Peck School of the Arts Department of Theatre

(in collaboration with the Departments of Music and Dance)

presents

Damn Yankees WORDS AND MUSIC BY

Richard Adler & Jerry Ross

BOOK BY

George Abbott & Douglas Wallop Tony Horne Director

Paul Helm Music Director

R.H. Graham

Scenic Designer

Stephen Roy White Lighting Designer

Darci Brown Wutz Choreographer

Jeffrey A. Lider

Costume Designer

Tracy Nowak

Sound Designer

Ladies and gentlemen, there can be no flash photography during the performances and no video or audio recording of the show. We thank you for remembering to turn off any personal electronic devices that might beep, buzz, ring, or vibrate. Damn Yankees

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SILKEN BAYER ............................................................................................................................................. Meg MORGAN BRAITHWAITE....................................................................................................................... Gloria EVAN BRAUN.................................................................................................................................... Joe Hardy SETHE CHRISTENSEN..............................................................................Irving, Teen, Nightclub Patron ASHLEY DAOUST........................................................................................Wife, Teen, Nightclub Patron ZANE DUKES..............................................................................................Bubba, Reporter, Baseball Fan ANDREA EHLINGER................................Wife, Teen, Assistant Stage Manager, Nightclub Patron CORY FITZSIMMONS................................................... Mickey, Security Guard, Waiter, Baseball Fan MIRANDA FLORES FARLEY.................................................................................................................... Sister KIMBERLY CLARK GARTRELL..................................................Wife, Reporter, Waitress, Baseball Fan BRIANNA HANSEN......................................Wife, “Who’s Got the Pain?” Dancer, Nightclub Patron OSCAR HARDING....................................Lynch, Teen, Baseball Commissioner, Radio Announcer CASEY HOULIHAN....................................................................... Wife, Teen, Nightclub Patron, Witch, “Who’s Got the Pain?” Understudy MICHAEL JESKE.............................................................................................................................. Applegate KYLEE KARZEN........................................................................................................ Wife, Nightclub Patron DONALD KOZINSKI................................................................................................................................Welch AUSTIN LEPPER..................................................................................Ozzie, Reporter, Nightclub Patron LUCAS PASTRANA......................................................................Vernon, Carpenter, Nightclub Patron AUSTIN PATRICK......................Hearn (Lynch’s Assistant), Mr. Weston, Postmaster, Baseball Fan ERIK PEPPEY...................................................................................................Male Ensemble Understudy CLINTON PLOWMAN...............................................Sohovik, Teen, Nightclub Patron, Baseball Fan IZAIAH RAMIREZ............................................................................................................................... Joe Boyd SOLANA RAMIREZ-GARCIA............................................. Wife, Nightclub Patron, Lola Understudy MAGGIE SEER...............................................Wife, “Who’s Got the Pain?” Dancer, Nightclub Patron SAMANTHA STONECIPHER...................................................................................................................Doris DAN TELLEZ..................................................................................................Van Buren, Nightclub Patron BRIAN TUEL..................................................................................... Rocky, Carpenter, Nightclub Patron INDALECIO DE JESÚS VALENTIN....................................... Smokey, Carpenter, Nightclub Patron MARISSA WARAKSA...................................................................................................................................Lola GRACE YEAGER.......................Wife, Teen, Nightclub Patron, “Who’s Got the Pain?” Understudy ALLAN ZABLOCKI.....................................................................................Henry, Teen, Nightclub Patron

MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE Six Months Out of Every Year ...................................................Meg, Joe Boyd, Husbands and Wives Goodbye, Old Girl......................................................................................................... Joe Boyd, Joe Hardy Heart ........................................................................................... Van Buren, Rocky, Smokey and Vernon Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo. .............................................Gloria, Van Buren and the Senators A Man Doesn’t Know .....................................................................................................................Joe Hardy A Little Brains, A Little Talent* ................................................................................................................ Lola A Man Doesn’t Know (Reprise) ............................................................................... Meg and Joe Hardy Whatever Lola Wants ............................................................................................................................... Lola Heart (Reprise)* .............................................................. Sister, Doris and the Chevy Chase Fan Club Who’s Got the Pain? .......................................................................................................... Lola and Dancers 2

