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with sincere gratitude, door shakespeare would like to thank the 2018 season sponsors:

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program sponsors include:

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Thank you for your support! our mission

Our mission is to provide relevant and entertaining productions of the works of William Shakespeare and other classical and contemporary playwrights through artistic excellence in both the conception and performance of our plays, and to enhance the theatrical experience through interactive educational opportunities designed for audiences of all ages, thereby creating a common ground to experience these celebrated traditions.

Cover photo by Len Villano. From the left clockwise: Matt Deitchman, Chris Peltier, Steven Lee Johnson

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About Door Shakespeare Door Shakespeare was created under the umbrella of American Folklore Theater in collaboration with Blue Circle Theatre in 1995. The first season produced in the Garden at Björklunden included A Midsommer Night’s Dream and The Comedie of Errors, which played in conjunction with the same acting company performing across the peninsula at American Folklore Theatre. In 1999, the organization became its own non-profit and has since produced 34 striking productions (including those that you are seeing today) of classical and contemporary theater by timeless playwrights including William Shakespeare, Oliver Goldsmith, Jean Baptiste Moliere, Edmond Rostand, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, and Oscar Wilde in the Garden of Björklunden’s estate on Lake Michigan in Baileys Harbor.

In early 2018, Amy Ensign and Michael Stebbins were hired as Door Shakespeare’s managing director and producing artistic director. Since that time, Door Shakespeare’s presence in the local and regional community has continued to grow and is enriched by educational programming, including Door Shakespeare’s Summer Theatre Program, Camp Will, as well as Will In The Woods lectures, Shake It Up Saturday pre-show family activities, and Wine Nights. Door Shakespeare’s productions are regularly recognized in year-end top theatre lists, and for many local residents and visitors, Door Shakespeare has become a regular part of their Door County summer experience.

board of directors Sam Perlman, Chair Mary Lynn Brotherhood Kit Conner David R. Clowers

Sara R.S. Miller, Vice Chair/Treasurer Mark Goldstein Carl Zapffe, Secretary

development committee

Kit Conner, Chair Christine Andrew

finance committee David Clowers Sara R.S. Miller

Andrew Caldie Kaye Wagner

Howard Miller

Door Shakespeare’s performance season is supported in part by the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the state of Wisconsin.

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Welcome to Björklunden On behalf of the Björklunden staff and Lawrence University, welcome to the garden amphitheater and Door Shakespeare!

Björklunden* is a 425-acre estate bequeathed to Lawrence University in 1963 by Donald and Winifred Boynton of Highland Park, Illinois. Winifred designed and built many of the wonderful structures on the property, including the Chapel. You may tour the Chapel on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Since 1980, Lawrence has offered a series of adult education seminars at Björklunden, interrupted only by a fire that destroyed the estate’s main lodge in 1993. In 1996, construction was completed on a new and larger facility and the Björklunden seminar program resumed.

Following an expansion project in 2007, the splendid two-story, 37,000-square-foot lodge contains a great room, multi-purpose and seminar rooms, dining room and kitchen, as well as 22 guest rooms.

This magnificent, year-round facility also allows Lawrence University’s mission as an undergraduate liberal arts college and conservatory of music to extend to its northern campus through a popular series of weekend student-faculty seminars, which have been running since 1996.

We are happy to have Door Shakespeare as an independent, professional theatre company on our campus. Please enjoy the grounds and have a wonderful time at tonight’s production.

As Winifred Boynton said of her beloved summer home: “Far removed from confusion and aggression, it offers a sanctuary for all.”

May it be so for you as well.

Sincerely, the Björklunden staff, Mark Breseman, Kim Eckstein, Bailey Koepsel, Mark Franke, Steve Martin * Full name is Björklunden vid Sjön, Swedish for “Birch Grove at the Lake” (but commonly translated to “Birch Forest by the Water”). Björklunden is pronounced “bee-york-lun-den.”

For more information about Björklunden and seminars offered, please contact: P.O. Box 10, Bailey’s Harbor, WI 54202 Phone: 920-839-2216

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A Note From the Chairman of the Board dear friends,

On behalf of the Door Shakespeare Board of Directors, it is indeed my pleasure to welcome you to our 2018 summer season!

This season is one of change, optimism and excitement. 2018 brings Michael Stebbins to our organization as Producing Artistic Director and Amy Ensign as Managing Director.

While Michael is new to Door Shakespeare, many of you may remember Amy from her roles in previous productions and her involvement with our summer theater camps.

Michael brings many years of theatrical experience—both on- and off-stage—to Door County. This new leadership team will provide Door Shakespeare with artistic vision and guidance for many years to come. We already have an eye towards 2021 and the celebration of our 25th anniversary. That occasion will provide an opportunity to celebrate our origins, our history and our future.

We have been overwhelmed by the support our organization continues to receive locally and around the region. We are honored that so many extraordinarily talented people want to come to Door County to help us present the immortal words of William Shakespeare in this beautiful setting.

Your ongoing support is crucial to the success of Door Shakespeare. We thank you for your ticket purchase, and we ask that you consider other ways to help our “Theater in the Garden,” with time, treasure or talent.

Whether this your first visit to Door Shakespeare or your Twelfth, I am certain that you will be delighted and enchanted by the production you are about to experience.

Welcome to the Garden!

Sam Perlman, Board Chair

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A Welcome Sign from Amy and Michael First bike ride, first ski, tapping trees, the Door Shakespeare sign going up... my year is accented by what the change of season brings.

Even before I became a company member at Door Shakespeare, the sign was a harbinger of summer on the way. Year after year, I longed for the sign to go up.

Like a ladybug in your house signalling spring, the Door Shakespeare sign means summer is around the corner with friends arriving, rehearsals starting, and the Door Shakespeare season opening.

I never really thought about how the sign went up. It just did. One day it wasn’t there and the next day it was.

Until this year. This is the first year at Door Shakespeare for Artistic Director Michael Stebbins and for me as Managing Director. When the Door Shakespeare intern staff arrived, I immediately knew the first thing we should do: raise the sign together.

I borrowed a trailer, switched cars with my husband (he has the hitch), and drove north.

Melissa Wanke, our Stage Manager led the gang as we dragged, lifted, and nailed the large sign into place.

It was all hands on deck! At one point I looked around and every one of us: Artistic Director Michael Stebbins, production interns Ryan Zierk and Mikkel Knutson, Box Office Manager Arthur Ensign-George, House Manager Bri Humke, Stage Manager Melissa Wanke, and myself had a hand on the thing, and we were all smiling. Even the company members here for the first year recognized that it was something special, a right of passage, and a job well done. I was sitting a little taller as I drove home past the sign that evening.

