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A Novel by Charles Dickens Adapted & Directed by Mark Clements ◊ Music Director Dan Kazemi
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CAST Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge.............................................................................................Matt Daniels* Fred, Gentleman..................................................................................................Jordan Anthony Arredondo* Ghost of Marley, Gentleman, Old Joe........................................................................................Mark Corkins* Vicar, Fiddler................................................................................................................................Rayven Craft Ghost of Christmas Present, Assistant to Dickens, Thomas’ Father..........................................Todd Denning* Belle’s Husband..................................................................................................................................Asa Fris Mrs. Fezziwig, Charitable Worker, Mrs. Dilber.......................................................................Carrie Hitchcock* Young Scrooge, Assistant to Dickens, Topper, Caroline’s Husband.............................................Kevin Kantor* Alice..........................................................................................................................................Julia Kuzmich Bob Cratchit...........................................................................................................................Reese Madigan* Ellen, Cook..........................................................................................................................Elizabeth Martinié Morgue Attendant.........................................................................................................................Daniel Mejil Fan, Caroline..........................................................................................................................Mizha Lee Overn Mr. Fezziwig, Charitable Worker, Gentleman..........................................................................James Pickering* Nanny..........................................................................................................................Carmen Cecilia Retzer Dick Wilkins, Ghost of Christmas Future..................................................................................Jonathan Riker Mrs. Cratchit, Thomas’ Mother....................................................................................................Rána Roman* Belle, Ellen’s Sister.....................................................................................................................Aja Wiltshire* Ghost of Christmas Past, Ellen’s Sister.................................................................................Tami Workentin*
YOUNG PERFORMERS Belinda Cratchit...................................................................................................................Savannah Carlson Turkey Kid...................................................................................................................................Lex V. Crump Emily Cratchit............................................................................................................................Hannah Finley Want.......................................................................................................................................Scarlett Hirano Sniffer, Ignorance..........................................................................................................................Zoah Hirano Mathew Cratchit........................................................................................................Ira Kindkeppel-Longden Martha Cratchit...............................................................................................................................Ziva Lavoe Boy Scrooge................................................................................................................................Calvin Marks Teen Scrooge......................................................................................................................Phoebe Thompson Peter Cratchit................................................................................................................Charlie Van Den Elzen Tiny Tim...................................................................................................................................Valentina Vega Thomas..........................................................................................................................................Jace White Ensemble...............................................................Meadow Clouse, Willow Clouse, Olivia Hinds, Isla Marks, Nora Nelles, Quinn Sison, Lainey Techtmann Members of the cast also appear as Party Guests, Fezziwig Workers, Carolers, Belle’s Children, Caroline’s Children and other citizens of 19th century England.
Understudies
Dickens/Scrooge-Reese Madigan*; Ghost of Christmas Past-Elizabeth Martinié; Mr. Fezziwig/Dick Wilikins/Ghost of Christmas Future/Belle’s Husband-George Lorimer; Mrs. Cratchit/Thomas’ Mother-Carmen Cecilia Retzer; Belle-Mizha Lee Overn; Mrs. Fezziwig/Mrs. Dilber-Rayven Craft; Bob Cratchit/Young Scrooge/Ghost of Christmas Present-Asa Fris; Marley/Thomas’ Father-Jonathan Riker; Old Joe/Fred-Daniel Mejil; Vicar/Fiddler /Morgue Attendant-Jared Brandt Hoover; Ellen/Cook/Nanny-Patti Meadors; Fan/Caroline/Alice-Kimberly Giddens
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#WeRepMilwaukee PRODUCTION SUPPORT Orchestrations...............................................................................................................................Larry Moore Associate Lighting Designer.............................................................................................................Jason Fassl Associate Sound Designer.............................................................................................................Mike Patrick Violence Coordinator.................................................................................................................Reese Madigan Dance Captain..............................................................................................................................Rána Roman* Stage Management Fellow................................................................................................................Emily Pfaff Young Performers’ Stage Managers......................................................................Star Howard, Jessica Wexler Assistant Director............................................................................................................................. Jess Yates Line Producer............................................................................................................................Jeffery Mosser Line Producer and Casting Associate.............................................................................María Amenábar Farias *Denotes an artist represented by Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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PRODUCTION STAFF Director of Production...................................................................................................................Jared Clarkin Production Manager.........................................................................................................................Joel Kipper Interim Technical Director..................................................................................................................Joseph Fry Interim Associate Technical Director.............................................................................................Sarah Downey Properties Director..................................................................................................................Kelly Kreutsberg Charge Scenic Artist........................................................................................................................Jim Medved Costume Director..................................................................................................................Nicholas Hartman Lighting Director...........................................................................................................................Dakota Kroes Sound & Video Director...........................................................................................................Tate E Thompson Production Stage Manager.......................................................................................................Kimberly Carolus 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. Milwaukee Rep is an equal opportunity employer. Milwaukee Rep is proud to be a member of The United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF), which provides major annual financial support.
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BIOS Jordan Anthony Arredondo Fred, Gentleman Jordan is thrilled to be back at Milwaukee Rep for A Christmas Carol! Regional Credits: Sanctuary City (Cincinnati Playhouse). Chicago credits: Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Marriott Theatre), Grease (Drury Lane Theatre), Sweat, Hand to God, Fun Home (Paramount Theatre), Day of Absence (Congo Square), The Venetians (Kane Rep/Oak Park Festival Theatre), Much Ado About Nothing (Oak Park Festival Theatre), Laura and the Sea (Rivendell Theatre), First Love is the Revolution (Steep Theatre), American Jornalero, Romeo and Juliet (Teatro Vista), Waiting for Godot (Tympanic Theatre). TV/ Film Credits: Chicago Fire, Killing Eleanor, Party Favors, An Offering. Jordan is represented by the wonderful team at Gray Talent Group. Savannah Carlson Belinda Cratchit This season, Savannah returns to Milwaukee Rep and her beloved Cratchit family. Last spring you may have heard her euphonious voice as the charismatic Perch Perkins in First Stage’s The SpongeBob Musical. She continues to study voice, music, piano, clarinet, dance, and acting. Her favorite class is Advanced Musical Theater at her cherished “home away from home,” First Stage Academy. Be sure to see Savannah in the new year at First Stage’s Elephant & Piggie’s, “We Are in a Play!” (Squirrelle).
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with other theater companies include Tiny Tim (A Christmas Carol), Milky White (Into the Woods), Omar (Aladdin) and Young Elsa (Frozen). Meadow is thankful for all of her family and friend’s support. Willow Clouse Ensemble Willow is so excited to be in her first production of A Christmas Carol with Milwaukee Rep! She is homeschooled and loves drawing, roller skating and beanie hats. She loves being with her friends on stage and her favorite role she has played was Baby Bear in Shrek the Musical and Mini Genie in Aladdin. Willow would like to thank her family and friends for all of their support. Mark Corkins Ghost of Marley, Old Joe Mark is grateful to be working with Milwaukee Rep, in the Pabst, at this magical time of year, helping to tell this timeless story. As a longtime member of the local theatre community, Mr. Corkins has been fortunate to work with American Players Theatre, Next Act, First Stage, In Tandem Theatre, Optimist Theatre, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, and of course, Milwaukee Rep. Favorite Milwaukee Rep productions include: Much Ado About Nothing, Holmes & Watson, Endgame, The Cherry Orchard, True West, Seascape, and King Lear. This past summer, Mark had the pleasure of working with Door Shakespeare, playing the human title character in The Old Man and The Old Moon.
