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Mark Clements Dawn Helsing Wolters Artistic Director Managing Director

MILLERCOORS PROUDLY PRESENTSMILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER’S PRODUCTION OF

A CHRISTMAS CAROLBy Charles Dickens

Adapted by Joseph Hanreddy and Edward Morgan

Directed by Joseph Hanreddy

Scenic Designer Margorie Bradley KelloggCostume Designer Martha Hally

Lighting Designer Nancy SchertlerSound Designer Barry G. Funderburg

Associate Lighting Designer Aimee HanyzewskiMusical Director Randal Swiggum

Music Arranger John TannerDance Choreographer Cate Deicher

Movement Choreographer Ed BurgessDialect Coach Jack Greenman

Children’s Director Shawn GulyasMake-up/Hair/Wig Designer Lara Leigh Dalbey

Production Stage Manager Briana J. Fahey*Assistant Stage Manager Amanda Weener*

Assistant Stage Manager Christine CzerwinskiChildren’s Stage Manager Molly Hayeslip

Assistant Director Leda Hoffmann

Production Manager Melissa Nyari VartanianTechnical Director Robb Bessey

Assistant Technical Director Steve BarnesLighting & Sound Director Craig Gottschalk

Properties Director James GuyProperties Coordinator Jill Lynn Lyons

Charge Scenic Artist Jim MedvedCostume Director Holly Payne

Associate Costume Director Amy Horst

Generously sponsored by

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Ebenezer Scrooge ........................................................................................... James Pickering*Mr. Grimgrind/Mr. Fezziwig/Mr. Topper ................................................................. Drew Brhel*Mr. Philpot/Mr. Oatway/Fezziwig worker/ Barnaby, Madeline’s husband/Old Joe ........................................Jonathan Gillard Daly*Bob Cratchit/Businessman .................................................................................... Lee E. Ernst*Mrs. Oatway/Belle/Lucy, Catherine’s sister/Mourner ................................. Kelley Faulkner*Catherine, Fred’s wife/Cook/Mourner ............................................................Nell Geisslinger*Fred/Fezziwig worker/Businessman ............................................................ Grant Goodman*Mrs. Dilber/Mrs. Fezziwig/Madeline, Catherine’s sister .............................Laura Gordon*Mr. Scadger, the gravedigger/Mr. Twyce/ Rev. Waghorn/Sailor Captain ..........................................................................Peter Silbert*Ghost of Jacob Marley/Jacob Marley/ Ghost of Christmas Present .......................................................................Jonathan Smoots*Ghost of Christmas Past/Mrs. Miggott .................................................... Deborah Staples*Young Scrooge/Lighthouse Man/Businessman/Mourner ................................. John Tufts*Mrs. Cratchit ......................................................................................................... Jenny Wanasek*Milkman/Ghost of Christmas Future ..................................................................... Ryan KrauseFan ..................................................................................................................... Sydney KirkegaardDick Wilkins ............................................................................................................ David HathwayMr. Mudd ................................................................................................ Alexander Pawlowski IVMartha Cratchit ..............................................................................................Mary Elsa HenrichsPeter Cratchit............................................................................................................. Jordan HorneTiny Tim ...................................................................................................................Simon JohnsonBelinda Cratchit ...........................................................................................................Emily ZaffiroAlice Cratchit ...........................................................................................................Megan WatsonMary Cratchit .................................................................................................... Sophie KobylinskiPercy Smudge ........................................................................................................ Dominic SchiroBoy Scrooge ....................................................................................................................... Jon OlsenRemembrance/Ignorance ...............................................................................................Max PinkForgiveness/Want ........................................................................................................... Libby Noll

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Children’s Ensemble:Maddy Ernst, Olivia Gonzalez, Nathaniel Johnson, Casey Kitzman,

Mitch Roehl, Veronica Seher, Rylan Smolik

A Christmas Carol Ensemble:Jonathan Butler-Duplessis, LaToya Codner, Georgia Mallory Guy, David Hathway,

Sydney Kirkegaard, Ryan Krause, Michael Lindsey, Alexander Pawlowski IV, Giuseppe Ribaudo, Kaitlyn Serketich, Greta Wohlrabe, Charlie Wright

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Member of The Rep’s 2010/11 Resident Acting Company.

There will be one 15-minute intermission.

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December, 2010Dear Friends,

Once again, all of us at The Rep are delighted to thank the Patty and Jay Baker Foundation for their generosity and commitment

to the children of our community.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s annual

production of Charles Dickens’ classic

has become a holiday tradition for

families in Milwaukee. Now celebrating its 35th anniversary,

A CHRISTMAS CAROL has brought joy to thousands of

children and adults every holiday season. Because of

the Tiny Tim Ticket Program, we are happy to be able to

provide tickets to those who otherwise wouldn’t have the

opportunity to enjoy this Yuletide classic.Our warm thanks to the Bakers for their generous holiday

gift to our community.Happy Holidays!Dawn Helsing WoltersManaging Director

Through the continued generosity of Patty and Jay Baker, The Rep was able to provide tickets to the following organizations this year:

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James Pickering as Scrooge and

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Welcome Friends!

I am delighted that you’re with us to experience A CHRISTMAS CAROL, which is celebrating its 35th year here in Milwaukee!

Why is this familiar story so essential to us at this time of year? There’s something in the title that hints at this for me. My dictionary defines “carol” as “A song of praise or joy.” And that’s what Charles Dickens wrote – a story to remind us of the potential we all have to rise above the darkest depths of despair and cynicism to find joy and hope in our greatest treasure – each other. I

think we need to be reminded of that, especially when economic crises, political gridlock and global threats can make us feel hopeless and helpless.

Ebenezer Scrooge’s transformation reminds us that no matter how bleak things may seem, and even when we disappoint ourselves, it’s never too late. That message is a vital resource that we must infuse into future generations – as critical as food on the table, money in the bank and skills taught in classrooms.

If you enjoy this production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, please join us again in one of Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s three theater spaces across the hall from The Pabst. We offer one-of-a-kind experiences: stories that move you, make you laugh and cry, and make you gasp with delight and wonder.

So invest in yourself and your loved ones this year with a gift of drama, music, passion and fun at The Rep. Gift certificates, Flex Passes and Build Your Own packages are flexible, customizable and affordable.

We look forward to seeing you at The Rep again soon!

Happy Holidays!

Dawn Helsing Wolters

A MESSAGE FROM THE REP ’ S M ANAGING DIRECTOR


A Christmas Carol opens with perhaps the most famous obituary in English literature:

“Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk,

the undertaker and the chief mourner. Old Marley was as dead as a doornail.”

A death notice is a decidedly un-cheery beginning for a story that has been read as a family holiday tradition for more than 150 years, as well as enjoyed in literally hundreds of film and television versions, cast with actors ranging from a sublime Alastair Sim, to a sweetly touching Mr. Magoo, to a seriously scary Jim Carrey – in 3-D. Our “good old city” has held a warm spot in its heart for A CHRISTMAS CAROL, supporting a 35-year run at The Rep that has given Jim Pickering, Lee Ernst, Jon Daly, Richard Halverson and Daniel Mooney a turn or two or three as the “squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching old sinner.”

If you’re new to the story, let me assure you that after that chilly beginning, things become considerably more buoyant as Marley’s surviving business partner is escorted throughout the reaches of London and the world to see and hear Christmas celebrated in the warm and fuzzy traditions of family dinners, gift-giving and heart-warming Christmas carols – traditions that historians maintain Dickens resurrected from the middle ages, and describe a Christmas considerably less as it was for the Victorians and more as Dickens thought it should be. Today, when we yearn to recapture the “real” Christmas, more often than not we turn to Dickens, likely not realizing that his traditions were almost as imagined as the triad of spirits that magically transport Ebenezer Scrooge across the boundaries of time and space.

Because so many of us come to the story via a “treatment” rather than the novella itself, it’s a surprise how many who love the story don’t really know it. In the stage adaptation that I initially crafted with Ed Morgan in 1998, our goal was to create a version that was as theatrical, visually spectacular, musically joyous and ultimately uplifting as we could possibly make it – without shortchanging the depth of Dickens’ insight into the lonely, bitter soul who lives at the story’s center.

Those opening lines, of course, are key to the whole thing. Dickens drives away at the fact of Marley’s death as if

somehow there were doubts – as if at any moment the old reprobate’s corpse might suddenly resurrect. (Spoiler alert – it does.) A CHRISTMAS CAROL is a story of the spiritual rebirth of one whose soul has died, so, poetically, it must begin with the finality of death. Ultimately the trigger that allows Scrooge to find joy in life and become “as good a friend and as good a man as the city of London knew” is when a gothic reaper in the shape of the Ghost of Christmas Future forces him to glimpse under the blanket that covers his own corpse and recognize the waste of spending so many of his precious years in his “money changing hole.”

As much as A CHRISTMAS CAROL is about spiritual renewal and reconnecting with family, it’s also about money and poverty. “If they would rather die,” Scrooge rants, speaking of the starving poor, “they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.” The words sting as sharply today as they did in 1843. If Dickens left us an image of all of the goodness that Christmas can engender, he also left us with a nightmare vision of inner-city poverty that lives in our own city as inhumanly as it did his. And yet, our appreciation of Dickens and the endurance of A CHRISTMAS CAROL come more from a novelist’s ability to penetrate an individual human soul, than from his ability to articulate a political manifesto. George Orwell, a passionate socialist who was to write his own apocalyptic vision of the future in 1984, pointed out in an essay on Dickens that “He has no plan to change society; his target is ‘human nature,’” and that Dickens’ only real lesson is “that capitalists ought to be kind, not that workers ought to be rebellious.” Orwell dubs Dickens’ outrage “a generous anger.”

