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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. Non-Profit Status Young Auditorium is a non-profit organization under Section 115 of the Internal Revenue Code. 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 or food allowed in the theater. Only beverages purchased in the reusable cups available in the lobby will be allowed. • Personal hearing enhancement devices are available at the guest services desk. • No state tax revenue supported the printing of this program. Ordering Tickets UW-Whitewater Ticket Services Voice & TTY: 262-472-2222 Fax: 262-472-1329
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2014 • 7:30 PM
PRESENTS
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Bringing the classic songs of The Carpenters back to the stage. PERFORMERS Lisa Rock.........................................................................................................................................Lead Vocals Eric Engelson...........................................................................................................................................Drums Justin Boller................................................................................................................................... Bass/Guitar Amy Malouf.......................................................................................................Backup Vocals/Percussion Ken McMullen...........................................................................................................................................Piano Dave Orlicz.................................................................................................... Woodwinds/EWI/Keyboards Micky York................................................................................Backup Vocals/Keyboards/Harp/Drums The taking of pictures and/or making of visual or sound recordings are expressly forbidden. Please check the houseboard for any program changes.
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MEET THE BAND Karen and Richard Carpenter often kept things simple on stage, performing as just a duo. But to create the full, rich sound we all love on their albums, they had several additional musicians join in, making lush arrangements and creating unforgettable music. To bring you that same sound, Close to You: The Music of the Carpenters features Lisa Rock on lead vocals with her 6-piece backing band. Rock’s amazing four-octave range allows her to sing the hits in their original key, keeping the songs genuine and recognizable. Rock goes beyond the music in her concert; she draws you in with anecdotes about Karen and Richard Carpenter, their lives and how some of the songs originated. You can’t help but sing along with her and share the memories of The Carpenters and their music. LISA ROCK (Lead Vocals) has been performing to sold-out crowds for years. She’s written more than 15 original concerts and cabarets that have been seen across the country. Now, Rock has arranged a 6-piece band, complete with back-up singers, and together they are dedicated to creating a Carpenters experience like no other. Rock’s amazing four octave range allows her to sing the hits like “We’ve Only Just Begun” and “Rainy Days and Mondays” in their original key, keeping the songs genuine and more recognizable for the audience. “When she hits the lower range of her marvelous voice,” notes critic Alan Bresloff, “if you close your eyes, you can see Karen Carpenter’s face.”
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ERIC ENGELSON (Drums) A self-taught musician since the age of three, Eric turned his passion into his profession five years ago. Though his home is typically that seedy underbelly of the Chicago theater community known as the “musicians’ pit,” you can occasionally see Eric with Alien Queen or as a sub musician for Million Dollar Quartet. Eric has been fortunate to work on productions with Chicago Childrens’ Theater, House Theater, Stage Door Fine Arts, Bailiwick Theater, Studio BE, Circle Theater, Strawdog Theater, Columbia College, The New Colony and of course, Redmoon. JUSTIN BOLLER (Bass/Guitar) has performed extensively throughout the Chicago area in numerous rock bands, brass quintets, orchestras, musical pits, Polka bands, jazz and Dixieland combos, and New Orleans “second line” groups. Some venues have included the Metropolis Theater, Genesee Theater, the United Center, Fox Theater in Boulder, CO, House of Blues, Crobar, Symphony Hall in Birmingham, England, various parades and beer tents, and even the Jerry Springer show! When he’s not performing on tuba, guitar, or bass he works at a Chicago-based microphone company by day. Justin also enjoys cycling, grilling, starry nights, and long walks on the beach. AMY MALOUF (Backup Vocals/Percussion) is extremely honored and excited to be a part of Close to You: The Music of the Carpenters. She has been seen as an actress and singer all over the Chicagoland area and just spent the holidays performing in Shedd Aquari-
