Skylight-Gershwin and Friends

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Gershwin and Friends December 31, January 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Music by: George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller and Harold Arlen Stage Director: Bill Theisen Choreographers: Pam Kriger, Parrish Collier Music Director: Paul Helm Lighting Designer: Kevin Connolly Costume Coordinator: Shima Orans Stage Manager: Paul Matthew Madden

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.

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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 – B I L L T H E I S E N Welcome to Gershwin and Friends, our 9th Skylight Studio Theatre production!

Who would have guessed back in 2005 when we tested the waters with our first Studio Theatre show that we would have come this far in just 5 years. I have been wanting to program the music of George Gershwin ever since I began as artistic director in 2004 and now, not only are we bringing you his glorious tunes, but adding to the fun we are including the work of some of his remarkable contemporaries: Harold Arlen, Fats Waller and Duke Ellington. Combine these classic songs with the incredible talents of Cynthia Cobb, Parrish Collier and Paul Helm and we have a show destined to bring down the house every single night.

Thank you for your continued support of the Skylight and especially our Studio Series. Because of your support, we are able to keep growing and finding new ways of bringing our Skylight audience, and all of Southeastern Wisconsin for that matter, the full- spectrum of musical theatre.

I hope you enjoy your trip to New York City in the 1930’s and the music that only Gershwin and his very special friends could create.

Bill Theisen

A M E SSAG E F R OM TH E M A N AG I N G D I R EC TO R – A MY S. J E N S E N Thank you for joining us in the Studio Theatre for Gershwin and Friends. We are so glad that you are ringing in the New Year with us.

After starting our season off with a nautical theme, we are setting course in decidedly different directions for the remainder of our season. Join us in February for Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. Brel will be the Skylight directorial debut of our Associate Artistic Director, Ray Jivoff. In March, we bring you a contemporary take on Mozart’s Cosi fan Tutte.

Finally, we are extremely excited to bring you Adding Machine-A Musical at the end of our season. We recently received wonderful news of a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts supporting this production. We will be delighted to welcome composer Josh Schmidt back to his hometown of Milwaukee during the run of this show.

I hope you enjoy an evening full of hits with Gershwin and Friends and please join us throughout the remainder of our season for an intriguing array of stories that sing! Best wishes for a happy and music-filled 2011.

Amy S. Jensen

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CAST Cynthia Cobb Parrish Collier Paul Helm MUSICAL NUMBERS Act 1 All Act I songs composed by George Gershwin Setting: New Year’s Eve, 1933 An anteroom of the Ballroom at the Gershwin Estate in New York SHALL WE DANCE..................................................................................................................Parrish STRIKE UP THE BAND.......................................................................................................... Cynthia LET’S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF............................................................Parrish & Cynthia STAIRWAY TO PARADISE......................................................................................................Parrish EMBRACEABLE YOU..............................................................................................................Parrish SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME..................................................................................... Cynthia NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT............................................................................Paul & Parrish FASCINATING RHYTHM...................................................................................................... Cynthia I’VE GOT RHYTHM.................................................................................................................Parrish I’VE GOT PLENTY O’ NUTTIN’..............................................................................................Parrish SUMMERTIME....................................................................................................................... Cynthia BESS, YOU IS MY WOMAN NOW...................................................................Parrish & Cynthia THERE’S A BOAT DAT’S LEAVIN’ SOON FOR NEW YORK............................................Parrish BUT NOT FOR ME................................................................................................................. Cynthia BLAH-BLAH-BLAH.................................................................................................................Parrish LOVE IS HERE TO STAY......................................................................................Parrish & Cynthia CLAP YOUR HANDS................................................................................ Parrish, Cynthia & Paul THERE WILL BE A 15 MINUTE INTERMISSION Act 2 Later that night- A Nightclub in Harlem TAKE THE “A” TRAIN-Duke Ellington..................................................................................... Paul DROP ME OFF IN HARLEM-Duke Ellington...................................................................Parrish THIS JOINT IS JUMPIN’-Fats Waller..............................................................Cynthia & Parrish IT DON’T MEAN A THING-Duke Ellington.................................................Cynthia & Parrish HIT ME WITH A HOT NOTE-Duke Ellington................................................................. Cynthia SATIN DOLL-Duke Ellington..............................................................................................Parrish AIN’T MISBEHAVEN-Fats Waller....................................................................................... Cynthia THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC-Harold Arlen.........................................................................Parrish MOOD INDIGO-Duke Ellington......................................................... Paul, Parrish & Cynthia STORMY WEATHER-Harold Arlen................................................................................... Cynthia SOPHISTICATED LADY-Duke Ellington..........................................................................Parrish SOLITUDE-Duke Ellington................................................................................................ Cynthia OVER THE RAINBOW-Harold Arlen................................................... Paul, Parrish & Cynthia GET HAPPY-Harold Arlen.................................................................................................. Cynthia I LOVE TO SING-A-Harold Arlen........................................................................................Parrish DON’T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE-Duke Ellington.........................................Parrish SIN TO TELL A LIE-Fats Waller........................................................................................... Cynthia PAPER MOON-Harold Arlen.................................................................................................... Paul THEY ALL LAUGHED-George Gershwin.......................................... Parrish, Cynthia & Paul Skylight Opera Theatre 3

