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Sunday in the Park with George Sponsored by The Schoenleber Foundation May 18, 19, 20 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30 and June 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Stage Director: Bill Theisen Music Director: Richard Carsey Conductor: Jamie Johns Associate Music Director: Anne Van Deusen Set Designer: Van Santvoord** Lighting Designer: Jason Fassl** Sound Designer: Gary Ellis Costume Designer: Shima Orans Production Stage Manager: Kimberly Ann McCann*
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. **Member of the United Scenic Artists
This production was supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts. Skylight Music Theatre 1
A M E S S AG E F R O M T H E S TAG E D I R E C TO R A N D A R T I S T I C D I R E C TO R – B I L L T H E I S E N White. A blank page or canvas. The challenge: bring order to the whole. Through design. Composition. Tension. Balance. Light. And harmony. These intriguing, yet curiously disjointed words are the first thing we hear as the curtain rises. They are in fact George Seurat’s aesthetic creed and serve as a thematic framework both for the artist’s life and the structure of Sondheim’s musical. Just as the artist Seurat atomized blocks of color into dots, the artist Sondheim fragmented his lyrics and musical themes. Both artists juxtapose their primary units in varying combinations to achieve both aesthetic and emotional shade and intensity. Sondheim finds his metaphor for Seurat’s use of pure color in subtle impressionistic harmonies and diatonic chord clusters. On this subject, Sondheim in his own words: “The idea was to keep the music open and pure the way the painting is and to give it a shimmer. I was also fiddling with chord clusters, because that seemed to me some kind of analogue to Seurat’s close juxtaposition of different colored dots.” In his most recent book Look, I Made A Hat, Sondheim talks about the fact that Sunday in the Park with George was his first experience in the world of not-forprofit theatre. Of this experience Sondheim recalls, “For me the shock at the difference between commercial and non-profit theatre was a pleasant one. This difference affected not only the score for Sunday in the Park with George but my subsequent scores as well. When I look back as objectively as I can at shows I wrote before Sunday, and contrast them with the shows I wrote after Sunday, it seems clear to me that a quality of detachment suffuses the earlier work, whereas a current of vulnerability, of longing, informs the more recent work. When I think of songs like “Sunday” or “Move On”, I realize that by having to express the straightforward, unembarrassed goodness of the characters, I discovered the Oscar Hammerstein in myself- and I was the better for it.” At heart, I think this show is about the amazing things that can happen when we pause in our work- take a breath, a sideways glance- and life suddenly appears as a blank canvas, filled with unlimited possibilities. And it is also about the challenging emotional work that goes into making ourselves available to these moments.
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A M E S S AG E F R O M T H E M A N AG I N G D I R E C TO R – A M Y S . J E N S E N Welcome to Skylight Music Theatre and our production of Stephen Sondheim’s, Sunday in the Park with George. I know that Bill has been itching to bring Sondheim back to the Cabot for many years. Sondheim featured rather prominently in our repertoire during the 1980s and 1990s, but has not graced our stage since 2000 and our production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. It is a little hard to believe that this is the first time Skylight is performing Sunday in the Park with George and it is all the more fitting that we end a season full of shows that Skylight has never done before with this Sondheim masterpiece. As we bid farewell to yet another season, we are so excited about our 2012-13 season and equally excited about our subscribers’ response. Our subscription sales are outpacing the past several years and we had the strongest first week in well over five years. If you haven’t yet subscribed, don’t miss out on the opportunity to include Avenue Q, The Sound of Music, Edith Piaf Onstage, Pump Boys and Dinettes and Porgy and Bess in your plans next year. With our new Spectrum Plus package, you can also add our two Studio shows Here’s a Howdy Do: The Mischievous World of Gilbert and Sullivan and Sing Me a Story and see all seven shows next season. For the second time this season, Skylight marked the passing of yet another remarkable individual who provided invaluable support to Skylight through the years. Don Buzard, who passed away on April 15, was a former board member, serving on the board from 1971 to 1985. In response to the news of Don’s passing, Colin Cabot emailed saying “though he wasn’t president of the board, he was the one who took the longest view towards the survival of the theatre both during and after Clair’s tenure… I doubt the theatre would have lived past its second decade without his advice and support.” We share our deepest sympathies with his family.
CAST Georges/George............................................................................................................Sean Allan Krill* Dot/Marie.................................................................................................................. Alison Mary Forbes Old Lady/Blair Daniels.....................................................................................................Marilyn White Nurse/Mrs./Harriet Pawling..........................................................................................Rebecca Spice Jules/Bob Greenberg............................................................................................................. Bryce Lord Yvonne/Naomi Eisen.................................................................................................. Georgina McKee Boatman/Charles Redmond..............................................................................................Robb Smith Solider/Alex...................................................................................................................Marty McNamee Celeste #1/Waitress.................................................................................................. Susan Wiedmeyer Celeste #2/Elaine.................................................................................................. Samantha Sostarich Franz/Dennis.......................................................................................................................Rick Pendzich Freida/Betty.........................................................................................................................Karen Estrada Louis/Billy Webster............................................................................................................ Tommy Hahn Mr./Lee Randolph...................................................................................................... Jonathan Stewart Louise...............................................................................................................................Mallorey Wallace
ORCHESTR A Violin............................................................................................Joseph Ketchum, Pamela Simmons Viola.....................................................................................................................................Olga Tuzhilkov Cello.............................................................................................................................................Scott Cook Harp............................................................................................................................................Alison Attar Woodwinds........................................................................................................Ron Foster, John Hibler Horn.............................................................................................................................Richard Tremarello Keyboard.............................................................................................................................Mark Carlstein Percussion.........................................................................................................................Michael Lorenz Skylight Music Theatre 3
