SEPTEMBER 10 – OCTOBER 19, 2024 THE HARRIS THEATER
Book by Craig Lucas
Based on the play by Craig Lucas
Directed by Kenneth Ferrone
Music by Daniel Messé
Lyrics by Sean Hartley & Daniel Messé
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Mark Clements
Artistic Director
Chad Bauman Executive Director
Book by Craig Lucas
Music by Daniel Messé
Lyrics by Sean Hartley & Daniel Messé
Based on the play by Craig Lucas
Directed by Kenneth Ferrone ◊
Music Director
Wiley DeWeese
Co-Lighting Designer
Marcus Doshi
Choreographer Julia Rhoads ◊
Co-Lighting Designer Maximo Grano De Oro
Directorial Contributions David Ivers
Additional Arrangements Wiley DeWeese
Scenic Designer Scott Davis
Sound Designer Andrea Allmond
Orchestrations Greg Pliska
Casting Director Geoff Josselson, CSA
Co-Costume Designer Herin Kaputkin
Co-Projections Designer Yana Biryukova
Dramaturg Andy Knight
Stage Manager Mark Johnson*
Co-Costume Designer Linda Cho
Co-Projections Designer Yee Eun Nam
Vocal Arrangements Wiley DeWeese and Daniel Messé
Assistant Stage Manager Kira Neighbors*
Prelude to a Kiss a musical is produced in association with South Coast Repertory
SEPTEMBER 10 – OCTOBER 19, 2024
THE HARRIS THEATER | SHARON LYNNE WILSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Executive Producers
Melanie & Steve Booth • Andrea & Tony Bryant
Michael G. Carter • Sandy & Bill Haack
Media Sponsor
Corporate Sponsor
Associate Producers
Dr. Eric Durant & Scott Swickard
Kerryann Haase Minton & Joe Minton
Diane & Clark Slipher
Equipment Sponsor
Sponsored in part by
Prelude to a Kiss a musical was originally commissioned and developed by South Coast Repertory. David Ivers, Artistic Director; Paula Tomei, Managing Director
A John (Jack) D. Lewis New Play Development Program Production
◊ A member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union.
*Denotes an artist represented by Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Conductor/Keys 1, Wiley DeWeese; Keys 2/Guitar, Chris Newlin; Reeds, Olivia Dobbs, Jon Lovas; Violin, Pamela Simmons; Cello, Scott Cook; Bass, Nicolas Buendia; Percussion, Patrick Morrow
Swings
Rachel Lykins, Marcel Werder
Understudies
Peter, Robert Zelaya*; Rita, Caroline Pernick*; Angie/Leah, Bella Hicks*; Rita’s Mom, Julie Garnyé*; Rita’s Dad/Taylor, Scott Redmond*
Line Producer.........................................Laura Braza
Prelude to a Kiss a musical will be performed with a 20-minute intermission.
The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
* Denotes an artist represented by Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
Act I:
“Stars At Our Feet” | Ensemble, Peter, Taylor, Rita
“The Room Where She Doesn’t Sleep” | Peter
“I Haven’t Slept in Years” | Rita
“Love in the Age of Anxiety” | Ensemble, Peter, Rita
“Whatever My Little Girl Wants” | Rita’s Mom, Rita’s Dad, Rita, Peter
Debut! Hailing from Raleigh, North Carolina, Drew is an NYC–based artist and an alum of North Carolina A&T State University and The British American Drama Academy. He recently starred as King Louis in The Three Musketeers and Collins in Rent at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Select credits include Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors (North Shore Music Theatre), Omari in Pipeline (American Stage), Eddie in Sister Act (New Stage Theatre). He currently stars as Jamal in the critically acclaimed web series ForTheBoys, available for streaming on YouTube. Thank you to Hudson Artists Agency and to his incredible tribe who hold him up. @drewboigenius
Jonathan Gillard Daly
Julius
Jonathan has appeared in well over fifty roles at Milwaukee Rep since his return to his hometown in 1995. He has been a member of resident acting companies at Milwaukee Rep, Repertory Theatre of Saint Louis, PCPA Theaterfest, and the Great River Shakespeare Festival. He is also a published playwright and the author of a memoir. He and his wife Gale, to whom he has been married for 42 years, have raised two children: Sam, an associate professor at the University of Chicago, and Emily, an actor and stand-up comedian bound for Chicago.