WHO’S WHO Parrish Collier – Parrish returns to Skylight where he was last seen in RENT, Smokey Joe’s Café and The All Night Strut!. His Chicago credits include Andre in Ain’t Misbehavin’, Don in A Chorus Line, and Four-Eyed Moe in Five Guys Named Moe at Drury Lane Evergreen Park; Simon Zealotes in Jesus Christ Superstar and Paul in Kiss Me Kate at Drury Lane Oakbrook; Peaseblossom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Chicago Shakespeare; Zooter in Zoot Suit and Andre in Ain’t Misbehavin’ at the Goodman Theatre; Evita and The King & I at The Marriott Theatre; Radio City Christmas Spectacular at the Rosemont Theatre.

Other credits include Bernardo in West Side Story (European Tour); Swing for Elektra, Rockies and Components in Starlight Express (Germany); Four-Eyed Moe in Five Guys Named Moe (UK National Tour).

Cynthia Cobb – Cynthia is excited to be back at the Skylight as a part of the creative team for Gershwin and Friends.

She was last seen at the Skylight as the Lady in Blues in the Night. Some of her favorite roles have included both Charlaine and Armelia in Ain’t Misbehavin,’ Queenie in Showboat, B.J. in Smokey Joe’s Café, and Carrie Pipperidge in Carousel. When she’s not on land, she can be found out on the ocean traveling the world as a featured singer with Royal Caribbean. Happy Holidays to all and much love to The Grinch!!!

Bill Theisen (Stage Director) – Bill Theisen made his professional theatre debut as a performer at the Skylight Opera Theatre in 1981 and began his tenure as Artistic Director in 2004. He has directed over 100 productions for theatre and opera companies from coast to coast. Recent directing credits include The Pirates of Penzance for 4 Skylight Opera Theatre

Santa Fe Opera, Showboat with Gateway Playhouse, H.M.S. Pinafore at Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Sweeney Todd with Cleveland Opera, The Fourth Wall at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, The Magic Flute for Virginia Opera, A Little Night Music with Seaside Music Theater, The Mikado with Opera Carolina, Seussical at First Stage Children’s Theatre and Into The Woods at the Capitol Canter for the Performing Arts.

Skylight Directing credits include The Figaro Story, La Boheme, Souvenir, South Pacific, The Tragedy of Carmen, Animal Crackers, The Spitfire Grill, La Cenerentola, The Mikado, Patience, The Pirates of Penzance and the world premiere of Oven the Moon with Gilbert and Sullivan.

Mr. Theisen works frequently on the university level as a Guest Director and Lecturer. He served as Director of Opera at the University of Iowa and has continued that relationship for the past 12 years. Other university credits include Carnegie Mellon University, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Florida State University, Portland State University, Manhattan School of Music, Utah State University, Northwestern University, NYU and St. Ambrose University where he is also serves on the advisory committee to the theatre department.

Bill was the Artistic Director of the Capitol Center for the Performing Arts in Upstate New York and is an adjudicator for arts programming on PBS. Pam Kriger (Choreographer)– Pam returns to Skylight after serving as Stage Director for Dames at Sea. Other Skylight stage director/ choreographer credits include A Day in Hollywood/A Night in Ukraine, White Christmas, Tintypes, Lady Be Good, The All Night Strut, Little Shop of Horrors and Once on this Island. She has choreographed a multitude of Skylight shows since 1980 including Oh, Lady Lady!, Cabaret, The King & I, and Animal Crackers. She is a member of the theater faculty at Cardinal Stritch University where she recently directed Urinetown and

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Zombies From the Beyond. Pam works extensively throughout the region as a director and choreographer.

Recent credits include Cheeseheads, The Musical for American Folklore Theatre, Muskie Love for Madison Rep, Curtains for Nicolet High School and Into The Woods for University Theatre at UW-Madison .

Paul Helm (Music Director/Pianist) – Paul is excited to be back at Skylight to ring in the New Year! Skylight credits include Plaid Tidings, The Pirates of Penzance, The Midnight Angel, Patience, South Pacific, The Mikado, and Iolanthe.

He has also performed, directed, and music directed with the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, First Stage Children’s Theater, Florentine Opera Company, American Folklore Theatre, Greenbrier Valley Theatre, Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, and the UW-Plattville Heartland Festival. Recent credits include: Disney’s My Son Pinocchio; Laurel and Hardy; Disney’s Beauty and the Beast; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day; Elmer Gantry; The Producers; Forever Plaid; Harry Connick Jr.’s The Happy Elf; and A Year with Frog and Toad. Visit www.paulhelm.net for more information.

Shima Orans (Costume Coordinator) – Shima designed costumes for Skylight’s Dames at Sea; A Day in Hollywood/A Night in 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 College and the State University of New York.

