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1 Here’s a Howdy Do presents Here’s a Howdy Do: The Mischievous World of Gilbert and Sullivan Conceived and Directed by Dale Gutzman Sponsored by December 31 – January 13, 2013 Stage Director: Dale Gutzman Music Director: Paul Helm Set Designer: Lisa Schlenker Lighting Designer: Ryan Bertelson Sound Designer: Gary Ellis Stage Manager: Kelly Turner 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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presents

Here’s a Howdy Do:The Mischievous World of Gilbert and Sullivan

Conceived and Directed by Dale Gutzman

Sponsored by

December 31 – January 13, 2013

Stage Director: Dale GutzmanMusic Director: Paul Helm

Set Designer: Lisa Schlenker Lighting Designer: Ryan Bertelson

Sound Designer: Gary EllisStage Manager: Kelly Turner

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 WRITER & D IRECTOR - DALE GUTZM AN

This is not An Evening with Gilbert and Sullivan. Let’s get that out of the way. This is not an encore of that heart-warming enchanting music and comedy delight that thrilled so many several years ago. No, this is something entirely different. It’s a kind of a “Mad Mash up of my mind with the magnificent music of Gilbert and Sullivan.” That being said, it is a quite respectful and musically impressive celebration of their genius. But it’s more about what they do to us than about their lives. It’s about how they get under our skin and become an important part of our lives. It’s about how we

recall certain memories with them, and about how we share the joys of love and laughter through them. It’s also unabashedly silly, as they often were. It’s got something old, something new, something borrowed and a little something blue. It’s almost like we’re married to Gilbert and Sullivan with all that implies! How good to be here, and how grand to have you with us.

A MESSAGE FROM ARTISTIC D IRECTOR - B I LL THE ISEN

No composer and librettist team is more beloved at Skylight than Gilbert and Sullivan. Over the past 54 years we have produced 55 different productions of their work, which makes bringing you a brand new G&S show all the more exciting and fulfilling. Add to the mix Dale Gutzman who has directed a great many shows in our company’s history as well as cast of true Skylight favorites- Niffer Clarke, Paul Helm, Ray Jivoff and Diane Lane- and we have the makings of a brand new Gilbert and Sullivan classic.

I wish you could have been in the rehearsal hall as this brilliant group of artists brought the show to life. With Dale’s incredible wit and the casts many faceted talents it really was a joy to behold. And I think the show you are about to experience sincerely captures Skylight- the old, the new, the irreverent, and, most importantly, the future- as we shed new light on the brilliant collaboration of our two favorite gentlemen, W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.

Be sure to get your tickets now for our next Cabot theatre production featuring another Skylight legend, Leslie Fitzwater starring in Edith Piaf Onstage. The combination of this iconic French chanteuse, the incredible music that she brought to life, and the captivating, spellbinding performance of Leslie Fitzwater make this a must-see event.

A MESSAGE FROM THE M ANAGING DIRECTOR - A MY S . JENSEN

Welcome to Here’s a Howdy Do – The Mischievous World of Gilbert & Sullivan! We are delighted to be ringing in the New Year with a brand new tribute to Skylight’s favorite duo. We had such a wonderful time with Dale Gutzman’s charming and inventive rewrite of An Evening with Gilbert & Sullivan back in 2010 that we knew exactly who to call when we wanted to include a little G&S fun this season.

The first half of the 2012-13 season has brought the greatest box office success of any in our history – and we certainly have no plans to slow down the pace for the remainder of the year. Later this month, we bring the long awaited Edith Piaf Onstage featuring our dear friend and long-time Skylight talent, Leslie Fitzwater. In March, we cook up a little down home country fun with Pump Boys and Dinettes. During May we welcome spring with the talented team of Kay Stiefel and Jack Forbes Wilson in Sing Me a Story here in the Studio Theatre. And we have a truly remarkable end to this amazing season with The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. Our Artistic Director, Bill Theisen, is directing and has assembled an exceptional cast for this iconic American masterpiece.

Thank you for supporting Skylight in so many ways. We wouldn’t be here without you! We look forward to seeing you throughout the remainder of our season for an engaging array of stories that sing! Best wishes for a happy and music-filled 2013.

