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Sing Me a Story Featuring Kay Stiefel* & Jack Forbes Wilson* May 3-19, 2013 Stage Director: Ray Jivoff Music Director: Jack Forbes Wilson Set Designer: Lisa Schlenker Lighting Designer: Ryan Bertelson Sound Designer: Gary Ellis Stage Manager: Kelly Turner Assistant Stage Manager: Lauren Pekel *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

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 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 the 15th production in our Skylight Studio Theatre series.

We began back in 2005 and I am happy to say that these intimate shows have become an important part of each SMT season. The opportunity to bring you works that are perfectly suited to this 99-seat theatre have helped Skylight Music Theatre broaden our mission statement goal of presenting the full spectrum of musical theatre and opera. And with Sing Me a Story you are really in for a treat- two of Milwaukee’s favorite cabaret performers bringing their one-of-a-kind collaborations to the Studio Theatre. I have known Kay and Jack for a very long time and we have been trying to coordinate our schedules to make this happen for a few years and I cannot tell you how pleased I am that Sing Me a Story will be the final Studio Theatre production during my tenure as artistic director. What these two amazing artists, as well as Stage Director Ray Jivoff, have created is a series of songs- each practically a one-act play that combine to encompass an amazing entertainment that is truly unique and masterfully performed. Thank you for supporting the Skylight and please enjoy the show.

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 Studio Theatre production of Sing Me a Story featuring Kay Stiefel and Jack Forbes Wilson. We are so happy to welcome them back to Skylight with their own special blend of song and story. I’ve never been one to send out fan letters, but I have to say that I was inspired to send them both notes of my appreciation several years ago after spending a lovely, musical evening in their company at one of their cabaret shows. Their show tonight is sure to put a smile on your face and more than a few tunes in your head.

We are so pleased that our Studio Theatre shows have become such an integral part of our seasons. We would not be able to create these productions in the Studio Theatre without the support and dedication of many of our artistic and production staff who create these shows alongside the main stage Cabot productions. I would especially like to thank the creative team for Sing Me a Story which includes director Ray Jivoff, set designer Lisa Schlenker, costume director Shima Orans, sound director Gary Ellis and lighting designer Ryan Bertelsen.

In March, we announced our 2013-2014 season with incoming artistic director Viswa Subbaraman and have been utterly delighted by the interest and excitement it has generated. For those of you who have already renewed your subscription, we thank you so much for your continued support of Skylight! If you haven’t yet subscribed, please remember that you can now include these Studio Theatre performances by “Plus” sizing your subscription package.

Thank you for making your night sing by joining us this evening!

CAST Kay Stiefel* Jack Forbes Wilson*

WHO’S WHO Kay Stiefel* & Jack Forbes Wilson* (Music Director) - Kay Stiefel and Jack Forbes Wilson have worked in the Milwaukee area for nearly thirty years. They have been seen together and separately at Skylight (where Kay recently played the Baroness in The Sound of Music), Chamber Theatre, First Stage, and Next Act (where Jack was most recently seen as Clarence in It’s a Wonderful Life) They first performed together at (the now defunct) Melanec’s Wheelhouse shortly after Kay moved here from Steven’s Point and Jack moved from Spring Green, Wisconsin. They have enjoyed performing together at the Milwaukee Rep’s Stackner Cabaret in Rodger’s and..., Unsung Cole, Lerner, Lane Loesser and Lowe and Tomfoolery. Kay’s favorite roles include Peggy, Jen, Cassie, Louise & Loretta (The Fourth Wall, John & Jen, Chorus Line, Gypsy and A History of the American Film). Jack’s are: Liberace, Will Rogers and Amadeus in shows with those titles. Later this year, Kay will be singing around town with Peter Donalds while Jack is holed up at Off The Wall Theater doing Grey Gardens.

Ray Jivoff (Stage Director) - This season, Ray appeared in Here’s a Howdy Do and Assassins at the Milwaukee Rep and has directed Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris at Skylight. Other directing credits include Annie , Hair and Sweet Charity at the Sunset Playhouse; West Side Story at UW Milwaukee; Little Shop of Horrors and Into the Woods at Marquette University and Ragtime, You Can’t Take it With You and On the Razzle at Milwaukee High School of the Arts. Favorite roles at Skylight include Mr. Zero in Adding Machine; 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 and Koko in The Mikado. He has also appeared in shows at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Next Act, Milwaukee Rep’s Stackner Cabaret and First Stage Children’s Theatre.

Ray is the Associate Artistic Director of Skylight Music Theatre.

Lisa Schlenker (Set Designer) – Lisa is most often found managing the Properties Department for Skylight Music Theatre.

