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1 Where the Sun Sets, the Curtain Rises & the Stars Shine (920) 868-3 287 www.peninsulaplayers.com Our 87th Year 2022 SEASON JUNE 14 - JULY 3 JULY 6 - JULY 24 a JULY 27 - AUGUST 14 AUGUST 17 - SEPT 4 SEPT 7 - OCT 16

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We are blessed and grateful to have the generous support of our donors, sponsors, patrons, playbill advertisers and volunteers. We could not do it without all of you. A heartfelt thank you for your past and continued support of this magical place we call Peninsula Players Theatre.

Jill Herlache, Peninsula Players Theatre Board President

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We are enthusiastically launching our “Act II” capital campaign to fulfill our dire need for new company housing. Adequate housing for our staff is a critical issue that is long past needing to be addressed. The time is right for us now to pursue this essential improvement and we are looking forward to partnering with all of you to meet this challenge. Let’s make this happen!

President Sara Glenn, Vice President Dave Borghesi, Treasurer Barbara

It is my honor on behalf of the Board of Directors and the entire Peninsula Players Theatre company to wish you a warm welcome to our 87th season. Our stage will once again be filled with talent, light, and Ourlaughter.amazing

staff has worked tirelessly on making this season possible. Our Managing Director, Brian Kelsey, continues to expertly manage a broad range of duties that make our theater top-notch. Brian wears many hats, and he wears them well. In her first season as Artistic Director, Linda Fortunato has assembled an exciting variety of shows that are sure to please. Linda has transitioned seamlessly into her new role and has quickly become a valued member of our Peninsula Players’ family. We also welcome former Artistic Director Greg Vinkler back to our stage in his acting role in The Rainmaker and his directing role in Write Me A Murder. “Once A Player, Always A Player” rings true once again!

Welcome PeninsulatoPlayers Theatre! BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Secretary Directors Jill Herlache Tom Birmingham Julia B. Chomeau Jackie Danis Mary Greisen Wendy Halloran Bill Higley

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Enjoy the show!

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Thank you for being with us. Here’s to a wonderful season back in our home down by the bay. Whether this is your first visit or your fifty-first, I am so happy you have joined us and hope you will return again and again.

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2022 finds us back with our first full season since 2019, and we could not have done it without your support. This is a time to celebrate, to reconnect, and to embrace the new while honoring the history and traditions that have made this such a unique and wonderful place.

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Hello friends, Welcome to Peninsula Players Theatre’s 87th season. After 17 previous seasons with the company in many different positions, I am thrilled to be welcoming you now in my first season as artistic director. It is an honor to be entrusted with carrying on the legacy of this incredible theater.

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I believe the most special thing about Peninsula Players Theatre is community. This means many things to me, including the vibrant arts community in Door County and all those who support us, as well as the exceptional community formed by our company as we live, eat, work and play together daily. But perhaps the most important is the community we form with you, our audience, each evening as you arrive on property to enjoy the grounds, the sunsets, the paths, the bonfire, and ultimately when we dim the lights and invite you to join us in the worlds of the stories we tell. From the hot and dusty drought of The Rainmaker, the mysterious English estate of Write Me a Murder, the eccentric retirement facility of Ripcord, the homebound teen’s bedroom in I and You, and all the way to the scene of the crime in Murder for Two – these worlds are only complete when we share them with you.

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We strive for excellence in all we do – endeavoring to present our patrons with the highest quality professional theater while ensuring their visit is as welcoming and positive as possible.

We commit ourselves to produce a wide variety of programming that remains faithful to the intentions of the theater’s founders. In addition to providing the joy of entertainment for its own sake and bringing established stories to light, we also work to produce well-known stories and new works that take an artistic risk, reflect the complexity of our shared humanity, explore social commentary, feed the soul, foster civic dialogue and fuel the curiosity of our community at large. We pledge to be a supportive and responsible member of the Door County community and an advocate for the larger arts community. We are determined to expand public awareness of the essential contributions the arts make to society as a whole. We prioritize the health (mental & physical) and safety of our company members, donors, patrons and volunteers and dedicate ourselves to providing a safe and secure environment for all. We believe in the intrinsic value of life-long learning which creates an environment of continued professional and personal growth.

We celebrate equity, diversity, accessibility and inclusion. We value the right to be who you are and embrace differences, which makes us whole as a community. Diversity encompasses aesthetics, age, class, disability, ethnicity, gender, geography, economic status, faith, race, sexual orientation and varying points of view.

We revere the rich legacy of Peninsula Players Theatre and embrace the great responsibility of ensuring it remains a stable business by using sound financial practices and accountability that will protect the theater for future generations.

Values of Peninsula Players Theatre

We mentor the next generation of theater practitioners through our internship program, by way of advice, teaching, listening, example and help in making their way into the professional world, and through supporting secondary education in the arts through our scholarship program. We cherish and value the tranquility and splendor of the forest and water which surrounds our artistic home and commit ourselves to environmental sustainability.

Recognition of Prior Stewardship

Peninsula Players Theatre would like to acknowledge that the land on which we gather was nurtured for thousands of years before our residence in 1937. These peoples include the former Wildwood Camp for Boys, the Potawatomi Nation and other influential peoples/nations, including the Huron, Menominee, Ojibwe, Ottawa, Petun, Sauk and the Winnebago (or Ho-Chunk).

We aspire to foster a company that practices joy, humor, kindness, compassion, honesty, respect, dedication, inclusiveness, and love. One which also understands the value of a strong work ethic, ongoing professional development, as well as the value of being a member of a social and supportive campus community.

To purchase tickets for wheelchair or limited mobility seating, please phone our Box Office at (920) 868-3287. We are better able to handle special needs in person or over the phone.

Enjoy Your Visit to Peninsula Players

Assisted listening devices are available at the Canteen for the hearing impaired. A driver’s license or credit card is requested as a security deposit to use these devices.

Balcony Guests – If you are seated in the balcony, visit the Canteen for an assisted listening device. The balcony does not have hearing loop technology.

