WI Lutheran - JanFeb

Presents

Home Free Vocal Band

January 25, 2013 8:00 p.m.

See insert for full program.

Wisconsin Lutheran College Center for Arts and Performance 8815 W. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI (414) 443-8802 (Box Office) (414) 443-8702 (Fine Arts Office)

January/February Programs

1

Presents

Thuringer Salon Quintet

February 1, 2013 8:00 p.m.

See insert for full program.

Wisconsin Lutheran College Center for Arts and Performance 8815 W. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI (414) 443-8802 (Box Office) (414) 443-8702 (Fine Arts Office)

2

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Presents

Broadway Today

February 22, 2013 8:00 p.m.

Wisconsin Lutheran College Center for Arts and Performance 8815 W. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI (414) 443-8802 (Box Office) (414) 443-8702 (Fine Arts Office)

January/February Programs

3

BIOGR APHIES David Burnham: David Burnham just returned from New York where he played Fiyero in the Broadway production of Wicked having created the role in the original Los Angeles workshop productions. David was a member of the original Broadway cast of the 6-time Tony Award winning musical The Light In The Piazza, performing on both the Tony Awards and the PBS telecast Live From Lincoln Center. David was the 2007 recipient of the prestigious “Helen Hayes Award” for best actor as well as the 2007 best actor “Garland Award” for his portrayal of Fabrizio Nacarelli in the national tour of The Light In The Piazza. In New York City he lent his talent to the Actor’s Fund production of On The 20th Century at The New Amsterdam Theatre and performed his solo concert at the famed New York jazz club, Birdland, and the Metropolitan Room.

David first gained critical acclaim when, after a two year search, he was chosen to replace Donny Osmond in the national tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Dramalogue Award) a role which he has subsequently played 4 more times in productions all over the country. At Boston’s North Shore Music Theatre he created the role of Tom in the new musical Tom Jones as well as the role of Billy (opposite Maureen McGovern) in the new musical Letters from ‘Nam, a role which he reprised at The Kennedy Center and Seattle’s Village Theatre. In Chicago he originated the role of Charlie in the world premiere of Peggy Sue Got Married, after touring the country as Peter in the national tour of Jesus Christ Superstar (opposite Ted Neeley).

Other stage productions include the L.A. premiere of The Road Theatre production of The Woman In Black (the Actor) directed

by Ken Sawyer, Assassins (John Hinckley) at Reprise - with members of the original Broadway cast, Children of Eden (Caine Robby Award) at Musical Theatre West, Godspell (Jesus) at the St. Louis MUNY, and Pirates of Penzance (Fredrick) at The Sacramento Music Circus.

On film, David was the voice of the Prince in the Warner Bros. animated feature The King & I, and can also be heard as Willy in Disney’s 4

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Home On The Range. Recordings include the soundtracks to Ghepetto, The King & I, and Home on the Range. He can be heard on the recordings Strouse, Schwartz, & Schwartz, Lerner, Loewe, and Lane and Lee Lessack - In Good Company. David is very proud to announce the release of his debut solo CD David Burnham from LML Music, available online at Amazon.com, iTunes, Barnes and Noble Bookstores, and other fine retailers.

Jason Graae: The New York Times recently said, “Nowadays, probably no other performer could infuse (that song) with the manic mischief that Jason Graae, a frisky clown with a real tenor, pumped into it...” Jason Graae has starred on and off-Broadway in A Grand Night For Singing, Falsettos, Stardust, Snoopy!, Do Black Patent Leather Shows Really Reflect Up?, Forever Plaid, Olympus on My Mind, All in the Timing, Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (Drama Desk Nomination- Best Actor in a Musical) and many more. Jason made his Metropolitan Opera House debut as featured vocalist in Twyla Tharp’s Everlast with American Ballet Theatre.

Jason has performed his one-man show all over the country, including Rainbow and Stars and Birdland in NYC, Caramoor Music Festival, Wolf Trap, Feinstein’s in L.A., and The Plush Room in San Francisco, to name a few.