Meadow Clouse Ensemble
Rayven Craft Vicar, Fiddler
Meadow is thrilled to be in her first production of A Christmas Carol with Milwaukee Rep! She is homeschooled and loves archery, sailing and playing piano. Her favorite roles
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#WeRepMilwaukee Musical Theatre this past spring. While at Carthage, Rayven participated in numerous productions and new works such as Legally Blonde (Pilar), Sweet Charity (Helene) and World Premiere Memento Mori (Rory). Her credits also include her playwright debut: Cinderella: The Real Story published by Theatrical Rights Worldwide. Rayven is also a singer/songwriter and producer. Rayven sends limitless love and gratitude to her friends, family, above all else God. www.rayvenmusic.com Lex V. Crump Turkey Kid Lex is a junior at the Milwaukee High School of the Arts, where she studies voice singing classical, musical theater, and jazz. She was a featured voice soloist in the school’s 2022 spring musical, Working. Lex has enjoyed performing for many years, appearing in shows with First Stage, Wauwatosa Children’s Theatre, and Milwaukee Rep, as well as singing at multiple events and venues, including the national anthem for the Milwaukee Bucks. Lex recently went on to the state round of Solo and Ensemble in the classical category, where she received the Exemplary Performance Award. She loves performing because it allows her to express herself, channel emotions, and move people. She is grateful for this opportunity to perform. Matt Daniels Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge Matt is honored once again to play Scrooge at the Pabst. Other Milwaukee Rep appearances include Run Bambi Run, Titanic the Musical, Junk, Guys and Dolls, and Man of La Mancha. Based in Milwaukee, his work has also been seen at First Stage Children’s Theatre, Skylight Music Theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Forward Theater Company, Door Shakespeare,
Renaissance Theaterworks, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, In Tandem Theatre, Milwaukee Shakespeare, and several Shakespeare festivals across the country. Additionally, Matt is the Director of First Stage’s awardwinning Young Company. An avid ukulelist, he enjoys time spent with Il Bazzone’s Jumping Flea Circus. Training: Juilliard. More info at mattydee.xyz. Todd Denning Ghost of Christmas Present Todd is a Milwaukeebased actor/director, and he is happy to be home for the holidays! Todd returns to A Christmas Carol at Milwaukee Rep after his eighth season at Utah Shakespeare, where he played Cominius in Coriolanus, and Lucius/Hortensius in Timon of Athens. Regional and local credits include Alabama Shakespeare, South Coast Repertory, Illinois Shakespeare, Tennessee Rep, Georgia Shakespeare, Willamette Rep, Milwaukee Shakespeare, Renaissance Theaterworks, Door Shakespeare, Milwaukee Chamber, Next Act, Optimist Theatre, In Tandem and First Stage. Love to Jade and Rufus. Hannah Finley Emily Cratchit Hannah is 12 years old and was born in Libertyville, Illinois. She is in sixth grade at St. Joseph Catholic Academy in Kenosha WI. She is a sweet, sociable and charismatic girl. Hannah’s hobbies are swimming and making ceramic figures. She has participated in pageants, singing talents, modeling catwalks and has been participating in some plays such as The Jungle Book, 100 Dalmatians and Madagascar Jr. She is super excited and very proud to participate for A Christmas Carol as the role of Emily Cratchit at Milwaukee Repertory Theater. A CHRISTMAS CAROL 21
BIOS CONT. Asa Fris Belle’s Husband Asa is an acting resident in Milwaukee Rep’s EPR program. Born and raised in McKinney, TX, he holds a BFA in Theatre and a BA in Psychology from Southern Methodist University. Credits during school: Public Works Dallas: The Odyssey, Native Gardens (Dallas Theater Center). He is an avid fan of writing, strategy games, barbershop quartets, and playing any instrument he can get his hands on. Asa would like to thank Milwaukee Rep, his teachers, his friends, and his family for their support and their love. Special love and thanks to the ‘rents, Tom and Lisa. Kimberly Giddens Swing Kimberly is thrilled to be returning to Milwaukee Rep for the holiday tradition A Christmas Carol. A Milwaukee transplant, she is also an educator with Wauwatosa Montessori and Zoological Society of Milwaukee. Regional: Outskirts Theatre Co., Acacia Theatre Co., Sunset Playhouse, Kohl’s Wild Theater, and Ivoryton Playhouse. Thanks to Mom, Dad, husband Ben, and darling dog, Dolly! Olivia Hinds Ensemble Olivia is thrilled to be performing with Milwaukee Rep in A Christmas Carol. She is a 6th grader at Whitman Middle School in Wauwatosa and just completed a performance in Alice in Wonderland. She has also done work with Bombshell Theatre and Wauwatosa Children’s Theatre- Annie Jr., The Wizard of Oz, Thumbelina, and Peter Pan. When she is not performing she enjoys creating her own plays and performing with her friends. Olivia wants to thank everyone that has provided 22
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theater opportunities for her and of course the support of her family! Scarlett Hirano Want Scarlett is super excited to be in A Christmas Carol for her second year. She is a 7th grader at Shorewood Intermediate School. She takes classical voice lessons with Roberta Ricci and plays violin. Previously, she was in was Brundibár as Aninku (Ruach). Happy holidays and enjoy the show! Zoah Hirano Sniffer, Ignorance Zoah is excited to return for her 3rd year of A Christmas Carol. She is a freshman at Shorewood High School, takes classical voice lessons with Roberta Ricci, and is in First Stage’s Young Company. Previous performances include Titanic the Musical and A Christmas Carol at Milwaukee Rep; The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical (2018) and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at First Stage. Zoah can next be seen in First Stage’s Elephant and Piggie’s “We are in a play!” She is very grateful for this opportunity, and would like to thank her family and Milwaukee Rep! Happy Holidays! Carrie Hitchcock Mrs. Fezziwig, Charitable Worker #1, Mrs. Dilber Carrie is pleased to return to the Pabst for A Christmas Carol! Her recent Milwaukee Rep credits include Professor Willard in Our Town and Ida Straus in Titanic the Musical. A native of Wisconsin and a graduate of the University of WisconsinMilwaukee, additional credits include Prospero in The Tempest with Door Shakespeare, Virginia in Three Viewings with Next Act Theatre and Alice in Lewiston/ Clarkston with
#WeRepMilwaukee Forward Theater. Carrie has also appeared in the independent films Last Will, Expecting Mercy, Wishtaker and Tomah, Wisconsin. Love to Kelsey and Norman. Jared Brandt Hoover Swing Jared is a proud Milwaukee resident. Originally from Indiana, he graduated in 2021 with a BFA in Musical Theatre from Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was an Emerging Professional Resident with the Milwaukee Rep in 2021/2022. He is proud to be back in the Pabst with this amazing cast and creative team. His favorite performances include Charles Lightoller in Titanic the Musical, Pippin and King Charlemagne in Pippin, and his roles in All is Calm: A Christmas Truce. He would like to thank Mark Clements, Jonathan Hetler and the creative team, Nate Burger, Mom and Dad, Ethan and Conor, Aunt Vicki, Mimi and Papaw for all their support. Kevin Kantor Young Scrooge Kevin (they/them) is a trans nonbinary actor and poet, thrilled to return to Milwaukee Rep. Previously at Milwaukee Rep: Things I Know to Be True, The Legend of Georgia McBride, and The Ghost of Christmas Past in A Christmas Carol. Selected Regional: All’s Well That Ends Well, The Tempest (Utah Shakespeare Festival) Macbeth (Actors Theatre of Louisville, dir. Les Waters), Legend of Georgia McBride (B Street Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company), Othello, Twelfth Night, Sense & Sensibility (Island Shakespeare Festival). TV: American Crime (ABC), Chicago Fire (NBC) Kevin’s debut poetry collection Please Come Off-Book (Button Poetry) is now available. They’re represented by Gray Talent Group. @Kevin_Kantor across all platforms.
Ira Kindkeppel-Longden Mathew Cratchit Ira is thrilled to be a part of the Milwaukee Rep’s A Christmas Carol. Ira has loved theater for as long as he can remember and has performed in Disney’s Newsies Jr. (First Stage Children’s Theatre), Matilda Jr., and Descendants (Creator Collaborative). He also loves singing, playing the piano and cello, and writing. Ira deeply appreciates Milwaukee Rep for this opportunity, his family for supporting him as he chases his passions, and the audience for embracing this classic story, keeping its beautiful message alive night after night. Julia Kuzmich Alice/Fred Guest Northern California native, Julia is thrilled to join Milwaukee Rep postgrad. She finished at Ohio University with a BFA in Musical Theater and a Certificate of Performing Arts Health & Wellness. At Ohio U, she performed as Natasha in the first regional production of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 for its composer, Dave Malloy. She has worked for the Utah Shakespeare Company as Liesl in The Sound of Music and the ensemble for Sweeny Todd. You can find her on Instagram @julia.kuzmich.
