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About Door Shakespeare Door Shakespeare was created under the umbrella of the then-named American Folklore Theater in collaboration with Blue Circle Theatre in 1995. The first season produced in the Garden at Björklunden included A Midsommer Night’s Dream and The Comedie of Errors, which played in conjunction with the same acting company performing across the peninsula at American Folklore Theater (now, Northern Sky Theater). In 1999, and with AFT’s blessing, company member Suzanne Graff and her husband Jerry Gomes established Door Shakespeare as its own nonprofit which has since produced 43 striking productions of classical theatre in the Garden of Björklunden’s 405-acre estate on Lake Michigan in Baileys Harbor. Under the leadership of Michael Stebbins and Amy Ensign, Door Shakespeare’s presence in the local and regional community continues to grow and is enriched by educational programming, including Door Shakespeare’s Camp Will, Will in the Woods, Shake it up Saturday, and Shakespeare in the Schools. The past year brought a whole host of challenges to the theatre, but through hard work, determination, and your support, Door Shakespeare is glad to be back in the Garden again, and is looking forward to the next 25 years. 6

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Anti-Racism Statement Door Shakespeare commits ourselves to look, with clear eyes, at the systemic racism present in our world, our community, and within our organization. To listen, without defensiveness, to the voices of Brown and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, people of color) artists, audience members, and supporters. To understand, and work to become our best selves in order to dismantle deeply entrenched systems of oppression. For the 2021 season, we made the decision to honor the commitments that we were unable to honor in 2020. Much like our country, we at this theatre struggle to reconcile our aspirations with our day-to-day behavior. And we know we cannot remain silent in the face of the pervasive violence being perpetrated against BIPOC and Brown people. We must, in both word and deed, commit to being anti-racist, as individuals and as members of the Door Shakespeare community. We don’t say this lightly—we have much work to do. We will endeavor to educate ourselves, to build on our work in this moment, and to desire to become a better and more inclusive theatre.

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Welcome to Björklunden On behalf of the Björklunden staff and Lawrence University, welcome to the garden amphitheater and Door Shakespeare! Björklunden* is a 425-acre estate bequeathed to Lawrence University in 1963 by Donald and Winifred Boynton of Highland Park, Illinois. Winifred designed and built many of the wonderful structures on the property, including the Chapel. You may tour the Chapel on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:00–4:00 p.m. Since 1980, Lawrence has offered a series of adult education seminars at Björklunden, interrupted only by a fire that destroyed the estate’s main lodge in 1993. In 1996, construction was completed on a new and larger facility and the Björklunden seminar program resumed. Following an expansion project in 2007, the splendid two-story, 37,000-square-foot lodge contains a great room, multipurpose and seminar rooms, dining room and kitchen, as well as 22 guest rooms.

Welcome to Björklunden This magnificent, year-round facility also allows Lawrence University’s mission as an undergraduate liberal arts college and conservatory of music to extend to its northern campus through a popular series of weekend studentfaculty seminars, which have been running since 1996. We are happy to have Door Shakespeare as an independent, professional theatre company on our campus. Please enjoy the grounds and have a wonderful time at tonight’s production. As Winifred Boynton said of her beloved summer home: “Far removed from confusion and aggression, it offers a sanctuary for all.” May it be so for you as well. Sincerely, the Björklunden staff

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(but commonly translated to “Birch Forest by the Water”). Björklunden is pronounced “bee-york-lun-den.”

A Note from the Board On behalf of everyone at Door Shakespeare, it is a joy and a privilege to welcome you to our 2021 season. And since last year’s productions were virtual, it means we’re also marking our 25th live performance season in the Garden at Björklunden! There’s a well-known quote attributed to Vladimir Lenin that goes: “There are decades when nothing happens, and there are weeks when decades happen.” Last year, we experienced the latter, with the world around us changing rapidly week by week and sometimes, day by day. While we were always (well, mostly) certain life would return to normal, we didn’t know quite when or how. But paths forward did materialize, as they often do if we’re just willing to see them. Soon we found that the digital world held new

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A Note from the Board possibilities for the arts. Virtual productions enabled us to keep working and connecting with you, our audience, and will continue to make us more accessible to you even as normal operations resume. Technology aside, perhaps one of the most enduring lessons from the past year is that none of us will ever again take for granted the many familiar things that abruptly vanished from our routines, including the sheer pleasure of attending a live performance: the space, the energy, the simple but transformative act of an artist telling a story. Which brings us to the present. You may recall that a full company production of Hamlet was to be the centerpiece of our 25th Anniversary season. As it became clear that some form of live season would be possible this year, we began looking for a safe, creative way to bring Hamlet to the Garden. Enter Guy Roberts, Artistic Director of Prague Shakespeare Company. As you’ll see, Roberts’ adaptation of Hamlet as a one-actor play draws us completely into Hamlet’s journey. And on a more personal level, it feels symbolic of the road we’ve all been traveling since March of 2020. Faithful to Shakespeare’s best known tragedy, yet different, it unites what might have been with what is yet to be, reminding us of the challenges we’ve faced together and ushering in a more normal, yet still different, summer.

A Note from the Board We have much to be thankful for as we return to the Garden this year—the strong leadership and vision of Michael Stebbins, our Producing Artistic Director, and Amy Ensign, our Managing Director; the extraordinary talent of our Company members; the dedication of our board of directors and volunteers. And as always, we are most grateful for you, our patrons. Your passion and support has sustained us through the twists and turns of over 25 years and will continue to strengthen us for whatever lies ahead. We are so very happy you are here with us tonight! From all of us, to all of you… Welcome to Door Shakespeare. Welcome to the Garden. Welcome Home. Judy Drew Vice-Chair, Board of Directors CHR_program May 4_75x1_825 copy.pdf 1 3/1/17 Door Shakespeare, Inc.

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Welcome from Michael and Amy Welcome to the Garden at Björklunden. We are glad to be back, and we are really happy you are here with us today.

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To say that we are happy to be back is an understatement. So, here’s a little story we’d like to share with you:

In early September we decided that the best way to begin the Door Shakespeare 2020 (Virtual) Annual Gala, was to film us on the grounds of Björklunden and on the Door Shakespeare stage, welcoming our virtual audience. We’d be standing, embraced and protected, under the giant tree that you see before you today. Ryan Schabach (AKA Hamlet) met us there, as he was our cinematographer. When it came time to do our first “take,” which was unrehearsed, we started strolling from the beautiful garden (look to your right or behind you or straight ahead and you will see it) toward the stage. During our stroll we began talking, fully masked, with Ryan filming. And then we began crying. We missed the Garden, we missed the flowers, the stage, the giant maple. We missed each other. We missed live theatre. 20

Welcome from Michael and Amy We missed you. Part of the gift of Björklunden is the magic that surrounds it. When Door Shakespeare is presenting a play on the stage, we are supported by that magic, but the real magic is you. Without you we couldn’t do what we do. Audiences have been with Door Shakespeare since its infancy. Many of you have watched us grow up. How we look forward to seeing you each summer! You have always supported us, and last year, especially, your support lifted us in many ways. When you attended one of Door Shakespeare’s virtual productions or readings, when you took part in our 2020 (Virtual) Annual Gala, when you supported us by donating, by sending a note letting us know that you were cheering us on. We were crying because of all of that. And now, the interns, designers, staff, the actor, and the Covid Compliance Offi cer (CCO) have arrived, and we are in the Garden once again, giving it the tender loving care that it deserves. For, while we were reaching out to you virtually, the Door Shakespeare stage and its immediate surroundings were waiting for us to return. And, all of us were waiting for you to be with us today. Now the magic is complete. Sincerely, Michael Stebbins Producing Artistic Director

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Every moment of training, every attempt to decipher the human condition and every actor Ryan has had the great fortune of admiring while playing the role on our little wooden O has led him to this most humbling of trods across the boards. His journey began in London 20 years ago and continues to this very instance on this most beautiful of garden stages. Ryan is ever grateful to Door Shakespeare’s continued ambition of ensuring that one of the greatest of all English plays blossoms in the imagination of contemporary audiences in a new and enriching way. Ryan has done theatre in the past with excellent companies and good friends. He will continue to create theatre until his poor Yorick time of dusting; but, this performance, right now, is ENDGAME. All the work has led to this most abstract and brief chronicle of the time. With great reverence to those who showed brightly the way to play the dreamable, Ryan bows in grace and respect.

