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ADDING MACHINE: A MUSICAL May 20 – June 12 Original Music by Joshua Schmidt Libretto by Jason Loewith & Joshua Schmidt Based on the play THE ADDING MACHINE by Elmer Rice ADDING MACHINE: A MUSICAL was developed and received its world premiere at the Next Theatre Company, Artistic Director Jason Loewith, on February 5, 2007. ADDING MACHINE: A MUSICAL was produced in New York by Scott Morfee, Tom Wirtshafter and Margaret Cotter at the Minetta Lane Theatre, opening night February 25, 2008.
Stage Director: Kate Buckley Co-Music Director/Vocal Director: Joe Cerqua Co-Music Director/Conductor: Jeremy Ramey Assistant Music Director: Ruben Piirainen Production Stage Manager: Kimberly Ann McCann* Assistant Stage Managers: Lillian Tillson, Paul Madden Set Designer: Nathan Stuber Costume Designer: Holly Payne Lighting Designer: Jason Fassl** Sound Designer: Gary Ellis ADDING MACHINE: A MUSICAL is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. supported by Skylight Opera Theatre’s CLARION SOCIETY
This production was supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. **Member of the United Scenic Artists
A MESSAGE FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR We are so thrilled that Josh’s first show is making its Wisconsin premiere at Skylight since he had our company in mind while writing Adding Machine. Josh spent a lot of time here during his high school and college years. We are delighted for his success not only with Adding Machine, but with his second show, A Minister’s Wife, which runs through June 12 at Lincoln Center in New York City. We would like to thank the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for its generous support of Adding Machine. We were so honored to learn that we were recipients this year and we are pleased that the NEA values our commitment to supporting new works and to providing educational opportunities in conjunction with this production. We would also like to thank our Clarion Society, whose multi-year commitments help make our future secure. We have made great progress on our goal to match the $150,000 Challenge Fund that was created by several generous donors this year. With less than $16,000 left to go, we are within reach our goal. Your new or additional gift will help us complete the challenge by the end of our fiscal year on June 30th. It has been a wonderful season at Skylight with six productions of which we are extremely proud. We hope you’ll join us next year for another exciting, uniquely Skylight season including: The Rivals (World Premiere), The Music Man, Edith Piaf Onstage, Daddy Long Legs (World Premiere), Sunday in the Park with George, Niffer Clarke’s Beyond the Ingénue and Things That Go Ding!. Finally, in April we were saddened by the sudden and unexpected passing of a longtime Skylight friend, Dr. Sydney Johnson, and we extend our deepest sympathies to his wife, and his entire family. Dr. Johnson supported Skylight in so many ways, as Board member, donor, subscriber and even as unofficial photographer. He will be remembered and sadly missed. Amy S. Jensen and Bill Theisen A M E S S AG E F R O M T H E W R I T E R – J O S H S C H M I D T In 1992, I saw my very first theatrical production, Candide, at Skylight’s Jefferson Street space. I was dragged there by my piano teacher Susan Sonneborn. Contrary to my expectations, the event made quite an impression on me. I was captivated and surprised by how the actors emerged from all parts of the house, performing right in front of my seat at times. Of course, I was thrilled with the virtuosic little orchestra crammed into a closet space in front of the tiny stage. One can pinpoint my interest in pursuing a career in the arts to this very moment. In 1996, Ray Jivoff and Tony Clements hired me to accompany them for their cabaret The Ray and Tony Dog and Pony Show. Soon after, Richard Carsey hired me to be assistant musical director and synth programmer on Wings. These two projects represent my first two professional gigs as a musician. For the early part of my career, Skylight was my artistic home outside of my music composition/ technology studies at UWM with Yehuda Yannay and Jon Welstead. I will never forget that, or how those experiences changed my life. Before I knew it, I found myself fully immersed in all that was music and performing arts in this city. I was playing gigs with two bands, Clamnation and Mississippi Cactus. I was curating and performing in two new music concert series at UWM. I landed composition/sound design gigs with theatre companies like Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, Next Act Theatre and Milwaukee Shakespeare in addition to large scale composition work with Wild 2 Skylight Opera Theatre
A M E S S AG E F R O M T H E W R I T E R – J O S H S C H M I DT ( c o n t .) Space Dance Company and Foothold Dance Theatre. My career radiates outwardly in concentric circles from my formative experiences in Milwaukee. Back at Skylight, I think of three individuals who influenced my life profoundly as a musician, even though my technical abilities fall far short of theirs. Playing gigs over the years with Jamie Johns, Mike Lorenz, and especially Richard Carsey became an education in and of itself. I remain in awe of what could be accomplished with just those three guys playing - 2 pianos and percussion. When the time came to actually add my two cents to the continuum of musical theatre, this was the model that I hung my hat on. The music and orchestrations for Adding Machine, in all their sound and fury, are a direct consequence to those three guys and what they are capable of. People tell me that the music for this is hard. I respond to that in two ways. First - yes it’s hard. Second - it is all possible. What made the Jefferson Street space so magical is that the impossible was rendered possible on a nightly basis. When the original creative team received the task of adapting Elmer Rice’s titanic play Adding Machine into a technically limited 140 seat elementary school theatre in Evanston, IL (Next Theatre), we were being asked to do the impossible just like those teams who inhabited that Skylight space of old. Night after night, we had to scale the impossible mountain without gimmicks, bells, or whistles. Just that alone seemed to be worth the price of admission. Every night - all involved rose to the occasion. In my mind, there is nothing more thrilling to witness; there is nothing more invigorating, more human than an entire company tackling the task of making the complexity of the human condition that Rice aspired to communicate, clear an engaging for everyone despite all odds. A M E S S AG E F R O M T H E D I R E C TO R – K ATE B U C K L E Y The composer Josh Schmidt and the librettist and lyricist Jason Loewith, in their musical version of Elmer Rice’s The Adding Machine, have been faithful to Rice’s description of the expressionistic style of his original work: “We discard objective reality and seek to express the character in terms of his own inner life.” In addition, Schmidt and Loewith have created a musical that flirts with naturalism while swimming in expressionism, and even surprises us with touches of absurdism. The result is a complex and revealing piece of art. Schmidt and Loewith’s combination of expressionist, naturalistic and