MUSICAL NUMBERS Act 1 Paris A Series of Sundays 1884-1886 Sunday In The Park with George......................................................................................................Dot No Life....................................................................................................................................Jules, Yvonne Color and Light...................................................................................................................... Dot, George Gossip Sequence..............................................................Celeste #1, Celeste #2, Boatman, Nurse, Old Lady, Jules, Yvonne The Day Off..............................................................................................George, Nurse, Franz, Frieda, Boatman, Soldier, Celeste #1, Celeste #2, Yvonne, Louise, Jules, Louis Everybody Loves Louis........................................................................................................................Dot Finishing The Hat........................................................................................................................... George We Do Not Belong Together............................................................................................. Dot, George Beautiful......................................................................................................................... Old Lady, George Sunday..........................................................................................................................................Company THERE WILL BE A 20 MINUTE INTERMISSION Act 2 The Art Institute of Chicago and The Island of La Grande Jatte 1984 It’s Hot Up Here..........................................................................................................................Company Chromolume #7 ............................................................................................................... George, Marie Putting It Together................................................................................................... George, Company Children And Art................................................................................................................................Marie Lesson #8.......................................................................................................................................... George Move-On.................................................................................................................................. George, Dot Sunday..........................................................................................................................................Company Chromolume #7 music prepared by Ethan Deppe
WHO’S WHO Sean Allan Krill* (Georges/George)– Broadway: On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, Mamma Mia! Off-Broadway: The Brother/Sister Plays (Public). Tours: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Leon Rabin & Carbonell Award nominations), Mamma Mia! (Outstanding Leading Actor, BroadwayWorld.com). Regional: Hot L Baltimore (Steppenwolf ), Comedy of Errors (Chicago Shakespeare), The Importance of Being Earnest, Travesties (Court), Antony & Cleopatra (Hartford Stage), Spamalot (Oakbrook), Forever Plaid (Jeff Award, Best Ensemble – Royal George), Brigadoon (Jeff Award nomination Marriott). O.F.U. seanallankrill.com 4 Skylight Music Theatre
Alison Mary Forbes (Dot/Marie) – Alison Mary Forbes is thrilled to return to the Skylight after appearing in Jaques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris and RENT. A Milwaukee native, she has worked with many Midwest companies including Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, First Stage Children’s Theatre, In Tandem, Milwaukee Shakespeare, Optimist Theatre, Bunny Gumbo and the Minnesota Centennial Showboat. Favorite productions include You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Sally), The Mousetrap (Mollie), Twelfth Night (Olivia), Macbeth, The Rocky Horrow Show, and Normal in Schools, a touring show that
W H O ’ S W H O ( c o n t .) educates families about eating disorders. Alison holds a BA in Theatre Acting from the University of Minnesota and has taught for First Stage and Waukesha Civic Theatre. Look for her next in Skylight’s production of Avenue Q! Huge thanks to Bill and Richard for the opportunity to play this amazing role! Marilyn White (Old Lady/Blair Daniels) – Marilyn is pleased to return to the Skylight stage where she was last seen as Lady Burford in The Midnight Angel. Other local companies she performs with include Off The Wall, Windfall and Boulevard. Recent credits: Aerial in The Tempest, Moira in On the Beach and Mother Courage in Mother Courage. She also works as an Artist in Residence for public and private schools in Milwaukee and the surrounding areas. Rebecca Spice (Nurse/Mrs./Harriet Pawling) – Becky has been performing professionally in Milwaukee for 25 years. She was seen most recently picking and talking a little in The Music Man. Favorite roles at Skylight have included Reno in Anything Goes, Eliza in My Fair Lady and Petra in A Little Night Music. She has many happy Skylight memories from Tintypes, The Spitfire Grill, The All Night Strut, Falsettos, West Side Story, Man of La Mancha, Girl Crazy and many others. She and Jamie Johns can be seen regularly around the area in their notorious cabarets as well. Other local work has been with the Milwaukee and Madison Repertory Theaters and First Stage Children’s Theater. Bryce Lord (Jules/ Bob Greenberg) – Bryce is happy to be home once again at Skylight. He has been seen onstage here in The Barber of Seville, White Christmas, Romeo and Juliet, Floyd Collins, Anything Goes and Lady, Be Good. Additionally, he has performed for First Stage in The Happy Elf, Witness and Honk!, and on numerous occasions with Milwaukee Shakespeare
(Macbeth, Cymbeline, 1 Henry IV, Taming of the Shrew, Merchant of Venice), Bialystock and Bloom (Batboy: The Musical, The Jammer), Windfall Theatre (Sunday in the Park…) and others. Bryce has also directed and choreographed productions in the Milwaukee area for Sunset Playhouse, Waukesha Civic Theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Boulevard Ensemble and others. Georgina McKee (Yvonne/Naomi Eisen) - Georgina is delighted to be making her Skylight Music Theatre debut! Recent Milwaukee credits include; Andrea in A Thousand Words (Forward Theatre and Chamber Theatre), Meg in Crimes of the Heart (Chamber Theatre), the title roles in Sylvia and Mary’s Wedding (Next Act Theatre), Viola in Twelfth Night (Optimist Theatre), Carly in Reasons To Be Pretty (Renaissance Theaterworks), Eve/Barbara/Ella in The Apple Tree and Lori in Romantic Fools (In Tandem), Ensemble in Bombshells, Ensemble in A Christmas Carol (Milwaukee Rep). Regional credits include productions with American Players Theatre, The Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Fireside Dinner Theatre. Georgina holds a BFA in Acting from Southern Oregon University in Ashland OR. She wishes to thank her family and friends for all their love and support. Robb Smith (Boatman/Charles Redmond) – Robb Smith is honored to return to Skylight with such a talented and wonderful group. Previous Skylight credits include Dick Deadeye in HMS Pinafore, Pedro in Man of LaMancha, and Perchik in Fiddler on the Roof. He has also performed with Next Act, First Stage, Renaissance Theaterworks, Chamber Theatre, and Door, Chicago, Milwaukee and Wisconsin Shakes. Recent directing credits include Hairspray, Our Town, Dancing at Lughnasa, Jesus Christ Superstar. His work as a set/sound/ lighting designer has been seen in dozens of productions and he continues to teach and coach performers with Studio.underground. Uncountable thanks goes to Team AnderleSmith, without whom, this is not possible.
