Madison Ballet - Dracula 2013

W. Earle Smith, Artistic Director

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Madison Ballet Presents

Overture Center for the Arts • October 23-26, 2013 Choreography and Stage Direction........................................................ W. Earle Smith Music...................................................................................................Michael Massey Set Design....................................................................................................Jen Trieloff Costume Design........................................................................Karen Brown-Larimore Lighting Design................................................................................Kenneth Ferencek Video Effects Producer......................................................................Timothy Romano Hair Consultant.............................................................................. Jamie Lee Albrecht Company Dancers Jacob Ashley Bjorn Bolinder Rachelle Butler McKenna Collins Morgan Davison Andrew Erickson

Anthony Femath Matthew Linzer Marguerite Luksik Jessica Jaye Mackinson Chaz Meszaros

Philip Ollenburg Cody Olsen Shannon Quirk Brian Roethlisberger Courtney Stohlton Jackson Warring

Musicians Keyboards Michael Massey David Adler Guitar Jay Moran Michael Ripp Drums Tony Cerniglia

Violin Biff Blumfumgagnge Mandolin Biff Blumfumgagnge Bass Guitar Gordon Ranney

Staff Michael Massey Composer & Conductor David Adler Assistant Conductor

Set construction by: Billy Larimore, Todd Julian, Chuck Mitchell and Tim Ross.

Scenic painting by Pamela Miles.

The sets and costumes for Dracula were acquired through a generous grant from Madison Community Foundation.

Stage labor is represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Local 251 in Madison, WI. The use of cameras or recording equipment of any kind is strictly forbidden.

Poster design by Jennifer Bock.

Cover images courtesy of Andrew Weeks Photography & John Urban.

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A Letter from the General Manager MADISON BALLET

Welcome to the opening of Madison Ballet’s 2013-2014 season!

Thank you for attending today’s performance and for your support of the vibrant arts community here in Madison. Our original production, Dracula, is truly a labor of love for all the artists involved, both on stage and behind the scenes. Over five years in the making, the premiere of Dracula in March brought audiences to their feet.

What better way to celebrate Artistic Director W. Earle Smith’s 15th Anniversary season, than to bring Dracula back so audiences can experience this spectacular ballet once more. The unique fusion of contemporary ballet and rock concert is the perfect marriage of movement and music that has become the hallmark of Smith’s work.

As we look forward to the season ahead, music drives the unforgettable moments that you see on stage. Our 2012 Nutcracker performances saw the return of live music with John DeMain and members of the Madison Symphony Orchestra, and we are pleased to announce that they will be back again this year. The board of Madison Ballet is committed to continuing this incredible gift to the community and has established a Live Music Fund to ensure that live music is supported for many seasons to come.

I would like to publicly thank a few people for their role in our success: Madison Community Foundation for its generous support of Dracula; our season sponsors and donors; countless volunteers; our staff; our tireless Board of Directors; and in particular W. Earle Smith, whose creative gifts have become priceless jewels in Madison Ballet’s repertoire and whose leadership has brought Madison Ballet to unprecedented heights.

I’d also like to thank you, our valued patron. It is because of you that the curtain continues to rise year after year. So, I invite you to sit back and enjoy this exhilarating and unforgettable performance of Dracula.

The journey is ahead. Your seat is waiting.

Gretchen Bourg General Manager

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Artistic Director MADISON BALLET

W. Earle Smith Artistic Director W. Earle Smith has over 25 years of professional experience choreographing, teaching and performing. This is Mr. Smith’s 14th season with Madison Ballet as Artistic Director. As a dancer, D Magazine called Mr. Smith “meticulously chosen and prepared … who knows Balanchine.” The Wisconsin State Journal hails his choreography as “imaginative and … rhythmically smooth and lively,” with The Capital Times saying Artistic Director W. Earle Smith “more than delivered on every level.”

Some of Mr. Smith’s principal and soloist credits with Texas Ballet Theater (formerly known as Fort Worth Dallas Ballet) include Balanchine’s Western Symphony, Four Temperaments and Who Cares, and Meija’s Sonata, Eight by Adler, Sarasate, Seasons, The Nutcracker and Cinderella.

Favorite corps de ballet roles at Pacific Northwest Ballet and Fort Worth Ballet include Stowell’s Ravena, The Nutcracker (with sets and costumes designed by Maurices Sendak), Balanchine’s Stars and Stripes, Rubies, Western Symphony, Prodigal Son, Brahms Schoenberg, Agon, Concerto Barocco, Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, Square Dance and Scotch Symphony, and Meija’s Brahm’s Waltzes, Les Noches, Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet.

Mr. Smith’s preparation for his role as Artistic Director goes beyond the traditional. He worked as a program counselor for inner-city youth in New York City, as a financial and business analyst, and as director of special projects for a national membership association.

Mr. Smith truly enjoys passing on his knowledge and art through teaching and choreographing in the performing arts. He has taught workshops, conferences and master classes in the Balanchine technique and style both nationally and internationally, including guest teaching at Ballet Arizona, Ballet Pacifica and Ballet Chicago. Mr. Smith’s choreography credits in New York, New Orleans, Hawaii, Seattle, Texas and Madison include Cinderella, The Nutcracker, Night Dances, Le Luce d’ Amore, and Four Movements.

