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Welcome to Peninsula Players Theatre! Dear Friends, 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 laughter. Our 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! 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! 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. Enjoy the show!

Jill Herlache Jill Herlache, Peninsula Players Theatre Board President

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jill Herlache, President Sara Glenn, Vice President Dave Borghesi, Treasurer Barbara Simpson Fuhrmann, Secretary

Directors Tom Birmingham Julia B. Chomeau Jackie Danis Mary Greisen Wendy Halloran Bill Higley 3

Ted Laitner Jim Maronek Jim Nelson Bill Parsons Peggy Reineck-Simpson Jerry Zaug

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. 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. 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. 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.

Linda Fortunato Artistic Director

NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL Ted Bird Barbara Simpson Fuhrmann Katherine S. Georgeson Bill Hartman

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Values of Peninsula Players Theatre 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 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 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. 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 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. 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.

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). 5

BRIAN KELSEY Managing Director

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.

Enjoy Your Visit to Peninsula Players 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.” 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. 6

LINDA FORTUNATO Artistic Director Director – The Rainmaker

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.

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Listening Devices 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. 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. 7

Act II PROTECTING THE PAST ENSURING THE FUTURE Peninsula Players Theatre is Building New Housing! We are thrilled to announce Act II: Protecting the Past, Ensuring the Future. New company housing has been a dream of ours for many years. In staying true to our 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.

This critical project will provide safe and adequate housing for our company members that make the magic you 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 us make this long-awaited dream a reality!

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 refrigerator •Desk •Microwave •Space heater

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 refrigerator •Microwave •Desk •Climate control (heat/air) •Closet

•Wi-Fi •Secure, lockable rooms •Common space on each floor •Kitchen on each floor •Two washers/dryers per floor

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

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Thank You to Our Generous 2022 Show Sponsors! The Rainmaker Tony & Judy Licata Write Me a Murder Barbara & Richard Board Margaret & Dale West Ripcord Tim & Jackie Danis I And You Main Street Market Murder for Two Alibi Marina & Harbor Guest House and Door County Medical Center with support from The Cordon Family Foundation

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For more information on show sponsorships, please contact Development Director Danielle Szmanda at (920) 868-3287 or danielle@peninsulaplayers.com.

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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. Sean has received eight Jeff Award Nominations and an After Dark Award.

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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 Theatre and Singapore Rep.

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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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EVA NIMMER Actor – 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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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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MEG THALKEN Actor – 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.

J.G. SMITH Actor – 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

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TJ THOMAS Actor – 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. SHOP ONLINE doorcountyhats.com Thousands of hats in store...

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About the Playwright ... DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE Playwright – Ripcord David Lindsay-Abaire is a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, screenwriter, lyricist and librettist. He is a hard-to-characterize writer; his writing can be heart-wrenching, charmingly funny or a master of quirky comedy. David has written Pulitzer Prize-winning dramas and light-hearted musicals. He is the son of a South Boston factory worker and a fruit and vegetable peddler and grew up in his mother's childhood home. Destiny altered his life when he was awarded a six-year scholarship from the Boys & Girls Club, which allowed his parents to send him to the prestigious Milton Academy. After attending Sarah Lawrence College, where he focused on theater, he studied under such distinguished playwrights as Christopher Durang and Marsha Norman in the playwrights program at The Juilliard School in New York City. His screenplays include the animated "Robots" and "Rise of the Guardians" and the fantasy films "Inkheart," "Oz the Great and Powerful," and the 2015 horror film "Poltergeist." What inspired him to develop a wide-ranged writing style? In an interview with the Star Tribune of Minneapolis, David said playing Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) helped him build and develop storytelling skills. The D&D Dungeon Master resembles "the tribal storyteller who gathers everyone around the fire to tell stories about heroes, gods and monsters," he said. "It is a live, communal event, where anything can happen in the moment." His play Rabbit Hole received the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, five Tony Award nominations, and the Spirit of America Award. That same year he wrote the book for the musical High Fidelity. His play Good People, set in South Boston, premiered on Broadway in 2011 at the Manhattan Theatre Club. Good People was awarded the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play, The Horton Foote Prize, The Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award and two Tony Award nominations. David also wrote the book and lyrics for Shrek The Musical (Jeanine Tesori, composer), which premiered in 2008 and earned nominations for eight Tonys Awards, four Olivier Awards, and a Grammy. It earned David the Ed Kleban Award as America's most promising musical theater lyricist. David's other plays include Fuddy Meers, Kimberly Akimbo, Wonder of the World and A Devil Inside, among others. In addition to his work in theater, David's screen credits include his film adaptation of "Rabbit Hole" and "The Family Fang," starring Nicole Kidman, Christopher Walken, and Jason Bateman. He is also, along with Tanya Barfield, co-chair of the playwrights program at The Juilliard School. What ties his stage plays together? "They all have a big heart," he says. "There's someone with a big problem with a huge emotional center living in an upside-down world."

