Firehouse News
Meet the Cast & Crew of This is How it Goes
posted on October 13, 2009
Wow, what a talented group of theatre professionals we have collaborating to bring you Neil LaBute’s This is How it Goes! Here is a breakdown of the folks who are workiing so hard on and off the stage to bring this incredible show to life ...
Bill Patton (Director) has directed eight plays for the Firehouse Theatre: Kingdom of Earth, The Heidi Chronicles, Speed-the-Plow, The Big Slam, Lebensraum, Buried Child, Edmond, Because He Can, and Death of Bessie Smith. The Firehouse was grateful and honored to have him back to perform in The Late Henry Moss. He also played the lead in Fast Hands. Bill holds an MFA in directing from New York University, an M.Th. in counseling from Duke University, and an M.Div. from Philadelphia Seminary. He served as the artistic director of the Force 13 Theater Co. in NYC and the director-in-residence at Southampton College in Long Island, New York. In 1976, he directed the acclaimed Off-Broadway production of Kingdom of Earth at the IRT Theater, and was honored by several visits from Tennessee Williams, himself. Bill has also served as executive director of the Beaufort Marine Institute in South Carolina and has been a commercial fisherman in Alaska. His most recent academic position was as a professor at the College of Charleston, where he taught acting and theatre history. He currently teaches acting classes at the Firehouse. On Nov. 1, 2009, the Firehouse will present Epiphany50, a one-man show that Bill conceived, wrote and will perform.
Allyson Hatfield (Waitress, Properties Mistress, Dresser) is excited to be working on her second production with the Firehouse Theatre. Always an avid fan of theatre, it wasn’t until she started volunteering with the Firehouse that she understood everything that happens behind the scenes, and that she wanted to be a part of the magic. During the day, Allyson works as a Supply Chain Analyst for Wyeth Consumer Healthcare.
Fred Iacovo (Man) returns to the Firehouse stage after a hiatus of a few years. He was last seen as Ross in Spinning Into Butter. You may also have seen him on other stages in town as Al in Side Man or Aldo in Italian American Reconciliation. He is thrilled to be teamed up with such a talented cast and director, on this challenging show. It has been a fantastic experience. When not doing a show every three years or so, Fred is traveling up and down the east coast for on camera work. He has appeared in movies The Contender and Asunder, television shows The Wire and FBI Files, and as a host for the Learning Channel. He can also be seen in a number of commercials that have aired on Richmond screens and beyond. He hopes that one day Virginia will start to attract movies to the area again, so he won’t have to put so many miles on his car. He would like to thank his beautiful wife Christine for all her patience and understanding through this process.
Tyhm Kennedy (Cody) is an alumnus of The Juilliard School (Drama Division), NC School of the Arts (Modern Dance Department), The Montage School of Mime, and The Ionosphere Physical Comedy School. Tyhm has more than 25 years of stage and screen experience as an actor, dancer/choreographer, writer/director, and composer. Tyhm is pleased to return to Richmond under the hospitality of the warm and intelligent Carol Piersol, for work with such a small but dynamic cast, and the directional magic that IS Bill Patton! Thank you all!
Laine Satterfield (Woman) has performed in, taught, choreographed, directed, and created theatre both nationally and internationally. Stage roles include Eurydice in Eurydice, Lucy in Mr. Marmalade (Firehouse Theatre Project), Ellen in The Little Dog Laughed, Marie-Louise in The Constant Wife (Barksdale), Lady MacBeth in MacBeth (Richmond Shakespeare), Principal in Book of the Dead (The Public Theatre, NYC), Paulina in Death and the Maiden, Elena in Uncle Vanya, Molly Ivors in James Joyces’ The Dead, Ariel in The Tempest, Beth in Dinner with Friends, Shelley in Buried Child (Company of Fools, Idaho), Morgan Le Faye in Morgana (Teatro Proskenion, Italy, Denmark – original solo show), Anna in Peter and the Wolf (Lincoln Center, NYC), Juliet and Romeo and Juliet (A Cry of Players, NYC), Bride/Raven in Where Ravens Rule: a theatrical response to Bosnia (Edinburgh Fringe First award winner), and others. She holds a BFA from Tisch School of the Arts at NYU and has trained at the University of Eurasian Theatre (with Eugenio Barba and Odin Teatret), Yoshi Oida, Stella Adler Conservatory, Carnegie-Mellon University, and the University College of London (dramaturgy - Shakespeare and modern British). She has taught at New York University, Stella Adler Conservatory, Aquila University in Italy, Virginia Governor’s School for Arts and Humanities, Company of Fools in Idaho, Artspower and various workshops in the states and abroad. She is a member of Actors Equity Association and a Program Director at SPARC.
Christin Boone (Light Board Operator) has worked with Firehouse since she was 19. She is coming back once again to be the board operator for This is How it Goes. Christin is currently attending John Tyler Community College, and is majoring in theatre. She taking stage management classes with plans to transfer to VCU.
