Peninsula Players Theatre 2025 Playbill

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Welcome to Peninsula Players Theatre!

Dear Friends, On behalf of the Board of Directors and the entire Peninsula Players Theatre community, it is my pleasure to welcome you to our 90th season. That’s right—we’re celebrating 90 years! What began as two planks and a passion has truly stood the test of time. As the oldest professional resident summer theatre in the country, Peninsula Players Theatre continues its proud tradition of presenting outstanding productions on the beautiful shores of Green Bay. Whether this is your first visit or your 90th, I hope you’ll take a moment to watch the sunset and wander through the gardens and grounds — experiencing the natural wonders of the place we are so fortunate to call home.

Once again, our Artistic Director, Linda Fortunato, and Managing Director, Brian Kelsey, have joined creative forces to bring us another exceptional season. With a mix of laughter, tears, suspense, music, and courtship, there is truly something for everyone.

I’m looking forward to every moment!

As we begin to set our sights on a not-so-distant centennial celebration, know that our staff and board are working diligently to preserve and enhance the tradition we all have cherished for generations. We could not do this without you—our donors, patrons, show sponsors, playbill advertisers, and volunteers. Thank you for the love and support you’ve shown, past, present, and into the future.

Please enjoy the show!

Warmly,

Sara Glenn Sara Glenn Board Chair

BOARD OF DIRECTORS at The Theatre in a Garden

Sara Glenn, Chair Tom Birmingham, Vice Chair Bill Higley, Treasurer Barbara Simpson Fuhrmann, Secretary

Directors Sarah Bonovich Dave Borghesi Julia Chomeau

Mike Fordney Mary Greisen Jill Herlache

Peggy Reineck Greg Wait

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Table of Contents Greeting from Board Chair................................................................................ page 3 Board of Directors............................................................................................. page 3 National Advisory Council.................................................................................. page 4 Greeting from Artistic and Managing Directors.................................................. page 5 Directory of Company Members ....................................................................... page 6 Our Values ........................................................................................................ page 7 Helpful Hints .................................................................................................... page 8 Pre-Show Seminars/Post-Show Discussions.................................................. page 11 Show Sponsors............................................................................................... page 13 In Memory of Ted Bird and Jerry Zaug............................................................ page 18 The Play’s the Thing ....................................................................................... page 31 Internship Participants ............................................................................. pages 38-39 Barefoot in the Park.................................................................................. pages 40-43 Misery ...................................................................................................... pages 44-47 Little Women The Broadway Musical ...................................................... pages 48-55 Dear Jack, Dear Louise ........................................................................... pages 56-59 Steel Magnolias ....................................................................................... pages 60-63 Annual Fund Donors ............................................................................... pages 64-70 Peninsula Players Theatre Scholarship Recipients......................................... page 77 Directory of Advertisers............................................................................ pages 92-93 Show Descriptions........................................................................................... page 94

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Barbara Simpson Fuhrmann Katherine S. Georgeson Bill Hartman David Hawkanson

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NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL Stacy Keach Todd Schmidt Eric Simonson Kristine Thatcher

John “JW” Walker Pamela Gaye Walker Francesca Zambello

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Welcome to Peninsula Players Theatre’s 90th season!

Ninety years is an enormous milestone for a theatre company. Many things have happened over these years.

- We have welcomed hundreds of thousands of patrons to share in the experience that is Peninsula Players Theatre. Many of you have been attending for years and are possibly even carrying on the tradition of family who can trace back decades of attending. Some of you may be here for the very first time. We enthusiastically welcome you to enjoy the full experience.

We invite you to explore the grounds, savor the sunset, enjoy a refreshment, and engage in fellowship with the community of audience and company – all of which combine into the unique, full experience of Peninsula Players Theatre.

- We have collaborated with thousands of company members. Every company member plays a meaningful role in creating the experience. Some have been with us for only one season, while others have returned again and again. This year we have a wonderful mix of new and returning Players, and we proudly welcome back several former interns into staff positions.

- We have been buoyed by the support of our community. The contributions of volunteers, donors, board members, advisory council, sponsors, and friends have been essential to the success and longevity of the organization.

- And we have produced hundreds of plays. This year we add five more productions to our history. Three are being undertaken for the first time, and two of the plays have graced our stage before – Barefoot in the Park in 1967 and Steel Magnolias in 1989. While the shows span a variety of genres and subjects, they all somehow examine a common question: What happens when things do not go as planned? How do we deal with the big and small surprises that happen every day? Perhaps one finds themself hilariously out of their comfort zone or dangerously in peril or dealing with an unforeseen setback. When life doesn’t meet our expectations, how do we cope?

Thinking of expectations brings to mind our founders. When sister and brother, Caroline and Richard Fisher, pursued their passion and founded the Theatre in 1935, did they expect we would all still be here experiencing the beauty of the grounds, sharing a laugh or a tear, or engaging together in rich stories? Did they imagine that 90 years later we would gather to celebrate what they began?

It is a gift to carry on the legacy and tradition of our beloved Theatre, and our greatest goal is to be good stewards and keep it healthy and thriving for another 90 years and beyond. We thank you for being a part of that journey.

Linda Fortunato Artistic Director

Brian Kelsey Managing Director

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Company Members Baumann, Katharine, Box Office Manager................... page75 Bogda, Char, Musician................................................. page 55 Boyle, Audra Baakari, Business Manager.................... page 83 Brooks, Janet Ulrich, Actor........................................... page 50 Carter, Scout, Assistant Box Office Manager............... page 76 Court, Joe, Sound Designer......................................... page 52 Davis, Penny, Lighting & Sound Intern......................... page 39 Diedrich, Cody, Carpenter............................................ page 79 Elliott, Elizabeth, Props Intern...................................... page 39 Fiskness, Lee, Lighting Designer................................. page 58 Fortunato, Linda, Artistic Director................................... page 9 Fortunato, Sean, Actor.................................................. page 25 Fried, Georgia, Costume Shop Supervisor, Costume Designer..................................................... page 58 Gagner, Kellyn, Costume Technician............................ page 79 Grimm, Brian, Sound Designer, Musician..................... page 42 Grissom, Abby, Scenic Intern....................................... page 39 Hallahan, Ryan, Actor................................................... page 17 Halonen, Annika, Costume Intern................................. page 39 Heiman, Wren, Stage Management Intern................... page 39 Hellman, Erik, Actor...................................................... page 50 Hosler, Dani, Scenic Intern........................................... page 39 Huckabay, Dixie, Props Artisan.................................... page 81 Jones, Ora, Actor...........................................................page 29 Keller, Melanie, Director............................................... page 62 Kelsey, Brian, Managing Director................................... page 8 Kitzmiller, Kaitlin, Stage Manager................................. page 43 Kopischke, Kärin Simonson, Costume Designer.......... page 53 Kraase, Pamela, Musician............................................ page 55 Kriz, Christopher, Composer/Sound Designer.............. page 46 Kuhn, Bob, Costume Designer..................................... page 46 Kwak, Hannah, Lighting & Sound Supervisor............... page 59 Lambert, Rachel, Costume Designer........................... page 42 Lampert, Deb, Head Chef............................................. page 72 Lampert, Anni, Cook..................................................... page 72 Lemaster, Bea, Administrative Intern............................ page 39 Lilly, Michelle, Scenic Designer.................................... page 52 Lochen, Michaela, Scenic Designer............................. page 62 Magaw, Jack, Scenic Designer..................................... page 46 Marechal, Martilia, Sound Designer............................. page 62

Maze, Valerie, Music Director/Conductor..................... page 54 McMillan, Duncan, Assistant Stage Manager............... page 43 Meredith, Tyler, Actor.................................................... page 34 Meseke, Devin, Scenic Charge Artist........................... page 63 Mitchell, Michael, Lead Carpenter................................ page 76 Moraga, Kent, Musician................................................ page 55 Morell, Casie, Stage Manager...................................... page 63 Moriarty, Eamon, Carpenter......................................... page 79 Mrosko, Aven, Scenic Intern......................................... page 39 Mueller, Haylee, Administrative Intern.......................... page 39 Mummert, Lindsay, Scenic Designer............................ page 42 Newbern, Bruce, Musician............................................ page 55 Nowakowski, Luke, Actor.............................................. page 36 Obrero, Glenn, Actor..................................................... page 34 Pingel-Hickey, Kyle, Wig Designer............................... page 54 Pio, Alex, Prop Shop Supervisor.................................. page 75 Reynolds, Jacob, Technical Director............................ page 37 Rhodes, Guy, Lighting Designer................................... page 52 Root, Amie, Fight & Intimacy Director........................... page 33 Rosenthal, Emma, Actor............................................... page 36 Schellhardt, Stephen, Director...................................... page 52 Schmidt, Josh, Sound Designer................................... page 58 Scinto, Emily, Actor....................................................... page 35 Slater, Cassie, Actor..................................................... page 27 Smith, Eric, Landscape Design/Grounds Manager...... page 72 Sowinski, Ginny, Cook.................................................. page 72 Stenholt, Elizabeth, Actor............................................. page 54 Stockhaus, Becca, Production Manager...................... page 23 Stollmack, Noele, Lighting Designer............................. page 62 Szmanda, Danielle, Development Director................... page 21 Thalken, Meg, Actor...................................................... page 29 Tierney, Patrick Michael, Actor..................................... page 54 Verdin, Georgette, Director........................................... page 46 Villalobos, Ileanna, Stage Management Intern............. page 39 Vinkler, Greg, Actor....................................................... page 19 Walker, Amanda, Actor................................................. page 35 Watkins, Eric, Lighting Designer................................... page 47 Weinstein, Scott, Director............................................. page 58 White, Stephen Roy, Lighting Designer........................ page 42 Woditsch, Karen Janes, Actor...................................... page 15

Many members of the administration and production teams greet and assist patrons at each performance.

Please thank all our company members for their efforts to bring you a memorable and engaging experience.

Peninsula Players Theatre Mission Statement Peninsula Players Theatre is committed to preserving America’s Oldest Professional Resident Summer Theatre in its unique setting on 16 forested acres along the shores of Green Bay. The Theatre’s mission is to support, without reservation, the most exciting theatre company possible; to preserve the Theatre in a Garden’s natural beauty; to provide artists the freedom, tools, and facilities they require to entertain, uplift, and inform our audiences; to foster future generations of theatre professionals through the internship program; and to maintain fiscal policies that insure the future security of the Theatre.

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

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

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

We commit ourselves to produce a wide variety of programming that remains faithful to the intentions of the Theatre’s founders. In addition to providing the joy of entertainment for its own sake and bringing established stories to light, we also work to produce wellknown stories and new works that take an artistic risk, reflect the complexity of our shared humanity, explore social commentary, feed the soul, foster civic dialogue and fuel the curiosity of our community at large.

We pledge to be a supportive and responsible member of the Door County community and an advocate for the larger arts community. We are determined to expand public awareness of the essential contributions the arts make to society as a whole.

We prioritize the health (mental & physical) and safety of our company members, donors, patrons and volunteers and dedicate ourselves to providing a safe and secure environment for all.

We believe in the intrinsic value of life-long learning which creates an environment of continued professional and personal growth.

We mentor the next generation of theatre practitioners through our internship program, by way of advice, teaching, listening, example and help in making their way into the professional world, and through supporting secondary education in the arts through our scholarship program.

We cherish and value the tranquility and splendor of the forest and water which surrounds our artistic home and commit ourselves to environmental sustainability.

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

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

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BRIAN KELSEY Managing Director Celebrating his 18th season as Managing Director of Peninsula Players Theatre, Brian reflects on his extensive professional journey, which has taken him through various sectors across the United States and Europe. With expertise spanning operations, finance, marketing and public relations, Brian serves as a versatile leader within the organization. Brian’s dedication goes beyond his role at Peninsula Players Theatre. He previously held the position of president at the Peninsula Arts and Humanities Alliance and currently contributes as a member of the Marketing Committee of the Women’s Fund of Door County.

Moreover, he currently chairs the Wisconsin Arts Board and actively participates in state-level tourism initiatives, currently serving on the Joint Effort Marketing Grant Committee. His contributions play a vital role in advancing cultural and tourism endeavors statewide. As a journalism graduate from Marquette University, Brian takes pride in sharing his business acumen with his community, particularly acknowledging Peninsula Players Theatre for igniting his passion for the arts during his childhood. Brian’s tenure epitomizes a harmonious blend of professional expertise, community engagement, and personal fulfillment. His unwavering dedication is evident in his efforts to enhance both the arts and tourism within his community and across the state.