Re-entry during a performance. If you must leave during the performance, please do so quietly through the nearest open house door. Re-entry, while the performance is in progress, is at the discretion of the House Manager.

Brian celebrates his 15th season as Peninsula Players Theatre’s Managing Director. He comes to Peninsula Players Theatre with a broad range of "for profit" and "not for profit" business experience, gained both in the United States and Europe, in the fields of operations, finance, marketing and public relations. Brian is engaged in the arts and tourism industries and is currently the board chair of the Wisconsin Arts Board. He also serves on both the Marketing Committee and the Diversity, Equity, Accessibility & Inclusion Committee for the Wisconsin Department of Tourism. Locally, Brian serves on the board of the Peninsula Arts and Humanities Alliance (president) and the Marketing Committee of the Women’s Fund of Door County. A graduate of Marquette University with a degree in journalism, he is pleased to share his business experience in the community that raised him. As a side note, he is even more pleased to be working for the organization that gave him his first performing arts experience as a child.

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Children. In general, we suggest ages eight and over attend for attention span purposes. One or more of our shows have adult themes that may be inappropriate for young children. At Peninsula Players Theatre, we generally follow the ‘school-age and up’ rule. Everyone attending must purchase a seat. Babes in arms will not be allowed in the theater. For further information regarding the age-appropriateness of any of our shows, please contact the Box Office at (920) 868-3287 or visit the play pages at www.peninsulaplayers.com.

Restrooms. Restrooms are located north of the theater near the lower parking lot. As you exit the audience pavilion on the Beer Garden side, follow the footpath past the Canteen to the next building beyond. Follow the “star lights” for your respite.

Induction Loop Technology is available to guests with hearing devices containing a telecoil ( T-Coil) on the theater’s main floor, rows A through S.The loop will transmit sound directly to your hearing aid or cochlear implant while you are in the “loop.”

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Balcony Guests – If you are seated in the balcony, visit the Canteen located outside of the theater for an assisted listening device. The balcony does not have the loop system available. Have a Few Minutes?

Linda’s Peninsula Players Theatre credits over 18 seasons include acting in Talley’s Folly, A Real Lulu, The Importance of Being Earnest, Wait Until Dark, Noises Off, The Woman in Black; directing Ghost the Musical, Living on Love, Lend Me a Tenor, And Then There Were None, Once a Ponzi Time, The Nerd, The Fox On the Fairway; and choreographing Chicago, A Little Night Music and Cabaret. Linda was previously the artistic director of Theatre at the Center in Munster, Indiana, where she directed Cabaret, Big River, The Tin Woman, Steel Magnolias and a dozen other shows as director, choreographer or actor. Other credits include work with Marriott Theatre, Drury Lane Oakbrook, BoHo Theatre, American Players Theatre, and teaching in the theatre departments of both Loyola University and Columbia College Chicago.

With our induction loop technology, guests at Peninsula Players Theatre with hearing devices containing a telecoil (T-Coil) will have sound transmitted directly to their hearing aid or cochlear implant on the main floor. Assisted listening devices are available in the Canteen for the hearing impaired who do not have access to T-Coil technology. A driver’s license or credit card is required as a security deposit for the use of these devices.

Every five years, Americans for the Arts conducts an Arts & Economic Prosperity survey to document the economic contributions of the arts in 341 diverse communities and regions across the country, representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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Please take a couple of minutes to answer the following questions about your attendance at this evening’s performance. This survey specifically measures the economic and social impact of arts and cultural institutions on Door County. Your answers are anonymous. Thank you for helping us measure the great impact the arts and cultural institutions have on Door County’s economic well-being. Please use this QR code to take the survey online today!

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Peninsula Players Theatre Act II: the Past, Ensuring the Future. New company housing has been a dream of ours for many years. staying true to mission of fiscal responsibility, the theater has paid off its debt from Act I, which provided the community with a new theater and audience pavilion, and is ready to raise the curtain on Act II. critical project will provide safe and adequate housing for company members that make the magic see on stage. Modern amenities, such as indoor plumbing and climate control, will help attract and retain the talented staff and interns that make your Peninsula Players experience what it is today. Help make this long-awaited dream a reality!

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Current Housing Facts: •Maximum capacity: 25 individuals •Six buildings – 14 rooms total •Only one bedroom has direct access to indoor plumbing •Built between 1920s – 1950s •Buildings original to the Wildwood Camp for Boys or donated and relocated to the Peninsula Players Theatre property •Company members must use off-site laundromats on their day off Amenities - The following can be found in some, but not all rooms: •Mini •Microwaverefrigerator •Space•Desk heater Act II PROTECTING THE PAST ENSURING THE FUTURE

9 Every evening, after every performance, many of our first-class Players retire to a well-earned rest in third-class quarters. They have accepted this because they love their craft and their audience. It is now time that we love them. -Jim Maronek, company member since 1953, board member since 1996 For more information contact: Development Director Danielle Szmanda at 920.868.3287 or Danielle@PeninsulaPlayers.com New Housing Facts: •Maximum capacity: 32 individuals •Two buildings – 24 rooms total ~ Single & double rooms with en suite bathroom •Construction begins in September 2022 with completion in May 2023 •Construction by The Boldt Company Amenities: •Mini •Closet•Climate•Desk•Microwaverefrigeratorcontrol(heat/air) •Secure,•Wi-Fi lockable rooms •Common space on each floor •Kitchen on each floor •Two washers/dryers per floor Watch CampaignOur Video! Support Act II with a Gift Today!

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SEAN FORTUNATO Actor – The Rainmaker, Write Me a Murder Peninsula Players Theatre credits include: Talley’s Folly opposite his wife Linda Fortunato, Peter and the Starcatcher (Black Stache), Sunday in the Park with George (George), Chicago (Billy Flynn), Doubt (Father Flynn), Cabaret (Emcee). Off-Broadway: Rose Rage at The Duke on 42nd. Regional: Intimate Apparel at Northlight; Othello at Court; Matilda (Miss Trunchbull) at Drury Lane; Twelfth Night (Malvolio) at Writers Theatre; Book of Joseph (Joseph) at Chicago Shakespeare Theater; 2666 at Goodman, and work at Porchlight, Theatre at the Center, Timeline, Marriott, Remy Bumppo, About Face, First Folio, Next, Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, Milwaukee Shakespeare, Intiman (WA), The Old Globe (CA). TV/ Film: Antoon Dumini in “Fargo” (FX), “Chicago Med”, “Chicago Fire”, “Chicago PD” (NBC); "The Merry Gentleman” directed by Michael Keaton.

