ROSE AND THE RIME On the heels of its successful Chicago run, The House returns to Miami with a captivating modern myth fit for all ages!

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1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: Suzette Espinosa Fuentes Gino R. Campodonico (786) (786) The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County and The House Theatre of Chicago Present the Florida premiere of ROSE AND THE RIME On the heels of its successful Chicago run, The House returns to Miami with a captivating modern myth fit for all ages! Wonderfully imaginative stagecraft and a unique approach to movement!" - Chicago Sun-Times It is a likable, poignant, gently involving show and full of inventive physical staging. - - The Chicago Tribune It s athletic, passionate, whimsical, and visually inventive a celebration of theater as a communal expression of living in the moment! Chicago Reader Part of the Arsht Center s Theater Up Close Series April 23, 2014 Preview April 24, 2014 Opening Night through May 18, 2014 Tickets: $45* Carnival Studio Theater In the Ziff Ballet Opera House MIAMI, FL April 2, 2014 The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County and The House Theatre of Chicago (Death and Harry Houdini; The Nutcracker, A Magical New Play) are proud to present the Florida premiere of ROSE AND THE RIME, a modern, captivating myth about a cursed town and a young heroine s adventure to save it, co-written by The House Theatre of Chicago founder and artistic director Nathan Allen, and company members Chris Mathews, and Jake Minton. Playing April 23 May 18, 2014 in the intimate Carnival Studio Theater (Ziff Ballet Opera House), ROSE AND THE RIME continues the Arsht Center s highly acclaimed Theater Up Close Series which features artistic collaborations from stellar local theater ensembles and nationally acclaimed theater companies. Tickets to ROSE AND THE RIME are $45*, and may be purchased through the Adrienne Arsht Center box office by calling (305) , or online at

2 ROSE AND THE RIME will mark our fourth consecutive season of presenting great work with the critically-acclaimed House Theatre of Chicago, said Scott Shiller, executive vice president of the Adrienne Arsht Center. Our ongoing collaboration has delivered audience favorites such as The Sparrow, and The Nutcracker, A Magical New Play, as well as the sold-out hit Death and Harry Houdini. We look forward to the regional premiere of ROSE AND THE RIME, an imaginative new tale for the whole family, which truly reflects the company s signature style of enchanting music, magic, swirling acrobatic dance, spectacle, and seamless stage craft. Set in Radio Falls a little town by a big lake" young Rose (Paige Collins) must risk her life to rescue a magic coin from the icy clutches of the Rime Witch (Ericka Ratcliff), her only hope in saving her friends and family from the spell that keeps them frozen in perpetual winter. When the coin is returned, the freezing spell is lifted, and for a moment, Radio Falls appears rescued from their icy fate; however, the coin's power inspires bigger dreams, and greed creeps slowly into the thawed townsfolk. Rose must fight to keep the coin from falling into the wrong hands, but can she bear the power herself? ROSE AND THE RIME is written by Nathan Allen (co-author and director of The Sparrow and author and director of Death and Harry Houdini), Chris Mathews (co-author of The Sparrow) and Jake Minton (co-author of The Sparrow and the co-author of The Nutcracker), and directed by Nathan Allen. Tommy Rapley (choreographer for The Sparrow, Death and Harry Houdini, and the director/choreographer for The Nutcracker) leads the ensemble in the dance-like movement as choreographer along with associate choreographer Joey Stone, and The House s resident composer Kevin O'Donnell lends the score. Originally developed at Hope College in 2008, ROSE AND THE RIME won the honor of playing the Kennedy Center as Best Original Work in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. Re-staged by The House in 2009, ROSE AND THE RIME tackles big themes considered central to many of the stories told at The House. Following ROSE AND THE RIME, the Adrienne Arsht Center s Theater Up Close Series closes its season with Zoetic Stage s THE GREAT GOD PAN, May 22 - June 8, 2014, Amy Herzog s critically-acclaimed drama. About the Cast and Creatives NATHAN ALLEN (Director, Playwright, Artistic Director) founded The House Theatre of Chicago with friends in the year 2001 and continues to lead the company as Artistic Director. Writing and directing credits include Death and Harry Houdini, The Sparrow, Rose and the Rime, The Iron Stag King, and The Crownless King. He wrote and starred in The Valentine Trilogy (San Valentino and The Melancholy Kid, Curse of the Crying Heart, and Valentine Victorious) and directed The Magnificents by Dennis Watkins, with whom he also created the weekly magic show, The Magic Parlour. Nathan s work has been seen on the stages of The House, The Steppenwolf Merle Reskin Garage Theatre, The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, The Stoneham Theatre in Boston, Strawdog Theatre, The Neo-Futurarium, Collaboraction, and The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. Nathan has received acknowledgements from the Joseph Jefferson Awards, The Orgie Awards, and The American College Theatre Festival. He has been named an Associate Artist at the Adrienne Arsht Center, and received the Emerging Leader Award from his alma mater, Southern Methodist University. CHRIS MATHEWS (Playwright) is a proud company member of The House Theatre of Chicago where he has been writing, performing, and every little thing in between since With Jake Minton and Nathan Allen, he has co-written Dave DaVinci Saves the Universe, The Sparrow, and The Crownless King Trilogy. In Chicago, his work has been seen with Lookingglass and Actors Gymnasium, among others. He is also an ensemble member with Barrel of Monkeys, an outreach organization that teaches writing classes in Chicago Public Schools, adapts stories written by the

3 students into short plays, and then performs the plays for the children that wrote them, thus helping the students realize the power of their own voices, and saving the world ( JAKE MINTON (Playwright) joined The House in 2002 and has co-authored Dave DaVinci Saves the Universe, The Sparrow, and Girls vs. Boys with the lovely and talented Chris Mathews and Nathan Allen. He s very proud to have created The Nutcracker with Phillip, Kevin, and Tommy. KEVIN O DONNELL (Composer) is a Chicago-based musician, and a company member with The House Theatre, who produced and premiered his song cycle Ploughed Under last season. His work in Chicago theater has earned him 20 Jeff Nominations (9 Awards), and 2 consecutive After Dark Awards (Outstanding Season). In Chicago he has worked with The Hypocrites (Artistic Associate), Steppenwolf, Lookingglass, The Building Stage, Redmoon, Chicago Shakespeare, TimeLine, The Court Theatre and many others. Regional credits include A.R.T. (Cambridge, MA); A.C.T. (San Francisco); The Adrienne Arsht Center (Miami); Kansas City Rep; Stages Rep (Houston); Baltimore CenterStage; First Stage (Milwaukee); Lambs Players (San Diego); New York: St. Anne s Warehouse, The Cherry Lane, and 59E59. As a musician he has recorded and/or performed with Andrew Bird, Nickel Creek, Jon Rauhouse, Kelly Hogan, David Berkeley, and many others. TOMMY RAPLEY (Choreographer) is a proud company member with The House where he regularly directs and choreographs. His work has been seen regionally at Hartford Stage Company, Stoneham Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Kansas City Rep., Oregon Shakespeare Festival and The New Victory Theater. Non-House Chicago credits include Aida (Drury Lane Oakbrook), Detroit (Steppenwolf), 100 Dresses, Good Night Moon and A Year with Frog and Toad (Chicago Children s Theatre), A Christmas Carol (The Goodman Theatre), Yeast Nation (American Theatre Company), and his original dance-opera DORIAN (Bailiwick Theatre) which will get a new life at The House this spring. ERICKA RATCLIFF s (Witch/Ensemble) past House credits include The Nutcracker (2007). Other Chicago and regional credits include Black Diamond: The Years the Locusts Have Eaten, Around the World in 80 Days, Peter Pan (A Play) (Lookingglass Theatre Company); Court Martial at Fort Devens (Victory Gardens Theater); Sketchbook (Collaboraction); Ruined (Mixed Blood); A Raisin in the Sun (Milwaukee Rep); Seven Guitars (Pittsburgh Playwrights); Funk It Up About Nothin and the inaugural Shakespeare