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

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

Children. In general, we suggest ages eight and over attend due to attention span.

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

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

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

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

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

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LINDA FORTUNATO Artistic Director Director – Barefoot in the Park This is Linda’s fourth season as the artistic director of Peninsula Players Theatre, where her 21 seasons include directing The Angel Next Door, Dames at Sea, A Rock Sails By, The Rainmaker, Ghost the Musical, Lend Me a Tenor, And Then There Were None; choreographing Chicago, Cabaret; and acting in Talley’s Folly, The Importance of Being Earnest, Wait Until Dark, Noises Off, The Woman in Black. She was previously the artistic director of Theatre at the Center in Munster, Indiana, where her directing credits included Cabaret, Big River, The Tin Woman, and Steel Magnolias. Linda is a two-time Joseph Jefferson Award winner, and credits also include directing and choreographing White Christmas at Marriott Theatre, work with Drury Lane Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Writers Theatre, Timeline Theatre, BoHo Theatre, Fulton Theatre, American Players Theatre, and teaching at Loyola University and Columbia College Chicago. Next spring Linda will direct The Angel Next Door at Northlight Theatre.

ENHANCE YOUR EXPERIENCE Elevate your experience at Peninsula Players Theatre by immersing yourself in the serenity of our Beer Garden. Begin your journey up to 90 minutes before the curtain rises, allowing ample time to relax under the canopy of mature cedar trees. Unwind amidst the theatre’s gardens and soak in the breathtaking natural surroundings while creating lasting memories with family and friends.

Enhance your experience by packing a picnic to enjoy in the Beer Garden. The Luna Bar and Canteen offer a variety of beverages, from refreshing sodas to bottles of water, beers, wines or mixed drinks. We do not allow grilling, and Wisconsin state statute prohibits the carry-in of alcohol.

We kindly ask that you honor the Theatre’s environmental values and the Door County Pledge to leave no trace, by taking any picnic waste with you and to dispose of trash responsibly.

We hope you enjoy your Peninsula Players Theatre Experience, and we look forward to your next visit.

The Luna Bar and Beer Garden are open 90-minutes before curtain and some Saturdays after the show.

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Join Us for a Pre-Show Seminar!

The Theatre will host Pre-Show Seminars before select performances of the 2025 season.

Audiences are invited to arrive early for special seminars on topics related to the shows.

Summer Pre-Show Seminars begin at 6:30 p.m. inside of the theater.

September's Pre-Show Seminar will begin at 5:30 p.m.

General admission seating, no tickets necessary.

Barefoot in the Park, TBD Wednesday, July 23 - Hosted by Dr. Christopher Chan, historian, information scientist and Agatha Christie expert.

Friday, August 15 - Hosted by Valerie Murrenus Pilmaier, Associate Professor of English and Women's and Gender Studies at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Dear Jack, Dear Louise, TBD Wednesday, September 17 – Hosted by Jennalee Lundquist, Program Director of Senior Life Solutions at Door County Medical Center.

Join the Post-Show Discussions at Peninsula Players Theatre The Theatre invites our audience to stay after certain performances in 2025 and participate in a conversation with our artists. Have a question about the performance? Or do you want to know how a bit of stage business was accomplished? Now is the chance to ask!

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Thank You to Our Generous 2025 Show Sponsors!

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Steel Magnolias Door County Medical Center, Richard & Barbara Board and Margaret & Dale West We would like to extend a special ‘thank you’ to Nicolet National Bank for their continued support, season after season.

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KAREN JANES WODITSCH

Actor – Barefoot in the Park, Misery, Steel Magnolias This is Karen’s 10th season at Peninsula Players Theatre. She was last seen on Broadway in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as Prof. McGonagall and Prof. Umbridge. Chicago work includes shows with Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, TimeLine Theatre and Writers Theatre. Television credits include “Chicago PD,” “Patriot” and “Proven Innocent.” Her films include “Girl on the Third Floor” and “American Fable” and she is in the upcoming mini-series “The Artist” with Janet McTeer, Mandy Patinkin and Patti LuPone.

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In Memory Of Ted Bird Company and Board Member 1948-2024 Before founding Bird Bonette Staudersman, Advertising Production Consultants, Ted was a Peninsula Players Theatre apprentice. After graduating from the University of Oklahoma in 1948, he rode the bus across the country to the corner of Highway 42 and Peninsula Players Road and quickly became a jack-of-all-trades, working in lighting design, carpentry and stage management. His backstage savvy, leadership, and ability to fix anything opened the door to his television career when he became studio manager for WOR-TV (NBC) in New York. His time behind the camera led Ted to become an industry leader and authority on TV commercial talent management and compensation. His advertising career began with J. Walter Thompson, where he developed the innovative Television Workshop and later served as Broadcast Business Manager of the Ford group, and it continued with McCann-Erickson, Inc. and Doyle Dane Bernbach. He supervised celebrity talent negotiations, was responsible for TV production estimating, broadcast traffic, talent payment, and the in-house audio-visual operations at the agency. He has served as Vice Chairman of the American Association of Advertising Agencies’ Broadcast Administration Policy Committee and Chairman of its Subcommittee on Commercial Production. He was a management trustee on the Screen Actors Guild-Producers Pension & Health Funds and the Motion Picture Players Welfare. Ted served on the Theatre’s board of directors from 1993-2011. Once a Player, Always a Player.

In Memory Of Jerry L. Zaug Company and Board Member 1994-2024 A Wisconsin native, Jerry grew up in New London and earned his bachelor’s degree and MBA from the University of Chicago. He married his sweetheart, Joan Braeger, in Appleton, and they shared 62 years together. Jerry joined Zaug’s Vending & Food Service, founded by his father in 1938. Under Jerry’s leadership, Zaug’s secured the exclusive rights to provide food and beverages at the annual EAA Air Shows in Oshkosh.

Jerry became company president in 1971, promising “Everything from soup to nuts at the drop of a coin.”

Beyond business, Jerry loved traveling with his family, playing golf on the Peninsula State Park’s course, and was deeply involved in his community. He was a member of the Appleton Downtown Rotary Club, served as president and director of the Wisconsin Innkeepers Association, and was the first vice-chair of the National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA). After settling in Door County in 1989, he and his family opened the Country House Resort in Sister Bay. Not long after their move, he joined Peninsula Players Theatre’s board of directors and served as treasurer for many years. He also served as treasurer on the boards of Destination Door County and the Door County Housing Partnership, Inc. Jerry said he got an early start as a treasurer, sharing his baby buggy with coins his mom brought home for the family business. He leaves behind Joan, their children Cheryl and Warren, and three grandchildren. Once a Player, Always a Player.

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GREG VINKLER SEAN FORTUNATO Actor - Little Women The Broadway Musical Actor – A Rock Sails By, Blithe Spirit

Greg has been a partPlayers of Peninsula Players Theatre’s amazing history sincePeter 1988,and serving Peninsula Theatre: The Rainmaker, Talley’s Folly, the as artistic director for 30(Black years, Stache), and directing and acting overwith 80 productions.

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Regional: Damn Yankees (Applegate) at Marriott Theater. He Joseph Jefferson Awards (12 nominations), two Artisan Theatre; Intimate Apparel at Northlight Theatre; Matilda (Miss Trunchbull) Awards and an After Dark Award. Regionally, he has performed at Milwaukee at Drury Lane; Twelfth Night (Malvolio) at Writers Theatre; 2666 at Repertory Goodman Theater, Paper Mill Playhouse (New Jersey), Fulton Theatre (Pennsylvania), Theatre and work at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Court Pittsburgh Public Theater, BoarsHead Theater (Michigan), Lean Timeline EnsembleTheatre Theater (South Carolina).

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DANIELLE SZMANDA Development Director Danielle is thrilled to be celebrating her 15th season with Peninsula Players Theatre.

She joined the company in 2011 as an administrative intern, returned in 2012 as the assistant box office manager and joined the full-time team in 2013. Prior to her fulltime position, Danielle spent her early career in Chicago working in both administrative and production positions at various theaters throughout the city. She is a native of the Chicagoland area and an alum of St. Norbert College where she earned her BA in theatre studies and business administration. Danielle is excited for another year of raising funds for this beloved theater!

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ORA JONES Actor – Steel Magnolias Ora made her Peninsula Players Theatre debut in the 2019 production of George Washington’s Teeth and portrayed playwright Charlotte Sanders in last season’s The Angel Next Door. Her most recent Chicago stage role was Dotty Otley in Noises Off, at Steppenwolf Theater Company, where she is an ensemble member, and at Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. She has performed at Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, TimeLine Theatre, Writers Theatre, and Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, among others. Her Broadway roles include Madame de Volanges in Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Mrs. Phelps in Matilda the Musical, both for Broadway and the first national tour. Some film and television work includes: “The Emperor of Ocean Park,” “61st Street,” “Somebody Somewhere,” “Stronghold” and “Chicago Fire.”

MEG THALKEN Actor – Steel Magnolias Chicago credits include Judgment Day (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); Wipeout (Rivendell Theatre Ensemble); Four Places (The Den Theatre-Joseph Jefferson Nomination/Actor in Leading Role); Mosquitoes (Steep Theatre); Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Domesticated (Steppenwolf Theatre Company); A Guide for the Perplexed, Symmetry (Victory Gardens Theater); The Metal Children (Next Theatre); Don Juan in Hell (Northlight Theatre); I Am Going to Save the World (Chicago Dramatists) and Soups, Stews & Casseroles and Rapture, Blister, Burn (US) (Goodman Theatre). Regional: Becky Nurse of Salem (Trinity Repertory Company); Steel Magnolias (Milwaukee Repertory Theater); Tribes (Actors Theatre of Louisville); Ripcord (Peninsula Players Theatre). Films: “Christmas Again,” “Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party,” “This Day Forward,” “Hannah Free,” “A Family Thing.” TV: “Paper Girls,” “Chicago Med, PD, Fire and Justice,” “Shameless,” “Empire,” “Detroit 187,” “EZ Streets.”

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The Play’s the Thing Winter Playing Reading Series The Play’s the Thing is part of our community outreach programming, presenting free professional play readings for the public on the first Mondays of February, March and April. The 2025 readings were directed by Artistic Director Linda Fortunato and performed at Björklunden in Baileys Harbor.

We opened our 15th year of the three-part play series on February 3 with Of Serpents & Sea Spray by Rachel Bublitz, in coordination with Door County Reads’ exploration of “The House in the Cerulean Sea” by TJ Klune. Actors Julia Limoncelli, Liz Norton and Michaela Shapiro made their Peninsula Players Theatre debuts and were joined by alumni Eva Nimmer, Andrew Mueller and Door County resident Mark Moede.

Pictured from left to right are actors La Shawn Banks, Patrick Michael Tierney and Karen Moeller.

The Play’s the Thing continued on March 3, with Do You Turn Somersaults? by Aleksei Arbuzov, translated by Ariadne Nicolaeff.

The reading featured long-time Players Cindy Gold and Greg Vinkler. The final reading of the series on April 7 featured A Body of Water by Lee Blessing. Alumni actors Cassandra Bissell and Neil Brookshire were joined by Adelina Marinello, who made her Peninsula Players Theatre debut. The Play’s the Thing continues to bring people together and maintain a human connection over the winter months in Door County.

This winter program is funded in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as generous grants from the Friends of Door County Libraries, Green Bay Packers Foundation, The Shubert Foundation and operating funds of Peninsula Players Theatre.

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TYLER MEREDITH Actor – Barefoot in the Park Tyler’s Chicago credits include Inherit the Wind, The Penelopiad, The Cherry Orchard, Twilight Bowl, Graveyard Shift/New Stages (Goodman Theatre); Louisa May Alcott's Little Women (Northlight Theatre); Campaigns, Inc. (Timeline Theatre); Translations Eurydice, Mystery of Love and Sex (Writers Theatre); The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); A Christmas Carol (Drury Lane Theatre); The Columnist (American Blues Theater). Regional credits include A Phoenix Too Frequent (American Players Theatre); At the Wedding, Miss Bennet: Christmas At Pemberley, My Father’s War (TheatreSquared); Hamlet (Montana Shakespeare in the Parks). TV/Film credits include “Chicago Fire.”

