Now in its 59th season, Milwaukee Repertory Theater is dedicated to providing the highest level of professional theater to Milwaukee and Wisconsin in addition to offering a wide range of educational and community programs. Located in the heart of downtown Milwaukee, the Patty and Jay Baker Theater Complex is a cleverly-converted power generation plant that houses Milwaukee Repertory Theater consisting of three theaters: the Quadracci Powerhouse (720 seats), the Steimke Studio (205 seats) and the Stackner Cabaret (118 seats), which is also a full-service restaurant and bar. Together, these spaces offer a variety of staging options from compelling dramas, powerful classics, award-winning contemporary works to full-scale musicals and comedies.
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Milwaukee Repertory Theater is committed to creating plays that are meaningful and relevant to the society we live in – plays that are challenging, visceral and engage the community through the issues they explore. With the start of the 2012/13 Season, The Rep expanded its Artistic Family to 19 Associate Artists. This new creative initiative will build upon the indelible legacy of The Rep’s Acting Company and now will expand to include directors, writers, designers, musicians and actors. This group will help participate and advise in choosing plays The Rep produces as well as other initiatives. They will contribute to the work seen on all Rep stages, read scripts, engage in education projects, along with other duties as well as serve as advocates for The Rep in their home communities across the nation. The Rep has long been committed to a core group of artists and this new ensemble will continue The Rep’s commitment to giving voice to a broad spectrum of cultural, educational and community experiences that serve and reflect the diversity of perspectives found in this region.
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Patty and Jay Baker Theater Complex Quadracci Powerhouse Mark Clements Artistic Director
Jane Austen’s
Dawn Helsing Wolters Managing Director
Adapted for the Stage by Mark Healy Directed by Art Manke Scenic Designer Scott Bradley Costume Designer Angela Balogh Calin Lighting Designer Thomas C. Hase Sound Designer Steven Cahill Choreography Art Manke Dance Captain Nick Gabriel Dialect Coach Jill Walmsley Zager Casting Director Sandy Ernst Stage Manager Sarah Deming-Henes* Assistant Stage Manager Rebecca Lindsey* Assistant Director Lenny Banovez
Production Manager Lighting & Sound Director Technical Director Properties Director Charge Scenic Artist Costume Director
Melissa Nyari Vartanian Craig Gottschalk Tyler Smith James Guy Jim Medved Holly Payne
Adaptation © Mark Healy, 2010 Adapted from the novel, Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen
Associate Producers Steve and Nancy Einhorn James and Pati Ericson The director of this show is a member of the Stage Directors and Choregraphers Society, an independent national labor union. *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Sense and Sensibility – 2
CAST LIST Henry/Carey/Sir John/Dr. Grogan ..................................Jonathan Gillard Daly*‡ John Dashwood/Colonel Brandon....................................... John-Patrick Driscoll* Edward Ferrars/Robert Ferrars..............................................................Nick Gabriel* Mrs. Dashwood/Mrs. Jennings...........................................................Laura Gordon*‡ Elinor Dashwood...................................................................................... Kate Hurster* Willoughby...................................................................................................Ben Jacoby* Marianne Dashwood............................................................................. Victoria Mack* Fanny/Lady Middleton/Lucy......................................................... Meaghan Sullivan* Ensemble: Jonathan Altman, Emily Berman, Anna Cline, Brandon Herr, Jess Prichard, J.R. Yancher *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. ‡Milwaukee Repertory Theater Associate Artist Place: England Time: 1800 – 1801 There will be one intermission for this production.
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A MESSAGE FROM T HE A RT IST IC DIR ECTOR Hello! It’s been quite some time since we’ve mounted a beautiful, classic, costume drama in the Quadracci Powerhouse; and I’m delighted that The Rep will be taking you once again on a journey into that style of work. It’s a style that, historically, we’ve executed to great success in the past, and a strand of our work that very much plays to the strengths of our highly talented and nationally renowned production departments. But the decision to produce Sense and Sensibility – while a great opportunity for those skilled craftspeople – is about so much more than that. We have an enduring fascination and insatiable appetite for Jane Austen’s stories. From only six novels we’ve been treated to many dozens of well-loved film, television and theatrical adaptations over the years, a fact that I believe points to the timeless power of her great storytelling prowess - and I’m certainly not immune to this power! Sense is my absolute favorite of all of Ms. Austen’s remarkable books. I love the relationship between Elinor and Marianne: their contrasts, their conflicts and their dramatic collisions, certainly; but even more, it is their journey and the growth that it inspires in them, and the deepseated, unbreakable, sisterly bond that persists between them in spite of their differences that moves me. I love how Austen explores the age-old conflict between reason and emotion in the characters of Elinor and Marianne. I love the way in which Austen turns the lives of a well-to-do family upside down and presents them with a genuine, honest struggle to persevere toward happiness to which so many of us can relate. I love Austen’s gorgeous, luscious prose style, with which she has created some of the greatest sentences ever written in English literature. And, most of all, I love the love – in all its forms – with which Austen imbues every exchange and every moment of this story about individuals wrestling within the confines of a restricting set of social rules to reach the true fulfillment of their own hearts. And I’m equally excited to be presenting Mark Healy’s smart adaptation of this story. A relatively well-known and accomplished stage and television actor in the U.K., Mark has, in recent years, also become a specialist of sorts in creating lean, muscular and thoroughly engaging adaptations of classic novels, with a focus on the works of Austen, Thomas Hardy and John Fowles, in particular. Ten years ago, I had the great pleasure of directing the world premiere of his adaptation of Fowles’ The Collector at the Royal Lyceum in Edinburgh; and it’s a great treat for me to be able to produce this American premiere of his Sense adaptation for you here at The Rep. On the topic of great treats, as many of you know, The Rep has boasted for the better part of five decades one of the most prestigious acting internship programs on offer in a major American regional theater. Two of the several hundreds of successful alumni from that program – John-Patrick Driscoll (2002/03) and Meaghan Sullivan (2006/07) – are making their returns to The Rep as fully professional, Equity actors in this production. While their initial seasons at The Rep far predate my own, I’ve quickly come to take a great deal of pride in the accomplishments (of which there are so many!), of many of our former interns. While they all remain part of The Rep circle to one degree or another, it’s a special pleasure to welcome JP and Meaghan back into our more immediate family for this show. We also welcome esteemed director, Art Manke, to The Rep for the first time, who has assembled a wonderfully talented creative team for this production and whose work you are about to enjoy. And – with that – I hope that you very much enjoy Sense and Sensibility! Cheers, Mark Clements Artistic Director Sense and Sensibility – 4
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Jane Austen Jane Austen
Born the 16th of December, 1775, in the rural village of Steventon, Hampshire, England, to Reverend George and Cassandra Austen, Jane Austen became the second daughter and the seventh child in a family of eight. Tutored at home by her father and older brothers, Jane received a broader education than most women of her time. Coming from a family of avid readers, Jane found a love of words and poetry at a young age. William Cowper (mentioned in Sense and Sensibility) was her favorite poet. As early as 1787, at the age of 12, Jane began writing short stories and poems for her own amusement. Being shy, Jane wrote on small slips of paper, that she would slide under her desk when others entered the room. By the age of 22, Jane had written first drafts of what would later become three of her major works: Elinor and Marianne (later known as Sense and Sensibility), First Impressions (Pride and Prejudice), and Susan (Northanger Abbey). She presented many of these first works as letters or short plays for the enjoyment of her family. Jane’s father supported her aspirations of being a writer and tried to get her works published. However, upon presenting First Impressions to a publisher, the man refused to even look at it.