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ACT TWO The Game .............................................................................................. Rocky, Smokey and the Senators Near to You .................................................................................................................... Meg and Joe Hardy Those Were the Good Old Days* .............................................................................................. Applegate Two Lost Souls ........................................................................ Joe Hardy, Lola and Nightclub Patrons A Man Doesn’t Know (Finale) ................................................................................... Meg and Joe Boyd Heart (Curtain Call) ........................................................................................................................ Company * Choreographed by Tony Horne Damn Yankees is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com Musical recording provided by The MT Pit L.L.C. www.themtpit.com S C E N E I N F O R M AT I O N TIME 1957 PLACE Chevy Chase, MD and Washington DC Running Time: approximately two and half hours, including one fifteen minute intermission This production is supported in part by funds from the PSOA Black and Gold Committee differential tuition allocation. SPECIAL THANKS Lisa Schlenker: Skylight Music Theatre, Jim Guy: Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Jacob Garst, Utah Shakespeare Festival, UWM Dance Department, Tanya Kruse Ruck and the UWM Music Department, Raeleen McMillion, Michelle Lopez-Rios, Linda Stephens, Joy Torvund, Peninsula Players Theatre, Chris “Spike” Kuenn and Shure

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PRODUCTION PERSONNEL ARTISTIC STAFF Assistant Director.................................................................................................. Kimberly Clark Gartrell Dramaturg ........................................................................................................................... Adam Taberman Magic Consultant................................................................................................................. David Seebach Stage Manager........................................................................................................................Tyler Danhaus Stage Manager..............................................................................................................................Erin Poulos Assistant Stage Manager..........................................................................................................Emily Acker Assistant Stage Manager.....................................................................................................Bailey Wegner Dance Captain............................................................................................................................ Maggie Seer TECHNICAL PRODUCTION STAFF Technical Director........................................................................................................... Christopher Guse Production Shop Supervisor..........................................................................................Denis Kavanagh Scenic Carpenters..................................................Ryan Bennet, Lindsay Krupski, Jennifer Higgins Scenic Charge Artist.................................................................................................Tina Nordquist Yager Scenic Artist..........................................................................................................................Jennifer Higgins Technical Crew............................................................................................... Students of 214 Stagecraft Properties Director............................................................................................................ Sandra J. Strawn Properties Master........................................................................................................................Lisa Fadden Properties Artisans....................................................................................Jonathan Dean, Tracy Nowak Master Electrician......................................................................................................... Stephen Roy White Assistant Master Electrician............................................................................................Jennifer Higgins Electricians....................................................................................... Students of Theatre 214 Stagecraft Sound Mix Engineer.................................................................................................................Tracy Nowak Light Board Operators.................................................................Rebecca Simpson, Claire Wasowski Follow Spot Operators........................................................... Peter de Guzman, Amanda Houchens Deck Crew ........................................................................ Connor Finnegan, Kate Hill, Shawn Poirier, Sydney Sokolowski-Kiesow, Amanda Springob, Elijah Walker Sound Crew............................................................................................... Kelie Krause, Mike Rexhausen COSTUME PRODUCTION STAFF Costume Director.................................................................................................................... Jeffrey Lieder Wig Designer.........................................................................................................................Dana Rochester Staff Draper....................................................................................................................................... Carla Eble Show Supervisor............................................................................................................................ Lyn Kream Drapers...................................................................... Jane Anello, Colby Breyfogle, Bonnie Chandek, Sophia Jones, Kelie Krause, Angela Rahm, Emily Strohmenger, Tiffany Tresemer, Amber Dijing Wu Costume Crafts.......................................................................................Angela Rahm, Tiffany Tresemer Technicians............................................................................................................Students of Theatre 225 Wardrobe Supervisor................................................................................................................... Lyn Kream Wardrobe Crew....................................................................................................Students of Theatre 225

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CAST BIOGR APHIES Silken Bayer (Meg) Silken is a sophomore this year studying voice with Dr. Tanya Kruse Ruck. She is incredibly excited to be performing as Meg in her first musical with the University. Some of her past credits includes a nun in last year’s opera Suor Angelica, Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes, and Carrie in Carousel. She will also be performing in the opera Dido and Aeneas this coming spring. She wants to thank the wonderful cast for making her feel so welcome and her amazing roommates for keeping her from going insane (in the bad way). Enjoy the show! Morgan Braithwaite (Gloria) Morgan is a junior in the BFA Musical Theatre program. Although Damn Yankees is Morgan’s first appearance on the mainstage, she has been a part of multiple productions at UWM including Milwonky Too: Sex, Drugs, and D2l, Cementville (Tiger), Italian American Reconciliation (May), and Little Women – The Musical (Marmee). Other theatre credits include Parade (Sally Slaton) and 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Logainne). Morgan will be a part of Greendale Community Theatre’s production of The Wedding Singer this coming winter. She would like to thank her family and friends for all the love and support over the years and hopes you enjoy the show.

