Door Shakespeare presents The Old Man and The Old Moon & As You Like It | Program

BY PIGPEN THEATRE CO.

AS YOU LIKE IT

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

With sincere gratitude, Door Shakespeare would like to thank the 2023 season sponsors:

Door Shakespeare is also supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Thank you for your support!

mary pikul anderson steve and jackie kane

shakespeare circle

About Door Shakespeare

Door Shakespeare was created in 1995 under the umbrella of then-named American Folklore Theater in collaboration with Blue Circle Theatre. 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 theater company. Since 1999 Door Shakespeare has produced 44 striking productions of classical theater in the Garden of Björklunden’s 405-acre estate on Lake Michigan in Baileys Harbor.

With the leadership team of Amy Ensign and Elissa Wolf, Door Shakespeare’s presence continues to grow in the region and is enriched by educational programming that includes Door Shakespeare’s Camp Will, Will in the Woods, Shake It Up Saturday, and Shakespeare in the Schools.

Door Shakespeare is a professional theater company that employs members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

land acknowledgement

Door Shakespeare’s performance space is located on the ancestral homelands of the Menominee Nation. Currently there are 11 federally recognized Native American sovereign nations in Wisconsin. We acknowledge these indigenous communities who have stewarded this land throughout the generations and pay respect to their elders past and present.

About Door Shakespeare

board of directors

Judy Drew, Chair and Development Director

David R. Clowers, Treasurer

Kit Conner

Steve Kane

finance committee

David R. Clowers, Treasurer

Arthur Ensign-George

Amy Ensign

gala committee

Judy Drew, Chair

Becky Heller

Elissa Wolf

hr committee

David R. Clowers

Paulette Laufer

our mission

Our mission is to provide relevant and entertaining productions of the works of William Shakespeare and other classical and contemporary playwrights through artistic excellence in both the conception and performance of our plays, and to enhance the theatrical experience through interactive educational opportunities designed for audiences of all ages, thereby creating a common ground to experience these celebrated traditions.

Paulette Laufer, Vice-chair

Mary Lynn Brotherhood, Secretary

Martha Scully Beller

Eric Ohlrogge

Jason Crane

Steve Kane

Elissa Wolf

Kit Conner

Amy Ensign

Judy Drew

Steven Kane

Alex Galick* as D’Artagnan and Alexander Johnson as Aramis in 2022's The Three Musketeers: An Adventure, with Music by Joe Pine and Scott McKenna Campbell. Directed by Marcella Kearns. Photo by Heidi Hodges.

BRILLIANCE AWAITS.

Björklunden, Lawrence University’s northern campus in Baileys Harbor, welcomes lifelong learners for seminars that run the full spectrum of the liberal arts —from history to literature to the natural sciences. Come learn from expert instructors while enjoying the natural beauty of one of Door County’s treasures.

For the latest information about our seminars, please visit go.lawrence.edu/bjorkseminars

Featuring: The Best of the Bard: Shakespeare's Greatest Hits with Paul McComas, October 8-13

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, multi-purpose and seminar rooms, dining room and kitchen, as well as 22 guest rooms.

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 student-faculty 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,

For more information about Björklunden and seminars offered, please visit: go.lawrence.edu.bjorkseminars

P.O. Box 10, Baileys Harbor, WI 54202 Phone: 920-839-2216

Email: bjorkseminars@lawrence.edu

*Full name is Björklunden vid Sjön, Swedish for “Birch Grove at the Lake” (but commonly translated to “Birch Forest by the Water”). Björklunden is pronounced “bee-york-lun-den.”

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.

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.

campaigns and petitions

Black Lives Matter: Campaign – Holds politicians and candidates accountable on issues affecting Black and underserved communities.

Color of Change: Active Petitions and Campaigns – The nation’s largest online racial justice organization helps people respond effectively to injustice in the world around us.

NAACP – NAACP’s coalition fighting against COVID-19 and police brutality.

resources

“1619” – The New York Times’ podcast series on how slavery has transformed America, connecting past and present through the oldest form of storytelling.

“All That Glisters Is Not Gold” – An NPR discussion about Shakespeare, racism, and xenophobia with high school students and scholar Ayanna Thompson.

“Anti-racist Shakespeare” – Shakespeare’s Globe scholar Farah Karim-Cooper examines the racial meanings behind the language of light/dark and white/black used in Shakespeare’s England.

A Note from the Board Chair

dear friends,

There is something profound about the communal dynamic of theater; and seeing you return each year is evidence of just how important the arts are to our wellbeing and happiness.

Theater has always given me a better understanding of the world and my place in it, a feeling I’m sure many of you share. This summer, we present our first full musical, The Old Man and The Old Moon, and Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, As You Like It. The themes are universal and timeless, so don’t be surprised if you see a bit of yourself reflected in a scene or two tonight. After all, as the Bard said, “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.”

My tenure as board chair comes to an end this year. I’m grateful and proud to have had the opportunity to play a small part in Door Shakespeare’s continued success. It has been an inspiration to witness the dedication and resilience of our staff, board, volunteers, donors, and patrons, especially through these recent uncertain times. As we continue to move toward a full recovery from the impact of the pandemic, I would like to express our gratitude to all of you who have supported us by coming to our performances, by donating, by sharing your time and talent, and by spreading the word about our theater in the woods. Now, we invite you to step into the romantic and whimsical world of music, moonlight, and magic. It is an utter joy and the ultimate gift to have you with us!

Judy Drew Chair, Board of Directors, Door Shakespeare, Inc.

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Jazz I: July 19 - 29

Jazz II: August 2 - 12

Fall Concert Series: September through December

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D’Artagnan (Alex Galick*) offers a drink to Aramis (Alexander Johnson) and Porthos (Dan Klarer*), in 2022’s The Three Musketeers: An Adventure, With Music, by Joe Pine and Scott McKenna Campbell. Directed by Marcella Kearns. Photo by Heidi Hodges.

Shakespeare and Door County have always held special places in my heart. I grew up visiting Door County during the summer. It’s a place where I’ve made tremendous memories with family and friends. Shakespeare came into my life at the age of ten and sparked a lifelong fascination. I joined Door Shakespeare as Managing Director back in April. If anyone had told me when I was younger that I would land a job that incorporates two of my greatest loves, I probably would not have believed it.

I remember seeing my first show at Door Shakespeare and being entranced by the characters and the story being told on stage. It’s a moment I will never forget. It was before the stage was built under our beautiful maple tree. It was before I got to partake in Wine Nights and before the creation of Shake It Up Saturdays. Over the years, I’ve had the chance to watch Door Shakespeare grow. That personal history has made it such a moving experience to be a part of this season.

My journey as Managing Director has allowed me to become familiar with programs I grew up with or had previously only experienced as part of the audience. As you sit here tonight in our audience, I hope you will be entranced by our productions of As You Like It and The Old Man and The Old Moon. I hope you will get lost in these stories and characters, creating memories you will never forget.

Thank you for joining us this season!

Elissa Wolf Managing Director

From the Leadership Team

Welcome! I am absolutely delighted that you have joined us for an evening of theater on our forest stage.

Our productions this season embrace the transformative power of a journey. Both Rosalind in As You Like It and The Old Man in The Old Man and The Old Moon go on journeys of discovery, self, and place. The narratives revolve around characters that emerge on the other side of their adventures as more mindful citizens of their worlds, and with greater connections to who they are.

All of us have gone on journeys to get here, and our collective one over the past three years was a hard one. I hope we come out of this journey the way Rosalind and The Old Man come out of theirs: with grace, beauty, and surrounded by the ones we love.

The talented artists and theater professionals who take you on these adventures represent a combined 67 seasons at Door Shakespeare! I imagine if we added up the years that you, our faithful audience members, have watched our plays, we could add a few thousand more to the total. Thank you for your support and trust.

For this moment, be here with Rosalind and The Old Man on their journeys.

Sit back and listen to these stories—one old and one new—and let “this our life, exempt from public haunt, find tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.” (Duke Senior; Act II, scene i; As You Like It)

Warmest regards,

Amy Ensign Producing Artistic Director

Carrie Hitchcock in 2022's The Tempest. Directed by Todd Denning. Photo by Heidi Hodges.

BOOK, MUSIC, AND LYRICS

BY PIGPEN THEATRE CO.

Producing Artistic Director amy ensign * Managing Director elissa wolf * presents

AS YOU LIKE IT

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

BOOK, MUSIC, AND LYRICS

BY PIGPEN THEATRE CO.

Directed by leda hoffmann

AS YOU LIKE IT

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

BOOK, MUSIC, AND LYRICS BY PIGPEN

THEATRE CO.

