Supporting Materials

Free “Open Talk”

All My Sons

A Free Open Talk by Director Christopher Johnson on Saturday, October 24, 2026, 2:00–3:00 P.M.

Join us for a presentation that will deepen your understanding of the play and hopefully enrich your experience of attending the production. As always, actors from our production will be on hand to present an exciting sneak peek at the play in action!

This open talk is supported in part by a generous gift from Paul Winick & Ronda Lustman.

Christopher Johnson (Director) first came to The Rogue in 2011 to play Jewel in As I Lay Dying and now serves as Associate Artistic Director, Play-reading Producer, and Resident Ensemble Member. The recipient of eight Arizona Daily Star Mac Award nominations for Best Director, his directing credits include the Rogue productions of The River, Cloud 9, Romeo and Juliet, Marjorie Prime, Under Milk Wood, Heartbreak House, The Seafarer, Great Expectations, Passage, The Awakening, The Weir, A View from the Bridge, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Middletown, The Crucible, Three Tall Women, Penelope, and The Picture of Dorian Gray; as well as Rogue’s Play-readings of The Year of Magical Thinking, Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons, The Great God Pan, Of Mice and Men, Seascape, Heroes of the Fourth Turning, I Am My Own Wife, Our Country’s Good, Loveplay, Let Me Down Easy, Everybody, The Illusion, No Exit, Don Juan in Hell, A House of Pomegranates, The River, and Elizabeth Rex. Elsewhere in Tucson Christopher has directed boom, Cabaret, The Altruists, and Speech & Debate for Winding Road Theater Ensemble; as well as Wit, Persephone or Slow Time, The Book Of Liz, My Name is Rachel Corrie, Killer Joe, The Rocky Horror Show, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, Savage In Limbo, Bug, Titus Andronicus, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Etcetera at Live Theatre Workshop (where he served as late-night series Artistic Director from 2007-12). Christopher has acted in over 30 plays at The Rogue, is the author of three of The Rogue’s original stage adaptations, has served on the Board of Directors, and creates all of The Rogue’s social media and video content.

Christopher Johnson’s direction of All My Sons is supported in part by
generous gifts from Nancy Bissell and Marcia & Tyler Tingley

CAST

JOE KELLER. Joseph McGrath*
KATE KELLER. Cynthia Meier*
CHRIS KELLER. Aaron Shand*
ANN DEEVER. Bryn Booth*
GEORGE DEEVER. Hunter Hnat*
DR. JIM BAYLISS. Ryan Parker Knox*
SUE BAYLISS. Chelsea Bowdren*
FRANK LUBEY. Christopher Pankratz*
LYDIA LUBEY. Sophie Gibson-Rush*
BERT. Sam Howell / Max Morgan

*Member of The Rogue Resident Acting Ensemble

Stand-Bys: Shannon Elias*, Arnie Krauss* and Leslie Monthan.

Biographies

Bryn Booth (Ann Deever) is a graduate of the BFA Acting program at the University of Arizona. She was most recently seen as Miranda in The Tempest. This is Bryn’s ninth season as a member of the Resident Acting Ensemble and her 35th show with The Rogue. Some of her favorite shows at The Rogue are Romeo & Juliet, The Awakening, Much Ado About Nothing, and Passage. Bryn has also been seen at the Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre as Mag in Lovers and Gowdie in The Love Talker. Bryn is also active in the Tucson Indie Film Community where she has worked as an actor and writer. Bryn wants to thank Joe and Cindy for giving her the best job she’s ever had with the most amazing people she’s ever met.

Bryn Booth’s performance is supported in part by generous gifts
from Paul Winick & Ronda Lustman and Clay Shirk

Chelsea Bowdren (Sue Bayliss) is excited to be in her fifth season as a member of The Rogue Resident Acting Ensemble. She has previously performed on The Rogue stage in The Tempest, Peter and the Starcatcher, Tartuffe, The Playboy of the Western World, If on a winter’s night a traveler, The Skin of Our Teeth, Love’s Labor’s Lost, Under Milk Wood, The Left Hand of Darkness, Heartbreak House, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Great Expectations, Sweat, Mrs Dalloway, Death of a Salesman, Twelfth Night and Immortal Longings. For Archer, Eloise, and Felix: don’t ever grow up. And to Jeff, thank you for all you do.

