CAST
(in alphabetical order)

UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies never substitute for the listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of appearance.
For Garrett Morris—GILBERT L. BAILEY II; for Lorne Michaels & John Belushi—JACOB MILLMAN; for Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, & Dick Ebersol/Bill Murray—JAKE ROBERSON; for Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman, & Gilda Radner—MADDIE RUBIN.

FIGHT CAPTAIN: James FitzSimmons; INTIMACY CAPTAIN: Caitlin Houlahan

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Time / Place
1975-1989, New York, NY

Not Ready for Prime Time includes one 15-minute intermission.

BAND
Music Director/Piano/Conductor—ANNASTASIA VICTORY
Bass—ANDRE CLEGHORN; Drums—LONNIE CHRISTIAN; Reeds—LANGSTON HUGHES II

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BIOGRAPHIES

IAN BOUILLION (Lorne Michaels) is a New York/London-based actor. Theater: King Lear (The Shed, dir. Kenneth Branagh). TV: “Prime Target,” “Masters of the Air” (Apple TV+), “Black Cake” (Hulu). Training: RADA.

RYAN CROUT (John Belushi) is grateful to be making his Off-Broadway debut as John Belushi in Not Ready to Primetime! He is a South Florida actor, music director, musician and voice actor. His recent credits include: Music Director for “Evil Dead: The Musical” (Invision Theatre), Music Director/Piano 1 for The Bodyguard, Nostradamus/Music Director for Something Rotten, Music Director/Ensemble in Anastasia, Mr. Krabs in SpongeBob the Musical, Music Director/Piano 1 in The Prom (Slow Burn Theatre), Music Director/Piano for Disenchanted 2nd National Tour (MNM Theatre), Robert/Thomas in The Play That Goes Wrong! (Colony Theater), John Belushi in Not Ready for Primetime! (Roxy Theatre Group) where he won Best Performer in a Play for the BroadwayWorld Miami Metro Awards in 2022. He would like to thank his parents for their unbelievable love and support. Finally, he would like to thank his wonderful fiancée, Noah, for just being you and for being the incredible partner you are. Te amo habibi. @crizzycrout

JARED GRIMES (Garrett Morris) was most recently seen in the role of Eddie Ryan in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl, in which he was nominated for a Tony Award® for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. He’s a quadruple threat, having starred on Broadway, in film and on TV as an actor, singer, dancer and choreographer. Jared heavily recurred as the role of Adrian Shannon on the Netflix hit series, “Manifest.” He performed the lead role of Jackson in the Annapurna feature film, Swing Kids, and he portrayed Sammy Davis Jr. in “Birth of the Blues” on “American Songbook” for PBS. Other film credits include Paramount’s The Marc Pease Experience opposite Ben Stiller, 20th Century Fox’s Little Manhattan, and Elevation Filmworks’ First Born, starring Elizabeth Shue. Jared made his choreography debut for Cirque Du Soleil Off-Broadway and associate choreographed the Broadway show Holler If You Hear Me directed by Kenny Leon. He also choreographed the films Breaking Brooklyn starring Lou Gossett Jr. and The Performance directed by Shira Piven. He’s danced alongside Wynton Marsalis, Gregory Hines, Ben Vereen, Jerry Lewis, and he performed for Barack Obama and Ted Kennedy at DC’s Kennedy Center. Grimes toured with music legend Mariah Carey and has danced with Common, Salt-n-Pepa, En Vogue, Busta Rhymes and the Roots. Jared played the role of Smalls in Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of A Soldier’s Play starring Blair Underwood which won the Tony Award® for Best Revival of A Play in 2020. He won the prestigious Astaire Award as Outstanding Male Performer in Broadway’s After Midnight in 2014.