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Videographer and Video Editor Neil Brookshire is an actor, visual artist, and filmmaker. Previously with Door Shakespeare, he played Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night, and various other characters in the 2016 and 2017 seasons. He is also the founder of Dirt Hills Productions, which produces short films and audio theater. Neil has a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies from Boise State and an MFA in Acting from Northern Illinois University.

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Cast and Crew scott mckenna campbell

Sound Designer

Scott McKenna Campbell returns to Door Shakespeare for a fifth season as Composer & Sound Designer. Previous roles onstage with Door Shakespeare include Feste (Twelfth Night), Verges (Much Ado About Nothing) and Justice Shallow (The Merry Wives of Windsor). Regional credits include Shakespeare in Delaware Park, the Maryland Shakespeare Company on tour, and eight seasons with the Ohio Shakespeare Festival. A freelance composer and sound designer, Scott has written full lyrics and scores for four original musicals produced regionally and has composed music for companies including the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Academy for Classical Acting. He holds an MLitt in Shakespeare and Performance from Mary Baldwin University. He is a PhD candidate, Chancellor Fellow, and Judson Award Winner in Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies at UW-Madison. Find him at ScottMcKennaCampbell.com. We Make Building Enjoyable!

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Cast and Crew amy ensign

Managing Director Amy Ensign began her career with Door Shakespeare fourteen years ago as part of the Acting Company (Elmire in Tartuffe, Ceres in The Tempest). Last seen as Mistress Page in 2019’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, other Door Shakespeare credits include Portia in The Merchant of Venice, Julia in The Rivals, Jane in Pride and Prejudice, and Rosalind in As You Like It (among others). A past Company Manager and Education Director, Amy initiated Door Shakespeare’s Shakespeare in the Schools program. She returns to Door Shakespeare after working for some time as the Marketing and Development Director for Third Avenue Playhouse. An actor, director, and theatre educator, Amy lives in Door County where she has performed with Third Avenue Playhouse, Northern Sky Theater, Teatro Caravaggio, Theatre M, and The Peninsula Players. Amy holds a BA in theatre from the University of Washington and studied with the Suzuki Company of Toga-Mura in Japan. Currently the Drama Director at Sevastopol School, Amy is a voyaging sailor and underwater hockey player. She lives in Sturgeon Bay with her husband and son.

Cast and Crew rayne kleinofen

Assistant Stage Manager

Rayne Kleinofen is excited to be a part of Door Shakespeare’s 2021 Summer Season. Rayne worked as a Stage Manager on Milwaukee Chamber Theatre’s 2021 Young Playwrights Festival and as Deck Chief for Jeeves at Sea in December 2019. She was also a Deck Chief for Renaissance Theaterworks in Milwaukee and worked on the Stage Management team for Kohl’s Wild Theatre based out of the Milwaukee County Zoo. She has been a part of three different Door Shakespeare Staged Readings (Red Velvet; How Shakespeare Won the West; Shakespeare’s Legacy) and performed in 2020’s virtual production of The Comedy of Errors.

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Cast and Crew michaela kraft

Operations Coordinator Michaela Kraft is a Door County native who recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with degrees in Arts Management and Theatre, and is now pursuing her Masters in Museology at the University of Washington in Seattle. Michaela has long been involved with the Door County arts and history scene. She has been seen onstage at Third Avenue Playhouse and has written extensive programming for the Sturgeon Bay and Egg Harbor Historical Societies. She has been fortunate to have a number of her original productions produced at UW Stevens Point, and continues to write for the theatre in her spare time. She is passionate about bringing historically relevant theatre to the community, and is grateful to work with such a wonderful group of artists to make that happen, and to her family for supporting her along the way.

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Understudy—Hamlet COVID Safety Officer

Jarrod Langwinski is relieved to return to beautiful Door County for more Shakespeare in the Garden while working vigorously to keep everyone safe as the Covid Compliance Officer. Jarrod was a member of Door Shakespeare’s 2019 season, the cancelled 2020 season, and the subsequent 2020 virtual season, as well as a teaching artist for both years with Camp Will. Door Shakespeare credits include The Merry Wives of Windsor (Doctor Caius/Bardolph), Henry V (Bardolph, Jamy, Bates, and Le Fer), and the staged readings of Red Velvet, How Shakespeare Won the West, and Shakespeare’s Legacy. Other credits include Lewiston/ Clarkston (Forward Theater), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Three Brothers Theatre), Annie Jump and The Library of Heaven, All of the Everything (Renaissance Theaterworks), Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare Project of Chicago), and 1-800-123-BOYS (Milwaukee Chamber Theatre—YPF 2019). ®

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Cast and Crew latora lezotte

Costume Designer

Latora Lezotte received her BA in Costume Design from Carthage College in 2020. Her past credits include Costume Design for To Make History and Let Others Write About It, Lucifer Jr., and The Arranged Marriage (Milwaukee Chamber Theatre), Assistant Costume Design for The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry V (Door Shakespeare 2019), Costume and Makeup Design for A Doll’s House Part Two (Carthage) and the world premier of Up and Away (Carthage, Edinburgh Fringe), Makeup Design for Into the Woods, Mother Courage and Her Children, and Twin Set (Carthage), and Wardrobe Assistant for The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors (First Stage Children’s Theatre). Latora is proud to make her Door Shakespeare debut in lieu of 2020’s cancelled season, and would like to thank her partner and family for always standing by her side and giving her the drive to create and dream. www.latoralezotte.wixsite. that’s right com/portfolio

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Lighting Designer Todd Mion has been a lighting designer in the Baltimore area for over thirty years, where recent designs include the world premieres of Mother May I at the Strand Theater, Bad Panda with Iron Crow Theatre, To Get to the Other Side for The Baltimore Playwright’s Festival, The Return of the Fifth Sister at the Capital Fringe Festival, as well as dance designs at The Kennedy Center, The Alvin Ailey Theatre in New York City, The Greenhouse Theatre in Chicago, and internationally at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland. Todd also designed for the Baltimore Shakespeare Festival where his work included the critically acclaimed A Dickens of a Carol as well as productions of Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet.

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Production Stage Manager Kira is positively delighted to be back with Door Shakespeare after a Totally Normal Year away from theater. Previously she was the PSM for Door Shakespeare’s 2019 summer season. When not enjoying beautiful Door County, Kira can be found in Milwaukee where she has worked most frequently with Milwaukee Repertory Theater as an AEA Stage Manager, Stage Management Fellow, and Emerging Professional Resident. Before making her way to Wisconsin, Kira studied Stage Management at The University of South Carolina. Favorite past productions include The Legend of Georgia McBride (Milwaukee Repertory Theater), Romeo & Juliet (Milwaukee Chamber Theatre streamed production), Pump Boys & Dinettes (Theatre Raleigh), and Outlaw Song 337 N. 14th Avenue (U of SC). Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

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Production Intern

Caulden is a rising 4th year at Grinnell College in Iowa, where he studies as a theatre and dance/history major. Previously, he worked as a production intern on Theatre Gigante’s A Cosmic Fairytale A Day Keeps The Doctor Away, and soundboard operator for Grinnell College’s production of Red Velvet. His writings include works on the relationship between music and verse in Shakespeare’s scansion, the performance history of Sanskrit theatre in fin-de-siecle Paris, and tracing narrative agency in Middleton and Rowley’s The Changeling. He has also appeared in Grinnell College’s productions of Eurydice and The Burial at Thebes as Orpheus and Creon respectively. Caulden is thankful to be working with Door Shakespeare this summer, and navigating this new paradigm of theatre-making.