Directed by scott mckenna campbell

Production Stage Manager

Assistant Stage Manager

taylor ireland

Costume Designer

mary mcmullen

Music Director

kira neighbors *

AS YOU LIKE IT

The Old Man And The Old Moon

karen mal

Lighting Designer

todd mion

Scenic and Properties Designer

jody sekas

Music Director

As You Like It

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Fight and Movement Director

dan klarer *

scott mckenna campbell

Intimacy Director

christopher elst † ‡

The Old Man and The Old Moon premiered in New York City, at the Gym at Judson and was produced by Britt Lafield/BKL Productions, the PigPen Company, Aaron Glick, Ronnie Planalp/Deborah Taylor, and SoHo Playhouse, Inc. A revised version of The Old Man and The Old Moon was subsequently presented by Writers’ Theatre and TOMATOM LLC, Glencoe, IL; Michael Halberstam, Artistic Director, Kathryn M. Lipuma, Executive Director. The Old Man and The Old Moon was developed in part at New Writers. New Plays. at Vineyard Arts Project: Ashley Melone, Founder and Artistic Director. The Old Man and The Old Moon was developed in part and subsequently produced by the Williamstown Theatre Festival in August, 2014; Stephen M. Kaus, Producer; Jenny Gersten, Artistic Director Emeritus.

The Old Man and The Old Moon is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC. (www.broadwaylicensing.com)

As You Like It

by william shakespeare

Sponsored by

cast

Rosalind Tina Muñoz Pandya*

Orlando Jonathan Contreras

Jaques, LeBeau Mark Corkins*

Duke Senior, Duke Fredericka Renée Lockett*

Touchstone Scott McKenna Campbell

Anna Amy Ensign*

Celia Becky Keeshin*

Audrey Isa Guitian

Amiens Isaiah Spetz

Oliver, Sir Oliver Martext Amro Ibrahim

Silvius, Charles the Wrestler Gabriel Smith

Phoebe Lilah Weisman

understudies

Scott McKenna Campbell—Amiens

Jamie Alexander Clark—Silvius; Oliver, Sir Oliver Martext

Amy Ensign*—Duke Senior, Duke Fredericka

Isa Guitian—Rosalind · Amro Ibrahim—Touchstone

Michaela Kraft—Anna; Audrey · Lexi Praxl—Phoebe

Gabriel Smith—Orlando; Jaques, LeBeau · Lilah Weisman—Celia

The songs in this production were composed and arranged by Scott McKenna Campbell and Isaiah Spetz by setting Shakespeare’s text to original melodies. *Member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA)

The Old Man and The Old Moon

book, music, and lyrics by pigpen theatre co.

Sponsored by Helios Foundation

cast

Mabelu, Ghost Singer, Ben, Butcher Jonathan Contreras

Vocals, Accordion, Piano

The Old Man Mark Corkins*; Vocals

Matheson, Fine Lady Isa Guitian; Vocals, Piano

Llewellyn, Bartender, Boatswain 2, Rebel 2 Becky Keeshin*

Vocals, Banjo, Percussion

Perry, Old Woman, Rebel 1

Renée Lockett*; Vocals

Cookie, Solomon, Mickey, Young Woman Tina Muñoz Pandya*

Vocals, Percussion

Callahan, Boatswain 1, The Young Man, Dog Isaiah Spetz

Vocals, Guitar, Percussion

Captain, Bartley, Patron, Fishmonger, Clerk Scott McKenna Campbell

Vocals, Mandolin, Bouzouki, Guitar

understudies

Haley Ebinal—Matheson, Fine Lady · Amy Ensign*—Perry, Old Woman, Rebel 1 · Amro Ibrahim—Callahan, Boatswain 1, Dog; Captain, Bartley, Patron, Fishmonger, Clerk · Gabriel Smith—The Old Man; Mabelu, Ghost

Singer, Ben, Butcher · Lilah Weisman—Llewellyn, Bartender, Boatswain 2, Rebel 2; Cookie, Solomon, Mickey, Young Woman

Cast and Crew

scott mckenna campbell

Artistic Associate, Camp Will Director Director, The Old Man and The Old Moon

Music Director, As You Like It

Touchstone · As You Like It

Understudy for Amiens · As You Like It

Captain, Bartley, Patron, Fishmonger, Clerk · The Old Man and The Old Moon

Dr. Scott McKenna Campbell has designed, taught, and performed with Door Shakespeare since its 2017 season in roles including Feste (Twelfth Night) and Planchet (Three Musketeers). He enjoys an ongoing Actor-Manager role with the Ohio Shakespeare Festival where he has composed music and lyrics for multiple new works including their recent Legend of Sleepy Hollow (2022). More than 100 of his songs have appeared on professional stages across the country. Scott earned a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an M.Litt degree in Shakespeare & Performance through the American Shakespeare Center/Mary Baldwin University partnership, and an MA in Arts & Creative Enterprise Leadership through the Bolz Center in the Wisconsin School of Business. He is the principal songwriter for folk band The Rude Sea. Find him at ScottMcKennaCampbell com

jamie alexander clark Arts Administration Intern

Swing for Silvius; and Oliver, Sir Oliver Martext

As You Like It

Jamie Alexander is a rising sophomore at Sarah Lawrence College. Having finished his first year in New York, he’s garnered plenty of experience both on—and off—stage. His most recent endeavor was serving as the assistant music director for SLC’s production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. In his spare time, he does stand-up comedy and composes music. This is Jamie’s second year with Door Shakespeare.

Cast and Crew

jonathan contreras Actor, Camp Will Teaching Artist

Orlando · As You Like It

Mabelu, Ghost Singer, Ben, Butcher · The Old Man and The Old Moon

Jonathan Contreras (he/they) is an actor, musician, and songwriter currently based in El Paso, Texas. Last onstage with the Great River Shakespeare Festival as Antonio in Twelfth Night and Bandleader/Piano in Always… Patsy Cline. Jonathan has also performed with the Idaho Shakespeare Festival’s Shakespearience educational tour of Romeo and Juliet; the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival production of The Tempest; and the Nashville Shakespeare Festival winter production of Macbeth. When not onstage Jonathan can be found performing his collection of over 60 original songs at art galleries, breweries, living rooms, and tree stumps. @jonathan.acontreras

mark corkins * Actor

Jacques, Le Beau · As You Like It

The Old Man · The Old Man and The Old Moon

This will be Mark’s sixth summer with Door Shakespeare. A few of his favorite roles here include: Lord Capulet, Don Pedro, Sir Toby Belch, Falstaff, and Prospero. Local theater audiences may be familiar with Mark’s several decades of work on other Wisconsin stages, including: Madison Rep, American Players Theatre, Next Act, In Tandem, First Stage, and Milwaukee Opera Theatre. Mark was also a member of Milwaukee Rep’s resident acting company. Over many seasons notable productions include: The Cherry Orchard, Seascape, True West, End Game, Holmes and Watson, A Christmas Carol, King Lear. Further afield Mark has had the pleasure of working with the Utah and Illinois Shakespeare Festivals, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stage West, Berkeley Rep, Arena Stage, SITI Company, and the Suzuki Company of Toga (SCOT). Mark is most grateful to our audiences and supporters for helping keep the magic of classic stories alive in the beautiful Garden at Björklunden.

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Cast and Crew

ed dimaio Carpenter

Despite a long family and social history around theater and performance Ed DiMaio did not get involved with theater in Door County until 2007. Isadoora Theatre Company’s (ITC’s) Production of Working was Ed’s first role since Theater Club in High School. DiMaio went on to perform in ITC’s Waiting For Lefty, Circle Mirror Transformation, and Three Days of Rain. Ed has also designed sets for ITC’s Helen, and for this summer’s production of Bauer. Ed is currently the Board Chair at ITC. Over at Third Avenue PlayWorks, DiMaio performed in The House of Blue Leaves and worked for five seasons on the structural aspects of set construction, including a full design and build of TAP’s The Littlest Angel. Ed also performed in Rogue Theater’s production of All My Sons. Most recently Ed appeared in Door Shakespeare’s Reading of Treasure Island. DiMaio’s work in film includes Confessions of A Sailor, Not There Yet, Winters Guest, June Falling Down. and West of Thunder. Images of Ed’s performance photography are on permanent display in TAP’s newly renovated lobby. Images and articles also have run in Contact Quarterly Magazine.

haley ebinal House and Box Office Coverage Swing for Matheson, Fine Lady · The Old Man and The Old Moon

Haley Ebinal is a Milwaukee-based actor and musician who believes empathetic, community-building storytelling is the most effective remedy against isolation, harmful assumptions, and disappearing histories. Regional theater credits include Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (Play-By-Play’s Shakespeare in the Park), Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Madge Kendal in The Elephant Man (Voices Found Repertory), Emilie in The Moors (Isadoora Theatre), and as an ensemble member for Murder on the Orient Express (Milwaukee Repertory Theater). Haley’s voiceover credits include Celia in As You Like It (14th Night Players), and Lana in Chaos Theory (All In Productions). Haley has also appeared in film and TV, including The Killers Club, and 11 Seconds. As a musician, she performed with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra (chamber violinist, Resch Center), Michael Bublé (symphony violinist, Fiserv Forum), and Skylight Music Theatre (actor-singer-violinist, 2021 Season Announcement). @HaleyEbinal, www.haleyebinal.com.