CAITLIN HOULAHAN (Jane Curtin) MCC debut! Broadway: Waitress, Girl From the North Country. Theatre: Prelude to a Kiss (Milwaukee Rep), The Bridges of Madison County (nat’l tour), Parade in Concert (Lincoln Center). TV/Film: “Only Murders in the Building,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Girls,” Waitress The Musical, “Law & Order: SVU,” “Mare of Easttown,” “American Rust,” Peter Pan Live. Much thanks and endless love to Houlifam, Haber & A&R. caitlinhoulahancoaching.com

NATE JANIS (Dick Ebersol/Bill Murray) is an actor, singer, Columbia MFA graduate, and a born and bred New Yorker. Recent credits include Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Yale Rep), The Fox on the Fairway (Riverside), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Classical Theatre of Harlem), and The Heidi Chronicles (Guild Hall of East Hampton). His favorite Bill Murray performance is as himself in Space Jam. Special thanks to Felicia Sager of Sager Entertainment, Avalon Artists Group, Stephen DeAngelis, and friends and family, especially his parents Carroll and Donna.

KRISTIAN LUGO (Dan Aykroyd) is a SAG-AFTRA actor, as well as a writer, and comedian from Miami, FL. In 2014, Kristian graduated with a BFA from New World School of the Arts, focusing on theater and writing. After graduation, he later transitioned into film, television, and voiceover work. Series television credits include “Burn Notice,” “Magic City,” “Hollywood,” “Genius,” & “Dudes.” His most recent professional theatre credit was the South Florida premiere of Not Ready For Prime Time performed at the Westchester Cultural Arts Center. Self-produced work includes co-writer and performer for the sketch comedy series “Fresh of Breath Air,” and host of an interview-style podcast on art and film titled “Conversations From A Room.” Representation includes BMG Talent, under the theatrical, commercial, print, and voice-over departments.

WOODROW PROCTOR (Chevy Chase) recently portrayed Davis in The Mallard at Premiere Stages and Richard Hannay in The 39 Steps at Virginia Theater Festival. Other notable credits include shows for Luna Stage, The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, as well as a number of roles with Franklin Stage Company, Saratoga Shakespeare, and The Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Woodrow has also made appearances on screen for “FBI” (CBS), “The Food That Built America” (History Channel) and “That Damn Michael Che” (HBO). He would like to thank his wife Katie for her love, dedication and support.

TAYLOR RICHARDSON (Laraine Newman) can be seen in the SAG award nominated HBO series “The Gilded Age” from Julian Fellowes. She can also be seen recurring in “American Horror Story” season 12 as well as HBO’s limited series “The Time Traveler's Wife.” Richardson was seen in the Netflix feature film All Together Now, directed by Brett Haley, and Jeffrey Roda’s independent feature 18 to Party. She was also seen in Screen Gems’ Slender Man opposite Joey King. She was a series regular on the NBC series, “Rise,” from producer Jason Katims. Previously, Taylor starred as “Violet” in Stephan Rick’s independent feature, The Super, opposite Patrick John Flueger and Val Kilmer. Additional credits include Adam Kelemen’s feature Easy Living, which premiered at the 2017 SXSW Film Festival as well as Janet Grillo’s 2015 feature Jack of the Red Hearts, in which she appears opposite Anna Sophia Robb and Famke Janssen, portraying “Glory,” a young girl with autism. Taylor played Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain’s daughter in J.C. Chandor’s A Most Violent Year, and also appeared in Sony’s Annie, directed by Will Gluck. On stage, Richardson starred in MCC’s Smokefall, opposite Zachary Quinto and Robin Tunney. She made her Broadway debut in the 2012 revival of Annie, where she originated the role of “Duffy” and later took over the lead role of “Annie.” Her off-Broadway and regional credits include “Nelle” in Irish Repertory Theatre’s A Christmas Memory and “Susan Waverly” in Virginia Repertory’s Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Taylor is a recent graduate of Columbia University.

EVAN RUBIN (Gilda Radner) will next be seen in Kathryn Bigelow’s upcoming Netflix feature film, A House of Dynamite, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. The film will be released in theaters worldwide on October 10th before streaming on the platform on October 24th. She most recently guest-starred on CBS’s “FBI: International.” Evan graduated from LaGuardia High School’s acting program and excelled in multiple stage productions in her time there. Born and bred in New York, Evan is active in the city’s improv scene and frequently performs with the Magnet Theatre. Evan is represented by Paradigm and Kipperman Management.