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THE CAST

Niffer ClarkePaul Helm Ray Jivoff

Diane Lane

MUSICAL NUMBERS

Act 1

Thoroughly Magnificent Long Concert Style Medley of G and S Songs (Including eleven of your favorites and some not so much!)

A Lovely Duet for Two of Our Best Kids Oh Leave Me Not to Pine from Pirates

Chorus of Family Portraits and Spooky Songs from Ruddigore

A Song With a Lesson A Lady of Lineage High, from Princess Ida

The Willow Song from Othello, Words by ShakespeareMusic by Sullivan

John and Freddy a poem by Gilbert

The Amazing Five Minute Mikado!You Will Be in Awe. (Including a Dance)

Intermission (Chaffing at the Bit to Get Back)

Act 2

A Brisk Opening From The Sunny Spanish Shore from Gondoliers

Ray’s Dream RoleSad is the Woman’s Lot from Patience

A Music Hall Interlude When I Go Out the Door from Patience

A Tenor’s Lament Oh Dearly My Beloved One, Bear With Me... From Utopia Limited

Medium High Tea Featuring songs from The Sorcerer

ReconciliationI Was Once a Very Abandoned Person from Ruddigore

The G and S FormulaAs illustrated with selections from Pirates with lyrical adaptations by Mr. Gutzman

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WHO’S WHO

Niffer Clarke – Niffer’s Skylight credits include Marian in The Music Man, Nurse/Mrs./Harriet Pawling in Sunday in the Park..., Daisy in Adding Machine, Mabel in Pirates of Penzance, Patience in Patience, Anna Held in

Tintypes as well as her original show Beyond the Ingénue. At First Stage, she was seen earlier this year as the mom in Big: the musical, and will be seen this spring as the mom in Pinkalicious! Off-Bway: Bells Are Ringing (dir. Kathleen Marshall), Adding Machine (dir. David Cromer); extensive NYC/Regional credits; Film/TV: Meet the Robinsons (Walt Disney Pictures), Angel of Death (Discovery Channel), Only Criminals; Concerts: Night at the Oscars with Shirley Jones, London Symphony Orchestra; Recordings: Adding Machine, Meet the Robinsons, They Might Be Giants, debut solo album Beyond the Ingénue available on iTunes, CDBaby.

Paul Helm (Music Director) – Paul couldn’t think of a better way to ring in the New Year than with a little G&S folderol at Skylight! Past Skylight credits include Gershwin and Friends, The Music Man, Plaid Tidings, The

Pirates of Penzance, The Midnight Angel, Patience, South Pacific, The Mikado, and Iolanthe. Paul has also performed, directed and music directed with the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, First Stage Children’s Theater, Florentine Opera Company, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, American Folklore Theatre, Greenbrier Valley Theatre, Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse, and the UW-Platteville Heartland Festival. Recent credits include Miracle on 34th Street, Gutenberg! The Musical!, Packer Fans from Outer Space, Always…Patsy Cline, Seussical, U: Bug: Me!, Laurel and Hardy, Beauty and the Beast, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and Elmer Gantry (2012 Grammy award winner). Paul will return to the Skylight later this season for Pump Boys and Dinettes. www.paulhelm.net

Ray Jivoff – Ray is happy to finally work with the force of nature that is Mr. Dale Gutzman. This season, he appeared in Assassins at the Milwaukee Rep and later will direct Sing Me a Story here at Skylight, where he directed

Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris.

Other directing credits include Annie , Hair and Sweet Charity at the Sunset Playhouse; 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. Favorite roles at Skylight include Mr. Zero in Adding Machine; Harpo in A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine, Animal Crackers and 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.

Diane Lane - Diane Lane last appeared on Skylight’s stage as Mrs. Malaprop in the world premiere of Kirke Mechem’s The Rivals. Favorite roles with Skylight include Isabella in The Italian Girls in Algiers, Prince

Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus, Tania in A Chekhov Trilogy, Ciesca in Gianni Schicchi and The Fox in The Little Prince. Diane has performed over 40 operatic roles in the U.S. and abroad with companies such as Glimmerglass Opera, Central City Opera, Chautauqua Opera, Opera Omaha, Lyric Opera Cleveland, Toledo Opera, Orlando Opera and Stadttheater Biel in Switzerland.