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GREG VINKLER Actor – The Rainmaker Director – Write Me a Murder Greg has played a part in Peninsula Players Theatre's wonderful history for 34 years, during which time he served as artistic director for many years, directed 32 productions and performed in 52 shows. He has performed extensively in Chicago, appearing at Chicago Shakespeare (39 productions), Goodman, Steppenwolf, Court, Writers, Northlight, Marriott Lincolnshire and Victory Gardens theaters, receiving three Joseph Jefferson Awards (12 nominations), two Artisan Awards and an After Dark Award. Regionally he has performed at Milwaukee Rep, Paper Mill, Fulton, Pittsburgh Public and BoarsHead theaters. Greg appeared on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning ’09 revival of West Side Story and internationally at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon, the Barbican Theatre in London, Vienna’s English

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RYAN HALLAHAN Actor – The Rainmaker, Write Me a Murder, Ripcord Ryan is thrilled to be joining Peninsula Players Theatre for the first time. His selected Chicago theater credits include The Last Match, Witch (Writers Theater), Pass Over, Straight White Men (Steppenwolf Theatre), A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Pericles, Cyrano de Bergerac (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), Posh (Steep Theatre) The Body of an American (Stage Left) and Octagon (Jackalope), as well as work with The Goodman Theatre, Definition Theatre and Chicago Dramatists. Film and television credits include “Pass Over” (Amazon Studios, dir. Spike Lee), “Working Man,” “Chicago Med” and “Chicago Fire” (NBC). He is represented in Chicago by Actors Talent Group, in Los Angeles by KMR Talent and Ferrantino Entertainment, and currently resides in Los Angeles with his beautiful girlfriend and their insane dog.

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Write Me a Murder, Ripcord Eva is so happy to make her Peninsula Players Theatre debut, having appeared in a reading of The Safe House last March. Selected Wisconsin credits: Renaissance Theaterworks, Next Act Theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Children’s Theater of Madison, Third Avenue PlayWorks and Northern Sky Theater. Eva’s original monologue, To the Young in Heart, was featured in Forward Theater Company’s 2021 festival showcase, and she is co-author of the musical Dairy Heirs, along with Joel Kopischke and Alissa Rhode. In her spare time, you can often find Eva performing with the Milwaukee-based band Long Mama. www.evanimmer.com

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CHARLOTTE BOOKER Actor – Write Me a Murder, Ripcord Charlotte is delighted to make her Peninsula Players Theatre debut. NYC stage credits include Born Yesterday on Broadway (both revivals), and the Off-and off-off Broadway shows Take Me Back, Leave Me Green, Fugue, Five Genocides, Deathbed, Psycho Beach Party and Bitch!, which she also wrote. Favorite regional roles include Doris in Miller, Mississippi (Long Wharf Theatre), Big Mama in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Baltimore Center Stage), Deirdre in The Humans (Pittsburgh Public Theater), and Marty in Circle Mirror Transformation (Cincinnati Playhouse). Dozens of TV appearances include “Power,” “Bluebloods,” “Gaffigan,” “Boardwalk Empire” and the cult series “Hi Honey, I’m Home.” Charlotte is currently developing a solo show called Elsa Lanchester, Tonight! with her husband, Mark Nutter. For more info, www.charlottebooker.com

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IN MEMORY OF TOM MCKENZIE, BOARD MEMBER 1963 – 2008 Tom’s love of the arts started at an early age when his brother, former Peninsula Players Theatre Executive Producer James B. McKenzie, acted out plays with their four siblings. Growing up in Appleton, Tom was active in sports and played football for Lawrence University. He served in the US Navy and earned a law degree from UW-Madison, which was interrupted when he served two years in the Army Counterintelligence Corps during the Korean War and opened a law office in Appleton in 1955.

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25 KAI A. EALY Actor – The Rainmaker, Write Me a Murder, Ripcord Kai’s performance credits include the Chicago Premiere of Kill Move Paradise (Timeline Theater), Pulitzer Prize winning playwright David Auburn's The Adventures of Augie March (Court Theatre), Cardboard Piano (Timeline Theatre), A Raisin in the Sun (Theatreworks, Colorado), Schiller’s Mary Stuart (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), Franklinland (Jackalope Theatre), Migration (eta Creative Arts Foundation), 30th Annual Young Playwrights Festival (Pegasus Theatre). Television: “61st Street” (AMC), “The 4400” (The CW), “Ordinary Joe” (NBC), “Chicago PD” (NBC) and “Chicago Fire” (NBC). Upcoming: New York City's The Acting Company’s national tour of The Three Musketeers in repertory with Romeo & Juliet. Born in Maine and raised in Alabama, he is represented by Paonessa Talent Agency - Chicago and managed by WEG Talent - NYC.

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SEAN BLAKE Actor – The Rainmaker Sean is very grateful to be a part of this production. His previous credits include the Broadway/National Tour of Hal Prince and Susan Stroman's Show Boat. Regional theater: The Goodman Theatre, Long Wharf Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Court Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Northlight Theatre and Asolo Repertory Theatre to name a few. Sean can be heard on the original cast recording of Stephen Sondheim and Hal Prince's Bounce. Sean can also be seen on television in “Empire,” “Chicago PD” and “Mixtape.”

