An Ideal Man (A World Premiere Adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband) at Cone Man Running Prodctions
Dates: 4/10/2026 - 4/25/2026
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1824 Spring Street, Studio 233
Houston, TX 77007
Phone: 2819725897
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AN IDEAL MAN is a world premiere adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband, set in Houston, 1985, adapted and directed by Ruth S. McCleskey.
Synopsis
Houston, 1985. A senator’s spotless reputation, a wife’s unshakable ideals, and a glamorous socialite with a dangerous secret. In Texas, oil isn’t the only thing that can blow.
Reimagined from Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband, this adaptation places the story firmly in the world of Texas politics, oil money, and Houston’s elite social scene.
Cast
Gertrude Chiltern — Katherine Rinaldi
Senator Robert Chiltern — Mark Stanley
Mabel Chiltern — Mary Mink
Arthur Goring Caversham — Dano Colón
Colonel Caversham — John Raley
Mrs. Margaret Markby — Alice Rhoades
Olivia Basildon — Kelsi Gallagher
Margaret Marchmont — Joan Hodges
Mrs. Laura Cheveley — Autumn Clack
Vicente de Nanjarro / Mason / Phipps — Renata Santoro Smith
Creative Team
Adapted & Directed by: Ruth S. McCleskey
Stage Manager: Erin Fergeson
Set Designer: Debra Schultz
Costume Designer: Katherine Rinaldi
Sound Designer: moontangdaydream
Performance Dates
April 10–25, 2026
Friday, April 10 — 8:00pm
Saturday, April 11 — 8:00pm
Friday, April 17 — 8:00pm
Saturday, April 18 — 8:00pm
Monday, April 20 — 8:00pm
Thursday, April 23 — 8:00pm
Friday, April 24 — 8:00pm
Saturday, April 25 — 3:00pm
Saturday, April 25 — 8:00pm
An Ideal Man (A World Premiere Adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband) at Cone Man Running Prodctions Schedule
Saturday, April 11 — 8:00pm
Friday, April 17 — 8:00pm
Saturday, April 18 — 8:00pm
Monday, April 20 — 8:00pm
Thursday, April 23 — 8:00pm
Friday, April 24 — 8:00pm
Saturday, April 25 — 3:00pm
Saturday, April 25 — 8:00pm
Cast and Creative Team for An Ideal Man (A World Premiere Adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband) at Cone Man Running Prodctions
Cast
Katherine Rinaldi
Gertrude Chiltern
Katherine Rinaldi (Gertrude): is excited to be joining Boiling Point Players for their Spring production. Previous credits include: King Charles III (Kate) with Stoic Theatre, The End of the World (Poppy) with Cone Man Running Productions, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Hyppolyta/Titania) with Shakespeare in the Shade - HCP4, and Macbeth (Lady Macbeth) with Creative Movement Practices. Katherine received her BA in Drama from the University of St. Thomas in 2010. Since graduating Katherine has gone on to study Meisner and Shakespearean Verse through the Kim Tobin Acting Studio. When not on stage Katherine has also been able to work as a director: Caesar with Boiling Point Players, and Melancholy Play with Cone Man Running Productions. She would like to thank her family and friends for their constant support. And a special thanks to Andraes and Pippa for listening to her run her lines every day.
Mark Stanley
Senator Robert Chiltern
Mark Stanley is incredibly thrilled to have been given the opportunity to work with all these incredible actors and technicians. It has truly been an honor to bring to life playwright/director, Ruth McCleskey's vision of Oscar Wilde's classic tale. Her inspiring guidance and direction have made this experience one of the highwater marks of his theatre life. He would like to thank Cone Man Running Productions and Boiling Point Players for the chance to be a part of this collaboration. Mark has, over the years, appeared on various Houston-area stages. He's grateful to each one for allowing him a place to practice this "filthy acting habit" he picked up early on, in school. He'd like to dedicate this performance to his lifelong friend, Marl Wills. I know you're watching it with my folks. This one's for you, brother...
