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By Charles Dickens Adapted by Joseph Hanreddy and Edward Morgan Directed by Aaron Posner

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It all began in 1954… Milwaukee Repertory Theater celebrates 60 years In July 1954, Milwaukee native Mary Widrig John forged a plan to create a professional theater for the city and Drama Incorporated, under the chairmanship of Miller Brewing Company head Fred Miller, entered into an agreement to rent the Oakland Theatre for what would eventually become The Milwaukee Repertory Theater. On September 16th, 1954, The Milwaukee Journal announced that the name selected through a “namethe-theatre” contest was the “Milwaukee City Circle.” The new name, however, was never used. Tragically, Fred Miller was killed in a small plane crash in December of that year, and the board of directors for Drama Inc. voted to name the theatre The Frederick C. Miller Memorial Theatre. The Fred Miller Theatre opened its doors January 25th, 1955. The Fred Miller Theatre began operation under what is known as the star system. Throughout the fifties, show business luminaries such as Geraldine Brooks, Edward Everett Horton, Sylvia Sidney, Eva LeGallienne, John Kerr, Gloria Grahame, Geraldine Page, Uta Hagen, John Ireland, Fay Bainter, Monique Van Vooren and many others trod the Oakland Avenue boards. In 1969, after 138 productions, The Milwaukee Repertory Theater moved to the Todd Wehr Theater in the new Performing Arts Center downtown. Nighttime view of theater entrance. Doorway has a fabric overhang with the theatre name printed on each side. Posters for Robert Lewis and Tom Daily flank the doors.

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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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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.

Rep In Depth Get an insider’s look at the play from a member of the cast or artistic team with a discussion that begins 45 minutes prior to every performance in the Quadracci Powerhouse and Stiemke Studio.

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CAST LIST Ebenezer Scrooge......................................................................Christopher Donahue* Ghost of Christmas Present .................................................................. Melody Betts* Mrs. Dilber/Ghost of Christmas Past/Lucy............................... Renata Friedman* Mrs. Cratchit/Mrs. Sidebottom................................................................. Marti Gobel* Young Scrooge/Barnaby/Mourner............................................... Michael Doherty* Mr. Tywce/Mrs. Fezziwig/Mr. Mudd/Businessman…................James Pickering* Reverend Waghorn/Marley/Old Joe ............................................... Craig Wallace* Mr. Grimgrind/Mr. Topper....................................................................Alex Pawlowski* Belle/Madeline/Mourner...................................................................... Beth Mulkerron* Mr. Philpot/Mr. Fezziwig/Mr. Scadger/Businessman........... Jonathan Smoots* Fred/Mr. Oatway............................................................................................Luigi Sottile* Catherine/Mrs. Oatway/Cook/Mourner.................................................Emily Trask* Bob Cratchit/Mr. Sidebottom................................................Jonathan Wainwright* Ghost of Christmas Future.............................................................Armand BC Fields Fan................................................................................................................... Leah Schiman Martha Cratchit........................................................................................ Freedom Gobel Peter Cratchit.....................................................................................Elliott Brotherhood Tiny Tim..........................................................................Josh MacCudden, Jack Trettin Belinda Cratchit...........................................................................................Claire Zempel Alice Cratchit.................................................................................................Riley Halpern Mary Cratchit.......................................................................................................Eliza Hake Percy Smudge............................................................................................. Carlos Meyers Boy Scrooge......................................................................................................Gabe Smith Dick Wilkins................................................................................................Dominic Schiro Ignorance......................................................................Josh MacCudden, Jack Trettin Want..............................................................................................................Kate Ketelhohn A Christmas Carol Children’s Ensemble:...... Jacob Badovski, Mariah Broman, Amya Camberos, Regan Carter, Meagan Haupt, Alyssa Sachs, Tory Trettin A Christmas Carol Ensemble:................Patrick Budde, Anna Cline, Kyle Curry, Kamille Dawkins, Elyse Edelman, Armand BC Fields, Nickclette Izuegbu, Ron King, Martel G. Manning, Chris Vizurraga *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. ± Milwaukee Repertory Theater Associate Artist There will be one 15 minute intermission. Special Thanks

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A RTISTIC DIR ECTOR’S NOTES Greetings! Welcome to Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol! This year’s production is the 38th installment of The Rep’s telling of this spectacular and relevant holiday tale, the second-longest continuouslyrunning Christmas Carol in America! Since becoming Milwaukee Rep’s Artistic Director in 2010, I’ve learned the deep appreciation that Milwaukee has for this tradition. Members of the children’s cast go on to create their own careers in theater, families center their own holiday celebrations around the play year after year, and people who attended the show with their parents now bring their own children to experience the fundamentally human lessons of Scrooge’s journey. These stories warm my heart very much and serve as an annual reminder to us all of the very real present-day impacts of this classic story. We come back to this story year after year as it, in times of cynicism, reminds us to be grateful for what we have. A Christmas Carol touches us on a universal human level and I look forward to sharing with you Dickens’ vital message of redemption and forgiveness.

Director Gary Witt and the entire Pabst staff for creating such an inviting holiday home for us, and for each of you, in which to enjoy this timeless tale. Last season marked the beginning of a new era for A Christmas Carol as director Aaron Posner took the helm, bringing exciting and rejuvenating ideas to the play. We welcome back Aaron again this year as he brings us the wonderful visual storytelling and heart we’ve come to expect from his productions. This season’s cast includes many Christmas Carol regulars as well as some newcomers. You will see some familiar faces in different places this year – watch out for Mr. Pickering! I hope that you enjoy this year’s production and that Dickens’ timeless story reminds you of the value of your (to borrow a phrase from Mr. Dickens), fellow travelers – be they friends, family, or strangers – as we move through this season with good cheer and a kind word for all our fellows. Happy Holidays! Mark Clements Artistic Director

We’re thrilled to be mounting, once again, this production in the glorious Pabst Theater, which has housed our Carol for each of those 38 productions—a home every bit as grand and majestic as the story itself. We’re very grateful to Pabst Theater Corporation Executive A Christmas Carol –

TIN Y TIM TICK ETS November, 2013 Dear Friends, Once again all of us at The Rep are delighted to thank the Patty and Jay Baker Foundation for their generosity and commitment to the children of our community. Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s annual production of Charles Dickens’ classic has become a holiday tradition for families in Milwaukee. Now celebrating its 38th anniversary, A Christmas Carol has brought joy to thousands of children and adults every holiday season. Because of the Tiny Tim Ticket program, we are happy to be able to provide tickets to those who otherwise would not have had the opportunity to enjoy this Yuletide classic. Our warm thanks to the Bakers for their generous holiday gift to our community. Happy Holidays! Chad Bauman Managing Director

James Pickering and Simon Johnson. Photo by Michael Brosilow,

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CAST BIOGR A PHIES Jacob Badovski, Ensemble Jake is delighted to return to Milwaukee Rep’s cast of A Christmas Carol, having played Tiny Tim in 2008, and in the ensemble in 2011. Jake recently performed at First Stage Children’s Theater’s as Hermey in Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer, and Rudy Pazinski in Sunset Playhouse’s Over the Tavern. Prior roles include Charlie Bucket in Waukesha Civic’s Willy Wonka; Guard/Villager in Shrek the Musical; Young Count in Thief Lord at First Stage Children’s Theater; and Young George in It’s a Wonderful Life at Sunset Playhouse. Jake attends eighth grade at Wedgewood Park IB Middle School (MPS). Melody Betts, Ghost of Christmas Present Melody Betts is so happy to be returning to The Rep as the Ghost of Christmas Present. Regional credits include: Sarah’s Friend in Ragtime, Muzzy Van Hossmere in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Luce in The Boys from Syracuse and Sour Kangaroo in Seussical the Musical (Drury Lane Theatre); Asaka in Once on this Island, Sister Hubert in Nunsense and Fairy Godmother in Cinderella (Theater For Young Audiences); Sylvia in All Shook Up and Trix the Aviatrix in The Drowsy Chaperone (Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire); Courtesan/Abbess in Short Shakes! Comedy of Errors and Blue Fairy in Pinocchio (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); Tasha in Motherhood the Musical (Royal George Theatre) and Mother of Mary in The Nativity (Goodman Theatre). TV credits include Keisha in Chicago Code (FOX) and Talia Cook in Chicago PD (NBC). She received her MFA from WIU and is beyond grateful for the love and support of her family and close friends. AEA, AFTRA-SAG. In this day and age, kindness has become scarce but we can change that with just one RAK (random act of kindness) a day! 1 John 3:18. (For the strongest little princess on the planet, Nya)

Mariah Broman, Ensemble Mariah, age 12, lives in Mequon. She is a 7th grader with Wisconsin Virtual Learning. This is her debut with the Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Acting, singing, dancing, and modeling has been her passion since the age of 5. Highlights include playing, “Annie” and winning the Chicago International Film Festival in the short film Scout. She would like to thank God, her family for all of her support and the Milwaukee Rep for this wonderful opportunity. Elliott Brotherhood, Peter Cratchit Elliott is delighted to be returning to The Rep in this years production of A Christmas Carol, having been in the ensemble last season. He will also be appearing as Mike Deluca in Crash this spring at First Stage Children’s Theater. Other Credits include The Hundred Dresses and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at First Stage Children’s Theater, and It’s a Wonderful Life at the Sunset Playhouse. Elliott would like to thank Aaron Posner for this amazing experience. Happy Holidays! Patrick Budde, Ensemble Patrick Budde made his Milwaukee Rep debut in Ragtime. Originally from Minneapolis, Patrick just graduated from the theater department at Northwestern University. Favorite credits there include: The Verona Project, The Waa-Mu Show, How To End Poverty in 90 Minutes . . ., Equus and Disco Pigs. A big thank you to Mark and the rest of the Rag Team for making this first Rep experience so fun and meaningful!

