music theatre
presents
Sponsored by Dorothy Inbusch Foundation
Book and Lyrics by Daniel J. Brylow
Music by Richard Wagner
Arranged by Viswa Subbaraman
MAY 15 - JUNE 7, 2015
Stage Director: Daniel J. Brylow
Music Director: Robert Frankenberry
Scenic Designer: Adam Stoner
Costume Designer: Susanne Maroske
Lighting Designer: Phil Cruise Warren
Sound Designer: Gary Ellis
Stage Manager: Lesley Stone
This program 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 THE STAGE DIRECTOR – DANIEL J. BRYLOW
When I was first approached about adapting The Ring Cycle for
Skylight’s studio theater show, I’ll admit I was apprehensive. How was I
going to condense fourteen hours of opera into two while still
maintaining the integrity of the Ring’s labyrinthine plot? Was there a
way to tell the story in such a way that would respect the original while
still allowing room for interpretation? Throughout this process, I
alternately imagined Wagner encouraging me and rolling over in his
grave – mostly rolling over in his grave, if I’m being completely honest. After all, it had
taken him twenty-six years to write the thing! Who was I to mess with that? But
ultimately I decided that the best way to respect Wagner’s magnum opus was to allow
myself to take considerable liberties with the source material – just as Wagner had taken
immense liberties with the Scandinavian and German myths upon which the Ring Cycle
is based – but only when it was warranted by the new context in which The Skylight Ring
would be performed: four performers, two hours, one piano.
As you’ll soon discover, the single largest change is the re-focusing of the story from the
perspective of Alberich, one of the Ring’s principal antagonists. In the original, Alberich
is an important character to be sure – it’s Alberich who initiates the course of events
by stealing the Rhine Gold from the Rhinemaidens – but after his initial appearance
in the first of the Ring’s operas, we only see him intermittently, popping up here and
there to remind us that the presence of evil is never truly far away. Throughout this
journey, Alberich will be your guide, sometimes narrating the twist and turns of the plot,
sometimes entering the action itself, sometimes commenting on the events as they
unfold. My hope is that by hearing Alberich’s side of the story, we come to understand
his feelings and the motivations behind his choices, destructive though they turn out to
be.
Like all great works of art, the Ring Cycle resists a single, definitive interpretation. Even
the best production cannot take into account every surface of so multifaceted a gem.
Accordingly, I make no claim that this adaptation is representative of the Ring Cycle in
its totality, but if The Skylight Ring can shed some new light on a work of such dazzling
complexity, then I will consider it a success. I hope you enjoy our little piece of Wagner’s
masterwork.
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Welcome to The Skylight Ring, our tongue-in-cheek take on Wagner’s
epic Ring Cycle. The Ring is one of the greatest compositional triumphs
in opera, and we hope that our take on the 14 hour epic will give you a
different insight into the show. I hope that one day you’ll have the
opportunity to see a full Ring live. It is a truly memorable experience.
In putting a season together that focuses on fairy tales and fantasy, the
challenge became finding the right piece for the Studio Theatre. Fairy tales and fantasy
tend to be stories on a grand scale, after all. My hope was to give you multiple visions of
fairy tales: a traditional fairy tale in Cinderella, an American fairy tale with Wizard of Oz,
a new vision on an old tale with Once on this Island, a sci-fi/fantasy tale with The Snow
Dragon, and traditional fairy tales re-told with Into the Woods. It finally hit us that we
should use the Studio Theatre to perform the most epic of operatic fairy tales - one of
the best traditions of Skylight Music Theatre - taking a traditional opera or musical but
looking at it in a way that no other company can.
In looking at a project like condensing The Ring, I knew we needed someone with a keen
dramatic mind who also loves opera. Having worked with Danny Brylow as a performer
and subsequently as an assistant director, I knew that he could take the project on. He
immediately understood the challenge of treating Wagner’s work with respect but also
that reducing the timescale of such an epic would automatically creates some comedic
moments.
It marks a great moment in a company’s history when they finally take on their first Ring
Cycle. Houston Grand Opera is in the midst of their first Ring right now. Seattle Opera has
done a number of Ring cycles. We are extremely proud for Skylight to join those ranks in
our first production of a Ring Cycle - in a way that only Skylight can bring it to you… in
two hours with 4 singers.
Thank you for being a part of our exciting season of fairy tales. We look forward to seeing
you at Into the Woods, our final show of the 2014-15 season. Season tickets for the 201516 season are already on sale. It is a season that champions women and their journeys.
Highlights include Puccini’s Tosca, My Fair Lady, and Pirates of Penzance. Thank you for
being a part of our exciting season of fairy tales, and thank you for supporting Skylight
Music Theatre.
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SCENES
Act I
1. The Rhinemaidens’ Song....................................................Woglinde, Wellgunde, and Flosshilde
2. Alberich’s Curse............................................................................................................................. Alberich
3. Erda’s Warning........................................................................................................................................ Erda
4. Winterstürme Duet....................................................................................... Siegmund and Sieglinde
5a. Brünnhilde Whooping.........................................................................................................Brünnhilde
5b. Brünnhilde Whooping [Reprise]......................................................................................Brünnhilde
6. The Annunciation of Death..................................................................................................Brünnhilde
7. Wotan’s Spell...................................................................................................................................... Wotan
Act II
8. Siegfried Re-forges Nothung................................................................................................... Siegfried
9. Fafner’s Song.......................................................................................................................................Fafner
10. The Waldvögel’s Song...................................................................................................The Waldvögel
11. Brünnhilde and Siegfried’s Love Duet............................................... Brünnhilde and Siegfried
12. Hagen’s Watch............................................................................................................................. Alberich
13. Brünnhilde’s Lament............................................................................................................Brünnhilde
14. The Rhinemaidens’ Second Song..................................Woglinde, Wellgunde and Flosshilde
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SYNOPSIS
Act I
At the bottom of the Rhine River, three mermaids, the Rhinemaidens sing about how
perfect their lives are. Alberich, a “dweeby little dwarf,” flirts with them, but they reject
his advances. He overhears them talking about a ring which grants the bearer limitless
powers if he will forsake love. Embittered by their mockery, Alberich curses love and
steals the ring.
