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theater2011-2012 Season

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FEBRUARY 17–26STUDIO THEATER

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DIRECTOR ’S NOTES

I discovered the script for Ann Chislett’s Quiet in the Land on a trip to Canada’s Stratford Shakespeare Festival with my students several years ago. While the play, written in 1981, had been performed at the Festival as part of the previ-ous season, I did not get the opportunity to see it. I did however discover a published edition of the script in the Festival Gift Shop. Always on the outlook for new plays, I purchased a copy. It wasn’t until several months later that I finally found time to read it and I was delightfully surprised and moved by the play. I knew that at some point in the future I would like to direct a production. Finally that opportunity has presented itself and I and the entire cast and crew hope that the production will provide you with a thoughtful and involving experience in the theater.

While the play deals specifically with the Amish community in Ontario at the end of World War I and the conflict presented by the attempts of the Canadian government to conscript “pacifist” Amish men into the armed forces, it speaks to each of us of the universal human condition, of the struggle between parents and children in a time of change and social upheaval, of prejudice toward those who are different, of love compromised by religious practice and dogma, and of the difficulty of reconciling the contradictions between tradition, progress and the exercise of individual freedom.

A note from the author on the language of the play, “Among themselves the Amish speak a low German dialect into which many foreign phrases have been introduced. In the play it is introduced into the ordinary speech of rural Ontario. I have used a convention [in the play] that when the Amish are speaking English, as in the scenes with O’Rourke and the Recruiting Office, they speak with a German accent…the English language was looked upon as ‘proud and worldly,’ and once the children had left school [at this time legally at the age of 14], they would not have spoken it again except under necessity. The only books in the home would be a German Bible and the Martyr’s Mirror (a history of Mennonite persecutions in gory detail).”

ARTISTIC CREDITS

Director ..............................................................................................................David L. Oswald* Set Designer ................................................................................................... Scott Wirtz-OlsenCostume Designer ...............................................................................Robert J. Liebhauser*Lighting Designer......................................................................................... Scott Wirtz-OlsenSound Designer ...................................................... David L. Oswald*, Scott Wirtz-OlsenStage Manager ......................................................................................................... Christen LeeAssistant Stage Manager ............................................................................. Alyssa RobersonTechnical Director ........................................................................................ Scott Wirtz-OlsenProgram Layout............................................................................................Karen Mihopulos*Photographs...........................................................................................................Rachel BabiakPromotional Material ..........................................................................................Rachel Babiak

QUIET IN THE LAND is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

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CAST

Zepp Brubacher ......................................................................................................... Jake ZappaLydia Brubacher ............................................................................................. Olivia LudwiczakKate Brubacher ..............................................................................................Shannon BowlingMartha Brubacher .......................................................................................................Izetta VossChristy Bauman .....................................................................................................Austin GomezHannah Bauman ......................................................................................Shaina SummervilleNancy Brubacher .................................................................................................... Hallie MorrisYock Bauman........................................................................................................... Sean Jackson Paddy O’Rourke ...................................................................................................... Andrew Lex*Menno Miller .......................................................................................................... Hugh BlewettMr. O’Rourke ..................................................................................................Joshua WohllebenBishop Eli Frey ...............................................................................................Joshua WohllebenRecruiting Officer ................................................................................................... Andrew Lex*

PROGR A M

The play takes place in a farming area near Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.

Act One, 1917Scene One: The Brubacher house, early fall

Scene Two: The Bauman kitchen and interior, a few days laterScene Three: Brubacher’s and Bauman’s, a few days later, after supper

Scene Four: Recruitment Court in Kitchener, a week laterScene Five: The exterior of the Bauman house, late fall, afternoon

Act Two, 1918Scene One: Brubacher’s kitchen and the exterior of

Bauman’s kitchen, early summerScene Two: The Brubacher kitchen and exterior, high summer

Scene Three: Brubacher and Bauman kitchens, winter, early eveningScene Four: The exterior of the Bauman house, the next morning

IntervalThere will be one interval of 15 minutes.

