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Book by David Grieg Music by Marc Shaiman Scott Wittman Marc Shaiman

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Welcome to The Rose

Thank you from each one of us at The Rose for sharing your family’s time with us. Theaters across the country are struggling to navigate these years after the pandemic. We feel so incredibly lucky to have you here with us, particularly at this moment.

The artists whose work you are here to see are professionals, even if they are student artists. The vast majority of them are also from this community. They make their lives as your neighbors. The same is true of the dedicated staff responsible for everything from maintaining this historic building to designing this program, to teaching wonderful classes in design, acting, singing, and dance.

As your only professional theater for young audiences, we are also proud to bring you some of the best working artists from around the country. Though they are guests in our community, these folks care deeply about helping children see themselves reflected onstage.

We hope our work uplifts you and your young people, that it contributes to your sense of connection to this place, and to the people around you. We need your presence to complete the act of making theater, so the gift of you being here is deeply appreciated by all of us who call The Rose our home.

Matt Gutschick Artistic Director

2023-24 Mainstage Season

Arthur & Friends Make a Musical

Sept. 8 - 24, 2023

WORLD PREMIERE Life Doesn’t Frighten Me: I Am Fearless Royalty Oct. 6 - 22, 2023

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Dec. 1 - 23, 2023

Night at the Farm: A Bedtime Party

Jan. 19 - Feb. 4, 2024

Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds

Feb. 23 - Mar. 10, 2024

Red Riding Hood

Mar. 22 - Apr. 7, 2024

Charlotte’s Web Apr. 19 - May 5, 2024

Charlie & the Chocolate Factory June 7 - 23, 2024

Board of Directors

President

Michelle Smithberg

Past President

Bill Stott

President-Elect

Debora Wisneski

VP of Marketing/Development

Paul Tranisi

VP of Finance

Maureen Ereckson

Production/Education

Jennifer Petersen

Secretary/By-Laws

Troy Romero

Ex-Officio Non-Voting Member

Allison Balus

Foundation Representative

Amy Ryan

Board Members

Maranda Adams

Jen Bartholomew

Kanyon Chism

Dr. Kerry-Ann Escayg

Katherine MacHolmes

Merri Melvin

Divyaprakash (DP) Modi

Doris Moore

Megan Horn

Gennean Scott

Thomas Sowinski

Joanna Swanson

John Tinius

Sarah Weller

The Rose Guild

The Rose Guild is a group of dedicated volunteers who support The Rose by hosting and attending friendraisers and fundraisers throughout the season. Fundraisers include Rockin’ Rosie (Apr. 6, 2024 at Champions Run) and the Guild Boutiques that accompany select main stage productions.

The Guild is also proud to continue a “Rosebud” membership that allows children 18 and under to help support family-oriented performing arts. Rosebuds can meet actors, tour the stage, and receive an item at The Guild Boutique. For additional information about Rosebuds and to download an application, visit http://www.rosetheater.org/support/the-rose-theater-guild/ and click on “Rosebuds.”

Guild Exec Board: Megan Horn, Molly Junge, Stephanie Poots, Haley Lubeck, Jessica Holdenreid, Michelle Pernicek, Elizabeth Thielen, Sarah Volpone

Rockin’ Rosie Chairs: Molly Junge Hoskins, Caitlin Jones

Guild Members: Christin Merwald, Alyssa Lindahl, Rachel Skradski Luhrs, Ashley Kunes, Kayla Raimondo, Claire Stevens, Kerri Lewis, Tanin Arkfeld, Erin Moran, Steph Drewnoski, Caitlin Jones, Lauren Sparks

Thank You To Our Generous Sponsors

Show sponsors make it possible for The Rose to offer high-quality performances for the entire family!

Season Sponsors:

Show Sponsors:

Baird Holm LLP

FNBO

Kiewit

Max I. Walker

Mutual of Omaha

National Endowment for the Arts

Nebraska Arts Council

Nebraska Cultural Endowment

Omaha Steaks

Physicians Mutual

Runza® Restaurants

Wells Fargo

Special thanks to The Rose’s Every Single Child sponsors!

