The Cast
(in order of appearance)
Frankie ............................................................................. Dick Baker
Jinx ................................................................................Nick Endsley
Sparky ........................................................................ Matty Colonna
Smudge .................................................................. Joseph Strickland
Understudies
Kurt Barger for Smudge and Sparky
Cody Carlson for Frankie and Jinx
Dedication
Forever Plaid is dedicated to the “good guys;”
To the guys who carried an extra handkerchief;
To the guys who saved their allowances to give their parents an extra special night
on the town for their anniversary;
To the guys who wheeled the projector carts for the driver education lms;
To the guys who didn’t go beyond rst base, and if, by some miracle, they did,
they didn’t tell anyone.
We salute you!
Who’s Who
DICK BAKER (Frankie) is
thrilled to be back in Tampa
performing in Forever
Plaid! Some past Florida
credits include The Normal
Heart at freeFall Theatre
and Hair at American Stage.
He hopes the cast and crew break their legs,
and gives special thanks to Steven Flaa.
Love to Jillian.
NICK ENDSLEY (Jinx)
Nick is thrilled to make
his debut at The Straz and
to return to Plaid Land for
the fth time! Past credits
include: Tobias in Sweeney
Todd (TheatreWorks Fla),
Beleaguered Geek in Heathers The Musical
(Gen Y Productions), The Boy in Dr. Seuss’
The Cat in the Hat (Orlando Rep) and Peter
Cratchit in the National Tour of A Christmas
Carol. He is a graduate of the University of
Central Florida with a BFA in Musical Theatre
and currently resides in NYC. He thanks his
family, friends, Steven and this wonderful
team for their support! NickEndsley.com
MATTY COLONNA
(Sparky) Matty is thrilled to
be here at The Straz. This
is his fourth time returning
to Plaid Land. He attended
Stetson University for Music
Education. Recent credits:
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Melchior (Spring Awakening), Rocky (The
Rocky Horror Show), Paul (A Chorus Line),
Mark (Rent). He’s a private voice and piano
teacher, music director, composer and piano
player in multiple bands around Florida.
Thanks to Steven, Ziz, Angie, Maria, Mom
and Heather for all the love and support.
JOSEPH STRICKLAND
(Smudge) comes from small
town life in Georgia. He’s
worked with American
Stage and Theatre Zone in
Florida before moving to
New York. He’s excited to
return to the south to revisit Plaid! Special
thanks to Steven Flaa and everyone at The
Straz, Richard Sabellico, Adolpho Blaire, and
Peggy Lewis. This one is for Edith, Marshall,
and Vera.
KURT BARGER (u/s for
Smudge, Sparky), originally
from Columbus, Ohio, has
performed with Odd-O-Ts’
Entertainment and Timeless
Tales Theatre and appeared
in stage performances and
theme parks including Antonio Salieri
in Amadeus, Sky Masterson in Guys and
Dolls, Ruben in Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat, and a pirate in
Peter Pan. He and his wife Christianne
have directed and produced multiple shows.
A special thank you to his wife and future
daughter, “Poppyseed,” who debuts in April.
/NickEndsley.com