Mary Mink
Mabel Chiltern
Mary Mink has been in the Houston theatre scene for decades, most recently performing with Pronoia Theatre in Run//Tracy.exe. Notable roles include Kate Mundy in Dancing at Lughnasa, one of the three witches in Macbeth, and Pearl in House and Garden. She won a Superior award for acting from the Texas Community College Speech and Theatre Association's Festival. As a techie, she won an award from the Houston Press for Best Sound on Obsidian Theatre’s production of Ruined. You can currently catch her in Strange Bird Immersive's wanderplay, Great Gold Bird.
Dano Colón
Arthur Goring Caversham
Dano Colón has performed with Company Onstage, Rec Room, Horse Head, Cone Man Running, and the Alley ECE in plays such as Henry V, Prelude to a Kiss, Hay Fever, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, and The Importance of Eating Earnest. He studied theater at the Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theater and Ecole Philippe Gaulier. He can be seen on the web series turned feature film "People With Issues" streaming on Amazon, and the short "Trash Gun" streaming on Youtube. He can also seaonally be found performing at Moody Gardens as the voice of a cartoon fish in an interactive “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” 4D exhibit.
John Raley
Colonel Caversham
John Raley (Colonel Caversham) is a civil trial lawyer and mediator with Raley
Law. His pro bono battles to exonerate people wrongfully convicted of murder have
been the subject of several documentaries, including Detective Diaries: Guilty
Until Proven Innocent on HBO Max, Apple TV, and Amazon Prime, and An
Unreal Dream: the Michael Morton Story on Netflix and Amazon Prime. John is
delighted to be on stage again with Cone Man Running Productions, having
performed with Cone Man in Inherit the Wind (Henry Drummond), Clue (Col.
Mustard), 12 Angry Jurors (Juror 8), Witness for the Prosecution (Sir Wilfrid
Robarts), and To Kill a Mockingbird (Atticus Finch). He has also performed with
Dirt Dogs Theatre Company in The Graduate (Mr. Robinson), Twilight: Los
Angeles, 1992 (Police Commissioner Stanley Sheinbaum), August: Osage County
(Beverly Weston) and The Minutes (Matt Breeding), as well as with AD Players in
Kingdom Undone (Nicodemus). He may currently be seen on Netflix cross-
examining Glen Powell in an attempted murder trial in Richard Linklater’s film Hit
Man. Before law school, John played varsity football for the University of
Oklahoma Sooners. He thanks God for his wife Kelly, their three children and their
spouses, and his favorite new role: grandfather.
Alice Rhoades
Mrs. Margaret Markby
Alice Rhoades (Mrs. Markby) is excited to be appearing again with Cone Man
Productions/Boiling Point Players. Former productions include House/Garden and The Merry
Wives of Windsor. She most recently appeared as the Duke in The Merchant of Venice with The
Live Oak Playhouse, the Monster in The Boy Who Loved Monsters and the Girl Who Loved
Peas at Company Onstage, and Ethel in Barefoot in the Park. with Stageworks Theatre. A
veteran actor and former librarian, she has performed locally with Station Theater, Zoom
Shakespeare, CAST Theatrical Company, Theatre Southwest, Playhouse 1960, Pearl Theater,
Theatre Suburbia, Houston Theatre Company, Scriptwriters Houston, Rice Players, and Baker
Shakespeare.
Kelsi Gallagher
Olivia Basildon
Kelsi Gallagher is a Houston based actor with a BFA in Acting from the University of Houston. She is thrilled to be joining Cone Man Running Productions again. While her true love is for the stage, Kelsi has a multitude of passions including intimacy directing, stage combat work, and film. Recent credits include Pullman Porter Blues (Lutie) at The Ensemble Theatre, Julius Caesar (Portia) with Cone Man Running Productions and The Learned Ladies (Martine) at the University of Houston. She would like to thank her family and friends for their constant support!
Joan Hodges
Margaret Marchmont
Joan is thrilled to be making her debut on the Cone Man Running/Boiling Point Players stage! She is very excited to be working with such a fine cast under the direction of Ruth S. McCleskey in the World Premiere of An Ideal Man. Joan has performed in several theatres in and around Houston, including Unity Theatre, The Owen Theatre, Cast Theatrical, Theatre Southwest, Playhouse 1960, Chapelwood Playhouse, and Tapestry Players. Favorite roles include Daisy in Driving Miss Daisy, Ethel (Mother) in Barefoot in the Park, Juror #1 (Foreman) in Twelve Angry Jurors, Vi Moore in Footloose, Sister Mary Lazarus in Sister Act the Musical, and Hilary St. George in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. The actor Joan most identifies with is Carol Burnett, and she hopes to someday make an entrance wearing green velvet curtains! (Look for the re-runs if you’ve never seen it.) As always, love to her husband, Kevin and dog Riley for all their love, patience and support. Enjoy the show!