GILBERT L. BAILEY II (u/s Garrett Morris) is a proud native of San Diego, California, and a proud graduate of the Musical Theatre program at Penn State University. WE ARE! Broadway Credits: Original Broadway Company of Beetlejuice the Musical; Original Broadway Company of A Bronx Tale the Musical, where he played “Jesse”; The Book of Mormon. Gilbert has been featured regionally in The Scottsboro Boys (Center Theatre Group, Philadelphia Theatre Company), The Book of Mormon (Jumamosi Tour), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Madison Square Garden), and The Color Purple (Milwaukee Rep). Gilbert is happily married to Jessie Hooker-Bailey, and when he’s not onstage, he can generally be found cuddled up at home with her and their dog Jade or writing music for his original musical, ‘Bout To Blow: An Album. Follow him on Instagram! @GLBaileyii

JACOB MILLMAN (u/s Lorne Michaels & John Belushi) is happy to be here. As a lifelong fan of “Saturday Night Live,” he is delighted to be a part of this production. As an actor, he is thrilled to be able to study these two legends and their lives. Jacob is inspired every single day by Lorne’s innovation and drive; John’s boldness and pride; and the rest of the team’s fascinating journeys. Selected Credits: George Costanza in Singfeld (Jerry Orbach Theater, OOBC), Katurian in The Pillowman, George Gibbs in Our Town. Awards: Best Lead Actor in a Sci-Fi/Fantasy and Best Supporting Actor in a Drama (Mill Middle School Young Playwrights Film Festival, 2013). Jacob is so grateful to everyone who continues to teach, support, and challenge him along this journey. Jacob-Millman.com • IG: @jacob.millman

JAKE ROBERSON (u/s Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, & Dick Ebersol/Bill Murray) is thrilled to take on the understudy roles of Dan, Chevy, Bill, and Dick in the Off-Broadway production of Not Ready for Prime Time. A lifelong SNL fan, being part of this world is simply amazing. Jake was last seen in Bob and Jean: A Love Story by Robert Schenkkan at The Zach Theatre. Other credits include Toby Darling in the Tony Award®-winning play The Inheritance (Zach Theatre), The Legend of Georgia McBride (Theatre SilCo), Echoes in the Garden (The Chain Theater), SWIPE (TaDa Theater), and ZOUNDS (Edinburgh Fringe). Jake is a proud Atlanta native and graduate of The Atlantic Theater Conservatory. Endless thanks to his family. @jrob3

MADDIE RUBIN (u/s Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman, & Gilda Radner) is thrilled to be joining this amazing cast. She is a New York native actor, singer, songwriter and musician. Carnegie Mellon grad. Special thanks to Mom, Dad, Caleb and Caroline and Meghan. @madrubin

ERIK J. RODRIGUEZ (Co-Author) in lieu of credits and accomplishments, Erik would rather thank the people who got him here. Erik wishes to thank his wonderful mother & father, his brothers Ricky & Eddy, who showed him every film they could as a child, even if they were inappropriate for his age, and his sisters, Kristy & Mia. He also wants to thank his Aunt & Uncle, Lina & Julian, Gabriel & Dianne, all his childhood friends, who allowed him to test his material growing up, Conor, Michel Hausman & MiND, New Theatre, everyone at The Roxy, FIU Theatre, his Walt Grace Family and last but certainly not least, the love of his life, Alexandrea, who, without her, none of this would be possible or even worthwhile.

CHARLES A. SOTHERS (Co-Author) After a brief pre-med stint at the University of Miami, Charles Sothers earned a Bachelor’s in theater from Florida International University and studied improvisation at Chicago’s Second City. He is co-founder and artistic director of the Roxy Theatre Group, a youth performing arts nonprofit in Miami. Miami acting and voice-over credits include roles in immersive theatre and the multimedia production of "The Placemaker-Poet," about Coral Gables founder George Merrick. He’s happy to bring his co-authored project Not Ready for Prime Time to New York, an homage to the pioneers who revolutionized television comedy 50 years ago, highlighting the human story behind the headlines.