Evan Braun (Joe Hardy) Evan is a senior in the BFA Musical Theatre program. You may have seen him at last summer’s Irishfest portraying an Irish saint in the cultural village or as Mr. Brooke in UWM’s production of Little Women - The Musical. When Evan is not singing and dancing, like a mad man, he is serving as UWM’s student body Vice President and Outreach Director of the UW System’s statewide student government, UW System Student Reps. You can see him again this spring in his senior capstone performance titled The Passage. Evan would like to thank the talented instructors of UWM for giving him a world-class education. This performance is dedicated to the great educators of the state of Wisconsin. Stay strong, stay united. Sethe Christensen (Irving, Ensemble) Sethe will graduate this spring with a degree in Kinesiology. After graduation, he will be attending chiropractic school. This is Sethe’s first musical at UWM, and he is thrilled to be part of such an amazing show with such talented people. In his free time, he enjoys eating a whole pizza by himself while belting show tunes in his bedroom. Ashley Daoust (Ensemble) Ashley is a third year BFA Musical Theatre student who was last seen on UWM’s mainstage in Anton in Show Business as Joby. She hails from a little town on Lake Superior called Ashland, WI where she’s performed in 25 shows. In Damn Yankees

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the Milwaukee area she’s been in Theatre on Main’s Producers and Sunset Playhouse’s Thoroughly Modern Millie. Zane Dukes (Bubba, Ensemble) Zane is a first year BFA Musical Theatre student. Damn Yankees is his first show at UWM and he is incredibly excited for the opportunity to become involved in the program so early in his college experience. Zane would like to thank Tony, Darci, and Paul for giving him the chance to perform and his friends and family for their unending support. Andrea Ehlinger (Ensemble) Andrea is a Junior at UWM pursuing a BFA in Musical Theatre. This is her second production at UWM - her first being Little Women - the Musical as Mrs. Kirk and ensemble member. She looks forward to future productions at UWM and around the area. She hopes you enjoy the production of Damn Yankees! Cory Fitzsimmons (Mickey, Ensemble) Damn Yankees is Cory’s first show at UWM. He is a sophomore and hopes to pursue a BFA in Acting. Cory is so happy to have the opportunity and privilege to work so many extremely talented people and would like to thank them for welcoming him in and helping him out. He hopes to continue working with these amazing people for shows to come. Hopefully, you will enjoy watching Damn Yankees as much as he and the cast have enjoyed working on it! 6

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Miranda Flores Farley (Sister) Miranda is a sophomore in the BA Theatre Education program. Damn Yankees marks her first production at UWM. She last appeared as the voice of The Giant in Racine Unified School District’s production of Into The Woods, for which she was also sound board operator. Non-UWM credits include Anita in West Side Story, Claquesous in Les Miserables, Grace “Lambchops” Lamb in Fame, and the Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd. She would like to thank the unending support of the UWM theatre faculty, and Mrs. Elizabeth Steege, her high school vocal mentor, for inspiring her love for musical theatre Kimberly Clark Gartrell (Ensemble, Assistant Director) Kimberly is a second year BFA acting student who is excited to be a part of this fun and fantastic production. Damn Yankees is her third main stage performance. Her past UWM credits include: The Crucible (Tituba), Anton in Show Business (Changer), and Cinderella: The First 30,000 Years (Goddess / Storyteller). Kimberly would like to thank the cast, crew, and director Tony Horne, as well as all of her instructors here at UWM, for their ongoing guidance and support. Brianna Hansen (Ensemble) Brianna is a second year dance major working towards a BFA in Dance. This is Brianna’s first time performing in a musical production, but performing has always come natural to her. Since the age of three Brianna, has known that dancing