Fricka, the queen of the gods laments her husband Wotan’s decision to sell her sister
Freia to the giants, Fasolt and Fafner, in exchange for building their castle. The giants
arrive and take Freia as payment, but without Freia tending to her magical golden apples,
Wotan and Fricka lose their immortality and begin to age. Loge, the demigod of fire,
suggests that he and Wotan go in search of the legendary ring - the giants might let Freia
go in exchange for the ring and its powers.
Meanwhile, using the ring’s powers, Alberich creates a magic beanie, which allows him
to shape-shift. Wotan and Loge arrive and capture Alberich, forcing him to exchange
the ring and the beanie for his freedom. Crushed by his loss, Alberich curses the ring:
death to all who possess it. Wotan gives the giants the ring (and the beanie) in exchange
for Freia’s freedom. The giants fight about who should possess the ring, and Fafner kills
Fasolt. Using the beanie to turn himself into a dragon, Fafner goes off to hoard the ring
for himself.
Wotan fears that Alberich will somehow re-gain the ring and use it to take over the world,
and so decides he must get it back from Fafner. However, he had agreed to give Fafner
the ring in exchange for building his castle; regaining the ring himself would mean
breaking his contract with the giant. Wotan resolves this dilemma by fathering two
mortal children named Siegmund and Sieglinde to attain it for him.
In an attempt to interfere with Wotan’s plan, Alberich disguises himself as a biker dude
named Hunding, and kidnaps Sieglinde, forcing her to become his child bride. In
the meantime, Wotan thrusts an enchanted sword into a tree near Alberich’s house,
enchanting it so that only his son Siegmund is able to remove it. He hopes that
Siegmund will eventually use the sword to slay Fafner and obtain the ring before
Alberich can.
Years later, Wotan has fathered nine more daughters known as the Valkyries; warrior
maidens who gather the souls of fallen heroes for their father to build an army should
Alberich ever recover the ring. The twins have also been reunited when Siegmund
removed the sword from the tree. Despite the fact that they are siblings, Siegmund
and Sieglinde fall in love. This outrages Fricka, who, as the goddess of marriage, is
appalled by adultery and incest. She enlists the aid of Alberich (whom she thinks to
be Hunding) in punishing the twins for their crimes, and a battle in which Siegmund
will be killed ensues. Fricka insists that Wotan command Brünnhilde- the favorite of his
nine daughters- to defend Alberich in the upcoming battle. Wotan reluctantly agrees,
but Brünnhilde is so moved by Siegmund’s love for his sister that she defies her father’s
command, and defends Siegmund instead. Just as Siegmund is about to strike the fatal
blow, Wotan appears and breaks the sword, allowing Siegmund to be slain.
Brünnhilde flees with Sieglinde and Siegmund’s broken sword to a mountaintop, where
she prophesies that the sword will be re-forged and used to slay Fafner by Siegfried,
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the unborn child of Siegmund and Sieglinde. Furious with Brünnhilde for defying his
command, Wotan punishes her by stripping her of her immortality and putting her into
a magic sleep from which she can only be awoken by a fearless hero. To ensure that the
only most valiant of men is able to reach her, Wotan surrounds Brünnhilde’s rock with a
blazing ring of fire.
Later in a new disguise, Alberich, dressed as a kindly blacksmith, comes upon Sieglinde,
about to give birth. Sieglinde dies in childbirth and Alberich takes possession of the
infant Siegfried and the broken pieces of the enchanted sword.
Act II
Disguised as Mime the Blacksmith, Alberich raises Siegfried as his own child, planning
all the while to use him in his continuing plot to re-gain the ring. Under the pretense
of teaching him fear, Alberich convinces Siegfried to re-forge the sword and slay Fafner,
still a vicious dragon. With the sword whole once again, the two head off to the woods,
where Alberich reveals his plan to poison Siegfried once the dragon has been killed.
Siegfried slays Fafner and takes the magic beanie and the ring as the prizes for his victory.
When Siegfried draws his sword from the corpse, his hands are burned by the dragon’s
hot blood, and he instinctively puts them to his mouth to cool them. Upon tasting the
blood, he gains the power to understand the song of a Forest Bird, who has overheard
Alberich’s sinister plot and suggests he escape to a mountain where a beautiful woman is
waiting for him to wake her up.
Siegfried climbs the mountain, crosses the ring of fire, wakes Brünnhilde from her
slumber, and the two instantly fall in love. Before he leaves to continue exploring,
Siegfried gives Brünnhilde the ring as a token of his love.
In a final effort to obtain the ring, Alberich disguises himself as Hagen, a royal advisor,
in the court of King Gunther and his sister Gutrune. Siegfried arrives, and Alberich gives
him a love potion causing him to fall instantly in love with Queen Gutrune. Alberich then
manipulates Siegfried into using the magic beanie to disguise himself as King Gunther
and to cross the ring of fire to bring back Brünnhilde as his wife. In the process, Siegfried
steals the ring he has given her.
Back in the court, Brünnhilde is shocked to see Siegfried, now divested of disguise. But
when she sees the stolen ring on Siegfried’s finger, she puts it all together. Feeling
completely betrayed, she reveals to Alberich that Siegfried is vulnerable to attack from
behind. Bolstered with this new information, Alberich distracts Siegfried and fatally
wounds him while his back is turned.
Meanwhile, Wotan’s ravens, Thought and Memory report to Brünnhilde what has
happened and before Alberich can obtain the ring from Siegfried’s body, they quickly
recover it. In his rage Alberich also kills Gunther, and then Gutrune dies of grief as a
result. The ravens present Brünnhilde with the ring. She resolves to return the ring to
the Rhine, burn Siegfried’s body in a funeral pyre which will reach to Wotan’s castle, and
commit suicide by joining Siegfried on the pyre.
Alberich narrates the events that happened offstage: Brünnhilde carried out her plan, the
gods perished, the ring was lost in the Rhine forever, and the decades-long struggle for
the ring has finally come to a close…or has it?