He has received the New York Nightlife Award, 4 Bistros and was listed in TimeOut NY’s Top 10 Cabaret shows of 2006. In Los Angeles, he just won his second L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award - the 2008 Joel Hirschorn Award for Oustanding Achievement in Musical Theatre.

He won an Ovation Award for Forbidden Broadway Y2KLA!, an Artistic Director’s Achievement Award for Fully Committed and a Santa Barbara Indie Award for High Button Shoes. Jason originated the role of Houdini in the L.A. production of Ragtime at the Shubert Theatre. Other L.A. credits include Marcellus in The Music Man at the Hollywood Bowl, many shows at Reprise!, and Grand Hotel and The Grand Tour at The Colony.

On television, Jason has appeared on many shows including Six Feet Under, Rude Awakening, Friends, Frasier, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Living Single, Caroline in the City, Providence, etc. On PBS, he was a guest

BIOGR APHIES

c o n t.

soloist twice with the Boston Pops and once with Marvin Hamlisch and the National Symphony on Holiday for the Troops at The Kennedy Center and recently in Words and Music by Jerry Herman. Movie appearances include the title role in Sunshine Barry and the Disco Worms (2008 Toronto and London Film Festivals), Disney’s Home on the Range, On Edge, Gepetto, The Dukes of Hazzard in Hollywood, and the upcoming Awakening of Spring (produced by HERE). He has been heard on many cartoons and for five years he was the voice of Lucky, the Leprechaun for Lucky Charms Cereal, a balanced part of your complete breakfast.

He made his Los Angeles Opera debut as Njegus in The Merry Widow, repeating the role with Dallas Opera, Houston Grand Opera and New Orleans Opera. Also with L.A. Opera he was featured as Offenbach in The Grand Duchess, directed by Garry Marshall. He played Frosch in Die Fledermaus with Washington National and San Francisco Operas.

Jason has recorded over forty CDs, including original cast albums, concerts, compilations, and his two solo CDs, You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile - Jason Graae Sings Charles Strouse, and Jason Graae LIVE at The Cinegrill (Fynsworth Alley).

In 2008, Jason played Marcellus in the Bushnell Center’s 50th Anniversary production of The Music Man with Shirley Jones and Patrick Cassidy, performed and gave master classes at the Yale and St. Louis Cabaret Conferences, toured with ASCAP’s Jerry Herman and Company, sang in Cy Coleman and Charles Strouse tributes at the Kennedy Center, sang with Michael Feinstein at Carnegie Hall, and, in L.A., played opposite Constance Towers in Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks.

Julia Murney: Julia Murney last appeared on Broadway as Elphaba in Wicked after playing the role on the National tour, for which she received an Acclaim Award.

Other New York credits include Lennon,

Socially responsible, eco-friendly gifts, clothing, jewelry, decor, chocolate, coffee and more from 40+ countries around the globe.

8730 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa, WI 53226 (88th & North - Across from City Market)

www.fairtradeforall.net January/February Programs

5

BIOGR APHIES

6

c o n t.

Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party (Drama Desk Nomination), A Class Act, Saved, Crimes of the Heart, First Lady Suite and Time and Again (Lucille Lortel Nomination). She’s been seen regionally all over the U.S. — Williamstown, Reprise!, Sacramento Music Circus, NCT, and Goodspeed, to name a few. And in concert she has performed at Joe’s Pub, Feinstein’s, The Kennedy Center, Town Hall and Birdland, as well as with Peter Nero and the Philly Pops. Among her TV credits are 30 Rock, Sex and the City, Ed, NYPD Blue, all three Law and Order series and many voiceovers. A Syracuse University graduate, her many recordings include the Grammy®-nominated Actor’s Fund Benefit of Hair. Julia was recently handselected by the Tony®-award winning David Zippel for his world premiere production of The Best is Yet to Come: The Music of Cy Coleman at the historic Rubicon Theatre in Southern California.

Music. For more information and up-coming events please visit: www.lisahowardnyc.com.

