Guitar Girls
November 28, 2018 - April 21, 2019 | Goldstein Cabaret
A celebration of female singer-songwriters. Icons like June Carter-Cash, Joni Mitchell, Janis Joplin, and Dolly Parton have proven that a girl with a guitar can make an undeniable impact. Featuring songs like “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “Jolene,” “Big Yellow Taxi,” and “I Will Always Love You.”
Guitar Girls by Richard Hopkins, Rebecca Hopkins, and Catherine Randazzo with arrangements by Jim Prosser.
Run Time: 90 minutes with a 15 minute intermission.
To view a large print version of our playbill, click here.
FST is proud to be part of the 2018/2019 Sarasota Culture Collective Season. Culture Collective provides young adults between the ages of 21-39 the opportunity to experience 8 local arts organizations with a community of arts enthusiasts. Learn more at the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County.
CREATIVE
Director | Catherine Randazzo
Music Director | Paul Helm
Costume Designer | Susan Angermann
Lighting Designer | Thom Beaulieu
Sound Designer | Thom Korp
CAST
Joe Casey
Cat Greenfield
Tamra Hayden
Jannie Jones
Anna Stefanic
JOE CASEY is thrilled and grateful to be back at FST. FST: Blue Suede Shoes, Million Dollar Quartet, American Pie, and Poems, Prayers & Promises. Regional: The Bridges Of Madison County (Robert Kincaid), Million Dollar Quartet (Johnny Cash), The Crucible (John Proctor), Betrayal (Jerry), Nite Club Confidential (Buck Holden), ‘57 Chevy (Elvis Presley), Assassins (Czolgosz), Spike Heels (Edward), Wait Until Dark (Mike). New York: Allen Wilder 2.0 (Michael), The Great American Backstage Musical (Johnny Brash). National Tours: Joseph...Dreamcoat (Pharaoh). TV: The Knick, A Crime To Remember, and The Hunt With John Walsh.
CAT GREENFIELD is thrilled to make her FST Debut! She is a singer, songwriter, actormusician, and puppeteer based out of Virginia and NYC. Favorite credits include Woody Guthrie’s American Song (Palm Beach Dramaworks); That Golden Girls Show: A Puppet Parody (DR2 Theatre); Ring of Fire (Cortland Repertory Theatre and Oregon Cabaret Theatre); Jim Henson’s Dinosaur Train Live (North American Tour); and Disney Dreams (Disney Cruise Lines). More info at catgreenfield.com.
JANNIE JONES was most recently seen on the FST stage in last year’s record-breaking Cabaret, Blue Suede Shoes. Earlier this year, she portrayed Lena Younger/Mama in the musical Raisin at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe. Jones created the role of Annabella in Gathering Blue (World Premiere) at the Mt. Gretna Theatre and was Aretha Franklin and Nina Simone in A Night with Janis Joplin at Capital Rep. and the Barter Theatre. She performed with The Black Stars of the Great White Way with Tony Award- Winners Norm Lewis & Andre DeShields and Emmy Award Winner Obba Babatunde at the National Black Theatre Festival. Catch her episode of The Get Down (Cool Herc’s Mom) on Netflix and Power on Starz. BROADWAY/FIRST NAT’L BDWY TOURS: The Full Monty (u/s Annie Golden as Georgie) All Shook Up (Sylvia), Hair (Dionne) CARRE THEATRE: Mama, I Want to Sing (Sister Carrie), Faith Journey (Traci). She won an Audelco Award for August Wilson’s Fences (Rose) and A Bay Area Critics Award for Black Pearl Sings (Pearl). She received critical acclaim for two one-woman’s shows, My Castle’s Rockin’ (Alberta Hunter), and Ethel Waters, His Eye is on the Sparrow, written by Larry Parr and Premiering at Florida Studio Theatre. She can be heard on Barry White’s (CD) Practice What You Preach and has performed at Carnegie Hall.
ANNA STEFANIC is thrilled to be a part of Guitar Girls! A NYC-based actor/musician, some favorite credits include I And You (Kitchen Theatre Company), Beneath The Gavel (Bated Breath, 54 Below), Rusalka (Planet Connections winner, Outstanding Musical Production), The Last Bar At The End Of The World (Urban Stages), and we are destroyed (New York Theatre Workshop reading). Also a singersongwriter, her original EP, Warrior, can be found on Spotify and iTunes.
INTERVIEWS
The Lone Wolf: An Interview with Joe Casey I READ
Music Was a Given: An Interview with Cat Greenfield I READ
ARTICLES BY FST
For Women. One Man. Six Strings by Becca Jennings | READ
Singin' It Like the Women Lived It by Lydia Baxter | READ
Where Are They Now? by Irene Martinko | READ
The Stories Behind the Songs | READ
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES
Did your favorite make the list? Click here to check out who Top Ten named the best female singer-songwriters of all time. | LEARN
She is the most celebrated female performer in country music, has starred in several movies, and is a well-known philanthropist. Check out Dolly Parton’s website to learn more about her rise to stardom. | LEARN
Though little has been heard from The Dixie Chicks over the past 3 years, they have won 12 Grammy Awards. Find out what these ladies of country music have been up to over the past 20 years. | LEARN
