Annie-Sunset

1Annie

Book by Thomas Meehan

Music by Charles Strouse

Lyrics byMartin Charnin

Stage ManagersJennifer Allen, Erin Brophy

December 1–4, 8–11, 15–18, 21–23, 28–31, 2011

Resident Designer/Technical DirectorMichael J. Desper

ChoreographerAndrea Hill Johnson

Sound DesignerJan Pritzl

Properties CoordinatorErica Ziino

DirectorRay Jivoff

Musical DirectorDonna Kummer

Lighting DesignerKurt Schnabel

Costume DesignerEllen Kozak

Original Broadway Production Directed by Mike NicholsPresented on Broadway by Mike Nichols

Produced by:Irwin Meyer

Alvin Nederlander Assoc. Inc.

Stephen R. FriedmanThe John F. Kennedy

Center for the Performing Arts

Lewis AllenIcarus Productions

Based on “Little Orphan Annie”By Permission of the Tribune Media Services Inc.

Originally Produced by The Godspeed Opera HouseMichael P. Price, Executive Director

Annie is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 W. 54th St., NY, NY 10019. Phone: 212-541-4687, Fax: 212-391-4687

www.MTIShows.com

PRESENTS

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SUNSET PL AYHOUSE POLIC IES

~The use of cameras, video recording equipment, and other electronic devices is strictly prohibited in the auditorium. Please turn off or silence all cell phones and pagers. Pagers can be left at the box office with your name and seat location.~Sunset Playhouse is a smoke-free environment. There is no smoking inside the theatre.~Latecomers will be seated in vacant seats toward the rear of the auditorium at an appropriate pause in the action. They may move to their regular seats at intermission.~Restrooms are located in the hallway just north of the auditorium.

PRODUCTION TEA M

Director ...............................................................................................................................Ray JivoffResident Designer/Technical Director ..................................................... Michael J. DesperMusical Director ..................................................................................................Donna KummerChoreographer ........................................................................................... Andrea Hill JohnsonLighting Designer...................................................................................................Kurt SchnabelSound Designer ................................................................................................................Jan PritzlCostume Designer ...................................................................................................... Ellen KozakStage Managers ............................................................................. Jennifer Allen, Erin BrophyAssistant Stage Managers ............................................................... Maria Sorce, Erika NavinProperties Coordinator ................................................................................................Erica Ziino

CAST OF CHAR ACTERS ( i n a l p h a b e t i c a l o r d e r )

Anatalia Aschcroft ....................................................................................................Boylen SisterGela Ashcroft......................................................................................................................... ChorusJosh Borkowski ..................................................................................................................... ChorusJordan Burac ......................................................................................................................... ChorusDon Devona ................................................................................................... Drake, Cop, ChorusMarcee Doherty ...................................................................................................................... GraceZoe Drews .........................................................................................................................Star-to-BeChristopher Elst .................................................................................................Daddy WarbucksNatalie Hartwig .........................................................................................................Boylen SisterStuart Kendall ..............................................................................................................................FDRLiz Norton ................................................................................................................ Miss HanniganSamantha Paige ...........................................................................................................................LilyIsaiah Reynolds ................................................................................................................ Bert HellyMeg Schachner .................................................................................................................... ChorusCarley Schwendel ................................................................................................................ ChorusKali Tans .......................................................................................................................Boylen SisterMichael Traynor ................................................................................................................... Rooster

Young Performers Sandy Cast New Deal CastAnnie Emma Borkowski Ellie TaftDuffy Emma Baran Kendal BriscoeMolly Harper Navin Erin FrickerPepper Natalie Alteri Audrey O’NeillTessie Sian Davis Payton HonkampJuly Skylr Daczka Madelyn BallardKate Ellie Lenkart Ellen Fricker

Also Starring:Seamus Murray.........................................................................................Sandy, New Deal CastJake Sommerfeld ............................................................................................Sandy, Sandy Cast

ORCHESTR A

Donna Kummer .........................................................................................Conductor, Keyboard Elna Hickson ............................................................................Assistant Conductor, Keyboard Jay Kummer ................................................................................................................ Guitar, Banjo Jim Van Deusen ..................................................................................................................... Drums Mary Cyrulik ............................................................................................................................... Bass Andrew Brinza ...................................................................................................................Trumpet Jon Lovas ......................................................................................................... Flute, Clarinet, Sax Laura Wangguard ...........................................................................................Flute, Clarinet, Sax

