Peck School of the Arts
Department of Theatre
presents
Love’ s
Labour’s Lost
April 15–19, 2015
Mainstage Theatre
7:30pm WED-SAT; 2:00pm SUN
arts.uwm.edu/theatre
A Wittie and Pleasant Comedie
As it was Acted by his Majesties Servants
at the Blacke-Friers and the Globe.
Written By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Directed by Bill Watson
Scenic and Lighting Designer......................................................... R.H. Graham
Costume Designer........................................................................ Jason Orlenko
Sound Designer...................................................................................Chris Guse
Ladies and gentlemen, there can be no flash photography during the performances and
no video or audio recording of the show. We thank you for remembering to turn off any
personal electronic devices that might beep, buzz, ring, or vibrate.
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D R A M AT I S P E R S O N A E
KING Ferdinand of Navarre..................................................................................................Jeremy Berson
lords attending on the King
BEROWNE...................................................................................................................................Michael Jeske
LONGAVILLE............................................................................................................................. Alec Lachman
DUMAINE.....................................................................................................................................Mott Abrams
PRINCESS of France..................................................................................................................... Kira Renkas
ladies attending on the Princess
ROSALINE........................................................................................................................................ Anna Bisch
MARIA........................................................................................................................ Keiándra Honeysucker
KATHERINE....................................................................................................................... Lizzie Peavey-Uetz
lords attending on the Princess of France
BOYET....................................................................................................................................... Andy Montano
Monsieur MARCADE.............................................................................................................. Bryson Langer
Don Adriano de ARMADO...................................................................................................Kodi Schopper
MOTH, page to Armado..................................................................................................Rachel Meldman
HOLOFERNES, a scholmaster..........................................................................................Donald Kozinski
LADY NATLY, a curate.......................................................................................................Megan Scheftner
Anthony DULL, a constable...................................................................................... Glenn Widdecombe
COSTARD, a clown......................................................................................................................... Kris Anton
JAQUENETTA, a country wench...........................................................................................Aariela Steele
Forester............................................................................................................................. Samuel Robinson
Traveler’s Prayer by John Renbourn – Original Choreography by Susan Dibble
SCENE: Navarre
There will be one 15 minute intermission
SPECIAL THANKS
Jennifer Bach from Utah Shakespeare Festival, Carol Wells-Day from the Pioneer Theatre
Company, Jim Guy and the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Lisa Schlenker and the Skylight
Music Theatre prop shop.
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PRODUCTION PERSONNEL
Stage Management Staff
Stage Manager...........................................................................................................................Lauren Pekel
Assistant Stage Manager...........................................................................................................Erin Poulos
Technical Production Staff
Technical Director........................................................................................................... Christopher Guse
Production Shop Supervisor.............................................................................................. Tim Laughner
Master Carpenter................................................................................................................Denis Kavanagh
Scenic Carpenter.........................................................................................................................Lisa Fadden
Scenic Charge Artist.................................................................................................Tina Nordquist Yager
Scenic Artists.............................................................. Ryan Bennett, Will Haglund, Jennifer Higgins,
Natalie Zak, Lara Verdone
Technical Crew............................................................................................... Students of 214 Stagecraft
Properties Director ........................................................................................................ Sandra J. Strawn
Properties Artisan...............................................................................................................Jennifer Higgins
Properties Shopper/Artisan.................................................................................................. Anna Warren
Assistant Lighting Designer...................................................................................................Tracy Nowak
Master Electrician......................................................................................................... Stephen Roy White
Electricians....................................................................................... Students of Theatre 214 Stagecraft
Light Board Operators.................................................................................Katie Seidl, Emma Bertotto
Sound Board Operator..................................................................................................... Kristian Wilborg
Deck Crew ....................................................................Jonathan Dean, Matt Felland, Aley Brajkovic,
Natalie Zak, Erik Peppey, Happy Musonda, Bailey Soika
Costume Production Staff
Costume Director.................................................................................................................... Jeffrey Lieder
Wig Designer.........................................................................................................................Dana Rochester
Show Supervisor...........................................................................................................Emily Strohmenger
Assistant Show Supervisor............................................................................................. Tiffany Tresemer
Staff Draper....................................................................................................................................... Carla Eble
Drapers.................................................... Jane Anello, Bonnie Chandek, Sophia Jones, Lyn Kream,
Megan Linsmeier, Clare Richey-Kaplin,
Emily Strohmenger, Tiffany Tesemer, Amber Dijing
Costume Crafts........................................................................................................................ Andrew Beyer
Stitchers..........................................Tiffany Tresemer, Sophia Jones, and Students of Theatre 225
Wardrobe Supervisor..................................................................................................Emily Strohmenger
Wardrobe Crew........................................... Josie Slade, Jesse Goryl, and students of Theatre 225
Support for this production was made possible in part by
the UWM Foundation Milwaukee Shakespeare Fund.