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CAST
Alberich, a dwarf........................................................................................................Robert Frankenberry
Woglinde, a Rhinemaiden .............................................................................................................Erin Sura
Wellgunde, a Rhinemaiden ............................................................................................. Colleen Brooks
Flosshilde, a Rhinemaiden........................................................................................................ Tim Rebers
Wotan, king of the gods............................................................................................................. Tim Rebers
Ficka, queen of the gods, goddess of marriage ....................................................... Colleen Brooks
Freia, goddess of youth and beauty, Fricka’s sister...............................................................Erin Sura
Fasolt, a giant......................................................................................................................... Colleen Brooks
Fafner, a giant, later a dragon.................................................................................................. Tim Rebers
Loge, demigod of fire, trickster god...........................................................................................Erin Sura
Erda, goddess of the earth, fortune teller.................................................................... Colleen Brooks
A Random Mortal Woman..............................................................................................................Erin Sura
Seigmund, Wotan’s mortal son................................................................................................ Tim Rebers
Sieglinde, Wotan’s mortal daughter, Siegmund’s twin sister................................ Colleen Brooks
Hunding, a biker dude, Alberich in disguise....................................................Robert Frankenberry
Brünnhilde, a Valkyrie, Wotan’s daughter by Erda................................................................ Erin Sura
Mime, a blacksmith, Alberich in disguise.........................................................Robert Frankenberry
An Old Woman (The Norn).............................................................................................................Erin Sura
Siegfried, the son of Siegmund and Sieglinde.......................................................... Colleen Brooks
The Waldvögel (Forest Bird)...........................................................................................................Erin Sura
Gunther, king of the Gibichungs............................................................................................ Tim Rebers
Gutrune, Gunther’s sister................................................................................................................Erin Sura
Hagen, a royal advisor, Alberich in disguise....................................................Robert Frankenberry
Thought, a raven................................................................................................................... Colleen Brooks
Memory, a raven........................................................................................................................... Tim Rebers
ORCHESTR A
Piano.............................................................................................................................Robert Frankenberry
P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F
Director of Production..............................................................................................................Mark Turner
Associate Director of Production.......................................................................... Ruth Conrad-Proulx
Technical Director....................................................................................................................Eben Alguire
Technical Assistant........................................................................................................ Alexander Moliere
Scenic Carpenters........................................................... Tyler Guynes , Kelly Pursley, Jessica Rohde
Stage Manager...........................................................................................................................Lesley Stone
Assistant Stage Manager................................................................................................. Shelby Kaishian
Properties Director................................................................................................................ Lisa Schlenker
Properties Carpenter ........................................................................................................... Jennifer Lyons
Properties Artists............................................................................Andrea Alguire, Meghan Savagian
Properties Apprentice............................................................................................................. Madelyn Yee
Scenic Charge..................................................................................................................................Carri Dahl
Scenic Artist............................................................................................................Malvy Clark Westbrook
Scenic Artist Apprentice............................................................................................... Nerissa Eichinger
Costume Director..................................................................................................................... Shima Orans
Costume Shop Manager..............................................................................................................Barry Link
Master Electrician.......................................................................................................... Phil Cruise Warren
Light & Sound Board Operator.......................................................................................Alan Piotrowicz
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WHO’S WHO
Tim Rebers
(Performer)— Tim
Rebers is a Milwaukee
native singer, actor,
composer and director.
Previous mainstage
appearances at Skylight
include Cinderella (Ensemble/Dandini
Understudy), Les Misérables (Combeferre/
Enjolras Understudy) and HMS Pinafore
(Bos’un). Tim has performed roles with
Florentine Opera (Marquis d’Obigny, La
Traviata), Milwaukee Opera Theatre (PishTush, Mikado; Clock/Black Cat, L’enfant et les
Sortileges; Voltaire/Pangloss, Candide),
Music By The Lake (Tommy Albright,
Brigadoon; Karl Reder, Music in the Air), and
Light Opera Works (Perchik, Fiddler on the
Roof; Danilo understudy, Merry Widow). He
played the title character in Don Giovanni
with East Side Chamber Players, co-writing
the English translation with Daniel Brylow.
Tim’s first commissioned opera (libretto by
Alicia Berneche), about opera singers at an
audition, will have a workshop
performance by Milwaukee Opera Theatre
this June 1-2 at Carroll University. Next
season, Tim plays Papageno in Opera for
the Young’s touring Magic Flute.
Erin Sura (Performer)—
Soprano Erin Sura is a
student of Connie Haas.
Her recent performances
include Skylight Music
Theatre’s world premiere
opera The Snow Dragon,
and La Cenerentola (Clorinda). Additional
performances include Verdi’s Requiem
(soprano soloist) with the Racine Choral
Arts Society, Hansel and Gretel (Mother)
with Main Street Opera Co., Le Nozze di
Figaro (Countess) with both Opera on Tap
Milwaukee and St. Petersburg Opera
Company’s emerging artist program, Don
Giovanni (Donna Elvira) with East Side
Chamber Players, Susannah (Mrs. Hayes)
with the Florentine Opera Company and
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Amahl and the Night Visitors (Mother) with
Music by the Lake. Ms. Sura is also an
active concert performer and has been
heard as a featured soloist in Seven Last
Words of Christ by Dubois, Vivaldi’s Gloria,
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, and in
outreach concerts with St. Petersburg
Opera Co., Florentine Opera Co., Skylight
Music Theatre, Milwaukee Opera Theatre,
Fresco Opera Theatre and others.
Upcoming appearances include
participating in Skylight Music Theatre’s
production of The Snow Dragon in
Bangkok, Thailand.
Colleen Brooks
(Performer)— Colleen
Brooks, mezzo-soprano,
completed her DMA in
vocal performance at the
College-Conservatory of
Music (CCM) in
Cincinnati, OH. She holds a Master’s degree
in vocal performance from Indiana
University as well as Bachelor’s degrees in
vocal performance and biochemistry from
the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She
was a studio artist with the Florentine
Opera for its 2008-09 season and
participated in San Francisco Opera’s
Merola Opera Program the summer of
2010. Ms. Brooks was a Wisconsin district
winner of the Metropolitan Opera
Competition in 2009. Featured
performances include The Snow Dragon
(Dora Marx), Il Trovatore (Azucena),Il
Barbiere di Siviglia (Rosina), Hansel and
Gretel (Hansel), Don Giovanni (Donna
Elvira), The Magic Flute (Third Lady), Don
Quichotte (Garcias), Madam Butterfly (Kate
Pinkerton), Cavalleria Rusticana (Lola) and
Candide (Paquette). Upcoming
performances include Skylight’s The Snow
Dragon to be performed in Bangkok
Thailand!
