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Presents
Things that go Ding!Sponsored by
April 27, 28, 29 and May 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Stage Director: Ray JivoffCo-Music Director: Jamie Johns
Co-Music Director: Michael “Ding” LorenzLighting Designer: Ryan Bertelson
Sound Designer: John TannerStage Manager: Jessica Peck
This production was supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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A MESSAGE FROM ARTISTIC D IRECTOR - B I LL THE ISEN
A MESSAGE FROM THE M ANAGING DIRECTOR - A MY S. JENSEN
Mike Lorenz may be the most famous, yet unrecognizable member of the Skylight family, because almost all of his work for the company has been done in the orchestra pit. You have certainly heard him many, many times but have rarely seen him. So I cannot tell you how pleased we all are to bring Things that go Ding! to our Studio Theatre Series.
Mike’s first Skylight show was back in 1972 and since that time he has worked on more than 100 productions for the company. He is an extremely talented drummer/percussionist and plays an unbelievable number of instruments - many unknown to most of us. His dedication and love of his craft make him a truly vital and invaluable asset to the Milwaukee theatre and music scene, and we are fortunate that the Skylight Music Theatre is his artistic home.
Joining Mike on this wild ride are two other Skylight favorites, Jamie Johns and Ray Jivoff. This remarkable trio brings more raw talent and creativity to this project than is possible to imagine. You are about to see a show unlike anything you have ever seen and one of the most delightful evenings in the theatre in recent history.
Ever since the Skylight began our Studio Theatre Series back in 2005 we have had the wonderful opportunity to showcase performers and composers in a truly intimate setting that is unlike any other in the city. It has been a great tool in expanding the mission of the company with productions that enhance and compliment the work we do on the Cabot stage. The range of work has been wonderfully eclectic, surprisingly educational and most of all, uniquely entertaining.
Thank you for supporting the Skylight Music Theatre. Now it is time to fasten your seatbelts for the wild ride known as Things that go Ding!
Thank you for joining us in the Studio Theatre for Things that go Ding!. You are in for a wild night of not only things that go ding, but also honk, beep and clang. We are pleased to be featuring Mike “Ding” Lorenz, along with Jamie Johns and Ray Jivoff in a truly original show. Since Mike first brought the house down during our 2009 Open House with his taxi horn “Habanera”, audiences have been asking for more. During our 2009-2010 50th Anniversary season, Mike, Jamie and Ray wowed our late night Cabaret audiences with an amazing mix of hilarity and musical talent. And so, tonight, they do it again with an even bigger array of percussion high jinx.
Although you’ll be having such a great time during Things that go Ding!, you will probably not take much notice of the seat in which you are sitting, I did want to remind everyone of the Studio Chair Campaign that is currently under way. Skylight, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre and Renaissance Theaterworks have joined forces to replace the chairs here in the Studio Theatre this summer. The response has been tremendous so far and we are already almost two-thirds of the way to our goal of replacing all 99 seats with new, more comfortable chairs. Sample chairs and more information regarding the campaign can be found out in the Studio Lobby. Please consider joining the ranks of our Chair Campaign supporters and putting your name on one of the new Studio chairs.
We encourage you to join us for our exciting 2012-13 season so that you can make your night sing all year long. We’ve add a new Spectrum Plus package that gets you to all 7 shows next season including the two right here in the Studio Theatre. Thank you for joining us this evening and for supporting the Skylight in so many ways.
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CAST
MUSICAL NUMBERS
Michael “Ding” Lorenz .............................................................................................................DingJamie Johns .............................................................................................................................. JamieRay Jivoff .........................................................................................................................................Ray
The Peanut Gallery ...........................................................Larry, Moe, Curly, Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Maxene, LaVerne, Patty, Tony,
Orlando, Dawn. (Understudies: Sonny and Cher)
ACT I
Play Ball!
Overture of Overtures
Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise
Tribute to Spike Jones: “The Man Who Murdered Music”
Wot a Night
A Trip to the “Neighborhood”
ACT II
“Wolfy” gets a Surprise
Mr. Sullivan meets Mr. Gilbert
Caisa!
“Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2”
Nola
The use of recording devices or taking photographic images is strictly prohibited, and besides, taking pictures of Ding and/or Ray and/or Jamie could break your camera.