Julie Garnyé
Leah
Julie is thrilled to return to Prelude to a Kiss, a musical. Theater: Come From Away (First National Tour), CATS (Jennyanydots/ Grizabella), HAIR and CHESS in Concert (Broadway), Les Misérables, Chicago, and Mamma Mia! (Hollywood
Bowl), and First Things Last (London). TV/ Film: Curb Your Enthusiasm, Disney’s Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure, The OSCARS. Julie’s book, The Stage Actor’s Handbook (with Michael Kostroff) was published by Roman & Littlefield. She released two songs with Club44 Records, including Forgiveness’ Embrace with Stephen Schwartz. Thanks to ATB Talent, Nyle Brenner, my amazing family & friends, and Pepper. For Adam Epstein. JulieGarnye.com / @juliegarnye
Bella Hicks Ensemble
Bella is so grateful to be a part of this beautiful show! Recent credits: Waitress 2nd National Tour (Ensemble/Dawn US), Disney’s Rogers the Musical (Diamond Starkette), Grease at La Mirada Theatre (Frenchy), Bernstein Dances at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (Hamburg Ballet; dir. John Neumeier), and Rudolph the Musical National Tour (Rudolph). She has been a soloist for the Gay Men’s Chorus of LA, Amazon’s The Boys at San Diego Comic Con, and the original cast recording of Rogers the Musical. Thank you to Milwaukee Rep, this inspiring creative team and cast, Todd and ATB Talent and her beautiful family and fiancée. @bellahicks
Keirsten
Hodgens Angie
Keirsten is so excited to make her Milwaukee Rep debut! Some of her favorite credits include: SIX (Broadway OBC), Dreamgirls (Goodspeed Opera House), Jesus Christ Superstar (National Tour), Masterclass (TimeLine Theatre), Ragtime (Marriott Theatre) and Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Drury Lane Theatre). HUGE thanks to God, her tribe of friends and family who catapult her through life, and her elite reps @wholeartistmanagement. “Forget the rules. They’re fake. Do you.” @shespeaksmusic
Caitlin Houlahan
Rita
Caitlin is thrilled to be making her Milwaukee Rep debut with this show. Broadway: Waitress, Girl from the North Country Theatre: The Bridges of Madison County (National tour), Parade in Concert (Lincoln Center). TV/Film: Waitress the Musical, Law & Order: SVU, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Mare of Easttown, American Rust, Peter Pan Live!, Girls. Much thanks and endless love to Haber, A&R, and Ryguy. caitlinhoulahancoaching.com
Rachel Lykins
Swing
Rachel is delighted to be with Milwaukee Rep for the first time. She is an Appalachian actress and a recent graduate of UC Irvine’s MFA Acting program. Regional credits include: South Coast Repertory (Prelude to a Kiss the musical, World Premiere) and Chautauqua Theater Company (falcon girls, Celebrating Sixty-Five Years of the Ladies Journal of Cambridge, Massachusetts!, Springtime). Select educational credits include Cabaret (Sally Bowles), King Lear, Airness, The Story of Biddy Mason and A Streetcar Named Desire.
Chris McCarrell
Peter
Broadway: The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical OBC (Percy), Les Misérables 2014 OBC (Marius). Television: Peter Pan Live! (NBC), The OA (Netflix), The Blacklist (CBS). NYC Developmental: Nikola Tesla Drops the Beat (Kevin McCollum), Take the Lead (Eva Price), Never Be King (NAMT), SuperYou (Carnegie Hall), October Sky (Universal Theatrics), Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Kevin McCollum), Burn All Night (Hunter Arnold), The Louder We Get
(NAMT), The World Will Not Contain Us (The New Group). Regional: South Coast Rep, Kansas City Rep, Bucks County Playhouse, Great Lakes Theater Festival, The O’Neill Center, La Mirada Theatre and The REV. Graduate of Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music. Love to Mom and Dad.
James Moye Rita’s Dad
James is a veteran of ten Broadway shows including: Dear Evan Hansen, Aladdin, Tootsie, Million Dollar Quartet, Urinetown, and The Full Monty. His other acting credits; seven off-Broadway shows, tours, many regional productions (including Threepenny Opera at Skylight Music Theatre), and several commercial campaigns. He has been seen on screen in Fair Game (with Sean Penn) and his television credits include “Law & Order,” “The Blacklist,” “Royal Pains,” and “The Mysteries of Laura.” Moye is a graduate of James Madison University, where he received the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award. He is thrilled to be back at Milwaukee Rep, where he began his career as an acting intern nearly 30 years ago! Thanks to wonderful family, Kim, Lila, Weston and Noelle. www.Jamesmoye. com
Caroline Pernick Ensemble
Caroline (She/Her) is thrilled to be making her Milwaukee Rep debut! She has been with Prelude to a Kiss a musical since 2022, and is so grateful to Craig, Dan, and Sean for their kindness and dedication. Credits include - NYC: The Lost Boys, The Conversation. Regional: Dr. Silver, Million Dollar Quartet (South Coast Repertory), Homefront, A Christmas Carol (American Conservatory Theater), Thirteenth Point (Geffen Playhouse), Clue (Center Repertory Company). She is the co-writer of Like Father, a new musical. UCLA alum! Love to the moon and back and back again to Mom, Dad, and Jonah. @ carolinepernick