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Robert Frankenberry
(Performer/Music
Director) — Robert
Frankenberry leads a
multi-faceted career as a
pianist, vocalist,
conductor, orchestrator
and educator. His operatic credits include
the roles of Don Carlo, Faust, Hoffmann,
Bacchus, Cavaradossi, Radames, Don Jose,
Pollione, and Alfredo. In non-operatic
productions, he has appeared in Amadeus
(Mozart), 1776 (John Adams), Pump Boys
and Dinettes (L.M.), A Little Night Music (CarlMagnus), and the title role in Willy Wonka.
Last season at Skylight, he served as
Associate Music Director for Hydrogen
Jukebox and created the role of Robbie in I
Hear America Singing. In his capacity as
Music Director for Opera Theater of
Pittsburgh, Robert has created chamber
adaptations of operas by Gluck (Orfeo),
Montemezzi (L’Incantesimo), Offenbach
(The Tales of Hoffmann—Retold), and a folkband adaptation of Bizet’s Carmen. He
currently serves on the voice faculty of
Point Park University; this fall he joins the
University of Pittsburgh faculty.
Daniel J. Brylow (Stage
Director) –- Daniel J.
Brylow has contributed
to the burgeoning field
of contemporary opera
and new music-theater
as a performer, stage
director, translator and arts administrator. He has participated in some capacity in
several world premiere operas, including
Judgment of Midas (Ince), Kocho (Fisher), Río
De Sangre (Davis) Border Towns (Brooke),
Time and Motion Study (Brooke), and a new
adaptation of Don Giovanni which he cowrote. Last season at Skylight, Danny sang
the role of the First Prisoner in Fidelio and
served as the Assistant Director for El
Cimarrón and Hydrogen Jukebox. He is a
graduate of Bennington College with a
degree in music and drama, and the
Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute
with an emphasis in stage direction.
Adam Stoner (Scenic Designer)— Adam
is thrilled to join Skylight Music Theatre
as a scenic designer—imagining the
world of The Ring has been a unique
and invigorating challenge! A fine art
painter and narrative enthusiast by day,
Adam graduated from Skylight’s scenic
apprentice program in 2014. He continues
to receive great inspiration and education
from Skylight’s many talented artists, and
he hopes to be back often!
Susanne Maroske (Costume Designer)—
Susanne returns to Skylight after having
designed costumes for Herman the Horse:
A Healthy Tail a few seasons ago. She also
designed for the University of Wisconsin
– Milwaukee’s productions of Orpheus in
the Underworld, Old Maid and the Thief,
and Slow Dusk with director Kurt Ollmann.
She has worked on many productions for
Skylight, Madison Rep, Armory Dinner
Theatre and the Fireside. In addition to
professional design, she has taught at
Mount Mary University for three years.
After receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts in
theater design and technology from the
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, she
recently graduated with a Master of Fine
Arts degree in fashion from the Academy
of Art in San Francisco. She is thrilled to
continue to showcase her designs in this
new production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle.
She wants to thank her family and friends
for all their support.
Phil Cruise Warren (Lighting Designer)—
Excited to be making his Broadway Theatre
Center design debut, Phil has designed
lighting for Wildspace Dance Company’s
Brew City Dreams and Lucious Layers/
Fevered Sleep, Sunset Playhouse’s Lucky
Stiff, and a number of Cardinal Stritch
University’s recent productions including
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Rabbit Hole, Shakespeare’s Women and Steel
Magnolias. A Milwaukee native, Phil has
also worked in Connecticut, New York City
and Chicago. Phil enjoys traveling and is a
returning crew member aboard the 18th
century replica Brig, Lady Washington. He
holds a BFA in theatre production & design
from MSU, Mankato in Minnesota and is
the Master Electrician for Skylight Music
Theatre and the Broadway Theatre Center.
Phil would like to thank his fiancée, Emily,
for encouraging him to stay out and play at
the theatre.
Gary Ellis (Sound Designer)—This
is Gary’s eighth season as Skylight’s
resident Sound Designer. He is so glad
to have a part in creating such amazing
music theatre! Shows he has designed
and mixed include Rent, Avenue Q, Les
Misérables, In The Heights, Adding MachineThe Musical, Pump Boys & Dinettes, Once on
This Island, Daddy Long Legs, The Music Man,
Sunday In The Park With George, The Spitfire
Grill, The Producers, Jesus Christ Supersta,
and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat. 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.
Lesley Stone (Stage Manager)— Lesley
Stone is the Artistic Administrator for
Skylight, but built her career on stage
managing. Prior to coming to Skylight,
she was the Production Stage Manager
for Florentine Opera Company, where
she stage managed Tosca, the Midwest
premiere of Elmer Gantry, Rigoletto, the
world premiere of Rio de Sangre, Venus
and Adonis / Dido and Aeneas, L’italiana
in algeri, Turandot, Susannah, Idomeneo,
Carmen, Albert Herring, and le Nozze
di Figaro; and served too short a time
as the stage manager for Milwaukee
Shakespeare. Before moving back to her
native Wisconsin, Lesley stage managed
at Chicago Opera Theatre (Semele,
L’incoronazione di Poppea, Il Viaggio a
Reims, La Resurrezione, A Midsummer Night’s
Dream), toured with The Second City, and
stage managed regionally at The Dallas
Opera, New Orleans Opera and the Fisher
Center for the Performing Arts at Bard
College.
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Once Upon A Time
Special THANKS to all of our partners
and sponsors that have made this year’s
Skylight Night possible!
Sponsors:
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Jan Serr & John Shannon
Event Co-Chairs
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Michelle Mattson
Matthew Sirinek
Sadhna Morato-Lindvall
Scott Lindvall
Valerie Johnson
Dennis Robison
Judith Williams-Killackey
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Tickets Are Still Available
Once Upon a Time: Skylight Night at the Broadway Theatre Center. June 20, 2015 6:00 PM.
