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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012 - 2 & 7: 30 PM
Troupe America Inc., Curt Wollan, Executive Producer and Young Auditorium Present
AWAY IN THE BASEMENT: A CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES CHRISTMAS
Written by GRETA GROSCH Music and lyrics by DREW JANSEN Sponsored by:
Inspired by the books of Janet Letnes Martin and Suzann Nelson including the best-seller, “Growing Up Lutheran” This program was 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.
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Troupe America Inc. and Young Auditorium Present: A Christmas celebration of the church basement and the women who work there! CAST (in
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KEVIN GRASTORF ........................................................................................................................................Pastor AUTUMN O’RYAN.................................................................................................. Mrs. Lars Snustad (Vivian) NIKKI SAVITT...................................................................................................Mrs. Gilmer Gilmerson (Mavis) CARRIE SALOUTOS............................................................................................. Mrs. Elroy Engelson (Karin) LISA BARK.......................................................................................................................Miss Beverly Engelson (Understudies: for Karin & Mavis – DORIAN CHALMERS; for Vivian – JANET PAONE; for Beverly – TARA BORMAN; for Pastor – TIMOTHY DRAKE) Understudies never substitute without prior announcement Set Design SCOTT R. HERBST
Costume Design KATRINA BENEDICT
Sound Design MARK BRODIN
Light Design KEVIN KNODL Musical Staging & Choreography WENDY SHORT-HAYS
Music Direction DREW JANSEN Directed by CURT WOLLAN
SPECIAL THANKS Al Todnem for carving the Nativity pieces. Pastor Gary Olson and Lakeview Lutheran church, ARCA Minnesota, Zion Lutheran church, Grand Rapids, Minnesota, Joanne Deter who said “Curt, you should call those Lutheran Ladies,” Thrivent Volunteer Services, Janet Letnes Martin and Suzann Nelson for their inspiration and many stories of Church Pageants. Children’s Christmas crafts by the students from the Theatre Department of Visitation School. The operating of cameras or recording devices is strictly prohibited by copyright law. Please turn off anything that will make noise including cellular phones.
T R O U P E A M E R I C A , I N C . P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F Company Manager.................................................................................................................... EMILY WALTER Stage Manager.................................................................................................................................PATTI LAIRD Technical Director/ Tour Production Manager..................................................... MICHAEL R. MIKULA Master Electrician.................................................................................................................... DANA KLEIMAN Sound Engineer.................................................................................................................ANTONIO AGUIRRE Tour Transportation..................................................................................................................... MAYO TOURS Trucking..............................................................................................................................................STAGE CALL General Manager.............................................................................................................JOHN TSAFOYANNIS Production Manager............................................................................................................ SCOTT R. HERBST Publicist.............................................................................................................................................LINDA TWISS Payroll Services..................................................................................... WELLS FARGO BUSINESS PAYROLL Accounting....................................................................................... BROCKMAN-MARCHAN & COMPANY Legal........................................................................................................................................FAEGRE & BENSON Young Auditorium 3
PROGR A M ACT I Morning of December 19, 195 (The day of the annual Sunday School Christmas Program) Away in the Basement................................................................................................... Company The Unforgettable Christmas Program of 1958 ............................ Vivian and Company (Everybody is a Kid Again) At Christmastime..........................................................Karin with Beverly, Mavis and Vivian Just Not Mary Material...............................................Mavis with Beverly, Karin and Vivian Always One More Thing ........................................... Beverly with Karin, Mavis and Vivian ACT II Later that same morning Away in the Basement (reprise) ........................................Karin, Mavis, Vivian and Pastor Piñata .............................................................................................................. Karin and Company Whatsoever You Doo-wop .......................................................Vivian with Karin and Mavis Reindeer Rendezvous ............................................................................. Pastor and Company I Think You’d Like Her ........................................................................................................... Pastor Jeg Er Så Glad ................................................................................................................... Company Finale ................................................................................................................................... Company WHO IS WHO IN THE CAST LISA BARK (Beverly ) is no stranger to the basement after performing in all three versions of Church Basement Ladies on the 2010 & 2011 National tours, at the Plymouth Playhouse in MN, and Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in IN. Other national tours include Babes in Toyland and A Christmas Carol with Troupe America, Sesame Street Live, and Encore! with Chamber Theatre, produced by Tony Award winner, Spring Sirkin. Lisa’s career has taken her to Dubai, Italy, Barbados, Puerto Rico, and Mexico, as well as New York City’s Madison Square Garden and on NBC’s Today Show. Recent regional credits include the Guthrie Theater, Show Palace Dinner Theatre in FL, and Disney World KEVIN GRASTORF (Pastor) is excited to be in his first Church Basement Ladies production. He has worked all over the country from Alaska to Florida and many other places in between. Favorite roles include; the Padre in Man of La Mancha, the Union Captain in Civil War, Nicely Nicely in Guys And Dolls, Richard Nixon in Frost/ Nixon and Gerard Carrier in Yestin/Kopit’s Phantom. He earned his BFA in Musical Theatre from Syracuse University. Other passions 4 Young Auditorium
are National Parks, photography and songwriting. He has recently finished his 3rd summer working in Yellowstone. He would also like to give thanks to his wife Autumn for her love and support. AUTUMN O’RYAN (Vivian) has just completed a summer working in Yellowstone National Park, where she was hunted by grizzly, charged by an elk, and showered on by geysers. Needless to say…she’s THRILLED to be back in the loving environment of the church basement. This is her second National Tour of Church Basement Ladies. She played the role of Mavis in the National Tour of Church Basement Ladies 2: A Second Helping . Other favorite roles include: Mrs. Potts, Beauty And The Beast, Aunt Eller, Oklahoma!, Mrs. Paroo, Music Man, Carlotta, Phantom, Jeanette in The Full Monty and she originated the role of Liddy in the Regional Premiere of Whodunit…The Musical. Autumn has a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan. She’s celebrating her 22nd professional year in theatre. Much love to Kevin… Thanks for hiking all those trails with me. Thanks also to Curt and Troupe America for this amazing opportunity.
WHO IS WHO IN THE CAST CARRIE SALOUTOS (Karin) comes to this wonderful Tour via Las Vegas where she regularly appears as Lola in Marriage Can Be Murder and as Sister Robert Anne in the Las Vegas Hilton’s production of Nunsense. Other Las Vegas credits include The Soprano’s Last Supper, Ba-Da-Bing and Reflections of the Rat Pack. She recently spent three months performing the role of Karin in Church Basement Ladies 2: A Second Helping in Fort Myers, FL. Other recent credits include appearing in Hats! The Musical at Harrah’s in New Orleans, the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center and the Plaza Theatre in Orlando. Carrie has also performed on several World Cruise Lines and at Universal Studios in Osaka, Japan. National Tour credits include The Wizard of Oz (US and Korean Tour), Beauty and the Beast and Singin’ in the Rain. Carrie has co-starred with Steve Gatlin in several production shows in Myrtle Beach, SC. Favorite theatre
roles include Carrie Innes in the World Premiere of Ed Dixon’s Whodunit…The Musical at Circa ‘21, Featured Player in Mid-Life: The Crisis Musical and Sue Ellen in Honkey Tonk Angels (Ted Swindley, Playwright/Director). Growing up and really knowing these ladies in Platteville, WI, makes this journey that much more of a treat. NIKKI SAVITT (Mavis ) is beyond delighted to be back in the basement, back on the bus, and back with the boots this holiday season. When not wearing an apron and a tool belt, Nikki’s other favorite credits include Barefoot In the Park (Mother), Harvey (Veta), White Christmas (Martha), South Pacific (Bloody Mary), Music Man (Eulalie), and Rumors (Cookie). She has also been featured on National Tours of Miracle on 34th Street and A Christmas Carol. “For my miraculous mother and in memory of Renee, Grammy Jean, and my dad, Artie.”
WHO ARE THE ORIGINAL LUTHER AN L ADIES? JANET LETNES MARTIN (Co-author of Growing Up Lutheran) Janet Letnes Martin grew up in Hillsboro, ND where the words “Norwegian and Lutheran” were synonymous. It was no surprise she graduated from Augsburg College, in Minneapolis, MN and married Neil Martin, a 100 percent ScandinavianLutheran man from Newfolden, MN. Janet started writing books in 1983. She wrote three books, co-authored three books withAllen Todnem, and one with her sister, Ilene Lorenz, before she teamed up to write and perform with a college friend, Suzann Nelson. Janet and Suzann have written nine books relating to their Norwegian-Lutheran rural background. Their book Growing Up Lutheran, What Does This Mean? won the Minnesota Book Award for Humor, and is the inspiration for all three Church Basement Ladies musical comedies. Janet and Suzann have performed as a comedy duo “Those Lutheran Ladies” from the state of Washington to Washington, DC as well as in the Medora Musical.