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and Theatre, and a 1988 graduate of the MFA program in Theatre Technology at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, she is also an active member of the national prop professional organization, The Society for Prop Artists & Managers. In addition to working at the Skylight Music Theatre, Lisa’s design work has also been seen on the stages of Theatre X, African American Children’s Theater, Renaissance Theaterworks, Milwaukee Shakespeare Company and Milwaukee Chamber Theatre. Lisa is also proud to assist with upkeep of facilities at Skylight Music Theatre and Broadway Theatre Center.

Ryan Bertelson (Lighting Designer) Currently immersed in his ninth season as Skylight’s Master Electrician, Ryan is excited to be working with such a great group of people. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, and he has enjoyed working with many great theatre companies including Strollers Theatre, Madison Theatre Guild, Mercury Players Theatre, Stage Q, Madison Repertory Theatre, Children’s Theatre of Madison, Madison Opera, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, First Stage Children’s Theatre, Next Act Theatre, Bialystock & Bloom, Danceworks, Milwaukee Shakespeare, In Tandem Theatre, Renaissance Theatreworks, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre and Skylight Music Theatre.

Gary Ellis (Sound Designer) - Gary is serving in his sixth year as the Skylight’s A/V supervisor and he loves working in this great theatre with this great group of people.

Shows he has designed and mixed include Rent, Avenue Q, Adding Machine-The Musical, Pump Boys & Dinettes, The Music Man, White Christmas, Sunday In The Park With George, The Spitfire Grill, The Producers, Jesus Christ Superstar, Blues In The Night, Side Show, and Daddy Long Legs. Gary studied technical theatre at San Francisco State University.

Previously, he worked at The Santa Fe Opera, Theatreworks in Palo Alto, CA and Summer Repertory Theatre in Santa Rosa, CA. Kelly Turner (Stage Manager) – This is Kelly’s fourth time as a stage manager at the Skylight having previously stagemanaged Here’s a Howdy Do, Beyond the

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Ingénue and Everything from Ray to Z. She has stage-managed shows for various theaters throughout the San Francisco/Bay area, including Summer Repertory Theater, Fratelli Bologna, the American Conservatory Theater and the Julian Theatre. She was the Assistant Director for Pump Boys and Dinettes at Skylight, Opera Tampa’s production of La Traviata and the Sunset Playhouse’s production of Six Degrees of Separation. She spent this past summer in Castleton, Virginia working with conductor Loren Mazel as an ASM on his production of Carmen. Kelly lives in Wauwatosa with her husband Mark and children, Portia and Tuxford.

Lauren Pekel (Assistant Stage Manager) Lauren is thrilled to continue to work with Skylight this season as their Stage Management Apprentice. Lauren’s previous Skylight credits include Edith Piaf Onstage and The Sound of Music. Some of her favorite recent credits include UW-Milwaukee’s The Nature of Mutation, and The Sins of Sor Juana. Lauren recently graduated from UW-Milwaukee where she received a B.F.A. in Stage Management. Lauren would like to thank her family and friends for their continued support, and hopes that everyone enjoys the show!

P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F Director of Production..............................................................................................................Mark Turner Technical Director............................................................................................................Steve Gillingham Technical Assistant....................................................................................................... Alexander Moliere Scenic Carpenters........................................................................................................................ Adam Held Production Stage Manager................................................................................Kimberly Ann McCann Stage Manager............................................................................................................................ Kelly Turner Assistant Stage Manager....................................................................................................... Lauren Pekel Properties Director................................................................................................................ Lisa Schlenker Properties Carpenter............................................................................................................ Jennifer Lyons Properties Apprentice.............................................................................................................. Andrew Lex Costume Director..................................................................................................................... Shima Orans Costume Shop Manager..............................................................................................................Barry Link A/V Supervisor...................................................................................................................................Gary Ellis Master Electrician.................................................................................................................Ryan Bertelson AC K N OW L E D G E M E N T S Special thanks to Milwaukee Repertory Theater Prop Department.