absurdist techniques allows us to experience the misery and the grim fate of a man who has been replaced by a machine after 25 years on the job. Even though the dehumanization of the industrial age did crush many a soul, Loewith and Schmidt have given Mr. Zero three important opportunities to avoid his fate; when he is fired, before his execution, and in the afterlife. But he cannot change. He misses his last chance at romance and salvation, and he continues his journey through the never-ending misery of humanness. And yet, we feel a strange, unsettling empathy for this man. Josh Schmidt’s score is an unconventional marvel, illustrating the unrelenting tediousness of the characters’ lives. It is passionate and demanding as it gives voice to anger, resignation, and hope. It is a musical vocabulary that is born of popular song, gospel, and ragtime influences. The music and lyrics are a world away from the typically sweet, contemporary musicals we are used to hearing. The entire work has a stark, tension-filled energy. The first time I heard this music, I was enthralled by its surprises. I hope it will do the same for you. Skylight Opera Theatre 3
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CAST Mrs. Zero..............................................................................................................................Liz Pazik* Mr. Zero..............................................................................................................................Ray Jivoff* Mr. One........................................................................................................................Parker Cristan Mrs. One................................................................................................................... Chris Krasovich Mr. Two................................................................................................................ Jonathan Stewart Mrs. Two........................................................................................................................Toni Fletcher Daisy.............................................................................................................................. Niffer Clarke* Boss............................................................................................................................ Steve Koehler* Shrdlu.......................................................................................................................... Rick Pendzich ORCHESTR A Music Director/Piano............................................................................................Jeremy Ramey Assistant Music Director/Keyboard..............................................................Ruben Piirainen Percussion............................................................................................................... Michael Lorenz SONG LIST Prelude..................................................................................................................................... Chorus Something To Be Proud Of.............................................................................Mrs. Zero, Chorus Harmony, Not Discord...................Mr. Zero, Daisy, Mr. One, Mrs. One, Mr. Two, Mrs. Two You Thought Wrong......................Mr. Zero, Daisy, Mr. One, Mrs. One, Mr. Two, Mrs. Two Office Reverie....................................Mr. Zero, Daisy, Mr. One, Mrs. One, Mr. Two, Mrs. Two Movin’ Up/In Numbers..................Mr. Zero, Daisy, Mr. One, Mrs. One, Mr. Two, Mrs. Two In Numbers (Reprise).......................Mr. Zero, Boss, Mr. One, Mrs. One, Mr. Two, Mrs. Two I’d Rather Watch You................................................................................................................Daisy The Party..................................... Mr. Zero, Mrs. Zero, Mr. One, Mrs. One, Mr. Two, Mrs. Two Zero’s Confession.................................................................................................Mr. Zero, Chorus Ham and Eggs...................................................................................................Mr. Zero, Mrs. Zero Didn’t We?..........................................................................................................Mr. Zero, Mrs. Zero I Was A Fool........................................................................................................Mr. Zero, Mrs. Zero The Gospel According To Shrdlu..................................................... Shrdlu, Mr. Zero, Chorus Death March..........................................................................................................................Mr. Zero A Pleasant Place...................................................................................................Mr. Zero, Chorus Shrdlu’s Blues.............................................................................Shrdlu, Mr. Zero, Daisy, Chorus Daisy’s Confession.................................................................................................. Daisy, Mr. Zero Feel Like Dancing................................................................................................................. Chorus The Flinch................................................................Mr. Zero, Daisy, Shrdlu, Mrs. Zero, Chorus In Numbers (Reprise).......................................................................................................... Chorus Freedom! ...............................................................................................................................Mr. Zero Music of the Machine.........................................................Mr. Zero, Daisy, Mrs. Zero, Chorus
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WHO’S WHO Parker Cristan (Mr. One) – Parker is thrilled to be returning to Skylight Opera Theatre! Previous Skylight performances include West Side Story, The Most Happy Fella, and The Producers. Other favorites include La Cage Aux Folles (as various Ca Gelles) in Milwaukee, St. Louis and Miami; Guys and Dolls (as Sky Masterson); Grand Hotel (as The Baron); and Assasins (as John Wilkes Boothe) as well as many other local and regional shows. On the small screen, Parker has appeared on Dexter, The Chicago Code, Pleading Guilty, and Tom Holland’s Driven. On the big screen Parker can be seen in Taz Salini’s Gringo Wedding as well as South Beach Dreams. Parker has served as Cruise/Entertainment Director for three major cruise lines based out of Miami, New York and Seattle, but is so grateful to be back home in Milwaukee. Chris Krasovich (Mrs. One) – Apart from the occasional on-demand performance, Chris Krasovich has been off the boards and in the ‘burbs for the last five years raising two beautiful children. Before that time she enjoyed performing with this and many wonderful companies in the area, including M&W, In Tandem Theater, and Broadway Baby Dinner Theater. She has been seen most recently in performances for the Sunset Playhouse’s Musical Mainstage cabaret series. Favorite roles include Jennifer in I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change; Lilly/Kate and Lois/Bianca in Kiss Me Kate (several years apart); and Wanda Kazlakowski in A Cudahy Carolers Christmas (originated role; original cast recording). She is thrilled to be back at the glorious Cabot Theatre for this amazing show.