Cast and Crew

christopher elst + ++ Intimacy Director

A member of several national theater organizations (Certified Teacher, Society of American Fight Directors; Associate Instructor, Dueling Arts International; Intimacy Director in training, Intimacy Directors and Coordinators, et al.) and an advocate for safe practices in theaters nationwide, Christopher Elst has performed, directed, and designed violence, movement, and intimacy for professional theaters across the country, including Ogunquit Playhouse, First Stage, Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival (now The REV), Next Act Theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, Skylight Music Theatre, Peninsula Players, Northern Sky Theater, and The Milwaukee Rep. This is his second season with Door Shakespeare.

amy ensign *

Producing Artistic Director, Actor

Anna · As You Like It

Understudy for Duke Senior, Duke Fredericka As You Like It

Swing for Perry, Old Woman, Rebel 1 · The Old Man and The Old Moon

Amy Ensign (she/her) began her career with Door Shakespeare 17 years ago as Elmire in Tartuffe and 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 the 2012 production of As You Like It. A Door County-based actor, director, and theater educator, Amy has performed with Northern Sky Theater, Theatre M, Teatro Caravaggio, Third Avenue PlayWorks, and the Peninsula Players. She has directed youth theater programs for Sevastopol School, Third Avenue PlayWorks, and right here at Door Shakespeare. Amy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Drama from the University of Washington and studied with the Suzuki Company of Toga (SCOT), in Japan. A voyaging sailor and underwater hockey player, Amy lives in Sturgeon Bay with her husband and son.

Cast and Crew

isa guitian Actor, Camp Will Teaching Artist

Audrey, Understudy for Rosalind · As You Like It

Matheson, Fine Lady · The Old Man and The Old Moon

Isa Guitian is thrilled to be joining Door Shakespeare for the first time! Most recently, she appeared in A Christmas Carol at the Guthrie Theater, and Measure for Measure and The Winter’s Tale at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival. Other regional credits include Pride and Prejudice, As You Like It, and Caesar, also at Illinois Shakes; Nature: A Walking Play at TigerLion Arts; and Technicolor Life at Rep Stage in Columbia, Maryland. Currently based in New York, Isa recently graduated from the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program, where she appeared in Heresy of Love, The Seagull, Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Oresteia and the world premiere of Dear God. Isa is a proud native of Baltimore, Maryland, and a graduate of the Baltimore School for the Arts.

heidi hodges Company Photographer

As a student, Heidi Hodges tried to like Shakespeare. She read plays, tried to show enthusiasm when Romeo and Juliet was introduced, nodded in agreement, and tried to look sophisticated when others talked about Shakespeare. Tried, tried, tried. Failed.

Then came Door Shakespeare, and everything changed. She knew the world shifted when she laughed and when she cried during a show—and wasn’t doing it just because the rest of the audience was.

Door Shakespeare finally made Shakespeare’s words real, relatable, fun, and poignant. And then, happily, the next generation caught on. Heidi’s offspring, after being forcemarched to a showing of Hamilton said, (quote): “Henry V was a lot better.”

So, Heidi, a full-time professional photographer with over 30 years’ experience in all aspects of photography, is very pleased to volunteer photography services to this wonderful, personal theater that provides such a unique experience. Because this organization, this effort, these stories, and these people matter.

Cast and Crew

leda hoffmann

Director · As You Like It

Leda Hoffmann (she/her) is so grateful to be back at Door Shakespeare, having previously directed The Comedy of Errors (2018, 2014), The Tempest (2015), and Romeo and Juliet (2015). Her work has been seen across the country at Milwaukee Rep, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Texas Shakespeare Festival, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, First Folio, The Alchemist Theatre, Max and Louie Productions, Riverside Theater Iowa City, and Luminous Theatre, among others. Leda is the Artistic Director of The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio, where her directing credits include An Iliad, Mr Burns: a post-electric play, Head Over Heels, INDECENT, and 9 to 5 the Musical. www.ledahoffmann.com

amro ibrahim

Production/Acting Intern

Oliver, Sir Oliver Mar-Text · As You Like It

Understudy for Touchstone · As You Like It

Swing for Callahan, Boatswain 1, Dog, The Young Man; and Captain, Bartley, Patron, Fishmonger, Clerk · The Old Man and The Old Moon

Amro Ibrahim (he/him/his) is an actor-deviser-mover currently based in NYC and the D.C./Maryland/Virginia area. He is pursuing his BA in acting at Pace University and enjoys watching anime and film. Most recently he was in The Hypochondriac at the Institute of Arts Barcelona, Die Hamletmaschine at Pace University, and Eukiah at Theaterlab. Amro is grateful to his parents and his friends for their support.

Cast and Crew

Assistant Stage Manager

Taylor Ireland is a senior Theatre Arts major currently working toward their concentration in Stage Management at University of WisconsinParkside. Recent UW-Parkside credits include The Aliens (Stage Manager), As You Like It (Assistant Stage Manager), and The Wolves (Assistant Stage Manager). Taylor was also the Stage Manager for The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fair(l)y (Stoopid) Tales at Cyclopedic Ensemble and stage managed multiple productions while attending their previous college, State Fair Community College. They are originally from California, Missouri. However, they are now based in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Taylor is excited to work with Door Shakespeare for this season’s productions of As You Like It and The Old Man and The Old Moon.

becky keeshin *

Actor

Celia · As You Like

It

Llewellyn, Bartender, Boatswain 2, Rebel · The Old Man and The Old Moon

Becky is a Chicago-based actor-musician and is thrilled to be in Door County for the Summer! Chicago credits include Nunsense, New Faces Sing NOW, Chicago Sings Sondheim, Chicago Sings Pop (Porchlight Music Theatre), ShakesFest! (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), Fiddler on the Roof (Lyric Opera of Chicago), A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shrew’d (First Folio), 33 to Nothing, Killing Game (Red Orchid), Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins (Strawdog). Regional credits include Indecent (The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio), Tuck Everlasting, Mockingbird, Auntie Claus (Nashville Children’s Theatre). Becky is a graduate of The Theatre School at DePaul University. She is a proud member of AEA and represented by DDO Artists Agency. Love to the bubs!

Cast and Crew

dan klarer * Fight and Movement Director

Dan is a professional theater artist living in Door County who works as an actor, fight director, stage manager, and costume designer. He has performed these jobs and more for theater companies around the Midwest including: Third Avenue PlayWorks, Peninsula Players, Northern Sky Theater, First Folio Theatre, Artists’ Ensemble, Theatre at the Center, Children’s Theater of Madison, Madison Ballet, Chicago Kids Company, and the Goodman Theatre. Dan has taught stage combat and worked at a variety of sanctioned workshops through the Society of American Fight Directors and Dueling Arts International. He has choreographed and directed stage violence for all four professional theaters in Door County and has taught combat at several schools across the country including: Pace University, Adelphi University, Western Illinois University, and UW-Green Bay. Dan received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Drama from UW-Stevens Point and his Master of Arts degree in Acting from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow.

michaela kraft House Manager, Understudy Swing for Anna, and Audrey · As You Like It

Michaela is a Door County local and is grateful to be back at Door Shakespeare bringing the Bard’s words to life. She has a degree in Theatre and Arts Management from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and a Masters in Museum Studies from the University of Washington-Seattle. Michaela is the Curator and Interpretation Coordinator at the Door County Historical Society, and owns Encounter History, a consulting business specializing in creative historical interpretation. She has performed throughout the county with Door Shakespeare, Third Avenue PlayWorks, and the Actors Collaborative Theatre, working behind the scenes with these companies as well. In her free time, Michaela likes to explore Door County’s natural wonders and work in her garden.

Cast and Crew

renée lockett * Actor

Duke Senior, Duke Fredericka · As You Like It

Perry, Old Woman, Rebel 1 · The Old Man and The Old Moon

Renée is excited to be making her Door Shakespeare debut. She last appeared onstage in April at Lookingglass Theatre’s world premiere of Villette. Other recent Chicago theatrical credits include: Her Honor Jane Byrne at Lookingglass, Cullud Watta at Victory Gardens, The Locusts at The Gift Theatre, Sugar in Our Wounds at First Floor Theater (2020 Jeff Award winner for supporting Performer–Drama), Familiar at Steppenwolf (performing understudy, Anne), Surely, Goodness and Mercy, at Redtwist Theatre (Jeff Nomination and BTAA Best Actress nomination), and Crowns at Fleetwood Jourdain’s (BTAA Best Ensemble nomination). Renée is an ensemble member and casting assistant at MPAACT. You can see her right now on the small screen as Dorothy Lorene Brown in all three seasons of HBO Max’s comedy series South Side. Other TV/film credits include The Chi, Just Cause, The Plow, and Freelancers Anonymous. Look for her this summer on the new series Saturdays on The Disney Channel. Renee is represented by DDO Artists Agency, Chicago. Enjoy the show!

karen mal Camp Will Teaching Artist

Music Director · The Old Man and The Old Moon

Karen Mal appeared in the very first Door Shakespeare production ever, back before the company had its own venue, as Helena in Midsummer Night’s Dream, and went on to compose and direct music for the company for 10 years. She is also a veteran of the Northern Sky Theater stage, where she both originated roles and directed music from the stage and from the pit. She and her daughter, Coralina, live in Austin, Texas, where Karen works at Austin Scottish Rite Theater as an actor, music director, and sound designer. Karen is also a multi-instrumentalist and award-winning songwriter, and just released a brand-new album of original songs with her musical partner David Stoddard.