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CAST BIOGR A PHIES Amya Camberos, Ensemble Amya is 9 years old. She attends Parklawn Christian Leadership Academy and is in the third grade. In her spare time Amya likes to sing, draw fashion designs, recite poetry, and watch Glee. This is her first year in A Christmas Carol and she is excited to be a part of the cast. Regan Carter, Ensemble Regan is excited to make her debut with Milwaukee Repertory Theater in this year’s production of A Christmas Carol. Credits include: Lucile in Junie B. Jones in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, an elf in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (First Stage Children’s Theater); an Oompa-Loompa in Willie Wonka and the

Chocolate Factory, chorus in Once on This Island (Waukesha Civic Theater); a pickpocket in Oliver! (Lunt-Fontaine Theatre). Regan would like to thank her family for their belief and continuing support of her dream that she has had since she was three years old. Anna Cline, Ensemble Anna is thrilled to be interning at Milwaukee Rep for the 2013/14 Season! She recently received her BFA in Musical Theatre from Western Illinois University. 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, as well as Milwaukee Rep for this amazing opportunity.

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CAST BIOGR A PHIES Kyle Curry, Ensemble Kyle is a member of The Rep’s Artistic Intern Company hailing from Texas. Professionally he has worked for Virginia Shakespeare Festival, Kentucky Shakespeare, Shakespeare Dallas, Stages Repertory Theatre, Mainstreet Theatre, Contemporary Theatre of Dallas, Oklahoma City Shakespeare and FESTA in Florence, Italy. Kyle received his MFA from the University of Houston PATP. Kyle is also a fight choreographer and an Advanced Actor Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors. Kamille Dawkins, Ensemble Kamille is a native of Kingston, Jamaica and a recent graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design. Previous show credits

include: Hair, Avenue Q, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, and Urinetown: the Musical. Kamille also recently performed at the Chicago Improv Tournament as a member of the South Regional Champions, The Mobb Line. Michael Doherty, Young Scrooge/ Barnaby/Mourner Michael was last seen on the Milwaukee Rep stage as Mother’s Younger Brother in Ragtime. OffBroadway: Dublin by Lamplight (59E59/ Inis Nua Theatre Company). Regional: Assistance (The Wilma Theater); Next to Normal and The History Boys (Arden Theatre Company); Mr. Hart and Mr. Brown (People’s Light & Theatre Company); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Theatre Horizon - Barrymore for Supporting Actor). His sketch comedy pilot, Los Jarochos, was a finalist this year in New York TV Festival’s Comedy Central Pilot Competition and

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CAST BIOGR A PHIES won Best Writing in the Independent Television and Film Festival (www. losjarochoscomedy.com). UArts Grad. Love always to Mom and Dad. Christopher Donahue, Ebenezer Scrooge Christopher Donahue considers himself extremely fortunate to once again be a part of The Rep’s Christmas Carol. He has performed at theatres all over the place from New York City to Seattle - and most recently appeared at Weston Playhouse Theatre Company in Vermont. In films, he has tended bar. On television, he was “America’s least sexiest” police officer on All My Children, and was also set up for manslaughter, after fighting over an orange, on Law & Order. This year, he returned to live in the Midwest and is very happy with that decision. Peace on Earth. Elyse Edelman, Ensemble Elyse is delighted to join the Artistic Intern Ensemble at The Rep for the 2013/14 Season! A native of Milwaukee, Elyse has worked extensively with First Stage as an actor, educator and as headmaster of their summer academy. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Program. Regional Theater: Utah Shakespeare Festival’s Educational Tour, Guthrie Theater, Riverside Theatre in the Park, Minnesota Shakespeare Company and People’s Centre Theatre. Thanks, as always, to my teachers. Armand BC Fields, Ghost of Christmas Future Armand is excited and grateful to be an Artistic Intern with The Rep for this season. Originally from Oklahoma City, Armand has found a home in Chicago for the past twelve years. He has studied at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago,

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Second City Conservatory, and the School at Steppenwolf Theatre. His most memorable shows there were: Trouble In Mind, Home, Woza Albert!, F***ing Men, and Girl You Know It’s True. G2G always! Renata Friedman, Mrs. Dilber/Ghost of Christmas Past/Lucy New York: Page 73 Productions, The New Victory Theatre, Aquila Theatre Company, FringeNYC. Regional: Yale Repertory Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Humana Festival, Barrington Stage Company, Illusion Theatre (Minneapolis), TheatreWorks (Silicon Valley), Actors Theatre of Louisville, JAW (Portland Center Stage), Aquila Theatre Touring Company, Icicle Creek Theater Festival, the Orchard Project, TheatreWorks New Works Festival, and nearly a dozen shows in Seattle at Intiman Theatre, ACT, Seattle Children’s Theatre and Seattle Repertory Theatre. Seattle Magazine Best Actress of 2011. Freedom Gobel, Martha Cratchit Freedom Gobel is a seventh grader at Parkside School for the Arts. She had a wonderful time playing Belinda Cratchit last year and is having just as much fun playing Martha Cratchit for this years production of A Christmas Carol. This year Freedom played Grace in Six Days of Grace at UPROOTED Theatre and competed in Mat Hot Ballroom for the second year in a row. She continues to play piano, read, and write short stories and plays. Freedom hopes you enjoy the show! Marti Gobel, Mrs. Cratchit/ Mrs.Sidebottom Marti Gobel can think of no better way to set off the holiday season than to be a part of the Cratchit family for the second time! Ms. Gobel was a proud Rep

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CAST BIOGR A PHIES Intern during the 2008/09 Season and has since returned to perform in Clybourne Park in 2013 (Francine/Lena) and Yankee Tavern in 2010 (Janet). Ms. Gobel has also had the honor of working with Milwaukee Shakespeare, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, First Stage Children’s Theater, Forward Theater Company, UPROOTED Theatre, Optimist Theatre and Next Act Theatre. She looks forward to working with Theatre Lila in January 2013 on the one woman show No Child. In addition, Ms. Gobel has had an exciting year touring in South Africa where she took part in a cultural exchange in partnership with UPROOTED Theatre, Rennaissance Theaterworks and Isitatha Theater. The experience left her even more passionate about the art of storytelling and the power of the actor to use words and body to heal the world. Ms. Gobel’s most challenging role to date has been as the Producing Artistic Director and Education Coordinator for UPROOTED Theatre. Eliza Hake, Mary Cratchit Eliza is thrilled to be in her first production with The Rep. She started her acting career at the age of 5 in the ensemble of Annie with the Falls Patio Players. Since then, she has performed in 7 shows with her favorite role being Gladys Herdman in The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Next spring she will be playing Trixie in Nancy Drew and Her Biggest Case Ever with First Stage Children’s Theater. When not on stage, she loves being a third grader at Valley View Elementary in Menomonee Falls, enjoys Brownie Scouts, playing with her friends, her dogs Riley and Lucy, and even hanging out with her big brother, Jack. Riley Halpern, Alice Cratchit Riley is a fifth-grader at St. Monica School in Whitefish Bay. She is absolutely thrilled to be in A Christmas Carol at The Rep. Previously, she has been seen at First Stage Children’s Theater in Five Little Monkeys and at

Milwaukee Youth Theatre in The Phantom Tollbooth. She loves to read and wants to be an actress and a writer when she grows up. Riley thanks The Rep and her family for this amazing opportunity. Meagan Haupt, Ensemble Meagan is in the 6th grade at St. Mary’s Springs Academy in Fond du Lac. This is Meagan’s second year in A Christmas Carol and she’s thrilled to be back! Some of her favorite past acting roles include Brigitta in The Sound of Music, Young Kangaroo in Seussical and Mary Cratchit in A Christmas Carol. Meagan enjoys playing the violin and guitar, and singing with the Fond du Lac Children’s Chorale in her free time. Nickclette Izuegbu, Ensemble Nickclette is very excited to join the Milwaukee Rep family. She was recently featured in Intimate Apparel as Mrs. Dickson, Ragtime at the Zach Scott Theater as Ensemble, and Sing, Muse at the Vortex Theater as Calliope. Other notable roles include Moth in Love’s Labour’s Lost, Phebe in As You Like It, Charmian in Anthony and Cleopatra, and Mary in River City. She holds a BA in Anthropology & Dramatic Arts from Harvard University and an MFA in Acting from the University of Texas in Austin. Kate Ketelhohn, Want Kate is thrilled to be working with The Rep again. In last year’s production of A Christmas Carol, she was honored to play Tiny Tim. Kate began her acting career with North Shore Academy of the Arts, where she has had many roles. Kate takes classes at First Stage Children’s Theater, and as a 5th grader, plays sports and sings in her school choir. Kate would like to thank The Rep for this wonderful opportunity, and her family, friends and teachers for their support. A Christmas Carol – 20