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PATRICK NEW Director – Ripcord Patrick returns to Peninsula Players Theatre where he most recently directed Almost, Maine and where his acting credits include Around the World in 80 Days, Escanaba in da Moonlight, Red Herring, Is He Dead?, The Uneasy Chair, Proof and Tom, Dick, and Harry. Other directing credits include Sex with Strangers (Waterfront Playhouse), the world première of Under the Hunter's Moon and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Key West Summer Stage), the world première of Fooling Buddha (First Folio Theatre), The Little Prince (Clarence Brown Theatre) and the American première of The December Man (Mary Arrchie Theatre Co.).

KAITLIN KITZMILLER Stage Manager – Write Me a Murder, I and You Assistant Stage Manager – The Rainmaker, Ripcord Kaitlin is over the moon to be returning to Peninsula Players Theatre for a fourth season! Regional theater credits include: Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Drury Lane Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Resident Ensemble Players, Lake Dillon Theatre Company and Nebraska Shakespeare. Love and be Loved.

KIMBERLY ANN McCANN Stage Manager – The Rainmaker, Ripcord Assistant Stage Manager – Write Me a Murder, I and You

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Kimberly is thrilled to return to Peninsula Players Theatre for her second season! Her regional credits include work with Goodman Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Skylight Music Theatre, Door Shakespeare, Tuacahn Center of the Arts and The Juilliard School. Broadway credits include Curtains. Off-Broadway credits include Bill W. And Dr. Bob, How to Save the World, and John Ferguson.

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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. 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 management. Sitting are 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. To learn more about our internship program, visit www.peninsulaplayers.com.

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ANGELA WEBER MILLER Scenic Designer – Ripcord

Angela is a Chicago-based designer and an Artistic Associate with First Folio Theatre and makes her Peninsula Players Theatre scenic debut with Ripcord. Angela’s recent credits are Steel Magnolias (Drury Lane Theatre), Cinderella (Paramount Theatre), Blues In The Night and Sophisticated Ladies (Porchlight Music Theatre), Who’s Holiday (Theater Wit), Sister Act and Women of Soul (Mercury Theater Chicago), The Jigsaw Bride and The Secret Council (First Folio Theatre), The Bar Show (Chicago Bar Association). Angela received a Joseph Jefferson Award for her scenic design of Remy Bumppo Theatre Company’s Seascape and 10 other nominations. Member USA 829. www.angelawebermiller.com.

KÄRIN SIMONSON KOPISCHKE Costume Designer – Write Me a Murder, Ripcord Kärin has designed costumes for more than 49 productions in her 21 seasons at Peninsula Players Theatre. She has received the Joseph Jefferson Award, AriZoni Award and a Prague Quadrennial nomination for her costume designs. She has designed for regional theatre Tony winners American Conservatory Theater, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Long Wharf Theatre, Victory Gardens Theater, Children's Theatre Company, Crossroads Theatre Company, Huntington Theatre Company and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, as well as the Milwaukee Rep Theater, Skylight Music Theatre, First Stage and American Players Theatre. Kärin taught costume design at The Theatre School of DePaul, Northwestern and Carroll Universities and heads the costume design department at Lawrence University. She designed costumes for the feature film "Feed the Fish" with Tony Shalhoub and had the privilege to design new works for Harry Connick Jr., Stephen Schwartz and Kevin Puts' 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Silent Night, as well as the spectacular world première opera The Shining, based on the Steven King novel, at Minnesota Opera this spring. Proud member of United Scenic Artists (USA 829).