SONG L IST

Maybe .......................................................................................................................................AnnieHard Knock Life..................................................................................................... Annie, OrphansHard Knock Life Reprise .................................................................................................... OrphansTomorrow ..................................................................................................................................AnnieHooverville ..........................................................................................................Annie, HooveritesLittle Girls............................................................................................................................HanniganLittle Girls Reprise .............................................................................................................HanniganI Think I’m Gonna Like It Here ...............................................................Annie, Grace, ServantsN.Y.C. ................................................................... Annie, Warbucks, Grace, Star-to-Be, ChorusEasy Street .................................................................................................Rooster, Lily, HanniganYou Won’t Be an Orphan For Long ................... Grace, Drake, Servants, Warbucks, Annie

Intermission

Maybe Reprise ..........................................................................................................................AnnieNever Fully Dressed............................................................................Bert Healy, Boylan SistersNever Fully Dressed Reprise ............................................................................................. OrphansEasy Street Reprise ..................................................................................Rooster, Lily, HanniganTomorrow Reprise .................................................................. Annie, F.D.R., Perkins, WarbucksSomething Was Missing ................................................................................................. WarbucksI Don’t Need Anything But You .......................... Grace, Drake, Servants, Warbucks, AnnieMaybe Reprise ..........................................................................................................................AnnieA New Deal For Christmas .................Warbucks, Grace, Annie, Orphans, Servants, F.D.R.


B IOGR APHIES

Jennifer Allen (Stage Manager)Jennifer is glad to be back in black after taking a small hiatus from theatre to star in her own show, affectionately

known as “The Wedding”. She’s thrilled to be involved with Annie, working with her SM counterpart Erin, and is so proud of this cast, especially the kids. Thanks to cast, crew, The Playhouse staff, parents, Sandy and Chris for all their laughs, love, support and encouragement.

Natalie Alteri (Pepper, Sandy Cast)Natalie, an 8th grader at Wisconsin Hills Middle School, loves theatre and is very excited to play Pepper! She

recently performed in SEUSSICAL, her fifth show with First Stage Children’s Theatre. Natalie also enjoys singing, soccer, hanging out with friends, and improvisation with First Stage’s comedy improv team, Organized Chaos.

Anatalia Ashcroft (Boylen Sister)Anatalia, a 9th grade student at Brookfield East High School, is an actress, musician, writer, and athlete.

She is on the East varsity diving team this year, plays the violin, and writes for the school’s student newspaper, the Spartan Banner. Her goal is to publish a novel before graduating. Though this is not her first show, it is Anatalia’s Sunset Playhouse debut.

Gela Sawall Ashcroft (Chorus)Gela loves music and has a BM from Baylor University where she sang in LA BOHEME and has a Masters from

USC in Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television. She composed and directed three musicals and wrote the orchestral score for the feature film, “The Long Ride Home” starring Randy Travis. Locally, she’s worked with First Stage,

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Fireside, the Milwaukee Rep., and sings with the MSO. She thanks God and her awesome family.

Madelyn Ballard (July, New Deal Cast)Madelyn is excited to mark her first ap-pearance at Sunset Playhouse. She is a fourth grader at Wauwatosa Catholic

School, where she participates in soccer. She also enjoys playing hand chimes and hand bells at her church, swimming, and Tae Kwon Do. Madelyn has been featured in Wauwatosa Children’s Theatre produc-tions of The Elves and the Shoemaker, Pinocchio, and The Looney Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy. She thanks Mrs. Weber and Mrs. Smith for get-ting her started in acting.

Emma Baran (Duffy, Sandy Cast)Emma is thrilled to be making her musi-cal theatre debut at Sunset. A thirteen year old, seventh- grader at Whitman

Middle School in Wauwatosa, her previ-ous productions include KING MIDAS AND THE GOLDEN TOUCH and SLEEPING BEAUTY. Emma sincerely thanks all those involved in this production for giving her this very memorable experience.

Emma Borkowski (Annie, Sandy Cast) Emma is thrilled to return to the Sunset stage where she was seen in Damn Yankees. Emma’s theatre credits in-

clude WILLY WONKA (Waukesha Civic), MY SON PINOCCHIO (First Stage Chil-dren’s Theater), and FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (Modjeska). Favorite role: Dorothy (THE WIZARD OF OZ). Emma is in 7th grade at Wisconsin Hills MS where she plays violin in the school orchestra and sings in the school choir. In her free time, Emma likes to read and dance.