Cast and Crew

mary yaw mcmullen Costume Designer

Mary McMullen is thrilled to be costume designing at Door Shakespeare for the first time. Mary is an Ohio native, and received her B.A. and M.F.A. from The Ohio State University Department of Theatre. She has been working as a freelance costume designer for the last 19 years in and out of Ohio. Mary also directs high school musical theater at River View High School in Warsaw, Ohio. She thanks her husband, Kyle, and children, Cora and Brek, for their patience, love, and support.

todd mion Lighting Designer

Todd Mion has been a lighting designer in the Baltimore area for over thirty-five years. 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 seen at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City, Greenhouse Theater Center 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.

kira neighbors * Production Stage Manager

Kira is delighted to be back at Door Shakespeare for the 2023 season! Wisconsin stage management credits include The Merry Wives of Windsor, Henry V, and Hamlet (Door Shakespeare); The Wanderers (Forward Theater); Dino!, The Nativity Variations, Murder on the Orient Express, Antonio’s Song, The Legend of Georgia McBride, The Nerd, Every Brilliant Thing, Rep Lab, A Christmas Carol, and Guards at the Taj (Milwaukee Rep); The Island and The Thanksgiving Play (Milwaukee Chamber Theatre). Select South Carolina credits include Outlaw Song, She Kills Monsters, and Our Town (Theatre South Carolina). Kira studied Stage Management at the University of South Carolina.

Cast and Crew

ti na muñoz pandya * Actor

Rosalind · As You Like It

Cookie, Solomon, Mickey, Young Woman · The Old Man and The Old Moon

Tina Muñoz Pandya is thrilled to be making plays in the woods this summer! She is an actor, musician, and teaching artist based in Chicago, where her credits include: Anna in the Tropics (Remy Bumppo Theatre); London Road and The Tall Girls (Shattered Globe Theatre); The Secretaries (First Floor Theater); Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play (Theater Wit); The Mousetrap (Court Theatre); X-Marks the Spot (Chicago Children’s Theatre); Pinocchio and The Great and Terrible Wizard of Oz (The House Theatre of Chicago); and Octagon (Jackalope Theatre). Regional and touring credits include Matt and Ben (Penobscot Theatre Company); House of Joy (St. Louis Rep); The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV, Pt 1 (Montana Shakespeare in the Parks); HMS Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, and The Mikado (The Hypocrites); and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Julius Caesar, and A Tale of Two Cities (National Players). You can also hear her on the Chicagobased audio dramas The Vanishing Act and Fawx and Stallion.

lizzie porter Costume Assistant, Wardrobe Supervisor

Lizzie is thrilled to be a part of Door Shakespeare this summer! She recently graduated from Marquette University with a degree in psychology. She will be attending UWM in the fall for her masters in clinical mental health counseling. Lizzie most recently designed the costumes for Marquette’s production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Although she is a Milwaukee native, Lizzie has spent many summers frolicking in the Björklunden woods. She is over the moon with excitement to be working on the costumes for such fabulous productions!

Porthos (Dan Klarer*) throws the Innkeeper (Jamey Feshold) out of his own establishment in 2022's The Three Musketeers: An Adventure, With Music, by Joe Pine and Scott McKenna Campbell. Directed by Marcella Kearns. Photo by Heidi Hodges.

Cast and Crew

lexi praxl Box Office Manager Swing for Phoebe · As You Like It

Lexi Praxl is a 2023 graduate of Lawrence University. Majoring in Theatre and French, she has explored the worlds of theater, French culture, and, of course, French theater. In her spare time, Lexi loves to fence and will take some time this summer to fence in the U.S. Summer Nationals competition in Arizona. In her time at Lawrence University, she had many roles on and off the stage. Her favorites include building sets for shows and operas like Alcina and The Musical of Musicals: The Musical, voice acting in The Veldt and The White Rose, and acting in her senior capstone: Moliere Inspired. This is Lexi’s second summer with Door Shakespeare and her third summer spent in beautiful Door County. She’s so grateful to be back and to see what joys this season holds!

jody sekas Set and Properties Designer

Jody Sekas is a production/scenic designer for theater and film, returning for his sixth season as Scenic and Prop Designer for Door Shakespeare. He has also worked for such venues as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, First Stage, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, Dell’Arte International, Rochester Civic Theatre, Omaha Theatre Company for Young People, The Western Stage, and on the films The Music Inside, Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes, FLEA, and The Wine of Summer. His recent designs include the Off-Broadway debut of Boswell, and the upcoming feature film What Happened to Dorothy Bell. He taught Scenography for theater, Film, and Dance at Humboldt State University in northern California; Scenic/Lighting Design and Technology at UW-Eau Claire; and was the resident scenic and lighting designer for the Sioux Falls Playhouse in South Dakota. He is now in his 11th year at UW-Parkside as Associate Professor of Scenic Design and Technology and is a core professor in the Digital Design and Fabrication program. See examples of his works at www d4production com

Stephano (Charles Fraser*) introduces Caliban (Alexander Johnson) to a new beverage in 2022's The Tempest. Directed by Todd Denning. Photo by Heidi Hodges

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gabriel smith

Production/Acting Intern, Camp Will Teaching Artist

Silvius, Charles the Wrestler · As You Like It

Understudy for Orlando; Jaques, LeBeau · As You Like It

Swing, The Old Man; and Mabelu, Ghost Singer, Ben, Butcher · The Old Man and The Old Moon

Gabriel Smith (he/him) is pumped to be working in the woods with Door Shakespeare this summer. A recent graduate of the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program, Gabe was most recently seen in Troilus and Cressida, in the Dowling Studio at the Guthrie. Professionally, he has worked with the Milwaukee Repertory Theater (A Christmas Carol, Our Town), the Guthrie Theater (Valor), and First Stage Children’s Theater (Goosebumps the Musical). This past year, Gabe produced, co-directed, and acted in two student-led productions: The Life and Death (and Troublesome Reign) of King John and his original play, Gian and Leonardo. In addition to his studies in the UMN/Guthrie BFA, Gabe has trained with Shakespeare’s Globe in London, the Professional Training Institute at the Milwaukee Rep, and First Stage’s Young Company. Gabriel is profoundly and eternally grateful to the radiant people who support him and remind him of how beautiful it is to be alive. @gabe.a.smith.

isaiah spetz

Actor, Camp Will Teaching Artist

Amiens

· As You Like It

Callahan, Boatswain 1, Dog, The Young Man · The Old Man and The Old Moon

Isaiah Spetz (they/them) grew up in Door County and graduated from Sevastopol High School. As a longtime lover of theater under the stars, Isaiah is elated to join the Door Shakespeare company for the first time. Isaiah resides in Brooklyn where they are a founding cortex member of Soft Brain Theatre Company and a recent graduate of NYU Tisch, the New Studio on Broadway. Regional credits include Victory Farm, We Like It Where, and Tongue ‘n Cheek (Northern Sky Theater); The House of Blue Leaves and Columbinus (Third Avenue PlayWorks), and Over the Tavern (Peninsula Players). Off-Broadway credits include Puss in Boots: After Dark, and The Raven (Soft Brain). Fun facts: Isaiah is also a beekeeper, gardener, stage manager, teacher, and singer-songwriter. @ isaiahspetz.music “Have you ever been out walking in the woods?” –Brandi Carlile.

Cast and Crew

lilah weisman Production/Acting Intern

Phoebe · As You Like It

Understudy for Celia · As You Like It

Swing for Llewellyn, Bartender, Boatswain 2, Rebel 2; and Cookie, Solomon, Mickey, Young Woman The Old Man and The Old Moon

Lilah Weisman, born and raised in Los Angeles, is a rising senior at Northwestern University studying theater and computer science. Recent favorite roles include Ted in Peter and the Starcatcher, Heidi in The Secret in the Wings, and Astrid in Janitor’s Baby (BoHo Theatre, staged reading). She is also a director, an avid solver of crossword puzzles, a fairly proficient speaker of French, and a cat person. She is thrilled to be spending her summer with Door Shakespeare, sends love to her friends and family, and is especially grateful to her mom and dad for supporting her artistic dreams.

elissa wolf * Managing Director

Elissa Wolf has long had a passion for Shakespeare. This passion has led to working with multiple arts organizations over the years in many different capacities. Most recently, Elissa worked as a Critical Analysis Teacher with the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company and was the Learning Resources Coordinator with the former Chicago Youth Shakespeare. Elissa holds an MA in Shakespeare and Creativity from the Shakespeare Institute, a program partnered with the Royal Shakespeare Company. She has presented her work “Shakespeare’s Asides” at the 2022 Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference and at the Wooden O Symposium at the Utah Shakespeare Festival in 2021. Select Shakespearean acting credits include Lady Macduff in Macbeth (Kingsmen Shakespeare Company), Audrey in As You Like It (Kingsmen Shakespeare Company), Peaseblossom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare on the Sound), Hamlet on ShakesPod: Flipping the Script (Silicon Valley Shakespeare Podcast), and Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare from the Ground).

