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4A Christmas CarolMark Clements Chad Bauman Artistic Director Managing Director Wells Fargo Proudly Presents Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s 40th Anniversary Production of By Charles Dickens Adapted by Joseph Hanreddy and Edward Morgan Directed by Brent Hazelton Based on Original Direction by Aaron Posner± Music Director Dan Kazemi± Scenic Designer Marjorie Bradley Kellogg Costume Designer Martha Hally December 1 - 24, 2015 Pabst Theater Generously Sponsored by Media Sponsor A member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union. * Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. ± Milwaukee Repertory Theater Associate Artist Casting Director JC Clementz Make-Up/Hair/Wig Designer Lara Leigh Dalbey Stage Manager Rebecca Lindsey* Lighting Designer Thom Weaver Sound Designer Barry G. Funderburg Music Arranger John Tanner± Staged Movement Director Michael Pink Dialect Coach Jill Walmsley Zager
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Milwaukee Repertory Theater Associate Artist
THE CAST (in order of appearance)
A Christmas Carol will be performed with one intermission. The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
5 - A Christmas Carol Ebenezer Scrooge Jonathan Smoots* Bob Cratchit, Mr. Sidebottom, Businessman .............................................. Jonathan Wainwright* Reverend Waghorn, Jacob Marley, Old Joe ............................................................... Chike Johnson* Fred, Mr. Oatway ................................................................................................................. Chris Klopatek* Mudd, Mr. Twyce, Mr. Fezziwig, Businessman .................................................................... Ray Jivoff* Mr. Grimgrind, Young Scrooge, Mr. Topper, Mourner ........................................ Michael Doherty* Mrs. Cratchit, Mrs. Sidebottom .................................................................................. Malkia Stampley* Catherine, Mrs. Oatway, Cook, Mourner Beth Mulkerron* Mrs. Dilber, Ghost of Christmas Past, Lucy ......................................................... Deborah Staples±* Scadger, Ms. Philpot, Mrs. Fezziwig ........................................................................Angela Iannone±* Belle, Madeline, Mourner............................................................................................. Jennifer Latimore Ghost of Christmas Present ........................................................................................ Bethany Thomas* Ghost of Christmas Future Martin Hanna Smudge ........................................................................................................................................... Jack Trettin Fan .............................................................................................................................................. Georgina Pink Boy Scrooge .................................................................................................................... Luke Brotherhood Martha Cratchit ............................................................................................................................ Tory Trettin Peter Cratchit .......................................................................................................................... Carlos Meyers Belinda Cratchit ..................................................................................................................... Chantae Miller Mary Cratchit Ella Vitrano Alice Cratchit ................................................................................................................. Maya O’Day-Biddle Tiny Tim ................................................................................................................................ Amalia Cecsarini Dick Wilkins................................................................................................................................... Gabe Smith Ignorance ...................................................................................................................................... Austin Bock Want Ashley Bock A Christmas Carol Ensemble Bridgid Abrams, Jared Davis, Martin Hanna, Di’Monte Henning, Arielle Leverett, Christian Magby, Riley O’Toole, Hallie Peterson, Kammeran Tyree A Christmas Carol Children’s Ensemble Teddy Anagnostopoulos , Ashley Bock, Austin Bock, Luke Brotherhood, Jack Burns, Ama lia Cecsarini, Casey Dobson, Kai Liebenstein, Carlos Meyers, Chantae Miller, Deyki Miller, Maya O’Day-Biddle, Alayna Perry, Georgina Pink, Hannah Reynolds, Gabe Smith, Jack Trettin, Josie Trettin, Tory Trettin, Ella Vitrano Understudies: Bridgid Adams (Belle, Madeline, Mourner); Jared Davis (Mudd, Mr. Twyce, Mr. Fezziwig, Busi nessman); Martin Hanna (Reverend Waghorn, Jacob Marley, Old Joe); Di’Monte Henning (Bob Cratchit, Mr. Sidebottom, Businessman); Arielle Leverett (Mrs. Cratchit, Mrs. Sidebottom, Cath erine, Mrs. Oatway); Christian Magby (Fred, Mr. Oatway); Hallie Peterson (Mrs. Dilber, Ghost of Christmas Past, Lucy); Riley James O’Toole (Mr. Grimgrind, Young Scrooge, Mr. Topper, Mourner); Kammeran Tyree (Scadger, Ms. Philpot, Mrs. Fezziwig, Ghost of Christmas Present); Jonathan Wainwright* (Ebenezer Scrooge).
Understudies never substituted for listed players unless a specific announcement is made prior to the performance.
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6A Christmas CarolAssistant Director Nabrashaa Nelson Assistant Stage Manager ..........................................................................................Kimberly Carolus* Stage Management Apprentice .................................................................................. Audra Kuchling Stage Management Resident..................................................................................... Miriam Michaels Associate Lighting Designer........................................................................................... Joseph Glodek Properties Coordinator ....................................................................................................... Katie Andrew Properties Coordinator ............................................................................................... Kathryn Dunham To all of the parents of the children of A Christmas Carol To the staff and management of The Pabst Theater Buzz Monkeys Inc PRODUCTION SUPPORT SPECIAL THANKS Production Manager ............................................................................................................ Jared Clarkin Technical Director ..................................................................................................................... Tyler Smith Properties Director..................................................................................................................... James Guy Charge Scenic Artist ............................................................................................................... Jim Medved Costume Director .....................................................................................................................Sara Seavey Lighting & Video Director ..................................................................................................... Sean Nicholl Sound Director .............................................................................................................................. Erin Paige Production Stage Manager Lurie Horns Pfeffer Milwaukee Repertory Theater operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers in LORT Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE and our stagehands and carpenters are members of Milwaukee Theatrical Stage Employees’ Union IATSE Local 18. The Rep is an equal opportunity employer. The Rep is proud to be a member of The United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF), which provides major annual financial support. PRODUCTION STAFF
Our warm thanks to the Bakers and to the Greater Milwaukee Foundation for their generous holiday gifts to our
Dominican Center for Women
Rufus King Middle School
December 2015
Milwaukee Rep’s annual production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol has brought joy to thousands of children and adults every holiday season. Because of the Tiny Tim Ticket program, we are happy to be able to provide tickets to those who otherwise would to have had the opportunity to enjoy this Yuletide classic. This season
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Dear OnceFriends,againall of us at The Rep are delighted to thank the Patty and Jay Baker Foundation for their generosity and commitment to the children of our community.
COA Youth and Family Centers
Vet’s Place
Esperanza Unida Global Youth Leadership Institute
UW-Milwaukee Planning for the Future Program
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Amalia Cecsarini and Jonathan Smoots. Photo by Dan Bishop.
the Greater Milwaukee Foundation has taken a cue from the Baker Foundation and has joined as a sponsor of the Tiny Tim Ticket program enabling The Rep to double the number of children who receive tickets this year to see A Christmas Carol.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee Carter’s Christian Academy Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Community Services
Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation
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Running Rebels Community Organization Southeastern Oneida Tribal Services
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Aurora Sinai Medical Center
Tamarack Waldorf School United Way
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Through the support of the Patty and Jay Baker Foundation and the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, The Rep was able to provide tickets to the following organizations this year:
Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee Independence First La Causa Penfield Children’s Center
UW-Waukesha Pre-College Program
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Bridgid Abrams, Ensemble Bridgid is from Wash ington State where she earned her BFA in The ater at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle.
Anagnostopoulos,Teddy Children’s Ensemble Teddy Anagnostopoulos is thrilled to be in his first appearance with Milwaukee Repertory Theater. His love of acting comes from his father who, along with his uncles, performed in ACC at The Rep in the 1980’s. Teddy has previously performed with Falls Patio Players, First Stage Children’s Theater, Wauwatosa Children’s Theater and Village Playhouse. He attends 7th grade at North Middle School in Menomonee Falls where he’s a member of the cross country team. Teddy would like to thank his friends and family for their love and support.
Ashley Bock, Want Ashley is really excited to make her acting debut in The Rep’s A Christmas Carol. Ashley is seven years old and in sec ond grade at Tess Corners Elementary in Muskego. She is thrilled to be performing alongside her brother. Ashley also enjoys basketball, softball, Girl Scouts and loves her dog Charlie. Ashley would like to thank her parents, teachers and the directors for giving her this wonderful opportunity. She hopes you enjoy the show!
