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1 Skylight Music Theatre Presents Things that go Ding! Sponsored by April 27, 28, 29 and May 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Stage Director: Ray Jivoff Co-Music Director: Jamie Johns Co-Music Director: Michael “Ding” Lorenz Lighting Designer: Ryan Bertelson Sound Designer: John Tanner Stage 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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1Skylight Music Theatre

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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3Skylight Music Theatre

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Things ThatGo Ding!

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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7Skylight Music Theatre

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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