Digital Program: Out of Sight… Out of Murder
The Footlight Club Presents
Out of Sight… Out of Murder
by Fred Carmichael
“Out of Sight... Out of Murder” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited
Content Advisory: This play uses flashing lighting effects
Play Synopsis/Setting Explanation
Out of Sight…Out of Murder takes place in the living room of a very old mansion in Vermont in 1986.
Eliot Hall, 7A Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Information: 617-524-3200
The Footlight Club is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund, a program of the state of Massachusetts administered through a collaborative arrangement between MassDevelopment and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. The Footlight Club is also supported in part by a grant from the Boston Cultural Council, a local agency which is funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, administered by the Mayor’s Office of Arts, Tourism and Special Events.
Our newly accessible Eliot Hall, completed in February 2022, is supported by grants from
the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Cultural Facilities Fund, the Community Preservation Fund, and the George B. Henderson Foundation.
Cast
Peter: Johnny Esposito
Lydia: Emma Mitchell
Cogburn: Adam Johnson
Addie: Sophie Pels
Fiona: Jenna Schlags
Kay: Cassidy Guimares
Dick: David Brown
Minna: Juliette McClendon
Jordan: Jamie Alley
Production Team
Director: Kayte Duren
Assistant Director: Amanda Bovoso
Producer: Zach Best
Assistant Producer: Michael Zimmer
Stage Manager: Bea Life
Set Designer: Erin Flagg
Set Dressing: Lisa Andrews
Lighting Designer: Olivia Sederlund
Sound Designer: Kayte Duren
Props Designer: Hannah Dillis
Costume Designer: Lisa Belsky
Sound Board Operator: Jasmine Mangat
Set Construction Crew
Zach Best, Donnchadh “Gaf” Condon, Kate Hutchinson, Olivia Sederlund, Paul O’Shaughnessy, Michael Wagner
Special Thanks
Chris Brousseau, Brian Crete, Val Tracy
Cast and Crew Biographies
Johnny Esposito (Peter) is thrilled to be making his Footlight Club debut, among such a talented ensemble. Johnny is a Boston-based actor and storyteller, and graduate of Bates College where he studied theater and psychology. Recent Credits: Romeo and Juliet (Romeo), at Mass Arts Center; The Thanksgiving Play (Jaxton), at Studio Theatre Worcester; Peter and the Starcatcher (Boy/Peter), at Curtain Call Theatre; and the one-person show Every Brilliant Thing, Twelfth Night (Orsino), and The Zoo Story (Jerry), at Bates College. Johnny was also recently a part of Gloucester Stage Company’s Water’s Rising Festival where he played Noah in Hannah Vaughn’s Cincinnati by the Sea. johnnyesposito.com
Jules McClendon (Minna) is thrilled to be back on the Footlight Club stage! They were most recently in Sweat (Cynthia) and A Man of No Importance (Miss Crowe) at the Footlight Club. Jules also starred in Pippin (Leading Player) at Arlington Friends of the Drama. Jules thanks their new wife, Lizet, for her unwavering support and shout out to Desmond and Dominic!
Emma Mitchell (Lydia) is so excited to be back on stage at the Footlight Club for the third time! This show holds special significance for Emma as she is originally from VT and the premier production was at her hometown community theater (shout out to the Valley Players!). Emma holds a B.F.A. in Acting from Ithaca College and has been living and performing in Boston for 10 years. Some favorite Boston roles include Lily Byrne in A Man of No Importance (Footlight Club) and Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theatre@First). She would like to thank the entire cast and crew for this incredibly fun experience, as well as her mom Ruth Ann, husband Dan, and friends for always supporting her!
Cassidy Guimares (Kay) is a writer and actress from Pembroke, MA, and is beyond excited to return to the Footlight Club! Past credits include Eleemosynary (Echo), Stepping Out (Andy), One Slight Hitch (P.B.), Buried Child (Bradley), and Priscilla Dreams the Answer (Priscilla). She is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild and an alum of both the Kennedy Center Playwriting Intensive and Emmanuel College, where her theater work was nationally honored by KCACTF. A big thank you to the Out of Sight, Out of Murder team, and love always to her friends and family. (@cass_guimares)
Jenna Schlags (Fiona) is excited to join the cast and crew for her first Footlight Club production! She is an artist, analyst, and playwright whose work explores queer retellings of historical figures, classical myths, and fairy tales. A staged reading of “More than Need” was produced through a grant from the Gumroad Creator’s Fund, and her short plays have been performed in festivals in both New York and Boston. Jenna earned her MBA from the University of Rochester and is a graduate of Brandeis University. Thanks to my wife Lenny, and to my fellow cast members! (https://www.jennaschlags.com)
David Brown (Dick) is thrilled to be back on stage, performing in his fifth production at The Footlight Club! Previous FLC credits include Tuck Everlasting (Ensemble), Ms. Holmes (Mycroft Holmes), Blood Relations (Dr. Patrick), and The Mousetrap (Paravicini). Other favorite shows include Pride and Prejudice (Skylight Theater Collective), Dracula (Nemasket River Productions), The Wizard of Oz (CIC Theater), and Cinderella (Vokes Theater). He would like to thank his friends and family for their endless support and hope you enjoy his mustache, as it was especially grown for this show.