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association

+Apprentice Intimacy Director, Intimacy Directors and Coordinators (IDC)

++Certified Teacher, Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD)

Milady (Katherine Norman) threatens to harm D’Artagnan (Alex Galick*) if The Duke of Buckingham (Jamey Feshold) doesn’t give her the Queen’s necklace in 2022’s The Three Musketeers: And Adventure, With Music, by Joe Pine and Scott McKenna Campbell. Directed by Marcella Kearns.

Photo by Heidi Hodges.

As You Like It

as you like it Director’s Notes

In this moment of divisiveness and a push toward restriction, the idea that we need to get away from the rigid structures of society and go to a place where we can truly figure out how to be ourselves feels more important than ever. How incredible, then, to be performing As You Like It in Door County, in a place where many people come for rejuvenation, to take time for themselves, and to figure out who they want to be.

As You Like It is all about renewal. What happens when we leave the rules of society behind and go into the forest? For hundreds of years, this play, and the pastoral tradition it is based on, have posited—we find truth. That, away from the city, returning to nature, we can find our true selves.

That’s what the forest of Arden is: a place where people aren’t constrained by societal structures. Where people can live outside the boundaries of gender role expectations and can marry people they wouldn’t have even met if they’d stayed in the court.

I’m so excited to be returning to this company that I love and this beautiful space to tell a story about the healing power of nature. A lot has changed since I was last in Door County five years ago, and yet there’s still this place in the woods where we get to come and tell stories. I’m so happy to be in this space of renewal, with new friends and old, telling stories under this tree.

I’m excited for you to experience your own moments of rejuvenation. I hope time in Door County and this production of As You Like It is the celebration you need for renewal in your life.

Leda Hoffmann

Leda Hoffmann represents Door Shakespeare at the Baileys Harbor Fourth of July Parade

Playgoer’s Guide

as you like it

Synopsis by Leda Hoffmann

The play begins at court where Duke Frederick has forced her older sister, Duke Senior, into exile in the Forest of Arden. Orlando’s brother, Oliver, refuses him his small inheritance from their father’s estate; Oliver schemes instead to have Orlando die in a wrestling match.

When Duke Senior’s daughter, Rosalind, and Duke Frederick’s daughter, Celia, meet Orlando at the wrestling match, Orlando and Rosalind fall in love. Unfortunately, Rosalind is banished by her aunt, so Rosalind, Celia, and their fool, Touchstone, leave for the forest. For safety, Rosalind dresses in men’s clothes and becomes Ganymede. Celia becomes Aliena. Orlando, separately, also flees to the forest.

In the Forest of Arden, Rosalind, in her male disguise, offers to teach Orlando about love. Oliver, searching for Orlando, reforms after Orlando saves his life. Rosalind reveals her identity, triggering several weddings, including her own with Orlando and Celia’s with Oliver. Duke Frederick restores the dukedom to Duke Senior, who leaves the forest with her family and followers.

A storm hits the Duke's ship and throws Sebastian (Dan Klarer*) and Antonio (Mark Corkins*) to their knees. Gonzala (Katherine Norman) and the crew scramble below in 2022's The Tempest, directed by Todd Denning. Photo by Heidi Hodges.

William Shakespeare

william shakespeare: a biography

By Elissa Wolf

Since William Shakespeare lived more than 400 years ago very little is known about him for certain. However, surviving records relating to Shakespeare and his family offer us a glimpse of his life and work.

Birth and Childhood

William Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564, at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-Upon-Avon; his birthday is traditionally celebrated on April 23.

John Shakespeare married Mary Arden, who came from a prominent farming family. Together the couple had eight children, with William being their eldest surviving child. John Shakespeare was a leather worker, who specialized in glove making, but over the years he also held many civic positions within Stratford.

These civic positions likely meant John was able to send William to the local grammar school, where he learned writing, along with Latin and Greek languages and literature. Shakespeare most likely attended school until the age of 14 or 15.

Marriage and Children

In 1582, William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway. He was 18 and she was 26 at the time Anne was expecting their first child Susanna. In 1585, the couple had twins, Judith and Hamnet.

By 1592 we know that Shakespeare was in London, while Anne and the children lived in Stratford. Shakespeare’s only son, Hamnet, died in 1596 at the age of 11. His older daughter Susanna married John Hall, a physician, in 1607. In 1616, a few months before William Shakespeare’s death, his daughter Judith married Thomas Quiney.

Shakespeare in London

The first mention of Shakespeare as a known London actor and playwright is in 1592, called out by rival dramatist Robert Greene. There was a plague outbreak in 1593, forcing theaters to close. During this time Shakespeare published a long poem, Venus and Adonis.

In 1594, Shakespeare became a founding member and shareholder in The Lord Chamberlain’s Men. He remained with The Lord Chamberlain's men, in 1603 renamed the King's Men, the rest of his career. Over the years, Shakespeare became steadily more famous in the London theater world and his company performed at court more often than any other.

Final Years

Of Shakespeare’s later years, not much is known. Among the last plays that Shakespeare worked on was The Two Noble Kinsmen, which he wrote in collaboration with John Fletcher, most likely in 1613. He died at age 52 on April 23, 1616—the date traditionally associated with his birthday. On April 25, he was buried at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford.

In his will, Shakespeare notoriously left his wife Anne his “second-best bed.” Anne died in 1623 and was buried next to her husband. Seven years after Shakespeare’s death, in 1623, the First Folio was collated by his friends and colleagues from the King’s Men.

William Shakespeare

a timeline · Courtesy of Folger Shakespeare Library*

1564: William Shakespeare born in Stratford-upon-Avon

1582: Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway

1583: Shakespeare’s first child, Susanna, is born

1585: Shakespeare’s twins, Judith and Hamnet (?), are born

1592: Shakespeare is first alluded to as a playwright, in Greene’s Groates-worth of Wit

1593: Shakespeare’s first printed poem, Venus and Adonis, appears

1594: Shakespeare’s first printed play, Titus Andronicus, appears

1596: Shakespeare’s father, John Shakespeare, is granted a coat of arms; Shakespeare’s son, Hamnet, dies

1597: Shakespeare purchases New Place in Stratford-upon-Avon

1598: Shakespeare is first mentioned as a sonneteer and author of 12 plays in Palladis Tamia

1599: Shakespeare’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

1600: Extracts from Shakespeare’s plays and poetry appear in Bel-vedere, the first printed literary commonplace book to include plays

1601: Shakespeare’s father, John Shakespeare, dies

1602: The heralds dispute the legitimacy of a group of coat of arms, including Shakespeare’s; Shakespeare ratifies his purchase of New Place

1603: Shakespeare’s acting company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, becomes the King’s Men at the accession of James I; Hamlet appears in print

1607: Shakespeare’s daughter Susanna marries John Hall

1608: Shakespeare’s mother, Mary (Arden) Shakespeare, dies; his granddaughter Elizabeth is born

1609: Shakespeare’s Sonnets appears in print

1613: Shakespeare purchases the Blackfriars gatehouse in London; the Globe burns down during a performance of Henry VIII and is rebuilt within a year

1616: Shakespeare writes his will; his daughter Judith marries Thomas Quiney; Shakespeare dies

1623: The First Folio is published; Shakespeare’s widow Anne dies

* Folger Shakespeare Library. Accessed on June 11, 2023. https://www.folger.edu

first folio facts: celebrating 400 years

By Elissa Wolf

This year we celebrate the 400th anniversary of the First Folio. It is generally thought that between 700 and 750 copies of the First Folio were printed in 1623. But before Shakespeare’s work was memorialized in “leather” and he became a household name, Shakespeare was baptized in Stratford-Upon-Avon.

As You Like It was first published in the First Folio

Out of the 36 plays in the First Folio, 18 had never been published before: All’s Well That Ends Well, Antony and Cleopatra, As You Like It, The Comedy of Errors, Coriolanus, Cymbeline, Henry VI, Part 1, Henry VIII, Julius Caesar, King John, Macbeth, Measure for Measure, The Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest, Timon of Athens, Twelfth Night, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, and The Winter’s Tale

The First Folio was put together by two of Shakespeare’s fellow actors and friends, John Heminge and Henry Condell.

The First Folio was published in London by Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount.

The First Folio is the first time Shakespeare’s plays were grouped into comedies, tragedies, and histories.

The title page of the First Folio includes an original portrait of Shakespeare, engraved by artist Martin Droeshout. This portrait is one of few portraits of Shakespeare that is considered authentic.