Mr. Smith has long believed that collaborating with other performing arts organizations not only expands his own personal artistic growth, but strengthens the performing arts community as a whole. His work as choreographer in Children’s Theater of Madison’s Hello Dolly, Madison Symphony Orchestra’s Viennese Ball and Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra’s Halloween Concert demonstrates this commitment to collaboration.

W. Earle Smith’s passion is sharing his love for ballet with young people. An important part of his artistic vision is to develop and expand education and outreach programs, making ballet affordable and accessible to all.

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General Manager MADISON BALLET

Gretchen Bourg General Manager A native of Wisconsin, Gretchen Bourg has served as Madison Ballet’s General Manager since September 2011. Ms. Bourg brings over 15 years of experience as a business manager, community leader, educator and performer to Madison Ballet.

Ms. Bourg oversees the operations of the company dancers, education and outreach programs, the School of Madison Ballet, administrative and production staff and program faculty, as well as having oversight of the company’s $1.2 million budget.

Ms. Bourg received a BS in Arts Education from the University of Wisconsin in Menonomie and has enjoyed working with young artists throughout career. She was a staff member at Interlochen Arts Camp in Interlochen, MI, and subsequently relocated to Madison in 1994, where she spent nearly 10 years honing her business skills in the printing industry before joining Madison Ballet.

Ms. Bourg has performed a number of corps and soloist roles in Madison Ballet’s productions of The Nutcracker, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Cinderella, and Peter Pan and has performed repertory pieces for Pure Ballet!, the MSO Grand Viennese Ball and the grand opening festivities for the Overture Center. Ms. Bourg believes her experience as a dancer has given her a unique understanding of the performing arts and its essential role in the community at large.

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Ballet Master MADISON BALLET

Sarah Melli Ballet Master Born in Madison,Wisconsin, Ms. Melli began her ballet training at the Wisconsin School of Ballet with Tibor Zana. At 14, she received a full scholarship to the Milwaukee Ballet and was asked to stay and dance with the company. Ms. Melli was awarded scholarships and danced with Ballet West, Burklyn Ballet Theatre, Joffery Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet, Houston Ballet, Cleveland Ohio Ballet, and Cincinnati Ballet and while performing with the Burklyn Ballet Theatre, she was invited to audition for the Boston Ballet Company where she began her professional dance career.

Ms. Melli went on to dance professionally with Chicago City Ballet (Director, Maria Tallchief ), Joffery II (Director, Sally Bliss), San Antonio Ballet (Director, Vladimir Marek) and Dayton Ohio Ballet (Director, Stuart Sebastian). She has performed leading roles in Concerto Barocco, Serenade, Jewels, Stars and Stripes, Apollo, Coppelia, Swan Lake, Tarantella, Tchaikovsky Pas De Duex, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker, and Graduation Ball.

Ms. Melli was asked by Jillana, one of George Balanchine’s first Prima Ballerinas, to be the Choreography Assistant for her summer programs in Taos, NM, and she has taught Master Classes at California State Fullerton, Mt. Sac College, Malibu by the Sea, Jillana’s Summer Intensive, Huntington Academy, Tustin Ballet Academy, Bare Dance Company, and Inland Pacific Ballet.

Ms. Melli does private coaching, and was hired to coach Miss California 2010, Kristy Cavinder, for her talent competition in the Miss USA 2011 Pageant. Her students have gone on to receive scholarships and company contracts from Miami City Ballet, School of American Ballet in NYC, San Francisco Ballet, Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Suzanne Farrell, Arizona Ballet, Houston Ballet, Lou Conte’s Hubbard Street, and the Jillana School.

Ms. Melli joined the faculty of School of Madison Ballet in 2011 and was promoted to Ballet Master in the fall of 2012.

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About Madison Ballet MADISON BALLET

As the curtain rises on the 2013-2014 season, Madison Ballet looks forward to its most ambitious year yet. The second largest dance organization in the state, Madison Ballet stages professional public performances, operates a bustling dance school on Madison’s west side, and offers engaging outreach programs in area schools, libraries and community centers. During the 2012-2013 season alone, over 20,000 residents saw a performance, participated in an educational or outreach program, or studied at the School of Madison Ballet. Madison Ballet is proud to be one of Overture’s ten resident arts companies.

Madison Ballet’s history began well before its incorporation in 1981 under the Wisconsin Dance Ensemble (the current name was adopted in 2000). In the 1960s, Tibor Zana founded the Wisconsin Ballet Company and the Madison School of Ballet. In 1968, he staged the community’s first production of The Nutcracker at Madison West High School.

Wisconsin Ballet Company’s roughly eighteen annual Nutcracker performances took place in Wisconsin communities from Rhinelander to Beloit. The production boasted about 70 local performers and many more contributors behind the scenes.

From those roots to today’s production of the timeless holiday classic, Madison Ballet’s Artistic Director, W. Earle Smith, dubs The Nutcracker a “full-blown community event” made possible by the professional company, those who rehearse the youth performers, production staff and stagehands, and roughly 300 volunteers who help mount the production. Over the last three decades, over 220,000 people have attended Madison Ballet’s Nutcracker.

While The Nutcracker remains the linchpin of Madison Ballet’s season, Madison Ballet continues to build an impressive collection of works, from classic full-length story ballets to contemporary pieces.