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Jonathan Stewart (Mr. Two) – Jonathan was last seen at Skylight in The Barber of Seville. Other Skylight appearances include La Boheme, White Christmas, Patience and Gianni Schicchi. Last fall he had the great pleasure of appearing as Joseph Horner in the world-premiere reading of Fortuna the Time Bender vs. The Schoolgirls of Doom with Milwaukee Opera Theatre. Favorite roles include Rocky in Damn Yankees, Sam in Street Scene, Rudy in The Christmas Schooner, and Mr. Erlansson in A Little Night Music. Toni Fletcher (Mrs. Two) – Toni is excited to be a part of the Milwaukee debut of Adding Machine, and to be back working with Skylight Opera Theatre. Toni has performed in past productions at Skylight including: Pirates of Penzance, Man of LaMancha and Animal Crackers. She has also performed with such local theatres as Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, First Stage Children’s Theatre, Milwaukee Shakespeare, and BunnyGumbo. Toni is thrilled to be jumping back into the role of Mrs. Two after first playing her with Next Theatre’s production of Adding Machine. You can see Toni next season with BunnyGumbo’s Combat Theatre. Niffer Clarke (Daisy)* – Niffer appeared in the original off-Broadway production of Adding Machine, (Mrs. One and Mrs. Zero understudy) and is thrilled to now be playing the role of Daisy. Previous Skylight appearances include: Pirates of Penzance, Patience, Tintypes; NY/Regional: Bells Are Ringing (dir. Kathleen Marshall), Garbo & Me, Honk!, A Little Night Music, She Loves Me; Film/TV: Meet the Robinsons (Walt Disney
W H O ’ S W H O ( c o n t .) Pictures), Angel of Death, Only Criminals; Concerts: Night at the Oscars with Shirley Jones, London Symphony Orchestra, Beyond the Ingénue one-woman show (next year at Skylight!). Recordings: Adding Machine, Meet the Robinsons, They Might Be Giants. Her debut solo album is available on iTunes, CD Baby and at www.NifferClarke.com Ray Jivoff (Mr. Zero)* – Ray is the Associate Artistic Director of Skylight Opera Theatre where he recently directed Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris and KidsWrites Past, Present, Future. Favorite roles here include: Harpo in A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine; Animal Crackers and The Cocoanuts; Roger Debris in The Producers; Amos in Chicago; Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls; Koko in The Mikado; Sir Joseph Porter in HMS Pinafore and Major General Stanley in Pirates of Penzance. Next season at Skylight he will appear in Things That Go Ding! Favorite directing projects include Hair at the Sunset Playhouse; The Sum of Us for Milwaukee Chamber Theatre; An Empty Plate in the Cafe du Grand Boufe for Bialystock and Bloom; West Side Story at UW-Milwaukee and Ragtime at Milwaukee High School of the Arts. Upcoming directing projects include Little Shop of Horrors at Marquette University and Annie at the Sunset Playhouse. Thanks to Josh, Jamie, Diane and Michael. Liz Pazik (Mrs. Zero)* – Liz is happy to be back on the Skylight stage and to be working with colleagues (and friends) Kate Buckley and Ray Jivoff. She was last seen here as Katisha in The Mikado in the inaugural season of this beautiful theatre. Liz is a proud, long-time member of Actors Equity Association and has played everything
from a trumpet playing stripper to a country singing Nun! She originated the role of Mrs. Fezziwig in the National tour of Scrooge, The Musical! starring Richard Chamberlain. Other favorite credits include: Miss Tweed (Jeff nominated performance) in Something’s Afoot!; “Crazy” Aunt Harriet in The Man Who Came to Dinner; Miss Shields in A Christmas Story; Maggie in 42nd Street; Nettie in Carousel; Mahiette in Dennis De Young’s Hunchback; Miss Gulch/Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz; Angela Bodine in Honky Tonk Angels, Truvy in Steel Magnolias. She has performed at a variety of regional theatres including Drury Lane Theatres, Marriott Lincolnshire, Peninsula Players, TATC, Bailiwick and Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. She returns to “Chicago Shakes” this summer in a new musical version of Pinocchio and in the fall will be happily performing yet another nun in The Sound of Music at Drury Lane Oakbrook Theatre. Steve Koehler (Boss)* – Steve’s Skylight credits include: Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Orin Scrivello in Little Shop of Horrors and Caleb in The Spitfire Grill. Other on-stage credits include: Lloyd in Guys on Ice with The Milwaukee Repertory Theatre and AFT; Howie in Rabbit Hole with Milwaukee Chamber Theatre. Steve teaches physics and acting at Milwaukee High School of the Arts. He and his wife Julie-Honey have been blessed with two boys, Alexander Steven (16) and Austin Max (13). Rick Pendzich (Shrdlu) – Rick makes his second appearance with Skylight after playing Mark Cohen in last season’s rock opera, RENT (for which he received the Lee Doherty Ross Debut Artist Award.) He has also had the pleasure of working with Milwaukee Skylight Opera Theatre 7
W H O ’ S W H O ( c o n t .) Chamber Theatre, In Tandem Theatre, First Stage Children’s Theatre, Bialystock & Bloom and Milwaukee Shakespeare Company. Some favorite roles include: Eustace in Jeeves Intervenes, Stanley in Brighton Beach Memoirs and Charlie Brown in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Kate Buckley (Stage Director) – Ms. Buckley is pleased to be back in Milwaukee for her first musical at Skylight. Her theatre credits include productions at The Goodman Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Utah Shakespearean Festival, American Players Theatre, Kansas City Repertory, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Clarence Brown Theatre, Madison Repertory, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Writers Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, and Next Theatre, where she served as artistic director for four years. Formerly a founding member of Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, she is currently a professor at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Kate has been honored by the Joseph Jefferson Committee on numerous occasions, has received two After Dark Awards for Outstanding Direction, a Distinguished Alumni Award Aurora University and Creative Research Award from the University of Tennessee. Joe Cerqua (Music Director) – Joe is a freelance composer, sound designer, vocalist, and producer. He is thrilled to be making his debut with Skylight Opera Theatre. Recent projects include composing and designing sound for Pinocchio at Deaf West in Los Angeles, Sense and Sensibility at Northlight Theatre, Going to St. Ives at Forward Theatre, The Circle at American Players Theatre, In The Next Room at Forward Theatre, Emma at the Cleveland Playhouse, Bus Stop at Kansas City Rep, and compositions and performances with the Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre. Joe has composed music and designed sound for over 200 productions around the nation including productions for Steppenwolf Theatre, The Goodman Theatre, Oregon 8 Skylight Opera Theatre
Shakespeare Festival, American Players Theatre, The Mark Taper Forum, Court Theatre, The Alliance, BAM, The English Speaking Theatre of Vienna, National Jewish Theatre, and Northlight Theatre to name a few. His work has been “Jeff” recognized 11 times. He is the recipient of 5 After Dark Awards and an Ostrander Award. His scores and sound designs for Homebody/Kabul, SideMan, Broken Glass, How I Learned to Drive, and Master Class have all enjoyed national tours. He is the Supervising Producer for the Music Department at Columbia College Chicago and the Producing Director/Composer in Residence for the Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre, an award winning and critically acclaimed 13-piece jazz orchestra and 12 member dance company. Future projects include composition and sound design for The Taming of the Shrew at American Players Theatre and concerts with Cerqua Rivera. Jeremy Ramey (Music Director) – Jeremy is a concert pianist, conductor and Jeff nominated music director based in Chicago. Some of his favorite music directing projects include Altar Boys at Downtown Drury Lane, Hats! with Grammy award winner Melissa Manchester and Tony nominated director Lynn Taylor-Corbett, Forever Plaid at Drury Lane Oakbrook and C’est la Vie at Light Opera Works. Jeremy is proud to have worked on and music directed the first production of Adding Machine in 2007 at Next Theatre. He received his training in piano performance at Rhodes College, Northwestern University and The Juilliard School of Music. He has taught at Northwestern University, Columbia College, Loyola University and the University of Memphis. He is also the music director at Unity Church on the Northshore. Jeremy is excited to be a part of Skylight’s production of Adding Machine and especially thanks Josh Schmidt and Jason Loewith for writing such a remarkable piece.
