Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python, and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! This 2-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a ridiculously talented cast of four), an on-stage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers, and some good old-fashioned romance!

In The 39 Steps, a man with a boring life meets a woman with a thick accent who says she’s a spy. When he takes her home, she is murdered. Soon, a mysterious organization called “The 39 Steps” is hot on the man’s trail in a nationwide manhunt that climaxes in a death-defying finale! A riotous blend of virtuoso performances and wildly inventive stagecraft, The 39 Steps amounts to an unforgettable evening of pure pleasure!

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The original London production directed by Maria Aitken designed by Peter McKintosh lighting designed by Ian Scott sound designed by Mic Pool and movement directed by Toby Sedgwick opened at the Tricycle Theatre (now known as Kiln Theatre) in Kilburn in August 2006 and transferred to the Criterion Theatre in the West End on 14th September 2006 and subsequently to the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway on 15 January 2008. The original production was directed by Fiona Buffini.

This production is licensed and the film is distributed by ITV Global Entertainment Ltd.

Adapted by Patrick Barlow

David Connelly, Director
Stage Manager, Angelica J. Hernandez
Production ASM, Trevor Gagnon 

 

CAST

Nathan Thurman – Hannay
Julia Diaz-Blair – Annabella/Margaret/Pamela
Gloria Sanchez-Molina – Clown
Brad Adams – Clown

 

UNDERSTUDIES

Kaitlyn Alyse Jones
Trevor Gagnon

 

TIME

1935

 

SETTING

London; Edinburgh; the wild Scottish Highlands where few men dare tread.

 

There will be one 15 minute intermission.
BIOGRAPHIES
Nathan Thurman

(Hannay) entered the San Antonio theater community as an actor in 2006 and has been creating theater locally ever since. Living a life devoted to this craft, Nathan has undertaken many roles in San Antonio area productions over the years,

including actor, scenic designer, lighting designer, director, producer, and technical director. Having worked with companies all over town including The Wonder Theater (previously the Woodlawn), The Public, The Classic, The Overtime, and Northwest Vista College, Nathan currently serves as Technical Director for San Antonio College. Nathan is honored to be participating in 100A’s first staged production and hopes to continue to contribute to San Antonio’s ever growing theater community.

Julia Diaz-Blair

(Annabella/Margaret/Pamela) is thrilled to be a part of 100a Productions’ debut show. This opportunity is extra special as David Connelly was Julia’s biggest theatre influence growing up in her journey as a 2011 NESA Musical Theater grad. Since then, Julia has worn many hats in the arts including co-founding independent film company Texture Cinema with her life partner, Nolan. Julia dedicates this performance, in loving memory of her endlessly supportive mama, Norma.

Gloria Sanchez-Molina

(Clown) received her BA in Theatre from the University of the Incarnate Word. AtticRep theatre credits include, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Martha), God of Carnage (Veronica), The Goat or Who is Sylvia (Stevie), Hell Cab (Ensemble) and Lydia (Rosa). Other notable credits include Santos y Santos (Veronica), Enchanted April (Costanza) and The Cherry Orchard (Pischik). 

Brad Adams

(Clown) is thrilled to make his debut at the Tobin in 100A Productions inaugural staged play. Brad has been acting for nearly 30 years in San Antonio, New York, Austin, and Los Angeles, as well as National Tours (Repertory Theatre of America). Some of his favorite roles include Joe Pitt in Angels in America (The Playhouse), Nick in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (AtticRep), and a mishmash of characters in Chicabarent, an original musical (CAC, Los Angeles). In addition, Brad was a resident company member with the Magik Children’s Theatre and an improviser at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Other acting credits include November (Archer Brown), Complete Works of Shakespeare Unabridged (Company), King Lear (Edmund), Dream of Perfect Sleep (Robert), and All in The Timing (Various). Brad studied at Meadows School of the Arts (SMU), Upright Citizens Brigade (LA & NYC), and holds an MBA from Webster University. He also has an essay being published in the American Book Review this summer all about his experiences with rejection as an actor. His two children, Foster & MaryKyna are his endless inspiration.