Smith, who has served as Artistic Director since 1999, brings thirty years of professional experience as a choreographer, teacher and performer to his role. During his tenure, he has added over fifteen new works to Madison Ballet’s repertoire, including Cinderella, Peter Pan, and Peter Anastos’ clever adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Dracula, Smith’s most ambitious production to date, premiered in the spring of 2013 and features steampunk style sets and costumes and an original score composed by Mike Massey. Part rock concert, part contemporary ballet, Dracula returns in October 2013 and has already become an audience favorite.

Smith’s repertory works like Night Dances, Expressions, and Street, delight audiences with their athleticism and roots in the Balanchine style. In spring of 2013, the George Balanchine Trust granted Madison Ballet the rights to perform Valse-Fantaisie, the company’s first work by the legendary choreographer.

In September of 2005, Madison Ballet opened its School of Madison Ballet; annual enrollment is at 450 and growing. Alumni of the school and studio company have gone on to a number of prestigious companies and schools, such as Sacramento Ballet, Miami City Ballet, School of American Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet School, and Ballet Chicago.

At the heart of the organization’s work is its mission to promote appreciation for and access to the art of ballet. Madison Ballet’s education and outreach programs—collectively called “Discover Dance”—are presented to the community throughout the year, many times free of charge to participants. From “Movement in Your World,” the successful creative movement program for Head Start students to “Behind the Curtains,” Madison Ballet’s Nutcracker performance exclusively for school children, Madison Ballet continues to delight both the young and young-at-heart, providing new perspectives on this timeless art form.

“Our role is to promote dance throughout the community by providing performing opportunities for dancers and quality productions for audiences,” Smith said. “We want to continue those important traditions and, at the same time, strengthen the organization both artistically and financially.”

With thirty-two years of fertile ground now below its feet, Madison Ballet is poised for many more years of bringing dance to south-central Wisconsin. Arts writer Susan Kepecs wrote in her April 2013 review, “Exposed…is the best such program the fast-rising company’s done to date.“ Kepecs concluded, “Madison Ballet really has arrived.”

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Jacob Ashley Jacob Ashley is a Chicago native who began his dance training in 2002 at the Chicago Academy for the Arts under the instruction of Randy Duncan, Guillermo Leyva, Sandra Kaufmann, and the late Anna Paskevska. In 2006, he attended Columbia College Chicago’s modern dance program under the direction of Margi Cole, Natalie Rast, Carrie Hanson, and Emily Stein. He later became an apprentice for Luna Negra Dance Theater. He also attended Ballet Chicago’s summer program under the intense training of Daniel Duel and Patricia Blair. Mr. Ashley has been a guest artist for companies such as, the West Indian Folk Dance Company, Momenta, Ballet Chicago, Chicago Festival Ballet, Dallas Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Madison Ballet, the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, and San Diego Opera.

Bjorn Bolinder Bjorn Bolinder (a MN native) is excited for the opportunity to work with Madison Ballet for another season. Mr. Bolinder grew up training at the Larkin Dance Studio in Maplewood, and went on to study Communications and Musical Theater at Northwestern University. Thereafter, he spent 3 seasons dancing with the River North Dance Chicago and several wonderful years at sea with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. He is currently pursuing theater in New York, and is infinitely grateful to the incredible individuals who have supported him in so many ways on his journey so far.

Rachelle Butler A Madison native, Ms. Butler is excited to be a part of Madison Ballet’s new season. Formerly with Sacramento Ballet, her training includes dancing with Ballet Chicago, Miami City Ballet School and The Rock School of the Pennsylvania Ballet. She has enjoyed performing previously with Madison Ballet in its productions of The Nutcracker and Cinderella. Her favorite roles include principle couple in Balanchine’s Allegro Brilliante, Second Violin in Balanchine’s Concerto Barrocco, and Who Cares? pas de deux. Ms. Butler would like to thank her mother, father and sister for their constant support and Earle Smith for his guidance and support.

Morgan Davison Morgan Davison grew up in Southern California, and began her formal dance training at Ballet Pacifica She went on to train at the University of Utah as part of Utah Ballet. While at the university, Ms. Davison was chosen to perform in a work choreographed by Edgar Zendejas involving dancers from both the Ballet and Modern Departments to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the College of Fine Arts. She supplemented this schooling by attending summer intensives at the Kirov Academy of Ballet, the School of American Ballet, Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell, Ballet West and Lar Lubovitch Dance. Ms. Davison made her professional debut at the age of 17 with the Suzanne Farrell Ballet, performing Scotch Symphony and Slaughter on Tenth Ave at the Kennedy Center Opera House. She later performed Pas Classique Espagnol (an excerpt from Balanchine’s Don Quixote), Ballade, and Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet with Ms. Farrell’s company. Ms. Davison also had the opportunity to perform in Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and Gina Patterson’s Anne Frank with Nashville Ballet. She is excited to become a part of Madison Ballet’s 13-14 season.

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Anthony Femath Anthony Femath is the son of Jesus and Maria Femath and this is his second appearance with Madison Ballet. He was born and raised in El Paso, TX where he began his dance career under the direction of Babil Gandara and Ingeborg Heuser. Mr. Femath was accepted into the BFA Dance Program at West Texas A&M University with Neil Hess. After college he worked with LA Ballet, Texas Dance Theater, ClancyWorks, Lone Star Ballet and Ballet National De Mexico. While in LA he performed at many red carpet events and other events as an Ariel Artist. He thanks GOD and all his friends and family for helping lay the building blocks in his career. Mr. Femath also wants to thank his family members, friends and everyone serving our county in the states and overseas.