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MEG ActorTHALKEN–Ripcord Meg is an actress and acting coach residing in Chicago. Her stage work includes shows at Milwaukee Rep, Steep Theatre Company, The Den (Jeff nomination for Four Places), Goodman, Steppenwolf, Route 66, Detroit Public Theatre, Actors Theater of Louisville, Victory Gardens, Next, Northlight, Chicago Dramatists, Travel Light, Wisdom Bridge, Pheasant Run and The Playhouse among others. Among her many TV and film credits are “Chicago Med,” “Paper Girls,” “61st Street,” The Haven,” “Shameless,” “Empire,” Chicago Justice,” “Chicago Fire,” “Christmas Again,” “This Day Forward,” Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party,” “US Marshals,” Poltergeist III,” “The Babe” and “Class.” Meg has taught in the Opera Division of the School of Music at Northwestern University and in the Theater Department at Columbia College Chicago. Meg is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association and SAGAFTRA since 1980. She is represented by Stewart Talent Management. Support Act II with a Gift Today! Watch our Act II Campaign Video!

29 J.G. ActorSMITH–I and You J.G. makes her Peninsula Players Theatre debut in I and You. Chicago credits include Mother of the Maid (Northlight Theatre); On Clover Road (American Blues); Plantation! (Lookingglass); The Art of Sisters (Vision Productions), and MARYSHELLEYSHOW (Chicago Fringe). NYC/Regional credits include Peter and the Starcatcher (City Equity Theatre); Alice in Wonderland, As You Like It, King Lear, A Christmas Carol (Alabama Shakespeare); MARYSHELLEYSHOW (The Theatre Project); and Censored on Final Approach (The GYM at Judson). Film/TV credits include "Knives and Skin", "The Hairy Ape," "Dreaming Grand Avenue," "Short Comings," and "Dorm Therapy." She is a proud ensemble member of American Blues Theater and is represented by Paonessa Talent Agency. AEA. jgsmithactor.com

TJ ActorTHOMAS–I and You TJ makes his Peninsula Players Theatre debut and is an entertainer born and bred in Nashville, Tennessee who has been in Chicago since 2015. After six years and two combat tours to Afghanistan with the Navy in 2011 and 2012, TJ was honorably discharged, and was accepted into The Theatre School at DePaul University the following year. TJ’s worked with Second City’s seasonal performance of Deck The Hallmark and Griffin Theatre’s North American Premiere of Solaris. On screen he can be seen as T-Rex in the new Disney pilot “SATURDAYS” and the short film “Gary Screams for You,” which will be highlighted at Cannes Film Festival’s Focus WiP. When not immersed by the hustle and bustle of an audition or performance schedule, he’ll be drawing or playing guitar for his wife and daughter. And if he ain’t doin that, he’s trying to find a birdie out on the course.

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– Murder for Two Joe is the composer and co-book writer (with lyricist Kellen Blair) of Murder for Two, which he’s also performed in over 700 times. Murder for Two had its world premiere at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, receiving the Joseph Jefferson Award for Best New Musical and earning Joe a nomination for Best Leading Actor, before going on to an acclaimed off-Broadway run, where it earned Drama Desk, Drama League and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations. A two-year national tour and well-received productions in Japan, China, Korea, England, Chile and Argentina followed. Joe’s work with Kellen has been showcased at The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, and on Broadway at the Theatre World Awards, and their new backstage musical/farce is currently in development at Second Stage Theater. In addition, Joe (with Marcus Stevens) adapted the children’s book "Dragons Love Tacos" into a successful touring musical. Joe is the recipient of the ASCAP Foundation Mary Rodgers/Lorenz Hart Award, selected and presented by Stephen Schwartz, and the Harrington Award from the BMI Workshop. His acting credits include Dear Edwina (off-Broadway), as well as regional productions of Dirty Blonde with Emily Skinner, An Act of God, and the title role in The Nerd. kinosianandblair.com

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ALDEN VASQUEZ Stage Manager – Murder for Two Alden returns for his ninth season having stage managed Always...Patsy Cline, God of Carnage, Lombardi, Miracle on South Division Street, Nunsense, Salvage, The 39 Steps and Almost, Maine. He recently retired from the Goodman Theatre in Chicago as a stage manager for over 30 years, including 31 productions of A Christmas Carol. His Chicago credits include 14 productions at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, including the Broadway productions of The Song of Jacob Zulu and The Rise and Fall of Little Voice. His regional theater credits include productions at A Red Orchid Theatre, American Theater Company, American Stage Theatre Company, Arizona Theatre Company, Ford’s Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Madison Repertory Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club, Northlight Theatre, Porchlight Music Theatre, Remains Theater, Teatro Vista, Trinity Repertory Company and Weston Playhouse Theater Company. He taught stage management at DePaul University for 25 years, is a 38-year member of the Actors’ Equity Association and the recipient of the 2020 Del Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award from the Stage Managers' Association and a United States Air Force veteran.

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About the Playwrights

KELLEN BLAIR Book and Lyrics – Murder for Two Kellen is the Drama Desk nominated co-creator of Murder for Two, the murder mystery musical comedy that ran for a year off-Broadway and has been continuously produced across the United States and internationally since 2014. The show earned Kellen (and co-writer Joe Kinosian) the Joseph Jefferson Award for Best New Musical Work in Chicago and the ASCAP Foundation Mary Rodgers / Lorenz Hart Award for their contribution to musical theater. Kellen’s lyrics have been heard on Broadway stages (at the Theatre World Awards), at the Kennedy Center and in theaters across the country. His other musical works include Scrooge in Love (available to license through Tams-Witmark), Just Between the All of Us (an immersive musical comedy commissioned by Pittsburgh CLO), and Diane Steals the Show (being developed with Second Stage Theater). In addition to writing for the theater, Kellen enjoys writing fiction and poetry. He teaches film and playwriting in New York City, where he lives with his wife and young son. kinosianandblair.com

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MALCOLM RUHL Music Director – Murder for Two Malcolm is excited to return to Peninsula Players Theatre, where he was the music director and pianist for Always…Patsy Cline. A recipient of two Jeff Awards, he has served as music director for Chicago productions at Goodman Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, Northlight Theatre, American Blues Theater, Drury Lane Theatre, Theatre at the Center, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, American Theater Company, Mercury Theater Chicago, Apollo Theater Chicago and Apple Tree Theatre. His musical, Cicada Dance, received Kennedy Center/ACTF awards for original play, music and lyrics. In a previous century, he appeared as “Jackson” in the Broadway production of Pump Boys and Dinettes. www.malcolmruhl.com