PRODUCTION CREDITS

Set Construction Crew ................................................................. Marcus Beyer, Rachel Boeder, Alexandria Bouchard, Zachary Frick, Tiffany Garza, Cassie Goulais, Felicia Lee, Andrew Lex*, Olivia Ludwiczak, Hallie Morris, Ashley Pearine, Shaina Summerville, Alyssa Roberson, Steven Thomas, Jessica Werner, Josh Wohlleben, Rachel ZembrowskiProperty Master ...........................................................................................................Steven ThomasProperty Assistants ...................................................................Savanna Kraemer, Andrew Lex*Wardrobe .........................................................................................................................Rebecca CraneCostume Construction ................................................................................................ Hugh Blewett, Rebecca Hubert, Christen LeeHouse Manager ................................................................................................................Zachary Frick

*indicates member of Alpha Psi Omega Theater Honorary Society

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PROFILES

Hugh Blewett – Sophomore Theater/Writing major: Hugh has worked on film sets and semi–profes-sional theater all

across Milwaukee. This is his seventh show at Stritch. Favorite roles include Rumpelstiltskin and Lady Bracknell.

Shannon Bowling – Sophomore Theater major: Past roles you may have seen Shannon in are Goose in Charlotte’s Web,

Florinda in Into the Woods, and Maggie the Cat in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. She would like to thank David, tech, crew and the cast for all of their help and hard work. Without them, there is no way she would be able to pull this thing off! She would also like to give a shout out to her loving family and supportive friends. Enjoy the show!!

Austin Gomez – Junior Theater major: Austin has played Barrel in Urinetown, Sam in Coyote on a Fence, Egeon in The

Comedy of Errors, Phil and Lendall in Almost, Maine, Father in Rumpelstiltskin, Gangster 2 in The Drowsy Chaperone, Cinderella’s Father in Into the Woods, and most recently Wilbur in Charlotte’s Web. He is excited to be in Quiet in the Land and hopes everyone enjoys this show. He would also like to thank his great family, his awesome friends, the entire Stritch Theater program, and of course, his amazing girlfriend, Tiffany.

Sean Jackson – Junior Musical Theater major: Sean is so glad to be in the Studio Theater for the first time at Cardinal Stritch. He

has previously acted in The Drowsy Chaperone and Urinetown. Sean would like to thank his best friends, Jake Zappa, Alisha Hall, and Olivia Ludwiczak for being great friends during this crazy ride into this wonder work of art. He welcomes you to the show and hopes you love every second of it.

Christen Lee – Senior Theater major: Christen is excited to be in her fourth year here at Stritch working with the Theater

Department. She has been in King Arthur’s Calamity, Coyote on a Fence, The Comedy of Errors, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Into the Woods, and Charlotte’s Web. She is excited to be stage managing Quiet in the Land. She would like to thank the Theater Department, family especially, and also friends. It has been a wonder-ful four years so far. Boom.

Andrew Lex – Senior Theater major: Andrew was last seen as Cinderella’s Prince in Into the Woods. He would like to

thank his family, boyfriend, and friends for their support.

Robert J. Liebhauser – Costume Designer: Robert is an Assistant Profes-sor of Theater, has been on the theater faculty of Stritch since 1992, and has served as department costume designer since 1989. He is also an accomplished actor and director and currently is Director of Theater for Young Audiences at Stritch. Prior to Stritch, he received

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his B.A. in Theater Arts from Marquette University and his M.F.A. from the Profes-sional Theatre Training Program at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. He also taught at Marquette University and has worked extensively throughout the Milwaukee area as a costume designer and as a stage and commercial actor. Credits include work with Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Northern Stage The-atre, and the Bay View Players.

Olivia Ludwiczak – Sophomore Musical Theater major: Olivia is excited to participate in this year’s studio show. She has played

many roles in the past including Little Gingerbread Boy in The Little Gingerbread Boy, Princess Gabrielle in Rumpelstiltskin, and most recently, Lamb in Charlotte’s Web. She hopes you enjoy the show tonight and would like to thank her parents for all of their love and support.