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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 2012-2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS David Harvey, President F. Tessa Escamilla Bartels Marta Bianchini Rick Bliss Michael Bula Laura Emory John Flanagan Byron Foster Alexander Fraser Susan Godfrey

Leslie Hauser Mark Huber Valerie Johnson Jeanne Kessler Tracey Klein Christopher Layden Michael Lueder Michelle Mattson William Michaels

Betty Arndt Polly Beal Dorothy Biwer Mary Emory Suzy Foster Sue Frautschi Timothy Frautschi Lloyd Gerlach Roy Gromme Sue Gromme Katie Harding

BOARD OF ADVOCATES William Johnson Gary Jorgensen Kipp Koester Pam Kriger Terrance Kurtenbach Arthur F. Lubke Jr. Sally Manegold Grace McBain Haydon Steve Mech Susan Nichols Jeff Nohl Jane O’Connell

Howard Miller Sadhna Morato-Lindvall Brad Nicolaisen James Plunkett Brad Quade Mary Ann Renz John Shannon John Stollenwerk

Nick Owen Mary Pollock Greg Reiter Blaine Rieke Linda Rieke Julia Taylor Teri Vice David B. Williams Nick Wilson Herbert Zien

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Mary Emory Matt Flynn Byron Foster Sue Frautschi Timothy Frautschi

Jack Gardner Suzanne Hefty Terry Kurtenbach Howard Miller Jeff Nohl

Karissa Feller Sherry Johnson Amy Schmidt Jones Karen Lemmer

SKYLIGHTERS COMMITTEE Justine Leonard Kate Mann Sara Miller Bobbi Polacheck

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Nick Owen Mary Pollock Larry Salustro Richard Wright

Mary Jo Trotter Kay Valcq Stephanie Wesselowski Kevin Wondra

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 BILL THEISEN, ARTISTIC 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 Annie Bolger................................................................................................................................ Marketing Intern Lee Caracci...................................................................................................................................... House Manager Lindsay Considine.......................................................................................... Finance Asst. & Office Manager Robin Dennis..................................................................................................................Resident Teaching Artist Jesus Diaz............................................................................................................................ Graphic Design Intern Corinne Gilbert............................................................................................................. Education Administrator Kristen Grill..................................................................................................................................... Grants Manager Rose Hebein.............................................................................................................Marketing Project Manager Paul Kaishian............................................................................................................................................. Custodian Donna Kummer................................................................................................ Resident Music Teaching Artist Becca Marten......................................................................................................................... Education Manager Ruben Piirainen...........................................................................................................Education Music Director Julian Salas....................................................................................................... Weekend Box Office Supervisor Jennifer Tirado.................................................................................................................... Box Office Supervisor Emily Vitrano................................................................................................Audience Development Manager Chris Zello ...............................................................................................................................Campaign Manager Brittany Rae Bonnell, Maddy Wakley, Rachael Zientek, Gwen Zupan........................ Box Office Staff Cara McMullin, Michelle Brien, Patrick G. H. Schley, Julianne Frey, Carol Komassa...............................................................................Assistant House Managers PRODUCTION STAFF Rebecca Beaudoin............................................................................................................Scenic Art Apprentice Ryan Bertelson...........................................................................................................................Master Electrician Carri Dahl............................................................................................................................................ Scenic Charge Gary Ellis...........................................................................................Audio Visual Supervisor and IT Manager Steve Gillingham..................................................................................................................... Technical Director Adam Held ................................................................................................................................... Scenic Carpenter Andrew Lex......................................................................................................................... Properties Apprentice Barry Link........................................................................................................................ Costume Shop Manager Michael Lorenz.................................................................................................................... Orchestra Contractor Jennifer Lyons.......................................................................................................................Properties Carpenter Kimberly Ann McCann.......................................................................................... Production Stage Manager Jennifer Anderson.......................................................................................................Assistant Stage Manager Lauren Pekel.................................................................................................... Stage Management Apprentice Alexander Moliere.................................................................................................................. Technical Assistant Shima Orans............................................................................................................................... Costume Director Lisa Schlenker...........................................................Properties Director & Assistant Director of Facilities Amanda Srok............................................................................................................................... Stage Supervisor

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S K Y L I G H T M U S I C 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 within the last year to our Annual Campaign and helped us to deliver high quality music theatre productions to the Greater Milwaukee community. Our thanks to the many donors of $249 and less 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 April 5, 2013.)

Skylight Music Theatre acknowledges and thanks United Performing Arts Fund, our single largest donor, for its generous annual support of over $485,000.