Tyler is a graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy, School at Steppenwolf and the University of Illinois Chicago.

She is represented by Gray Talent Group. @tylermckmeredith.

GLENN OBRERO Actor – Barefoot in the Park, Misery Glenn is excited to make his Peninsula Players Theare debut! He was last seen in A Tale of Two Cities (Shattered Globe Theatre). Select theatre credits: The Great Leap (Steppenwolf Theatre Company), 20,000 Leagues under the Seas (Lookingglass Theatre Company), Ironbound (Raven Theatre), Wipeout (Rivendell Theatre Ensemble), and The Chinese Lady (TimeLine Theatre Company). Film credits include: “When Cats Fly.” TV credits include “Chicago Fire” (NBC) and “nExt” (FOX). Glenn is a member of the Rivendell Theatre Ensemble and is represented by Gray Talent Group.

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AMANDA WALKER Actor – Little Women The Broadway Musical, Steel Magnolias Amanda is excited to spend her summer in Door County with the Peninsula Players Theatre team! Some past Chicago credits include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Hello, Dolly!, The Sound of Music (Marriott Theatre); Disney's The Little Mermaid, Roger + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Grease (Drury Lane Theatre); and Love, Actually? The Unauthorized Musical Parody (Apollo Theatre). Regional credits include Nunsense (Little Theatre on the Square), Mamma Mia!, Women in Jeopardy, Honky Tonk Angels (Cortland Repertory Theatre). Amanda is a proud Ball State graduate.

EMILY SCINTO Actor - Little Women The Broadway Musical, Steel Magnolias Emily is absolutely thrilled to be making her Peninsula Players Theatre debut this season! Select credits include: Cats, Frozen (Paramount Theatre); Grease (Drury Lane Theatre); Beauty and the Beast, Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Ordway Center for the Performing Arts); A Christmas Carol (Guthrie Theater); Jersey Boys, Footloose (Chanhassen Dinner Theatres); The Play That Goes Wrong, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (Old Log Theater); Victor/Victoria, Footloose (Artistry Theater). Emily is represented by DDO Artists Agency. IG: @emilyscinto / www.emilyscinto.com

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LUKE NOWAKOWSKI Actor - Little Women The Broadway Musical, Dear Jack, Dear Louise Luke’s credits include Anything Goes, Titanique - Chicago premiere (Porchlight Music Theater); 42 Balloons – U.S. premiere, Lord of the Rings – U.S. premiere (Chicago Shakespeare Theater and The Civic in Auckland, New Zealand); Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Sound Of Music, Fun Home (Paramount Theater); Children of Eden (Cadillac Palace Theatre); Cinderella (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre); Bright Lights, Big City (Beautiful City Project) and Brigadoon (Music Theater Works). He performed at Carnegie Hall, Ravinia Festival and Goodman Theatre. Luke earned a BFA in music performance from Elmhurst University and was a finalist in the National Musical Theater Competition in New York City. He is a director, writer and podcaster. He is represented by Gray Talent.

EMMA ROSENTHAL Actor - Little Women The Broadway Musical, Dear Jack, Dear Louise Emma is thrilled to return to Peninsula Players Theatre where she performed in Peter and the Starcatcher, Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, The Actuary and George Washington's Teeth. Chicago: The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk (Northlight Theatre); Fiddler on the Roof, Peter and the Starcatcher, West Side Story, Les Misérables, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Drury Lane Theatre); Big Fish, Hello Dolly (Marriott Theatre); Athena (Writers Theatre), The Fantasticks (Porchlight Music Theatre); The Tempest (Steppenwolf Theatre Company); Brigadoon, Candide (Goodman Theatre). Off Broadway: The Threepenny Opera (Marvell Rep, Drama Desk Nomination: Best Musical); Liberty (Theatre80). Regional: Indiana Repertory Theatre, Huntington Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company of DC, Weston Playhouse Theatre, Cardinal Stage Company, Third Avenue PlayWorks, Williamstown Theatre Festival. Proud graduate of Northwestern University, member of AEA, and finalist on Fox's “Crime Scene Kitchen.”

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JACOB REYNOLDS Technical Director Jacob joins Peninsula Players Theatre for his first season from Sapulpa, Oklahoma. He has a BA in technical theatre and recently earned a MFA in technical direction from the University of Houston. He was also the technical director at Peterborough Players in New Hampshire, which performed Noises Off, Deathtrap, Pride & Prejudice, Ben Butler and Man of La Mancha for their 2024 season. Jacob worked for various theatre companies and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. music venues in Houston and with various music festivals in Texas. He looks forward to working in Door County this season and hopes you enjoy the show!

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Internship Program, Est. 1935 These company members are an integral part of our Theatre, and they deserve a huge standing ovation.

Peninsula Players Theatre’s internship program is part of a tradition that runs as deep as the Theatre’s roots. Since the Theatre launched its first season in 1935, interns, then called apprentices, have been given the opportunity to work side-by-side with professionals, learning the craft by participating in and observing the process. Participants spend 14 to 20 weeks working alongside the Theatre’s professional actors, designers, managers and technicians.

They witness all facets of theatre in action, from backstage to the front office, creating a constant path of growth throughout the season, thus making our program unique among theatre programs.

You may see them directing traffic, greeting patrons at the Canteen or Box Office, shifting scenery, delivering posters, selling tickets, or operating the sound board during the shows. During the day, they assist in building the shows and selling tickets for the following shows. Peninsula Players Theatre has always provided its interns with a weekly stipend and provided free room and board. For more information about our internship program, phone the Box Office at (920) 868-3287 or to apply for an internship in 2026 visit our website at www.peninsulaplayers.com.

The Kathryn A. Doerr Intern Fund Established in 2013 in memory of Kathryn A. Doerr (Katie), by her family, this fund provides critical support for Peninsula Players Theatre’s intern program. During her lifetime, Katie was an advocate and supporter of art education, notably to art education in the Door County community she loved.

Her legacy will provide a scholarship for Elizabeth Elliott during the Theatre’s season this year.

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

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Do you recognize these faces?

They are Peninsula Players Theatre’s hard working interns.

Participating in the Theatre’s internship

PENNY DAVIS

ELIZABETH ELLIOTT Props Intern

program this season are

Senior at Wellesley College

Senior at University of Oklahoma

10 students from theatre

Lighting & Sound Intern

programs across the country. These students and recent graduates have

ABBY GRISSOM

ANNIKA HALONEN

focused their studies on

Senior at Western Carolina University

Graduate of Loyola University of Chicago

various theatre disciplines.

Scenic Intern

Costume Intern

They are joining us to help create the dynamic performances you are about to experience. Please

WREN HEIMAN

DANI HOSLER

Graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College

Graduate of Western Michigan University

Stage Management Intern

Scenic Intern

welcome and thank them for all of their hard work in helping to make each performance possible.

BEA LEMASTER

AVEN MROSKO

To learn more about our

Graduate of College of Charleston

Graduate of Millikin University

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Administrative Intern

Scenic Intern

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HAYLEE MUELLER

ILEANNA VILLALOBOS

Graduate of University of Minnesota Duluth

Graduate of Texas State University

Administrative Intern

Stage Management Intern

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Our 90th Year June 17 – July 6, 2025

Peninsula Players Theatre LINDA FORTUNATO Artistic Director

BRIAN KELSEY Managing Director

Presents

BAREFOOT IN THE PARK

By Neil Simon Scenic Designer

Lindsay Mummert

Costume Designer

Rachel Lambert

Sound Designer

Brian Grimm Stage Manager

Kaitlin Kitzmiller

Lighting Designer

Stephen Roy White

Scenic Charge Artist

Devin Meseke

Assistant Stage Manager

Duncan McMillan

Production Manager

Becca Stockhaus

Directed by Linda Fortunato

Generously Sponsored by Tony & Judy Licata

Peninsula Players Theatre would like to thank The Shubert Foundation, the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts for their ongoing support.

Barefoot in the Park is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

Assisted listening devices are available at the canteen.

Rows A to S of the theater are equipped with a loop induction system.

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The Cast

in order of appearance

CORIE BRATTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyler Meredith TELEPHONE REPAIR MAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Hallahan PAUL BRATTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glenn Obrero ETHEL BANKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen Janes Woditsch VICTOR VELASCO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Fortunato The top floor of a brownstone on East 48th Street New York City – 1963 Act One Scene 1: About 5:30 p.m. on a cold February afternoon Scene 2: Four days later. About 7:00 p.m.

Act Two Scene 1: Later that night. About 2:00 a.m.

Scene 2: The following day. About 5:00 p.m.

There will be one 15-minute intermission.

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

The director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.

The lighting and scenic designers are members of the United Scenic Artists Union. Their work on stage is copyrighted artistic property.

Please Note!

Only water is allowed in the theater.

The use of recording instruments and cameras is strictly forbidden.

Please turn off or silence all mobile devices prior to the performance.

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LINDSAY MUMMERT Scenic Designer – Barefoot in the Park Lindsay is thrilled to make her design debut at Peninsula Players Theatre. Her regional theatre credits include Sherwood: The Adventures of Robinhood (Repertory Theatre of St Louis). In Chicago, her design work includes Spay (Rivendell Theatre Ensemble); Ironbound (Raven Theatre), and Cat's Cradle and War of the Worlds (Lifeline Theatre). She was the associate scenic designer for Between Two Knees (Perelman Performing Arts Center, New York; Seattle Rep, Yale Repertory Theatre, McCarter Theatre Center, New Jersey); and the assistant scenic designer for Relentless (TimeLine Theatre Company/ Goodman Theatre). Film/TV: Netflix’s “Zero Day” and “Happy Gilmore 2” (Assistant Art Director). Lindsay earned her BFA in scenic design from The Theatre School at DePaul University.

STEPHEN ROY WHITE Lighting Designer – Barefoot in the Park Stephen is a Midwest-based scenic and lighting designer, USA member and associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Favorite design credits include Paint Me This House of Love, Arcadia and Silent Sky at Burning Coal in Raleigh, North Carolina.; Chapatti, The Train Driver, Detective’s Wife and Lobby Hero at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre; Zombies From the Beyond at Skylight Music Theatre; The Angel Next Door, Trying, Talley’s Folly, Murder For Two, Silent Sky, Wait Until Dark, Making God Laugh, Heroes, The 39 Steps, The Tin Woman and A Little Night Music at Peninsula Players Theatre; National Veterans Theatre Festival at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater; and Othello Deployed and And Comes Safe Home with Feast of Crispian – “Shakespeare With Veterans.” StephenRoyWhite.com

BRIAN GRIMM Sound Designer – Barefoot in the Park Musician– Little Women The Broadway Musical Brian is a Wisconsin-based composer, performer, and sound designer. Brian is known for their integrated sound design style and their work on cello, bass guitar, and Chinese string instruments. Selected production credits are Buyer & Cellar (Renaissance Theatreworks / Third Avenue PlayWorks); A Number (Two Crows Theatre Company); Almost, Maine (Next Act Theater); King James, The Flying Lovers Of Vitebsk, The Garbologists (Forward Theater Company); Oak (Urbanite Theatre / Phoenix Theatre); The Magnolia Ballet (About Face Theatre); Two Mile Hollow (Phoenix Theatre); Shinsai: Japanese Tsunami (American Blues Theater); Mary’s Wedding (Indiana Repertory Theatre); Stones In His Pockets, I Carry Your Heart With Me, Birds Of North America (Third Avenue PlayWorks). @bgcellozone GrimmusiK Records: www.grimmusik.com

RACHEL LAMBERT Costume Designer – Barefoot in the Park Rachel (she/her) is so happy to be back at Peninsula Players Theatre, where her credits include The Mystery of Irma Vep, The Hollow, Lend Me a Tenor, Lord Arthur Saville’s Crime, Miss Holmes, The Actuary and A Trick of the Light. Other design credits include Santaland Diaries and The King of Hell’s Palace (Goodman Theatre); Twist Your Dickens (The Second City); Mothers and Sons (Northlight Theatre); Puff: Believe It Or Not, Henry IV, The Life of Galileo, and the Joseph Jefferson Award-nominated Travesties and Northanger Abbey (Remy Bumppo Theatre); Dying for It and Witch (The Artistic Home), and shows with Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, The Gift, American Blues Theater, Eclipse Theatre Company, DePaul School of Music, Redtwist Theatre, The Factory Theater, BoHo Theatre and others. Regionally, she has designed for Montana Shakespeare in the Parks and the Texas Shakespeare Festival.