Scott Redmond Ensemble
Scott is a New York-based actor, most recently seen in Once at Syracuse Stage and on the national tour of Daniel Fish’s Oklahoma!. Additional recent credits include Francois & The Rebels A Punk Rock Ritual (Public Theater), Rent (TUTS), Becomes a Woman (Mint Theater Company), Ride the Cyclone (Alliance Theatre, Original Cast Recording), Freedom Riders (NYMF, Original Cast Recording), and “After Forever” (Amazon Prime). Endless thanks to friends and family! scottredmondactor.com @notscottredmond
Marcel Werder Swing
Marcel is excited to be making his Milwaukee Rep debut! Recent credits include: The Flip Side (Florida Studio Theatre), “Prom Dates” (Hulu), “Gossip Girl” (HBO Max), and the American Express “Shop Small” ad campaign. Marcel was also awarded Best Actor at the Strawberry One-Act Festival in NYC. BFA from NYU Tisch. marcelwerder.com. Instagram: @marcelnwerder
Robert Zelaya Ensemble
Originally from Miami and NYC, Broadway National Tours Include: Once on This Island (1st National, Daniel u/s), Kinky Boots (1st National, Lola u/s). Regional Credits: Pippin, North Coast Rep (Leading Player, San Diego Critics Circle nominated), Evita, Resident Theatre (Che, Barrymore Award nominated), and Comedy of Errors, New Swan Shakespeare Festival (Antipholus of Ephesus). Robert is completing his M.F.A. in Acting at UC Irvine, Credits include: Emcee in Cabaret and Gloucester (Thesis Role) in King Lear, Claire Trevor Theatre. He now is bicoastal and plans
to pursue Television and Film. He’d like to thank his family, friends and ancestors for being guiding lights on this lucky and blessed journey. Instagram - @thezexhibit
Karen Ziemba
Rita’s Mom
Broadway: Contact (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards), Curtains, Steel Pier, Never Gonna Dance (Tony Noms.), Prince of Broadway, Crazy for You, 42nd Street, Bullets Over Broadway, A Chorus Line. Off Broadway: And the World Goes ‘Round (Drama Desk Award), Kid Victory (Lortel nom.) Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Arms and The Man, Heartbreak House, revivals for Encores at City Center. Regional: Six Degrees of Separation, Much Ado About Nothing, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Broadway Bound, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd. TV: The Blacklist, Madam Secretary, Elementary, The Good Wife, Law and Order: SVU/CI, PBS’ Great Performances, The Kennedy Center Honors.
CREATIVE TEAM
Craig Lucas Book/Playwright
Plays: Blue Window, The Dying Gaul, God’s Heart, I Was Most Alive with You, Reckless, Prayer for My Enemy, Ode to Joy, Prelude to a Kiss, The Singing Forest, Small Tragedy, Stranger. Musicals: Amélie, An American in Paris, The Light in the Piazza, 3 Postcards, Days of Wine and Roses. Screenplays: Longtime Companion, The Dying Gaul, Secret Lives of Dentists. Operas: Orpheus in Love, Two Boys. Acknowledgments: Excellence in Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts & Letters, LA Drama Critics, 3 Obies, 4 Tony nominations, Pulitzer Finalist.
Daniel Messé
Composer, Co-Lyricist, Arranger
Daniel is the founder and principal songwriter of the band Hem (albums include Rabbit Songs, Eveningland, Funnel Cloud, Departure and Farewell, et al). Previous theatre credits include Twelfth Night (starring Anne Hathaway and Audra McDonald, dir. by Daniel Sullivan) for Public Theater’s 2009 season of Shakespeare in the Park. Along with Craig Lucas (book) and Nathan Tysen (co-lyrics), Daniel wrote music/lyrics for the musical adaptation of the film Amélie, which debuted on Broadway in 2017 (directed by Pam McKinnon), and was re-conceived for the UK (dir. by Michael Fentiman), earning three Olivier Award nominations (including Best New Musical) and a Grammy Award nomination for Best Musical Theatre Album. Upcoming work includes a new musical for New Works Provincetown (reuniting with Craig Lucas and Nathan Tysen, dir. by Michael Greif), along with a new Hem album to be released later this year.
Sean Hartley Co-Lyricist
Sean is the lyricist, composer and/or playwright of productions including Cupid and Psyche (with composer Jihwan Kim, Drama Desk nomination), Little Women (with composer/ lyricists Kim Oler and Alison Hubbard, Syracuse Stage), Love and Real Estate (with composer Sam Davis, 59E59 Theaters) and Snow (ASCAP Harold Arlen Award - Best New Musical) His works for children include Number The Stars (from the Newbury Medal book by Lois Lowry) and Sunshine (from a book by Ludwig Bemelmans.) His works for television includes the Disney Channel’s The Book of Pooh and Bear in the Big Blue House. He is the director of musical theater at Kaufman Music Center in New York City, where he curates, produces and often hosts
the series Broadway Close Up and Broadway Playhouse. He is also a frequent lecturer throughout the country on American musical theater.
