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CAST The Librarian: Elyse Edelman* C R E AT I V E T E A M Directed by Brent Hazelton** Stage Management by Martinique Barthel* Scenic, Properties, and Projection Design by Madelyn Yee Costume Design by Austin Winter Lighting Design by Noele Stollmack*** Composer and Sound Design by Josh Schmidt*** Videography and Editing by Studio Gear: Kimberlee Beggs, Derek Buckles, Logan Allen

*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. **THIS DIRECTOR IS A MEMBER OF THE STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOROGRAPHERS SOCIETY, A NATIONAL THEATRICAL LABOR UNION. ***

T HAN K YO U TO O U R G EN ER O US PR O D U C T I O N SP O NS O R S Executive Producers Max and Marni Seigle Producers Julie Anding and Lisa Kornetsky Robert Balderson SPECIAL THANKS Joel Berkowitz and Jody Hirsh

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N O T E S F R O M M C T A R T I S T I C D I R E C T O R – B R E N T H A Z E LT O N “Still. We’ll proceed.” The phrase repeats throughout UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL—becoming a mantra for The Librarian in the face of countless setbacks on her quixotic quest, as well as a larger metaphor for humanity’s continued ability to persevere through events that should utterly dispirit or defeat. From my first reading of the script last fall while looking to replace INDECENT in our 20/21 season of filmed productions, that phrase leapt out as characteristic of humanity’s response to the pandemic—which, depending on one’s perspective, could be viewed as either the determination to do whatever it takes to hold onto the institutions and relationships most dear to us while the medical science community raced to develop a vaccine more quickly than had ever before in human history, or—for those with the ability to change the patterns of their daily lives—the stubborn refusal to alter personal behavior regardless of evidence of impact under the assumption that someone else would fix the problem sooner or later (or that the problem wasn’t really a problem at all). This slippery nature of shifting perspective is the heart of this play: where the profound can be revealed through that which is discarded or seemingly inconsequential, where connections are there to be made if only one looks hard enough, and where crackpots can be viewed as prophets—or vice versa. Would you recognize a miracle if you saw one? And how do you tell the difference between a miracle and a conspiracy theory waiting to be debunked? I hope you’re enjoying grappling with the themes of our series of filmed productions and losing yourself for a bit in their stories. For those of us who have been struggling for the past year to keep performing arts institutions afloat and our communities of artists and staff members employed, the prospect of getting back to mission fulfilment through in-person performances in 2021 does feel truly miraculous—no matter how you look at it. We’ve enjoyed creating this virtual space for you, can’t wait to share the final filmed production of our season, THE THANKSGIVING PLAY, later in April, and could not be more eager to welcome you back to the live theater later this summer.

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BIOGRAPHIES Elyse Edelman* (The Librarian) Wisconsin theater credits as an actor include productions with Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Forward Theater Company, Door Shakespeare, Renaissance Theaterworks, First Stage, In Tandem Theatre, American Players Theatre, and Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Some other regional acting credits include The Guthrie, Park Square Theatre, People’s Centre Theatre (Minneapolis/St. Paul), Utah Shakespeare Festival (Cedar City), Chicago Children’s Theatre, The Accidents (Chicago), Riverside Theatre in the Park (Iowa City). Elyse is also a teaching artist and develops curriculum for a number of professional theaters in the state. She is a proud graduate of the University of Minnesota/ Guthrie Theater BFA Actor’s Training Program. Website: www.elyseedelman.com. Brent Hazelton** (Director) A Whitewater native, Brent succeeded C. Michael Wright as MCT’s Artistic Director on July 1st, 2020. After graduating with a Bachelor of Special Studies Degree (Integrated Theater Studies), from Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, he returned to Wisconsin for an Acting Internship at Milwaukee Repertory Theater. He would go on to serve at The Rep for twenty seasons, including the final ten as Associate Artistic Director, in which position he spearheaded the season planning process, collaborated on ongoing strategic planning and initiative development, and created cross-departmental pathways to program and support productions. From 2003 to 2010, he expanded The Rep’s Artistic Internship Program (now Emerging Professional Residency), into one of the premier professional transition programs in