Matthew Linzer Matthew Linzer was born in Washington, DC and received his early dance training at the Academy of the Maryland Youth Ballet. He then went on to study at The Juilliard School in New York City. Mr. Linzer has been living in the San Francisco Bay Area for seven and a half years dancing professionally with Smuin Ballet, Diablo Ballet, and Oakland Ballet. He also received his BA in Performing Arts from the LEAP Program at St. Mary’s College of California in June 2009. Mr. Linzer is excited to be starting a new and fresh chapter in his dancing life.

Marguerite Luksik Marguerite Luksik is a native of Johnstown, PA. She trained with the Allegheny Ballet Academy under Deborah Anthony and the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Graduate Program. In June 2002, Ms. Luksik performed at an exhibition performance at the USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi. This is Ms. Luksik’s sixth season with Madison Ballet, where she is also on faculty. While at Madison Ballet her repertoire includes Puck in Peter Anastos’ A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lucy in W. Earle Smith’s Dracula, as well as Clara in Smith’s Nutcracker. She has also danced with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Ballet Austin, Chicago Ballet, and Peoria Ballet, performing works by choreographers such as George Balanchine, Steven Mills, Stanton Welch, Ben Stevenson, Terrence Orr, Thaddeus Davis, and Paul Gibson.

Jessica Jaye Mackinson Jessica Jaye Mackinson received her training at the Milwaukee Ballet School.

She has also studied with the School of American Ballet, Boston Ballet School, the Vail International Dance Festival, and was a member of the ProTrack dance program at BalletMet Columbus. She was the recipient of the 1999 Peter Schetter Scholarship at the Milwaukee Ballet School, and was awarded 1st place at the 2001 Carey Rose Winski Dance Scholarship Competition.

Ms. Mackinson has performed with the Milwaukee Ballet Company, BalletMet Columbus, Chautauqua Ballet Company, the Rockford Dance Company, and was a back up dancer for Weird Al Yankovic. She received a Bachelor of Science in Anthropology & Sociology at Rockford College in 2009, and later served at the College as an adjunct faculty member, teaching ballet and jazz for the Performing Arts Department. This is Ms. Mackinson’s second season with Madison Ballet.

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Chaz Meszaros Chaz Meszaros was born in Madison, WI. He has trained with Madison Ballet, Ballet Chicago, SAB, and Miami City Ballet where he had the opportunity to work with the world renowned Truman Finney. Mr. Meszaros was asked to join Miami City Ballet in 2005 and continued through 2010.

This is his first time appearing with Madison Ballet and he is excited to be back working with Mr. Smith and company.

Phillip Ollenburg Originally from Milwaukee, WI, Phillip trained with Milwaukee Ballet School and then at Young Dance Academy under Sandra Young, Lisa Price and Laura Faria-Sciortino. Mr. Ollenburg graduated with a B.S. in microbiology and a minor in dance from the University of Iowa, where he worked under artists such as George de la Pena, Alan Sener, Deanna Carter, Bill Young and Donald McKayle. Mr. Ollenburg was a guest artist with the university’s Dancers in Company performing George Balanchine’s Valse-Fantaisie. He also pursued outside work with Duarte Dance Works, Kayle + Company, Dance Theatre of Iowa and Ballet Quad Cities. Mr. Ollenburg spent a season with Ballet Austin, appearing in Stephen Mill’s The Nutcracker as the Rat King and in Thang Dao’s Quiet Imprint.

Mr. Ollenburg has worked with River North Contemporary Dance Chicago, Minnesota Dance Theatre, Jaxon Movement Arts and Madison Ballet performing works by Frank Chaves, Lise Houlton, Hope Boykin, Jiri Kylian, Sir Frederick Ashton, Jacqueline Stewart, W. Earle Smith and Peter Anastos. He is in his fourth season with Madison Ballet.

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Shannon Quirk Shannon Quirk, from Orange, California, began her classical training with Orange County Regional Ballet and continued her studies at the University of California, Irvine where she earned a BFA in Dance Performance.

During her tenure, she worked with distingushed faculty members David Allen, Evelyn Cisneros, Jodie Gates, Molly Lynch, and Donald McKayle and performed various works by William Forsythe, Jodie Gates, and Molly Lynch. After graduating, she worked with Pasadena Dance Theatre under the direction of Cynthia Young and Laurence Blake. Additional training also includes Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and Ballet Austin. She is excited to be returning to Madison Ballet for her second full season.

Brian Roethlisberger Growing up in Verona, WI, Brian Roethlisberger received his formal training from W. Earle Smith at the School of Madison Ballet and Daniel Duell and Patricia Blair at Ballet Chicago. He has danced professionally with Sacramento Ballet, and has toured to China, Mexico, Hawaii, and the South Pacific, performing roles in George Balanchine’s Who Cares, Tarantella, Allegro Brillante, Western Symphony, Scotch Symphony, Symphony in C, and Donizetti Variations; Petipa’s Sleeping Beauty; Ron Cunningham’s A Streetcar Named Desire; Stephen Mills’s Taming of the Shrew; Ron DeJesus’s 7 Vignettes; and Peter Anastos’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, among others. Mr. Roethlisberger has also performed with California Music Circus in Hairspray and as a lead singer with Holland America Cruise Line. He currently lives in New York City and is pursuing his B.A. through the LEAP program. Mr. Roethlisberger would like to thank his family for their love and support.