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Arts Administration Intern—Box office Lexi Praxl is excited to start exploring the professional theatre world as an arts administration intern at Door Shakespeare. Lexi comes from a small town in Northwest Indiana and is pursuing a Theatre Arts major with French and Anthropology minors at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.

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Adaptation—Hamlet Roberts is the Founder and Artistic Director of Prague Shakespeare Company (PSC), the professional English language theatre of the Czech Republic, celebrating its 12th year in 2020. He has produced, directed and acted in over 200 productions and his work has been experienced onstage in the United States, Czech Republic, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Hungary, Austria, Slovakia, Poland, Qatar, Egypt and India. In 2020, his PSC solo production of Hamlet at Main Street Theater Company in Houston, TX, was honored with the Houston Theatre Award for Best Visiting Production (Best Tour). In 2016, under his leadership, PSC became the first theatre company in the world to present the entire newly accepted Shakespearean canon (41 plays including Sir Thomas More, Cardenio and Edward III as well as all of the sonnets and poetical works) in a single year as part of the historic PSC400 Season. He is a 2015 recipient of the Tomas Garrigue Masaryk Medal of Honor from the Masaryk Democratic Movement in recognition for his work promoting arts and artistic freedom.

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Guy served as Artistic Director of the Austin Shakespeare Festival (USA) from 2001-2007. He received his BFA from Boston University, and is also a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association, The Society of Stage Directors, British Equity, and the Shakespeare Theatre Association. Guy resides in Prague, Czech Republic with his wife, the actress Jessica Boone, and is the proud father of Isabella, Rohan, and Landon.

Cast and Crew pia russo

Production Intern Pia Russo is a rising senior at Marquette University and she doesn’t know how that happened so fast. While there she has gotten the opportunity to direct (Gidion’s Knot and Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread), stage manage (Antigone and Captain Anxiety), act (Dead Man’s Cell Phone), design props (Arnie the Donut and Songs of Note), produce two cabarets, and generally make the shop manager laugh more than she actually got her work done. Pia is so excited to be interning with Door Shakespeare for the first time in such a beautiful and unique environment with such a wonderful team!

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Cast and Crew jody sekas

Property Master/Scenic Designer Jody is excited to be back at Door Shakespeare! He has worked as a freelance designer for such venues as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Renaissance Theaterworks, First Stage Children’s Theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Rochester Civic Theatre, Dell’Arte International, Omaha Theatre Company for Young People, The Western Stage, and on several independent films. Jody is currently Associate Professor of Scenic Design & Technology and a core professor in the Digital Design & Fabrication Certificate Program at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Prior, he taught Scenography in the Theatre, Film, & Dance Department at Humboldt State University in northern California, Scenic/ Lighting Design & Technology at UW-Eau Claire, and for four years was the resident scenic & lighting designer for the Sioux Falls Playhouse in South Dakota.

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Producing Artistic Director Director - Hamlet Michael Stebbins was last seen onstage in the summer of 2019 as the Archbishop of Canterbury and the King of France in Henry V. He has appeared on professional stages across the country, from NYC’s The Public Theater/NYSF and the Mint Theatre Company, to California’s Berkeley Repertory Theatre, and many states in between. Wisconsin credits include Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Optimist Theatre (aka Milwaukee’s Shakespeare in the Park), Skylight Music Theatre, and Theatre Gigante. Recent directing credits include Door Shakespeare’s 2020 virtual productions of J. M. Barrie’s Rosalind and William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors, as well as the Door Shakespeare Reading Series. He is the former producing artistic director of Rep Stage, a regional theatre in Maryland, where he championed works by up-and-coming playwrights, and embraced theatrical gems by scribes of old. Michael received his BFA/MFA from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Professional Theatre Training Program. He is the recipient of a Helen Hayes Tribute Award for his work in the DC/MD/VA region, and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

Cast and Crew anika waco

Arts Administration Intern Front of House Anika Waco is a rising senior at Elon University in North Carolina, where she is studying BFA Acting and Arts Administration with minors in and Business Administration. She is from Chicago, Illinois, where she performed with her high school in Oak Park and Chicago Youth Shakespeare, as well as worked with Steppenwolf Theatre on their Young Adult Council. Elon credits include #25 in The Wolves, Chorus in Medea, and understudy for The School for Wives and Arcadia. She has also worked in the booth, on the production team, and as a director for various Elon productions and showcases. She is very excited to be spending the summer at Door Shakespeare!

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Playgoer’s Guide hamlet

Synopsis Courtesy of Folger Shakespeare Library Young Hamlet returns home from university to discover the world-shattering news that, not only is his father (Old Hamlet) newly dead, but that his mother, Gertrude, has married Old Hamlet’s brother, Claudius, and that Claudius is now King. The resultant instability has also led to threats of invasion by a soldier from a neighbouring state, Fortinbras. Late one night, the ghost of Hamlet’s father appears to him, accusing Claudius of his murder and urging Hamlet to revenge. This sets in motion a train of events that destroys both family and state. No longer able to trust his own senses, the loyalty of his old friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, or even the affections of his young love, Ophelia, Hamlet fakes madness in an attempt to provide himself with proof that the ghost is telling the truth. Aided only by his most loyal companion, Horatio, he persuades a travelling band of actors to re-enact the story of his father’s murder in front of Claudius and Gertrude, hoping that Claudius will be so stirred by remorse that he will confess his crime.

Playgoer’s Guide During an intense meeting with his mother, Hamlet hears a noise and realises that they are being spied upon. In rage, he stabs the hidden eavesdropper, believing it to be Claudius. Instead he discovers it is the King’s adviser, Polonius, father to both Ophelia and her brother, Laertes. Polonius dies. Afraid of what Hamlet might do next, Claudius has him arrested and dispatched to England under guard, where he has arranged to have Hamlet murdered. Hamlet escapes, returns to his homeland, and finally achieves his revenge. The psychological effects of these upheavals on Hamlet lead to some of the greatest soliloquies in the English language and take the audience deep into the mind of Shakespeare’s most famous protagonist. Ophelia, having been violently rejected by Hamlet, hears that her father has been murdered. She loses her mind and eventually drowns herself. Her brother, Laertes, returns to court at the head of an angry mob, determined to find out the truth. Claudius convinces him that Hamlet is the only guilty party and agrees to help Laertes gain revenge.

Edwin Booth as Hamlet, Circa 1870. Photograph by J. Gurney & Son, Fifth Avenue, corner of 16th St., N.Y. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Playgoer’s Guide On learning of Hamlet’s escape and return to his homeland, Claudius convinces Laertes to challenge Hamlet to a fencing match and advises Laertes on how to kill Hamlet during the duel without arousing suspicion. As a backup plan, Claudius also poisons a glass of wine which he intends to offer to Hamlet. Gertrude, however, drinks from the glass first and dies. During the duel, Hamlet is slightly wounded by Laertes, who has tipped his sword with a deadly poison. In the ensuing tussle, the swords get switched and Hamlet wounds Laertes with the poisoned one. Realising that he is about to die, and that Claudius has manipulated the situation, Q U A L I T Y

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Playgoer’s Guide Laertes confesses everything, forgives Hamlet, and dies. As the poison takes hold and he realises that he too is about to die, Hamlet finally carries through his dead father’s wish for revenge. He forces Claudius to drink the remaining poisoned wine, which quickly takes effect. With his dying breath, Hamlet asks Horatio to ensure that his story is told accurately. Young Fortinbras arrives at the head of his army, ready to assume control of a state whose royal family has been destroyed by betrayal, murder and revenge.