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WHO’S WHO
Michael “Ding” Lorenz (Ding) – Things that go Ding! represents Mike’s 104th production at Skylight Music Theatre, dating back to 1972. During his
many years as a drummer/percussionist, Mike has played an incredibly wide variety of music. Early highlights include receiving his first drum at age 5 from his father (peace and tranquility were forever shattered at the Lorenz household), joining the National Champion Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps of Chicago, Illinois (at age 11) and playing with a variety of rock, R&B, jazz and fusion groups during the 60’s and 70’s, including MGM recording artists “The Bloomsbury People”. From 1982 through 1992 he was the featured xylophone player with “Mr. Jack Daniel’s Original Silver Cornet Band”. Memorable gigs included appearances on NBC’s
“The Today Show”, the White House and dozens of national tours. These days, when not haunting the Skylight orchestra pit, you can find Ding playing in just about every orchestra in the area, the touring Broadway shows, working with the nationally acclaimed Kenosha Bradford high school theatre department, playing drums for Dick Contino at Festa Italiana and the occasional bar mitzvah. Mike would like to dedicate Things that go Ding! to the memory of his late parents, Carl and Muriel Lorenz, who are most likely together at this very moment skating around the great roller-rink in the sky to the sounds of the Big Bands. Special thanks to my partner, Carolyn Wehner, for helping me develop this show and always being there for me. And, of course, Jamie Johns and Ray Jivoff for your amazing creativity, musicianship and most of all, your friendship. Enjoy the show, “Music Lovers”!
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WHO’S WHO (c o n t.)
Jamie Johns (Co-Music Director)- Currently a freelance musician, pianist/conductor Jamie Johns has been the Director of Opera and Musical
Theatre at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, the Resident Music Director at Skylight Music Theatre and the Education Director at Orlando Opera. Conducting highlights include The Marriage of Figaro, Carmen, Romeo and Juliet, The Coronation of Poppea, and La Traviata. Favorite shows on which Jamie has served as music director are No, No, Nanette, The Last Five Years, Little Shop of Horrors, Cabaret, Archy and Mehitabel, Jacques Brel…, Rent and The World Goes Round. In addition to shows, Jamie enjoys arranging and playing cabaret performances and recitals. Accompanying Gary Briggle as Noel Coward, Jamie has performed A Talent to Amuse; an Evening with Noel Coward, in Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Sarasota, Sacramento, Iowa City and St. Paul. Other companies that Jamie has worked for include Lyric Opera Cleveland, Madison Rep, Milwaukee Rep, Bel Canto Chorus, Present Music, Writers’ Theatre (Chicago) and Milwaukee Opera Theatre.
Ray Jivoff - Ray is happy to join two long time Skylight friends and be part of the party that is Things that go Ding!. Last season at Skylight, he directed
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris and played Mr. Zero in Adding Machine. He directed Annie and Hair at the Sunset Playhouse and this summer will direct their production of Sweet Charity. Other directing gigs include The Sum of Us for Milwaukee Chamber Theatre; West Side Story at UW Milwaukee; Little Shop of Horrors and Into the Woods at Marquette University and Ragtime, You Can’t Take it With You
and On the Razzle at Milwaukee High School of the Arts. He and Jamie Johns have created Skylight cabarets including Everything From Ray to Z, Night of 1,000 Songs, The So Low Show and Ray and Kay and Jamie J’s Fall Cabaret. Favorite roles at the Skylight include Harpo in A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine;Animal Crackers; The Cocoanuts; Roger Debris in The Producers; Amos in Chicago; Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls and Koko in The Mikado. He has also appeared in shows at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Next Act, Milwaukee Rep’s Stackner Cabaret and First Stage Children’s Theatre. Ray is the Associate Artistic Director of Skylight Music Theatre.
Ryan Bertelson (Lighting Designer)- Currently immersed in his eighth season as Skylight’s Master Electrician, Ryan is excited to be working with such a great group of people. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, and he has enjoyed working with many great theatre companies including Strollers Theatre, Madison Theatre Guild, Mercury Players Theatre, Stage Q, Madison Repertory Theatre, Children’s Theatre of Madison, Madison Opera, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, First Stage Children’s Theatre, Next Act Theatre, Bialystock & Bloom, Danceworks, Milwaukee Shakespeare, In Tandem Theatre, Renaissance Theatreworks, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre and Skylight Music Theatre.