Chelsea Bowdren’s performance is supported in part by generous gifts from
Susan Tiss, Marcia & Tyler Tingley and Peggy Houghton & Paul Garner

Sophie Gibson-Rush (Lydia Lubey) is honored to be a member of The Rogue Resident Acting Ensemble. She is also the co-founder of Koso Theatre Collective, and the front woman and primary songwriter for the rock quartet Holy Faint. She attended Boston University and London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art where she earned a BFA in acting. She continued her education at Double Edge Theatre studying devised theatre. Favorite acting credits include Nora Helmer in A Doll’s House, Ariel in The Tempest, Elmire in Tartuffe, Widow Quinn in The Playboy of the Western World, Gladys in The Skin of Our Teeth, Marc Antony in Julius Caesar, and Thomasina Coverly in Arcadia. Always for Jojo with love. IG: @soatgoat

Sophie Gibson-Rush’s performance is supported in part by generous gifts
from Katherine Jacobson and Jim Wilson & Adam Hostetter

Hunter Hnat (George Deever) is grateful to be in his ninth season as a member of The Rogue Resident Acting Ensemble. He was most recently seen as Doctor Rank in A Doll’s House. He has performed in over 30 shows with The Rogue, some notable favorites include Boy in Peter and the Starcatcher, Betty/Gerry in Cloud 9, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Christopher Mahon in The Playboy of the Western World, Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Pip in Great Expectations, Happy in Death of a Salesman, Sebastian in Twelfth Night, Edmund Tyrone in Long Day’s Journey Into Night, and Christopher in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Other credits include Salomé (Scoundrel & Scamp), U/S in Romeo and Juliet (Arizona Theatre Company), and How the House Burned Down (Live Theatre Workshop). He is a U of A alumnus with his BFA in Musical Theatre, class of 2015. Enjoy the show!

Hunter Hnat’s performance is supported in part by generous
gifts from Clay Shirk and Jane & Jim Peterson

Samuel Howell (Bert) is a 3rd grader at Ironwood Elementary. He is excited to make his debut at The Rogue Theatre in All My Sons!  Past theater credits include Ensemble in Shrek and Doorknob in Alice in Wonderland with Saguaro City Music Theatre, along with several productions with Arizona Rose Theatre. When he’s not on stage, he enjoys playing video games and flag football. He is thrilled to be part of All My Sons.

Sam Howell’s performance is supported in part by a
generous gift from Ann & Andrew Lettes

Ryan Parker Knox (Dr. Jim Bayliss) In The Tempest, Ryan is appearing in his 53rd MainStage production in his 13th? full season with the Ensemble. This has been a heavily nautically themed season for him having appeared in Peter & the Starcatcher and The River. Ryan grew up in South Dakota, and had a decade-long layover in Minnesota’s Twin Cities before landing in the Old Pueblo, so he is usually grateful to be warm more than a few months out of the year, but we’ll all see what summer 2026 brings. He is a life-long Chicago Cubs fan as well as a devoted tabby cat dad, pug dad, and life-partner to his beloved Carina. He offers thanks to all his supporters and sponsors over the years, as Ryan is elated to now be a true Tucsonan, having lived here longer than he has anywhere else in his life. Ryan has also recently hit a milestone birthday and trusts that his best life and work is yet to come.