I have been carpooling to the office with my nephew Arthur (he’s a Door Shakespeare intern and the Box Office Manager), and each time we pass the sign we smile, look at each other and say, “nice sign.” I hope you will too.

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michael stebbins

amy ensign

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Managing Director

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leda hoffmann Production Stage Manager

Assistant Stage Manager

Costume Designer

Music Director/Composer

melissa l. wanke *

julia xiong

misti bradford **

scott mckenna campbell

todd denning

jody sekas

Fight Director

Scenic and Properties Designer

Lighting Designer

Choreographer

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william shakespeare’s

Much Ado About Nothing Directed by

joseph hanreddy +

cast

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George Seacoal · Messenger Watch · Musician Hugh Oatcake · Musician Balthasar · Verges · Musician Conrade · Father Francis Benedick Don Pedro Leonato Claudio Hero Ursula · Sexton Watch · Musician Margaret · Musician Don John · Dogberry Beatrice Borachio Watch · Musician Watch · Musician

Joe Boersma John Brotherhood Luke Brotherhood Scott McKenna Campbell James Carrington David Cecsarini* Mark Corkins* Todd Denning* Rob Doyle Elyse Edelman Carrie Hitchcock* Mikkel Knutson Katherine Norman Drew Shirley* Deborah Staples* Charlie Wright Ben Yela Ryan Zierk

+Denotes Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society

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The Comedy of Errors Directed by

leda hoffmann

cast

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Dromio of Syracuse Jailor Musician Musician Duke Angelo Egeon Second Merchant Antipholus of Ephesus Luciana Emilia Officer Courtesan Antipholus of Syracuse Adriana Dromio of Ephesus Musician First Merchant

Joe Boersma John Brotherhood Luke Brotherhood Scott McKenna Campbell James Carrington David Cecsarini* Mark Corkins* Todd Denning* Rob Doyle Elyse Edelman Carrie Hitchcock* Mikkel Knutson Katherine Norman Drew Shirley* Deborah Staples* Charlie Wright Ben Yela Ryan Zierk

* Denotes Member of Actors’ Equity Association

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Cast and Crew joe boersma

George Seacoal/Messenger · Much Ado About Nothing Dromio of Syracuse · The Comedy of Errors Joe Boersma is delighted to be returning for his fourth summer at Door Shakespeare. Joe has appeared at Door Shakespeare in The Tempest, The Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, and Julius Caesar. Other credits include The Explorer’s Club (Windy City Playhouse), Noises Off, Ragtime (Milwaukee Repertory Theatre), A Christmas Carol (Children’s Theater Madison), Bottom’s Dream (Arkansas Shakespeare). Joe earned his BFA in acting at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, and has taken two courses at Second City.

He has also become an avid electric guitar player. Joe is represented by Stewart Talent.

misti bradford **

Costume Designer

This is Misti’s debut season with Door County Shakespeare and she is very excited for the opportunity to work with these wonderful artists!

Misti is has been designing costumes for over twenty years professionally and an Associate Professor of Costume Design for the University of Wisconsin Parkside in Kenosha, WI. Misti has designed costumes for several regional theatres in this area including, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, First Stage Children’s Theatre, and Milwaukee Chamber Theatre. She has also designed many shows on the west coast at theaters such as PCPA Theatrefest, where she served as their resident costume designer for several years Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre in Logan, Utah and the Summer Repertory Theatre in Santa Rosa, CA to name a few. Misti has her MFA from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln and continues to branch out into other costuming adventures such as working as a Costume Crafts Artisan for the American Player’s Theatre for the past few summers in Spring Green, WI.

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Cast and Crew john brotherhood

Watch/Musician · Much Ado About Nothing Jailor · The Comedy of Errors John is thrilled to be returning to Door Shakespeare! He was last seen under the tree in Julius Caesar, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Romeo and Juliet. Favorite regional credits include: the world premiere of Oklahoma in Wisconsin (Northern Sky Theater), The Foreigner, The History of Invulnerability, To Kill A Mockingbird, A Christmas Carol (Milwaukee Repertory Theater); Jackie & Me, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Gossamer, 12 Days: A Milwaukee Christmas (First Stage), among many others. John was involved in the original workshop of Thank You For Your Home in New York City, and was the assistant director for Gypsy and Stage Door at Sunset Playhouse. All glory to God!

luke brotherhood

Hugh Oatcake/Musician · Much Ado About Nothing Musician · The Comedy of Errors Luke Brotherhood is thrilled to be back at Door Shakespeare! Favorite credits include: Julius Caesar and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Door Shakespeare), To Kill a Mockingbird (REP at the University of Delaware), The Snow Dragon (Siam Opera House in Bangkok, Thailand), Les Miserables (Skylight Music Theatre,) So Thrive My Soul (Milwaukee Rep PTI), The History of Invulnerability, Ragtime, Assassins, A Christmas Carol (Milwaukee Repertory Theater), The Wiz, The Skin of our Teeth, James and the Giant Peach, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer: The Musical (First Stage). Luke was a member of the Milwaukee Rep Professional Training Institute’s inaugural class of 2017 and is a proud member of First Stage’s Young Company.

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The Heart of Robin Hood, 2017. Photograph by Len Villano.

Cast and Crew scott mckenna campbell

Balthasar/Verges/Musician · Much Ado About Nothing Musician · The Comedy of Errors Composer/Music Director Scott McKenna Campbell returns to Door Shakespeare after playing Feste in Twelfth Night and composing for the 2017 season. He has recently performed with the Ohio Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare in Delaware Park, and the Maryland Shakespeare Company. He has composed the full lyrics and score for new plays Robin Hood and The Three Musketeers with Ohio Shakespeare Festival and provided music for the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Academy for Classical Acting. Scott is pursuing his PhD in Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

He is an Equity Membership Candidate and a company member with Ohio Shakespeare.

Visit him at ScottMcKennaCampbell.com.

james carrington

Conrade/Father Francis · Much Ado About Nothing Duke · The Comedy of Errors James Carrington is returning to Door Shakespeare for his second season! He was last seen in the 2016 season in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Julius Caesar. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Acting Specialist B.A. Program, he has been featured on stages all over the Midwest. Past theaters he has worked with include: In Tandem Theatre, Madison Repertory Theatre, Madison Opera, Children’s Theatre of Madison, Ordway Center for Performing Arts (Minneapolis), Optimist Theatre, Skylight Music Theater, and Renaissance Theaterworks. James recently appeared in the short film Get in the Truck that made its premiere in Door Kinetic Arts Festival this summer!

david cecsarini *

Benedick · Much Ado About Nothing Angelo · The Comedy of Errors The 2018-19 season marks David’s 38th year as a theatre professional; during his thirty year Milwaukee residency, he has acted with most of its professional companies and also has extensive credits as a nine year veteran of American Players Theatre in Spring Green, WI. David has proudly served as Producing Artistic Director for Milwaukee’s Next Act Theatre for 27 years. With great pleasure he returns to the world of Shakespeare with many fine colleagues, including Deborah Staples - wonderful actress, wife and mother to their two lovely daughters, Miranda and Amalia.