Dale Gutzman (Stage Director) - Dale Gutzman has directed 25 shows for Skylight and written many of them as well. Some of his favorites include: Beertown Burlesque, The Bathtub Gin Revue, The Free Lance, An Evening With Noel Coward, and of course Holiday Punch. He has also written and directed shows for the Royal Family of Thailand. He is the Artistic Director of Off the Wall Theatre where he will act in The Man in the Glass Booth in March. Gutzman also served as Associate Director of the Odessa Russian Drama Theatre in Ukraine. He is old now, but when he does theatre, he feels young.

Lisa Schlenker (Set Designer) - Lisa is most often found managing the Properties Department for Skylight Music Theatre. An Augustana College alumna in Music and Theatre, and a 1988 graduate of the MFA program in Theatre Technology at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, she is also an active member of the national prop professional

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organization, The Society for Prop Artists & Managers. In addition to working at the Skylight Music Theatre, Lisa’s design work has also been seen on the stages of Theatre X, African American Children’s Theater, Renaissance Theaterworks, Milwaukee Shakespeare Company and Milwaukee Chamber Theatre. Lisa is also proud to assist with upkeep of facilities at Skylight Music Theatre and Broadway Theatre Center.

Ryan Bertelson (Lighting Designer) - Currently immersed in his ninth 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.

Gary Ellis (Sound Designer) - Gary is serving in his sixth year as the Skylight’s A/V supervisor

and he loves working in this great theatre with this great group of people. Shows he has designed and mixed include Rent, Avenue Q, Adding Machine-The Musical, The Music Man, White Christmas, Sunday In The Park With George, The Spitfire Grill, The Producers, Jesus Christ Superstar, Blues In The Night, Side Show, and Daddy Long Legs. Gary studied technical theatre at San Francisco State University. Previously, he worked at The Santa Fe Opera, Theatreworks in Palo Alto, CA and Summer Repertory Theatre in Santa Rosa, CA.

Kelly Turner (Stage Manager) - This is Kelly’s third time as a Stage Manager at the Skylight having previously stage-managed Beyond the Ingénue and Everything from Ray to Z. She has stage-managed shows for various theaters throughout the San Francisco/Bay area, including Summer Repertory Theater, Fratelli Bologna, the American Conservatory Theater and the Julian Theatre. She was the Assistant Director for Opera Tampa’s production of La Traviata and the Sunset Playhouse’s production of Six Degrees of Separation. She spent this past summer in Castleton, Virginia working with conductor Loren Mazel as an ASM on his production of Carmen. Kelly lives in Wauwatosa with her husband, Mark, and children, Portia and Tuxford.

PRODUCTION STAFF

Director of Production ................................................................................................................................................ Mark TurnerInterim Technical Director ............................................................................................................................... Steve GillinghamTechnical Assistant .......................................................................................................................................... Alexander MoliereScenic Carpenters .........................................................................................................................Adam Held, Rebecca KnipferStage Manager ...............................................................................................................................................................Kelly TurnerProduction Stage Manager ...................................................................................................................Kimberly Ann McCannProperties Director ...................................................................................................................................................Lisa SchlenkerProperties Artists ......................................................................................................................Jennifer Bezjak, Jennifer LyonsProperties Apprentice ..................................................................................................................................................Andrew Lex Costume Director ........................................................................................................................................................Shima OransCostume Shop Manager .................................................................................................................................................Barry LinkScenic Charge .................................................................................................................................................................... Carri DahlScenic Artists ...................................................................................................................................................................... Jane VangMaster Electrician ................................................................................................................................................... Ryan BertelsonLight Board Operator ........................................................................................................................................... Alan Piotrowicz

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SK YLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE BOARDS

2012-2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORSDavid Harvey, President