Hallie Morris – Sophomore Art/Education major, Vocal Music minor: Hallie’s very first theater experience was when she was

six years old as a princess in The King and I. Her acting began again just last year when she played Thelma Cates in a one–act rendition of Night Mother directed by a Stritch student for his directing class. After that she audi-tioned for Into the Woods and got the parts of Cinderella’s Mother and Snow White. She is so pleased to be a part of this show and hopes you enjoy it! Hallie would like to thank her family for being supportive of her interest in the performing arts and to Mr. David Oswald for casting her.

David L. Oswald – Director: David is an Associate Professor of Theater at Car-dinal Stritch University and currently serves as Department Chair. He will complete his thirty–fourth year of full–time teaching at Stritch at the conclu-sion of this academic year. A graduate of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, David has directed over seventy–five productions in a va-riety of settings. He recently served as dialect coach for The Importance of Be-ing Earnest at the Boulevard Ensemble in Milwaukee. Recent directing credits at Stritch include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Comedy of Errors. David would like to thank collaborators Robert Liebhauser, Scott Wirtz-Olsen and stage manager Christen Lee for their artistic collegiality and to the cast who worked so hard in what has been a “whirlwind” rehearsal process.

Alyssa Roberson – Assistant Stage Manager: Alyssa is a sophomore Art and English major. She worked on stage crew for Into the Woods and as House Manager for Charlotte’s Web. She is excited about being Assistant Stage Manager and can’t wait for future op-portunities to take part in theater!

Shaina Summerville – Junior Musical Theater/Communi-cations major: Shaina is very excited to be

performing in her first studio show. She has been seen most recently as Fern in Charlotte’s Web and Little Red Riding Hood in Into the Woods. She has also been seen as Kitty in The Drowsy Chaperone, Little Becky in Urinetown, Polly in The Magician’s Nephew, Smaller in Rumpelstiltskin, Emilia in The Comedy of Errors, and Sookey in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. She would like to thank her friends and family for all of their support.

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Izetta Voss – Freshman Musical Theater/Communi-cations major: Izetta was previously seen in Charlotte’s Web as Edith Zuckerman,

and Into the Woods as Lucinda. She is very excited to be a part of the theater community here at Stritch and she feels so blessed to have so many great opportunities. “Thank you to all who give me support, encouragement, and love. To the cast, BREAK A LEG!”

Scott Wirtz–Olsen – Designer/Technical Director: Scott has recently joined the faculty at Cardinal Stritch University as Designer and Techni-cal Director. He has spent the last 14 years working professionally in the Milwaukee Theater community as a free–lance designer and production manager. Past design work includes Barber of Seville and King and I for Ash Lawn Opera in VA, West Side Story for Opera Illinois, Werther for Bowen Park Opera, Spinning Into Butter for Renais-sance Theatre Works, Apt 3A, The Good Doctor, What the Night is For and Ha! For In Tandem Theatre, and no fewer than 20 productions for First Stage Children’s Theatre and the First Stage Theater Academy. He would like to extend a big thank you to everyone at Cardinal Stritch University for such a

warm welcome, as well as to his wife Peg, daughter Maddie, and son Garrett for their love and continued support as he ventures down another path in this long theatrical journey.

Joshua Wohlleben – Junior Theater/Music major: After spending some time backstage, Joshua is very excited to return to the dramat-

ic stage. At Stritch he has been in several shows, but the one that sticks out is Coyote on a Fence, in which he played Bobby. He is happy to be at Stritch, working with such wonderful people!

Jake Zappa – Senior Theater/Communications major: Jake would like to welcome you to his first and yet final studio show.

Previous credits include Into the Woods (Jack), The Drowsy Chaperone (George), The Comedy of Errors (Angelo), and Urinetown (Fipp). A big applause goes out to David, Robert, Pam, Aaron, and Scott who have helped me to grow these past four years. Love to his Ninny, parents, Alisha, and Sean. I love you all so much. Thanks for coming and God Bless. 1–4–3

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DEDICATION – SR . LUC ILDA SEWALD OSF (1916 -2010 )

“It seems I always wanted to be a sister, so I cannot remember making the decision.”