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST (alphabetical um’s A Holiday Fantasea. Other recent credits include The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Pump Boys and Dinettes and Baby at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre. Amy holds a B.A. in musical theatre from Illinois State University and is a company member at Northbrook Theatre for Young Audiences. Singing great music with great people onstage—it doesn’t get much better than this! KEN MCMULLEN is a professional musician in the Chicago area performing theatre and cabaret shows for numerous venues such as Theatre at the Center, Drury Lane Oakbrook, the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Davenports and various other community theatres in this area. He is also the principle pianist at the Lincolnshire Academy of Dance, and teaches private piano and voice. Ken is honored to be part of this great band. DAVE ORLICZ (Woodwinds/EWI/Keyboards) performs with numerous theatre, jazz, and classical groups at venues that include Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, Mercury Theater, No Exit Cafe, Raue Center, House of Blues, Green Dolphin Street and Theatre at the Center. When not on stage, David teaches music at Hoffman Estates HS, is a board member for the DuPage Symphony Orchestra, and is President of Normal Moments, Inc., a non-profit that provides support to parents of critically ill children. MICKY YORK (Backup Vocals/Keyboards/Harp/Drums) is an award-winning musical director, composer and designer whose work has been seen
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in theatres throughout the Chicagoland area, as well as regionally in Des Moines, Kansas City and Atlanta. He is currently the resident musical director at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, IL and an adjunct professor at Columbia College Chicago. Micky also regularly performs with Lisa and Amy as one third of The Wine Trio and has been known to sneak Kelly Clarkson songs into cocktail hour when playing the harp at weddings. Close to You: The Music of The Carpenters debuted at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, Illinois in 2010.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2014 • 7:30 PM
Uprooted Theatre Presents
Truth: The Testimonial of Sojourner Truth Written by Eric Coble Directed by Dennis F. Johnson Featuring Marti Gobel UPROOTED theatre’s Mission is: Educate, Enrich and Entertain. The theatre provides a vital outlet through the Performing Arts for the exploration and expression of the human experience. Through its works and programs, UPROOTED theatre unites people of differing racial and socioeconomic backgrounds, religious and cultural beliefs, and genders and sexual orientations. Integrity and professionalism are essential to UPROOTED theatre’s success in these challenging endeavors. SYNOPSIS A powerful drama exploring the life of Sojourner Truth, a woman searching for identity in a country ripped apart by Civil War. As she walks thousands of miles, physically and emotionally, her evolving faith and progressive ideas send shock waves through the nation that continue to reverberate. Through music, movement and drumming, her story comes to life. From her birth as a slave, watching her brothers, sisters and even her own children sold away; to her meetings with Lincoln and her explosive speeches across the Union; to her final crisis of faith… her own mortality. The taking of pictures and/or making of visual or sound recordings are expressly forbidden. THANK YOU TO OUR MEDIA SPONSORS:
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BIOGR APHY MARTI GOBEL – Upon receipt of a Bachelor of the Arts degree in Performance Theatre (Philosophy, Minor) from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 2008, Marti Gobel began a career as a professional actor in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 2009, Ms. Gobel co-founded UPROOTED theatre with three Milwaukee Artists of Color. As Producing Artistic Director and Education Coordinator of Milwaukee’s newest African American theatre company, Ms. Gobel frequently engages in public speaking opportunities in an effort to encourage diversity in the arts. Stage credits include: Milwaukee Shakespeare (Henry IV, 2), Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (Well, Around the World in 80 Days, Broken and Entered), Renaissance Theatreworks (The Persians, Crumbs From the Table