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W H O ’ S W H O ( c o n t .) Marty McNamee (Solider/Alex) - Marty returns to Skylight after last being seen as Frankie in Plaid Tidings in 2009. A native to Wisconsin, Marty received his theatre and music education at UW Eau Claire. As an ‘05-’06 resident artist here at Skylight he was featured in Animal Crackers, Man of La Mancha and South Pacific. Most recently seen in Boulevard Ensembles: This Lime Tree Bower. Other Milwaukee credits include: Hula Hoop Sha Boop; Stackner Cabaret, A New Brain; Windfall, Thrill Me and Sweet Smell of Success. New York credits include: Booth! The Musical, Mirrors of Desire and New Voices NYC. Marty has toured regional houses as Corny Collins in Hairspray and will be returning to the role this fall with Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas. Susan Wiedmeyer (Celeste #1/Waitress) – Susan is thrilled to return to Skylight after performing in The Rivals, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Marriage of Figaro and The Pirates of Penzance. Locally, she has performed with Milwaukee Opera Theatre, as Arion in Meditations on Arion; and with Music By the Lake in Madame Butterfly, La Traviata and as Fiona in Brigadoon. Susan is an Encouragement Award Winner from the Wisconsin District Metropolitan Opera Auditions and holds music degrees from St. Olaf College and UW-Milwaukee. Samantha Sostarich (Celeste #2/Elaine) – Samantha is a 2007 graduate of UWMadison, receiving her BA as a Theater Acting Specialist. She currently works with Kohl’s Wild Theater at the Milwaukee County Zoo. Previous roles include Joan in Dames at Sea, Isabel in Pirates of Penzance, Ulla U.S./Usherette in The Producers, Rhoda in White Christmas with The Skylight Music Theatre, Miss Nelson U.S. in Miss Nelson is Missing with First Stage Children’s Theater, Woman Two in Side by Side by Sondheim with The New Court Theatre, Julie U.S. in Carousel with Madison Rep. Theatre, Schwartzy in THE 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and Soupy Sue in Urinetown at UW-Madison. www.samanthasostarich.com 6 Skylight Music Theatre
Rick Pendzich (Franz/ Dennis) – Rick was last seen on the Cabot stage as Shrdlu in Adding Machine and, before that, as Mark Cohen in Skylight’s 2010 performance of RENT. Since obtaining his BFA in theatre from UW-Whitewater, Rick has worked with a number of Milwaukee’s theatres: Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, First Stage Children’s Theatre and In Tandem Theatre (to name a few.) Some of his favorite roles include Horton in Seussical: The Musical, Eustace in Jeeves Intervenes, and puppeteer to Steve the Little Drummer Boy in Neil Haven’s Who Killed Santa? Rick will return to Skylight in September as Brian in Avenue Q. Karen Estrada (Freida/Betty) – Karen Estrada is excited to make her Skylight main stage debut in the company of many dear friends. Karen has performed with Skylight’s Kidswrites program for the past three years and was pleased to be in the reading collaboration with Chamber Theater of The Tavern Keeper’s Daughter. Just before going into rehearsal for Sunday in the Park with George she was seen as Sophie in Renaissance Theatreworks’ production of Honour. Other shows with Renaissance include Molly in The Smell of the Kill and a reading of El Nogalar. She was recently seen at First Stage Theater in Seussical and previously with First Stage’s charming First Steps series in Aesop’s Fables and Giggle,Giggle, Quack. Karen has also had the privilege of having worked with Chamber Theater in Crimes of the Heart, In Tandem Theater in You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown and Stuck, four delightful productions with Sunset Playhouse’s Bug in a Rug series, with The Show, Radio WHT, and the Women Who Can’t Sing. She is proud to be a lead teacher for Next Act’s summer Next Actors program for teens. Tommy Hahn (Louis/ Billy Webster) – Tommy has performed in a number of Skylight productions, most recently as Ewart Dunlop in the barbershop quartet of The Music Man as well as Roger in RENT in 2010. Other Skylight productions include
W H O ’ S W H O ( c o n t .) She Loves Me, My Fair Lady, Die Fledermaus, Elixir of Love and Abduction from the Seraglio. He has also performed with Skylight’s education department in the Standard Songbook and Kidswrites programs. Regionally, he has performed with the Milwaukee Rep, Marriott Theatre at Lincolnshire, Northlight Theatre and Madison Opera. Tommy is also the lead singer and bass player in the Shepherd Express award-winning Milwaukee rock band, Revolush. Jonathan Stewart (Mr./Lee Randolph) – Jonathan was last seen at Skylight in Adding Machine: A Musical. Other Skylight appearances include The Barber of Seville, La Boheme, White Christmas, Patience and Gianni Schicchi. Earlier this year, he had the great honor and pleasure of originating the role of Joe Horner in the world-premiere staging of Fortuna the Time Bender vs. The Schoolgirls of Doom with Milwaukee Opera Theatre. Favorite roles include Rocky in Damn Yankees, Sam in Street Scene, Rudy in The Christmas Schooner, and Mr. Erlansson in A Little Night Music. Mallorey Wallace (Louise) - Mallorey is thrilled to be making her debut at Skylight Music Theatre. Mallorey just finished her most challenging role as Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Some of her other favorite roles include Annie (Annie) and Gretl (Sound of Music) at The Fireside Dinner Theater and Junie B (Jingle Bells, Batman Smells) at First Stage Children’s Theater. As a 6th grader at Lake Country School, she enjoys acting, singing, dancing and playing the French horn. When she’s not on stage, she enjoys hanging out with friends and playing with her dog Oreo. Mallorey thanks her family for their support in making her dreams of being on stage come true. Richard Carsey (Music Director) – Richard Carsey is a conductor, arranger, pianist and actor. He provided music coaching for the recent Broadway production of House of Blue Leaves starring Ben Stiller and Edie Falco, was music supervisor for Josh Schmidt’s A Minister’s Wife at Lincoln Center Theater and conducts the cast recording
which is available on PS Classics. In 2010 he was music director for the first national tour of the new musical Little House on the Prairie, starring Melissa Gilbert and directed by Francesca Zambello. For eight seasons he was the Artistic Director of Skylight Music Theatre, and has conducted over 60 productions here including the world premiere of Richard Wargo’s opera Ballymore, Argento’s Waterbird Talk, Britten’s Rape of Lucretia and Mechem’s Tartuffe. Other music direction: Mikado—Syracuse Opera; Producers (first regional), Once Upon a Time in New Jersey (world premiere), Brigadoon—Marriott; The Happy Elf (Harry Connick—world premiere), The Wiz (also orchestrator for premiere of Theater for Young Audiences version)—First Stage Milwaukee. As an actor, he has appeared in 2 Pianos, 4 Hands at the Milwaukee Rep, Actors’ Theater of Louisville; Dallas Theater Center; Laguna Beach Playhouse; Hartford Stage Company (Conn. Critics Circle Award), and the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival. Also Souvenir (Skylight), Dirty Blonde (Chamber Theater), Old Wicked Songs (In Tandem). Jamie Johns (Conductor) – Currently a freelance musician, pianist/conductor Jamie Johns has been the Director of Opera and Musical Theatre at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, the Resident Music Director at Skylight Music Theatre and the Education Director at Orlando Opera. Conducting highlights include The Marriage of Figaro, Carmen, Romeo and Juliet, The Coronation of Poppea, and La Traviata. Favorite shows on which Jamie has served as music director are No, No, Nanette, The Last Five Years, Little Shop of Horrors, Cabaret, Archy and Mehitabel, Jacques Brel…, Rent and The World Goes Round. In addition to shows, Jamie enjoys arranging and playing cabaret performances and recitals. Accompanying Gary Briggle as Noel Coward, Jamie has performed A Talent to Amuse; an Evening with Noel Coward, in Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Sarasota, Sacramento, Iowa City and St. Paul. Other companies that Jamie has worked for include Lyric Opera Cleveland, Madison Rep, Milwaukee Rep, Bel Canto Chorus, Present Music, Writers’ Theatre (Chicago) and Milwaukee Opera Theatre. Anne Van Deusen (Associate Music Director) - Anne is a freelance pianist, accompanist and music director in the Milwaukee area. As the Staff Accompanist for the Florentine Opera, she assists with vocal coachings and chorus preparation and performs with the outreach and education Skylight Music Theatre 7