BENEFACTOR CIRCLE - $25,000+ Anonymous The Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation F. Colin & Paula Cabot Mary Ann & Lloyd Gerlach Greater Milwaukee Foundation David & Margarete Harvey The Richard & Ethel Herzfeld Foundation, Inc. John Shannon & Jan Serr Daniel M. Soref Charitable Trust STAR CIRCLE - $10,000-$24,999 Helen Bader Foundation, Inc. Johnson Controls Foundation Howard & Sara Miller Northwestern Mutual Foundation Blaine & Linda Rieke Bert L. & Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust Stollenwerk Family Charitable Foundation Julia & David Uihlein SPONSOR CIRCLE $5,000-$9,999 Rick & Wendy Bliss BMO Harris Bank Briggs & Stratton Corporation Foundation Michael & Anne Marie Bula Cream City Foundation Mae E. Demmer Charitable Trust Ralph Evinrude Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Asher and Susan Nichols Family

Foundation Harley-Davidson Foundation Dorothy Inbusch Foundation, Inc. Krause Family Foundation Pam Kriger Maihaugen Foundation Milwaukee County Dept. of Family Care Susan Nichols Adriana & Robert Ragir Meyer & Norma Ragir Foundation Greg & Mary Ann Renz Wayne Roper Charles & Patricia Roy Schoenleber Foundation Carol & Kevin Schuele Sempercor Foundation 8

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We Energies Herbert Zien & Elizabeth Levins PRODUCER CIRCLE $2,500-$4,999 John & Mary Emory Laura & John Emory, Jr. John Flanagan & Deborah Schwartz Gardner Foundation Susan Godfrey Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Luedke-Smith Fund Leslie Hauser & Karl Wuesthoff Mark Huber & Nari Haig Frieda & William Hunt Memorial Trust Carol Jensen Tracey & Richard Klein Nancy & Arthur Laskin Chris & Emilia Layden Phoebe & Jack Lewis Sandra & Mike McNeely Gordana & Milan Racic Rexnord Foundation Inc. Sigma-Aldrich Foundation Dick & Diane Wright DIRECTOR CIRCLE $1,000-$2,499 Anonymous Tom & Betty Arndt Nancy H. Balcer Polly & Robert Beal Mr. & Mrs. William D. Biersach James Cauley & Brenda Andrews Suzy B. Ettinger Mary Lou Findley Byron & Suzy Foster Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Dr. Carl W. Eberbach & Elisabeth

Falk Eberbach Fund Spear Arts Education Fund Mr. Bernard Weiss & Dr. Marie

Weiss Fund Margaret Heminway Wells Fund Cindy Haas Wayne & Margaret Hader Chuck & Pat Harper Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundation Amy S. Jensen Valerie Johnson & Dennis Robison William Stark Jones Foundation Gary & Judy Jorgensen Jeanne & Richard Kessler Kipp & Mary Koester Terrance & Kristie Kurtenbach Dale & Sandra Landgren Franklin Loo & Sally Long Art Lubke & Gloria Tracy

Zabelle Malkasian John R. & Coleen E. Marshall George Michel Anne Grace Nimke The Charles D. Ortgiesen Foundation Clare M. Peters Charitable Trust James G. & Gwen Plunkett Ildy & Skip Poliner Mary S. Pollock Dr. Marcia J.S. Richards & Mr. Donald R. Whitaker Ronald & Carol Scott Matthew Sirinek & Michelle Mattson Nita Soref Mark & Karen Sostarich Mr. & Mrs. William Van Dyke Brian & Joan Wake Richard & Kay Yuspeh DESIGNER CIRCLE - $500-$999 David & Patricia Anderson Anonymous Richard & Sara Aster F. Tessa Bartels Carol & Richard Bayerlein Jane & Jim Bell Dr. & Mrs. Michael Besch Carolee Beutler Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Bolt Jill & Frits Broekhuizen Margaret & B. Lauren Charous Joan Dimow & John Moulder Albert J. & Flora H. Ellinger Foundation Sue & Tim Frautschi Dale & Mary Graves Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors Youth Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Donald & Barbara Abert Fund (JM) Bill & Gwen Werner Fund Bill & Sandy Haack Arlene Hansen Ralph & Susan Harkins Cheryl & Roy Hauswirth John & Grace McBain Haydon Ed & Priscilla Heinecke Burt & Lynn Hoffman Diane Lane & Jamie Johns John & Marty Lubing Tonya & Michael Lueder Mary McAndrews Melissa Nelsen Larry & Bonnie Paplham Donald Petersen Robert & Mary Peterson Anthony Petullo Foundation, Inc. Fred Pike & Cecilia Taylor