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Playgoer’s Guide a note from the director

Door Shakespeare’s 25th Anniversary 2020 Summer Season was to be a celebration of all things Hamlet — three productions in rotating repertory. Door Shakespeare’s programming choices, whether classical or contemporary, all have something in common, and that something is actually someone by the name of William Shakespeare. All Door Shakespeare roads lead back to the Bard in some way, shape, or form. In The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised], a cast of three are tasked with the challenge of presenting the plots of Shakespeare’s 37 plays in a span of 90 minutes. Somewhere along their journey, they end up lingering a little longer on the plot of Hamlet. The Complete Works…, a real crowd pleaser with an international following, was partly chosen as a nod to Door Shakespeare’s past, as we produced the piece in 2011 and 2012. Shakespeare’s staying power is on full display in David Davalos’ play Wittenberg, a highly comical yet deeply moving story of what happens when Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, enters his senior year as an undecided major at Wittenberg University. His professor of theology, Professor Doctor Reverend Father Martin Luther, and his professor of philosophy, Dr. John Faustus, end up battling over Hamlet’s soul! Add to that potion The Eternal Feminine, 46

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Playgoer’s Guide who has the ability to morph into Gretchen (aka St. Pauli Girl), Helen (of Troy), Mary (the Mother of God), and Lady Voltemand (an ambassador), and you have a runaway off-Broadway and regional theatre hit. The centerpiece of the summer season was “to be” Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, with an adaptation including passages from the First Folio as well as the 1st and 2nd Quartos. Alas, the Door Shakespeare outdoor summer season of 2020 was “not to be.” Returning to Door Shakespeare and to Hamlet this summer is the core group of individuals, creative and administrative, who started on the road to Hamlet in early 2020: the designers, the stage management team, the director, Door Shakespeare staff, and Ryan Schabach, the actor playing Hamlet. And today we return to Door Shakespeare with a solo performance of Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, adapted by Guy Roberts, Artistic Director of the Prague Shakespeare Company. Today we have come back to the very essence of the character that was at the center of those three productions. Hamlet. Michael Stebbins Director 48

Falstaff is trapped in 2019’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by Marcella Kearns. Dan Klarer as Evans and Mark Corkins as Falstaff square off in the foreground with sprites Elyse Edelman, Mikkel Knutson, Elliott Brotherhood, Matt Daniels, and Scott McKenna Campbell in the background. Photo by Heidi Hodges

Playgoer’s Guide a history of solo performance

Solo performance has existed in some form or another for thousands of years, and is perhaps the oldest form of storytelling. In the time before written history existed, oral storytelling was the main way that people passed information from one generation to the next. As such, the storytelling needed to be both educational and engaging, so that audiences would pay close attention.

ver time, early human tribes saw the rise of shamans O whose job it was to retell oral histories. These shamans were often given special status, even mystical status, as the sacred holders of knowledge. And because so much of primitive culture revolved around myths, the stories often included supernatural elements. In many cases, these myths were also allegorical or in some other way symbolic, so that they could teach important lessons while also entertaining younger listeners. As human civilizations became more organized, so too did storytelling. Mystic shamans slowly gave way to professional bards. These bards continued to blend education with entertainment, often incorporating music and character acting when they retold ancient stories. Eventually, society progressed to the point where history became regularly written down. When this era arrived, storytelling developed more creative elements, because it was no longer a necessary way of passing down tribal his50

Playgoer’s Guide tories. Stories still sought to educate the audience, but there was more room for symbolism and showmanship: The tales served more to remind people about key lessons than to pass along an exact account of what had The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest known actually happened long example of literature. Fragment (obverse) of Tablet II of the Epic of ago. Hence, storytelling Gilgamesh. Old-Babylonian period, 2003-1595. Photo by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin. became more of a form of art and entertainment, and so theater began in earnest. The Greeks and Romans pioneered many aspects of the theater that we are familiar with today. With particular regard to solo theater, they pioneered dramatic monologues. These monologues were again a combination of education and entertainment: They told citizens the mythical history of the civilization, but also used dramatic elements like fast-paced action and dynamic delivery to keep audiences engaged. In some cases, playwrights in antiquity even gave their plays very different endings from the traditional myths, perhaps for added dramatic effect. The trend in storytelling moved more and more toward putting on an engaging performance that conveyed a message, rather than staying entirely true to the original historical account. 51

Playgoer’s Guide etween the fall of the Greek and Roman civilizations B and the burgeoning of the European ones, there was apparently a lull in solo performance. Greeks and Romans had found a religious catharsis in theater, which took a while to catch on in Christianity. Also, during the Dark Ages there simply hadn’t been a European society stable enough to organize theater in any substantial way. Other civilizations flourished in the Middle East during this time period, but very little is documented about theatrical performance. (These civilizations were driven by the rise of Islam, and so most historical documentation concerns religious doctrine and military conquests.)

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Playgoer’s Guide In later eras, Medieval England and France saw a healthy presence of solo performers. In England these performers were minstrels, and in France they were Troubadours. Both countries’ solo performers were essentially bards who told narrative stories or lyric poetry, often accompanied by music. Again, the stories combined educational and entertaining elements, by conveying important lessons in engaging ways.

William Morris. Minstrel. Stained glass. 1872-74. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

The printing press rose to prominence in Europe in the 1450s. This invention allowed plays to flourish for two reasons. First, the plays themselves could be recorded in writing, and so they could be revived and readapted any number of times. And second, history could be recorded much more easily, meaning that oral storytelling was even less crucial in preserving past tales. As such, theater became more concerned with entertainment: while plays still sought to tell meaningful stories and convey important messages, performers had more freedom to write creative tales, and/or tell personal stories instead of society-wide histories. 53

Playgoer’s Guide By the 1800s, solo performance had more commonly become an outlet for playwrights and performers to tell deeply personal stories that mattered to them. Families would often gather around a fireplace and read popular stories aloud, such as tales by Charles Dickens or Edgar Allan Poe. They also read from the Bible or from older writers like Shakespeare. So again, the readings were often educational, using performance as an engaging way of conveying information. Without TV or movies, people depended on storytelling for entertainment; so, even these fireplace storytelling sessions could get quite elaborate. harles Dickens and Mark Twain were both prolific solo C performers. Dickens was an immensely popular actor who would often read his own work aloud for audiences (though he is mostly known now for his writing by itself). His performances drew an incredibly fervent crowd, almost like rock concerts today: Spectators often fought tooth and nail for a chance to see him perform. Similarly, Mark Twain was a very popular lecturer/monologist. Sometimes his performances were straightforward speeches, and other times he delivered his monologues as a character or incorporated other dramatic elements. These two writers further popularized the genre of one-person storytelling, in their respective societies. By the early 20th century, solo theater had come very close to its present form. Multiple socioeconomic factors made theater more popular: First, society was stable and wealthy 54

Playgoer’s Guide enough to afford widespread providers of commercial theater; second, the increased ease of printing made stories more widely diffused; and third, theater had a kind of elite status among forms of entertainment because it was the most interactive and cutting-edge technology available. (Films and TV were available in crude forms, but early films were silent and in black and white, so theater provided a more realistic and engrossing medium.) In regard to solo theater specifically, reenactments of Mark Twain’s monologues and other popular stories remained reasonably popular. Then in the late 20th century, major solo theater figureheads like Spalding Gray spearheaded the one-person art form. Modern solo theater comes in many different forms. Some shows are autobiographical, since the solo medium is a very intimate opportunity for the performer to tell a personal story. Other shows are biographical tributes to famous figures, living or dead. In other cases, performers adapt pre-existing novels or non-solo plays to work with one actor. Modern solo theater has also historically been popular among comedians and poets, due to similarities with stand-up comedy and slam poetry. However, solo theater differentiates itself from stand-up comedy and slam poetry because it incorporates a plot or other type of storyline. Michael Wolk Founder and Artistic Director, All For One Theater 55

Playgoer’s Guide william shakespeare

A Biography Courtesy of Folger Shakespeare Library Since William Shakespeare lived more than 400 years ago, and many records from that time are lost or never existed in the first place, we don’t know everything about his life. For example, we know that he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon, 100 miles northwest of London, on April 26, 1564. But we don’t know his exact birthdate, which must have been a few days earlier. We know that Shakespeare’s life revolved around two locations: Stratford and London. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford, but he worked in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. Even without knowing everything about his life, fans of Shakespeare have imagined and reimagined him according to their own tastes.