Courtney Stohlton Courtney Stohlton was born in San Jose, CA. She was trained by Ron Guiddi at the Oakland Ballet Academy, Jonas Kage at the Ballet West Academy, and Susan Pillar and Suki Schorer at the School of American Ballet. From there she was admitted into the University of Utah’s Ballet program at age 15 with the William C. Christensen scholarship. Ms. Stohlton toured in South Korea and Japan with Utah Ballet under the direction of Conraid Ludlow and Attilla Ficzere. From there she went on to dance with Orlando Ballet in 2009 under the direction of Robert Hill. In 2010 she joined the Cuban Classical Ballet under the direction of Pedro Pablo Pena as a corps member and then promoted to soloist the following year.

Ms. Stohlton went on tour with Cuban Classical Ballet to Spain performing some of her favorite ballets including Paquita and Swan Lake. From there, she went to Texas Ballet Theater under the direction of Ben Stevenson where she just completed her second season. This is Ms. Stohlton’s first season with Madison Ballet.

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McKenna Collins, Apprentice Ms. Collins began ballet at age 3 with Ms. Virginia Davis in Madison. After joining the School of Madison Ballet at age 10, she began spending summers away from home and training with national ballet companies such as Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater and most recently, Miami City Ballet. A member of the National Honors Society and Principals Council, she was crowned Miss Southern Wisconsin Outstanding Teen in April 2013 and works within the Miss America Organization. She also began and manages her own successful business called Birthday Party Ballerina. As she completes her final year of high school, she is concurrently enrolled at the UW as a Spanish speaking youth options student.

Andrew Erickson, Apprentice Andrew Erickson was born in Baltimore, Maryland and began his training at Hubbard Street Dance where he trained with Birute Barodicaite and Patti Eylar. Last season he performed Gamache in Don Quixote with University of Chicago Ballet. Prior to joining Madison Ballet, Mr. Erickson pursued studies in classical voice at the Chicago College of Performing Arts. Notable operatic roles include Nanki-Poo in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Mikado, and Herr Vogelsang in Mozart’s Derschauspieldirektor. He has performed nationally and internationally in Carnegie Hall, Harris Theater of Chicago, Auditorium Theater, Westminster Cathedral, Teatro Bramante, and Teatro Giuseppe Verdi. Last year he was a featured tenor soloist on a national broadcast of Rachmaninov’s All Night Vigil on WFMT. This is Mr. Erickson’s first season with Madison Ballet.

Cody Olsen, Apprentice Cody Olsen is from New Orleans, and a recent graduate of Northwestern State University of Louisiana where he graduated with Honor’s Degrees in both Musical Theatre and Dance. He just finished his first season with TEXAS! the Musical in which he was a featured dancer. In addition to TEXAS!, Mr. Olsen has worked at The Lost Colony for two seasons as a dancer, and also appeared in The Wizard of Oz, The Tale of the Frog Prince, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Oklahoma! Mr. Olsen also studied at the American Dance Festival and the Paul Taylor Summer Intensive, and has danced with 2B Tribe Dance Theatre in New Orleans and draMAStic dance works in Virginia. This is his second year with Madison Ballet.

Jackson Warring, Apprentice A Madison native, Jackson Warring received his early training at West Side Performing Arts (WSPA). He attended Milwaukee Ballet School’s Summer Intensive and then remained as a student of the School, where he performed in the Holiday Arts Festival and debuted the role of the Mad Hatter in Rolando Yanes’ Alice In Wonderland. Mr. Warring attended the Joffrey Ballet School in New York for two years, and was a member of the student company, the Joffrey Concert Group, in which he performed a wide variety of both Classical and Contemporary roles. He spent the past season with Ballet Quad Cities, under Director Courtney Lyon; his favorite roles were Renfield in Deanna Carter’s Dracula and Arabian in Courtney Lyon’s Nutcracker. Mr. Warring is thrilled to return to his hometown and start his first season with Madison Ballet.

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Michael Massey Composer Michael Massey is a singer, songwriter, pianist, performer, and producer who has written or collaborated on over 300 rock, pop, country, and instrumental songs. He has three critically acclaimed albums, including Pop Album of the Year at the 2006 Madison Area Music Awards with a 2009 nod for Keyboardist of the Year.

Mr. Massey has won numerous ADDY, TELLY, and WAVE awards for excellence in original music for advertising and is known for his ability to write in virtually any musical genre.

His clients for radio and television commercials include New Balance, Country Kitchen, UW Hospital, Meriter, Great Wisconsin Credit Union, American, Oscar Mayer, Metra Chicago, Michael’s, Mercury Marine, Culver’s and United Way. Mr. Massey contributed original scores for the films “The Blue Wire” and “Terminal Vigilantes” and co-wrote a score for the computer animated feature, “Time, Space” for the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. He has composed four children’s musicals and is co-writer of the musical theatrical production, “I Do, I Did.” He also composed an orchestral piece for the University Of Michigan Alumni that was broadcast during Wolverine football games.

He can currently be found touring the Midwest as a member of the dueling pianos group Piano Fondue and in the new wave pop/country band Stop The Clock.

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Production Designers MADISON BALLET

Jaime Lee Albrecht, Hair Consultant Mr. Albrecht has been a licensed hairdresser since 1985. An award winning master hair stylist, colorist and makeup artist, he has worked as an educator for Paul Mitchell, Goldwell and Zotos.