Ultimately in this simple story, Dickens asks a profoundly simple thing: that at this “festive time of the year,” those of us who have been blessed with privileges and good fortune should take the time to be truly grateful – and to act in ways, both big and small, in which we can be kind and generous to our “fellow-passengers to the grave.” That, he posits, is what it truly means to “know how to keep Christmas well.”

Joseph HanreddyDirector of the Fellowship in Directing and Design at UWM’s Peck School of the Arts/Former Rep Artistic Director (1993 – 2010)

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seen him write with such fervor. He “wept, laughed, and wept again, and excited himself in a most extraordinary manner, in the composition . . . thinking whereof, he walked about the black streets of London, fifteen or twenty miles, many a night.” By the end of November he had completed his story. On December 19, 1843, A Christmas Carol, In Prose, Being A Ghost Story of

Christmas, appeared on the stands only six weeks after Dickens sat down to write it. The praise was immediate and universal. W.M. Thackeray called it “a national benefit, and for every man and woman who reads it, a personal kindness.”

Thackeray’s state-ment was fitting for several reasons. In the 19th century, the British associated Christmas festivities only with country life – with manor houses, baronial

feasts and peasant revels. In the rapidly growing urban areas, that traditional English celebration of Christmas had begun to disappear. Instead of opulent celebrations of their country cousins, the urban English chose to mark the holiday as a time of rest, a time for reading aloud and staying at home. As A Christmas Carol became a large part of the Christmas celebration of 1843, many credit Dickens with creating the basic Christmas traditions that we enjoy today. Through A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens proved to his readers that the growth of cities had not destroyed Christmas. He re-discovered the spirit of the holiday for millions of people and freed it from its Puritan constraints.

“I have endeavored in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me. May it haunt their houses pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it.”

–Their faithful Friend and Servant,C.D. [Charles Dickens]December, 1843

Indeed, few have the heart to lay Dickens’ timeless classic A Christmas Carol aside. Moreover, few can keep their hands off of it. Its acclaim and appeal was instantaneous – within a month of its debut in England in 1843, Dickens had taken two literary pirates to court for copyright infringement. Two months after its publishing, eight theater companies had adapted and mounted the story on stage. By 1844, English literary critics declared the book “a national institution.”

While Charles Dickens was hardly prepared for such a flurry over his latest piece, he welcomed the excitement. Already a literary celebrity, both in England and abroad, based on the successes of his Oliver Twist, The Pickwick Papers and Nicholas Nickleby, the fall of 1843 greeted Dickens with a disappointing commercial response to his latest project, Martin Chuzzlewit. Dickens desperately needed to supplement his income, and he felt a Christmas story the perfect way to provide the earnings necessary to support his family.

At once A Christmas Carol became a labor of love for its author. Dickens’ sister-in-law wrote that she had never continued on page 40

Charles Dickens, portrait by Francis Alexander, 1842. From The Annotated Christmas Carol by Michael Patrick

Hearn, © 2004, W. W. Norton & Company.

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At MillerCoors, we brew great beer and we recognize that we also have a great responsibility – to our people, our environment and our communities. That’s why we make it a priority to invest in and support the communities where we live, work and sell our beer. Our sponsorship for The Rep’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL production is just one example of our involvement in Milwaukee to preserve community and cultural pride.

In the last year, we’ve demonstrated our commitment to hometown investment in a number of ways.

• We collaborated with Discovery World in November 2009, announcing a multi-year investment totaling $500,000 to fund an expansion of public water education programs through Discovery World’s Freshwater Initiative. The new MillerCoors THIRST Freshwater Innovation Lab will provide a hands-on environment for visitors, and is due to open later this year.

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Joseph Hanreddy, Director/ Co-Adapter

Joe has taken great pleasure in directing several productions of The Rep’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL since he and Ed Morgan created the beginnings of this adaptation in 1998. Working on Dickens’ glorious tale never fails to move and inspire him, and even more so, the sense of community, generosity and goodwill that forms between the ensemble of professional and intern actors, our magnificent and indefatigable team of stage managers, choreographers and coaches, the Pabst stage crew – and above all, the scores of children and parents that have been members of the CHRISTMAS CAROL families over the years. In his years as The Rep’s Artistic Director, Joe directed over 40 productions and occasionally ventured into writing and performing. Some of his most recent work includes writing and directing SEVEN KEYS TO SLAUGHTER PEAK, co-writing PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, directing productions of THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR, KING LEAR, TARTUFFE, MARY STUART, THE NORMAN CONQUESTS and THE CRUCIBLE and acting in productions of THE GOAT, OR WHO IS SYLVIA?, A SKULL IN CONNEMARA and OF MICE AND MEN. This past summer Joe directed MACBETH for the Utah Shakespearean Festival, and immediately following the opening of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, he will begin directing THE MISANTHROPE for the Pearl Theatre at the City Center in New York. Joe is currently on the faculty of UWM in the Peck School of the Arts launching a new graduate program that will award bi-annual Fellowships for professional preparation in directing and design.

Edward Morgan, Co-Adapter

Mr. Morgan is a freelance director, writer and teacher. He previously served as Associate Artistic Director for The Rep and directed numerous productions here. This season, in September, he directed the premiere of A RISING WIND, a play he co-authored with John Kishline

on commission from the Wisconsin Humanities Council, Pier Wisconsin and Irish Fest Foundation. He spent a week in the Dominican Republic where he gave Master Classes and lectured at the Teatro Nacional. He spent two weeks in Costa Rica where he taught a week-long seminar on Directing at a theater conference. In December, he directed this version of A CHRISTMAS CAROL for Clarence Brown Theatre in Knoxville, while also teaching for the UT MFA program and directing a reading of TWENTY SEVEN, his Faulkner adaptation.

Mr. Morgan is also currently the director for John McGivern’s HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, a Next Act production in the Stiemke Studio. Mr.

Morgan has been a Directing Fellow for The Drama League of New York and he and his work have been honored with Helen Hayes Awards and nominations for Outstanding Production, Directing and Sound Design. He has worked in various capacities at various regional theaters, published articles in several magazines and has been a Guest Artist for a dozen universities and graduate conservatories. Mr. Morgan is also a Casting Partner with Cirque du Soleil.

Marjorie Bradley Kellogg, Scenic Designer

Ms. Kellogg’s most recent design in the general Milwaukee area was in the summer of 2009 for THE PHILANDERER at American Players Theatre. Her designs for opera include the world premiere of Richard Danielpour’s Margaret Garner for Michigan Opera, plus The Tender Land for Skylight Opera Theatre and Paul Bunyan for the Manhattan School of Music. Broadway credits include a season as resident designer for the National Actors Theatre, as well as ANY GIVEN DAY, the George C. Scott revival of ON BORROWED TIME, LUCIFER’S CHILD (starring Julie Harris), AMERICAN BUFFALO with Al Pacino, DA, REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT, A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG, SOLOMON’S CHILD, ARSENIC AND OLD LACE, STEAMING and THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS. Designs for Circle in the Square include

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SPOKESONG, HEARTBREAK HOUSE and PRESENT LAUGHTER. Off-Broadway, Ms. Kellogg has worked for New York Shakespeare Festival’s Public Theatre, Signature Theatre Company, Second Stage Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons and Roundabout Theatre Company, among others. She received the 2006 USITT Distinguished Achievement Award in Scene Design, and earlier, the 2002 Ruth Morley Design Award, the 1995 Mary L. Murphy Award for Excellence in Design. She shared the first Michael Merritt Award for Design and Collaboration in 1994. Other honors include the 1983/84 Boston Theatre Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Drama-Logue awards for 1988 and 1991 and the New York Drama Desk nomination for both the 1982/83 and 1983/84 seasons. She has worked in London, Moscow, in film and television and in the American resident theaters for 30 years. She was a 1992 – 94 Pew Charitable Trust Residency fellow with Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, GA. She has taught at Princeton University, Columbia University and has been Associate Professor of Design at Colgate University since 1995. She is the author of three science fiction novels (A Rumor of Angels, Harmony and the recently updated and revised Lear’s Daughters), plus a fantasy series, The Dragon Quartet. Her stage adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time was produced by Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis, and her original musical, LIVIN’ IN THE GARDEN, premiered at Alliance Theatre in 1997.

Martha Hally, Costume Designer

Martha Hally’s designs for The Rep include: SEVEN KEYS TO SLAUGHTER PEAK, THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR, THE BLOND, THE BRUNETTE AND THE VENGEFUL REDHEAD, ARMADALE, LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN, SUEÑO, THE VOYSEY INHERITANCE and ESCAPE FROM HAPPINESS, among others. She has designed costumes at regional theaters across the country including Pittsburgh Public Theater, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, CenterStage, Dallas Theater Center, The Alley Theater, Asolo Repertory Theater and The Repertory Theatre of St Louis. Recent New York designs include: the Off-Broadway productions of WIFE TO JAME WHELAN and IS LIFE WORTH LIVING? (Mint Theater Company), THE LATE CHRISTOPHER BEAN and BEDROOM FARCE (TACT), BANISHED CHILDREN

OF EVE, GASLIGHT, THE FIELD (Irish Repertory Theatre ) and SECRET ORDER (59E59). Martha has designed operas for Chicago Opera Theater, Virginia Opera, Manhattan School of Music and The Center for Contemporary Opera in NYC.