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Playgoer’s Guide birth and childhood

William Shakespeare was probably born on about April 23, 1564, the date that is traditionally given for his birth. He was John and Mary Shakespeare’s oldest surviving child; their first two children, both girls, did not live beyond infancy. Growing up as the big brother of the family, William had three younger brothers, Gilbert, Richard, and Edmund, and two younger sisters: Anne, who died at seven, and Joan. Their father, John Shakespeare, was a leatherworker who specialized in the soft white leather used for gloves and similar items. A prosperous businessman, he married Mary Arden, of the prominent Arden family. John rose through local offices in Stratford, becoming an alderman and eventually, when William was five, the town bailiff— much like a mayor. Not long after that, however, John Shakespeare stepped back from public life. We don’t know why. Shakespeare, as the son of a leading Stratford citizen, almost certainly attended Stratford’s grammar school. Like all such schools, its curriculum consisted of an intense emphasis on the Latin classics, including memorization, writing, and acting in classic Latin plays. Shakespeare most likely attended until about age 15.

Playgoer’s Guide marriage and children

A few years after he left school, in late 1582, William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway. She was already expecting their first-born child, Susanna, which was a fairly common situation at the time. When they married, Anne was 26 and William was 18. Anne grew up just outside Stratford in the village of Shottery. After marrying, she spent the rest of her life in Stratford. In early 1585, the couple had twins, Judith and Hamnet, completing the family. In the years ahead, Anne and the children lived in Stratford while Shakespeare worked in London, although we don’t know when he moved there. Some later observers have suggested that this separation, and the couple’s relatively few children, were signs of a strained marriage, but we do not know that either. Someone pursuing a theater career had no choice but to work in London, and many branches of the Shakespeares had small families. Shakespeare’s only son, Hamnet, died in 1596 at the age of 11. His older daughter Susanna later married a well-todo Stratford doctor, John Hall. Their daughter Elizabeth, Shakespeare’s first grandchild, was born in 1608. In 1616, just months before his death, Shakespeare’s daughter Judith married Thomas Quiney, a Stratford vintner. The family subsequently died out, leaving no direct descendants of Shakespeare. 58

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For several years after Judith and Hamnet’s arrival in 1585, nothing is known for certain of Shakespeare’s activities, such as how he earned a living, when he moved from Stratford, or how he got his start in the theater. Following this gap in the record, the first definite mention of Shakespeare is in 1592 as an established London actor and playwright, mocked by a contemporary as a “Shakescene.” The same writer alludes to one of Shakespeare’s earliest history plays, Henry VI, Part 3, which must already have been performed. Gift Certificates Available

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Playgoer’s Guide The next year, in 1593, Shakespeare published a long poem, Venus and Adonis. The first quarto editions of his early plays appeared in 1594. For more than two decades, Shakespeare had multiple roles in the London theater as an actor, playwright, and, in time, a business partner in a major acting company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men (renamed the King’s Men in 1603). Over the years, he became steadily more famous in the London theater world. His name, which was not even listed on the first quartos of his plays, became a regular feature—clearly a selling point—on later title pages.

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Shakespeare prospered financially from his partnership in the Lord Chamberlain’s Men (later the King’s Men), as well as from his writing and acting. He invested much of his wealth in real-estate purchases in Stratford and bought the second-largest house in town, New Place, in 1597. Among the last plays that Shakespeare worked on was The Two Noble Kinsmen, which he wrote with a frequent collaborator, John Fletcher, most likely in 1613. He died on April 23, 1616—the traditional date of his birthday, though his precise birthdate is unknown. We also do not know the cause of his death. His brother-in-law had died a week earlier, which could imply infectious disease, but Shakespeare’s health may have had a longer decline. www.folger.edu

Kay Allmand plays the title role in the 2020 virtual production of Rosalind, by J. M. Barrie. Image by Ryan Schabach.

In the fall of 2020, Michael Stebbins merged a burgeoning zoom culture with the classic TV show The Hollywood Squares, and came up with the inspiration for Door Shakespeare’s virtual production of The Comedy of Errors, featuring Duane Boutté, James Carrington, Charles Fraser, Rayne Kleinofen, and Linda Stein; and filmed and edited by Neil Brookshire.

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A Timeline Courtesy of Folger Shakespeare Library 1564: William Shakespeare born in Stratford-upon-Avon 1582: S hakespeare marries Anne Hathaway 1583: S hakespeare’s first child, Susanna, is born 1585: S hakespeare’s twins, Judith and Hamnet (?), are born 1592: S hakespeare is first alluded to as a playwright, in Greene’s Groates-worth of Wit 1593: S hakespeare’s first printed poem, Venus and Adonis, appears 1594: S hakespeare’s first printed play, Titus Andronicus, appears 1596: S hakespeare’s father, John Shakespeare, is granted a coat of arms; Shakespeare’s son, Hamnet, dies 1597: S hakespeare purchases New Place in Stratford-upon-Avon 1598: S hakespeare is first mentioned as a sonneteer and author of 12 plays in Palladis Tamia 1599: S hakespeare’s father is granted a confirmation of arms; Shakespeare’s acting company takes down its old theater and uses the timber to build the Globe 62

Playgoer’s Guide 1600: E xtracts from Shakespeare’s plays and poetry appear in Bel-vedere, the first printed literary commonplace book to include plays 1601: S hakespeare’s father, John Shakespeare, dies 1602: T he heralds dispute the legitimacy of a group of coat of arms, including Shakespeare’s; Shakespeare ratifies his purchase of New Place 1603: S hakespeare’s acting company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, becomes the King’s Men at the accession of James I; Hamlet appears in print 1607: S hakespeare’s daughter Susanna marries John Hall 1608: S hakespeare’s mother, Mary (Arden) Shakespeare, dies; his granddaughter Elizabeth is born 1609: S hakespeare’s Sonnets appears in print 1613: S hakespeare purchases the Blackfriars gatehouse in London; the Globe burns down during a performance of Henry VIII and is rebuilt within a year 1616: S hakespeare writes his will; his daughter Judith marries Thomas Quiney; Shakespeare dies 1623: T he First Folio is published; Shakespeare’s widow Anne dies www.folger.edu

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Camp Will is a weeklong workshop dedicated to the development of communication skills, language, and group social skills through the process of creative play and group scene work. Our goal is to nurture a young person’s ability to voice their opinions, communicate their thoughts, and discover their creativity through ensemble work and the poetry of Shakespeare. Camp sessions are available for ages 8-17.

Directed by Elyse Edelman, Camp Will Teaching Artists come from all over the United States and have been in the Door Shakespeare acting company. Daily sessions begin with theater and improv games. Groups work independently in separate ensembles to approach Shakespeare’s works through rhythm, playful language exercises, and story drama. Older students work more intensely on vocal and physical techniques that enrich the meaning of Shakespeare’s text. “I loved working with all the professional actors and I also made lots of new friends at camp. I can’t wait for next summer!” —Beatrix Dramm, Camp Will Camper

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Elyse is delighted to return as Camp Director for yet another wonderful summer at Camp Will! This year marks Elyse’s 6th year as Camp Director, and 9th year working in Education at Door Shakespeare. Over the last decade, one of Elyse’s most edifying professional experiences is watching students come back year after year, and seeing how their time at Camp Will has contributed to their confidence, personal growth, and social skills. Elyse makes her living as a professional actor and theater educator/administrator. As a theater educator, she has developed curriculum and served as a lead teaching artist at a number of professional theaters including; First Stage, American Players Theater, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Minnesota Shakespeare Co. the Guthrie Theater, People’s Center Theatre, Riverside Theatre in the Park, among others. Her K-12 curriculum (from Creative Drama for early elementary school students, to advanced actor-training for older adolescents) has been used at over a dozen Milwaukee and Minneapolis/St. Paul schools and youth correctional facilities. Elyse believes that the best acting teachers are also great actors. 66

Camp Will She is proud that the teachers who work at Camp Will are also respected working professional actors, which provides a high caliber of instruction and understanding of the craft. For Elyse’s upcoming projects and her theatrical resume, check out www.elyseedelman.com.