Sherwood Foundation

Omaha Public Schools Foundation

Dixon Family Foundation

Holland Foundation

Iowa West Foundation

Special

Lincoln Financial Foundation

Papillion-LaVista Community Schools

Foundation

Ruth & Bill Scott

Nebraska Arts Council

The Nebraska Arts Council, a state agency, has supported this program through its matching grants program funded by the Nebraska Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.

Visit www.nebraskaartscouncil.org for information on how the Nebraska Arts Council can assist your organization, or how you can support the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.

In 1989, through LB262, the Nebraska Legislature authorized Douglas County to establish a “County Visitors Improvement Fund” to promote tourism through funds derived from a special hotel tax. The Rose is pleased to acknowledge this grant to support programs that promote tourism. It represents tangible recognition of the importance of arts in the Omaha area.

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com.

Director/Choreographer] Khalia Davis

Assistant Stage Manager Kenzie Jensen

Costume, Hair & Makeup Designer Zach Kloppenborg

Music Director Jerry Brabec Stage Manager Meghan Boucher

Scenic Designer Tim McMathv

Lighting Designer Matt Benes

Sound Designer/Engineer Christy Hernandez Projections Designer Brittany Merenda

]Additional Choreography by Sue Gillespie Valker vThe scenic designer of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” is represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829 of the IATSE.

Sponsors: Opening Night Sponsor:

Special thanks to our fun sponsor Oriental Trading Company for its donation to the Guild Boutique!

The Nebraska Arts Council, a state agency, has supported this program through its matching grants program funded by the Nebraska Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. Visit www.nebraskaartscouncil.org for information on how the Nebraska Arts Council can assist your organization, or how you can support the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.

The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

Book by David Grieg

Based on the novel by ROALD DAHL

Songs from the Motion Picture by LESLIE BRICUSSE and ANTHONY NEWLEY

Music by Marc Shaiman Lyrics by Scott Wittman Marc Shaiman

Cast

Willy Wonka ............................................................................ Wayne Hudson II

Charlie Bucket ....................................................................... Landon Backhaus

Grandpa Joe Jon Hickerson

Augustus Gloop ............................................................................... Joey Galda

Mrs. Gloop ...................................................................................... Karl Houser

Veruca Salt ............................................................................... Eleni Moustakes

Mr. Salt Brian Guehring

Violet Beauregarde ................................................................. Sydney Sweeney

Mr. Beauregarde ..................................................................... Jared Dominguez

Mike Teavee .......................................................................... Johnathon Kreiling

Mrs. Teavee Jennifer Gilg

Grandma Josephine/Ensemble ...................................... Sherry Josand Fletcher

Grandma Georgina/Ensemble/Dance Captain ..................... Sue Gillespie Valker

Grandpa George/Ensemble ............................................................. Jim Farmer

Mrs. Bucket Brittney Thompson

Mr. Bucket/Oompa Loompa/Ensemble/US Wonka ......... Raymond “Trey” Butler

Mrs. Green/Ensemble ................................................................ Faushia Raquel

Jerry/Oompa Loompa/US Mr. Salt/Augustus ............................ Jesse Wohlman

Cherry/Oompa Loompa Reanna Rohrer

Oompa Loompa/Ensemble/

US Mrs. Teavee/Mrs. Bucket/Mrs. Green ........................................ Ren Walther

Oompa Loompa/Ensemble/US Charlie ........................................... Addie Olsen

Oompa Loompa/Ensemble/US Violet ..................................... Ashlynn Cutinella

Oompa Loompa/Ensemble/US Veruca Hannah Taylor

Oompa Loompa/Ensemble ............................................................... Lux Tipton

Oompa Loompa /Ensemble/US Mike ............................................ Sam Rhodes

Orchestra

Conductor Jerry Brabec

Trumpet 1 ..................................................................................... Curtis Pelster

Trombone .................................................................................. Paul Niedbalski

Reed I .......................................................................................... Andrea Smith

Reed II Michael Prucha

Violin ............................................................................................. Michael Frey

