Greed Runs In The Family - Island City Stage Presents The Little Foxes By Lillian Hellman

“The Little Foxes has always been high on my bucket list. And I especially wanted to do it now because of how relevant it is to what’s going on in our country,” said Michael Leeds, Director of the play at Island City Stage. “The play is about a dysfunctional family and the lengths they’ll go to achieve wealth and power. It’s dramatic and funny and has a terrific climactic surprise. Our award-winning cast is top tier, and our production team has really outdone themselves. I know our audiences will love it as much as I do.”

Set in the Deep South at the turn of the 20th century, this gripping drama follows the wealthy but morally bankrupt Hubbard family, bound by blood but torn apart by greed. At the center is Regina, a calculating and charismatic woman determined to get her share of the American Dream—no matter the cost. Together with her cruel brothers Oscar and Benjamin, the Hubbards will stop at nothing to secure a fortune. But when Regina’s ailing husband refuses to fund their scheme, the claws come out and the lies begin to spiral. With money on the line and family loyalty up for sale, the Hubbards prove one chilling truth: some people eat the earth—and some just stand by and watch.

The original Broadway production of The Little Foxes opened in 1939 at the National Theatre and ran for 410 performances. It originally starred Tallulah Bankhead as Regina Hubbard Giddens who went on to win awards and reprise her role in the 1941 radio adaptation. It was Bette Davis, however, who starred in the film adaptation alongside the other Broadway stars making their film debuts. Over the years and many incarnations of the play, the coveted role of the malevolently, ruthlessly scheming Regina Giddens has been played by notable actresses including Greer Garson, Anne Bancroft, Geraldine Page, Stockard Channing, Marg Helgenberger, Laura Linney and Cynthia Nixon.

Austin Pendleton directed a production at the Parker Playhouse in Fort Lauderdale for three weeks that transferred to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., for six weeks before opening on Broadway in 1981, at the Martin Beck Theatre for 123 performances and eight previews. The cast included Elizabeth Taylor as Regina, Tom Aldredge as Horace, Dennis Christopher as Leo, Maureen Stapleton as Birdie, and Anthony Zerbe as Benjamin. Taylor received nominations for both the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play. Tony nominations also went to Pendleton for Best Direction of a Play, Aldredge for Best Featured Actor in a Play, Stapleton for Best Featured Actress in a Play, and the play itself for Best Revival.

Island City Stage’s production of The Little Foxes is directed by Leeds and stars Mia Matthews, Margery Lowe, Christopher Dreeson, Johnbarry Green, Carey Brianna Hart, Christian Cooper, Jeff Burleson, Mallory Flory, Randy Coleman, and Steve Trovillion.

Mia Matthews (Regina) is an award-winning actress and longtime collaborator with Director Leeds and Island City Stage (Chapter Two, White Guy on the Bus, and The Little Dog Laughed. Most recently, Leeds and Matthews collaborated on the feature film One Stupid Thing. Matthews’ Carbonell nominated roles include The Code, and The Revolutionists in addition to Hir at Island City Stage and numerous roles at Miami New Drama including Bad Dog. Regionally, she has performed at Papermill Playhouse, Maltz Jupiter Theater, Bucks County Playhouse, and North Shore Music Theatre. Matthews won the Carbonell for the world premiere of After; a role she was honored to recreate Off Broadway. Other Off- Broadway credits include Mr. Parker, Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2 (Public Theater) and Mizlansky/Zilinsky with Nathan Lane (Manhattan Theatre Club). Onscreen, Matthews has starred as Desdemona in Nickelodeon’s Every Witch Way, and has appeared on shows on Hallmark, Lifetime, Hulu, and Amazon, among others.

Margery Lowe (Birdie) returns to Island City Stage where she was last seen in A Delicate Balance. She was named Wall Street Journal's Best of Theatre for her portrayal of Emily Dickinson in the one-woman show, The Belle of Amherst. Margery has performed in New York and across the country in various national tours, as well as at Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, The Muny, Canadian Stage, the Fox Atlanta, Theatre Off Park, Sanford Meisner Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre of Maine, among others. Her Florida credits include Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Miami New Drama, Zoetic Stage, GableStage, Actor's Playhouse, Caldwell Theatre, Coconut Grove Playhouse, Florida Shakespeare, Parker Playhouse, and Stage Door Theatre. An award-winning actress and proud member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA, she’s a recipient of the Carbonell Award, Silver Palm Award, was named New Times Best Actress, Florida Weekly Best Actress, and Broadway World Best Actress, among other honors. She also works in film, television, and as a voice-over artist.

Christopher Dreeson (Horace) was last seen at Island City Stage as Harry in A Delicate Balance. Dreeson made his South Florida professional debut in 2018 playing the role of Tennessee Williams in the Carbonell-recommended one-man show Confessions of a Nightingale directed by Jeffrey Bruce. His most recent Carbonell nomination was for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (John aka Fountainhead) in the New City Players production of Water by the Spoonful directed by Elizabeth Price.

Johnbarry (JB) Green’s (Oscar) acting credits include Don in Kinky Boots (Slowburn), Dennis in Rock of Ages and Bob in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Pseudolus in ‘A Funny Thing Happened of the Way to the Forum (MNM Theatre), The Governor in Man of La Mancha, and Caleb Thorpe in Spitfire Grille (Palm Beach Dramaworks). He serves as Production Manager for MNM Theatre in Boca Raton for five years running and, for the past four seasons, he has worked with Island City Stage and others to bring scenic elements to life.