Ryan Parker Knox’s performance is supported in part by generous gifts
from Sylvia Pozarnsky, Ed & Nancy Landes and Sally Krusing

Joseph McGrath (Joe Keller) is a graduate of the Juilliard School of Drama and Co-Founder and Artistic Director for The Rogue Theatre. He has recently appeared in The Tempest, Peter and the Starcatcher, Cloud 9, Romeo and Juliet, The Playboy of the Western World, If on a winter’s night a traveler, Under Milk Wood, The Left Hand of Darkness, Heartbreak House, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Seafarer, Great Expectations, Mrs Dalloway, Passage, Death of a Salesman, Twelfth Night, The Awakening, As You Like It, The Weir, A View from the Bridge, Moby Dick, Long Day’s Journey into Night, The Crucible, The Secret in the Wings, Galileo, and King Lear. He also received the Mac Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Tobias in A Delicate Balance. Joe has toured with John Houseman’s Acting Company and has performed with the Utah Shakespearean Festival. He has been a frequent performer with Ballet Tucson appearing in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and for seventeen years as Herr Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker. He has also performed with Arizona Theatre Company, Arizona Opera, and Arizona Onstage.

Joseph McGrath’s performance is supported in part by generous gifts from
Jerry James, Warren & Felicia May and Lori Levine & Gary Benna

Cynthia Meier (Kate Keller) is Co-Founder and Managing/Associate Artistic Director for The Rogue, and has previously appeared in Tartuffe, Romeo and Juliet, Marjorie Prime, Under Milk Wood, Heartbreak House, Babette’s Feast, Great Expectations, Death of a Salesman, The Awakening, The Oresteia, A View from the Bridge, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Blithe Spirit, The Crucible, Three Tall Women, and The Grapes of Wrath. Cynthia has been nominated for nine Mac Awards for Best Actress from the Arizona Daily Star and received the 2008 Mac Award for her portrayal of Stevie in Edward Albee’s The Goat. She has also performed with Arizona Repertory Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, Michigan Repertory Theatre, and Borderlands Theatre. In the 1990s, Cynthia co-founded a women’s theatre company, Bloodhut Productions, which toured throughout the American West and was published by St. Martin’s Press. Cynthia holds a Ph.D. in Performance Studies from the University of Arizona.

Cynthia Meier’s performance is supported in part by generous gifts from
Kathy Ortega & Larry Johnson, Shawn Burke and Lori Levine & Gary Benna

Max Morgan (Bert) is honored to make his Rogue debut as Bert in All My Sons. He is currently an 8th grader at the Paulo Freire School. Max’s favorite past productions include Scrooge! (Arizona Theatre Company), The Addams Family (Pugsley Addams - Saguaro City), and Ragtime (Edgar/Little Boy - Arts Express).  In his spare time, Max enjoys building complex Lego constructions and designing D&D campaigns. Max is a voice student of Eric Ashley and his acting coach is Aaron Cammack. Thank you to his family for their constant support and encouragement!

Max Morgan’s performance is supported in part by
a generous gift from Barbara & Gerald Goldberg

Christopher Pankratz (Frank Lubey, Property Master, Scenic Artist) Christopher’s Rogue acting credits include The Tempest, Peter and the Starcatcher, Cloud 9, Tartuffe, Romeo and Juliet, The Playboy of the Western World, If on a winter’s night a traveler, The Skin of Our Teeth, Love’s Labor’s Lost, Under Milk Wood, The Left Hand of Darkness, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Great Expectations, The Awakening, As You Like It, A View from the Bridge, Moby Dick, The Crucible, Much Ado About Nothing, King Lear, and The Grapes of Wrath. Christopher also directed An Enemy of the People, Constellations, and The Sun Also Rises for the John and Joyce Ambruster Play-Reading Series. Christopher formerly taught theatre at Flowing Wells High School where he wrote and produced numerous new plays including The Longest Day of April, The Story Seller’s Tale, and You Can’t Make Wine from Raisins, which are available online for licensing and performance. While attending the University of Arizona, Christopher earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts, as well as a master’s degree from the College of Education.