Funding for for the theatre department’s production of Shakespeare’s Love’s
Labour’s Lost was provided in part by the PSOA Black and Gold Committee
differential tuition allocation.
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PECK SCHOOL OF THE ARTS SCHOL ARSHIP SUPPORT
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The Peck School of the Arts welcomes individual, corporate, and foundation financial
support of designated funds that provide scholarship awards to the most deserving and
talented UWM students. Scholarship support allows the Peck School of the Arts to recruit
students with high levels of artistic talent and achievement, and helps deserving students
to stay in school and on track toward a degree in their artistic discipline. Scholarship
support of students also makes the performance that you are currently experiencing
possible.
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send checks payable to the UWM Foundation/Theatre Scholarships to:
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S P R I N G 2 015 T H E AT R E D E PA R TM E N T S C H O L A R S H I P S A N D AWA R D S
Congratulations to all!
*The Corliss Phillabaum Theatre Prize
Mott Abrams, BA Theatre Studies
Jeremy Berson, BFA Acting
Andrew Beyer, BFA Costume Production
Colby Breyfogle, BFA Costume Production
Gena Davis, Intended BFA Acting
Conner Dempsey, BFA Acting
Lisa Fadden, BFA Technical Production
Tiffany Kiepert, BFA Acting
Donal Kozinski, BFA Acting
Lynell E. Kream, BFA Costume Production
Leah Montesinos, BFA Stage Management
Tracy Nowak, BA Theatre Studies
Heather Pulkowski, BA Theatre Studies
Angela Rahm, Intended BFA
Costume Production
Zoe Schwartz, BFA Acting
*The Cindy Poulson Scholarship
Tyler Danhaus, BFA Stage Management
The Werner and Jermaine Buchel
Foundation Scholarship Award
Jennifer Higgins, BFA Technical Production
Alec Lachman, BFA Acting
Schoenleber Foundation Scholarships
Anna Bisch, BFA Acting
Bonnie Chandek, BFA Costume Production
Kimberly Gartrell, BFA Acting
Emily Strohmenger, BFA Costume Production
Thao Youa, BFA Acting
*Theatre Department Scholarships
Grace Yeager, BFA Musical Theatre
* Denotes scholarships made possible by donations, of any amount, from by individuals.
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CAST BIOGR APHIES
Mott Abrams
(Dumaine)
Mott Abrams is a 1st
year BFA Acting major
and a rap artist. He was
born and raised in
Milwaukee, WI.
Previous UWM productions include:
Cinderella, The First 30,000 Years and Giants
Have Us in Their Books. Due to his
experiences at UWM, Mott has seen himself
grow as an actor, artist, and person. He
plans to continue pursuing music and
acting after he graduates.
Kris Anton (Costard)
Kris is a junior in the
BFA acting program.
Previous UWM
productions include:
Meet Me at the Avant
Garde, It Was
Embarrassing, So Don’t Ask, Cinderella, The
First 30,000 Years, and Lysistrata. Kris plans
on graduating at the end of next year and
hopes to continue his schooling in
Chicago.