Nancy Schertler, Lighting Designer

Ms. Schertler’s Milwaukee Rep credits include: A FLEA IN HER EAR, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE CRUCIBLE, ESCAPE FROM HAPPINESS, MOBY DICK, ANNA CHRISTIE, THE FRONT PAGE, ENGAGED, NOISES OFF and ANGELS IN AMERICA: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES. Broadway credits include: FOOL MOON and LARGELY/NEW YORK (Tony Award nomination). Off-Broadway credits: Classic Stage Company, New York Theatre Workshop, Playwrights Horizons, Roundabout Theatre Company and Second Stage Theatre. Regionally her work has been seen at numerous theaters throughout the country including AFTER THE WAR for San Francisco’s ACT and last season’s production of THE FANTASTICKS at Arena Stage in Washington, DC where she is an affiliated artist. Opera credits include: Later the Same Evening, an opera inspired by the works of Edward Hopper commissioned by the National Gallery of Art and the University of Maryland; The Journey to Reims (Portland Opera); and The Difficulty of Crossing a Field (San Francisco’s ACT directed by Carey Perloff ). Ms. Schertler has also received numerous Helen Hayes Award nominations and an American Theatre Wing Design nomination for lighting design.

Barry G. Funderburg, Sound Designer

Mr. Funderburg is excited to return for his 13th season of A CHRISTMAS CAROL and to be working again with Joe Hanreddy. Memorable Rep productions include: THE SEAFARER, THE CHERRY ORCHARD, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, ARMADALE, RICHARD III, MARY STUART, WORK SONG and ANGELS IN AMERICA: MILLENIUM APPROACHES. Other regional theater credits include: FAKE, CARTER’S WAY, MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN, MIZLANSKY/ZILINSKY at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and productions at Utah Shakespearean Festival, Kansas City Repertory Theater, Arizona Theatre Company, City Theatre (Pittsburgh), CenterStage (Baltimore), Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Peninsula Players Theatre, American Players Theatre, LA Theatre Works and Indiana Repertory Theatre. Chicago credits include: Next Theatre, Theatre at the Center, Oak

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Park Festival Theatre and Lookingglass Theatre Company. Barry has received four Chicago Equity Jeff Award nominations, the 1996 and 2008 Jeff Awards for Sound Design and an MFA in Theatrical Sound Design from Purdue University.

Aimee Hanyzewski, Associate Lighting Designer

Aimee Hanyzewski is pleased to be back for the sixth season as the Associate Lighting Designer for A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Aimee is the Resident Lighting Designer and Assistant Production Manager for Roosevelt University in Chicago where, in addition, she freelances with local companies. This past year, Aimee was nominated for her first Jeff Award.

Randal Swiggum, Music Director

This is Randy’s 12th season as music director of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Previous Rep shows include: THE CRUCIBLE, WORK SONG, THE MILL ON THE FLOSS and MOBY DICK, for which he created original music. He has also served as music director and vocal coach for Madison Repertory Theatre, Madison Opera, Theatre X,

JCC Theatre Company and Acacia Theatre. Well known as an educator and conductor, Randy has taught at Lawrence University, UW – Madison, UW – Milwaukee and Whitefish Bay High School. A native of Mount Horeb, WI, his degrees in music, theater and orchestral conducting are from UW – Madison where he is currently a PhD candidate in musicology. Besides a busy schedule of guest conducting orchestras and choirs around the country and internationally, he serves as Education Conductor of both the Elgin Symphony and The Florida Orchestra, Artistic Director of the Elgin Youth Symphony and conductor of the Madison Boychoir. God bless us, everyone! (especially Nathaniel and Simon).

John Tanner, Music Arranger

As one of the principals of Tanner-Monagle, a leading music composition, audio recording and post-production, video editing and production film company, John Tanner brings more than 25 years of experience in scoring and arranging music composition for television, radio, industrial video and theater. His commercial music has won

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numerous awards including: Golden Reel Awards for the International Television Association for industrial video projects; Telly Awards; national, microphone awards and RAC Award for retail advertising. Tanner engineered the Violent Femmes album, Violent Femmes, which garnered both Gold and Platinum sales certification. John has composed music for national commercial clients including: Sprint, Toyota, Walgreens Drug Stores, Hot Pocket, Kwik Trip, Birds Eye, Sears, Hilton Inns, Leinenkugel’s, Mercury Marine, Kohl’s Department Stores, Van de Kamp’s, General Motors, Northwestern Mutual, Miller Brewing Company, First Alert, GE Medical and Johnson Controls. His national television projects include scoring the PBS documentary and soundtrack CD, The Gold Rush, and the opening theme for the syndicated comedy show, Kwik Witz. He co-wrote two popular regional theater musical reviews, HULA HOOP SHA-BOOP and PSYCHEDELIC SUNDAE. He has written original scores and designed sound for theatrical productions at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Yale Repertory Theatre, American Players Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Oregon Shakespeare Festival and First Stage Children’s Theater.

These days it seems our lives are becoming more frantic and complex. Less time, more to do. However, Christmas is the one period of the year in which we seem willing to slow down, take a chance and open our hearts. Beneath our busy and driven lives we discover there is the need to love and be loved to connect with the humanity around us to be accepted and accepting of others. That is why A CHRISTMAS CAROL means so much to me. If a character like Scrooge – the darkest and most self-centered person one could ever encounter can transform – then perhaps there is hope for each of us too. My fervent wish is that the spirit of A CHRISTMAS CAROL awakens the kindness and compassion in us all. And, reminds us that we can do so in this very moment. Enjoy the show and share your open heart to everyone you meet. Be bold and remember, as Scrooge said, “There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour.”

-John Tanner

Cate Deicher, Dance Choreographer

Cate Deicher studied dance and movement analysis at UW – Madison and Milwaukee, and at the Laban/Bartenieff Institute in New York. She founded the Department of Dance and Movement Studies at Alverno College in 1988 and currently serves as the academic coordinator of the Graduate Program in Laban Movement Analysis at Columbia College Chicago. She designs and teaches movement-based courses for students of art, design and architecture and presents choreography on occasion. She is delighted to be working on A CHRISTMAS CAROL once again.

Ed Burgess, Movement Choreographer

Ed serves as Chair for the Department of Dance at UW – Milwaukee. He has choreographed or performed with Milwaukee Shakespeare Company, Wild Space Dance Company, Milwaukee Dance Theater, Milwaukee Ballet, Renaissance Theaterworks and Milwaukee Repertory Theater. He directed and choreographed LITTLE BY LITTLE and SOPHIE TUCKER – AMERICAN LEGEND in The Rep’s Stackner Cabaret and A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING for Skylight Opera Theatre. Other choreographic contributions to The Rep productions include: A CHERRY ORCHARD, Edward Albee’s SEASCAPE, TARTUFFE, SUEÑO, THE CLEAN HOUSE and ANNA KARENINA. This season he has already enjoyed working on LAUREL AND HARDY and BOMBSHELLS and is looking forward to SPEAKING IN TONGUES. He is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers and serves on the National Board of Directors of the American College Dance Festival Association. Thanks to Joe, Briana and the entire cast for an inspiring experience.

Jack Greenman, Dialect Coach

Jack Greenman is an Assistant Professor of Voice in the Meadows School of the Arts’ Division of Theatre at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. He is a professional actor and voice/dialect coach, working during the past few summer seasons at the Utah Shakespearean Festival. In 2009 he coached productions of FIREFOX, THE SECRET GARDEN and PRIVATE LIVES (directed by long-time Rep Artistic Director Joseph Hanreddy). In the summer of 2010, Jack will return to Utah to coach productions of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, GREAT EXPECTATIONS and


MACBETH. Jack is married to playwright, actor and doula Sarah Greenman and is the proud father of two-year-old Walker Starr Greenman! He is a member of Actors’ Equity Association.

Shawn Gulyas, Children’s Director

Shawn is happy to be back with A CHRISTMAS CAROL for another season. Congratulations to the talented group of young actors in this year’s production. Shawn will be directing the Milwaukee premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon’s GREEN SNEAKERS with Windfall Theatre in the Spring. He wishes a special Merry Christmas to his parents as they experience their first holiday season in Wisconsin.

Lara Leigh Dalbey, Make-up/Hair/Wig Designer

Lara is the Wig and Make-up Supervisor for The Rep. This is her 11th season of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. She moved from Arizona where she had done work for the Arizona Opera Company, Arizona Theatre Company and Arizona Dance. Her work has also been seen at Opera in the Ozarks (Arkansas), American Players Theatre, Skylight Opera Theatre and at Writers’ Theatre in Glencoe, Il. Thank you to Sarah H. for smiling at me.