CONOR BAGLEY (Director) is a New York-based director whose work is rooted in story and shaped by collaboration. Off-Broadway: Two by Friel: Lovers: Winners (50th Anniversary) & The Yalta Game (NY Premiere, Irish Repertory Theatre); The Smuggler by Ronán Noone (Irish Rep; MV Playhouse; Ireland/UK Tour). Regional: Not Ready for Prime Time by Erik J. Rodriguez & Charles A. Sothers (Roxy Theater, Miami); The Adult in the Room (Victory Gardens, Chicago); An Iliad (Atlas, DC). Associate Directing: Translations, dir. Doug Hughes (Outstanding Revival, Lucille Lortel Award); Juno and the Paycock, dir. Neil Pepe; The Home Place, dir. Charlotte Moore (Irish Rep); Donegal, dir. Conall Morrison (Abbey Theatre). He has directed developmental workshops with playwrights including Marina Carr, Larry Kirwan, Vanessa Garcia, Christopher Demos-Brown, and Deirdre Kinahan. In addition to directing, Bagley has produced on Broadway, including The Inheritance (Tony Award, Best Play) and Once on This Island (Tony Award®, Best Musical Revival). He was a Manhattan Theatre Club Directing Fellow, a directing alum of the 24 Hour Plays: Nationals, and sits on the Board of Directors of Irish American Writers & Artists. Honors include Irish Echo’s 40 Under 40 Award, the V. Browne Irish Award for Artistic Excellence from Yale University, and BroadwayWorld’s Best Direction of a Play for Not Ready for Prime Time.

ANNASTASIA VICTORY (Music Director/Arranger/Composer) is an award-winning music director, Grammy®-nominated recording artist, composer, arranger, conductor, and orchestrator. She has conducted the Tony Award®–winning Broadway productions Caroline, or Change, MJ the Musical, and Once on This Island, with additional credits including Tina, The Color Purple, Mean Girls, Billy Elliot, and Jersey Boys. She co-composed, arranged, and orchestrated A Wonderful World (Miami, New Orleans, Chicago) and produced a track with Alex Newell under her label AVK Records. Her work includes PBS’s Live from Lincoln Center: Stars in Concert with Cynthia Erivo and 3 Mo’ Divas (NAACP Image Award nominee). Collaborations include Leslie Odom Jr., Billy Porter, Savion Glover, and Renée Fleming.

BAILEY BASS (Associate Director) is a New York-based director. Directing: Peonies (don’t leave) (Chain Theatre), Cortisol (development and staged readings, Origin Theatre & Cork Arts Theatre); Suds and Cycles (The Tank, Serials); Hobby Horse Farms (The Flea, Serials). Film Directing: The Joy of 2020 – short film documentary (NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival & Deep Fried Film Festival, Scotland – “Best Documentary”). Assistant Directing: Irishtown (Irish Repertory Theatre); The Smuggler (Irish Repertory Theatre & Tour); Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Baltimore Center Stage). baileysrbass.com

CHRISTOPHER & JUSTIN SWADER (Scenic Designers) NYC & Off-Broadway: Primary Stages, Red Bull Theater, Fiasco Theater, Tectonic Theater Project, Mint Theater, The New Victory Theatre, Classical Theatre of Harlem, Penguin Rep Theatre, York Theatre Company, Trusty Sidekick, Mason Holdings. Regional: Hartford Stage, Goodspeed Musicals, Signature Theatre, Children’s Theatre Company, Dallas Theater Center, Indiana Repertory Theatre, George Street Playhouse, Geva Theatre, Two River Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Everyman Theatre, People’s Light, Miami New Drama, Resident Ensemble Players at UD, Dorset Theatre Festival, Weston Theater Company. www.cjswaderdesign.com

SARITA P. FELLOWS (Costume Designer) A New York-based costume designer, Sarita Fellows has designed for Broadway, Off-Broadway, Regional, Opera, Dance, and Film. Sarita’s more recent works include projects such as Honey Trap with the Irish Rep, One of the Good Ones with The Old Globe, Safety Not Guaranteed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and Nobody Loves You with the American Conservatory Theater. She graduated with her masters from the Tisch School for Design and currently teaches at the University of Connecticut.