Vivian Buzzard (Scenic Assistant)
Kelsey Cappiello (Assistant Lighting Designer) is a senior theatre major at the Appomattox Regional Governor’s School, where she has worked light crew for every production and performed on stage several times in the Member of the Wedding, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (as Puck) and is excited about the upcoming role of Rebecca Nurse in The Crucible. She has stage managed The Wiz at ARGS, was lighting designer for the ARGS production of Babes in Arms, worked as a production assistant for SPARC’s West Side Story, and has worked at the Swift Creek Mill Playhouse on both light and set crew for Side Show, Arsenic and Old Lace, and Altar Boyz.
Keith Fitzgerald (Assistant to the Director) is thrilled to be involved in a theatrical production after an unbearable two-year hiatus. He earned his B.A. in musical theatre from Point Park University in Pittsburgh in 2007 after pursuing his associate degree in acting from Suffolk County Community College in Long Island, N.Y. Keith is looking forward to continuing his education with an M.F.A. program in acting, directing, or voice and speech for the stage in the near future. Theatre: Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses (Phaeton and others), A Midwinter Night’s Dream (Puck), and BENT (Rudy) for which he received an Irene Ryan Nomination from the Kennedy Center – American College Theatre Festival for Outstanding Performance. Other favorites: The Secret Garden, Little Women, Spoon River Anthology, Lysistrata, Guys and Dolls, The School for Scandal, and The Long Island Shakespeare Festival’s productions of The Taming of the Shrew and The Comedy of Errors.
Laura Kim (Production Stage Manager) is a third year stage management major at Virginia Commonwealth University. She has worked on various VCU main stage productions as well as shows in Richmond. She was the assistant stage manager for Richmond Shakespeare’s Henry V and worked with SPARC as a stage manager for their New Voices for the Theatre program. Her next project will be stage managing The Who’s Tommy for TheatreVCU.
Amy Wight Kube (Producer) is excited to be producing her 18th play for the Firehouse Theatre! Although her truest passion is singing, she has been involved in theatre for many years in a variety of capacities, from acting and singing, to set design and construction, to producing. Although primarily fond of producing, Amy has also appeared on stage, singing for a few Firehouse fundraisers (Hair; Red, Hot, and Ten; Firehouse Cabaret; & Hearts on Fire). Favorite Firehouse producing credits include As Bees in Honey Drown, The Last Five Years, I Am My Own Wife, The Secret of Mme. Bonnard’s Bath, The Late Henry Moss, Eurydice, Rabbit Hole, and Boys’ Life. Amy wishes to thank her husband John for his constant support and enthusiastic encouragement.
Lisa Lippman (Costume Designer) is excited to be working as costume designer for This Is How It Goes. She has loved being part of the Firehouse team during past productions of The Widow’s Blind Date, Firehouse Cabaret, The Late Henry Moss, Spinning Into Butter, Austin’s Bridge, This Is Our Youth, I Am My Own Wife, Dinner with Friends, and Compromise. Lisa loves teaching first graders at Mary Munford Elementary School in Richmond and wants to thank Rob, Jason, and Lori for their love and support.
Steve Organ (Sound Design) is very happy to be working with such wonderful people for this show. He loves the Firehouse Theatre, previously performing in the Firehouse production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Mainly, Steve enjoys performing in and around Richmond by himself, with his lovely and talented wife Jill Bari, or with his rock band Cheenon. In addition to live music, Steve also composes music for commercials, radio plays, and video games. Steve wants to thank his mom for giving him the love of music, and his wife for giving him a great love of life. He also wants to thank all the great people at the Firehouse for being so nice, and all of you for coming to see this show.
Edwin Slipek (Scenic Designer) is delighted to be returning to the Firehouse for This Is How It Goes. In previous seasons with the company, he has designed sets for Boys’ Life, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Rabbit Hole, The Widow’s Blind Date, Spinning Into Butter, Austin’s Bridge, I Am My Own Wife, and Dinner with Friends.
Robert Thompson (Technical Director) has been involved with theatre his entire life. He started his career as an actor, but then discovered his passion was working backstage. He is very excited to be a part of the Firehouse Theatre and is looking forward to the remainder of the season.
Cheryl J. Williams (Lighting Designer) is humbled to make her debut at Firehouse Theatre after relocating to Richmond just three months ago. Her lighting credits include Black Nativity 2006, Miss Evers Boys, Ragtime, Raisin the Musical, Odyssey, Les Blanc, Steel Magnolia, Sarafina, Twilight: Los Angles, and God’s Trombones, just to name a few. Ms. Williams is a member of the Actors Equity Association (AEA), and, internationally, Ms. Williams has been lighting designer and production stage manager at the National Theatre of Ghana, Accra, Ghana (West Africa) and the Centre Culturel Français, in Lome, Togo (West Africa). Ms. Williams is founder and CEO of LET THERE BE LIGHT, a theatrical lighting and sound design company. She received her MFA from Rutgers University, Mason Gross School for the Arts.