Recently Janet switched gears and teamed up with author/artist, David W. Cook II to writea fabulous new humorous book Lemonade for the Lawnboy: The Executives’ Wives’ Cookbook Committee. Her most recent project is the just released, hilarious Fun with Fitness DVD - Jiggle Your Jell-O with Suzann Nelson, David Cook and Greta Grosch. Janet lives in Hastings, MN and feels blessed that her family is all involved in their Scandinavian Lutheran heritage. She is co-owner of Scandinavian Marketplace and the online store scandinavianmarket.com with her daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Steve Green. Her daughter Sarah is a national representative for the Norwegian Fjord Flatware Company. She is thrilled her daughter, Katrina Benedict is the costumer of this musical, and that Trina’s husband, Andy knows how to make egg coffee. Her granddaughters Sophia, Ariana and Myana Green and Nora Benedict are the love of her life. She dedicates her contribution to this play, to her late husband, Neil, whom she misses dearly. Young Auditorium 5
W H O A R E T H E O R I G I N A L L U T H E R A N L A D I E S ? ( c o n t. ) SUZANN NELSON (Co-author of Growing Up Lutheran) As half of the knowledgeable, funny, 100 percent Norwegian-Lutheran duo, “Those Lutheran Ladies,” Suzann Nelson could just list her name under Janet Martin’s bio and type “ditto.” Names and a few places might differ, but their histories are similar and often identical — from the month and year they were baptized and confirmed Lutheran to the day in 1968 when they graduated from the same Norwegian-Lutheran College. One of Suzann’s daughters said that Janet and Suzann share a brain — something they considered a compliment until they realized she probably meant each had only half a brain. They haven’t had time to consider the real meaning yet because they are too busy writing and publishing books about rural life in the fifties, developing new book and product ideas, speaking and performing. Lately they have been working with theatre folks who, Suzann says, “are kinda different from the farm families I grew up with.” Nelson began life as a Johnson on a “Noah’s Ark” farm — two cows, two pigs, two chickens and two brothers —close to where the Kens-ington Runestone was found.
After graduating from high school in Evansville, MN, Suzann boarded a train for the nearest Sin City, Minneapolis. She graduated with a Scandinavian Studies major from Augsburg College where she also met her 100 percent Norwegian-Lutheran husband, Ron, and someone named Janet Letnes — both decent, wholesome folks who had grown up in North Dakota eating cream on bread. After further study at the universities of MN and Oslo, Suzann directed Concordia College’s Language Village, Skogfjorden, and in off-seasons had three-piece suit jobs where she dabbled in government, public policy work, and putting on pantyhose. Eventually, Suzann and Ron moved to Grand Rapids, MN where they raised their two 100 percent Norwegian-Lutheran daughters, Senja and Siri. Now a mother-in- law, widow, and owner of an online bookstore ruralroutebookstore.com, Suzann spends her days and nights pondering ways to pay off her mortgage, looking for misplaced things, being fascinated by creative ideas her four grandchildren develop, and ironing used wrapping paper.
WHO’S WHO IN PRODUCTION GRETA GROSCH (Playwright) Since 1989, Greta has worked as a freelance writer and performer across the country and has a wealth of experience in both commercial and business theatre. An original cast member of Church Basement Ladies, Greta originated the role of Mavis back in 2005 and continues to perform on stage as a member of the Actor’s Union. As a scriptwriter, Greta wrote the scripts for A Second Helping (Church Basement Ladies 2); Away in the Basement (A Church Basement Ladies Christmas) and A Mighty Fortress is Our Basement. She also writes the annual Medora Musical; has scripted numerous award shows and cabarets; and her company, Girl With Guitar, provides educational and entertaining programming, ranging 6 Young Auditorium
from training seminars to company parties, for organizations across the country. For more information visit gretagrosch.com. In addition, Greta is a voice over and commercial artist, works as an advocate for High School musical theatre, and is a founding member of the “the “Looney Lutherans” (thelooneylutherans.com). Greta wishes to thank Curt Wollan, Janet Martin, Suzann Nelson and all the original cast for their support and inspiration, and dedicates this show to her sister, who married a real live bachelor farmer and lives on a Christmas tree farm in Norway. Seriously. DREW JANSEN (Composer, Lyricist) A native of Little Rock now residing in Minneapolis, Jansen is in the midst of