The First Folio includes a poem to the reader by the playwright Ben Jonson, one of Shakespeare’s contemporaries.

Some scholars suggest that a bound copy of the First Folio cost £1 when it was first published.

Only 235 copies of the First Folio remain today.

The Old Man And The Old Moon

director’s notes

In their note to theater companies, PigPen Theatre Co. explains how The Old Man and the Old Moon “is influenced and inspired by Celtic folklore and British sea shanty.” The play and I have those influences in common. Since my teen years, I have immersed myself in the music and culture of Irish music seisúns, sea shanty circles, and Scottish cèilidh by searching out these gatherings around the US and abroad.

For the uninitiated: the strangely accented words in the previous paragraph are events that happen nightly across the world in which locals gather—often with fiddles, flutes, and sundry instruments—to play traditional dance tunes and sing folkloric ballads together. I credit a youth misspent amongst social musicians, barstool storytellers, and ballad raconteurs as greater theatrical training than all my higher education combined. Perhaps the most important thing to know about social music is that it lacks an ‘audience’ as we usually understand the term. If you are in the bar or the barn, then you are part of the event. This may mean taking a turn to sing on the chorus, to tell a joke, or to have a dance. The event is not a performance that happens for an audience to observe, but rather a moving feast to which everyone present contributes

Campbell Signature:

This production centers the folkloric and communal aspects of PigPen’s text by treating the entire event like a seisún, a shanty sing, or a cèilidh. Rather than chasing realism, we rely on music, imagination, and audience connection to bring our unlikely hero’s journey to life. So, when the play’s dialogue begins with a question from Matheson: “Have you seen the moon tonight?” We hope that you’ll feel invited to be a part of the event and respond however you see fit. Welcome to The Old Man and the Old Moon: please do join in on the choruses.

Scott McKenna Campbell May 20, 2023

Scott McKenna Campbell as Planchet in 2022's The Three Musketeers: An Adventure, With Music, by Joe Pine and Scott McKenna Campbell. Directed by Marcella Kearns. Photo by Heidi Hodges.

synopsis

by Scott McKenna Campbell

In a time before the moon waxed and waned, The Old Man is responsible for filling up the light that drips from the full moon each night. One evening, his wife follows a strange melody that draws her away from the couple’s comfortable routine together. Faced with taking care of the moon or following The Old Woman to places unknown, The Old Man sets off on the adventure of a lifetime.

The Old Man’s journey takes him through seafaring escapades, epic encounters, and musical misadventures as the play explores how far we are willing to go for the people we love, and what we might learn about ourselves if we are willing to try. Awardwinning PigPen Theatre Co. has crafted a play that shows how important our stories—even the ones that we have forgotten— are in shaping the lives that we lead and the love that we give.

From Sidereus Nuncius, Galileo

Pigpen Theatre

company bio

PigPen Theatre Co. began creating their unique brand of theater, music, and film as freshmen at the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in 2007. They have since performed, produced, and licensed their original plays in New York City and all over the world—earning them critic’s picks from The New York Times, Time Out New York, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Boston Globe, and many more, ranking them in the top ten theatrical events of 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2016. They were the first group to win the NYC Fringe Festival’s top honor for a play two years in a row (2010/11) and have gone on to win IRNE (2012, 2015) and Jeff Awards (2014) for their theatrical productions. In 2016, Sir Trevor Nunn invited PigPen to be a part of his first American acting company for a production of Shakespeare’s Pericles.

PigPen’s debut album, Bremen, was named #10 album of the year in The Huffington Post’s 2012 Grammy preview sending PigPen on tour playing to sold-out crowds across the country. American Songwriter premiered their follow-up EP, The Way I’m Running, in 2013 while the band was playing a series of concerts that became one of the most popular residencies of the past decade at the legendary Schuba’s Tavern in Chicago. In 2015, PigPen released their sophomore album, Whole Sun, performed at Mumford & Sons’ return to the Gentlemen of the Road Festival, and made their feature film debut in Jonathan Demme’s Ricki and the Flash starring Meryl Streep.

In 2018, PigPen announced that they were creating two stage musicals based on beloved novels: The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo, in partnership with Universal Theatrical Group, and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen, in collaboration with Rick Elice. The Tale of Despereaux world premiered at The Old Globe in the summer of 2019 and transferred to Berkeley Repertory Theatre to close out the year.

2021 saw PigPen premiere their ongoing interactive theatrical experience, The Phantom Folktales aboard Richard Branson’s groundbreaking cruise line, Virgin Voyages. That summer also marked the beginning of their three-year residency at New York City’s newest and most unique public park, Little Island. PigPen is currently writing a new show, engaging with students and community members, and curating The Storytelling Festival there each season.

Water For Elephants is set to world premiere in Atlanta at the Alliance Theatre in the summer of 2023.

Meet Our Interns

door shakespeare intern program

Door Shakespeare believes in providing a well-rounded experience for students in their chosen field with additional opportunities to explore other areas of the theater. Internships focus on: Lighting, Costumes, Acting, Set, Properties, and Arts Administration. We provide a supportive learning environment supplemented with high levels of responsibility and flexible learning opportunities guided by individual talents and interests.

The prep week crew takes a break in the trailer after unloading audience seating. From L-R: Assistant Stage Manager Taylor Ireland, Production Stage Manager Kira Neighbors, House Manager Michaela Kraft, Production-Acting Interns Amro Ibrahim and Gabe Smith, and Arts Administration Intern Jamie Alexander Clark. Photo by Taylor Ireland.

Acting-Production Interns Lilah Weisman, Amro Ibrahim, and Gabe Smith load props and set pieces into the gator.

Photo by Taylor Ireland.

The Intern Cohort of Jamie Alexander, Gabe Smith, Amro Ibrahim, and Lilah Weisman takes a moment to say hi as they head to rehearsal. Photo by Taylor Ireland.

2023 Summer Theatre Program Camp Will

Three Fun Sessions!

July 17–21 • July 31–Aug 4 • Aug 14–18

Camp Will is a weeklong workshop dedicated to the development of communication, 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 Scott McKenna Campbell, Camp Will Teaching Artists come from all over the United States and are members of the Door Shakespeare acting company.

Daily sessions begin with theater and improv games. Groups then 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.

For more information or to enroll, go to doorshakspeare.com or call 920.854.7111

Camp Will 2023 Registration Form

Tuition is $150 for the first student in the family and $125 for each additional student or session. A tuition discount is available for a camper’s second and/or third session Includes a Door Shakespeare t-shirt, snacks and supplies, and 2 tickets to a 2023 performance (1 adult and 1 student).

Session 1 July 17–21

Session 2 July 31–August 4

Session 3 August 14–18

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“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

Door Shakespeare’s Camp Will is proudly sponsored by Werner & Susan Krause, and the Door County Medical Center.

Sonnet Writing Contest

This spring, Door Shakespeare partnered with Write On, Door County for a sonnet writing contest in anticipation of our production of As You Like It. In the play, Orlando declares his love for Rosalind, but our poets could write about absolutely anything. Sonnets submitted to the contest have been incorporated into the set and property design for As You Like It! To help participants prepare entries, Write On, Door County offered free workshops on writing the sonnet. Write On Artistic Director Jarod Santek judged the poems, and we are happy to announce the winners of each category.

Congratulations to Liesl Nelson, Madelyn Wind, and Jill Melchoir!

All winners received complimentary tickets to the Door Shakespeare season. Winners of the youth categories received complimentary registrations to Door Shakespeare’s youth theater program, Camp Will.

Assist me, some extemporal god of rhyme, for I am sure I shall turn sonnet. Devise, wit: write, pen; for I am for whole volumes in folio.

—Armado, Act 1 Scene 2, Love’s Labour’s Lost by William Shakespeare middle

school category

Those two-faced masks, who show humor, sorrow

The theater, the stage, where I should be, I’ll go out to the stage of tomorrow, Tied ideas: tragedy, comedy.

One can’t be without the other’s presence

Since comedy relieves tragedy’s pain, Then a good laugh needs tragedy’s essence

You laugh as the stray briefcase meets the train. For even lord Shakespeare, tragedy king

Had comic relief, the sidekick who shows

The real depth of the song the main man sings The fall falls the best after hubris grows.

The greatest joke that has ever been told

Makes laughter grow until wheezing takes hold.

Liesl Nelson

7th Grade, Slinger Middle School

Sonnet Writing Contest

high school category

Addiction

And your corroding me like lye on my skin. Your stare scorches into me, third degree burns. You dye my skin, once fair, with blood red embarrassment yet again. But with one look, I forget the pain.

And once again you sink your hook into me. There is no more access denied. I see her and she swears herself to you, and she is me, under the press of your approval. I watch as it wears her down, but I know this story. Since the day she met you, there was not no going back, she’ll…I’ll never forget.