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and performing were her pure passion. Past UWM Dance productions include New DanceMakers and Kenillworth Open Studios. Additional dance credits include Central Wisconsin School of Ballet’s Thriller, Main Street Conservatory of Dance’s The Nutcracker, the Lyrical Competition Team, a Hip Hop Competition Team, and a traveling Jazz and Ballet Company. Brianna has performed in over 15 dance recital productions and also was a member of the Milwaukee Bucks Dance Team, for a short period of time. After earning her degree in Dance, Brianna would like to continue to dance and perform as well as to teach dance and open her own studio. Oscar Harding (Hearn, Ensemble) Oscar, an exchange student from England, is studying in Milwaukee for the year. Damn Yankees is his first UWM production. His previous credits include Pirates of Penzance, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Les Miserables, Much Ado About Nothing and The Winter’s Tale. Damn Yankees is Oscar’s return to stage, after a three-year absence, in which he pursued a successful career as a commercials director and screen actor. Casey Houlihan (Ensemble) Casey is joyous to return to UWM’s main stage for Damn Yankees this fall. Previously, she has been seen in Little Women - The Musical, Urinetown - The Muscial and Lysistrata. She thanks her friends and family for all of the support and love throughout the years and hopes you enjoy the show!

Michael Jeske (Applegate) Michael is a third year BFA Acting student and is psyched to come back to the Mainstage for his fifth show! Past UWM credits include Love’s Labor’s Lost (Berowne), Laughing Stock (Richfield), Gint (Pete Gint for Act 2), and Blood Wedding (Father of the Bride). Credits outside UWM include Acacia Theatre’s production of Persuasion by Jane Austen (Captain Wentworth), The Pirates of Penzance (Samuel/Fight Captain) with Storyteller Theatre of Milwaukee, Rumors (Lenny Ganz) and Sweeney Todd (Anthony) with Carte Blanche Theatre, and the OffBook Players’ production of Twelfth Night (Sir Andrew). Kylee Larzen (Ensemble) Damn Yankees is Kylee’s first musical. She is a sophomore at UWM and is double majoring in psychology and dance (BFA). She is thrilled to have been given the opportunities to partake in last year’s dance department production of New Dancemakers and Damn Yankees. It has been incredibly exciting for her to see the differences between producing a musical and producing a dance performance. Although, Kylee is still figuring out what she ultimately wants to pursue as a career, her current plan is to get a doctorate in psychology. Donald Kozinski (Welch) Donald would like to welcome you all to the show! He is a senior and a 3rd year Acting BFA student, who spent his summer working with Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA. Other UWM theatre credits include Shakespeare’s Love’s Labours Damn Yankees

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Lost. She Kills Monsters, Gint, and Milwonky Too! He is incredibly excited to be a part of Damn Yankees, as it is his first musical, and hopes everyone has a wonderful time! Austin Lepper (Ozzie, Ensemble) Austin is excited to be in his first musical at UWM. Prior to Damn Yankees, Austin performed in a multitude of productions including All Shook Up, 12 Angry Jurors, Almost Maine, Grease, Les Misérables, and Miss Saigon. He intends to pursue a BFA in acting and hopes everyone enjoys the show. Austin would like to thank his mom, sister, grandma, and everyone else who has supported him throughout the years. Lucas Pastrana (Vernon, Ensemble) Lucas, a junior pursuing a BFA in Musical Theatre, is very excited for the opportunity to work with such an amazing cast in Damn Yankees, his third musical at UWM. Lucas was Bobby Strong in Urinetown – the Musical and Laurie in Little Women – the Musical. Most recently he was Eddie Birdlace in All In Productions’ Dogfight. Additional roles include: Anthony Hope in Sweeney Todd, Frankie Epps in Parade, Younger Brother in Ragtime, Ren McCormack in Footloose, and Marius in Les Miserables. Lucas hopes you enjoy the show! Austin Patrick (Ensemble) Austin is a sophomore and a first year in the BFA Acting program and Damn Yankees is his first performance 8