W H O ’ S W H O ( c o n t .) programs. Other professional companies include: Skylight Music Theatre, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, Milwaukee Ballet, First Stage Children’s Theatre, In Tandem Theatre, Off the Wall Theatre and Waukesha Civic Theatre. Her music-directing credits include: Aspects of Love; Into the Woods; Sweeney Todd; Gypsy; You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown; The Girl in the Frame; Three Postcards; and Starting Here, Starting Now. Anne is actively involved with concerts, competitions, coachings and musical theatre productions at local schools and community groups. She is the Director of Music at St. Thomas of Canterbury Church in Greendale. Bill Theisen (Stage Director) - Bill Theisen made his professional theatre debut as a performer at Skylight Music Theatre in 1981 and began his tenure as Artistic Director in 2004. He has directed over 100 productions for theatre and opera companies from coast to coast. Recent directing credits include The Pirates of Penzance for Santa Fe Opera, Showboat with Gateway Playhouse, H.M.S. Pinafore at Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Sweeney Todd with Cleveland Opera, The Fourth Wall at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, The Magic Flute for Virginia Opera, A Little Night Music with Seaside Music Theater, The Mikado with Opera Carolina, Seussical at First Stage Children’s Theatre and Into The Woods at the Capitol Canter for the Performing Arts. Skylight Directing credits include The Figaro Story, La Boheme, Souvenir, South Pacific, The Tragedy of Carmen, Animal Crackers, The Spitfire Grill, La Cenerentola, The Mikado, Patience, The Pirates of Penzance and the world premiere of Over the Moon with Gilbert and Sullivan. Mr. Theisen works frequently on the university level as a Guest Director and Lecturer. He served as Director of Opera at the University of Iowa and has continued that relationship for the past 12 years. Other university credits include Carnegie Mellon University, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Florida State University, Portland State University, Manhattan School of Music, Utah State University, Northwestern University, NYU and St. Ambrose University where he is also serves on the advisory committee to the theatre department. Bill was the Artistic Director of the Capitol Center for the Performing Arts in Upstate New York and is an adjudicator for arts programming on PBS. Van Santvoord** (Set Designer) – Van Santvoord returns to the Skylight after designing the sets for The Marriage of Figaro, The Barber of Seville,The Midnight Angel, Tartuffe, Little Women,The Christmas Schooner, Don Giovanni, 8 Skylight Music Theatre
The Turn of the Screw and Don Pasquale. He has designed sets for many off-Broadway, regional, and touring shows including The Sea Plays at The Old Vic Tunnels directed by Kenneth Hoyt; War at Rattlestick Theatre directed by Anders Cato; Galileo at The Skirball Center directed by Robert Kalfin; Finer Noble Gases at Rattlestick directed by Michael Garces; Johnny Guitar at The Century Center directed by Joel Higgins; The Winter’s Tale at Milwaukee Shakespeare directed by Gia Forakis; Havana Under the Sea at INTAR directed by Max Ferra; The Threepenny Opera at Connecticut Grand Opera directed by Paula Suozzi; Burn This at Syracuse Stage directed by Robert Moss; Nuyorican Stories written and directed by Culture Clash; Terra Incognita written and directed by Irene Fornes; Ile and The Long Voyage Home at Provincetown Repertory Theatre directed by Jose Quintero. Van teaches painting and design at New York University. Jason Fassl** (Lighting Designer) - This is Mr. Fassl’s tenth production for Skylight, with RENT, Jacques Brel…, and The Adding Machine being the most recent. For the last ten seasons, Jason has designed lighting for over three hundred theatrical productions across this state of cheese. He is an Artistic Associate for First Stage Children’s Theatre and the Resident Designer for The Fireside Dinner Theatre. Jason has consumed mass quantities of electricity at The Milwaukee Ballet, The Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Skylight Music Theatre, American Players Theatre, Peninsula Players, Renaissance Theaterworks, Next Act Theatre, Forward Theatre Company, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Lawrence University, The Madison Repertory Theatre and Youngblood Theatre Company, among many others. He is a proud BFA graduate of UW - Stevens Point and is a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829. Jason would like to give thanks to the Skylight Family, especially Ryan and the Electrics Department for all the support over the years. This design is dedicated to making time for sundays in the park with Georgina. Please visit www.AntiShadows.com for more information. Gary Ellis (Sound Designer) - Gary is serving in his fifth year as Skylight’s audio visual supervisor and he loves working in this great theatre with this great group of people. He began his career as a software engineer in Silicon Valley, but watching performances at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Cirque du Soleil got him hooked on theatre. Shows he has designed and mixed include Rent, Adding MachineThe Musical, Daddy Long Legs, The Music
W H O ’ S W H O ( c o n t .) Man, White Christmas, The Spitfire Grill, The Producers, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Jesus Christ Superstar, Blues In The Night, Sunday In The Park With George, Side Show, Dames At Sea and Violet. Gary studied technical theatre at San Francisco State University. Previously, he worked at The Santa Fe Opera, Theatreworks in Palo Alto, CA and Summer Repertory Theatre in Santa Rosa, CA. Shima Orans (Costume Designer) – This is Shima’s eighth season with Skylight. Previous designs include H.M.S. Pinafore; A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine; I Do, I Do; Souvenir; South Pacific; Little Women; and A Grand Night For Singing. She also serves on the Skylight staff as costume director/ draper. Shima has designed for Syracuse Opera, Sterling Renaissance Festival, Oswego Opera, Pittsburgh Playhouse, Apple Hill Playhouse, Acadia Repertory Theatre, and the Albuquerque Civic Light Opera. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon University and has taught at Point Park College and the State University of New York. Kimberly Ann McCann* (Production Stage Manager) - Kimberly is joining Skylight for her second season. Her regional credits
include: A Civil War Christmas at Northlight Theatre (Chicago), Million Dollar Quartet (Chicago). Broadway credits: Curtains. OffBroadway credits: Bill W. and Dr. Bob, How to Save the World, John Ferguson. Other credits include: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (San Francisco), Door Shakespeare, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, toured with ArtsPower National Touring Theatre and numerous productions at The Juilliard School. Kimberly is a graduate of Illinois State University and a proud member of Actors’ Equity. Jennifer Anderson (Assistant Stage Manager) - Jen is very excited to be returning to Skylight! Previously at Skylight, Jen has been a part of the Stage Management teams for Gershwin and Friends, Rent, The Pirates of Penzance, I Do I Do and The Producers. She has also worked with Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater and the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. Jen recently completed a Stage Management internship at The Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, MN for their production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Enjoy the show!