Women of a marrying age who were unwilling or unable to marry were considered spinsters or “old maids.” Although Jane never married, she had an active social life with many suitors. Harris Bigg-Wither, the younger brother of a family friend, proposed to her in 1802. Jane originally accepted the proposal as a means of security, but after a night’s sleep, withdrew her acceptance. After her father’s retirement, Jane, aged 25, and her family sold off everything and moved from Hampshire to Bath. Following her father’s death in 1805, Jane, along with her mother and her sister Cassandra, moved to Southampton. In 1809, they settled into a large cottage in the village of Chawton. It is said that in this cottage, Jane felt most at home. It was there that she began to write, revise, and work towards publishing most of her major works, among them Sense and Sensibility. Of her six major novels, four were published under the alias “A Lady,” after publisher Thomas Egerton accused Jane’s romantic scenes in Pride and Prejudice of being racy and indecent. However, this did not stop readers from buying her novels. Financially independent, Jane supported herself and her sister until she died on July 18, 1817. She is buried in Winchester Cathedral. Today, Jane Austen is known for her strong heroines who, determined to marry well and wisely, ultimately succeed. In a time where marriage determined a woman’s social status, Jane focused on the lives of the middle-class with humor and understanding, and although she restricted the scope of her novels to matters of domestic life, Jane’s wit and observant narratives have touched readers for nearly two hundred years.
“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.” -Jane Austen 7 – Sense and Sensibility
Historical Context: The Regency Era Inheritance: In the opening scene of Sense and Sensibility, Henry Dashwood dies, leaving all his property to his son, John. In the Regency Era, women had very few rights when it came to inheriting property. When a father passed away, the eldest son inherited all the family’s Chawton House, the home of Jane Austen’s property, including the house, to brother, Edward. keep it in the name of its original owner. Known as entailment, these laws prevented property from being inherited by females. Once a woman married, the property she owned would belong to her husband, therefore leaving it in the original owner’s family line. Since women could not inherit property, their best chance of leading a comfortable life was to marry someone who had, or would inherit, property of their own.
Courtship & Marriage: A single woman’s goal in Regency England was to find a husband, but it was the job of a single man to do all the winning and wooing. Men achieved this by following a strict code of conduct called courtship. Before a couple became engaged, Depiction of a Regency Era Wedding they could not to be alone in a room or travel in a carriage without a chaperone. Couples could not call each other by their first names, give each other gifts, or dance more than two dances together in an evening. A bow and a curtsy were proper greetings. When a gentleman felt that a lady reciprocated his feelings, he would ask for her family’s permission to marry her. Rules forbad gentlemen from breaking off an engagement, and a lady could only break off the engagement after careful consideration. Weddings were private affairs, always held in a church or chapel. Brides sometimes wore white, but many opted for a dress with more color. After marriage, society considered the wife to be the property of her husband. Many women would bring into the marriage a dowry, money or property given to the groom by the bride’s family.
Selected Works by Jane Austen Sense and Sensibility (1811) Pride and Prejudice (1813) Mansfield Park (1814)
Emma (1815) Northanger Abbey (1818, posthumous) Persuasion (1818, posthumous) Sense and Sensibility – 8
CAST BIOGR A PHIES Jonathan Altman, Ensemble Jonathan Altman is beyond excited to be a part of this season at The Rep! Hailing from Warner Robins, GA, he graduated with a BFA in Musical Theatre from Shorter College. He was last seen in The Rep’s production of The Diary of Anne Frank (Ensemble/ Nazi) and in Assassins (David Herold/Gerald Ford/Chorus). He’s also performed professionally with Bigfork Summer Playhouse for two seasons, Post Playhouse and Stephen Foster Productions. Postcollege, this Southern boy moved to Chicago, where he has worked with companies such as Circle Theatre and Light Opera Works. Some of his credits include Godspell (Jesus), True West (Austin), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Jimmy) and Into the Woods (Jack), among others. Endless thanks to his family, friends, Sandy, Ben and everyone at The Rep! Emily Berman, Ensemble Emily Berman is thrilled to be performing in her third show as an Artistic Intern at The Rep. She was last seen as Margot Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank and as part of the ensemble in Assassins. Emily recently graduated from the University of Michigan with a BFA in Acting Performance and a BA in Economics. At Michigan she enjoyed performing in shows such as Cloud 9, The Beaux’ Stratagem, Suddenly Last Summer, Pentecost, Uncommon Women and Others 9 – Sense and Sensibility
and Parade, as well as singing with groups such as the U of M Jazz Ensemble and Groove Spoon. A Chicago native, Emily has fond memories of seeing shows at The Rep as a kid, and is very happy to be a part of the troops for the 2012/13 Season. As always, many thanks to Emily’s family and friends for their constant love and support. Anna Cline, Ensemble Anna is thrilled to be making her Milwaukee Rep debut. She recently received her BFA in Musical Theatre from Western Illinois University where she received three Irene Ryan nominations and went on to win “Best Ensemble Work” and “Best Comedy Acting” at the Kennedy Center’s American College Theatre Festival. Some of her favorite roles include Logainne in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Ilona in She Loves Me and Natalie in All Shook Up. Anna would like to thank her family and friends for their constant support and Milwaukee Rep for this amazing opportunity. Jonathan Gillard Daly, Henry/Carey/ Sir John/Dr. Grogan Jonathan is delighted to accept Mark Clements’ invitation to become a Rep Associate Artist. This season at The Rep he has appeared as Otto Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank and as The Proprietor in Assassins. Some of his favorite roles here as a member of The Rep’s resident company include last year’s
CAST BIOGR A PHIES production of To Kill a Mockingbird, in which he played Heck Tate; Charlie in Death of a Salesman, Herr Schultz in Cabaret, Nicky Giblin in The Seafarer, Arkady in A Month in the Country, Manus in Translations, Jimmy in The Weir and Scrooge in A Christmas Carol. Jonathan is also a founding member of the Great River Shakespeare Festival in Winona, MN, where he most recently appeared in the title role in King Lear. He is a 30-year veteran of regional theater throughout the U.S., having appeared in productions at American Players Theatre, Clarence Brown Theater, Indiana Repertory Theater, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Court Theatre (Chicago) and PCPA Theaterfest. He is also a playwright. His musical memoir, The Daly News, has been produced at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Sacramento Theatre Company, Oregon Cabaret Theater and PCPA Theaterfest. His newest play, To the Promised Land, will be produced by First Stage Children’s Theater in early 2013. He has also appeared locally in productions at Next Act Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre and the late lamented Milwaukee Shakespeare. He has been married for 30 years to director and text coach, Gale Childs Daly. Love, as always, to Gale and their two children, Sam and Emily. John-Patrick Driscoll, John Dashwood/ Colonel Brandon JP is thrilled to return to The Rep after being an acting intern for the 2002/03