Lisa Howard: Lisa’s Broadway credits include the Tony Award winning Lincoln Center Theater revival of South Pacific and the musical comedy 9 to 5. She is most known, however, for her starring role as Rona Lisa Peretti in William Finn’s Tony Award-winning musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, for which she received a Drama Desk Award (Best Ensemble). She recently performed in the world premiere of Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas at the Goodspeed Opera House and appeared in the Kaufman Center’s Broadway Close-up Series in Stephen Schwartz, Magic To Do and William Finn’s More Infinite Joy and Even More Infinite Joy. She has sung with the Cincinnati Symphony and with Peter Nero and the Philly Pops in their Broadway Show Stoppers series and Holiday Pops concerts. At Town Hall in NYC, Lisa has performed in Broadway Unplugged, A Night At The Operetta and the popular Broadway by the Year series. She has toured with the national company of Les Misérables and performed around the country at such prominent regional theaters as St. Louis MUNY, Olney Theater Center, Goodspeed Opera House, Barrington Stage and Kansas City Starlight.

Some of her favorite roles include Irene in Crazy for You, Joy the Stepsister in Cinderella and Trina in Finn’s Falsettos. Lisa is a graduate of the Cincinnati College Conservatory of

She recently won an Acclaim Award for her portrayal of Jeanne in The Great American Trailer Park Musical at Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati. Jessica has had the distinct pleasure of singing with several Symphonies around the country under the direction of Stephen Reineke, who has just been named the new resident POPS conductor in New York City at Carnegie Hall. While under the direction of the very talented Steven Reineke, she has sung with the Long Beach Symphony, as well as the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, and the Modesto Symphony Orchestra. In 2009, Jessica sang with the Fort Worth Symphony, as well as the Symphony in Grand Rapids, MI. She also premiered Don’t Make Me Pull This Show Over: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Parenting, a new musical by Richard Oberacker and Rob Taylor, which won the Cincinnati Fringe Festival Award.

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Jessica Hendy: Ms. Hendy’s Broadway credits include Cats in the role of Grizabella, Aida, in the role of Amneris, and Amour as the standby to the lead women characters. She toured the United States and Canada in, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as The Narrator, and Cats, as Grizabella. She has been in numerous Off-Broadway and Pre-Broadway workshops including Aida, Dance of the Vampires,The Molly Maguire’s, and The Jenny Wiley Story.

Regionally, she played Woman #1 in Songs for the New World at The Helen Hayes Performing Arts Center. Ellen in Miss Saigon at Pittsburg Civic Light Opera, and North Shore Music Theatre. In New York City she won a Bistro Award for Get Your Tickets Now, and rave reviews for her one woman Cabaret A Life To Call Your Own.

Jessica graduated from Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music, at the University of Cincinnati. She currently lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband and son, Beckett.

Success in school, and in life.

At Sylvan, our highly personalized approach builds the skills, habits and attitudes your child needs to succeed in school and in life.

• • • •

Develops independent work habits Improves attitudes Motivates learning Provides feedback for parents and teachers

$50 OFF ASSESSMENT & 2 HOURS FREE (upon enrollment) Sylvan Learning of Brookfield

Sylvan Learning of Wales

262-796-0808

262-968-1800

15060 W. Greenfield Ave. Brookfield, WI 53005

323 North Wales Road Wales, WI 53183

www.SylvanLearning.com

www.SylvanLearning.com

Sylvan Learning of Kenosha 7863 Green Bay Road Kenosha, WI 53142

262-694-6286

www.SylvanLearning.com

READING, MATH, WRITING, STUDY SKILLS, TEST PREP, COLLEGE PREP AND MORE!

January/February Programs

7

UPCOMING FINE ARTS EVENTS The Thüringer Salon Quintet is a chamber music ensemble committed to the wonderful central European tradition of light and entertaining music. Transcending notions of “classical” and “popular” music, the quintet combines their impeccable, spontaneous musicality with fun and innovative programming. This combination of technical brilliance with light-hearted programming has guaranteed the quintet a growing world-wide audience. The quintet is comprised of the classic Kaffeehaus instrumentation of two violins (one doubling viola), cello, double bass, and piano. Don’t miss this amazing concert on Friday, February 1, 2013, at 8 p.m.