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2012-2013 SEASON Rebels: Pushing Against the Boundaries
A THOUSAND CLOWNS | by Herb Gardner | August 9-26, 2012
BROKEN AND ENTERED | by Kurt McGinnis Brown | Sept. 27-Oct. 14, 2012
COLLECTED STORIES | by Donald Margulies | Nov. 21 - Dec. 16, 2012
UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL | by Glen Berger | Feb. 21 - March 17, 2013
JEEVES IN BLOOM | by Margaret Raether | April 11-28, 2013
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P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F Director of Production...............................................................................................Mark Turner Technical Director.................................................................................................Robert Wagner Assistant Technical Director...........................................................................Steve Gillingham Technical Assistant........................................................................................ Alexander Moliere Scenic Carpenters....................................................................... Adam Held, Rebecca Knipfer Scene Shop Apprentice......................................................................................... Amanda Srok Production Stage Manager.................................................................Kimberly Ann McCann Assistant Stage Manager............................................................................. Jennifer Anderson Properties Director................................................................................................ Lisa Schlenker Properties Carpenter.............................................................................................Jennifer Lyons Properties Artists........................................................................... Nikki Kulas, Jennifer Bezjak Properties Apprentice................................................................................................ Kara Waala Scenic Charge.................................................................................................................. Carri Dahl Scenic Artists......................................................................... Andrea Toussaint, Jason Schultz Scenic Artist Apprentice.............................................................................................. Jane Vang Costume Director...................................................................................................... Shima Orans Milliner..................................................................................................... Aliceson Hackett-Rubel Wig Designer................................................................................................................ Lara Dalbey Wig Master & Hair Stylist..........................................................................................Justin Deehr Stitchers.................................Eliza Bradford, Carie Bronson, Lisa Quinn, Jeanne Schrank Wardrobe.................................................Justin Deehr, Susanne Maroske, Abbey Peterson Stage Supervisor................................................................................................. Andrew Booher Lead Props.....................................................................................................................Nikki Walter Deck Crew............................................................................................................. Rebecca Knipfer Sub Deck Crew.............................................................................................................. Adam Held Sound Board Operator....................................................................................................Gary Ellis Theresa Ennis..............................................................................................................Sound Intern Master Electrician..................................................................................................Ryan Bertelson Spot Operators............................................................................Doug Vance, Sarah Hamilton Light Board Operator.................................................................................................Jessica Peck Electricians......................................................... Andrew Booher, Jessica Peck, Doug Vance, Sarah Hamilton, Thomas Moore
AC K N OW L E D G E M E N T S Special thanks to Milwaukee Repertory Theatre Costume Shop, First Stage Costume Shop, Kris Klein, Klein’s piano workshop; Sandy Strawn, UWM Department of Theatre; and Milwaukee Repertory Theatre prop shop.
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S K Y L I G H T M U S I C T H E AT R E B OA R D S 2011-2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS David Harvey, President F. Tessa Escamilla Bartels Marta Bianchini Rick Bliss Michael Bula F. Colin Cabot (Honorary Director) Jamie Delgadillo Laura Emory John Flanagan
Byron Foster Susan Godfrey Leslie Hauser Mark Huber Valerie Johnson Tracey Klein Christopher Layden Michael Lueder Michelle Mattson
Sandra McNeely Howard Miller James Plunkett Brad Quade Mary Ann Renz Curtis Sawyer John Shannon John Stollenwerk Paul Sweeney
BOARD OF ADVOCATES Betty Arndt Polly Beal Dorothy Biwer Mary Emory Suzy Foster Sue Frautschi Timothy Frautschi Lloyd Gerlach Roy Gromme Sue Gromme Katie Harding Grace Johnson
William Johnson Gary Jorgensen Kipp Koester Pam Kriger Terrance Kurtenbach Arthur F. Lubke Jr. Zabelle Malkasian Sally Manegold Steve Mech Susan Nichols Jeff Nohl Jane O’Connell
Nick Owen Mary Pollock John Shannon Greg Reiter Blaine Rieke Linda Rieke Julia Taylor Teri Vice David B. Williams Nick Wilson Herbert Zien
PAST PRESIDENTS John Stollenwerk Mary Emory Matt Flynn Byron Foster Sue Frautschi Timothy Frautschi
Jack Gardner Suzanne Hefty Terry Kurtenbach Howard Miller Jeff Nohl
Nick Owen Mary Pollock Larry Salustro Richard Wright
SKYLIGHTERS COMMITTEE Karissa Feller Sherry Johnson Amy Schmidt Jones Jeanne Kessler Christopher Layden