John Tanner (Sound Designer)- John is one of the principals of Tanner-Monagle, with years of experience in scoring, arranging and music composition for television, radio, industrial video and theatre. His commercial music has won numerous awards, including Golden Reel Awards; Telly Awards; national, regional and local American Advertising Federation “Addys”, Silver Microphone awards and RAC awards for retail advertising. John has also garnered both Gold and Platinum sales certification for his album engineering work. His national television projects include scoring the PBS documentary and
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PRODUCTION STAFF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Director of Production ..............................................................................................Mark TurnerTechnical Director ................................................................................................Robert WagnerAssistant Technical Director ..........................................................................Steve GillinghamTechnical Assistant ....................................................................................... Alexander MoliereScenic Carpenters ...................................................................... Adam Held, Rebecca KnipferScene Shop Apprentice ........................................................................................ Amanda SrokCostume Shop Manager ..............................................................................................Barry LinkCostume Director ..................................................................................................... Shima OransStage Manager ............................................................................................................Jessica PeckAudio Visual Supervisor .................................................................................................Gary EllisMaster Electrician .................................................................................................Ryan Bertelson
Special thanks to Milwaukee Repertory Theater Costume Shop, Tanner-Monagle recording studio, John Blick, King Cases, First Stage Milwaukee, Ed Doemland and Carolyn Wehner.
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WHO’S WHO (c o n t.)
soundtrack CD, “The Gold Rush.” He has written original scores and designed sound for theatrical productions at the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre, American Player’s Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, First Stage Milwaukee and many others. He would like to apologize in advance for contributing in any way to the mayhem that will be exhibited on stage during Things that go Ding!
Jessica Peck (Stage Manager)- Jessica is thrilled to be working alongside everyone involved with Things that go Ding!. This has been Jessica’s first season at Skylight Music Theatre where she normally can be seen as light board
operator in the Cabot Theatre. Previous stage management credits include Complete Works of William Shakespeare with Summer Stage of Delafield, as well as Fuente Ovejuna and Arcadia at Ripon College. Assistant Stage Manager credits include 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Dames at Sea with University Theater, Madison. Other career favorites have been running follow-spot for Cabaret and assistant stagehand for The 39 Steps with the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, and designing lights for Eurydice at Ripon College. She would like to thank her husband, family, and friends for their ongoing and abundant support -this one’s for you, Abuela.
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SK YLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE BOARDS
2011-2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORSDavid Harvey, President
BOARD OF ADVOCATES
F. Tessa Escamilla BartelsMarta Bianchini
Rick BlissMichael Bula
F. Colin Cabot (Honorary Director)
Jamie Delgadillo Laura Emory
John Flanagan
Byron FosterSusan GodfreyLeslie HauserMark Huber
Valerie JohnsonTracey Klein
Christopher LaydenMichael Lueder
Michelle Mattson
Sandra McNeelyHoward Miller
James PlunkettBrad Quade
Mary Ann RenzCurtis SawyerJohn Shannon
John StollenwerkPaul Sweeney
Betty ArndtPolly Beal
Dorothy BiwerMary EmorySuzy Foster
Sue FrautschiTimothy Frautschi
Lloyd GerlachRoy GrommeSue GrommeKatie Harding
Grace Johnson
William JohnsonGary Jorgensen
Kipp KoesterPam Kriger
Terrance KurtenbachArthur F. Lubke Jr.Zabelle Malkasian
Sally ManegoldSteve Mech
Susan NicholsJeff Nohl
Jane O’Connell
Nick OwenMary Pollock
John ShannonGreg ReiterBlaine RiekeLinda RiekeJulia Taylor
Teri ViceDavid B. Williams
Nick WilsonHerbert Zien
PAST PRESIDENTSJohn Stollenwerk
SKYLIGHTERS COMMITTEE
Mary EmoryMatt Flynn
Byron FosterSue Frautschi
Timothy Frautschi
Jack GardnerSuzanne Hefty
Terry KurtenbachHoward Miller
Jeff Nohl
Nick OwenMary PollockLarry Salustro
Richard Wright
Karissa FellerSherry Johnson
Amy Schmidt JonesJeanne Kessler
Christopher Layden
Karen LemmerJustine Leonard
Kate MannSara Miller
Bobbi Polacheck
Mary Jo TrotterKay Valcq
Stephanie WesselowskiKevin Wondra
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SK YLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE STAFF
AMY S. JENSEN, MANAGING DIRECTORBILL THEISEN, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Diana Alioto, Director of Artistic OperationsCindy Haas, Finance Director
Jim Farrell, Development DirectorRay Jivoff, Associate Artistic Director
Jennifer Samuelson, Marketing DirectorMark Turner, Director of Production and Facilities