Mark Clements, Artistic Director

Mark Clements began his tenure as The Rep’s Artistic Director with the 2010/11 season. He is an award-winning international theater director whose work has appeared in over 100 major theaters throughout Europe and the US. Recent productions include: CABARET for Milwaukee Repertory Theater; OLIVER, BORN YESTERDAY, GREAT EXPECTATIONS, LES MISERABLES (2008 Barrymore Award – Best Production of a Musical); OF MICE AND MEN (2007 Barrymore Award – Best Director and Best Production of a Play), all for Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia; THE MILLINER (Off-Broadway, World Premiere), CSC, New York; MY FAIR LADY, Copenhagen; THE BROWNING VERSION (Barclays/TMA Regional Theatre

Award) at Derby Playhouse and BLUNT SPEAKING (World Premiere), Chichester Festival Theatre UK and Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York both starring Corin Redgrave. Other productions include: SPEAKING IN TONGUES (US Premiere) with Kevin Anderson and Karen Allen, (SDC’s Joe Calloway Award, Best Director Nomination), Roundabout Theatre Company; SPEAKING IN TONGUES (European Premiere; Barclays/TMA Best Director Nomination), Hampstead Theatre, London; Creator/Director – SOUL TRAIN (Laurence Olivier Award Nomination), West End and three UK national tours and the UK national tours of THE GLASS MENAGERIE, THE GINGERBREAD LADY and LOVE & MARRIAGE, all for Bath Theatre Royal productions. Mark served as an Associate Artistic Director for Moving Theatre Company, the production company founded by Vanessa and Corin Redgrave. He has also been Associate Director for New End Theatre, London, Royal Theatre Northampton, Torch Theatre, Wales, and New Players Theatre, London. Additionally, Mark served as Artistic Director of the award-winning Derby Playhouse in the UK from 1992 to 2002, where he produced over a 100 productions, directed 47, including nine transfers to London’s West End and many UK national tours and international collaborations with leading companies in Europe and US. He serves on the National Advisory Board for the Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program at Ten Chimneys.

Dawn Helsing Wolters, Managing Director

Dawn Helsing Wolters joined Milwaukee Repertory Theater as Managing Director in August of 2009. She came to Milwaukee from

Chicago, where she served as Executive Director of Court Theatre from 2005 to 2009, co-leading the theater through a period of artistic and institutional growth and success. While in Chicago, Dawn served on the board of The League of Chicago Theatres, chairing its Nominating Committee and consulting for area theaters in leadership development, capacity building and fundraising. She

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A CHR ISTM AS CAROL ENSEMBLE

The ensemble cast of A CHRISTMAS CAROL is composed of actors from The Rep’s Artistic Intern Company. The Rep draws actors, directors and dramaturgs from a pool of some of the finest emerging and mid-professional theater artists found at a wide variety of training programs and theaters nationwide. Artistic Interns generally spend an entire season with The Rep and form a large part of the core of The Rep’s artistic production staff. The Artistic Intern Company allows The Rep to mount ambitious and engaging productions in an economically feasible manner, while at the same time nurturing and assisting in the development of the next generation of American theater artists. Directing Interns serve as Assistant Directors for mainstage productions and Acting Interns, in addition to serving

as the ensemble company in larger productions, understudy all roles in the Quadracci Powerhouse and Stiemke Studio and A CHRISTMAS CAROL, as well as playing small principal roles of their own throughout the season. The Rep thanks them for their hard work and diligent dedication.

The Rep’s 2010/11 Artistic Intern Company (Top Bottom, L – R):

David Hartig, Michael Lindsey, Charlie Wright, Alexander Pawlowski IV, David Hathway,

Michael Wolmer, Leda Hoffmann, Sasha Augustine, Geoffrey Bleeker, Giuseppe Ribaudo,

Greta Wohlrabe, Jonathan Butler-Duplessis, Ryan Krause, Stephanie Lambourn,

Emily Roberston, LaToya Codner, Molly Hayeslip, Rukhmani K. Desai, Georgia Mallory Guy and

Jessica Mann.

Photo by Michael Brosilow.

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also served on the Chicago 2016 Olympic Arts and Culture Advisory Group. As a founding board member of the Hyde Park Cultural Alliance, she helped spearhead the group’s transition to an independent not-for-profit organization, chairing its Governance Committee. From 2001 to 2005, Dawn served as Director of Development at Center Stage in Baltimore, overseeing growth in all areas of the theater’s fundraising. While completing her MFA in Theatre Management at Yale School of Drama, she was Associate Managing Director of Yale Repertory Theatre and Managing Director of Yale’s Summer Cabaret. Dawn has held marketing and public relations positions at Center Stage and Arena

Stage in Washington, DC. She has served in an advisory capacity for the National Endowment for the Arts, the Massachusetts Cultural Commission, and The University of Chicago’s Graham School of General Studies and for Goucher College’s graduate Arts Administration program. Additionally, she has served as a guest lecturer and panelist at several colleges and universities. Dawn currently serves on the Executive Committee of the League of Resident Theatres, the Bridge Committee for the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts and the National Advisory Board for the Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program at Ten Chimneys.


Drew Brhel, Mr. Grimgrind/Mr. Fezziwig/Mr. Topper

Drew Brhel happily returns to The Rep for his second CHRISTMAS CAROL. No stranger to Milwaukee audiences, Drew has appeared over the past 25 years with just about every theater in town. Favorite roles include: Bobchinsky (the twin with the lisp) in THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR (Milwaukee Repertory Theater); Herr Biedermann in THE FIREBUGS and Emil in THREE VIEWINGS (Next Act Theatre); Porfiry in CRIME AND PUNISHMENT and Richard Greatham in HAY FEVER (Milwaukee Chamber Theatre); Herr Schultz in CABARET (Skylight Opera Theatre); as well as roles with First Stage Children’s Theater, Windfall Theatre, In Tandem, Nevermore and Cornerstone. Drew is also an eight-season veteran of American Players Theatre and has appeared in Shakespeare festivals from coast to coast. He can next be seen as Sterling in MAURITIUS at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre.

Jonathan Gillard Daly, Mr. Philpot/Mr. Oatway/Fezziwig worker/Barnaby, Madeline’s husband/Old Joe

Resident Acting Company Member.

Jonathan returns to The Pabst after a two-year hiatus. Last winter, Jon was at the Clarence Brown Theatre playing Scrooge and working with Edward Morgan, Joe Hanreddy’s collaborator on this adaption of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. In 11 Christmas seasons in The Pabst, he has appeared

in the roles of Bob Cratchit, Mr. Philpot, Mr. Twyce, Topper and Scrooge (2000 – 2003). Earlier this season, Jon played Herr Schultz in CABARET, Milwaukee Rep’s first main stage musical in 29 years. He lives in Milwaukee with his wife Gale. Love to her and their children, Sam and Emily.

Lee E. Ernst, Bob Cratchit/ Businessman


Lee joined The Rep’s Resident Acting Company in 1993 and has played a multitude of roles in A CHRISTMAS CAROL including: Dick

Wilkins, Twyce, Throttle, Pummeltyke, Topper, 2nd Businessman, Young Scrooge, Young Marley, Waghorn, Old Joe, Marley and Scrooge. Most recently in The Rep’s Quadracci Powerhouse, he appeared as The Emcee in CABARET, Sharky in THE SEAFARER, Quimby in SEVEN KEYS TO SLAUGHTER PEAK and The Postman in THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR. Other roles at The Rep include: Frank Lloyd Wright in WORK SONG; Levin in ANNA KARENINA; Truffaldino in SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS; George in OF MICE AND MEN; Clov in ENDGAME and the title roles in SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE

FINAL ADVENTURE, RICHARD III, THE FOREIGNER and TARTUFFE. Lee has also played leading roles with American Players Theatre, Madison Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, New American Theater, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Arizona Theater Company and ACT. Lee is recipient of The AriZoni Best Actor Award, Minerva Laureate, Shepherd Express Best of Milwaukee and is an Inaugural Lunt-Fontanne Fellow. Mr. Ernst received his MFA from The University of Delaware – PTTP.

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Kelley Faulkner, Mrs. Oatway/Belle/Lucy, Catherine’s sister/Mourner

Kelley returns to The Rep after recently playing Sally Bowles in CABARET on The Rep’s Quadracci Powerhouse stage. Regional: Claire in PROOF (TheatreFest); Nancy in OLIVER!; Emily Arden in STATE FAIR (Walnut Street Theatre); Roxie in CHICAGO (New Candlelight); Woman 2 in GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY (Kimmel Center) and THE MUSIC MAN and STREET SCENE (NYC Opera). National tour: Miss Watson in BIG. Readings/Workshops: Sketches of Life (directed by Maurice Hines), Wildlife, Wingman and Muscleman vs. Skeletonman: A Love Story. BFA in Acting from Montclair State University. Love and gratitude to all here at The Rep who make this a truly magical place. www.kelleyfaulkner.com.

Nell Geisslinger, Catherine, Fred’s wife/ Cook/Mourner

Nell is glad to be back with A CHRISTMAS CAROL! She has appeared elsewhere in: THE FOREIGNER (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park); FAMILY PLANNING (Los Angeles Site-Specific); OTHELLO (Los Angeles Womens’ Shakespeare Company) and MARY’S WEDDING (Actors Theatre of Louisville). She just completed her sixth season at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, where some of her favorite credits include: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, HENRY IV, PART I, THE TEMPEST, BUS STOP and Kenneth Albers’ adaptation of THE VISIT. Film and TV credits include: Chloe and Keith’s Wedding, The Witch

of Portobello, Stephen King’s IT and Danielle Steele’s Jewels. Check out www.nellgeisslinger.com.