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Cast and Crew mark corkins *

Don Pedro · Much Ado About Nothing Egeon · The Comedy of Errors Mark Corkins is thrilled to return for his third season with Door Shakespeare. Previous roles here include Prospero, Lord Capulet, Sir Toby Belch, and Pierre in The Heart of Robin Hood. As a long time member of the Milwaukee theater community Mark has performed with First Stage, In Tandem, Next Act, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Optimist Theatre, Milwaukee Opera, and the Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Favorite productions at the Rep include: King Lear, True West, End Game, The Cherry Orchard, and most recently Holmes & Watson. Mark has also spent many summers in Spring Green with American Players Theatre. Nationally Mark has worked with: Utah Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley Rep, Arena Stage, Berkshire Theatre Festival, and SITI Company.

todd denning *

Fight Director · The Comedy of Errors Leonato · Much Ado About Nothing Second Merchant · The Comedy of Errors Todd Denning is a theatre artist from Milwaukee, delighted to be making his debut with Door Shakespeare! Recent credits include Johnny in Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune with Milwaukee Chamber Theatre and Ghost of Christmas Present in A Christmas Carol with Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Todd has been an adjunct faculty member at Marquette University since 2008. Other regional acting credits include the Utah Shakespeare Festival, South Coast Repertory, Illinois Shakespeare, Willamette Rep, Georgia Shakespeare, Tennessee Rep, PCPA Theaterfest, Next Act Theatre, Milwaukee Shakespeare, In Tandem, Optimist Theatre and First Stage. Todd holds an MFA from the University of California-Irvine.

rob doyle

Claudio · Much Ado About Nothing Antipholus of Ephesus · The Comedy of Errors Robert R. Doyle is thrilled to be making his Door Shakespeare debut.

Originally from Long Island, New York, he moved to Spring Green, Wisconsin five years ago and has worked extensively in the theatrical disciplines with such theatre companies as the American Players Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Children’s Theatre of Madison, and the Illinois Shakespeare Festival. In New York he worked as an Actor, Costume Designer, Musician, Director, and Producer with such companies as The Long Island Shakespeare Festival and his own theatre company – Royal Productions Ltd. Favorite roles include Macbeth (Macbeth), Horatio (Hamlet), Cyrano (Cyrano de Bergerac), and Tom (The Glass Menagerie).

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Cast and Crew elyse edelman

Camp Will Director Hero/Musician · Much Ado About Nothing Luciana · The Comedy of Errors Elyse Edelman is thrilled to return to Door Shakespeare as a company member and as Camp Director for the summer program, Camp Will!

Last summer at Door Shakespeare, Elyse played Viola in Twelfth Night, directed by Joe Hanreddy. Wisconsin theater credits include productions with American Players Theatre, Forward Theater, Renaissance Theaterworks, First Stage, In Tandem, Luminous Theatre, and Milwaukee Rep. Other regional theatre credits include The Guthrie, Park Square, People’s Centre Theatre (Minneapolis/St. Paul), Utah Shakespeare Festival (Cedar City), Chicago Children’s Theatre, The Accidents (Chicago), and Riverside Theatre (Iowa City).

Training: University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA. www.elyseedelman.com. For Jesse.

amy ensign

Managing Director Amy Ensign began her career with Door Shakespeare over ten years ago as a part of the Acting Company (Elmire in Tartuffe, Ceres in The Tempest). Other Door Shakespeare credits include Portia in The Merchant of Venice, Julia in The Rivals, Jane in Pride and Prejudice, and Rosalind in As You Like It (among others). A past Company Manager and Education Director, she also helped initiate Shakespeare in the Schools, one of the educational arms of Door Shakespeare. Amy returns to Door Shakespeare after working for some time as the Marketing and Development Director for Third Avenue Playhouse. An actor, director, and theatre educator, she lives in Door County where she has performed with Third Avenue Playhouse, Northern Sky Theater, Teatro Caravaggio, Theatre M, and The Peninsula Players. Amy holds a BA in theatre from the University of Washington and studied with the Suzuki Company of Toga-Mura in Japan. Currently the Drama Director at Sevastopol School, Amy is a voyaging sailor and underwater hockey player. She lives in Sturgeon Bay with her husband and son.

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Cast and Crew arthur ensign-george

Arts Administration Intern · Box Office Manager Arthur Ensign-George (Administrative Intern, Box Office) is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky.

He just completed his sophomore year. Arthur plans on majoring in Economics and Finance and minoring in French; planning on pursuing a career in finance. When he is not studying, he spends his time at the swimming pool as a member of the swim team. His other involvements on campus include the outdoors club, and Greek life. Originally from Louisville, Kentucky he has family in Sturgeon Bay. He has had the chance to see several Door Shakespeare performances over the years, cultivating an interest in theater.

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Director · Much Ado About Nothing This is Joe Hanreddy’s third season with Door Shakespeare after directing A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Twelfth Night. Since leaving seventeen years as the Artistic Director of the Milwaukee Repertory Theater in 2010 he has directed Molière’s The Misanthrope for the Pearl Theater Off-Broadway, many productions for the Utah and Door Shakespeare Festivals, as well as People’s Light Theater in Philadelphia, Writer’s Theater in Chicago, Connecticut Repertory Theater, Next Act Theater, REP Delaware, and returning regularly to direct at the Milwaukee Rep. He has written several adaptations of novels and plays, including The Tavern for the Utah Shakespeare Festival and adaptations of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility with JR Sullivan that have received approximately 200 productions in the U.S. and abroad. This summer he will direct Pride and Prejudice for the Idaho Shakespeare Festival and the Great Lakes Theater in Cleveland.