Jeremy Holmes
Berson (King
Ferdinand)
Jeremy is thrilled to be
performing with such a
talented cast in Love’s
Labour’s Lost. He is in
his 2nd year of the BFA Acting program.
Previous UWM credits include: Men’s
Chorus in Uncommon Women and Others,
Pete, Steve, and Daniel in Almost Maine, a
member of the ensemble in UWM’s sketch
comedy It Was Embarrassing, So Don’t Ask,
and Spartan Ambassador in Lysistrata.
Jeremy would like to thank his family,
friends, and professors for all of the
support and knowledge they have shared
along this journey. This is the work.
Anna Bisch (Rosaline)
Anna is a junior in her
2nd year in the BFA
Acting program. Love’s
Labour’s Lost is Anna’s
first Shakespeare
production and she is
very grateful to be working with such a
talented cast and crew. Past performances
at UWM include: Sally Vicks in Gint and
Kate/Ben/Jackey in Anton in Show Business.
She would like to give a big shout out to
her parents/superheroes Leo and Shelley
Bisch. Without them, she wouldn’t be
where she is today.
Keiándra
Honeysucker (Maria)
Keiándra is a senior at
UWM and is excited to
finish off her UWM
career with
Shakespear’s Love’s
Laour’s Lost. Her previous UWM credits
include: The 2015 Vagina Monologues,
Cementville, It Was Embarassing So Don’t
Ask, Ruined, The Tragedy of King Lear and
Short Cuts. Keiándra would like to thank
her family, friends and professors for all of
the love and support given throughout her
duration in the acting program.
Michael Jeske
(Berowne)
Michael is a 2nd year
BFA Acting student and
is all too excited to be a
part of this show! His
past UWM credits
include: Laughing Stock (Richfield), Gint
(Pete Gint, Act II), and Blood Wedding
(Father of the Bride). Non-UWM credits
include: Jane Austen’s Persuasion (Captain
Wentworth) with Acacia Theater, The Pirates
of Penzance (Samuel) with Storyteller
Theater of Milwaukee, and Sweeney Todd
(Anthony) and Rumors (Lenny) with Theater
Unchained.
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Donald Kozinski
(Holofernes)
Donald is a junior at
UWM and is a 2nd year
BFA Acting student.
Previous UWM
productions include:
Gint (Younger Man), Mil-wonky Too!, and
most recently, the New Directions’
production of She Kills Monsters (Chuck
“DM” Biggs). This is Donald’s first show on
the UWM main stage and he is so excited
that he’ll be working with such an
awesome group of people. To Donald,
Shakespeare is the toughest challenge he
has tackled, but also believes it is the most
rewarding. He would like to thank his
family and friends, as well as his professors
and peers, for supporting him through his
acting journey.
Alec Lachman
(Longaville)
Alec is a junior at UWM
and a 2nd year BFA
Acting major. Recent
UWM credits include:
Laughing Stock (Braun
Oakes) and Giants Have Us In Their Books
(Oswald). This is Alec’s first Shakespeare
production at the collegiate level and he is
excited to show off all of the hard work the
cast and crew has put in on this wonderful
production. Alec would like to thank his
family, girlfriend, and friends for always
being there to support him in his crazy
adventures. Stay Classy.
Bryson Langer
(Monsieur Marcade)
Bryson is a sophomore
at UWM and a 1st year
BFA Acting student. He
has been acting since
middle school and his
passion has taken him through many
incredible productions. At UWM, Bryson
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has had roles in Les Liaisons Dangereuses,
Cinderella, The First 30,000 Years, and Giants
Have Us In Their Books. He is very proud to
be working with the actors involved in this
production of Love’s Labour’s Lost and
hopes you all enjoy the show and be well.