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at UWM. He is excited to “play ball”, as he expects a sports guy might say. Erik Peppey (Male Ensemble Understudy) Damn Yankees is Erik’s second show at UWM. He was also on the run crew for Love’s Labour’s Lost. Erik has enjoyed working on productions in different roles and seeing theatre from different perspectives. While in high school, he was privileged to have performed in all of the musicals. Erik is grateful for the opportunity to work on Damn Yankees with such wonderful men and women and he looks forward to working with them again, and others, in future productions. Clinton Plowman (Sohovik, Ensemble) Clinton is not a BFA, or a BA Major, but rather a third year Biomedical Sciences Major who is applying for clinical status in Radiologic Technologies. Clinton is thrilled to participate in this year’s production of Damn Yankees! This is his first time on UWM’s main stage, but this is not his first ballgame - he is an alumnus of Arrowhead High School’s Broadway Company. Clinton would like to thank his family, previous and current teachers for providing him with the values and traditions of the theatrical arts. Izaiah Ramirez (Joe Boyd) Izaiah is a sophomore intending to pursue a BFA in theatre. He is very excited to be taking on the role of Joe Boyd in Damn Yankees, which is his first theatre experience at UWM. Izaiah’s past work includes his role as Gaston in Beauty

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and the Beast. Izaiah is very grateful to be a part of this experience and hopes you have fun watching the performance. Solana RamirezGarcia (Ensemble, Lola Understudy) Solana is a junior Musical Theatre major and is thrilled to be a part of her 5th show here at UWM. Previously, she played Helga in Little Women – the Musical, Holly in Anton in Show Business, and an ensemble member in Mil-Wonky Style. Solana would like to thank her family, friends, and the cast and crew of Damn Yankees for their support. She hopes y’all enjoy the show! Maggie Seer (Ensemble, Dance Captain) Maggie is a senior and a third year in the BFA Dance Program. Past UWM Dance Productions include New Dancemakers Performances; Limitless and Inscribed in Us, Winter Dances; Set and Reset, Summer Dances; Spirits and Fugitives, and recent Graduate student works in Dancemakers 2015. Non-UWM credits include Gina Laurenzi Dance Project’s Vagabondare and Creatures of the Night. Maggie is also choreographing for Northern Ozaukee HS’s rendition Peter Pan this fall. Maggie is thrilled to be Dance Captain for her first UWM musical theatre production and would like to thank Darci and Tony for this amazing opportunity! Samantha Stonecipher (Doris) Samantha is a sophomore in the Musical Theatre program and is thrilled to be in her second

UWM production. Past shows include She Kills Monsters (Lilith), Once on this Island (Agwe), American Idiot (Ensemble) and You’re a Goodman Charlie Brown (Lucy). Samm also works as a princess for a birthday party company and she hopes to one day work for Disney. She would like to thank her friends and family who travel from Chicago to support her endeavors. Dan Tellez (Van Buren, Ensemble) Dan is a senior in the BFA Musical Theatre program and Damn Yankees marks his second musical here at UWM, his first being Urinetown. He recently performed in Kalliope Vocal Arts’ production of Rent as Angel. Along with being an actor, Dan is a director and teaching artist at Milwaukee Youth Theatre and will be directing his second show this winter. He would like to thank his friends and family for their endless support and love and as always, he dedicates his performance to his mother, Donna, who has the biggest “Heart” in the world! Brian Tuel (Rocky, Ensemble) Brian is thrilled to be a part of his fourth production here at UWM. A junior in the Musical Theatre program, Brian was the assistant director for Urinetown, an ensemble member in both Little Women – the Musical and Mil-Wonky Too. Some of his favorite roles outside of UWM have been George in The Wedding Singer (Broadway Kidz Wisconsin), Dr. Frank-N-Furter in Rocky Horror Show (Broadway Wisconsin), Michael in Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Broadway in the Dells). He would like to dedicate his performance in Damn Yankees to his Stepfather - this one’s for you, Steve! Now, let’s go SENATORS!! Damn Yankees

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Indalecio De Jesús Valentin (Smokey, Ensemble) Indalecio De Jesús (goes by Indy because it makes life easier in America) is a senior in the Music Theatre BFA program; studying voice with Tanya Kruse-Ruck. This is Indy‘s third show at UWM and, as per usual, he is super stoked to be a part of it. Indy (a musician, dancer, actor, and human) prides himself on being as versatile as life allows him. You may also catch him Sunday mornings music directing at St. Patrick’s Parish on the south side of Milwaukee. Indy is eternally thankful and grateful to his friends and family, who will always be there to support him no matter what. He hopes you enjoy the show!

loving family, friends, and voice teacher Dr. Tanya Kruse-Ruck, who is not only a voice teacher, but a friend, confidant, and inspiration. And to all those who hold hope true to their chests—thank you.