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S K Y L I G H T M U S I C T H E AT R E S TA F F AMY S. JENSEN, MANAGING DIRECTOR BILL THEISEN, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Diana Alioto, Director of Artistic Operations Cindy Haas, Finance Director Jim Farrell, Development Director Ray Jivoff, Associate Artistic Director Jennifer Samuelson, Marketing Director Mark Turner, Director of Production and Facilities ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Alyssa Ahern.........................................................................................................Marketing Intern Kelley Arlt........................................................................................................ Box Office Manager Alyssa Brakke.............................................................................................Graphic Design Intern Lee Caracci..............................................................................................................House Manager Madeline Cope........................................... Special Events and Donor Relations Manager Robin Dennis......................................................................................... Resident Teaching Artist Corinne Gilbert.....................................................................................Education Administrator Rose Hebein.................................................................................... Marketing Project Manager Paul Kaishian.................................................................................................................... Custodian Becca Marten................................................................................................. Education Manager Kristen Nissen.............................................................Office Manager and Finance Assistant Ruben Piirainen.................................................................................. Education Music Director Matthew Poulson.................................................................................................Grants Manager Jennifer Stanislowski................................................................................Box Office Supervisor Julian Salas...............................................................................Weekend Box Office Supervisor Amy LaMacchia ............................................................................................ Campaign Manager Jessica Ventura............................................................................................. Development Intern Jess Jante, Gwen Zupan..................................................................................... Box Office Staff Cara McMullin, Michelle Brien, Patrick Schley....................... Assistant House Managers PRODUCTION STAFF Ryan Bertelson.................................................................................................. Master Electrician Andrew Booher.................................................................................................. Stage Supervisor Carri Dahl................................................................................................................... Scenic Charge Gary Ellis.................................................................. Audio Visual Supervisor and IT Manager Katie Esser....................................................................................Properties High School Intern Steve Gillingham...........................................................................Assistant Technical Director Adam Held ...........................................................................................................Scenic Carpenter Rebecca Knipfer..................................................................................................Scenic Carpenter Barry Link............................................................................................... Costume Shop Manager Michael Lorenz............................................................................................Orchestra Contractor Jennifer Lyons.............................................................................................. Properties Carpenter Kimberly Ann McCann.................................................................. Production Stage Manager Alexander Moliere..........................................................................................Technical Assistant Shima Orans...................................................................................................... Costume Director Lisa Schlenker.................................. Properties Director & Assistant Director of Facilities Samuele Sirna...................................................................................................... Properties Intern Jen Anderson................................................................................................................................ASM Jane Vang............................................................................................................Scenic Apprentice Kara Waala...................................................................................................Properties Apprentice Robert Wagner..................................................................................................Technical Director Skylight Music Theatre 13
S K Y L I G H T M U S I C T H E AT R E C I R C L E O F D O N O R S Skylight recognizes and honors, with our deepest gratitude, the following individuals, foundations, organizations, businesses and government agencies who provided support to our Annual Campaign and helped us to deliver high quality music theatre productions to the Greater Milwaukee community. A special thanks to the members of the Clarion Society, who have made multi-year commitments of pledging $5,000 or more for the Annual Campaign (these members are listed as bold). Our thanks too, for the many donors of $249 and under whose gifts are vital to Skylight’s continuing success, we regret there is not space to list them all. (This list is current as of April 20, 2012.) BENEFACTOR CIRCLE $25,000+ Anonymous The Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation Mary Ann & Lloyd Gerlach Greater Milwaukee Foundation David & Margarete Harvey Potawatomi Bingo Casino United Performing Arts Fund STAR CIRCLE $10,000-$24,999 Anonymous (2) Helen Bader Foundation Robert W. Baird & Company Chase Greater Milwaukee Foundation Halbert and Alice Kadish Fund Pain Fund The Richard & Ethel Herzfeld Foundation Johnson Bank Frontier Airlines Howard & Sara Miller Northwestern Mutual Foundation Verne & Marion Read Linda & Blaine Rieke Schoenleber Foundation Daniel M. Soref Charitable Trust Bert L. & Patricia S. Steigleder CharitableTrust David & Julia Uihlein Charitable Foundation
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SPONSOR CIRCLE $5,000-$9,999 Anonymous Assurant Health Alvin & Marion Birnschein Foundation Rick & Wendy Bliss Briggs & Stratton Corporation Foundation Michael & Anne Marie Bula F. Colin & Paula Cabot Mae E. Demmer Charitable Trust John & Mary Emory Ralph Evinrude Foundation Lili & Rick Friedman Greater Milwaukee Foundation Burns-Schrader Fund Asher & Susan Nichols Family Fund Dorothy Inbusch Foundation, Inc. Krause Family Foundation Phoebe & Jack Lewis Maihaugen Foundation Marcus Corporation Marshall & Ilsley Foundation Susan Nichols Nonprofit Management Fund Mary S. Pollock Meyer & Norma Ragir Foundation Adriana & Robert Ragir Greg & Mary Ann Renz Rockwell Automation Wayne Roper Charles & Patricia Roy Curtis & Candace Sawyer Carol & Kevin Schuele