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CAST BIOGR A PHIES Ron King, Ensemble Ron is an actor and musician hailing from Savannah, GA. He appeared in several productions at Savannah College of Art and Design, and has performed at Forestburgh Playhouse. He has also served as music director. Ron would like to thank Milwaukee Rep for this opportunity. Josh MacCudden, Tiny Tim Josh is a fifth grader at Lake Country School in Hartland. He is thrilled to be making his Milwaukee Rep debut as Tiny Tim this holiday season! Some previous favorite roles include Matt in Gathering Blue, Dill in To Kill a Mockingbird, and Thorin in Hobbit The Musical. Josh would like to thank God for this opportunity. He also greatly appreciates the continuous support from his family, friends, teachers, fellow cast members, and the entire Rep staff. Martel Manning, Ensemble Martel is excited to be making his Milwaukee Rep debut! Hailing from Philadelphia, Martel recently earned his MFA in Acting from the University of Houston. Some favorite past credits include Three Sisters (Vershinin), As You Like It (Orlando) and Angels in America (Belize). “A big thank you to The Rep for this opportunity and to my family – I can’t do this without you.” Carlos Meyers, Percy Smudge Carlos is an eighth grader attending Golda Meir School. Previous acting experiences include two plays with First Stage Children’s Theater and special guest to the Young Company of First Stage, as well as school plays. Carlos is thrilled to be in his first

production with the Milwaukee Rep. Carlos’ passion is music: he is involved with the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, and plays several instruments. He hopes to take up musical conducting as a profession. Beth Mulkerron, Belle/Madeline/ Mourner Beth Mulkerron is thrilled to be back working with The Rep after recently appearing in Ragtime on the Quadracci Powerhouse stage and at the Stackner Cabaret in Hula Hoop Sha-Boop. She has performed across the country including Off-Broadway, in concert with Davis Gaines and locally at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, The Fireside Theatre and Skylight Music Theatre. Television and voiceover credits include Miller, General Electric, Wisconsin Lottery and NBC. Beth has also appeared in independent films and has enjoyed recording extensively for Hal Leonard. Beth studied Musical Theatre at the University of Cincinnati’s Conservatory of Music and received her BFA from Florida State University. Alexander Pawlowski, Mr. Grimgrind/ Mr. Topper This is the fourth consecutive A Christmas Carol in the historic Pabst Theater for Alex, starting when he was an intern here at The Rep. You may have also seen him as Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird, the Customs Officer in Cabaret, or as a member of the gang in The Rep’s Othello. Other regional work includes summers at The Utah and Illinois Shakespeare Festivals and a turn as Macbeth in Santa Monica, California. Much appreciation to Aaron, Mark, Brent and everyone here at The Rep, and also to his new bride, his one-in-a-million true love, Mariel.

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CAST BIOGR A PHIES James Pickering, Miss Tywce/Mrs. Fezziwig/Mr. Mudd/ Businessman This is Jim’s fortieth season with Milwaukee Rep, and this production of A Christmas Carol is his twenty-sixth. He takes this opportunity to thank Nagle Jackson and Sara O’Connor for having the courage to roll the dice back in 1976. They came up a seven, and thirtyeight seasons later we return yet again to the beautiful Pabst Theater to retell this, the greatest secular fable of human redemption ever written. Now for an indulgence in trivia. Here are the characters Jim has played (some of which no longer exist) in the four adaptations of Mr. Dickens’s story which have been performed here at The Rep: Bob Cratchit, Narrator #2, Fred, Marley’s Ghost, Mr. Topper, Businessmen #’s 2 and 3, Mr. Throttle, Old Joe, and Ebenezer Scrooge. Those adaptations were composed by Nagle Jackson, Amlin Gray, Romulus Linney, and (the current version) Joseph Hanreddy and Edward Morgan. The sets were designed by Christopher Idoine, Stuart Wurtzel, Vicki Smith, and Marjorie Bradley Kellogg, and the costumes by Liz Covey, Carol Oditz, and Martha Hally. Jim is an Artistic Associate at The Rep. He currently lives in Bay View with his beautiful wife, Tami Workentin, and his stepsons Jonah and Edan. Alyssa Sachs, Ensemble Alyssa Sachs is delighted to be in the children’s ensemble of A Christmas Carol for the second year in a row. She thoroughly enjoyed her experience playing Want in last year’s production, and is honored to be a part of the production again this year. Alyssa is 14 years old and an eighth grader at Milwaukee School of Languages where she is in the German curriculum. In 2011, Alyssa played the role of Captain Hook in First Stage Children’s Theater Junie B., Jones in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, and has been active in 23 – A Christmas Carol

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CAST BIOGR A PHIES currently the Assistant Director for Little Red Riding Hood at his school, Orchard Lane Elementary in New Berlin. At his school he is in choir, plays violin in orchestra, and the drums in band; he is also the Student Council Co-President. In his few minutes of free time he loves to find new and interesting words and hang out with his four chickens. Gabe would like to thank Aaron and Maggie for making his stage imaginings come true, and he hopes you enjoy this phantasmagorical performance. Luigi Sottile, Fred/Mr. Oatway Luigi is thrilled to be back at The Rep for A Christmas Carol with such talented and wonderful friends. Favorite credits: Buena Vista (Noah) –Steppenwolf Theatre Company; Seminar (Douglas) Philadelphia Theatre Company; An Ideal Husband (Lord Goring) -Walnut Street Theatre; Angels in America (Joe), In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play (Leo) – The Wilma Theater; Cyrano (Christian) - Arden Theatre Company; The Mystery of Irma Vep (Jane, Lord Edgar etc.) - Act II Playhouse; Nathan the Wise (Templar) -People’s Light & Theatre Company; Hothouse (Lush), The Lonesome West (Father Welsh) - Lantern Theater Company. Up next: Three Sisters (Andre) - Arden Theatre Company and Trinity Repertory Company. Thank you so much to The Rep and Aaron and especially to my family for their support! Jonathan Smoots, Mr. Philpot/Mr. Fezziwig/Mr. Scadger/ Businessman Jonathan Smoots returns with delight to participate in the telling of this remarkable story. Other Milwaukee Rep credits include: In the Next Room or the vibrator play (Mr. Daldry); Speaking in Tongues (Pete/Neal/John); The Seafarer (Mr. Lockhart); The Voysey Inheritance (Major Booth); A Doll’s House (Torvald); Arsenic and Old Lace (Jonathan 25 – A Christmas Carol

Brewster); The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Pato) and An Ideal Husband (Sir Robert Chiltern). As a resident actor at American Players Theatre Jonathan has played dozens of roles over 24 seasons, this past summer he was Joe Keller in All My Sons and Mr. Rice in Molly Sweeney. In February he will be in Next Act Theatre’s production of Race by David Mamet. Jonathan lives in Shorewood and is best known as golden retriever Toby and Laura Gordon’s best friend. Emily Trask, Catherine/ Mrs. Oatway/Cook/ Mourner Originally from Manitowoc, WI, Emily is delighted to be returning to The Rep for her fifth A Christmas Carol (fourth here in the Pabst Theater!), and has been lucky enough to tell this beautiful tale as Catherine, Belle and Martha. Favorite Rep credits: Armadale, Tartuffe, Yes. No. Maybe So., Chaps!, Napoli Millionaria. Emily has appeared in New York at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in The Chalk Garden with Angela Landsbury (staged reading), Off-Broadway’s Ensemble Studio Theatre with NYM, The Lark Theater, The Player’s Club, Titan Theatre Company, The Hamlet Project, The Greene Space, The Shakespeare Society, etc. Selected regional credits: five season company member at Utah Shakespeare Festival (Hamlet, Merchant of Venice, Henry V, The Secret Garden, etc.), Next Act Theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, Pioneer Theatre Company, Yale Cabaret, Yale Repertory Theatre, The Colonial, and Folger Theatre (most recently seen as Viola in Twelfth Night). Emily can be heard as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Ophelia in Hamlet in the new Folger Shakespeareaudiobook series and iPad/iPhone app, and seen in the upcoming Alison Krauss music-video (in collaboration with famous cartoonist Sandra Boynton). BA, Grinnell College. MFA, Yale School of Drama.

CAST BIOGR A PHIES Victoria Trettin, Ensemble Tory Trettin is thrilled to be a part of A Christmas Carol at The Rep this season. She is especially looking forward to performing at the beautiful Pabst Theater and sharing the stage with her brother Jack (Tiny Tim). Tory would like to thank Aaron Posner, The Rep and the entire cast for this amazing experience. Jack Trettin, Tiny Tim Jack Trettin is grateful for the opportunity to play Tiny Tim for a second year at the Milwaukee Rep. He would like to thank his sisters, Josie and Tory, for inspiring him to be an actor. Jack would also like to thank Aaron Posner, The Rep and all cast members for making this an incredibly awesome experience! Chris Vizurraga, Ensemble Chris Vizurraga is incredibly excited to be joining the Artistic Intern Ensemble at The Rep! Originally from Athens, GA, he graduated from Shorter College with a BFA in Musical Theatre. He moved to Chicago where he has worked professionally with Stone Soup Theatre Project. He would like to give thanks to all his family, friends and mentors for their unending support, and thanks to everyone at The Rep for this wonderful opportunity. Jonathan Wainwright, Bob Cratchit/Mr. Sidebottom Jonathan is terribly happy to be back at The Rep and back at The Pabst, but in the shoes of Bob Cratchit in this exciting production. He was seen as Roderigo in The Rep’s powerful

production of Othello, in the world premiere of Broken and Entered, as Vern, this past fall for Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, and as Sam in Grace at Next Act Theatre. Favorite roles at Next Act Theatre include Bobby in Coyote on a Fence, Clifford in Sideman and Kerry Max Cook in The Exonerated. Claire Zempel, Belinda Cratchit Claire, a seventh grader at Our Redeemer Lutheran School in Wauwatosa, is thrilled to be returning to The Rep after appearing last year as Alice Cratchit in A Christmas Carol. Recent roles include Eppie in Heaven Sent (Acacia Theater) and Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells (First Stage Children’s Theater). She can be seen next as Abbie this March in Crash at First Stage Children’s Theater. Claire is grateful to her family and friends for their support; and especially thanks the directors, actresses, actors, and crew at The Rep for putting together such a great show. Most importantly, she is thankful to God for this opportunity! Craig Wallace, Reverend Waghorn/ Marley/Old Joe Craig is pleased and excited to be performing here in Milwaukee at the The Rep. Currently residing in Washington D.C., Craig has performed in numerous productions at The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Folger Theatre, Ford’s Theatre, Arena Stage, as well as regional theaters all across the country. In yet another collaboration with director Aaron Posner, Craig looks forward to bringing all of these wonderful characters to life! Craig is a graduate of Howard University, Pennsylvania State University and The Royal National Theater, London.

