Chancellor: Richard Telfer Provost: Beverly Kopper College of Arts & Communication Dean: Mark McPhail Associate Dean: Robert Mertens
Director: Ken Kohberger Technical Director/Assistant Director: David Nees Office Manager: Malinda Hunter Audience Services Manager: Michael Morrissey Marketing Director: Leslie LaMuro Development Director: Ben Strand Coordinator of Education & Outreach: Shannon Dozoryst A Note To Our Patrons: • Latecomers will be seated at the first convenient interval at the discretion of the audience services staff. • Patrons are requested to turn off pagers, cellular telephones, and hourly signaling watches during the performances. • Photography or video/audio recording of the performance is strictly prohibited. • No smoking, food, or beverages are allowed in the theater. • Personal hearing enhancement devices are available at the gift shop. • No state tax revenue supported the printing of this program. • Young Auditorium is a non-profit organization under Section 115 of the Internal Revenue Code Mission Statement Young Auditorium serves as a presenting organization for the performing arts and as an educational and cultural center enriching the lives of the campus and regional communities. Vision Statement Young Auditorium: Artstanding in Creativity, Artstanding in Collaboration, Artstanding in Education, Artstanding in its Field. For Your Information The Young Auditorium is an auxiliary of the University and serves as home for Cultural Affairs, YA Presents, the Horizons Series, and all units of the College of Arts & Communication. Ordering Tickets UW-Whitewater Ticket Services Voice & TTY: 262-472-2222 Fax: 262-472-1329 Purchase tickets in person at two locations Greenhill Center of the Arts Box Office M-F 9:30 am – 5:00 pm (Short term, metered parking at this location) University Center- Information Services Desk UC 159 on the main floor lobby of the University Center. M-F 9:30 am – 8:30 pm Sat 8:00 am – 8:30 pm Sun Noon – 8:30 pm Young Auditorium Lobby at 5:00 pm prior to performances. Group Ticket Sales Groups of 10-24 = 10% discount Groups of 25+ = 20% discount For more information call 262-472-5705.
Contact Us Young Auditorium 930 West Main Street Whitewater, WI 53190-1790 Phone: 262-472-4444 www.uww.edu/youngauditorium E-mail: youngaud@uww.edu Facility Rental Young Auditorium facilities are available for banquets, receptions, concerts, meetings and dances. For information call 262-472-4444. Facilities include the Auditorium, Kachel Center and the Fern Young Terrace. Accessibility Features Patrons with special seating needs please inform ticket services personnel at 262-472-2222 three weeks prior to the performance when ordering tickets for: wheelchair seating or for visual impaired seating. Patrons with special visual or hearing needs please inform Michael Morrissey, audience services manager, by e-mailing at morrissm@uww.edu or call at 262-472-1487 three weeks prior to the performance for large print or Braille programs, or signed interpretation for the hearing impaired. Hearing enhancement devices are available at the gift shop. Young Auditorium 1
F R I DAY, D E C E M B E R 3 , 2 010 • 7 : 3 0 P M
Sponsored by:
Starring – John McGivern Directed by – Edward Morgan Stage Manager – Maria Petrella Lights – Mike van Dresser The performance will be in two acts with a 20 minute intermission. Special Thanks to Next Act Theatre. This program 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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D I R E C TO R ’ S N O T E S It is always a delight to help John shape his wonderful work. A Midsummer Night McGivern was a journey through the summer months and John’s coming of age. Winter Tales was a journey through the winter months and a reflection on John’s family at home. Now Home for the Holidays takes us out and about the streets, at church, at school, and all up and down the block. And once again, John’s childhood springs to life with a batch of stories that are fresh, familiar and hilarious. The mundane becomes magical, the everyday is a fountain of amusement, and John conjures it all with a big playful heart. What could be better for an evening of holiday cheer?