Laura Gordon, Mrs. Dilber/ Mrs. Fezziwig/Madeline, Catherine’s sister


Laura has been a member of The Rep’s Resident Acting Company since 1993, performing in many productions including: THE LADY WITH ALL THE ANSWERS, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE,

ENCHANTED APRIL, DOUBT, THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE, MARY STUART, COPENHAGEN and TWELFTH NIGHT. Directing projects

include: OLD TIMES for American Players Theatre, WELL for Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, SKIN TIGHT for Renaissance Theaterworks and LAUREL AND HARDY, ALMOST, MAINE, Edward Albee’s SEASCAPE, HALF LIFE and I HAVE BEFORE ME A REMARKABLE DOCUMENT GIVEN TO ME BY A YOUNG LADY FROM RWANDA at The Rep. Laura was honored to be named a 2010 Lunt-Fontanne Fellow.

Grant Goodman, Fred/Fezziwig worker/ Businessman

Grant Goodman is thrilled to be back at The Rep for A CHRISTMAS CAROL again this year. Previously at

The Rep, Grant appeared as Mr. Darcy in PRIDE AND PREJUDICE directed by J.R. Sullivan. Most recently he appeared as the title role in MACBETH directed by Joe Hanreddy at The Utah Shakespearean Festival. Off-Broadway: ANTONY & CLEOPATRA (Theatre for a New Audience), KING LEAR, THE ILIAD (Lincoln Center) and PERICLES (Red Bull). Regional: Yale Repertory Theatre, The

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Shakespeare Theatre Company (DC), The Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, The Old Globe, Utah Shakespearean Festival, Court Theatre, PlayMaker’s Repertory, The Aquila Theatre Company of London, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Remy Bumppo, Tennessee Repertory, Milwaukee Shakespeare, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Illinois Shakespeare Festival and The Centennial Theatre Festival, among others. Film/TV: As The World Turns, Sex and the City and Sleepers. Training: Grant is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. This spring he will appear alongside F. Murray Abraham in New York and in the National Tour of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, directed by Darko Tresnjak.

David Hathway, Dick Wilkins

Artistic Intern Company Member.

David is a member of the 2010/11 Acting Intern Company. He was last seen at The Rep in CABARET playing the role of ensemble/musician. Other regional credits include JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Casa Mañana. David is pursing a BFA from Stephen F. Austin State University, where he played title roles in THE ELEPHANT MAN and BIG RIVER.

Mary Elsa Henrichs, Martha Cratchit

Mary Elsa Henrichs, a seventh grader, feels blessed to play Martha Cratchit, having portrayed Belinda in 2008. Additional favorite roles include Louisa Von Trapp in THE SOUND OF

MUSIC (Cardinal Stritch University) and Alice in THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGENT EVER (First Stage Children’s Theater). Mary Elsa thanks her Savior, and her family and friends for their love and support. She especially dedicates this “run” to her inspiring teacher and coach, Mr. Farnsworth.

Sydney Kirkegaard, Fan

Sydney is 16 years old. She has performed at the Fireside Theater in ANNIE, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, and two FIRESIDE CHRISTMAS

shows. Other credits include: BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER and GIGGLE GIGGLE QUACK (First Stage Children’s Theater) and WHITE CHRISTMAS (Sky-light Opera Theatre) as Susan Waverly. Sydney starred in the award-winning short film The Girls of Alden. Television work includes hosting Into the Outdoors. She is the voice of Mia in Mia Goes for Great, American Girl PC Game as well as the voice of Josephina. She most recently finished Web Series ‘PS 125’ about high school friends, soon to be airing. Sydney is a dancer and singer and is thrilled to return for her third time in A CHRISTMAS CAROL this holiday season.

Ryan Krause, Milkman/Ghost of Christmas Future


Ryan is an acting intern for The Rep’s 2010/11 season. It has ruled so far! Next May, he will be a proud graduate of the Professional Actor Training Program at University of South Carolina (MFA). Past credits include: Asher Lev understudy (MY NAME IS ASHER LEV); Nazi/Ensemble (CABARET); Autolycus (WINTER’S TALE); Treplev (THE SEAGULL)

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and grad thesis: EVERYTHING IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Thanks G3, Moon, Wolf, etc. MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Alexander Pawlowski IV, Mr. Mudd


Alex was last seen as Brunhilda and the Customs Officer in the Rep’s production of CABARET. Originally from the tiny town of Elmira, OR, he has been acting for over half his life, studying at the University of Oregon and graduating with his MFA from West Virginia University. He has been in over 30 productions on two continents; favorites include MACBETH, DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, THE LION IN WINTER and RUN FOR YOUR WIFE. He’s honored to be a part of this enduring holiday tradition and wants to thank his parents and his amazing girlfriend for all of their support.

James Pickering, Ebenezer Scrooge


“. . . any Christian spirit working kindly in its little sphere, whatever it may be, will find its mortal life too short

for its vast means of usefulness!” –Marley’s Ghost

Jim gleefully returns to the Pabst stage for this historic 35th rendition of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. In addition to having played Ebenezer Scrooge a dozen times, he has appeared most recently for Milwaukee Rep as Sheriff Walter Derwinski in SEVEN KEYS TO

SLAUGHTER PEAK and blind Richard Harkin in THE SEAFARER. This past summer he was Prospero in THE TEMPEST, the inaugural production of Optimist Theatre Company’s Shakespeare in the Park at Alverno College. He is active as a voice talent as well, having narrated the Midwest Emmy Award-winning Making of Milwaukee. In this year’s Shepherd Express poll he was voted Critics’ Choice for Best Actor. He and his wife, actress Rose Pickering, were named Milwaukee’s Outstanding Artists a decade ago, and were granted permanent ‘Wall of Fame’ berths by Milwaukee Magazine. In November he was selected to be a Lunt-Fontanne Fellow by the Ten Chimneys Foundation. He hopes that for you, as it will be for him, this is the Merriest Christmas of all!

Our very own Jim Pickering has been selected to be part of the

Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program, Ten Chimneys Foundation’s

groundbreaking national program to serve American theatre. Next July,

ten of America’s top stage actors, nominated by the country’s top

regional theatres, will gather at Ten Chimneys for a weeklong master

class and immersion experience, led by Academy Award-winning actress

Olympia Dukakis (focusing on the work of Anton Chekhov). All ten

Fellows will be announced in mid-December.

Congratulations!


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Deborah Staples, Ghost of Christmas Past/Mrs. Miggott


Deborah is honored to be returning to the Pabst Theater and this beloved holiday tradition. Recent Rep credits include: THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR, ALMOST MAINE, HAPPY NOW?, SEVEN KEYS TO SLAUGHTER PEAK and co-leader of the Summer Theatre Conservatory. Beyond The Rep, she has played with Chicago Shakespeare Theater, American Players Theatre, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Syracuse Stage, New American Theater, Shaw Chicago, Meadow Brook Theatre, Iowa Shakespeare and is teaching at Marquette University. This is Deborah’s 15th season with The Rep where her upcoming productions include SPEAKING IN TONGUES and DEATH OF A SALESMAN. Warm wishes to all for a joyous holiday season!

Peter Silbert, Mr. Scadger, the gravedigger/Mr. Twyce/ Rev. Waghorn/Sailor Captain


Last season Peter played Anton Antonovich, the mayor, in THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR and Jake Peters, the hermit, in SEVEN KEYS TO SLAUGHTER PEAK. Recent favorite roles at The Rep include: Shelley Levine in GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS; Gloucester in KING LEAR; Mr. Gardiner in PRIDE AND PREJUDICE and Judge Alexander in STATE OF THE UNION. He toured Japan in 1995 and 1998 with The Rep’s production of SILENCE. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!

Jonathan Smoots, Ghost of Jacob Marley/Jacob Marley/Ghost of Christmas Present

Jonathan Smoots returns with delight to participate in the telling of this remarkable story. Other Rep credits include: THE SEAFARER

(Mr. Lockhart); A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY (Herr Schaaf ); THE VOYSEY INHERITANCE (Major Booth); YOU CAN’T

TAKE IT WITH YOU (Kolenkhov); A DOLL’S HOUSE (Torvald); ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (Jonathan Brewster); THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE (Pato) and AN IDEAL HUSBAND (Sir Robert Chiltern). As a resident actor at American Players Theatre he has played dozens of roles over 22 seasons; most recently Andrew Undershaft in Shaw’s MAJOR BARBARA and Marcus Hubbard in ANOTHER PART OF THE FOREST. Jonathan lives in Shorewood with two lovely ladies: Laura and Toby.

John Tufts, Young Scrooge/Lighthouse Man/Businessman/ Mourner

John is thrilled to be making his Rep debut. In seven seasons at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival he has played: Prince Hal in HENRY IV, PART I; Romeo in ROMEO AND

JULIET; Puck in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM; Parolles in ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL; Mr. Flutter in THE BELLE’S STRATAGEM

and many others. Other regional credits include: Sharpe in EQUIVOCATION (Seattle Repertory Theatre); Tom in THE GLASS MENAGERIE (Playmakers Repertory Company); Konstantin in THE SEAGULL (Marin Theatre Company); VIRTUAL MEDITATION (Actors Theater of Louisville) and many others. In New York


he appeared in Sarah Ruhl’s VIRTUAL MEDITATION at Ensemble Studio Theatre.