A fundraising event and concert to benefit Skylight Music Theatre.
Contact the box office to purchase tickets: 414.291.7800.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Alec Fraser, President
F. Tessa Escamilla Bartels
Marta Bianchini
Barbara Bolens
Michael Bula
Colin Cabot (Honorary)
Sam Dickman
Laura Emory
Gerald Falci
John Flanagan
Susan Godfrey
David Harvey
Leslie Hauser
Robert Heath
Joel Hess
Mark Huber
Valerie Johnson
Michael Lueder
Michelle Mattson
Howard Miller
Sadhna Morato-Lindvall
Betty & Tom Arndt
Carol & Richard Bayerlein
Polly & Robert Beal
Katherine & William Biersach
Wendy & Richard Bliss
Barbara & Morton Blutstein
E.J. Brumder, Jr.
Barbara Buzard
Patricia & Phillip Crump
Thallis Drake
Elizabeth Elser
Mary & John Emory
Mary & Matthew Flynn
Suzy & Byron Foster
Gabrielle & John Franke
Susan & Timothy Frautschi
Elizabeth & Frederic Friedman
Barbara & John Gardner
Mary Ann & Lloyd Gerlach
Gwenn & Joseph Graboyes
Catherine Graham
Suzanne & Roy Gromme
Lindsay Holbrook Hammerer &
Peter Hammerer
Arlene Hansen
Katie Harding & James
Pionkoski
Cheryl & Roy Hauswirth
Priscilla & G. Edward Heinecke
John Holland & Konrad
Kuchenbach
Mary & David Huntington
Sharon & Ted Hutton
Charlotte & William Johnson
Judy & Gary Jorgensen
Jeanne & Richard Kessler
Susan & Robert Kinde
Tracey & Richard Klein
Mary & Kipp Koester
Marie Kohler & Brian Mani
Patricia & Robert Kraft
Roz & Charlie Krause
Pam Kriger
Kristie & Terrance Kurtenbach
Nancy & Arthur Laskin
Emilia & Christopher Layden
Phoebe & John Lewis
Sally Lewis
Gloria Tracy & Arthur Lubke
Sally Manegold
Rose Mary & Frank Matusinec
Grace McBain Haydon & John
Haydon
Sandra & Michael McNeely
Donna & Anthony Meyer
Susan Nichols
Mary & Jeff Nohl
Jody & Joe Nolan
Barbara Notestein
Jane S. O’Connell
Mary Owen
Mary Ellen & Bruce Pindyck
David Harvey
Mary Emory
John Flanagan
Matt Flynn
Byron Foster
Sue Frautschi
Timothy Frautschi
Jack Gardner
Suzanne Hefty
Terry Kurtenbach
Howard Miller
Jeff Nohl
Jennifer Olk
Brad Quade
Mary Ann Renz
John Shannon
John Stollenwerk
Dr. Massood Waisulah
Judith Williams-Killackey
Robert Heath
Sam Dickman
SKYLIGHT ADVOCATES
Gwen Plunkett
Roberta & Larry Polacheck
Ildy & Skip Poliner
Mary S. Pollock
Hattie & Edward Purtell
Gordana & Milan Racic
Fristine & James Rappe
Linda & Blaine Rieke
Lee Dougherty Ross & Jerold
Ross
Patricia & Charles Roy
Nancy Pinter & R. Max Samson
Marlene & Richard Schilffarth
Kathleen & Thomas Schrader
Carol & Kevin Schuele
Marsha Sehler
Maureen & Larry Sherkow
Joanne & Vincent Shiely, Jr.
Paige Sinden
Anne & Frederick Stratton, Jr.
Lisa & Paul Sweeney
John W. Taylor
Pauline & Calvin Verbrugge
Anne & Tom Wamser
Gwen & William Werner
Nora & Jude Werra
Kathleen & David Williams
Helen & Nicholas Wilson
Diane & Richard Wright
Elizabeth Levins & Herbert Zien
PAST BOARD PRESIDENTS
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Nick Owen
Mary Pollock
Larry Salustro
John Stollenwerk
Richard Wright
S K Y L I G H T M U S I C T H E AT R E S TA F F
VISWA SUBBARAMAN, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/MUSIC DIRECTOR
Cindy Haas, Finance Director
Ray Jivoff, Associate Artistic Director
Jennifer Samuelson, Marketing Director
Mark Turner, Director of Production and Facilities
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Kelley Arlt...................................................................................................................... Box Office Manager
Katie Berg...................................................................................................................... Marketing Manager
Lee Caracci............................................................................................................................House Manager
Selena Deer........................................................................................................................ Education Intern
Robin Dennis....................................................................Education Administrator & Teaching Artist
David Dziatkiewicz..............................................................................Weekend Box Office Supervisor
Paul Fredrich...................................................................Donor Relations & Special Events Manager
Paul Kaishian................................................................................................................................... Custodian
Mara McGhee.................................................................................... Audience Development Manager
Denise Ron............................................................................................................ Annual Giving Manager
Amanda Sinko..............................................................................................................Education Manager
Lesley Stone..............................................................................................................Artistic Administrator
Jennifer Tirado..........................................................................................................Box Office Supervisor
Lindsay Westwood.................................................................................................Graphic Design Intern
Indalecio de Jesus Valentin, Kristaleen Hernandez,
Becky Cofta, Elora Maloney, Jade Taylor,
Rachael Zientek, Gwen Zupan........................................................................................ Box Office Staff
Linnea Koeppel, Cara McMullin,
Patrick G. H. Schley, David Tilton.............................................................. Assistant House Managers
PRODUCTION STAFF
Eben Alguire.....................................................................................................................Technical Director
Ruth Conrad-Proulx......................................................................... Associate Director of Production
Carri Dahl.................................................................................................................................. Scenic Charge
Nerissa Eichinger..................................................................................................... Scenic art apprentice
Gary Ellis.....................................................................................Audio Visual Supervisor & IT Manager
Tyler Guynes.......................................................................................................................Stage Supervisor
Barry Link.............................................................................................................. Costume Shop Manager
Michael Lorenz..........................................................................................................Orchestra Contractor
Jennifer Lyons.............................................................................................................Properties carpenter
Alexander Moliere........................................................................................................Technical Assistant
Shima Orans..................................................................................................................... Costume Director
Kelly Pursley....................................................................................................................... Scenic carpenter
Matthew James Ralph.......................................................................Stage Management Apprentice
Jessica Rhode..................................................................................................................... Scenic carpenter
Lisa Schlenker................................................................................................................Properties Director
Kelly Turner.....................................................................................................Production Stage Manager
Phil Cruise Warren.......................................................................................................... Master Electrician
Madelyn Yee............................................................................................................. Properties apprentice
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S K Y L I G H T M U S I C T H E AT R E C I R C L E O F D O N O R S
Skylight gratefully acknowledges the following individuals, foundations, organizations, businesses
and government agencies who provided support within the last year to our Annual Campaign and
helped us to deliver high quality music theatre productions to the Greater Milwaukee community.