Christopher Pankratz’s performance is supported in part by generous gifts from
Denice Blake & John Blackwell and Paul & Mary Ross
His work as Prop Master is supported in part by
a generous gift from Julia Royall
His work as Scenic Artist is supported in part by
a generous gift from Pauline Pettinato

Aaron Shand (Chris Keller) was last seen on The Rogue stage as Torvald Helmer in A Doll’s House. Now in his ninth season as a member of The Rogue Theatre’s Resident Acting Ensemble, Aaron has also appeared in Tartuffe, Romeo and Juliet, The Playboy of the Western World, If on a winter’s night a traveler, Love’s Labor’s Lost, Under Milk Wood, The Left Hand of Darkness, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Seafarer, Twelfth Night, The Awakening, As You Like It, The Weir, A View from the Bridge, Moby Dick, Middletown, Much Ado About Nothing, Galileo, The Grapes of Wrath and King Lear. Born and raised in Tucson, he received his B.F.A. in Acting from the University of Arizona, performing for the Arizona Repertory Theatre in Bus Stop, The Miracle Worker and Romeo & Juliet. He also spent a season with the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, performing in The Cherry Orchard and A Christmas Carol.

Aaron Shand’s performance is supported in part by generous gifts from
Carol Mangold, Eloise Gore & Allen Hile and Kathy & Dennis Karsh

Russell Ronnebaum, Music Director and Pianist

Russell Ronnebaum (Music Director) has served as The Rogue Theatre’s Resident Composer and Director of Music since 2019. Some favorite productions include Peter and the Starcatcher, Tartuffe, Marjorie Prime, If on a winter’s night a traveler, Under Milk Wood, The Left Hand of Darkness, Mrs Dalloway, Death of a Salesman, The Awakening, As You Like It, Frankenstein, Moby Dick, and Much Ado About Nothing. Russell holds a Master of Music degree in collaborative piano from the University of Arizona. He is the assistant director of music at St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church in Oro Valley. As a pianist, Russell often performs with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. Russell made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2016, performing the music of Dan Forrest. Recordings, videos, sheet music, and more are available at www.RRonnebaum.com.

Russell Ronnebaum’s music direction is supported in part by generous gifts
from Peggy Houghton & Paul Garner and Sally Krusing

Designers and Production Staff

Cynthia Meier (Costume Design) worked her way through college at Eastern Michigan University by assisting in the costume shop. Most of what she knows about Costume Design, she learned from Katie Holkeboer, the costume designer and professor at EMU. After graduating with her MA in Speech & Theatre, Cynthia stayed on at EMU to teach Costume Design, Costume Construction, Stage Makeup, and Introduction to Technical Theatre while designing the university mainstage plays and supervising the costume shop. She has designed costumes for each and every one of The Rogue plays since 2005. 

Cynthia Meier’s costume design is supported in part by a generous gift
from Denice Blake & John Blackwell and Jill Ballesteros

Joseph McGrath (Scenic Design) worked in the scene shops at West Virginia University and the Juilliard School of Drama while he was studying to become an actor. He served as Technical Director for Arizona Theatre Company from 1987–88, and opened his own scene shop, Sonora Theatre Works, in the 1990s. Joe has designed and built scenery for Ballet Tucson for most of their ballets for over 20 years, as well as various projects with UA Opera Theatre. He has designed each and every set for The Rogue since its inception in 2005.

Joseph McGrath’s scenic design is supported in part by
generous gifts from Jerry James and Julia Royall

Brian McElroy (Lighting Designer) is honored to design his first production at The Rogue. In the past 15 years of professional work in Southern Arizona and New York he has been on the production team for over 200 live theatre and musical shows, and now runs Monsoon Staging serving clients across the education and nonprofit sectors. During the day, he works as an analyst and data manager for the Pima County Health Department. Notable lighting designs from the past year include Saguaro City's Annie, the University of Arizona's The Telephone/The Impresario, and Scoundrel & Scamp's Where Words Once Were. You may also have recently seen him on stage as an actor in shows such as LTW's Home, I’m Darling (Marcus), The Minutes (Mr. Hanratty), Winding Road's Amadeus (Mozart), and Saguaro City Musical Theatre's Matilda (Escapologist). Thanks as always to family and friends who support his incorrigible need for theatre.