It is with the warmest memories and deepest gratitude that I celebrate the life of my friend and colleague Sr. Lucilda Sewald by dedicating this production of Quiet in the Land to her. She would be pleased I think - and humbled - by this recognition

of what was a long and rich life that touched so many others in such a positive way. While her love of sports was legendary, she was also one of the Theater Department’s most loyal fans and she could often be found in a matinee audi-ence of one of our productions. She never failed to send a “thank you” note to our students for sharing their talents with the Sisters.

I first met Sr. Lucilda when I joined the faculty af Cardinal Stritch University in the fall of 1978. At that time she was manager of the campus bookstore, which was located in the lower level of Bonaventure Hall. Her businesslike manner was at first daunting and even a bit intimidating but, as I got to know her, I found her to be congenial, friendly and always helpful. She proved to be a wonderful mentor and friend over the years. I have many stories I could tell but two remain especially warm ones. I remember coming to my office one morning to find an envelope on my desk with no return address. When I opened it to take out the sheet of paper inside, ten new crisp $100 bills dropped out. When I read the note enclosed, it was from Sr. Lucilda. She had written, “Someone recently gave this money to me but I have no need for it. You and the students have been so generous in providing complimentary tickets to the OSF Sisters to your theater productions that I would like you to have it. I’m sure you can find a good use for it.” That generous act made it possible for our students to travel to Stratford, Ontario to the Shakespeare Festival that fall.

On another occasion, as I walked past the bookstore (in its current location), I asked Sr. Lucilda “how are you?” and rushed on to whatever meeting I had to attend. Suddenly I felt a tap on my shoulder; I stopped and found Sr. beside me. She reminded me that I habitually asked her this question as I hurried past but never waited for a response. Thus did I really care “how she was?” I can’t tell you how much I appreciated this gently given admonition. And I can assure you that I never passed her in the bookstore again without going in and listening for a few minutes to how her day was going and sharing how mine was progressing. These were conversations that I will always treasure.

In her later years I often went to visit her at Clare Hall, attending Mass and then staying for dinner. She was always interested in what was happening at Stritch, where she had joined the Science faculty in 1974, finally retiring as the bookstore manager in 1998. She shared with me the work she was doing at the Mother-house and her tutoring of math students at Thomas More High School, once shar-ing with a laugh that her tutoring appointments were scheduled back to back. Didn’t they know she was an old lady? I chuckled as well. I last saw her at the Ju-bilee Mass in which she celebrated the 75th anniversary of her profession. It was truly a joyous occasion, not only for her but also for all of us who were privileged and blessed to share in her wonderful life.

–David Oswald

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UPCOMING UNIVERS IT Y EVENTS

2011-2012 Cardinal Stritch University Music Events

New Music Concert Sunday, March 18, 2012 2:00 pm Kendall Theater Free Admission

Choral Performance, The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Friday, May 4, 2012 8:00 pm Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for seniors and students.

WSMA State Music Festival Saturday, May 5, 2012 8:00 am-4:00 pmOver 2,000 talented high school musicians, who have qualified at district festivals, will perform at several locations across the Stritch campus. The performances are

free and open to the public.

Piano Showcase Wednesday, May 9, 2012 7:00 pm Kendall Theater Free Admission

For information on all Stritch music events contact Dennis King, Music Department Chair, (414) 410-4349.

2011-2012 Cardinal Stritch Northwestern Mutual Art Gallery Exhibits

Emerging Artists Exhibition January 20-February 19, 2012, Gallery Night Reception January 20 5-8 p.m.

Alumni Exhibition March 16-April 5, 2012, Reception March 16 5-8 p.m.

BA/BFA Exhibition I April 20-29, 2012, Gallery Night Reception April 20 5-8 p.m.

BA/BFA Exhibition II May 11-20, Reception May 11 5-8 p.m.

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