The only thing better than spending an evening at a current Broadway show is spending an evening with all of them. The Broadway musical is alive and well on the Great White Way! The past few years have seen New York flush with hit shows including Wicked, The Lion King, Ragtime, Hair, The Phantom of the Opera, Jersey Boys, and Mamma Mia! just to name a few. Now, for the first time, on Friday, February 22, 2013, at 8 p.m., you can relive all the current shows in one crowd-pleasing performance.

Broadway Today lets audiences experience the music, laughs, and thrills from Broadway’s most recent seasons, performed by some of the leading talent in New York today. Make it dinner and a show by adding the Pre-Show Dinner Option at 6:30 p.m.

The Wisconsin Lutheran College Music Department will present a Band Concert on Friday, March 8, 2013, at 8 p.m. The Wisconsin Lutheran College Concert Band, under the direction of Professor Terry Treuden, is an ensemble that performs the finest of the wind band literature and presents concerts on the campus and tours regionally and nationally. The membership in this organization is through a seating audition. The band meets five hours each week while exploring a wide variety of band compositions and arrangements.

Jeffrey Siegel Keyboard Conversations® Series performs the third concert of the series “Schubert in the Age of the Sound Bite” on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. American pianist Jeffrey Siegel enjoys a flourishing career and has appeared with every major American orchestra as well as in the leading music capitals of the world. His enthusiasm is contagious, his credentials are world-class, and his virtuosity is astounding. These experiences begin with an insightful and entertaining prologue on the music and its composer, are followed by a full performance of the works, and end with a lively question and answer session. KeyboardConversations.com Rhonda Vincent, who was named “The Queen of Bluegrass” by The Wall Street Journal, is the most awarded bluegrass artist in America! Rhonda is the only artist to receive seven consecutive “Female Vocalist of the Year” titles from the International Bluegrass Music Association and, in 2010, was the recipient of the prestigious “Star Award” from the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation. Accompanied by The Rage, a lineup comprised of some of the finest musicians in the business today, Rhonda Vincent brings the best in bluegrass to the stage. Rhonda has produced over 17 CDs with many reaching the number one position on the charts for Bluegrass albums. The performance on Friday, March 22, 2013, at 8 p.m. will feature several numbers from her most recent recording of Gospel music.

Most people tap their feet when they hear music, but some people make music by tapping their feet. TAP - The Show is a powerhouse production, celebrating the artistry of tap dance from around the globe. TAP - The Show is fueled by a non-stop explosion of rhythmic energy. Wrapped in dazzling costumes and backed by a soaring orchestral score, this cast of award-winning dancers and singers travels seamlessly over decades of styles from Broadway and Big Band to world music and pop/ rock. Each section brings to life iconic tap moments of the past and creates brand new moments that amaze audiences. Included in this extravaganza are re-creations of some of your favorite Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly numbers, Broadway showstoppers, smooth and sultry soft shoe, Flamenco, tribal, Irish step and more. Sing along and tap to the beat as you tap your feet with TAP - The Show on Friday, April 5, 2013, at 8 p.m.

8

Wisconsin Lutheran College

UPCOMING FINE ARTS EVENTS

c o n t.

Jim Witter has performed The Piano Men with the hits of Billy Joel and Elton John for sold out crowds across the country, as well as previously here in the Schwan Concert Hall. The Piano Men II starts off where The Piano Men ended. On Friday, April 12, 2013, at 8 p.m., join Jim Witter on grand piano and lead vocals, along with his incredible band, on a journey through the 70’s...and into the 80’s. With the incredible timeless hits of Billy Joel and Elton John as the soundtrack, we are taken back visually as news headlines, people, fashion, cars, TV and movies, and pop culture memorabilia are displayed on a giant rear screen. For the duration of the show, we are transported back to another time...another place. Whether he’s performing in The Piano Men or performing a concert of his original material, Jim makes his audience feel as though they are listening to a private show in the comfort of their own home. Jim connects with every member of his audience immediately with his charm and witty rapport. Don’t forget about the Pre-Show Dinner Option at 6:30 p.m.

