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Return to Edward Albee's Occupant
 Edward Albee (Playwright) studied at Trinity College, CT, and at Columbia University. His major works include The Zoo Story (1958), a one-act duologue on the lack of communication in modern society, The American Dream (1960), and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1962, filmed 1966), which won several awards. A Delicate Balance (1966), Seascape (1975), and Three Tall Women (1991) won Pulitzer Prizes. Other plays include Walking (1982), Marriage Play (1988), Fragments (1993), and Peter & Jerry (2004).
 Richard Hopkins (Artistic Director) Artistic Director of Florida Studio Theatre since 1980, Richard Hopkins has guided the company from a small touring group to a professional regional theatre. Mr. Hopkins began his professional theatre career as a resident actor with Asolo State Theatre in Sarasota, Florida. In 1974 he founded the Palisades Theatre Company in Washington, DC, which subsequently moved to St. Petersburg to become American Stage. He served as its Producing Director from 1974-1980. Additional experiences include: President of the Florida Professional Theatres Association (1983-1985), Panelist for Theatre Program of Florida Arts Council, and Director/Instructor for Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus’ Clown College (1981). His many directing credits include: Metamorphoses, The Bully Pulpit, God’s Man in Texas, Hysteria, Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, 2: Goering at Nuremberg, Six Degrees of Separation, Execution of Justice, Death by Misadventure, Hi-Hat-Hattie, Invictus, Agnes of God, Beyond Therapy, True West, La Ronde, and Betrayal and numerous other plays and Cabaret projects including Sophie Tucker, Inspired Lunacy, and Shakespeare’s Greatest Hits, Over the Rainbow.
 Susan Greenhill* (Director) FST: Southern Comforts, Dinner With Friends, Fiction. Broadway: Crimes of the Heart. Off-Broadway: Primary Stages, Actors Studio Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Urban Stages. Regional: The Clean House, Cincinnati Playhouse (Acclaim Award); Sideman, Philadelphia Company (Barrymore Award); We Won't Play! We Won't Pay!, Long Wharf Theatre; The Glass Menagerie, St. Louis Rep; The Importance of Being Earnest, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey; Born Yesterday, Indiana Rep; Expectations, Stamford Center (With Eartha Kitt). Television & Film: Chapelle Show, Law & Order, Clarissa Explains It All, Loving, Guiding Light, Pecker (directed by John Waters), High Stakes, Noon Blue Apples (Sundance Festival).
CAST
 Kate Alexander * (Louise Nevelson) Ms. Alexander has been a resident actress with Florida Studio Theatre for over 20 years. Some of her favorite leading ladies that she has performed in plays on these stages were: Golda's Balcony, Master Class, Filumena, The Goat, Three Tall Women, Agnes of God, La Ronde, Shooting Simone, The Guardsman, The Play About the Baby and Betrayal. Also a director, Ms. Alexander has directed numerous plays. In the 2008 season, she directed Pure Confidence, Underneath the Lintel, and The Miamians. Ms. Alexander is also the Associate Director of FST. In this capacity, she administers to the artistic needs of the theatre and its many community, state, and national programs. Ms. Alexander has created a vast education and touring program for FST, including the award-winning WRITE A PLAY program, touching the lives of over 60,000 children annually and serving as a model for theatres throughout the nation. Ms. Alexander is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Sarasota County Arts Leadership Award, She Knows Where She Is Going and the Woman of Power Award from the National Council of Jewish Women. Most recently, Ms. Alexander's WRITE A PLAY program was a feature of the PBS special Kids in the Arts and she co-authored the book Ideas for the Animated Short: Finding and Building Stories.
 Patrick Noonan *(The Man) is returning from his previous starring performances in Jewtopia and The Mystery of Irma Vep. A proud veteran of the longest running play in America, he has over 1500 performances of Shear Madness under his belt. A few more of his favorite performances were in: Almost, Maine (Off-Broadway), Our Town (GEVA Theatre Center), and Dirty Day (Knightsbridge Theatre of LA). TV/film credits include: 30 Rock, Life on Mars, Law and Order, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, The Black Donnellys, Hope and Faith, Guiding Light, and The Princess Diaries. Look for him in the soon to be released films "Frame of Mind" starring Chris Noth, and the new horror movie "Choose" starring Kevin Pollack.
Production Staff
Production Manager...........................................Bruce Price
Company Manager.............................................Rob Thomas
Production Stage Manager.................................Kelli Karen*
Scenic Coordinator
...........................................Lauren Feldman
Costume Designer..............................................Eric Abbott
Lighting Designer...............................................Bruce Price
*Denotes member Actors' Equity Association. The Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
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