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Meet the Playwright ... NEIL SIMON American author, playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon (1927-2018) is widely regarded as one of the most successful, prolific and performed playwrights in theatre history. He started writing for radio and television with his brother, Danny, and worked alongside Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks on Sid Caesar's “Your Show of Shows” and “Caesar Hour.” He wrote more than 30 plays during his Photo by Martha career, the first of which was Come Swope, courtesy of Blow Your Horn in 1961. Through Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New the 1960s and into the 1980s, he York Public Library. adapted his plays or wrote more than 20 screenplays, including “The Out-of(1992). Publicity photo of playwright Towners,” “Murder by Death,” and “The Goodbye Girl.” Among his honors Neil Simon (New are four Academy Award nominations, four Emmy Award nominations, 17 Tony York) Award nominations, four Tony Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Pulitzer Prize for Lost in Yonkers and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He is the only playwright to have a New York theater named in his honor.

KAITLIN KITZMILLER Stage Manager – Barefoot in the Park, Misery, Little Women The Broadway Musical, Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise Kaitlin is delighted to be back at Peninsula Players Theatre for her seventh season. Her regional theatre credits include Asolo Repertory Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Drury Lane Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Resident Ensemble Players, Theatre SilCo and Nebraska Shakespeare. Love and Be Loved.

DUNCAN McMILLAN Assistant Stage Manager – Barefoot in the Park, Misery, Little Women The Broadway Musical, Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise Duncan is a Chicago-based stage manager and is thrilled to make his Peninsula Players Theatre debut! Chicago credits include BUST: An Afrocurrentist Play, A Christmas Carol, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, and The Penelopiad (Goodman Theatre). Other credits include The Three Musketeers, King Lear (Montana Shakespeare in the Parks); Reasons to Go to Space, Stupid F**king Bird (Armory Free Theatre). Duncan holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign.

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Our 90th Year July 9 – July 27, 2025

Peninsula Players Theatre LINDA FORTUNATO Artistic Director

BRIAN KELSEY Managing Director

Presents

Misery

By William Goldman Based on the novel by Stephen King Scenic Designer

Costume Designer

Lighting Designer

Composer/Sound Designer

Fight and Intimacy Director

Scenic Charge Artist

Stage Manager

Assistant Stage Manager

Production Manager

Jack Magaw

Christopher Kriz

Kaitlin Kitzmiller

Bob Kuhn

Amie Root

Duncan McMillan

Eric Watkins

Devin Meseke

Becca Stockhaus

Directed by Georgette Verdin

Generously Sponsored by Allen & Maribeth Watson

Peninsula Players Theatre would like to thank The Shubert Foundation, the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts for their ongoing support.

Misery is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service imprint. (www.dramatists.com) Misery’s original Broadway production produced by Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures in association with Castle Rock Entertainment, Liz Glotzer, Mark Kaufman, Martin Shafer, Raymond Wu. World Premiere produced at Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pennsylvania (Jed Bernstein, Producing Director) Assisted listening devices are available at the canteen.

Rows A to S of the theater are equipped with a loop induction system.

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The Cast

in order of appearance

ANNIE WILKES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen Janes Woditsch PAUL SHELDON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Hallahan BUSTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glenn Obrero+ A room in a house in Silver Creek, Colorado Misery is performed without an intermission.

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

The lighting, scenic and sound designers are members of the United Scenic Artists Union. Their work on stage is copyrighted artistic property.

Please Note!

Only water is allowed in the theater.

The use of recording instruments and cameras is strictly forbidden.

Please turn off or silence all mobile devices prior to the performance.

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GEORGETTE VERDIN Director – Misery Georgette is the associate artistic director of Northlight Theatre and a member of Rivendell Theatre Ensemble. Recent directing credits include: the world premieres of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women (Northlight Theatre); The Singularity Play (Jackalope Theatre Company); A Mile in The Dark (Interrobang Theatre Project/Rivendell Theatre Ensemble); Enough to Let the Light In (Teatro Vista) and Spay (Rivendell Theatre Ensemble); the U.S. premiere of The Writer (Steep Theatre); and the Chicago premieres of Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation of Dial M for Murder (Northlight Theatre) and Ironbound (Raven Theatre).

Georgette is a four-time Joseph Jefferson Award-nominated director and the 2022 Michael Maggio Directing Fellow at Goodman Theatre. She was profiled in NewCity’s 2023 “Players: Who Really Performs for Chicago” and Chicago Reader’s “Best of Chicago 2022.” georgetteverdin.com.

JACK MAGAW Scenic Designer – Misery, Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise In his 19 seasons at Peninsula Players Theatre, Jack has designed scenery for Mary’s Wedding, Trying, I and You, Talley’s Folly, Silent Sky, Living on Love and The Bridges of Madison County among many others. Recent Chicago and regional credits include Anastasia (Bucks County Playhouse), Fiddler on the Roof (Drury Lane Theatre), the US premiere of London Road (Shattered Globe Theatre), the world premiere of Relentless (TimeLine Theatre Company and Goodman Theatre), Nina Simone: Four Women (South Coast Repertory), the world premiere of How to Break (Village Theatre), East Texas Hot Links (Court Theatre) and Porgy and Bess (Musical Theater Heritage). Jack is an adjunct professor of design at The Theatre School at DePaul University and he resides in Chicago. www.jackmagaw.com

BOB KUHN Costume Designer – Misery Bob is excited to return to Peninsula Players Theatre, where he previously designed Million Dollar Quartet. Bob is a multi-Joseph Jefferson Award-nominated costume designer based in Chicago. He earned a Joseph Jefferson Award for his design of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – The Musical at Mercury Theater Chicago. Other favorite Chicago design credits include White Christmas (Drury Lane Theatre), Short Shakespeare! Macbeth (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), I Am My Own Wife (About Face Theatre), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre), Bright Star (BoHo Theatre), Heathers and Bonnie and Clyde (Kokandy Productions). Regional credits include works with American Stage Theatre Company, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, Timber Lake Playhouse and Penn State Centre Stage. www.robertskuhn.com | Instagram: bobkuhndesigns

CHRISTOPHER KRIZ Composer and Sound Designer – Misery Kriz is an award-winning composer and sound designer based in Chicago. Past Peninsula Players Theatre designs include Mary’s Wedding, Trying, I and You, Ripcord, A Murder Is Announced, Salvage, Miss Holmes and The 39 Steps. Chicago credits include Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Court Theatre, TimeLine Theatre Company, Victory Gardens Theater, Northlight Theatre, Remy Bumppo Theatre, Shattered Globe Theatre, The Gift Theatre, and dozens of others. Regional design credits: Seattle Repertory Theatre, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, American Stage Theatre, Crossroads Theatre, TheatreSquared, Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, Renaissance Theaterworks, Nebraska Repertory Theatre, Michigan Shakespeare Festival, and others. A winner of six Joseph Jefferson Awards, Kriz is a proud member of United Scenic Artists 829. christopherkriz.com

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Meet the Playwright ... WILLIAM GOLDMAN Playwright - Misery William Goldman (1931-2018) was an award-winning novelist, playwright, author and screenwriter born in Chicago. He graduated from Oberlin College in Ohio, was drafted into the Army during the Korean War, and used the GI Bill to earn a MA from New York’s Columbia University in 1956. He co-wrote the plays Blood, Sweat, and Stanley Poole and A Family Affair with his brother and fellow writer, James. The brothers shared an apartment with John Kander, who went on to compose more than a dozen musicals, including Cabaret and Chicago. All three eventually earned Academy Awards. As a novelist, Goldman penned several American classics, including “Soldier in the Rain” (1960), “Father’s Day” (1971), “Magic” (1976), “The Color of Light” (1984), and “The Silent Gondoliers” (1984).

In 1969, he earned the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, the Writers Guild Award, and British Academy Award, for the film “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and another Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and a Writers Guild Award in 1976 for “All the President’s Men.” His other screenwriting credits include “Masquerade,” “Harper,” “The Stepford Wives,” “The Princess Bride” (based on his novel of the same name), “Last Action Hero,” “The General’s Daughter,” “Marathon Man” (based on his thriller novel of the same name), and many others. His other awards include two Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America, Best Motion Picture Screenplay for “Harper” and “Magic” (adapted from his novel), and the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement from the Writers Guild of America. Goldman wrote the screenplay of the film “Misery.”

STEPHEN KING Author – Misery Stephen King was born in Portland, Maine, in 1947, the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. He sold his first professional short story in 1967 to Startling Mystery Stories. In the fall of 1971, King began teaching high school English classes at Hampden Academy, the public high school in Hampden, Maine.

Writing in the evenings and on the weekends, he continued to produce short stories and work on novels. In the spring of 1973, Doubleday & Co. accepted the novel “Carrie” for publication, allowing him to leave teaching and write full-time. Since then, King has published more than 50 books and has become one of the world’s most successful writers. King received the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to the American Letters and the 2014 National Medal of Arts. Stephen lives in Maine and Florida with his wife, novelist Tabitha King. They are regular contributors to several charities, including many libraries, and have been honored locally for their philanthropic activities.

ERIC WATKINS Lighting Designer – Misery Eric is a lighting designer based in Chicago, and in the last decade has lit shows for many of the most prominent theatres there, including Chicago Shakespeare Theater, TimeLine Theatre Company, Northlight Theatre, Raven Theatre, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble and Steep Theatre, among many, many others. Eric also works across the country in both regional theatre and grand opera. Recent highlights include shows at Opera San José, Minnesota Opera, Dallas Opera, Indiana Repertory Theatre, and Third Avenue PlayWorks. He received his MFA from Boston University and is a proud member of USA 829 - the theatrical design union. ericwatkins.com

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Our 90th Year July 30 – August 17, 2025

Peninsula Players Theatre LINDA FORTUNATO Artistic Director

BRIAN KELSEY Managing Director

Presents

LITTLE WOMEN THE BROADWAY MUSICAL Book by Music by Lyrics by Allan Knee Jason Howland Mindi Dickstein Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott

Scenic Designer

Michelle Lilly

Costume Designer

Kärin Simonson Kopischke

Lighting Designer

Sound Designer

Wig Designer

Scenic Charge Artist

Joe Court

Kyle Pingel-Hickey

Stage Manager

Assistant Stage Manager

Kaitlin Kitzmiller

Duncan McMillan

Guy Rhodes

Devin Meseke

Production Manager

Becca Stockhaus

Music Director/Conductor

Valerie Maze

Directed by Stephen Schellhardt

Generously Sponsored by Alibi Marina and Harbor Guest House

with support from The Cordon Family Foundation

Peninsula Players Theatre would like to thank The Shubert Foundation, the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts for their ongoing support.

Little Women The Broadway Musical is presented by special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. Any video and/or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. www.mtishows.com Assisted listening devices are available at the canteen.

Rows A to S of the theater are equipped with a loop induction system.

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The Cast

in order of appearance Professor Bhaer.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erik Hellman Jo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Stenholt Amy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Walker Meg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Scinto Beth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma Rosenthal Marmee.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cassie Slater Mr. Laurence.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Vinkler Laurie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke Nowakowski Aunt March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janet Ulrich Brooks Mr. John Brooke.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Michael Tierney Mrs. Kirk.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janet Ulrich Brooks Musicians Conductor/Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valerie Maze Reeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pamela Kraase French Horn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kent Moraga Cello. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Grimm Violin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Char Bogda Percussion.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Newbern

Concord, Massachusetts and New York City Christmas 1863-Spring 1867 Little Women is performed with one 15-minute intermission.

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

The costume and sound designers are members of the United Scenic Artists Union. Their work on stage is copyrighted artistic property.

Please Note!

Only water is allowed in the theater.

The use of recording instruments and cameras is strictly forbidden.

Please turn off or silence all mobile devices prior to the performance.

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LOUISA MAY ALCOTT Author (1832-1888) – "Little Women" Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist, short story writer, poet, suffragist and abolitionist. Born into a transcendentalist family, she grew up in Boston surrounded by influential thinkers such as the fiery Reverend Theodore Parker, Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson. After the failure of Fruitlands, the utopian community founded by her father, Bronson, Louisa took it upon herself to support her family by writing sensational stories under pseudonyms like A.M. Barnard, Flora Fairfield and Tribulation Periwinkle.