Kenneth Ferrone Director
Kenneth is thrilled to work with this wonderful company and the team at Milwaukee Rep. Recent credits include The Wanderer (Paper Mill Playhouse, upcoming Broadway), Cruel Intentions (1st National Tour), The New York Story with Jerry Seinfeld & Colin Quinn (Cherry Lane Theatre, Netflix), When Blood Ran Red (NYTF), Hi Hitler (Cherry Lane Theatre), Sistas (Off-Broadway - Alliance & Audelco Noms.). He Associate Directed Paula Vogel’s Mother Play, Spongebob Squarepants, Love Letters and Wonderland on Broadway; Dave (Arena Stage), Head of Passes (Mark Taper Forum), Waterfall (Pasadena Playhouse, 5th Ave Theatre) among others. For screen, Kenneth produced Grease Live! (Emmy Award), Annie Live!, Rent: Live (Emmy Nom.); Smash, Rise, Deception, Ironside (NBC) and Echo 3 (Apple+). Northwestern U. Alum. @KennethFerrone
Wiley DeWeese
Music Director, Arranger
Wiley is a NYC-based music director, arranger and pianist. Broadway: The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (also National Tour and Off-Broadway), Girl from the North Country (also National Tour and Public Theater), Amelié (also Center Theatre Group and Berkeley Rep). Other Off-Broadway: Whisper House (The Civilians), The Lucky Ones, The Wildness (Ars Nova), Preludes (LCT3), First Daughter Suite, The Fortress of Solitude (Public Theater). Other regional: Gatsby (American Repertory Theater), Prelude to a Kiss a musical (South Coast Repertory), The Abominables (Children’s Theatre Company). Wiley served as the music supervisor, orchestrator, and co-producer for the Michael Friedman Recording Project. For Mom and Dad, always.
Julia Rhoads
Choreographer
Julia is the founding Artistic Director of Lucky Plush Productions, a MacArthur Award-winning company recognized for its unique blend of dance, theater, comedy, and socially relevant themes. Her work has toured to 80+ venues worldwide, including the Kennedy Center, The Joyce Theater, Institute of Contemporary Art, ODC Theater, Wellesley Center (Auckland), and Teatro Las Carolinas (Havana). Additional choreography includes projects with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Steppenwolf Theatre, Milwaukee Rep, South Coast Rep, Lookingglass Theatre, and Art on theMart, the world’s largest digital installation. She is the recipient of an Alpert Award in Dance and commissioning awards from the National Dance Project and National Theater Project, among others. Julia is Director of Dance and Senior Instructional Professor in Theater and Performance Studies at University of Chicago.
Scott Davis
Scenic Designer
Production Designer: Disney on Ice: Road Trip Adventures, Encanto & Frozen, Magic in the Stars. Off-Broadway credits: Ride the Cyclone at McCarter Theatre, Othello: The Remix at Westside Theatre. Regional Credits: Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Steppenwolf Theatre, Court Theatre, Paramount Theatre, Writers Theatre. International credits: Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Queen Elizabeth Hall, The Unicorn Theatre (London) The Market Theatre (South Africa), The Neuss (Germany), Gdansk Shakespeare Theatre (Poland), The Cultch (Vancouver), Dubai Community Theatre & Arts Centre (Dubai), Brice Mason Centre (New Zealand), and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Scotland). TV credits: Art Director on Gilded Age Season 2 and The Penguin on HBO. www.scottadamdavis.com
Herin Kaputkin
Co-Costume Designer
Herin is a New York based designer, her credits include: (upcoming) The Master and Margarita (Spooky Action Theater;) Dido and Aneas (Yale Baroque Opera Company;) The Caucasian Chalk Circle (The Juilliard School;) Babes in Arms (Quinnipiac University;) Fun Home (TheaterWorks Hartford;) Christmas in Connecticut (Goodspeed Opera House;) RAGE! A Play with Music (Quinnipiac University); American Son (TheaterWorks Hartford); El Huracan (Yale Repertory Theatre); Othello, The Girl is Chained, This Sweet Affliction and Pentecost at the Yale School of Drama, Marvelous (NYC Fringe Festival;) Herin holds an MFA in Costume Design from The Yale School of Drama. herinkaputkindesign.com
Linda Cho Co-Costume Designer
Broadway: The Great Gatsby (Tony Award, Outer Critic’s Circle Awards); Doubt; Harmony; Summer, 1976; Take Me Out; Grand Horizons; Anastasia (Tony nomination); The Great Society; A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love and Murder (Tony & Henry Hewes Design Awards, Outer Critics Circle Nomination); The Lifespan of a Fact; Velocity of Autumn. Selected Opera: Turandot at Washington National Opera, American Soldier at the Perelman Performing Arts Center, The Dwarf at LA Opera, Samson and Dalilah at Metropolitan Opera. Currently residing in New York City, this Korean-born Designer is on the Advisory Committee of the American Theatre Wing. Education: MFA, Yale School of Drama, BA McGill University, Paris American Academy.