W H O ’ S W H O I N P R O D U C T I O N ( c o n t. ) a multi-faceted career as a performer, writer and composer. In addition to creating the scores for Troupe America’s mega-hits Church Basement Ladies and How To Talk Minnesotan The Musical and the History Theatre’s Capital Crimes: The Saint Paul Gangster Musical and A Servants’ Christmas, he is also one of the busier voice-over actors in the Twin Cities. His baritone has prodded Twin Citizens to purchase anything from furniture to theater tickets to windows. If you’ve ever activated a credit card over the phone, he probably talked you through the process. Minnesotans will also remember him as the emcee in those quirky Minnesota Millionaire Raffle television commercials from late 2007, or as long-running Patio Town commercial. Also on the small screen, Jansen enjoyed a two season run as Ernie, the unctuous announcer and musical commentator on Comedy Central’s cult classic, Let’s Bowl. Drew was a contributing writer for television’s Mystery Science Theater 3000 and has created text for numerous greeting cards, t-shirts, coffee mugs and syndicated comic strips. An accomplished pianist, he has had the honor of accompanying such legends as Celeste Holm and Carmel Quinn, and recently manned the keyboards in Las Vegas for Whose Line Is It Anyway? stalwarts Greg Proops and Chip Esten. Currently, Jansen is touring the country with entertainers Jody Briskey and Jimmy Martin in ThreeStyle, an original cabaret show. Drew is a proud graduate of Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota (Class of 1983) and continued his education at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. CURT WOLLAN (Producer/Director) is the President and Executive ProducerDirector for Troupe America, Inc. He has directed many National Tours including Steel Magnolias, Driving Miss Daisy, The 1940’s Radio Hour, Big River, Hank Williams – Lost Highway, and Stephen King’s Ghost Stories. He has also co-produced three National Tours of Forbidden Broadway, directed M*A*S*H’s Jamie Farr and William Christopher in
the National Tour of The Odd Couple, the National Tour of Moon Over Buffalo starring Gavin MacLeod, the National Tour of The Sunshine Boys starring Dick Van Patten and Frank Gorshin and Same Time, Next Year starring Mackenzie Phillips and Adrian Zmed. At Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, he directed Cottonpatch Gospel starring WKRP in Cincinnati’s Gary Sandy. In the last five years, Curt has directed ten National Tours of Church Basement Ladies, two starring M*A*S*H’s William Christopher as the Pastor, and has directed another fifteen productions across the country with Church Basement Ladies 2: A Second Helping running in Kansas City starring Barry Williams of TV’s The Brady Bunch as the Pastor. Curt has been based at the Plymouth Playhouse since 1979, and has directed most of its productions, notably the musical comedies Church Basement Ladies, Church Basement Ladies 2: A Second Helping, How To Talk Minnesotan
Sunday January 29 3:00 pm “ Fun and fast-paced, this production fuels the imagination!” - New York Daily News
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W H O ’ S W H O I N P R O D U C T I O N ( c o n t. ) The Musical, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change and Diamond Studs which won the Twin Cities “Kudos” Award for Best Direction, Best Choreography and Best Musical. Each summer Curt produces and directs The Medora Musical in the beautiful North Dakota Badlands and each Holiday Season, he directs for Dollywood in Tennessee. Curt dedicates this show to the memory of his mother, Lorraine, whose church kitchen legacy serves as an inspiration for his work on this production. curtwollan.com WENDY SHORT HAYS (Choreographer) has been connected with Troupe America for over twenty-five years. She created the choreography for the original production of Church Basement Ladies as well as subsequent tours and productions. She is thrilled to have “another helping” with this brilliant creative team. In that time she has choreographed such favorites as A Day in Hollywood, A Night in the Ukraine, Nunsense, Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?, Pump Boys and Dinettes, 1940’s Radio Hour and Diamond Studs for which she earned the Twin Cities Drama Critic Award for Best Choreography. She was on the writing team for The Lovely Liebowitz Sisters and her original choreography of Pump Boys and Dinettes has been produced over 24 times locally, on national tour, and for an extended run at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. She is the Artistic Director of VISTA Productions which was chosen from over 400 applicants to represent Minnesota at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her work has also been seen on the stage of The Medora Musical, Hey City Stage, Great American History Theatre and numerous national tours. Some of her directing credits include West Side Story, Wings, Children of Eden, Lost In Yonkers, Into The Woods, A Christmas Carol and Beehive.