regional theater. From 2011 to 2019, he built and oversaw all aspects of the John (Jack) D. Lewis New Play Development Program including supervising the development of nearly two dozen new plays and served as production dramaturg for the world premieres of FIVE PRESIDENTS, AMERICAN SONG, and ONE HOUSE OVER, among others. His directing work set three all-time Rep sales records, and he is one of only three directors to have staged productions in all four of The Rep’s core performance spaces. At The Rep, he wrote and directed LIBERACE! (subsequently produced at two dozen theaters nationally), conceived the premiere and 2019 installments of REP LAB, directed SONG MAN DANCE MAN, HOW THE WORLD BEGAN, THE WHIPPING MAN, the final installment of the Hanreddy/Morgan A CHRISTMAS CAROL, MCGUIRE, OUR TOWN, and GUARDS AT THE TAJ, as well as numerous readings in collaboration with Ten Chimneys Foundation. Brent is also a former member of the adjunct faculties of Carthage College and the University of WisconsinParkside, and has taught development workshops at colleges, conservatories, and universities both locally and across the country. As an institutional leader, Brent is eager to explore how a regional theater can speak directly to the experience of its community and include everyone who chooses to call it home in that conversation. Martinique Barthel* (Stage Manager) Martinique M. Barthel is a proud Equity Stage Manager, recently transplanted to Milwaukee. She made her Milwaukee Chamber Theatre debut with the first ever Milwaukee Black Theater Festival. Other stage management credits include THE GOSPEL AT COLONUS (Skylight Music Theatre); A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Children’s Theater of Madison); THE NICETIES (Milwaukee Repertory Theater); NATIVE GARDENS, and SEX WITH STRANGERS (Renaissance UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL

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Theaterworks); BLACK NATIVITY ‘17 & ‘18 (Black Arts Milwaukee); LA BOHEME (UWMadison Opera); SPAMALOT, ASSASSIANS, and KISS ME, KATE (Four Seasons Theatre); BIG FISH (Theatre LILA/Four Seasons Theatre); ROMEO & JULIET, LINES, CONSTELLATIONS, and THE BED (Theatre LILA); and THE MOJO AND THE SAYSO (Theatre LILA/Bronzeville Arts Ensemble). Favorite Assistant Event Management credits include CHANGE YOUR MIND, CHANGE THE WORLD (2012) and THE WORLD WE MAKE (2016) panel discussions with His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama presented at Overture Center for The Arts; THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN VARSITY BAND SHOW (20152019); and THE GREATEST WAR: WWI, WISCONSIN, AND WHY IT STILL MATTERS (2018 & 2019). Austin Winter (Costume Designer) is a Milwaukee born Actor, Educator and Designer. He first worked at MCT alongside a vibrant community of black artists as costume designer for the inaugural season of the Milwaukee Black Theater Festival. Past design credits include THE AMAZING LEMONADE GIRL (First Stage), DRAGON PACK SNACK ATTACK (Hope Summer Rep), VALKYRIES (Gorilla Tango), and HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS, GODSPELL, and THE LITTLE MERMAID (Carthage College). Austin holds a BA in Music Theater and returned to school last fall for his MM in Vocal Pedagogy. Many thanks to black artists who have created space, fought for representation and given themselves through mentorship as well as artistic activism along the way. “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” James Baldwin www.austinwinter.com @ austwintermint 1John4:18

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Madelyn Yee (Scenic, Properties, and Projection Designer) Madelyn is pleased to be back at work with the wonderful Chamber Theatre. Chamber credits include prop master for NO WAKE, JEEVES AT SEA, DOUBT, FRANKIE AND JOHNNY (co-prop master), GREAT EXPECTATIONS, LOBBY HERO, and A LOVELY SUNDAY FOR CREVE COEUR; and scenic design for THE BROTHERS SIZE. She has worked with theatres in the state including Renaissance Theaterworks, Forward Theater, Milwaukee Repertory, Skylight Music Theatre, Black Arts Milwaukee, and Bronzeville Arts Ensemble. She also looks forward to returning to American Players Theatre this summer as Associate Scenic Designer. She is forever grateful to Brent, Colin, and the MCT team for this opportunity to be creative in what has been a very challenging year. Many thanks to her family and Joe for their love and support. Noele Stollmack *** (Lighting Designer) Noele is thrilled to be back in an actual theater with Chamber Theatre having previously designed the lighting for DEAR ELIZABETH, DRIVING MISS DAISY and JEEVES IN BLOOM. Her scenery and lighting design includes FLYING DUTCHMAN, GIULIO CESARE IN EGITTO, ALBERT HERRING, DIDO AND AENEAS, VENUS AND ADONIS, RIO DE SANGRE, MACBETH, TRISTAN UND ISOLDE and MAGIC FLUTE (Florentine Opera), RAPE OF LUCRETIA (Toledo Opera), PAGLIACCI (Opera Columbus), MIRANDOLINA (Milwaukee Rep), lighting and scenic realization for MEREDITH MONK’S international tours of mercy & impermanence. Noele’s lighting has appeared onstage at Carnegie Hall, The Brooklyn Academy of Music, Sydney Opera House, The Library of Congress Theater,