Josh Borkowski (Ensemble) Josh is excited to be back at Sunset where he was seen in DAMN YANKEES. Josh’s favorite theatre credits

include FIDDLER ON THE ROOF and THE WIZARD OF OZ. Josh has also been seen on the big screen in a number of college shorts and independent films, and you may have seen a glimpse of him in the recent Ron Howard comedy, THE DILEMMA. Josh’s favorite subject in school is science and he loves to read.

Kendal Briscoe (Duffy, New Deal Cast)Kendal is thrilled to be making her first appearance at Sunset Playhouse and is thankful to

learn under such terrific directors. She has previously appeared as Peggy in The Hundred Dresses with First Stage Children’s Theatre, several productions at Elmbrook Church, and is the under-study for Scout in the upcoming perfor-mance of To Kill a Mockingbird at The Milwaukee Repertory Theatre. Kendal has always had a flair for the dramatic and, as the youngest of SEVEN children, says that she sometimes feels like the orphan she is portraying in Annie.

Erin Brophy (Stage Manager)Erin is thrilled to return to Sunset for ANNIE, which has always been one of her favorite shows! Erin began stage

managing at Sunset last winter with IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE and has loved every minute of the seven productions she’s been involved with at Sunset since then. When not stage managing, Erin spends time practicing her ninja skills with her ninja mentor, Spence, and studying Theatre Management.



Jordan Burac (Ensemble)Jordan has been involved in theater since he first stepped onto the stage in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

at Kettle Moraine High in 2007. Ever since then, has been involved in over 15 productions that include Officer Earl in ALL SHOOK UP, Mr. Sycamore in YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU, Peter Stossel in THE CHRISTMAS SCHOONER. And most recently as Doctor Watson in SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE FINAL ADVEN-TURE over at the Lunt-Fontanne theatre in Waukesha.

Skylr Daczka (July, Sandy Cast)Most recently seen at First Stage Children’s Theater as Cheryl in MISS NELSON IS MISS-

ING, Skylr is thrilled to be appearing as July in the classic ANNIE. She is a fifth grader at County Line Elementary School and is a select soccer player. Having a strong passion for theatre and the arts, Skylr is extremely thankful for this incredible opportunity at Sunset Playhouse.

Sian Davis (Tessie, Sandy Cast) Sian tries her best to be a triple threat. In her free time out-side of productions, she loves to dance at Accent on Dance

in Waukesha and sing with her voice coach Trefor Williams. Sian’s acting experience consists of 6 school plays, WIZARD OF OZ at Theatre on Main, and 4 community plays. I hope you enjoy our production of ANNIE!

J. Michael Desper (Resident Designer/Technical Director)J. Michael Desper has designed over 70 productions for Sunset Playhouse since the summer of

2001. Previously he freelanced in Chica-go for such companies as Circle Theatre of Forest Park, Pendulum Theatre, and Bowen Park Theatre and Opera. Before that, he earned his Master’s degree at San Diego State University and worked for the Tony Award-winning La Jolla Playhouse. Originally from Oklahoma, Michael earned his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma. In spring 2008, he briefly returned to edu-cational theatre with a stint as Guest Artist and Instructor for North Dakota State University. He would like to ex-tend an invitation to anyone interested in the technical aspects of theatre (and since you have read this far, there must be some interest) to give us a call at (262) 782-4431, ext. 235. We’re already working on the next show, so come be a part of what you see.


Don Devona (Drake, Cop, Chorus) Don is a native of Chicago and has appeared in three productions at Sun-set: MOON OVER BUFFALO, DON’T

DRINK THE WATER, and TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE. He has also performed at Boulevard Threatre: GIVE ‘EM HELL, HARRY, I NEVER SANG FOR MY FATHER, Chamber Theatre: MEDEA, Next Act Theater: ROOM SERVICE, Soulstice Theater: TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE, and Waukesha Civic Theater: MAN FOR ALL SEASONS, MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET since retiring with his wife, Joan, to Milwaukee in 1998.

Marcee Doherty (Grace Farrell) Marcee is excited to be making her Sunset Playhouse debut with a terrifi-cally talented cast and crew! Marcee

has performed with various local the-atre companies where her favorite roles include Kathy in COMPANY and Lady Macduff in MACBETH (both Off the Wall Theatre), Tricia in DOG SEES GOD (RSVP Theatre), and Shelia in JAKE’S WOMEN (South Milwaukee PAC). Much love to Christopher Elst, her Daddy Warbucks onstage and off.