MEXTLY COUZIN (Lighting Designer) credits include, Broadway: JOB. Off-Broadway: MEXODUS, Rheology, N/A, Fiasco Theatre’s Pericles, A Good Day to Me Not To You, Here We Are (ALD), Straight Line Crazy, peerless, Tambo & Bones; Regional: MEXODUS (Berkeley Rep, Baltimore Center Stage/ Mosaic), Indian Princesses (La Jolla Playhouse), HENRY 6 (The Old Globe); Das Rheingold (Seattle Opera); Incendiary (Woolly Mammoth); West Side Story (Centro de Bellas Artes Puerto Rico); La Belle et la Bête (Opera Paralléle). International: Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Nuits de Fourvière. 2023 recipient of The 1/52 Project grant. MFA University of California, San Diego ’20. mextlycouzin.com

LIAM BELLMAN-SHARPE (Sound Designer) is a US-based Australian composer, sound designer, writer, and multi-instrumentalist working in theatre, music, film, dance, installation, and hybrid forms. Liam’s recent theatrical credits include The Inheritance (Roundhouse Theatre), The Heart Sellers (Studio Theatre), The Smuggler and The Beacon (The Irish Repertory Theatre), SUMO at The Public Theater, The Matchmaker and Octet at (Hudson Valley Shakespeare), The Song of Rome (Spoleto Festival USA), The Age of Innocence (Arena Stage), Babbit (Shakespeare Theatre Company), and Escaped Alone (Yale Repertory Theatre).

SAMANTHA SHOFFNER (Props Designer) Broadway: Yellow Face, Trouble in Mind, Slave Play (2019 & 2021), August Wilson Lobby redesign 2021. Over 80 Off-Broadway shows including: This World of Tomorrow (the Shed) and Spelling Bee revival (upcoming). Trophy Boys, Caroline (MCC), Lights Out... (NYTW), Wine in the Wilderness (CSC), Refuge Plays, Merrily... (Roundabout), Between Two Knees (PAC). Corporate: Freidman’s decorator (31st), Google, X, Samsung, Grammys, Emmys, H&M. Production Design: Amazon Studios, LinkedIn, Yext, Sony, Novartis, NBCUniversal, BMW, Disney, Marvel, various shorts & features. Tribeca Filmfest ‘25 Villa Encanto (Art Director), Sundance ‘24 The Heart, by Malia Obama (Specialty Props/Lead Set Decorator). Professor at Citytech, Props & Paint. Freelance Interior Designer & Artist. www.smartsetsbysam.com.

TOMMY KURZMAN (Hair & Wig Designer) Broadway: Uncle Vanya, I Need That, Gutenberg: The Musical!, The Cottage, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Pictures From Home, The Collaboration, Macbeth, Mrs. Doubtfire, All My Sons, True West, St. Joan, My Fair Lady, Little Foxes, Long Day’s Journey, Bright Star, The King and I, and Fiddler on the Roof. Off-Broadway: Romy & Michele, House of McQueen, Little Shop of Horrors (Westside Theatre), Titanique, Roundabout, MCC, MTC, The Atlantic, The New Group, The Public, New World Stages. Regional: The MUNY, Goodspeed Musicals, Drury Lane Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, The Huntington and Arena Stage. Numerous wigs built for Film & Television. IG: @TommyKurzmanWigs

CRISTA MARIE JACKSON (Co-Intimacy & Movement Director) is an IDC-certified, SAG-AFTRA–recognized Intimacy Professional with work spanning Broadway, Off-Broadway, the West End, regional stages, TV and Film. Broadway: Buena Vista Social Club, Between Riverside and Crazy. West End: Madhouse. Off-Broadway: Not Ready for Prime Time (MCC), Amerikin, The Light and the Dark, Dig (Primary Stages), Teeth (Playwrights Horizons/New World Stages), Dodi & Diana (HERE), The Welkin (Atlantic), and The Opposite of Love (NYRep). Regional credits include Gun and Powder (Paper Mill Playhouse), Purple Rain (State Theater), The Tempest (Elm Shakespeare), and The Last Wide Open (Adirondack). Follow @crista_marie www.cristamariejackson.com