of Joy, Neat-2013 and 2013), FirstStage Children’s Theatre (The Neverendingstory), The Milwaukee Reperatory Theatre (Yankee Tavern, A Christmas Carol-2012 and 2013, Clybourne Park), Forward Theatre (In the Next Room), Optimist Theatre (Macbeth), and UPROOTED theatre (Beauty’s Daughter, A Streetcar Named Desire, Pink Champagne, Jack and Jill, Oleanna, Glengarry Glenn Ross, TRUTH: The Testimonial of Sojourner Truth), Next Act Theatre (Perfect Mendacity) and an ongoing role as the Civil Rights suffragist, Ida B. Wells for the Kenosha Civil War Museum in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Ms. Gobel had the extreme pleasure of working with Aaron Greer on the short film Spare Change as well as the new series Gettin’ Grown in 2010. Ms. Gobel’s most thrilling experience to date was a tour of South Africa performing and teaching workshops to local artists there. She was honored to be the first African American ever to take the stage in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
ABOUT THE PL AY WRIGHT Eric Coble was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and raised on the Navajo and Ute reservations in New Mexico and Colorado, where he spent time writing and drawing. Mr. Coble acted in high school, which led to majoring in English at Fort Lewis College (Colorado) before going to Ohio University for an MFA in Acting. Along the way he started writing plays, which were wellreceived enough to spur him on. Since then he has written a lot of scripts, including Bright Ideas, The Dead Guy, Natural Selection, For Better, Southern Rapture, A Girl’s Guide To Coffee, The Velocity of Autumn, My Barking Dog, and The Giver which have been produced Off-Broadway, throughout the U.S., and on several continents, including productions at Manhattan Class Company, The Kennedy Center, Playwrights Horizons, Actors Theatre of Louisville Humana Festival, the Denver Center, New York and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, Alliance Theatre, Cleveland Play
House, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, South Coast Repertory, Florida Repertory Theatre, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Asolo Repertory, Coterie Theatre, Curious Theatre, Actors Theatre of Charlotte, Oregon Children’s Theatre, People’s Light and Theatre Company, Stages Repertory Theatre, Great Lakes Theater Festival, and The Contemporary American Theatre Festival. Awards include an Emmy® nomination, the 2011 AATE Distinguished Play Award for Best Adaptation, the AT&T Onstage Award, National Theatre Conference Playwriting Award, Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award, an NEA Playwright in Residence Grant, a TCG Extended Collaboration Grant, the Cleveland Arts Prize, a Creative Workforce Fellowship from Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, and four Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Grants. Eric currently lives in Ohio and is a member of the Cleveland Play House Playwrights Unit. Young Auditorium
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U P R O O T E D T H E AT R E H I S TO R Y In 2008, Marti Gobel, Tiffany Yvonne Cox and Travis Knight understudied Timothy Douglas’ production of Trouble in Mind at The Milwaukee Repertory Theater. After rehearsal one night, they had a conversation with local director, Dennis F. Johnson, about the lack of acting and directing opportunities for people of color in Milwaukee. They found that they were all driven to create a company that would produce plays and programs that affirm, exhibit and inspire Milwaukee’s growing AfricanAmerican population while diversifying the Milwaukee cultural landscape. In addition, these four artists wanted to create an environment where diverse audiences felt welcome and encouraged to make theatre a part of their lives. By the end of their conversation, they were impassioned to take action. The seeds of UPROOTED theatre were planted.
Within months of that initial conversation, UPROOTED theatre celebrated its first production with Dael Orlandersmith’s powerful one-woman show, Beauty’s Daughter, at The Broadway Theatre Center. To date, UPROOTED has produced four main stage productions, toured Beauty’s Daughter, produced 12 staged readings, launched its diverse arts education program (The UPROOTED EXPRESS), participated in Project1Voice for three consecutive years, and has travelled to South Africa in partnership with Renaissance Theatreworks for a cultural exchange under the umbrella of Performance Theatre. UPROOTED theatre became an official not-for-profit organization in 2011.
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M E M B E R S 2 013 -14 Director’s Council James R. Connor Lolita Kachel Michael Ross Director’s Circle Ron & Ann Abele James & Julie Caldwell Robert & Yvonne Fiskum David & Kathy Granum H. Gaylon & Hannah Greenhill John & Sandra Heyer Dr. Beverly Kopper Mark McPhail Kenneth & Dorothy Otting Francine L. Pease Julian & Anne Stinson Chuck & Barb Taylor Richard & Veronica Telfer Ambassador Craig & Bonnie Anderson Richard & Kathy Haven Dawn & Lyle Hunter Mitzi Joseph Ken & Susie Kidd James E Killian & Roberta Rohdin Killian Ken Kohberger Everett & Ellen Long Craig & Amy Matzinger Dennis & Margaret Rohrs Carole Scharinger Betty Schoonover Richard & Judy Triebold Elmer Werhane Patron Bill & Karen Bohn Benjamin Strand & Kari Borne Robert & Marion Burrows Winona Campbell James Carlson Jo Coulthart Donna G. Fox Ginny Hall
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