Zoe Drews (Star-to-Be)This is Zoe’s first show with Sunset Playhouse and her second production of Annie. She has performed with

Modjeska Youth Theater, Acacia Theater, Shorewood Players, Skylight Opera Theatre, Florentine Opera, and the Fire-side Dinner Theater, as well as school productions. A freshman at Milwaukee High School of the Arts where she is a theatre major, Zoe is the middle child with four brothers.

Christopher Elst (Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks)Christopher is an actor, fight director, and stage combat instructor. Recent shows include

Cannibal! the Musical and In My Mind’s Eye at Alchemist Theatre and Omnium Gatherum at Windfall Theatre. Christo-pher thanks his girlfriend and personal assistant, Marcee Doherty, for her undy-ing support and the cast and crew at Sunset Playhouse for the chance to sing and dance for the holidays. Learn more at http://www.christopherelst.com

Ellen Fricker (Kate, New Deal Cast)Ellen is a 4th-grader at St. John Vianney Parish School where she is a Girl Scout Junior. She is in

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her fifth year with the parish children’s choir, her third year of piano lessons, and her second year of ballet with Steps of Grace. She has participated for the past two summers in the St. Dominic’s summer theatre camp and the Elmbrook Church musical camp. She also enjoys reading, writing stories, basketball, and climbing trees. She has two younger sisters, Erin and Emily.

Erin Fricker (Molly, New Deal Cast)Erin is a 2nd-grader at St. John Vianney Parish School where she is a Girl Scout Brownie. She is in her third year with

the parish children’s choir, her second year of violin lessons, and her second year of ballet with Steps of Grace. Erin has participated for the past two sum-mers in the St. Dominic’s summer the-atre camp and this past summer in the Elmbrook Church musical camp. She also enjoys reading, art, cheerleading and is a contest-winning hula-hooper. She has an older sister, Ellen, and a younger sister, Emily.

Natalie Hartwig (Boylen Sister)Natalie is 13 years old and is in 8th grade at Wisconsin Hills Middle School. She has enjoyed doing First Stage

summer classes for the past 5 years, performing in productions at Waukesha Civic Theatre and also performing in her school musicals. Natalie is excited to be joining Sunset Playhouse in this fun production of Annie. Enjoy the show!

Payton Honkamp (Tessie, New Deal Cast)Payton is a 6th grader at St. John Vianney in Brook-field. She’s thrilled to be playing the

role of Tessie in Annie, her first perfor-

mance at Sunset. Payton has been in several small productions, as well as in Beauty and the Beast at DSHA this past summer. In Payton’s spare time, she enjoys playing soccer, basketball, and piano. She would like to thank her awe-some family for being her biggest fans and cheerleaders!

Ray Jivoff (Director)Ray returns to the Sunset Playhouse, where he directed HAIR during the summer of love in 2010. He recently

directed LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Marquette University and JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS for Skylight Opera Theatre. Other directing credits include THE SUM OF US for Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, WEST SIDE STORY at UW Milwaukee and RAGTIME, YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU AND ON THE RAZ-ZLE at Milwaukee High School of the Arts. He was a drama director at Catho-lic Memorial High School in Waukesha for twelve years. As an actor, he was recently seen as Mr. Zero in Skylight’s production of ADDING MACHINE, A MUSICAL. Other roles there include Harpo in A DAY IN HOLLYWOOD/A NIGHT IN THE UKRAINE, ANIMAL CRACKERS and THE COCOANUTS, Rog-er Debris in THE PRODUCERS, Amos in CHICAGO, Nathan Detroit in GUYS AND DOLLS and Koko in THE MIKADO. He’s also been in shows at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Next Act, Milwaukee Rep’s Stackner Cabaret and First Stage Milwaukee. He is the Associate Artistic Director of Skylight Opera Theatre.

Andrea Hill Johnson (Choreographer) Andrea graduated from the Univer-sity of Wisconsin - Milwaukee in 1996 with a Bachelor’s of

Fine Arts Degree in Dance and a Minor in Comparative Literature. She gradu-


ated with Academic Honors, as well as High Honors in Dance. Her theatre work includes: THE MUSIC MAN, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, and THE FANTASTICKS (Rocky Mountain Repertory, Assistant Choreographer), ROMEO AND JULIET (Boulevard Theatre), A MIDSUMMER’S NIGHT DREAM (UW-Fond du Lac & Marquette University), THE BEAUX’ STRATAGEM AND A YEAR WITH FROG & TOAD (Marquette University). Andrea is a founding member (1997-2001) of the Danceworks Performance Company and has choreographed eight works for the company. She has been instructing Danceworks students in modern, ballet, and jazz since 1996 and is a Lecturer at Marquette University.