MELANIE KELLER Director – Murder for Two Melanie is thrilled to return to Peninsula Players Theatre where she acted in Salvage and The Fox on the Fairway. As the Associate Artistic Director of First Folio Theatre, she directed Mary’s Wedding and Silent Sky and acted in more than 10 productions. At Oak Park Festival Theatre, she directed The Amish Project, Much Ado About Nothing and performed as Lady Macbeth. She directed the Jeff-nominated The Drowning Girls for Signal Ensemble Theatre, where acting credits include East of Berlin and The Russian Play (Jeff Award - Best Actress), and The Weir (Jeff Nomination - Best Supporting Actress). Other directing credits include Montana Shakespeare, Shakespeare Project of Chicago, Irish Theatre of Chicago and Chicago Dramatists. Additional acting work includes the Stratford Festival of Canada, Lakeside Shakespeare Theater, Michigan Shakespeare Festival, Goodman Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater and Waterfront Playhouse Key West.

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Audrey Maue, a senior at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, entertainment technology and design; Megan Murray, a senior at the University of WisconsinMilwaukee, theater education; Frankie Breit, a junior at the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, communications; and Elijah Moore, a graduate of Temple University, concentration in design and production. Not pictured is LJ Trammell, a student at the University of Montevallo studying theater. To learn more about our internship program, visit www.peninsulaplayers.com.

They are Peninsula Players Theatre's hard working interns.

Do you recognize these faces?

Standing are Neon Elliott, a graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University, costuming; Torie Brown, a graduate of Oklahoma City University, arts management; Grace Reynolds, a senior at Viterbo University, acting; Nicholas Carlstrom, a graduate of Viterbo University, stage management; Samuel Kallis, a senior at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, scenic design and technology; Emily Kendall, a graduate of Northern Michigan University, stage Sittingmanagement.are

Participating in the theater’s internship program this season are 10 students from theater programs across the country. These students and recent college graduates have focused their studies on various theater disciplines. They are joining us to help create the dynamic performances you are about to experience. Please welcome and thank them for all of their hard work in helping to make each performance possible.

The Kathryn A. Doerr Intern Fund

Established in 2013 in memory of Kathryn A. Doerr (Katie), by her family, this fund provides critical support for Peninsula Players Theatre's intern program. During her lifetime, Katie was an advocate and supporter of art education, notably to art education in the Door County community she loved. Her legacy will provide a scholarship for Emily Kendall during the theater's season this year.

If you are interested in supporting Peninsula Players Theatre internship program please contact Danielle Szmanda at danielle@peninsulaplayers.com or (920) 868-3287.

The Beer Garden, Luna Bar and Canteen are open 90-minutes before the show.

KIRSTEN SALPINI Actor – Murder for Two Kirsten is so excited to be returning to the role of "The Suspects" and joining the team at Peninsula Players Theatre for the first time! As an actor, pianist, music director, and singer, she has performed all over the world with theater companies and cruise lines such as Holland America and Carnival. Favorite regional credits include The Donkey Show at American Repertory Theater and Murder for Two at Lyric Stage Company of Boston (IRNE nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Musical). As a dueling pianist with the Flying Ivories, Kirsten plays hundreds of songs by audience request, largely from memory. Her original album Girl at a Piano can be found on Spotify, Apple Music, etc... BFA Shenandoah Conservatory. www.kirstensalpini.com

Peninsula Players Theatre will host a post-show discussion following the Saturday, September 10 performance of Murder for Two. Audience members are invited to stay after the show and chat with actors and company members. For tickets to these performances, visit www.peninsulaplayers.com or phone the Box Office at (920) 868-3287.

DAVID CORLEW Actor – Ripcord, Murder for Two David is excited to be making his Peninsula Players Theatre debut with Ripcord. As an actor and multi-instrumentalist, he is a veteran of the two-person, four-hand piano whodunit, Murder For Two, as well as a ready contributor to other actor-musician productions. His Door County performance this fall will be his third reprisal of the show and his first time up to bat as Marcus. His work has been seen at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Skylight in Milwaukee, and the Actors Theatre of Indiana, among others. A former duo trapeze porter, David also remains a sought-after aerial coach in Chicago. When he is not performing, he is on faculty at the Chicago High School for the Arts, where he teaches in the Theatre and Music conservatories. www.david-corlew.com

Post-Show Discussion

Murder for Two Artwork by AKA

Murder for Two was originally produced in New York by Jayson Raitt, Barbara Whitman, Steven Chaikelson and Second Stage Theatre. Murder for Two World Premiere was presented on May 12, 2011, at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Chicago, IL.; Barbara Gaines, Artistic Director, Criss Henderson, Executive Director. Murder for Two was developed for Chicago Shakespeare Theater by Rick Boynton, Creative Producer.

Our 87th Year September 7 – October 16, 2022 Peninsula Players Theatre LINDA FORTUNATO BRIAN KELSEY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MANAGING DIRECTOR presents MURDER FOR TWO Book & Music by Book & Lyrics by Joe Kinosian Kellen Blair Costume Designer Lighting Designer Scenic Designer Ur iel Gómez Stephen Roy White Jeffery D. Kmiec Sound Designer Assistant Scenic Designer Scenic Artist Joseph Palermo Milo Bue Alex Polzin Stage Manager Production Manager Music Director Alden Vasquez Paul Cook Malcolm Ruhl Directed by Melanie Keller Generously Sponsored by Alibi Marina & Harbor Guest House and Door County Medical Center with support from The Cordon Family Foundation Peninsula Players Theatre would like to thank The Shubert Foundation, the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin, and the National Endowment for the Arts for their ongoing support. 38

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Murder for Two is presented by special arrangement with Murder for Two Musical LLC. For more information, please visit www.MurderForTwoMusical.com. please call (212) 354- 6510 or email

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The stage manager and all cast members of Murder for Two are members of Actors’ Equity Association.