BIOGR APHIES John McGivern - John is a member of Milwaukee’s #1 Morning Radio show with Dave and Carole on 96.5 WKLH. He was seen on Milwaukee’s WTMJ-4 with his entertainment segment called The Daily Dish McGivern Style and can be seen doing special projects for MPTV and TIME WARNER. You may remember John from his PBS Specials A Midsummer Night McGivern and the twice Emmy-nominated, Early Stories of John McGivern. John can be seen on TIME WARNER in Journeys with John McGivern and as the host of East Town’s Battle of the Chefs. John is proud to have been part of We’re Funny That Way on HBO and Out There II on Comedy Central. He was seen sitting next to Sally Field on Politically Incorrect and knighted by Julie Andrews in the hit film The Princess Diaries. Edward Morgan - (Director) Edward Morgan is pleased to work once again with John McGivern. Mr. Morgan is a freelance director, teacher and writer. His directing for Next Act has included Faith Healer, Mary’s Wedding, Lombardi, Last of the Boys and Coyote on a Fence. Formerly Associate Artistic Director at Milwaukee Rep, Mr. Morgan directed and helped produce scores of plays for MRT, including his own adaptations of Huck Finn and Ibsen’s Ghosts, and the Rep’s A Christmas Carol, which he co-authored with Joe Hanreddy. Mr. Morgan has also directed at Virginia Stage Company in Norfolk, Merrimac Rep in Boston and Clarence Brown Theatre in Knoxville, and this spring he’ll direct 5th of July for the Infamous Commonwealth Theatre in Chicago. Mr. Morgan is a Casting Partner for Cirque du Soleil and assists them in finding physical actors and clowns. He has also been a guest artist and teacher at various graduate and undergraduate programs, and this fall he traveled to the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica where he taught and lectured
on directing and physical theatre. Mr. Morgan is former recipient of the Drama League of NY Director’s Project and he and his work have been honored with several Helen Hayes nominations and awards. Mike Van Dreser - (Master Electrician) Mike Van Dreser is the resident Master Electrician and Light Board Operator at Next Act Theatre. Over the course of the last two seasons, Mike has worked on many shows at Next Act and has also acted as Lighting Designer for Next Actors Summer Theatre for Teens, Panic Express, and The Encounter, When The Curtain Falls, Kiss Me Kate at Greendale High School, summer production of Faith Healer, Winter Tales, and Paul Robeson In Concert. Mike has had the good fortune of working with and learning from renowned Next Act Lighting Designers Jason Fassl and Andrew Meyers and knows their guidance and continuing education will help make him successful. Mike looks forward to many more productive years with Next Act Theatre and any new opportunities that may come his way. Maria Petrella - (Stage Manager) Maria is excited to be on the road once again for John McGivern as the touring stage manager. She has worked at various theatres including First Stage Children’s Theater, American Players Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, In Tandem, Youngblood, Next Act and Pink Banana Theatre. When she is not working behind the scenes on theater productions she can be found running around with photographers and videographers bring people’s stories to life. She would like to thank John and Morgan for all their support, her Next Act co-workers for being her family away from home, and her family for their love and encouragement throughout the years. Young Auditorium 3
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S AT U R DAY, D E C E M B E R 11, 2 010 • 2 : 0 0 & 7 : 0 0 P M
The Nutcracker The Dance Factory
Director – Tina Lendman Music – Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky 6 Young Auditorium
PROGR A M Act 1 Scene One – The Christmas Party Our story opens at a Christmas Party given by the Silberhaus family. Their children, Clara and Fritz, along with other children, anxiously await the arrival of one last guest the mysterious Drosselmeyer. His arrival seems ominous to the children at first, but their fears soon are dispelled as he passes out toys to one and all, and to entertain the adults, sets mechanical dolls into magical lifelike motion. He gives Clara the best present of all, a toy soldier nutcracker. All too soon the party comes to an end, Clara and Fritz are put to bed, as the guests and magical Drosselmeyer leave. CAST Mrs. Silberhaus........................................................................................................ Pam Williams Maid......................................................................................................................Isabella Van Dyke Clara..................................................................................................................... Anastasia Demco Fritz......................................................................................................................... Lorien Van Dyke Heir Drosselmeyer........................................................................................Jacob Wallingford Baker........................................................................................................................... Brandon Ross Christmas Tree Men..............................................................................Jess Haak, David Tarlo Adult Party Guests...................................... Jasmine Baumgartner, Stephen Brellinthin, Emily Gardner, Carrie Haak, Marisa Janaky, Cristen Classen, Nicole Ross, Quincy Shoultz Party Guest Girls............................................................. Elizabeth D’Auria, Megan Clifford, Hailey Davis, Makena Ekman, Kayla Gall, Amya Lopez, Mikayla Person, Summer Prom, Nell Ritchey, Tessa Ritchey, Paige Sammons, Allison Wallace, Beth Wallace, Alexis Wojcick Party Guest Boys.............................................................. Rylyn Donahue, Zachary Jepson, Lexi Runnells. Dakota Sammons