Rachel Meldman
(Moth)
Rachel is a 1st year in
the BFA Acting
program. She is so
excited to be playing
Moth in her first main
stage show here at UWM. You may have
seen her previously as The Fairy
Godmother, German Cinderella, and
Russian Stepmother in Cinderella, The First
30,000 years or as Lulu and Alysha in Giants
Have Us In Their Books. Rachel would like to
thank the cast and crew of Loves’ Labour’s
Lost as well as her family and friends for
supporting her as she cross dresses for
Shakespeare.
Andy Montano
(Boyet)
Andy is a 1st year BFA
Acting student thrilled
to be making a return
to the main stage for
this production of
Love’s Labour’s Lost. Previous UWM credits
include: Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Almost
Maine, and Giants Have Us In Their Books.
Andy would like to thank his family and
friends for their continued love and
support. Enjoy the show!
Lizzie Peavey-Uetz
(Katherine)
This is Lizzie’s second
main stage production
at UWM. It is also her
last semester in the BFA
Acting program. She
was last seen in UWM’s production of
Lysistrata in the role of Lysistrata. Lizzie
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believes learning Shakespeare is one of the
best tools an actor can possess. She is
excited to be working on such an intense
project!
Kira Renkas (Princess
of France)
Kira is delighted to be a
part of her third and
final performance at
UWM. She would like to
take a moment to
thank Steve and Candy Decker as well as
Bill Watson and Michelle Lopez-Rios for the
numerous opportunities they’ve granted
her throughout the years. Previous credits
include: Lampito in Lysistrata, Daisy Coates
in Laughing Stock, Laurenica in Fuente
Ovejuna, Constance Bonacieux in The Three
Musketeers, and Rebel in Columbinus.
Samuel Robinson
(Forester)
Sam is very excited to
be a part of Love’s
Labour’s Lost, his first
UWM main stage
production. You may
have seen him previously in Giants Have Us
In Their Books (movement chorus/dance
captain) and in Almost, Maine (East and
Phil). Sam balances being a 1st year BFA
Acting student with being in his junior
season of competition as a member of the
UWM Track team. Sam has had so much
fun being immersed in Shakespeare
throughout both the rehearsal process and
in his acting classes. Sam would like to
thank his parents for their ceaseless
support and guidance.
Megan Scheftner
(Lady Natly)
Megan is a senior in the
BFA Acting program
and is very pleased that
she gets the chance to
perform Shakespeare in
her last show at UWM. You may remember
seeing her last fall as the very flirty
Kalonike in Lysistrata. Megan is looking
forward to graduating this May and
working professionally in the community.
This summer, she will be a teaching artist
for the First Stage Theater Academy. Megan
would like to thank all of her friends and
colleagues who support her and inspire
her to keep going, even when the going
gets tough. This is the work! Thank you for
coming and enjoy your trip into
Shakespeare’s Arden Forest!
Kodi Schopper (Don
Adriano de Armado)
Kodi is currently a
junior at UWM and a 2nd
year BFA Acting
student. He has
performed in two
previous UWM productions: last semester’s
Lysistrata and the devised piece Crossings.
Kodi was also the dance choreographer for
the UWM’s student directed production of
She Kills Monsters. Kodi would like to thank
his family, friends and all the people who
have supported him along his journey and
who will continue to support him through
the years to come.
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Aariela Steele
(Jaquenetta)
Aariela is a 2nd year
BFA Acting student.
This is her first
Shakespeare show, and
her second show on
the UWM main stage. Aariela is a senior
and plans to move to California to pursue
acting after she graduates. She is
immensely grateful for all of the support
she received on her journey through the
intensive training. Aariela is forever
indebted to her amazing professors:
Rebecca Holderness, Bill Watson, Michelle
Lopez-Rios, Jim Tasse, and Raeleen
McMillion.
Glenn Widdicombe
(Dull)
Glenn is a 5th year
Senior at UWM and a
BFA Acting student.
Previous UWM
productions include
Love is a Horse with a Broken Leg Trying to
Stand While 45,000 People Watch, Meet Me
at the Avant Garde, Gint, Cementville, and
King Lear. Although Glenn enjoys playing
the role of Dull, he is surprisingly not that
dull in reality.