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Only water is allowed in the theater.

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Assisted listening devices are available at the Canteen. The main floor of the theater is equipped with a loop induction system.

CAST MARCUS MOSCOWICZ David Corlew

The scenic and lighting designers are members of United Scenic Artists. Their work on stage is copyrighted artistic property; management respectfully requests no photographs be taken.

Murder for Two is performed without an intermission.

The use of recording instruments and cameras is strictly forbidden. Please turn off or silence all mobile devices prior to the performance.

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45 Corporate Matches Alliant Energy Foundation American Family Insurance Badger Liquor, Co. Charities Aid Foundation of America ExxonMobil Foundation Fidelity Investments IBM International Foundation MacMaster-Carr Supply Company McKnight Foundation Mead Witter Foundation Pfizer Foundation WE Energies Foundation Wrigley Company Foundation The following organizations have matched employees’ charitable contributions. Matching gifts are an easy way to double your contribution to the Players. Find out if your employer has a matching gift program today! Memorials & Honorariums In Memory of Marylin Banzhaf H arry Banzhaf In Memory of Dennis Fales M artha & Walter Chapman VA Corens M axine Marcellin Jane & Vincent Siemer In Memory of Bill Glenn N ancy & Dave Borghesi D on & Barbara Fuhrmann Tom & Jill Herlache In Memory of Linda Grzyb G erard Grzyb In Memory of Gloria H. Hansen Jackelyn Daugherty In Memory of Mr. Richard Harrington B ob & Barbara Whealon In Honor of Tom & Jill Herlache K andy & Bill Higley In Memory of Helen Hoffman N ancy & Dave Borghesi Linda Dasher Ron & Mary Greisen Barb Herdina John & Nell Herlache Sandy Hurley Terry & Margaret Lowery Sue McClean M ary Lu Norton B ill & Betty Parsons Eric & Dee Paulsen In Memory of Elizabeth Link L awrence & Maryann Goodkind In Memory of Tom McKenzie A licia Daubner Susan Kinde H eidi Newman A nn & Michael Servotte Robert Smith T im & Sue Stone In Memory of Sandra Pyrz D onna & Bill Rakoski In Memory of Eugene Remy J eannie & Jerry Deleers D on Halloran Walter & Diane Hanisko L aura Kmitch Christine D. Kornely & R ick L. Gerroll Dave Maier & Barbara Cihlar Jane Rank R ick Scott & Dale Vandenhouten In Memory of Judith Stevenson Sara Sarna In Memory of Dale Tremain L aurie Tremain In Honor of Greg Vinkler L arry & Cynthia Crock M ary & Bill Hartman In Honor of Ken Williams Lineage Logistics Memorial gifts are a unique way to keep your loved one’s memory and legacy alive. Honorarium gifts celebrate a special person or event (birthdays, anniversaries, etc.) in your life. Remember a life well lived or honor someone you love by making a donation today. For more information on corporate matches, in-kind, memorial or honorarium gifts, please contact Development Director Danielle Szmanda at (920) 868-3287 or danielle@peninsulaplayers.com In-Kind Donations The following individuals and businesses have provided in-kind support in the form of goods and services. Alpine Resort Lois Burton’sBrownon the Bay Door County Coffee & Tea Co. Fish Creek Market Greco and Sons, Inc. Harbor Fish Market & Grille Hawkins Ash CPAs Bill & Gretchen Klug Tanessa Klug, AAMS®, CRPC® Financial Advisor, Edward Jones Piggly Wiggly Scaturo’s Baking Co. & Café Sister Bay Bowl and Supper Club SYL FAB, LLC Tadych’s Marketplace Foods Greg WoodVinklerOrchard Market

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URIEL CostumeGÓMEZDesigner – Murder for Two Uriel is a Chicago-based costume designer/stylist that has been working in the industry for over a decade. He is a 3Arts Make A Wave Award recipient; Joseph Jefferson nominated designer, an ALTA Award recipient and is an Artistic Associate with Teatro Vista. His credits in Chicago include Layalina (Goodman Theatre), Recipe for Disaster, Boys in the Band (Windy City Playhouse); I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Steppenwolf Theatre Company); Hundred Days, Head Over Heels (Kokandy Productions); The Madres (ALTA Award), The Wolf at The End Of The Block, Parachute Men (Teatro Vista); Small World, Punk! (The New Colony); De Troya, The River Bride (Halcyon Theatre); Mike Pence Sex Dream, Refrigerator, Dontrell Who Kissed the Sea (First Floor Theater). For more information & designs please visit ugomez.com Instagram : @gomezandco 46

JEFFREY D. KMIEC Scenic Designer – Murder for Two Jeffrey is an award-winning Chicago-based theatrical production designer and art director. His TV credits include shows on the CW, Comedy Central and Apple TV+, and his theatrical designs have been seen at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Paramount Theatre, Drury Lane Theatre, Marriott Theatre, TimeLine Theatre Company, American Players Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Porchlight Music Theatre, Raven Theatre, The Artistic Home, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, Heritage Theatre Festival and The Children’s Theatre of Charlotte. He received three consecutive Equity Joseph Jefferson Awards for his designs of The Little Mermaid at the Paramount Theatre, Deathtrap at Drury Lane Theatre, and Les Miserables at The Paramount Theatre. Jeffrey received his MFA from the University of Virginia, BA from Illinois State University, and is a member of USA 829.

