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El Cimarrón Composed by Hans Werner Henze Text from book by Miguel Barnet Libretto by Hans Magnus Enzensberger English translation by Christopher Keene JANUARY 3 – JANUARY 12, 2014 Stage Director: Eugenia Arsenis Music Director: Viswa Subbaraman Assistant Director: Daniel J. Brylow Assistant Music Director: Anne Van Deusen Scenic Designer: Lisa Anne Schlenker Costume Coordinator: Shima Orans Lighting Designer: Noele Stollmack** Stage Manager: Kelly Turner Assistant Stage Manager: Sydonia Lucchesi **Member of the United Scenic Artists 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. Used by arrangement with European American Music Distributors Company, sole U.S. and Canadian agent for Schott Music GmbH & Co. KG, publisher and copyright owner. El Cimmaron
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A M E S S AG E F R O M S TAG E D I R E C TO R – E U G E N I A A R S E N I S Paris, 2005. Somewhere between Cuba and Greece, the ethnologist Miguel Barnet and I had endless discussions. Esteban Montejo, the Cimarrón, was Barnet’s hero in the Autobiography of a Runaway Slave, the piece on which this opera is based. It is a story of loneliness and revolution, a true story of a real hero. Barnet spoke to me with affection about an intelligent man who surpassed major difficulties, established a profound dialogue with nature, and, although he becomes seemingly free, he was surrounded by many threats; a man of solitude who fought to the end for collective freedom. Esteban was 103 years old when Miguel Barnet, only 25, approached him after noticing an article on veterans who learned how to read and write. Barnet and Montejo gradually established a relationship of trust and communication that lead to a unique friendship until the end of Esteban’s life at the age of 113, in 1973. A few years earlier, the poet Hans Magnus Enzensberger read the Autobiography and suggested to Hans Wener Henze the creation of the opera. El Cimarrón is a work for four musicians, whom the composer treats as “co-creators” since they often have to determine the pitch and the rhythms themselves. The relation between the music and the text alternates from Sprechgesang to lyrical singing, and this enhances the theatricality of the work. Apart from the unique structure of the opera, both musically and textually, one could observe that the artistic process is consistent with its ideological frame. The collectivity, which is one of the core themes of the work, is realized from participation of the musicians to the development of the opera. Through Esteban’s narration, the opera approaches the social and political life in Cuba. Yet, the work discusses cross-cultural and timeless values from oppression, injustice and racism, to struggle, friendship and companionship. Revisiting the work, as my first production of it was in 2005 at the Greek National Opera, I express my gratitude to the Skylight team and to Eric McKeever for their collaboration and enthusiasm. It is a challenge for the stage director to visualize memories and emotions. In our theatrical approach, Esteban’s world is gradually revealed. I welcome you to be part of this moving yet adventurous journey.
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A M E S S AG E F R O M T H E A R T I S T I C D I R E C TO R - V I S WA S U B B A R A M A N Welcome to Hans Werner Henze’s El Cimarrón! We are excited to continue our discussion of revolution and freedom with a theatre piece by an important German composer. I had the opportunity to cover the world premiere of a Henze piece when I was in Paris, and he attended the premiere. There is no question that he was a brilliant composer and a sweet man. I am very proud that the Skylight is taking on the challenge of doing his work. The 1970s marked the fade out of the 1940s romantic composers and the growth of the modernists. Henze had a fascination with writing music for the theater for most of his life. His compositions in the 1960s and 70s follow the experimental trend of his peers. For many composers it was difficult to write tonal and heart-on-the-sleeve music in the wake of the Holocaust, so composers began exploring new sounds and more intellectual ways of looking at music – it was emotionalism that got the world in trouble in the first place. Many American composers went the route of purely serial works where musical notes were put together in a highly engineered and intellectually structured manner. Henze, perhaps because of his socialist leanings, chose to write about very human stories, albeit in a more eclectic manner. In El Cimarrón, Henze uses a variety of compositional techniques since his primary focus was to use the musical language that best helps tell the story. Because of the desire to search for new sounds and new ways of writing those sounds, the notation in El Cimarrón is visually stunning. It pushes the performers to improvise and communicate with each other in a manner that is both theatrical and mimics chamber music. In fact, Henze did not label this work as an opera or a musical theater piece; he simply called it a recital for four musicians. El Cimarrón is a challenge for all involved. It tells a difficult tale of slavery and revolution, so the emotional range of the actor/singer is tested. It embraces a variety of musical languages – to the point of having the performers improvise a musical line to a drawing – so the performers are tested. Much in the vein of Schindler’s List or The Color Purple watching an actor go through an intense emotional range with this complex music is difficult, so you, the audience, are also tested. But, the reward for all of us in taking on the challenge is immeasurable.