Madelyn Wind

12th Grade, Sturgeon Bay High School

adult category

Sonnet for Only This Night, This Night Only

I’ve searched and found what lies behind the Door though years have passed while it was closed to me I flung it wide, deserving all the more the glade behind, the shade, the moss, the treeThe portal breached, my heart afire did Shake, as thirty years’ of winter fell aside and Spring again was mine to fiercely take with Summer on its heels in loping strides -

I live again with quill instead of Speareso drive through orchards, pass by booming bars, to hear the walking shadows one more year, O! night in Summer lit by fireflies, starsThough Autumn howls to me across the pond, my Winter heart will answer not... play on!

Jill Melchoir

Annual Gala 2022

The 2022 Gala was unfortunately sidelined due to COVID-19, Many thanks to our sponsors, donors, and silent auction businesses for supporting our online auction.

sponsors

Doug and Judy Drew

Maureen Sandstrom McGrath

silent auction donors and fundraising initiative donors

Mary Pikul Anderson

Martha Scully Beller

Mary Lynn Brotherhood

Carla Bynes

Kit Conner

Judy Drew

Amy Ensign

Arthur Ensign-George

Steve Kane

Paulette Laufer

William Morris

Ann Niles

silent auction businesses

Door County Scenic Air Tours

Door Shakespeare

Savory Spoon

Karen Mal

Mike McCartney

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre

Milwaukee Rep

Northern Sky theater

gala committee

Kirsten Conner

Judy Drew

Ann Sheridan

John Swanson

Linda Yusim

Off the Wheel Gallery

Paint Box Gallery

Peninsula Players

Mike Ploor

Skylight Music Theatre

Third Avenue Playhouse

White Lace Inn

Woodwalk Gallery

Becky Heller

Amy Ensign

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.

Our wonderful community of Bard Buddy volunteers is integral to each season's success. Join the Fun! Call 920.854.7111 to learn more!

We appreciate your involvement—thank you to the past year’s Bard Buddies!

bard buddy volunteers

Robert Barbolini

David Clowers

Ludwig Decke

Isabella Dippel

Judy & Doug Drew

Amelie Doneff

Allyn Ensign

David Ensign

Alice Ensign-George

Barry Ensign-George

Betsy Ensign-George

Payton Flasch

David Foulds

Owen Foulds

Ben Galick

Elaine Galick

Steve Galick

Janice Galt

Richard Gast

Gwenn Graboyes

Becky Heller

Steve Heller

Chrisa Hickey

Susan and Leon Hoffmann

Janna Honkanen

Kit Honkanen

Rebecca Honkanen

Alex Jezeski

Guyhem Johnson

Katherine Jones

Roger Jones

Ethan Kaser

Jennifer Kaser

John Kaser

Rachel Kaser

Drake Knapton

Rori Krueger

Susan and Emil Lesniak

Jessica McCoy

Mark Moede

Carol and Karl Omernick

Beth Partain

Joan Pleuss

Lynn Polacek

Alice Rivera

Amy Rivera

Angel Rivera

Carli Rugless

Elaine Rugless

Izzy Rugless

Jon Rugless

Carmen Schroeder

Julie Stratton

John and Deanna Swanson

Lonnie Vitse

Clyde and Marsha Williams

Catrina Williamson

Howard & Patty Williamson

Ben Yela

Shakespeare Circle

help us bring shakespeare to life!

The Shakespeare Circle consists of donors who pledge to donate $1000 or more 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!

When you join the Shakespeare Circle, you join an elite constituency of art lovers who ensure that Door Shakespeare continues to produce wondrous classical theater in Door County. Enjoy exclusive member benefits at the Director level of giving, such as early access to ticket sales for the season, a season poster signed by the Door Shakespeare artists, and a series of sneak peek events that go behind the scenes. Producer level members can enjoy elite level benefits including a chance to meet the artists one-on-one, attendance at the first readthrough rehearsal, and a special invitation to our season preview. Additionally, all members will be the first to know the upcoming season’s selections and will be featured on a recognition board in the theater. Please inquire at the box office or on our website for more information about giving levels and member benefits.

We look forward to welcoming you into the Shakespeare Circle!

shakespeare circle members

producer:

$2,500 for three years = $7,500

Dr. Eric Ohlrogge

directors:

$1,000 for three years = $3,000

Helen Ambuel

Mary Anderson

Nancy T. & David A. Borghesi

Doug & Judy Drew

The Brotherhood Family

Dick & Kit Conner

Ms. Janice Galt & Attorney David R. Clowers

Tom & Bev Lisle

MMG Foundation

Bill & Sunshine Walker

Carl & Sandy Zapffe

Individual Contributors

The donors listed on the following pages include those who have contributed from May 28, 2022 to May 17, 2023

the monarchy: $5,000 & up

Mary Pikul Anderson

In memory of Virginia S. Bare

Kit & Dick Conner

Steve & Jackie Kane

the nobility: $2,500-$4,999

Mary Lynn & Randal Brotherhood

Doug & Judy Drew

the gentry: $1,000-$2,499

John Angelos

Pam Blanchard

Nancy T. & David A. Borghesi Fund

Joyce Bouche

Kasia & Kelly Byrne Fund

Attorney David R. Clowers & Ms. Janice Galt

Joseph & Gwenn Graboyes Charitable Fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc.

Jake Gudmundsen

James Hardy & Diane Dei Rossi

Arlene J. Johnson

Tom & Bev Lisle Fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc.

Paul & Jan Liss

Wayne & Barb Mohr

the knights: $500-$999

The Virginia Burns Private Charitable Foundation

Kevin & Terri Campbell

Chris Cramer

Peery Duderstadt

Michael Elkow, Jr.

Allyn Ensign

The Ensign Foulds Family

Ms. Carol Fiedler

the esquires: $250-$499

Charles Billington & Susan Berry

Miles Capron

Lorie Chaiten & Harold Hirshman

Peter & Beverly Ann Conroy

Irene Fox

Eric Ohlrogge

Anna Pepelnjak

Nancy Rafal

Bela & Ruth Sandor

Maureen Sandstrom McGrath

Seifert Family Charitable Fund

Nancy Ciezki & Diane Kostecke In Memory of Michael P. Shaneyfelt

James & Mary Simcoe

Deanna & John Swanson

Clyde & Marsha Williams

Mr. Duane Williams

Carl & Sandy Zapffe

Thomas Zehnder

Sandra J Zingler

Shelley Firestone

Christopher & Lorrie Garces

Peter M. Gotsch & Dr. Jana French

George & Natalie Gorchynsky

Paulette Laufer & Richard Carlson

Terry Smith

Tower Clock Eye Center

Mr. Jon Wenberg

Stephen Daugherty

Shawn & Constance Ford

John & Denise Grogan

Nathan Guequierre

Individual Contributors

the esquires: $250-$499

John Harney & Laurie Collins

Bill & Mary Hartman

Peter Healy & Bridget Murphy

Jann & Keith Kostecke

Werner Krause

Peggy Lott

Mark & Kathleen Lundberg

James & Rebecca McDermott

Edwin Moore

Bob & Lynn Neal

David Nestingen

Phoebe O`Connell

Jeff & Barb Ottum

Catherine Parks

Bill & Betty Parsons

Mark Pennington

Andrew Porter

Kathy Pyeatt

Wilbur & Cynthia Schaulis

Esther Yin-ling Spodek

Carol & Chuck Stout

Jim & Valerie Tonsgard

David & Rose Warner

Jerry & Joan Zaug

the merchants: $100-$249

Anonymous

Martha & Mark Aslakson

Bob Balderson

Robert & Betty Barbolini

Francha Barnard

Jean Barrett & Paul Newman

Joseph Berghammer

Hendrix Bodden

Carl Boyens

Julia Van Roo Bresnahan Charitable Fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc.