He was the Artistic Director for Teddie Kossof Salon and Spa in Chicago for six years and is currently teaching for Farouk Systems. Mr. Albrecht serves as the in salon educator for Style FX Hair Studio and has been a private hairstylist and makeup artist for several notable clients including The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson; comedienne Joan Rivers; designer Nate Berkus; and actress Joan Cusack.

Karen Brown-Larimore, Costume Designer Karen Brown-Larimore has been the Madison Ballet costumer for the past five years and is extremely excited to bring her take on steampunk to the Madison stage with this production of Dracula. Ms. Brown-Larimore is also the resident costumer for Madison Opera (her work was recently seen in Acis and Galatea as well as Galileo Galilei) and Opera for the Young (Cinderella, Pirates of Penzance, Hansel and Gretel). Her costumes have graced the stages of Madison Savoyards, CTM, University Theatre, University Opera as well as the Madison Repertory Theatre. Ms. Brown-Larimore is a proud member of IATSE 251.

Ken Ferencek, Lighting Designer Kenneth Ferencek, Madison Ballet’s Lighting Designer since the opening of the Overture Center, has lit The Nutcracker, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Midsummer Night’s Dream and An Evening of Romance. Mr. Ferencek is Director of Production for the Madison Opera. Two of his favorite Madison shows are Opera In The Park and the UW Varsity Band Show. His lighting credits include many television shows and live events: President Clinton’s First Inaugural Ball at the Air and Space Museum, Dance In America, Sesame Street and Fox’s 2008 Republican Convention.

His next lighting project is the BMW exhibit at the 2013 New York Auto Show. Mr. Ferencek and his family love living in Madison. He enjoys working with Earle Smith because of the beauty and clarity of Smith’s choreography.

Timothy Romano, Video Effects Producer Timothy Romano, a film collector, archivist and restorationist, is currently the head projectionist at Marcus Theater Corporation. His vast private film archive consists of many rare and unique prints and original printed paper materials including all film booking sheets from Madison’s Orpheum Theatre from 1926-1932. Many of Mr. Romano prints are preserved in historically accurate sound, color and printing processes. Over the past decade, Timothy has donated over 50,000 feet of silent prints that were thought to be lost to The Library of Congress. He was also the original buyer of approximately 7500 photo negatives of commercial life spanning the period of 1925-1979 in Madison. The collection resides at the Wisconsin State Historical Society.

Charles Trieloff II, Set Designer Charles Trieloff received his M.F.A. in Set Design from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

He has created sets for University Theatre, CTM, Madison Opera, Forward Theater, Arizona Broadway Theatre, Four Seasons Theater, and UW-Whitewater. In Madison he was the prop master for nine seasons at Madison Repertory Theatre and is the current prop master at American Players Theatre (four seasons). He has also designed props for Forward Theater, CTM, Madison Ballet, and Madison Opera. Mr. Trieloff is also a member of the Advisory Committee of Forward Theater. Outside of the theater world Mr. Trieloff has designed the themed reception area for Children’s Dental Health’s Old Sauk Road location.

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Dracula Synopsis MADISON BALLET

ACT I SCENE 1: Journey to Dracula’s Castle The story begins with Jonathan Harker, a young English solicitor, traveling by train and carriage to the exotic country of Transylvania to provide information to the mysterious Count Dracula about his new estate in London.

SCENE 2: Dracula’s Castle Upon arriving at the crumbling old castle, Harker finds the Count to be a well-educated and hospitable gentleman. After only a few days, however, Harker becomes aware that he is no longer a guest, but a prisoner in the castle.

One evening, Harker falls under the spell of three beautiful and seductive female vampires. But the Count staves them off, telling the vampires that Harker belongs to him. He wants to keep Harker alive just long enough to obtain needed legal advice and teachings about England and London.

Harker barely escapes from the castle with his life.

SCENE 3: Dracula’s Journey to England Dracula summons his caretakers, the Gypsies, and orders them to prepare for the long journey to England. The voyage by ship is treacherous and filled with high winds and dangerous waves. During a fierce tempest, the vessel runs aground on the shores of Whitby, England. All of the crew are missing and presumed dead.

SCENE 4: Westenra Household in Whitby, England Harker’s fiancée Mina Murray is on holiday with her friend, Lucy Westenra. Lucy, a young woman with many suitors, had received three proposals of marriage from John Seward, a London doctor, Quincey Morris, a Texan, and Arthur Holmwood, the son of a Lord. In the end and after much wooing, Lucy accepts Arthur Holmwood’s hand in marriage.

SCENE 5: Dr. Seward’s Asylum Dracula encounters Seward’s patient Renfield, an insane man who means to consume insects, spiders, birds, and other creatures in order to absorb their “life force”. Renfield, whose mind straddles fantasy and reality, is one of the few who can see past Count Dracula’s elegant façade to the darker powers which lie beneath.

SCENE 6: Courtyard outside Westenra Household While enjoying her time with Lucy, Mina begins to worry because Harker is long overdue. Lucy begins to have nightmares and one night is mysteriously drawn into the courtyard. Dracula appears and bites Lucy on the neck. Mina, who had secretly followed Lucy into the courtyard, catches Dracula feeding off of Lucy.

Instead of showing fear, Mina’s only concern is the well being of her friend. This quality is perplexing to Dracula, who falls in love with Mina because of her purity of spirit, courage, and beauty. Mina, too, is drawn to Dracula’s power and soon appears to be enchanted, falling in love with the charismatic Count.