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A M E S S AG E F R O M T H E M A N AG I N G D I R E C TO R – A M Y S . J E N S E N Welcome to Skylight Music Theatre and our production of Hans Werner Henze’s El Cimarrón. We are starting the New Year with an intriguing departure from Skylight’s past productions in our Studio Theatre. As we continue our season of freedom and revolution, we bring a powerful and compelling piece to our black box space. The incredible momentum from last season’s success has definitely carried over into our 2013-14 season, starting with Artistic Director Viswa Subbaraman’s first production at Skylight, Fidelio, and filling the holiday season with a nearly sold out run of Les Misérables directed by Molly Rhode. We have much in store for the remainder of the season in the Cabot Theatre with In The Heights later this month, our first Philip Glass production with Hydrogen Jukebox in March, and the iconic 60s musical Hair at the end of the season under the direction of Associate Artistic Director Ray Jivoff. Finally, in May we welcome Milwaukee-born composer Daron Hagen as writer, composer, and director of I Hear America Singing in the Studio Theatre. Thank you for supporting Skylight in so many ways. We wouldn’t be here without you! We look forward to seeing you throughout the remainder of our season. Best wishes for a happy and music-filled 2014! MUSICAL NUMBERS Part 1 The World The Cimarrón Slavery Escape The Forest Ghosts The false Freedom Part 2 Women The Machines The Priests The Rebellion The Battle of Mal Tiempo The Bad Victory Friendliness The Machete *There will be no intermission 4
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PERFOR MERS Esteban Montejo.................................................................................................................... Eric McKeever Percussion...............................................................................................................................Michael Lorenz Flute, Alto Flute, Bass Flute, Piccolo.................................................................................Scott Metlicka Guitar....................................................................................................................................... Nathan Wysock Music Director/Auxiliary Percussion......................................................................Viswa Subbaraman WHO’S WHO Eric McKeever (Esteban Montejo) – Hailed by the Chicago Tribune for possessing “a voice of power and brilliance,” baritone Eric McKeever was seen this season as Don Pizarro (Fidelio) with Skylight Music Theatre and Valentin (Faust) with Winter Opera St. Louis. Later this season he will be seen as Figaro in Il Barbieredi Siviglia with Opera Naples, and will also appear with the Lebanon Symphony in a Porgy and Bess concert. Last season Mr. McKeever was seen as Escamillo (Carmen) with Long Island Opera, in Bronx Opera’s La Gazza Ladra as Fernando, Theseus in Opera Naples’ A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Marquis D’Obigny (La Traviata) with the Harrisburg Symphony and Der Musiklehrer in Ariadne auf Naxos with the St. Petersburg Opera. Michael “Ding” Lorenz (Percussion) – As Staff Percussionist and Orchestra Contractor, Mike is proud to be a part of the Skylight family. Over the past 40+ years he has performed in over 100 Skylight productions. Among his many favorites are Chicago, Lady Be Good, Turn of the Screw, Madame Butterfly, Porgy and Bess and Les Misérables. His percussion/comedy show, Things that go Ding!, was a smash hit (pun definitely intended) and played to sold-out audiences. The Christmas version, Things that go Ding (Dong, Merrily on High)!, is scheduled for December 2014. These days, when not haunting the Skylight orchestra
pit, you can find Ding playing in just about every orchestra in the area, the touring Broadway shows, working with the nationally acclaimed Kenosha Bradford High School theatre department, playing drums for Dick Contino at Festa Italiana and the occasional bar mitzvah. Scott Metlicka (Flute/ Alto Flute/Bass Flute/ Piccolo) – Scott resides in Elgin, IL and is a member of the Elgin, Rockford and South Bend Symphonies plus the Wisconsin Philharmonic and Milwaukee’s Skylight Music Theatre Orchestra. He teaches flute at Elgin Community College. In the summer, Scott performs with the Pine Mountain Music Festival in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. An avid bicyclist, Scott rides annually every summer from his home to Wisconsin’s Northwoods. His degrees in flute performance are from Northern Illinois University (Bachelor’s) and Northwestern University (Master’s). Scott served as president and membership chair of the Chicago Flute Club. Nathan Wysock (Guitar) – Nathan received Doctor of Musical Arts (with a major in guitar performance and a minor in early music) and Master of Music degrees from the Eastman School of Music. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Illinois State University. His teachers include Douglass Rubio, Angelo Favis and Nicholas El Cimmaron