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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 Aaron Posner, Director Aaron is a freelance director, playwright and teacher. He is an Artistic Associate of Folger Theatre and an Associate Artist here at Milwaukee Rep. Past Rep productions include My Name Is Asher Lev, To Kill A Mockingbird and last year’s A Christmas Carol. He is a founding Artistic Director of Philadelphia’s Arden Theatre Company and has directed over 100 productions at the nation’s major regional theaters. His plays and adaptations include Chaim Potok’s novels My Name Is Asher Lev (winner of last year’s Outer Circle Critics Award in NYC) and The Chosen, Stupid Fucking Bird (loosely adapted from Chekhov’s The Seagull) Who Am I This Time? (And Other Conundrums of Love), Sometimes A Great Notion, a musical adaptation of Mark Twain’s A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage and many more. Aaron is an Eisenhower Fellow, a graduate of Northwestern University, is from Eugene, Oregon and currently lives in Maryland with his wife, Erin Weaver, and his amazing daughter, Maisie.

includes directing Richard III for the Idaho Shakespeare Festival and Great Lakes Theater in Cleveland, Moliére’s The Misanthrope at The Pearl Theatre Company in New York, nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Best Revival, The Blonde, The Brunette and The Vengeful Redhead for Writers’ Theatre in Chicago (with Deborah Staples nominated for a Jeff Award for best Solo Performance), O Beautiful for Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Our Country’s Good for The REP/PTTP at The University of Delaware as well as productions of Private Lives and Macbeth for Utah Shakespeare Festival. Joe’s stage adaptation of Pride and Prejudice (with JR Sullivan) has received over 70 productions in the US and abroad, including the Oregon and Utah Shakespeare Festivals, South Coast Repertory, Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Round House Theatre in Washington, D.C. and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. He is currently directing the premiere of Lillian Groag’s Aimée and Jaguar at Northwestern University and this summer he will direct the premiere of his and JR Sullivan’s adaptation of Sense and Sensibility for the Utah Shakespeare Festival.

Joseph Hanreddy, Co-Adaptor Joe served as Milwaukee Rep’s Artistic Director from 1993 to 2010 during which time he established one of the country’s most respected resident acting ensembles, engaged acclaimed international directors to create innovative productions of world classics and produced several premieres of new plays by leading American dramatists. During his years with The Rep, Joe directed dozens of original and contemporary plays, as well as classics by Shakespeare, Schiller, Chekhov, Pirandello, Gogol, Oscar Wilde, John Millington Synge, W.S. Gilbert as well as commissioning and authoring several dramatic adaptations of world literature. Since leaving as Artistic Director, he has returned to direct Rep productions of Ten Chimneys and A Christmas Carol. His other recent work

Edward Morgan, Co-Adaptor Edward Morgan is a freelance director, writer and teacher. His upcoming projects include Race at Next Act Theatre, As You Like It at Great Lakes Theater, Idaho Shakespeare Festival and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, and the premiere of Twenty Seven, his adaptation of a Faulkner novella, at Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Recent projects include The Taming of the Shrew at Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Microcrisis at Next Act Theatre, To Kill a Mockingbird at Utah Shakespeare Festival, Dicen las paredes at Teatro 1887 in San Jose, Costa Rica, and teaching at several universities in the Dominican Republic. Mr. Morgan was Milwaukee Rep’s Associate Artistic Director for six seasons and directed a score of productions for The Rep. He has also worked at Virginia Stage Company,

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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 Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Round House Theatre, The Studio Theatre, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Trinity Repertory Company, The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Clarence Brown Theatre and others. He and his work have been honored with Helen Hayes Nominations and Awards, taped for Milwaukee Public Television and he was a Director’s Project Fellow through The Drama League of New York. Mr. Morgan is also a Casting Partner for Cirque du Soleil and on the roster of Fulbright Specialists. His website is: www.edward-morgan.com. Marjorie Bradley Kellogg, Scenic Designer Ms. Kellogg’s most recent design in the general Milwaukee area was in the summer of 2009 for The Philanderer at American Players Theatre. Her designs for opera include the world premiere of Richard Danielpour’s Margaret Garner for Michigan Opera Theatre, plus The Tender Land for Skylight Music Theatre and Paul Bunyan for the Manhattan School of Music. She will be designing at Glimmerglass Opera in their 2013 season. Broadway credits include a season as resident designer for the National Actors Theatre, as well as Any Given Day, the George C. Scott revival of On Borrowed Time, Lucifer’s Child (starring Julie Harris), American Buffalo with Al Pacino, Da, Requiem for a Heavyweight, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Solomon’s Child, Arsenic and Old Lace, Steaming and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Designs for Circle in the Square include Spokesong, Heartbreak House and Present Laughter. Off-Broadway, Ms. Kellogg has worked for New York Shakespeare Festival’s Public Theatre, Signature Theatre Company, Second Stage Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons and Roundabout Theatre Company, among others. She received the 2006 USITT Distinguished Achievement Award in Scene Design, and earlier, the 2002 Ruth Morley Design Award and the 1995 Mary L. Murphy Award for Excellence in Design. She shared the first Michael Merritt Award for Design and Collaboration in 1994. Other honors include the 1983/84 Boston Theatre Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Drama-Logue awards for 1988 and 1991 and the New York Drama Desk nomination for both the 1982/83

and 1983/84 seasons. She has worked in London, Moscow, in film and television and in the American resident theaters for 30 years. She was a 1992 – 94 Pew Charitable Trust Residency fellow with Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, GA. She has taught at Princeton University, Columbia University and has been Associate Professor of Design at Colgate University since 1995. She is the author of three science fiction novels (A Rumor of Angels, Harmony and Lear’s Daughters), plus a fantasy series, The Dragon Quartet. Her stage adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time was produced by Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis, and her original musical, Livin’ in the Garden, premiered at Alliance Theatre in 1997. Martha Hally, Costume Designer Martha Hally’s designs for The Rep include: Seven Keys to Slaughter Peak, The Government Inspector, King Lear, Armadale, Pride and Prejudice, Sueño, The Voysey Inheritance and The 39 Steps, among others. She has designed costumes at regional theaters across the country including Pittsburgh Public Theater, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Center Stage, Dallas Theater Center, Alley Theatre, Great Lakes Theater Festival and The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. Recent New York designs include: the Off-Broadway productions of Richard II (The Pearl Theatre Company); Katie Roche, Mary Broome and Wife to James Whelan (Mint Theater Company); The Late Christopher Bean and Bedroom Farce (TACT); Banished Children of Eve, Gaslight and The Field (Irish Repertory Theatre) and Secret Order (59E59). Martha has designed operas for Chicago Opera Theater, Virginia Opera, Manhattan School of Music and the Center for Contemporary Opera in NYC. Upcoming: London Wall for director Davis McCallum at the Mint Theater Company and Oh Beautiful for director Sandy Robbins at the Alley Theatre. Thom Weaver, Lighting Designer Off-Broadway credits include: How I Learned What I Learned and King Hedley II (Signature Theatre), Teller’s Play Dead, Thrill Me (York Theatre Company), Two Rooms (Theatre Row), Frankenstein (37 Arts Theatre), Masked (DR2 Theatre), Lincoln Center Festival, Vital Theatre A Christmas Carol – 28

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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 Company, Summer Play Festival, New York Musical Theatre Festival and Lincoln Center Institute. In Philadelphia, he has worked with Arden Theatre Company, The Wilma Theater, People’s Light & Theatre Company, Walnut Street Theatre, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Theatre Exile, 1812 Productions, Azuka Theatre, New Paradise Laboratories, Curtis Opera Theatre and Flashpoint Theatre Company, where he is Artistic Director. Regionally his work has been seen at CenterStage, Syracuse Stage, Portland Center Stage, The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cleveland Play House, Virginia Stage Company, California Shakespeare Theater, Asolo Rep Theatre, Theatre J, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Hangar Theatre, Children’s Theatre Company, Folger Theatre, Round House Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Spoleto, City Theatre Company, Pittsburgh Public Theater and Yale Repertory Theatre. His awards include the AUDELCO, fourteen Barrymore nominations, winning for In the Next Room or the vibrator play and three Helen Hayes nominations. Education: Carnegie Mellon and Yale School of Drama. Barry G. Funderburg, Sound Designer Barry is excited to return for his 16th season of A Christmas Carol and his 64th production at the Rep. Memorable Milwaukee Rep productions include Clybourne Park, Othello, The 39 Steps, The Cherry Orchard, Pride and Prejudice, Armadale, Mary Stuart, Work Song, and Angels in America. Off-Broadway, Barry designed the critically acclaimed New York premiere of Wittenberg at The Pearl Theatre Company. Regional theatre credits include Fake, Carter’s Way, and Mother Courage and Her Children at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, sixteen productions at Utah Shakespeare Festival, including the recent regional theatre premiere of Peter and the Starcatcher, and Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, City Theatre Company (Pittsburgh), CenterStage (Baltimore), Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Peninsula Players, American Players Theatre, L.A. Theatre Works, and Indiana Repertory Theatre. Chicago credits include Next Theatre Company, Theatre at the Center, and 31 – A Christmas Carol