Grace Yeager (Ensemble) Grace is a junior in the BFA Musical Theatre program. Her past UWM productions have been: Anton in Show Business (Wikewitch/Ralph) and Little Women – the Musical (Meg/Clarissa). Non-UWM productions include: The House Theatre’s production of Godspell 2013 Revival Version (Morgan) and The House Theatre’s production of The Drowsy Chaperone (Kitty). She wants to thank her friends and family for all the love and Marissa Waraksa (Lola) support. Marissa is finishing her final semester with a Allan Zabocki (Henry, BFA Inter-Arts Dance Ensemble) and Voice degree. She Allan is a senior Musical could not be more Theatre major. He has jazzed about taking been seen in other on the role of Lola and being a part of this UWM shows such as fabulously talented cast. She would like The Wild Party (Oscar), to extend her love and thanks to all who Urinetown (Newsboy), and Lysistrata (Male were a part of this production - especially Ensemble). Before graduating in the spring, Darci Wutz and Tony Horne - her beyond he will complete his senior capstone on incredible and unfailingly supportive and April 30th. Allan hopes you enjoy the show!

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S TAG E M A N AG E M E N T B I O G R A P H I E S Tyler Danhaus is in his second year of the BFA Stage Management program. Past credits include: Cementville, Lysistrata, She Kills Monsters, and The Crucible. He would like to thank Kurt Hornby who introduced him to technical theatre and of course, his ever supportive mother. Erin Poulos is a junior in her second year of the BFA Stage Management program. Previous UWM work includes Love’s Labour’s Lost, She Kills Monsters and Almost, Maine. Erin is very excited to be a part of Damn Yankees and would like to thank everyone who worked on the production, her family, Kodi Schopper, and Michelle Amidzich for their constant love and support.

Emily Acker is in his first year of the BFA Stage Management program. Previous stage management experience includes Mil-Wonky Too, A Midsummer Nights Dream, The Drowsy Chaperone, Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, Importance of Being Earnest, and Noises Off. Most recently, Emily was a stage management intern at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival. Bailey Wegner is finishing her first semester in the BFA Stage Management program.  She is a senior transfer student with an Associate’s Degree from UW Eau Claire.  She has interned with Theatre Bonn, Germany where she produced props and scenery for various shows, and shadowed the stage manager during their production of Handel’s opera, Rinaldo.  This is her first production with UWM.

TECHNICAL PRODUCTION BIOGR APHIES Ryan Bennet had some distant relative of his who said, “A life without theatre is not worth living.” Ryan spent a decade in the wilderness learning this the hard way but is excited to come back to life as a UWM Theatre BFA Production student. He’s built sets for Anton in Show Business, Lysistrata, and Damn Yankees and painted sets for Love’s Labor’s Lost and The Crucible. Ryan thanks his mother, brother, and sister for their encouragement and support and remembers his father for teaching him how a lot of things work. (These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA.) Jonathan Dean is in his first year of the BFA Technical Production program. He was previously on the build crews for Love’s Labor’s Lost and The Crucible. Jonathan worked below the deck on Love’s Labor’s operating the turntable for the run of the show as well as building some specialty weapons props for Love’s Labor’s. Building

off these experiences, Jonathan is in the prop shop this semester creating the picnic table, locker room benches, and the chaise for Damn Yankees and plans to go into scenic and stage properties carpentry as his career. Lisa Fadden is a graduating senior of the BFA Technical Theatre Program. She had worked on shows such as Anton in Show Business, Lysistrata as a scenic carpenter/ artisan before helping to build the turntable for both Love’s Labour’s Lost and The Crucible. Over the summer she had the chance to create two unique “child” puppets for UWM’s upcoming spring production of Orphan Train. Fall semester Lisa was Prop Master for Damn Yankee’s. She also greatly enjoys her role as the department photographer. Lisa would like to thank her UWM theatre family for always being amazing!