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Goluses. Dr. Wysock is an avid performer of both solo and ensemble repertoire and has performed in competitions in the United States and abroad. He has been a featured performer on Wisconsin Public Radio and has performed with the Lawrence Chamber Players, the Festival City Orchestra, the Edgewood Community Orchestra, the Lawrence Wind Ensemble, and L’Ensemble Portique. In his solo recitals, Dr. Wysock creates innovative programs that range from ragtime to music of the Middle East. He has presented lecture recitals and workshops on tango, blues and 19th century music. Dr. Wysock is a dedicated teacher who has been on the faculty of several community programs, the secondary guitar program at the Eastman School of music and the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. He is currently on the faculty at Lawrence University in Appleton and Edgewood College in Madison. Viswa Subbaraman (Music Director/ Auxiliary Percussion) – Internationally acclaimed conductor and artistic director of Skylight, Viswa Subbaraman was the Artistic Director/ Founder of Opera Vista, Houston’s innovative contemporary opera company. Awards for his work and Opera Vista include 100 Creatives 2012 and the 2010 Mastermind Award from the Huston Press. Opera Vista highlights include: world premieres of James Norman’s Wake…, Line Tjørnhøj’s Anorexia Sacra (marking Mr. Subbaraman’s stage directing debut), Somtow Sucharitkul’s The Silent Prince, the Texas Premiere and historic New Orleans premiere of Amy Beach’s Cabildo, and the creation of the annual Vista Competition for new opera. Mr. Subbaraman has served with the Orchestre National de France as an Assistant Conductor, the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington D.C. as a Debut Conductor, the Orchestre National 6
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d’Ile de France, Colorado Springs Philharmonic (USA), Thames Philharmonia (London), the Bombay Chamber Orchestra (India), Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy, the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (New York, USA), Longview Symphony Orchestra (TX), the Midland/ Odessa Symphony and Chorale (USA), the Orchestre National du Capitole Toulouse, the AudioInversions Contemporary Music Ensemble (TX), the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra (PA), and the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra (Santa Cruz, CA). In 2005, Mr. Subbaraman was awarded the Herbert von Karajan Conducting Fellowship by the Herbert von Karajan Centrum and American Austrian Foundation which resulted in his residency at the Salzburg Festival. He also took part in the 2006 Beethoven Seminar. Raised in West Texas, he received degrees in both music and biology at Duke University. Upon completion of his master’s degree from Texas Tech University, he was awarded a Fulbright Grant to study conducting in Paris. Mr. Subbaraman received his MBA through the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. He was selected as a delegate to the 2010 Asia21 Young Leader’s Summit in Jakarta by the Asia Society and in 2012, Mr. Subbaraman was one of 100 Indians invited to the inaugural Indiaspora Summit, which brings together influential members of the Indian community in order to discuss how to make the world a better place. Eugenia Arsenis (Stage Director) – Eugenia has collaborated with international cultural organizations including: Royal Albert Hall, San Francisco Opera Center, Center for Contemporary Opera, Skylight Music Theatre, Oakland Opera House, Greek National Opera, Megaron Athens Concert Hall, National Theatre of Northern Greece, etc.. She was also the Coordinator and Dramaturg for the
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Experimental Stage of the Greek National Opera (2004-2011). A speaker at international conferences and lecturer at numerous universities and artistic institutions, Eugenia studied Dramaturgy and Directing at the Department of Drama and Theatre and Media Arts at Royal Holloway University of London. She pursued her postgraduate studies in Philosophy (UCL) and her Doctorate in Philosophical Aesthetics, Opera and Greek Tragedy at the University of London (RHUL). She was Visiting Researcher at the School of Music of the College of Fine Arts at Boston University for Musical Analysis and Opera Directing. Moreover, she studied Film Directing at the New York Film Academy. She also holds numerous scholarships, including Fulbright. www.eugeniaarsenis.com Daniel J. Brylow (Assistant Director) – Daniel has contributed to the burgeoning field of contemporary opera and new music-theatre as a performer, stage director, translator and arts administrator. He is a graduate of Bennington College, where he studied music and drama and performed in Time and Motion Study and Border Towns, two world premiere experimental music-theatre pieces by New York-based composer Nicholas Brooke. Danny’s penchant for new music-theatre has also let him to perform in Kocho, a new opera by Seattle-based composer Garrett Fisher, and in the ensemble of Don Davis’s world premiere opera, Río De Sangre with the Florentine Opera. In 2013, Danny served as the Assistant Stage Director for the premiere of Kamran Ince’s Judgment of Midas, and produced, directed, and cotranslated an original English adaptation of Don Giovanni. Danny most recently worked with Skylight as a member of the ensemble in Fidelio earlier this season.