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Opera Ontario, Opera Pacific, Portland Opera, Vancouver Opera, Madison Opera, Nashville Opera, Renaissance Theater works, First Stage, American Players Theatre, Forward Theater, Jeff Daniel’s Purple Rose Theatre, Next Act and Skylight Music Theatre. As Lighting Director for Houston Grand Opera, she supervised lighting for over 50 operas and designed such productions as Andrei Serban’s ELEKTRA, Dr. Jonathan Miller’s DER ROSENKAVALIER, AIDA and the world premieres of HARVEY MILK, DESERT OF ROSES and DRACULA DIARY. Josh Schmidt *** (Composer and Sound Designer) As Composer/Co-Author – OFF BROADWAY: A MINISTER’S WIFE (Lincoln Center), ADD1NG MACH1N3 (Minetta Lane), WHIDA PERU (59E59); MIDWESTERN GOTHIC (Signature, VA and Royal Academy of Music); GIFT OF THE MAGI (American Players Theatre, WI). Incidental Scores: WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING (Lincoln Center) FIFTY WORDS (MCC Theater). LONDON: MIDWESTERN GOTHIC (Film – Royal Academy of Music). REGIONAL: MIDWESTERN GOTHIC (Signature DC), GIFT OF THE MAGI (American Players Theatre). As Composer/Sound Designer – BROADWAY: THERESE RAQUIN (Roundabout/Studio 54) HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES (Walter Kerr), BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS (Nederlander). OFF BROADWAY: ABOUT ALICE (TFANA), DINNER WITH FRIENDS (Roundabout) MODEL APARTMENT (Primary Stages), 3 KINDS OF EXILE (Atlantic), WATER BY THE SPOONFUL (Second Stage), CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (59E59), many others. CHICAGO: Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Goodman Theater, Writers’ Theatre (Associate Artist), Victory Gardens, Raven Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Next Theatre Company, Seanachai Theatre Company, many others. REGIONAL: Over 200 productions at venues across the country including 3 seasons Stratford Shakespeare Festival (Ontario,

Canada), Bay Street Theatre (Sag Harbor, NY), Philadelphia Theatre Company (PA), The Kennedy Center, Ford’s Theatre (Washington DC); Seattle Repertory Theatre (WA), Alley Theatre (Resident Artist - Houston, TX); Arizona Theater Company (AZ); Cleveland Playhouse (OH), Kansas City Rep (MO); South Coast Repertory (CA); Delaware Theatre Company (DE); 16 Seasons at American Players Theatre (Spring Green, WI); Milwaukee Repertory Theater, (Milwaukee, WI), Hope Summer Repertory Theatre (Holland, MI) many others. COMMISSIONS: Metropolitan Opera, RKO, Groundswell, Mercurius. FILM: The End (Final Cut for Real/ Joshua Oppenheimer – in process). RECORDINGS: ADD1NG MACH1N3, A MINISTER’S WIFE – both released on PS Classics and available on ITunes, Amazon, etc. ASSOCIATE ARTIST: Alley Theatre in Houston, Writers Theatre in Glencoe. TEACHING: University of Illinois – Chicago; UNLV Associate Artist, Lectures at Harvard, Suffolk, Mississippi-Oxford, Illinois-Urbana/ Champaign, Wisconsin-Madison, WisconsinMilwaukee. MEMBER: ASCAP. AWARDS/ RECOGNITION: Lortel, Outer Critics, Jeff, ASCAP, NEA/TCG, Prague Quadrennial 2007, Sundance Theatre Lab UCross 2012. Since 1989, Studio Gear has provided audio/ visual/lighting equipment rentals, production services, and sales to customers throughout the United States. Our customers count on us for exceptionally high technical skills matched with creativity and customer service. Studio Gear was founded by Bob & Lana Wiese on two main principles: quality is of the utmost importance, and our customers will always come first. 28 years later, those principles still hold true. We strive to exceed our customers’ expectations every day by providing the best product and service in the industry. UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL

AUDIENCE GUIDE Origins and History of UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL In a note for UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL, playwright Glen Berger related that one source inspiration for the play was music: klezmer/Yiddish music from the 1920s and prior. In the music, he found a quality of persistence, even joy, within sorrow, and he sought to capture it. Alongside that ineffable quality was his cognizance and wonder of the age of the universe—and the whole history of humankind as a brief moment within that span. How did that persistence resonate even with the opening of the play? Due to open September 18, 2001 at the Soho Playhouse, an off-Broadway production following an LA premiere at the Actors’ Gang, it was postponed in the wake of an American tragedy. (Berger noted that the neighborhood was invited to see the production on September 19.) The play opened on October 23 that year, to run for a solid 450 performances and garner its solo actor a Drama Desk nomination. Since then, the play has enjoyed over 200 productions and has been translated into eight languages; versions for both a male and a female Librarian are extant. Milwaukee Chamber Theatre has produced LINTEL previously to critical acclaim, with James Ridge as the Librarian under the direction of C. Michael Wright (MCT’s 2012-2013 season). Continuing the Conversation Share your thoughts with your fellow theatergoers, or offer them to us at MCT. We always want to hear from you. (Write to marcella@milwaukeechambertheatre.org!) Pre-Performance Discussion 1. What’s a legend, myth, or piece of folklore that you find present, but perhaps unassuming, in your daily life? (From the Robin Hood app to garden gnomes, anything goes!) 2. What’s a legend, myth, or piece of folklore that you find present and somehow influential in your daily life? (Is the answer same as your answer to #1? How so?) 3. Excluding necessary risks during 2020-2021, when was the last time you stepped outside your comfort zone? What spurred you to do so? 4. When was the last time you were insatiably curious? 5. Are you someone who seeks evidence to validate a theory, or do you find your belief awakening even before evidence is presented? 6. What comes to your mind and memory when you think of a library? 7. What spirit or qualities come to mind when you think of a librarian? 8. If given the choice, would you rather be settled and stationary or always on the move? 9. Picture or recall in your mind very specifically what it’s like to sit down after a long time on your feet. How does it feel, both for your body and for your spirit? 10. Have you made a choice out of fear or necessity that you regretted? Have you been able to ease that regret?