Ziva Lavoe Martha Cratchit Ziva, a 6th grader at Fernwood Montessori, is very excited for the opportunity to be returning to A Christmas Carol for her fourth appearance. She is actively involved in basketball, cross country, chess, acting, choir and Girl Scouts. Ziva is an artistic soul who loves to create, sing, dance, have fun and smile her way through A CHRISTMAS CAROL 23
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BIOS CONT. the day. Ziva dreams of being a doctor, DJ, author, actress or food critic in the future. Her hobbies are reading, cooking, traveling and playing harp! Ziva would like to say thank you for the support and wishes everyone a Happy Christmas! George Lorimer Swing George is back for his third Carol with Milwaukee Rep after first joining the cast during his time as an Emerging Professional Resident in 2021. George’s other credits at Milwaukee Rep include Titanic the Musical and As You Like It. Previously George has worked with Skylight Music Theatre (Fortunate Sons), Summit Players Theatre (Much Ado About Nothing, Macbeth), First Stage Children’s Theatre (Anatole, Spongebob), The Ohio Light Opera (South Pacific, The Pirates of Penzanze) and the College Light Opera Company (The Music Man, Pippin). George is a founding member of Vanguard Productions, currently producing their remount of All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914. ig: george_lorimer_ Reese Madigan Bob Cratchit, US to Scrooge, Violence Coordinator Reese is a proud Milwaukee Rep associate artist. Some favorite shows include Death of a Salesman, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Venus In Fur, Lombardi, and Othello. In NYC he has worked on and off Broadway. He’s appeared extensively in regional theatres such as Arena Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Centerstage, Cincinnati Playhouse, Bay Street, American Players Theatre, Door Shakespeare and many others. In Milwaukee, he’s performed at Renaissance Theaterworks, (most recently in The Witch) and at Next Act where he’ll appear again this spring in The Treasurer. Many thanks to Mark and Jonathan. 26
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Calvin Marks Boy Scrooge Calvin is delighted to return to A Christmas Carol at the Pabst Theater for a second time. Last year he was in the ensemble and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. He has also taken several First Stage summer classes. He gets his love of acting from his mother who is an actor. Calvin’s hobbies include magic, yo-yoing, solving Rubik’s cubes of all shapes and sizes, playing the trumpet and piano, and of course acting. He would like to thank his family for supporting him and also Milwaukee Rep for giving him this opportunity. Isla Marks Ensemble Isla is excited to be in A Christmas Carol for the second time. She performed in A Christmas Carol last year and enjoyed it greatly; she is honored to be back. She is a freshman at Shorewood High School and loves to draw, run, and ski. She is thankful to her family and friends for supporting her and is so grateful to be able to have this experience. Elizabeth Martinié Ellen, Cook Elizabeth is born and raised in the California Bay Area. She graduated from Diablo Valley College and Southern Oregon University with degrees in History and Theatre Arts and minors in Musical Theatre and Shakespeare Studies. After graduating she studied and worked at The Pacific Conservatory Theatre (PCPA). Her favorite credits include the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella, Rapunzel, Cinderella’s Mother, Little Red and Lucinda in Into The Woods, Sister Margaretta in The Sound of Music,
#WeRepMilwaukee Graziella/ Somewhere soloist in West Side Story and Essie Carmichael in You Can’t Take It with You. She is honored to be working at Milwaukee Rep this season! To her family and friends who have supported her dreams and to her wonderful partner, so much love to you. Patti Meadors Swing Patti (she/they) is thrilled to be returning to Milwaukee Rep this year for A Christmas Carol after her busy year as an acting resident. Select credits include Claire in Ordinary Days, Mrs. Wormwood in Matilda the Musical and Featured Ensemble/Female Swing in Wizard of Oz. Thanks to Adam, family, friends for their love and support and to the Milwaukee Rep team for this wonderful opportunity! Happy Holidays and enjoy the show! www.pattimeadors.com Daniel Mejil Morgue Attendant Daniel (he/him) is thrilled to be making his Milwaukee Rep debut as an Acting EPR this season! In addition to A Christmas Carol, Daniel is also an understudy for Nuncrackers and Little Women. Regionally, Daniel has worked at the Hangar Theatre, where he was dance captain and performed in the ensembles of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 and Billy Elliot. He is a recent graduate of the BFA Musical Theatre program at Ithaca College. Much love to mom, dad, Amber, and Dylan.
Nora Nelles Ensemble Nora is at least 1000 characters. Her commitment to story and stagecraft shares more in common with respiration than avocation. She is very happy to be joining Milwaukee Rep for her first show! Nora has studied acting at First Stage and is a committed theater patron. She is a fifth grader at Milwaukee Jewish Day School, so she thinks it is really funny that she is in A Christmas Carol. She is excited to be celebrating her first Christmas with the A Christmas Carol family. She thanks her family and friends and her future agent. Mizha Lee Overn Caroline, Fan Mizha, from Minnesota, is a 2023 graduate of Bethany Lutheran College. After earning her degree in Theatre and Media Arts and opportunities, such as the Musical Theatre Intensive at KCACTF and The Open Jar Institute in NYC, she’s thrilled to take the next step in her career. She’s overjoyed to be an Acting EPR and very grateful to the people at Milwaukee Rep for this opportunity! Some credits include Pinocchio in The Adventures of Pinocchio, Ronnette in Little Shop of Horrors, and Phyllis in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe. She’d like to express her gratitude to all her loved ones. She would not be here without them. James Pickering Mr. Fezziwig, Charitable Worker #2, Gentleman #1 Jim’s appearance in the Yuletide classic marks his 50th consecutive season with Milwaukee Rep. He remembers many ghosts of Christmases Past with great fondness, most A CHRISTMAS CAROL 27
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(Con), Fun Home (Bruce), Allies (Malcolm), Appropriate (Bo), As You Like It (Touchstone), and The Wedding Singer (Sammy). Jonathan would like to thank their friends and family for their continuous love and support, and Milwaukee Rep for this amazing opportunity. Rána Roman Mrs. Cratchit Rána Roman is a Milwaukee native and is thrilled to be back in the beautiful Pabst Theatre. Rána was most recently seen in Titanic the Musical, at Milwaukee Rep, in Laughs In Spanish (Estella) at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Evita (Eva) at Skylight Music Theatre, and Life Sucks (Ella) at Forward Theater of Madison, where she is also a member of the Advisory Company. Quinn Sison Ensemble Quinn Sison (13) is thrilled to be back for the third time in Milwaukee Rep’s production of A Christmas Carol! She was previously involved with First Stage Children’s theater in Dream, Quickie! Dream!, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, and Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. She has also previously been in shows at Milwaukee Rep such as: Everybody, and A Christmas Carol. As well as Newsies at Sunset Playhouse, Matilda at Franklin High School, last but not least The Little Mermaid at South Milwaukee Youth Theatre! Quinn would like to thank the support of her family, friends and Milwaukee Rep! Enjoy the show! Lainey Techtmann Ensemble Lainey is thrilled to return to Milwaukee Rep and A Christmas Carol! Recent performances include Helen Keller in Miracle Worker at SummerStage
#WeRepMilwaukee Delafield, Perch Perkins in The SpongeBob Musical at First Stage, Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol at Milwaukee Rep (2021 & 2022 Seasons) and Ensemble in Titanic The Musical (Spring and Fall 2022) at Milwaukee Rep. Lainey is a fifth grader at Milwaukee Parkside School for the Arts and loves to sing in Milwaukee Children’s Choir, attend First Stage Academy, crochet and spend time outside hiking and exploring. Lots of love to Mom, Dad and Moon. Phoebe Thompson Teen Scrooge Phoebe is proud to be in A Christmas Carol. It is a huge step for her, following an awardwinning performance of a school production of Little Shop of Horrors as Mr. Mushnik, and years of past musical theater performances, including Elf at Waukesha Civic Theatre, Descendants at Menomonee Falls High School, and Once Upon a Mattress Jr. at Sunset Playhouse. Phoebe hopes to use A Christmas Carol as a stepping stone into even more shows in her future. Charlie Van Den Elzen Peter Cratchit Charlie is in 7th grade at St. Monica School in Whitefish Bay. He is thrilled to be making his Milwaukee Rep debut in A Christmas Carol. Charlie has participated in several musical performances through The Creator Collaborative Studio in Whitefish Bay. He also had so much fun playing Peter Pan in his school’s junior high musical last year. Charlie loves playing football, reading, the outdoors, and hanging out with friends. He would like to thank Mrs. Anne Swoboda, Mrs. Emma Gillette, Mr. Chris Feiereisen, and Mrs. Kristen Fischer for pushing him to be a better actor and always believing in him.