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Cast and Crew carrie hitchcock *

Ursula/Sexton · Much Ado About Nothing Emilia · The Comedy of Errors Carrie Hitchcock is delighted to be back at Door Shakespeare where she last appeared as the Nurse in 2015’s Romeo and Juliet and Sebastia in The Tempest. A native of Milwaukee and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, her recent theater credits include Professor Willard in Our Town with Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Miss Hannigan in Annie with The Skylight Theatre, Annie Cannon in Silent Sky and with Next Act Theatre, Aoife in Outside Mullingar with Forward Theatre, Masha in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike with Milwaukee Chamber Theatre and Lotte Schoen in Lettice and Lovage with Renaissance Theaterworks. Carrie is also a commercial voice actor and has appeared in the Independent films, Expecting Mercy, Wishtaker, and Tomah, Wisconsin.

heidi hodges

Photographer

Heidi Hodges has called Door County home for over 30 years, lured to these rugged shores because of happy childhood vacations here and to be closer to the peninsula’s world-class performing arts scene. She started at the Door County Advocate and, today, is the editor of Door County Magazine and owner of Heidi Hodges Photography. Her first book, Hidden History of Sturgeon Bay, co-authored with Kathy Steebs, is being published this summer. She is the mom to two teen sons, who love the county as much as she does.

leda hoffmann

Director · The Comedy of Errors Leda Hoffmann is thrilled to be working with Door Shakespeare again, after directing The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet in 2015 and The Comedy of Errors in 2014. Other directing credits include Black Pearl Sings!, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, The Amish Project (Milwaukee Repertory Theater), Hamlet (Illinois Shakespeare Festival), Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play, The Penelopiad, A Second Sam (Luminous Theatre), A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur (Milwaukee Chamber Theater), The Chairs, King Lear (Alchemist Theatre), Censored on Final Approach (Renaissance Theaterworks), and Birth Witches (Riverside Theater). Associate Directing credits include A Christmas Carol (Milwaukee Repertory Theater) and Of Mice and Men (Milwaukee Repertory Theater and Arizona Theater Company). Leda is a proud graduate of Grinnell College, a former Milwaukee Rep directing intern, and a member of Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab. Upcoming: A Christmas Carol (Milwaukee Rep), The Amish Project (Jedlicka Performing Arts Center). www.ledahoffmann.com.

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Cast and Crew bri humke

Arts Administration Intern · House Manager Bri is going to be a Junior at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. She has been working “front of house” for three years at American Players Theatre, and is excited to take this step up. She also started ASMing at UW-Parkside with A Streetcar Named Desire, and Angels in America: Part One, Millennium Approaches. She stage managed her first show, Eurydice, this past year. Bri is excited to be working at Door Shakespeare to broaden her world outside the southwest corner of Wisconsin.

mikkel knutson

Production Intern · Costumes Watch/Musician · Much Ado About Nothing Officer · The Comedy of Errors Mikkel Knutson is a rising junior BFA acting candidate at Northern Illinois University. Previous credits: Holmes/Radleigh in Blue Stockings (NIU), Cop in Middletown (NIU), Oliver in As You Like It and Antonio in Twelfth Night (Midsummer Theater Troupe), and Doug in Gruesome Playground Injuries (NIU). He is very grateful for the opportunity to learn and grow this summer with Door Shakespeare.

isabelle kralj

Choreographer · Much Ado About Nothing Isabelle Kralj is the founder and Co-Director of Theatre Gigante. She has performed throughout Europe and the United States. Kralj has been on staff at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Alverno College, and University School, where she implemented a dance program. She has conducted master classes at Suffolk University, Grinnell College, the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, to name a few. She has worked with Present Music, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, First Stage, Kohler Arts Center, Florentine Opera, and the Ballet Association of Slovenia. In 1996, she began collaborating with Mark Anderson. Together, they have created over forty works. Kralj received a New Choreography Award from the WAB, the High Artistic Achievement Award from UWM’s Slovenian Arts Council, and several grants from the U.S. State Department and the Slovenian Ministry of Culture.

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Cast and Crew todd mion

Lighting Designer Todd Mion has been a lighting designer in the Baltimore area for over thirty years. Recent designs include the world premieres of Mother May I at the Strand Theater, Bad Panda with Iron Crow Theatre, To Get to the Other Side for Baltimore Playwright’s Festival, The Return of the Fifth Sister at the Capital Fringe Festival. Todd’s dance designs have been seen at The Kennedy Center, The Alvin Ailey Theatre in New York City, The Greenhouse Theatre in Chicago, and internationally at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland. Todd also designed for the Baltimore Shakespeare Festival where his work included the critically acclaimed A Dickens of a Carol as well as productions of Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet.

katherine norman

Margaret/Musician · Much Ado About Nothing Courtesan · The Comedy of Errors Katherine Norman is thrilled to be joining Door Shakespeare for her first summer on the peninsula. She is currently a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she researches the intersections of theatre and cognition. Favorite performance credits include work with: Double Edge Theatre, Adishakti Theatre Arts, Missoula Children’s Theatre, and Whoopensocker—a teaching and performing ensemble based in Madison. She has worked extensively as an arts educator with students of all ages. She holds a BFA in acting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

jody sekas

Properties Master/Scenic Designer Jody is the Chair of the Department of Theatre Arts at UW-Parkside, and Associate Professor of Scenic/Lighting Design & Technology. Prior, he taught Scenography in the Theatre, Film, & Dance Department at Humboldt State University in northern California; Scenic/Lighting Design & Technology at UW-Eau Claire, and for four years was the resident scenic & lighting designer for the Sioux Falls Playhouse in South Dakota. He has also worked as a freelance designer and technician for such venues as the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Dell’Arte International, Omaha Theatre Company for Young People, The Western Stage, Utah Shakespeare Festival, and on several independent films.

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Cast and Crew william shakespeare

A Biography · Courtesy of Folger Shakespeare Library William Shakespeare was probably born on about April 23, 1564, the date that is traditionally given for his birth. He was John and Mary Shakespeare’s oldest surviving child. Growing up as the big brother of the family, William had three younger brothers and two younger sisters.

Their father, John Shakespeare, was a leatherworker, a prosperous businessman, as well as Stratford’s alderman, later, bailiff—much like a mayor. He married Mary Arden.

William, as the son of a leading Stratford citizen, almost certainly attended Stratford’s grammar school. Like all such schools, its curriculum consisted of an intense emphasis on the Latin classics, including memorization, writing, and acting classic Latin plays. Shakespeare most likely attended until about age 15.

In late 1582, William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway. She was already expecting their first-born child, Susanna. Anne grew up just outside Stratford in the village of Shottery. In early 1585, the couple had twins, Judith and Hamnet. completing the family. In the years ahead, Anne and the children lived in Stratford while Shakespeare worked in London.

The first definite mention of Shakespeare is in 1592 as an established London actor and playwright, mocked by a contemporary as a “Shake-scene.” The same writer alludes to one of Shakespeare’s earliest history plays, Henry VI, Part 3. The next year, in 1593, Shakespeare published a long poem, Venus and Adonis. For more than two decades, Shakespeare had multiple roles in the London theater as an actor, playwright, and, in time, a business partner in a major acting company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men (renamed the King’s Men in 1603).