Harlequin....................................................................................................... Stephen Brellinthin Columbine.....................................................................................................................Nicole Ross Queen........................................................................................................................ Emily Gardner Nutcracker.....................................................................................................................Nicole Ross Mice............................................................................................................Kendra Brost, Liz Craig, Rylyn Donahue, Paige Gilbert, Katelyn Guest, Baylee Hertel, Kayden Oberle, Mariah Prom, Summer Prom, Nell Ritchey, Alexandria Salas, Paige Sammons, Sophia Tarlo, Beth Wallace, Mackenzie Wickersham Soldiers...................................................................................Annabelle Alberts, Katie Aldred, Megan Clifford, Elizabeth D’Auria, Hailey Davis, Alexandria Demco, Bazil Demco, Dimitri Demco, Makena Ekman, Anna Featherstone, Ysabel Fredrickson, Mackenzie Janisch, Zachary Jepson, Haleigh Lange, Lexi Runnells, Dakota Sammons, Emmaleigh Welka, Alexis Wojcik Calvary:......................................................................................................Katie Epst, Emily Haak, Marisa Janaky, Andi Nelson, Cassandra Prom, Tessa Ritchey, Yanna Svenson, Quincy Shoultz Prince.................................................................................................................. Dakota Sammons Snow Princess......................................................................................Mackenzie Wickersham Snow Prince.................................................................................................. Stephen Brellinthin Snow Queen................................................................................................... Madeline Renwick Snow Flakes..................................................................... Katie Epst, Emily Gardner, Andi Nelson, Cassandra Prom, Nicole Ross, Yanna Svenson, Flurries.............................................................................................Mariah Prom, Tessa Ritchey, Alexandria Salas, Allison Wallace Young Auditorium 7
PROGR A M Act 2 The Kingdom of the Sweets The Prince invites Clara on a magical journey to the Kingdom of the Sweets. There they enjoy many exotic entertainments from around the world. Clara dances with the Prince, and it seems that her fantasy will never end. All too soon, Drosselmeyer appears. He escorts Clara home to her family, and her wonderful dream is over. CAST Angels....................................................................................Kendra Brost, Alexandria Demco, Elizabeth D’Auria, Anna Featherstone, Katelyn Guest, Mackenzie Janisch, Haleigh Lange, Lexi Runnells, Makayla Person, Mariah Prom, Alexandria Salas, Alexis Wojcick Spanish............................................................................................................. Madeline Renwick Russian................................................................................Stephen Brellinthin, Mariah Prom, Tessa Ritchey, Nicole Ross Arabian...............................................................................................................Isabella Van Dyke Slaves............................................................................................ Hailey Davis, Makena Ekman, Paige Sammons, Lorien VanDyke Chinese (2:00 PM performance)..................................Jasmine Baumgartner, Katie Epst, Emily Haak, Marisa Janaky, Tessa Ritchey, Alexandria Salas Chinese (7:00 PM performance).........................................................Katie Epst, Kelsey Lee, Mariah Prom, Yanna Svenson, Allison Wallace, Mackenzie Wickersham Marzipan......................................................................................... Kelsey Lee, Quincy Shoultz, Yanna Svenson, Mackenzie Wickersham Mother Ginger............................................................................................................... Karin Ross Bon Bons..................................................................................Elizabeth D’Auria, Hailey Davis, Rylyn Donaghue, Makena Ekman, Kayla Gall, Paige Sammons, Elizabeth Wallace, Emmaleigh Welka Dew Drop............................................................................................................. Cassandra Prom Lead Flowers.................................................. Emily Gardner, Nicole Ross, Yanna Svenson Flowers...............................................................................................Emily Haak, Marisa Janaky, Kelsey Lee, Andi Nelson, Mariah Prom, Tessa Ritchey, Alexandria Salas, Allison Wallace, Mackenzie Wickersham Sugar Plum....................................................................................................................Nicole Ross T H A N K YO U A special thank you to Dan Ransom our Prop Master for the years of making my wildest ideas come true! To Karin Ross, Kay Ransom and Pam Williams, who throughout the years have created last minute miracles with their sewing machines and truly beautiful pieces of art for all of us to enjoy! To Dr. and Mrs. Andy Kokodynski, whose generosity will not soon be forgotten for outfitting our furry, little mice. To my talented staff, who are nothing short of family to me; being my sounding board and support through our months of rehearsal. For their choreography and classes and being the most important aspect of the training of our students. Finally to my dearest friend, Paul Garshnick, thank you for your friendship and your continued support. Thank you for being here! To the many unsung friends, family members, parents and all who give of their time and efforts to put a production of this caliber in place, I thank you. Peace and Love to you! Tina Lendman 8 Young Auditorium
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