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. Love’s Labour’s Lost 1 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. 2 UWM Peck School of the Arts 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. Love’s Labour’s Lost 3 PECK SCHOOL OF THE ARTS SCHOL ARSHIP SUPPORT Your donation can provide Scholarship Funds for deserving UWM Theatre Students. 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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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. 4 UWM Peck School of the Arts 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. Love’s Labour’s Lost 5 CAST BIOGR APHIES c o n t. 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 6 UWM Peck School of the Arts 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 CAST BIOGR APHIES c o n t. 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. Love’s Labour’s Lost 7 CAST BIOGR APHIES c o n t. 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 8 UWM Peck School of the Arts 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. Love’s Labour’s Lost 9 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....................................................................................................... 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