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Post-Performance Discussion (Note: Potential spoilers ahead!) 1. How did music carry us through time and geography in this play? What sound stays with you? 2. How did you notice the production—crafted for virtual distribution—adapt to the medium of the camera rather than the stage? What did you find effective or surprising about the chosen attack? 3. How many parallels can you find between the Librarian and the figure of the Wandering Jew as characterized in the play? 4. In what ways is the Librarian flawed or vulnerable? How does that lead you to react to her? 5. The Librarian asks the audience, “Would you recognize a miracle if you saw one?” What’s your take—do you believe you would? 6. “I had heard that travel broadened the mind…” When did you see the Librarian, who had never traveled before this mystery, begin to change? How did she change? 7. “I Was Here.” The Librarian follows a trail of a person leaving his mark: a person otherwise invisible to all humanity. Why are humans driven, in your view, to leave their mark, from initials carved on desks to pursuing achievements for the history books? 8. What do you think the Librarian truly seeks by chasing “Mister A Period”? 9. Has the Librarian pursued a path of connections that is only what she wishes to see, or has she unlocked something deeper? What do you believe from this collection of “lovely evidences”? 10. On a related note, how do you see the dance—as defiance? Celebration? Something else? A B O U T M I LWA U K E E C H A M B E R T H E AT R E The mission of the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre is to produce intimate, high-quality, professional theatrical works of literary merit that engage and challenge the audience, while employing and nurturing principally local theatre artists. M I LWA U K E E C H A M B E R T H E AT R E S TA F F Artistic Director..................................................................................................................... Brent Hazelton Managing Director.................................................................................................................. Amy Esposito Associate Artistic Director................................................................................................Marcella Kearns Development Director.................................................................................................... Meghan Roesner Milwaukee Black Theater Festival Artistic Producer............................................. Malkia Stampley Production Manager/ Company Manager................................................................Colin Gawronski Marketing/PR Manager.................................................................................................................. Liz Shipe Education Associate................................................................................................ Samantha Martinson

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S TA F F B I O G R A P H I E S BRENT HAZELTON (Artistic Director) A Whitewater native, Brent succeeded C. Michael Wright as MCT’s Artistic Director on July 1st, 2020. After graduating with a Bachelor of Special Studies Degree (Integrated Theater Studies), from Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, he returned to Wisconsin for an Acting Internship at Milwaukee Repertory Theater. He would go on to serve at The Rep for twenty seasons, including the final ten as Associate Artistic Director, in which position he spearheaded the season planning process, collaborated on ongoing strategic planning and initiative development, and created cross-departmental pathways to program and support productions. From 2003 to 2010, he expanded The Rep’s Artistic Internship Program (now Emerging Professional Residency), into one of the premier professional transition programs in regional theater. From 2011 to 2019, he built and oversaw all aspects of the John (Jack) D. Lewis New Play Development Program including supervising the development of nearly two dozen new plays and served as production dramaturg for the world premieres of FIVE PRESIDENTS, AMERICAN SONG, and ONE HOUSE OVER, among others. His directing work set three all-time Rep sales records, and he is one of only three directors to have staged productions in all four of The Rep’s core performance spaces. At The Rep, he wrote and directed LIBERACE! (subsequently produced at two dozen theaters nationally), conceived the premiere and 2019 installments of REP LAB, directed SONG MAN DANCE MAN, HOW THE WORLD BEGAN, THE WHIPPING MAN, the final installment of the Hanreddy/Morgan A CHRISTMAS CAROL, MCGUIRE, OUR TOWN, and GUARDS AT THE TAJ, as well as numerous readings in collaboration with Ten Chimneys Foundation. Brent is also a former member of the adjunct faculties of Carthage College and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, and has taught development workshops at colleges, conservatories, and universities both locally and across the country. As an institutional leader, Brent is eager to explore how a regional theater can speak directly to the experience of its community and include everyone who chooses to call it home in that conversation.