Valentina Vega Tiny Tim Valentina is a thirdgrade student at Bruce Guadalupe Community School (Milwaukee, WI.) She plays cello in the Latino Arts Strings Program and enjoys dancing, reading, crafting and writing short stories. She is grateful to First Stage Children’s Theatre for fostering her love for all things theatre. She would like to thank her family, friends and loyal companion, Brownie, for supporting her in her debut stage performance! Jace White Thomas Jace White is thrilled to be performing as Thomas in this year’s production of A Christmas Carol. Jace is 12 years old and has worked as a model since he was 9 months old. Jace has done print work for brands such as Bonton, Kohl’s, Journeys, Mejier, and Land of Nod, just to name a few. Jace loves volunteering in the community, coding, playing video games, music, swimming, and spending time with his family. Jace’s favorite producer/actor is Tyler Perry and one day aspires to work with him. Aja Wiltshire Belle Aja is a Los Angelesbased artist. Regional credits: Cambodian Rock Band (Victory Gardens, City Theatre, Merrimack Repertory), Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (South Coast Repertory), The Pirates of Penzance, HMS Pinafore (Hypocrites and Olney Theatre Center). Chicago credits: Ring of Fire (Drury Lane Theater), Aristophanesathon, Cinderella at the Theatre of Potatoes (Hypocrites), Merrily We Roll Along (Porchlight Music Theatre), Little Fish A CHRISTMAS CAROL 29
BIOS CONT. (Kokandy Productions), Hookman (Steep Theatre), Spring Awakening (Griffin Theatre), The Wedding Singer (Haven Theatre). Aja is represented by Stewart Talent Chicago and Brave Artists LA. Tami Workentin Ghost of Christmas Past Tami is delighted to return to the Pabst stage! At Milwaukee Rep she was last seen as Clairee in Steel Magnolias. Other Milwaukee Rep credits include Good People, Always…Patsy Cline and many moons ago as Mrs. Cratchit in A Christmas Carol. Additional Milwaukee credits include Laurie in Pipeline at Next Act Theatre, Luna Gale at Renaissance Theaterworks, A Secret Mask alongside her husband Jim Pickering. Please look for Jim and Tami in 2024 at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre’s play reading series in their original play Nattie & Googie: A Love Story celebrating George Burns & Gracie Allen. Additional credits include work with First Stage, Optimist Theatre, Milwaukee Shakespeare and the Marcus Center. Regional credits include Goodman Theatre, Court Theatre, Organic Theater, Bailiwick Repertory Theatre, Rochester Civic Theatre, Orlando Shakespeare Festival and Shakespeare in the Park Fort Worth. Tami is also a licensed Medical Massage/MFR Therapist: stillmassage.com. CREATIVE TEAM Mark Clements Adaptor & Director Mark is an award-winning international theater director whose work has appeared in over 100 major theaters throughout Europe and the United States. He began his tenure as Artistic Director with the 2010/11 Season by bringing musicals to the mainstage, starting a tradition that is now the highlight of every season. Mark has directed over 30 productions at Milwaukee Rep including
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World and American Premieres, his own adaptation of the current A Christmas Carol and all but one mainstage musical including Titanic the Musical, West Side Story and Dreamgirls. Prior to joining Milwaukee Rep, Mark served as an Associate Artistic Director for several UK theater companies, most notably, Artistic Director for the awardwinning Derby Playhouse in the UK where he directed over 40 productions. He has been nominated for an Olivier Award and several UK Theatre Awards, and has won three Barrymore Awards in Philadelphia. He created and directed the West End and UK National Tour of Soul Train. Mark is currently working with Ayad Akhtar on adapting his critically acclaimed novel American Dervish for the stage to make its World Premiere in an upcoming season. Dan Kazemi Music Director Dan has musically directed more than 30 shows at Milwaukee Rep including Run Bambi Run, Titanic the Musical, Dad’s Season Tickets, Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol, Hedwig, A Christmas Carol, West Side Story, In the Heights, Murder for Two, Guys and Dolls, Man of La Mancha and Dreamgirls. Other credits include: Lizzie (Barrymore Award), Herringbone (Barrymore Nom). Orchestration credits include Field Hockey Hot (Barrymore Nom) and Tulipomania. Dan’s music has been performed at Lincoln Center, SDC’s Mr. Abbott Awards, Le Cirque de Demain in Paris, Ballet Fleming and in the 213 collective’s Untitled Project #213. Dan is a composer of the musical podcast, Mythic Thunderlute. Todd Edward Ivins Scenic Designer Todd’s passion is telling stories through design. Milwaukee Rep scenic designs: West Side Story, Junk, Of Mice and Men, Dreamgirls, Five Presidents, The Color Purple, The History of Invulnerability, Ragtime, Clybourne Park, Assassins and Next to Normal. Milwaukee Rep scenic and costume designs: Cabaret, Othello. Milwaukee Ballet: the new Nutcracker, Beauty and the Beast,
#WeRepMilwaukee Dorian Gray and Mirror Mirror. Favorites: Illusionists: Turn of the Century (Broadway and International Tour), Circus 1903 (International Tour). Todd designs dance, plays, musicals, television and corporate events. Radiant love to my muses, Agatha and Abigail. Online portfolio: www.ivinsart.com or instagram @ivinsart Alexander B. Tecoma Costume Designer Alex is in his 28th Season as a Draper in Milwaukee Rep’s costume shop. Past Milwaukee Rep designs include Titanic the Musical, A Christmas Carol, West Side Story, Ring of Fire, Songs for Nobodies, and more. Alex has designed costumes for Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, First Stage Children’s Theatre and Harley Davidson’s 100th Anniversary Tour. Other professional credits include American Players Theatre, Great Lakes Theater Festival, Colorado Shakespeare Festival and Santa Fe Opera. Alex is most proud of being part of the team that helped create “Stitching History from the Holocaust,” an exhibit produced by the Jewish Museum Milwaukee. MFA in Costume Design and Technology from University of Illinois. Jeff Nellis Lighting Designer Jeff’s Milwaukee Rep designs include Ragtime, Assassins, Othello, Next to Normal, Death of a Salesman, Bombshells and Cabaret. New York theater designs include Broadway’s Prymate, Off-Broadway’s Tryst (New York Outer Critics Circle Award nomination), The Milliner, Zanna Don’t!, The It Girl and numerous others. He has worked around the country at theaters including Center Stage Theater, Alley Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Cleveland Play House, Bay Street Theater, Walnut Street Theatre, Hartford Stage, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Westport Country Playhouse, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, North Shore Music Theatre, Los Angeles Opera, Trinity Repertory Company, George Street Playhouse and others. In addition to his theater work, Jeff is a partner in the lighting firm UVLD, specializing in high end corporate and
broadcast lighting. His numerous television projects include an Emmy nomination for his work on the 2021 Super Bowl halftime show. Barry G. Funderburg Sound Designer Barry returns for his 25th A Christmas Carol and his 85th Rep production, including Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Our Town, Dreamgirls, Othello, The Seafarer, Mary Stuart, and Angels in America. Off-Broadway: Wittenberg at The Pearl Theatre. Regional: Steppenwolf, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Alley Theatre, Kansas City Rep, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Arizona Theatre Company, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Baltimore Center Stage, Santa Cruz Shakespeare, Peninsula Players, American Players Theatre, and many others. Barry has received two Chicago Equity Jeff Awards, a St. Louis Theater Circle Award, and recently taught sound design at Purdue University. John Tanner Original Music Score, Music Arranger John is a composer, recording engineer and sound designer. His experience covers a broad range of work in scoring, arranging and music composition for television, documentaries, radio, industrial video and theatre. His original music has won numerous national and international awards. John has garnered Gold and Platinum sales certifications for his album engineering work. Michael Pink Stage Movement Director Michael is currently Artistic Director of the Milwaukee Ballet. He is grateful to once again be working with the talented artists and staff at Milwaukee Rep. His previous work with Milwaukee Rep includes Cabaret, Assassins and Next to Normal. Jayne Pink Dialect Coach Jayne is delighted to join the A Christmas Carol team once more! She has previously coached dialect for Milwaukee Rep on The Norman Conquests and Happy Now?
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Born in London, she is best known as a dramatic dancer for her created roles. Jayne has since acted as répetiteur and coach internationally. She has choroegraphed and directed movement and dialect for First Stage Children’s Theatre: Robin Hood, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Matilda, and Elephant and Piggie. and for Renaissance Theatreworks, Happy Days, Neat, and Witch. Upcoming: for Vanguard Productions All is Calm, for RTW, The Wolves, Estonia National Ballet, Giselle, and for Northern Ballet UK, Romeo and Juliet. Jonathan Hetler Casting Director, Associate Director Jonathan is a producer, director, and teaching artist based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He currently serves as the Artistic Producer overseeing all casting and special events at Milwaukee Rep. Notable directing highlights include Dino! An Evening with Dean Martin (Milwaukee Rep), The Servant of Two Masters (Marquette University), Romeo and Juliet, Venus in Fur, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, and Glengarry Glen Ross (Ohio University), Pippin (Ohio Valley Summer Theater), the World Premiere of La Mujer Barbuda (Seabury Quinn Jr. Playwrights’ Festival), and the Associate Director for Titanic the Musical and the annual production of A Christmas Carol (Milwaukee Rep). He holds an MFA in Directing from Ohio University and an MBA from Regent University. @hetlerj / hetlerj.com Larry Moore Orchestrations Larry, a composer, arranger and producer from the Milwaukee area, is most widely known for his extensive catalog of arrangements for orchestra, published and distributed through the Hal Leonard Corporation. His commissions have been performed by orchestras in Milwaukee, Phoenix, Chautauqua and Indianapolis. In addition, his published works have been performed throughout the United States as well as worldwide, including orchestras in Belfast, Bremin, Milan, Prague and Slovenia. He has composed orchestra scores for 32
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television shows such as “ER,” “Fear Factor,” “Gilmore Girls” and “Nightline.” He is also a studio musician and has produced and played on dozens of projects, including numerous CD’s for Hal Leonard. In live performance Larry has worked with such notable figures as Bob Hope and Cab Calloway. He also currently performs with his own jazz ensemble. Jason Fassl Associate Lighting Designer Jason has designed lighting for over 30 Milwaukee Rep productions including Seven Guitars, Titanic the Musical, Hedwig and The Angry Inch, and most recently Run Bambi Run. Over the two decades, Mr. Fassl has consumed mass quantities of electricity at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Milwaukee Ballet, American Players Theatre, First Stage Children’s Theatre, Peninsula Players, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Skylight Music Theatre, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, Next Act Theatre, Forward Theatre Company, and many others. Jason is a member of United Scenic Artists Local#829, the Milwaukee Stagehands Local#18 and an UW-Stevens Point Alumnus. Socials @AntiShadows Mike Patrick Associate Sound Designer Michael is a Jeff Nominated sound designer and is thrilled to be back working with Barry G. Funderburg and Milwaukee Rep. He has worked with other theaters including Kokandy Productions, Chicago Shakespeare and Theater at the Center. He has designed and engineered numerous corporate events for companies, including Facebook, Wintrust, and Verizon. Michael is also the president of Concert Sound Systems, a Chicago-based audio-visual company.