During the American Civil War, she was a nurse Louisa May Alcott, c. 1870 – Warren’s Portraits, Boston. and contracted mercury poisoning.

Though she recovered at home, her health remained fragile for the rest of her life. However, her wartime experiences led to her first literary success, “Hospital Sketches,” a collection of vivid and poignant letters detailing the harsh realities of battlefield medicine. Her stories began to appear in The Atlantic Monthly, and in 1868, her publisher asked her to write “a girl’s story.” Louisa’s childhood memories were the basis for the March family. Her realistic portrayal of sisterhood and female friendships remains endearing to readers of all ages who grapple with their aspirations and identities.

ERIK HELLMAN Actor – Little Women The Broadway Musical Erik is so happy to appear at Peninsula Players Theatre for the first time. Recent credits include Translations, Smart People, Marjorie Prime and Hesperia at Writers Theatre; 1776 and The Sound of Music at Marriott Theatre; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Othello and The Mousetrap at Court Theatre; Richard III at Chicago Shakespeare Theater; Let the Right One In at Berkeley Repertory Theatre; Lindiwe, and Familiar at Steppenwolf Theatre Company; Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, Georgiana and Kitty and Miss Bennet at Northlight Theatre; Luna Gale at Goodman Theatre.

Film/TV work includes “The Dark Knight,” “Walden,” “Chicago Fire,” “Chicago PD,” “Empire,” “The Good Fight,” “Mrs. America,” “Fargo,” “61st Street” and David Fincher’s “The Killer.”

JANET ULRICH BROOKS Actor – Little Women The Broadway Musical Janet is excited to return to Peninsula Players Theatre, having performed in A Rock Sails By and Blithe Spirit in 2023. Based in Chicago, select credits include: Prayer for the French Republic (Northlight Theatre); The Audience, Fiddler on the Roof and Murder on the Orient Express (Drury Lane Theatre); Music Man and Beautiful (Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre); Cherry Orchard (Goodman Theatre); The Children (Steppenwolf Theatre Company); Plantation (Lookingglass Theatre); Tiny Beautiful Things, Native Gardens (Victory Gardens Biograph); 15 productions with TimeLine Theatre Company where she is a Company Member, including Master Class (Joseph Jefferson Award, Principal Actor). Films: “Divergent” “Conviction” “One Small Hitch” T.V.: “Work In Progress” “Fargo” “Sense8” “Proven Innocent” “Boss” “Chicago Fire, Med & Justice.” Janet is represented by Gray Talent Group.

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Song List ACT 1 "An Operatic Tragedy". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JO, CLARISSA,BRAXTON, RODRIGO "Better". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JO "Our Finest Dreams" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JO, MEG, BETH, AMY "Here Alone" .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARMEE "Could You" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AUNT MARCH, JO "Delighted" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARMEE, MEG, JO, BETH "Take A Chance On Me" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LAURIE "Better" (Reprise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JO "Off To Massachusetts" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BETH, MR. LAURENCE "Five Forever" .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JO, LAURIE, AMY, MEG, BETH "More Than I Am" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MR. BROOKE, MEG "Astonishing" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JO

ACT 2 "The Weekly Volcano Press" .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COMPANY "Off To Massachusetts" (Reprise) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MR. LAURENCE, BETH, ..................................................................................... MARMEE, MEG, MR. BROOKE "How I Am". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PROFESSOR BHAER "Some Things Are Meant To Be" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JO, BETH "The Most Amazing Thing".. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMY, LAURIE "Days Of Plenty" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARMEE "The Fire Within Me" .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JO "Small Umbrella In The Rain" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PROFESSOR BHAER, JO

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STEPHEN SCHELLHARDT Director – Little Women The Broadway Musical Stephen (he/him) is a Joseph Jefferson Award-winning director, actor and theatre educator living in Chicago. Recent directing credits include The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Paramount Theatre); Fun Home and A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Porchlight Music Theatre); The Play That Goes Wrong, The Wizard of Oz, Footloose (Barter Theatre); Queer Eye: The Musical Parody (The Second City Chicago); Big Fish ( Joseph Jefferson Award – Best Director); Urinetown and Dogfight at BoHo Theatre where he served as company member and artistic director for several years. He is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Drama, and his favorite roles to date are being a proud husband to actor Devin DeSantis and an adoring father to daughter Abigail. www.stephenschellhardt.com

MICHELLE LILLY Scenic Designer – Little Women The Broadway Musical Michelle is a Chicago-based set designer whose work includes stage design and immersive experiences. Past Peninsula Players Theatre credits include Theatre People, or The Angel Next Door. Michelle has collaborated with The Alinea Group, Paramount Theatre (The Full Monty, Next to Normal, Billy Elliot, School of Rock), Milwaukee Repertory Theater (Romeo and Juliet, Songs for Nobodies, Ring of Fire, 2 Pianos, 4 Hands), Writers Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, TimeLine Theatre Company, Stage 773, Jedlicka Performing Arts Center, The House Theatre of Chicago, New Leaf Theatre, TUTA, Lifeline Theatre, The Springfield Muni, and many others. She holds an MFA in stage design from Northwestern University and a BA from Truman State University. www.michellelillydesigns.com

GUY RHODES Lighting Designer – Little Women The Broadway Musical Guy is excited to return to Peninsula Players Theatre, where he previously designed Million Dollar Quartet, Dames at Sea, A Rock Sails By, The Rainmaker, Ripcord, A Murder is Announced and Ghost The Musical. Chicago area credits include The Pajama Game, Cabaret, Big Fish (Theatre at the Center), Hedda Gabler (Theatre Northwest), Mother Hicks (HAPA), Hairspray (Star Plaza Theatre), Jitney (West Side Theatre Guild), and The Last Night of Ballyhoo (Falling Drum). National credits include The Polar Express Train Ride (Rail Events), five tours for R&B singer Anthony Hamilton, as well as concerts for Kendrick Lamar, Alan Parsons Live Project, Anita Baker, Joe, Erykah Badu, and Maze featuring Frankie Beverly. Guy frequently works in the visual disciplines of photography and video production. Top assignments include the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games in South Korea (USA Today Sports Images).

Instagram: @guy_rhodes

JOE COURT Sound Designer – Little Women The Broadway Musical Joe has spent the last 24 years working professionally as a sound designer, engineer and educator. His work has been heard in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, McCarter Theatre Center, Clarence Brown Theatre, Great Lakes Theater, Virginia Stage Company, Actors Theatre of Indiana, and the Idaho, Lake Tahoe and Illinois Shakespeare Festivals.

As an educator, he has taught at Virginia Tech, the University of Chicago and Ball State University. Joe is an artistic associate with TUTA Theatre, Chicago. From 2008 until 2016, Joe served as sound engineer for the Chicago production of the Tony Award-winning musical Million Dollar Quartet. He has received three Joseph Jefferson Award nominations for his design work. Member, USA 829.

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KÄRIN SIMONSON KOPISCHKE Costume Designer – Little Women The Broadway Musical, Steel Magnolias Kärin is a proud union member, a Lawrence University professor and a sustainable clothing creator. Kärin celebrates the 30th anniversary of her first design for Peninsula Players Theatre. She designs costumes at top professional theaters and operas nationwide, including American Conservatory Theater, Long Wharf Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Minnesota Opera, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Boston Lyric Opera, Goodman Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Third Avenue PlayWorks and Skylight Music Theater. Kärin was recently honored by the Wisconsin Arts Board in their 50 Artists for 50 Years anniversary celebration.

Kärin has won Chicago’s Joseph Jefferson Award and the ariZoni. She was nominated for the Prague Quadrennial and won Nordstrom’s Project N: The Fashion Challenge for her upcycled designs found on Etsy in her Gothic Flower shop. Her historical renderings are exhibited in Fish Creek, Sister Bay and Ephraim. karinkopischke.com

ALLAN KNEE Book – Little Women The Broadway Musical Allan Knee is a playwright and screenwriter who wrote the play The Man Who Was Peter Pan, which was the basis for the Oscar-nominated film “Finding Neverland,” starring Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet, and the subsequent musical Finding Neverland.

His work on Little Women earned him a Richard Rodgers Musical Theatre Award. Knee also wrote the book for The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit (music by Andre Catrini). His other works include a four-part adaptation of “The Scarlet Letter” for PBS, Syncopation, a dance drama about the passion of two workers to become ballroom champions in 1914, and The Jazz Age, an exploration into the lives of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Zelda Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway. For young audiences, he adapted Around the World in 80 Days. He is a Yale School of Drama graduate and a founding member of the WorkShop Theater Company.

JASON HOWLAND Music - Little Women The Broadway Musical Jason Howland is a musical theatre composer, playwright, music director, producer, and conductor who has served as a guest conductor for renowned orchestras nationwide and several Broadway musicals, including Taboo, Jekyll & Hyde, Les Misérables, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Civil War, Spiderman and Bonnie and Clyde. He earned a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album for his work as the arranger and music supervisor of Beautiful – The Carole King Musical. Howland earned an Emmy Award in 2007 for creating and composing the “Handel’s Messiah Rocks” Christmas special for the Boston Pops. He wrote the music for The Great Gatsby with Nathan Tysen and produced and orchestrated the Tony Awardwinning Shucked. He is an honors graduate of Williams College.

MINDI DICKSTEIN Lyrics - Little Women The Broadway Musical Mindi Dickstein is an award-winning lyricist, librettist and playwright. She is the lyricist for Benny and Joon, wrote the book for Toy Story: The Musical, and co-wrote lyrics with composer Carmel Dean for the musical Witnesses. Based on the diaries of teens written during the Holocaust, Witnesses was voted Outstanding New Production of 2022 by the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle. Other works include Trip (book and lyrics), Starving to Death in Midtown (a short play), and Beasts and Saints (book and lyrics). Her work was part of Lincoln Center’s American Songbook (“Hear and Now: Contemporary Lyricists”), and her awards include the ASCAP Workshop Bernice Cohen Award, the Second Stage Constance Klinsky Award, and a PEN International New Playwright Award (selected by Wendy Wasserstein).

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VALERIE MAZE Music Director/Conductor – Little Women The Broadway Musical Valerie is excited to return to Peninsula Players Theatre for her ninth season! Select productions include Ghost The Musical and The Drowsy Chaperone. Valerie was most recently the associate music director for SIX the Musical on Broadway and served as the music director/conductor for the First National Tour. At Lyric Opera of Chicago, she served as assistant conductor on 42nd Street, My Fair Lady, The King and I, Carousel, The Sound of Music, Oklahoma! and Showboat. Select music director and conductor credits include Drury Lane Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Writers Theatre (A Little Night Music, Joseph Jefferson Award nomination), Theatre at the Center (Cats, After Dark Award), Music Theater Works and The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.

KYLE PINGEL-HICKEY Wig Designer – Little Women The Broadway Musical, Steel Magnolias Kyle is overjoyed to return to his home by the bay for his 11th season with Peninsula Players Theatre. Kyle began his journey with the Theatre as an intern in 2007 and served as costume shop manager from 2013 to 2022. This season, he returns to style some fabulous wigs! A University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (UWGB) alum (’12), Kyle is a theatrical wig designer and stylist with over a decade of experience creating custom looks for the stage. As a wig stylist, he specializes in crafting wigs that elevate character and performance, with a particular flair for drag and period styling. His work has been seen regionally and nationally, with credits including Peninsula Players Theatre, Lawrence University, UWGB, Waterfront Playhouse, Royal Caribbean, Goodman Theatre, Marriott Theatre and Paramount Theatre.

ELIZABETH STENHOLT Actor – Little Women The Broadway Musical Elizabeth is astonished to be making her Peninsula Players Theatre debut as the iconic Jo March! Elizabeth is a recent Joseph Jefferson Award winner for her role as Medium Alison in Fun Home at Paramount Theatre. Some of her other theatre credits include The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Wizard of Oz (Paramount Theatre); Falsettos (Court Theatre); Grease, Shrek, A Christmas Carol (Drury Lane Theatre); Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); Airline Highway, Love Kills (Steppenwolf Theatre Company); Arcadia, Trevor (Writers Theatre). MDJPGP-SRKRK. “For love is a great beautifier.” - Louisa May Alcott

PATRICK MICHAEL TIERNEY Actor – Little Women The Broadway Musical Patrick is thrilled to be making his Peninsula Players Theatre debut. He is a longtime Chicago theatre artist, born and raised on the city’s Southwest Side. His previous acting credits include You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Marriott Theatre), South Pacific, Oliver! (Drury Lane Theatre), Cabaret, Spamalot, All Shook Up, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Theatre at the Center), and Les Misérables (Paramount Theatre). Patrick is also the creator and host of Chicago Artist Circle, a podcast celebrating Chicago theatre. He is represented by DDO Artists Agency.