BOARD OF ADVOCATES

PAST PRESIDENTSJohn Stollenwerk

SKYLIGHTERS COMMITTEE

F. Tessa Escamilla BartelsMarta Bianchini

Rick BlissMichael Bula

F. Colin Cabot (Honorary Director)Michelle Crockett

Laura EmoryJohn Flanagan

Byron FosterAlexander Fraser

Susan GodfreyLeslie HauserMark Huber

Valerie JohnsonJeanne Kessler

Tracey KleinChristopher Layden

Michael LuederMichelle MattsonSandra McNeely

William MichaelsHoward Miller

Sadhna Morato-LindvallBrad NicolaisenJames Plunkett

Brad QuadeMary Ann RenzJohn Shannon

John Stollenwerk

Betty ArndtPolly Beal

Dorothy BiwerMary EmorySuzy Foster

Sue FrautschiTimothy Frautschi

Lloyd GerlachRoy GrommeSue GrommeKatie Harding

Grace JohnsonWilliam JohnsonGary Jorgensen

Kipp KoesterPam Kriger

Terrance KurtenbachArthur F. Lubke Jr.Zabelle Malkasian

Sally ManegoldSteve Mech

Susan NicholsJeff Nohl

Jane O’ConnellNick Owen

Mary PollockGreg ReiterBlaine RiekeLinda RiekeJulia Taylor

Teri ViceDavid B. Williams

Nick WilsonHerbert Zien

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

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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 STAFFKelley Arlt ............................................................................................................................................Box Office ManagerAnnie Bolger.............................................................................................................................................Marketing InternLee Caracci ..................................................................................................................................................House ManagerLindsay Considine ......................................................................................................Finance Asst. & Office ManagerRobin Dennis .............................................................................................................................Resident Teaching ArtistJesus Diaz ....................................................................................................................................... Graphic Design InternCorinne Gilbert ........................................................................................................................ Education AdministratorRose Hebein ........................................................................................................................Marketing Project ManagerPaul Kaishian ........................................................................................................................................................ CustodianRebecca Kitelinger ....................................................................... Special Events and Donor Relations ManagerBecca Marten .................................................................................................................................... Education ManagerRuben Piirainen ......................................................................................................................Education Music DirectorMatthew Poulson .................................................................................................................................... Grants ManagerJulian Salas ...................................................................................................................Weekend Box Office SupervisorJennifer Tirado ............................................................................................................................... Box Office SupervisorEmily Vitrano ...........................................................................................................Audience Development ManagerChris Zello ..........................................................................................................................................Campaign ManagerBrittany Rae Bonnell, Maddy Wakley, Rachael Zientek, Gwen Zupan ................................... Box Office StaffCara McMullin, Michelle Brien, Patrick G. H. Schley, Julianne Frey, Carol Komassa ......................................................................................... Assistant House Managers

PRODUCTION STAFFRebecca Beaudoin .......................................................................................................................Scenic Art ApprenticeRyan Bertelson ......................................................................................................................................Master ElectricianCarri Dahl ....................................................................................................................................................... Scenic ChargeGary Ellis ......................................................................................................Audio Visual Supervisor and IT ManagerSteve Gillingham ................................................................................................................. Interim Technical DirectorAdam Held .............................................................................................................................................. Scenic CarpenterRebecca Knipfer ..................................................................................................................................... Scenic CarpenterAndrew Lex .................................................................................................................................... Properties ApprenticeBarry Link ................................................................................................................................... Costume Shop ManagerMichael Lorenz ............................................................................................................................... Orchestra ContractorJennifer Lyons ..................................................................................................................................Properties CarpenterKimberly Ann McCann ......................................................................................................Production Stage ManagerBernadette Schoneborn .........................................................................................................................Stage ManagerJennifer Anderson ..................................................................................................................Assistant Stage ManagerAlexander Moliere ..............................................................................................................................Technical AssistantShima Orans .......................................................................................................................................... Costume DirectorLisa Schlenker ......................................................................Properties Director & Assistant Director of FacilitiesAmanda Srok .......................................................................................................................................... Stage Supervisor

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Special thanks to Kris Klein, Mike Cronin, Phil Jones and the Milwaukee Repertory Theater Costume Prop Shop. Also to Michael Davis for his knowledge of G and S.

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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. 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 December 4, 2012.)