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Rep credits include: Dreamgirls and Singer (u/s) in Back Home Again: On the Road with John Denver. Other credits include: Cen terstage’s new musical, For All That, and Seattle Shakespeare Company’s Two Gentlemen of Verona. She is thrilled to be a part of Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s 2015/16 season.
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Austin Bock, Ignorance Austin is a sixth grader at Bay Lane Middle School in Muskego. He is thrilled to be returning for his second produc tion of A Christmas Carol. Austin can also be seen later this year in Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse at First Stage Theater. When off stage Austin loves to read, sing, and enjoys being a Boy Scout. Austin would like to thank the cast, crew and directors for this amazing experience. Special thanks to his teachers, parents and family for their continued sup port. Merry Christmas!
Luke Brotherhood, Boy Scrooge Luke is thrilled to be returning to Milwaukee Rep, this season for A Christmas Carol hav ing performed as Percy Smudge in the 2012 production. Luke was last seen as James in James and the Giant Peach at First Stage Children’s Theater. This spring Luke will be appearing in The Resident Ensemble Players, performing at the University of Delaware production of To Kill a Mockingbird as Jem Finch. Recent theater credits include: The Snow Dragon (Billy Binder) at Opera Siam in Bangkok, Thailand, the Snow Dragon world premier and Les Miserables (Gavroche) at Skylight Music Theater, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical (Rudolph) and Ana tole (Paul) at First Stage. Other Milwaukee Repertory Theater credits include: The History of Invulnerability (Young Jerry), Ragtime (Edgar), Assassins (Billy) and 2012 Rep Lab’s Normal (Bobby Jr.) Luke would like to thank Brent Hazelton, JC Clementz and everyone at Milwaukee Rep for this wonderful opportunity!
14A Christmas CarolJack Burns, Children’s Ensemble Jack, a 7th grader at Longfellow Middle School in Wauwatosa, is thrilled to be in A Christmas Carol this season. Jack’s other credits include Rudolph the Red-Nosed Rein deer: The Musical and Anatole at First Stage Children’s Theater and The Sound of Music and Les Miserables at Waukesha Civic The atre. In 2016, Jack will be Little Critter in Just A Little Critter Musical, a premier musical at First Stage. Jack thanks The Milwaukee Rep for this wonderful opportunity and family and friends for their love and support!
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Amalia Cescarini, Tiny Tim Amalia is really excited to be in the cast of A Christ mas Carol again! She is eight years old and in third grade at Richards El ementary School. Amalia has played Inter planet Janet in School House Rock, and Nana the dog and an Indian in Peter Pan with SIM Productions in Spring Green, WI. In addition to acting and singing she also enjoys doing gymnastics, soccer, and playing the violin. Merry Christmas, everyone! Jared Davis, Ensemble Jared received his MFA in Acting from the Profes sional Actor Training Pro gram at Ohio University in May 2015. Jared also received a BFA in acting from the University of Mississippi in 2009. He was recently seen as Frank in Dreamgirls at The Rep. A few of Jared’s favorite recent roles include Morris in Blood Knot, Lophakin in The Cherry Orchard, and Lloyd Dallas in Noises Off. Jared is over joyed to be a part of the 2015-16 Emerging Professional Residency at The Rep. After completion of this incredible opportunity, Jared plans on moving to Chicago to pursue a career in acting. Casey Dobson, Children’s Ensemble Casey is beyond thrilled to be making her Rep debut! Casey is an 8th grader in Wauwatosa. She has enjoyed acting and singing since elementary school, where she played her first role as the Mayor of Munchkin Land in The Wizard of Oz. When not performing, Casey enjoys read ing, biking, and hanging out with friends. Previous credits include Miracle on 34th Street, Gypsy & A Christmas Story at Sunset Playhouse. Michael Doherty, Mr. Grimgrind, Young Scrooge, Mr. Topper, Mourner Michael is thrilled to be back for his third consecutive A Christmas Carol here at The Rep. Other Rep credits in clude Mother’s Younger Brother in Ragtime Off- Broadway: Dublin by Lamplight (59E59/ Inis Nua Theatre Company). Regional: Charley’s Aunt (Utah Shakespeare Festi val); Assistance (The Wilma Theater); Next to Normal and The History Boys (Arden Theatre Company); Mr. Hart and Mr. Brown (People’s Light & Theatre Company); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Theatre Hori zon - Barrymore for Supporting Actor); and many more. B.F.A.- University of the Arts. Love always to Mom and Dad. Martin Hanna, Ghost of Christmas Future, Ensemble Martin was born in Bagh dad, Iraq but has lived in Chicago for the past thirteen years. Regional: The Mousetrap u/s, Dreamgirls (Milwaukee Repertory Theater), Borders of the Future (Arts by the Sea Festival, Eng land), Macbeth, Comedy of Errors, Failure: A Love Story, and the World Premiere of The Magical Mind of Billy Shakespeare (Illinois
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Chiké Johnson, Reverend Waghorn, Jacob Marley, Old Joe Chike most recently appeared on the APT stage where he played Othello, Winston and Pis tol. He was in Milwaukee Rep’s production of Raisin in the Sun. His New York credits, Broadway; A Time To Kill and Manhattan Theatre Club’s Wit. Off Broadway; Lost In The Stars produced by New York City Center’s Encores! and Ruined co produced by the Manhattan Theatre Club and The Goodman Theatre. Chicago credits include; The Good man’s Meet Vera Stark, Sizwe Banzi is Dead andThe Crucible at Court Theatre, The Un mentionables and Huck Finn at Steppenwolf cont.
Previous roles include Ronny in Hair at McLeod Summer Playhouse, Rheba in You Can’t Take it With You at Tent Theatre, and Calpurnia/Octavius in Julius Caesar with the Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company. Arielle recently finished touring with Madcap Puppet Theatre. Her favorite grad school productions include Smokey Joe’s Café, Noises Off, and Henry VI parts 1 ,2, &3.
Christian Magby, Ensemble Christian is excited to be a part of Milwaukee Rep’s 2015/16 Season! He was recently seen in The Rep’s production of Dream girls. He is currently a senior at Savannah College of Art and Design, pursuing a BFA in Performing Arts. SCAD Credits include Ragtime (Coalhouse), A Midsummer Night’s
Kai Liebenstein, Children’s Ensemble Kai is overjoyed to be making her Rep debut in A Christmas Carol! She is 15 years old and is an outgoing sophomore at Milwaukee High School of the Arts. Some of her favorite performances include: For Colored Girls (MHSA), the touring show of Yell and Tell as part of the ensemble, Peter Pan as a Lost Boy (Modjeska Youth Theatre). Kai would like to give a big thanks to the Milwaukee Repertory Theater for such an amazing opportunity, to friends, and most importantly to her theatre teachers and family for all their generous support!
Jennifer Latimore, Belle, MournerMadeline, Jennifer is so excited to return to Milwaukee in The Rep’s production of A Christmas Carol. She is happy to be back on the Pabst stage for a second time and share it with such phe nomenal artists and friends. Previous Rep credits include Dreamgirls, Good People, A Christmas Carol, and The Color Purple. Jen nifer is so thankful for the support of her friends, her family and everyone else who believes in her.
Chris Klopatek, Fred, Mr. Oatway As a Milwaukee native, Chris has been seen on many stages around town, but this is his first appearance with The Rep. The past two summers, he was at American Players Theater where his roles include: Mr. Collins in Pride and Prejudice, Host in Merry Wives of Windsor and more. At the Milwaukee Chamber Theater: Bertie Wooster in Jeeves Takes a Bow and Chris in Complete Works of Shakespeare: Abridged. Other credits: Next Act Theater as Harpo in Groucho, Skylight Music Theater and Utah Shakespeare Festival. He has a BFA from UW-Whitewater and a MFA from the University of California-Irvine.
Arielle Leverett, Ensemble Arielle is so excited join the Milwaukee Rep fam ily this year. A Detroit native, Arielle gradu ated from Grand Valley State University with a BA in theatre and received an MFA in acting from Western Illinois University. She was last seen on The Rep stage in the ensemble of Dreamgirls.
16A Christmas CarolTheatre Company. Other Regional credits include a revival of The Unmentionables at Yale Repertory Theatre; Lincoln in Topdog/ Underdog at Renaissance Theaterworks; Duke of Cornwall in King Lear at Milwaukee Repertory Theater; Cephus Miles in Home at In Tandem Theatre; Willie in Master Harold and the boys at Milwaukee Cham ber Theatre; and Martin Luther King, Jr. in Smoldering Fires at First Stage Children’s Theater. Some of Mr. Johnson’s film credits include Friends with Benefits, Sleep walk with Me, The Machinist and his television credits include; Law & Order, Girls, Veep and Prison Break.
