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Cast

Creative Team

PPTOPA Board of Directors

President 

Wendy Marrero

Vice-President

Kim Pitman

Secretary

Del Marrero

Treasurer

Lisa McFadden-Murphy

Directors

Francis Allen

Lito Becerra

Christina Carlucci

Dana Fredebaugh

Steven Fuentes

Geoffrey Mergele

Kaelea Murphy

Jose Norono

Alicia Rivera

TECHNICAL AND PRODUCTION CREW

Marketing Director

Kim Pitman

Marketing

Francis Allen, Lito Becerra, Wendy Marrero, Kaelea Murphy, Geoffrey Mergele

Box Office Manager

Dana Fredebaugh

Box Office

Del Marrero, Wendy Marrero, Alicia Rivera, Christina Carlucci

Group Sales

Kim Pitman

Tech Consultant

Kaelea Murphy

House Photographers

Norman Black, Ron Pollack

House Videographer

Patrick Orlando

Backstage Coordinator

Jose Norono

Lighting Operator

Brianna Pierre

Concessions Manager

Linda Sieffert

GROUPS

Groups 10+ get a discount. Email Kim Pitman at pptopagroups@gmail.com

VOLUNTEER

There are many ways you can get involved with our organization.

If you are interested in volunteering, please email info@pptopa.com. 

SPONSORSHIP

LET PPTOPA HELP BUILD YOUR BUSINESS!

Theatre sponsorship provides a great means of broadening your competitive edge by improving your company’s image, prestige and credibility by supporting live theatre that your target market finds attractive.

In recent years, corporate sponsorship has become the fastest growing type of marketing in the United States. Professional production sponsorship opportunities are offered to corporations and foundations to help grow your business. Each season showcases blockbuster musical productions and plays featuring South Florida’s own professional talent. It is the overarching goal of PPTOPA to educate AND entertain through the experience of live theatre.

By aligning with an established organization renowned for its dedication to the arts, production sponsors will demonstrate their commitment to community involvement, the arts, and the quality of life in our region. Production sponsorships range from $1,000 to $15,000 and offer a variety of attractive benefit packages, allowing for significant community visibility through extensive media promotion in the South Florida metropolitan area of Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties.

DISCOVER OUR AMAZING PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THAT CAN HELP GROW YOUR BUSINESS TODAY!

For more information contact Richard Weinstock at 215-816-7571 or rich1weinstock@gmail.com. PPTOPA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. All donations are tax-deductible.

Thank you for helping keep theatre alive at PPTOPA!  

Meet the Company

Francis Allen

Bud Davis

Francis Allen is delighted to return to Pembroke Pines Theatre of the Performing Arts as Bud in Sex Please We’re Sixty. He appeared at PPTOPA in 12 Angry Men (2023). Francis’ awards include two Best Supporting Actor awards, Best Narration Award, Acting Achievement Award Wo/men in the Arts U.S.A. He has appeared in award winning plays, films, and TV series. Theatre credits include Milk and Honey (Mr. Horowitz) The Wick Theatre; Chasing Jack (Dr. Noel) Willow Theatre; A Night in Provence (Dialect Coach) ACT of Davie; The Field (William Dee) S. FL Irish Theatre; 00-70 (Bartender) Not Your Average Theatre Group; Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (George) Actors Cultural Theatre Inc; Four Weddings and An Elvis (Fist) Act of Davie; Julius Ceasar (Gaius Cassius Longinus) Actors Cultural Theatre Inc. Francis trained in acting and debuted as Romeo at Carmel College Oxfordshire. He graduated from University of Manchester England with 1st Class Honors; earned Distinctions at Trinity College of Music London; and trained with Royal College of Music faculty, renowned director John Swanbeck, award winning Director Michael Leeds, and leading Dialect Coach Paul Meier. Francis’ film and TV work includes Critical Thinking, The Beach Bum, Secret Society 3 Till Death, Are You Amir Shah, As You Like It Like That, Let’s Make It A Blockbuster Night, First Man, Assassination of Gianni Versace, The Right Stuff, Ballers, Investigation Discovery, Shut Up You, Beer Kings, Telemundo. Francis is proficient in Spanish, French, several dialects, and works as Dialect Coach. His keen interests include theatre, music, guitar, soccer.