SCOTT R. HERBST (Production Manager, Set Designer) Scott has been working professionally in the Twins Cities and surrounding areas since graduating from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theatre. His work is predominately in the Musical Theatre genre of the industry as a Lighting Designer and Stage Manager for many shows. His work with Troupe America has taken him around the country on many national tours and he has had the pleasure of working with actors like Jamie Farr and William Christopher of M*A*S*H fame, and Gavin MacLeod of the Mary Tyler Moore Show and the Love Boat. In addition, Scott has served as part of a team of Production Managers for Zoom 7 handling various venues for the Mary Kay Career Conference. As well as his work at the Plymouth Playhouse, Scott enjoys gardening and remodeling his house in Edina, Minnesota with his lovely wife Mary and their two college age children.
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W H O ’ S W H O I N P R O D U C T I O N ( c o n t. ) KEVIN KNODL (Lighting Designer) Kevin is excited to be back helping out at the Plymouth Playhouse and working with the Church Basement Ladies. Kevin currently works as the Production Manager for Fine Arts Programming at the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University in Collegeville. During his previous time with Troupe America and the Plymouth Playhouse, he worked as Technical Director for such shows as The Fantasticks, Christmas Carol, I Love You, You’re Perfect Now Change and Pump Boys and Dinettes.
TV series Schoolhouse Rock, Live!, a co-production of The Gifts of the Magi with the Lamb’s Theater Company of New York and tours of On Golden Pond, Driving Miss Daisy, Steel Magnolias and Forbidden Broadway with Big League Theatricals of New York. Troupe America also operates the popular Plymouth Playhouse in the Twin Cities area, having produced a four-year run of Nunsense, a four-year run of Pump Boys and Dinettes, and critically acclaimed productions of Diamond Studs, A Day In Hollywood A Night In The Ukraine, Little Shop of Horrors, The Lovely Liebowitz Sisters, A Closer KATRINA BENEDICT (Costume Walk With Patsy Cline, An Evening with Designer) is thrilled to be a part of Groucho starring Frank Ferrante, and Church Basement Ladies 2: A Second an eight-year run of a new musical Helping and Away in the Basement based on Howard Mohr’s best-selling based on the writings of Suzann Nelson book How To Talk Minnesotan titled and her mother Janet Letnes Martin. How To Talk Minnesotan The Musical, She works as a freelance costume the off-Broadway success I Love You, designer and draper at various theaters You’re Perfect, Now Change, and the in the Twin Cities area. Her most recent new musicals based on the best-selling designs include Church Basement book Growing Up Lutheran titled Church Ladies 2: A Second Helping, A Mighty Basement Ladies and its sequel Church Fortress Is Our Basement, Kirby! for the Basement Ladies 2: A Second Helping!. History Theater, Sherlock’s Last Case for In 1997, Troupe America produced a Minnesota Centennial Showboat and highly acclaimed national tour of The various productions at Normandale Odd Couple starring M*A*S*H’s Jamie Community College. Farr and William Christopher and in 1998-99, the national tour of Moon MARK BRODIN (Sound Designer) Over Buffalo starring Gavin MacLeod. In Mark designs and mixes sound for live 1999/2000, Troupe America produced theater, churches, recording artists Hank Williams, Lost Highway starring and corporate events. With 15 years Jason Petty, and in 2001/2002 produced experience, you may have heard and toured the national tours of The his work at the Chanhassen Dinner Sunshine Boys starring Dick Van Patten Theatres in Minneapolis, The Medora and Frank Gorshin and Same time, Musical or on TV and radio. Mark won Next Year starring Mackenzie Phillips an Emmy for his documentary Delafield. and Adrian Zmed. Troupe America produced the third incarnation of TROUPE AMERICA, INC. (Producer) Church Basement Ladies entitled Away has been touring theatrical productions in the Basement: A Church Basement from coast to coast and in Canada Ladies Christmas at the Plymouth since 1987 under Executive Director/ Playhouse in Minneapolis this past Producer Curt Wollan. Past Troupe holiday season, and premiered the America tours include six seasons of fourth incarnation of Church Basement Mr. Pickwick’s Christmas, two seasons Ladies entitled A Mighty Fortress Is Our of Dylan Thomas’ A Childs’ Christmas Basement this past summer. In Wales, five tours of Pump Boys and www.troupeamerica.com. Dinettes, two tours of Stephen King’s Ghost Stories, three tours of the stage version of the Emmy Award-winning Young Auditorium 9
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2011 - 2 & 7 PM
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The Nutcracker The Dance Factory
Artistic Director: Tina Lendman Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
This program was 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.