Season. He was most recently seen as MacDuff in Rhode Island Shakespeare Theatre’s production of Macbeth and as Boo Radley and Mr. Gilmer in To Kill a Mockingbird at Arkansas Repertory Theatre. Off-Broadway credits include Manipulation, The Velvet Gentleman (Cherry Lane Theatre), The Cherry Orchard Sequel (La Mama Experimental Theatre Club) and Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth and Richard III (New York Classical Theatre). Regional credits include August: Osage County at Florida Repertory Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Milwaukee Shakespeare, Virginia Stage Company, Texas Repertory Theatre and The Public Theater, among others. Film and TV credits include Fallen, Origin of Consciousness, One Last Time, Last Call, Bob’s Choice, Violet Tendencies, Made in Jersey, Law & Order: SVU, As the World Turns and The Onion Sports Network. MFA from University of South Carolina. Please visit www. johnpatrickdriscoll.com for more information. SAG-AFTRA/AEA. JP met his wife, Sherin, while working at The Rep and he is grateful to her for the last ten years. Nick Gabriel, Edward Ferrars/ Robert Ferrars/ Dance Captain Nick Gabriel is a member of the Core Acting Company at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. He received his MFA from A.C.T. and serves on the faculties of all five educational programs offered by the institution. Noteworthy A.C.T. credits include: Clov in Endgame opposite Bill Irwin, Sense and Sensibility – 10
CAST BIOGR A PHIES (a tap-dancing) Miss Leighton in Once in a Lifetime, Nihad in the North American premiere of Scorched and Michael Tolliver in the workshop production of Tales of the City featuring Betty Buckley, directed by Jason Moore. Gabriel has played principal roles at various other regional theaters, originated the role of Warren in the west coast premiere of Ordinary Days at South Coast Repertory Theatre and the Huffington Post named his portrayal of Eugene Marchbanks in the California Shakespeare Theater production of Candida among the top three Bay Area cultural highlights of 2011. He has a BFA in musical theatre from the University of Michigan and is a Ten Chimneys Foundation Lunt-Fontanne Fellow. Laura Gordon, Mrs. Dashwood/ Mrs. Jennings Laura first began working at The Rep in 1993. As an actress she has appeared in over 75 productions including The Diary of Anne Frank, Death of a Salesman, The Lady with All the Answers, Pride and Prejudice, Enchanted April, The Crucible, Doubt, The Clean House, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Mary Stuart, Endgame and Copenhagen. As a director, her credits at The Rep include Gutenberg! The Musical!, In the Next Room or the vibrator play, Speaking in Tongues, Laurel and Hardy, Almost, Maine, Edward Albee’s Seascape, Half Life and I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady from Rwanda. Elsewhere she has directed The Royal Family and Old Times (American Players Theatre); The Winter’s Tale (Utah 11 – Sense and Sensibility
Shakespeare Festival); Well (Milwaukee Chamber Theatre); Skin Tight, Memory House, Full Gallop (Renaissance Theaterworks) and Going to St. Ives (Forward Theater Company). Laura is a LuntFontanne Fellow and a Milwaukee Rep Associate Artist. Brandon Herr, Ensemble Brandon is a recent graduate of the University of WisconsinParkside where he received his BA in Theater Arts with a concentration in Acting. Some of the roles Brandon portrayed while in school are Betty/Gerry (Cloud Nine), First Witch (Macbeth), Leonato/Borachio (Much Ado about Nothing), Frank Lubey (All My Sons) and Marcellus/Osric/ Player (Hamlet). While in school, Brandon also assistant directed, choreographed and stage managed various productions. Brandon is thrilled to be making his debut on the Milwaukee Repertory Theater stage in this production. Kate Hurster, Elinor Dashwood Kate is delighted to be making her Rep debut. Regional credits include: Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Pride and Prejudice, Love’s Labor’s Lost, Seagull, Pirates of Penzance, She Loves Me, Medea/Macbeth/ Cinderella and Willful; Shakespeare Theatre Company: Much Ado About Nothing; Denver Center Theater Company: The Miracle Worker and A Christmas Carol;
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CAST BIOGR A PHIES Lantern Theater (Philadelphia): Richard III (Barrymore nomination); Chautauqua Theater Company: Ah, Wilderness!, Reckless, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Much Ado About Nothing; Mum Puppettheatre, Hedgerow Theatre, Luna Theater Company and Theatre Horizon. Training: National Theatre Conservatory: MFA in Acting; Swarthmore College: BA in Psychology. Ben Jacoby, Willoughby Ben is delighted to be making his Milwaukee Rep debut! Credits include: The Glass Menagerie (Tom); Romeo and Juliet (Tybalt); Richard III (Hastings); Hamlet (Laertes); The Merry Wives of Windsor (Pistol) and Les Miserables (Grantaire) at the Utah Shakespeare Festival. The Light in the Piazza, South Pacific, The Full Monty, Beauty and the Beast and A Little Night Music at the Maine State Music Theatre. Other favorites include: Arcadia, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Edward II, True West, Restoration Comedy, Dying City and Far Away. Ben holds an MFA in Acting from the University of California, Irvine. Victoria Mack, Marianne Dashwood Broadway credits: Venus in Fur (Vanda understudy). OffBroadway credits include: A Little Journey (Drama Desk nomination, Best Revival), The Truth about Blayds, Mr. Pim Passes By and 13 – Sense and Sensibility
Far and Wide at Mint Theater Company and Flight at The Lucille Lortel Theatre (with Brian D’Arcy James). Other New York theater: Jester’s Dead and Dear Penthouse (Studio Tisch) and You Can’t Take It with You, I Am a Camera and The Triangle Factory Fire Project (TACT Salon). Regional: Dead Accounts (by Theresa Rebeck, world premiere) at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; Private Lives (Amanda) at Pittsburgh Public Theater; 39 Steps at Denver Center Theatre Company; The Turn of the Screw at Fulton Theatre and at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey: Othello (Desdemona); Taming of the Shrew (Kate), Pride and Prejudice (Elizabeth Bennet); As You Like It (Rosalind); Pygmalion (Eliza Doolittle) and many others. Film credits include The Stare (with Winona Ryder and James Franco), Atlantis and A Song in the Shell. TV credits: The Good Wife (recurring), Law & Order: Criminal Intent and MTV. MFA: NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Meaghan Sullivan, Fanny/Lady Middleton/Lucy A Chicago native, Meaghan received her BFA in acting from the University of Illinois and MFA in acting from the University of Delaware’s PTTP. Regionally, Meaghan has worked with Delaware REP (Rose in Dancing at Lughnasa, Sybil in Private Lives and Gwen in the world premiere of O Beautiful); Utah Shakespeare Festival (Hyacinth in Scapin and Mayella Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird) and Texas Shakespeare Festival (Katherine in The Taming of the Shrew and Rosalind in As You Like It). Meaghan
