A Hilarious Farce Based on the Alfred Hitchcock Film

Written by Patrick Barlow

Based on the Novel by John Buchan

Directed by Jenny Sullivan

Starring Matthew Floyd Miller

A missing spy. A mysterious woman. A man on the run. When an ordinary man stops to help a stranger, he’s catapulted into a high-speed chase across the Scottish countryside — with only his wits (and a trench coat) to survive. This fast-paced farce features over 150 characters played by just four actors in a whirlwind of costume changes, clever staging, and nonstop laughs. A comic thriller at its best, The 39 Steps is a wildly inventive tale of mistaken identity, espionage, and split-second decisions that change everything.

MEET THE CAST

MATTHEW FLOYD MILLER* (Richard Hannay) Broadway acting credits include The Cottage (Helen Hayes Theatre), Not About Nightingales directed by Trevor Nunn (Circle in the Square), and The Invention of Love (Lincoln Center Theatre). Regional theatre acting highlights include Stupid F’ing Bird (The Theatre @ Boston Court in Pasadena – L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award); Heist (Arizona Theatre Co. – U.S. premiere); The Pillowman and Tom Stoppard’s Rock’n Roll  (ACT in Seattle); Desire Under the Elms (San Jose Rep – Dean Goodman Choice Award); Private Lives (Rubicon Theatre and Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival); and Sleuth and The 39 Steps (Ensemble Theatre Company). Radio theatre credits include nine productions with L.A. Theatreworks, and Lucy Loves Desi for the BBC. TV and film credits include Vince Foster in Ryan Murphy’s “American Crime Story: Impeachment” (FX), “Welcome to Chippendales” (Hulu), “Barry” (HBO), “Law & Order” (NBC), “Hand of God” (Amazon), and “Queerbait” (Netflix/Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films). accentswithmatt.com

*Members of Actors Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

LARRY CEDAR (Clown #1) is thrilled to return to The Rubicon after last playing Duke in their sensational production of Big River. Larry’s hundreds of television/film credits include HBO’s “Deadwood” (as opium addict Leon Stalsworth), Reba McEntire’s “Happy’s Place”, and the just released feature film, “This Bloody Country”. On stage he most recently portrayed Senator Mitch McConnell in the sold-out Off-Broadway comedy, 44: The Musical (www.44theobamamusical.com), and has adapted and performed several of his own one-man plays based on the writings of George Orwell (1984), Fyodor Dostoevsky (Notes From the Underground), and Franz Kafka (The Trial, The Hunger Artist, and The Burrow). Visit Larry on IMDB, Facebook (@larrycedaractor), Instagram (@larrycedaractor), Twitter (@larrycedar), and www.larrycedar.com

CHRISTIE CORAN (Annabella Schmidt/Pamela/Margaret) is excited to make her Rubicon debut with The 39 Steps. Most recently, she played the role of Rachel in One Man, Two Guvnors at A Noise Within. Other regional theatre credits include Baskerville, A Murder is Announced, Ghost at Peninsula Players; A Christmas Carol, Man of La Mancha at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre; We Are Proud to Present… u/s for Steppenwolf TYA; The Divine Comedy at Athenaeum Theatre; God of Carnage at Dunes Summer Theatre; Tartuffe, Macbeth at Accidental Shakespeare Company; Taming of the Shrew at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey NSE; Ghost, The 39 Steps (u/s) at Theatre at the Center; Constellations at Heart of Heart Theatre; The Time Machine at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Internationally, Christie appeared in Marat/Sade at the Sabancı Theatre Festival in Adana, Turkey. She is also an improviser and has trained and performed improv at UCB and iO Chicago. Christie holds an MFA in Classical Acting from the Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy and a BFA in Acting from Northern Illinois University.

JACK HERHOLDT (Clown #2) is thrilled to be making his Rubicon debut! Off-Broadway: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Truman Capote’s A Christmas Memory and That Physics Show! (Drama Desk Award – Best Unique Theatrical Experience). Other NYC credits include King Lear (Fool opposite Austin Pendleton), Comedy of Errors, Love’s Labors Lost, Peter Weiss’ Night with Guests and his solo piece Falling in Love and Other Ridiculous Ideas. As an adaptor/author Jack premiered two of his works at NYC Fringe; Little Stories (Brothers Grimm) & Bacchae Redux (Euripides). US Tour: Peter Pan, A Christmas Carol. Regional: Popcorn Falls, The 39 Steps (St. Michael’s Playhouse); Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol, Greater Tuna, The Importance of Being Earnest (Savannah Rep); A Brief History…(Depot Theatre) and a personal favorite The Vampire Lesbians of Sodom. TV: ‘Lioness: Special Ops’ Film: Valleyheart, Borrelia Borealis.