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AC T I Scene One – The Christmas Party Our story opens at a Christmas Party given by the Silberhaus family. Their children, Clara and Fritz, along with other children, anxiously await the arrival of one last guest the mysterious Drosselmeyer. His arrival seems ominous to the children at first, but their fears soon are dispelled as he passes out toys to one and all, and to entertain the adults, sets mechanical dolls into magical lifelike motion. He gives Clara the best present of all, a toy soldier nutcracker. All too soon the party comes to an end, Clara and Fritz are put to bed, as the guests and magical Drosselmeyer leave. Clara............................................................Elizabeth D’Auria (understudy Rylyn Donahue) Fritz...................................................................................................................... Alexis Kokodynski Mother......................................................................................................................... Pam Williams Drosselmeyer................................................................................................................ David Tarlo Butler..................................................................................................................... Devin Brookover Columbine............................................................................................. Mackenzie Wickersham Harlequin .................................................................................................................... Tessa Ritchey Gypsy.........................................................................................................................Allison Wallace Rat Queen................................................................................................................. Emily Gardner Nutcracker......................................................................................................................Cassie Prom Party Children: Boys ............................................... Mackenzie Janisch, Mikayla Person, Zachary Jeppsen, Hailey Davis, Paige Sammons, Makena Ekman, Katelyn Guest Girls .......................................................Kaeleigh Runnells, Nell Ritchey, Annabelle Alberts, Sophia Tarlo, Megan Clifford, Baylee Hertel, Haleigh Lange, Kendra Heath, Lexi Runnells, Rylyn Donahue, Katie Aldred, Lorien VanDyke, Allison Wallace, Elizabeth Wallace, Julia Warren, Amya Lopez, Ysabel Fredrickson Adult Party Guests...................................................................... Nicole Spence, Cassie Prom, Isabella VanDyke, Amya Lopez, Ysabel Fredrickson Summer Prom, Kayla Gall, Andi Nelson, Yanna Svensen, Emily Gardner Mice ...................................................Ysabel Fredrickson, Nell Ritchey, Mackenzie Janisch, Haley Guest, Haleigh Lange, Katie Aldred, Megan Schmidt, Annabelle Alberts, Molly Bergstrom, Kendra Heath, Fontana Frazier, Paige Sammons, Ashley Gregor, Lorien VanDyke, Skylar Harlan, Rylyn Donahue, Amya Lopez Soldiers.............................................................. Makena Ekman, Hailey Davis, Lexi Runnells, Kayden Oberle, Paige Gilbert, Kaeleigh Runnells, Baylee Hertel, Katelyn Guest, Megan Clifford, Rylyn Donahue, Mikayla Person, Elizabeth Craig, Sophia Tarlo, Kristen Hardwick, Carmen Wells, Courtney Harshman, Summer Prom, Jailyn Schroeder, Elizabeth Wallace, Anna Featherstone Cavalry ................................................................ Nicole Spence, Tessa Ritchey, Andi Nelson, Mariah Prom, Isabella Van Dyke, Stephanie Besenhofer, Mackenzie Rhyan, Alexandria Salas, Kayla Gall Snow Dream ...........................................Elizabeth D’Auria, Yanna Svensen, Mariah Prom, Mackenzie Wickersham, Alexandria Salas Snow Queen ...........................................................................................................Yanna Svensen Snowflakes................................................................................................................... Andi Nelson, Devin Brookover, Mariah Prom, Emily Gardner, Tessa Ritchey, Allison Wallace, Cassie Prom Flurries ..................................................................Mackenzie Wickersham, Alexandria Salas, Paige Sammons, Rylyn Donahue Young Auditorium 13
