The Promethean Theatre is the professional theatre company in residence at Nova Southeastern University.
| The Promethean Theatre seeks daring and creative approaches to classical pieces as well as contemporary and new works that engage the imagination and inspire passionate discourse among its artists and the audience. |
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Our mission...
The Promethean Theatre (TPT) is a professional non-profit regional theatre company that seeks daring
and creative approaches to classical pieces as well as contemporary and new works that engage the
imagination and inspire passionate discourse among its artists and the audience.
The Promethean Theatre is the professional theatre company in residence at
Nova Southeastern University, Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences.
How we got here...
TPT was co-founded in 2004 by Deborah L. Sherman and Beth McIntosh as a means to provide an open
and collaborative artistic home to South Florida theatre artists and professionals.
Our Creative Team...
PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, CO-FOUNDER
Deborah L. Sherman has worked at numerous theatres in South Florida both as an actor and technician. Some of her most
recent work as an actor includes the role of Neasa in the critically acclaimed production of Conner McPherson's Shining City at
GableStage. Ms. Sherman is proud of originating the role of Conchita in the World Premiere Production of Nilo Cruz's Anna in the
Tropics at New Theatre which won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Some of her other South Florida theatre credits include Lindy
Love in House and Garden (Actor's Playhouse); Rosanna Deluce in Brilliant Traces (Hollywood Playhouse); Julia bryant in Ten
Unknowns (Best Supporting Actress Miami Sun Post 2004, GableStage); Emilia in Othello, Olivia in Twelfth Night (New Theatre), as
well as Yvnez in The Just Assassins and Sister Mary Margaret in The Dreamer Who Unlocked the Secrets of the Universe both World
Premieres (Dreamer's Theatre); Nora in Houseguest (Juggerknot Theatre); Lil in Last Summer at Bluefish Cove (Public Theatre) and
Laura in The Glass Menagerie (Runner-up Best Actress Miami Sun-Post 2002, Theatre Illuminata). Some of Deborah's regional
credits include Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker and Phebe in As You Like It (Jefferson Theatre); Carnelle in The Miss
Firecracker Contest (Gulf Coast Rep); Tansy in The Nerd and Steve in Cry Havoc (Theatre Guild). Deborah is a current member of the
Big Apple Circus' Clown Care Program at Miami Children's Hospital where she works one-on-one with the children, their parents and
hospital staff as a clown "nurse" bringing laughter to the bedsides of those that are hospitalized. She is also a founding member of
Theatre Illuminata, and was a principal performer with the Laughing Gas Improvisational Theatre. Deborah lives in Miami with her
amazing husband Adam, son Julian and their brood of animals.
ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Margaret M. Ledford hails from Chattanooga, Tennessee where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Speech from
the University of TN at Chattanooga. She studied Cubo-Expressionistic Scenography post WWI in an exchange program with Masaryk
University in Brno, Czech Republic. Before moving to Miami Margaret was a Production Assistant Off-Broadway for Doctor! Doctor! at
the Players Theatre, Production Stage Manager for the historic Barter Theatre in VA, and co-founder/co-director for the Renegade
Theatre Players in TN. For The Promethean Theatre Margaret has directed Orange Flower Water, Desdemona: A Play About a
Handkerchief, Juan Sanchez's Carbonell Nominated Buck Fever and Red Tide, Blue/Orange, Two Rooms, A Number, Cyrano, Two
Sisters and a Piano. Margaret was also a member of the Directing Ensemble of City Theatre's Summer Shorts 2006 (Carbonell
Nomination Best Ensemble) and 2007(Carbonell Nomination Best Ensemble). Outside of TPT Ms. Ledford’s work was seen at
Naked Stage where she directed The Lonesome West. She was also a member of the Directing Ensemble of Summer Shorts 2008.
Margaret worked for the Coconut Grove Playhouse from the Main Stage to the Education Department, granting her the unique and
terrific opportunity to work with many theatre artists such as Kathleen Turner, Tony Randall, Jack Klugman, and Tony-award winning
director Jack Hoffssiss.
ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Jane G. Duncan has completed her coursework toward the PhD in Theatre Studies from Florida State University and is working
on her dissertation, which is a study of the performance of national identity in Romania. Her article “The (R)evolution of Romanian
Theatre” was recently published in the Scarecrow Press anthology Theatre and Performance in Eastern Europe: The Changing
Scene. Jane earned an MFA in Acting from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia and has worked professionally
as an actor, director, dramaturg and vocal coach in Atlanta, Chicago, Little Rock and Richmond. Teaching experience includes two
years as an Assistant Professor of Theatre at the University of Central Arkansas, a year as Head of Drama at the Center for the
Performing Arts at North Atlanta High School, and over seven years teaching theatre to students ranging in age from 4-75. Jane was
also a Visiting Professor at Barry University in Miami Shores. Additionally, Jane has worked with the Education and Outreach
Departments with regional theatres TheatreVirginia (Richmond, VA) and New American Theater (Rockford, IL).