W H O ’ S W H O ( c o n t .) Ruben Piirainen (Assistant Music Director) – Adding Machine is Ruben’s third Skylight production, having worked previously on H.M.S Pinafore and Cosi fan tutte. He holds degrees in piano performance from Lawrence University and Bowling Green State University. He has worked with numerous local groups including Sunset Playhouse, Kenosha Symphony Orchestra, Present Music, Festival City Symphony, Waukesha Civic Theatre, Music by the Lake, and many top high school theatre programs. Singers around the world use his extensive recordings for Hal Leonard’s Singer’s Musical Theatre Anthology and Disney Songs series. He has performed in over 100 recitals across the country and made his international debut at the 2003 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Holly Payne (Costume Designer) – Currently the costume director at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Holly graduated with an M.F.A. in costume design and technology from the University of Arkansas. She has designed elsewhere at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, Milwaukee Shakespeare, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, University of Tulsa, American Players Theatre, Florentine Opera, First Stage Children’sTheater and Theatre Squared in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Some of her favorite designs have been RENT here at Skylight, Waiting for Godot at APT and The Bombitty of Errors at the Milwaukee Rep. Thanks to Skylight for this opportunity and to the costume shop for all their great work. Much love to ACB for being a fantastic partner.
Nathan Stuber (Set Designer) – Adding Machine is the first design Nathan has produced for Skylight. Currently based in Spring Green, Nathan is the resident Assistant Technical Director for American Players Theatre and has been known to design scenery for his friends at APT, Renaissance Theaterworks, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Next Act and Bialystock and Bloom.
Gary Ellis (Sound Designer) – Gary Ellis is serving in his fourth year as Skylight’s audio visual supervisor and has been an audio engineer in theatre for over 15 years. He began his career as a software engineer in Silicon Valley, but got hooked on theatre after years of watching performances at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He was so happy to be a part of Skylight’s production of Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris earlier this season and RENT last season. Other shows he has mixed include White Christmas, The Spitfire Grill, The Producers, Blues In The Night, Sunday In The Park With George, Side Show, Dames At Sea and Violet. Gary studied technical theatre at San Francisco State University. Previously, he worked at The Santa Fe Opera, Theatreworks in Palo Alto, California and Summer Repertory Theatre in Santa Rosa, California.
Jason Fassl (Lighting Designer)** – This production marks Jason’s ninth lighting design for Skylight, including, Madame Butterfly, Little Shop of Horrors, RENT and Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. Other designs this season include productions for the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Ballet, Peninsula Players, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, First Stage Children’s Theatre (artistic associate), Forward Theatre Company, YoungBlood Theatre Company, Next Act Theatre and The Fireside (resident designer). Jason is grateful to be working on this magnificent project with his favorite co-conspirators. Much thanks to Kate, Nathan, Holly and of course, Josh. For more information, visit www.AntiShadows.com.
Kimberly Ann McCann (Production Stage Manager)* – Kimberly is excited to be returning for her fourth show at Skylight after doing Cosi fan tutte. Her regional credits include: A Civil War Christmas at Northlight Theatre, Million Dollar Quartet (Chicago). Broadway credits: Curtains. Off-Broadway credits include: Bill W. and Dr. Bob, How to Save the World, John Ferguson. Other credits Skylight Opera Theatre 9
W H O ’ S W H O ( c o n t .) include: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (San Francisco) Door Shakespeare’s The Rivals, Much Ado About Nothing; Illinois Shakespeare Festival’s Titus Andronicus; four productions at Colorado Shakespeare Festival; toured with ArtsPower National Touring Theatre; numerous productions at The Juilliard School. Kimberly is a graduate of Illinois State University and is a proud member of Actor’s Equity. Lillian Tillson (Assistant Stage Manager) – Lillian Tillson is happy to be joining Skylight for her second season as Assistant Stage Manager. Past Skylight credits include Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris; Cosi fan tutte; HMS Pinafore; An Evening with Gilbert and Sullivan; Barber of Seville; Marriage of Figaro; Plaid Tidings and A Day in Hollywood/A Night in Ukraine. Lillian has also had the pleasure of working with some other wonderful local companies such as Milwaukee Shakespeare, Youngblood, and Renaissance
Theaterworks. She received her BFA in Stage Management from UWMilwaukee. Thank you for supporting Skylight and enjoy the show! Paul Madden (Assistant Stage Manager) – Paul is happy to be back with Skylight Opera Theatre for Adding Machine. He is a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Theatre department and has recently worked in various backstage capacities for UWM, the Boulevard Ensemble Studio Theatre, and Skylight Opera Theatre. He has also been seen onstage in the Boulevard Theatre’s productions of The Marriage of Bette and Boo and All’s Well That Ends Well and Soulstice Theatre’s Another Antigone. In addition, he made his directing debut this season during the Boulevard Theatre’s one-act series, Four Play. Paul would like to thank mom, Cindy, Noah, family and friends, the Boulevard Theatre, and the UWM faculty for all their support.