Anne Van Deusen (Assistant Music Director) – Anne is a pianist, accompanist and music director in and around the Milwaukee area. Professional companies she’s worked with include: Skylight Music Theatre, Florentine Opera, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, Milwaukee Ballet, First Stage Children’s Theatre, In Tandem Theatre and Off the Wall Theatre. Music-directing and accompanying credits include: Goodbye Girl, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Sunday in the Park with George; Elmer Gantry (2012 Grammy Award winner); Aspects of Love; Into the Woods; Sweeney Todd; Gypsy; You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown; The Girl in the Frame; Three Postcards. Anne is actively involved with concerts, competitions, coachings and musical theatre productions at local schools and community groups and is the Director of Music at St. Thomas of Canterbury Church in Greendale. Thank you to Viswa Subbaraman and the staff at Skylight, as well as her husband, Jim, for giving her these great opportunities. Lisa Anne Schlenker (Scenic Designer) – Lisa is delighted to join Eugenia and the wonderful El Cimarrón creative team for this fascinating project! Most often found splitting time between the properties shop at Skylight Music Theatre, and the Wisconsin Humane Society wildlife department bat rehabilitation center, she is an Augustana College alumna in music and theatre, and a 1988 graduate of the MFA program in Theatre Technology at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Lisa is also proudly affiliated with SPAM: not the meat, but rather the national prop professional organization The Society for Prop Artists & Managers. Lisa’s design work has been seen on the stages of Theatre X, African American Childrens Theater, El Cimmaron
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Renaissance Theaterworks, Milwaukee Shakespeare Company, Milwaukee Chamber Theater, Milwaukee Rep’s Stackner cabaret, American Folklore Theatre and Skylight Music Theatre. Thank you for supporting live local theatre! Shima Orans (Costume Coordinator) – This is Shima’s tenth season with Skylight. Previous designs include Pump Boys and Dinettes, Edith Piaf Onstage, Sunday in the Park with George, H.M.S. Pinafore; A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine; I Do, I Do; Souvenir; South Pacific; Little Women; and A Grand Night For Singing. She also serves on the Skylight staff as costume director/ draper. Shima has designed for Syracuse Opera, Sterling Renaissance Festival, Oswego Opera, Pittsburgh Playhouse, Apple Hill Playhouse, Acadia Repertory Theatre, and the Albuquerque Civic Light Opera. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon University and has taught at Point Park University and the State University of New York. Noele Stollmack (Lighting Designer)** – Recent lighting includes Skylight Music Theater’s production of Fidelio, along with scenery and lighting for Albert Herring, Dido and Aeneas, Rio de Sangre, Macbeth, Rigoletto, Tristan und Isolde and Magic Flute for the Florentine Opera, Rape of Lucretia for Toledo Opera, Mirandolina for the Milwaukee Rep,Twelfth Night for Milwaukee Shakespeare, as well as lighting and scenic realization for Meredith Monk’s international tours of mercy & impermanence. Noele’s lighting has appeared in productions at The Brooklyn Academy of Music, Sydney Opera House, Houston Grand Opera, Opera Ontario, Opera Pacific, Portland Opera, Vancouver Opera, Madison Opera,
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Nashville Opera, Purple Rose Theatre, American Players Theatre and the First Stage Children’s Theatre. As Lighting Director for Houston Grand Opera, she supervised the lighting for over 50 operas and designed notable productions including Andrei Serban’s Elektra, Dr. Jonathan Miller’s Der Rosenkavalier, Aida, and the world premieres of Harvey Milk, Desert of Roses and Dracula Diary. Kelly Turner (Stage Manager) – Kelly is delighted to be back at Skylight Music Theatre as Stage Manger for El Cimarrón. This will be the second Skylight opera that she has stage managed this season; her first production being the wonderful Fidelio. Other stage managing projects for the Skylight include: Sing Me a Story, Here’s a Howdy Do, Beyond the Ingénue and Everything from Ray to Z. She has assistant directed the Skylight’s Pump Boys and Dinettes, Opera Tampa’s production of La Traviata and the Sunset Playhouse’s production of Six Degrees of Separation. Prior to moving to Milwaukee, and before her stint as fulltime mother to two wonderful who are now young adults, Kelly stage-managed shows throughout the San Francisco/Bay area. Immediately following El Cimarrón, she will travel to Florida to work with Opera Tampa on their productions of Carmen and The Magic Flute. And this spring she will be back at Skylight as Stage Manager for I Hear America Singing. Sydonia Lucchesi (Assistant Stage Manager) – Sydonia is a senior at UWMilwaukee, and is currently finishing up a degree in Technical Theatre and Film. She last worked at Skylight as the ASM for Here’s A Howdy Do and in between has stage managed The Canonical Five of Jack the Ripper, Dracula, and House of Horrors: A Chronicle of H.H. Holmes and ASMed King Lear, all at the Alchemist Theatre in Bay View.
