A Regional Premiere.
Reporting live from Fresno! Ella Olesen stars as a California weather girl who struggles to deliver forecasts about our climate-stricken planet with unflinching optimism. Beneath her sunshiny veneer lurks something fantastically primal, something that may be the key to saving us all. This blistering dark comedy by Brian Watkins was named one of The New York Times’ Best Plays of 2025.
WEATHER GIRL is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Dramatists Play Service. www.concordtheatricals.com
Roz & Charles Stuzin
Chris & Suzanne Armstrong, Rhoda Levitt, Alan & Barbara Pareira
GableStage Theatre Company at The Wolfson Family Theatre
1200 Anastasia Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Award-winning dramas! Acclaimed premieres! Our current season will delight, surprise, and inspire.
Ella Olesen (STACEY GROSS) is honoured to make her GableStage debut in WEATHER GIRL. Ms. Olesen is an award-winning Canadian actress, born and raised on Vancouver Island, and a member of New York City’s Ensemble Shakespeare Company. New York/Off-Broadway Credits: Welcome to the Big Dipper (York Theatre; World Premiere), Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Mark Antony in Julius Caesar, and Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Ensemble Shakespeare Company; Flea Theater). Regional: Oleanna (Florida Repertory Theatre), The Importance of Being Earnest (Florida Repertory Theatre & Gulfshore Playhouse); Alone Together (New Theatre; opposite Barry Williams), Fiddler on the Roof (Philadelphia Orchestra; John Williams’ orchestrations). Ms. Olesen holds a B.F.A. degree in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan, a Certificate in Shakespeare from the British American Drama Academy, and regularly practices the teachings of Patsy Rodenburg and Bob Krakower. Gratitude to the entire GableStage team, Henderson Hogan Agency, and Brendan Stackhouse. www.ellaolesen.com
Photo by Ted Ely
Nicole Stodard, Ph.D. (Director and Costume Designer) is a South Florida-based theater artist, educator, and mission-driven nonprofit leader. A Full Member of SDC, the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Nicole has directed and designed more than 50 productions. Distinctions include South Florida Carbonell Nominations for Best Director, Best Sound Design, and Best Costume Design; Silver Palm Awards for Best Direction; and NEW TIMES “Best Director” Awards. Nicole is Founding Artistic Director of Thinking Cap Theatre (TCT), a nonprofit professional theater company established in 2010 and devoted to gender equality and theatrical experimentation; next up with TCT is Shakespeare’s Hamlet this November at Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center. In addition to her work with TCT, Nicole serves as VP of Theater Programming and Operations for Hollywood Art and Culture Center, where she oversees theater education and community and professional theater programming. Nicole sincerely thanks Bari Newport for this wonderful opportunity and for uplifting women artists.
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