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Terence Orleans Alexander Stage Manager Past Milwaukee Rep Productions: Mary Stuart, Richard III, The Story. Broadway: Mary Poppins, Wicked, Newsies. Regional: Utah Shakespeare Festival (twenty seasons), Washington National Opera (seven seasons), Arizona Theatre Company, Triad Stage, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Asolo Repertory Theater. Graduate of the Professional Theatre Training Program at the University of Delaware. Proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. Kimberly Carolus Assistant Stage Manager Kimberly is delighted to be in her eleventh season with Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Some favorites include As You Like It, West Side Story, The Chinese Lady, Our Town, Grounded, An Iliad, and ten seasons of A Christmas Carol at Milwaukee Rep. Other theater credits include: The Servant of Two Masters, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet (Great River Shakespeare Festival), Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse (First Stage), The Addams Family (Fulton Theatre), Complete Works…Abridged, Othello (Riverside Theater in the Park) and various shows at Walt Disney World. Thank you to her family and S for their love and support.
Chad Bauman Executive Director Now in his eleventh season at Milwaukee Rep, under Chad’s guidance the theater has grown significantly from a $9M to $14M+ organization. He’s completed two capital campaigns to remodel the Stackner Cabaret, build the endowment, launch the John D. Lewis New Play Development Program, create a new A Christmas Carol and deepen the theater’s community engagement programs. He is currently stewarding the $78M campaign to build the new Associated Bank Theater Center. Previously he was the Associate Executive Director at Arena Stage in Washington, DC, where he was instrumental in opening the Mead Center for American Theater, a new 200,000 square feet performing arts complex. While at Arena, he worked on the Broadway transfers of Next to Normal (Pulitzer Prize; Tony Award), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Tony Award), and Wishful Drinking starring Carrie Fisher. Bauman is a graduate of Harvard Business School with a Master of Fine Arts in producing from the CalArts.
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ADMINISTRATION
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Managing Director..........Melissa Vartanian-Mikaelian General Manager........................................Ryan Looke Executive Assistant....................................Kelli Lopina HR Manager...............................................Liz Merwin Company Manager..................................Amaris Bates Management Associate.......................Hannah Steele Receptionists.......................................Michael Evans, Wuanette Exum, Nikki Jaynes, Mary Muehleisen
Chief Education & Engagement Officer..............................Jenny Toutant Associate Director of Education...............Zach Woods Associate Director of Engagement...James Carrington Education & Engagement Manager.........Xodia Choate Education Coordinator.................................Ro Kaybee Education & Engagement Resident............Natalie Rich Engagement Coordinator..........................….Suze Falk Teaching Artists............................................Cria Ama, Maura Atwood, Maria Beilke, Ty’Rel Belin, Marvin Hannah, Jacob Horstmeier, Ashley Jordan, Faith Klick, Jacob Knuth, Mykal Lake, George Lorimer, Kenneth Montley, Logan Milway, Murray, Zoe Osk, Kat Perez-Rivera, Alexandra Szabo, Samra Teferra, Stephen Thompson, Barry Weber, Saleaqua Winston
ARTISTIC Associate Artistic Director..........................Laura Braza Artistic Producer— Casting & Special Events…..............Jonathan Hetler Artistic Producer— Training & Audience Engagement.....Jeffrey Mosser Associate Artistic Producer.....Annika Perez-Krikorian Assistant Artistic Producer......María Amenábar Farias
DEVELOPMENT Chief Development Officer.................Chuck Rozewicz Director of Development........................Amy Dorman Director of Major and Planned Giving........................Alli Engelsma-Mosser Campaign Director...............................Cassidy Skorija Donor Relations Officer..........................Tanya Haynes Associate Director of Development, Events & Stewardship.........................Morgen Lucas Associate Director of Development, Institutional Giving…................….Megan Newbanks Development Associate...................Yolanda G. Doney Development Database Manager……....Amy McGuire
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FINANCE Director of Finance............................Naushad Moolla Controller..............................................Chelsea Omari Payroll & Benefits Associate............Samantha Doucas Accounting Associate........................Tim Petropoulos
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Costume Director............................Nicholas Hartman Assistant Costume Director.........................Bina Bieker Design Assistant......................................Mason Baria Senior Draper..............................Alexander B. Tecoma Draper................................................Micky Simmons First Hand..............................................Kas Rodriguez Stitchers.............................Lexi Asare, Sarah Hemken Lead Costume Crafts Artisan........................Lyssa Rad Wig, Hair & Makeup Supervisor...........Allison Lowery Costume Construction Resident..............Mic Johnson Wardrobe Supervisor................................Sarah Slagle Wardrobe Crew.......................................Serena Able, Lexi Asare, Courteney Shipley Dobbins, Mic Johnson, Nex Shilkey, Grace Thompson, Drea DeVoss, Grace Weir Stylist.............Kevin McElroy, Robert Laurence Studio Barber................................................Mr. V’s Barberia
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Interim Technical Director............................Joseph Fry Charge Scenic Artist..................................Jim Medved Lead Scenic Artist.................................Shannon Mann Scenic Artist.......................................Caroline Dischell Assistant Stagehand.............................Sharissa Smith
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MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES President President-Elect Vice President, Trustees Treasurer Secretary
Judy Hansen Adam J. Peck Kerryann Haase Minton James Phillips Bryan House
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Melanie Booth Andres Gonzalez Joan Lubar Robert H. Manegold James Phelps
TRUSTEES Ayad Akhtar Tammy Belton-Davis Ivor Benjamin Wendy W. Blumenthal Julia Burns Jane Chernof Marybeth Cottrill Amy Croen Robert H. Duffy Dr. Eric A. Durant Jay Franke
Jason R. Graham John Halechko Christopher Hermann Tom Irgens Lynda Johnson Deborah Kaerek Michelle Kolp David Kundert Dawn Lindsey Kristine Lueders Raymond J. Manista
Dr. Jeanette Mitchell Anne L. Noyes Joe Pickart Karen Plunkett Beth Ridley Kenneth Robertson Allison Scrivner Clark Slipher Craig Swan Deborah Tomczyk
SUSTAINING TRUSTEES Milwaukee Rep acknowledges the remarkable support of these former Rep Trustees who continue their engagement by attending performances, contributing a generous annual gift, and/or membership in the Limelight Legacy Society. Richard Abdoo Patsy Aster James Baillon Jay Baker Katharine Banzhaf Matt Bartel James E. Braza Joyce G. Broan Warren Buliox Bladen Burns Mike Carter Danny Cunningham Karen Dean Mark J. Diliberti George A. Dionisopoulos Robert Dye Norman Dyer Stephen Einhorn James D. Ericson Susan Esslinger
Robert Feitler Timothy C. Frautschi Molly Kubly Fritz Patrick Gallagher Connie Gavin Cecilia Gilbert Anne Gimbel Kathleen Gray William Guc Edward T. Hashek Jacqueline Herd-Barber Peter Hotz Janet Hume John Hunzinger, P.E. Stephen Isaacson Judy Jorgensen J. Patrick Keyes John Kordsmeier Frank Krejci James LaVelle
Phoebe Lewis David J. Lubar Marianne Lubar Susan Lueger Linda Marcus Vince Martin Patti Brash McKeithan Venora McKinney Michael McNeely Sandra McSweeney Donna Meyer Douglas Mickelson Dwight L. Morgan Abigail J. Nash Mark Niedfeldt, M.D. Gregory C. Oberland Tonen (Sara) O’Connor Gina Peter Anthony Petullo Elizabeth Quadracci-Harned
Kristine Rappé Dr. John E. Ridley Catherine Robinson Joseph A. Rock Micky Sadoff Joseph Schlidt James Schloemer Thomas Scrivner Edward Seaberg Brenda Skelton Patrick Smith Robert Taylor Renee Tyson Stephen VanderBloemen W. Kent Velde Nicholas Wahl Karin Werner Stacy Williams Andrew Ziegler
PRESIDENTS’ COUNCIL James E. Braza Joyce Broan Judy Hansen Jacqueline Herd-Barber
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Robert H. Manegold Vincent L. Martin Patricia Brash McKeithan Donna Meyer
Gregory C. Oberland Edward Seaberg W. Kent Velde
2023/24 DONORS The following list represents organizations and individuals who have made a cumulative contribution of $500 or more between August 31, 2022 and October 31, 2023. While space limitations prevent us from listing gifts under $500, Milwaukee Rep gratefully acknowledges the generosity of all our donors. For a complete list of all our supporters, including honor and memorial gifts, please visit www.milwaukeerep.com.