AC T I I The Kingdom of the Sweets The Prince invites Clara on a magical journey to the Kingdom of the Sweets. There they enjoy many exotic entertainments from around the world. Clara dances with the Prince, and it seems that her fantasy will never end. All too soon, Drosselmeyer appears. He escorts Clara home to her family, and her wonderful dream is over. Christmas Fairy ...............................................................................................................Kelsey Lee Prince................................................................................................................... Dakota Sammons Lead Angels............................... Alexandria Salas, Carmen Wells, Stephanie Besenhofer Angels ........................................................... Lexi Runnells, Nell Ritchey, Annabelle Alberts, Haleigh Lange, Kendra Heath, Baylee Hertel, Mackenzie Janisch, Anna Featherstone, Kristen Hardwick Baby Angels .................................................Molly Bergstrom, Skylar Harlan, Paige Gilbert Spanish .................................................................... Mackenzie Wickersham, Yanna Svensen Arabian Queen ................................................................................................................Katie Epst Arabian Slaves ...... Mackenzie Rhyan, Cassie Prom, Isabella VanDyke, Nicole Spence Chinese Lead.................................................................................................................Cassie Prom Chinese .....................................................Stephanie Besenhofer, Mackenzie Wickersham, Allison Wallace, Mariah Prom Dragon ......................................................Nicole Spence, Carmen Wells, Jailyn Schroeder, Devin Brookover, Emily Gardner, Elizabeth Wallace Russian..................................................... Mackenzie Rhyan, Tessa Ritchey, Allison Wallace Marzipan ..................................................Stephanie Besenhofer, Mariah Prom, Kelsey Lee Mother Ginger ................................................................................................................ Karin Ross Bon Bons........................................................................................................... Alexis Kokodynski, Fontana Frazier, Kayden Oberle, Nell Ritchey, Zachary Jeppsen Flowers Lead Flowers ..............................Yanna Svensen, Mackenzie Wickersham, Mariah Prom Flowers .........................................................Devin Brookover, Andi Nelson, Nicole Spence, Tessa Ritchey, Allison Wallace, Katie Epst, Alexandria Salas, Carmen Wells, Elizabeth Wallace, Jailyn Schroeder, Courtney Harshman, Isabella VanDyke Bugs................................ Makena Ekman, Rylyn Donahue, Hailey Davis, Fontana Frazier SPECIAL THANKS I would like to thank our staff for helping to make this year’s Nutcracker an amazing production. Ashley James, Laura Kariotis, Madeline Renwick and Colleen Teska have once again added their outstanding choreography to the show. Throughout the years there have been many people who have added their special touches to our program; Kay Ransom and Karin Ross for their beautiful sewing work, Dan Ransom who designs our props and David Nees with his amazing lighting and special effects. A special thank you to our clients and students who attended rehearsals and gave of their time and efforts to help bring this show together. The Dance Factory is honored and privileged to be a part of Young Auditoriums Christmas Season. Peace and Love to all this holiday season, Tina Lendman 14 Young Auditorium
M E M B E R S 2 011- 2 012 Director’s Council James R. Connor Lolita Kachel Francine L. Pease Director’s Circle Ron & Ann Abele James & Julie Caldwell Robert & Yvonne Fiskum David & Kathy Granum H. Gaylon & Hannah Greenhill Mark McPhail Kenneth & Dorothy Otting Julian & Anne Stinson Chuck & Barb Taylor Richard & Veronica Telfer Ambassador Craig & Bonnie Anderson Richard & Kathy Haven Dawn & Lyle Hunter Mitzi Joseph Ken & Susie Kidd Ken Kohberger Dr. Beverly Kopper Everett & Ellen Long Craig Matzinger Earl & Susan Paddock Dennis & Margaret Rohrs Carole Scharinger William & Marlyne Seymour Richard & Judy Triebold Elmer Werhane Patron Forrest Bright Robert & Marion Burrows Winona Campbell James Carlson Rollin & Nancy Cooper Jo Coulthart Donna G. Fox Jack & Betty Frawley Thomas Grotelueschen Ginny Hall Glenn & Christine Hayes Jean J. Hermsen John & Nancy Hoffmann