Lookingglass Theatre Company. Barry has received four Chicago Equity Jeff Award nominations, the 1996 and 2008 Jeff Awards for Sound Design, and an MFA in sound design from Purdue University. Dan Kazemi, Vocal Coach Dan Kazemi is a New York based composer, actor, music director and educator, and is an Associate Artist at Milwaukee Rep. Dan was Musical Director for The Rep’s recent productions of Forever Plaid, Ragtime, Blues in the Night, Assassins, Always . . . Patsy Cline, Next to Normal and Cabaret. In Philadelphia, Dan recently musically directed Kerrigan/Lowdermilk’s Flash of Time and orchestrated and musically directed the world premiere musical, Tulipomania at the Arden Theatre Company. Dan musically directed Tick, Tick . . . Boom!, Austentations, The PhillyRocks! concerts, The World Goes Round (Barrymore nomination), Reefer Madness, Little Shop of Horrors, Rooms and The Great American Trailer Park Musical for 11th Hour Theatre Company. He also received a Helen Hayes Nomination for his work on the D.C. premiere of The Musical of Musicals: The Musical, a Barrymore Nomination for The Flea and the Professor (Arden Theatre Company), and received a Barrymore Award for 11th Hour’s Avenue X. At the Walnut Street Theatre, Dan musically directed, arranged and performed in The Irish . . . and How They Got That Way (Two Barrymore Nominations). Dan’s music has been performed at the Cirque de Demain in Paris, at the A.W.A.R.D. Show Philadelphia and in 213 Productions collaborations, Untitled Project #213 and Your Attention Please! Dan is also the composer of a new musical, The Tapioca Miracle (thetapiocamiracle.com). Michael Pink, Original Stage Movement Michael Pink is celebrating his 10th Anniversary with Milwaukee Ballet this season, making him the longest serving Artistic Director in the organization’s history. Since joining the Company in December of 2002, he has established himself as a prominent member of the Milwaukee arts community, demonstrating his commitment to the future of dance through new work, education and collaboration.

C R E AT I V E T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S He continues to build a strong working relationship with Milwaukee Rep, where his collaborations include A Christmas Carol, Assassins, Cabaret and Next to Normal. His artistic vision for Milwaukee Ballet continues to be exciting and challenging. His long awaited production of Peter Pan signified a major landmark in the Company’s history and was filmed by Milwaukee Public Television during its recent performances. Mr. Pink’s theatrical productions of Dracula, Esmeralda, Swan Lake, Giselle 1943, The Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and Romeo & Juliet have been hailed as ‘Classical Ballet for the 21st Century’. Magdalene Ellsworth, Stage Movement Director/Children’s Director Magdalene Ellsworth is a Chicago-based theatre director and educator and is overjoyed to be back with this wonderful story after working on it last year as a directing intern. Previous Milwaukee Rep credits include Forever Plaid (Stage Movement Director) as well as a full season of assistant directing in all four spaces at The Rep. Upcoming projects: 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Director) at Carthage College and Next to Normal (Director) at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Many thanks to Mark, Aaron, Dan, the entire creative team, stage management, and this very special cast. “I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” Jill Walmsley Zager, Dialect Coach Jill is very happy to be back at The Rep for the 2013/14 Season. Other Milwaukee Rep credits include: A Raisin in the Sun, Clybourne Park, Sense and Sensibility, A Christmas Carol, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Mountaintop, Assassins, To Kill a Mockingbird, Lombardi, Yellowman, Ten Chimneys, The 39 Steps, My Name Is Asher Lev, Laurel and Hardy and Cabaret. 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, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, Drury Lane Water Tower,

Apple Tree Theatre, Drury Lane Theatre & Conference Center, Utah Shakespeare Festival and Milwaukee Chamber Theatre. Jill earned her Master’s Degrees at Central School of Speech & Drama (London) and Northwestern. She is married to James Zager, the Head of the Theatre Program at Carroll University. Lara Leigh Dalbey, Make-up/Hair/Wig Designer Lara is happy to be returning to the beautiful Pabst Theater for her fifteenth A Christmas Carol. She is the Wig Master and Make-up Supervisor for The Rep. Her work has been seen at Arizona Opera, Skylight Musical Theatre, Opera in the Ozarks, American Players Theatre and Writers’ Theatre. 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: Ragtime, Clybourne Park, Assassins, Othello, Next to Normal, Death of a Salesman, Bombshells and Cabaret at The Rep; Oliver!, Born Yesterday, Great Expectations, Les Misèrables (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. Other productions include: Speaking in Tongues (U.S. Premiere), Roundabout Theatre Company; Speaking in Tongues (European Premiere; Barclays/TMA Best Director Nomination), Hampstead Theatre, London; Creator/Director – Soul Train, West End and three U.K. national tours; and the U.K. national tours of The Glass Menagerie, The Gingerbread Lady and Love & Marriage, A Christmas Carol – 32

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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 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 award-winning Derby Playhouse in the U.K. from 1992 to 2002. He serves on the National Advisory Board for the Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program at Ten Chimneys. Chad Bauman, Managing Director Chad Bauman is Milwaukee Rep’s newlyappointed Managing Director. Most recently, he worked at Arena Stage since 2007 and was instrumental in the 2010 opening of the Mead Center for American Theater, the largest performing arts center to open in the nation’s capital since the Kennedy Center. While at Arena Stage, he more than doubled earned revenue, reversed a decline in subscriptions by almost doubling the base, and shattered several company sales records that dated back almost 60 years. Besides his marketing acumen, he has considerable experience in business and strategic planning, operations and fundraising, as well as facilities management and information systems. Prior to Arena Stage, he was Director of Marketing and Communications for Americans for the Arts as well as at Virginia Stage Company in Norfolk, VA. He is a frequent speaker and consultant

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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 Rebecca Lindsey, Assistant Stage Manager Becca happily returns to the Milwaukee Rep, where she started off her professional career with an internship during the 2005/06 Season. Since then, she has been delighted to work on a variety of projects, including Ring of Fire, Sense and Sensibility, Next to Normal, Half Life and Guys on Ice. Becca has also enjoyed six seasons at American Players Theatre. Recent favorite credits there include The Admirable Crichton, Of Mice and Men and Heroes, and, elsewhere, The Wiz with Arkansas Repertory Theatre and three seasons touring with the Utah Shakespeare Festival. Kaitlin Kitzmiller, Assistant Stage Manager Kaitlin is so thrilled and beyond excited to be returning to The Rep for a second year. Last season she served as a stage management intern and is so privileged to be returning this season as the stage management apprentice. Kaitlin affectionately calls Omaha, NE home where she worked with Nebraska Shakespeare Festival, Ballet Nebraska and BravO! National Dance & Talent Competition. She owes an unspeakable amount of gratitude to her teachers, friends and family. Kimberly Carolus, Children’s Stage Manager Kimberly is delighted to have the opportunity to work on A Christmas Carol this year as the Children’s Stage Manager. Earlier this season she worked on I Left My Heart, Ragtime, and Forever Plaid at The Rep. Kimberly recently graduated from the University of Central Florida with her BFA in

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HONOR A RY TRUSTEES Richard A. Abdoo Patsy Aster James Baillon Jay Baker Katharine Banzhaf Gerry Biehl T. Michael Bolger Constance Bowman William B. Boyd Marilyn Bradley Joyce Broan Alan G. Brown Priscilla Chester Doris Chortek Kristine Cleary Paul Counsell John Crichton Michelle Crockett Danny Cunningham George Dalton Karen Dean William DeLind John Dillon George A. Dionisopoulos Joyce Dreyfus Robert Dye Stephen Einhorn Laurie Eiseman Thomas R. Ellis James D. Ericson Susan Esslinger Dr. Walter C. Farrell Jr. Robert Feitler David Fleck Byron Foster Timothy C. Frautschi Ann Gallagher Lisa Gehrke Lloyd A. Gerlach Mary Ann Gerlach Gary Giesemann Cecilia Gilbert Anne Gimbel Susan G. Godfrey David M. Goelzer

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Conrad Goodkind William Haberman Edward T. Hashek Anne M. Hazelwood Jill Heavenrich Jacqueline Herd-Barber John Hevey John Holbrook Richard Holscher Randall L. Hoth Janet Hume Gwen T. Jackson Nagle Jackson Norman Jacobs Ben E. Johnson Judy Jorgensen Larry Jost Steven Kent J. Patrick Keyes Natalie Kranbuehl Frank Krejci Billie Kubly F. D. Kuester Mark Kultgen David Kundert Arthur J. Laskin James LaVelle Jack Lewis Phoebe Lewis David J. Lubar Marianne Lubar Susan Lueger Audrey A. Mann Janet Martin Larry Martin Vincent Martin Patrick C. McAllister Hazelyn McComas Barbara J. McCrory Randall McElrath Patti Brash McKeithan Venora McKinney Michael McNeely Sandra McSweeney Richard Meeusen