Jenny Wanasek, Mrs. Cratchit

Jenny is delighted to be returning to A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Previous Rep credits include: YES. NO. (MAYBE SO . . . ) and four runs of SHEAR MADNESS. She has acted or directed for Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Next Act Theatre, In Tandem, First Stage Children’s Theater and Skylight Opera Theatre. Most recently she played Flo in Chamber Theatre’s PICNIC and directed AMERICAN FIESTA at Renaissance Theaterworks and AS IT IS IN HEAVEN at UW – Milwaukee. She and husband, Mark Weinberg, are Co-Founders of the Center for Applied Theatre, which uses theater in organizations and schools to address social problems and rehearse change. She also teaches acting and applied theater techniques at UW – Milwaukee.

Briana J. Fahey, Production Stage Manager

This is Briana’s eighth season with A CHRISTMAS CAROL, and she is delighted to be back in the beautiful Pabst Theater. Other Rep shows include: TROUBLE IN MIND, ARMADALE, GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS and CYRANO DE BERGERAC. Briana has also worked with California Shakespeare Theater, Utah Shakespearean Festival, Center Repertory Theater and The Magic Theatre. Love to Joe Bu and Bob.

Amanda Weener, Assistant Stage Manager

This is Amanda Weener’s seventh season with Milwaukee Repertory Theater, where she began as an

intern in the 2004/05 season. Her most recent Rep credits include: CABARET, SEVEN KEYS TO SLAUGHTER PEAK, THE SEAFARER and THE

GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR as well as last season’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL. She has also worked with the Utah Shakespearean Festival, Great River Shakespeare Festival and Hope Summer Repertory Theatre. She is a graduate of Hope College in Holland, Michigan.

Christine Czerwinski, Assistant Stage Manager

Christine is thrilled to be returning to The Rep after serving as a stage management intern for the 2009/10 season. Previously, Christine has worked in stage management

at Skylight Opera Theatre and First Stage Children’s Theater. She is a proud graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Parkside. Many thanks to her friends and family for their continuous love and support.

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SPEC IAL THANKS AND STAFF

Understudy List Ebenezer Scrooge, Jonathan Smoots*; Ghost of Jacob Marley/Jacob Marley/Ghost of Christmas Present, Jonathan Butler-Duplessis; Catherine, Fred’s wife/Cook at Fezziwigs/Mourner/Ghost of Christmas Past/Mrs. Miggot, LaToya Codner; Belle/Mrs. Oatway/Lucy, Cath-erine’s sister/Mourner/Mrs. Cratchit/Fan, Georgia Mallory Guy; Young Scrooge/Lighthouse Man/Businessman/Mourner/Ghost of Christmas Future, David Hathway; Fred/Businessman, Michael Lindsey; Mr. Scadger/Mr. Twyce/Rev. Waghorn/Sailor Captain/Chief Miner, Alexander Pawlowski IV; Mr. Grimgrind/Mr. Fezziwig/Mr. Topper/Mr. Mudd, Giuseppe Ribaudo; Mrs. Dilber/Mrs. Fez-ziwig/Madeline, Catherine’s sister, Greta Wohlrabe; Bob Cratchit/Businessman/Mr. Philpot/Mr. Oatway/Barnaby, Madeline’s husband/Old Joe, Charlie Wright

Special Thanks

To all the parents of the children in A CHRISTMAS CAROL

To the staff and management of the Pabst Theater

ACC Run Crew

Jon AltendorfDan DoughtyJames FyksenKurt HolzhauerTerrie LittleNeal RaaschDebbie SteidlJeff SharrowRobert Zenoni

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Molly Hayeslip, Children’s Stage Manager

Molly Hayeslip is a 2010 graduate from the University of Delaware and is originally from Baltimore, MD. At the intercollegiate level she worked on a large number of shows in various production staff positions, but the one that stuck was stage management. During her senior year, she was privileged enough to be a member of the stage management staff under the Professional Theatre Training Program (PTTP). Her Milwaukee Rep repertoire includes: CABARET, LAUREL AND HARDY, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, SPEAKING IN TONGUES and DEATH OF A SALESMAN. She would like to thank her family for their support, her Stage Management ‘family’ for being the best teachers and her fellow interns for being just lovely.

Leda Hoffmann, Assistant Director

Previously at Milwaukee Rep, Leda assistant directed for MY NAME IS ASHER LEV and directed the Ten Chimneys’ reading of DESIGN FOR LIVING. Leda comes to The Rep from an

apprenticeship at Hartford Stage, where she directed many education productions including CREATURE FOR THE TEACHER and BREAKDANCING SHAKESPEARE: MACBETH (Assistant Director).

Leda is a graduate of Grinnell College. Grinnell directing credits include WOMEN OF TROY, MOUNTAIN LANGUAGE and URINETOWN.


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Food and Beverages Enjoy a drink before the show or during intermission in the Cudahy Irish Pub. Please remember that food is not allowed into the theater.

Stackner Cabaret For a pre-or post-performance dessert or drink, make sure to visit The Rep’s Stackner Cabaret. To find the Cabaret, take the elevator up to 2 or ride the escalator found in the rotunda up to the second level of the Milwaukee Center.

Weather Policy The Rep does not cancel or reschedule performances due to inclement weather, nor do we offer refunds.

Speakers’ Bureau Members of the Friends of The Rep are available to speak to your social group or club. Our program can be designed to fit your group’s special interests. Classroom presentations are also available. Call 414-224-1761 for further information.

Smoking The Milwaukee Center is a smoke-free facility.

Policy on Children Children below school age may not attend our productions. Please remember that this means babies, as well as toddlers.

Recording Equipment and Cameras The use of recording equipment and cameras in the theater is strictly forbidden.

Parking InterParking is the owner of the Milwaukee Center Parking Garage. The current event parking rate is $7.00.

Wheelchairs Wheelchair seating is limited. If you need wheelchair access, please contact the Ticket Office at 414-224-9490.

Cellular Phones/ Electronic Paging Devices

Please be considerate of your fellow audience members, as well as the actors on stage, by remembering to turn off your cell phones and electronic paging

devices. Also as a courtesy to your fellow theatergoers and the actors on stage, please refrain from text messaging during the performance. Thank you!

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PARKING INFOR M ATION

Milwaukee Center Parking On-site parking with indoor access to The Rep operated by InterPark. Enter from Kilbourn Avenue or Water Street.

M & I Bank parking structure is located just off the SE corner of Wells and Water Streets. Enter from Wells Street, just east of Water Street. Parking is not available for weekday matinees.

100 East Wisconsin Avenue parking structure is on the NW corner of Water Street and Wisconsin Avenue. Enter from Water Street, just north of Wisconsin Avenue.

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1000 North Water parking structure is located in this building on the corner of Highland and Water Streets. Enter from Market Street, one block east of Water Street.


THE STACKNER CABARET

Dine in style at Rep’s Stackner Cabaret. With a delightful menu in a unique theater surrounding, The Rep’s Stack-ner Cabaret is the perfect place to dine before the show. Or stop up after the show and enjoy desserts and drinks – you never know who you’ll see! The Stackner Cabaret bar and restaurant is open to the public before and after all evening Rep performances and is located just up the escalator on the second floor in the Milwaukee Center. For dinner reservations, call 414-224-9490. To view the menu and other information, visit milwaukeerep.com.

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Please sing along!

JOY TO THE WORLD THE LORD IS COME

LET EARTH RECEIVE HER KING LET EVERY HEART

PREPARE HIM ROOM AND HEAVEN AND NATURE SING AND HEAVEN AND NATURE SING

AND HEAVEN AND HEAVEN AND NATURE SING

JOY TO THE WORLD THE SAVIOR REIGNS

LET MEN THEIR SONGS EMPLOY WHILE FIELD AND FLOODS ROCKS HILLS AND PLAINS

REPEAT THE SOUNDING JOY REPEAT THE SOUNDING JOY

REPEAT, REPEAT THE SOUNDING JOY

JOY TO THE WORLD


The mission of Sojourner Family Peace Center is to create peaceful communities

in which domestic respect and a life free from violence is the right of every woman, man and child. The agency was created on February 1, 2009 when two of Wisconsin’s oldest and largest domestic violence agencies, the Task Force on Family Violence (established in 1975) and Sojourner Truth House (1978), combined forces. Together, they are able to provide more efficient programs and services for the families throughout the greater Milwaukee area that are affected by domestic violence.