Adam Johnson (Cogburn) is excited to be back at the Footlight Club after previously appearing in Tuck Everlasting. Other favorite past credits include Urinetown (Mr. Cladwell), Grey Gardens (Major Bouvier), and The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (Director). Many thanks to the cast and crew, and much love to Alexa!
Sophie Pels (Addie) is very excited to be making her Footlight Club debut! Many thanks to the Out of Sight, Out of Murder cast and team, and the entire Footlight community for such a warm welcome!
Jamie Alley (Jordan) has been acting, directing, designing, producing and what-have-you for small professional and community theater for over 40 years. He performed improv professionally for 15 years, has been a radio DJ, and played and sang in various garage (or collapsing car port) bands. For the Footlight Club, he directed The Cat’s Meow, Promises, Promises and Vampire Lesbians of Sodom/Sleeping Beauty or Coma or the mainstage and various shows for the 7A Series including Ravenscroft and Chamber Music, as well as appearing in various shows. Favorite roles include Leroy (Bad Seed), Sylvia St. Croix (Ruthless!) and Gene The Gnome (The Author’s Voice). Many thanks to Kayte and the cast and crew for all the fun and thrills! Special thanks and love to David and Lily, my best kitty. “Community theater is community service!”
Kayte Duren (Director) is a director/writer/producer of theatre on the South Shore. She has been directing youth and adults in theaters and educational settings for over 15 years (New York/Boston). Some memorable productions include “Mayflower Mayhem” (writer/director) a dinner-theatre experience that ran for three seasons in Plymouth M.A. (2016-2018) as well as “The Efffect” (2021) and “Peter & The Starcatcher” (2022) at Curtain Call Theatre. Kayte is incredibly grateful for the opportunity to bring “Out of Sight…Out of Murder” to life (death?) on this reputable stage with such incredible talent. To my delightfully hilarious cast and crew: “I believe (in) you!”
Amanda Bovoso (Assistant Director) is thrilled to be working on the other side of the curtain as AD! After performing in FLC’s Pippin in 2018, she fell in love with Footlight and has been around ever since. Amanda has been involved with performing arts since childhood, both as a choral and solo singer, and a competitive dancer; however, her heart belongs to all things theater. Endless love and gratitude to her family, friends, FLC board, and this exceptional cast and crew.
Bea Life (Stage Manager) is excited to be back at the Footlight once again! She has worked here on several shows in various smaller capacities backstage over the past year and is excited to get back into stage managing for Out of Sight, Out of Murder! She wishes to thank all of her friends for their support and the exceptionally talented cast and crew for their work. Most of all thanks to our director Kayte for all her support and collaboration through this whole process!
Zach Best (Producer) is glad to be back at the Footlight once again. Previous Footlight credits include Our Town (Mr. Webb), Honk! (Lead Carpenter), The Importance of Being Earnest (Set Designer & Lead Carpenter - DASH Award), Harvey (Director), Miss Holmes (Set Designer & Lead Carpenter), The Doll’s House (Torvald), Stepping Out (Lead Carpenter), and Tuck Everlasting (Set Designer & Lead Carpenter). Zach is proud to serve on the Footlight Club Board of Directors. He wishes to thank the entire cast and crew for their hard work on this delightful production! As always, thanks to Kelley.
Michael Zimmer (Assistant Producer) spent 25+ years on stage in community theater, including The Wizard of Oz and Fiddler on the Roof here at the Footlight club. He is thrilled to move behind the stage to work with this fabulous production team and talented cast. I am thankful to the Footlight folks for giving me this opportunity to continue my involvement with this wonderful, historic theater. It has been a pleasure to “learn the ropes” from Zach, a great mentor. Thanks to my wife, Wendy Gordon, for her ongoing love and support!
Olivia Sederlund (Lighting Designer) is excited to kick off her 20th season at FLC! At age 7, she wore out her VHS copy of Clue so it is only appropriate that she lend her talents to this production. She has produced and lit many shows over the years, but some recent favorites include Tuck, Everlasting (lights), A Man of No Importance (lights), Heathers (producer), and Blood Relations (TD/lights)--where she met her husband! And, of course, she has 15+ years of running the lights for A Carol Christmas. Thanks to Zach and the team, and love always to Nick.