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AMY ESPOSITO (Managing Director) Amy Esposito has been the Managing Director of Milwaukee Chamber Theatre since June 2020. Her career focus has been in arts leadership and finding sustainable ways to evolve the nonprofit performing arts sector to be more inclusive and representative of the world we live in today. Prior to moving to Milwaukee she was on staff with the University of Minnesota Twin Cities as the Marketing and Communications Specialist for the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance, a multifaceted producing and communications role with an emphasis on professional development for graduating seniors. Prior to that, she served as the Associate Director of Marketing for Chicago Opera Theater. Her professional experience includes theatre, classical and contemporary opera, museums, higher education, special events, and website development. Amy has her B.S. in Theatre Arts Management from Ithaca College and is finishing her M.P.S. in Arts & Cultural Leadership from the University of Minnesota. MARCELLA KEARNS (Associate Artistic Director) Marcella is a Milwaukeebased actor, director, theatre educator, and coach. She teaches acting and theatre skills to students level K-4 through lifelong learners as an independent coach and as an adjunct instructor for Carthage College and First Stage. In July 2013, she joined the staff of MCT as lead educator/literary manager and has served as associate artistic director since 2016. Marcy earned an MFA in Acting from the University of South Carolina and completed a Fulbright Fellowship in Vienna, Austria, where she studied dramatic literature. In 2008, she was the recipient of a TCG Observership Program grant to study theatres’ approaches to teacher training. The former education director of Milwaukee Shakespeare, Marcy spearheaded the company’s multi-year participation in the National Endowment for the Arts Shakespeare For a New Generation initiative. She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

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MEGHAN ROESNER (Director of Development) Meghan is MCT’s Development Director, leading all fundraising efforts for the organization, including individual donations; major gifts; legacy giving; corporate, foundation, and government grants; and special events. Prior to joining MCT in 2019, she worked at Milwaukee Repertory Theater for three seasons as the Associate Director of Development, Institutional Giving, where she led many grant writing, volunteer management, and donor stewardship efforts. She has held other arts administration positions at the United Performing Arts Fund and the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. Meghan is a Milwaukee native who attended Nicolet High School (as an active participant in their theater department) and now resides in the Washington Heights neighborhood on the near West Side. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Arts Management from Indiana University – Bloomington. Malkia Stampley (Milwaukee Black Theater Festival Artistic Producer) Malkia is an actor, director, and producer born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Malkia made her Chamber Theatre debut in DOUBT. She received her training at Marquette University, Skylight Music Theatre and Milwaukee Rep. She has worked and traveled worldwide as a performer and in 2013 she cofounded Bronzeville Arts Ensemble in Milwaukee where she served as Artistic Director for three years. Malkia has worked as a performer in Chicago, New York, and all over Wisconsin. Favorite productions include TWO TRAINS RUNNING (Milwaukee Rep/Cincy Playhouse), TALENTED TENTH (Congo Square), GOOD PEOPLE (Forward Theater), FLYING WEST (Bronzeville Arts Ensemble), and A MIDNIGHT CRY (First Stage), among many others. Malkia began directing in 2016 with Black Arts MKE and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts’ annual production of BLACK NATIVITY. As a TV and film actor, Malkia has appeared on Showtime (Work in Progress, Shameless, The Chi), NBC (Chicago Med, Chicago PD), HBO (Native Son), Fox (Empire), Netflix (Beats), and in a host of independent short and feature films.

Colin Gawronski (Production Manager/ Company Manager) is very excited to be part of the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre staff and to contribute to the vibrant theatre community in Milwaukee. Colin is a lighting designer and theatrical technician native to Milwaukee. They have worked extensively with Danceworks, Inc. as well as such local companies as Renaissance Theaterworks, Skylight, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, UWM Dance, Next Act, Kohl’s Wild Theater, PrideFest Milwaukee, Bard and Bourbon, Gina Laurenzi Dance Project, Black Arts Milwaukee and the Bronzeville Arts Ensemble. They have also worked with the Sacramento Music Circus, the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Theatre Lila and has taken productions to the Indianapolis and Chicago Fringe Festivals. Favorite productions include IGNITE: A HIP HOP EXPERIENCE, SECRETS FROM THE WIDE SKY, BLACK NATIVITY, RUSSIAN TRANSPORT, FRANKIE AND JOHNNY, STORIES FROM A LIFE, KING LEAR, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, THE GLASS MENAGERIE, SERENDIPITY, ANY GIVEN MONDAY, MAURITIUS, MY FAIR LADY, LAMPS FOR MY FAMILY, and VAGABONDARE. Give Love Always. LIZ SHIPE (Marketing / PR Manager) Liz is so excited to join the staff of Milwaukee Chamber Theatre. In just over a decade Liz has worked in the Milwaukee Theatre community as an actor, costumer, playwright and marketing professional. She was named one of Milwaukee’s most prolific playwrights in 2014 by M - MILWAUKEE’S LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE. Her most recent work, THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURE OF ALVIN TATLOCK, enjoyed multiple productions in Wisconsin and was nominated for a Footlights award for Best Play 2017 and toured in the summer of 2019. She also penned the Sherlock Holmes-focused BAKER’S STREET TRILOGY featured at Old World Wisconsin. Her piratethemed spectacle BONNY ANNE BONNY was also given honorable mention as one of the best plays of 2016 by both the JOURNAL SENTINAL and OnMilwaukee.