Carey Brianna Hart (Haddie) has worked onstage and backstage in productions by African American Performing Arts Community Theatre, AreaStage, City Theatre, Ebeneezer Productions, Femuscripts, GableStage, Hued Songs, Illuminarts, M Ensemble Theatre Company, Mad Cat, Main Street Players, New City Players, New Theatre, Thinking Cap Theatre, the Vinnette Carroll Theatre, and the Women’s Theatre Project. She has directed productions of Crowns, How I Learned What I Learned, The Equivalent of Sensation, TopDog UnderDog, Shakespeare is a White Supremacist, Blues For An Alabama Sky and Other Side of America (film). She hosts a weekly radio show on WMBM 1490 AM about art in South Florida.

Christian Cooper (Leo) making his Island City Stage debut, has starred as Nathan Detroit in Guys & Dolls, as Tranio in The Taming of the Shrew, as Jonathan/Miranda in Casa Valentina, as Hal in Proof, and as the titular Hamlet. He is a founding member of Improv Therapy, the in-house, adult improv troupe at Barclay Performing Arts and makes regular appearances with The Dinner Detective in Miami and West Palm Beach. When not onstage, Christian teaches acting and theatre classes at New World School of the Arts as well as Broward College, and Barclay Performing Arts.

Originally from North Dakota, Jeff Burleson (Marshall) launched his career as a writer and performer in the Central Plains before spending a decade working on nearly every major stage Dallas including Circle Theatre, Theatre3, Uptown Players and the Contemporary Theatre of Dallas among many others. In 2023, he relocated to Miami. His favorite South Florida credits include Frank in Black Santa (City Theatre) and Tobin in Art Duty (LakehouseRanchDotPNG). Other roles include Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing, Randle McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Tom in Fat Pig. A proud member of the Dramatists Guild, Jeff currently serves as program coordinator for the Department of Theatre at Florida International University.

Mallory Flory (Alexandra) has performed in countless entertainment productions over the years including Bright Star, To See the Stars, The Little Mermaid, and Much Ado About Nothing. In 2024, she made her theatrical debut in “The Uncivil War: America Divided” playing in multiple movie theaters across Texas, Georgia, and Florida. She most recently served as a K-12 music, film and theatre Instructor at Highlands Christian Academy and has films streaming on Amazon Prime, Tubi, and Roku TV. Currently, Mallory covers the latest in entertainment news as a script writer, video host, and short-form content creator for Screen Rant.

Randy Coleman (Cal) first touched the stage at the age of ten, and with a big move from a small town (Greenville, MS) to a metropolitan city, his life course changed. He has graced many professional stages in productions with Brevo Theater, as Ogun in The Brothers Size by Tarell Alvin McCraney, performed at Island City Stage, Taming of the Shrew (Thinking Cap Theatre), and as Montrellous in the Carbonell-nominated show Clyde’s (Zoetic Stage).

Making his debut with Island City Stage, Stephen Trovillion (Ben) has appeared in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Maltz Jupiter Theatre), Dangerous Days (Miami New Drama), The Cancellation of Lauren Fein and August: Osage County (Palm Beach Dramaworks), American Rhapsody (Zoetic Stage - Carbonell nomination), Now and Then (Actors Playhouse), The Clearing (Florida Stage) and 16 seasons of City Theater’s Summer Shorts (two Carbonell nominations). On Broadway, he appeared in The Young Man from Atlanta and in Chicago, he was nominated for the Best Actor Joseph Jefferson Award for Eastern Standard. He has appeared on television as well as in commercials. He was the head of the BFA Acting Program at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point and is a member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA.

The Little Foxes co-producers are Thel Boyette & David page, Lights and Sound Sponsors are Glenn Goldberg & Robert Lee, Talent Sponsors are Art & Fran Greenberg and Costume Sponsor is Scott Bennett. Additional funding is provided by the following: The Our Fund Foundation, The Schubert Foundation Inc., the SHS Foundation, the Warten Foundation, OutClique and the Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council.

Individual show tickets start at $45. A special Women’s Night at the Theatre sponsored by Caryl Stevens will take place on Friday, January 23rd, 2026. The show runs for two hours and 30 minutes including two intermissions.

From twisted tales to touching human stories, Island City Stage's upcoming season invites you to expect the unexpected. Upcoming bold productions, each delivering unexpected twists, inventive storytelling, and unforgettable theatrical moments Everything Beautiful Happens at Night by Ted Malawer from Thursday, April 2nd, 2026 – Sunday, April 26th, 2026; Light Switch by Dave Osmundsen from Thursday, May 21st, 2026 – Sunday, June 14th, 2026 and Eureka Day by Jonathan Spector from Thursday, August 20th, 2026 – Sunday, September 20th, 2026.

Island City Stage will also be offering two Flexpass options this season. The Flexpass5 for $225 offers five tickets that can be used all for one show or one for every show with no processing fees and $5 off additional tickets purchased. The Flexpass3 for $136 offers three tickets that can be used all for one show or one for every show with no processing fees and $5 off additional tickets purchased. Discounts are available for groups.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: www.islandcitystage.org. Or call: (954) 928-9800. Email: boxoffice@islandcitystage.org. Follow Island City Stage on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/IslandCityStageFL - And on Instagram at: @islandcitystage1.

About Island City Stage

Founded in 2012, Island City Stage is a professional theater committed to sharing stories of universal interest, engaging diverse audiences with entertaining, challenging, and inspiring productions and programs, often exploring the LGBTQ+ culture. These shows are brought to life on stage through the talents of professional artists whose credits include Broadway, Off Broadway, national tours, major regional theaters, film and television. Island City Stage offers an intimate setting with six rows of stadium seating to foster a feeling of inclusion and participation in each theatrical event. Island City Stage is a 501 (c) 3 NonProfit Organization. It is located at 2304 North Dixie Highway, Wilton Manors, Florida 33305. For tickets and more information, please call: (954) 928-9800. Or visit: www.islandcitystage.org.