Geraldine & Robert Jennings Doris Jones Mary Kenne Arthur Kolb & Dorothy Kopp Orville & Carol Larson Nels & Gloria Madsen Rowland & Audrey McClellan Michael & Jean Morrissey Margaret Mueller John & Arlene Newhouse Mark & Germaine Olm Terry & Arlene Ostermeier Jerry & Jan Palzkill Anthony & Lenore Pavlick Lyn & Mary Kay Piatt Mary Hill-Roth & Ted Roth Jim & Sue Schlough Jerry & Bunny Schoen Betty Schoonover Lewis & Kathleen Scott Cynthia Smith Ben Strand & Kari Borne Dean & Shirley Taylor Donald & Marjorie Triebold Pamela & David Van Doren David Veith Vivian & Fred Welch Robert Wright & Elizabeth Asher Karl & Doris Zahn Supporter Curtis & Diane Abendroth Helmut & Martha Ajango Stanley & Ann Alger Rod Anderson Julia Armstrong Michael & Karen Atwood Steve & Pam Barnes Bob & Cindy Barry Patricia & Thomas Bauhs Thomas & Christine E. Beckman
Dale Benson Frank & Steph Beran Bruce Bertelsen James & Ginger Best Lynn & Cheryl Binnie Ron & Marilyn Binning Bryan Bishop Elizabeth Blumberg Bill & Karen Bohn Jean Bourenske Paul & Nancy Breitsprecher Myra Brien Merrilyn Britzke James Bronson & Peggy Kuchen Kevin Brunner & Nancy Blake Brunner Susan Burkhardt Mary Beth Byrne Patricia Caldwell Gerald & Lois Caslavka Peter & Ann Chester Steve Cline Mr. & Mrs. Cohen Marilyn & Richard Coogan Lou Ann Covi Antionette Czebotar Dean & Bonnie Dahnert Jacqueline Dailey Corey Davis Joan Dedolph Audrey & Christian Gatz Nancy & Leo Geidel Mary Godfrey Norm & Polly Godfrey Barry & Margo Goldberg Karla Goodman Kathy & Jim Gross Skip & Carna Grover Robert Gruber Carol Guequierre Mark Gustafson & Su Ash Gustafson Elizabeth Haenisch Hans & Carla Hahn Margaret Hancock Diane Hanson Marian A. Hanson John & Jean Henderson Mark Hildebrand Young Auditorium 15
M E M B E R S 2 011- 2 012 ( c o n t .) Susan Hiscox Lloyd & Daphne Holterman Gene & Charlotte Huntley Helene Hurdis Martha Johnson Richard & Susan Kaja Debra & Ken Kirkeby Sybil Klug Sharon & Jeff Knight Bob & Gloria Knipschild Paul & Sue Kremer Irene Labonne Leota & Steve Larson Laura Lester Luann Livingston Dr. Steven & Larissa Lyon Connie & Alan Marshall Tom & Donna Marshall Edwin Mathews Sandra Matson Jeffrey McKinney Rosemary Metzdorff Jim & Carol Miller Bob Mischka Charles & Carolyn Mowbray Barry Mullen Marie Northey Lois O’Brien Tom & Mary Oehler Kim & Denise O’Keefe Michael & Marie Olson Richard & Judy Owens Larry & Mary Peiffer Astrid Peterson Kirke & Elaine Plank Donna Rice Dale & Colleen Riggs John & Julie Ripley James Rogers Dick & Julie Ruhe Daniel Sable Dennis & Mary Salverson Kathleen Salzwedel Doug & Karen Saubert Alice Scherer
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Ervin Schlepp Jean Schollmeier Dennis & Evelyn Schulz Robert & Sharon Schweitzer Roger & Helen Shimon Tom & Sue Short Larry & Edie Simons Patrick & Luly Snyder Thomas Spiegelhof Barbara Stallman Dave & Bonnie Stanley Dennis & Eva Stanton David & Cheryl Stedman Ann & Howie Stiff Lee Stoneking David & Merri Stoneman Charles Taggart Patricia Townsend Russell Treiterer Yvonne Treiterer Richard & Arlene Trewyn Angel & Chris Tullar Marc & Nancy Turner Ron & Sandra Van Able Carleen & Arthur VanderKoy John & Darlene Varnes Mary Lynn & Dennis Vogel John & Lila Waldman Donald Werdin & Carol Christ Oneida L. Wheeler Eda Wilson Rod & LaVonne Wittwer Jack & Ella Woodbury Mark & Peggy Wuenstel June Yantis Contributor Jackie Amundson & Dean Zweifel Susan & George Bauer Carl W. & Melba Bradberry Donald & Constance Brick
Wendy Brown Carol Christ George & Harriet Christopherson John Finney Margaret & Dale Fose Edward Groshan Richard Haney Donna J. Heid Henry Kenyon Kristin Koeffler Dr. & Mrs. Robert Koenitzer Steven Landfried Nancy Leinius Marie Martin Barbara McGlynn Thelma Robbins James & Cheral Sadler John & Mary Ellen Sanderson Rod & Sue Scherer Merle & Mary Lou Schinke Susan Sims Steve & Linda Steinhoff Miles A. & Nancy Stejskal Karolyn & Hugo Tscharnack Mary Ulrich Elsie Van Tassell Marge Ware Nettie Weber James & Mary Jo Wooldridge Daniel Yeazel Student Owen Kirkeby Matthew Knudtson Bryan McConnell Gerald Roche Lisa Tessene-Martin Matching Gift USG Foundation, Inc.