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P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F Director of Production................................................................................................Mark Turner Technical Director..................................................................................................Robert Wagner Assistant Technical Director............................................................................Steve Gillingham Technical Assistant......................................................................................... Alexander Moliere Scenic Carpenters............................................................................... Adam Held, John Danish Production Stage Manager..................................................................Kimberly Ann McCann Assistant Stage Managers.......................................................... Lillian Tillson, Paul Madden Properties Director................................................................................................. Lisa Schlenker Properties Carpenter.............................................................................................. Jennifer Lyons Properties Artist.........................................................................................................Ana McHenry Properties Apprentice................................................................................................. Nikki Kulas Scenic Charge................................................................................................................... Carri Dahl Scenic Artist Apprentice....................................................................................Brooklyn Henke Scenic Painter.............................................................................................................Jason Schultz Costume Director....................................................................................................... Shima Orans Costume Shop Manager............................................................................................... Barry Link Costume Design Assistant..................................................................................... Leslie Vaglica Dyer............................................................................................................................. Jenny Thurnau Milliner.........................................................................................................Katherine McLaughlin Wig Designer................................................................................................................. Lara Dalbey Wig Master & Hair Stylist....................................................................................Abbey Peterson Wardrobe............................................................................ Susanne Maroske, Abbey Peterson Stitchers......................................................................................Carie Bronson, Jeanne Schrank Stage Supervisor.................................................................................................. Andrew Booher Lead Props......................................................................................................................Nikki Walter Lead Crew........................................................................................................................ Adam Held Education Intern........................................................................................................Ryan Krueger Sound Board Operator.....................................................................................................Gary Ellis Master Electrician...................................................................................................Ryan Bertelson Spot Operators.................................................................................Doug Vance, Ana McHenry Light Board Operator............................................................................................Kevin Connolly Electricians.............................................................................. Andrew Booher, Kevin Connolly, Thomas Moore, Katie Whittaker 2 010 - 2 011 S U B S C R I B E R B E N E F I T PA R T I C I PA N T S Artasia Bella Caffé Charles Allis Art Museum Dash and Dazzle Tanning DigiCOPY, Inc. Fanatics Sports Central Haggerty Museum of Art Hilo Martini Lounge Restaurant Karl Ratzsch’s Restaurant Katie Gingrass Gallery Leslie Davis Preservation Framing Lela Shoo Swig Third Ward Caffè Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum Water Buffalo
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S K Y L I G H T O P E R A T H E AT R E B OA R D S 2010-2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS John Stollenwerk, President Betty Arndt F. Tessa Escamilla Bartels Marta Bianchini Rick Bliss Michael Bula Jamie Delgadillo Laura Emory John Flanagan Byron Foster
Susan Godfrey Lindsay Holbrook Hammerer David Harvey Mark Huber Valerie Johnson Tracey Klein Terrance Kurtenbach Christopher Layden Michael Lueder
Michelle Mattson Howard Miller James Plunkett Mary Ann Renz Curtis Sawyer Paul Sweeney F. Colin Cabot (Honorary Director)
BOARD OF ADVOCATES John Shannon, Chair Polly Beal Dorothy Biwer Mary Emory Suzy Foster Harry Franke Sue Frautschi Timothy Frautschi Lloyd Gerlach Roy Gromme Sue Gromme Katie Harding Grace Johnson
Syd Johnson William Johnson Kipp Koester Pam Kriger Bill LeFeber Arthur F. Lubke, Jr. Zabelle Malkasian Sally Manegold Steve Mech Susan Montgomery Susan Nichols Jeff Nohl
Jane O’Connell Nick Owen Mary Pollock Greg Reiter Blaine Rieke Linda Rieke Julia Taylor Teri Vice David B. Williams Nick Wilson Herbert Zien
SKYLIGHTERS BOARD Jamie Delgadillo, President Heather A. Dunn Karissa Feller Sherry Johnson Amy Schmidt Jones Rebecca Lawnicki Christopher Layden
Karen Lemmer Samantha Maldonado Kate Mann Sara Miller Anne Nimke Farand Pawlak
Bobbi Polacheck Mary Jo Trotter Kay Valcq Britt Waller Stephanie Wesselowski
PAST PRESIDENTS Mary Emory Matt Flynn Byron Foster Sue Frautschi Timothy Frautschi 12 Skylight Opera Theatre
Jack Gardner Suzanne Hefty Howard Miller Jeff Nohl Nick Owen
Mary Pollock Larry Salustro Richard Wright
S K Y L I G H T O P E R A T H E AT R E S TA F F AMY S. JENSEN, MANAGING DIRECTOR BILL THEISEN, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Diana Alioto, Director of Artistic Operations Cindy Haas, Finance Director Jim Farrell, Development Director Ray Jivoff, Associate Artistic Director Jennifer Samuelson, Marketing Director Mark Turner, Director of Production and Facilities