C A S T/C R E AT I V E T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S is a proud alum of Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s acting internship, performing in King Lear, A Christmas Carol, The Voysey Inheritance and Tartuffe. Jess Prichard, Ensemble Jess Prichard is a Los Angeles native. He is a member of The Rep’s 2012/13 Artistic Intern Ensemble and was just seen in The Diary of Anne Frank (Ensemble/Nazi). He holds an MFA in Acting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and certificates from the Moscow Art Theatre School and Portland Actors Conservatory. Jess has been a touring company member with Imago Theatre and a professional clown. He has spent the past two summers with the Great River Shakespeare Festival. Beyond acting, Jess is a certified Alexander technique teacher, an avid outdoorsman and a finish carpenter. He is grateful to The Rep, his family, his teachers, and his “Pops,” Michael Prichard. J.R. Yancher, Ensemble J.R. Yancher is a member of The Rep’s 2012/13 Artistic Intern Ensemble and was just seen in The Diary of Anne Frank as Ensemble/Nazi and in Assassins performing the role of James Blaine and as a member of the chorus. A native of Davis California, J.R. graduated from the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts (PCPA) in 2008.
Upon graduating, he moved to L.A. where he worked in a number of commercials and short films. In 2011/12, J.R. returned to PCPA as one of four professional acting interns. Favorite roles include Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, John Brooke in Little Women – The Musical, Brodie in The Real Thing and The Corporal in The Caucasian Chalk Circle. Other shows at PCPA include Cabaret, Othello, A Christmas Carol and The Sound of Music, amongst others. He is honored to be part of Milwaukee Rep’s 2012/13 Season. He thanks his friends and family for their love and support. Mark Healy, Adapter Mark has adapted several novels for the stage, including John Fowles’ The Collector and The French Lieutenant’s Women, Dracula and Jane Austen’s Persuasion. A native of England, Healy attended the Welsh College of Music and Drama and toured with Royal Shakespeare Company. His perfoming credits include Woman In Black on the West End, Hamlet in Hamlet (Northcott Exeter), Willoughby in Sense and Sensibility (Northcott Exeter), Darcy in Pride and Prejudice (National Tour) and numerous television series including Ghost Squad, Doctors and Family Affair. Art Manke, Director Art is a five-time winner of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for his productions of a wide range of classics and new work. His staging of The Three Musketeers opened Denver Center Theatre Company’s current season, and in February, Sense and Sensibility – 14
C R E AT I V E T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S he will direct Noel Coward’s Fallen Angels for Pasadena Playhouse. Mr. Manke is a co-founder and former artistic director (1991 – 2001) of A Noise Within Theatre, L.A.’s acclaimed classical theatre company, where he directed the work of Shakespeare, Moliére, Wilde, Coward and Sophocles. Other credits include work with South Coast Repertory, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, American Conservatory Theatre, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Laguna Playhouse, Magic Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, American Players Theatre and Connecticut Repertory Theatre, among others. He directs for television, holds a BFA from the University of Illinois and an MFA from the American Conservatory Theater.
Scott Bradley, Scenic Designer Broadway credits include: Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (Drama Desk nomination) and Seven Guitars (Tony nomination and Drama Desk Award). Off-Broadway: Eurydice, The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci and Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Second Stage Theatre) and Incident at Vichy (Beckett Theater). Recent regional: She Loves Me (Oregon Shakespeare Festival); Italian American Reconciliation and The Bluest Eye (Long Wharf Theatre); Gem of the Ocean (Hartford Stage); How to Write a New Book for the Bible (Berkeley Repertory Theatre); Scorched (A.C.T.); Theresa Rebeck’s Dead Accounts (world premiere, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park) and Clybourne Park (Seattle Repertory Theatre).
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C R E AT I V E T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Maine State Music Theatre, Syracuse Stage and Geva Theatre. Recent design highlights include: John Doyle’s Company on Broadway and DVD Release; The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny at Los Angeles Opera and DVD Release. International work includes: The Barbican in London, The Abbey Theatre, the Finnish, Columbian and Dutch National Operas, Opera North, U.K., the Canadian Opera Company, Malmo Opera in Sweden, Luminato Festival Toronto, Opera de Marseille, Staatstheater Kassel, Theater Erfurt, Bavarian State Opera, Vancouver Opera, Singapore Arts Festival, Tokya Metro Arts Center, Rufus Wainwrught’s Prima Donna at Sadler’s Wells in London, Riverdance’s Magik Macabre in Dublin, the European revival of The Wiz for Stage Holdings in Holland and over 100 designs for theater, opera and ballet at the Stadtthaeter Giessen, Germany. As Ping Chong’s lighting designer his work was seen worldwide. Concurrent with his many freelance projects, Mr. Hase is the Resident Lighting Designer and Director for Cincinnati Opera. More information about Mr. Hase is available at www.Haseltd.com. Steven Cahill, Sound Designer Off-Broadway credits: A Woman of Will (Daryl Roth Theatre). Regional credits include: Much Ado About Nothing and Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare Theatre Company); The Trinity River Plays (Goodman Theatre and Dallas Theater Center); 39 Steps and Miracle Worker (Denver Center Theatre Company); Cornelia (The Old Globe); Shipwrecked (The Geffen Playhouse and South Coast Repertory); A Naked Girl 17 – Sense and Sensibility
on the Appian Way, The Language Archive and Doctor Cerberus, among others at South Coast Repertory and Philadelphia Story, Love’s Labor’s Lost, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, Reckless and Twelfth Night (Chautauqua Theatre Company). Other regional: Pasadena Playhouse, Magic Theatre, Laguna Playhouse, Quintessence Theatre Group, Rubicon Theatre Company, Matrix Theatre Company, Celebration and Ensemble (Santa Barbara). Awards: Helen Hayes Nomination and three L.A. Ovation Nods. Steven also works as a composer, arranger and sound designer for television and film. More information about Mr. Cahill is available at www.stevencahill.com. Jill Walmsley Zager, Dialect Coach Jill is very happy to be back at The Rep for the 2012/13 Season. Other Milwaukee Rep credits include: A Christmas Carol, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Mountaintop, Assassins, To Kill a Mockingbird, Lombardi, Yellowman, Ten Chimneys, Cabaret, My Name Is Asher Lev, Laurel and Hardy and The 39 Steps. Jill has recently returned to Milwaukee from three years as the Co-Head of Voice and Dialects and the Company Coach at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Regionally, she has worked at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, Drury Lane Water Tower, Apple Tree Theatre, Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace, Utah Shakespeare Festival and Milwaukee Chamber Theatre. Jill earned her Master’s Degrees at CSSD (London) and Northwestern. She is married to James Zager, the Head of the Theatre Program at Carroll University.