Cello ............................................................................................ Riley Beranek

Bass .................................................................................................. Tom Miller

Guitar Ben Eisenberg

Keyboard I .............................................................................. Amy Nunamaker

Keyboard II .................................................................................... Todd Brooks

Keyboard III ................................................................................ Cecilia Jensen

Keyboard IV Jerry Brabec

Percussion ............................................................................... Michael Pollock

Rose Production Team

Artistic Director ............................................................................ Matt Gutschick

Director of Production ....................................................................... Sarah Buck

Director of Strategy and Community Impact ..................................... Kathy Tyree

Technical Director .................................................................... Jackson Curtright

Props Mistress.......................................................................Devon Denn-Young

Resident Lighting Designer & Lead Electrician ................................... Matt Benes

Resident Sound Designer & Audio Engineer ........................... Christy Hernandez

Resident Stage Manger ............................................................ Meghan Boucher

Scenic Charge Artist ....................................................................... Trent Grooms

Costume & Makeup Director.................................................. Zach Kloppenborg

Costume Shop Manager.................................................................... Katie Greve

General Production Technician Ren Walther

23-24 Stage Management Apprentice Erin McNeley-Phelps

23-24 Electrics/Audio Apprentice Sierra Smith

Swing Tech Aiden Carmen Draper Katie Greve

Stitchers ......................................... Ransom Buda, Katie Greve, Seana Holmes, Kenzie Jensen, Zach Kloppenborg

Specialty Costume Construction ................................................... Carole Zacek

Run Crew ............................................ Emma Gross, Ron Leach, Monica Moran

A2 ................................................................................................... Bella Loftus

Spot Ops ............................................................. Seth Lindsey, Thomas Padios

Musical Numbers

ACT 1

The Candy Man ..................................................... Willy Wonka & Ensemble

Willy Wonka! Willy Wonka! .................................. Charlie, Wonka & Ensemble

Candy Man (Reprise) .......................................................................... Charlie

Charlie, You & I Grandpa Joe & Charlie

A Letter From Charlie Bucket ........................................ Charlie, Mrs. Bucket & Grandparents

More of Him to Love ....................................................

Mrs. Gloop, Augustus & Ensemble

When Veruca Says ............................................................. Mr. Salt & Veruca

The Queen of Pop .....................................................

Mr. Beauregarde, Violet & Ensemble

That Little Man of Mine .................................................... Mrs. Teavee & Mike

If Your Father Were Here .................................. Mrs. Bucket & Grandparents

I’ve Got a Golden Ticket/Grandpa Joe ......................... Charlie, Grandpa Joe & Buckets

Red Carpet .....................................................

Golden Ticket Winners, Jerry, Cherry, & Ensemble

It Must Be Believed To Be Seen ................ Wonka, GT Winners, & Ensemble

ACT 2

Strike That, Reverse It ................................................. Wonka & GT Winners

Pure Imagination/Grandpa Joe (reprise) .......... Wonka, Charlie & GT Winners

Auf Wiedersehen Augustus ................................ Oompa Loompas & Wonka

You Got Whacha Want ....................................... Oompa Loompas & Wonka

Veruca’s Nutcracker Sweet! ............................... Oompa Loompas & Wonka

Vidiots .................................................................. Oompa Loompas, Wonka & Mrs. Teavee

That Little Man of Mine (reprise) .................................................. Mrs. Teavee

The View From Here ............................................................ Wonka & Charlie

Bows ........................................................................................ Full Company