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Christian also serves as a resident music director for the Youth Ensemble of Atlanta.
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Favorite credits include: Gina in Big Nate (First Stage), Mary Cratchit in A Christmas Carol (Milwaukee Rep), and Young Celie in The Color Purple (Milwaukee Rep). Chantae is an active member of The Rep’s Teen Council, as well as First Stage’s Young Company. After ACC, Chantae will be performing in First Stage’s world premiere of Ella Enchanted. She would like to thank Brent Hazelton and her family for this amazing opportunity.
Deyki Miller is excited to be making his Rep debut in A Christmas Carol this year! He enjoys hip-hop, multiple sports, hang ing with friends, and attending theatrical productions. After ACC, Deyki will be mak ing his First Stage debut as Victor in Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse. He would like to thank Brent Hazelton, Nabra Nelson, and his fam ily for making this possible.
Carlos Meyers, Peter Cratchit Carlos is a sophomore attending Rufus King International School. He has performed in three plays with First Stage and as special guest to the Young Com pany of First Stage, as well as many school plays. Carlos is delighted to be returning for his third consecutive production of A Christmas Carol. Another passion of Carlos is music: he is involved with the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, and plays several instruments. He hopes to become a professional classical composer.
Beth Mulkerron, Catherine, Mrs. Oatway, Cook, Mourner Beth is thrilled to return for her third ap pearance in A Christmas Carol. You may have also caught her at The Rep in Ragtime or Hula Hoop Sha boop. Other stage highlights include the Off-Broadway musical, Redhookand per forming in concert with Davis Gaines. Re gional highlights include: The Winter’s Tale - Hermione/Autolycus (Optimist Theatre), A Thousand Clowns - Sandra (Milwaukee Chamber Theatre), Big: The Musical - Susan (First Stage), The Sizzlin’ 60’s (The Fireside), Packer Fans from Outer Space - Peggy (The Marcus Center), Sunday in the Park with George - Dot (Windfall Theatre). Television and voiceover credits include Miller, GE, the Wisconsin Lottery and NBC’s Ed. Beth has also appeared in independent films, and has enjoyed recording extensively for Hal Leonard. Beth studied musical theatre at the University of Cincinnati’s Conserva tory of Music and received her B.F.A. from Florida State.
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Chantae Miller, Belinda Cratchit Chantae Miller is incredibly grateful to be returning to The Rep for another production.
Deyki Miller, Children’s Ensemble
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Maya O’Day-Biddle, Alice Cratchit Maya is beyond ecstatic to return to The Rep for some holiday cheer! After debuting in The Color Purple last season, she also enjoyed playing Young Ti-Moune in Whitnall Theater’s production of Once on This Island earlier this year. A spunky, confident 3rd grader at Hales Corners El ementary, Maya also enjoys singing, danc ing, volunteering and performing with The Running Rebels Community Organiza tion. Maya humbly thanks The Milwaukee Repertory Theater for the opportunity to work and play with her theater family in A Christmas Carol
Alayna Perry, Children’s Ensemble Alayna, a sophomore at Rufus King International High School, is thrilled to be working with Milwaukee Repertory Theater and grateful to be immersed in this cultural tradition. Credits include Big Nate the Musical, Five Little Monkeys (First Stage), Into the Woods Jr. (InTandem Theater), The Little Mermaid Jr. (Milwaukee Youth The atre), A Midsummer’s Nights Dream (for Tyne Turner at Golda Meir School). She is also an active member of The Rep’s Teen Council. A beloved thanks to all her chauffeurs. This one is for you grandma, for you were always in the Christmas spirit. Hallie Peterson, Ensemble Hallie is honored to be joining Milwaukee Rep’s Emerging IthacaResidency.ProfessionalSheattendedCollegeand graduated with a BFA in acting. After graduation, she toured the US with American Family Theatre in Ellis Island Stories: The Musical. A Chicago native, Hallie moved back to her home city in the summer of 2013 and has been seen in productions with The Oil Lamp, 20% Theatre Company Chicago, Raven Theatre, and various staged readings with Chicago Dramatists. Here’s to a great season!
Riley O’Toole, Ensemble Riley is originally from Sacramento, CA. This past May, he received his BFA in Acting from the University of Min nesota/ Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program. He has loved getting to know audiences throughout the Midwest over the past few summers, and has per formed at The Guthrie Theater, Great River Shakespeare Festival, and St. Croix Festival Theatre. Riley is thrilled to be spending the year in Milwaukee, and looks forward to getting to know the Rep community.
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Georgina Pink, Fan Georgina is delighted to return to the Rep and to her Christmas Carol family, with whom she previously shared the stage in the role of ghost in 2012 and 2014. She was most recently seen at Milwaukee Rep. as the Little Girl in Ragtime. Recent roles include Young Snow White in Mirror Mirror, Goose in Nutcracker, Petite Parisienne in La Bohème (Milwaukee Ballet); Young Eponine in Les Miserables (Skylight Music Theatre); Young Wendy in Peter Pan and Wendy, the title roles in both Goldilocks and Spookley the Square Pumpkin (First Stage Children’s Theatre). Georgina also was featured in the film Lemon directed by John Roberts, which won Best Short Film at this year’s Milwaukee Film Festival. Georgina would love to thank all her friends on stage, and back stage too, for this wonderful experience.
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Gabe Smith, Dick Wilkins Gabe is thrilled to be back at the Rep for his fifth year of A Christmas Carol. He has previously played Boy Scrooge and Ignorance. Other credits: World Premiere of Without Notice (Next Generation) and Big Nate (First Stage). Later this year, he will be appearing in Holes with First Stage. He is also a founding member of Next Generation Theatre Company. Gabe would like to thank everyone at the Rep for this amazing opportunity, as well as his family and friends. Jonathan Smoots, Ebenezer Scrooge Jonathan returns with delight to participate once again in the telling of this remarkable story. His first A Christmas Carol was at MRT in 1981 (he played Young Scrooge and Topper) in Nagle Jackson’s first Rep adaptation. Other Milwaukee Rep credits include: In the Next Room or the vibrator play (Mr. Daldry); Speaking in Tongues (Pete/Neal/John); The Seafarer (Mr. Lockhart); The Voysey Inheritance (Major Booth); A Doll’s House (Torvald); Arsenic and Old Lace (Jonathan Brewster); The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Pato) and An Ideal Husband (Sir Robert Chiltern). As a charter member, and later, a resident actor at American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Jonathan has played scores of roles over 25 seasons, and has acted for most of the other companies in town. Jonathan lives in Shorewood with two beautiful redheads: his wife Laura Gordon and their golden retriever Toby. Merry Christmas! Malkia Stampley, Mrs. Cratchit, Mrs. Sidebottom Malkia is a native of Milwaukee and former Milwaukee Rep intern (2005/2006). She is Producing Artistic Director and co-founder of Milwaukee’s Bronzeville Arts Ensemble, a theater in residence at Milwaukee Rep. She was last seen in The Rep’s Dreamgirls
Other past productions include: A Mid summer Night’s Dream (Optimist Theatre, Theatre LILA and Children’s Theatre of Madison collaboration), A Mid night Cry (First Stage); Burying The Bones (In Tandem Theatre); Good People (Forward Theater); Rudolph The Red-Nosed Rein deer (First Stage); Dreamgirls (St. Louis Black Repertory Theater); two years of Black Na tivity (Congo Square Theatre); Raisin (Court Theatre) among many others. She also toured Japan for the concert version of The Lion King and received the Woodie King Jr. Award, Best Supporting Actress in a Musical, for Lorrell in Dreamgirls at St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre. Upcoming productions: producer of The Mojo and the Sayso (Bronzeville Arts Ensemble and Theatre LILA collaboration) January 2016 in The Rep’s Stiemke Studio; Holes (First Stage) and Crowns (Skylight Music Theatre). Deborah Staples, Mrs. Dilber, Ghost of Christmas Past, Lucy Deborah (Associate Art ist) is thrilled to be back in the Pabst and with The Rep for this beloved
Hannah Reynolds, Children’s Ensemble Hannah Reynolds is so excited to be a part of A Christmas Carol. She is currently a freshman at Pewaukee High School and was last seen in Aladdin Jr at Theatre on Main. Hannah has taken multiple act ing classes and was a Solo and Ensemble Music Competition participant. Off the stage, Hannah participates in voice lessons, varsity swim and enjoys hanging out with friends. Hannah would like to thank her family for their support throughout this experience.