Erin Flagg (Set Designer) is proud to be working with The Footlight Club as the set designer for this production. Erin is a photographer by trade and her expertise with light acted as a driving inspiration for this design. She extends her gratitude to all the collaborators of this production for their welcome and support.
Lisa Belsky (Costume Designer) returns to The Footlight Club after nearly 20 years, when she costumed Willy Wonka and Rent. When she isn’t costuming, she is a mother of 2, performing arts teacher in the Boston Public Schools and a singer songwriter. Most recent shows include Romeo and Juliet, Peter and the Starcatcher, and Bright Star all of which were performed at curtain Call theater and with Triad Theater Company. She’d like to thank her family for sharing the dining room with costumes and sharing her with “the theater.”
Hannah Dillis (Props Designer) is thrilled to be joining the Footlight Club for her first production at this renowned theater! Hannah has enjoyed exploring the intersection of mystery & camp in sourcing/fabricating for this production and it has been a pleasure helping this world and story come alive. Hannah’s recent credits include Odyssey Opera’s The Voyage of Edgar Allen Poe, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s Macbeth. She is also the Props Master in residence at Brandeis University where she recently worked on Wolf Play and Twelfth Night. When not working in theater or film, Hannah can be found teaching puppetry and theater to her 3-6th grade students. Hannah would like to thank Kayte & the team for having her along for this journey!
Lisa Andrews (Set Dresser) joins the team for her first Footlight Club production. As a long-time JP resident, she is delighted to be contributing behind the scenes at this cherished local institution. A graphic designer by day, Lisa studied filmmaking in college and is enjoying revisiting her love of visual storytelling. Thank you to the talented production team and to friends and family for their support.
Matt McKee (Promotional Photography) is proud to have been collaborating with the enthusiastic and creative members of the Footlight Club for the past two decades, creating photography and photo illustrations for over 80 posters. Out of Sight... Out of Murder represented an opportunity to help brand the Director’s vision for the production and work with the fantastic talents of the actors and production team. During the day, Matt can be found creating photography for a wide variety of marketers, manufacturers and industries in the Greater Boston area (samples at mckeephotography.com).
Board of Directors
Elizabeth Bean, Michael Colford, Zach Best, Rob Guptill, Brian Bakofen, Jerry Wheelock, Jude Torres, Rachel Veto, Val Tracy, Meredith Weaver, Lorie Komlyn, Juliette McClendon, Paul O’Shaughnessy, Amanda Bovoso, Ryder Nguyen, Trevor St. Pierre
Board of Trustees
Paul Campbell, Shannon Daly, Katie Taylor, Shelly Norton, Stephen Lussier, Lorie Komlyn, Jason Sheehan, Bill Shamilan, Matt McKee, Jerry Wheelock
Promotions and Publicity
Juliette McClendon, Promotions Director
Matt McKee, Photographer
Michael Colford
Elizabeth Curran
Kristin MacDougall
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
Jude Torres, Michael Colford, Kara Chu Nelson, Lessie Tyson, Ally Rzesa, Amanda Bedford, Melissa Paz, Mordecai Choi, Steven Key
Special thanks to all our dedicated volunteers who continue to help keep the Footlight Club running day in and day out, from front of house, to club clean-outs, we appreciate you!
If you are interesting in becoming a volunteer, please contact us at volunteers@footlight.org
And to our loyal members and patrons, thank you for continuing to support the Footlight Club!
Our 148th Season
Out of Sight… Out of Murder by Fred Carmichael
Bright Star, music and lyrics by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell; book by Steve Martin
A Carol Christmas
Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang
The Prom, Book & Lyrics by Chad Beguelin, Book by Bob Martin, Music by Matthew Sklar, Based on an original concept by Jack Viertel
Thank You to Our Footlight Family
We Are So Grateful for Your Support
As you walked in this evening, you no doubt noticed the beautiful new accessible entrance to the Footlight. This project – a new exterior ADA-compliant ramp and interior elevator to all four floors of Eliot Hall – ensures that all our guests can fully access all our spaces. Along the way, extensive repairs needed to be made to the foundation and existing chimneys. New spaces in our basement and on the third floor will provide essential props storage, and we’re already feeling warmer with an upgraded furnace system.
These upgrades were only possible through the generous financial support of our community partners. We extend our thanks to the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Cultural Facilitates Fund, the Community Preservation Fund, and the George B. Henderson Foundation. Most of our funding came from donations large and small from our Footlight Family. Thank you to everyone who donated.
The continued revitalization and restoration of Eliot Hall will always be one of Footlight’s top priorities. Your contributions will continue to make it possible to take on large-and-small-scale restoration projects, as well as maintaining the day-to-day operations of the building.
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