Marcus Doshi Co-Lighting Designer
An international theater maker, Marcus is a Professor in the Department of Theatre at Northwestern University. He designs lighting and sets for theater, opera and dance, and collaborates with artists and architects on a variety of non-performance-based work. His work has been seen on and off-Broadway extensively, in Chicago, extensively at most
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Maximo Grano De Oro Co-Lighting Designer
Maximo is a Lighting Designer for theater, opera, and dance originally from New Jersey. He received his BFA in Lighting Design from Rutgers Mason Gross and his MFA from Northwestern University. Recent Design Credits: Selling Kabul (Northlight Theatre), The Winter’s Tale; Macbeth; Much Ado about Nothing; The Tempest (Commonwealth Shakespeare Company), Everybody; Sweat; As You Like It; Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo; In His Hands; Resiliencia (Northwestern Wirtz Center); The Magic Flute; The Medium (Northwestern Opera). Web: Maximolightingdesign.com Instagram: max.gdo_ld
Andrea Allmond Sound Designer
Andrea (She/They) is a Sound Designer and Composer for Theatre, Film, Audio Dramas, Immersive Installations and more. Select Theatre Credits: Off Broadway: Gloria A life, Regional: Pasadena Playhouse: One of the Good Ones, South Coast Repertory: Prelude to a Kiss a musical, Nina Simone: Four Women, Alice’s Wonderland, Mark Taper Forum: The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (Composer), Village Theatre: How to Break, Dallas Theater Center: Twelfth Night, Tours: Viiv: As Much I Can National Tour, DCPA: Wild Fire, Regional Tour. You can find more about her design work at andreaallmond.com
Yana Biryukova Co-Projections Designer
Yana is a video artist and theatre designer based in New York City. Her theatrical designs include collaborations with Hartford Stage, Resident Ensemble Players, Barrington Stage Company, MTTM Theatrics, American Mime Theatre, Mason Holdings, Miami New Drama, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Westport Country Playhouse, Red Bull Theater, Yale Repertory Theatre, Yale Opera, Irish Repertory Theatre and many more. Yana’s films and video artworks were featured at the Venice Biennale, Yale Art Gallery, Catskill Art Society among others. She lectures and teaches workshops at Harvard, Yale and Colgate universities. Proud member of USA 829. MFA: Yale School of Drama. yanabiryukova.com
Yee Eun Nam
Co-Projections Designer
Yee is a visual artist and a theater designer for live performances. Recent projects include X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X at Metropolitan Opera, A Transparent Musical (Center Theatre Group); Once Upon a (korean) Time (Ma-Yi Theater Company); Long Day’s Journey into Night (Audible Theater). Nam has two nominations for The Lucille Lortel Awards and is a winner of LADCC Theatrical Excellence for CGI/Video. Upcoming: Yellowface (Roundabout Theatre Company), Hamlet (Center Theatre Group) www.yeeeunnam.com
David Ivers
Directorial Contributions
David is an actor, director and Artistic Director of Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory. Ivers led the re-branding of SCR’s renowned new play development programs, as The Lab@SCR, expanding the development of new American musicals and establishing the Pinnacle Commission, among the largest awarded to a major U.S. playwright. Prior to SCR, he was artistic director for Arizona Theatre Company, served more than 20 years as an actor and director at Utah Shakespeare Festival—the last six as artistic director—and was a resident artist at Denver Center for the Performing Arts. He has also directed at the Guthrie Theater, Oregon Shakespeare
Festival and Berkeley Repertory Theatre and has appeared onstage at Portland Center Stage and the Oregon, Alabama and Idaho Shakespeare festivals.
Greg Pliska Orchestrator
Broadway: music direction for War Horse, and original music for Sylvia and Summer 1976 (now available on Audible). OffBroadway: Trevor the Musical (orchestrator); Twelfth Night, As You Like It and Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare in the Park, music and arrangements); The Government Inspector, The Alchemist, Arden of Faversham, Pericles (Red Bull Theater, music and sound). His opera, The Secret Garden, with libretto by David Ives, was commissioned by Pennsylvania Opera Theater. His newest musical, A Most Dangerous Man, received a 2024 NYSCA grant. Film and television credits: Trust, Manhattan Night, Flying Monsters 3D and “Life” on Discovery. He orchestrated new themes for NPR’s Morning Edition, CBS Evening News, Imax, et-al. Long-time arranger for the band Hem. Greg also makes puzzles— listen to the daily “Puzzler Podcast” with AJ Jacobs, for which he is Chief Puzzle Officer.
Kim Martin-Cotten Associate Director/Intimacy Consultant
Kim is a producer, director, actor and educator, and currently the Associate Artistic Director of South Coast Rep and Co-Director of Pacific Playwright’s Festival. Before joining South Coast Rep, she held the positions of Artistic Producer and Associate Director of New Works for Kansas City Rep. Noteworthy Credits include - Broadway: The Little Foxes (with Laura Linney and Cynthia Nixon), Merchant of Venice (with Al Pacino), August: Osage County and Time and the Conways. Off Broadway: Moon for the Misbegotten - Pearl Theatre (Drama Desk nomination), Not What Happened - BAM Next Wave Festival, King Lear at Goodman Theatre and Shakespeare Theatre Company (with Stacy Keach).
Guest Faculty Yale School of Drama, Other Producing; Artistic Director of Hang A Tale (Off-Broadway Alliance nomination).