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFAlyssa Ahern ........................................................................................................Marketing InternKelley Arlt ....................................................................................................... Box Office ManagerAlyssa Brakke.............................................................................................Graphic Design InternLee Caracci .............................................................................................................House ManagerMadeline Cope .......................................... Special Events and Donor Relations ManagerRobin Dennis ........................................................................................ Resident Teaching ArtistCorinne Gilbert ....................................................................................Education AdministratorRose Hebein ................................................................................... Marketing Project ManagerPaul Kaishian ................................................................................................................... CustodianBecca Marten ................................................................................................ Education ManagerKristen Nissen ............................................................Office Manager and Finance AssistantRuben Piirainen ................................................................................. Education Music DirectorMatthew Poulson ................................................................................................Grants ManagerJennifer Stanislowski ...............................................................................Box Office SupervisorJulian Salas ..............................................................................Weekend Box Office SupervisorAmy LaMacchia ........................................................................................... Campaign ManagerJessica Ventura ............................................................................................Development InternJess Jante, Gwen Zupan .................................................................................... Box Office StaffCara McMullin, Michelle Brien, Patrick Schley ...................... Assistant House Managers
PRODUCTION STAFFRyan Bertelson ................................................................................................. Master ElectricianAndrew Booher ................................................................................................. Stage SupervisorCarri Dahl .................................................................................................................. Scenic ChargeGary Ellis ................................................................. Audio Visual Supervisor and IT ManagerKatie Esser .....................................................................................................Properties VolunteerSteve Gillingham ..........................................................................Assistant Technical DirectorAdam Held ..........................................................................................................Scenic CarpenterRebecca Knipfer .................................................................................................Scenic CarpenterBarry Link .............................................................................................. Costume Shop ManagerMichael Lorenz ...........................................................................................Orchestra ContractorJennifer Lyons ............................................................................................. Properties CarpenterKimberly Ann McCann .................................................................Production Stage ManagerAlexander Moliere .........................................................................................Technical AssistantShima Orans ..................................................................................................... Costume DirectorLisa Schlenker ................................. Properties Director & Assistant Director of FacilitiesSamuele Sirna .....................................................................................................Properties InternTheresa Ennis ..............................................................................................................Sound InternJen Anderson ............................................................ ASM and Production Facility AssistantJane Vang ...........................................................................................................Scenic ApprenticeKara Waala ..................................................................................................Properties ApprenticeRobert Wagner .................................................................................................Technical Director
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SK YLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE C IRCLE OF DONORS
Skylight recognizes and honors, with our deepest gratitude, the following individuals, foundations, organizations, businesses and government agencies who provided support to our Annual Campaign and helped us to deliver high quality music theatre productions to the Greater Milwaukee community. A special thanks to the members of the Clarion Society, who have made multi-year commitments of pledging $5,000 or more for the Annual Campaign (these members are listed as bold). Our thanks, too, for the many donors of $249 and under whose gifts are vital to Skylight’s continuing success, we regret there is not space to list them all. (This list is current as of March 29, 2012.)