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Josie Trettin, Children’s Ensemble Josie Trettin is thrilled to be returning to A Christmas Carol for her second year. Josie has performed on Milwaukee stages with First Stage Children’s Theater as well, where she is a proud member of their Young Company. She most recently trav eled to the Utah Shakespeare Festival with their competition team which took first place overall in the Essex division. Josie has also appeared onscreen in T.V. and video.
Josie is Vice President of Milwaukee Rep’s Teen Council and would like to express her sincere gratitude for all the experiences The Rep has offered. She would like to also thank the cast and crew of A Christmas Carol for their dedication and love. Happy Holidays!
Bethany Thomas, Ghost of Christmas Present Bethany is excited to be back at The Rep, where she was recently seen in The Color Purple, Ain’t Misbehavin’, and Ragtime. Regional credits include: The Tempest (Chicago Shakespeare); Little Shop of Horrors (Geva Theater); South Pacific (Marriott Theatre-Lincolnshire); Hair (Paramount Theatre); Porgy and Bess (Court Theatre); also work with Second City, Drury Lane Oakbrook, Writers’ Theatre, Theater at the Center, About Face Theater, and Porchlight Music Theatre. Television: Empire (FOX). She resides in Chicago and is the recipient of a Joseph Jefferson Award, an After Dark Award, and a Black Theatre Alliance Award. Love to Mom and Dad. Jack Trettin, Smudge Jack Trettin, a fifth grader, is overjoyed to be in A Christmas Carol for his fourth year. This is Jack’s second year of being Smudge and he couldn’t be more pleased. When he is not on stage, Jack enjoys play ing baseball, football, and spending time with his friends and family. Most recently, Jack played Baby Bear in First Stage’s production of Goldilocks. Jack would like to thank Milwaukee Rep for providing him with this amazing opportunity.
Tory Trettin, Martha Tory Trettin is delighted to be returning for her third round of The Rep’s A Christmas Carol! Tory is a sophomore at White fish Bay High School. In her spare time Tory enjoys theatre, swimming, reading and spending time with friends. Next up, Tory will be appearing in First Stage’s The Snow. Tory would like to thank her parents for their constant support, and the cast and crew of A Christmas Carol for making the experience as magical as it is.
20A Christmas Caroltradition. She just finished her ninth sea son with American Players Theatre, playing Amanda in Private Lives, Mistress Ford in The Merry Wives of Windsor and Caroline Bingley in Pride and Prejudice. Last season at The Rep, Deborah performed the onewoman show, The Amish Project and played Veta Louise in Harvey. She is a voiceover artist, the mother of two great girls and proud wife to David Cecsarini. Come check her out this spring in the super-fun salute to mothers: Motherhood Out Loud at Next Act Theatre, and then this summer playing Olivia in Twelfth Night and the title role in Hamlet at Illinois Shakespeare. Happiest of holidays, everyone!!! DeborahStaples.com
Kammeran Tyree, Ensemble Kammeran, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, re cently received her MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design after receiving her Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre
Performance from North Carolina Central University in May of 2013. NCCU Credits
include: Mistress It’s A Pitty inSarafina, Mama Nadi in Ruined, Aunt Mae in Shaken the Mess Outta Misery, Mother in Soul Gone Home, Lady in Red in For Colored girls…, Sister Mary in Amen Corner, and Shug Avery inThe Color Purple. SCAD per formance credits include: Francine/Lena in Clybourne Park, Sarah’s Friend in Rag time, and SCAD Diva in Broadway Rocks.
Kammeran spent the summer of 2013 as a company actor at The Stephen Foster Production Company and performed as Livy Pisa/Ensemble in The Stephen Foster Story and Dragon and Mama Bear in Shrek the Musical. She has also appeared in The Rep’s Dreamgirls in the Ensemble and understudied/performed Lorrell Robinson. She is very excited to be a part of the Artis tic Internship Program for Milwaukee Rep’s 2015/2016 Season. Ella Vitrano, Mary Cratchit Ella is thrilled to be a part of A Christmas Carol. Ella’s includeperformancesFirstStage’s The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Spookley the Square Pumpkin, and
Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Irregu lars. She also performed in Les Miserables (young Eponine) with the Waukesha Civic Theatre. Ella dances with Glencastle Irish Dancers and participates in choir, orches tra and band at her elementary school in Greendale. She’d like to thank her family and friends for their support and her Aun tie Em for her inspiration.
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Jonathan Wainwright, Bob Cratchit, Mr. BusinessmanSidebottom, Jonathan is thankful to be back in the shoes of Bob Cratchit in this holiday season. He’s also been seen at The Milwaukee Rep as Roderigo in Othello, and Doalty in Translations. In the last year he’s worked opposite his wife Laura Gray in Milwaukee Chamber Theatre’s The Good Fa ther, played Caliban and Mercutio in Door Shakespeare’s productions of The Tempest and Romeo And Juliet, and recently finished a run of Back Of The Throat as Bartlett for Next Act Theater. The new year will bring a challenge he couldn’t be happier about, playing George in Of Mice And Men for The Rep.
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Joseph Hanreddy, Co-Adaptor Joe served as Milwaukee Rep’s Artistic Director from 1993 to 2010 during which time he established one of the country’s most respected resident acting ensembles engaged acclaimed international directors to create innovative productions of world classics and produced several premieres of new plays by leading American dramatists. During his years with The Rep, Joe directed dozens of original and contemporary plays, as well as classics by Shakespeare, Schiller, Chekhov, Pirandello, Gogol, Oscar Wilde, John Millington Synge, W.S. Gilbert as well as commissioning and authoring several dramatic adaptations of world literature. Since serving as Artistic Director, he has returned to direct Rep productions of Ten Chimneys and A Christmas Carol. His latest projects include: directing Richard III for the Idaho Shakespeare Festival and Great Lakes Theater in Cleveland, Moliere’s the Misanthrope at The Pearl Theatre Company in New York, nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Best Revival, The Blonde, The Brunette, and the Vengeful Redhead for Writer’s Theater in Chicago (with Deborah Staples nominated for a Jeff Award for best solo performance), O Beautiful for Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Our Country’s Good for the REP/PTTP at The University of Delaware as well as productions of Private Lives and Macbeth for Utah Theater festival. Joe’s stage adaptation of Pride and Prejudice (with JR Sullivan) has received over 70 productions in the US and abroad, including Oregon and Utah Shakespeare Festivals, South Coast Repertory, Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, Connecticut Repertory Theater, Round House Theatre in Washington, D.C. and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. His most projects include: directing the premiere of Lillian Groag’s Aimee and Jaguar at Northwestern University and directing the premiere of his and JR Sullivan’s adaption of Sense and Sensibility for the Utah Shakespeare Festival.
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Brent Hazelton, Director A Whitewater, Wiscon sin, native and former Rep Acting enteenthseason(1999/2000),Internthe2015/16isBrent’ssevoverallat Milwaukee Repertory Theater, fifteenth as a member of the Artistic Staff, and fifth as Associate Artistic Director. Administratively at Milwaukee Rep, Brent oversees the New Play Development Program, spearheads the season planning process, collaborates on
Edward Morgan, Co-Adaptor Edward Morgan is a freelance director, writer and teacher. His most recent productions were Race at Next Act Theatre, As You Like It at Great Lakes Theater, Idaho Shakespeare Festival and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, and the premiere of Twenty Seven, his adaptation of a Faulkner novella, at Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Recent projects include The Taming of the Shrew at Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Microcrisis at Next Act Theatre, To Kill a Mockingbird at Utah Shakespeare Festival, Dicen las paredes at Teatro 1887 in San Jose, Costa Rica, and teaching at several universities in the Dominican Republic. Mr. Morgan was Milwaukee Rep’s Associate Artistic Director for six seasons and directed a score of productions for The Rep. He has also worked at Virginia Stage Company, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Round House Theatre, The Studio Theatre, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Trinity Repertory Company, The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Clarence Brown Theatre and others. He and his work have been honored with Helen Hayes Nominations and Awards, taped for Milwaukee Public Television and he was a Director’s Project Fellow through The Drama League of New York. Mr. Morgan is also a Casting Partner for Cirque du Soleil and on the roster of Fulbright Specialists. His website is: www.edward-morgan.com.