Lory Reyes

Mrs. Stancliffe

Lory Reyes is happy to be back at PPTOPA after having just appeared as Mrs. Stancliffe in Sex Please We’re Sixty! Appearing on stage locally for over 27 years, she has also done commercials, infomercials and dubbed an English voice in many telenovelas. A few favorite roles are Granny (Pippin), Electra (Gypsy), Nurse Ratched (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest), M’Lynn and Clairee (Steel Magnolias), Doris (Same Time, Next Year), Lola (Damn Yankees) and Mrs. Banks in Mary Poppins, the Musical. My heart to my husband, Richard, for over three decades of his love and support.

Michael Schenker

Henry Mitchell

Michael is very excited to be playing Henry Mitchell in Sex Please…. This is Michael’s ninth production with PPTOPA, with some of his favorite roles over the years being, Oscar Rolfe (Judgement at Nuremberg), Kevin Rosario (In The Heights), Ladislav Sipos (She Loves Me), and Inspector Kemp (Young Frankenstein). Most recently, Michael took on his most challenging role to date, that of Father Davis (a scandalized Catholic priest in the psychological drama, The Dead Boy, directed by David Simson at Empire Stage. The role of Henry in Sex Please We’re Sixty was too good to pass up, as Michael recently celebrated his sixtieth birthday! He’d like to thank director Geoffrey Mergele for this opportunity, and especially his scene (and life) partner of 31 years, Maite, for supporting him every time he feels the need to scratch his acting itch!

Linda Stein

Victoria Ambrose

Linda is delighted to be playing Victoria Ambrose in PPTOPA’S production of “Sex Please We’re Sixty”. After beginning her journey to stage acting at Broward Center’s adult acting classes in 2015 with renowned Broadway diva, Jodie Langel, Linda began pursuing her dreams as a stage actor. She has appeared in a variety of roles in the past 10 years including plays by Neil Simon and Agatha Christie at ACT of Davie. She has been an integral member of the Seaside Players in Lauderdale by the Sea’s Theater Troupe, Seaside Players since 2018, as an actor in the Seaside Players Short Play Festivals in the group production featuring local Florida playwrights and was recognized by the group in 2023, with the Mikkie Gordon Acting Award for her performances and contributions to the group’s productions. She has also appeared in 2 productions by the South Florida Irish Theater group. During the covid epidemic she appeared in an Independently produced Irish play, on Zoom, “Outside Mullingar”. She also participated in a few productions on Zoom with Seaside Players, Femuscripts and a NY theater group. She is grateful for the many opportunities she has had that have brought her to this new opportunity. She has worked backstage as a stage manager on a number of productions with ACT OF Davie and Curtain Call Playhouse productions and is known for her creativity for creating lifelike props of food and other items. Linda appreciates PPTOPA, for this opportunity and the support from her husband David in this exciting chapter of her life.

Brenda Aulbach

Hillary Hudson

Brenda is thrilled to make her debut performance at PPTOPA. She has been an actor for over 40 years at both professional and community theatres in both Florida and New York. Favorite roles include: Veta ("Harvey"), Romaine ("Witness for the Prosecution"), Suzan ("Fulfillment Center") and Yvonne ("The Dinner Party"). She is the Artistic Director for the Seaside Players, having directed the popular "Sea Shorts Play Festival" for several years. Thankful for such a great cast and crew. Huge thanks to our director Geoffrey for this sweet role and to our audience for supporting live theatre. Love to Michael.

Stephanie Manner

Charmaine Beauregard

Stephanie is beyond excited to return to PPTOPA, a theater very close to her heart, for her 4th production. Past performances include Funny Girl, Tony & Tina’s Wedding, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Mid Life! The Crisis Musical, Evelyn in Purgatory and The Butler Did It, among other favorites. In addition to her onstage productions, Stephanie is also a teacher for Curtain Call Playhouse’s children’s theater camp programs. A South Florida native, she enjoys all things outdoors, especially camping and cruising along the intercoastal waterways. She is forever grateful for the support of her family, sons Connor and Griffin, and the Best. Husband. Ever. Dana.