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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 Mark Benskin Wendy W. Blumenthal Warren Buliox Jane Chernof Mark J. Diliberti Norman Dyer Susan Esslinger Patrick Gallagher Cecilia Gilbert John Hunzinger, P.E. Stephen Isaacson Michael Jolin, CFA J. Patrick Keyes Kristine Lueders Randall McKennie Dwight L. Morgan Abigail J. Nash Dr. Mark Niedfeldt Gregory C. Oberland Elizabeth Quadracci-Harned Joseph A. Rock Daniel C. Roskom Micky Sadoff Thomas Scrivner Edward Seaberg Stephen VanderBloemen Thomas Warden Stacy P. Williams

President-Elect James E. Braza Vice President, Audience Development John Greene Vice President, Trustees Patrick Smith Vice President, Development Catherine Robinson Vice President, Strategic Planning Pete Hotz Secretary Matt Bartel Treasurer Kathleen A. Gray At Large Robert H. Manegold

FR IE N DS OF T H E R E P BOA R D OFFICERS

DIRECTORS AT LARGE

President Daniel C. Roskom

Erica Bail Eunice Beckendorf Terry Bell Melita Biese Susan Esslinger Don Fraker Cecilia Gilbert Cathy Jakicic Connie Kordsmeier Aaron Rosko JJ Selland Judi Widen

Vice President, Fundraising Walter Daumler Vice President, External Services Brittany Roskom Vice President, Internal Services Sue McComb Secretary Aileen Smith Treasurer Diane Dalton Past-President Judy Berdan

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T H E S TA F F ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Mark Clements

ARTISTIC

Associate Artistic Director & Director of New Project Development.....................Brent Hazelton Artistic Associate: Casting & Artistic Intern Company Director.............................. JC Clementz Artistic Associate....................Michael M. Kroeker Literary Coordinator.....................Leda Hoffmann EDUCATION Education Director.........................Jenny Kostreva Education Associate...................... Neal Easterling Education Assistant............... Lindsey Hoel-Neds Teaching Artists..........Marcy Kearns, Cheryl Ann Lisowski, Flannery Steffens Education Intern....................................Hope Parow Part-time Intern.............................. Bethany Blount

ASSOCIATE ARTISTS

Show Assistant/Shopper............ Jennifer Vinent Wig & Make-up Supervisor... Lara Leigh Dalbey Stylist.................................................... Kevin McElroy Head Wardrobe....................................... Caitlin Lux Wardrobe.......... Carrisa Sexton, Thomas Novak, . Rachel Stenman Costume Apprentice..........................Haley Jaeger Lighting & Sound Lighting and Video Directors................................... ...................... Aimee Hanyzewski, Ryan Bertelson Interim Sound Director.......................... Erin Paige Design Intern.....................Kim Duman Schechter 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........... Katie Andrew Props Intern.......................... Angela Heather Zylla

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

Scenic Technical Director.................................. Tyler Smith Assistant Technical Director...................................... ...................................................Elizabeth Winchester Charge Scenic Artist........................... Jim Medved Lead Scenic Artist........................... Shannon Mann Scenic Artist...........................................Kira Nehmer TD Apprentice...................................... Kelly Pursley

ARTISTIC INTERNS

Stage Management Production Stage Manager...... Sarah Hoffmann Stage Managers.............Jennifer Lynn Anderson, Richelle Harrington Calin, Briana Fahey, Sarah Deming-Henes, Rebecca Lindsey, Timothy Markus, Kimberly Ann McCann, Marcy Victoria Reed, Laura F. Wendt Stage Management Apprentice......................................Kaitlin Kitzmiller Stage Management Interns............................................. Kimberly Carolus, Rachel Lantow

Acting Interns........Joe Boersma, Patrick Budde, Anna Cline, Kyle Curry, Kamille Dawkins, Elyse Edelman, Armand Fields, Nickclette Izuegbu, Ron King, Martel Manning, Chris Vizurraga, Sara Zientek Directing Interns....... Frank Honts, Emily Penick

PRODUCTION

Production Manager.................................................... ..................................... Melissa Vartanian-Mikaelian Assistant Production Manager.................................. .................................................. Christine Ann Cooksy Production Purchaser................... Peter J. Koenig Assistant Stagehand........Keri Lynn Christopher Production Intern..........................Dionna Fletcher Costumes Costume Director.................................. Mary Folino Costume Shop Assistant...................... Amy Horst Senior Draper...................... Alexander B. Tecoma Draper...................................................April McKinnis Tailor........................................................... Jef Ouwens First Hand...................................... Jessica H. Jaeger Junior First Hand............................... Leslie Vaglica Stitchers.................................Kari Ehler, Carol Ross, Micky Simmons Crafts Master...................................... Andrea Bouck 41 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A Christmas Carol

Resident Stagehands & Carpenters Terry Brannan, Bill Burgardt, Sam Garst, Rick Grilli, Dave Hicks, Paul Kneevers, John Nusslock, Jason Pruzin, Robert Schultz, Jim Zinky

T H E S TA F F MANAGING DIRECTOR Chad Bauman

ADMINISTRATION

General Manager.............................. Claude Binder Company Manager.................... Dawn Marie Ross Management Associate...............Laura Rummler Receptionists...................... Andrea Roades-Bruss, Nicole Carlin, Michael Evans, Grace Hern, Katherine Ketter, Magdelyn Monahan Intern................................................. Jasmine Oparah

DEVELOPMENT

Director of Development............Marina S. Krejci Director of Annual Giving.......Maripat Monahan Associate Director of Annual Giving......................................Amy Dorman Development Events Manager.........Michele Luu Development Assistant................. Casey Harding Development Interns.......................Krystal Drake, Nicholas Pjevach

FINANCE

Finance Director.......................... Leslie Fillingham Payroll/Benefits Specialist......Theresa Coleman Finance and Production Accounting Assistant......................... Marie Holtyn

HOUSEKEEPING

Housekeeping Supervisor................ Bruce Melick Housekeeping Staff.............................Regail Blade, Kaye Johnyakin, Dennis Reed, Rosie L. Williams

House Operations Audience Services Manager...........................................Casey Schroeter Audience Services Staff................... Seth Bobrow, Claire Bancroft, Asia Cobb, LaToya Dennis, Erika Jane Gilbertson, Joshua Handrich, John Mussatti, Demetrius Truss Ticket Office Ticket Operations Manager........................................ Michelle J. Usadel Ticket Office Manager...........................Rob Novak Senior Ticket Representatives...... Jessica Jante, Jamie Lacy Representatives......Jess Betts, Katherine Duffy, David Dziatkiewicz, Michael Kielczewski, Harry Loeffler-Bell, Alexis McKinney, Johnell Major-Wesley, Taylor Phillips, Tracey Smith, Lindsay St. Arnold, Laurel Stofan, Kat Sterner, Kathryn Welden

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Stackner and Concessions Manager....................................... Matthew Flannery Chef............................................................Clifford Hull Cabaret Staff: Michael Anderson, Michael Beyer, Kathleen Borchardt, Natalie Christian, Roberto Dipietrantonio, Brandon Duncan, Darian Emerson, Maddy Ernst, Caitlin Hagness, Tayna Haynes, Alex Hermann, Matt Hermann, Mariel Hildebrand, Vinnie Ingrilli, Caitlin Lux, Annamarie Meganck, Jeff Marquardt, Andrew Mueller, Jim Passow, Mike Passow, Jon Peters, Claire Rydzik, Jaime Schnittke, Frenisha Smith, Jeanne Suminski, Mary Vang, Charles Wallace

MAINTENANCE

Chief Building Engineer............. Mark A. Uhrman Lead Engineer........................................ James Ross Engineers....................... Riley Padron, Todd Ross

MARKETING

Director of Marketing & Communications.....................................Lisa Fulton Associate Director of Marketing.................................................... Josh Gren Marketing Associate........................Kaitlin Schlick Graphic Designers..................................... Eric Reda Benten Melbourne Photographer...............................Michael Brosilow Videographer............................The Stage Channel Public Relations Public Relations Director............. Cindy E. Moran

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DONORS THANK YOU to our donors who help The Rep create live theater at its best! The following list represents organizations and individuals who have made a cumulative financial contribution of $250 or more between November 1, 2012 November 6, 2013. For a complete list of all our supporters, please visit www.MilwaukeeRep.com.