27 - A Christmas Carol internal strategic planning and initiative development, and works with the rest of the Artistic Staff to program and support Milwaukee Rep productions. From 2003 to 2010, Brent served as Milwaukee Rep’s Artistic Internship Program Director, and strengthened and expanded the program into one of the premier internships for emerging professional artists in American regional theater. Artistically at Milwaukee Rep, Brent wrote and directed the 2010/11 Stackner Cabaret hit, Liberace! (published and licensed through Steele Spring Theatri cal Licensing, and the 2014/15 remount of which is the best-selling production in the history of the Stackner Cabaret), conceived the premiere installment of Rep Lab, and directed Song Man Dance Man (Stackner Cabaret, 2011/12), How the World Began (Stiemke Studio, 2012/13), The Whipping Man (2013/14, the best-selling drama in Stiemke Studio history), and The Beauti ful Music All Around Us (Stackner Cabaret, 2014/15). He has also directed short plays for Rep Lab, staged readings for Milwaukee Rep/Ten Chimneys Foundation and the Uni versity of Wisconsin-Parkside, created full productions locally for Chamber Theatre’s Young Playwright’s Festival, Spiral The atre, and Windfall Ensemble, and directed the Elgin (Illinois) Symphony Orchestra’s production of Ellis Island: The Dream of America. Brent is also a former member of the adjunct faculties of Carthage College and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, and has taught developmental workshops at colleges, conservatories, and universities both locally and across the country. This season at Milwaukee Rep, Brent will direct A Christmas Carol and serve as Production Dramaturg for the world premiere American Song, and is currently developing a theater event focusing on the life and music of Wisconsin native Les Paul. Aaron Posner, Original Direction Aaron is a freelance director, playwright and teacher. He is an Artistic Associate of Folger The atre and an Associate Artist here at Milwau kee Rep. Past Rep productions include My Name Is Asher Lev, To Kill A Mockingbird and last year’s A Christmas Carol. He is a founding Artistic Director of Philadelphia’s Arden Theatre Company and has directed over 100 productions at the nation’s major regional theaters. His plays and adaptations include Chaim Potok’s novels My Name Is Asher Lev (winner of last year’s Outer Circle Critics Award in NYC) and The Chosen, Stupid Fucking Bird (loosely adapted from Chek hov’s The Seagull) Who Am I This Time? (And Other Conundrums of Love), Sometimes A Great Notion, a musical adaptation of Mark Twain’s A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage and many more. Aaron is an Eisenhower Fellow, a graduate of Northwestern University, is from Eugene, Oregon and currently lives in Maryland with his wife, Erin Weaver, and his amazing daughter, Maisie. Dan Kazemi, Music Director Dan is a New York based composer, actor, music director and educator, and is an As sociate Artist at The Rep. Dan was Musical Director for The Rep’s recent productions of Dreamgirls, The Color Purple, End of the Rainbow, A Christmas Carol, Forever Plaid, Ragtime, Blues in the Night, Assassins, Always . . . Patsy Cline, Next to Normal, Cabaret and made his directorial debut with The Rep’s critically acclaimed production of Ain’t Misbehavin. In Philadelphia, Dan recently musically directed Herringbone (Barrymore Nom), and orchestrated and musically directed the world premiere musicals, Field Hockey Hot (Barrymore Nom) and Tulipo mania. Dan musically directed Tick, Tick . . . Boom!, Austentations, The PhillyRocks! concerts, The World Goes Round (Barrymore Nom), Reefer Madness, Little Shop of Horrors, Rooms and The Great American Trailer Park Musical for 11th Hour Theatre Company. He also received a Helen Hayes Nomination for his work on the D.C. premiere of The Musical of Musicals: The Musical, a Barrymore Nomi nation for The Flea and the Professor(Arden Theatre Company), and received a Bar rymore Award for 11th Hour’s Avenue X. At
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28A Christmas Carolthe Walnut Street Theatre, Dan musically directed, arranged and performed in The Irish . . . and How They Got That Way (Two Barrymore Nominations). Dan’s music has been performed at the Cirque de Demain in Paris, Ballet Fleming and in 213 Produc tions collaborations Untitled Project #213 and Your Attention Please!. Dan is also the composer of a new musical, The Tapioca Miracle(thetapiocamiracle.com).
Marjorie Bradley Kellogg, Scenic Designer Ms. Kellogg’s most recent design in the general Milwaukee area was in the summer of 2009 for The Philanderer at American Players Theatre. Her designs for opera include the world premiere of Richard Danielpour’s Margaret Garner for Michigan Opera Theatre, plus The Tender Land for Skylight Music Theatre and Paul Bunyan for the Manhattan School of Music. She will be designing at Glimmerglass Opera in their 2013 season. Broadway credits include a season as resident designer for the National Actors Theatre, as well as Any Given Day, the George C. Scott revival of On Borrowed Time, Lucifer’s Child (starring Julie Harris), American Buffalo with Al Pacino, Da, Requiem for a Heavyweight, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Solomon’s Child, Arsenic and Old Lace, Steaming and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Designs for Circle in the Square include Spokesong, Heartbreak House and Present Laughter. Off-Broadway, Ms. Kellogg has worked for New York Shake speare Festival’s Public Theatre, Signature Theatre Company, Second Stage Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Ho rizons and Roundabout Theatre Company, among others. She received the 2006 USITT Distinguished Achievement Award in Scene Design, and earlier, the 2002 Ruth Morley Design Award and the 1995 Mary L. Murphy Award for Excellence in Design. She shared the first Michael Merritt Award for Design and Collaboration in 1994. Other honors include the 1983/84 Boston Theatre Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Drama-Logue awards for 1988 and 1991 and the New York Drama Desk nomination for both the 1982/83 and 1983/84 seasons. She has worked in London, Moscow, in film and television and in the American resident the aters for 30 years. She was a 1992 – 94 Pew Charitable Trust Residency fellow with Alli ance Theatre in Atlanta, GA. She has taught at Princeton University, Columbia University and has been Associate Professor of Design at Colgate University since 1995. She is the author of three science fiction novels (A Rumor of Angels, Harmony and Lear’s Daughters), plus a fantasy series, The Dragon Quartet. Her stage adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time was produced by Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis, and her original musical, Livin’ in the Garden, premiered at Alliance Theatre in 1997.
Martha Hally, Costume Designer Martha Hally’s designs for The Rep include: Seven Keys to Slaughter Peak, The Govern ment Inspector, King Lear, Lady Windemere’s Fan, Pride and Prejudice, Sueño, The Voysey Inheritance and The 39 Steps, among others. She has designed costumes at regional theaters across the country including Pittsburgh Public Theater, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Center Stage, Dallas Theater Center, Alley Theatre, Great Lakes Theater Festival and The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. Recent New York designs include: Fashions For Men, London Wall, Katie Roche, Mary Broome and Wife to James Whelan (Mint Theater Company); The Late Christopher Bean and Bedroom Farce (TACT); Banished Children of Eve, Gaslight and The Field (Irish Repertory Theatre) and Secret Order (59E59). Martha has designed operas for Chicago Opera Theater, Virginia Opera, Manhattan School of Music and the Center for Contemporary Opera in NYC. www.marthahally.com Thom Weaver, Lighting Designer Off-Broadway credits include: How I Learned What I Learned and King Hedley II (Signature Theatre), Teller’s Play Dead, Thrill Me (York Theatre Company), Two Rooms (Theatre Row), Frankenstein (37 Arts Theatre),
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Michael Pink, Stage Movement Director Michael Pink is Milwaukee Ballet’s longest serving Artistic Director. Since joining the Company in December of 2002, he has established himself as a prominent member of the Milwaukee arts community, demonstrating his commitment to the future of dance through new work, educa tion and collaboration. Milwaukee Press Club honored Mr. Pink this year with its Headliner award for services to Wisconsin. He continues to build a strong working
John Tanner, Music Arranger
29 - A Christmas Carol Masked (DR2 Theatre), Lincoln Center Festival, Vital Theatre Company, Summer Play Festival, New York Musical Theatre Festival and Lincoln Center Institute. In Philadelphia, he has worked with Arden Theatre Company, The Wilma Theater, People’s Light & Theatre Company, Walnut Street Theatre, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Theatre Exile, 1812 Productions, Azuka Theatre, New Paradise Laborato ries, Curtis Opera Theatre and Flashpoint Theatre Company, where he is Artistic Director. Regionally his work has been seen at CenterStage, Syracuse Stage, Portland Center Stage, The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cleveland Play House, Virginia Stage Com pany, California Shakespeare Theater, Asolo Rep Theatre, Theatre J, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Hangar Theatre, Children’s Theatre Company, Folger Theatre, Round House Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Spoleto, City Theatre Company, Pittsburgh Public Theater and Yale Repertory Theatre. His awards include the AUDELCO, fourteen Barrymore nominations, winning for In the Next Room or the vibrator play and three Helen Hayes nominations. Education: Carnegie Mellon and Yale School of Drama. Barry G. Funderburg, Sound Designer Barry is excited to return for his 18th season of A Christmas Carol and his 72nd produc tion at the Rep. Memorable Rep produc tions include Dreamgirls, The Color Purple, Clybourne Park, Othello, The 39 Steps, The Cherry Orchard, Pride and Prejudice, Arma dale, Mary Stuart, Work Song, and Angels in America. Off-Broadway, Barry designed the New York premiere of Wittenberg at The Pearl Theatre Company. Regional theatre credits include Fake, Carter’s Way, and Mother Courage and Her Children at Step penwolf Theatre, twenty-one productions at Utah Shakespeare Festival, including the regional theatre premiere of Peter and the Starcatcher, and Kansas City Rep, Reper tory Theatre of St. Louis, Arizona Theatre Company, City Theatre (Pittsburgh), Center Stage (Baltimore), Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Peninsula Players, American Play ers Theatre, LA Theatre Works, and Indiana Rep. Barry has received four Chicago Equity Jeff Award nominations, the 1996 and 2008 Jeff Awards for Sound Design, a 2015 St. Louis Theater Circle Award, and an MFA in sound design from Purdue University.