Brian McElroy’s lighting design is supported in part by generous gifts
from Rick & Debby Apling and Fred Corey

Hannah Al-Baiaty (Stage Manager) is excited to continue her work with The Rogue Theatre after previously stage-managing The River, Peter and the Starcatcher, Romeo and Juliet, Marjorie Prime, If on a winter’s night a traveler, The Skin of Our Teeth, Love’s Labor’s Lost, Under Milk Wood, The Left Hand of Darkness, The Seafarer, Great Expectations, Twelfth Night, and Passage. Hannah earned her BFA in Technical Theatre Production and Design from the University of Arizona. Hannah’s previous credits include serving as Stage Manager for the Under Construction Series: Ralph Lemon & Friends at Park Avenue Armory, Helen Simoneau Danse’s Flight Distance at Joyce SoHo, Tucson Folk Festival, Arizona Repertory Theatre’s productions of Avenue Q, Assistant Stage Manager for Eugene Opera’s production of Nixon in China and Assistant Production Manager for Pipeline Theatre Company’s world premiere of Byuioo. She also spent five seasons as a Costume Technician for The Gaslight Theatre. Hannah would like to thank her husband, beautiful baby boy, family, and friends for their endless support and love.

Hannah Al-Baiaty’s stage management is supported in part by
a generous gift from Nan Schubel

Shannon Wallace (Production Stage Manager) first came to The Rogue in 2015 to stage manage The Picture of Dorian Gray, and now serves as their Production Stage Manager and Operations Manager. She has worked on over 30 shows with The Rogue, some favorites include: The Tempest, Peter and the Starcatcher, If on a winter’s night a traveler, As You Like It, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Curious Incident, The Grapes of Wrath, and The Bridge of San Luis Rey. She holds a BFA from the University of Arizona, with a dual emphasis in stage management and lighting design. During her college years, she worked on over 25 productions with Arizona Repertory Theatre and dabbled in production and company management at Arizona Theatre Company and the Contemporary American Theatre Festival. After graduating, she continued to expand her arts management experience, including being Operations Assistant at Mudlark Theater Company. Apart from a one-year sojourn to Chicago, The Rogue has been her home for almost 10 years, and she is grateful every day to be a part of this vibrant and loving community.

Shannon Wallace’s production stage management is supported in part by
a generous gift from Robert & Rhonda Fleming

Nanalee Raphael (Costume Shop Supervisor) has known from age five that she would work in theatre. Of course, she thought it would be as an actor, not as someone who flings fabric around. She feels blessed that she has always been employed in costuming, for both professional and academic theatres, and has never had to have a “day job.” Until moving to Tucson in 1995, she was peripatetic in her work situations, desiring to work with theatres all over the country. She has worked as a costume designer, costume director and/or draper in professional theatres in Michigan, (Hope Summer Repertory, Holland), Wisconsin (American Players Theatre, Spring Green), Illinois (Goodman, Wisdom Bridge, and Steppenwolf, Chicago), New York (The Public, NYC), Arizona (ART & ATC, Tucson), at Shakespeare Festivals in Vermont and New Jersey, and California (The Old Globe, San Diego). She received both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Costume Design and Technology from Syracuse University. She is one of the “Pioneering Seven,” the first group of women to study full-time at Dartmouth College.

Peter Bleasby (Master Electrician) has been actively involved with lighting for theatre and other entertainments for 70 years. That is not a typo! Professionally it includes stints with BBC Television, and with UK lighting designer Richard Pilbrow for the opening of the National Theatre (Director: Laurence Olivier). Non-theatrical lighting has included Commercial/Industrial, Cathedrals, Major Sports Venues and Fashion Shows. He assisted with The Rogue’s initial lighting rig at the Historic “Y” in 2009 and has been the master electrician for every show since the 2013/14 season. His most recent contribution was the design and oversight of the $95K LED lighting installation in time for Tartuffe - the 100th production - in September 2025. From light bulbs in coffee cans to LED lights with internal software, it’s been an amazing  technological journey, but always in the service of the productions.