Corporation, Foundation and Government Giving $1 million +
Associated Bank Herzfeld Foundation United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF)
$100,000 – $999,999
Bader Philanthropies BMO The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation Frieda & William Hunt Memorial Trust Herb Kohl Philanthropies Northwestern Mutual Melitta S. Pick Charitable Trust Rockwell Automation Shubert Foundation We Energies Foundation
$50,000 – $99,999
Baird MGIC Investment Corporation PNC West Bend Mutual Insurance Company
$25,000 – $49,999
CAMPAC EUA Ralph Evinrude Foundation Godfrey & Kahn Hunzinger Construction Company Husch Blackwell Dorothy Inbusch Foundation Johnson Controls Milwaukee Public Schools Physicians Realty Trust Studio Gear
$10,000 – $24,999
ANON Charitable Trust Community Advocates Demmer+Goisman Foundation Einhorn Family Foundation Fiduciary Management Froedtert Health William N. and Janice V. Godfrey Family Foundation InterPark Milwaukee Center Michael Best & Friedrich LLP National Endowment for the Arts Old National Bank Charles D. Ortgiesen Foundation Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation Potawatomi Casino Hotel PwC RDK Foundation Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C. Riverwater Partners LLC
Saint John’s on the Lake Bert L. and Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust Wisconsin Arts Board
$1,000 – $9,999
Adient Brewers Community Foundation Burke Properties CG Schmidt, Inc. Deloitte Foley & Lardner GRAEF Harley-Davidson Foundation Harlow Foundation Evan and Marion Helfaer Foundation J. F. Ahern Co. Kaerek Homes Laskin Family Foundation The Marcus Corporation Marquette Associates, Inc. Milliman Milwaukee Arts Board Quarles Spear Arts Education Fund Walbec Group Wimmer Brothers Realty
$500-$999
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors Youth Foundation Camille A. Lonstorf Trust Lord Abbett Morgan Stanley Payden & Rygel Wasatch Global Investors
Participants in the Matching Gift Program Abbott Laboratories Abbvie Baird Caterpillar Foundation Eaton Corporation GE Foundation GE Healthcare Bucyrus Foundation, Inc. Home Depot IBM Corporation Illinois Tool Works Inc. Johnson Controls Foundation Northwestern Mutual PNC Principal Financial Group Progressive Insurance Foundation Reader’s Digest Foundation U.S. Bank We Energies Foundation
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DONATE TODAY. UPAF.ORG/DONATE Milwaukee Ballet, Marie Collins, Photo by Mark Frohna. Skylight Music Theatre, Raven Dockery, Photo by Mark Frohna.
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UPAF IS FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS that you are here to enjoy today. We’re for thousands of local artists in the spotlight and behind the scenes. We’re for you — the audience — experiencing excitement, inspiration and connection. We’re for Milwaukee, Tosa, Waukesha, Racine & beyond. We’re for being together, surrounded by the magic of music, dance, song and theater.
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Individual Giving Luminary ($100,000+) Anonymous (3) Melanie and Steve Booth John and Julie Carpenter Ellen and Joe Checota Tom and Molly Duffey Greater Milwaukee Foundation Tony and Andrea Bryant Judith A. Keyes Family Fund Sandra and William Haack David Kundert Lubar Family Foundation Marianne and Sheldon Lubar Madeleine and David Lubar Joan Lubar and John Crouch Susan Lubar Vince Martin James and Mary Jo Mueller David and Julia Uihlein Kate and Don Wilson Visionary ($50,000-$99,999) Astor Street Foundation Jo Ann and Richard Beightol Dr. Bruce Camitta Mike Carter H. Robert Dittmer and Jon Pansky Peter Foote and Robin Wilson Four-Four Foundation Kristine and Wayne Lueders Sally Manegold John and Linda Mellowes Jim Phillips Karen Plunkett and Family Mason and Julie Ross Saints Andrew and Mark Charitable Gift Trust Ed Seaberg and Patrick Smith Clark and Diane Slipher A.J. Star and Mark Clausen The RA Stevens Foundation Craig and Mara Swan Kent and Marcia Velde David and Cheryl Walker Ziegler Family Foundation Artistic Producer ($25,000-$49,999) Anonymous (2) Karen and Mark Bitzan William and Barbara Boles Cheri and Tom Briscoe Frank and Caryl Briscoe Elaine Burke Bladen and Julia Burns Croen Foundation, Inc. Dr. Eric Durant and Scott Swickard Janet Fleck Franklyn and M. Anne Gimbel Greater Milwaukee Foundation Flesch Family Fund Rob Gardenier and Lori Morse Gardenier Charitable Fund Harry H. Hack Fund Carla H. Hay Bryan and Rebecca House
Darren and Terry Jackson Mike and Marie Johnson Krista Kile Susan and Tony Krausen Dawne and Ray Manista Chris and Anne Noyes Greg and Rhonda Oberland Richard and Lois Pauls Anthony Petullo Foundation John Phillips Ann and Warren Pierson Tom and Susan Quadracci Pat Rieselbach Catherine and Buddy Robinson Meredith and Thomas Scrivner Kathleen H. Seidel Judith A. Steinke Christine Symchych and Jim McNulty Byron and Laurie Vielehr Producer ($10,000-$24,999) Anonymous (7) Sharee Allain and David Schertz Bob Balderson George Banda Wendy and Warren Blumenthal Ginny Bolger Bradley Impact Fund Jason and Diep Graham Charitable Fund James E. and Mary K. Braza Chris and Judi Collins Mary and James M. Connelly Sue and Curt Culver Larry and Eileen Dean Thomas J. and Deborah W. Degnan Margaret Dethloff and Terri Zeh Patrick and Rachel English Mary Lou M. Findley Patrick D. Gallagher Andres and Jessica Gonzalez Peter and Beth Gottsacker Greater Milwaukee Foundation Norman and Lucy Cohn Family Fund Richard Grunke and William Grasch John J. Halechko and Marc Colletti Paul and Gloria Halverson Judy Hansen John and Susan Harrits Christopher and Katherine Hermann Jewish Community Foundation Jane and Steve Chernof Suzy B. Ettinger Donor Advised Fund Bill and Idy Goodman Family Donor Advised Fund Jeff and Sarah Joerres Mark and Ginny Kannenberg Keyes Family Mark and Jenny Kopetsky Connie and John Kordsmeier Billie W. Kubly Jean and David Lauer Phoebe Lewis Rick and Roberta London Linda and Greg Marcus
John Mathie Debesh and Linda Mazumdar Maureen McCabe Tom and Renee McCutcheon Patti McKeithan Jim Meier Joe Minton and Kerryann Haase Minton Bob and Jan Montgomery Scott and Marjorie Moon Beth and Greg Myers David and Abigail Nash Drs. Mark and Jennifer Niedfeldt Diane K. O’Connor Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD. Gina and Eric Peter Joe and Katie Pickart Bruce and Candy Pindyck Drs. Alan L. Pohl and Carol C. Pohl Cathy Procton Schauer Family Foundation Jim and Andrea Schloemer Howard and Susan Schoenfeld Linda L. Sell, MD Paul and Kathy Slesar Jeffrey P. and Dr. Lori Sommerfeld Scott and Mary Ellen Stanek Laura Strain The Streich Family Foundation Rich and Jean Tennessen Gile and Linda Tojek Curtis and Deborah Tomczyk Harry and Mary Beth Van Groll Sheryl Van Haren Melanie and Brian Wolf Director ($5,000-$9,999) Anonymous (5) Kathleen and Robert Anger Amy L. Argall Richard and Sara Aster Katharine Banzhaf Ivor and Carol Benjamin Barry Blackwell and Kathleen Eilers Cristin and Jonathan Bock Larry Bonney Bradley and Glenna Brin James Cauley and Brenda Andrews Steve Check Sue D’Alessio Randall Daut and Patricia Ryan Lloyd and Tammy Davis Antony and Nikki D’Cruz Paul and Paula Eberle Susan and Gee Esslinger Bill and Susanne Gay Thomas Golding Greater Milwaukee Foundation Joan and Peter W. Bruce Fund Howard and Susan Hopwood Fund Kevin and Roseann Lyons Fund Joseph and Laura Mantoan Family Fund David and Marion Meissner Thomas Harty and Sharon Stafford Harty Thomas and Katherine Hauske