Stuart Kendall (FDR)Stuart last appeared as Henry Potter in Sunset’s Production of IT’S A WONDER-FUL LIFE. Favorite roles at Sunset

include Sheridan Whiteside in THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, Norman Thayer in ON GOLDEN POND, Grandpa in YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU, Andrew Wyke in SLEUTH, and over twenty years ago, Henry Higgins in MY FAIR LADY.

Ellen Kozak (Costume Designer)From Black Box to major Reper-tory Theatre, her regional stage work has covered numer-ous periods from

Adam and Eve to speculative visions of the future. She has designed for many theatre companies across the nation, including the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, GeVa Theatre in Rochester New York, The Intiman in Seattle, and Center Stage in Baltimore. She has managed and worked in shops across the coun-try, and faced the challenge of doing shows on cruise ships and in other countries. Other design projects were for films (Wisconsin Death Trip, Magic

Love, Blues Before Sunrise, The Storm That follows Me), television (The Trial of the Moke, Fridays), and videos (Martin Lu-ther, The Prophet From Palmyra, Harvest of Joy). Variety is the spice of life and my life is certainly full of variety.

Donna Kummer (Music Director)Donna has been involved in 150 productions over the past 20 years, including three pre-vious productions

of ANNIE. This is her twelfth main stage production at Sunset. She provided musical direction at Modjeska Youth Theatre for nine years and works with numerous professional, community and school theatres. She also works with Skylight Opera Theatre as a Teaching Artist in area schools. Donna serves as the Director of Music for Plymouth UCC Church, conductor of the Wauwatosa Community Band and Tosa Jazz, and director of the Schoolhouse Players in Waukesha County.

Ellie Lenkart (Kate, Sandy Cast)Ellie is a13 year old eighth grader at Whitman Middle School in Wau-watosa. Her past experience with

theatre has been mostly Wauwatosa Children’s Theatre, performing in a variety of plays. Ellie’s hobbies include ice skating, skiing and swimming. Ellie is excited to be playing the role of Kate in the Annie production.

Seamus Murray (Sandy, New Deal Cast)Seamus is a 12 year old Golden Retriever who is making his acting debut in the Sunset

Playhouse’s production of Annie. Seamus could not be more excited about playing “Sandy”, as he gets lots



of love, attention and treats from his cast mates. In his spare time, Seamus enjoys rolling in the grass, swimming, eating, car rides, camping, and go-kart racing. Seamus’ favorite hobby is sulk-ing at neighbor Elaine’s fence for treats, stalking neighbor Shelley for treats or tricking family members into meals he claims he hasn’t been fed. He spends most of his time lying on the front lawn “guarding” the street with his soft cud-dly toys. Seamus is dedicating his per-formance to his family, Katherine, Marty, Robert and his “Granny” and “Paw”. He would like to thank his friends for com-ing to see his performance!

Erika Navin (Assistant Stage Manager)Erika Navin is excited to be shar-ing this experience with her daughter Harper. When not

playing the role of mom, Erika works

as the Director of Sunset Playhouse School for the Arts and Sunset’s bug in a rug children’s theater. Erika first started at Sunset as a volunteer in 1999. Thank you Sunset for another great opportunity. Thank you cast, crew, and fellow parents. Much love to Mark, Harper & Myles.

Harper Navin (Molly, Sandy Cast)Harper is in second grade at Pleasant View Elementary. She is so excited to play Molly! Her favorite things to

do are theatre, gymnastics, art, and reading. Thank you Ray, Donna, Andrea, all the stage managers, the cast, and crew. Hi Mom, Dad, and Myles!


Liz Norton (Miss Hannigan)Liz Norton has experienced every genre of vocal per-formance available to a rough around the edges mezzo.

From singing her favorite roles, such as Guinevere (Camelot) and Joanne (Com-pany), to singing Mozart and Wagner, to performing in cabaret clubs, quite sim-ply, she wishes she could quit her day job. A mother of four boys, Liz is thrilled to be playing this ‘highly intoxicated’ character and thanks the parents of all these wonderfully talented orphans. You did good!!