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TECHNICAL PRODUCTION BIOGR APHIES Jennifer M. Higgins is a student in the BFA Technical Production program. At UWM, she worked in the scene shop for Lysistrata and Anton In Show Business and in the prop shop for Love’s Labours Lost as well as prop mastering Crucible. After completing her first year in the program, she had an amazing opportunity as a prop intern at Bay Street Theatre for their summer season working on The New Sincerity, Five Presidents, and Grey Gardens. Jennifer is grateful for the hard work, dedication, and support of her colleagues and faculty.  Lindsay Krupski is in her first semester of the BFA Technical Production program. She ran the light board last year for Anton in Show Business and is very excited to continue learning new things in the program. She is looking forward to being a Master Electrician on the Mainstage and

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exploring lighting design for some of the upcoming 508 productions. Lindsay feels very at home in Milwaukee and in the BFA program at UWM, and she is very grateful for everyone in the department. Tracy Nowak is in her final year here at UWM finishing as a BFA Technical Production major with a emphasis on lighting and sound design. In addition to her many shows at UWM she has also worked/designed at Peninsula Players, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Soulstice Theatre, Danceworks and InTandem Theatre. For Damn Yankees, Tracy is the sound designer and is live mixing the show. This semester she was the lighting designer on Macbeth in the 508 Blackbox. Tracy would like to thank her professors and mentors for the past three years and the growing future.

In Memoriam: Pamela Jean Rehberg

On Friday, September 25, 2015, the UWM theatre department lost professor Pamela J. Rehberg, a dear friend, an inspiring mentor, and a valued colleague, to cancer.   Pam helped, supported, educated, commiserated, and laughed with so many people here, at UWM, and in the Wisconsin theatre community.  Her passion for her craft, the delight she found in every day moments, her enthusiasm for theatre, and her unique way of looking at the world were often reflected in her costume designs. Pam had written on her website, “It is hard to say which is my greatest love – design, patternmaking, or teaching. I find that solving draping challenges enriches my design work, my design work provides creative outlets and strengthens my teaching, and teaching supports my design and draping work.”  Pam was a vibrant member of the theatre department and will be greatly missed.

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COSTUME PRODUCTION BIOGR APHIES Jane Anello is a retired orchestra teacher who has found great happiness as a “60+ Auditor” in UWM’s costume production classes. With gratitude to Jeff and Carla... and in loving memory of Pam.  Colby Breyfogle is a Theatre BFA Costume Production student.  Previous UWM theatre include Urinetown and Les Liaisons Dangereuses. He is excited to be a part of this upcoming season.  Colby also runs wardrobe for the Peck School of the Arts Dance Department. Bonnie Chandek is a third year BFA Costume Production student. She has been sewing and designing clothing for herself since high school and she even has her own Etsy store. Most recently, Bonnie was a draper for Love’s Labour’s Lost and the assistant show supervisor and wardrobe supervisor for Lysistrata. Bonnie hopes to incorporate her newfound knowledge of industry sewing standards into her readyto-wear garments while expanding upon her costuming knowledge and experience. Sophia Jones is a third year BFA Costume Production student. She recently designed costume for the critically acclaimed Addams Family at Theatre Unchained. Sophia looks forward to learning more from the UWM faculty and making each costume design better than the last. Lyn Kream is in the BFA Costume Production program.  Her education at UWM is predicated by a 15-year career in costume design and production, with stage credits including UWM main stage productions, Milwaukee Ballet School’s Alice in Wonderland, and Smithereen Productions’ presentation of Hedwig

and the Angry Inch. Lyn’s work is also fantastically brought to life by some of Milwaukee’s premier Drag Performers, including Trixie Mattel - and Harmony Breeze. Currently, Lyn is a stitcher in the Milwaukee Ballet costume shop. Kelie Krause is in the BFA Costume Production program. She is excited to be stitching for Damn Yankees and looks forward to many more shows. Angela Rahm is a junior intending to pursue a BFA in Costume Production. In addition to working in the UWM costume shop, Angela also designed the makeup for Macbeth and She Kills Monsters. Emily Strohmenger is a student in the BFA Costume Production program.  She was the assistant shop manager for Urinetown and built costumes for Cementville as well as Laughing Stock.  She was also a draper for both Anton in Show Business and Lysistrta. Most recently, Emily was the show supervisor and wardrobe supervisor for Love’s Labour’s Lost. Tiffany Tresemer is a transfer student in the BFA Costume Production program. She was a stitcher on Anton in Show Business, a crafts artisan on Lysistrata, and the assistant show supervisor for Love’s Labour’s Lost. Dijing Wu is a student in the BFA Costume Production program. She prefers people call her Amber. Amber was a draper for both Damn Yankees and Love’s Labour’s Lost. She was also the assistant show supervisor for The Crucible. Amber looks forward to working professionally in Milwaukee after graduation.