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Katie Heil Jerold Hershberger and Kathi Hillyer Ken and Janet Howenstine Mark and Sue Irgens Greg and Jackie Johnson Lynda Johnson Mary Johnson Michael and Deborah Kaerek Richard and Tracey Klein Family Charitable Trust Michelle Kolp Kristine Krause and Scott Patulski Sandy Laedtke Justine Leonard Charitable Fund John Machulak Elaine and Gerry Mainman Francis and Rose Mary Matusinec Victoria S. McCormick James McFarland Daryl and Rita Melzer Drs. Ann and Steve Merkow Judith Miller Patricia and William Moren Dwight and Marleen Morgan Bernie Mrazik and Jeanie Jerde Jim and Betty Jo Nelsen Marlene Ott Fred Pike and Cecilia Taylor Blaine and Linda Rieke Gayle Rosemann and Paul McElwee Ron and Micky Sadoff Thomas and Iphigenia Smith Dr. Mark and Nancy Smuckler Dr. and Mrs. C. John Snyder Kimberly and Owen Sullivan Lisa Trost Nic and Sally Wahl Paul Wanat Neal and Cathy Wegner Nora and Jude Werra Dianne and Darrel White Prati and Norm Wojtal Paul and Katherine Zavada Designer ($2,500-$4,999) Anonymous (7) Helen Ambuel Abby and Omar Andrietsch Lisa and Souheil Badran Scott Beightol and Desiree Erickson Beightol Douglas and Barbara Braun Robert and Sharon Brenner Peter and Bobbie Buening Gerardo and Cynthia Caballero Carol Cannon Dr. John and Kathleen Cantieri Timothy and Kathleen Carr Mark and Terri Chelmowski Kathryn and Kelly Clark Rachael and Joe Conrad Frank Daily and Julianna Ebert Karen and Robert Dean Tom DeChant and Paul Gibler Sandy and George Dionisopoulos Carol Z. Dolphin Kristin and Eric Dufek Bob and Teri Duffy Dick and Pat Ehlert Jack Gebhardt and Deborah McKeithan-Gebhardt Liz and Rick Gebhardt Rod and Linda Gehrig
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Tim and Sandy Gerend Greater Milwaukee Foundation Elizabeth Brenner Fund Bernadine and Stephen Graff Fund Margaret Heminway Wells Fund Soik Family John and Denise Grogan Delphine Gurzynski Elizabeth Hancock and Susan Nevala Leland Hansen Laurie Hazzard John and Jean Henderson Henry and Margery Howard Steve and Karen Huser Stephen Jacobs and Pat Curley Thomas Jensen and Claudia Francis Jewish Community Foundation Micaela Levine Donor Advised Fund Debra and Peter Johnson Judy and Gary Jorgensen Maureen Kania Swokowski Patti Keating Kahn and Chuck Kahn Kevin and Margaret Kinney Keith Knopf and Gayle Dorn Tim Kraetsch and Mike Wavra Marina and Frank Krejci Renee Kubesh and TJ Morley Drs. Kaye and Prakash Laud Paul and Patty Lucca Jeffrey and Pamela Lueken Duane and Kay Maas Michael and Jane Malone Katherine McCombe Alan and Nancy Meier Jim and Sally Mergener Claudia and Joseph Moll Vivian Moller Molly Mulroy Sarah Oberhofer Alan and Kathy Olsen Marlyene Pfeiffer Jonas and Sylvia Prising Dr. Thomas Raimann and Mick Dwyer John and Cornelia Reidl Jim and Lys Reiskytl David and Pat Rierson Wayne and Christine Sage Rick and Jean Schmalfeld Patrick Schmidt and Dewey Caton Richard and Mary Schnell Tim and Margaret Schoewe James and Kathi Scholler Dennis P. Sheahan Scott and Dulcie Shoener Jud and Amy Snyder Rick and Maureen Stallé Linda and Mike Stolz Colette Szczesny Rick and Ann Szekely Kent and Marna Tess-Mattner John and Anne Thomas Carla and Greg Von Roenn Sue Wells David and Mary Welnetz Eric and Sarah Whyte Jay and Laura Wigdale Wilfred Wollner Playwright ($1,000-$2,499) Anonymous (8) Dan and Gwen Armbrust James Awe
Linda and Jim Babcock James and Susan Baillon Dennis and LuAnn Baker Christopher and Jessie Banaszak Michael Barber and Jacqueline Herd-Barber Kathleen and Robert Bardunias Jim and Nora Barry Jeff Barth Bob Barthel Richard and Diana Barthel Carla and Burt Bartlett Jack and Virginia Beatty Lucien and Holly Beaudry Jackie Behnke Larry Bialcik Dan Blinka Joel and Audra Brennan Chris Burgener and Linda Loke Allison and Dan Byrne Nicole Caffrey Trish Calvy Brian and Elizabeth Casey B. Lauren and Margaret Charous Aleta and Walt Chossek Bunny and Ron Cohen Nathan and Beth Colson Nicole and Jack Cook Jim and Marybeth Cottrill Matt Cudney Erickajoy and John Daniels Sue and Russ Darrow Julie Davis Eric and Lynn Delzer Mary Ross Denison Lloyd Dickinson and Kristin Bergstrom Robert and Elizabeth Draper Mary Ann Dude John and Tamara Dunn Marie Dupuis and Peter Westergard Jan Effinger Tina Eickermann Heidi and Ryan Engelhardt Dale and Mary Erickson Christine Luedeman Fenner Moira Fitzgerald and Peter Kammer Jeff and Kelly Fitzsimmons Tom and Marcia Flanagan Helen Forster Kimberlee Foster Alec and Kristin Fraser Allan F. and Mary Ellen Froehlich Gigi and Ivan Gamboa Tony and Mary Gentine Leanne Grano Kathleen Gray and Ron Hofer Greater Milwaukee Foundation Colton Charitable Fund Margarete and David Harvey Fund Bruce Gunderson Charmaine and Kurt Gunderson Kristyn Harrell and Michael Stull Edward Hashek and John Jors Katherine L. Hauser Kathleen Hawkins and Charles Marn Drs. Daniel and Nancy Herrell Henry and Suzanne Herzing Debra and Kevin Hood Katy Hook Mary Horton-Carstensen and Mark Carstensen Diana and James Hughes John and Marci Hunzinger Jake and Kristina Irion
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Stephen and Roberta Isaacson Sandra Ivers Doug and Janie Jacobson Ronald Jacquart and Gary Van Wert Cathy Jakicic Jewish Community Foundation Eileen and Howard Dubner Donor Advised Fund Carol Jones Evan and Paula Kaiser Dr. Jack and Myrna Kaufman Mary and Jamie Kaufmann Peggy and Mike Kelsey Brian and Mary Lou Kennedy Jennifer and Michael Keough Glenn Kleiman and Gisela Terner John and Bronwen Knappenberger Robert and Naomi Knoll Don and Barb Koehler Lilane Koehn Mace Paul and Amy Kolo Ashley and Andy Koors Robert and Gail Korb Marlene and George Lange Judith Laste John and Victoria Laur Marvin and Marlene Lauwasser Mark and Cynthia Levy Rita Lewenauer Peggy and Kevin Long Robert and Susan Lueger Michael J. Lynch Thomas and Judith Mackenzie Hemanckur Makker Michelle Mattson and Matthew Sirinek Daniel and Constance McCarty William and Pauline McCown Ann and Robert McIntyre Julie and David Meier Kristen Mekemson George and Sallie Meyer Jill Meyers Gregory and Susan Milleville Dr. Jeanette Mitchell Carol Moerke Erik and Carol Moeser Christine Mortensen Jerry and Lori Murphy Paul and Carolyn Noelke Tom and Kristine Obrecht Laurie Ocepek Monnine and Steve Parnitzke Mark and Laurie Pasch James and Morgan Phelps Earl Potter and Lani Williams Sylvia Pratt Monica and Donald Putning Steven and Stacey Radke Phil and Lynell Raiche Anthony Reese Jodi Ristau Lynn Rix Daniel and Anna Robbins Kenneth Robertson Richard and Karen Rodgers Lora Rosenbaum David and Anne Rosenberg Alicia and Bryan Sadoff Judy and Tom Schmid Drs. George Schroeder and Mary Arenberg Barry Schulman and Cheri Wolf-Schulman Allison Scrivner and Kevin Baumgart