CHRISTOPHER KRIZ Original Music and Sound Designer – Ripcord, I and You

Kriz is a composer and sound designer based in Chicago and is pleased to return for his ninth season at Peninsula Players Theatre. Previous designs here include A Murder Is Announced, Miss Holmes, Salvage, Peter and the Starcatcher, Alabama Story, The 39 Steps, Outside Mullingar, Lend Me A Tenor, Butler and many others. Chicago: Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Court Theatre, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, Victory Gardens Theater, TimeLine Theatre Company, The Gift Theatre and many others. Regional: Seattle Repertory Theatre, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Crossroads Theatre Company, Michigan Shakespeare Festival and others. A winner of five Joseph Jefferson Awards, Kriz is a proud member of United Scenic Artists 829. To hear more of his work, please visit christopherkriz.com.

GUY RHODES Lighting Designer – The Rainmaker, Ripcord

Guy is excited to return to Peninsula Players Theatre, where he previously designed A Murder Is Announced and Ghost The Musical. His Chicago-area credits include Dames at Sea, Cabaret, Big Fish (Theatre at the Center), Hedda Gabler (Theatre Northwest), Mother Hicks (HAPA), Hairspray (Star Plaza Theatre), Jitney (WSTG) and The Last Night of Ballyhoo (Falling Drum). National credits include The Polar Express Train Ride (Rail Events), five tours for R&B singer Anthony Hamilton, as well as concerts for Kendrick Lamar, Alan Parsons Live Project, Anita Baker, Joe, Erykah Badu, and Maze featuring Frankie Beverly. Guy frequently works in the visual disciplines of photography and video production. Top assignments include the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games in South Korea (USA Today Sports Images). Instagram: @guy_rhodes

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

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Post-Show Discussions Peninsula Players Theatre will host post-show discussions after select performances in 2022. Audiences are invited to stay after the shows and chat with the actors, designers and directors. Post show discussions are scheduled on: Ripcord – Thursday, August 4 I and You – Tuesday, August 23 Murder for Two - Saturday, September 10 For tickets to these performances, visit www.peninsulaplayers.com or phone the Box Office at (920) 868-3287. 35

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Our 87th Year July 27 – August 14, 2022

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BRIAN KELSEY

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RIPCORD by David Lindsay-Abaire

Costume Designer Kärin Simonson Kopischke

Lighting Designer Guy Rhodes

Sound Designer Christopher Kriz Stage Manager Kimberly Ann McCann

Scenic Designer Angela Weber Miller Scenic Artist Jessie Howe

Assistant Stage Manager Kaitlin Kitzmiller

Production Manager Paul Cook

Directed by Patrick New Generously Sponsored by Tim & Jackie Danis

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. Ripcord is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. Originally commissioned by the Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) with funds provided by US Trust and received its world premiere there on October 1, 2015.

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CAST (in order of appearance) ABBY BINDER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meg Thalken MARILYN DUNNE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlotte Booker SCOTTY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Xavier Edward King BENJAMIN/LEWIS/CLOWN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Hallahan COLLEEN/WOMAN IN WHITE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eva Nimmer DEREK/ZOMBIE BUTLER/MASKED MAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Corlew

PLACE: A double room at the Bristol Place Senior Living Facility in suburban New Jersey and a few other locations. There will be one 15-minute intermission.

PENINSULA PLAYERS THEATRE IS A PROFESSIONAL THEATER EMPLOYING MEMBERS OF ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION, THE UNION OF PROFESSIONAL ACTORS AND STAGE MANAGERS IN THE UNITED STATES. The stage manager, assistant stage manager and all cast members of Ripcord are members of Actors’ Equity Association.

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

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Have you enjoyed performances at Peninsula Players Theatre and wondered how you can help ensure its unique environment is preserved for generations of theatergoers?