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S TA F F DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE LeRoy Stoner...................................................................................................................................................Chair Kristy Volbrecht..........................................................................................................................Office Manager FACULTY AND TEACHING ACADEMIC STAFF Anne Basting, Ph.D....................................................................................................... Professor, Playwriting Jessica Berlin Krivsky.................................................................................... Lecturer, Stage Management Carla Eble.................................................................................................................Lecturer, Costume History R.H. Graham..............................................................................Associate Professor, Graphics and Design Christopher J. Guse...............................................Associate Professor, Scenic and Audio Production Alan Guszkowski.......................................................................................................................Lecturer, Acting Rebecca Holderness..........................................................................................Associate Professor, Acting Anthony Horne............................................................. Associate Professor, Directing, Musical Theatre Ralph Janes......................................................................... Lecturer, Theatre History, Theatre Education Denis Kavanagh.............................. Associate Instrumentation Innovator, Scene Shop Supervisor Jeffrey Lieder...............................................................................Professor, Head of Costume Production Michelle Lopez-Rios..........................................Associate Professor, Voice & Speech, Head of Acting Raeleen McMillion..................................................................... Senior Lecturer, Acting, Voice & Speech Robin Mello, Ph.D........................................................................Associate Professor, Theatre Education Corliss Phillabaum, Ph.D..................................................................Professor Emeritus, Theatre History Alvaro Saar Rios........................................... Assistant Professor, Play Analysis, Playwriting, Devising Dana Rochester............................................................................................... Lecturer, Theatrical Make-up Pamela Schermer....................... Associate Professor, Visual Communication for Performing Arts Sandra J. Strawn.......................... Professor, Properties Production, Head of Technical Production James Tasse...................................................................................................................Senior Lecturer, Acting Jenny Wanasek..........................................................................................................................Lecturer, Acting William Watson....................................................................................................Associate Professor, Acting Stephen Roy White................................................................................. Senior Lecturer, Lighting Design PECK SCHOOL OF THE ARTS ADMINISTRATION Scott Emmons................................................................................................................................................Dean Mary McCoy.....................................................................................................................Assistant to the Dean Kim Cosier....................................................................................................................................Associate Dean James Burmeister.......................................................................................................................Assistant Dean Amanda Obermeyer........................................................... Assistant Dean of Business Administration Mark Peterson..........................................................................................................Arts Technology Director MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT Rebecca Ottman........................................................................ Director, Marketing & Communications Daniel Petry.................................................................................................................. Development Director Justin Kunesh......................................................................................................... Art Director / WebMaster Lori Sieckert............................................................................................................. Recruitment Coordinator Sam Gehrke..................................................................................................................Marketing Coordinator Maggie Seer................................................................................................................Development Assistant Nicole Gorman....................................................................................................................................... Designer Eric Schoen.............................................................................................................................................. Designer Ryan Klassa.....................................................................................................................................Videographer Louie Fisher....................................................................................................................................Videographer FACILITIES & BOX OFFICE Randall Trumbull-Holper....................................................................................................Facilities Director Lisa Dickson...................................................................................................................... Operations Manager Christopher Hofland........................................................................................................ Box Office Manager Damn Yankees

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The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival™ 48,   part of the Rubenstein Arts Access Program,   is generously funded by David and Alice Rubenstein.     Additional support is provided by The Honorable Stuart Bernstein and Wilma E. Bernstein; the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation; the Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation; The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust; Hilton Worldwide; and Beatrice and Anthony Welters and the AnBryce Foundation.

Education and related artistic programs are made possible through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts and the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts. This production is entered in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF). The aims of this national theater education program are to identify and promote quality in collegelevel theater production. To this end, each production entered is eligible for a response by a regional KCACTF representative, and selected students and faculty are invited to participate in KCACTF programs involving scholarships, internships, grants and awards for actors, directors, dramaturgs, playwrights, designers, stage managers and critics at both the regional and national levels. Productions entered on the Participating level are eligible for invitation to the KCACTF regional festival and may also be considered for national awards recognizing outstanding achievement in production, design, direction and performance. Last year more than 1,300 productions were entered in the KCACTF involving more than 200,000 students nationwide. By entering this production, our theater department is sharing in the KCACTF goals to recognize, reward, and celebrate the exemplary work produced in college and university theaters across the nation.

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