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Camp Will Teaching Artist Joe is delighted to be making his return to Camp Will at Door Shakespeare. Joe works as an actor in both Chicago and Wisconsin. Joe has appeared at Door Shakespeare in The Tempest, The Comedy of Errors (2014 and 2016), Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, and A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream. He has also worked in Chicago at The Windy City Playhouse in The Explorer’s Club, The Recommendation and Noises Off. Joe is also a producer with a production company called Red Dinosaur, and is writing a film called Classroom 51. Joe has also appeared on the NBC series Chicago Fire. Joe studied acting at The University of Illinois, and is represented by Stewart Talent.

Arthur Ensign-George, Amy Ensign, Melissa Wanke, Mikkel Knutson, Michael Stebbins, Bri Humke, and Ryan Zierk relax for a moment after participating in a favorite Door Shakespeare tradition: the raising of the highway sign. Alas, new road sign guidelines make it a thing of the past, but there will be more traditions built over the next 25 years!

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Camp Will Teaching Artist Ken Miller is happy to return to Door Shakespeare for a third summer, this time as a Teaching Artist for Camp Will. Previous roles on the Door Shakespeare stage include Corporal Nym in 2019’s productions of both Henry V and The Merry Wives of Windsor, along with an English Herold and the Constable of France in Henry V, and Fenton in The Merry Wives of Windsor. He received his MFA from NIU and BFA from Millikin University. He was last seen in Mad Rogues’ Othello. He has worked previously with Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival. Chicago credits include companies such as Oak Park Festival Theatre, Redtwist, Promethean Theatre Ensemble, and Muse of Fire.

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Camp Will Teaching Apprentice Isabella Dippel is a recent graduate at Sturgeon Bay High School, where she’s played roles including Cosette in Les Miserables and Rosalie Mullins in School of Rock. She has also participated in teen theatre around the state, including at Green Bay Studio 12 (Olivia, Twelfth Night) and The Birder Studio of Performing Arts (Val Clark, A Chorus Line; Paulette Buonufonte, Legally Blonde; Velma Von Tussle, Hairspray). She’s trained across the country with programs including The Broadway Collective, Making It on Broadway, and American Players Theatre. Having spent five summers at Camp Will, Isabella is incredibly excited and grateful to return as a Teaching Apprentice.

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Camp Will Teaching Apprentice Angel Rivera is thrilled to be returning for their second year as a Teaching Apprentice for Camp Will! Angel is a junior at Pius XI High School in Milwaukee, and is largely involved in Milwaukee theater. Angel has worked with First Stage, The Milwaukee Rep, and Milwaukee Youth Theatre. Most recently, they have appeared in The Crucible, Two Gentlemen of Verona, and A Wrinkle in Time at First Stage. They are also a member of First Stage’s Young Company and The Rep’s Teen Council.

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Door Shakespeare believes in providing a well-rounded experience for students in their chosen field with additional opportunities to explore other areas of the theatre. Internships focus on: Lighting, Costumes, Acting, and Arts Administration. We are dedicated to providing a supportive learning environment supplemented with high levels of responsibility and flexible learning opportunities guided by individual talents and interests. If you are interested in participating in or supporting Door Shakespeare’s intern program, please call 920.854.7111.

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Interns, staff and company members

From left to right: Rayne Kleinofen (Assistant Stage Manager), Caulden Parkel (intern), Michael Stebbins (Producing Artistic Director), Kira Neighbors (Production Stage Manager), Pia Russo (intern), Jarrod Langwinski (Covid Compliance Officer and understudy), Anika Waco (intern), Michaela Kraft (Operations Coordinator), Amy Ensign (Managing Director).

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Woodwalk Gallery 6746 County Road G, Egg Harbor, WI Celebrate Door Shakespeare at the annual fundraising gala and help Shakespeare’s plays come to life! Enjoy entertainment* from company members. Get a sneak peek of Camp Will, Door Shakespeare’s summer youth program. Meet and mingle with fellow theatre lovers. Savor cuisine by Thyme Catering—locally sourced appetizers, savory entrees, desserts, wine, and other plentiful libations. Learn about Door Shakespeare’s production process and how to become more involved with the theatre. Participate in our silent auction and paddle raiser for the theatre’s fundraising initiatives. Win Door Prizes! Tickets are $75. For more information, go to www.doorshakespeare.com or call 920.854.7111. * Entertainment for the evening will be determined based on Federal, State, and local guidelines along with direction from Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States, and might consist of live performances or a filmed presentation.

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Family Fund The Door Shakespeare Family Fund was initiated four years ago by a board member whose grandchild attended Camp Will for the first time. She had so much fun that her family decided to ensure many summers to come for children of all income levels. The Door Shakespeare Family Fund provides scholarships to students who otherwise would not be able to attend. Thank you to the Family Fund contributors!

family fund contributors Megan Bean Honnie Bermas Heather Brendelson Brian Chelmecki Jerilyn Dietz Ross Dippel & Christine Henkel Briton Domer Anton Doneff Hans Dramm & Sarah Keller Ensign-Foulds Family

Lorrie Garces Dennis Gordon Werner & Susan Krause Don & Mary Meich Michelle Nelson Dan Neubauer Julie Posselt Amy Rivera Melanie Vanderlaan Lauren Ward Katy Weber Sarah Zaske

You can contribute, too! Go to www.doorshakespeare.com or call 920.854.7111.

Shakespeare Circle The Shakespeare Circle consists of donors who make a pledge for three consecutive years to support Door Shakespeare’s mission. This circle provides the sustaining foundation on which we produce each summer season, and build our presence in both the Door County and Midwest region. We are grateful for this integral ensemble of donors!

shakespeare circle members Helen Ambuel Mary Anderson Nancy T. & David A. Borghesi The Brotherhood Family Dick & Kerstin Conner The Duderstadt Family Trust

Ms. Janice Galt & Attorney David R. Clowers Tom & Bev Lisle MMG Foundation Kaye Wagner Bill & Sunshine Walker Carl & Sandy Zapffe

We appreciate your involvement —Thank you! Join the Fun! Call 920.854.7111 to learn more! Information listed includes those who donated and/or participated between March 1, 2020 through June 18, 2021.

Year round fun nights, social mixers and our annual Pride Festival in June. learn more about us

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Open Door Pride

Join the Fun! become a bard buddy volunteer!

Door Shakespeare is looking for friendly and energetic volunteers of all ages to assist with our performances. We have a job for everyone including greeting our patrons, parking cars, and ushering. We also have a number of administrative projects including distribution of marketing materials and filing documents. Our Bard Buddy volunteer program is a wonderful community of volunteers that are critical to each season’s success.

bard buddy volunteers Maddison Ayers Robert Barbolini Laurel Braatz The Brotherhood Family Laura Buergin-Witt Carla Byrnes Richard Carlson The Carlson Family Carl Christenson David Clowers Kiersten Christenson Kathy Conner Amelie Doneff Doug Drew Judy Drew Allyn Ensign David Ensign Alice Ensign-George Arthur Ensign-George Hannah Ensign-George Tim Feist Mark and Tanya Fischer David Foulds Mark Goldstein Patricia Grimm Bob and Jean Heidt

Becky and David Heller Margaret Herrington Chrisa Hickey Rachel Hietpas Heidi Hodges Susan and Leon Hoffman Alice and Ron Holden Dan and Kathy Hubing Renuka Jandu Jim Knutson The Knutson Family Susan Kennedy Rachel Korn Michaela Kraft Susan and Werner Krause Kathie Kulhanek The Larson Family Paulette Laufer Emil and Susan Lesniak Sunny MacLachlan Jack McFarlane Nico Moreno Carl and Carol Omerick The Phillips Family Georgie Pink Max Pink