BENEFACTOR CIRCLE - $25,000+United Performing Arts FundAnonymousThe Lynde & Harry Bradley

FoundationF. Colin & Paula CabotMary Ann & Lloyd GerlachGreater Milwaukee FoundationDavid & Margarete HarveyHoward & Sara MillerJohn Shannon & Jan SerrDaniel M. Soref Charitable TrustStollenwerk Family Charitable

Foundation

STAR CIRCLE - $10,000-$24,999Helen Bader Foundation, Inc.Michael & Anne Marie BulaByron & Suzy FosterThe Richard & Ethel Herzfeld

Foundation, Inc.Johnson BankNorthwestern Mutual

FoundationLinda & Blaine RiekeBert L. & Patricia S. Steigleder

Charitable TrustJulia & David Uihlein

SPONSOR CIRCLE - $5,000-$9,999

Alvin & Marion Birnschein Foundation

Rick & Wendy BlissBMO Harris BankBriggs & Stratton Corporation

FoundationCream City FoundationMae E. Demmer Charitable TrustRalph Evinrude FoundationGreater Milwaukee Foundation’s Asher and Susan Nichols Family FoundationHarley-Davidson FoundationJohnson Controls FoundationKrause Family FoundationPhoebe & Jack LewisMaihaugen FoundationMilwaukee County Dept. of

Family CareSusan NicholsMary S. PollockAdriana & Robert RagirMeyer & Norma Ragir

Foundation

Greg & Mary Ann RenzWayne RoperCharles & Patricia RoyCarol & Kevin SchueleSchoenleber FoundationWe EnergiesThe Windhover FoundationHerb Zien & Liz Levins

PRODUCER CIRCLE - $2,500-$4,999

Nancy H. BalcerJohn & Mary EmoryJohn Flanagan & Deborah

SchwartzGardner FoundationSusan GodfreyGreater Milwaukee Foundation’s Luedke-Smith FundLeslie Hauser & Karl WuesthoffFrieda & William Hunt Memorial

TrustNancy & Arthur LaskinSandra & Mike McNeelyJames G. & Gwen PlunkettMatthew Sirinek & Michelle

MattsonGordana & Milan RacicRexnord Foundation Inc.Sigma-Aldrich Foundation

DIRECTOR CIRCLE - $1,000-$2,499

AnonymousTom & Betty ArndtPolly & Robert BealMr. & Mrs. William D. BiersachBarbara & Don BuzardJames Cauley & Brenda AndrewsLaura & John Emory, Jr.Suzy B. EttingerJim FarrellMary Lou FindleyJoe & Gwenn GraboyesGreater Milwaukee Foundation’s Dr. Carl W. Eberbach & Elisabeth Falk Eberbach Fund Spear Arts Education Fund Mr. Bernard Weiss & Dr. Marie

Weiss Fund Margaret Heminway Wells

FundCindy HaasWayne & Margaret HaderMark Huber & Nari Haig

Helen & Ronald JacobsAmy S. JensenCarol JensenValerie Johnson & Dennis

RobisonWilliam R. & Charlotte S. JohnsonWilliam Stark Jones FoundationGary & Judy JorgensenJeanne KesslerTracey & Richard KleinKipp & Mary KoesterRuth De Young KohlerPam KrigerTerrance & Kristie KurtenbachChris & Emilia LaydenArt Lubke & Gloria TracyZabelle MalkasianJohn R. & Coleen E. MarshallMr. & Mrs. William R. MichaelsGeorge MichelMr. & Mrs. George A. MosherBrad NicolaisenThe Charles D. Ortgiesen

FoundationClare M. Peters Charitable TrustIldy & Skip PolinerRonald & Carol ScottService Club of MilwaukeeNita SorefPaul & Lisa SweeneyTarget StoresMr. & Mrs. William Van DykeBrian & Joan WakeDr. Marcia J.S. Richards & Mr.

Donald R. WhitakerDick & Diane WrightRichard & Kay Yuspeh

DESIGNER CIRCLE - $500-$999David & Patricia AndersonAnonymousF. Tessa BartelsCarol & Richard BayerleinJane & Jim BellDr. & Mrs. Michael BeschCarolee BeutlerMarc & Marta BianchiniMr. Gregg BoltMargaret & B. Lauren CharousAlbert J. & Flora H. Ellinger

FoundationSue & Tim FrautschiScott & Lyn GeboySusan GetzelDale & Mary Graves

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SK YLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE C IRCLE OF DONORS c o n t.

Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors Youth Foundation

Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Donald & Barbara Abert Fund Bill & Gwen Werner FundBill & Sandy HaackArlene HansenEd & Priscilla HeineckeClark E. Johnson & Nona G. HillBurt & Lynn HoffmanJeanne C. KuelthauDale & Sandra LandgrenDiane Lane & Jamie JohnsTonya & Michael LuederMary McAndrewsGrace McBain HaydonLarry & Bonnie PaplhamDonald PetersenAnthony Petullo Foundation, Inc.Jack & Martha PrinceBibi & Greg RosnerDr. Emily SchlenkerMarsha Ruth SehlerMark & Karen SostarichSPX FoundationRobert & Lenore SwobodaCalvin & Pauline VerbruggeVJS Construction ServicesSargit WarrinerSue Wells

CHOREOGRAPHER CIRCLE - $250-$499

Sara AlterRichard & Sara AsterMarilyn AuerL.B. & J.KJill & Frits BroekhuizenKathryn & John BuonoMr. & Mrs. John BurlingameDonald A. CressBob & Belle DanforthJoan Dimow & John MoulderJohn & Polly EdgarMr. & Mrs. Joseph EngmanRobert & Kristin Fewel

Rachel E. FingerMary & Harry FrankeLisa FroemmingRobert & Diane GaglianoBurton GoodmanPauline HaackMr. & Mrs. Edward M. HipkeAnn & Fred HorwitzSarah & Milton HwangIronwood FoundationJacqueline & Jeffrey JahnkeRichard & Diane KaneTim KitzkeStan & Shirley KritzikEleanor D. LeeJustine LeonardPeter LovanceJohn & Marty LubingLee MarquardtDonna MartynskiJequitta K. MolotNorman Moses & Carrie HitchcockLucia & John MurtaughNick & Mary OwenRobert & Mary PetersonMr. & Ms. James PetrieFred Pike & Cecilia TaylorLarry & Bobbi PolacheckGreg ReiterRoger RitzowCurtis & Patty RobinsonRobert SpencerJames & Catherine SponholzBarbara & Christian SteinmetzEdwin & Jean StoneAudrey StrnadRudy & Terri SundbergAlan & Linda ThompsonKay ValcqMr. & Mrs. David B. WilliamsCarlton & Leslie WiningerMr. & Mrs. James Yuen

Tribute GiftsIn Memory OfDonald BuzardFrancis CabotEd DoemlandMarianne EpsteinHarry FrankeSalomon FloresSam LewisChar Soleski

In Honor OfDing, Jamie & RayByron Foster

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:Robert W. Baird & Co.DigiCOPYThe Haack Family

A special thank you to thefollowing corporations formatching employee gifts:Assurant HealthBMO Harris BankJPMorgan Chase FoundationDominion FoundationEaton CorporationExxonMobil FoundationFirst Weber Group Foundation, Inc.GE FoundationJohnson ControlsRexnordSPX FoundationWe EnergiesThe Windhover Foundation

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 CabotDoris Hersh ChortekJohn 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 HarveyCheryl & Roy Hauswirth

Tom & Suzanne HeftyJane 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 FoundationJames 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 WerraWindhover Foundation

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

Frieda & William Hunt Memorial Trust

Daniel M. SorefCharitable Trust

The StieglederCharitable Trust

MailhaugenFoundation

The SchoenleberFoundation

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TO THE AUDIENCE

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 and at intermission. It is also open Friday and Saturday evenings for the free Cabaret shows that follow Skylight performances. For Studio Theatre shows cocktails and snacks are available at the Studio Lobby 30 minutes before performances and during intermission. For dining information visit www.getindulge.com or email [email protected]. Call 414-291-3773 for reservations.

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 Emily Vitrano at (414) 299-4964 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...The Skylight Music Theatre is supported with generous gifts by individuals, corporations and foundations that support artistic and educational programs. To become a donor, please contact Chris Zello, Campaign Manager, at (414) 299-4953.

SkylightENSEMBLE…SkylightENSEMBLE brings together young professionals through special events, volunteering and musical theatre. For more information contact Emily Vitrano, Audience Development Manager, at (414) 299-4964.

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 at158 North Broadway, Milwaukee, WI 53202. Phone: (414) 291-7800.

Hours...Monday through Saturday noon to 6:00 p.m. and two hours prior to allperformances. Skylight tickets are available for purchase online atwww.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.

The Skylighters... The Skylighters are involved in a variety of activities and special events in support of Skylight. For event or membership information, contact Rebecca Kitelinger, 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 [email protected]

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]

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 ArtsFund (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.