Lighting Designer – Murder for Two Steve is a faculty member at UW Milwaukee. His Peninsula Players Theatre design credits include Talley’s Folly, Romance in D, Silent Sky, A Trick of the Light, Now and Then, Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime, The Actuary, The 39 Steps, Chapatti, Nunsense, The Tin Woman and A Little Night Music and 54 other productions. Additional credits include Zombies From the Beyond at Skylight Music Theatre; Chapatti, The Train Driver, The Detective’s Wife and Lobby Hero at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre; National Veterans Theatre Festival at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater; and Othello Deployed, And Comes Safe Home with Feast of Crispian – “Shakespeare With Veterans.” Regional credits include Northlight Theatre, Drury Lane Theater, Organic Theater, New American Theatre and a Joseph Jefferson nomination for The Woman in Black at The Theatre Building. StephenRoyWhite.com

JOSEPH PALERMO Sound Designer – Murder for Two Joseph is a Chicago-based Sound Designer and Digital Technologist who is quite pleased to be here for your listening pleasure. He’s been recognized at the Cannes Film Festival, the Chicago Merrit Awards, and the University of Glasgow for excellence in Design and Design Concepts. Some notable recent works include his second summer season at The Cape Playhouse as the resident sound designer and audio engineer, his seventh season designing The Polar Express in conjunction with Warner Brothers and Amtrak, and now Murder For Two ! His most recent creative obsession is building electromagnetic sound sculptures in his backyard! Joseph is a proud member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association and the Audio Engineering Society.

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Owen Ensign-Foulds played the title character in Sevastopol High School’s most recent production of Shrek the Musical. Photo by Rachel Luckas.

Congratulations Owen Ensign-Foulds! (performance or education), or theater (acting, theater studies, theater technology and design). One $500 scholarship was available to a student at each of the five Door County high schools for a total of $2,500.

Eligible applicants must plan to enroll as a full-time college student with a major or minor in arts management, music

Peninsula Players Theatre is America’s oldest professional resident summer theater. It is unique in the country for its diverse productions, continued loyalty to a resident company, and its beautiful setting of 16 wooded acres along the cedar-lined shores of Green Bay. In the past 87 years, the theater has become a Door County landmark and its cornerstone arts institution, attracting audience members from throughout Wisconsin and across the country. For more information about the Peninsula Players Theatre Scholarship, please contact Development Director Danielle Szmanda at 920868-3287 or visit www.peninsulaplayers.com.

The 2022 scholarship recipient is Owen Ensign-Foulds from Sevastopol High School. Ensign-Foulds has demonstrated a high level of participation and creativity in the arts during his academic career. His performing arts credits are extensive, including lead roles in Sevastopol’s plays and musicals, participation in school, pep and jazz bands, as well as Ensign-Fouldschoir. has received a number of accolades for his hard work and dedication, including Sevastopol’s Excellence in Drama and Director’s Choice Award in Choir, and four Star Firsts from the Wisconsin School Music Association’s Solo and Ensemble Festival. Ensign-Foulds will attend UW-Milwaukee’s Peck School of the Arts this fall to pursue a BFA in Musical Theatre. There were no scholarship applicants from Southern Door, Sturgeon Bay, Gibraltar nor Washington Island high schools in 2022.

Peninsula Players Theatre is pleased to announce its 2022 Peninsula Players Theatre Scholarship recipient. The theater and its Board of Directors created this annual award to foster the career path and arts education of graduating high school seniors across Door County in the performing arts.

“The arts are such a critical part of a student’s overall education as well as continued personal development,” said Peninsula Players Managing Director Brian Kelsey. “It is with great pride that we reward and encourage the development of careers in the performing arts.”

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To learn more about the Peninsula Players Endowment Fund, please contact Development Director, Danielle Szmanda, at (920) 868-3287 or danielle@peninsulaplayers.com or Bret Bicoy, President & CEO at the Door County Community Foundation at (920) 746-1786 or bret@ givedoorcounty.org.

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51 AUDRA BAAKARI BOYLE Business Manager

Danielle is thrilled to be celebrating her 12th season with Peninsula Players Theatre and her 10th in the development position. She is a native of the Chicagoland area and a proud alum of St. Norbert College, earning a BA in Business Administration and Theatre Studies. She spent her early career between box office and production positions in Chicago before joining the Peninsula Players Theatre team full-time. Danielle is especially excited to raise funds for new company housing this year!

DANIELLE DevelopmentSZMANDADirector

Audi is very excited to see artists and patrons returning to the theater, a place she has called home for 28 seasons. She served as the Box Office Manager and Public Relations Director before she her appointed to Business Manager. She was an Assistant Sales Manager at The New Theatre Restaurant in Kansas City, Kansas, and Business Manager for the theater department of the University Arkansas-Fayetteville. She earned a BFA degree in technical theater, an MA in theater history and public relations and certificates in human resources and non-profit administration from the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Audi spends the off-season in Superior, Wisconsin, with her husband Scott and son Conor and is very thankful to be reunited with the Players' family. Love and be loved.

The non-profit organization, Peninsula Players Theatre Foundation, Inc., was formed in 1962, to operate the theater, and in 1978 Carroad sold out. McKenzie became owner of the property in 1978 and continued as the Company’s producer.

A Brief History of the Theatre in a Garden

Richard and Caroline Fisher, a young novice brother-and-sister team, started the troupe in 1935 when they produced Noel Coward’s Hay Fever at a site behind the former Bonnie Brook Cottage/Motel in Fish Creek, now the Fish Creek Town Park. By 1937 the Fishers along with their parents (“Mama” who designed and made costumes and fed the company and “Papa,” the general handyman) realized the ensemble had outgrown the motel site so they purchased the 22-acre Wildwood Boys Camp, the present site of the Nowtheater.in its 87th season it is no longer a dream, we are America’s oldest theater.residentprofessionalsummer In the 87 years Peninsula Players has performed in the Theatre in a Garden, more than 1,000 actors have crossed our boards. Some had their first professional experiences at the Players. Many continued their careers in the arts, either on- or off-stage, and some have even gone onto stardom.

Peninsula Players, circa 1937 2008 Born Yesterday with Erica Elam and Kevin McKillip 1953 Affairs of the State with Robert Thompson and Simon Scott 1941, Camille with Margot Fisher and Leo Lucker

Although Peninsula Players began under the stars, a canvas top was draped above the audience in 1946, and in 1957 Caroline’s dream of a permanent roof came true when the open-sided pavilion was built. In 1960, after 25 years of involvement, the Fishers sold the theater at public auction to Kenneth Carroad, a New York City attorney. Jim McKenzie was hired to oversee the Bolan,actressandproducer.operationsPlayers’asHehiswife,JeannebothassociatedwiththePlayerssince 1947, took on the Fisher legacy.