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John, a Rep Associate Artist, is a composer, sound designer and one of the Principals of Tanner-Monagle Inc., a video and audio production and postproduction house in Milwaukee, WI. His experience covers a broad range of work in scoring, arrang ing and music composition for television, documentaries, radio, industrial video, and theater. His music has won numerous awards, including Golden Reel Awards; Telly Awards; national, regional and local American Advertising Federation Awards, Silver Microphone Awards and Radio Ama teurs of Canada Awards for advertising.
Tanner garnered Gold and Platinum sales certifications for his album engineering work. His projects include scores for NBC, ABC, Lionsgate, and PBS. He has written original scores and designed sound for theatrical productions at Milwaukee Rep, Yale Repertory Theatre, American Play ers Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, First Stage, The Fireside Theatre, Kohl’s Wild Theater and many others. Recent work also includes music and sound design for the Milwaukee Public Museum.
Jill is the resident Voice and Dialect coach at Milwaukee Repertory Theater. She has coached productions at regional theatres across the country and served as Co-Head of Voice and Dialects and the Company Coach at the American Conservatory The ater in San Francisco. Regionally, she has worked at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Marriott Theatre in Lincoln shire, Drury Lane Water Tower, Arizona The ater Company, Apple Tree Theatre, Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace, Utah Shakespeare Festival and Milwaukee Chamber Theatre. She has taught at the University of Illinois and Northwestern University. She earned her Master’s Degrees in Voice and Dialects from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (London) and Northwestern University.
Lara Leigh Dalbey, Make-up/Hair/Wig Designer Lara is happy to be returning to the beauti ful Pabst Theater for her 17th A Christmas Carol. She is the Wig Master and Make-up Supervisor for The Rep. Her work has been seen at Arizona Opera and Skylight Music Theatre, Opera in the Ozarks, American Players Theatre and Writers’ Theatre. Nabrashaa Nelson, Assistant Director Nabrashaa received her degree in Theatre Arts, Directing and a minor in Physics from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Directing credits include Hamlet’s First Quarto, The Other Woman, Degas C’est Moi, The Vagina Monologues, and devised and student-written work. Professional credits include Santa Cruz Shakespeare as Directing Intern for The Liar and the Denver Center for the Performing Arts as Assistant Director for Appoggiatura. This is her pre miere season position at a regional theatre.
30A Christmas Carolrelationship with Milwaukee Rep, where his collaborations include A Christmas Carol, Assassins, Cabaret and Next To Normal. His artistic vision for Milwaukee Ballet continues to be exciting and challenging. His recent production of Mirror Mirror was hailed a ‘Majestic Masterpiece’. His highly successful production of Peter Pan was filmed by MPTV and shown on PBS this year. Mr. Pink’s theatrical productions of Dracula, Esmeralda, Swan Lake, Giselle 1943, The Sleeping Beauty ,Cinderella and Romeo & Juliet have been hailed as “Classical Ballet for the 21st Century.”
Rebecca Lindsey, Stage Manager Becca happily returns to the A Christmas Carol stage management team this holiday season! Having started off her professional career with a Rep internship during the 2005/06 Season, she has been delighted to work on a variety of projects here since then, with favorites including Good People, An Iliad, and Next to Normal. Becca spends her time away from Milwaukee as a Stage Manager and Core Tech company member at American Players Theatre, where she has enjoyed nine seasons. Recent favorite SM credits there include Private Lives, The Doc tor’s Dilemma, and Year of Magical Thinking. Special thanks to an amazing team, and all of the Stage Managers of Christmas past!
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JC Clementz, Casting Director JC is The Rep’s Artistic Associate: Cast ing Director & Director of the Emerging Professional Residency now in his fifth season with Milwaukee Repertory Theater. In addition to casting over 25 productions here, JC has directed The Doyle and Deb bie Show and Forever Plaid in the Stackner Cabaret where he will direct The Devil’s Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith later this season. Prior to his time in Milwaukee, JC traveled throughout Europe as the As sistant Stage Manager for New York Harlem Productions’ international tour of Porgy and Bess, and spent four summers working at Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts in the mountains of Colorado. JC holds an MFA in Directing from Western Illinois University.
Jill Walmsley Zager, Dialect Coach
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Audra Kuchling, Stage Management Apprentice Audra is thrilled to be back at The Rep for the 2015-2016 season as the Stage Management Apprentice after spending the 2014-2015 season as a Stage Man agement Intern. She is returning to The Rep after spending the summer at Illinois Shakespeare Festival, where she stage managed their production of Scott Kaiser’s play Love’s Labor’s Won. Favorite projects during her last season at the Rep include Liberace!, A Christmas Carol, and Peter and the Starcatcher. Many thanks to her family and friends for their love and support.
Kimberly Carolus, Assistant Stage Manager Kimberly is delighted to be working on A Christmas Carol again this holiday season. Originally from Florida, she currently calls Milwaukee home and is happy to be back at The Rep for her third season. She is also looking forward to working on Of Mice and Men this season at The Rep and Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse at First Stage Children’s Theatre. Kimberly has also worked at the Fulton Theatre, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Riverside Theatre in the Park (Iowa City, IA), and Walt Disney World and holds her BFA in Stage Management from the University of Central Florida. She would especially like to thank Nick and her family for their love and support.