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Kelley Arlt....................................................................................................... Box Office Manager Lee Caracci..............................................................................................................House Manager Heather Cocking............................................................................Marketing Project Manager Madeline Cope........................................... Special Events and Donor Relations Manager Corinne Gilbert.....................................................................................Education Administrator Kristin Hansen........................................................................................................Grants Manager Paul Kaishian.................................................................................................................... Custodian Becca Marten................................................................................................. Education Manager Sara Marie von Hemert-Dachelet........................................................... Campaign Manager Jennifer Stanislowski................................................................................Box Office Supervisor Bashir Nuruddin................................................................... Weekend Box Office Supervisors Gustavo Chaviano, Jess Jante, Gwen Zupan................................................ Box Office Staff Carol Komassa, Cara McMullin, Laura Russart....................... Assistant House Managers
PRODUCTION STAFF Ryan Bertelson.................................................................................................. Master Electrician Andrew Booher...................................................................................................Stage Supervisor Carri Dahl................................................................................................................... Scenic Charge John Danish..........................................................................................................Scenic Carpenter Gary Ellis.................................................................. Audio Visual Supervisor and IT Manager Steve Gillingham...........................................................................Assistant Technical Director Adam Held ...........................................................................................................Scenic Carpenter Brooklyn Henke............................................................................................... Scenic Apprentice Nikki Kulas...................................................................................................Properties Apprentice Barry Link............................................................................................... Costume Shop Manager Michael Lorenz............................................................................................Orchestra Contractor Jennifer Lyons.............................................................................................. Properties Carpenter Alexander Moliere..........................................................................................Technical Assistant Shima Orans...................................................................................................... Costume Director Ruben Piirainen....................................................................................Associate Music Director Lisa Schlenker.................................. Properties Director & Assistant Director of Facilities Kimberly Ann McCann..................................................................Production Stage Manager Lillian Tillson.......................................................ASM and Production and Facility Assistant Rob Wagner........................................................................................................Technical Director
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S K Y L I G H T O P E R A T H E AT R E C I R C L E O F D O N O R S Skylight recognizes and honors, with our deepest gratitude, the following individuals, foundations, organizations, businesses and government agencies who provided support to our Annual Campaign and help us deliver high-quality music theatre productions to the Greater Milwaukee community. A special thanks to the members of the Clarion Society, who have made multi-year commitments of pledging $5,000 or more for the Annual Campaign (these members are listed as bold). Our thanks too, for the many donors of $249 and under whose gifts are vital to Skylight’s continuing success, we regret there is not space to list them all. (This list is current as of May 9, 2011.) BENEFACTOR CIRCLE $25,000+ Anonymous Assurant Health The Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation F. Colin & Paula Cabot Mary Ann & Lloyd Gerlach Joe & Gwenn Graboyes David & Margarete Harvey The Richard & Ethel Herzfeld Foundation Skylighters of Wisconsin Stollenwerk Family Charitable Foundation United Performing Arts Fund STAR CIRCLE $10,000-$24,999 Anonymous (2) Helen Bader Foundation Robert W. Baird & Company Barbara & Don Buzard Chase Greater Milwaukee Foundation Halbert and Alice Kadish Fund Mary L. Nohl Fund Pain Fund Frontier Airlines Howard & Sara Miller Northwestern Mutual Foundation Verne & Marion Read Linda & Blaine Rieke Daniel M. Soref Charitable Trust Bert L. & Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust David & Julia Uihlein Charitable Foundation US Bank The Windhover Foundation 14 Skylight Opera Theatre
SPONSOR CIRCLE $5,000-$9,999 Anonymous Alvin & Marion Birnschein Foundation Rick & Wendy Bliss Briggs & Stratton Corporation Foundation Michael & Anne Marie Bula Mae E. Demmer Charitable Trust John & Mary Emory Ralph Evinrude Foundation Byron & Suzy Foster Lili & Rick Friedman Greater Milwaukee Foundation Burns-Schrader Fund Asher & Susan Nichols Family Fund Bill & Sandy Haack John E. Holland & Konrad K. Kuchenbach Freida & William Hunt Memorial Trust Dorothy Inbusch Foundation, Inc. Johnson Bank Marie Kohler & Brian Mani Krause Family Foundation Nancy & Arthur Laskin Phoebe & Jack Lewis Maihaugen Foundation Marcus Corporation Marshall & Ilsley Foundation Nonprofit Management Fund Ildy & Skip Poliner Meyer & Norma Ragir Foundation Adriana & Robert Ragir Greg & Mary Ann Renz Rockwell Automation Wayne Roper Charles & Patricia Roy Curtis & Candace Sawyer