Show Synopsis

Suddenly before us stands Willy Wonka, the world-renowned candy maker (“The Candy Man’) - a genius who believes he is a forgotten man. Wonka transforms himself into the world-weary owner of a candy shop who makes the acquaintance of young Charlie Bucket, who idolizes Willy Wonka. When the shop owner tells Charlie that Wonka is about to make a comeback, the boy is thrilled but exasperated that the shop owner does not seem to know just who Willy Wonka is (“Willy Wonka! Willy Wonka!”). Charlie comes from a poor and he lives for his birthday each year when he receives as a gift a single Willy Wonka Chocolate Bar. The shop owner tells him that Willy Wonka is going to open the mysteries of his chocolate factory - but only to the five lucky possessors of a golden ticket to be found in a Wonka Bar. Back home, Charlie learns that times are so hard for his family that he will not get his birthday Wonka Bar this year - so no chance at the golden ticket. Of the four eccentric grandparents who live in the house - in fact, in the same bad - Grandpa Joe is Charlie’s kindred spirit (“Charlie, You & I”), urging him on. Charlie decides to write a letter to Willy Wonka (“A Letter from Charlie Bucket”), in which he expresses his wonder and admiration (as well as some ideas) for the candy maker.

The news break that the first winner of a golden ticket is a food-loving German boy (“More of Him to Love”), adored by his mother and named Augustus Gloop. The second (“When Veruca Says”) is Veruca Salt, the spoiled-rotten daughter of a Russian oligarch. The winner of the third ticket (“The Queen of Pop”) is Violet Beauregarde, whose publicity hound of a father is turning her pursuit of a world record for chewing gum into a media event. The fourth ticket (“That Little Man of Mine”) goes to Mike Teavee, a brat who is mesmerized by television, to the delight of his mother. Charlie appears to be out of luck, leaving his mother and grandparents wistful for what she is unable to provide (“If Your Father Were Here”), when fate intervenes. He finds some money on the ground and buys a Wonka bar from Mrs. Green’s cart and discovers a golden ticket, making him the fifth winner. Charlie and his whole family celebrate the news (“I’ve Got a Golden Ticket” / “Grandpa Joe”) that he is headed to Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, where Grandpa Joe will join him. At long last, Willy Wonka welcomes the winners into his factory, teasing them about what lies ahead for them (“It Must Be Believed to Be Seen”).

Inside the factory, Wonka introduces the winners to the wonders they are about to encounter - and some things they need to remember (“Strike That, Reverse It”). Charlie and Grandpa Joe are in awe of Wonka and what the magical experience has to offer (“Pure Imagination”/ “Grandpa Joe (Reprise)”), while the other children are greedy and impatient. One by one, the ticket holders become victims of their own appetites. Augustus Gloop’s insatiable hunger for the chocolate waterfall makes him the first victim (“The Oompa Loompa Song” / “Auf Wiedersehen Augustus Gloop”). Violet is then the next golden ticket holder to vanish followed by Veruca (“Veruca’s Nutcracker Sweet”), and finally Mike Teavee (“Vidiots”). Ultimately, there is only Charlie, in whom Willy Wonka sees an heir to his magical mission. He welcomes Charlie into a magical glass elevator that takes them up, up, up, so the boy can see everything that will be his (“The View from Here”) - a happy home and limitless future, thanks to the Candy Man.

Rose Donors

This list reflects gifts received April 1, 2023 - May 20, 2024. Gifts received after May 20 will be acknowledged in the next show program. Thanks to these generous corporate sponsors, foundations, government agencies and individual donors, The Rose Theater is able to enrich the lives of children and families through live theater and arts education.

P Denotes donation in memory of Tracy Iwersen

Wizard of Oz

($10,000+)

Adah and Leon Millard Foundation

Children’s Nebraska Collective For Youth

Dixon Family Foundation

Douglas County Visitor Improvement Fund

EPIC!

Faith Foundation

FNBO

Hager Family Foundation

Hawks Foundation

Holland Foundation

Iowa West Foundation

Kiewit

Lozier Foundation

Mammel Family Foundation

Max I. Walker

Mutual of Omaha

National Endowment for the Arts

Nebraska Arts Council

Nebraska Cultural Endowment

Nebraska EDA Tourism Grant

Nebraska Furniture Mart

Pacific Life Foundation

Parker Family Foundation

Pape Family Foundation

Richard Brooke Foundation

The Rose Blumkin

Performing Arts Center Foundation

The Rose Guild

Ruth & William Scott

The Sherwood Foundation

The Shubert Foundation

Bob & Evelyn Veach Foundation

Weitz Family Foundation

Whitmore Charitable Trust

Fairy Godmother

($5,000 – $9,999)