BENEFACTOR CIRCLE - $25,000+Anonymous The Lynde & Harry
Bradley FoundationMary Ann & Lloyd
GerlachGreater Milwaukee
FoundationDavid & Margarete
HarveyPotawatomi Bingo CasinoUnited Performing Arts
Fund
STAR CIRCLE - $10,000-$24,999Anonymous (2)Helen Bader FoundationRobert W. Baird &
CompanyChaseGreater Milwaukee
Foundation Halbert and Alice Kadish Fund Pain FundThe Richard & Ethel
Herzfeld FoundationJohnson BankFrontier AirlinesHoward & Sara MillerNorthwestern Mutual
FoundationVerne & Marion ReadLinda & Blaine RiekeSchoenleber FoundationDaniel M. Soref
Charitable TrustBert L. & Patricia S.
Steigleder CharitableTrust
David & Julia Uihlein Charitable Foundation
SPONSOR CIRCLE - $5,000-$9,999AnonymousAssurant HealthAlvin & Marion Birnschein
FoundationRick & Wendy BlissBriggs & Stratton
Corporation Foundation
Michael & Anne Marie Bula
F. Colin & Paula CabotMae E. Demmer
Charitable TrustJohn & Mary EmoryRalph Evinrude
FoundationLili & Rick FriedmanGreater Milwaukee
Foundation Burns-Schrader
Fund Asher & Susan
Nichols Family Fund
Dorothy Inbusch Foundation, Inc.
Krause Family Foundation
Phoebe & Jack LewisMaihaugen FoundationMarcus CorporationMarshall & Ilsley
FoundationSusan NicholsNonprofit Management
FundMary S. PollockMeyer & Norma Ragir
FoundationAdriana & Robert RagirGreg & Mary Ann RenzRockwell AutomationWayne RoperCharles & Patricia RoyCurtis & Candace Sawyer
Carol & Kevin SchueleSempercor Foundation John Shannon & Jan SerrStollenwerk Family
Charitable Foundation
WE EnergiesThe Windhover Foundation Herb Zien & Liz Levins
PRODUCER CIRCLE - $2,500-$4,999AnonymousChris & Storm ElserJohn Flanagan &
Deborah SchwartzByron & Suzy FosterGreater Milwaukee
Foundation’s Luedke-Smith FundSusan GodfreyLindsay & Peter
HammererMark Huber & Nari HaigLeslie Hauser & Karl
WuesthoffFreida & William Hunt
Memorial TrustJohnson Controls
FoundationPam KrigerTerry & Kristie
KurtenbachNancy & Arthur LaskinSandra & Mike McNeelyGordana & Milan RacicMatthew Sirinek &
Michelle MattsonSigma-Aldrich
Foundation
DIRECTOR CIRCLE - $1,000-$2,499Richard AdamekTom & Betty ArndtNancy H. BalcerPolly & Robert Beal
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SK YLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE C IRCLE OF DONORS
Lee A. BerthelsenRichard & Kay BiblerMr. & Mrs. William D.
BiersachJohn & Olive BrysonChristine & Robert
BukowskiBarbara & Don BuzardH.H. Camp FoundationDoris Hersh ChortekLaura & John Emory, Jr.Suzy B. EttingerJim & Lynne FarrellMary Lou FindleyLeona FitzsimondsGardner FoundationJoe & Gwenn GraboyesCatherine GrahamGreater Milwaukee
Foundation Cottrell Balding
Fund Dr. Carl W. Eberbach
& Elizabeth Falk Eberbach Fund
Margaret Heminway Wells Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne K. HaderCharles & Margaret
HarperJohn & Sara HeinJohn E. Holland & Konrad
K. KuchenbachHelen & Ronald JacobsAmy S. JensenCarol JensenValerie Johnson & Dennis
RobisonWilliam R. & Charlotte S.
JohnsonWilliam Stark Jones
FoundationGary & Judy JorgensenTracey & Rick KleinKipp & Mary KoesterRuth De Young KohlerKPMG LLPJohn E. & Nancy LarsonPasquale LaurinoChris & Emilia LaydenJames & Camilla LevinFranklin Loo & Sally LongArt Lubke & Gloria TracyTonya & Michael LuederZabelle MalkasianJohn R. & Coleen E.
Marshall
George MichelMr. & Mrs. George A.