Miriam Michaels, Stage Management Resident Miriam Michaels is excited to be in the Pabst for her first production with Milwau kee Rep. She most recently stage managed Comes A Faery for Nylon Fusion Theatre Company and The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing (concert production) for ALT NYC in New York City. Regional credits include: Ballad of Baby Doe (ASM), Peter Grimes, Falstaff, Madame Butterfly (Child Guardian), Assistant to the Director of Production at the Chautauqua Opera Institute; Technical Intern at The Space London; Journeyman Electrician at Spoleto Festival USA; Light ing Design Intern at Williamstown Theatre Festival. Go Blue! mshmichaels.com Mark Clements, Artistic Director Mark began his tenure as Milwaukee Rep’s Artistic Director with the 2010/11 Season. He is an award-winning international theater director whose work has appeared in over 100 major theaters throughout Europe and the United States. Recent productions include: Dreamgirls, Five Presidents, The Color Purple, The History of Invulnerability, End of the Rainbow, Ragtime, Clybourne Park, Assassins,Othello, Next to Normal, Death of a Salesman, Bombshells and Cabaret at The Rep; Oliver!, Born Yesterday, Great Expectations, Les Misérables (2008 Barrymore Award – Best Production of a Musical) and Of Mice and Men (2007 Barrymore Award – Best Director and Best Productionof a Play), all for Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia; The Milliner (OffBroadway, World Premiere), CSC, New York; My Fair Lady, Copenhagen; The Browning Version (Barclays/TMA Regional Theatre Award) at Derby Playhouse and Blunt Speaking (World Premiere), Chichester Festival Theatre U.K. and Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York. Other productions include: Speaking in Tongues (U.S. Premiere), Roundabout Theatre Company; Speaking in Tongues (European Premiere; Barclays/ TMA Best Director Nomination), Hampstead Theatre, London; Creator/Director – Soul Train, West End and three U.K. national tours; and the U.K. national tours of The Glass Menagerie, The Gingerbread Lady and Love & Marriage, all for Bath Theatre Royal productions. Mark served as an Associate Artistic Director for Moving Theatre Company, the production company founded by Vanessa and Corin Redgrave. He has also been Associate Director for New End Theatre and New Players Theatre, both in London, Royal Theatre in Northampton and Torch Theatre in Wales. Additionally, Mark served as Artistic Director of the award-winning Derby Playhouse in the U.K. from 1992 to
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32A Christmas Carol2002. He serves on the National Advisory Board for the Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program at Ten Chimneys. Chad Bauman, Managing Director Chad Bauman was appointed Milwaukee Rep’s Previously,DirectorManagingin2013.heworked at Arena Stage since 2007 and was instrumental in the 2010 opening of the Mead Center for American Theater, the largest performing arts center to open in the nation’s capital since the Kennedy Center. While at Arena Stage, he more than doubled earned revenue, reversed a decline in subscriptions by almost doubling the base, and shattered several company sales records that dated back almost 60 years. Besides his marketing acumen, he has considerable experience in business and strategic planning, operations and fundraising, as well as facilities management and information systems. Prior to Arena Stage, he was Director of Marketing and Communications for Americans for the Arts as well as at Virginia Stage Company in Norfolk, VA. He is a frequent speaker and consultant to theater groups, with past clients that include the Pew Charitable Trust, Carnegie Hall, EmcArts Innovation Labs, Arts & Business Council and Americans for the Arts. He serves as an adjunct professor at American University in Washington, D.C. and at Drexel University in Philadelphia. In addition to teaching, he is currently a Board member of the Contemporary American Theater Festival and sits on the advisory board of ArtsMarketing.org. Bauman earned a Master of Fine Arts in producing and theater management from the California Institute of the Arts after earning a Bachelor of Science in speech and theater education from Missouri State University. CREATIVE TEAM BIOGRAPHIES cont. downtown brookfield bayshore east side mequon 414.227.2888 | NEROLISPA.COM | Unwrap A SmileGIFTCARDSONLINE
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35 - A Christmas Carol OFFICERS President James E. Braza Vice President, Development Stacy P. Williams Treasurer Patrick Gallagher President Elect Edward Seaberg Vice President, Trustees Gregory C. Oberland Secretary Catherine Robinson At Large Matt Bartel Robert H. Manegold Immediate Past President Judy Hansen TRUSTEES Patsy Aster Mark Benskin Wendy W. JohnStephenMarkMelanieBlumenthalBoothWarrenBulioxJaneChernofJ.DilibertiRobertH.DuffyA.GigotCeciliaGilbertJohnGreeneJohnHalechkoPeteHotzHunzinger,P.E.StephenIsaacsonJ.PatrickKeyesKristineLuedersRandallMcKennieLeslieMeisnerDwightL.MorganAbigailJ.NashDr.MarkNiedfeldtShelleyPaxton Harry Richard Quadracci Ewens Micky Sadoff Aileen StephenPatrickSmith*SmithVanderBloemenNicholasP.WahlHowardWilliams*ex-officio OFFICERS President Aileen Smith Vice President, Fundraising Cathy Jakicic Vice President, External Services Melita Biese Vice President, Internal Services Jane Foster Secretary Erin Burgess Treasurer Jim Mergener Past President Daniel C. Roskom DIRECTORS AT LARGE Terry Bell Karen Dean Mimi Nolan Dan Reszel Kris Schmidt LauraCraig TerrySchuetzlerSutterWarnecke MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES FRIENDS OF THE REP BOARD
36A Christmas CarolRichard A. Abdoo Patsy WilliamConradDavidSusanAnneCeciliaGaryLloydLisaPatrickAnnTimothyByronDavidRobertDr.SusanJamesThomasLaurieStephenRobertJoyceGeorgeJohnWilliamKarenDannyMichelleJohnPaulKristineAlanJoyceMarilynWilliamConstanceT.WendyGerryKatharineJayJamesAsterBaillonBakerBanzhafBiehlW.BlumenthalMichaelBolgerBowmanB.BoydBradleyBroanG.BrownClearyCounsellCrichtonCrockettCunninghamDeanDeLindDillonA.DionisopoulosDreyfusDyeEinhornEisemanR.EllisD.EricsonEsslingerWalterC.Farrell,Jr.FeitlerFleckFosterC.FrautschiGallagherGallagherGehrkeA.GerlachGiesemannGilbertGimbelG.GodfreyM.GoelzerGoodkindHaberman Judy RichardSandraMichaelVenoraPattiRandallBarbaraE.PatrickVincentLarryJanetAudreyRobertSusanMarianneDavidPhoebeJackJamesArthurDavidMarkFrankJohnJ.StevenLarryJudyBenNormanNagleGwenJanetPeteRandallRichardJohnJohnJacquelineJillAnneEdwardElizabethHansenQuadracci-HarnedT.HashekM.HazelwoodHeavenrichHerd-BarberHeveyHolbrookHolscherL.HothHotzHumeT.JacksonJacksonJacobsE.JohnsonJorgensenJostKentPatrickKeyesKordsmeierKrejciKultgenKundertJ.LaskinLaVelleLewisLewisJ.LubarLubarLuegerH.ManegoldMannMartinMartinMartinC.McAllisterBartlettMcCownJ.McCroryMcElrathBrashMcKeithanMcKinneyMcNeelyMcSweeneyMeeusen Donna AndyCharlesKarinJackRobertKentJosephReneeSeanJohnSallyRobertJohnMaryMargaretAnneBrianBrendaStevenTomJamesJoeCatherineMasonPeggyDarleneAllenDr.KristineDavidCaranPennyAnthonyElaineSandiTonenPaulaRobertPatWallyMarkGregDouglasMeyerMickelsonD.MillerA.MillerMoricsMoscheaW.MulcahyNorton(Sara)O’ConnorPerlsteinN.PetersonPetulloE.PodellQuadracciF.RadtkeRappeJohnE.RidleyN.RieselbachRoseRoseG.RossRynkiewiczSchlidtSchloemerScrivnerM.SingerSkeltonJ.StarkStrattonStrattonW.JohnSullivanSyburgTaylorTolanTorinusTorinusTysonE.Uihlein,Jr.VeldeWelkeH.WernerWernerWillseyZiegler T. Michael Bolger Joyce Broan Lloyd A. Gerlach Judy JacquelineHansenHerd-Barber Larry Jost John L. RobertSusanFrankKordsmeierKrejciA.LuegerH.Manegold Vincent L. Martin Patti Brash McKeithan Donna Meyer W. Kent Velde MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER HONORARY TRUSTEES PRESIDENTS’ COUNCIL