Sempercor Foundation John Shannon & Jan Serr Stollenwerk Family Charitable Foundation WE Energies The Windhover Foundation Herb Zien & Liz Levins PRODUCER CIRCLE $2,500-$4,999 Anonymous Chris & Storm Elser John Flanagan & Deborah Schwartz Byron & Suzy Foster Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Luedke-Smith Fund Susan Godfrey Lindsay & Peter Hammerer Mark Huber & Nari Haig Leslie Hauser & Karl Wuesthoff Freida & William Hunt Memorial Trust Johnson Controls Foundation Pam Kriger Terry & Kristie Kurtenbach Nancy & Arthur Laskin Sandra & Mike McNeely Gordana & Milan Racic Matthew Sirinek & Michelle Mattson Sigma-Aldrich Foundation DIRECTOR CIRCLE $1,000-$2,499 Tom & Betty Arndt Nancy H. Balcer Polly & Robert Beal Lee A. Berthelsen Richard & Kay Bibler Mr. & Mrs. William D. Biersach John & Olive Bryson
S K Y L I G H T M U S I C T H E AT R E C I R C L E O F D O N O R S Christine & Robert Bukowski Barbara & Don Buzard H.H. Camp Foundation Doris Hersh Chortek Laura & John Emory, Jr. Suzy B. Ettinger Jim & Lynne Farrell Mary Lou Findley Leona Fitzsimonds Gardner Foundation Joe & Gwenn Graboyes Catherine Graham Greater Milwaukee Foundation Cottrell Balding Fund Dr. Carl W. Eberbach & Elizabeth Falk Eberbach Fund Margaret Heminway Wells Fund Mr. & Mrs. Wayne K. Hader Charles & Margaret Harper John & Sara Hein John E. Holland & Konrad K. Kuchenbach Helen & Ronald Jacobs Amy S. Jensen Carol Jensen Valerie Johnson & Dennis Robison William R. & Charlotte S. Johnson William Stark Jones Foundation Gary & Judy Jorgensen Tracey & Rick Klein Kipp & Mary Koester Ruth De Young Kohler KPMG LLP John E. & Nancy Larson Pasquale Laurino Chris & Emilia Layden James & Camilla Levin Franklin Loo & Sally Long Art Lubke & Gloria Tracy Tonya & Michael Lueder Zabelle Malkasian John R. & Coleen E. Marshall George Michel Mr. & Mrs. George A. Mosher The Charles D. Ortgiesen Foundation Clare M. Peters Charitable Trust
James G. & Gwen Plunkett Ildy & Skip Poliner PPC Foundation Ronald & Carol Scott Service Club of Milwaukee Nita Soref Paul & Lisa Sweeney Target Stores Brian & Joan Wake Dr. Marcia J.S. Richards & Mr. Donald R. Whitaker Nick & Stoney Wilson Dick & Diane Wright DESIGNER CIRCLE $500-$999 Robert & Rebecca Adlam Marilyn Auer F. Tessa & Richard Bartels Jane & Jim Bell Dr. & Mrs. Michael Besch Carolee C. Beutler Marc & Marta Bianchini Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Bolt William & Karen Boyd James Cauley & Brenda Andrews Margaret & B. Lauren Charous Thomas & Belle Chatton John & Kay Crichton Joan Dimow & John Moulder Edward Doemland Karen Duffy Mr. & Mrs. Walter Dusold Albert J. & Flora H. Ellinger Foundation David Flores Kristen & Alec Fraser Sue & Tim Frautschi Gardner L.R. & Karen Friedlander Scott & Lyn Geboy Douglas George Susan Getzel Mary Jane Gralton Dale & Mary Graves Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors Youth Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation Donald & Barbara Abert Fund
Werner M. & Susan W. Krause Family Fund Bill & Gwen Werner Fund Roy & Sue Gromme Bill & Sandy Haack Donald Haack & Karen Smith Dr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Handrich Arlene Hansen Ralph & Susan Harkins Cheryl & Roy Hauswirth Evan & Marion Helfaer Foundation Burton & Lynn Hoffman Dwayne Johnson Clark E. Johnson & Nona G. Hill Warren & Sally Kreunen Jeanne C. Kuelthau Dale & Sandra Landgren John & Audrey Makowski Mary McAndrews Grace McBain Haydon Anne Grace Nimke Jeffrey & Mary Nohl Dr. Mark & Kristine O’Meara Dr. Nick & Mary Owen Larry & Bonnie Paplham Donald Peterson Anthony Petullo Foundation, Inc. Jack & Martha Prince Mr. & Mrs. Edward A. Purtell, Jr. Mickey Ripp Bibi & Greg Rosner Dr. Emily Schlenker Robert & Lenore Swoboda Calvin & Pauline Verbrugge VJS Construction Services Sargit Warriner Sue Wells Allan & JeanAnn Wirth CHOREOGRAPHER CIRCLE - $250-$499 Acme Sales, Inc. Sara Alter David & Patricia Anderson Anonymous (4) L.B. & J.K. Robert Bjerke Skylight Music Theatre 15
S K Y L I G H T M U S I C T H E AT R E C I R C L E O F D O N O R S Jill & Frits Broekhuizen Donald A. Cress Bob & Belle Danforth Susan Dawicke Mrs. Ross H. Dean Harry & Barbara Drake Don & Nora Dreske Tom & Bette Drought Brian & Heather Dunn JoAnn Durrett William Eastham John & Polly Edgar Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Engman Marianne Holtz Epstein Robert & Kristin Fewel Rachel E. Finger Robert & Diane Gagliano Mark & Virginia Gennis Burton Goodman Mary Anne Gross Mary Kay & Johnathan Gundlach George B. Haasler Ed & Priscilla Heinecke Edward M. Hipke Ann & Fred Horwitz Sarah & Milton Hwang Richard & Diane Kane Ironwood Foundation George & Angela Jacobi Jacqueline & Jeffrey Jahnke Suzette J. Kappes Bruce & Sally Kehl Tim Kitzke John & Patricia Konkel Stan & Shirley Kritzik Eleanor D. Lee Charles Lenz Justine Leonard Jim & Susan Loveridge John & Marty Lubing Wayne & Kris Lueders Lee Marquardt Donna Martynski Christine McGee Barry McNulty Retta & Jeff Meser
Jequitta K. Molot Jane S. O’Connell Lincoln & Mary Oro Park Bank Foundation Robert D. Parrish & Richard E. Steele Mr. & Mrs. James Petrie Fred Pike & Cecilia Taylor Bruce & Candy Pindyck Larry & Bobbi Polacheck Jill Anna Ponasik Greg Reiter Roger & Nancy Ritzow Curtis & Patty Robinson Jerold & Lee Dougherty Ross Robert & Sally Schmidt Margery J. Senn Marsha Ruth Sehler Mark & Karen Sostarich Robert Spencer James & Catherine Sponholz Annette StoddardFreeman Barbara & Christian Steinmetz Edwin & Jean Stone Audrey Strnad Rudolph & Theresa Sundberg L. Jean Turner Kay Valcq Joan & Gary Weida Diane Wiese Mr. & Mrs. David B. Williams Carlton & Leslie Wininger Richard & Kay Yuspeh
The Skylight receives support from the following government agencies: City of Milwaukee Arts Board Milwaukee County CAMPAC National Endowment for the Arts Wisconsin Arts Board Thank you to those that have supported the Skylight with an in-kind gift: Assurant Health DigiCOPY Dryit Carpet Dry Cleaning Inc. Entech Dale & Mary Graves NOVA Systems Inc. Dr. Marcia J.S. Richards & Mr. Donald R. Whitaker A special thank you to the following corporations for matching employee gifts: Alliant Energy American Transmission Company AptarGroup Assurant Health Dominion Foundation Eaton Corporation GE Foundation Johnson Controls Quad/Graphics, Inc. Rexnord Rockwell Automation International SPX Foundation UBS WE Energies Well Point
We make every effort to ensure that our donors are recognized properly. If we have made an error, please accept our sincere apologies and contact us at 414/299-4953 so that we may correct it.