He died on April 23, 1616—the traditional date of his birthday, though his precise birthdate is unknown. Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616 and was buried on April 25, 1616 in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon.

drew shirley *

Don John/Dogberry · Much Ado About Nothing Antipholus of Syracuse · The Comedy of Errors Drew Shirley is an actor and director who lives in Chicago with his amazing wife Erika, and his awesome dog Birdie. In Chicago he has most recently worked with Chicago Shakespeare, Erasing the Distance, Theater Wit, and One Year Chekhov. He has created a podcast called “DMDrew” where Chicago actors play Dungeons and Dragons and laugh a lot. In the past he has worked with and for companies like the Utah Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare By the Sea, Kingsmen Shakespeare, The Hermosa Beach Playhouse, Fraud & Phony, and Little Fish Theater. He loves stories, his wife, and his dog.

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Cast and Crew deborah staples *

Beatrice · Much Ado About Nothing Adriana · The Comedy of Errors Deb is thrilled to be back! Favorites among 125 productions: Henrietta in Silent Sky (Next Act Theatre); Billie Dawn in Born Yesterday, Jean Louise in To Kill a Mockingbird, Anna Karenina, Mary Stuart, and The Amish Project (Milwaukee Rep, Associate Artist); Miss Havisham in Great Expectations (Milwaukee Chamber Theatre); Amanda in Private Lives (American Players Theatre); The Blonde the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead (Jeff Award Nomination, Writers’ Theatre); and Hamlet and Elizabeth in Elizabeth Rex (Illinois Shakespeare). Deborah is also a voiceover artist and recently finished filming the indie feature Coming Up for Air (lead & co-screenwriter). www.DeborahStaples.com.

michael stebbins

Producing Artistic Director Michael Stebbins has appeared on regional stages across the country, from NYC (off-Broadway’s Mint Theatre Company and The Public Theater) to California (Berkeley Repertory Theatre) and many states in-between. As a director, his work has been seen at summer stock, college and regional theatres. In 2005, after being based in NYC for 12 years, he was hired as the producing artistic director of Rep Stage, a regional theatre based in Maryland. While there he championed works of up-and-coming playwrights (Liz Duffy Adams, David Davalos, Will Eno, Stephen Karam) and also programmed long-forgotten chestnuts. Wisconsin credits include Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Theatre Gigante, Optimist Theatre, and Skylight Music Theatre. Michael received his BFA/MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Professional Theatre Training Program. He is the recipient of a Helen Hayes Tribute Award for his work in the District of Columbia/Maryland/Virginia, and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

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Production Stage Manager Melissa Wanke returns for her fifth season with Door Shakespeare in beautiful Baileys Harbor. During the rest of the year she can be found in Milwaukee working as the Production Stage Manager for First Stage.

Melissa has also worked with Optimist Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, American Players Theatre, Northern Sky Theatre, The Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Florida Studio Theatre. She is continually grateful for the opportunity to work in theatre and for her family’s support. Melissa is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

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Cast and Crew charlie wright

Borachio · Much Ado About Nothing Dromio of Ephesus · The Comedy of Errors Charlie is pleased as punch to be back at Door Shakespeare for his 2nd season. He was previously seen as Dromio of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors and Edgar in King Lear. Most recently he has worked as a wizard in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando, and at a number of regional theatres including Orlando Shakespeare Theatre and Mad Cow Theatre. It is a gift to be back in the garden among such a special group of people. And as my good friend Ellen Degeneres so often says, be kind to one another.

julia xiong

Assistant Stage Manager Julia is thrilled to be spending her first summer with Door Shakespeare.

Julia graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2014 with a BA in Theatre and Drama (emphasis in Stage Management). For the past 3.5 years, she was based in Milwaukee and worked closely with First Stage Children’s Theater. She has also previously worked with Skylight Music Theatre, Theater RED and Kohl’s Wild Theater. Julia would like to thank Melissa Wanke for her friendship, love and support.

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Cast and Crew ben yela

Watch/Musician · Much Ado About Nothing Musician · The Comedy of Errors Ben Yela is a multidisciplinary artist whose skills include performance, design, music/composition, and clowning. He is honored to join Door Shakespeare for the summer, his first with the company. A founding member of Quasimondo Physical Theater, he has also worked in several capacities with Theatre Gigante, Cooperative Performance, Truepenny Theater, Optimist Theater, Acacia Theatre, Danceworks, DanceCircus, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s dance department, Red Eye Theater (Minneapolis), Nimbus Theatre (Minneapolis), and the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Ben also plays in several Milwaukee-based musical groups: The Ons, Nutritious & Delicious, DEEP FEMME, as well his own solo musical endeavors.

ryan zierk

Production Intern · Electrics and Properties, Fight Captain Watch/Musician · Much Ado About Nothing First Merchant · The Comedy of Errors Ryan Zierk is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside’s Theatre Arts program. Ryan’s performance credits include: The Hiding Place (Lt. Metzler), South Pacific (Emile De Becque), It’s a Wonderful Life (Male/Swing Understudy), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Lysander), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Leaf Coneybear), The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Saint Peter), The Government Inspector (Ivan Hlestakov), Macbeth (Malcolm), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Hero), One Man, Two Guvnors (Stanley Stubbers), Eurydice (A Nasty Interesting Man/Lord of the Underworld). Staged readings include Murder by Poe (M. Dupin) and Distracted (Dad).

Actors’ Equity Association (“Equity”), founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 actors and stage managers. Equity fosters the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors’ Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. www.actorsequity.org #EquityWorks

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Playgoer’s Guide the comedy of errors Synopsis

Set in the city of Ephesus, The Comedy of Errors concerns the farcical misadventures of two sets of identical twins. Many years earlier, the Syracusan merchant Egeon had twin sons, both named Antipholus. At their birth, he bought another pair of newborn twins, both named Dromio, as their servants. In a shipwreck, Egeon lost his wife, one of his sons, and one of the Dromios.

Egeon’s remaining son, Antipholus of Syracuse, and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, come to Ephesus, where—unknown to them—their lost twins now live. The visitors are confused, angered, or intrigued when local residents seem to know them.

Similarly, Antipholus and Dromio of Ephesus run into puzzling reactions from the people they know—who have been dealing, unwittingly, with the Syracusans.

Antipholus of Ephesus’s wife bars him from his house; he is jailed after a jeweler claims he owes money on a gold chain he never received.

When the four twins come together, all is finally resolved. In one last twist, their parents reunite as well.

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Synopsis

The primary plot of Much Ado About Nothing turns on the courtship and scandal involving young Hero and her suitor, Claudio, but the witty war of words between Claudio’s friend Benedick and Hero’s cousin Beatrice often takes center stage.