Angelica J. Hernandez

(Stage Manager) Born and raised in San Antonio, Angie has a Bachelors of Arts in Film, Television and Theater from the University of Notre Dame. She has worked on stage, back stage and everything in between since 2010 at several theaters in San Antonio including The Overtime Theater and The Magik Theater to name a few. She recently stepped into the Artistic Director role at The Overtime Theater leading producing over 10 original productions each season. Some of her favorite productions to be a part of include Dr. S Battles the Sex Crazed Reefer Zombies: The Movie: The Musical, The Adventures of Captain Cortez and the Tri-Lambda Brigade, Flash!!! and Mercy Watson to the Rescue. She is thrilled to be stage managing with such a fantastic team for this production!

David Connelly

(Director) is thrilled to collaborate on 100A Productions’ premiere event, The 39 Steps. David began his professional theatre career in Chicago, working with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Chicago/Festival of Perth/Broadway), the Goodman Theatre, The Pointe Theatre Company, and the Famous Door Theatre Company. His San Antonio credits include directing and/or performing with AtticRep and the San Antonio Public Theatre. He recently retired after 22 years teaching at the North East School of the Arts, where he established and taught the Acting curriculum in the Musical Theatre program, and directed over sixty productions. In 2014, the Hollywood Reporter included the NESA theatre program among the top ten of its national survey of high school drama programs. He was a finalist for the Excellence in Theatre Education Award at the 2019 Tonys.

Dallas Akins

(Movement Coach) is an actor, writer, director and theater creator originally from Texas, now living in Paris, France. He graduated with a combined degree in physics and theater from Trinity University (San Antonio, 2016). Between 2018 and 2022 he completed 2 years of training at Ecole Philippe Gaulier and 2 years at Ecole Jacques Lecoq, two of the most renowned clown and physical theater schools in Europe. Dallas has created five original, science-based plays for kids (titled Professor Universe) under his company, WOW O’clock. He has performed them hundreds of times across the United States and in London, UK. Dallas is the co-founder of an international theatre company (AMOK) dedicated to creating original, highly physical and multilingual live performances. They are currently working on their first production, The Gag Show. He is also co-writing and directing Garden of Dystopia, a one-woman show about generational trauma from totalitarian regimes; he is creating a show on the science of sex, and another one-man clown and comedy show with all of his worst ideas from Clown College. When he is not creating or performing projects, Dallas teaches clown, movement, and theater. He has taught workshops in France, United Kingdom, Finland, and the United States.

Sam Carter Gilliam

(Dialect Coach) Sam’s stage work includes roles as Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald in Zelda, Molly in Molly Sweeney, and Emily Dickinson in The Belle of Amherst. Other roles include Blanche in Streetcar Named Desire, Vera in 4,000 Miles, and Mrs. Alving in Ghosts. Original work includes a growing collection of biblical story portraits, which offer a unique blend of scholarly research and carefully shaped content delivered through oral interpretive performance. She performs throughout the United States. Here at home, Sam collaborates annually with the Texas Lutheran University choirs, weaving original story throughout TLU’s Christmas Vespers program. Retired in 2016 from Trinity University; member, Actors’ Equity Association. Grateful for the invitation to join the creative team for “The 39 Steps”!

Ryan McGettigan

(Scenic Design) Ryan is a Houston-based scenic designer of theater, opera, and dance working across the country and Europe. Recent San Antonio credit: María de Buenos Aires with Opera San Antonio. He is the Resident Designer at Cape Rep Theatre in Brewster, MA as well as a Company Artist with Prague Shakespeare Company and the Catastrophic Theatre and Classical Theatre Company of Houston. Regional Credits: Theatre under the Stars, Stages Repertory Theatre, Orlando Shakespeare Theater, Shakespeare & Company, Cape Rep, Abilene Shakespeare Festival, Legacy Theatre, Prague Shakespeare Company. Opera and Dance: Opera San Antonio, Glimmerglass Festival, New Orleans Opera, Opera San Jose, HGOco, Open Dance Project, and the Houston Ballet.