ROBERT WESTLEY (Co-Intimacy & Movement Director) has choreographed movement for award winning theatre productions, acclaimed operas and film, developing unique and exciting performances of dance, clowning, aerial acrobatics, puppetry and martial art. Broadway: Bernhardt/Hamlet, Gettin’ The Band Back Together, A Bronx Tale: The Musical, Hand to God; Off-Broadway: Teenage Dick (The Public Theater), Important Hats of the Twentieth Century (MTC), Things of Dry Hours (New York Theatre Workshop), Verité (LCT3), Teeth (Playwrights Horizon); Regional: The Honeymooners, The Sting (Paper Mill Playhouse), Romeo & Juliet (Utah Shakespeare), Bedroom Farce (Westport County Playhouse), The Game’s Afoot (Asolo Repertory Theatre), Wait Until Dark (Great Lakes Theater)

FAREEDA PASHA (Dramaturg) is a New York-based theater artist (Dramatists Guild; AEA). Her plays have been produced in NYC, London, and Japan. Her dramaturgy credits include A Mother (Baryshnikov Arts, 2025), a radical adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s The Mother, co-conceived by Neena Beber and Jessica Hecht. Fareeda serves on two non-profit Off-Broadway theater boards: Gingold Theatrical Group, and Theater Breaking Through Barriers. BA Barnard College, MBA Stanford University. Theater Education: HB Studio; The Shakespeare Forum NYC.

JAMES P. FITZSIMMONS (Production Stages Manager) (aka Fitz) has stage managed 26 Broadway productions and over 40 plus Off-Broadway and regional productions. He is a proud union member of AEA for 37 years. He is also a producer with Black Irish Productions and founder of the Rebecca Luker Theatrical Partnership with Clear Space Theater in Delaware. (And for those reading this bio please continue to support live theater, now more than ever!)

CYRILLE BLACKBURN (Assistant Stage Manager) Broadway: How I Learned to Drive, Hand To God, A Moon For The Misbegotten, Awake and Sing!, Steel Magnolias, Blonde in the Thunderbird, Sly Fox. Off-Broadway: City of Conversation (LCT), Lady Day (Little Shubert), Golden Age (MTC), Falling (Minetta Lane), The Fantasticks (Snapple Theater), Our House (Playwrights Horizons), Speech & Debate (RTC), Sides, The Fear Is Real (Culture Project), Touch and Antigone Project (WPP), and National Actors Theatre productions of Right You Are, Persians and The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. Tour: Road Manager for Dee Dee Bridgewater, Yes I’m Ready tour.

Alexandrea Hess Rodriguez (Deck Supervisor) is a multi-faceted theatre manager and designer. She was previously the Theatre Manager for the Westchester Cultural Arts Center in Miami. Other past work includes: This Is Not A Drill (Company Manager - Off Broadway), The Walls Have Ears (General Manager - Regional, Miami), Not Ready for Prime Time (Production Stage Manager - Regional, Miami), Cymbeline (Prop Artisan - Regional, Illinois Shakespeare Theatre), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Prop Artisan - Regional, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre). Thanks to her parents Amy and Joe and her siblings. To the René to her Georgette, she’s still so crazy after all these years.

STEVE ROSENBERG (Production Manager) has served as MCC Theater’s Director of Production since 2017, managing over 25 shows to date. His other roles include Co-PM for Ginger Twinsies at the Orpheum Theater, production manager for Aurora Productions, technical director at The Juilliard School, and multiple years as technical director for Blue Man Productions.

STEPHEN DeANGELIS (Casting) is thrilled to continue as a member of the NRFPT creative team. In his career, he has cast over 100.000 performers across all entertainment mediums. He has also created, produced and directed over 300 different concerts showcasing the talents and versatility of a multitude of Tony® and Drama Desk Award winners and nominees, stars from hit television series whose roots are on stage as well as Broadway’s fastest rising young stars. He is also the Producer and Host of the critically acclaimed concert series “At This Performance...” which has showcased over 1350 performers since October 2003.