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CHARLOTTE BOGDA Musician – Little Women The Broadway Musical Charlotte and her husband, Dan, have been residents of Ellison Bay for five years. Prior to moving to Door County, they resided in the western suburbs of Chicago for most of their lives. Charlotte enjoyed more than 40 years teaching orchestra to students grades 2-12. She also enjoyed a full performing career, playing everything from classical, strolling and disco music in such venues as concert halls, churches, hotels and country clubs in Chicago and beyond. Charlotte is a member of the Green Bay Civic Symphony and the Door County Folk Alliance.

PAMELA KRAASE Musician – Little Women The Broadway Musical Pamela is a woodwind musician specializing in the flute, piccolo, tin whistle and single reed instruments. She has performed in northeast Wisconsin for over 20 years with many different groups, including the Schnapps und Tanz Oktoberfest Band and the Newtonburg Brass Band as their lead flutist and piccoloist. Pamela is a founding member of the Swingin’ Door Big Band. Her pit orchestra work includes playing with Peninsula Players Theatre’s productions of Nunsense, Into the Woods and A Little Night Music; Isadoora Theatre Company’s She Loves Me; and support for Sevastopol School’s runs of Cinderella, Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang and James and the Giant Peach.

KENT MORAGA Musician – Little Women The Broadway Musical Kent has been playing the horn for more than 50 years. He is a Wisconsin native who returned to the state in 2016, resettling in Door County, where he is actively involved in several musical groups, in theatre, both on stage and in the orchestra pit. His pit performances in Door County include Les Misérables, Cinderella, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and James and the Giant Peach. In addition to the horn, Kent has also played trumpet, flugelhorn and various percussion oddities while in the pit. His other musical experiences include orchestra, concert bands, dance bands, chamber groups and solo work.

BRUCE NEWBERN Musician – Little Women The Broadway Musical Bruce is happy to be spending the summer at Peninsula Players Theatre. He has previously been on the theater’s stage accompanying the sailors in Dames at Sea, the hijinks of pirates in Peter and the Starcatcher, as a drumming priest in Nunsense and in the Bobcat Band in Always…Patsy Cline. Bruce has spent other summers playing in the park with Northern Sky Theater. He lives in Sturgeon Bay with his wife Karen and enjoys spending time with his children and grandchildren. In his spare time, Bruce stays busy composing and playing with area musicians throughout the county as well as directing the musical ensemble at Bay View Lutheran Church in Sturgeon Bay.

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Our 90th Year August 20 – August 31, 2025

Peninsula Players Theatre LINDA FORTUNATO Artistic Director

BRIAN KELSEY Managing Director

Presents

KEN LUDWIG’S DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE Scenic Designer

Costume Designer

Jack Magaw

Sound Designer

Josh Schmidt Stage Manager

Lighting Designer

Georgia Fried

Kaitlin Kitzmiller

Lee Fiskness

Scenic Charge Artist

Devin Meseke

Assistant Stage Manager

Duncan McMillan

Production Manager

Becca Stockhaus

Directed by Scott Weinstein

Generously Sponsored by Tim & Jackie Danis

Peninsula Players Theatre would like to thank The Shubert Foundation, the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts for their ongoing support.

Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.

Dear Jack, Dear Louise premiered at Arena Stage (Washington, DC) Molly Smith, Artistic Director and Edgar Dobie, Executive Producer | November 21-December 29, 2019 Assisted listening devices are available at the canteen.

Rows A to S of the theater are equipped with a loop induction system.

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The Cast

in order of appearance

JACK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke Nowakowski LOUISE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma Rosenthal June 1942 – May 1945 There will be one 15-minute intermission.

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

The director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.

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

Please Note!

Only water is allowed in the theater.

The use of recording instruments and cameras is strictly forbidden.

Please turn off or silence all mobile devices prior to the performance.

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SCOTT WEINSTEIN Director – Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise Scott Weinstein is an award-winning director based in New York. His work has been seen at major theaters around the United States and internationally. Favorite directing credits include Million Dollar Quartet Christmas (National Tour); Into The Woods (Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera) starring Carolee Carmello and Patti Murin; the regional premiere of Something Rotten (Marriott Theatre); Disney’s Little Mermaid (Drury Lane Theatre); Solaris, Titanic and Ragtime (Griffin Theatre - Joseph Jefferson Award); She Kills Monsters (Steppenwolf Theatre Company/Buzz22); Noises Off and Becky Shaw (Windy City Playhouse); Rent (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre - Joseph Jefferson Award), South Pacific and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (The Rev Theatre Co.). Scott is a proud graduate of Northwestern University and a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. He is represented by William Morris Endeavor. www.Scott-Weinstein.com

LEE FISKNESS Lighting Designer – Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise Lee is a Chicago-based lighting designer whose credits include Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Court Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Marriott Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Victory Gardens Theater, Writers Theatre, and Lightscape at the Chicago Botanical Garden. Regionally: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Alliance Theatre, Adrienne Arsht Center, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Emerson Colonial Theatre, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Manhattan Theatre Club, Mark Taper Forum, Milwaukee Repertory Theater and The Old Globe. Opera in Chicago, San José, Dallas, Portland, Kentucky, Colorado and Florentine. International: Jurassic World Exhibition (China). The Marriage of Figaro (Japan), Movement Stories (Abu Dhabi). He has worked on TV lighting teams including "The Oprah Winfrey Show," "The Rosie Show.” Lee was the lighting director at The Santa Fe Opera. www. leefiskness.com

JOSH SCHMIDT Sound Designer – Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise Josh has designed for more than 300 production companies including New York City’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Atlantic Theater Company, Roundabout Theatre Company, Second Stage Theater; Chicago’s Drury Lane Theatre (The Da Vinci Code), Northlight Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Bug), and Writers Theatre; Canada’s Stratford Shakespeare Festival, and Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. Among his Broadway credits are Therese Raquin, House of Blue Leaves and Brighton Beach Memoirs. In Wisconsin, he has spent 22 seasons at American Players Theatre (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom), Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Next Act Theatre, Renaissance Theatreworks, and Third Avenue PlayWorks (Gift of the Magi). Film credits include songs, orchestration and score (with Marius de Vries) for “The End” (Final Cut for Real/Neon). http://www.fortytwofootforward.com/

GEORGIA FRIED Costume Designer – Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise Costume Shop Supervisor This is Georgia’s second summer as the costume shop supervisor at Peninsula Players Theatre. She graduated from Ohio University in 2024 with an MFA in costume and scenic design. Her BA is from Salisbury University. She is originally from the eastern shore of Maryland. One day she hopes to make costumes for burlesque full time (besides working at Peninsula Players Theatre every summer, of course.)

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Meet the Playwright ... KEN LUDWIG Playwright - Dear Jack, Dear Louise Ken Ludwig has had six shows on Broadway, seven in London’s West End, and many of his works have become a standard part of the American repertoire.

His 32 plays and musicals have been performed in over 30 countries, in more than 20 languages, and are produced throughout the United States every night of the year. Lend Me a Tenor won two Tony Awards and was called “one of the classic comedies of the 20th century” by The Washington Post. Crazy For You was on Broadway for five years and won the Tony and Olivier Awards for Best Musical. He wrote Murder on the Orient Express for the stage expressly at the request of the Agatha Christie Estate, which had its European premiere at the Chichester Festival Theatre in June of 2022. Dear Jack, Dear Louise, won the 2020 Charles MacArthur Award for Best New Play of the Year. His other works include Lend Me A Soprano, Moriarty, Pride and Prejudice, Part 2: Napoleon at Pemberley and Lady Molly of Scotland Yard. Ludwig is a graduate of Harvard and Cambridge.

He is a frequent guest speaker for groups as varied as The Oxford-Cambridge Society, The Jane Austen Society of North America, The Folger Shakespeare Library and The Baker Street Irregulars. www.kenludwig.com

HANNAH KWAK Lighting & Sound Supervisor Hannah Kwak (she/her) is a Chicago-based sound engineer and electrician. She is the assistant sound supervisor at Chicago Children’s Theatre and the production assistant for Joe Mazza at brave lux. inc. She served as the sound engineer for the NHSI Cherubs Program in 2024 and freelances as an A1 and A2. This past season, Hannah worked on productions at Writers Theatre, Shattered Globe Theatre, Steep Theatre, and Citadel Theatre. She is an alum of Loyola University Chicago and is overjoyed to be returning to Door County for her second season with Peninsula Players Theatre.

Peninsula Players Theatre is proud to be a member of Travel Green, a Travel Wisconsin eco-focused program to which organizations commit to sustainability in the following areas: education, community, energy efficiency, transportation, waste reduction and water conservation.

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Our 90th Year September 3 – October 19, 2025

Peninsula Players Theatre LINDA FORTUNATO Artistic Director

BRIAN KELSEY Managing Director

Presents

STEEL MAGNOLIAS Robert Harling Scenic Designer

Costume Designer

Lighting Designer

Michaela Lochen

Kärin Simonson Kopischke

Noele Stollmack

Sound Designer

Scenic Charge Artist

Wig Designer

Martilia Marechal

Devin Meseke

Stage Manager

Casie Morell

Kyle Pingel-Hickey

Production Manager

Becca Stockhaus

Directed by Melanie Keller

Generously Sponsored by Door County Medical Center, Barbara & Richard Board and Margaret & Dale West

Peninsula Players Theatre would like to thank The Shubert Foundation, the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts for their ongoing support.

Steel Magnolias is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service imprint. (www.dramatists.com) Steel Magnolias was originally produced by the W.P.A. Theatre, New York City, 1987.

Kyle Renick, Artistic Director Assisted listening devices are available at the canteen.

Rows A to S of the theater are equipped with a loop induction system.

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The Cast

in order of appearance

TRUVY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cassie Slater ANNELLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Scinto CLAIREE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ora Jones SHELBY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Walker M’LYNN.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen Janes Woditsch OUISER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meg Thalken Chinquapin, Louisiana - 1987 Act One Scene 1: April Scene 2: December Act Two Scene 1: June, Eighteen months later Scene 2: November There will be one 15-minute intermission.

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

The costume and lighting designers are members of the United Scenic Artists Union. Their work on stage is copyrighted artistic property.

Please Note!

Only water is allowed in the theater.

The use of recording instruments and cameras is strictly forbidden.

Please turn off or silence all mobile devices prior to the performance.

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MELANIE KELLER Director – Steel Magnolias Melanie is overjoyed to return to Peninsula Players Theatre where she directed I Ought To Be In Pictures, Trying, Murder for Two and acted in Salvage and A Fox on the Fairway. At First Folio Theatre, she directed Mary’s Wedding, Silent Sky and acted in over 10 productions. As a member of Signal Ensemble, she directed the Joseph Jefferson Award-nominated The Drowning Girls and acted in East of Berlin and The Russian Play (Joseph Jefferson Award Best Actress). At Oak Park Festival, she directed The Amish Project, Much Ado About Nothing and performed as Lady Macbeth. Other directing credits include Illinois Wesleyan University, Northern Illinois University and Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. Additional acting work includes the Stratford Festival of Canada, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Lakeside Shakespeare Theater, Michigan Shakespeare Festival, Goodman Theatre, Northlight Theatre and Waterfront Playhouse of Key West.

MICHAELA LOCHEN Scenic Designer – Steel Magnolias Michaela is a scenic designer from St. Paul, Minnesota. She holds degrees in scenic design and anthropology and a certificate in museum studies from the University of Minnesota Duluth. She just received her MFA in scenic design from the University of Tennessee. Recent credits include The Servant of Two Masters, Log Kya Kahenge, Significant Other (Lyric Arts, Anoka, Minnesota); The Pajama Game, Newsies (Artistry Theater and Visual Arts, Bloomington, Minnesota); It’s a Wonderful Life: a Live Radio Play (River & Rail, Knoxville, Tennessee); The Giver and Inherit the Wind (Clarence Brown Theatre, Knoxville, Tennessee). You saw her work here last summer in Million Dollar Quartet. More of Michaela’s work can be found at michaelalochen.com.