C R E AT I V E T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S Mark Clements, Artistic Director Mark Clements began his tenure as The Rep’s Artistic Director with the 2010/11 Season. He is an award-winning international theater director whose work has appeared in over 100 major theaters throughout Europe and the United States. Recent productions include: Assassins, Othello, Next to Normal, Death of a Salesman, Bombshells and Cabaret at The Rep; Oliver!, Born Yesterday, Great Expectations and Les Miserables (2008 Barrymore Award – Best Production of a Musical) and Of Mice and Men (2007 Barrymore Award – Best Director and Best Production of a Play), all for Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia; The Milliner (Off-Broadway, World Premiere), CSC, New York; My Fair Lady, Copenhagen; The Browning Version (Barclays/TMA Regional Theatre Award) at Derby Playhouse and Blunt Speaking (World Premiere), Chichester Festival Theatre U.K. and Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York both starring Corin Redgrave. Other productions include: Speaking in Tongues (U.S. Premiere) with Kevin Anderson and Karen Allen (SDC’s Joe Calloway Award, Best Director Nomination), Roundabout Theatre Company; Speaking in Tongues (European Premiere; Barclays/TMA Best Director Nomination), Hampstead Theatre, London; Creator/Director – Soul Train (Laurence Olivier Award Nomination), West End and three U.K. national tours; and the U.K. national tours of The Glass Menagerie, The Gingerbread Lady and Love & Marriage, all for Bath Theatre Royal productions.
Mark served as an Associate Artistic Director for Moving Theatre Company, the production company founded by Vanessa and Corin Redgrave. He has also been Associate Director for New End Theatre and New Players Theatre, both in London, Royal Theatre in Northampton and Torch Theatre in Wales. Additionally, Mark served as Artistic Director of the awardwinning Derby Playhouse in the U.K. from 1992 to 2002, where he produced over 100 productions, directed 47, including nine transfers to London’s West End and many U.K. national tours and international collaborations with leading companies in Europe and the U.S. He serves on the National Advisory Board for the LuntFontanne Fellowship Program at Ten Chimneys. Dawn Helsing Wolters, Managing Director Dawn Helsing Wolters joined Milwaukee Repertory Theater as Managing Director in 2009. She currently serves as President of the Milwaukee Arts Partners consortium and as a member of the Bridge Committee for the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, the National Advisory Board for the Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program at Ten Chimneys, the Rotary Club of Milwaukee and the Advisory Board for the Chicago-based Still Point Theatre Collective. Dawn was Executive Director of Chicago’s Court Theatre from 2005 to 2009, where she served on the board of The League of Chicago Theatres, chairing its Nominating Committee. As a founding board member of Sense and Sensibility – 18
BIOGR A PHIES the Hyde Park Cultural Alliance, she helped lead the group’s transition to an independent notfor-profit organization, chairing its Governance Committee. Dawn served as Director of Development at Center Stage in Baltimore, and held marketing and public relations positions at Center Stage and Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. While completing her MFA in Theatre Management at Yale School of Drama, she was Associate Managing Director of Yale Repertory Theatre and Managing Director of the Summer Cabaret. Dawn has served on the Executive Committee of the League of Resident Theatres and consulted in leadership development, capacity building and fundraising and served in an advisory capacity for
the National Endowment for the Arts, the Massachusetts Cultural Commission, Arts Midwest, The University of Chicago’s Graham School of General Studies and Goucher College’s graduate Arts Administration program and been a guest lecturer at several colleges and universities. Sarah Deming-Henes, Stage Manager Sarah is delighted to return to The Rep, where last season she stage managed Song Man Dance Man and To Kill a Mockingbird. Sarah has also recently worked at American Players Theatre and First Stage Children’s Theater. Thanks to family, friends and a nice fellow for unfailing kindnesses.
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CAST BIOGR A PHIES Rebecca Lindsey, Assistant Stage Manager Becca happily returns to the Milwaukee Rep for a fifth season, beginning with an internship during the 2005/06 Season. During her time here, she has worked on such gems as Next to Normal in the Quadracci Powerhouse, Half Life and The Nerd in the Stiemke Theater, A Christmas Carol in The Pabst and tours of both Guys on Ice and The Bachelors in theaters throughout Wisconsin. Elsewhere, recent favorite credits include: The Wiz with Arkansas Repertory Theatre, The Admirable Crichton at American Players Theatre and the educational tour of Macbeth with Utah Shakespeare Festival. Kaitlin Kitzmiller, Stage Management Intern Kaitlin attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha where she graduated in the spring of 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in Technical Theatre with an emphasis in Stage Management. Since graduating, Kaitlin has stage managed for Ballet Nebraska, BravO! National Dance and Talent Competition and SkullDuggery Productions. In addition, she has spent the past seven summers assistant stage managing and stage managing with Nebraska Shakespeare. Kaitlin is honored and beyond excited to be part of the 2012/13 Season here at Milwaukee Rep.