TECHNICAL PRODUCTION BIOGR APHIES
Lisa Fadden is ecstatic to be apart of
the BFA in technical theatre production
at UWM. Throughout her time in the
theatre program she has had the chance
to participate as part of the run crew for
King Lear, Uncommon Woman and Others,
Blood Wedding, and Anton’s Walk. She
was also a part of the production team
and scenic artist for both Mil-Wonky Style
and Laughing Stock as well as the props
master for Gint and the puppet artisan for
Islands. When she’s not back stage, Lisa is
in front of it taking pictures as the Theatre
Department’s photographer.
Jennifer Higgins is a first year BFA
technical theatre student. She helped
build the sets for Anton in Show Business
and Lysistrata. Before working in the
technical shops, Jennifer was the
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soundboard operator for Les Liaisons
Dangereuses. Jennifer is excited to
continue to improve her technical skills
under the guidance of the theatre faculty
and she looks forward to an exciting future
in the Theatre Department.
Erin Poulos is in her second year here at
UWM and in her first year of the BFA Stage
Management program. She is currently the
assistant stage manager for Love’s Labour’s
Lost. Previous work includes: UWM’s New
Direction productions of She Kills Monsters
and Almost, Maine. She’s very excited to
be apart of her first main stage show. Erin
would like to thank everyone who was
apart of this production, her family, Tyler
Danhaus and Michelle Amidzich for their
constant love and support. COSTUME PRODUCTION BIOGR APHIES
Jane Anello is a retired orchestra teacher
who has found great happiness in joining
this merry band of costumers at UWM.
Many thanks to Pam and Jeff for all you’ve
taught me.
Flipeleven Creative’s The Nugget. Lyn’s work
is also fantastically brought to life by some
of Milwaukee’s premier Drag Performers,
including Trixie Mattel - and Harmony
Breeze.
Andrew Beyer is a fourth year BFA
Costume Production Student. Throughout
his theatre experience Andrew has worked
in every part of the costume shop, from
wardrobe to costume shop manager.
Andrew also worked wardrobe for Skylight
Music Theatre as well as created costume
crafts for Utah Shakespeare Festival.
Costume design credits include Anton in
Show Business and Cementville.
Megan Linsmeier is a BFA Costume
Production student, in her last semester
here at UWM. She has worked as a draper
on Les Liaisons Dangereuses, and Urinetown,
and was a stitcher for Blood Wedding. She
has also designed Cinderella the First 30,000
Years at Kenilworth 508. She graduates this
spring.
Bonnie Chandek is a first year BFA
Costume Production student. She has
been sewing and designing clothing for
herself since high school and she even
has her own Etsy store. Her most recent
UWM credit was the assistant show
supervisor and wardrobe supervisor for
Lysistrata. Bonnie hopes to incorporate her
newfound knowledge of industry sewing
standards into her ready-to-wear garments
while expanding upon her costuming
knowledge and experience.
Sophia Jones is a first year BFA Costume
Production student. She recently designed
costume for the critically acclaimed
Addams Family at Theatre Unchained.
Sophia looks forward to learning more
from the UWM faculty and making each
costume design better than the last.
Lyn Kream is in the BFA Costume
Production program. Her education at
UWM is predicated by a 15-year career
in costume design and production, with
stage credits including UWM main stage
productions, Milwaukee Ballet School’s
Alice in Wonderland, and Smithereen
Productions’ presentation of Hedwig and
the Angry Inch. Film credits include 2011 48
Hour Film Festival Best Picture winner Until
Death, Vincent Buckley’s Coulrophobia and
Clare Richey-Kaplan is a graduating
student of the BFA Costume Production
program. She has worked in the UWM
costume shop for King Lear, Nature of
Mutation, Blood Wedding, Les Liaisons
Dangereuses, Laughing Stock, Cementville
and Urinetown. She has also worked
at the Florentine Opera Company, and
American Player’s Theater. She would like
to thank UWM Theatre for everything! She
graduates this spring.