Connor J. Greene (Assistant Master Electrician) first came to The Rogue as a volunteer electrician on Miss Julie in 2016. In 2018, he interned for Peter Bleasby on The Grapes of Wrath. Starting with The Awakening in 2020, he began drafting for Deanna Fitzgerald’s designs. In 2021, when a piece of lighting technology misbehaved during Twelfth Night, he became a special projects electrician. Now, in 2025, Connor is excited to serve as The Rogue’s Assistant Master Electrician. He is looking forward to the learning and growth that comes from making good art with the wonderful community who supported and fostered him throughout his entire career. Connor holds a BFA from the University of Arizona, with an emphasis in lighting design. He was a Journeyman Electrician for Williamstown Theatre Festival in 2019, a freelance electrician in NYC from 2019-2020, and the Lighting Programmer for Arizona Opera Company from 2021-2023. He would like to thank his families of both blood and water.

Kara Clauser (House Manager) has been involved with The Rogue for more than a decade as a box officer, volunteer usher, and now house manager. She studied ecology and geographic information systems at the University of Arizona, and has a day job as a scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity.

Megan Coy (House Manager, Box Office Staff) is excited to return to The Rogue after taking a few years away! As the resident stage manager in 2019-2020, she worked on Middletown, Long Day’s Journey into Night, Moby Dick, and The Beauty Queen of Leenane. In 2020, she decided to leave The Rogue to be home with her daughter Eleanor and has now welcomed a son, Esben. Always looking for a creative outlet, Megan started her jewelry business, Coy Creative, in 2020 as well! Prior to working at The Rogue, she worked in marketing and production at The Magik Theatre in San Antonio, traveled internationally with a touring production, and graduated from the U of A in 2013 with a BFA in Theatre Production. She is so excited to be back with her friends at The Rogue!

Matt Elias (House Manager, Sound Consultant) is constantly seeking out art whether it be theatre, music, television or video games. He became enamored with live performance at The Rogue Theatre in 2014 while joining his wife, Shannon, as an usher. His experience as a touring musician, his penchant for audio production and his general obsession with how stuff works, makes him useful in all sorts of tight places throughout the production process. Nowadays you’ll see him working as House Manager and you might not see him sneaking a peek at each of those shows from behind the scenes. Matt has experience in many technical fields but he is currently working as an Applications Engineer at Alicat Scientific.

Thomas Wentzel (Box Office Manager, Program, Website) is a Scientific Programmer for the National Solar Observatory and holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Arizona. Previously he has worked as a Data Manager for several prevention programs in the Arizona Cancer Center and the Mel and Enid Zuckerman Arizona College of Public Health. He has served on the Board of the Tucson Men’s Cooperative, editing its newsletter for five years, and on the Executive Committee of Sons of Orpheus—The Male Choir of Tucson. He has sung with Furry Day Singers, Sons of Orpheus, AwenRising and Arizona Repertory Singers, and has performed with Tucson Art Theatre in Viktor Slavkin’s Cerceau and Clifford Odets’ Waiting for Lefty. Thomas has designed and built The Rogue Theatre Web site (with great assistance from Bill Sandel and Bryan Falcón in creating the 2020 Website update), and serves as Webmaster and Business Manager. He also served on The Rogue’s Board of Directors for the theatre’s first twenty years.

Shannon Elias (Box Office Associate, Volunteer Coordinator) got her first big break in theatre at age 11 when she was cast as the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz in school. After that first applause, she was hooked. She began at The Rogue Theatre as an usher in 2008, and volunteered in various roles until she was hired to the box office in 2018. She made her debut on The Rogue stage in The Oresteia in 2020 and has since appeared in The Tempest, The Playboy of the Western World, The Skin of Our Teeth, Babette’s Feast, The Left Hand of Darkness, and the staged-readings of Everybody and The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window. She also worked backstage with The Rogue as Assistant Stage Manager for The Awakening, Mrs Dalloway, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Love’s Labor’s Lost. Shannon holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts from the University of Arizona with a minor in Special Education and Rehabilitation Psychology.

Our Thanks

Performance Schedule

Supported by the Arizona Commission on the Arts with funding from the State of Arizona and the National Endowment for the Arts. Support is also provided by generous grants from the Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona, the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, and the Shubert Foundation.