SERINO COYNE (Advertising & Marketing) is the nation’s preeminent, award-winning, full-service entertainment marketing agency. Representation ranges from Broadway blockbusters like Wicked, The Outsiders, and Mamma Mia! to institutions like MoMA, Manhattan Theatre Club, and New York Philharmonic.

RED RISING MARKETING (Partnerships & Promotions) develops campaigns for live entertainment and special events. Select current/past clients include Not Ready for Prime Time, Pen Pals, Katsura Sunshine’s Rakugo, Kowalski, Jersey Boys, A Bronx Tale, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, A Guide for the Homesick, Mama, I’m A Big Girl Now!, The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers, Tennessee Williams’s The Night of the Iguana, Anthony Rapp’s Without You, Okuni, and Little Girl Blue, to name a few. 25 years in, Michael Redman has worked on over 450 theatrical projects and events. www.redrisingnyc.com

JT PUBLIC RELATIONS (Publicity) founded by Joe Trentacosta in 2014 and represents projects on and Off-Broadway, National Tours, as well as developmental and industry presentations, film releases, special events, and non-profit organizations. Recent/ current projects include House of McQueen, The Porch on Windy Hill, Mama, I’m A Big Girl Now!, Godless (Film), Pen Pals (co-producer), Katsura Sunshine’s Rakugo (Executive Producer), The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers, Tennessee Williams’s The Night of the Iguana, Anthony Rapp’s Without You. Theatre companies Urban Stages, Theatre Breaking Through Barriers, Houses on the Moon, NJ Rep, Argyle Theatre, and SAY. He is currently in development for the new musical Six Triple Eight.

LDK PRODUCTIONS (General Manager) is a full-service theatrical general management and producing firm based in New York City, founded by Lisa Dozier Shacket in 2007. Upcoming: Alfred Uhry’s Without Walls, It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Drew Gasparini and Alex Brightman, 6888, 11 to Midnight starring Cost n’ Mayor. Current/Recent: Pen Pals, Not Ready for Prime Time, This Much I Know, Cellino v. Barnes, Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now!, A Guide for the Homesick, The Night of the Iguana, Katsura Sunshine’s Rakugo, The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers, Without You (NYC, San Francisco, Japan, Boston), Emergence, Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground, Little Girl Blue. Current non profit clients: Theater J, Lincoln Center, DEEP Arts Inc., Woolly Mammoth Theatre, La Femme Theatre Productions. Select Past Credits: The immersive theatrical adaptation of Sideways, Kennedy: Bobby’s Last Crusade (Off Broadway and Broadway on Demand stream), A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, A Letter to Harvey Milk, The Crusade of Connor Stephens, Vincent, Promising, Bedbugs the Musical, Breakfast with Mugabe, F#%king Up Everything, Sistas the Musical, Bronte: A Portrait of Charlotte, Ten Chimneys, The Duchess of Malfi, How to be a Good Italian Daughter, Milk, The Diary of a Teenage Girl, Into the Hazard (Henry 5), The Rise and Fall of Annie Hall, Jeff Daniels’ Apartment 3A.

GROVE HOUSE PRODUCTIONS (Producer) Cultivating plays from young saplings to tall trees, Grove House Productions stands as a testament to the power of collaboration and imagination. Founded in 2022 by two-time Tony®-winning producer Conor Bagley (Once on This Island, The Inheritance), the company quickly established itself with its distinctive blend rooted in grounded storytelling and lifted by sky-high vision. Specializing in character-driven narratives that explore the human experience, Grove House Productions aims to grow its collection of plays and collaborators into mighty forests—rooted in truth, reaching toward possibility.

LISA DOZIER SHACKET (Executive Producer) founded the theatrical general management firm LDK Productions in 2007. Current/recent projects include Pen Pals, A Guide for the Homesick, Cellino v. Barnes, The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers, Anthony Rapp’s Without You, Emergence: Things Are Not As They Seem, The Night of the Iguana, Eisenhower, Little Girl Blue, Katsura Sunshine’s Rakugo, Be More Chill, the immersive theatrical adaptation of the film Sideways, A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, and A Letter to Harvey Milk. Lisa served as the general manager of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre’s Festival of New Musicals for 11 years and was the founding producing director of the regional theatre, Miami New Drama. She is currently a professor of theatre management at the University of Florida. Love to her husband Mark and the 5: Hana, Noah, Maddy, Cole & Emmy. This one’s for her mama.