MosherThe Charles D. Ortgiesen
FoundationClare M. Peters Charitable
TrustJames G. & Gwen
PlunkettIldy & Skip PolinerPPC FoundationRonald & Carol ScottService Club of
MilwaukeeNita SorefPaul & Lisa SweeneyTarget StoresBrian & Joan WakeDr. Marcia J.S. Richards &
Mr. Donald R. WhitakerNick & Stoney WilsonDick & Diane Wright
DESIGNER CIRCLE - $500-$999Robert & Rebecca AdlamMarilyn AuerF. Tessa & Richard BartelsJane & Jim BellDr. & Mrs. Michael BeschCarolee C. BeutlerMarc & Marta BianchiniMr. & Mrs. Gregg BoltWilliam & Karen BoydJames Cauley & Brenda
AndrewsMargaret & B. Lauren
CharousThomas & Belle ChattonJohn & Kay CrichtonJoan Dimow & John
MoulderEdward DoemlandKaren DuffyMr. & Mrs. Walter DusoldAlbert J. & Flora H.
Ellinger FoundationDavid FloresKristen & Alec FraserSue & Tim FrautschiGardner L.R. & Karen
FriedlanderScott & Lyn GeboyDouglas GeorgeSusan GetzelMary Jane GraltonDale & Mary Graves
Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors Youth Foundation
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Donald & Barbara Abert Fund
Werner M. & Susan W. Krause Family Fund
Bill & Gwen Werner Fund
Roy & Sue GrommeBill & Sandy HaackDonald Haack & Karen
SmithDr. & Mrs. Thomas A.
HandrichArlene HansenRalph & Susan HarkinsCheryl & Roy HauswirthEvan & Marion Helfaer
FoundationBurton & Lynn HoffmanDwayne JohnsonClark E. Johnson & Nona
G. HillGrace McBain HaydonWarren & Sally KreunenJeanne C. KuelthauDale & Sandra LandgrenJohn & Audrey MakowskiMary McAndrewsAnne Grace NimkeJeffrey & Mary NohlDr. Mark & Kristine
O’MearaDr. Nick & Mary OwenDonald PetersonAnthony Petullo
Foundation, Inc.Jack & Martha PrinceMr. & Mrs. Edward A.
Purtell, Jr.Mickey RippDr. Emily SchlenkerRobert & Lenore
SwobodaCalvin & Pauline
VerbruggeVJS Construction ServicesSargit WarrinerAllan & JeanAnn Wirth
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SK YLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE C IRCLE OF DONORS
CHOREOGRAPHER CIRCLE - $250-$499Acme Sales, Inc.Sara AlterDavid & Patricia
AndersonAnonymous (4)L.B. & J.K.Robert BjerkeJill & Frits BroekhuizenDonald A. CressBob & Belle DanforthSusan DawickeMrs. Ross H. DeanHarry & Barbara DrakeDon & Nora DreskeTom & Bette DroughtBrian & Heather DunnJoAnn DurrettWilliam EasthamJohn & Polly EdgarMr. & Mrs. Joseph
EngmanMarianne Holtz EpsteinRobert & Kristin FewelRachel E. FingerRobert & Diane GaglianoMark & Virginia GennisBurton GoodmanMary Anne GrossMary Kay & Johnathan
GundlachGeorge B. HaaslerEd & Priscilla HeineckeEdward M. HipkeAnn & Fred HorwitzSarah & Milton HwangRichard & Diane KaneIronwood FoundationGeorge & Angela JacobiSuzette J. KappesBruce & Sally KehlTim KitzkeJohn & Patricia KonkelStan & Shirley KritzikEleanor D. LeeCharles LenzJustine LeonardJim & Susan Loveridge
John & Marty LubingWayne & Kris LuedersLee MarquardtChristine McGeeBarry McNultyRetta & Jeff MeserJequitta K. MolotJane S. O’ConnellLincoln & Mary OroLarry & Bonnie PaplhamPark Bank FoundationRobert D. Parrish &
Richard E. SteeleMr. & Mrs. James PetrieFred Pike & Cecilia TaylorBruce & Candy PindyckLarry & Bobbi PolacheckJill Anna PonasikGreg ReiterRoger & Nancy RitzowCurtis & Patty RobinsonBibi & Greg RosnerJerold & Lee Dougherty
RossRobert & Sally SchmidtMargery J. SennMarsha Ruth SehlerMark & Karen SostarichRobert SpencerJames & Catherine
SponholzAnnette Stoddard-
FreemanBarbara & Christian
SteinmetzEdwin & Jean StoneAudrey StrnadRudolph & Theresa
SundbergL. Jean TurnerKay ValcqJoan & Gary WeidaSue WellsDiane WieseMr. & Mrs. David B.