Sojourner Family Peace Center provides education, advocacy and resources to keep people safe. They operate a 42-bed shelter, Sojourner Truth House, which has provided safety and support services to thousands of women and children each year. Other programs and services that they offer include:

• 24-Hour Domestic Violence Hotline• Family Advocacy Support

Services (FASS)• Children’s Advocacy & Programming• Support and Empowerment groups• Life Skills, Economic Empowerment,

Education Support etc.• Community Education & Prevention• Beyond Abuse – A batterers

intervention program• The Restraining Order Clinic in the

Milwaukee County Courthouse• Domestic Abuse Victim

Advocates in the Milwaukee District Attorney’s Office

• Community DomesticAbuse Advocates in Milwaukee Police Districts 3, 4,5 & 6

Their broad continuum of services help victims and families who are struggling with domestic violence achieve safety and freedom from abuse. In 2009, their 24-Hour Crisis Hotline linked 15,848

callers to emergency shelter, legal as-sistance and referrals, support groups and counseling, food, clothing and other emergency needs. Their shelter provided a safe, temporary housing to 344 women and their 224 children. The Restraining Order Clinic at the Milwau-kee County Courthouse assisted 5,413 women and men with safety planning and filing a restraining order. They also advocated for 3,784 victims whose cases were being criminally charged by the District Attorney’s Office, and provided onsite assistance at local police depart-ments that reached more than 1,800 vic-tims. Ongoing case management linked nearly 1,800 clients to assistance with legal, housing, food, transportation, child care, clothing and health services. Life Skills coaching and classes, focused on economic empowerment, employment seeking, education and personal self care, reached 400 survivors. Children’s programming that support groups for children who witnessed domestic violence reached 730 children. Batterer’s education helped 375 men and women break the cycle of power and control that leads to violence in their relation-ships. Community education on domes-tic violence reached 4,690 attendees.

Breaking free of domestic violence is an overwhelming struggle for most victims. Without adequate support many will remain in violent relationships and the cycle of abuse will continue – placing themselves and their children in even greater risk. Ensuring that victims and their children have access to emer-gency shelter, advocacy, education and support to help them achieve freedom from abuse is critical to breaking the cycle of domestic violence for thou-sands of families in our community.

To seek help from an abusive situation, call 414-933-2722. For more information visit www.FamilyPeaceCenter.org or call 414-643-1777.

When you see the actors after your performance of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, please give generously. Together we can give the ultimate gift

– a brighter future for families in Milwaukee.

SOJOURNER FAMILY PEACE CENTER - PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY


MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

OFFICERS

PresidentJohn Kordsmeier

Vice President, TrusteesKarin Werner

Vice President, Audience DevelopmentSusan Esslinger

Vice President, DevelopmentJudy Hansen

Vice President, Strategic PlanningRobert Welke

TreasurerWally Morics

Past President Robert H. Manegold

Vice President, PersonnelDwight L. Morgan

SecretaryJoseph A. Rock

TRUSTEES

Sara AsterWendy Blumenthal

James BrazaJane A. Chernof

Michelle CrockettByron Foster

Patrick GallagherLisa M. Gehrke

Kathleen A. GrayJohn N. Greene

Pete HotzStephen IsaacsonKristine LuedersMichael McNeelyGregory D. Miller

Mark A. MillerAbigail NashLisa Quezada

Catherine RobinsonMicky Sadoff

Joe SchlidtTom ScrivnerPatrick SmithSean Torinus

Stephen VanderBloemenStacy WilliamsKristine Zahn

FR IENDS OF THE REP

OFFICERS

PresidentLisa Gehrke

Vice President of FundraisingKaron Kiffel

Vice President of Company ServicesJudy Berdan

Vice President of Community ServicesSharon Sohner

Vice President of Friends’ ServicesJim Gehrke

SecretaryDan Roskom

TreasurerGee Esslinger

Immediate Past-PresidentWalter Daumler

President-ElectJudy Berdan

DIRECTORS AT LARGE

Eunice BeckendorfSusan Esslinger

Don FrakerAmy GehrkeJim Gehrke

Cathy JakicicSue LueterbachChuck MaloneSue McCombJim Mergener

Sue RappBrittany RoskomJason PlowmanCindy Wiktorek


DONORS - CORPOR ATION, FOUNDATION AND GOVER NMENT

The Rep would like to thank all organizations and individuals listed below who donated $1,000 or more and chose to invest in The Rep. The following list includes gifts received November 4, 2009 – November 4, 2010.

VISIONARY ($10,000+)Badger Meter

FoundationPatty and Jay Baker

FoundationThe Lynde and Harry

Bradley FoundationBriggs & Stratton

Corporation Foundation

CAMPAC (Milwaukee County)

Mae E. Demmer Charitable Trust

Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trusts

Einhorn Family Foundation

Friends of The RepGE HealthcareThe Greater Milwaukee

FoundationHarley-Davidson

FoundationThe Richard and Ethel

Herzfeld FoundationFrieda & William Hunt

Memorial TrustJohnson Controls

FoundationMillerCoorsMPS FoundationNorthwestern Mutual

Foundation

Rockwell AutomationSchoenleber Foundation,

Inc. The Shubert FoundationUnited Performing Arts

Fund (UPAF)Wisconsin Arts Board

BENEFACTOR ($5,000 – $9,999) Foley & LardnerDorothy Inbusch

Foundation, Inc.M&I Wealth

ManagementPNC Bank

PRODUCER ($2,500 – $4,999) Aurora Health CareBadger MeterRobert W. Baird & Co. Inc.Davis & KuelthauDeloitteDeWitt Ross & Stevens

S.C. LawKPMGPhoebe R. and John D.

Lewis FoundationThe Lubar Family

Foundation Charles D. Ortgiesen

Foundation Quarles & Brady

Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren S.C.

SerigraphThe VanderBloemen

Group LLCWhyte Hirschboeck

Dudek S.C.

DIRECTOR ($1,000 – $2,499) Bucyrus Foundation, Inc.Fiduciary Management,

Inc.Evan and Marion Helfaer

FoundationPark Bank FoundationRobertson Ryan &

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VISIONARY ($10,000+)Pati and Jim EricsonGreater Milwaukee

Foundation: Richard and Joy Techner

George and Audrey GroveJacqueline Herd-Barber

and Michael BarberKeyes FamilyRobert H. and Carol O.

ManegoldSally S. ManegoldDavid and Julia Uihlein

BENEFACTOR ($5,000 –$9,999) James and Mary BrazaDr. Anthony T. Garber and

Dr. Christine R. BrykeJudy HansenRuth DeYoung KohlerJohn and Constance

KordsmeierJohn and Nancy LarsonTeddy and Karin Werner

PRODUCER ($2,500 – $4,999) Dr. and Mrs. R. H. AsterKathe and Bill BiersachWendy and Warren

BlumenthalJulia and Bladen BurnsLarry and Patty ComptonGeorge and Sandra

DionisopoulosJim ElliottSusan and Gee EsslingerKirt and Dixie FiegelByron and Suzanne FosterKathleen Gray and

Ron HoferHenry and Margery

HowardJeffrey and Jacqueline

JahnkeJudith KeyesDavid and Camille

KundertDaniel and Kathleen

LarsenKristine and Wayne

LuedersMichael and Sandra

McNeely

Abigail and David NashWalter and Ruth OlsenJim and Gwen PlunkettLisa QuezadaGordana and Milan RacicJune SchloerbThomas and Meredith

ScrivnerPatrick SmithRobert and Malissa WelkeDawn Helsing Wolters and

Tony WoltersKristine Zahn

DIRECTOR ($1,000 – $2,499) Anonymous (2)Helen and Bruce AmbuelDr. and Mrs. R. P. BarthelMark and Gerry BiehlChristopher and Lisa

BinderKaren and Bill BoydElaine BurkeRobert and Carolyn BurrellJuan Manuel CarrasquilloJim Cauley and

Brenda AndrewsJane and Stephen ChernofJohn and Kay CrichtonKaren and Robert DeanKaren and Gardner

FriedlanderRichard S. and Ann L.

GallagherLloyd and Mary Ann

GerlachFranklyn and M. Anne

GimbelKimberley and Andre

GoodeGreater Milwaukee

FoundationDonald and Barbara Abert

Fund (JM)Anthony and Andrea

Bryant Family FundMargaret Heminway Wells

FundJohn and Tameica GreeneTorrey and Monique

HansonEdward Hashek and

John JorsCarla and Robert Hay

John and Nancy HeveyDr. and Mrs. Burton

HoffmanPeter and Linda HotzJanet and Graham HumeStephen and Roberta

IsaacsonJudy and Gary JorgensenDon Fraker Maja JurisicPam KrigerDr. Paul W. Loewenstein

and Ms. Jody Kaufman Loewenstein

James and Sandra Lombardo

Franklin and Sally LooSusan and Robert LuegerVincent and Janet MartinPaul McElwee and Gayle

RosemannPatti and Jack McKeithanAnthony and Donna

MeyerMark and Joan MillerDwight L. MorganCathy & Wally MoricsRobert and Dianne MorrisDavid Olson and

Claire FritscheBruce and Peppy O’NeillDr. David ParisElaine N. PetersonAnthony PetulloKaren Plunkett and

Thomas MuensterJames and Lys ReiskytlCornelia RiedlPaul and Lynn RixJoseph A. and Sarah RockMicky and Ron SadoffJoe and Katy SchlidtNita SorefBonnie and Bill StaffordFrank and Elsa SternerAnne and Fred StrattonMaureen Swokowski and

Hillerian HessMike and Peg UihleinStephen and Christine

VanderBloemenSargit WarrinerWilfred WollnerClare and Judy ZempelBettie Zillman

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ARTISTIC DIRECTORMark Clements