Much Ado About Nothing begins as Don Pedro’s army returns after The title page from the first quarto edition of Much Adoe About a victory. Benedick, a gentleman Nothing, printed in 1600. soldier, resumes a verbal duel with Beatrice, the niece of Leonato. Claudio is smitten with Leonato’s daughter, Hero. After Don Pedro woos her in disguise for Claudio, the two young lovers plan to marry in a week. To fill in the time until the wedding, Don Pedro and the others set about tricking Benedick and Beatrice into falling in love with each other. Meanwhile, Don Pedro’s disgruntled brother, Don John, plots to ruin Hero and halt her wedding. Claudio believes Don John’s deception, is convinced Hero has a lover, and, at the wedding, brutally rejects her.

With Hero in hiding and falsely reported dead, Beatrice persuades Benedick to fight Claudio. Tragedy is averted when the bumbling city watch, having discovered Don John’s treachery, arrives and clears Hero’s name. With Claudio forgiven, both couples are ready to get married.

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Q+A With the Director joseph hanreddy

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing, circa July 1865, Door County, WI.

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Why choose to set the play in this very specific time and place? Were there things in the text that led you down this path?

Shakespeare’s story revolves around the romantic intrigues and deceits of a company of Spanish soldiers as they visit an Italian friend’s villa on their journey home from war.

My impulse was to shift the Mediterranean setting to something closer to home yet distanced enough in time to give sufficient weight to the antiquated attitudes toward sexuality and assumptions of patriarchal privilege that inform the actions of many of the characters. Union soldiers returning to the Midwest, stopping over for an Independence Day celebration at a Wisconsin estate that looks a lot like Björklunden worked for the story as well as provided a suitably appealing and festive atmosphere. I knew that shifting the setting from a fictional war, to a very real, bitter, emotionally wrenching and highly consequential conflict would frame the story differently. I was particularly interested in how the transposition would inform the latter half of the play when the comedy takes a decidedly more serious turn before closing with a suggestion of healing and reconciliation.

Another appeal of the choice of setting was the opportunity to work with the brilliant actor, musician, composer, lyricist and musicologist Scott Campbell and a band of actor/ musicians to create a blend of Civil War era songs, lyrics in Shakespeare’s text and original compositions from Scott to create a warm and inviting relationship with the audience.

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Some of your adaptations of novels for the stage include Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility (both with J. R. Sullivan), and A Christmas Carol (with Edward Morn).

What considerations are made when you edit/adapt/interpret a play that already exists, such as Much Ado About Nothing?

Shakespeare’s language is central to our appreciation and enjoyment of the plays and I wouldn’t presume to add anything of significance to the text. However, like most directors, I’ve done some relatively minor cutting and editing for clarity and to keep the playing time to a reasonable length. Perhaps the most substantial change was to eliminate the relatively minor character of Leonato’s brother, and to give much of his language, story function and relationship as a confidant and occasional provocateur to the long-time family servant, Ursula. The change helped keep the ensemble tight and intimate, as well as to expand a woman’s role, played by the superb Carrie Hitchcock, which particularly pleases me. Additionally, given the American setting, I changed Shakespeare’s noble titles to military ranks, but chose not to Anglicize the Spanish and Italian names, which is admittedly inconsistent, but felt off- putting and a step too far. In one sense, the inconsistency is consistent with Shakespeare’s comedies, all of which but one (The Merry Wives of Windsor) are set in foreign and exotic locations and yet completely English in spirit.

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Q+A With the Director

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Before the full company meets for the first rehearsal (first week of June), how do you—as a director—prepare for (what is to be) a relatively short and intense rehearsal period?

The first big effort is to recruit an extraordinarily talented, game and dedicated company.

Actors with a background and keen interest specifically in Shakespeare are a huge asset.

A fierce work ethic and the ability to absorb a lot of material in a short time are absolute necessities. In my past Door Shakespeare productions, I’ve been blessed not only with actors of great skill and dedication, but also with friends in key roles that I’ve had the pleasure of working with before, thus shortening the introductory period. Given the truly brief time with the company, my most valuable preparation is less on previsualized moment to moment detail and more on being confident, clear and concise about what is essential to the heart and soul of the story, how each scene contributes that story and inviting the actors to be active, creative partners and problem solvers. A sense of humor and encouraging the same in others is also helpful.

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You have directed at some of the top regional theaters and Shakespeare festivals in the country. What is it about directing at Door Shakespeare that appeals to you?

Ultimately, it’s the people that define the experience in the collaborative endeavor of making plays. Amy Mueller first invited me into the company and her generosity and dedication made me want to be a part of it. Her successor, Michael Stebbins, brings a similar welcoming and supportive manner and I was flattered and grateful when he asked me back. Though there is a fair amount of pressure to get these dense and challenging plays up in the limited time that we are given, the working atmosphere, collegiality and sense of fun at Door Shakes are truly special. No small part of this is provided by our Stage Manager, Melissa Wanke, whose above and beyond assistance, leadership and encouragement are inspirational. And there’s the setting! The simplicity and authenticity of actors and audience under our beloved tree sharing a good story with an honesty and lack of pretense is unmatchable. Capturing the heart of the play in this very open and transparent way can sometimes get lost in a more elaborate and technically produced production. And, my wife Jami and I have lived in Door County for many years and staying home to create a piece that friends and neighbors are able to enjoy, as well as making a small contribution to the artistic life of our community has been a source of great pleasure.

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What is next on your artistic plate?

The day after we open Much Ado, I’m off to the Idaho Shakespeare Festival to direct Pride and Prejudice and in September, I’ll remount the same production in at the Great Lakes Theater in Cleveland.

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Q+A With the Director leda hoffmann The Comedy Of Errors

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You directed a production of The Comedy Of Errors for Door Shakespeare a number of years ago. When approached to revisit the play, were there any apprehensions?

Were there any attractions?

The first question to ask when thinking about revisiting a play is, “why.” There’s an initial fear of doing something just for the sake of doing it but I quickly saw an opportunity to come back to a play that brought artists and audiences a lot of joy in 2014 and see how we can find that joy again.

I’m really proud of the 2014 production of The Comedy Of Errors. Headed into this season, I have a deep belief, proven by experience, in the story and the way it can be told in this space. That’s liberating. I get to explore with the knowledge that it works and build upon all the things in my toolbox from last time.

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Is revisiting a production different than remounting a production?

If so, how?

A remount ties us down to choices made in the past. Instead, this production is a fresh look at the story. We have assembled a new group of actors and designers and with this unique collection of people looking at the play this time, we’ll discover the world of the play together. Since some of us have worked on this play in this space before there are sure to be similarities in some of core ideas, but we get to approach it anew. I believe wholeheartedly in creating work that comes from the specific artists involved in a production so just having new people makes this inherently new. A great example is that this production will have live music whereas the 2014 production used recorded music.