The Wisconsin Lutheran College Theatre Department will present a mainstage production in the Raabe Theatre on Friday, April 19 through Saturday, April 27, 2013. The production, Bee-lutherhatchee, is the story of Shelita Burns, an African-American editor of books from “rediscovered voices” of the African-American experience. She publishes “Bee-luther-hatchee,” the autobiography of a reclusive 72-year old Southern black woman named Libby Price. Shelita has never met Libby, and when the book wins a prestigious award she decides to deliver the prize to her in person. What follows is a journey of surprises, confrontations, and illuminations that challenge both Shelita and the audience with issues of race, authorship, success and the power of storytelling.

F I N E A R T S E V E N T S C A L E N DA R February Feb. 1- Thuringer Salon Quintet, 8 p.m.

Feb. 7- Schooltime Program: Charlotte’s Web, 10 a.m. & 12 p.m.

Feb. 22- Art Gallery Opening Reception: WLC Invitational, 6 p.m.

Feb. 22-Broadway Today, 8 p.m. (Dinner Option, 6:30 p.m.)

March Mar. 3- WLC Band Concert, 8 p.m.

Mar. 11- Schooltime Program: The Civil War, 10 a.m. & 12 p.m.

Mar. 19- Schooltime Program: Martha Speaks, 10 a.m. & 12 p.m.

Mar. 20- Jeffrey Siegel Keyboard Conversations, 7:30 p.m.

Mar. 22- Rhonda Vincent and The Rage, 8 p.m.

April Apr. 5- TAP: The Show, 8 p.m.

Apr. 5- The Piano Men II Starring Jim Witter (Dinner Option, 6:30 p.m.)

Apr. 19- WLC Theatre Production, Bee-luther-hatchee, 8 p.m.

Apr. 20- WLC Theatre Production, Bee-luther-hatchee, 8 p.m.

Apr. 21- WLC Theatre Production, Bee-luther-hatchee, 3 p.m.

Apr. 25- WLC Theatre Production, Bee-luther-hatchee, 8 p.m.

Apr. 26- Art Gallery Opening Reception: Senior Thesis Art Exhibition, 6 p.m.

Apr. 26- WLC Theatre Production, Bee-luther-hatchee, 8 p.m.

Apr. 27- WLC Theatre Production, Bee-luther-hatchee, 8 p.m.

Apr. 28- Instrumental Ensemble Concert, 7:30 p.m.

May May 3 - WLC International Choir Tour Home Concert, 8 p.m.

May 4 - WLC International Choir Tour Home Concert, 8 p.m.

May 10- WLC Band Concert, 8 p.m.

May 15- Jeffrey Siegel Keyboard Conversations, 7:30 p.m.

January/February Programs

9

2 012 - 2 013 F R I E N D S O F T H E A R T S M E M B E R S Lifetime ($2,500 & above) Anonymous Richard & Michelle Mannisto Director ($250-$2,499) Anonymous Ken & Lois Artlip Judy Burmeister Gene & Mona Christophersen Elsbeth Fuchs Jake & Marge Gruel Richard & Charlotte Halfman John Hoem Don & Merilee Holst Roger & Bonnie Lemanczyk Christopher & Sue Neuman Dorothy Schlueter Eugene & Eleanore Schulz Ed & Marge Seigworth James Thomas (Sally Feinauer) Matthew Trotter Deborah Turriff

Friend ($100-$249) Marilyn Auer Pat & Don Bardonner Clair & Mary Baum Norman Boehlke Ray Dusseau Bob & Sandie Erskine Bonnie Frederick Barbara Fruhbauer Harold Goede Judith & David Hecker Ronald & Patricia Hepner Barb Kletzke Ralph & Carole Kohrs Carolyn McKenzie Duane Nadolski Jean Pless Delores Riemer Dean & Mary Rockstad Mary Ann Schmal Barbara Schuldt David & Beth Schulz Bob & Jan Swiderski Norm & Ellie Thoemke Scott & Deb Uecker

Dean & Verna Weigand Thomas Wilsmann Rhoda Wolle T.A. & Marion Youngquist Leo Zoeller Supporter ($50-$99) Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. Andrae Bob & Trudy Erdman Richard & Carolyn Kolbow Donald Kusmierczyk Kent & Christine Raabe Barbara Schuldt & Lyle Thompson

(If you have recently donated and do not see your name or if your name is listed incorrectly, please contact the Fine Arts Office at 414-443-8702.)