There are many ways you can support Peninsula Players Theatre! • • • • •

Attend performances Attend the Peninsula Players winter play reading series The Plays the Thing Share the Peninsula Players experience by giving a gift certificate Celebrate a special occasion, such as an anniversary by donating to the Annual Fund Honor a patron by making a donation in his/her memory

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Volunteer for the Broom Squad, the spring cleaning crew Become a playbill advertiser Sponsor a play Name a seat in the theater Attend a post-show discussion Inquire about naming opportunities Volunteer to usher Donate office supplies

Memorials & Honorariums

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. In Memory of Tom McKenzie Alicia Daubner Susan Kinde Heidi Newman Ann & Michael Servotte Robert Smith Tim & Sue Stone

In Memory of Marylin Banzhaf Harry Banzhaf In Memory of Dennis Fales Martha & Walter Chapman VA Corens Maxine Marcellin Jane & Vincent Siemer

In Memory of Sandra Pyrz Donna & Bill Rakoski

In Memory of Bill Glenn Nancy & Dave Borghesi Don & Barbara Fuhrmann Tom & Jill Herlache

In Memory of Eugene Remy Jeannie & Jerry Deleers Don Halloran Walter & Diane Hanisko Laura Kmitch Christine D. Kornely & Rick L. Gerroll Dave Maier & Barbara Cihlar Jane Rank Rick Scott & Dale Vandenhouten

In Memory of Linda Grzyb Gerard Grzyb In Memory of Mr. Richard Harrington Bob & Barbara Whealon In Honor of Tom & Jill Herlache Kandy & Bill Higley In Memory of Helen Hoffman Nancy & Dave Borghesi Linda Dasher Ron & Mary Greisen Barb Herdina John & Nell Herlache Sandy Hurley Terry & Margaret Lowery Sue McClean Mary Lu Norton Bill & Betty Parsons Eric & Dee Paulsen

In Memory of Judith Stevenson Sara Sarna In Memory of Dale Tremain Laurie Tremain In Honor of Greg Vinkler Larry & Cynthia Crock Mary & Bill Hartman In Honor of Ken Williams Lineage Logistics

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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! Alliant Energy Foundation American Family Insurance Badger Liquor, Co. Charities Aid Foundation of America

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In-Kind Donations

The following individuals and businesses have provided in-kind support in the form of goods and services. Alpine Resort Lois Brown Burton’s on the Bay Door County Coffee & Tea Co. Fish Creek Market Greco and Sons, Inc.

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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

Behind the Scenes of Ripcord Weeks before rehearsals begin, the design team and director collaborate on the overall aesthetics of a production. The world and people of the Bristol Place Senior Living Facility in Ripcord are reflected in these renderings by Costume Designer Kärin Simonson Kopischke and technical drawing by Scenic Designer Angela Weber Miller.

Peninsula Players Theatre's Mission Statement … Peninsula Players Theatre is committed to preserving America’s Oldest Professional Resident Summer Theatre in its unique setting on sixteen forested acres along the shores of Green Bay. The theater’s mission is to support, without reservation, the most exciting theater company possible; to preserve the Theatre in a Garden’s natural beauty; to provide artists the freedom, tools, and facilities they require to entertain, uplift, and inform our audiences; to foster future generations of theater professionals through the internship program; and to maintain fiscal policies that insure the future security of the theater.

For the past 87 years Peninsula Players Theatre has relied on the goodwill and generosity of our patrons to help advance our mission and continue to provide exceptional theatrical experiences. If you have come to value these outstanding performances and the remarkable beauty of the theater and grounds, please consider making a tax-deductible gift to our Annual Fund. Thank you.

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Please mail the above form along with your donation to: Peninsula Players Theatre, 4351 Peninsula Players Rd, Fish Creek, WI 54212 47

Peninsula Players Theatre Scholarship 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.

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

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

Congratulations Owen Ensign-Foulds! 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 choir. Ensign-Foulds 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 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. 48

Give the Gift of a Lifetime! Share your passion for Peninsula Players Theatre with future generations by designating a planned gift to the theater through the Peninsula Players Endowment Fund. Whether it is a bequest, trust, annuity or arrangement through your IRA, planned gifts of all sizes support Peninsula Players’ long-term fiscal stability and reduce your taxable estate for federal tax purposes. The Peninsula Players Endowment Fund is managed through the Door County Community Foundation. Through this partnership, your generous gift will benefit the theater while the foundation’s professional staff and advisors facilitate your contribution and handle all the administrative details. The Door County Community Foundation provides a simple, powerful and highly personal approach to giving. By working together, we offer a variety of giving tools to help you achieve your charitable goals. By partnering with the Door County Community Foundation, Peninsula Players is able to receive a wide variety of assets including: •

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Non-cash assets such as publicly traded stock or artwork

The Door County Community Foundation is the ideal vehicle to facilitate even the most complex forms of charitable giving. Please consider incorporating a gift to the Peninsula Players Endowment Fund in your estate plan. 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. 49

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AUDRA BAAKARI BOYLE Business Manager

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.