Shirley & Leonard Goldstein Supporting Foundation

Hy-Vee Food Stores

Kum & Go

Lincoln Financial Foundation

Allan & Ann Mactier Charitable Foundation

Physicians Mutual

Runza® Restaurants

Wells Fargo

Prince Charming

($2,500 – $4,999)

Joanie & Larry Friend

Molly & Toby Schropp

Mother Goose

($1,000 – $2,499)

Roger Blauwet

Children’s Theatre Foundation of America

Cindy Calhoun

Brian Guehring P

Milton S. & Corinne N.

Livingston Foundation Fund

Sharee & Murray Newman

Alexander Payne

Lynn Perry

Heather & Meyer Schwartz

Michelle Smithberg

Mary Weinheimer P

Roberta Wilhelm & Vic Gutman

Princess Aurora ($500 – $999)

Jerry Brabec P

Nicki Cleveland

Michael Dively - in honor of Brian Guehring

Ike & Roz Friedman Foundation

Mark & Deborah Heeney Foundation

Terry Helphrey

Amy & Mike Ryan

Scheels

TCG: In The Stacks

Kate & Roger Weitz

V. Sue Whitesel

Jiminy Cricket ($250-$499)

Christi Janssen

Susan Koenig P

Mary Wiedman P

Christopher Wiig P

Little Red Riding Hood

($100 – $249)

Stephen Abate P

Susan Allen

Ruth Brace P

Tracy Chaplin

Rose Donors (cont.)

Michael Faust

Amy Fountaine

Elizabeth Golmanavich

Michael Gross

Laura & Jim Hale

Sally & Dan Hartley

Carol Haas

Matt Hoppe

S. Thomas Johnson P

Brian Knauss

Susan Koenig

Alixandra Kruntorad

Shelly Kuhen P

Dody Kupka

John MacLay

Eric Radloff

Kori Radloff P

Peggy Reinecke & Dean Arkfeld

Mary Roth

Julie Sacks P

Aveva & Marty Shukert

Sissy & Howard Sibler

Eve Simon

Bill Slovinski

Catherine Sutko

Catherine Tenn P

Pippi Longstockings (Up to $100)

Kristin Acker

Holly Alexander

Alley Poyner Macchietto

Architecture

Dean Bachman

Ian Baker

Carrie Barry

Katie Behounek

Krystal Betts

Colleen Blanchard

Megan Blankman

Dmitry Borisov

April Bradley

Cheryl Brown

Sarah Buck P

Laura Calvert P

Desiree Cannon

Felicia Cervantes

David Corbin

Brenda Cornelius

Amy Cotton P

Dan Croson

Jodi Custer

Jayson Emig

Jennifer Farmer

Cortny Faurot

Amy Fricke

Maurissa Genant

John & KayLynn Goldner

Pam Goswick

Melanie Griffiths

Amy Handler P

Rosalind Heckman

Susan Heese

Christy Hernandez P

Alicia Hoffman

Mandy Howe

Stephanie Jacobson P

Alanna Janssen

Edward Kalick

Emily Koch

Sam Kooienga

Jennifer Koom

Nick Korth

Kourtney King Conrad

Debra Kroll

Rhonda Lemieux

Sara Levy

Lissette Aliaga Linares

Taylor Litz

Stephen Lopez

Jaclyn McClanahan

Breanna Marsh

Don Keelan-White

Kris McKinley

Merri Melvin

Stacee Milan

Charles Morris

Harry Ngondo

Kelly Nielsen

Marshall Okeefe

Kate Oshima

Hope Peabody

Jason Peplinski

Sarah Rider P

Wren Robinson

Jade Rogers

Kristine Rohwer

Mary Roth

Jeff Sauvageau

Corinne & Alden Schmitz

Steve Salavec P

Travis Steen

Juliet Summers

Megan Tamisiea

Patron Members

Andrea Butler

Holly Chandler

Dick & Dot Connealy

Dr. Elizabeth Constance

Andrew Cutinella

Nina Eary

Karen Fitzgibbons

Megan Thornton P

Colan Tollison

Eva Vachal

Heidi Venteicher Dingman

Dorcas Waruingi

Kurt Weidauer

Margaret Welsch

Peggy Witthauer

Debora Wisneski

Keli Wragge

Bruce Yoder

Jeff Young

Ryan Youtz

Michele & Robert Zadalis

In-Kind Donations

Ellie Fields

Deb Preston

WE SEND OUT A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO OUR 2023-24 PATRON MEMBERS:

Anita & Ryan Foor

Daniel & Sally Hartley

Debbie & Mark Heeney

Neely & John Miller

Rosemary Pauley

Michelle Pernicek

Lynn Perry

Rockin’ Rosie Donors

Presenting Sponsors

Faith Foundation

Skip & Katy Joyce

Leland & Dorothy Olson Foundation

Valmont Industries, Inc.

Benefactors

Alvine & Associates, Inc.

E Creative

Heider Family Foundation

Kiewit

Pape Family Foundation

Pinnacle Bank

Signature Sponsors

Anonymous

Carson Wealth

Mutual of Omaha

Patron Sponsors

Carl & Jennie Bartholomew

Blair Freeman & Alley Poyner

Macchietto Architecture

FNBO

Kutak Rock

Bill & Jodie Mackintosh Family Foundation

Merri Melvin

Microsoft

Parker Family Foundation

Nicolle Peterson

Brandon & Ashley Rich

Toby & Molly Schropp

Heather & Meyer Schwartz

Roxanne & Dan Wach

Howard Woodward

Bruce Yoder

Donors

Baird Holm

Black Hills Energy

Deloitte

Dundee Bank

Gary & Lisa Gotsdiner

Hancock & Dana PC

Lincoln Financial Group

Lueder Construction

Lund Company

Lutz & Company, PC

McCarthy Capital

Millard Lumber

Oriental Trading Co.

Look for the bins in the lobby following the show.

Rosebud

Crew Hale

Graecyn Hale

Elizabeth Horn

Fletcher Horn

Aia Huckins

Magnus Huckins

Dierk Johnson

Ruby Johnson

Henry Kerns

Katie Kerns

Adalyn Lee

Cummings Lee

Emily Lee

Ezra Lee

Tristin Lee

Rosebuds are kids 18 and under who support The Rose Theater! Membership is $20 and includes invitations to special events, goodie bags at shows, recognition in each program and much more. Please see The Rose Guild boutique in the lobby or the Box Office to join!

Quentin Lindahl

Cecilia Lubeck

Henry Lubeck

Teddy Lubeck

Olivia McCormick

Frank Merwald

Jack Merwald

James Merwald

Michael Moran

James Pernicek

Lily Pernicek

Carter Poots

Olive Poots

Taylor Poots

Fordham Rich

Preston Rich

Elise Risicato

Hattie Scallon

Maren Scallon

Augustus Schroen

Phoebe Schroen

Eleanor Senft

Howie Senft

Charlie Sparks

George Sparks

Gianluca Stevens

Gianna Stevens

Josyln Thompson

Lilly Townsend

Sophia Townsend

Annabella Volpone

Giuliana Volpone

William Volpone

Parking is no predicament at The Rose

Imagine if every time you came to The Rose, there was a parking spot waiting for you at one of the closest and most convenient spots in the area. This dream is now a reality!

Thanks to the Omaha Douglas Public Building Commission, Rose audience members can now park for just $2 in the parking garage at 1910 Harney Street (the corner of 19th & Harney) on weekend show days. This convenient location across the street from The Rose allows families quick and easy access to the theater at an affordable price.

“This is a wonderful benefit to our visitors,” says Rose managing director Julie Walker. “The families visiting The Rose now have access to the closest parking facility -- literally just across the street to the southeast -- at a rate less than they would pay at other uncovered lots or at a parking meter. We are so grateful to the Omaha Douglas Public Building Commission for the use of the garage.”