Our thanks to the many donors below $250 whose gifts are vital to Skylight’s continuing success, we
regret there is not space to list them all. Please refer to our website for a complete listing. This list is
current as of April 20, 2015.
Skylight Music Theatre
acknowledges and thanks
United Performing Arts
Fund, our single largest
donor, for its generous annual
support of over $590,000.
BENEFACTOR CIRCLE $25,000+
Anonymous
The Lynde & Harry Bradley
Foundation
F. Colin & Paula Cabot
Mary Ann & Lloyd Gerlach
David & Margarete Harvey
Richard & Ethel Herzfeld
Foundation, Inc.
James G. & Gwen Plunkett
John Shannon & Jan Serr
Daniel M. Soref Charitable
Trust
STAR CIRCLE $10,000-$24,999
Helen Bader Foundation, Inc.
Baird Private Asset
Management Group
Bangkok Opera Foundation
CAMPAC
Greater Milwaukee
Foundation
Greater Milwaukee
Foundation’s George H. and
Virgilee F. Krueck Fund
Johnson Bank
Susan Nichols
Northwestern Mutual
Foundation
OPERA America: The Opera
Fund
Blaine & Linda Rieke
Bert L. & Patricia S. Steigleder
Charitable Trust
Julia & David Uihlein
Wisconsin Arts Board
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SPONSOR CIRCLE $5,000-$9,999
Polly & Robert Beal
Michael & Anne Marie Bula
Edward U. Demmer
Foundation
Ralph Evinrude Foundation
Greater Milwaukee
Foundation’s Asher and
Susan Nichols Family
Foundation
Dorothy Inbusch Foundation,
Inc.
Johnson Controls Foundation
Krause Family Foundation
Maihaugen Foundation
Michelle Mattson &
Matthew Sirinek
Howard & Sara Miller
Milwaukee Arts Board
Greg & Mary Ann Renz
Charles & Patricia Roy
Carol & Kevin Schuele
Sempercor Foundation
Stollenwerk Family Charitable
Foundation
Brian & Joan Wake
Gordon R. & Suzanne S. Walker
Fund
We Energies Foundation
Herbert Zien &
Elizabeth Levins
PRODUCER CIRCLE $2,500-$4,999
Anonymous
Briggs & Stratton Corporation
Foundation
John & Mary Emory
Laura & John Emory, Jr.
Gerald & Sue Falci
John Flanagan & Deborah
Schwartz
Byron & Suzy Foster
Kristin & Alec Fraser
Susan Godfrey
Joe & Gwen Graboyes
Greater Milwaukee
Foundation’s Luedke-Smith
Fund
Leslie Hauser &
Karl Wuesthoff
Mark Huber & Nari Haig
Amy S. Jensen
Gary & Judy Jorgensen
Nancy & Arthur Laskin
Franklin Loo & Sally Long
Bill & Maureen Michaels
Gordana & Milan Racic
Rexnord Foundation Inc.
Sigma-Aldrich Foundation
Masood & Karen Wasiullah
Judith Williams-Killackey &
Brent Killackey
DIRECTOR CIRCLE $1,000-$2,499
David & Patricia Anderson
Anonymous (2)
Baird Foundation
Nancy H. Balcer
Mr. & Mrs. William D. Biersach
Rick & Wendy Bliss
Barb & Mark Bolens
David & Edith Braeger
Rich & Julie Buss
Margaret & B. Lauren Charous
William & Jane Crise
Frederick & Amy Croen
Dominion Foundation
Suzy B. Ettinger
Mary Lou Findley
David Flores
Susan Getzel
Greater Milwaukee
Foundation’s
Burns-Schrader Family Fund
Dr. Carl W. Eberbach &
Elisabeth Falk Eberbach
Fund
Margaret Heminway Wells
Fund
Bill & Sandy Haack
Cindy Haas
Frieda & William Hunt
Memorial Trust
S K Y L I G H T M U S I C T H E AT R E C I R C L E O F D O N O R S
Helen & Ronald Jacobs
Carol Jensen
Valerie Johnson &
Dennis Robinson
William & Charlotte Johnson
William Stark Jones
Foundation
Just Service
Kipp & Mary Koester
Dale & Sandra Landgren
Pam Kriger
Chris & Emilia Layden
Phoebe & Jack Lewis
Art Lubke & Gloria Tracy
Tonya & Michael Lueder
John R. & Coleen E. Marshall
William & Barbara
Michaels Sr.
Scott & Sadhna MoratoLindvall
Jennifer Olk & John Wink
The Charles D. Ortgiesen
Foundation
Clare M. Peters Charitable
Trust
Pieper Electric, Inc. / Ideal
Mechanical
Mary S. Pollock
The Purple Door Ice Cream
Shoppe
Richard & Kay Yuspeh
DESIGNER CIRCLE $500-$999
Anonymous
Tom & Betty Arndt
F. Tessa & Richard Bartels
Donna & Donald W.