Carol & Kevin Schuele Sempercor Foundation John Shannon & Jan Serr WE Energies Herb Zien & Liz Levins PRODUCER CIRCLE $2,500-$4,999 Anonymous Chris & Storm Elser John Flanagan & Deborah Schwartz Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Luedke-Smith Fund Susan Godfrey Lindsay & Peter Hammerer Mark & Nari Huber Carol Jensen Johnson Controls Foundation Tracey & Rick Klein Ruth De Young Kohler Pam Kriger Terry & Kristie Kurtenbach Chris & Emilia Layden Susan Nichols James G. & Gwen Plunkett Gordana & Milan Racic Matthew Sirinek & Michelle Mattson Sigma-Aldrich Foundation Dr. Marcia J.S. Richards and Mr. Donald R. Whitaker Nick & Stoney Wilson DIRECTOR CIRCLE $1,000-$2,499 Richard Adamek Tom & Betty Arndt Nancy H. Balcer Polly & Robert Beal Lee A. Berthselsen Richard & Kay Bibler Mr. & Mrs. William D. Biersach Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Bolt
S K Y L I G H T O P E R A T H E AT R E C I R C L E O F D O N O R S ( c o n t .) Gary Briggle John & Olive Bryson Christine & Robert Bukowski H.H. Camp Foundation Doris Hersh Chortek Edward Doemland Laura & John Emory, Jr. Mary Lou Findley Leona Fitzsimonds Gardner Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation: Lois & Donald Cottrell Fund B Dr. Carl W. Eberbach & Elizabeth Falk Eberbach Fund Margaret Hemingway Wells Fund Mr. & Mrs. Wayne K. Hader Charles & Margaret Harper John & Sara Hein Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundation Helen & Ronald Jacobs Amy S. Jensen O.K. Johnson, Jr. William R. & Charlotte S. Johnson William Stark Jones Foundation Gary & Judy Jorgensen Kipp & Mary Koester KPMG LLP John E. & Nancy Larson Pasquale Laurino William & Susan LeFeber James & Camilla Levin Franklin Loo & Sally Long Art Lubke & Gloria Tracy Tonya & Michael Lueder Zabelle Malkasian George Michel Mr. & Mrs. George A. Mosher The Charles D. Ortgiesen Foundation Robert D. Parrish & Richard E. Steele Clare M. Peters Charitable Trust Mary S. Pollock PPC Foundation Daniel Schley & Barbara Haig Service Club of Milwaukee
Nita Soref Paul & Lisa Sweeney Target Stores Brian & Joan Wake Dick & Diane Wright DESIGNER CIRCLE $500-$999 Robert & Rebecca Adlam David & Patricia Anderson Marilyn Auer F. Tessa & Richard Bartels Jane & Jim Bell Dr. & Mrs. Michael Besch Carolee C. Beutler William & Karen Boyd James Cauley & Breanda Andrews Margaret & B. Lauren Charous Thomas & Belle Chatton John & Kay Crichton Joan Dimow & John Moulder Karen Duffy Mr. & Mrs. Walter Dusold Albert J. & Flora H. Ellinger Foundation Suzy B. Ettinger David Flores Kristen & Alec Fraser Sue & Tim Frautschi Gardner L.R. & Karen Friedlander Scott & Lyn Geboy Douglas George Peter Glowacki & Charmaine George Mary Jane Gralton Dale & Mary Graves Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors Youth Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation: Donald & Barbara Abert Fund Werner M. & Susan W. Krause Family Fund Bill & Gwen Werner Fund Roy & Sue Gromme Donald Haack & Karen Smith
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Handrich Arlene Hansen Ralph & Susan Harkins Cheryl & Roy Hauswirth Ed & Priscilla Heinecke Burton & Lynn Hoffman Dwayne Johnson Grace Johnson Richard & Diane Kane Warren & Sally Kreunen Jeanne C. Kuelthau Dale & Sandra Landgren John R. & Coleen E. Marshall John McGivern Anne Grace Nimke Jeffrey & Mary Nohl Dr. Mark & Kristine O’Meara Dr. Nick & Mary Owen David Paris Anthony Petullo Foundation, Inc. Fred Pike & Cecilia Taylor Jack & Martha Prince Steve & Janet Rhode Mickey Ripp Margery J. Senn Robert Spencer Edwin & Jean Stone Robert & Lenore Swoboda Calvin & Pauline Verbrugge VJS Construction Services Sargit Warriner Diane Wiese Carlton & Leslie Wininger Allan & JeanAnn Wirth CHOREOGRAPHER CIRCLE $250-$499 Acme Sales, Inc. Anonymous (5) Richard & Sara Aster L.B. & J.K. Richard & Carol Bayerlein Foundation LTD Robert Bjerke Andrew & Anita Boyd Jill & Frits Broekhuizen Drs. Christine Bryke & Anthony Garber Jim Coleman Donald A. Cress Phil & Pat Crump Bob & Belle Danforth Mrs. Ross H. Dean Skylight Opera Theatre 15
S K Y L I G H T O P E R A T H E AT R E C I R C L E O F D O N O R S ( c o n t .) Bill & Shirley Dentinger Harry & Barbara Drake Don & Nora Dreske Tom & Bette Drought Brian & Heather Dunn JoAnn Durrett William Eastham John & Polly Edgar Mr. & Mrs. David Eggebrecht Dawna & Emil Ellis Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Engman Marianne Holtz Epstein Robert & Kristin Fewel Rachel E. Finger Daniel & Katherine Flaherty Mark & Virginia Gennis Susan Getzel Burton Goodman Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Spear Arts Education Fund Katherine Grogan George B. Haasler Kenneth & Elaine Herro Rose J. Hill Edward M. Hipke Lenore & Reginald Horsman Ann & Fred Horwitz Ironwood Foundation George & Angela Jacobi Ron Jacquart & Mike McCarthy Suzette J. Kappes Bruce & Sally Kehl Tim Kitzke John & Patricia Konkel Robert & Patricia Kraft Sybil La Budde Charles Lenz Laura Lindner John & Marty Lubing Wayne & Kris Lueders John & Audrey Makowski Lee Marquardt RoseMary & Frank Matusinec Christine McGee Barry McNulty Retta & Jeff Meser Jequitta K. Molot Jerry Moses John & Lucia Murtaugh Jane S. O’Connell Lincoln & Mary Oro 16 Skylight Opera Theatre
Larry & Bonnie Paplham Judith Perkins & David Keen Mr. & Mrs. James Petrie Bruce & Candy Pindyck Larry & Bobbi Polacheck Greg Reiter Roger Ritzow Curtis & Patty Robinson Bibi & Greg Rosner Jerold & Lee Dougherty Ross Dr. Emily Schlenker Robert & Sally Schmidt Marsha Ruth Sehler Mark & Karen Sostarich Annette Stoddard-Freeman Brian & Debra Stark Barbara & Christian Steinmetz Edwin & Jean Stone Audrey Strnad Rudolph & Theresa Sundberg Randal Swiggum Alan W. Thompson L. Jean Turner Margery Uihlein Kay Valcq Michael Van Handel Joan & Gary Weida Peggy & David Wells Sue Wells Maggie White Diane Wiese Mr. & Mrs. David B. Williams
The Skylight receives support from the following government agencies: City of Milwaukee Arts Board Milwaukee County CAMPAC National Endowment for the Arts Wisconsin Arts Board
Thank you to those that have supported the Skylight with an in-kind gift: Assurant Health DigiCOPY Dryit Carpet Dry Cleaning Inc. Entech Dale & Mary Graves NOVA Systems Inc. Dr. Marcia J.S. Richards and Mr. Donald R. Whitaker
A special thank you to the following corporations for matching employee gifts: Alliant Energy American Transmission Company AptarGroup Assurant Health Dominion Foundation Eaton Corporation GE Foundation Johnson Controls Quad/Graphics, Inc. Rexnord Rockwell Automation International SPX Foundation WE Energies Well Point
We make every effort to ensure that our donors are recognized properly. If we have made an error, please accept our sincere apologies and contact us at 414/299-4953 so that we may correct it.