MCC THEATER, one of New York’s leading nonprofit theaters, is driven by a mission to provoke conversations that have never happened and otherwise never would. Founded in 1986 by Bob LuPone (1946-2022) and Bernie Telsey, and later joined by co-Artistic Director Will Cantler and Executive Director Blake West, MCC produces work that challenges artists, audiences and students alike to explore contemporary personal and social issues through productions, artistic development and education programs. For more information: mcctheater.org.

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Staff for NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME

Opening Night: October 20, 2025

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GENERAL MANAGEMENT
LDK PRODUCTIONS
Lisa Dozier Shacket
Michael Shannon
Logan DeWitt
Paul Bakey   Rian Buksbazen   Michele Metzger
Cecilia Bracey   Jonathan Amable   Mike Mroch

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COMPANY MANAGER
Paul Bakey

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GENERAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE
JT PUBLIC RELATIONS
Joe Trentacosta

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ADVERTISING
SERINO COYNE
Gabriel Berkowitz, Danielle Boyle, Tom Callahan, Evelyn Carlin, Peter Gunther, Michael Hartman, Tina Wargo, Katie Williams, Matt Upshaw

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PARTNERSHIPS & PROMOTIONS
RED RISING MARKETING
Michael Redman

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CASTING
STEPHEN DeANGELIS

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LEGAL COUNSEL
LEVINE PLOTKIN LLP
Loren Plotkin   Conrad Rippy   Susan Mindell
Daniel Watkins   Emily Erstling   Kevin Hess   Cris Criswell

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CREDITS
Rehearsed at CAM Studios
Scenery provided by Proof Productions, Global Scenic Services, and Flannel & Hammer. Lighting equipment provided by 4Wall Entertainment. Sound equipment provided by FiveOhm Productions. Music instruments are from Boulevard-Carroll Entertainment Group. Inc.

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SPECIAL THANKS
Brooklyn College, The Tank, Cyd LeVin, Natanya Sher, Harold Lewter, Alex Jankovich, Erika Coleman, Remy Saint Denis, Katherine Boston, Sarah Haber, Felicia Sager, Craig Holzberg, Ellie Oliver, Matthew Tiberi, Grace Lee, Judy Boals, Shara Antoni, Rachel Altman, Ellen Gilbert, Madeleine Siedell, Carly Borzooyeh, Perri Kipperman, Marlena Holman, Nick Drutman, David Gretchko, Caroline Daughters, Lucy Powis, Vick Liu, Ted Schachter, Rachel Saltzman

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MUSIC PUBLISHER CREDITS
“2000 Pound Bee” Written by Don Wilson, Melvin Taylor ©1962 Published by EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Universal Songs Of PolyGram Int., Inc. All rights on behalf of EMI Unart Catalog Inc. administered by Sony Music Publishing (US) LLC, “The Girl From Ipanema” Written by Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim, Norman Gimbel & Marcus Vinicius Da Cruz de Mello Moraes Published by New Thunder Music Co. Inc. (BMI) c/o Words West LLC, Songs Of Universal, Inc. on behalf of itself and Corcovado Music Corp, “This Must Be The Place” Written by Jerry Harrison, David Byrne, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz Published by WC Music Corp. (ASCAP) and Index Music Inc. (ASCAP) All rights administered by WC Music Corp. “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Opening)” Written by Jack Nitzsche Published by Cuckoos Nest Music obo Teatro Della Pace Films.

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Not Ready for Primetime was initially produced at New Theater in Miami, Florida.

This production of Not Ready for Prime Time was originally produced at the Westchester Cultural Arts Center by The Roxy Theatre Group, Broadway Factor, and Grove House Productions, in Miami, Florida, with Opening Night April 9, 2022.

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