Baumgartner
Carol & Richard Bayerlein
Jane & Jim Bell
Carolee Beutler
Marta & Marc Bianchini
James Cauley &
Brenda Andrews
Albert J. & Flora H. Ellinger
Foundation
Sue & Tim Frautschi
Burton Goodman
Dale & Mary Graves
Greater Milwaukee
Foundation’s Anonymous
Fund
Greater Milwaukee
Foundation’s Bill & Gwen
Werner Fund
Arlene Hansen
Ralph & Susan Harkins
Cheryl & Roy Hauswirth
Ed & Priscilla Heinecke
John E Holland & Konrad K
Kuchenbach
Becca Kitelinger
Sandra Laedtke
Barbara Jean Lee
Justine Leonard
Lois Malawsky & Jay Larkey
Mary McAndrews
Genie & David Meissner
Jequitta K. Molot
Jane S. O’Connell
Larry & Bonnie Paplham
Richard & Lois Pauls
Don Petersen & Corinthia Van
Orsdol
Robert Peterson
Fred Pike & Cecilia Taylor
Ildy & Skip Poliner
Jack & Martha Prince
Nita Soref
Mark & Karen Sostarich
George & Ellen Stone
Sargit Warriner
Sue Wells
Dr. Marcia J.S. Richards & Mr.
Donald R. Whitaker
Nick & Stoney Wilson
Brian & Sue Yee
CHOREOGRAPHER CIRCLE $250-$499
Richard & Patsy Aster
Mark & Laura Barnard
L.B. & J.K.
William Bradley &
Jill Anna Ponasik
Jill & Frits Broekhuizen
Kathryn & John Buono
John & Dee Burlingame
Thomas & Mary Belle Chatton
Angela Cherubini
David E. Cooper
Pat & Phil Crump
James & Karen D’Ambrisi
Mrs. Ross H. Dean
Art Downey
Brian & Heather Dunn
William Eastham
ExxonMobil Foundation
Robert & Kristin Fewel
c o n t.
Rachel E. Finger
Moira Fitzgerald
Jane Foster
Stanley & Janet Fox
Robert & Diane Gagliano
Mark & Virginia Gennis
William Gollmar & Suzanne
Marchant
Greater Milwaukee
Association of Realtors
Youth Foundation
Ironwood Foundation
Jacqueline & Jeffrey Jahnke
Ann Janikowsky
Jamie Johns
Richard & Diane Kane
John & Patt Konkel
Donald & Jo Anne Krause
Stanley Kritzik
Jeanne C. Kuelthau
Mary Pauly Lacy
Sandra Laedtke
Eleanor D. Lee
John & Marty Lubing
Linda & John Mellowes
Gregory & Susan Milleville
Mr. Ron MacDonald
John & Audrey Makowski
Northern Trust
David & Janet Olsen
James & Sharon Petrie
Bruce & Candy Pindyck
Christine Radiske &
Herbert Quigley
Suzann Reichley
Roger Ritzow
Curtis & Patty Robinson
Ronald & Carol Scott
Kathie & John Shutkin
Wendy & Peter Slocum
Katherine Smith
Audrey Strnad
Ramnath Subbaraman
Shantha Subbaraman
Swig MKE, LLC
Lynn Tarrence
UBS
The Union House
Beth & Anthony Waite
Janice Watson & Alfred Lustig
Mr. & Mrs. David B. Williams
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Tribute Gifts
In Memory Of
Doris Chortek
Gwen Plunkett
Mary S. Pollock
Howard Brooks
Judith Steinike
Michael J. Kalinyen
Carole Herbstreit-Kalinyen
Phillip Lefebvre
Mary Cyrulik
Eric Danielson
Cedric Duviols
Mr. Jacob Franke
Holly Hetzer
Mr. Howard Husslein
Joel & Nancy Jorgensen
The Kubala Washatko
Architects, Inc.
Mrs. Philip Lefebvre
Rayleen Mihm
Mary E. Pick
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Seidemann
Matt & Mary Jo Trotter
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Waggener
Nicholas Owen
Helmut Ammon
Janet & EA “Dub” Brown
Midori Buchanan
Columbia St. Mary’s Medical Staff
Dr. Elizabeth Davis
Beverly & James Dorman
Helena Duch
Dennis, Sara, Ryan & Erin Duprey
Bernadine & Stephen Graff
Allen Graves
Nancy & Dave Glassner
Susan Godfrey
Dr. Terry & Nancy Hart
Harvard Class of 1955
Dr. George & Debby Hughes
Dr. Robert Lyon
Katharine & Sandy Mallin
Shannon Mysliwiec
David Owen
Jon Owen
Sam and Maia Owen
John Peace
Sharon & Jim Petrie
Mary S. Pollock
Dr. Bruce Rowe
Don & Joan Schaefer
Richard & Marlene Schilffarth
Dr. Richard Shimp
Carole & Ken Schmidt
c o n t.
John Shannon & Jan Serr
Suzanne Timmer
Kathleen & Ralph Winkler
James Plunkett
Harry & Barbara Drake
Byron & Suzy Foster
Lloyd & Mary Ann Gerlach
John Haydon & Grace McBain Haydon
Laura Kletti
Jeane Knapp
Arthur Lubke & Gloria Tracy
Mary S. Pollock
Eliza Prince-Atias & Kobi Atias
Janice Watson & Alfred Lustig
Tybie Taglin
Mary S. Pollock
Kathy Thompson
Marlowe & Janet Nortrom
In Honor Of
Mike & Anne Marie Bula
Amelia Dallenbach
Laura Emory
Wendy & Peter Slocum
Thank you to the following groups
Milwaukee Arts Board
Milwaukee County CAMPAC
Government Agencies:
National Endowment for the
Arts: Art Works
Baird Private Asset
Management
Marta & Marc Bianchini
DigiCOPY
Suzanne Douglas
Cesar Galindo
Kristen Grill
In-Kind Donors:
Edith Hibbard
Justine Leonard
Barry Link
Emily Pritzlaff
Jennifer Samuelson
Carol Spiering
Ralph Szablewski
Dominion Foundation
ExxonMobil
General Electric
Johnson Controls
Matching Gift Corporations:
JPMorgan Chase
Northern Trust
Rexnord
Society Insurance
Wisconsin Arts Board
Virginia Topitzes
Truly Spoken Cycles
Donald R. Whitaker
Marty Zens
UBS
We Energies
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) 299-4962 with the correction.
