electrician -- Colleen Jennings
Assistant to the Costume Designer -- Vicky Small
Technical Director -- Dan Yerman
Facility Custodian -- Lelio Farias, Confidence Cleaning Company
Maintenance -- Dr. Nik Pearson
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
IT Manager -- Lee Schlosser
Bookkeeper -- Dona Walter
Marketing Director -- Eric Pugh
Marketing Assistant -- Mark Kenneally
Director of Development -- Adam D. Martens
Director of Foundations and Government Relations -- Amy Steinmetz
Box Office Manager -- Katie Kring
Assistant Box Office Manager -- Zachery Durnell
Assistant Box Office Manager -- Katie Daniels
Literary Manager -- Cristin Kelly
Cabaret Manager -- Tom Curry
Assistant to the Managing Director -- Phyllis Silverman
WRITE A PLAY Manager -- Nicholas Pierce
EDUCATION & TOURS
Associate Director of Youth Education -- Beth Duda
Education Administrator -- Pam Smith
Dance Teaching Artist -- Kelli Karen
Teaching Artist -- Andrew Bailes
Teaching Artist -- Christianne Greiert
Teaching Artist -- Adam Ratner
Teaching Artist -- Sam Mossler
Teaching Artist -- Steve Umberger
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