In The Parks production, Taming of the Shrew in the title role (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.) She is an ensemble member with Congo Square Theatre Company. PAIGE COLLINS (Rose) is a company member with The House, where her credits include The Nutcracker, The Iron Stag King, and The Crownless King. Other Chicago credits include The Twins Would Like To Say and The Whole World Is Watching at Dog & Pony Theatre; Eclipsed at Northlight Theatre; Freedom, NY at Teatro Vista, Hunting and Gathering and We Live Here at Theatre Seven; and an understudy role in Yellowmoon at Writers Theatre. Regional credits include the Illinois Shakespeare Festival s Taming of the Shrew and A Midsummer Night s Dream. Paige holds a BFA in acting at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. KARA DAVIDSON s (Ensemble/Witch u/s) House credits include The Crownless King and understudying for Death and Harry Houdini. In Chicago, she has worked with The Plagiarists, Red Theater, Actors Gymnasium as well as participating as a writer/collaborator/performer on independent projects. Other stage credits include the Actors Theatre of Louisville, Nebraska Repertory Theatre, Aporia Theatre (NYC), Project Y (NYC), among others. She also does aerial/circus arts and holds a B.A. in Theatre Performance and French from the University of Nebraska. SAM GUINAN-NYHART s (Charlie) previous House credits include The Iron Stag King. Chicago credits include Detective Partner Hero Villain (Strawdog Theater) and City of Dreadful Night (The

4 Den Theater, Jeff nomination, Best Actor) among others. Sam received a BA in Philosophy from the University of Chicago and is a recent graduate of the School at Steppenwolf. BRANDON HOLMES (Jimmy) Chicago credits include Three Sisters at Steppenwolf; Polaroid Stories with First Floor Theatre Company; Victory Gardens One-Minute Play Festival; A Night of Fear, Love and Art, his original one-man show; The Darien Albert Story at Collaboration s Sketchbook; and Urban Theater Company s Midwest premiere of Fucking A by Suzan Lori Parks. He holds a BFA in Acting - Theatre Performance from The University of Illinois at Chicago. CHRISTINE MAYLAND PERKINS (Ensemble) is a company member of The House. Christine was last seen as Phoebe, the baby doll, in The Nutcracker ('13 & '12 in Chicago) and Kevin O'Donnell's Ploughed Under. Other Chicago credits include Pirates of Penzance at Marriott Lincolnshire, Light Opera Works; American Girls Revue and Circle of Friends at American Girl Theatre; Smokey Joe's Cafe at Open Door Repertory and American Music Theatre Projects. Christine is a current member of the Second City Conservatory Program and a graduate of Northwestern University. JOHN HENRY ROBERTS (Uncle Roger) previous House credits include Hollow Thom in two installments of The Crownless King trilogy, and Wilson in Wilson Wants It All. He s a member of Strawdog Theatre Company and has worked with Chicago theaters such as Lifeline, Court, Writers, Next and Chicago Shakespeare. He can be seen in the 15th episode of Chicago P.D. JEREMY SONKIN (Ensemble) is a graduate from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Jeremy started his professional career on the national tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, starring Ted Neeley. Recent credits in Chicago include Lookingglass, Lyric Opera Chicago, Mercury Theatre, Music Theatre Company, Light Opera Works, and Big Noise, to name a few. Previous winner of a Broadway World award for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his work in A Flea in Her Ear. DAN TOOT s (Ensemble) Chicago credits include Seascape at Oak Park Festival Theatre; Bang the Drum Slowly at Raven Theatre; Romeo and Juliet at First Folio Theatre; and Cherry Smoke at the side project, among others. Regional credits include Hartford Stage Co., Goodspeed Musicals, and Monomoy Theatre. Dan is a graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy and The Hartt School. TAMARA WHITE s (Ensemble) Chicago and regional credits include Helen in Fat Pig (Northern Lights Playhouse); Witch in Rapunzel (Emerald City Theatre); and Beatrice in The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (The M-Shop). ROSE AND THE RIME s creative team features costume design by Melissa Torchia; scenic design by Collette Pollard; sound design by Joshua Horvath; lighting design by Lee Keenan; and stage management by Kelly Claussen. Parental Guide: Recommended for ages 6+. CALENDAR LISTING The Adrienne Arsht Center and The House Theatre of Chicago present ROSE AND THE RIME Written by Nathan Allen, Chris Mathews, and Jake Minton Directed by Nathan Allen Preview: April 23, 2014 Opening Night: April 24, 2014 Through May 18, 2014 Carnival Studio Theater Adrienne Arsht Center Tickets: $45* It is a likable, poignant, gently involving show and full of inventive physical staging. - The Chicago Tribune