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S K Y L I G H T S TA R S
Skylight Stars was established in 1998 to recognize those special donors who have made special
gifts to Skylight in one or more of the following ways: capital or endowment initiatives, trusts and
bequests, and planned gifts. Thank you very much for your generous support.
Christopher Seton Abele
Anonymous (8)
Dennis & Mary Bersch
The Lynde & Harry Bradley
Foundation
Aunt Teckie Brumder
Don & Barbara Buzard
Anne Perkins Cabot
F. Colin & Paula Cabot
Doris Hersh Chortek
John Dahlberg
Mae E. Demmer Charitable
Trust
Hugh & Mary Denison
Elizabeth Elser Doolittle
Charitable Trusts
John & Mary Emory
Marianne Holtz Epstein
Byron & Suzy Foster
Lloyd & Mary Ann Gerlach
Joseph & Gwenn Graboyes
Roy & Sue Gromme
Cheryl & Roy Hauswirth
David & Margarete Harvey
Tom & Suzanne Hefty
Jane E. Heinemann
Richard & Ethel Herzfeld
Foundation
John E. Holland
Robert F. & Jean E. Holtz
Sydney & Grace Johnson
William & Charlotte Johnson
William Stark Jones
Halbert & Alice Kadish Fund
Jack & Ginny Kopischke
Konrad K. Kuchenbach
Clarice Laubenheimer
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Malkasian
Robert & Sally Manegold
Dorothea C. Mayer
Howard & Sara Miller
Asher & Susan Nichols
Asher & Susan Nichols Family
Foundation
Northwestern Mutual
Foundation
Jane B. Pettit Foundation
James G. & Gwen Plunkett
Mr. & Mrs. George William
Pollock, Jr.
Verne & Marion Read
Blaine & Linda Rieke
Esther Leah Ritz
Rockwell Automation
Wayne & Jean Roper
Charles & Patricia Roy
Larry and Susan Salustro
John Shannon & Jan Serr
Vince & Joanne Shiely
L.B. & Lucy Smith
Dale L. Sorden Family
Daniel M. Soref Charitable
Trust
John & Jo Ellen Stollenwerk
Art Lubke & Gloria Tracy
David & Julia Uihlein
Charitable Foundation
Jon & Teri Vice
Audrey Wegner
Robert & Joyce Weiss
Nora & Jude Werra
C O M M U N I T Y PA R T N E R S
Asian Pacific Young American Professionals of
Milwaukee
Aversa
Blush
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsins
Cubanitas
Coquette Café
From Milwaukee with Love
Historic Third Ward Association
Hinterland Gastropub
Indulge
Kanpai
M Magazine
Milwaukee Public Schools
Milwaukee Symphony ACE Program
MKE LGBT Community Center
Mount Mary Creates
Mount Mary University
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The National
Operacon
Organization of Chinese Americans –
Wisconsin
Planned Parenthood
Pridefest
Purple Door Ice Cream
Saz’s Hospitality Group
Scottfree Salon
Florida Perry Smith
Smoke Shack
Teach Town
Thai American Association
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Institute
of World Affairs
Visit Milwaukee
Wisconsin Gazette
Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce
Yelp
TO T H E AU D I E N C E
Audience Guide...A free audience guide is generated by Enlighten, Skylight’s education
program, with the help of volunteer Justine Leonard. It is meant to provide in-depth
background information about the show, including information on the composer and
author, source material, historical perspective on the setting, and information about
Skylight directors, designers and performers. The guide is available on our website and in
the lobby of the theatre.
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. For dining information visit
www.getindulge.com or email [email protected].
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 Mara McGhee (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...Photos may be taken in the theatre if they do not
include the stage. Recording (video or photography) of any kind is not allowed during a
performance.
Skylight’s Annual Campaign...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 Denise Ron, Annual Giving Manager, at
(414) 299-4962.
Skylight Insights...Join us for an opportunity to learn more about Skylight Music
Theatre productions. Skylight artists and staff will lead pre-performance talks one hour
before curtain for every performance.
Special Patron Services... Infrared hearing systems are made possible through the
support from The Milwaukee County Department of Family Care. 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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B O X O F F I C E I N F O R M AT I O N
Skylight Music Theatre’s Box Office is located in the Broadway Theatre Center at 158
North Broadway, Milwaukee, WI 53202. Phone: (414) 291-7800.
Hours...Monday through Saturday noon to 6:00 p.m. and two hours prior to all
performances. Skylight tickets are available for purchase online at
www.skylightmusictheatre.org — 24 hours a day/7 days a week!
Ticket Exchanges...Season tickets may be exchanged for tickets to another performance
of the same production by mail, fax, or in person, up to 48 hours in advance of a
performance. Reservations for ticket exchanges may not be made less than 48 hours in
advance of the original performance date. Subscribers and single ticket holders who lose
their tickets may contact the box office for duplicates; seating locations are on record.
All sales are final.
Ticket Donations...Ticket holders who are unable to use their tickets may donate them
for resale and receive a receipt for a tax-deductible contribution. Just ask the box office
for a contribution receipt. Tickets are not refundable, nor may the ticket value be applied
to future ticket sales or outstanding pledges.
VO L U N T E E R I N F O R M AT I O N
SkylightENSEMBLE...SkylightENSEMBLE brings together young professionals through
special events, volunteering and musical theatre. For more information contact Mara
McGhee, Audience Development Manager, at (414) 299-4964.
Skylighters...Skylighters are involved in a variety of activities and special events in
support of Skylight. For event or membership information, contact Paul Fredrich, Donor
Relations 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]
G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N
Skylight Music Theatre
Broadway Theatre Center
158 North Broadway | Milwaukee, WI 53202
Administrative Office: (414) 291-7811 | Box Office: (414) 291-7800
www.skylightmusictheatre.org
Skylight Music Theatre is a cornerstone member of the United Performing Arts Fund
(UPAF), Theatre Wisconsin, Visit Milwaukee, the Historic Third Ward Association, and
Cultural Alliance of Greater Milwaukee, and is a cultural partner of the Milwaukee
Symphony Orchestra’s Arts in Community Education (ACE) Program.
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