Audrey O’Neill (Pepper, New Deal Cast)Audrey is thrilled to appear in her second Sunset Playhouse produc-tion, after charming

audiences as Janie Bailey in last year’s IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE. She recently played orphan Tessie in her school’s production of ANNIE JR. Audrey is in the 5th grade at Woodlands School. In her (rare) spare time, Audrey enjoys reading, writing, and horseback riding. In real life, she is nothing like Pepper!

Samantha Paige (Lily)Samantha is thrilled to be back on the Sunset stage, working with such a talented staff and cast. Favorite acting

credits include Mae in REEFER MAD-NESS, Pippi in THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL, Stella in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, and Sally Bowles in CABARET. Also being a chore-ographer, Samantha’s favorite choreog-raphy credits include THE PRODUCERS, HAIRSPRAY, and REEFER MADNESS, as well as setting pieces on students at MHSA for their faculty dance concerts. A BIG thank you to my friends and

co-workers for their flexibility and help with transportation. Enjoy!

Isaiah Reynolds (Chorus)Isaiah is a sopho-more at Waukesha South High School. He is a part of the drama club, oak club, choir and

student council. Isaiah was also a part of the 2011 state honors choir. His past shows include BYE BYE BIRDIE (Freddie), HONK (Cat), SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL (Melvin), CANDY CANE TALES, WILLY WONKA (Candy Man), STATE FAIR ( Hank Munson), FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON (Bert), DROWSY CHAPERONE (ensem-ble), and THE HOBBIT (Bomur). Enjoy the show!

Meg Schachner (Chorus) Meg is excited to make her Sunset Playhouse debut. Currently in her sophomore year at UW-Waukesha in

pursuit of a French major, she hopes to go to France next year. Previous roles have included Lena Lingard in My Anto-nia and her personal favorite, Dishwater Wanda in Urinetown, the Musical. She would like to thank her family for being so supportive of her numerous ambitions.

Kurt Schnabel (Lighting Designer)Kurt is most pleased to join the Sunset Playhouse for the first time on this production of ANNIE. Kurt’s lighting has been seen throughout Milwaukee with companies including The Floren-tine Opera, Skylight Opera Theatre, First Stage Children’s Theatre, Next Act Theatre, Chamber Theatre and KO THI Dance Company. Kurt also designs and manages industrials, trade shows, and architectural installations across the country. However, his best work to-date are his five children…thanks to TBBM&B!

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Carley Schwendel (Chorus)Carley has always loved the theatre. She has been ap-pearing in produc-tions since she was five years old and

has performed in more than 20 pro-ductions at her school. Carley is very excited about this new challenge and would like to thank the Sunset Play-house for this opportunity to expand her horizons.

Jake Sommerfeld (Sandy, Sandy Cast)Jake, a Golden Retriever, was born 12-2-2002. Jake has been a Delta Society Therapy Pet Partner since 2008

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Maria Sorce (Assistant Stage Manager) Maria is making her return to the the-atre. She has been volunteering the past few years with

Catholic Memorial High School where she recently won a Tommy Award for her Props work with Guys and Dolls. She is very excited for her return and to be again working with Jonathan, Ray and Donna. She would like to thank Jeff, Alyssa, Izzy and the rest of the family for supporting her!

Ellie Taft (Annie, New Deal Cast)Ellie is a 7th grader at Whitefish Bay Middle School. In May, she appeared in the First Stage production of MISS

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singing, and dancing, Ellie loves horses, art, snowboarding, and hanging out with her friends. Ellie is thrilled to be in ANNIE with such amazing people!

Kali Tans (Boylen Sister)Kali is excited to be making her Sunset debut as a “lovely” Boylen sister, but she’s definitely no stranger to the

stage. She was most recently seen as the King’s wife in THE KING AND I, and has performed with West Allis Players, Shorewood Players and Bayshore Church. Thanks to her family for their support, and the cast and crew for their hard work and dedication. Enjoy the show!!

Michael Traynor (Rooster)Michael will be playing the role of Rooster in this show (Annie). Please enjoy

Erica Ziino (Props Coordinator)Erica has been a volunteer at the Sunset Playhouse for approximately five years, help-ing with house

managing, props, and set construction. Previously Erica has volunteered as the props mistress for YOU CAN’T GET THERE FROM HERE, LOVE, SEX and the IRS, and most recently ARSCENIC AND OLD LACE. If for nothing more than to see her favorite character, Hannigan, and her love of children, Erica is excited to be a part of this production.