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Take a rustic, woodsy site outfitted with a few little cabins that once served a boys’ camp along the bay. Add a dream, a barnlike proscenium stagehouse and a hundred or so seats open to the stars above and you have the early days of Peninsula Players.

More than a decade ago many improvements were made; this included actor housing, public restroom facilities, expanded and upgraded rehearsal hall and storage areas and a computerized box office. The close of the 2005 season brought the beginning of the Players’ largest improvement – a new stage house and audience pavilion.

Anticipating significant renovation and repair to the theater pavilion and surrounding support buildings as well as the need for new production and housing facilities, McKenzie decided to sell the place to the Peninsula Players Theatre Foundation, Inc. in 1993. As a member of the Players Board of Directors, McKenzie continued to help preserve and improve the theater’s facilities and environment until his death in 2002.

• Preserve America’s oldest professional resident summer theater;

• Support the most exciting theater company possible;

Included are up-to-date wiring, more space for actors and scenery a redesigned space to provide better sightlines for the audience, not to mention new comfy seats.

• Provide freedom, tools and facilities so artists may entertain, uplift and inform audiences; and

Through the generous support of many donors, benefactors and volunteers all intent on continuing the magic of live theater for future generations, the Players built a new facility in the exact same footprint of the first theater. In June 2006, the 621-seat audience pavilion opened.

2017, Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime with Penny Slusher, Karen Janes Woditsch, Karl Hamilton and Matt Holzfeind 2012 Chicago with Jennifer Knox and Erica Mack

• Foster future generations of theater professionals through internships. We hope you enjoy your visit as you explore the theater where the sun sets, the curtain rises and the stars shine. Welcome to our theater in the woods.

The passion that Richard and Caroline shared to stretch their imaginations, provide reason for laughter and tears and furnish cutting edge theater experiences is still the hallmark at Peninsula Players.

2014, Butler with Sean Parrish and Greg Vinkler

Safeguarding that dream and this lovely Theatre in a Garden is paramount to the Players Board of Directors which is committed to –

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Paul is thrilled to join the Peninsula Players Theatre team! A Chicago native, Paul has lived and worked in theatre all over the country and even overseas. He received his BA in Theatre and English from Marquette University (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) and his MFA in Directing from the University of California, Irvine. As a production manager, he's worked with such companies as Strawdog Theatre, Pride Arts, and Windy City Playhouse (with their recent show created with Chef Rick Bayless). He currently lives in Chicago with his husband, Wilhelm, and Pit Bull, Agatha Trunchbull (Aggie). Paul is passionate about Equity in the Arts and looks forward to a wonderful summer season in beautiful Door County. 9914 Water Street•Ephraim, WI 54211 | 920.854.2121 @eagle_harbor_inn

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Kyle's costume design credits at Peninsula Players Theatre include George Washington's Teeth, Salvage, Nunsense and Almost, Maine. Kyle was the creator of "Shoreline Sunset," a t-shirt design that helped raise funds for the theater while it was shut down. He will be starting his own small business styling wigs and creating costumes for drag entertainers around the United States. Feel free to find his work on Instagram: kpingelwigs to learn

Kyle is overjoyed to return for his ninth season at Peninsula Players Theatre.

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KELLY PURSLEY Master Carpenter Kelly is excited to be back at Peninsula Players Theatre for the first time since her internship in 2011. Since then, she earned her MFA from the Yale School of Drama and works as the Assistant Technical Director at the Children’s Theater Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In her spare time, she enjoys hanging out with her cat 13 and playing tabletop games with her friends.

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JENNIFER WERNAU Property Shop Manager Jennifer is a freelance properties designer in Chicago, originally from New York. This is her third season with Peninsula Players Theatre and she is excited to be here. In Chicago, she works for companies such as Timeline Theatre and Metropolis Theatre in Arlington Heights. Past Productions include: Relentless, Cardboard Piano (Timeline), Bakersville, Anything Goes, A Christmas Carol (Metropolis Performing Arts Center), Sunset Boulevard, Gypsy (Porchlight Theatre), Darkness After Dawn (Factory Theatre), HOODED, or being black for dummies (First Floor Theatre), The Arc Trials (Mudlark Theater Company), Small World (The New Colony).

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MARK FORUNATO Master Electrician Mark holds a BFA in Lighting Design from Boston University and is the lighting advisor at Emerson College. He considers himself a multidisciplinary artist in such subjects as 3D modeling and printing, playwriting and installation art. Mark likes to consider his work in theater not as the defining trait of his artistic identity but a home in which he constantly explores new mediums. www.mbf.design

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Manager Eric returned to Door County eight years ago to establish himself as an artist and pursue his talented career in Landscape Design. He brings to the Peninsula Players Theatre more than 20 years of experience in design and landscaping, having worked for companies such as Leids Nursery and David J. Frank Landscaping. He served as grounds manager for Community Memorial Hospital in Menomonee Falls and as a computer graphics art designer at Flexcraft, Inc. in Wisconsin. Eric’s special talents for landscape painting, photography and his love for the outdoors adds to his abilities for creating the beautiful gardens that are displayed throughout the property of the Peninsula Players Theatre. Truly a work of art in the making!

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The Play's the Thing is part of our community outreach programming, presenting free professional play readings for the public in February, March and April. Our desire to stay connected to patrons, wherever they may be, led us to expand the program to include virtual audio recordings in addition to in-person events.

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The Play's the Thing continues to help bring people together and maintain a human connection. The winter program was funded in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as generous grants from Door County Medical Center, Friends of Door County Libraries, The Shubert Foundation and operating funds of Peninsula Players Theatre.

You can also keep an eye on the Community Outreach section of our website for forthcoming information on the readings on February 6, March 6 and April 3, 2023.

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