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SAMANTHA MARTINSON (Education Associate) Samantha Martinson is a theater artist and educator—she has worked in administration, education, and production at several regional theaters including Milwaukee Repertory Theater, First Stage, and Door Shakespeare. At Chamber, Samantha facilitates high school playwriting residencies across the greater Milwaukee area and biennially assistant produces the Young Playwrights Festival Showcase. Samantha previously worked for the Zoological Society of Milwaukee, focusing the majority of her work on grant programs, DE&I initiatives, and the power of fostering empathy for one another. She has presented at national conferences with the Association for Zoos and Aquariums and Advancing Conservation through Empathy for Wildlife Network on the importance of cultivating empathy to increase social action. Her recent directing credits include LEONA LIONHEART SAVES THE WORLD (Kohl’s Wild Theater), STITCHED WITH A SICKLE &

HAMMER (Renaissance Theaterworks, Br!nk), THE TEMPEST (Mad Rogues), MISS LULU BETT (Voices Freed Reading Series), TWELFTH NIGHT (Milwaukee Youth Theater). Assistant Directing: THE ROOMMATE (Renaissance Theaterworks), MILWAUKEE CARRIES (Cooperative Performance). Recent performances: SAVIOR’S GRACE (Renaissance Theaterworks, Br!nk Briefs); RICHARD III, THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Mad Rogues).

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T HAN K YO U TO O U R G EN ER O US SU PP O R T ER S! Milwaukee Chamber Theatre gratefully acknowledges the following individuals and organizations for their generous support of our work. Please note: We are currently undergoing an extended database transition which may impact the accuracy of this list. For changes, additions, or omissions to your listing, please contact Development Director Meghan Roesner at meghan@milwaukeechambertheatre.org. Donations listed are tax-deductible gifts received between July 1, 2020 – April 1, 2021. Milwaukee Chamber Theatre gratefully acknowledges the United Performing Arts Fund, our single largest donor, for its annual support of more than $163,000. CORPORATION, FOUNDATION, AND GOVERNMENT GIVING $10,000+ Bader Philanthropies The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Harley-Davidson Foundation The Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation Milwaukee County CARES for Arts & Culture Grant Program Northwestern Mutual The Shubert Foundation Tinsley Helton Charitable Trust Wisconsin Arts Board Wisconsin Department of Administration COVID-19 Cultural Organization Grant Program $5,000-$9,999 CAMPAC City of Milwaukee Arts Board Greater Milwaukee Foundation Hitz Foundation Johnson Controls Foundation Rotary Club of Milwaukee Bert L. & Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust

$2,500-$4,999 Anonymous The Gardner Foundation GE Foundation Sempercor Foundation Quarles & Brady We Energies Foundation $1,000-$2,499 Baird Foundation Black Arts MKE The Business Council, Inc. Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors Youth Foundation Dorothy Inbusch Foundation World Outreach and Bible Training Center, Inc.

Evan and Marion Helfaer Foundation MBRACED CULTURE Microsoft Corporation MKE Black Ring & Du Chateau LLP Rockwell Automation TheaterRed U.S. Bank $1-$99 Footlights Performing Arts Relief Fund In-Kind 88Nine Radio Milwaukee Broadway Theatre Center Studio Gear WUWM 89.7 Milwaukee’s NPR

$100-$999 Actor’s Equity Foundation, Inc. Athena Communications BMO Financial Group Brookby Foundation Carvd N Stone

INDIVIDUAL GIVING $10,000+ Isabel L. Bader Greater Milwaukee Foundation Anonymous Elaine N. Peterson Max and Marni Seigle John Shannon and Jan Serr $5,000+ Julie Anding and Lisa Kornetsky Robert Balderson Buffy and Steve Duback Patrick and Julia Fennelly Konrad Kuchenbach Elizabeth Levins and Herbert Zien Greater Milwaukee Foundation Judith A. Keyes Family Fund Debbie and Jamshed Patel Barbara Johnson and Sandra Zingler J. Michael Reavis Emily and Leopold Shircel Wilfred W. Wollner, Jr.

$2,500-$4,999 Koren Black Chris and Judi Collins Robert Gardenier and Lori Morse Joseph and Gwenn Graboyes Charitable Fund of the Door County Community Foundation, Inc. Angela Jacobi Nancy Laskin Greater Milwaukee Foundation Judith A. Keyes Family Fund Marina and Frank Krejci Susan and Robert Lueger DeAngela Luna John Mahony and Evelyn Burdick Guy and Mary Jo McDonald Dwight and Marleen Morgan Jason Rae and Phillip Bailey Debbie and John Roesner Dan Schley and Barb Haig

$1,000 - $2,499 Keith and Paula Anderson Carolee Beutler Richard and Kerstin Conner Pamela Frautschi Michael and Kelly Grebe Jami and Joe Hanreddy Nancy Jacobs Dan and Pat Johansen Jewish Community Foundation Pam Kriger Donor Advised Fund Joseph R. Pabst Patricia and Allen Rieselbach Marsha Sehler James Van Ess $500-$999 Anonymous James and Theresa Alioto Donald and Donna Baumgartner James Cauley and Brenda Andrews Charitable Fund UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL

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INDIVIDUAL GIVING CONTINUED Susan and Gee Esslinger Robert Ferriday III and Barbara McMath Michael and Lyn Hamilton James and Mary Ann Hanson David and Margarete Harvey Anita Holloway Leslie Kohler Vince Martin William Lorber and Kristy Nielson Allyson Nemec Donald Petersen and Corinthia Van Orsdol Alan and Carol Pohl Susan Riedel Imy Schley Robert Spencer Richard Stone Anne and Gary Summers Greater Milwaukee Foundation Bill and Gwen Werner Fund Michael Wright and Ray Jivoff $250-$499 Anonymous (2) Patricia Andersen Richard and Sara Aster Natalie Beckwith James Boerner Cathy and Mario Costantini Pat and Phil Crump Thomas Derenne and Robert Zimmermann Carol Z. Dolphin Kathleen S. Donius Sandy Duffy Eric Durant Mike Fischer and Elaine Griffin David S. Flores Nadya Fouad Linda Gaalaas Barbara Gawronski Reed and Nancy Groethe Andrew and Paula Holman Kathleen and Hal Jenkins Mary S. and Charles Kamps Demaris and Gontran Kenwood Thomas Kelly and Jane Kivlin Patricia Knight David and Mary Ann Lillich Alan and Nancy Meier Douglas Mickelson John Peyton and Roger Hansen Susan Ploetz Patrick G.H. Schley Ruth Schudson Pamela Seccombe George and Eileen Stone Jerry and Donna Walsh 14

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Steve Weber and Kelly Schlicht Mary Wegener $100-$249 Anonymous (4) Vivian C. Aikin Larilyn Arbelaez Carl and Ellen Baehr Nancy Balcer Barbara J. Becker Glendon and Susanne Bogdon William and Barbara Boles William Bradley and Jill Anna Ponasik Anne Marie Bula David and Deborah Cecsarini Karen and Richard Christenson Mary and James Connelly Betsy and Daniel Corry Wayne Cranston Cathy Dills Kyle Dlabay Eileen and Howard Dubner Shawn Duffy Susan Ela Mary and John Emory Tom Ewing and Gary Balcerzak Gerald and Patricia Freitag Mary Frenn Mary Anne Gavin Matthew and Karin Gerdisch Colleen Colomski Kirt Graves Norm and Daryl Grier Katherine Grogan Bruce and Sandra Hazelton Katie Heil Hugh Hoffman Michael Holloway Erin and Charles Housiaux Mark Huber and Nari Haig Pauline and Thomas Jeffers Maureen Kania James Kaplan Dale and Susan Karpen Edward Kelly Mary Knudten Dennis Kois James and Charmaine LaBelle Avrum and Dannette Lank Bill and Judy Laste Heinz and Barbara Leichter Dale and Barbara Lenz Colleen Lese Gregory and Sue Lochen Theodore Londo Michelle Lopez-Rios Lois Malawsky Christine Martin

Jeffrey Martinka Cara McMullin Mark Medrek Scott Mendel Frank Miller Ron and Becky Mitchell Virginia A. Mueller Robert and Theresa Muselman Ann Navin Jan Niebler Jean Novy John Oberwetter Lauren Pagenkopf and Michael McCafferty Dr. David S. Paris, DDS Thomas J. Paschke John E. Peters Joshua Pohja Christine Radiske and Herbert Quigley Emily and Stewart Randall Karen and John Reddin The Helen Reich Fund Linda Gale Sampson Michael and Susan Schall Cory and Joe Schlangen Mary Beth Schmalz and Urban Wemmerlov Mary Anne Siderits Carla Slawson and Bill Martens La Toya Sykes Paul Tanzer Lindsey Tauber and Sam Leichtling Barbara Tessman Robert Titley and Sharon Riley Sara Toenes Lynn Tolcott Michael and Charlane Uhing Pamela Van Doren Louise VerWert James and Kathie Vint Andrea Wagoner and Roger Ruggeri Michael A. West Russell and Alyce Weiss Jeffrey and Elizabeth Williams Mary Wolverton Daryl and Bonnie Wunrow Sue Patrice Yee Judith Zwirlein $1-$99 Anonymous (13) George Affeldt Judith Schaumberg-Aigner MacArthur Antigua Robert Ater and Greg Baer Rebecca Bailey and Jim Schley Paul Barnes

