MARK ROUTHIER
DIRECTOR
PLAYWRIGHT
DRAMATURG
Photos: John Barrois​
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"...Under Routhier’s direction, excellent performances across the board paint a portrait of an excruciating event that changed the way the nation viewed corporate responsibility."
- Mark Rickard, New Orleans Gambit
"Indeed, that night at the first run-through, the play’s real-world immediacy is striking: Trump-era concerns such as blatant prejudice against immigrants and the loss of jobs to trade deals and cheap foreign labor ripple through the dialogue. Flood City may be set in 1889 and 1992, but it has solid strands of 2016 in its DNA."
- Jim O'Quinn, American Theatre
FLOOD CITY
by
Gabrielle Reisman
The NOLA Project
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The Cast
Val..... Ashley Ricord Santos
Stacey..... Jessica Lozano
Clive..... Ian Hoch
Evan/Brick..... Keith Claverie
Miss Duncan/Carol..... Amy Alvarez*
Mr. Stewart/Dale..... Matthew Thompson*
Kelly/Greg..... Trey Burvant*
Designers
Scenic..... Steve Schepker Lighting..... Evan Spigelman
Costume..... Hope Bennett Sound..... Bredan Connelly
Props..... Jaime Bird
Stage Manager..... Sarah Chatelain
*Member of Actors' Equity Association
"...From clever verbal play to outright slapstick, director Mark Routhier plays up those laughs with a broad approach, leaving the audience off balance, though carefully snared into the world Reisman creates, a world that even crosses dimensions of time and space."
- Theordore P. Mahne, The Times-Picayune
BAD DOG
by
Jennifer Hoppe-House
Orlando Shakespeare Theater
The Cast
Molly.....Ginger Lee McDermott*
Linda.....Suzanne O'Donnell*
Becky....Anne Hering*
Lois.....Elizabeth Murff
Abby.....Jennifer Bonner
Walter.....William Metzo*
Sondra.....Gladys Rodriguez
Cop/Contractor/Larry Kaufman.....Mark Ferrera
Designers
Scenic.....Bob Philips Costume.....Denise R. Warner
Lighting.....Holly Stallard Sound.....Britt Sandusky
Stage Manager.....Stacy Norwood*
*Member of Actors' Equity Association
"Mark Routhier brings a delicate, natural touch to his direction – weaving characters in and out of confrontations while allowing the fine cast their nuanced impulses. The pacing accelerates to that riveting climax then slows in a smart albeit brief denouement."
- Pam Harbaugh Brevard Culture
PLUTO
by
Steve Yockey
Orlando Shakespeare Theater
National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere
The Cast
Elizabeth Miller.....Suzanne O'Donnell*
Bailey Miller.....Chris Metz
Maxine Sailor.....Jillian Gizzi
Cerberus.....Heather Leonardi*
Death.....John Connon*
Designers
Scenic.....Robbin Watts Costume.....Molly Walz
Lighting.....Mary Hefferman Sound.....Chip Perry
Stage Manager.....Victoria 'Bird' Ruiz*
*Member of Actors' Equity Association
"Pluto is not an easy play — it tackles the unthinkable with fantasy, humor, horror and an amazing depth of feeling. "
- Matt Palm Orlando Sentinel
THE CORTEZ METHOD
By
Rob Keefe
Orlando Shakespeare Theater
(Nominated for ACTA Steinberg New Play Award)
The Cast
Bill.....Paul Bernardo*
Walter.....Riley Clermont*
Sara.....Suzanne O'Donnell*
Odette.....Melanie Whipple*
Designers
Scenic.....Robbin Watts Costume.....Molly Waltz
Lighting.....Mary Hefferman Sound.......George Hamrah
Stage Manager.....Victoria 'Bird' Ruiz*
*Member of Actors' Equity Association
"As he did with his 2011 direction of Yasmina Reza’s “God of Carnage,” Mark Routhier’s bold direction of “The Cortez Method” strips down characters to their sinew.
It’s exciting to see something as fresh as “The Cortez Method.” This new play is park of the Harriett’s New Play Series. It has all the hallmarks of going beyond these latitudes, so you might want to see it now while it’s only an easy drive away."
- Pam Harbaugh Brevard Culture
Photos: Tony Firriolo
"...a guns a-blazin' treatment by director Mark Routhier... the story's four characters somehow manage to be, though never likable, at least sporadically sympathetic."
- Matt Palm Orlando Sentinel
Photos: Tony Firriolo
"...director Mark Routhier takes every advantage of each twist and crafts an unrelenting experience, powered by his wonderful cast and artistic design team."
- Pam Harbaugh Brevard Culture
Photos: Tony Firriolo
"...Jennifer Hoppe-House's "Bad Dog," making its world premiere in a super, sharply felt Orlando Shakespeare Theater production."
- Matt Palm Orlando Sentinel
Photos: John Barrois
"Routhier’s directing allows Biguenet’s script to fully shine; no heavy handed stage tricks are employed here. ...Whereas watching an episode of Treme can feel awkward and contrived to represent New Orleans, this play written by a local resounds with authenticity and insight."
- Jonas Griffin Nola Defender
"Director Mark Routhier did a superb job, putting this excellent cast through their paces in Biguenet’s fascinating play. Go see it." - Dalt Wonk The Gambit
MOLD
By
John Biguenet
Southern Rep
The Cast
Emile 'Trey' Guidry.....Trey Burvant*
Marie Guidry.....Kerry Cahill
Edgar Bernard.....Randy Maggiore*
Amelia Delachaise....Carol Sutton*
Designers
Scenic.....Geoffry Hall Lighting.....Marty Sachs
Sound.....Mike Harkins Costume.....Veronica Russell
Props.....Emily Ross
Stage Manager....Liz Harwood*
*Member of Actors' Equity Association
"Director Mark Routhier guides the cast and the audience along carefully.
...Summoning up deeply set, perhaps nearly forgotten, feelings of anger, regret and sorrow, but also hope and humor, with “Mold,” Biguenet has completed his trilogy on Katrina and its aftermath. It may well be regarded as the finest artistic achievement expressing the personal impact the flood had – and continues to have – on our lives today."
- Theodore P. Mahne The Times-Picayune
JIHAD JONES
AND
THE KALASHNIKOV BABES
By
Yussef El Guindi
Golden Thread Productions
National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere
The Cast
Ashraf.....Kamal Marayati
Barry.....David Sinaiko
Cassandra.....Cat Thompson*
Julius.....Mark Rafael Truitt*
Peggy.....Jessica Kitchens
Designers
Scenic.....James Faerron Lights.....Jacob Petrie
Costume.....Sarah Al Kassab Sound.....Sara Huddleston
Stage Manager.....Elizabeth W. Curtiss
*Member of Actors' Equity Association
“Mark Routhier is one of the premier new-play directors in the country. He understands the role of the director of a new play as a lens through which the playwright can see what happens when the script leaps from page to stage. His insights about the script itself and, especially, his leadership in grounding the cast in the text provides the playwright a clear view of what works and what doesn’t. A playwright could not have a better partner in bringing a new play to the stage than Mark Routhier.”
- John Biguenet, Playwright and Author
Photos: Tamer Youssef
"...'Jihad' is remarkably refreshing and thought-provoking, and Routhier's skillful staging packs a lot of entertainment into James Faerron's sleazy-slick studio set."
- Roburt Hurwitt SFGate