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S K Y L I G H T S TA R S Skylight Stars was established in 1998 to recognize those special donors who have designated Skylight in a bequest, trust or other planned gift for organization, artistic, capital and endowment initiatives. Thank you very much for your generous support. Christopher Seton Abele Anonymous (8) Dennis & Mary Bersch The Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation Aunt Teckie Brumder Barbara & Don Buzard Anne Perkins Cabot F. Colin & Paula Cabot John Dahlberg Mae E. Demmer Charitable Trust Hugh & Mary Denison Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trusts John & Mary Emory Marianne Holtz Epstein Byron & Suzy Foster Lloyd & Mary Ann Gerlach Joseph & Gwenn Graboyes Roy & Sue Gromme David & Margarete Harvey Tom & Suzanne Hefty
Jane E. Heinemann Richard & Ethel Herzfeld Foundation John E. Holland Robert F. & Jean E. Holtz Grace & Sydney Johnson William & Charlotte Johnson William Stark Jones Halbert & Alice Kadish Fund Jack & Ginny Kopischke Konrad K. Kuchenbach Clarice Laubenheimer Mr. & Mrs. Edward Malkasian Robert & Sally Manegold Dorothea C. Mayer Howard & Sara Miller Susan & Asher Nichols Asher & Susan Nichols Family Foundation Northwestern Mutual Foundation Jane B. Pettit Foundation
James G. & Gwen Plunkett Mr. & Mrs. George William Pollock, Jr. Verne & Marion Read Blaine & Linda Rieke Esther Leah Ritz Rockwell Automation Wayne & Jean Roper Charles & Patricia Roy Larry and Susan Salustro John Shannon & Jan Serr Vince & Joanne Shiely L.B. & Lucy Smith Dale L. Sorden Family Daniel M. Soref Charitable Trust John & Jo Ellen Stollenwerk Art Lubke & Gloria Tracy David & Julia Uihlein Charitable Foundation Jon & Teri Vice Audrey Wegner Robert & Joyce Weiss Nora & Jude Werra
C O M M U N I T Y PA R T N E R S The Alvin & Marion Birnschein Foundation
Mae E. Demmer Charitable Trust
Frieda & William Hunt Memorial Trust
Daniel M. Soref Charitable Trust
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Maihaugen Foundation
TO T H E AU D I E N C E Audience Guide…A free audience guide is generated by Enlighten, Skylight’s education program, with the help of volunteer Justine Leonard. It is meant to provide indepth background information about the show, including information on the composer and author, source material, historical perspective on the setting, and information about Skylight directors, designers and performers. The guide is available on our website and in the lobby of the theatre. Bad Weather Policy...Skylight rarely cancels or reschedules performances due to inclement weather, however in cases of extreme weather circumstances we may be forced to do so. Cabaret Series...Friday and Saturday evening performances in the Cabot Theatre are followed by a free, 45-minute cabaret show in the Skylight Bar & Bistro. There is not a cabaret performance on opening night. Emergency Contact…If you need to be contacted during the performance, an emergency number is available for your convenience: (414) 908-6645. This extension is a message center for the house manager. Please leave your seat location so we may contact you. Food and Drink...Skylight Bar & Bistro, located on the second floor of the Broadway Theatre Center, is a full-service bar with a pre-theatre dinner menu open two hours before Cabot Theatre performances, at intermission and after performances on Friday and Saturday evenings. For dining information visit wwww.getindulge.com or email info@getindulge.com. Group Discounts...Groups of 10 or more are eligible for our group discount. Make your event unique and ask about our rental spaces for a pre- or post-show reception with cocktails, hors d’ oeuvres, dinner or dessert. Please contact Rose Hebein at (414) 299-4951 for more information or to reserve group tickets. Lost and Found...Leave a message with the House Manager at (414) 908-6645 to check if lost articles have been found. Parking...Convenient, free or low-cost parking is available in several locations. Metered street parking throughout the Historic Third Ward is free after 6:00 p.m. and on Sundays. The Italian Community Center parking lot, three blocks east of the theatre at Jackson and Menomonee streets, is free after 6:00 p.m. and on Sundays; daytime parking is also available for a small fee. Structure parking is available for a small fee in the Third Ward parking structures located at Chicago and Milwaukee streets (two blocks east) and Chicago and Water streets (two blocks west). Recording Equipment & Cameras...The use of recording devices and/or photography is strictly prohibited in the theatre during a performance. Skylight’s Annual Campaign...Consists of individuals, corporations and foundations whose generous gifts allow Skylight to achieve fiscal soundness and artistic excellence. To become a donor, please contact Amy LaMacchia, Campaign Manager, at (414) 299-4953. Skylight Insights…Join us for an opportunity to learn more about Skylight Opera Theatre productions. Richard Carsey will lead pre-performance talks one hour before curtain for every Wednesday and Sunday performance. Special Patron Services... A limited number of infrared hearing systems are available on a first come, first served basis. Audio description, sign language interpretation and wheelchair seating are available and can be arranged in advance by calling (414) 291-7800. Tours...With advance notice, tours of the Broadway Theatre Center and Skylight’s production shops are available throughout the year. Call (414) 299-4972 for reservations.
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B O X O F F I C E I N F O R M AT I O N Skylight Music Theatre’s Box Office is located in the Broadway Theatre Center at 158 North Broadway, Milwaukee, WI 53202. Phone: (414) 291-7800. Hours...Monday through Saturday noon to 6:00 p.m. and two hours prior to all performances. Skylight tickets are available for purchase online at www.skylightmusictheatre.org — 24 hours a day/7 days a week! Ticket Exchanges… Season tickets may be exchanged for tickets to another performance of the same production by mail, fax, or in person, up to 48 hours in advance of a performance. Reservations for ticket exchanges may not be made less than 48 hours in advance of the original performance date. Subscribers and single ticket holders who lose their tickets may contact the box office for duplicates; seating locations are on record. All sales are final. Ticket Donations...Ticket holders who are unable to use their tickets may donate them for resale and receive a receipt for a tax-deductible contribution. Just ask the box office for a contribution receipt. Tickets are not refundable, nor may the ticket value be applied to future ticket sales or outstanding pledges.
VO L U N T E E R I N F O R M AT I O N The Skylighters... The Skylighters are involved in a variety of activities and special events in support of Skylight. For event or membership information, contact Madeline Cope, Donor Services and Special Events Manager, at (414) 299-4972. Ushers...Sign up for any show at www.skylightmusictheatre.volunteerhub.com or email our House Manager, Lee Caracci, at leec@ skylightmusictheatre.org Volunteer for Skylight… For over 50 years, Skylight Music Theatre as been providing fun on and off the stage! To learn more, email volunteer@skylightmusictheatre.org G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N Skylight Music Theatre Broadway Theatre Center 158 North Broadway Milwaukee, WI 53202 Administrative Office: (414) 291-7811 Box Office: (414) 291-7800 www.skylightmusictheatre.org Skylight Music Theatre is a cornerstone member of the United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF), Theatre Wisconsin, Visit Milwaukee, the Historic Third Ward Association, and Cultural Alliance of Greater Milwaukee, and is a cultural partner of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s Arts in Community Education (ACE) Program.
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