DANIELLE SZMANDA Development Director

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!

Peninsula Players A Brief History of the Theatre in a Garden 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. 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.

Peninsula Players, circa 1937

continued their careers in the arts, either on- or off-stage, and some have even gone onto stardom.

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 1941, Camille with Margot Fisher and Leo Lucker 22-acre Wildwood Boys Camp, the present site of the theater.

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 Players’ operations as producer. He and his wife, actress Jeanne Bolan, both associated with the Players since 1947, took on 2008 Born Yesterday with Erica Elam and Kevin McKillip the Fisher legacy.

Now in its 87th season it is no longer a dream, we are America’s oldest professional resident summer 1953 Affairs of the State with Robert theater. Thompson and Simon Scott

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.

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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.

2014, Butler with Sean Parrish and Greg Vinkler

furnish cutting edge theater experiences is still the hallmark at Peninsula Players. Safeguarding that dream and this lovely Theatre in a Garden is paramount to the Players Board of Directors which is committed to – •

Preserve America’s oldest professional resident summer theater;

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Support the most exciting theater company possible;

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

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Foster future generations of theater professionals through internships.

2012 Chicago with Jennifer Knox and Erica Mack

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.

We hope you enjoy your visit as you explore the theater where the sun sets, the curtain rises and the stars shine.

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. 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. 2017, Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime with Penny Slusher, Karen Janes Woditsch, Karl Hamilton and Matt Holzfeind

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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.

NATHAN ANGRICK Technical Director

Nate is thrilled to be returning for his fourth season as Peninsula Players Theatre's technical director. Nate was born and raised in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin and graduated from UW-Stevens Point with a BFA in technical theater and design. He will be entering his final year at the Yale School of Drama where he will receive his MFA in technical design and production.

McCLAIN WOOD Box Office Manager

McClain is excited to be the Box Office Manager for Peninsula Players Theatre's 2022 season. He has spent several seasons working at the box office for the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, entertaining on the airwaves on KXUA 88.3FM and working on independent films.

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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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2022 SEASON SONGS. STORIES. JOY. JUNE 15 – OCTOBER 29 Gould Theater, Fish Creek

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KELLYN GAGNER Costume Shop Assistant Kellyn is excited to be back at Peninsula Players Theatre for her second season. She studied literature and art at Lawrence University, but found her home in the costume shop. Recent credits include costume designer’s assistant in Sour Angelica and Curlew River and costume designer for A Killer Party. This year, she taught costume practicum at UW-Green Bay. In addition to stitching, she enjoys writing and making 2D art.

KEIRA JACOBS Carpenter - The Rainmaker Keira is delighted to return to Peninsula Players Theatre for their sixth season as a carpenter, after completing the internship program in 2014. A graduate of UWMadison, they have spent the past five years working in Chicago, including three years as Master Carpenter at Lookingglass Theatre. Keira’s next adventure will take them to Yale University where they will be pursuing an MFA in Technical Design & Production starting this fall.

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BECCA STOCKHAUS Carpenter

Becca has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in technical theatre from the University of Minnesota Duluth. This is her third summer at Peninsula Players Theatre, where she participated in the internship program in 2019. She is so excited to be back down by the bay and with her Players' family for another summer.

ZACHARY FARMER Carpenter

Zach joins Peninsula Players Theatre for his first season from Knox College, where he recently graduated. Originally from Texas, Zach focused on scenic design and technical theater while in college.

PETER M. RULE Property Shop Assistant

Peter is a scenographer, technician and artisan based in Pittsburgh, PA, where he’s pursuing his MFA in Scenic Design at Carnegie Mellon University. He’s delighted to be back by the bay for his second season with Peninsula Players Theatre, after completing the internship program in 2018. Peter is an enthusiastic designer, painter, stitcher, and sculptor and finds joy in any task in the service of theatre. His previous design work includes a new adaptation of Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus (Scenery, 2017), Godspell (Costumes, 2019), and The Mill on the Floss (Scenery & Costumes, 2020).