P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F Director of Production..............................................................................................................Mark Turner Associate Director of Production.......................................................................... Ruth Conrad-Proulx Technical Director....................................................................................................................Eben Alguire Technical Assistant........................................................................................................ Alexander Moliere Scenic Carpenters................................................. Anthony Gleason, Jessica Rohde, Amanda Srok Stage Manager............................................................................................................................ Kelly Turner Assistant Stage Manager.............................................................................................. Sydonia Lucchesi Properties Director.....................................................................................................Lisa Anne Schlenker Properties Carpenter............................................................................................................ Jennifer Lyons Properties Artist............................................................................................................................Nikki Kulas Properties Apprentice.............................................................................................................Mike Gerlach Scenic Charge..................................................................................................................................Carri Dahl Scenic and Scenery Apprentice......................................................................................... Adam Stoner Costume Director..................................................................................................................... Shima Orans Costume Shop Manager..............................................................................................................Barry Link Master Electrician........................................................................................................................Phil Warren Light Board Operator.........................................................................................................Alan Piotrowicz
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S K Y L I G H T M U S I C T H E AT R E B OA R D S BOARD OF DIRECTORS John Flanagan, President F. Tessa Escamilla Bartels Marta Bianchini Rick Bliss Michael Bula F. Colin Cabot (Honorary) Laura Emory Alexander Fraser Susan Godfrey David Harvey
Leslie Hauser Mark Huber Valerie Johnson Jeanne Kessler Tracey Klein Christopher Layden Michael Lueder Michelle Mattson William Michaels Howard Miller
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Katie Harding William Johnson Gary Jorgensen Kipp Koester Pam Kriger Terrance Kurtenbach Arthur F. Lubke Jr. Sally Manegold Steve Mech Grace McBain Haydon Susan Nichols Jeff Nohl
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S K Y L I G H T M U S I C T H E AT R E S TA F F AMY S. JENSEN, MANAGING DIRECTOR VISWA SUBBARAMAN, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Eben Alguire, Technical Director Cindy Haas, Finance Director Ray Jivoff, Associate Artistic Director Becca Kitelinger, Development Director Jennifer Samuelson, Marketing Director Mark Turner, Director of Production and Facilities ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Kelley Arlt...................................................................................................................... Box Office Manager Lee Caracci............................................................................................................................House Manager Lindsay Considine................................................................................Finance Asst. & Office Manager Robin Dennis....................................................................Education Administrator & Teaching Artist Amanda Eaton..............................................................................................................Education Manager Kristen Grill...........................................................................................................................Grants Manager Rose Hebein..................................................................................................Marketing Project Manager Paul Kaishian................................................................................................................................... Custodian Donna Kummer......................................................................................Resident Music Teaching Artist Kirstin Roble............................................................................................................................. Artistic Intern Julian Salas.............................................................................................Weekend Box Office Supervisor Lesley Stone..............................................................................................................Artistic Administrator Jennifer Tirado..........................................................................................................Box Office Supervisor Emily Vitrano..................................................................................... Audience Development Manager Amanda Wallich........................................................ Donor Relations and Special Events Manager Chris Zello......................................................................................................Annual Campaign Manager Jessica Jante, Indalecio de Jesus Valentin, Megan Lang, Rachael Zientek, Gwen Zupan............................................................ Box Office Staff Cara McMullin, Michelle Brien, Patrick G. H. Schley, David Tilton.............................................................. Assistant House Managers PRODUCTION STAFF Vanessa Chumbley........................................................................................... Assistant Stage Manager Carri Dahl.................................................................................................................................. Scenic Charge Gary Ellis................................................................................ Audio Visual Supervisor and IT Manager Mike Gerlach............................................................................................................Properties Apprentice Ruth Conrad-Proulx......................................................................... Associate Director of Production Barry Link.............................................................................................................. Costume Shop Manager Michael Lorenz..........................................................................................................Orchestra Contractor Jennifer Lyons............................................................................................................ Properties Carpenter Kimberly Ann McCann................................................................................Production Stage Manager Alexander Moliere........................................................................................................Technical Assistant Shima Orans..................................................................................................................... Costume Director Lisa Schlenker................................................ Properties Director & Assistant Director of Facilities Amanda Srok......................................................................................................................Stage Supervisor Adam Stoner..........................................................................................Scenic and Scenery Apprentice
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TRIBUTE GIFTS In Memory Of Lorraine & Irving Armour Zabelle Malkasian Diane Lee Weiss In Honor Of Bill Theisen Skylight receives support from the following government agencies: 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: AntiShadows LLC Robert W. Baird & Co. DigiCOPY Myrna Grossman Edith Hibbard Donald R. Whitaker Ruth Zubotsky A special thank you to the following corporations for matching employee gifts: JPMorgan Chase Foundation ExxonMobil Foundation Johnson Controls Rexnord Society Insurance SPX Foundation UBS We Energies We thank our these Corporate Sponsors for their generous support of our October 12, 2013 Bollywood Bash: Aurora Health Care Baird Private Asset Management Deloitte et alia, LLC Foley & Lardner LLP Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. Johnson Controls, Inc. KPMG Marcus Hotels and Resorts Michael Best & Friedrich LLP Northwestern Mutual Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren S.C.
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.
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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 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 Don & Barbara Buzard Anne Perkins Cabot F. Colin & Paula Cabot Doris Hersh Chortek 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 Cheryl & Roy Hauswirth David & Margarete Harvey Tom & Suzanne Hefty
Jane E. Heinemann Richard & Ethel Herzfeld Foundation John E. Holland Robert F. & Jean E. Holtz Sydney & Grace 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 Asher & Susan 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 Windhover Foundation
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Dorothy Inbusch Foundation
Krause Family Foundation
Edward U. Demmer Foundation
Milwaukee County Department of Family Care
Evinrude Foundation
Maihaugen Foundation
Frieda & William Hunt Memorial Trust
Meyer & Norma Ragir Foundation
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Daniel M. Soref Charitable Trust
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 artistic intern Kirstin Roble and 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 Skylight directors, designers and performers. The guide is available on our website and in the lobby of the theatre. 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 and at intermission. It is also open Friday and Saturday evenings for the free Cabaret shows that follow Skylight performances. For dining information visit www. getindulge.com or email skylight@getindulge.com. 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 Emily Vitrano at (414) 299-4964 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...Skylight Music Theatre is supported with generous gifts by individuals, corporations, and foundations that support artistic and educational programs. To become a donor, please contact Chris Zello, Annual Campaign Manager, at (414) 2994953. Skylight Insights...Join us for an opportunity to learn more about Skylight Music Theatre productions. Viswa Subbaraman will lead pre-performance talks one hour before curtain for every performance in the bar, followed by a fifteen minute post-show talkback following the show in the Studio Theatre. Special Patron Services... Infrared hearing systems are made possible through the support from The Milwaukee County Department of Family Care. 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. El Cimmaron
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B O X O F F I C E I N F O R M AT I O N Skylight Music 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. skylightmusictheatre.org — 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 SkylightENSEMBLE...SkylightENSEMBLE brings together young professionals through special events, volunteering and musical theatre. For more information contact Emily Vitrano, Audience Development Manager, at (414) 299-4964. The Skylighters...The Skylighters are involved in a variety of activities and special events in support of Skylight. For event or membership information, contact Amanda Wallich, Donor Relations and Special Events Manger, at (414) 299-4972. Ushers...Sign up for any show at www.skylightmusictheatre.volunteerhub.com or email our House Manager, Lee Caracci, at leec@skylightmusictheatre.org Volunteer for Skylight… For over 50 years, Skylight Music Theatre as been providing fun on and off the stage! To learn more, email volunteer@skylightmusictheatre.org
G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N Skylight Music Theatre Broadway Theatre Center 158 North Broadway | Milwaukee, WI 53202 Administrative Office: (414) 291-7811 | Box Office: (414) 291-7800 www.skylightmusictheatre.org Skylight Music Theatre is a cornerstone member of the United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF), 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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