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR/MASTER CARPENTER
Ed Fitzpatrick is Nova Southeastern University’s Performing and Visual Arts Facilities Manager and has a BFA in Theatre Arts
from Culver-Stockton College in Canton, MO. He worked as a technician for summer stock companies in Kentucky, Ohio, and
Missouri before moving to Florida in 1997. Ed was the Assistant Technical Director at the Lake Worth Playhouse in Lake Worth for
close to three years. After that, he moved on to the Caldwell Theatre Company in Boca Raton. He was the Master Carpenter there for
six and a half years. During that time he also worked as a carpenter and technician for Palm Beach Dramaworks in West Palm
Beach. He continues to work as a freelance technician for area theaters.
SCENIC DESIGNER
Daniel Gelbmann received his M.F.A. in theatre design, specializing in scenic design, from the University of Hawaii, Manoa, in
2004. His thesis was a traditional recreation of the Japanese play Nozaki Village, for which he worked alongside sensei Hitoshi
Hamatani. Mr. Gelbmann also served as Technical Director for the Honolulu Theatre for Youth. Dan is a Visting Assistant Professor
of Theatre at Nova Southeastern University, where his recent designs include The Women of Lockerbie, Left Hand Singing and
Cinderella. For TPT Two Sisters and a Piano, Red TIde (Fringe Cut) Two Sisters and a Piano, Dumb Show, Cannibal! The Musical,
Dumb Waiter, Evil Dead The Musical.
LIGHTING DESIGNER/MASTER ELECTRICIAN
Robert Coward has designed a variety of shows in the South Florida area including shows for The Promethean Theatre (Caryl
Churchill’s A Number, Two Sisters and a Piano), Stage Door Theatre, Sol Children’s Theatre, the Broward Center and Coral Springs
center for the arts, where Robert currently works as the Master Electrician. Robert is also a Junior at Nova Southeastern University
where he is pursuing Bachelor Degrees in Theatre and Music.
RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHT
Juan C. Sanchez is the Resident Playwright of The Promethean Theatre. He studied theater at New World School of the Arts and
Florida State University. His first play, Buck Fever, was written as part of Downstage Miami (now called the Playwright Development
Program), under the mentorship of A.R. Gurney, Leslie Ayvazian and Eduardo Machado. Buck Fever received staged readings in
Miami at Gablestage and Juggerknot Theatre Company. It was originally developed by NY's terraNOVA Collective and produced at the
Blue Heron Arts Center in 2004. Buck Fever received its World Premiere as part of The Promethean Theatre's second season,
earning a Carbonell nomination for Best New Work. A collection of short plays was read by Promethean under the heading Back to
School in 2006. Red Tide, also written as part of Downstage Miami and mentored by Leslie Ayvazian, was workshopped at the
Playwrights' Center in Minneapolis in August 2007. Mr. Sanchez received another Carbonell Nomination for Best New Work and also
received the Best New Play Award of 2008 from the New Times for Red Tide. Red Tide travelled to the Minnesota Fringe Festival and
was performed there in August of 2008. Sanchez has served as a preliminary judge for the National Foundation for Advancement in
the Arts (NFAA) for the past 5 years in the writing track.
Co-Founder
Beth McIntosh acting since the age of 8, received her BA in Theatre from the University of Florida. She headed to New York for an
Off-Broadway run of Fredrico Garcia Lorca's Evil Spell of the Butterfly at the Lamb's Theatre, then it was off to Los Angeles where she
jumped to the "other side" of the business. She worked as a junior talent agent and manager for such top companies as Endeavor,
The Chasin Agency and The Personal Management Company. She was accepted into Endeavor's prestigious Agent Training
Program and while getting to work with some of the most talented, inspiring artists and industry professionals a passion for
producing was born. With her long time mentor Yvonne Suhor, she produced and starred in the World Premiere of Beyond Java
Mountain at Orlando's Studio Theatre and is now back in South Florida making her creative home at TPT. Some of her favorite roles
include an award winning performance as Jackie in Hot L Baltimore; Catherine in Proof and Beth in TPT's critically acclaimed
Orange Flower Water. Beth was named Best Supporting Actress in Miami Sun Post's "Best of 2006" issue and received a 'Best
Supporting Actress' Carbonell nomination for her portrayal of Alison in Brooklyn Boy at GableStage, where she recently finished a run
of Neil LaBute's This Is How It Goes. She can next be seen in the world premiere of David Wiltse's Hatchetman at Florida Stage and
encourages you to support the many theatres in South Florida that continue to bring you exciting and thought provoking work year
round. Go see a show!