Marilyn Buck

Mr. & Mrs. William S. Carpenter

Dennis & Bonnie Connolly

Ms. Karen Cowan

Anon d`Allouez

Susan Dewitt Davie

Robert & Lynn Doneff

In Memory of Jesse Dornan—Michele Dornan

Yvonne & John Dwonch

V. Daniel Elvira & Cecilia E. Gerber

Gregory Fast

Tim Feist

David Flores

Sarah J. Ford & Randall Klumb

Stephen Galick

Rob & Lori Gardenier

Gerald P. Garrity

Terry & Pam Goode

Tim Gordon

Spencer & Barbara Gould

Mr. George Harman

Judy & George Harmon

Rowan Hauge & Marty Haug

Kendra Heckman

Doc Heide & Jody Jessup

Becky Heller

Susan & Leon Hoffmann

Ronald & Alice Holden

Dana Douglas Howard

Debbie Jones

Dennis Keeney

Bob & Sue Kinosian

J. A. Klarer

Glen & Sally Klemp

Craig & Kathy Little

Susan Livengood

Lee Marquardt

Randy & Karen Mathewson

Martha Mcguinnis

Diana & Mark Metz

Kathy Nagle

Nedd & Natalie Neddersen

Allen Nottke & Marcia Kirtland Nottke

Greg & Holly Orlowski

Lorraine Pagel

Dave & Wendy Pike

Sylvia K. Pratt

Libby Raymond & Paul Hybel

Carol Rechtoris

Kathryn Richardson

Todd & Sher Rockway

Ron & Marianna Rohde

Marion Rosenau

Individual Contributors

Ed & Sara Sarna

Monique Schaulis & Matthew Werdegar

David & Karen Schmaltz

Susan & Thomas Schouten

In Memory of Pete Solway Schuster

Ann Sheridan

Carol Slusser

Dr. Ronald & Christine Small

Marlys Sperger

Tim & Sue Stone

the masters: $50-$99

Erin Aagesen

The Abernathy Family

Kerry Akred

Renee Anderson

Suzanne Barnes

James & Elizabeth Baxter

John J. Beck

Theresa Berend

Lily Berger

Jeffrey Bergman

Jack Bernfeld

Lana Billeaud

Thomas & Gwendolyn Bomann

Brian Bosworth & Hilary Pennington

Mary E. Boyle

Raymond Bracht

Linda Brooks

Michael Brophy

Craig Brown

Theresa Bryan

Peter & Ruth Budic

Debra Buesing

Robert Burke

Carla Byrnes

Christine Callahan-Ortiz

Todd Carlsen

Chris Carlson

Darlene R. Castonia

Anne Chittenden

David & Avis Chmielewski

Dianne Christenson

Sandy Clapp

Krista Clarke-Brownstein

Laura Congdon

Patrick Connors

Robert Sullivan

Cathleen Swee

Sibylle & Skip Tasker

Mary Theisen

Bruce A. Timmons

Anne & John Tuohy

Fran & Mary Wasielewski

Dennis & Karen Wojahn

Robert & Linda Zillmer

Paul Cook

Louis Cornelius

Susan Cotter

Kamala Cotts

Douglas Coyle

J. Corkey & Betty Custer

Elizabeth & Robert Czys

Bruce Dale

Nathan Danzer

Michael Darling

Terry Dawson

Karen Daykin

Tracy Deak

Kathleen Decaire-Aden

Jason Delvaux

Ken & Merry Demske

Robert Desotelle

Jackie Dinatale

Jackie Dipasquale

Britton Domer

Roger Eberhart

Thomas & Victoria Eley

George Engeln

Barry & Betsy Ensign-George

Irene Erwin

Ryan Fasshauer

Melissa Fehrman

Sandra Fernandez

William Fink

Mary Lou Forier

Charlie Frankel

Sara Franqui

Charles Fraser

Annelies Gebert

Demetria Giannisis

Individual Contributors

the masters: $50-$99

Christopher Gibbons

Amy Gleason

Raphaela Goldbach-Mansky

Jeffrey Goldman

Steve Grace

Ken & Sarena Green

Cathleen Gress

Alexa Gutierrez

Ingrid Halvorsen

Thomas Hardy

Carolyn Hardy

Lisa Harper

Susan Hartman

Ceri Hartnett

Kathryn Hartz

Steven Haynes

Lucas Hergert

David Herron-Steeger

Tyra Hildebrand

Victor Huls

Greg Johnson

Patty Johnson

Roger & Katherine Jones

Kay Josten

John Juech

Patricia Karlovitz

Tani Kingston

Amy Kirsteatter

Kristina Salmi Klotz

Janet Knock

John Komnenich

Ben Koth

Wayne Kubick

Nicole Kukuska

Mrs. Lydia Lague

Mynn Lanphier & Paul Schloemilch

Robert & Holly Ligocki

Sandra Lincoln

Jim & Cathy Liska

Cynthia Little

Sarah Meredith & Jay Livingston

Carie Lohman

Elias Issa Marciales

Rebecca Mackiewicz

Sharon Mann

Amy Maras

Mara Marks

Carole & Jim Maronek

Edward Marsey

Kim Maschoff

James Mauck

Michael Mccarty

Cynthia & Dave McCormick

Madeline McDermott

Jack McFarlane

Denise McGinnis

John McMahon

George Mengel

Christine Miller

Wendy Miller

Terry Miller

Mark & Mary Moede

Melissa Mooney

Jennifer Moore

Cyndi Moraitis

Mark Murray

Robert Myerson

Chris Nelson

Sandra Nelson

Martha Newkirk

Jill Newman & Thomas McKenzie

Maureen Noe

Kathleen Noel

Sara Noel

Sally Noyes

Marilyn Ortinau

Frank Orto

Rick Peters

Lynda Pfleegor

Karen Pfeffer

Linda Piele

Carol Pouros

Debra Pyne

Holly Rabe

Megan Rabe

Randi Ragins

Terry & Robin Rathsack

Amy Reid

Scott A Reid

Margaret Roslawski

Debra & Howard Saltzman Charitable Fund

Christopher Sampson

David Saunders

Suzanne Scanlon

Lisa Schlenker

Ellen & Charles Schneider

Individual Contributors

Steve Schuh

Jane Schwoerer

Jillaine Seefeldt

Clinton Seely

Jean Severson

Miles Shapey

Carol Shepack

Phylicia Slocum

Michael Srulovitz

Julie Stachowik

Ellie & Pam Starr

Susan Stauber

Andrea Stromeyer & Richard Phillips

Karen and David Studebaker

Katherine Thelen

Milana Thielen

Matthew Thompson

Lauren Thurman

Mr. Jack W. Travis

Julie Treumann

Gary Tygesson

Patricia Ugorowski

Dennis & Eileen Vaccaro

Greg Vinkler

Vickie Viste

Leslie Von Husen

Lori Vorpahl

Renee Voskuil

Joan Vucins

Mary Wachenheim

Mary Wackwitz

Rachel Wagner

Marsha Warren

David Whiting

Terry Williams

Harry Witt

Jean & David Wolski

Michael Wright

Thomas Wrysinski

special thanks for donations of time, talent, goods, and services

Climate Change Coalition of Door County

Kayla Benesch

Door County Maritime Museum

Door Peninsula Astronomical Society

Allyn Ensign

Becky Ensign

David Ensign

Betsy Ensign-George

Paul & Trisha Filar

David Foulds

Owen Foulds

Tanya Hasenjager

Becky Heller

Heidi Hodges

Irene Hecek

Roger Jones

Dan Klarer

Gwenn Graboyes

Laura Maloney

Craig & Kathy Little

Chuck & Estella Lauter

Karen Mal

Marquette University Costume Shop

Tom Minahan

Open Door Bird Sanctuary

Open Door Pride

Sam Perlman

Connie Peterson

Sheila Saperstein

Sevastopol School

Amelia Strahan

Nancy Rafal

Mindi Vaderhoof

Wisconsin Cheese Masters

Nancy Wolf

Tom Polacek

Lonnie Vitse

and a special thank you to lynn polacek and her group of master gardeners for revitalizing our office gardens!

Past Productions

2022—The Tempest by William Shakespeare and The Three Musketeers: An Adventure, With Music by Joe Pine, with music and lyrics by Scott McKenna Campbell

2021—Hamlet by William Shakespeare, adapted by Guy Roberts

2020—Virtual Season—Rosalind by J.M. Barrie and The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare

2019—Henry V and The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare

2018—Much Ado About Nothing and The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare

2017—Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare and The Heart of Robin Hood by David Farr

2016—A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

2015—Romeo and Juliet and The Tempest by William Shakespeare

2014— The Comedy of Errors and King Lear by William Shakespeare

2013—Macbeth and Love’s Labour’s Lost by William Shakespeare

2012—As You Like It by William Shakespeare and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield

2011—Twelfth Night, by William 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

2010—Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare; The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

2009—The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

2008—A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare; Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmund Rostand

2007—The Tempest by William Shakespeare; Tartuffe by Jean Baptiste Moliere

Past Productions

2006—As You Like It by William Shakespeare; The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

2005—The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare; She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith

2004—The Taming of the Shrew and The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare

2003—Romeo and Juliet and Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

2002—A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare

2001—Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

2000—The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

1999—As You Like It by William Shakespeare

1996—Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

1995—A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare

The full Door Shakespeare 2019 Company of The Merry Wives of Windsor, directed by Marcella Kearns, takes a bow.

Photograph by Heidi Hodges

Alayna Perry as Miranda and Carrie Hitchcock as Prospero in 2022's The Tempest.

Directed by Todd Denning. Photo by Heidi Hodges.

Support Door Shakespeare

Although the challenges of the pandemic are receding, they leave behind new hurdles to clear. Increased production costs and a scarcity of workforce housing are lingering reminders of covid’s economic impact. Every donation, no matter how large or small, is incredibly important and helps set the stage for continuing success.

If you would like to join our list of donors, please call 920.854.7111 or go to doorshakespeare.com.

D’Artagnan (Alex Galick*) meets the Three Musketeers: Athos (Christopher Elst), Aramis (Alexander Johnson), and Porthos (Dan Klarer*) in 2022’s The Three Musketeers: An Adventure, With Music by Joe Pine and Scott McKena Campbell. Directed by Marcella Kearns.

Photo by Heidi Hodges.