Dr. Mark and Barbara Sharon Vicki Shimi Mark and Bonnie Siegel Scott Silet and Kate Lewis Aileen M. Smith Jason and Andrya Smith Jay and Tara Sodey Bruce Spann Andrew and Lauri Srok Kendra Stea Brad Stoeckel Robert Storm and Catherine Shaw Fred Stratton David and Paula Strelitz Lynn and Gregory Strowig Terry R. Sutter James and Elaine Sweet La Toya Sykes Richard and Mary Cady Thickens Sara Toenes Keri Torgerson Gregory and Sheryl Treichel Mike Uihlein Richard Uspel MaryCarmen Villasenor Ryan Vincent and Bekah Newman Jim Vollmer and Diane Kippenhan-Vollmer Robert and Kathleen Warner Nancy Blanchard Watts Ruth A. Way Mary M. Wegener Paul and Laura Weisman Susan Wiegner John Wierschem and Diane Weis Peggy Williams-Smith Connie Wilson and Mike Krueger Lee Wolcott Zac and Sara Wolff Pete and Penny Woodcock Daryl and Bonnie Wunrow Jessica and Jim Yehle Mark and Evonne Zalewski Andi and Mike Zimmerman Joe and Mary Ann Zompa Principal Actor ($500-$999) Anonymous (8) Mary Ellen Acker Jim and Terri Alioto Katy and Tom Alpren Dorothy Anderson Elma Anderson Keith and Paula Anderson Scott Arbit Susan Arnhold Jayne Ayers Richard and Amy Balge Karen Balistreri Cheryl Banks Lynn and Charles Barney Tom and Sally Basting Charles Baumgardner and Susan Jans Melissa and James Baxter Clark and Linda Beier Terry Bell Evert and Cynthia Berndt Dr. Brad Bertler Carolee Beutler Big Art Katherine and Drew Bills Art Blair Connie Blair
Margaret Blodgett and Ken Miller Edward and Amy Blumenthal Danielle and Ramel Bly James Boerner Mike and Mary Bohren Peter and Lasharle Borg Darold and Cheryl Borree Paul Bosanac Anne and Arthur Brooks D’Araun Brown Mary Burke and Chris Moll Susan Burns Peter and Laurie Byrne Lewis Charles Cadkin and Susan Elizabeth Cadkin Living Trust Anne and Phil Callen Bob Campbell Bruce and Kathi Campbell Susan Cerletty Gregory Chandler Thomas and Gisela Chelimsky Joseph and Julie Chusid Jay and Roxanne Ciatti Lana and Rick Colbo Vi and George Corliss Craig Cornelius Suzanne and Don Cornell Anne Courtney Matt Covey Michael Cox Carla Cross Barbara Carol Davis Lindsey and Carl Davis Rod Dekruif and Valeria Rykowski Margaret and Ricardo Diaz Mary Paula Dix Doug Doers Sue and Dennis Duellman Marybeth and Rip Edmundson Vanessa and Erik Eisenmann Nancy Ellis John and Laura Emory Evelyn Ericson Gary and Judy Ertel Ashley Faulkner Kenneth Finkel and Jane Delzer Kari and Bill Foote Kathy Ford Pamela Frautschi Gerald and Patricia Freitag Drs. Mark and Virginia Gennis Thomas and Beth Giese Jon and Nancy Gilmore Adam and Carole Glass Lawrence and Hannah Goodman Bob and Joan Goodman Michael Goodspeed and Gail Waring Christine Gould Barbara S. Grande Greater Milwaukee Foundation Sherry and Norm Malmon Philanthropic Fund Sarah Gremonprez and Graham Hill Robert and Barbara Gross Thomas and Mary Grossman Honorable Michael and Barbara Guolee Carol Gustafson Guillermo and Ellen Gutierrez Jackie Hallberg Sybille Hamilton Arlene Hansen Dale and Sara Harmelink
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Cliff and Susan Hartmann Marge Hartwig John Healy and Mary Tobin Jeffrey and Heather Hein Susan Herro Ellen Hing and Chris Leadley The Hirano Family Mary Beth Holloway Gary Holmes and Susan Holding Bill and Lois Hoover Hal Horneffer Dante and Jennifer Houston RC and Heather Huhn Sigrid and Roy Jablonka Valerie Jablonka Nancy Jesse Jewish Community Foundation Loyal D. Grinker Restricted Endowment Fund Pam Kriger Donor Advised Fund Dorene and Phil Paley Donor Advised Fund Sherwood E. and Libby S. Temkin Donor Advised Fund Beatriz and Jesus Jimenez Allen and Sharon Johnson Ashley and Lewis Johnson Lecia Johnson Jayne Jordan Caroline Joyce Charles and Mary Kamps Richard and Diane Kane Tom Karakis Sr. and Colleen Lese Demaris and Gontran Kenwood Roberta Rohdin Killian Nancy Knapp Kenneth and Margaret Konet Steven and Ianne Koritzinsky Annie and Todd Kosel Thomas and Susan Kotur Terry and Mary Krall Stanley Kritzik William Krohn Diana Kuehl Anne Kumor Jenny and Justin La Crosse Mary Lacy Bruce Lammi Dan and Kathy Larsen Steen and Janice Larsen Jim and Teri Larson Lloyd and Sheri Levin John E. and Karen M. Lewis Judie Liebenstein and Kelly Fowler David and Mary Ann Lillich Dawn Lindsey Bill Listwan Greg and Sue Lochen
Saskia Lodder Patricia Lombardo Dennis and Theresa Lowder James and Paula Lukas Nicole and Eric Maassen Robert Madden John and Audrey Makowski Benjamin and Ellen Mandelman Diane and Eugene Markiewicz Robert Marold and Diane Boldt Lee Marquardt Andy and Janet Martin Joseph Masterson Mateo Family Trust Eric and Tara Mathison Kathy Mattaino Dan and Ada McAdams Venora and Lafayette McKinney Doug and Vicky McManus Sandra and Michael McNeely Diana and Mark Metz Wesley and Amy Miles Howard and Sara Miller Rebecca and Jason Mitich Dr. A.E. Moats Matt and Christina Moore Mary Ann Mueller Barbara and Charles Murphy Jeff and Lisa Neubauer John and Jane Niebler Paul Nowakowski Susan O’Connell Susan and William Ognacevic Marcia M. Olen Mr. and Mrs. Pickles O’Pancakes Bill and Marilyn Ottum Richard Owens and Judy Edmonds Owens Jennifer and Brian Peterson Peggy and Ned Purtell Ronald and Anne Putzer Jim and Kris Rappé Patrick Rath and Tracy Szymanski Suzann Reichley Thomas and Lynn Richtman Jackie Rickel RitzHolman CPAs Mary Roepke Robert Rooney Catie Rynkiewicz LindaGale Sampson James Sanger and Mary Newton Mike and Jan Schade Christine Schlosser Bob and Carol Schmidt Michelle and Allen Schmitz William and Judith Schuele
Dean Schultz Robert Schweers Martha and Frank Scott Emily and John Shipman Pamela and Jeffrey Shovers David and Angela Simon Marcia and Les Singer Jane and Terry Skalmoski Ralph and Kathy Skudlarczyk Dennis and Cathie Slater Minna and Mark Smith Margaret Sohm Jon and Kris Sohn Marlyn and Neal Spear James and Kathleen Springer Alec Stapleton Charles and Jennifer Stearns Barbara Stein Eileen and George Stone Richard and Susan Strait Bill and Melody Streeter Dave and Kathy Sturgill Geoffrey Swain Margaret Tennessen Grant and Diane Tews Steve Thompson and Sue Kleczewski Kathy Thornton-Bias Steven L. Tietz and Catherine Markwiese Joy Towell Michele Tschopp Renee and Joseph Tyson, Jr. Liz Uihlein Dee Uradnicek Marilka Velez Teresa Velk Michael and Rebecca Villegas Betsy Vokac and John Blanchard Nancy Vose Kim and Rodney Weekley Sandra Weigand Mark and Anne Weitenbeck Barbara Wesener Stephanie Wesselowski Patricia Wilkins Daniel and Erin Wille Robert and Linda Wilson Gene and Carmen Witt Diana Wood Nancy and Mike Yttre Gertrude Zauner Joan M. Zeiger Thomas Zigan and Scott Jones Jodi Zilinski Eve Joan Zucker
Joy and James Leirer Joe and Katie Pickart
Drs. Alan L. Pohl and Carol C. Pohl
IN KIND GIFTS Catherine Brautigam and David Gilewski Michael Johnstone
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