37 - A Christmas Carol ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Mark Clements ARTISTIC Associate Artistic Director & Director of New Play Development Brent Hazelton Artistic Associate: Casting Director & Director of the Emerging Professional Residency Program ..JC Clementz Artistic Administrator...................................... Dylan K. Sladky COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Director of Community Engagement ...... Leda Hoffmann EDUCATION Education Director Jenny Toutant Education Assistant Hope Parow Education Coordinator Kelsey Ingle Resident Teaching Artist Dena Roncone Full-Time Education Resident Amanda Garrigan Teaching Artists Justin Almquist Hayley Cotton, Grace Hern, Lindsey Hoel-Neds, Marcella Kearns, Joshua Krause, Samantha Martinson, Angel Mullen, Joshua Pohja ASSOCIATE ARTISTS May Adrales (Director), Ayad Aktar (Playwright), Jonathan Gillard Daly (Actor), Timothy Douglas (Director), Lee E. Ernst (Actor), Laura Gordon (Actor/Director), Angela Iannone (Actor), Todd Edward Ivins, (Scenic and Costume Designer), Dan Kazemi (Composer/Musician), Marc Kudisch (Actor), Reese Madigan (Actor), Jeff Nellis (Lighting Designer), Gerard Neugent (Actor), James Pickering (Actor), Aaron Posner (Director), Todd Rosenthal (Scenic Designer), Eric Simonson (Director/Playwright), Lindsay Smiling (Actor), Deborah Staples (Actor), John Tanner (Composer/Musician) PRODUCTION Production Manager ............................................Jared Clarkin Assistant Production Manager Kaitlyn Anderson Production Purchaser Peter J. Koenig Assistant Stagehand Miriam Gonzalez-Hernandez Costumes Costume Director Sara Seavey Costume Shop Assistant Amy Horst Design Assistant/Shopper Jennifer Vinent Senior Draper .......................................... Alexander B. Tecoma Draper .....................................................................April McKinnis Tailor............................................................................. Jef Ouwens First Hand ......................................................... Jessica H. Jaeger Junior First Hand ................................................... Leslie Vaglica Stitcher ........................................................................... Carol Ross Crafts Master Andrea Bouck Wig Master & Make-up Supervisor........ Lara Leigh Dalbey Wardrobe Head ........................................................ Cassie Head Wardrobe ........................... Caitlyn de Araujo, Carrisa Sexton Costume Intern .................................................... Jane Reichard Wardrobe Intern Adina Wells Stylist Kevin McElroy Lighting & Sound Lighting and Video Director Sean Nicholl Sound Director Erin Paige Assistant Lighting Design Intern Danielle Davis Production Intern Aaron Lichamer Props Properties Director.................................................... James Guy Soft Props Artisan ...................................Margaret Hasek-Guy Props Carpenter/Artisan ................................... Erik Lindquist Prop Painter/Graphic Artist ...............................Katie Andrew Props Craft Artisan Kathryn Dunham Props Craft Artisan Kevin Grab Scenic Technical Director Tyler Smith Assistant Technical Director Elizabeth Winchester Technical Direction Apprentice Samantha Gollach Charge Scenic Artist Jim Medved Lead Scenic Artist ............................................. Shannon Mann Scenic Artist .................................................... Nerissa Eichinger Stage Management Production Stage Manager .................................. Lurie Pfeffer Stage Managers ............................ Richelle Harrington Calin, Sarah Deming-Henes, Dan Hanson, Mark Johnson, Anne M. Jude, Rebecca Lindsey, Tony Poston, Kimberly Carolus Stage Management Apprentice Audra Kuchling Stage InternsManagement Rivka Kelly, Miriam Michaels Resident Stagehands & Carpenters Bill Burgardt, Steve Gillingham, Rick Grilli, Dave Hicks, John Nusslock, Jason Pruzin, Robert Schultz, Jim Zinky MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER STAFF
38A Christmas CarolMANAGING DIRECTOR Chad Bauman ADMINISTRATION General Manager Melissa Vartanian-Mikaelian Assistant General Manager/Company Manager Cat Tries Administrative Assistant .............................Katherine Simon Management Assistant ................................. Mikayla Durkee Receptionists......................................... Andrea Roades-Bruss, Grace DeWolff, Michael Evans, Amanda Garrigan, Jack Guy, Magdelyn Monahan, Abby Thompson DEVELOPMENT Director of Development Marina S. Krejci Director of Annual Giving Amy Dorman Director of Major and Planned Giving Chuck Rozewicz Development Events Manager Shannon Theiss Development Database Manager Nicholas Pjevach Development Intern Megan Maikowski FINANCE Finance Director.............................................Leslie Fillingham Payroll/Benefits Specialist ..................................... Lori Weber Accounting Associate ........................................James Kaplan Accounting Assistant .....................................Mattie Voorheis MAINTENANCE Chief Building Engineer Mark A. Uhrman Engineers Todd Ross, Rob Lininger Part-Time Engineers Jack Guy, Riley Padron MARKETING Director of Marketing & Communications Lisa Fulton Associate Director of Marketing, Sales ......... Jeremy Scott Audience Development & Marketing Manager ..................................................Joy Surber Group Sales Coordinator ........................ Morgan Halverson Marketing Coordinator ................................. William R. Loder Graphic Designers ................ Eric Reda, Benton Melbourne Photographer Michael Brosilow Audience Services Audience Services Manager Rachel Richter Audience Service Representatives Jessica Betts, Corinne Butler, Hayley Cotton, David Dziatkiewicz, Michael Kielczewski, Johnell Major-Wesley, Xeng Mova, Christian O’Connor, Laura Richard, Lillian Schley, Colleen Schulz, Emily Strohmenger Digital Content & Media Relations Digital Content Manager ..................................... Austin Bean Publicist........................................................................... Jake Voss House Operations Front of House Operations Manager Casey Schroeter Concierge/Gift Shop Associates Hannah Esch, Israel Gonzalez, Stephanie Schultz, Hart Sinterhauf House Managers ...................... Josh Handrich, Jared Judge, Kyla Tully, Jamie Ziolkowski STACKNER CABARET Stackner and Concessions Manager Matthew Flannery Chef Clifford Hull Cabaret Staff Michael Anderson, Adam Beadel, Michael Beyer, Kathleen Borchardt, Ashley Ellingson, Darian Emerson, Maddy Ernst, Jamie Flannery, Caitlin Hagness, Tanya Haynes, Matt Hermann, Mariel Hildebrand, Vinnie Ingrilli, Ben Jakus, Meghan Johnson, Angela Orlando, Olivia Passow, Jim Passow, Claire Rydzik, Amanda Sayeg, Diane Schingeck, Kari Schlottke, Rayne Schwantes, Noah Sugarman, Lucy Vang, Mary Vang, Charles Wallace, Sheldon Walker, Odell White. MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER STAFF MISSION.MAKEISPERFORMANCEYOURLIFE.ITYOUR Find out how: stritch.edu/performingarts
39 - A Christmas Carol THANK YOU to our donors who help The Rep create live theater at its best! The following list represents organizations and individuals who have made a cumulative financial contribution of $250 or more between November 17, 2014 – November 16, 2015. For a complete list of all our supporters, please visit www.MilwaukeeRep.com. Corporation, Foundation and Government Donors $1 million + United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF) $100,000 – $999,999 The Lynde and Harry Bradley ShubertHerzfeldFoundationFoundationFoundation $50,000 – $99,999 Greater Milwaukee Foundation Northwestern Mutual David and Julia Uihlein Charitable Foundation Wells Fargo $25,000 – $49,999 Associated Bank Bader Philanthropies BMO Private Bank TheCAMPACFriends of The Rep Milwaukee Public Schools Rockwell Automation $10,000 – $24,999 Badger Meter, Inc. Patty and Jay Baker Foundation Alvin and Marion Birnschein BriggsFoundation&Stratton Corporation Foundation, Inc. CT Charitable Fund Edward U. Demmer Foundation Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trusts Einhorn Family Foundation Fiduciary Management, Inc. Godfrey & Kahn Grace Harley-DavidsonMatthews Foundation Frieda & William Hunt Memorial Trust MarcusKohl’s WisconsinWEFoundationCorporationEnergiesFoundationArtsBoard $1,000 – $9,999 WeycoVISITTheU.S.RobertQuarlesCharlesMilwaukeeMichaelTheManpowerGroupTheCamilleKPMGJohnsonDorothyHighEvanGonzalezGeneracTheFoleyRalphEdgertonDirectDavisCreamBurkeBrewersAnonymousCommunityFoundationPropertiesCityFoundation&KuelthauSCSupplyFoundationEvinrudeFoundation&LardnerLLPGardnerFoundationSaggio&HarlanLLP&MarionHelfaerFoundationPointFundInbuschFoundationControlsLLPA.LonstorfTrustMaihaugenFoundationFayeMcBeathFoundationBest&FriedrichLLPArtsBoardD.OrtgiesenFoundation&BradyLLPW.BairdBankVanderBloemenGroupLLCMilwaukeeGroup $100 – $999 Actors’ Equity Foundation, Inc. AllianceStaff, LLC The Brookby Foundation Grafton Equestrian Center Participants in the Matching Gift Program AT&TAmericanAmazonSmileTransmissionCompanyFoundationMatching Gift BucyrusCenterFoundation, Inc. GeneralGEFMExxonChevronMobilGlobalHealthcareElectric Foundation IBM IllinoisCorporationToolWorks Foundation Johnson Controls Foundation PfizerMicrosoftMedtronicFoundation Matching Gifts WellsWeVentureTheU.S.ThomasSPXRockwellRobertReader’sProgramDigestFoundationWBairdAutomationCorp.MatchingGiftProgramCorporationFoundationReutersBankVanderBloemenGroupLLCInvestorsLLCEnergiesFoundationFargo Restaurant In-Kind Donors Agave Southwestern Bar and Mader’sGrill German Restaurant The Rep welcomes gifts of securities and stocks, or estate and planned gifts. If you plan to make such a gift, please notify the Development Department at 414-290-5366 so we can properly credit and acknowledge your generosity. 2015/16 DONORS
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