WilliamsCarlton & Leslie WiningerRichard & Kay Yuspeh
The Skylight receives support from the following government agencies:City of Milwaukee Arts
BoardMilwaukee County
CAMPACNational Endowment for
the ArtsWisconsin Arts Board
Thank you to those that have supported the Skylight with an in-kind gift:Assurant HealthDigiCOPYDryit Carpet Dry Cleaning
Inc.EntechDale & Mary GravesNOVA Systems Inc.Dr. Marcia J.S. Richards &
Mr. Donald R. Whitaker
A special thank you to the following corporations formatching employee gifts:Alliant EnergyAmerican Transmission
CompanyAptarGroupAssurant HealthDominion FoundationEaton CorporationGE FoundationJohnson ControlsQuad/Graphics, Inc.RexnordRockwell Automation
InternationalSPX FoundationUBSWE EnergiesWell Point
We make every effort to ensure that our donors are recognized properly. If we have made an error, please accept our sincere apologies and contact us at 414/299-4953 so that we may correct it.
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SK YLIGHT STARS
Christopher Seton AbeleAnonymous (8)Dennis & Mary BerschThe Lynde & Harry
Bradley FoundationAunt Teckie BrumderBarbara & Don BuzardAnne Perkins CabotF. Colin & Paula CabotJohn DahlbergMae E. Demmer
Charitable TrustHugh & Mary DenisonElizabeth Elser Doolittle
Charitable TrustsJohn & Mary EmoryMarianne Holtz EpsteinByron & Suzy FosterLloyd & Mary Ann
GerlachJoseph & Gwenn
GraboyesRoy & Sue GrommeDavid & Margarete
HarveyTom & Suzanne Hefty
Jane E. HeinemannRichard & Ethel Herzfeld
FoundationJohn E. HollandRobert F. & Jean E. HoltzGrace & Sydney JohnsonWilliam & Charlotte
JohnsonWilliam Stark JonesHalbert & Alice Kadish
FundJack & Ginny KopischkeKonrad K. KuchenbachClarice LaubenheimerMr. & Mrs. Edward
MalkasianRobert & Sally ManegoldDorothea C. MayerHoward & Sara MillerSusan & Asher NicholsAsher & Susan Nichols
Family FoundationNorthwestern Mutual
FoundationJane B. Pettit Foundation
James G. & Gwen Plunkett
Mr. & Mrs. George William Pollock, Jr.
Verne & Marion ReadBlaine & Linda RiekeEsther Leah RitzRockwell AutomationWayne & Jean RoperCharles & Patricia RoyLarry and Susan SalustroJohn Shannon & Jan SerrVince & Joanne ShielyL.B. & Lucy SmithDale L. Sorden FamilyDaniel M. Soref Charitable
TrustJohn & Jo Ellen
Stollenwerk Art Lubke & Gloria TracyDavid & Julia Uihlein
Charitable FoundationJon & Teri ViceAudrey WegnerRobert & Joyce WeissNora & Jude Werra
Skylight Stars was established in 1998 to recognize those special donors who have designated Skylight in a bequest, trust or other planned gift for organization, artistic, capital and endowment initiatives. Thank you very much for your generous support.
COM MUNIT Y PARTNERS
Mae E. DemmerCharitable Trust
Maihaugen FoundationFrieda & William Hunt
Memorial Trust
Daniel M. SorefCharitable Trust
The Alvin & MarionBirnschein Foundation
The Ralph EvinrudeFoundation The Schoenleber
Foundation
The SteiglederCharitable Trust The Windover
Foundation
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TO THE AUDIENCE
Audience Guide…A free audience guide is generated by Enlighten, Skylight’s education program, with the help of volunteer Justine Leonard. It is meant to provide in-depth background information about the show, including information on the composer and author, source material, historical perspective on the setting, and information about Skylight directors, designers and performers. The guide is available on our website and in the lobby of the theatre.