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CONTR IBUTORS

The Staff, Membership, and Board of Directors of Sunset Playhouse acknowledge the individuals, corporations, and foundations whose generosity confirms the importance of live theatre in our community. In recognition of this support and encouragement, we proudly list their name in thanks.

The following is a list of contributors kind enough to think of Sunset Playhouse. This list reflects those who donated to Sunset Playhouse within the past year up to, November 18, 2011.

Directors ($5,000+)Eichmann, MarlaEsposito, Danny and

Kaye Grove, Audrey and

GeorgeLoveridge, Susan and Jim Pritzl, Jan and Karen

A’RowanWesten, Mark and Pat

Playwrights ($1,000-$4,999)Adams, IngeAnonymousCarlson, Bob and ArleneDolphin, CarolDude, Bob and Mary Ann Elm Grove Woman’s ClubFuchs, Matt and Carol Kaye, Don and NancyKopischke, Scott and

Joanne Navin, Erika and MarkNavin, James and Sylvia Peterson, ElainePolley, J.D. and SallyPorter, Donald Proebsting, Doug and

Wendy Rytel, KrystynaTroglia, Jeanne and Paul

Actors ($250-$999)Allen, JenniferAndrae, Michael G. and

Luisa Armstrong, PaulBrotherhood, Mary Lynn

and RandyCasey, JeanCrump, Phil and PatDomres, DavidDomres, NancyEbersole, Calvin

Freitag, Nancy and Robert

Flynn, HelenGarcia, Paula and RalphGensler, Tim and MaryHolmes, MichaelJohnson, David and MelKnudsen, CarolLaste, Bill and Judy Lauer, Robert and Helen McCaughey, Paul and

Sally McIndoe, Robert Miskowitch, RudyMoeser, Erik and Carol Mossey, Dr. Richard and

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SUNSET PL AYHOUSE BOARD OF D IRECTORS

OfficersMarla Eichmann ...............................................................................................................President Dick Katschke ......................................................................................................... Vice President Paul Armstrong .............................................................................................................. Treasurer Jonathan West ................................................................................................................ Secretary

Board Members at LargeRobert DudeMary Gensler

Tamara MartinsekJim Loveridge

Richard SchilffarthLee Szczepanski

UPCOMING SHOWS

Bing Crosby: Christmas on the Air, A SideNotes CabaretMatt Zembrowski and Paula Foley Tillen bring this loving and warm tribute to Bing Crosby to make you feel as warm as a crackling fire and thank your lucky stars that it’s sure to be a “White Christmas.” This homage to old time radio and the golden era of song is a perfect Christmas present that will leave you with a yuletide feeling right through the holidays.December 8-18, 2011

Holiday Pops, a Musical Mainstage ProductionWe’re gonna make merry with tunes from your favorite pop performers--folks like Brenda Lee, Dean Martin, Harry Connick, Jr., and Karen Carpenter. You never know who might be hiding under our Christmas tree.December 12-13, 2011

NunsenseThis “Sister Act” will convince you once and for all that nuns have a major funny bone! The Little Sisters of Hoboken have a problem. Their convent cook has ac-cidentally served a bunch of the sisters a tainted batch of soup, and several of the sisters have met their maker. Prayers are nice, but the surviving sisters need to raise some dough for the burials. A bake sale isn’t going to do it, so the sisters put on a talent show to end all talent shows. Jokes, songs and dancing nuns add up to one of the silliest musical celebrations ever!January 12-February 5, 2012

Song and Dance Man, a bug in a rug productionAdapted from the Caldecott Medal awarded book by Karen Ackerman, our tale tells a sweet story about the importance of family and its rich history. Two chil-dren follow their grandpa into his attic and in the most forgotten section of that dusty room, there is an old trunk. And when the trunk is opened, the past sings and dances to remind the children how much fun it is to live life! Used by permis-sion of Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc.January 26-28, 2012

SUNSET PL AYHOUSE STAFF AND PRODUCTION STAFF

MANAGING DIRECTOR ...................................................................................... Jonathan West*

RESIDENT DESIGNER/TECHNICAL DIRECTOR ...................................... J. Michael Desper*

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER...................................................................................... Sarah Tullberg*

DIRECTOR, SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS .................................................................... Erika Navin*

OPERATIONS MANAGER ..................................................................................Michelle Tucker*

LIGHT BOARD OPERATORS COORDINATOR ............................................................Pat Taige

SCENE SHOP COORDINATOR ....................................................................................Pat Westen

COSTUME COORDINATOR .....................................................................Joanne Cunningham