S K Y L I G H T M U S I C T H E AT R E C I R C L E O F D O N O R S PPC Foundation Brad & Nicola Quade Tom & Sara Raasch Marsha Ruth Sehler SPX Foundation Calvin & Pauline Verbrugge VJS Construction Services Sargit Warriner Sue Wells CHOREOGRAPHER CIRCLE $250-$499 Sara Alter Anonymous L.B. & J.K William Bradley & Jill Anna Ponasik Kathryn & John Buono Mr. & Mrs. John Burlingame Doris Chortek William & Jane Crise Pat & Phil Crump Bob & Belle Danforth John & Polly Edgar Robert & Kristin Fewel Rachel E. Finger Lisa Froemming Robert & Diane Gagliano Mark & Virginia Gennis Burton Goodman Joe & Gwenn Graboyes Harry & Vivian Guzniczak Pauline Haack Eugene & Rose Hill Ann & Fred Horwitz Sarah & Milton Hwang Ironwood Foundation William R. & Charlotte S. Johnson Richard & Diane Kane Miriam Kerndt Tim Kitzke John & Patt Konkel Donald & Jo Anne Krause Stan & Shirley Kritzik Jeanne C. Kuelthau Eleanor D. Lee Justine Leonard Laura Lindner Lee Marquardt Mr. & Mrs. William R. Michaels Gregory & Susan Milleville Jequitta K. Molot Norman Moses & Carrie Hitchcock Lucia & John Murtaugh Jane S. O’Connell David & Janet Olsen Nick & Mary Owen Mr. & Ms. James Petrie Bruce & Candy Pindyck Larry & Bobbi Polacheck Jack & Martha Prince Christine Radiske & Herbert Quigley

Greg Reiter Steve & Janet Rhode Roger Ritzow Jerold & Lee Dougherty Ross Margery J. Senn Barbara & Christian Steinmetz Edwin & Jean Stone Audrey Strnad Rudy & Terri Sundberg Alan & Linda Thompson Kay Valcq George & Marilyn White Mr. & Mrs. David B. Williams Carlton & Leslie Wininger Mr. & Mrs. James Yuen Tribute Gifts In Memory Of Donald Buzard Ed Doemland Marianne Epstein Sam Lewis Zabelle Malkasian In Honor Of Ding, Jamie & Ray Pam Kriger 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: AntiShadows LLC Robert W. Baird & Co. DigiCOPY The Haack Family A special thank you to the following corporations for matching employee gifts: BMO Harris Bank JPMorgan Chase Foundation ExxonMobil Foundation GE Foundation Johnson Controls Rexnord SPX Foundation We Energies Thank you to all donors who gave a gift of $500 or more to the Studio Theatre Chair Campaign.

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George Affeldt Keith & Paula Anderson Julie Anding & Lisa Kornetsky Marilyn Auer John & Sandy Bolger Jill & Frits Broehhuizen Thomas & Mary Belle Chatton Connelly Interiors Dick & Jen Chudnow Doris Chortek Don A. Cress Pat & Phil Crump Sandy Duffy John & Mary Emory Robert Ferriday & Barbara McMath Suzan & Jeffrey Fete Byron & Suzy Foster Tim & Sue Frautschi The Glenn Family Michael & Kelly Grebe Jean Gurney & Earl M. Lemon David & Margarete Harvey Jill Heavenrich Kathleen & John Hickey John E. Holland & Konrad K. Kuchenbach The Hwang Family Amy S. Jensen Paul Kasidowski & Kathy Donius The Kriger Family Linda C. Loving Jane & Paul Mandel Barbara Manger Brian Mani & Marie Kohler Rose Mary & Frank Matusinec Joni & Joseph McDevitt Howard & Sara Miller Julie & George Mosher Bob & Theresa Muselman David Paris Jamshed & Deborah Patel Gordana & Milan Racic Dr. Marcia J.S. Richards & Mr. Donald Whitaker Mickey & Casey Ripp Dan Schley & Barbara Haig Joan Christopherson Schmidt Carol & Kevin Schuele Ronald D. & Carol R. Scott John Shannon & Jan Serr Lois A. Smith L. William & Nicole Teweles Bill Theisen Judy Van Till Mr. & Mrs. Edwin P. Wiley Nick & Stoney Wilson Dick & Diane Wright Michael Wright & Ray Jivoff Daniel & Katherine Zens

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 Barbara & Don 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 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 Windhover Foundation

C O M M U N I T Y PA R T N E R S Mailhaugen Foundation Mae E. Demmer Charitable Trust

Daniel M. Soref Charitable Trust The Schoenleber Foundation

Frieda & William Hunt Memorial Trust

The Stiegleder 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 Skylight directors, designers and performers. The guide is available on our website and in the lobby of the theatre.

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 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...The 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, Campaign Manager, at (414) 299-4953.

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.

Skylight Insights…Join us for an opportunity to learn more about Skylight Music Theatre productions. Bill Theisen will lead pre-performance talks one hour before curtain for every Wednesday and Sunday performance.

Special Patron Services... Infared 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.

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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.

The Skylighters... The Skylighters are involved in a variety of activities and special events in support of Skylight. For event or membership information, contact Rebecca Kitelinger, Development Director, 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 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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