T H E S K Y L I G H T S TA R S Skylight Stars was established in 1998 to recognize those special donors who have designated The Skylight in a bequest, trust or other planned gift for organization, artistic, capital and endowment initiatives. Thank you very much for your generous support. Christopher Seton Abele Anonymous (8) Dennis & Mary Bersch The Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation Aunt Teckie Brumder Barbara & Don Buzard Anne Perkins Cabot F. Colin & Paula Cabot John Dahlberg Mae E. Demmer Charitable Trust Hugh & Mary Denison Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trusts John & Mary Emory Marianne Holtz Epstein Byron & Suzy Foster Lloyd & Mary Ann Gerlach Joseph & Gwenn Graboyes Roy & Sue Gromme David & Margarete Harvey Tom & Suzanne Hefty Jane E. Heinemann
Richard & Ethel Herzfeld Foundation John E. Holland Robert F. & Jean E. Holtz Grace & Sydney Johnson William & Charlotte Johnson William Stark Jones Halbert & Alice Kadish Fund Jack & Ginny Kopischke Konrad K. Kuchenbach Clarice Laubenheimer Mr. & Mrs. Edward Malkasian Robert & Sally Manegold Dorothea C. Mayer Howard & Sara Miller Susan & Asher Nichols Asher & Susan Nichols Family Foundation Northwestern Mutual Foundation Jane B. Pettit Foundation James G. & Gwen Plunkett
Mr. & Mrs. George William Pollock, Jr. Verne & Marion Read Blaine & Linda Rieke Esther Leah Ritz Rockwell Automation Wayne & Jean Roper Charles & Patricia Roy Larry and Susan Salustro John Shannon & Jan Serr Vince & Joanne Shiely L.B. & Lucy Smith Dale L. Sorden Family Daniel M. Soref Charitable Trust John & Jo Ellen Stollenwerk Art Lubke & Gloria Tracy David & Julia Uihlein Charitable Foundation Jon & Teri Vice Audrey Wegner Robert & Joyce Weiss Nora & Jude Werra
C O M M U N I T Y PA R T N E R S
Maihaugen Foundation Mae E. Demmer Charitable Trust Daniel M. Soref Charitable Trust
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TO T H E AU D I E N C E Audience Guide…A free audience guide is generated by Enlighten, Skylight’s education program, with the help of volunteer Justine Leonard. It is meant to provide in-depth background information about the show, including information on the composer and author, source material, historical perspective on the setting, and information about the Skylight directors, designers and performers. The guide is available on our website and in the lobby of the theatre. Bad Weather Policy...Skylight does not cancel or reschedule performances due to inclement weather, nor can we offer refunds. Johnson Bank Cabaret Series...Friday and Saturday evening performances in the Cabot Theatre are followed by a free, 45-minute cabaret show in the Skylight Bar & Bistro. There is not a cabaret performance on opening night. Emergency Contact…If you need to be contacted during the performance, an emergency number is available for your convenience: (414) 908-6645. This extension is a message center for the house manager. Please leave your seat location so we may contact you. Food and Drink...Skylight Bar & Bistro, located on the second floor of the Broadway Theatre Center, is a full-service bar with a pre-theatre dinner menu open two hours before Cabot Theatre performances, at intermission and after performances with the exception of Sunday evenings. For reservations, call Kafevino at (414) 224-4900. Group Discounts...Groups of 10 or more are eligible for our group discount. Make your event unique and ask about our rental spaces for a pre- or post-show reception with cocktails, hors d’ oeuvres, dinner or dessert. Please contact Heather Cocking at (414) 299-4951 for more information or to reserve group tickets. Lost and Found...Leave a message with the House Manager at (414) 908-6645 to check if lost articles have been found. Parking...Convenient, free or low-cost parking is available in several locations. Metered street parking throughout the Historic Third Ward is free after 6:00 p.m. and on Sundays. The Italian Community Center parking lot, three blocks east of the theatre at Jackson and Menomonee streets, is free after 6:00 p.m. and on Sundays; daytime parking is also available for a small fee. Structure parking is available for a small fee in the Third Ward parking structures located at Chicago and Milwaukee streets (two blocks east) and Chicago and Water streets (two blocks west). Recording Equipment & Cameras...The use of recording devices and/or photography is strictly prohibited in the theatre during a performance. Skylight’s Annual Campaign...Consists of individuals, corporations and foundations whose generous gifts allow Skylight to achieve fiscal soundness and artistic excellence. To become a donor, please contact Sara von Hemert-Dachelet, Campaign Manager, at (414) 299-4953. Skylight Insights…Join us for an opportunity to learn more about Skylight Opera Theatre productions. Associate Artistic Director Ray Jivoff will lead pre-performance talks one hour before curtain for every Wednesday and Sunday performance. Special Patron Services... A limited number of infrared hearing systems are available on a first come, first served basis. Audio description, sign language interpretation and wheelchair seating are available and can be arranged in advance by calling (414) 291-7800. Tours...With advance notice, tours of the Broadway Theatre Center and Skylight’s production shops are available throughout the year. Call (414) 299-4972 for reservations. 18 Skylight Opera Theatre
B O X O F F I C E I N F O R M AT I O N Skylight Opera Theatre’s Box Office is located in the Broadway Theatre Center at 158 North Broadway, Milwaukee, WI 53202. Phone: (414) 291-7800. Hours...Monday through Saturday noon to 6:00 p.m. and two hours prior to all performances. Skylight tickets are available for purchase online at www.skylightopera.com — 24 hours a day/7 days a week! Ticket Exchanges… Season tickets may be exchanged for tickets to another performance of the same production by mail, fax, or in person, up to 48 hours in advance of a performance. Reservations for ticket exchanges may not be made less than 48 hours in advance of the original performance date. Subscribers and single ticket holders who lose their tickets may contact the box office for duplicates; seating locations are on record. All sales are final. Ticket Donations...Ticket holders who are unable to use their tickets may donate them for resale and receive a receipt for a tax-deductible contribution. Just ask the box office for a contribution receipt. Tickets are not refundable, nor may the ticket value be applied to future ticket sales or outstanding pledges.
VO L U N T E E R I N F O R M AT I O N The Skylighters... The Skylighters are involved in a variety of activities and special events in support of Skylight. For event or membership information, contact Madeline Cope, Donor Services and Special Events Manager, at (414) 299-4972. Ushers...Sign up for any show at www.skylightopera.volunteerhub.com or email our House Manager, Lee Caracci, at leec@skylightopera.com Volunteer for the Skylight… For over 50 years, Skylight Opera Theatre as been providing fun on and off the stage! To learn more, email volunteer@ skylightopera.com
G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N Skylight Opera Theatre Broadway Theatre Center 158 North Broadway Milwaukee, WI 53202 Administrative Office: (414) 291-7811 Box Office: (414) 291-7800 www.skylightopera.com Skylight Opera Theatre is a cornerstone member of the United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF), member of OPERA America, Theatre Wisconsin, Visit Milwaukee, the Historic Third Ward Association, and Cultural Alliance of Greater Milwaukee, and is a cultural partner of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s Arts in Community Education (ACE) Program.
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2011-2012 Season THE RIVALS
WORLD PREMIERE SEPT. 16 - OCT. 2, 2011
THE MUSIC MAN
SKYLIGHT PREMIERE NOV. 18 - DEC. 18, 2011
BEYOND THE INGÉNUE SKYLIGHT PREMIERE DEC. 30 - JAN. 8, 2012
EDITH PIAF ONSTAGE NEW PRODUCTION JAN. 27 - FEB. 12, 2012
DADDY LONG LEGS WORLD PREMIERE MAR. 9 - APR. 1, 2012
THINGS THAT GO DING! NEW PRODUCTION APRIL 27 - MAY 6, 2012
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE SKYLIGHT PREMIERE MAY 18 - JUNE 10, 2012
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