Joan Pleuss Mya Ploor Bernadette Raspante Jim Roche The Ruggless Family Alex Sabin Siobhan Schallert Carmen Schroeder Linda Shealey Josie Stahler Mary Kay Stahler Karen Stocker Nina Stoneham Sandra Stoneham Julie Stratton John and Deanna Swanson Josie Trettin Tory Trettin Olivia Van Den Heuvel Rochelle Van Erem Diane and James Warpinksi Barbara and Ron Weir The Williams Family Howard and Patty Williamson Carl Zapffe Ryan Zierk

Individual Contributors the monarchs: $5,000 & up Kit & Dick Conner Doug & Judy Drew Steve & Jackie Kane

Skinner Family Fund Carl & Sandy Zapffe

the nobility: $2,500-$4,999 The Ensign Foulds Family Ms. Janice Galt & Attorney David R. Clowers Ms. Carol Fiedler

Irene Fox Werner & Susan Krause

the gentry: $1000-$2,499 Helen Ambuel Mark Anderson Bob Balderson In memory of Virginia S. Bare Priscilla & Anthony Beadell The Nancy T. & David A. Borghesi Fund Mary Lynn & Randal Brotherhood Dan & Deb Carey Duderstadt Family Trust Jake Gudmundsen Lorie Chaiten & Harold Hirshman Nancy Ciezki & Diane Kostecke In Memory of Michael P. Shaneyfelt Dawn & Jason Crane Allyn Ensign Jami & Joe Hanreddy Rob & Lori Gardenier Thomas Lisle

MMG Foundation Maureen McGrath Liz & Mike Mahoney Candice Maynard & Tom Thomas Michael & Ann Morgan Patrice Peltier Anna Pepelnjak Mr. & Mrs. Steve Rade Nancy Rafal Bela & Ruth Sandor Jeff, Jenny, Nick & Noah Trimark Kaye Wagner William K. & Sunshine Walker Katy Weber Duane T. Williams Leigh Zehnder Mr. Paul Zillgitt & Ms. Patrice Peltier

the knights: $500-$999 Anon d`Allouez Drs. Jan & Anita Bublik Dave & Vonnie Callsen Paulette Laufer & Richard Carlson Dr. Peter & Beverly Conroy Michael Elkow Christopher & Lorrie Garces Chuck & Faye Germain Peter M. Gotsch & Dr. Jana French Arlene J. Johnson Santosh N. Krishnan Marie Kohler & Brian Mani Lee Marquardt

Wayne & Barb Mohr Bill Morris & Lisa Ladew Jerry Okarma Bill & Betty Parsons James & Kathlin Sickel Steven & Arlene Stanger Frank Stebbins Deanna & John Swanson Evan & Lurana Webster Pam Welter David & Brenda Wenberg Mr. Jon Wenberg Clyde & Marsha Williams

Individual Contributors the esquires: $250-$499 Josh & Leah Anderson Anonymous Robert & Betty Barbolini Susan Bayer Charles Billington & Susan Berry Phil & Cindy Block Kevin & Alison Briscoe Sue & Jim Buck Kevin & Terri Campbell Miles Capron William & Nancy Carpenter Mark & Darlene Castonia Alice & Bob Chrismer Mrs. Sara Chrismer Peter R. Coladarci & Liz Kelly Dennis & Bonnie Connolly Chris Cramer Gretchen Courtney Stephen Daugherty Thomas & Victoria Eley The Ensign-George Family Joan Fagan & David Cross Sarah J. Ford & Randall Klumb Rob & Lori Gardenier Mike & Connie Glowacki George & Natalie Gorchynsky Joseph & Gwenn Graboyes Robin Griesser Mindi & Paul Grittner John & Denise Grogan Rowan & Marty Haug Ronald & Alice Holden

Kathy Nagle & Ralph Johnson Carolyn Kane Jane Kaczmarek Lisa Klimczak Jann & Keith Kostecke Mrs. Lydia Lague Anne Landre & Charlie Dee Paul & Jan Liss Peggy Lott Madi Mcdermott Joanne Morris Rene & Brad Moyer Kenneth Mueller Bob & Terri Murphy Kathleen Noel Phoebe O`Connell Holly Orlowski Jeff & Barb Ottum Jason Parkin Mark Pennington Ellsworth & Carla Peterson Charitable Foundation Julie and Andrew Porter Ann & Jim Reeve Todd & Sher Rockway In Memory of Pete Solway Schuster Ginny & Ross Siegel Dr. Ronald & Christine Small David L. Steeno David & Rose Warner Barbara Yingling & Paul Bosanac

the merchants: $100-$249 Curt & Jean Anderson Sara Ellen & James H. Anderson Anonymous Ms. Donna Arimura Mark & Jane Babich William Banks Francha Barnard Jean Barrett Linda & Paul Bartlett Heidi Becker Peg & Greg Berezewski Joseph Berghammer

Christine Bridenhagen Peter & Ruth Budic Mrs. Theresa Campbell M & BL Charous Chris & Karen Chroniak Jim & Carole Crane Cheryl & Tom Culver Elizabeth & Robert Czys Tracy Deak Ken & Merry Demske Ms. Susan Dewitt Davie The Doneff Family

Individual Contributors the merchants: $100-$249 Door County Lavender & Lemon LLC Michele Dornan in Memory of Jesse Dornan Hans Dramm & Sarah Keller Nina Edelman The Eley Family Steve & Margaret Elliott V. Daniel Elvira & Cecilia E. Gerber Gregory Fast David Flores Gerald P. Garrity V. Daniel Elvira & Cecilia E. Gerber Bill & Mardi Glenn Terry & Pam Goode Barbara Gould Mike & Ann Johnson Michael Johnston Judy & George Harmon John Harrer Mary & Bill Hartman Doc Heide & Jody Jessup Robert Heidt Becky Heller John & Dolores Hermann Susan & Leon Hoffmann Mike & Lisa Humke Albert & Cynthia Johnson James Kaplan Sue Kinosian Terry Kita Glen & Sally Klemp Koehler Family John Koehn Judith Kostal Steve & Margaret Krings Ann Lacy Estella & Chuck Lauter Heidi Ling Mr. Theodore Londo Mark & Kathleen Lundberg John & Jennifer Maclay Patricia Mand Sam Perlman & Mariah Goode Doug & Judy Drew, in memory of Pete Schuster Amy Ensign, in Memory of Pete Schuster Rod Matthews & Marie Sieker Carole & Jim Maronek

Rita McDonald Judith Miller Bob and Terri Murphy Dan & Diane Neal Chris Nelson Janet M. Nelson Joanne Nelson Michelle Nelson David Nestingen Mr. Paul Neuman Gail Neustifer Martha Newkirk Pat & Brad Nielsen Greg & Holly Orlowski Cathi & Bob Parks Dave and Wendy Pike Stephen Polster Julie Porter Sylvia K. Pratt Sandra Presnell Janet Process Holly Rabe Molly Rhode & Chase Stoeger Amy Rivera Mr. Jonathon Roberts Ron & Marianna Rohde Lloyd Rowley Sarah Sarna David Saunders Dan Schley Ellen & Charles Schneider Susan & Thomas Schouten Mr. Richard Scott Mary S. Seeberg Joan Shiels Jeff & Chris Siefker Karen Slotarski Carol Slusser Elizabeth Smietana Marlys Sperger Esther Yin-ling Spodek John F. & Jill M. Spude Dennis & Pam Starr Michael Stebbins Bob Stein Nadine Stein

Individual Contributors the merchants: $100-$249 Tim & Sue Stone Chuck & Carol Stout Bob & Rita Sullivan Ann & John Syvertsen Sibylle & Skip Tasker Dennis & Eileen Vaccaro Elizabeth Wallman Fran & Mary Wasielewski Ron & Barb Weir