ARTISTICAssociate Artistic Director ..................Sandy Ernst Artistic Associate .............................Brent Hazelton Artistic Assistant ......................Michael M. Kroeker

EDUCATIONEducation Director ......................... Jenny KostrevaEducation Coordinator ..................... Rebecca WittTeaching Artists................Tom Bruno, Bo Johnson,

Marcy Kearns, Shannon Sloan-SpiceEducation Interns .... Chris Baker, Barbara Berard

RESIDENT ACTING COMPANYJonathan Gillard Daly, Lee E. Ernst,

Laura Gordon, Torrey Hanson, Gerard Neugent, James Pickering, Rose Pickering, Peter Silbert,

Deborah Staples, Brian Vaughn

ARTISTIC INTERNSGeoffrey S. Bleeker, Jonathan Butler-Duplessis,

LaToya Codner, Rukhmani K. Desai, Georgia Mallory Guy, David Hathway,

Leda Hoffmann, Ryan Krause, Stephanie Lambourn, Michael Lindsey,

Georgina McKee, Alexander Pawlowski IV, Giuseppe A. Ribaudo, Greta Wohlrabe,

Charlie Wright

PRODUCTIONProduction Manager ..... Melissa Nyari Vartanian Technical Director ............................... Robb BesseyAssistant Technical Director .............Steve BarnesLighting & Sound Director ........Craig GottschalkProduction Accounts Manager .................Donna E. HunsickerProduction Purchaser/ Scenic Assistant ....................................Peter KoenigAssistant Lighting Designer Intern ............................. Michael WolmerElectrics Intern ........................................Jessica PeckAssistant Stagehand ....................... Justin R. Peters

STAGE MANAGEMENTCompany Stage Managers .........Amanda Weener,

Briana J. FaheyStage Managers ............Richelle Harrington Calin,

Kathi Karol Koenig, Becky Merold, Mark S. Sahba, Laura Wendt

Stage Management Apprentice ..............................Christine Czerwinski Stage Management Interns .............. David Hartig,

Molly Hayeslip

COSTUMESCostume Director .................................. Holly PayneAssociate Costume Director .................Amy HorstSenior Draper .................................... Alex B. TecomaDraper ...................................................April McKinnisFirst Hand ........................Rey Dobeck, Jef OuwensAssociate First Hand .........................Jessica JaegerStitchers ........................ Jade Jablonski, Carol RossSenior Crafts Artisan/ Milliner ............................................Kate McLaughlinCrafts Artisan ..................................... Jenny Thurnau

Hair & Make-up Supervisor ................Lara DalbeyHead Wardrobe ............................... Jennifer VinentWardrobe ..........................................Jaime SchnittkeIntern ............................................... Emily RobertsonHaircuts by ............................................Kevin McElroy,

Robert Laurence Hair Studio

PAINTCharge Scenic Artist ............................ Jim MedvedScenic Artists ............................Susannah M. Barnes,

Shannon MannScenic Artist Intern ....................................Lisa Rowe

PROPS Properties Director.................................. James GuyGeneral Props Artisan ........................... Sarah HeckProps Craft Artisan ..............................Anna WarrenSoft Props Artisan .................Margaret Hasek-GuyProps Carpenter ................................. Erik LindquistProp Painter/Graphic Artist ...........Jill Lynn LyonsProps Intern ................................................Jess Smith

RESIDENT CREWBill Burgardt, Glenn Dassow, Sam Garst, Rick

Grilli, Dave Hicks, John Nusslock, Robert Schultz, Jim Zinky

MANAGING DIRECTORDawn Helsing Wolters

ADMINISTRATIONGeneral Manager ............................Diane B. DaltonCompany Manager .................... Dawn Marie RossAdministrative Assistant ................................. Erin Burgess-Ellingen Receptionists ......................... Andrea Roades-Bruss,

Michael Evans, Grace Hern, Katherine Ketter, Maria Roades,

Alicia WahlIntern ................................................. Dan Gorchynsky

HOUSEHouse Manager .................................Daniel ColwellQuadracci Powerhouse Assistant House Managers .....Robert Baunoch III,

Andrew Bosworth, Carynne Dati, Dan Gorchynsky, Mariel Hildenbrandt, Johnathan Koller, Mohale Matsopola,

Meaghan ShellyFINANCE

Finance Director ........................... Leslie FillinghamPayroll Specialist .......................................Gail GetkaAccounting Associate ....................... Lisa Schieffer

DEVELOPMENTDevelopment Director ......Annie Jansen JurczykDirector of Corporate & Foundation Relations .............................. Jim FarrellIndividual Giving Manager .............. Anne CauleyDevelopment Events Manager ....................... Rebecca KitelingerInterns....................... Amy Jo Lile, Meaghan Shelly

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THE STAFF (c o n t.)

MARKETING/PUBLIC RELATIONSInterim Marketing Director ................ Jean SpiveyPublic Relations Director ..............Cindy E. MoranMarketing & Sales Manager .. Patrick G. H.SchleyGraphic Design & Marketing Coordinator .................Megan GadientPublic Relations Coordinator ...................................... Lindsay AdamsPR/Marketing Intern .................... Jessica PetersonTeleservices Manager ......................... Steve IvesterGroup Sales Assistant ............Jacqueline Gardner

TICKET OFFICETicket Office Manager ..............Christine YundemAssistant Ticket Office Manager ............................James Thibodeau Ticket Office Supervisor ............. Michelle RussellTicket Office Staff ................... Beata Chrzanowska,

Carla Crump, Gwen Crump, David Dziatkiewcz, Jamie Lacy,

Lori Locke, Johnell Major-Wesley, Kelly Peterson, Lindsey St. Arnold,

Katherine Sterner, Tanya Stephens, John Stevenson, Britt Wegner,

Theo Woo

MAINTENANCEChief Building Engineer ............. Mark A. UhrmanLead Engineer .......................................... James RossEngineer ....................................................... Todd RossPart-time Engineer .....................Dominick Deligio

HOUSEKEEPINGHousekeeping Supervisor ..........Charles McClainHousekeeping Staff: .............................Regail Blade,

Kaye Johnyakin, Dennis Reed, Rosie L. Williams

STACKNER CABARETManager ................................................. Kristen OlsenCabaret Staff ..............................Kathleen Borchardt,

Lara Dalbey, Matthew Flannery, Michael Flannery, Caitlin Hagness,

Tanya Haynes, Ryan Helm, Alex Hermann, Josh Johnston,

Mariel Mildenbrand, Katrina Nipko, Beth Ormsby, Michael Passow,

James Passow, Jeanne Pfannenstiel, Marna Riordan, Claire Rydzik,

Micheal Shorty, Stephan Shanklin, Rachel Stenman, David Stachlewicz,

Jane Stratton, Tomika Vukovoch, Jenni Watson, Rebecca Witt


Dickens’ story also made Christmas a holiday of the heart. The extended manorial family of the country Yuletide celebration is replaced by the urban “family of man” in A Christmas Carol. The wild revelry of rural holidays is supplanted by the feelings of love, charity and kindness in Dickens’ story. The year 1843 proved to be one of heightened consciousness of the plight of the poor in England, with parliamentary commissioners exposing the filthy, oppressive conditions in mines and factories where many women and children worked. Victorian critics agreed that the most notable part of Dickens’ story was its sympathy for human suffering. Readers praised Dickens for his concern for the less fortunate and for making goodwill and good deeds part of the holiday season.

Charles Dickens was no stranger to hardship. Born in 1812, the son of a Navy pay clerk, Dickens spent his early years in relative comfort, reading books and going to the theater. But by the time they moved to London in 1823, the Dickens’ family was deeply in debt. Mr. and Mrs. Dickens pawned almost all of their possessions. Even so, poverty delivered the family into debtors’ prison and forced 12-year-old Charles to work at a blacking warehouse for six shillings a week. In less than a year, matters improved and Charles left the warehouse and returned to school. Yet the impact of his humiliating and hopeless plight as a child laborer stayed with Dickens for the rest of his life, and is profoundly reflected in his literary works.

continued from page 13 Upon finishing his education, Dickens learned shorthand and went to work in a law firm and later as a reporter. Working in journalism, Dickens developed a sharp eye and a keen ear. Reporting enabled him to experience the whole of London and interact with its inhabitants on all social levels. Though later in life he admitted he detested the city, his works certainly contain an understanding and sympathy for Londoners of all economic and social standings.

Since its first dramatic reading on Christmas Day, 1843, A CHRISTMAS CAROL has easily become the most popular Christmas play in western theater. It has been read by Eleanor Roosevelt, Lionel Barrymore and Charles Dickens himself. Actors from Laurence Olivier to Bill Murray to George C. Scott to Patrick Stewart to Jim Carrey have portrayed Ebenezer Scrooge. The story has been translated into almost every language. A Christmas Carol remains the bestselling Christmas book of all time.

When told of Charles Dickens’ death in 1870, a London girl asked, “Dickens dead? Then will Father Christmas die too?” Though Dickens wrote over 18 novels, and advocated for freeing slaves and improving living conditions for the poor, it is his immortal story of Ebenezer Scrooge that makes him more than a literary celebrity. A Christmas Carol crowns him the “founder of the feast” for over a century of Christmases in all parts of the world.

- Carrie Van Hallgren

CHARLES D ICKENS’ BELOVED CHR ISTM AS STORY

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