Corporation, Foundation and Government Giving $1 million + United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF)

Participants in the Matching Gift Program American Transmission Company Assurant Health AT&T Foundation Matching Gift Center Aurora Health Care Bon-Ton Stores Foundation $50,000 - $99,999 $1,000 – $9,999 Bucyrus Foundation, Inc. Shubert Foundation Badger Meter, Inc. Chevron David and Julia Uihlein Briggs & Stratton Corporation GE Healthcare Charitable Foundation Foundation, Inc. General Electric Foundation CT Charitable Fund Heartland Advisors $25,000 – $49,999 Fiduciary Management, Inc. Illinois Tool Works Patty and Jay Baker High Point Fund Foundation Foundation Dorothy Inbusch Foundation Johnson Controls Foundation CAMPAC Johnson Controls Foundation Johnson Controls, Inc. The Friends of The Rep The Lubar Family Foundation Mead Witter Foundation, Inc. Greater Milwaukee The Maihaugen Foundation Pfizer Foundation Matching Foundation Milwaukee Arts Board Gifts Program MillerCoors Charles D. Ortgiesen Reader’s Digest Foundation National Endowment for the Foundation Rockwell Automation Corp. Arts Target Matching Gift Program Northwestern Mutual The VanderBloemen Group SPX Corporation Foundation Wells Fargo LLC U.S. Bank Wisconsin Energy WE Energies $10,000 – $24,999 Corporation BMO Private Bank Season Restaurant In-Kind Edward U. Demmer $250 - $999 Donors Foundation Actors’ Equity Foundation, Ian’s Pizza Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Inc. Karma Bar & Grill Charitable Trusts Chase Sababa Einhorn Family Foundation Greater Milwaukee Harley-Davidson Foundation Association of Realtors Helen Bader Foundation, Inc. Youth Foundation Lloyd and Edith Herrold Trust Wallace Foundation Frieda & William Hunt Memorial Trust Milwaukee Public Schools Penzeys Spices $100,000 - $999,999 Jane Bradley Pettit The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Foundation Rockwell Automation Herzfeld Foundation Wisconsin Arts Board

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DONORS Director ($5,000-$9,999) Matthew J. Bartel Mark and Vicky Benskin Julia and Bladen Burns Jane and Stephen Chernof Mark and Amy Diliberti Susan and Gee Esslinger John and Tameica Greene Kathleen Gray and Ronald R. Hofer Peter and Linda Hotz John and Marci Hunzinger Stephen and Roberta Isaacson Kristine and Wayne Lueders Geraldine Mesching Dwight and Marleen Morgan Drs. Mark and Jennifer Niedfeldt David and Susan Ogden Joseph A. and Sarah Rock Micky and Ron Sadoff Thomas and Meredith Scrivner Patrick Smith and Ed Seaberg Jay and Anne Schamberg Mary John Sullivan and Robert Sullivan Thomas Warden Teddy and Karin Werner Stacy and Blair Williams

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Ronald Thrash Mike and Peg Uihlein Dr. and Mrs. Paul Weisman Wilfred Wollner Clare and Judy Zempel

Stage Manager ($1,000-$1,499) Anonymous 7Summits LLC Joan and Dick Abdoo Renee E. Anderson and David R. Ham Nancy Balcer Bob Barthel Ginny and Mike Bolger Lisa and Tom Braun Dr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Camitta Playwright ($1,500-$2,499) Cherchian Family Foundation Beverly and Ervin Colton Fran and Lowell Adams Kay and John Crichton Mark and Gerry Biehl Evelyn Ericson Cheryl and Mark Brickman Leslie Fillingham Randal and Mary Lynn Karen and Gardner Brotherhood Friedlander David B. Carter Molly and David Fritz Margaret Dethloff Lloyd and Mary Ann Gerlach James and Rosemary Dolan Bernadine and Stephen Graff Aly El-Ghatit Fund Mr. and Ms. Chris Foley R. Christie Hanna Byron and Suzanne Foster Leland Hansen Franklyn and M. Anne Gimbel Norma and Bill Harrington Greater Milwaukee Howard and Susan Hopwood Foundation: Assistant Director Charles and Mary Kamps Margaret Heminway Wells ($2,500-$4,999) Pam Kriger Fund Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Aster Arthur and Nancy Laskin Laurie Hazzard Isabel L. Bader Jack and Joan Malin Dr. and Mrs. Burt Hoffman John and Carol Bannen Larry Martin and Linda Rice Janet and Graham Hume Chad M. Bauman Mary E. McAndrews Aaron and Christy Jagdfeld Patti and Jack McKeithan Kathe and Bill Biersach Maja Jurisic and Don Fraker Mary A. McKey Elaine Burke Robert and Gail Korb Michael and Sandra McNeely Robert and Carolyn Burrell Phoebe R. and John D. Lewis Richard and Maribeth Mr. and Mrs. Mark Clements Foundation Meeusen Ruth DeYoung Kohler Dr. Paul W. Loewenstein Jim and Sally Mergener Suzy Ettinger and Ms. Jody Kaufman The George and Julie Mosher Kirt and Dixie Fiegel Loewenstein Family Foundation Richard S. and Ann L. Susan and Robert Lueger David Olson and Claire Gallagher Vivian Moller Fritsche Patrick and Molly Gallagher Robert and Dianne Morris Bob and Mary Lou Parrish Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan Bruce and Peppy Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill Elaine N. Peterson LLP Dr. David Paris Leigh Peterson Susan and John Harrits Jim and Gwen Plunkett Gordana and Milan Racic Greater Milwaukee James and Lys Reiskytl John Shannon and Jan Serr Foundation: Paul and Lynn Rix Kathie and John Shutkin Anthony and Andrea Patrick Schmidt and Dewey Dave and Jean Simbro Bryant Family Fund Caton Joan and Mike Spector Edward Hashek and John Jors Nita Soref James and Elaine Sweet Carla and Robert Hay Ted and Marybeth Strupp Judy Van Till Henry and Margery Howard Maureen Swokowski and Sargit Warriner Kenton and Janet Howenstine Hillerian Hess Ruth A. Way A Christmas Carol â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 44

DONORS Principal Actor ($500-$999) Anonymous Matteo Alioto Helen and Bruce Ambuel Carole Anderson Elma and James Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Arfman Daniel and Amy Argall Karen and Peter Balistreri Dr. and Mrs. R. P. Barthel Roberta Boczkiewicz Julie Buss Bruce and Kathi Campbell Jim Cauley and Brenda Andrews Peter E. and Helen G. Chang The Margaret and Lauren Charous Charitable Fund Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Chusid Milt and Sue Cleary Koch Bunny and Ron Cohen Kathleen Conroy and Michael Slupik Jo Covelli Danny and Jolinda Cunningham Russell and Sandra Dagon Kathy and Jim Daly Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Degnan James and Mary Paula Dix Pamela Dodd-Lippert and Michael Lippert Carol Z. Dolphin Tom and Mary Domer Mr. William E. Eastham Richard and Nina Edelman Dale and Mary Erickson Bruce and Kathy Ford Jane M. Foster Robert and Susan Friebert Jean Friedlander Mr. and Mrs. Burzoe Ghandhi Larry and Geli Golopol Donald and Barbara Grande Greater Milwaukee Foundation: Georgiana and Robert Taylor Fund William and Carmen Haberman Libby and Bill Hansen Arlene Hansen Cliff Hartmann Ed and Priscilla Heinecke Ralph and Bonnie Hensel Jill and Mal Hepburn Lois and William Hoover Dr. Lawrence and Joyzele Howards 45 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A Christmas Carol

Kelly Hunter Suzanne and Michael Hupy Ann Janikowski Jeffrey Leo Jungbluth Jack and Myrna Kaufman Laurence and Jo Ann Kauth Jon and Marilyn Kay Paul and Amy Kolo Deborah Kozina Christine Krause Mary Pauly Lacy Steen and Janice Larsen Caroline Laubenheimer Micaela Levine and Thomas St. John Robert and Mary Loots Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lukitsch John Lumber Heidi Maetzold Janet and Andy Martin Chris and Judy Martinez Dr. Raul and Pamela Mateo Guy and Mary Jo McDonald Jere McGaffey David and Genie Meissner Daryl and Rita Melzer Kenn Miller and Wendy Walker Miller Gregory and Susan Milleville Mark and Jequitta Molot Brian Mrochinski M. Lucille Neff Dr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Pagedas Mary G. Peterson Elizabeth Pfeiffer Carol Porth Judith Price James and Kristine Rappe Dr. John and Theresa Ridley David and Pat Rierson Allen and Pat Rieselbach Mickey B. Ripp Lucy Rosenberg Mrs. Pat Schlick Jim and Andrea Schloemer Judy and Tom Schmid Mary Wehrle-Schnell and Richard Schnell Theodore Schulte Thomas and Lori Schuster Linda L. Sell, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Roger D. Senn Joseph and Amy Silvers Brenda Skelton and Jim Bendtsen Marlyn and Neal Spear Jo Ann Stade Randel Steele and Margaret Gonzales

Anne and Fred Stratton Mary L. Tobin John and JoAnn Touchett Renee Johnson Tyson and Joseph Tyson Chandra S. Unni Sheryl Van Haren Kent and Marcia Velde Nina and Gerald Walker Dorothy Whittenberger Sandy & Sunny Williams Tom and Marlys Williams Norm and Prati Wojtal Lee Wolcott Mary Wolfe Robert Woodbury Gertrude Zauner R. Douglas and Sharon Ziegler Michael Zilliox Bettie Zillman Supporting Actor ($250- $499) Anonymous(5) Jim and Terri Alioto Paul Ashe James and Susan Baillon Alan and Rose Marie Baron Conrad and Barbara Barrows Clinton Barry Donald and Donna Baumgartner Stephen and Barb Becker Philip Bergold Dr. and Mrs. John Bjork Marie Bosetti and Tom Ehlen Richard and Victoria Bourdow Joyce Broan Jill and Frits Broekhuizen Ruth and August Busacker Jayne and Eric Butlein Gerard Capell and Julie Whelan Capell Timothy Carr Sheryl Centanni Tom and Belle Chatton Steve and Nancy Check Chris and Jean Clementz Chris and Judi Collins Rev. David E. Cooper Karen and Robert Dean Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dier Doug and Diane Doers Charles Drake Anne DuPuy Michael Dwyer Jean and Eugene Eisman Christine L. Fenner