Geoff Josselson, CSA
Casting Director
Broadway: Spamalot, Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods (Artios Award winner), The Velocity of Autumn. Off-Broadway: Cellino v. Barnes, Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, Altar Boyz, Southern Comfort, Yank!. Select New York and Regional Theatre companies include Arena Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Baltimore Center Stage, Irish Repertory Theatre, The Kennedy Center, Long Wharf Theatre, The Old Globe, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Paper Mill Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, Pittsburgh CLO, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Signature Theatre, Studio Theatre, Village Theatre and York Theatre Company. www.josscasting.com
Mark Johnson
Stage Manager
Mark is thrilled to return to Milwaukee Rep! Favorite Milwaukee Rep credits include Dreamgirls (2015) and Guys & Dolls (2017). Elsewhere: Numerous credits at Maine State Music Theatre, Fulton Theatre, Chester Theatre Company, Riverside Theatre (Vero Beach), Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Marriott Theatre, Porchlight Music Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and Arena Stage. For Amy and Ari as always.
Terence Orleans Alexander Stage Manager (10/16 - 10/19)
Past Milwaukee Rep Productions: A Christmas Carol, 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 Theatre. Graduate of the Professional Theatre Training Program at the University of Delaware. Proud member of Actors Equity Association.
Kira Neighbors
Assistant Stage Manager
Kira is tickled pink to be back at Milwaukee Rep! After studying Stage Management at The University of South Carolina, Kira made her way to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she began her professional stage management career. Select Wisconsin stage management credits include Little Women, The Nativity Variations, and The Legend of Georgia McBride (Milwaukee Repertory Theater); The Wanderers (Forward Theater); Laughs In Spanish, The Island, and The Thanksgiving Play (Milwaukee Chamber Theatre); Door Shakespeare’s 2019, 2021, and 2023 seasons. Many thanks to Kate, Corey and many others!
South Coast Repertory Co-Producer
Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory, led by Artistic Director David Ivers and Managing Director Suzanne Appel, is recognized as one of the leading professional theatres in the United States. While its productions represent a balance of classic and modern plays and musicals, SCR is renowned for its extensive new-play development program—The Lab@SCR—which includes one of the nation’s largest commissioning programs for emerging, mid-career and established writers. Of SCR’s more than 550 productions, one-quarter have been world premieres. SCR-developed works have garnered two Pulitzer Prizes, eight Pulitzer nominations and scores of major new-play awards. Located in Costa Mesa, Calif., SCR is home to the 507-seat Segerstrom Stage, the 336-seat Julianne Argyros Stage and the 94seat Nicholas Studio. www.scr.org
Mark Clements
Artistic Director
Mark is an awardwinning 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 World and American Premieres, his own adaptation of the current A Christmas Carol and all but one mainstage musical including Run Bambi Run, 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 award-winning 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. He is also co-writing The Craic, making its World Premiere in the Stackner Cabaret later this season.
Chad Bauman Executive Director
Chad joined Milwaukee Rep in 2013. Since, the theater has produced more than 130 productions, raised nearly $100 million through 3 capital campaigns, launched a new A Christmas Carol and the Jack Lewis New Play Development Program, began construction on the Associated Bank Theater Center and quadrupled net assets operating without a deficit for 11 years. Bauman has been named Top 40 under 40 by the Milwaukee Business Journal, a Champion of the Hispanic Community by the United Community Center, and a notable LGBTQ Executive and NonProfit CEO of the Year by Milwaukee BizTimes. He is a doctoral student in Organizational Leadership at UNC Chapel Hill and a graduate of Brown University’s Leadership Coaching Program, Harvard Business School’s Strategic Perspectives in Non-Profit Management Program, and CalArt’s MFA Producing Program.
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Secretary
TRUSTEES
Ayad Akhtar
Tammy Belton-Davis
Ivor Benjamin
Wendy W. Blumenthal
Julia Burns
Bryan Carson
Joe Checota
Jane Chernof
Marybeth Cottrill
Amy Croen
Robert H. Duffy
Dr. Eric A. Durant
SUSTAINING TRUSTEES
Judy Hansen
Adam J. Peck
Kerryann Haase Minton
James Phillips
Bryan House At Large
Jay Franke
Jason R. Graham
Peter Hammond
Christopher Hermann
Tom Irgens
Debra Johnson
Lynda Johnson
Deborah Kaerek
Michelle Kolp
David Kundert
Dawn Lindsey
Kristine Lueders
Andrés Gonzalez
Joan Lubar
Robert H. Manegold
Ray Manista
James Phelps
Dr. Jeanette Mitchell
Anne L. Noyes
Joe Pickart
Karen Plunkett
Beth Ridley
Kenneth Robertson
Allison Scrivner
Clark Slipher
Craig Swan
Deborah Tomczyk
Benjamin Wagner
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
Melanie Booth
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
James E. Braza
Joyce Broan
Judy Hansen
Jacqueline Herd-Barber
Susan Esslinger
Robert Feitler
Timothy C. Frautschi
Molly Kubly Fritz
Patrick Gallagher
Connie Gavin
Cecilia Gilbert
Anne Gimbel
Kathleen Gray
William Guc
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Edward T. Hashek
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Peter Hotz
Janet Hume
John Hunzinger, P.E.