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ERIC SMITH Landscape Design/Grounds 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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Patty Griffin 6.16 • Preservation Hall Jazz Band 6.22 Okee Dokee Brothers 6.23 • Charley Crockett 6.29 Indigo Girls 7.1 • WAR 7.3 • The High Kings 7.7 The War and Treaty 7.12 • Cloud Cult 7.22 Doc’s 70th Birthday Bash 7.24 Keillor & Company 7.30 Ani DiFranco 8.7 • Victor Wooten - Bass Extremes 8.22 Asleep at the Wheel 8.28 • The Temptations 9.2 Home Free 9.3 • Canadian Brass 9.16 Gordon Lightfoot 9.22 • Shakey Graves 10.2 Manhattan Transfer 10.14 • Marty Stuart 10.22

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The Play’s the Thing …

The Players 2022 Winter Play Reading Series

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. We opened our 12th year of the threepart play series with the virtual reading of Kodachrome by Adam Szymkowicz, in coordination with Door County Reads and its exploration of "Population 485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time" and "Truck: A Love Story" by Michael Perry. In April and March, we were able to host both in- person and virtual performances. April’s reading featured Kristine Thatcher’s A Safe House, followed by Sean Grennan’s A Rock Sails By in March. 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. To learn more about the forthcoming 2023 winter play readings, sign-up for E-news on www.peninsulaplayers.com. 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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Once upon a time, Mrs. Lampert had a beautiful daughter, then another (then another, but that’s a story for another day). One decided she was the queen and the other decided to be a princess. Now they run our kitchen and feed us all summer. God save the queen and the princess, too. You may know them as Deb Lampert and Anni Lampert. They live in a small castle in Sturgeon Bay, where they exercise active imaginations, but rarely caution.

CONOR BOYLE Kitchen Aide Conor returns for his second season as the brave knight who slays the steaming and hissing dragons in the kitchen. Conor joined his parents at the theater when he was six months old and has called it home ever since. Enjoy the show!

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OUR 2022 SEASON June 14 – July 3 JUNE 14 - JULY 3

THE RAINMAKER

By N. Richard Nash. The Curry family’s cattle ranch is on the verge of failure, and the men of the family are trying to find hardworking and plain Lizzie a husband. When charismatic traveler Starbuck breezes onto their doorstep, he promises that for $100 he can summon rain to the barren land. The smooth-talking Starbuck turns his magic onto the clouds, Lizzie and the entire Curry family.

WRITE ME A MURDER

July 6 – July 24

By Frederick Knott. Rodingham Manor, a stately but rather run-down 500-year-old English estate, is an ideal setting for the “perfect crime.” Julie and David, two mystery writers, craft the perfect method of murder while collaborating on a writing project. Will the fictional plot become a reality? And if so, who will fall victim to the “perfect crime”?

JULY 6 - JULY 24

July 27 – Aug 14 RIPCORD

By David Lindsay-Abaire. Welcome to New Jersey’s Bristol Place Senior Living Facility where the gloriously grumpy Abby plots to evict her new roommate, the perpetually sunny Marilyn. A seemingly harmless bet between the women for the bed by the window quickly escalates into a highly charged duel of emotionally intensifying and outrageous pranks.

JULY 27 - AUGUST 14

Aug. 17 – Sept 4 AUGUST 17 - SEPT 4

Sept 7 – Oct 16 SEPT 7 - OCT 16

I AND YOU

By Lauren Gunderson. Caroline meets her classmate Anthony for the first time when he bursts into the room uninvited, armed with a scruffy copy of Walt Whitman’s The Leaves of Grass, a half-finished school project due the next day and waffle fries. As they spar, joke and size each other up, the pair bonds and begins to uncover the mystery that may have brought them together and the strange beauty of human connection.

MURDER FOR TWO

Book and lyrics by Kellen Blair; book and music by Joe Kinosian. Officer Marcus Moscowitz seizes his moment when a famous novelist is murdered and all the detectives are out of town. Marcus jumps at the chance to interview the extravagant and outlandish suspects in an attempt to solve the crime before the real detectives arrive. This sidesplitting, mile-a-minute whodunit features two actors, one piano, thirteen characters and killer laughs! June 14 - Sept. 3 - Tues. to Sat – 8:00 p.m. Sun. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 7 - Oct. 15 - Tuesday – Sunday 7:00 p.m.

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