Emily Strohmenger is a student in the BFA
Costume Production program. She was the
assistant shop manager for Urinetown and
built costumes for Cementville as well as
Laughing Stock. Most recently, Emily was a
draper for both Anton in Show Business and
Lysistrta.
Tiffany Tresemer is a newly transferred
student to the BFA Costume Production
program. Most recently, Tiffany was a
stitcher on Anton in Show Business and a
crafts artisan on Lysistrata.
Dijing Wu is a student in the BFA Costume
Production program. She prefers people
call her Amber. She is currently the
assistant show supervisor for The Crucible.
While at UWM, Amber looks forward to
working professionally in Milwaukee after
graduation.
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D E PA R TM E N T O F T H E AT R E
LeRoy Stoner........................................................................................................................................................ Chair
Administrative Staff
Kristy Volbrecht...............................................................................................................................Office Manager
Faculty and Teaching Academic Staff
Anne Basting, Ph.D.............................................................................................................Professor, Playwriting
Jessica Berlin Krivsky..........................................................................................Lecturer, Stage Management
Carla Eble......................................................................................................................Lecturer, Costume History
R.H. Graham................................................................................... Associate Professor, Graphics and Design
Christopher J. Guse.................................................... Associate Professor, Scenic and Audio Production
Alan Guszkowski............................................................................................................................ Lecturer, Acting
Rebecca Holderness............................................................................................... Associate Professor, Acting
Anthony Horne....................................................................Assistant Professor, Directing, Musical Theatre
Ralph Janes.............................................................................. Lecturer, Theatre Education, Theatre History
Tim Laughner.........................................Associate Instrumentation Innovator, Scene Shop Supervisor
Jeffrey Lieder.................................................................................... Professor, Head of Costume Production
Michelle Lopez-Rios...............................................Associate Professor, Voice & Speech, Head of Acting
Raeleen McMillion...........................................................................Senior Lecturer, Acting, Voice & Speech
Robin Mello, Ph.D............................................................................. Associate Professor, Theatre Education
Corliss Phillabaum, Ph.D.......................................................................Professor Emeritus, Theatre History
Pamela J. Rehberg.................................................................................................................Professor, Costumes
Alvaro Saar Rios.................................................Assistant Professor, Play Analysis, Playwriting, Devising
Dana Rochester.....................................................................................................Lecturer, Theatrical Make-up
Pamela Schermer.............................Associate Professor, Visual Communication for Performing Arts
Sandra J. Strawn................................Professor, Properties Production, Head of Technical Production
James Tasse........................................................................................................................ Senior Lecturer, Acting
Jenny Wanasek............................................................................................................................... Lecturer, Acting
William Watson......................................................................................................... Associate Professor, Acting
Stephen Roy White.......................................................................................Senior Lecturer, Lighting Design
PECK SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
Scott Emmons.....................................................................................................................................................Dean
Kim Cosier.........................................................................................................................................Associate Dean
James Burmeister............................................................................................................Interim Assistant Dean
Administrative Staff
Mary McCoy..........................................................................................................................Assistant to the Dean
Randall Trumbull-Holper....................................................................................................... Facilities Manager
Marketing and Development
Daniel Petry.................................................................................................................. Director of Development
Rebecca Ottman...................................................................................................................Marketing Specialist
Justin Kunesh.........................................................................................................Art Director/Web Developer
Box Office
Christopher Hofland.............................................................................................................Box Office Manager
Aaron Kuczmarski ..............................................................................................................Box Office Staff Lead
Brooke Olson.........................................................................................................................Box Office Staff Lead
Maria Corpus, Alycia Griesi, Brianna Husman,.....................................................................Box Office Staff
Lindsay Krupski, Alyse Page, Liz Parsons, Sam Pavel,
Anna Pfefferkorn, Matt Silverberg, Rebeka Schmieder,
Veronica Thornton, Nick Unes, Patrick Wilson, Sean Worcester
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