Sensing something wrong, Van Helsing, a friend of Dr. Seward, rushes into the courtyard with Lucy’s suitors and sees Lucy stretched across Mina’s lap on a courtyard bench. Immediately recognizing Count Dracula, Van Helsing alerts the others to what is happening and wards off Dracula with a cross from his coat. Dracula escapes and decides to return to his castle in Transylvania.

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ACT II SCENE 1: Mina searches for Jonathan Harker Mina had no time to ponder the killing of Lucy as she received a letter saying that Harker was safe, but unwell after a traumatic experience in Transylvania. Mina travels to join Harker to help in his recuperations. Mina and Harker soon rekindle their love to each other and return to England from Europe, newly married.

SCENE 2: Westenra Household in Whitby, England Upon arriving in England, Mina and Harker rush to see Van Helsing and the others, who listen to Harker’s story about Dracula. Van Helsing shares his fears that Lucy, too, had become a vampire and the group is determined to hunt down the Count. Van Helsing prepares them for the battle.

SCENE 3: Lucy’s Tomb Mina, Holmwood, Morris, Seward, and Harker accompany Van Helsing to Lucy’s tomb, where they witness her transformation into a vampire. As they battle Lucy, Dr. Seward is caught by surprise and killed by Lucy. Van Helsing follows the ritual of vampire slaying to ensure that Lucy will forever remain dead by cutting off her head.

SCENE 4: Travel to Dracula’s Castle Mina, Harker, Holmwood, Morris, and Harker accompany Van Helsing to Dracula’s castle to slay the Count.

SCENE 5: Dracula’s Castle At the castle, the Minions, Dracula’s protectors, prepare for battle with Van Helsing and his entourage, who sneak up on the Minions during their preparations. When Dracula arrives, Van Helsing confronts Dracula and the battle begins. In the struggle with Van Helsing, Arthur Holmwood shoots Dracula with a silver bullet. Wounded and still alive, Dracula tries to feed on Van Helsing, who succeeds in driving a stake through Dracula’s heart. With great respect for his opponent, Van Helsing carries Dracula off for burial. Mina and Harker are overjoyed and relieved that they have finally triumphed over Count Dracula.

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Dracula Casting MADISON BALLET

Matthew Linzer Jacob Ashley Brian Roethlisberger Rachelle Butler Marguerite Luksik Bjorn Bolinder Phillip Ollenburg Anthony Femath Jackson Warring Morgan Davison Shannon Quirk Courtney Stohlton Gypsies McKenna Collins Andrew Erickson Madeline Gambino* Jessica Jaye Mackinson Chaz Mezaros Annika Reikersdorfer* Cody Olsen Jackson Warring Minions Bjorn Bolinder Rachelle Butler McKenna Collins Morgan Davison Andrew Erickson Jessica Jaye Mackinson Chaz Mezaros Cody Olsen Shannon Quirk Jackson Warring

Dracula Van Helsing Jonathan Harker Mina Murray Lucy Westenra John Seward Arthur Holmwood Quincy Morris Renfield Brides of Dracula

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Faculty & Staff MADISON BALLET

Madison Ballet Staff W. Earle Smith Artistic Director Gretchen Bourg General Manager Sarah Melli Ballet Master Beth Shippert-Myers Events & Social Media Coordinator Robin Baldah Operations Manager Alyssa Gunsolus Program Services Coordinator Marguerite Luksik Education & Outreach Coordinator Aaron Heaps Office Assistant Perry Bourg Facility Contractor

Faculty Alissa Bratz Rachelle Butler Morgan Davison Alyssa Gunsolus Maelanie Kuzma Marguerite Luksik Jessica Jaye Mackinson Sarah Melli Emily Plotkin Shannon Quirk Courtney Stohlton Music Staff Marina Hegge Principal Accompanist Bernie Brink Patrick Christians Stacy Fehr-Regehr Lisa Mueller Gregg Punswick Benjamin Welch Production Staff Ken Ferencek Lighting Designer Brian Weinkauf Production Manager

Production Staff (cont’d) Billy Larimore Technical Director Kathleen Rock Stage Manager Karen Brown-Larimore Costumer Jen Trieloff Props & Set Designer Louis Kreienkamp Assistant Lighting Designer Dan Klarer Assistant Stage Manager Properties Assistant Virginia Bessert Laurie Everitt Brenna Farmer Monica Freng Susan Gustaf Nicole Nilson Aracely Rodriguez Leslie Frank-Taylor Sharon White Wardrobe Crew Will Edwards Makeup

Madison Ballet would like to thank Leah Olson Graphic Design, Hype Communications and Jennifer Bock for their special contributions to the 2013-2014 Season.

Board of Directors MADISON BALLET

Robert Cottingham Board President Wipfli, LLP, Partner Corkey Custer Board Treasurer Custer Financial Services, Managing Partner

Frank Gambino Board Vice President Senior Portfolio Manager, Baird/HGMR Investment Management Leigh Mills Board Secretary NBC15, Evening News Anchor

Paul Houseman Aldo Leopold Nature Center, Executive Director

Sverre Roang Whyte Hirschboeck & Dudek S.C., Attorney

Scott Knapp CUNA Mutual Group, Director of Investment Strategy– Retirement Plan Services Division

Martha Schram Aegis Therapies, President

David Nissenbaum Sport & Spine Clinic of Madison, Partner/Director

Patricia Struck WI Department of Financial Institutions, Administrator

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A Tradition of Support MADISON BALLET

We are proud to acknowledge the wonderful generosity of the individuals, corporations, foundations and government agencies who support Madison Ballet. Every gift plays an important part in allowing Madison Ballet to continue offering exciting performances and excellent educational and outreach activities. We gratefully recognize the gifts received to our Annual Fund between September 1, 2012 and October 1, 2013.