Stephen Isaacson
Judy Jorgensen
J. Patrick Keyes
John Kordsmeier
Frank Krejci
James LaVelle
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Linda Marcus
Vince Martin
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Michael McNeely
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Donna Meyer
Douglas Mickelson
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Gregory C. Oberland
Tonen (Sara) O’Connor
Gina Peter
Anthony Petullo
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Frank Krejci
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Kristine Rappé
Dr. John E. Ridley
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Patrick Smith
Robert Taylor
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$1 million +
Associated Bank
Herzfeld Foundation
Corporation, Foundation and Government Giving
United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF)
$100,000 – $999,999
Bader Philanthropies
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Herb Kohl Philanthropies
MGIC Investment Corporation
Northwestern Mutual
Melitta S. Pick Charitable Trust
Rockwell Automation
Shubert Foundation
We Energies Foundation
West Bend Insurance Company
$50,000 – $99,999
Baird
Ralph Evinrude Foundation
Frieda & William Hunt Memorial Trust
Laskin Family Foundation
Milwaukee Jewish Federation
Milwaukee Public Schools
$25,000 – $49,999
Community Advocates
Healthpeak
Hunzinger Construction Company
Johnson Controls
National Endowment for the Arts
PNC
Studio Gear
Wisconsin Arts Board
$10,000 – $24,999
ANON Charitable Trust
CAMPAC
EUA
Fiduciary Management
Froedtert Health
Godfrey & Kahn
William N. and Janice V. Godfrey Family Foundation
Husch Blackwell
Dorothy Inbusch Foundation
InterPark Milwaukee Center
Milwaukee Arts Board
Old National Bank
Potawatomi Casino Hotel
Quarles
RDK Foundation
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C.
Saint John’s on the Lake
Paul S. Symchych Charitable Foundation
$1,000 – $9,999
Adient
Baker Tilly US, LLP
Brewers Community Foundation
Burke Properties
Deloitte
Fiduciary Real Estate Development, Inc.
First Business Bank
Foley & Lardner
GRAEF
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Marquette Associates, Inc.
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Charles D. Ortgiesen Foundation
Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation
Riverwater Partners LLC
Spear Arts Education Fund
Townsend Foundation
Walker Forge, Inc.
$500 – $999
Camille A. Lonstorf Trust
Lord Abbett
Morgan Stanley
Payden & Rygel
Participants in the Matching Gift Program
Abbvie
Baird
Caterpillar Foundation
Eaton Corporation
GE Foundation
IBM Corporation
Johnson Controls Foundation
Northwestern Mutual
PNC
Principal Financial Group
Rockwell International Corp. Trust Matching Gift Program
S&P Global
Siebert Lutheran Foundation
U.S. Bank
We Energies Foundation
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
Sandra and William Haack
Ted and Mary Kellner
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
Anthony Petullo Foundation
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Jim Phillips
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Ed Seaberg and Patrick Smith
A.J. Star and Mark Clausen
Christine Symchych and Jim McNulty
David and Julia Uihlein
David and Cheryl Walker
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Bruce Camitta
Mike Carter
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Dr. Eric Durant and Scott Swickard
Peter Foote and Robin Wilson
Four-Four Foundation
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Rob Gardenier and Lori Morse Gardenier Charitable Fund
Carla H. Hay
Katie Heil
Bryan and Rebecca House
Jewish Community Foundation
Bill and Idy Goodman Family
Donor Advised Fund
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John Phillips
Mason and Julie Ross
Saints Andrew and Mark Charitable Gift Trust
Meredith and Thomas Scrivner
Clark and Diane Slipher
Craig and Mara Swan
Artistic Producer ($25,000-$49,999)
Anonymous (2)
Bob Balderson
Jo Ann and Richard Beightol
Bill and Barbara Boles
Elaine Burke
Bladen and Julia Burns
Steve Check
Croen Foundation, Inc.
Franklyn and M. Anne Gimbel
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Flesch Family Fund
Harry H. Hack Fund
John and Susan Harrits
Katherine Hudson
Individual Giving
Darren and Terry Jackson
Mike and Marie Johnson
Dawne and Ray Manista
Maureen McCabe
John and Linda Mellowes
David and Abigail Nash
Chris and Anne Noyes
Ann and Warren Pierson
Karen Plunkett and Family
Drs. Alan L. Pohl and Carol C. Pohl
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Pat Rieselbach
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The Streich Family Foundation
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Producer ($10,000-$24,999)
Anonymous (10)
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Kathleen and Robert Anger
George Banda
Donna and Donald Baumgartner
Ivor and Carol Benjamin
Ginny Bolger
Bradley Impact Fund
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Greater Milwaukee Foundation
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Judith A. Keyes Family Fund
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Jewish Community Foundation
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Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD.