A special Thank You to our Corporate Sponsors: Radisson Hotel Milwaukee West

C E N T E R F O R A R T S A N D P E R F O R M A N C E S TA F F Director of Arts Programming Daniel Schmal Fine Arts Events Manager Loni Boyd House Managers Katie Neuman Wendy Englebert Schwan Concert Hall Head Technician Sean Floeter

10

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Schwan Concert Hall Technicians Katrina Smith Brett Morris Martin Smith Ben Cook Ryan George Kamilla Thoma Box Office Attendants Samuel Wessel Vashti Newble Shelly Tellier

Ushers Jesse Cordes Lachrisa Grandberry Jamie Jensen Sara Thurber Katie Adams Adebnego Samudera Tina Chau Emily Malsack Amanda Pearson Thadius Atkisson Cassie Spanovich Security Desk Staff Alex Nikolai Rachel Thiesfeldt

S U P P O R T T H E A R T S AT W I S C O N S I N L U T H E R A N C O L L E G E Your annual tax-deductible gift as a Friend of the Arts will help provide support for visual art exhibitions, professional performing artist programs, schooltime programs for children, free Summer Arts in the Park concerts, and other special facility needs and productions. Plus, take advantage of special exclusive donor benefits.

Exclusive benefits for donors Discount Ticket Prices: All donors pay the discounted ticket price for all events.

Listing in Programs: All donors will be listed in event programs. Those wishing to remain anonymous will be listed as anonymous donors.

Annual Friends of the Arts Christmas Party and Dinner: Donors of $100 or more will be invited to the annual Friends of the Arts Christmas Party and dinner, an event you won’t want to miss!

Free Tickets: Donors of $250 or more will receive two complimentary tickets to the special performance in the Schwan Concert Hall following the annual Christmas Party and dinner.

Sponsors: The Sponsor level is open to businesses and corporations as well as individual donors. Sponsors may receive two complimentary tickets to any events in the Center for Arts and Performance. An added benefit for business or corporation Sponsors would be the inclusion of the sponsor’s logo in promotional materials. Contact the Fine Arts Office (414-443-8875) for specific benefits for business and corporation sponsors.

Gift Levels SUPPORTER: $50-$99 Annual Gift FRIEND: $100-$249 Annual Gift DIRECTOR: $250-$2,499 Annual Gift LIFETIME MEMBER OR SPONSOR: $2,500+ Annual Gift

January/February Programs

11

Can’t wait until showtime?

At Footlights.com you can preview the program before opening night!

Just visit our Companies and Venues page, find your event and start reading!

2012-2013 South Milwaukee Performing Arts Series

FORWARD THEATER COMPANY presents

Andrew Whiteʋ

Rachel E. Kraft

Artistic Director

44 Plays for 44 Presidents

Edgar Dobie

Executive Director

proudly presents

Written and Directed by

Original Music Joe Cerqua**

Choreographer Maureen Janson

Assistant Director Annelise Dickinson

Stage Manager Mark Sahba*

Assistant Stage Manager Erin McConnell

MARY ZIMMERMANĘ‹

Based on a translation by David Slavitt of Ovid’s Metamorphoses

Production Sponsor

Opening Night Sponsor

Additional support provided by Lisa Naparstek Green and Howard Green, Todd and Barbara Leland and The Pauls Foundation Daniel Ostlingʋ, USA Scenic Designer

Mara Blumenfeldʋ, USA Costume Designer

Andre Pluessʋ, USA Sound Designer

44 Plays for 44 Presidents is generously sponsored by:

T.J. Gerckens, USA

Production Stage Manager

Lighting Designer

Willie Schwarz

Maria DeFabo

Joel Hobson

Sean K. Walters

Original Music Composition

Cynthia Cahill*

The Burish Group of UBS Financial Services Inc.