NOELE STOLLMACK Lighting Designer – Steel Magnolias Noele’s lighting has appeared onstage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Sydney Opera House, Carnegie Hall, Verizon Hall, The Library of Congress Theatre, and the opera companies of Santa Fe, Ontario, Houston, Portland, Vancouver, New Orleans, Nashville, Madison and Milwaukee. She supervised the lighting and special effects for over 50 productions as lighting director for Houston Grand Opera, including Andrei Serban’s Elektra, Dr. Jonathan Miller’s Der Rosenkavalier, Aida, and the world premieres of Harvey Milk, Desert of Roses and Dracula Diary. Regional credits include Jeff Daniels’ Purple Rose Theatre Company, Baltimore Center Stage, Houston’s Alley Theatre and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.

In Wisconsin, Peninsula Players Theatre (Mary’s Wedding), Milwaukee Repertory Theater, American Players Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, First Stage and Forward Theater Company. Member of USA 829.

MARTILIA MARECHAL Sound Designer – Steel Magnolias Associate Sound Design: The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, The Treasurer, The Mousetrap, Splash Hatch on the E Going Down, Next Act Theatre; The Chosen, Milwaukee Repertory Theater; A Moon for the Misbegotten, Every Brilliant Thing, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre; The Beauty Queen of Leenane, In the Canyon, The Constructivists; Jeeves Saves the Day, Third Avenue PlayWorks; and John Proctor is the Villain, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, [title of show], California Suite, Marquette University. Martilia received her BA in theatre arts and psychology from Marquette University in 2023.

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Meet the Playwright ... ROBERT HARLING Playwright – Steel Magnolias Robert Harling and his family lived in several Southern towns before settling in Natchitoches, Louisiana, when he was 12. Upon graduating from Northwestern University of Louisiana and Tulane Law School, he opted to become an actor in New York City rather than take the bar exam. After years of productive work as an actor in voice-overs and commercials,

by Robert Harling Harling was inspired to write A hilarious celebration of friendship, Steel Magnolias, based on heartache and hairdos! events from his family. Since its Off-Broadway debut in 1987, Steel Magnolias has been translated and performed worldwide in over 20 languages and made into a critically acclaimed film shot on location in Natchitoches. His screenwriting credits also include "Soapdish," "First Wives Club" and "Laws of Attraction". He made his directorial debut with "The Evening Star", a sequel to "Terms of Endearment", which he also wrote for the screen based on Larry McMurtry’s novel.

DEVIN MESEKE Scenic Charge Artist Devin Meseke is a Chicago-based scenic painter who just graduated from DePaul University with a BFA in scene design. He has been painting in Chicago for the past three years at several theaters, including DePaul Opera, Mercury Theatre, Albany Park Theater Project and Remy Bumppo Theatre Company. His recent projects have included Sister Act at Skylight Music Theatre, No Such Thing at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, and Sour Angelica/Gianni Schicchi at DePaul Opera, along with multiple design projects at DePaul University.

CASIE MORELL Stage Manager – Steel Magnolias Casie (she/her) is excited to return to Peninsula Players Theatre, where she has been both an intern and an Equity stage manager. She spent the 2024/2025 season at Drury Lane Theatre working as both a stage manager and an assistant stage manager.

A proud Nashville native, Casie has also worked with Chicago theatres such as Marriott Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre Company, TimeLine Theatre Company, Mercury Theater Chicago, 16th Street Theater, Chicago Children’s Theatre, First Folio Theatre, Theatre at the Center, Porchlight Music Theatre, Music Theater Works and Northwestern Opera Theatre. Regionally, she has worked at the Clarence Brown Theatre in Knoxville, Tennessee; The Weidner Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin; and Third Avenue PlayWorks in Sturgeon Bay.

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The Peninsula Players Theatre Annual Fund The following have shown their commitment to the Theatre by making an investment in our Annual Fund between May 1, 2024 and April 30, 2025. These contributions are invested back into our community and Theatre in several ways: 1) Top Quality Entertainment – we hire the best available talent; 2) Training Youth – our interns get unparalleled experience working with these professionals; 3) Historic Beauty – we preserve and enhance our beautiful and tranquil wooded shoreline for you to enjoy; 4) Community – pre-show seminars, post-show discussions, play readings, school programs and more enrich Door County life year-round.

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Lola Zaug Joseph Zeilermeir Sharon & Byron Zeisler David Zeller Roger & Natalie Zellner Ron Zerofsky Barbara & Robert Ziegler William Zwicky MEMBER ($50 - $99) Anonymous (7) Ken & Jeanne Abrahamson Thomas L. Aerts Kevin Allen Garry & Sandy Andersen Jenny Ankenbauer Neal & Rose Asklund Karen P. Bandusky Harry Banzhaf Ginger Baron Judy & John Barragry Susan Bathke & Stuart Landay Fran & Paul Beno Christy & Barney Bentgen Greg & Peg Berezewski Leslie & John Berigan John & Leanne Beyer Susan Biggs Gene & Pat Bitterberg Thomas & Joan Blackwood Francis & Patricia Blanchette Tammie Blau Barbara & David Blegen Chuck Blons Michael Bohn Paul & Carol Brott Tom & Kathy Bullermann Steven J & Donna M Bultman David & Marge Bultman Jean Burgess Sandy Jean Burns Gloria & Richard Burzynski Shirley Kopel & Greg Calabresa Kathy & John Campbell John Carrier Rich & Michele Caskey Vickie Chaney Tony & Donna Charles Ruth Clark & Loraine Edwalds Kathy Clerkin Jan & Michael Cobb Marion Collins Bill Cowan Paul F. Cunningham Tamar Daskin

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Matt Kowalczyk Jim & Judy Kreamer Kathryn Labuhn Kellie J. Lala Mert Larsen Glenn & Linden Laurent Alison Lehman Gregg & Carolyn Lemein Robert Liebhauser Dave & Nancy Lokken Steve Lundy Macco Financial Group Team Susan F. MacLean Cindy & Paul Mand Cynthia Mandick Elizabeth Markon Bill & Jan Matthews Pam McCollow Anne McGovern Gerard Family Diane Meiborg & Roger Zacek Stephen & Connie Menchal James & Sally Mergener James & Patricia Nack Stephen & Margaret Navolio Dan & Diane Neal Charlotte M. Nelson Molly Laflin Newman Rita Nicely & Ken Gollings Wayne & Phyllis Orrison Judith Overcash Caleb Perez

Lynn R. Peters Brad Phelps Michael Sehr & Lisa Pildes Don & Donna Pingel Clare Pionto Carolyn Notkoff & Tom Platt Joyce Polkinghorne Sylvia K. Pratt Allen R. Radliff Randi Ragins Sandy K. Readenour Ron & Donna Relic Judith Rhodes Ellen Rivers James Romenesko Marsha Rozmiarek Don Rubin & Barbara Winer Diane Katherine Schaefer Lynn Schuhart John & JoAnn Schultz Joe Schumacher Greg Schumann Doug & Julie Shank Bill & Mary Shepke Walton & Letitia Shields Cindy Siegel Ginny & Ross Siegel Michael Siegmund Bob & Chris Snyder Bill Sokolis Carol Sokolowski

Mark Standefer Phil & Pamm Steffen Lu Ann Stempel Beverly Stephen Michelle Sweet Susan L. Taylor Susan Tesch Dick & Kris Thoune Ann Tideman Andrea Turke Stephen Urbrock Karen & Thomas G. Waldkirch Laura Walton William Wardman Karen Wedemeier Adina Weinig Leanne Welker Donna Wellhausen Bob & Peg Wepner Brenda Werth Catherine Wilson Earl & Lesa Wing Bob & Marcia Wittrock Patricia Wojciechowski David & Jean Wolski Norb & Judy Wolter Anne F. Wright David Zarefsky Donna & Jim Zarek Annie & Norb Zelewske Jack & Barbara Zilavy

Special Thanks The following individuals and businesses have provided in-kind support in the form of goods and services or have helped fund capital improvements & projects at the Theatre.

Thank you for your support!

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Peninsula Players Theatre Charitable Fund The following individuals have shown their commitment to the future of the Theatre by contributing to the Peninsula Players Theatre Charitable Fund housed at the Door County Community Foundation.

Nancy & Dave Borghesi Mike Fordney & Beth Healy Don & Barbara Fuhrmann

Ron & Mary Greisen Tom & Jill Herlache Gordon & Naomi Rowley

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Memorials & Honorariums Memorial gifts are a unique way to keep your loved one’s memory and legacy alive.

Honorarium gifts celebrate a special person or event (birthdays, anniversaries, etc.) in your life.

Remember a life well lived or honor someone you love by donating today.

In Memory of Marilyn J. Banzhaf Harry Banzhaf

In Memory of Ron Litterst John & Linda Blossom

In Honor of Thomas J. Birmingham, Sr. Daniel & JoAnna Birmingham

In Honor of Jane Mitchell The Mitchell Family

In Honor of Richard Dean David & Rebecca Cavanaugh

In Memory of Orlo Moeller Marsha Rozmiarek

In Memory of David G. Erickson Anne McGovern Gerard Family

In Memory of Shirley Nowosel Karen & John Haen

In Memory of Mary Beth Gigot Kyle Gigot Scott & Robin Gigot

In Memory of Karen J. Pfeffer Paul, Andrew & Mark Pfeffer

In Honor of Sara Glenn True North Real Estate In Honor of Philip A. Graupner Hal Halvorsen In Memory of Mary Beth Hunt Douglas Hunt In Memory of Leonard & Joyce Jahn Mark & Michelle Jahn

In Memory of Andrew Reynolds Macco Financial Group Team In Honor of Pete Schuster - LFP Designs In Memory of Dale Tremain Laurie Tremain In Honor of Carl & Karen Verhagen Grace & Charles Fuller

In Memory of Fay Knowles Tom Knowles In Memory of Ted Laitner Leland & Inge Bacon Laurie & Dave Ripplinger Jerry & Joan Zaug Barbara & Robert Ziegler

In Memory of Jerry Zaug Joan Zaug Don & Barbara Fuhrmann Jill & Tom Herlache William & Betty Parsons Tim & Sue Stone Matthew & Heather Thenell Cary & Sara Zaug Family Lola Zaug

Corporate Matching Gifts The following organizations have matched employees’ charitable contributions.

A matching gift is an easy way to double your contribution to the theatre.

Find out if your employer has a matching gift program today!

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For the past 90 years, Peninsula Players Theatre has relied on the goodwill and generosity of our patrons to help advance our mission and continue to provide exceptional theatrical experiences.

If you have come to value these outstanding performances and the remarkable beauty of the Theatre and grounds, please consider making a tax-deductible gift to our Annual Fund. Thank you!

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Number______________________________________ Exp. Date ______________ Does your employer match your contribution?______________________________ Peninsula Players Theatre EIN is 39-0986031

Please mail the above form along with your donation to: Peninsula Players Theatre, 4351 Peninsula Players Rd., Fish Creek, WI 54212 71

ANNI & DEB LAMPERT Cook & Head Chef Once upon a time, Mrs. Lampert had a beautiful daughter, then another (then another, but that’s a story for another day).

One decided she was the queen, and the other decided to be a princess. Now they run our kitchen and feed us all summer. God save the queen and the princess, too. You may know them as Deb Lampert and Anni Lampert. They live in a small castle in Sturgeon Bay, where they exercise active imaginations but rarely caution.

GINNY SOWINSKI Cook Ginny is thrilled to join Peninsula Players this season, armed with her signature warmth, energy, fun, a love for the arts, and an impressive collection of aprons. Raised in the restaurant biz, and her background in music, theatre and dance, she’s basically been rehearsing for this post her whole life! After a long, successful career in nonprofit fundraising and event planning, she’s circled home to her new role: crew chef and behind-the-scenes cheerleader helping whip up delicious meals for hardworking actors and theatre crew, proving food really is a love language. Ginny resides in Fish Creek with her husband, Paul, and is delighted to give back to the arts community she adores one delicious dish at a time.

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

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Give the Gift of a Lifetime!