COSTUME CO-COORDINATOR ................................................................................Kathy Carlin

MASTER CARPENTER .................................................................................... Dave Schumacher

SCENE SHOP ASSOCIATE ................................................................ Stanley “Stash” Steingold

SOUND ENGINEER ............................................................................................................Jan Pritzl

CAST DINNER COORDINATOR ...........................................................................Diane Ormsby

CAST DINNER HOSTS .................................................Nancy Armstrong♥, Karen A’Rowan♥, .............................................................................. Kent Brodie♥, Jean Cody♥, Teri Eisenhauer♥, .......................................................................... Pam Erdmann♥, Mary Gensler♥, Tim Gensler♥,...............................................................Mary Gilpatrick♥, Helen Hankwitz♥, Jim Loveridge♥, .....................................................................Susan Loveridge♥, Erika Navin♥, Diane Ormsby♥, ..............................................................................Sue Page♥, Jan Pritzl♥, Marlene Smedbron♥, ............................................................................ Jan Szczepanski♥ Mark Westen, Pat Westen♥

MUSICAL MAINSTAGE PRODUCER ............................................. Susan Dwyer Loveridge♥

SIDENOTES PRODUCER ........................................................................Peggy Peterson Ryan♥

BUILDING & GROUNDS .......................................................................... Jan Pritzl, Al Schimel♥

PHOTOGRAPHER ....................................................................................................... Jenn Mazza*

BOOKKEEPER ................................................................................................................Patty Rode*

BOX OFFICE LEAD ............................................................... Stephanie Rejman Staufenbeil*

BOX OFFICE STAFF ............................ Lucky Tomaszek, Linnea Koeppel*, Ann Thoppil*

HOUSE MANAGER .............................................................................................Kristen Kraklow*

ASSISTANT HOUSE MANAGER ........................................ Libby Amato*, Linnea Koeppel*

Due to publication deadlines, some volunteer names may have been omitted. Sunset Playhouse would like to acknowledge all volunteers for their contributions.

Paid staff are designated by an *. Volunteers are designated by a ♥

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UPCOMING AUDITIONS

GREATER TUNA by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard.

Audition Dates: January 9-10, 2012 (7-10pm). Callbacks: January 11, 2012 (7-10pm) Rehearsals: January 22-February 22, 2012 Performances: February 23-March 11, 2012 Roles Needed: 2 menGREATER TUNA will be directed by Bryce Lord. Please show up on one of the dates listed above; Be ready for some movement and script reading as well.For show and cast information, or to download an audition form, go to our web-site: http://www.sunsetplayhouse.com/play/audition.php.

SUNSET PL AYHOUSE THEATRE INFOR M ATION

The Sunset Playhouse is located in the heart of downtown Elm Grove at 800 Elm Grove Road.

BOX OFFICE is open from 1:00pm to 5:00pm, Tuesday through Friday and 1:00pm to 4:00pm, Saturdays. The Box Office is open one hour prior to any performance through intermission. The Box Office can be reached at (262) 782-4430.

BUSINESS OFFICE is open from 10:00am to 5:00pm, Monday through Friday. It can be reached by calling (262) 782-4431 ext. 221.

TICKETS can be purchased in person during our above Box Office hours using cash, check, Visa or Mastercard. Tickets can be purchased over the phone using a credit card; please be aware that there is a $1 per ticket fee for all phone, mail, and fax orders. All sales are final. Exchanges must be done in advance and must be made for a different performance of the same show. Prices for the 2011-2012 Season have changed and are as follows:

Full Price Tickets Plays and Musical Mainstage: $20Full Price Tickets Musicals: $22

Senior Price Plays, Musicals, and Musical Mainstage: $16Student Price Plays, Musicals, and Musical Mainstage: $16Group Price Plays, Musicals, and Musical Mainstage: $15

Value Nights Plays and Musicals: $10SideNotes Cabaret: $15 all tickets

For a complete list of performance dates for these series, please go to www.sun-setplayhouse.com or contact our Box Office at 262-782-4430.

RECEPTION ROOM RENTAL Sunset Playhouse offers a reception room for meet-ings, seminars and other special events. The daily rate for the rental of the reception room for groups attending a performance is $150. The daily rate for other rentals is $350. For more information please call the Business Office at (262) 782-4431 or email [email protected].

SHOW SPONSORSHIP opportunities are available. For more information contact Managing Director, Jonathan West at 262-782-4431 x233 or by email at [email protected].

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