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INDIVIDUAL GIVING CONTINUED F. Tessa and Richard Bartels Christopher and Jill Bebeau Gerald Bergtrom Karen and John Berst Emily Besser Mark and Geri Bialzik William Bird Mary Bolich David and Deborah Bonofiglio Andrew and Linnea Booher Karen Brubakken Jim and Stephanie Buske Richelle Harrington Calin Kathleen Candee and Janet Koester Ryan Cappleman Jennifer Clark Wendy and Fred Coleman David Counard William and Jane Crise Diane Dalton Cathy Demers Gerald and Ellen DeMers Laura Sue Diamondstone Michael Duncan Ed and Alice Eisendrath Don and Mary Ellingsen Luke Erickson Richard and Deborah Esposito Russel C. Evans Ed and Sheila Fabiszak Leonard and Ann Marie Fabos Donna Faw and Jay Miller Al and Sally Ferguson Leslie Fillingham Katrina Fingerson Maura Fitzgerald Kama Fletcher Sarah Ford and Randall Klumb Barbara Franczyk John Frederick Ken and Susan Freitag James and Margo Frey Ken Germanson Christopher Gerson Juliet Gorsuch Irv and Reesa Gottschalk John and Kathy Goudie Stephanie Govin-Matzat Rick and Maggi Grabowski Richard Gustin Richard and Susan Hackl Dale Hagan Richard Hehn and Joanne Tlachac-Hehn Katie and Tom Heinen Roe Hemenway Dennis Hennessy and Linda Roethlisberger Michael Hildenbrand David Hitz

Thomas J. Darrow and Michael D. Houle Thallis Hoyt Drake Betty Hunt Linda Jaeger Janice Jeanneret Ina and Dennis Johnson Marcella Kearns Celia Klehr Marie Kohler Henry Krokosky and Charlotte Schall-Krokosky Lane Kuske Deb Lampert James and Teri Larson Robin Leenhouts Janice Leffert Sally Lemke David and Deborah Lenz Eva Llanera and Michael Egan James and Debra Lowder Mary Ellen Lukaszewicz Mary and Rodney W Malinowski Sean Malone Monica Mann Gaetano Marangelli James Marten M. Kent Mayfield and Jack Ford Gerry and Cathy McGrath Patrick and Mary Mickelsen Jay and Bobby Miller Janet Moebus Karen Morris-Cetin Bruce Murphy Charles and Barbara Murphy Carolyn Murray Lois Mytas Charlane O’Rourke Hertig and Keith Hertig Michelle Owczarski Shelia Payton Velta Pelcis Margot Peters Randy and Janet Peterson Katja Phillabaum Ann Phillips Sally Schley Tom Reed Darlene Roberts Carol Robinson Ruth Ruege Syndi and David Salat Patricia Santilli Sharene Schmalz Kathleen Schultz Kathleen Scullin Linda Sheridan Patricia Sherman-Cisler Michael Shipley Nancy Simuel

Stanislaus Spence Malkia Stampley and Chiké Johnson Shayne Steliga LeRoy Stoner Nancy Tawney Tom and Michele Tiffany Janet Trigg Jacque Troy Susanne Burwell Carrie and Sam Van Hallgren Thomas and June Varney Gregg Vergetis and Curt Cattanach Mark and Yvonne Wagner Bailey Wegner Dawn Wenszell Richard Wenzel Kathy and Dennis Wicht Sharon Wolf Mary Thomas Carolyn Wood James Zinky

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MEMORIALS AND TRIBUTES In honor of C. Michael Wright Linda Loving Robert Ferriday and Barbara McMath James Van Ess In honor of Ruth Schudson Isabel L. Bader In honor of Jean Collins Nancy Balcer In honor of Elyse Edelman Scott Mendel In memory of Larry Compton The Compton/Jacobson Family

In Memory of Monty Davis Buffy and Steve Duback In memory of John Holland Nancy Balcer Andrew and Linnea Booher Leonard and Ann Marie Fabos Konrad Kuchenbach Charlane O’Rourke Hertig and Keith Hertig Ruth Ruege Sharene Schmalz In memory of Annette Mickelson Nadya Fouad Hans and Kathy Jorgensen Janet Moebus Mary Beth Schmalz and Urban Wemmerlov

MC T FRIENDS FOR LIFE Marilyn Auer Nancy Balcer Cecile Cheng Donald A. Cress Pat and Phil Crump Al and Sally Ferguson John E. Holland and Konrad K. Kuchenbach David Keen and Judy Perkins Sandy Laedtke Robb Marks Guy and Mary Jo McDonald David Paris Jamshed and Deborah Patel Mickey and Casey Ripp Ron and Sandy Roller Ruth Schudson Carol and Kevin Schuele Michael Wright and Ray Jivoff

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MC T BOARD OF TRUSTEES Emily Shircel...................................................................................................................................... President Marina Krejci.......................................................................................................................... President-Elect Jason Kuwayama..............................................................................................................................Treasurer Allyson Nemec.................................................................................................................................. Secretary Trustees Julie M. Anding Koren Black Julia Fennelly Dr. Prasenjit Neel Guptasarma Erin Corbo Housiaux Sue Lueger DeAngela “D” Luna Dwight Morgan Jason Rae Daniel E. “Dan” Schley Max Seigle Anne Summers La Toya Sykes

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