Monique Schaulis & Matthew Werdegar Howard & Patty Williamson Carmen & Gene Witt Dennis & Karen Wojahn Linda & Allan Yusim Jerry & Joan Zaug Robert & Linda Zillmer Pat O'Hearn & Anita Zipperer

the masters: $50-$99 Brian Aden Genevieve Allenbury Claudia J. Alt Anonymous Christy & Barney Bentgen Honnie Bermas & Ken Branstetter Judith Brehm Heather Brendelson Jillaine Burton Amy Chaffee Carl, Pat, Chris, and Diana Chan Betsy Corry Richard Dietman Carol Dikelsky Anton Doneff Mary Erickson Sverre Falck-Pedersen Warren & Kathleen Gerds Dennis Gordon Dr. Jendra Gosai Mary Gregory David & Gail Henderson John & Eilene Hoft-March Jim & Andrea Jauquet Harry Justus Marcia Kirtland Leslie Kohlberg & Susan Dudley Paul & Jude Kuenn Carmen Lang Robert & Holly Ligocki Patrick Limoni Kay Bidwell Loberg Patrick Mansky & Raphaela Goldbach-Mansky Allan Markowitz Terry & Ally McArdle

Mr. & Mrs. Brendan McCarthy Dave & Cindy McCormick James Mcguire Jill Melchoir Sarah Meredith & Jay Livingston Arikha Moses Jim & Joanie Musiel Dan Neubauer Margaret Nevinski Soren Nieminen Joan Pleuss Julie Posselt Noelle Rowdon Debra & Howard Saltzman Tom & Pam Schaefer Ruth Schauer Beth Schill Dorothy Schumacher Jillaine & Andrew Seefeldt John & Kris Selk Nancy Sellman Deborah Staples & David Cecsarini Kay & Joe Tierney Bruce Timmons Nancy Townsend Melanie Vanderlaan Mary Wachenheim Debra Wellens Debbie Wickman Terry Wolf Jean & David Wolski Serena Worobel Kate Wulle-Dugan Duane & Leslie Youngsteadt Mr. & Mrs. Paul Zovic

Individual Contributors the journeymen: $5-$49 The Abernathy Family Dave Amato Anonymous Julia & Billina Augustian Karen Bachhuber Steven Baumann James & Elizabeth Baxter Megan Bean & Ben Harvey Mark Breseman & Jane Hillstrom Julia Van Roo Bresnahan Charitable Fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc. Brigid Brooks Linda Brown Vicki Burch Rhonda Rae Busch Lisa Carlson Pamela Cameron Brian Chelmecki Katheryn Corbin Louis Cornelius Kimberly Dickson Jerilyn Dietz & Ryan O’Rourke Ross Dippel & Christine Henkel Britton Domer Ed & Adèle Douglass Robert Dresdow Yvonne Erickson Leslie Flagg Christopher Fosdick Charles Fraser Gerri Friedberg Steve Grace

IN MEMORY OF

Pete S. Schuster APRIL 26, 1956– FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Melanie Graham Diane Gruener Kenneth Gundlach Judith Hartl Elaine Hartman Heidi Hodges Andrew Hooker Jim Huston & Theresa Miller Terry Hynous Katherine Jones Sarah Jones Val Kilgallon Pam Kriger Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation Jarrod Langwinski James Laufenberg Sally Ledvina Jim & Cathy Liska Paula & Paul Lussier Randy & Karen Mathewson Patrick B. & Donna J. McCarthy Marilyn McDonald Chris & Kate Myers Christian Neuhaus Judy Olsen Sam Perlman & Mariah Goode, in honor of Board Chair Carl Zapffe Andrew Peters Corliss Phillabaum H. Plester & R. Mackay Michael Mccarty Beth & John Morrison Kent Mortensen Jay Olson Jerrilee O`Malley David Pickering Bob & Nancy Richards Maribeth Romslo Stephen & Jackie Salmon Susan Sandstrom David & Karen Schmaltz Carmen Schroeder Richard Schroeder Kate Schultz Cathy Schwalm

Individual Contributors the journeymen: $5-$49 Jane Schwoerer Shirley Scott Paul Seiler Ann Sheridan Linda and Kevin Silvasi-Kelly Leonid Solovyov Karen & David Studebaker Catherine Sweitzer Douglas Tomas Jack W. Travis

Lauren Ward Rebecca Werner Terry Williams Shyla Wollman Mary Woznicki Ms. Sarah Zaske Sarah Zaug Zaug Ryan Zierk Tom Zimmerman

special thanks for donations of time, talent, goods, and services Mark Anderson & Isabelle Kralj Mary Lynn & Randall Brotherhood Laura and Peter Buergin-Witt David Clowers Allyn Ensign David Ensign Betsy Ensign-George Paul & Trisha Filar

David Foulds Becky Heller Heidi Hodges Photography Michael, Melissa, Emma and Sara Ploor Nancy Rafal Thyme Cuisine & Catering Ann Warren Jillaine and Andrew Seefeldt of Woodwalk Gallery & Rustics by Design

Allie Babich as Mistress Alice Ford in Door Shakespeare’s production of William Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by Marcella Kearns. 2019. Photograph by Heidi Hodges.

Past Productions 1995 A Midsommer Nights Dream & The Comedie of Errors, by Wm. Shakespeare 1996 Twelfe Night or What You Will, by Wm. Shakespeare 1999 As You Like It, by Wm. Shakespeare 2000 The Taming of the Shrew, by Wm. Shakespeare 2001 Twelfth Night, by Wm. Shakespeare 2002 A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by Wm. Shakespeare 2003 Romeo and Juliet & Much Ado About Nothing, by Wm. Shakespeare 2004 The Taming of the Shrew & The Merry Wives of Windsor, by Wm. Shakespeare 2005 The Comedy of Errors, by Wm. Shakespeare & She Stoops to Conquer, by Oliver Goldsmith 2006 As You Like It, by Wm. Shakespeare & The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde 2007 The Tempest, by Wm. Shakespeare & Tartuffe, by Jean Baptiste Moliere 2008 A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by Wm. Shakespeare & Cyrano De Bergerac, by Edmund Rostand 2009 The Merchant of Venice, by Wm. Shakespeare 2010 Much Ado About Nothing, by Wm. Shakespeare & The Rivals, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan 2011

Twelfth Night, by Wm. Shakespeare & Pride and Prejudice, adapted for the stage by Joseph Hanreddy and J.R. Sullivan & The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield

2012 As You Like It by Wm. Shakespeare & The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield 2013 Macbeth & Love’s Labour’s Lost, by Wm. Shakespeare

Past Productions 2014 The Comedy of Errors & King Lear, by Wm. Shakespeare 2015 Romeo and Juliet & The Tempest, by Wm. Shakespeare 2016 A Midsummer Night’s Dream & Julius Caesar, by Wm. Shakespeare 2017 Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare & The Heart of Robin Hood, by David Farr 2018 Much Ado About Nothing & The Comedy of Errors, by Wm. Shakespeare 2019 Henry V & The Merry Wives of Windsor, by Wm. Shakespeare Door Shakespeare Youth Production Something’s Rotten in the State of Denmark, by Wm. Shakespeare & Joseph Wallace 2020 Virtual Season. Rosalind, by J. M. Barrie & The Comedy of Errors, by Wm. Shakespeare

weather policy

Door Shakespeare will make every effort to meet all scheduled performances. In the event of inclement weather during the performance, the performance may be delayed and/or rain-checks issued. The option of a refund is available only when a show must be canceled prior to the completion of half the shows running time. Tickets purchased online have handling fees administered by the online ticketing service provider. Therefore, those fees are not refundable. Door County weather changes very quickly and varies depending on location. Decisions due to weather are made at the time of performance and based on the weather at the Door Shakespeare performance space. If you choose not to attend, and the show goes on as scheduled, there are no refunds.

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