Bad Weather Policy...Skylight rarely cancels or reschedules performances due to inclement weather, however in cases of extreme weather circumstances we may be forced to do so.
Emergency Contact…If you need to be contacted during the performance, an emergency number is available for your convenience: (414) 908-6645. This extension is a message center for the house manager. Please leave your seat location so we may contact you.
Food and Drink...Skylight Bar & Bistro, located on the second floor of the Broadway Theatre Center, is a full-service bar with a pre-theatre dinner menu open two hours before Cabot Theatre performances, at intermission and after performances with the exception of Sunday evenings.
Group Discounts...Groups of 10 or more are eligible for our group discount. Make your event unique and ask about our rental spaces for a pre- or post-show reception with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, dinner or dessert. Please contact Rose Hebein at (414) 299-4951 for more information or to reserve group tickets.
Lost and Found...Leave a message with the House Manager at (414) 908-6645 to check if lost articles have been found.
Parking...Convenient, free or low-cost parking is available in several locations. Metered street parking throughout the Historic Third Ward is free after 6:00 p.m. and on Sundays. The Italian Community Center parking lot, three blocks east of the theatre at Jackson and Menomonee streets, is free after 6:00 p.m. and on Sundays; daytime parking is also available for a small fee. Structure parking is available for a small fee in the Third Ward parking structures located at Chicago and Milwaukee streets (two blocks east) and Chicago and Water streets (two blocks west).
Recording Equipment & Cameras...The use of recording devices and/or photography is strictly prohibited in the theatre during a performance.
Skylight’s Annual Campaign...Consists of individuals, corporations and foundations whose generous gifts allow Skylight to achieve fiscal soundness and artistic excellence. To become a donor, please contact Amy LaMacchia, Campaign Manager, at (414) 299-4953.
Special Patron Services... A limited number of infrared hearing systems are available on a first come, first served basis. Audio description, sign language interpretation and wheelchair seating are available and can be arranged in advance by calling (414) 291-7800.
Tours...With advance notice, tours of the Broadway Theatre Center and Skylight’s production shops are available throughout the year. Call (414) 299-4972 for reservations.
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BOX OFF ICE INFOR M ATION
Skylight Music Theatre’s Box Office is located in the Broadway Theatre Center at 158 North Broadway, Milwaukee, WI 53202. Phone: (414) 291-7800.
Hours...Monday through Saturday noon to 6:00 p.m. and two hours prior to all performances. Skylight tickets are available for purchase online at www.skylightmusictheatre.org — 24 hours a day/7 days a week!
Ticket Exchanges… Season tickets may be exchanged for tickets to another performance of the same production by mail, fax, or in person, up to 48 hours in advance of a performance. Reservations for ticket exchanges may not be made less than 48 hours in advance of the original performance date. Subscribers and single ticket holders who lose their tickets may contact the box office for duplicates; seating locations are on record. All sales are final.
Ticket Donations...Ticket holders who are unable to use their tickets may donate them for resale and receive a receipt for a tax-deductible contribution. Just ask the box office for a contribution receipt. Tickets are not refundable, nor may the ticket value be applied to future ticket sales or outstanding pledges.
VOLUNTEER INFOR M ATION
The Skylighters... The Skylighters are involved in a variety of activities and special events in support of Skylight. For event or membership information, contact Madeline Cope, Donor Services and Special Events Manager, at (414) 299-4972.
Ushers...Sign up for any show at www.skylightmusictheatre.volunteerhub.com or email our House Manager, Lee Caracci, at leec@ skylightmusictheatre.org
Volunteer for Skylight… For over 50 years, Skylight Music Theatre as been providing fun on and off the stage! To learn more, email [email protected]
GENER AL INFOR M ATION
Skylight Music TheatreBroadway Theatre Center
158 North BroadwayMilwaukee, WI 53202
Administrative Office: (414) 291-7811Box Office: (414) 291-7800
www.skylightmusictheatre.org
Skylight Music Theatre is a cornerstone member of the United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF), Theatre Wisconsin, Visit Milwaukee, the Historic Third Ward Association, and Cultural Alliance of Greater Milwaukee, and is a cultural partner of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s Arts in Community Education (ACE) Program.
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