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 Joseph Fuqua

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

JOSEPH FUQUA (Richard Hannay) most recently appeared with Rubicon as Sheriff/Charle/Joe in Bonnie & Clyde, Thomas Allen in Dark of the Moon and Jimmy in Almost Maine directed by RTC Associate Artistic Director Stephanie Coltrin. Last spring, Joseph appeared with the Pinehurst Players, NC as Polonius in Hamlet. An MFA graduate of the Yale School of Drama, his Broadway and Off-Broadway credits include Brighton Beach Memoirs, 110 in the Shade at Lincoln Center, and Raft of the Medusa. Regionally, Joseph has appeared as Octavius Caesar in Antony and Cleopatra at Actors Theatre of Louisville; Alexei in A Month in the Country at Arena Stage; Iago in Othello for Shakespeare Festival of Dallas; Louis in Angels in America at Dallas Theatre Center; and Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, Macbeth and Fallen Angels at Ensemble Theatre, Santa Barbara. On television, Joseph guest starred in “The X-Files,” “The Profiler,” “Brooklyn South,” “The Pretender,” “Chicago Hope,” “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” “Becker,” and the pilot “Second Nature.” Film credits include “Ed’s Next Move,” “David Searching,” “Heyday,” and as J.E.B. Stuart in “Gettysburg” opposite Martin Sheen, a role he reprised in the film “Gods and Generals.” In 2000, Joseph joined  Rubicon Theatre as the first company member (this year marks his 25th season!). His 35 roles with the company include the title role in Hamlet (Indy Award), The Boys Next Door (Indy Award), The Little Foxes, The Rainmaker (Robby Award and Rep Award), Murder in the First, The Glass Menagerie, All My Sons (Ovation Award), Man of La Mancha, Conviction, Professor Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady, The Importance of Being Earnest, Dancing at Lughnasa, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Fuddy Mears, King Lear, Incognito, South Pacific, and, just prior to the pandemic, Pap in Big River. In July, Joseph directed his sixteenth Shakespeare production with Rubicon’s Fearless Shakespeare Intensive which he co-founded. He currently serves as the director of Rubicon’s Summer Youth Program. Joseph is eternally grateful to Jim O’Neil and Karyl Lynn Burns and Artistic Associate Jenny Sullivan for their trust and support over the years. Viva la Rubicon!

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.