Share your passion for Peninsula Players Theatre with future generations by designating a planned gift to the Theatre through the Peninsula Players Theatre Charitable Fund. Whether it is a bequest, trust, annuity or arrangement through your IRA, planned gifts of all sizes support Peninsula Players Theatre’s longterm fiscal stability and reduce your taxable estate for federal tax purposes.

The Peninsula Players Theatre Charitable Fund is managed through the Door County Community Foundation. Through this partnership, your generous gift will benefit Peninsula Players Theatre while the foundation’s professional staff and advisers facilitate your contribution and handle all the administrative details.

The Door County Community Foundation provides a simple, powerful and highly personal approach to giving. By working together, we offer a variety of giving tools to help you achieve your charitable goals.

By partnering with the Door County Community Foundation, Peninsula Players Theatre is able to receive a wide variety of assets including: • Cash, stocks and bonds • Real estate and other assets • Non-cash assets such as publicly traded stock or artwork The Door County Community Foundation is the ideal vehicle to facilitate even the most complex forms of charitable giving. Please consider incorporating a gift to the Peninsula Players Theatre's Charitable Fund in your estate plan.

To leave a bequest in your estate plans, please use the following verbiage: “I hereby give and bequeath to Peninsula Players Theatre Foundation Inc., a not-for-profit corporation having a principal place of business at 4351 Peninsula Players Road, Fish Creek, WI 54212, Federal Tax ID #39-0986031, (specific amount, percentage of estate, or specific property) for the Peninsula Players Theatre Charitable Fund.”

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

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KATHARINE BAUMANN Box Office Manager Katharine is thrilled to have joined the year-round staff for Peninsula Players Theatre!

She served as the assistant box office manager in 2023 and the seasonal box office manager in 2024. Katharine enjoys working in many theatrical disciplines, with a recent credit being the production assistant, carpenter and run crew cover for Illinoise at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. They directed Stop Kiss and assistant directed Spring Awakening for Pipe Dreams Studio Theatre before graduating from Millikin University with a BS in biology, BA in theatre, and a music minor. Katharine continues her passion for science by assisting in research and attending events at The Ridges Sanctuary and the Door Peninsula Astronomical Society.

ALEX PIO Prop Shop Supervisor Alex Pio is a properties artisan originally from the central Wisconsin area. She has the honor to hold an MFA in production design and technology from Ohio University, where she worked as a scenic designer and in properties and paint shops. She has spent her career working with theatrical companies such as Santa Fe Opera, Opera North and the Scranton Shakespeare Festival in a variety of roles. She has also stepped into the world of themed entertainment, working as a scenic artist for The Escape Game. Alex is excited to spend her first season with Peninsula Players Theatre as the properties shop supervisor.

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SCOUT CARTER Assistant Box Office Manager Scout recently graduated from Ithaca College with a Bachelor of Science in theatre administration and a minor in business analytics. Scout was the box office manager and a teaching assistant for his major at Ithaca College. He was also a development intern at The Metropolitan Opera and a production assistant for the world premiere of Figaro: An Original Musical in London’s West End. Scout has also worked at Spoleto Festival USA and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This is Scout’s first season with Peninsula Players Theatre, and he can’t wait to spend the summer in beautiful Fish Creek!

MICHAEL MITCHELL Lead Carpenter Michael is a Maryland native returning for his third season with Peninsula Players Theatre. His theatrical journey began in the third grade when his parents suggested he join the school drama club, as he was “dramatic.” When not with Peninsula Players Theatre, Michael serves as the scene shop supervisor for Salisbury University’s Bobbi Biron Theatre Program, where he received his bachelor’s degree in theatre.

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Peninsula Players Theatre Scholarship Peninsula Players Theatre is pleased to announce its 2025 Peninsula Players Theatre Scholarship recipients. The Theatre and its Board of Directors created this annual award to foster the career path and arts education of graduating high school seniors across Door County.

A $1,000 scholarship was available to one student at each of the five Door County high schools for a total of $5,000. Eligible applicants must plan to enroll as a full-time college student with a major or minor in arts management, music (performance or education), or theatre (acting, theatre studies, theatre technology and design).

Congratulations, Ellie Engerson, Caleb Johnson and Benedict Salmi-Klotz!

The 2025 scholarship recipients are Ellie Engerson, Caleb Johnson and Benedict Salmi-Klotz. These students demonstrated a high level of participation and creativity in the arts during their academic careers.

Ellie is a graduate of Southern Door High School with a passion for singing. She intends to pursue a degree in music education with a choral emphasis at Northern Michigan University. Ellie has participated in a variety of performing arts during her time at Southern Door, including the annual musical, show choir, forensics and dance team. Ellie’s dream is to become a middle or high school choir director.

Caleb is a graduate of Sevastopol High School, where he has honed his craft in music. Caleb has participated in concert band, pep band, jazz band, choir and solo ensemble. He also had the honor of performing with the Bay Area Music Association's

honors band and honors choir for multiple years. He plans to attend the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh to pursue a Bachelor of Music in music composition. His dream is to become a composer, writing music for bands, symphonies and other ensembles.

Benedict is a local homeschooled student with a passion for the arts. He has immersed himself in Gibraltar High School’s theatre department, participating in six productions in a variety of roles, including lead actor, stage manager, choreographer, set designer and student director. Benedict intends to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in drama at Queen Margaret University in Scotland. He then hopes to pursue an advanced degree in theatre direction or arts administration so that he may ultimately land in his dream career of becoming a theatre director and playwright.

For more information about the Peninsula Players Theatre Scholarship, please contact Development Director Danielle Szmanda at 920-868-3287 or visit www.peninsulaplayers.com.

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

There are many ways you can support Peninsula Players Theatre!

• Attend performances

• Become a playbill advertiser

• Attend our winter playreading series The Play's the Thing

• Volunteer for the Broom Squad, the spring cleaning crew

• Share the Peninsula Players Theatre experience by giving a gift certificate

• Sponsor a play

• Celebrate a special occasion, such as an anniversary, by donating to the Annual Fund

• Attend a pre-show seminar

• Make a donation in honor/memory of a friend or loved one

• Name a seat in the theater • Attend a post-show discussion • Volunteer to usher

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EAMON MORIARTY Carpenter Hailing from Dearborn Heights, Michigan, Eamon recently graduated from the BFA theatre design program at Michigan State University. He is happy to return to Peninsula Players Theatre, where he was a production intern in the 2023 season. Eamon is recently engaged to Charlie, and in the offseason, he works as a literacy tutor in the Lansing area.

CODY DIEDRICH Carpenter Cody recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a BFA in theatrical technology and design. Cody participated in the internship program at Peninsula Players Theatre in 2023 and is excited to return for the 90th season! Most recently, they have been constructing sets for the University of Wisconsin-Madison University Opera and Deforest High School.

KELLYN GAGNER Costume Technician Kellyn is glad to be back for her fifth season at Peninsula Players Theatre. She studied literature and art at Lawrence University but found her home in the costume shop. Recent credits include costume designer for Three Viewings and Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. #2B at Third Avenue PlayWorks. When not in Door County, she works freelance and serves as the costume shop manager for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

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DIXIE HUCKABAY Props Artisan Dixie is a props artist and illustrator from Oklahoma City. She has a BFA in graphic design from the University of Oklahoma. She is currently pursuing another BFA in theatre design and production with an emphasis in properties design from Oklahoma City University. Most recently, she has worked as a props artisan at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma and as a props designer at her university. She is excited to be working her first summer at Peninsula Players Theatre.

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AUDRA BAAKARI BOYLE Business Manager Audra is inspired by her deep love for the performing arts and her enthusiasm to create a welcoming, enriching experience for artists and audiences. During her three decades at the Theatre-in-a-Garden, she served as the box office manager and public relations director before her current appointment in 1998. Audi earned a BFA in technical theatre, an MA in theatre history/public relations, and certificates in human resources/nonprofit administration from the University of Wisconsin-Superior. She was an assistant sales manager at New Theatre Restaurant in Overland Park, Kansas, and business manager of the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville’s theatre department. With a rich background in communications and a heart of storytelling, Audi brings creativity and warmth to the day-to-day operations of the Theatre.

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Peninsula Players Theatre 2025 Staff Artistic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda Fortunato Managing Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Kelsey Administrative Business Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audra Baakari Boyle Box Office Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katharine Baumann Assistant Box Office Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scout Carter Administrative Intern.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bea Lemaster Administrative Intern.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Haylee Mueller Development Development Director.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danielle Szmanda Kitchen/Grounds Head Chef. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deb Lampert Cook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anni Lampert Cook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ginny Sowinski Landscape Design/Grounds Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Smith Production Production Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Becca Stockhaus Costumes Costume Shop Supervisor.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Georgia Fried Costume Technician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kellyn Gagner Costume Intern.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annika Halonen Lighting and Sound Lighting & Sound Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hannah Kwak Lighting & Sound Intern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penny Davis Properties Prop Shop Supervisor.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Pio Props Artisan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dixie Huckabay Props Intern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Elliott Scenery Technical Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacob Reynolds Lead Carpenter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Mitchell Scenic Charge Artist.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Devin Meseke Carpenter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cody Diedrich Carpenter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eamon Moriarty Scenic Intern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abby Grissom Scenic Intern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dani Hosler Scenic Intern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aven Mrosko Stage Management Stage Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kaitlin Kitzmiller Stage Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Casie Morell Assistant Stage Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duncan McMillan Stage Management Intern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wren Heiman Stage Management Intern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lleanna Villalobos

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OUR 2025 SEASON BAREFOOT IN THE PARK

June 17 – July 6

by Neil Simon A classic comedy brimming with love and laughter

July 9 – July 27

by William Goldman Based on the novel by Stephen King

A classic comedy brimming with love and laughter. Carefree Corie and pragmatic Paul are newlyweds who are hilariously navigating life in their quirky first apartment. While Paul worries over the lack of heat and a hole in the skylight, Corie longs to run barefoot in the park. Toss in an anxious mother-in-law and an eccentric neighbor, and laughs abound! Simon’s trademark wit and humor shine in this warm-hearted comedy where we see what people will do when taken out of their comfort zones.

MISERY A captivating thriller that grips you until the very end. After a car accident, successful novelist Paul Sheldon wakes up in the home of Annie Wilkes, his “number one fan.” Discovering that Paul has killed off her favorite character (Misery Chastain), Annie tries to coax him into writing a new novel to bring her back. Frightened he may be more prisoner than patient, Paul writes as if his life depends on it - and perhaps it does. Recommended for ages 13+.

A captivating thriller that grips you until the very end

July 30 - August 17

LITTLE WOMEN

The Broadway Musical

Book by Music by Allan Knee Jason Howland

Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein

Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott

August 20 - August 31 Ken Ludwig’s

A joyous story of a heartwarming courtship

September 3 - October 19

by Robert Harling A hilarious celebration of friendship, heartache and hairdos!

LITTLE WOMEN THE BROADWAY MUSCIAL A timeless tale of family, romance and following your dreams. Little Women is a delightful musical adaption with soaring melodies and sweeping emotions. The story of the March sisters is told through the eyes of Jo, an aspiring writer, who entertains and uplifts the family with melodramatic stories of heroes and peril. Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy take care of one another while finding their own voices and charting their own paths in this timeless story of love, loss, discovery and hope.

KEN LUDWIG’S DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE A joyous story of a heartwarming courtship. This amusing and poignant love story is based on the real-life courtship of Ludwig’s parents. Shy and steady Jack is a military doctor stationed far from home. Nudged by his matchmaking parents, he strikes up a correspondence with the outgoing Louise, an aspiring singer and dancer living in Manhattan. The unlikely pair quickly take to each other, and their connection blossoms through their witty and deeply personal letters, overcoming the distance between them.

STEEL MAGNOLIAS A hilarious celebration of friendship, heartache and hairdos! This beloved and moving comedy chronicles the lives and friendships of six marvelously different women who support each other through triumphs and tragedies. They congregate every Saturday at Truvy’s beauty shop to ponder the mysteries of life and death, husbands and children - and hair and nails! Through their witty banter and plenty of ribbing, the women form bonds as strong as steel and friendships that feel like family.

June 17 – August 31: Tuesday – Saturday at 8:00 p.m. Sundays at 7:30 p.m.* September 3 – October 19: Tuesday – Sunday at 7:00 p.m.* *Except Sundays July 6, 27, August 17, 31 and October 19 at 2:00 p.m.

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