Autumn Clack
Mrs. Laura Cheveley
Autumn received her BFA from Adelphi University in Theatre and attended London Dramatic Academy. She studied improv with Massive Creativity and is half of the improv duo Ophelia's Rope with Ruth McCleskey, with whom she also co-founded Boiling Point Players. Favorite roles include Hannah in Crumbs, Algernon in The Importance of Being Earnest, and a bunch of Shakespeare's men (plus Maria) with Boiling Point Players, Marci/Lilli in The Beebo Brinker Chronicles with Celebration Theatre, Nicole in Large Animal Games and Esther in Pollywog with Mildred's Umbrella, and Lindsay in Give/Take, Jen in Sunday on the Rocks, and Tilly in Melancholy Play with Cone Man Running. She is also an aerial artist and likes anything she can hang upside down on.
Renata Santoro Smith
Vicente de Nanjarro / Mason / Phipps
Renata is so excited to be back on stage with Boiling Point players and Cone Man Running. She was last seen with Boiling Point in their all female version of Importance of Being Earnest. As usual, Renata would like to thank her family for their flexibility and understanding while she became three new people.
Creative Team
Ruth McCleskey
Director
Ruth S McCleskey graduated with honors from the University of Houston, magna cum laude, with a degree in theater. Her thesis was titled A Directorial Approach to "Who Will Carry the Word?" by Charlotte Delbo. She is a co-founder of Boiling Point Players (BoilingPointPlayers.com) and performs in the two-person long form improv group Ophelia’s Rope (OpheliasRope.com) with Autumn Clack. Amongst her favorite full length directing credits: The End of the World, Melancholy Play, Separating the Art, Positions, Who will carry the word?, 5 Lesbians eating a Quiche, and True Story.
Erin Fergerson
Stage Manager
Erin Fergerson is excited for her first production as Stage Manager with Cone Man Running Productions. She grew up volunteering as a stage hand and taking on various tasks from set design to tech. She hopes that you all enjoy the show.
Debra Schultz
Set Designer
Debra Schultz (Set Designer) is pleased to be back at Cone Man Running. Debra works as both a director and scenic designer around Houston. Some of her credits include 4 a.m Friends, Surviving the Night and God of Carnage (directing/design) and To Kill a Mockingbird, Office Hours and Garden of House/Garden (design, ConeMan Running), Ann (directing, The Garden Theater), The Mousetrap, Mama’s Boy, A Few Good Men, Harvey (directing/design), The Elephant Man (directing), and Wait Until Dark, and Crimes of the Heart (design, Stageworks), Harvey (design, Cast Theatrical), True West (directing/design, Country Playhouse), and Silent Sky, The Wisdom of Eve and The Little Hut (design, Theatre Southwest). Debra is a full-time college Theatre professor where she both directs and designs. She is the “D” of S&D Custom Props and Costumes @sdcustomprops.
moontang daydream (Sandra Peck Ramsey)
Sound/Music Designer
Sandra Peck Ramsey is a multidisciplinary performer and music producer whose work blends heartfelt storytelling with original soundscapes working under the alias Moontang Daydream. Their performance range spans from Shakespearean classics like Antony and Cleopatra and The Crucible to devised and ensemble works such as 154 Sonnets and Shipwrecked! In addition to performing, Sandra is an accomplished composer and sound designer. Their original music has been featured in numerous theatrical productions and audio dramas, including Space Train, Melancholy Play, and End of the World. Most recently, they collaborated with Houston-based artists to develop Io: A New Myth, an original work for the MIX-MATCH Festival. Sandra brings a unique voice to every project—on stage, behind the mic, and in the studio—fusing emotional depth with sonic creativity. Keep up to date via IG: @moontangdaydream or www.moontangdaydream.com.
Katherine Rinaldi
Costume Designer
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