5 Radio Falls, Mich., has been trapped in perpetual winter for a generation and the constant blizzard surrounding the town means there s no way in or out. The last moment of heated passion brought the town its only remaining youth: a young girl named Rose. It is up to her to save Radio Falls from the vicious curse of the Rime Witch. But when she succeeds, Radio Falls discovers the witch s magic coin has two sides. The creators of the sold-out hit, Death and Harry Houdini, and last season s holiday favorite, The Nutcracker, A Magical New Play, bring you this modern version of The House s favorite myth a reminder that anything powerful enough to fulfill your dreams is powerful enough to destroy them. Parental Guide: Recommended for ages 6+. Part of the Theater Up Close Series. *All programs, artists, ticket prices, availability, dates and times are subject to change without notice. Visit for up-to-date information for details and schedules. Photos: For High-Resolution Download, Right Click on Photo(s) Below and Select Open Hyperlink. Rose and the Rime Photo Credit: Michael Brosilow Rose and the Rime Photo Credit: Michael Brosilow Rose and the Rime Photo Credit: Michael Brosilow Additional high-resolution photos are available at The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County is made possible by the public support of the Miami-Dade County Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Tourist Development Council and the City of Miami Omni Community Redevelopment Agency, as well as the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture. The Adrienne Arsht Center also receives generous support from individuals, corporations and local, state and national foundations. ### About the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County Set in the heart of downtown Miami and designed by world-renowned architect Cesar Pelli, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County is one of the world s leading performing arts organizations and venues. Spotlighting legends and serving as a launch pad for local artists to make their mark on the international stage, the Center presents nearly 500 events each year across its eight flexible, state-of-the-art performance spaces. The Center programs 12 signature series, including the largest jazz series in South Florida, the biggest flamenco festival on the East Coast, and a robust program of new theatrical works as well as free programming for the community and an arts education program that serves nearly 30,000 children each year. Since opening in 2006, the Arsht Center, a 501C3 non-profit organization, has emerged as a leader in presenting innovative programming that mirrors South Florida s diversity as well as a catalyst for billions of dollars in new development in the downtown area. Visit for more information.

6 About The House Theatre of Chicago The House is Chicago's premier home for original works of physical and spectacle storytelling. Founded and led by Artistic Director Nathan Allen and driven by an interdisciplinary ensemble of Chicago s next generation of great storytellers, The House aims to become a laboratory and platform for the evolution of the American theatre as an inclusive and popular artform. The House was founded in 2001 by a group of friends to explore connections between Community and Storytelling through a unique theatrical experience. Since becoming eligible in 2004, The House has been nominated for 60 Joseph Jefferson Awards (19 wins) and became the first recipient of Broadway in Chicago s Emerging Theater Award in Now in its 12th year of original work, The House continues its mission to unite Chicago in the spirit of Community through amazing feats of Storytelling. Visit for more information.