Paul Matthew Madden (Stage Manager) – Paul is thrilled to be working with Skylight Opera Theatre for Gershwin and Friends. He is currently a student at the University of WisconsinMilwaukee’s Theatre department and has recently worked in various backstage capacities for the UWM and the Boulevard Ensemble Studio Theatre.

He has also been seen on-stage 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, family and friends, the Boulevard Theatre, and the UWM faculty for all their support. One final shout to Jess, and “break a leg” to Cheeseburger and Nugget for their upcoming debut performances.

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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, Brandon Ribordy Stage Manager............................................................................................................Paul Matthew Madden Properties Director.....................................................................................................................Lisa Schlenker Properties Artist............................................................................................................................Ana McHenry Properties Carpenter................................................................................................................. Jennifer Lyons Properties Apprentice..................................................................................................................... Nikki Kulas Scenic Charge....................................................................................................................................... Carri Dahl Costume Director...........................................................................................................................Shima Orans Costume Shop Manager................................................................................................................... Barry Link Audio Visual Supervisor......................................................................................................................Gary Ellis Master Electrician...................................................................................................................... Ryan Bertelson Studio Electrician.......................................................................................................................Kevin Connolly Light Board Operator.............................................................................................................. Katie Whittaker

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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 Christine Bukowski Michael Bula Jamie Delgadillo Storm Elser Laura Emory John Flanagan 6 Skylight Opera Theatre

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)

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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

Jack Gardner Suzanne Hefty Howard Miller Jeff Nohl

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S K Y L I G H T O P E R A T H E AT R E 2 010 - 2 011 S TA F F AMY S. JENSEN, MANAGING DIRECTOR BILL THEISEN, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Diana Alioto, Director of Artistic Operations Cindy Haas, Finance Director Ray Jivoff, Associate Artistic Director Jennifer Samuelson, Marketing Director Mark Turner, Director of Production and Facilities ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Kelley Arlt....................................................................................................... Box Office Manager Heather Cocking...........................................................................Marketing Project Manager Madeline Cope........................................... Special Events and Donor Relations Manager Corinne Gilbert....................................................................................Education Administrator Kristin Hansen.......................................................................................................Grants Manager Noel T. Henebury-Farmer..................................................................Company Administrator Paul Kaishian.................................................................................................................... Custodian Becca Nielsen................................................................................................ Education Manager Jinnene Ross................................................ Finance Assistant and Benefits Administrator Sara Marie von Hemert-Dachelet..........................................................Campaign Manager Jennifer Stanislowski...............................................................................Box Office Supervisor Renae Bastar, Bashir Nuruddin.......................................Weekend Box Office Supervisors Gustavo Chaviano, Jess Jante, Jean Vogel, Gwen Zupan........................ Box Office Staff

PRODUCTION STAFF Ryan Bertelson................................................................................................. Master Electrician Andrew Booher..................................................................................................Stage Supervisor Carri Dahl................................................................................................................... Scenic Charge 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 Brandon Ribordy................................................................................................Scenic Carpenter Lisa Schlenker................................. Properties Director & Assistant Director of Facilities Jessica Berlin Krivsky....................................................................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 D O N O R S The Skylight recognizes and honors, with our deepest gratitude, the following individuals, foundations, organizations, businesses and government agencies who provided support to our Annual Campaign. 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 in bold.) Thank you for joining the Skylight - to deliver high quality music theatre productions to the Greater Milwaukee community. Our thanks for the many donors of $249 and under whose gifts are vital to the Skylight’s continuing success, we regret there is not space to list them all. (This list is current as of December 15, 2010.)

BENEFACTOR CIRCLE ($25,000+) Anonymous Assurant Health The Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation F. Colin & Paula Cabot Joe & Gwenn Graboyes David & Margarete Harvey The Richard & Ethel Herzfeld Foundation Northwestern Mutual Foundation Skylighters of Wisconsin Stollenwerk Family Charitable Foundation United Performing Arts Fund STAR CIRCLE ($10,000-$24,999) Anonymous (2) Robert W. Baird & Company Barbara & Don Buzard Chase Frontier Airlines Greater Milwaukee Foundation: Halbert and Alice Kadish Fund Mary L. Nohl Fund Pain Fund Richard & Joy Teschner Fund Johnson Bank Howard & Sara Miller Northwestern Mutual Verne & Marion Read Daniel M. Soref Charitable Trust Bert L. & Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust

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The 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: Assurant Health DigiCOPY Dryit Carpet Dry Cleaning Inc. Entech Dale & Mary Graves NOVA Systems Inc. Dr. Marcia J.S. Richards & 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.

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Christopher Seton Abele Anonymous (8) Dennis & Mary Bersch The Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation Aunt Teckie Brumder Barbara & Don Buzard Anne Perkins Cabot F. Colin & Paul 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

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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.

Cabaret Performances...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 at (414) 2994951 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 the 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 the Skylight’s production shops are available throughout the year. Call (414) 299-4972 for reservations.

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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 the Skylight. For event or membership information, call 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, 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 PROGR A M 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, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin, and The 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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