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Much Ado About Nothing is set in a specific time and place: July 1865, Door County, Wisconsin. Where and when is The Comedy Of Errors set? How do costumes, scenic elements, props and/or music assist in creating the “where and the when?”

This production of The Comedy Of Errors isn’t set in any specific time and place. It’s a bustling port town somewhere at sometime. The design team and I set out to create a world that feels of a past era enough that we don’t worry about why no one just called someone on their cell phone, but contemporary enough that we all lean into the story as it relates to our time. We have used research images starting in the 1930s to today.

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What considerations are made when you edit/adapt/interpret a play that already exists, such as The Comedy Of Errors?

As has become the norm for Shakespeare plays, this production of The Comedy Of Errors is a cutting of the script. Mostly notably in this production, I decided that every actor would play just one character. Without doubling, I cut a couple smaller roles or put them

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Q+A With the Director together. There is also some cutting for length, but it is important to me to remain true to the spirit of the play and Shakespeare’s original words. This production very much feels like a production of the The Comedy Of Errors, not an adaptation of the story.

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Before the full company meets for the first rehearsal (first week of June), how do you—as a director—prepare for (what is to be) a relatively short and intense rehearsal period?

Read the play a lot. Be familiar with the ins and out. Have solutions in mind to any tricky logistical issues so that we can explore but if we don’t figure it out, I have a way out.

I have been working with the design team to define our world - visually and aurally. Now it is my job to communicate that world to the actors so that they can start to build their own part of it. I heard once that a director is the architect of a playground. You don’t have to tell people to first use the slide and then the swings but if you build a space where the slide ends at the swings, that rhythm will follow. On day one I need to be ready to define the space in which we can play. With a strong framework, actors have a foundation on which they can make bold choices. With the limited rehearsal time, it is important for everyone to know the ways in which we should explore.

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You have directed at some top regional theaters and Shakespeare festivals. What is it about directing at Door Shakespeare that appeals to you?

First off, getting to work with the smart, talented, and generous people that make up the Door Shakespeare company each season.

And then there’s the beautiful space. Being outside around a tree with limited scenic elements, you’re forced to focus on the heart of the story, and there’s no stuff to get in the way.

I love the simplicity of the storytelling.

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How does directing a production indoors differ from directing a production out-ofdoors under a large tree? What are the perks? What are the challenges?

It doesn’t rain inside, that’s the biggest difference! While it’s challenging to be at the mercy of the elements, that’s also part of the fun.

There’s also a wonderful give and take with the audience built into being outside. We start before it gets dark, so the audience is right there. Especially in Shakespeare with direct address, I love being able to play in close proximity to an audience you can often see!

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Q+A With the Director leda hoffmann, continued The physical space where a production will take place is always my jumping off point for deciding what a production will look and feel like. This The Comedy of Errors is intentionally created for this space. The Comedy of Errors is an urban play, taking place in a bustling port town, but knowing this production is surrounded by nature, I think about a slightly more rural, less industrial shipping town.

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Door Shakespeare has assembled a wonderful ensemble of actors, designers, interns and directors for 2018. There is the old movie/theatre adage that “directing is 90 percent casting.” Is this true?

Getting the right group of collaborators is essential. I like to build productions that are right for the particular group of people assembled at that particular time. So in that way, casting is everything because the production would be different with different people.

Theater is wonderful because it is not created in a void. The success of a production depends completely on the team behind it. If, in this context, casting also includes selecting designers, technicians, and all the other people who work on a production, then I’d say directing is 98% casting! Directors lead the team but they are nothing without the players.

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hat is next on your W artistic plate?

Once we open, I head back to Chicago.

I come back to Wisconsin in November to direct Milwaukee Rep’s production of A Christmas Carol.

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Programs & Events will in the woods education series Free Event · Before the performance, 6:30pm

July 11 Much Ado About Nothing July 25 Much Ado About Nothing August 8 Much Ado About Nothing

July 17 The Comedy of Errors July 31 The Comedy of Errors August 14 The Comedy of Errors

Celebrate the legacy of William Shakespeare by gathering with friends and family prior to the show for a lively and interactive discussion. These events help us all get a bit closer to the centuries old history and tradition of William Shakespeare’s work. Will In The Woods is ideal for theatre lovers interested in learning more about the play prior to the performance.

We hope you will join us for this free event!

shake it up saturdays

Free Event · For kids of all ages Before the performance of The Comedy of Errors, 4:00pm

July 14, July 28, & August 11

Join Door Shakespeare for a casual pre- show chat and activity designed to introduce patrons of all ages to Shakespeare and The Comedy of Errors. We’ll review the characters of the play and take a look at the plot in order to have a better understanding of the story and enhance the theatrical experience. Designed with families in mind, Shake it Up Saturdays includes a craft or activity to help get the wiggles out before the show begins. Advanced registration required. Call 920.839.1500 to register and confirm dates and times.

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$25 in addition to the ticket price · Before the performance, 6:45pm

July 9 Much Ado About Nothing August 6 Much Ado About Nothing

July 26 The Comedy of Errors August 14 The Comedy of Errors

Enjoy a pre-show tasting of delicious local wines from area wineries and small plates prepared by chefs from Door County’s acclaimed restaurants. Take in the beautiful scenery of the Garden, mingle with patrons and cast members, and enjoy delicious desserts and coffee during intermission.

Reservations required. Please call 920.839.1500 prior to the event.

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Camp Will july 16–20 · july 30–aug 3 · aug 13–17 Camp Will is a weeklong workshop dedicated to nurturing young people’s ability to voice their opinions, communicate their thoughts, and discover their creativity through ensemble work and the poetry of Shakespeare. Camp sessions are available for ages 7–18.

Camp Will’s teaching artists come from all over the United States as part of the Door Shakespeare acting company.

Daily sessions begin with theatre and improv games. Groups work independently in separate ensembles to approach Shakespeare’s works through rhythm, playful language exercises, and story drama. Older students work more intensely on vocal and physical techniques that enrich the meaning of Shakespeare’s text. “ I loved working with all the professional actors and I also made lots of new friends at camp.