Geoffrey Mergele

Director

Geoffrey Mergele (Director) - Geoffrey is excited to direct his second production for PPTOPA after directing and music directing Putting It Together. Musical directing credits include Tom Sawyer and Liberty! The Price of Freedom (Josephine Theatre, TX). A member of the PPTOPA Board of Directors, Geoffrey can usually be seen on stage performing. National Tour: The Wizard of Oz (Ens/Tinman US) NYC: The Metropolitan Opera (Lincoln Center - Actor). South Florida: Cabaret, Evita (PPTOPA); Spelling Bee, Guys and Dolls, Sister Act (MNM); Newsies, Kinky Boots (Slow Burn); Memphis, A Chorus Line, Full Monty (LPAC). Thank you to PPTOPA for this incredible opportunity! Much love to family, friends, and JDQ! @geomergs

Del Marrero

Artistic Director

Del is a graduate of AMDA New York and a middle school Drama teacher. She has starred in and/or choreographed numerous productions for PPTOPA and other local theatres. She directed Broadway Through the Years 1 & 2 and was the Assistant Director for Something Rotten. Previous roles include The Wedding Singer (Holly), The Mousetrap (Miss Casewell), Jesus Christ Superstar (Mary), Judgment at Nuremberg (Maria Wallner), How to Succeed…(Smitty), She Loves Me (Ilona), Young Frankenstein (Elizabeth), Footloose (Rusty), Once Upon a Mattress (Winifred), Man of La Mancha (Aldonza), Hairspray (Tracy), Annie (Lily), Secret Garden (Martha), Brigadoon (Meg) and Bye, Bye Birdie (Kim/Ursula).

Kim Pitman

Marketing

Kim has worked as Backstage Manager and in Front of the House. She is in charge of Marketing, Group Ticket Sales and the PPTOPA website. She has been involved with numerous productions including Putting it Together, Broadway Through the Years Two, Deathtrap, Barefoot in the Park, 12 Angry Men, Broadway Through the Years, Pippin, Sweeney Todd, Evita, Something Rotten, Cabaret, Urinetown, A Few Good Men, The Wedding Singer, The Best Little Whorehouse, The Addams Family, The Mousetrap, Seussical, West Side Story, Jesus Chris Superstar, Judgment at Nuremburg, How to Succeed, In the Heights, She Loves Me, Funny Girl, The Little Mermaid, Young Frankenstein, Carousel, Mary Poppins, Gypsy, Les Misérables and Man of La Mancha. Kim is currently Vice President of the Board of Directors.

Wendy Marrero

Producer/Production Manager

Wendy, a lifetime lover of musical theatre, has worked on Putting it Together, Broadway Through the Years Two, Deathtrap, Barefoot in the Park, 12 Angry Men, Broadway Through the Years, Pippin, Sweeney Todd, Something Rotten, Cabaret, Urinetown, A Few Good Men, The Wedding Singer, The Best Little Whorehouse..., The Addams Family, Mousetrap, Seussical, West Side Story, Jesus Christ Superstar, Judgment at Nuremberg, How to Succeed..., In the Heights, She Loves Me, Funny Girl, Young Frankenstein, Carousel, Mary Poppins, Gypsy, The Sunshine Boys, Les Miserables, Man of La Mancha, Joseph..., Hairspray, Charlie Brown, Annie, The Best Man, The Producers, The Secret Garden, The Gondoliers, Brigadoon, and Bye, Bye Birdie at PPTOPA.

Lisa McFadden-Murphy

Stage Manager / Props Manager

Lisa thanks her daughter, Kaelea, for bringing her back to theater. She has had enormous joy working on every show since Man of La Mancha in 2014. Her roles have included Props Manager, Backstage Crew, Backstage Manager, Lighting Operator and Stage Manager. She has loved working with every cast and crew and looks forward to what PPTOPA has in store for the future.

Michael Graham

Lighting Designer

Michael has designed the lighting for many PPTOPA shows including Putting it Together, Broadway Through the Years Two, Deathtrap, Barefoot in the Park, 12 Angry Men, Broadway Through the Years, Pippin, Sweeney Todd, Evita, Something Rotten, In the Heights, West Side Story, Cabaret, A Few Good Men, The Wedding Singer and more. Thank you to the cast, crew, and patrons of PPTOPA for supporting live theatre, and a special thank you to my family for your continued support.

John Blessed

Set Designer

John has built and designed numerous sets for PPTOPA and is a vital part of the creative team.