Rose Theater Staff

Artistic Director Managing Director

Matthew Gutschick Julie Walker

Production Staff

Director of Production – Sarah Buck

Resident Stage Manager – Meghan Boucher

Costume & Makeup Director – Zach Kloppenborg

Costume Shop Manager – Katie Greve

Technical Director – Jackson Curtright

Properties Mistress – Devon Denn-Young

Scenic Charge Artist – Trent Grooms

Resident Lighting Designer & Lead Electrician – Matt Benes

Resident Sound Designer & Audio Engineer – Christy Hernandez

General Production Technician – Ren Walther

Lighting/Audio Apprentice – Sierra Smith

Swing Technician – Aiden Carmen

Stage Management Apprentice – Erin McNeley-Phelps

Company Artists – Mykala Bazzell, Donovaughn Daniels, Carina DuMarce, Brian Guehring, Jay Hayden, Stephanie Jacobson, Michael James, Jackie Kappes, Biannah Peji-Palm, Elizabeth Peller, Zoella Sneed

Playwright in Residence & Literary Manager – Brian Guehring

Education Director – Jackie Kappes

Director of Youth Productions & Associate Director of Musical Theater Education – Michael James

Competition Dance Director – Mimi Lawry

Early Education Director – Stephanie Jacobson

Director of Teen Programming – Jay Hayden

Director of School-Based Programming – Zoella Sneed

Teaching Artists - Kenna Antaya, Mykala Bazzell, Emily Boganowski, Claire Booton, Jerry Brabec, Roger Bunnell, Shelby Burr, Carina DuMarce, Wendy Eaton, Angie Frey, Brian Guehring, Natalie Hanson, Jay Hayden, Alfred Ibsen, Stephanie Jacobson, Michael James, Jen Kalvoda, Jackie Kappes, Lucy Kupka, Mimi Lawry, Grace Manley, Elizabeth Peller, DeAnn Mauro, Nikki McMullen, Michael Montez, Avery Newman, Rhyan Nolan, Biannah Peji-Palm, Sarah Ryland, Zoella Sneed, Laurelin Sterns, Hannah Taylor, Stephanie Tepox, Alex Vandenberg, Shelby Weis

Teaching Artist Fellows – Marcus Buttweiler, Breanna Mack, Erin O’Hara, Rachel Smart

Rose Studios Manager – Austin Gabler

Rose Studios for Youth Artists Desk Attendants – Robin Franco, Elizabeth Gocek, Jen Lemke, Jules Logue, Grace Luis, Alex Vanderberg, Meghan Witte

Summer Interns – Lucy Blaylock, Otto Fox, Maddy Hamilton, Langston Hopper, Ta’niya Latiker, Anna Preston, Abby Sokol, Rachel Tillotson, Pretzel Urwin

High School Interns – Shelby Gerken, Vox Hoffman, Katie Howell, Iman Pearson, Wren Robinson, Astria Smith, Tristan Tyson

Director of CommUNITY Connections – Isaiah Ruiz

Associate Director of CommUNITY Connections – Carina DuMarce

CommUNITY Connnections Coordinator – Doriette Jordan

Finance Director – Janelle Kupka

HR/Finance Specialist – Biannah Peji-Palm

Director of Strategy and Community Impact – Kathy Tyree

Facilities Director – Scott Kupka Facilities Staff – Hubert Clark, DJ Tyree

Audience Services Director – Mandy Aleksiak School & Class Coordinator – Lindy Glenn

Audience Services Manager – CiCi Gruber

Box Office Assistants – Alex Beil, Ransom Buda, Sarah Caruso, Grace Luis, Rowan Owens, Zachary Pachol, Pretzel Urwin, Molly Zabawa

Marketing Director – Kori Radloff

Marketing Associates – Audrey Wardian, Zachary Pachol

Development Consultant – Vic Gutman Development Specialist – Lisa Winton

Grants Manager – Mary Hubl

Art is a spark that shines from within.

Never underestimate the power of the arts to illuminate and inspire. Each performance is an expression of what makes us human, and a reminder that we’re all meant to shine.

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165 YEARS WITH YOU.

Since