Lenny Banovez, Assistant Director Lenny is thrilled to be back at The Rep this year! Past Rep credits include: King Lear (Fool/Burgundy); Tartuffe (Valere); Hula-Hoop Sha-Boop (Johnny); Dogpark: The Musical (Champ) and They Came from Way out There (Zeff). Other Milwaukee credits include: Reasons To Be Pretty (Greg) with Renaissance Theaterworks; The Lion In Winter (Geoffrey) with Milwaukee Chamber Theatre; Henry IV, Part II (Silence/Snare) with Milwaukee Shakespeare and the title role in Henry V with Quasi Theater Company. Lenny has acted and directed both in New York and regionally with TITAN Theatre Company, PCPA Theaterfest, Texas Shakespeare, Virginia Shakespeare, Huron Playhouse, Monomoy Theatre and as a guest artist with NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Lenny received his BA in Theater Arts from the University of WisconsinParkside and his MFA from the Professional Actor Training Program (PATP) at Ohio University. Lenny is also the Artistic Director of TITAN Theatre Company in New York City. Special Thanks Minnesota Opera Prop Department Understudies Henry/Carey/Sir John/Dr. Grogan, Brandon Herr; John Dashwood/ Colonel Brandon, Teddy Spencer; Edward Ferrars/Robert Ferrars, Jonathan Altman; Mrs. Dashwood/ Mrs. Jennings, Anna Cline; Elinor Dashwood, Toni Linn Martin; Willoughby, J.R. Yancher; Marianne Dashwood, Emily Berman; Fanny/ Lady Middleton/Lucy, Jamie Rezanour
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Hours of Operation: Monday – Sunday Noon to 6 pm On days with performances the Ticket Office will remain open until show time. Administrative Office Phone Number: 414-224-1761 Fax Number: 414-224-9097 Mailing Address: Milwaukee Repertory Theater Patty & Jay Baker Theater Complex 108 E. Wells Street; Milwaukee, WI 53202 Hours of Operation: Monday – Friday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm Emergency Phone Number If you anticipate the need to be reached during a performance, leave your name and seat location with your contact information, along with instructions, to direct emergency phone calls to the House Manager at 414-290-5379 or 414-224-1761, ext. 379.
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Deaf or Hard of Hearing Services: The Quadracci Powerhouse (QP) and the Stiemke Studio are equipped with an infrared listening system which ensures clarity of sound from any seat in the house. Performances are offered in American Sign Language for a Thursday evening of all QP productions and one Sunday matinee for all Stiemke Studio productions. We also offer a Captioned Theater performance during the second to last Sunday matinee performance of all QP productions. Please call The Rep Ticket Office at 414-224-9490 for more information. Script synopses are available upon request for QP and Stiemke Studio productions by calling 414-224-1761. Blind or Low Vision Services: Large print programs are available in the Quadracci Powerhouse and Stiemke Studio from any usher. Every Rep production has one audio-described performance. Using an earpiece attached to a small hand-held receiver, patrons hear a live, real-time description of the action on stage. Call the Ticket Office for more information. A descriptive tape is available for each QP and Stiemke production by calling 414-224-1761. 21 – Sense and Sensibility
Wheelchairs All Rep stages are fully accessible. Please contact the Ticket Office at 414-224-9490. Late Arrivals Out of courtesy to the actors and audience, patrons arriving after the performance has started will be seated at the discretion of House Management. Parking Milwaukee Center offers onsite parking with indoor access to The Rep operated by InterPark. Enter from Kilbourn Avenue or Water Street. Parking Passes You may purchase parking passes to the Milwaukee Center’s garage for $7.00 in the Quadracci Powerhouse, Stiemke Studio, Stackner Cabaret theater lobbies and The Rep’s Ticket Office. during Rep performance times. SAVE TIME AND MONEY! Policy on Children Children under age five are not admitted in the theater. Recording Equipment and Cameras The use of recording equipment and cameras in the theater is strictly forbidden.
THE REP EXPERIENCE Concessions Enjoy a drink or dessert in the Quadracci Powerhouse or Stiemke Studio lobby prior to the performance or at intermission. Please remember that food and drink (except bottled water and Rep sippy cups) are not allowed in the theater.
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Gift Shop Located in the Quadracci Powerhouse is The Rep’s Gift Shop, which offers show-specific merchandise and Rep logo products, as well as books and scripts of current and past productions. You can also purchase parking passes and Rep Gift Certificates.
Rep Talkbacks After select performances, engage in a deeper conversation with members of the cast, artistic team and occasional special guests. Get talkback schedules by calling the Ticket Office at 414-224-9490, or online at www. MilwaukeeRep.com or looking at The Rep patron guide.
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M I LWAU K E E R E P E R T O R Y T H E AT E R B O A R D O F T R U S T E E S OFFICERS
TRUSTEES
President Judy Hansen
Patsy Aster Eliza Audley Matt Bartel Judy Berdan Randy Bryant Warren Buliox Jane Chernof Mark Diliberti Norman Dyer Patrick Gallagher Stephen Isaacson Michael Jolin, CFA J. Patrick Keyes Kristine Lueders Robert H. Manegold Michael McNeely Abigail Nash Dr. Mark Niedfeldt Elizabeth Quadracci Harned Joseph A. Rock Micky Sadoff Tom Scrivner Patrick Smith Stephen VanderBloemen Tom Warden Karin Werner Stacy Williams
Vice President, Audience Development John N. Greene Vice President, Trustees Susan Esslinger Vice President, Development James Braza Vice President, Personnel Dwight L. Morgan Vice President, Strategic Planning Pete Hotz Secretary Catherine Robinson Treasurer Kathleen A. Gray At Large Wendy Blumenthal
FR IE N DS OF T H E R E P BOA R D OFFICERS President Judy Berdan Vice President of Fundraising Cathy Jakicic Vice President of External Services Brittany Roskom Vice President of Internal Services Jim Mergener Secretary/President-Elect Dan Roskom
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Treasurer Diane Dalton Past-President Lisa Gehrke DIRECTORS AT LARGE Erica Bail Eunice Beckendorf Walter Daumler Susan Esslinger Jim Gehrke Cecilia Gilbert Connie Kordsmeier Sue McComb JJ Selland Aileen Smith
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T H E S TA F F ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Mark Clements
ARTISTIC
Associate Artistic Director.......................Sandy Ernst Associate Artistic Director.................Brent Hazelton Artistic Associate...........................Michael M. Kroeker
EDUCATION
Education Director............................... Jenny Kostreva Education Coordinator.......................Leda Hoffmann Education Associate.............................Neal Easterling Teaching Artists......Marcy Kearns, Cheryl Ann Lisowski Full-time Education Intern........ Lindsey Schmeltzer Part-Time Education Intern............. Radhika Sharma
ASSOCIATE ARTISTS
May Adrales, Jonathan Gillard Daly, Timothy Douglas, Lee E. Ernst, Laura Gordon, Angela Iannone, Todd Edward Ivins, Dan Kazemi, Marc Kudisch, Reese Madigan, Jeff Nellis, Gerard Neugent, James Pickering, Aaron Posner, Todd Rosenthal, Eric Simonson, Lindsay Smiling, Deborah Staples, John Tanner