DONORS Robert Ferriday Mary Teresa Flaherty Janet and David Fleck Michele and Jerry Flemma R. Mark and Debbie Frederick Ronald and Judith Froehlich Allan F. and Mary Ellen Froehlich Edward and Patricia Gibson Gary and Faye Giesemann Jim and Lynn Gilbert Jon and Nancy Gilmore Dr. and Mrs. Nate Glassman Marcy Glisczinski Carolee and Henry Goetzinger Conrad and Sandra Goodkind Idy and William Goodman Burton Goodman Natalie Gorchynsky Catherine S. Graf Alfonso and Joyce Graham Nona Graves Greater Milwaukee Foundation: James and Mary La Velle Fund Thomas and Beth Groble Gregory Grumke Michael and Barbara Guolee Lynn Hafemeister E. M. Hoffmann Judith Holbrook Robert L Holmes and Janice Effinger Reynolds Honold Rev. Joseph F. Hornacek Richard Ippolito and Pamela Frautschi Valerie Jablonka Roy H. Jablonka Todd and Connie Jaremko Deb and Peter Johnson Marlene Kagen Cindy and Michael Katzoff Greg and Barb Kedrowski Kathy Klobuchar Margaret Knight Jacek Kowalski and Kathleen Schneider John Krajnak Sr. Stanley and Shirley Kritzik Harvey Kurtz and Yvonne Larme Jeff A. LaMarre Dale and Sandra Landgren Elaine and Larry Lange Justine Leonard Richard and Lisa Lokken Dr. and Mrs. Richard London

Peter Lovance Glen and Sally Lunde Neal and Mardi Madisen Brian and Susan Manthey Kathy and Frank Mattaino Debesh and Linda Mazumdar Mrs. Susan McGovern Bernard and Susan McCartan Judith R. McGauran Barbara McMath Anthony and Donna Meyer Howard and Sara Miller Mark Sabin and Mary Moberg Sabin Paul J. Moderacki Claudia and Joseph Moll John and Rosemary Monroe Sue Nelsen Mary Newton Paul and Carolyn Noelke Alan and Kathleen Olsen Myron and Annette Olson Elizabeth and Jim Orth Marlene Ott John Pankiewicz MD Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Parent Lyle and Laurel Peters Marlyene Pfeiffer James and Lisa Phillips Fred Pike J. D. and Sally Polley Karen and Edward Purcell Roberto and Marcia Ramirez Scott and Amy Reid Patrick and Peggy Remfrey Roger Ritzow Darlene and Willie Rose Drs. Benson Massey and Ann K. Rosenthal Gregory and Bibi Rosner Daniel and Karen Ross Phillip M. Ryback Judith Schaffer Jane and Gregory Schneider James and Kathi Scholler David and Margaret Schrader Martin and Elaine Schreiber George Schroeder and Mary Arenberg Lawrence and Hollis Schuetz Janice K Schur Beverly Schwabe Stacy L Schwarze Robert Sharpe Mason Sherwood Rahul Pandya Scott Silet Robert and Cindy Simon Mark and Nancy Smuckler Maria Steinmetz

Mary Stockinger Ken and Jeanette Stoller Judith and William Stone Robert Storm and Catherine Shaw Mary Stott and John Becker Richard and Susan Strait Robert and Betty Streng Marjorie Sutton Susan Thiele Jim Tidey Ann Tisdale Thomas and Patricia Towers Lynn Tracy Carla and W. Gregory Von Roenn Dan and Heidi Walker Jerry and Donna Walsh Sue Wells Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Wesolek Gary Neitzel and Debra Wiedmeyer Wiers Family Fund of the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation John and Karleen Wilde Thomas A. and Jane B. Witkowski Pete and Penny Woodcock Ted and Ann Zess In Kind Gifts Hanna Baltas Marion Bernitite Teri Bretza Larry and Gina Cairns Diane Dalton Jason Fassl Mary and L. Mark Flagg Pamela Foard and Lawrence D’Attilio Sam and Meghan Garst Judy Hansen Richard and Joanne Hehn Ken and Carmen Ilseman Linda Jacobson Niven and Peter Kingwill Gilbert and Nancy Krueger Marina and Frank Krejci Brian Mani and Marie Kohler Michele and Van Luu Thomas and Barbara Marshall Kimberly McCann Michael and Sandra McNeely Danelle O’Neill Jef Ouwens Jim Pickering Mary and Earl Reistad A Christmas Carol – 46

DONORS Caryl Robers and Mark Geisheker Catherine and Buddy Robinson Lonie Ross Tyler Smith Robert and Janet Snyder Michelle Usadel Sue Weinlein Beth and Bruce Yeko Cindy Yomantas Gertrude Zauner

Memorial Gifts In Memory of Fred Miller Mary John Sullivan and Robert Sullivan Honoring Gifts In Honor of Eliza and Tim Audley Anthony and Donna Meyer In Honor and Appreciation of Patti and Jay Baker James and Elaine Sweet

In Honor of Wendy and Warren Blumenthal for their 40th Anniversary Donald and Donna Baumgartner Brynn Bloch Mary and James Connelly James and Ellen Flesch Marina and Frank Krejci Richard and Elyce Lernor Susan and Robert Lueger Liane Schuminsky Bernard and Eileen Staller Sherry and David Weinberg

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GROUCHO-A LIFE IN REVIEW Next Act Theatre

Through December 8

THINGS BEING WHAT THEY ARE Milwaukee Chamber Theatre

Through December 15

NOISES OFF Milwaukee Repertory Theater

Through December 22

FOREVER PLAID Milwaukee Repertory Theater

Through December 29

Arthur Marx has penned a loving and revealing tribute to his dad and uncles who made up the most famous – and funniest – family of all time: the Marx Brothers.

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Noises Off is a hysterical romp packed full of a side-splitting collection of forgotten cues, missed connections, and backstage hilarity!

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LES MISÉRABLES Skylight Music Theatre

Through December 29

A CUDAHY CAROLER CHRISTMAS In Tandem Theatre

Through January 5

WORDS AND MUSIC Frankly Music

December 2 & 3

FESTIVE SOIREE WITH ROBIN PLUER Wisconsin Conservatory of Music

December 5, 6 & 14

This epic tale of passion and sacrifice will be a phenomenal way to share live theatre with the family during this holiday season.

Join Stasch, Pee Wee, Edna, Trixie and the gang as they warble their way through such classics as “Ach ya’ Der Once,” “We T’ree Guys from Cudahy Are,” and “O, Bowling Night”!

Several unique works that blend text and music are explored, including the works of Schubert, Ned Rorem, Samuel Barber, and Schoenberg’s “Transfigured Night.”

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December 6 & 7, 6:30 p.m.

GLORIA Waukesha Choral Union

December 6 & 8

CANDY CANE TALES & HOLIDAY CAROLS Waukesha Civic Theatre

December 6-22

50 SHADES OF SLEIGH Cedarburg Cultural Center

December 6-7

An evening of feasting, pageantry and song in celebration of the Yuletide season.

The 40th anniversary will bring a “Season of Light” through choral works by Vivaldi and Haydn with modern works of John Rutter and Ola Gjeilo.

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THE RAT PACK IS BACK Milwaukee Theatre

December 7

JOHN MCGIVERN IN HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Oconomowoc Arts Center

December 8

PROMETHEUS TRIO Wisconsin Conservatory of Music

December 9 & 10

AN OLD WORLD CHRISTMAS WITH MARGARET LIU, PIANO Wisconsin Philharmonic

December 10

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The holiday season will ring with laughter when Milwaukee’s funniest man, John McGivern, takes the stage with a new take on his favorite holiday.

Beethoven: Trio in G Major; Amram: 3 Songs for Marlboro for Horn and Cello (1961); Martinu: Duo No. 1 for Violin and Cello. Guest: Matthew Annin, French Horn.

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December 12

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December 14, 7:00 p.m.

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December 14 & 15

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“Christmas A Cappella” features a blend of ancient and contemporary pieces, including a selection of works from J.S. Bach and familiar holiday carols.

It’s old-time radio with live music and sound effects, 1950s Milwaukee nostalgia, and an instudio story that complements George Bailey’s search for meaning.

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THE STORY OF THE NUTCRACKER The Studio of Classical Dance Arts

December 14 & 15

THE JOURNEY: A LIVE NATIVITY Christ Church in Mequon

December 14, 5-8:30 p.m. December 15, 2-6:00 p.m.

Please join us for our 8th annual performance of “The Story of the Nutcracker.”

Use your shekels at the Bethlehem shops, watch period craftsmen make pots and baskets, experience the interactive live nativity, and enjoy Christmas music by local groups.

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December 21

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January 10 & 11

Subtitled “Biography of the Runaway Slave Esteban Montejo,” it is a work that fits perfectly in the Skylight’s conversation about freedom and revolution this season.

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January 11-12, 18-19

THE UNDERSTUDY Renaissance Theaterworks

January 17February 9

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January 18

FOUNDERS CONCERT Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra

January 19

At times hilarious, gently provocative and touching, this intimate musical has delighted old and young alike with a message about the gift found in giving.

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