I can’t wait for next summer!” —Beatrix Dramm, Camp Will camper To enroll in Camp Will, fill out and return the registration form to: Door Shakespeare, P.O. Box 351 Baileys Harbor, WI 54202-0351 or call 920.839.1500 to register by phone

Camp Will 2018 Registration Form Tuition (Includes t-shirt, Much Ado About Nothing ticket, snack, and supplies) •$ 100 for 1st camper &/or session •$ 75 for additional campers in the same family &/or additional sessions for the same camper Session 1 July 16–20

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Shakespeare Circle Door Shakespeare is pleased to announce the members of the Shakespeare Circle giving program. The Shakespeare Circle consists of donors who are willing to make a pledge for three consecutive years to support Door Shakespeare’s mission. This circle provides the sustaining foundation on which we produce each summer season, and build our presence in both the Door County and Midwest region. We are so grateful for this integral ensemble of donors!

shakespeare circle Anonymous (3) Richard & Kerstin Conner Carl & Sandy Zapffe Gary Buerstatte & Anna Pepelnjak Howard & Sara Miller Bruce & Helen Ambuel Prilla & Tony Beadell Nancy T. & David A. Borghesi The Brotherhood Family Bob & Alice Chrismer James & Rochelle Heinz John & Diane Ludwigsen Bill Morris & Lisa LaDew

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the journeyman: $5-$49 Anonymous James & Joan Anderson Diane & Terrance Auger James & Elizabeth Baxter Jennifer Evans Burns Danny Brehlow Eleanor & Wonsup Chung Louis Cornelius David Cowles Genevieve Davis Ed & Adele Douglass Mr Hans Dramm & Dr Sarah Keller Amy Ensign William & Paula Fink Rick Fournier Sarah Frudden & Jeff Bergman Susan Scot Fry Laura Gray Nancy Greening Michael Harman Richard M. Jackson Sherry Johnson Sarah Jones Janice Muller Kildea Lisa Klimczak Steve Klimczak Konrad Kuchenbach Lydia LaGue Sandy Lewis Suzanne Lucas

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Sioux Madden Catherine Martin Heidi Mercer Mr Jim Mergener Selena Milewski Logan Milway Ann Morgan Leslie Troup Morgan Bill O’Connor Nehire Osman Noel & Bella Perlman Therese Philipp Corliss Phillabaum Lon & Mary Ann Rademacher Ginger & Skip Rambo Suzanne Rose Mrs Jennifer Schneider Dr & Mrs Cleve L Scott Rick Singer Karen Slotarski Deborah Staples David & Karen Studebaker Bob & Rita Sullivan Anna Mae Tiry Michele Kelly Traband Jo Ann Wahl Ann Warren Kat Wodtke Enobong Rijhumall Umohette Joanne Lipo Zovic & Paul Zovic

The donors listed include those who have contributed from the printing of last year's program through June 10, 2018

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Individual Contributors the spero, gorens-edelman, and friends fund for education at door shakespeare the knights: $500-$999 Ben and Leah Spero Jason and Andrea Spero

Joan and Mike Spero Richard and Nina Edelman

the esquires: $250-$499 Bob Edelman and Nancy Gorens

the merchants: $100-$249 Alyx Campbell Adrian & Carla Cohen Daniel Schley and Barbara Haig Julie Gorens-Winston and James Winston

the masters: $50-$99 Cailyn Rood Elizabeth and Peter Sullivan Jane A. Crise and Family

the journeyman: $5-$49 Alexander Coddington Miriam Schwartz Carolyn Taylor

Julie Isaacson Linda Gorens-Levey and Mike Levey Patti Levy and Family

Jill and John Miller & Peter Burs Melissa Block

David Taus Kathryn Wodtke

special thanks for donations of time, talent, goods, and services Prilla and Tony Beadell Carol Boyd Mary Lynn and Randy Brotherhood Delina Christie David Clowers David Cecsarini Beatrix Dramm and Family Allyn Ensign David Ensign Betsy Ensign-George Paul and Trisha Filar First Stage Theater David Foulds Mark Goldstein

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SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE CASE OF THE JERSEY LILY

by Katie Forgette

AUGUST 10-26

directed by Marcella Kearns featuring Kay Allmand, Jesse Bhamrah, Matt Daniels, Karen Estrada, Brian J. Gill, Rick Pendzich & Ryan Schabach

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History meets mystery when a cast of Milwaukee favorites brings two of Britain’s greatest minds to life: the brilliant Oscar Wilde and the incomparable Sherlock Holmes!

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Join the Fun! become a bard buddy volunteer!

Door Shakespeare is looking for friendly and energetic volunteers of all ages. We’re a non-profit organization… we can’t do it without you!

Help run performances in the Garden at Björklunden during our summer seasons by greeting patrons, parking cars, selling concessions, or ushering. We’d love to have your help with administrative projects and distribution of marketing materials, too! Our Bard Buddy volunteer program is a wonderful community of volunteers that are critical to each season’s success. Please join us, have fun, and help celebrate our love of Shakespeare and the theater!

If you’d like to find out more please call us at 920.839.1500.

Thank you!

to our bard buddy volunteers

Much of what makes your Door Shakespeare experience memorable is the incredible assistance we receive from the generous supporters of this theater company. Door Shakespeare extends our heartiest gratitude to the members of our Bard Buddy volunteer program.

Thank you for your effort, time, and assistance during our season and throughout the year!

Supporting the arts in Door County for over 40 years!

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2018 SEASON

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Past Productions 1995

A Midsommer Nights Dream & The Comedie of Errors, by Wm. Shakespeare

1996

Twelfe Night or What You Will, by Wm. Shakespeare

1999

As You Like It, by Wm. Shakespeare

2000

The Taming of the Shrew, by Wm. Shakespeare

2001

Twelfth Night, by Wm. Shakespeare

2002

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by Wm. Shakespeare

2003

Romeo and Juliet & Much Ado About Nothing, by Wm. Shakespeare

2004

The Taming of the Shrew & The Merry Wives of Windsor, by Wm. Shakespeare

2005

The Comedy of Errors, by Wm. Shakespeare & She Stoops to Conquer, by Oliver Goldsmith

2006

As You Like It, by Wm. Shakespeare & The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde

2007

The Tempest, by Wm. Shakespeare & Tartuffe, by Jean Baptiste Moliere

2008

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by Wm. Shakespeare & Cyrano De Bergerac, by Edmund Rostand

2009

The Merchant of Venice, by Wm. Shakespeare

2010

Much Ado About Nothing, by Wm. Shakespeare & The Rivals, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

2011

Twelfth Night, by Wm. Shakespeare & Pride and Prejudice, adapted for the stage by Joseph Hanreddy and J.R. Sullivan & The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield

2012

As You Like It by Wm. Shakespeare & The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield

2013

Macbeth & Love’s Labour’s Lost, by Wm. Shakespeare

2014

The Comedy of Errors & King Lear, by Wm. Shakespeare

2015

Romeo and Juliet & The Tempest, by Wm. Shakespeare

2016

A Midsummer Night’s Dream & Julius Caesar, by Wm. Shakespeare

2017

Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare & The Heart of Robin Hood, by David Farr

weather policy

Door Shakespeare will make every effort to meet all scheduled performances. In the event of inclement weather during the performance, the performance may be delayed and/or rain-checks issued. The option of a refund is available only when a show must be canceled prior to the completion of half the shows running time.

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