ASSISTANTS/APPRENTICES/INTERNS
Literary Assistant....................................... JC Clementz Directing Apprentice........................... Lenny Banovez Directing Intern................................... Maggie Ellsworth Acting Interns..................................... Jonathan Altman, Emily Berman, Anne Cline, Brandon Herr, Lamar Jefferson, Toni Linn Martin, Jessi Noel, Tyrone Phillips, Jess Prichard, Jamie Rezanour, Teddy Spencer, Bri Sudia, Trequon Tate, Mercedes White, J.R. Yancher
PRODUCTION
Production Manager............ Melissa Nyari Vartanian Assistant Production Manager......Christine Ann Cooksy Production Purchaser...............................Peter Koenig Assistant Stagehand..............................Katrina Weber
Costumes
Costume Director......................................... Holly Payne Costume Shop Assistant............................. Amy Horst Senior Draper......................................... Alex B. Tecoma Draper.......................................................... April McKinnis First Hand........................................................ Jef Ouwens First Hand...................................................Jessica Jaeger Junior First Hand.......................................Leslie Vaglica Stitchers.......... Colleen Geddes, Caitlin Lux, Carol Ross, Mickey Simmons, Rachel Stenman, Andrea Williams Wig Assistant.........................................Jaime Schnittke Part-time Stitcher/Rentals.................. Jade Jablonski Stylist............................................................Kevin McElroy Crafts Artist/Milliner......................... Kate McLaughlin Show Assistant/Shopper................... Jennifer Vinent Wig Master.........................................Lara Leigh Dalbey Senior Wardrobe..................................... Carissa Sexton Wardrobe..................... Natalie Christian, Cassie Head
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Lighting & Sound Lighting & Sound Director.............. Craig Gottschalk Assistant Sound Supervisor.........................Erin Paige Assistant Lighting Design Intern........................................ Jeremy Dominik Electrics Interns.......................................... Kayla Howell, Nicholas Osenberg
Props Properties Director ...................................... James Guy Assistant Props Director/ Props Craft Artisan................................... Anna Warren Props Crafts Artisan...............................Sarah Kirkham Soft Props Artisan......................Margaret Hasek-Guy Props Carpenter/Artisan....................... Erik Lindquist Prop Painter/Graphic Artist/ Props Coordinator..................................Jill Lynn Lyons Props Intern.................................................... Lisa Griebel
Scenic
Technical Director......................................... Tyler Smith Assistant Technical Director..................... Natalie Bell Charge Scenic Artist...................................Jim Medved Lead Scenic Artist.................................. Shannon Mann Scenic Artist..................................................Kira Nehmer Paint Intern..............................................Shannon Meyer
Stage Management
Production Stage Manager............... Briana J. Fahey Stage Managers.................. Richelle Harrington Calin, Sarah Deming-Henes, Sarah Hoffmann, Rebecca Lindsey, Kimberly McCann, Laura F. Wendt, Amanda Weener Stage Management Apprentice.......Jason Simpson Stage Management Interns..............Kaitlin Kitzmiller, Marissa Robinson
Resident Stagehands & Carpenters Bill Burgardt, Sam Garst, Rick Grilli, Dave Hicks, John Nusslock, Jason Pruzin, Robert Schultz, Jim Zinky
MANAGING DIRECTOR Dawn Helsing Wolters
ADMINISTRATION
General Manager..................................... Claude Binder Company Manager........................... Dawn Marie Ross Administrative Assistant........Erin Burgess-Ellingen Receptionists............................. Andrea Roades-Bruss, Michael Evans, Grace Hern, Katherine Ketter, Maria Roades Intern......................................................................Lisa Rowe
DEVELOPMENT
Director of Development.................... Danelle O’Neill Institutional Giving Manager................ Nina M. Jones Individual Giving Manager...................... Anne Cauley Development Assistant.........................Casey Harding Gala Consultant................................. Lydia Mladenovic Development Intern.......................... David Gasperetti Events Intern...........................................Edward Lupella
T H E S TA F F (c o n t .) FINANCE
Finance Director................................. Leslie Fillingham Payroll/Benefits Specialist......................Judi Schauer Finance and Production Accountant.....Lisa Krakau Accounting Assistant................................ Marie Holtyn
HOUSEKEEPING
Housekeeping Supervisor....................... Bruce Melick Housekeeping Staff....................................Regail Blade, Kaye Johnyakin, Dennis Reed, Rosie L. Williams
MAINTENANCE
Chief Building Engineer.................... Mark A. Uhrman Lead Engineer............................................... James Ross Engineers............................... Todd Ross, Riley Pardon
MARKETING
Director of Marketing & Communications............................................Lisa Fulton Associate Director of Marketing................Josh Gren Patron Relations Manager............ Christine YĂźndem Marketing Coordinator...........................Kaitlin Schlick Marketing Intern...................................... Jenny Loeffler Photographer...................................... Michael Brosilow Videographer...................................The Stage Channel
Public Relations Public Relations Director.....................Cindy E. Moran PR Interns............................... Cassandra Lynn Nierode, Fly Steffens, Michelle Vinson
House Operations House Operations Manager..............Jared Holloway House Assistants............................... David Gasperetti, John Mussatti, Lindsey Schmeltzer, Casey Schroeter Concierge......................Seth Bobrow, LaToya Dupree, Stephanie Schultz, Demetrius Truss Gift Shop........... Brianna Boyden, Stephanie Schultz
Teleservices Manager.......................................................... Joyce Hanin Sales Representatives......................................Joe Della, Mark Geisheker, Charles Grant, Melissa Neuman, Alyssa Ray-Alden, Caryl Robers, Stacy Vittal
Ticket Office Ticket Operations Manager.......... Michelle J. Usadel Assistant Ticket Office Manager................................. James Thibodeau Senior Ticket Representative.................... Jaime Lacy Ticket Representatives...................... Natalie Christian, David Dziatkiewicz, Quiana Ellis, Janice Geis, Jessica Jante, Harry Loeffler-Bell, Johnell Major-Wesley, Tamsyn Reed, Lindsey St. Arnold, Jake Seamens, Kat Sterner, Rachel Tebow, Theodore Woo
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DONORS
Milwaukee Repertory Theater is supported in part by: David and Julia Uihlein Charitable Foundation
The Rep would like to thank all of the organizations and individuals listed below who generously contributed to The Rep. This list reflects gifts received from July 1, 2011 to November 7, 2012.
CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS & GOVERNMENT AGENCY DONORS $50,000+ The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation The Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation MillerCoors The Shubert Foundation David and Julia Uihlein Charitable Foundation United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF)
$10,000 – $24,999 Helen Bader Foundation, Inc. Robert W. Baird & Co. Jay and Patricia Baker Foundation Briggs & Stratton Corporation Foundation Mae E. Demmer Charitable Trust Einhorn Family Foundation The Charles E. Kubly Foundation MPS Foundation Rockwell Automation Rogers Memorial Hospital Wisconsin Arts Board
$25,000 – $49,999 CAMPAC Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trusts The Friends of The Rep Harley-Davidson Foundation The Faye McBeath Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Northwestern Mutual Foundation
$1,000 – $9,999 Badger Meter Bell Ambulance Fiduciary Management, Inc. Foley & Lardner LLP High Point Fund: Supporting African American Performing Arts Halloin and Murdock S.C. Frieda & William Hunt Memorial Trust Johnson Controls Foundation The Sheldon and Marianne Lubar Fund of the Lubar Family Foundation
M&I Wealth Management Milwaukee Arts Board Park Bank Foundation Target The VanderBloemen Group LLC We Energies Under $1,000 Alliance Staff, LLC Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors Youth Foundation Quarles & Brady LLP Participants in the Matching Gift Program American Transmission Co., LLC Assurant Health Aurora Health Care Bon-Ton Stores Foundation Bucyrus Foundation, Inc. Chevron Exxon Mobil FM Global GE Foundation General Electric Foundation Johnson Controls Foundation Johnson Controls, Inc. Mead Witter Foundation, Inc. Sense and Sensibility – 28
DONORS Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program Reader’s Digest Foundation Rockwell Automation Corp. Matching Gift Program SPX Corporation Foundation U.S. Bank We Energies Quad/Graphics Inc. INDIVIDUAL GIVING Executive Producer ($25,000 and up) Patricia Lindner Sally S. Manegold Robert H. and Carol O. Manegold ¤ Kathleen H. Seidel Associate Producer ($10,000 – $24,999) James and Mary Braza ¤ Jim and Pati Ericson ◊ George and Audrey Grove Judy Hansen ¤ Lloyd and Edith Herrold Director ($5,000 – $9,999) Julia and Bladen Burns Ruth DeYoung Kohler Jacqueline Herd-Barber and Michael Barber ◊ Keyes Family ¤ John and Constance Kordsmeier ◊ David and Camille Kundert ◊ Betty Quadracci ◊ Gordana and Milan Racic Catherine and Buddy Robinson ¤ Teddy and Karin Werner ¤ Assistant Director ($2,500 – $4,999) Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Aster ¤ Matthew J. Bartel ¤ Kathe and Bill Biersach ¤ Wendy and Warren Blumenthal ¤
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Robert and Carolyn Burrell Susan and Gee Esslinger ¤ Kirt and Dixie Fiegel Kathleen Gray and Ronald R. Hofer ¤ Peter and Linda Hotz ¤ Henry and Margery Howard Jeffrey and Jacqueline Jahnke Judy and Gary Jorgensen ◊ Judith Keyes Kristine and Wayne Lueders ¤ Paul McElwee and Gayle Rosemann Geraldine Mesching Anthony and Donna Meyer◊ Dwight and Marleen Morgan ¤ Abigail and David Nash ¤ Ruth Olsen Anthony Petullo◊ Micky and Ron Sadoff ¤ Jay and Anne Schamberg June Schloerb Thomas and Meredith Scrivner ¤ Michael F. Smith ¤ Robert and Malissa Welke Stacy and Blair Williams ¤ Kristine and David Zahn Playwright ($1,500 – $2,499) Mark and Gerry Biehl ◊ Cheryl and Mark Brickman Randy Bryant and Cecilia Gore ¤ Elaine Burke Jane and Stephen Chernof ¤ Mr. and Mrs. Norman Dyer ¤ Aly El-Ghatit Patrick and Molly Gallagher ¤ Connie Gavin and Bob Rothacker ¤ Franklyn and M. Anne Gimbel ◊ Greater Milwaukee Foundation: Margaret
Heminway Wells Fund John and Tameica Greene ¤ Susan and John Harrits Carla and Robert Hay Dawn Helsing Wolters and Tony Wolters Dr. and Mrs. Burt Hoffman Stephen and Roberta Isaacson ¤ Maja Jurisic and Don Fraker Charles and Mary Kamps Otho Kile Jr. Charitable Trust Robert and Gail Korb Arthur and Nancy Laskin ◊ Phoebe R. and John D. Lewis Foundation ◊ Dr. Paul W. Loewenstein and Ms. Jody Kaufman Loewenstein Michael and Sandra McNeely ¤ Vivian Moller Robert and Dianne Morris George and Julie Mosher Dr. David Paris Paul and Lynn Rix Joseph A. and Sarah Rock ¤ Joe and Katy Schlidt Patrick Smith ¤ Nita Soref Judy Van Till Thomas Warden ¤ Wilfred Wollner Clare and Judy Zempel Stage Manager ($1,000 – $1,499) Fran and Lowell Adams Matteo Alioto Helen and Bruce Ambuel Daniel and Amy Argall Isabel L. Bader Janet Balding John and Carol Bannen Dr. and Mrs. R.P. Barthel Randal and Mary Lynn Brotherhood Warren Buliox ¤
DONORS Dr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Camitta Jim Cauley and Brenda Andrews Cherchian Family Foundation Mark Clements Beverly and Ervin Colton George and Sandra Dionisopoulos ◊ Dwight and Lin Ellis/ Crysdahl Foundation Suzy Ettinger Byron and Suzanne Foster ◊ Karen and Gardner Friedlander Richard S. and Ann L. Gallagher ◊ Lloyd and Mary Ann Gerlach ◊ Stephen and Bernadine Graff Greater Milwaukee Foundation Donald and Barbara Abert Fund (JM)
Anthony and Andrea Bryant Family Fund Leland Hansen Edward Hashek and John Jors ◊ Mary Hoerig Dr. Lawrence and Joyzele Howards Kenton and Janet Howenstine Janet and Graham Hume ◊ Aaron and Christy Jagdfeld Pam Kriger Vince and Jan Martin ◊ Mary E. McAndrews Daniel and Constance McCarty Hazelyn McComas ◊ Jim and Sally Mergener Cathy and Wally Morics ◊ Justin and Susanna Mortara Karen Plunkett and Thomas Muenster Drs. Mark and Jennifer Niedfeldt ¤
Greg and Rhonda Oberland David Olson and Claire Fritsche Bruce and Peppy O›Neill Bob and Mary Lou Parrish Elaine N. Peterson ◊ Jim and Gwen Plunkett ◊ James and Lys Reiskytl Susan Riedel Cornelia Riedl Patrick Schmidt and Dewey Caton Thomas and Lori Schuster John Shannon and Jan Serr Bonnie and Bill Stafford Frank and Elsa Sterner Anne and Fred Stratton ◊ James and Elaine Sweet Maureen Swokowski and Hillerian Hess Sean and Cathie Torinus ◊ Chandra S. Unni Thomas Warden¤ Sargit Warriner Dr. and Mrs. Paul Weisman Bettie Zillman
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