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The Suzanne and Richard Pieper Foundation
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Linda L. Sell, MD
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Anonymous
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Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Joan and Peter W. Bruce Fund
Kevin and Roseann Lyons Fund
Patti and Jack McKeithan Northwoods Fund
Thomas Harty and Sharon Stafford Harty
John and Jean Henderson
Susan Herro
Jerold Hershberger and Kathi Hillyer
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Raymond and Susan Kehm
Kristine M. Krause and Scott A. Patulski
Donna Kuchler
Sandy Laedtke
Drs. Kaye and Prakash Laud
Justine Leonard Charitable Fund
Dawn Lindsey
Franklin Loo and Sally Long
Ann and James Maher
Elaine and Gerry Mainman
John Mathie
Francis and Rose Mary Matusinec
Victoria S. McCormick
James McFarland
Daryl and Rita Melzer
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Anonymous (5)
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Patrick D. Gallagher
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Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Margaret Heminway Wells Fund
David and Marion Meissner
Soik Family
Charmaine and Kurt Gunderson
Delphine Gurzynski
Elizabeth Hancock and Susan Nevala
Leland Hansen
Laurie Hazzard
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Jewish Community Foundation
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Tim Kraetsch and Mike Wavra
Marina and Frank Krejci
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Michael J. Lynch
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Ellen MacFarlane
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Joseph Meinerz
Judith Miller
Dr. Jeanette Mitchell
Erik and Carol Moeser
Dwight and Marleen Morgan
Mary Ann Mueller
Laurie Ocepek
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Phil and Lynell Raiche
Dr. Thomas Raimann and Michelle Dwyer
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Rick and Ann Szekely
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John and Anne Thomas
Gile and Linda Tojek
Carla and Greg Von Roenn
Sue Wells
David and Mary Welnetz
Prati and Norm Wojtal
Marshall Zarem
Joe and Mary Ann Zompa
Playwright ($1,000-$2,499)
Anonymous (6)
Abby and Omar Andrietsch
Dan and Gwen Armbrust
Astor Street Foundation
Linda and Jim Babcock
James and Susan Baillon
Dennis and LuAnn Baker
Katharine Banzhaf
Bob Barthel
Richard and Diana Barthel
Carla and Burt Bartlett
Tom and Sally Basting
Jack Beatty
Chris Behling
Scott Beightol and Desiree Erickson Beightol
Heidi and Brad Bertler
Larry Bialcik
Don’Angelo Bivens
Bradley Impact Fund
Michael and Christy Kellman
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Cream City Foundation
Valentine Fund
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Mary Ross Denison
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Carol Z. Dolphin
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MaryAnn Dude
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Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Bechthold Family Fund
Elizabeth Brenner Fund
Colton Charitable Fund
Bernadine and Stephen Graff Fund
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Bruce Gunderson
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Thomas and Catherine Heinen
Drs. Daniel and Nancy Herrell
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Stephen and Roberta Isaacson
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Jewish Community Foundation
Loyal D. Grinker Restricted Endowment Fund
Dr. Jack and Myrna Kaufman
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Andy Keller
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Bill Listwan
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Robert and Susan Lueger
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Jim and Kris Rappé
Scott and Amy Reid
Mickey and L. Casey Ripp
Mary Lynne Robinson
Gaurie Rodman
Chris and Sarah Rowland
Jennifer Ryan
Alicia and Bryan Sadoff
LindaGale Sampson
James Sanger and Mary Newton
Mike and Jan Schade
Roger and Cindy Schaus
Christine Schlosser
Bob and Carol Schmidt
Dean Schultz
Robert Schweers
Clyde and Marge Schweitzer
Mark Schwertfeger
Martha and Frank Scott
Dr. Robert and Caryl Sewell
Deborah and Daniel Shannon
Pamela and Jeffrey Shovers
Marcia and Les Singer
Dennis and Cathie Slater
Margaret Sohm
Greg and Diane Sommers
James and Kathleen Springer
LIMELIGHT LEGACY SOCIETY MEMBERS
Alec Stapleton
Charles and Jennifer Stearns
Aaron Stehling
Kristin Stormo-Eckhart
Richard and Susan Strait
Terry R. Sutter
Geoffrey Swain
Thomas and Marilyn Swiontek
Grant and Diane Tews
Ken and Patti Thewes
Dick and Hetty Tollefsen
Corey Tramaine
Renee and Joseph Tyson, Jr.
Liz Uihlein
Betsy Vokac and John Blanchard
Nancy Vose
Debra and Michael Watton
Nancy Blanchard Watts
Mary M. Wegener
Sandra Weigand
Alan and Kathy Werth
Stephanie Wesselowski
Diana Wood
Jeff and Carolyn Woodcock
Kim Wynn
Paul and Sandy Wysocki
Mike Yost and Lisa Schuldt
Nancy and Mike Yttre
Gertrude Zauner
Ted and Ann Zess
Thomas Zigan and Scott Jones
Andi and Mike Zimmerman
Tom Zimmerman
The Limelight Legacy Society is a group of visionary donors who support Milwaukee Rep through a planned gift.