Production Manager

Properties Designer Technical Director

CAST

Sunday, September 9, 2012 6:30 pm

Ceyx and Others..............................Usman Ally* Myrrha and Others......................Anjali Bhimani* Hermes and Others..........Lawrence E. DiStasiʋ* Therapist and Others.........Marilyn Dodds Frank* Aphrodite and Others...................Anne Fogarty*

with funds from the Wisconsin Arts Board.

Season sponsors:

2012-2013 Season Sponsors

Midas and Others......................Raymond Foxʋ* Phaeton and Others.......................Doug Haraʋ* Erysichthon and Others...............Chris Kipiniak* Alcyon and Others..................Louise Lamsonʋ* Eurydice and Others.....................Lauren Orkus*

UNDERSTUDIES

Connie U’Ren and Jacky U’Ren Official Caterer of the SMPAC

Artistic Director of New Work

Arena Stage

Artistic Director

Lighting Designer Greg Hoffman

Costume Designer Monica Butler

John Gurda The history of the south shore region

Heidi Stillmanʋ

Producing Artistic Director

in association with Molly Smith

Directed by Jennifer Uphoff Gray Set & Properties Designer Charles J. Trieloff II

Philip R. Smithʋ

Executive Director

By Andy Bayiates, Sean Benjamin, Genevra Gallo-Bayiates, ChloĂŤ Johnston, and Karen Weinberg

Matthew Q. Fahey*, Will Gillespie, Ashleigh Lathrop, Makha Mthembu, Tempe Thomas* and Coy Benning Wentworth

Emerald City

CATERiNG LLC

Richard Cotovsky Kirsten Mulvey and the Pleasant Rowland Great Performance Fund for Theater, Director Artistic Managing Director

C. Michael Wright Producing Artistic Director

note that Metamorphoses includes a scene which contains male nudity.

Carlo Please Lorenzo Garcia Producing *MemberDirector of Actors’ Equity Association, the union for professional actors and stage managers ʋ/RRNLQJJODVV 7KHDWUH &RPSDQ\ (QVHPEOH 0HPEHU $UWLVWLF $VVRFLDWH RU 3URGXFWLRQ $IÀOLDWH

a component fund of the Madison Community Foundation

Official Cleaning Services of the SMPAC: TASC Services LLC

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers. ** Member, United Scenic Artists Local USA 829 IATSE

The South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center 2011-2012 Season 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.

Opening Night Restaurant Sponsor

Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (www.playscripts.com)

presents

44 Plays for 44 Presidents

Lookingglass Theatre Company is a member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national service organization for American Theatre, and of the League of Chicago Theatres, the local service organization for theatre.

Metamorphoses

1

Presents

Lookingglass-Metamorphoses.indd 1

by Herb Gardner

GEOGRAPHY OF A HORSE DREAMER

August 9-26, 2012 Jonathan West Director

By Sam Shepard

Brandy Kline* Stage Manager/Producton Manager/Company Manager Brandon Kirkham Scenic Designer

Kristina L.Van Slyke Costume Designer

Dana Fralick Properties Designer

Directed by Carlo Lorenzo Garcia

Scenic Design by Amanda Rozmiarek Lighting Design by Claire Sangster Costume Design by Stefin Steberl Fight Design by Ryan Bourque Prop Design by Gaby Labotka Sound Design by Laura Oleska Projection Design by Michelle Underwood Technical Direction by Dereck Garner Stage Management by Casey Peek Asst. Direction by Gaby Labotka

Eric Appleton Lighting Designer

Josh Schmidt** Sound Designer

*Performers appear courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

**Member of United Scenic Artists, local 829.

A THOUSAND CLOWNS is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.

CO-SPONSORED BY: Briggs & Stratton Corporation Foundation, Inc. Lloyd & Mary Ann Gerlach George & Julie Mosher PREVIEW SPONSOR:

This program is partially funded by grants from The Illinois Arts Council, The Alphawood Foundation and The Richard H.Driehaus Foundation

MEDIA SPONSOR:

A Thousand Clowns

1

Geography of a Horse Dreamer

1

9/5/12 11:29 AM

1

Or scan this QR code with your smartphone and be directed to the website!