Producer: $20,000+ Anonymous Great Performance Fund Madison Ballet Endowment Madison Community Foundation Pleasant T Rowland Foundation Director: $15,000-19,999 CUNA Mutual Group Artist: $10,000-14,999 Thad Schumacher and Michelle Chui Premier: $5,000-9,999 Dane Arts MidWest Family

Broadcasting W. Jerome Frautschi Whyte Hirshboeck Dudek Hy-Vee Weitz Construction Baird/HGMR Investmest Management Scott and Heidi Knapp Wipfli LLP Lincoln Financial Group Foundation Madison Gas & Electric Foundation W. Jerome Frautschi and

John Frautschi Tom Walker and

Jill DalSanto Walker

Principal: $2,500-4,999 Badger Utility/Moore Trucking Thrivent Financial Evjue Foundation, Charitable Arm of The Capital Times Karen and Craig Christianson Kathy S. Stewart

Corps: $1,000-2,499 Madison Arts Commission Robert and Ann Cottingham Custer Financial Services Grant Sovern and Lara Sutherlin Robin Baldah Amgen Foundation BMO Harris Bank James Knight Frank J Gambino Lisa and David Rutherford Anonymous Dayle Haglund Vince and Kim Hartmann Peter Sobol Tim Romano TDS Metrocom Matthew Nonemacher/ Achieving Collaborative Treatment Laurits and Bea Christensen David Ringdahl and Annette Grosz-Ringdahl Patricia Hackworthy Renee Knight Marvin Levy Anonymous William and Jessica Fredrick

Enthusiast: $500-999 Patricia Struck and Lawrence Bechler Alliant Energy Foundation Karen Brown-Larimore and William Larimore Our Lives Magazine Right Touch Dry Cleaners Earle and Sandra Smith Total Care Dental Contributor: $250-499 Bonnie Raimy Lilianas Restraurant Reynold V Peterson Plan B Smith, Bock, Brooks and Longo Family Sarah and David Kruger Jim and Sue Boshers Steve Davis Corkey and Betty Custer Avendula Massage Therapy Robert, Audrey, Andrew Buchanan and

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A Tradition of Support MADISON BALLET

Patron: $100-249 Natt Spil The Great Dane Herbert H Kohl

Charities, Inc Eliot and Julia Mason Naomi Mercer Birthday Party Ballerina Greg and Kristan Collins Ardith J. Thomas Milio’s - Westgate Brian Weinkauf Anonymous Jennifer M. Asmus Dennis & Elaine Covell Roberta Gassman and

Lester Pines Maria Heide Barbara Johnson Jean Johnson Jill Jokela Martha McCurdy and

Peter Van Kan Michelle Mettner Kendra C. Thompson Eryndae Thorvaldsen Guy Thorvaldsen Paul and Tracy Wrycha

Friend: $99 or less Madison Mallards Rachael Cameron Kathleen Conklin Edenfred Corey Gresen Emmet Jay Moran Laura Engan Jane Banks Amy Kenney Tammie Moyer Lee M Parrott Helen R Schmedeman Lise Skofronick Amanda Wegner George and Patricia Whitely Matilde Urrutia Kat Stiennon Jeffrey and Erin Gelhausen Steven Przybyl Thomas and Pam Culviner Jan Mason Jackie A Ramin Elizabeth Jacobs Heidi Lemke Michael Ross June Spencer The Reikersdorfer Family Brooksy Beilke-Skoug Heidi Freeland Linda Thompson Perry and Gretchen Bourg Janel Witt Leah Marie Olson Graphic Design Jasmine Schoening Andrea Votava

Madison Ballet thanks each and every one of you!

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Great Performance Fund Great Performance Campaign Diane Ballweg, Honorary Chair

American Girl AnchorBank Corporation Douglas R. Andrews and Maureen Murphy Anonymous Norma V. Arvold Associated Bank Waltraud A. Arts George Austin and Martha Vukelich-Austin Valerie Bailey-Rihn and David Rihn Helen Bakke Diane Ballweg Angela and Jeffrey Bartell Marjorie Berlow & Stanley Berlow, M. D. Bennett Berson and Rebecca Holmes Philip and Katherine Blake Bob and Anne Bolz Frank Burgess Jim and Cathie Burgess Jim and Sue Bakke Capital Newspapers, Inc. Chamberlain Research Consultants, Inc. Peter C. Christianson Nicolas Cindric James and Lauri Cole Jane Taylor Coleman Marvin and Mildred Conney Robert J. Cottingham William and Judith Craig Culver’s VIP Foundation, Inc. CUNA Mutual Group Betty and Corky Custer Frank J. Daily John J. Dawson Kevin A. Delorey Mary DeNiro and Robert F. Berns Sandra Derer Nancy Cross Dunham and Michael H. Dunham Julie Ebert Eugenie Mayer Bolz Gregory T. Everts Family Foundation, Inc. Fiore Companies First Business Bank First Weber Realty Group Flad & Associates, Inc. Rockne and JoAnne Flowers

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