March,
2008
The 51st Season
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WAUKESHA
CIVIC THEATRE PRESENT:
Over
The Tavern
By Tom Dudzik
- Produced by special arrangement
with PlayScripts, Inc.
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The Waukesha Civic Theatre presents their
production of Over The Tavern, running May 2 through 18, 2008.
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Hilarious and unforgettable, this
audience favorite takes you back to America’s Eisenhower years. All
hell breaks loose when Rudy, a wise-cracking kid from a good Catholic
family, announces to the ruler-wielding Sister Clarissa that instead of
being confirmed he’d rather “shop around for a more fun religion.”
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The cast includes Inge Adams, Donna Daniels, Thomas Galindo, Dan
Hargarten, Jenny Kosek, A.J. Magoon and Logan Peaslee. Brian Zelinski is
the Director.
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The crew is made up of Lighting Designer Matt Carr, Sound Designer
Nate Hankins, Wig Master Anthony Mackie, Costume Designer Patricia Fox
Schindler, Stage Manager and Properties Designer Mariah Schmidt and
Scenic Designer, Master Carpenter and Set Decorator Michael Talaska.
- Performance
Dates and Times:
Friday, May 2nd:
8:00 p.m.
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Saturday, May 3rd:
8:00 p.m.
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Sunday, May 4th:
2:00 p.m.
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Friday, May 9th:
8:00 p.m.
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Saturday, May 10th:
4:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
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Sunday, May 11th:
7:00 p.m.
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Friday, May 16th:
8:00 p.m.
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Saturday, May 17th:
2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
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Sunday, May 18th:
2:00 p.m.
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Tickets for Over the Tavern are
$18.00 or $16.00 for students and seniors. Individual tickets and season
tickets are on sale now and can be ordered by mail at P.O. Box 221,
Waukesha, WI 53187, by check or using MasterCard, Visa, Discover, or
American Express; online at www.waukeshacivictheatre.org
using MasterCard, Visa, Discover, or American Express; by phone: (262)
547-0708, using MasterCard, Visa, Discover, or American Express; or in
person at the WCT Box Office, located at 264 W. Main Street, using
check, cash, or MasterCard, Visa, Discover, or American Express. Box
Office hours are: Tuesday through Friday, Noon to 5:00 p.m.; and two
hours prior to curtain on show weekends. For group orders of 10 or more
or season ticket information, contact the WCT box office at (262)
547-0708.
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Student Rush tickets are available at half price one hour before curtain
of any show. The WCT also offers a "Pay What You Can"
promotion for the last Saturday matinee performance (2:00 p.m.) of a
Mainstage series production. Patrons can buy tickets for that show one
hour before curtain at whatever price their budget will allow.
Waukesha
State Bank
Art Gallery
- Carol
Leidgen-Schott
- April
22 through May 19, 2008
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- Paintings
by Carol Leidgen-Schott will be on
display in the Waukesha State Bank Art Gallery at the Waukesha Civic
Theatre from April 22nd through May 19th, 2008.
She will also have a reception during the May 3rd art crawl
from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm in the Waukesha Civic Theatre lobby.
- “In
this exhibit, I decided to focus on my collection of ‘on
location’ subjects,” says Leidgen-Schott. “Some of these
paintings were done from photographs, but most of them were either
painted on site or started with drawings with the shadows painted in,
and then completed at home in my studio. My style of painting is
semi-impressionistic.”
- Leidgen-Schott
has always been interested in the arts and studied it at Lawrence
University and Mount Mary College where she received her degree with a
major in art and minors in Education and English. She has also studied
art at UW-Whitewater and the Arrowmont School of Arts. Leidgen-Schott
is licensed to teach kindergarten through adults and has over 35 years
of teaching experience in both public and private education.
- Now
she spends much of her time in her studio creating her own art, which
is created in her chosen medias of watercolor, silk painting, batik,
and icon painting in the Byzantine technique with egg tempera. Her
work hangs in public and private collections in California, Georgia,
Illinois, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. Leidgen-Schott continues to
study with nationally recognized artists such as Rose Edin, Joseph
Fettings, Roland Roycraft, Zolton Szabo, and most recently, Vladislav
Andryjuv from the Russian School of Iconography.
- The
art gallery is open from noon to 5:00 pm Tuesday through Friday and
two hours prior to curtain through intermission on show days. The
Waukesha State Bank Art Gallery is located just outside the Mardi
Bryant Jones Mainstage inside the Margaret Brate Bryant Civic Theatre
building at 264 W. Main Street, downtown Waukesha. Access to the
building is through the Main Street entrance. For more information,
please call the Waukesha Civic Theatre office at 262-547-4911
- Carl
Thomas Memorial Volunteer Award Winners
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- The
Waukesha Civic Theatre recognizes the volunteers who have made the
organization what it is with the Carl Thomas
Memorial Volunteer Award. This award is named for Carl
Thomas, a long-time volunteer who served on stage, backstage, on the
board, and anywhere else he was needed. He truly exemplified the
“spirit of community theatre.” For the Volunteer of the
Production Award, each show’s cast, crew, and staff nominate the person
involved in that show who has shown the highest levels of enthusiasm,
energy, and involvement. The Non-production Volunteer Award is
chosen by the staff and/or the board of directors and goes to someone who
has given of their time and talent outside of the productions.
- Since
the award was established in 2001, there have been 42 award winners. The
following people will be added to the list as the winners of the Carl
Thomas Memorial Volunteer Awards for the 49th season (July 2005 to
June 2006):
- Volunteer
Of The Production Award Winners:
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Emily Thompson, The Mousetrap
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Lori O'Brien, Cheaper By The Dozen
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Mindas Siliunas, Uh Oh, Here Comes Christmas
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Kevin Kelnhofer, Encore! An Evening Of Broadway's Best
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Mark Neufang, Over The River And Through The Woods
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Elayne Juten, The Wizard Of Oz
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Kurt Magoon, Lost In
Yonkers
- Non-Production
Volunteer Award Winners:
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Eric Eggers (Marquee)
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Michelle Tiarks (Set Construction)
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Sharon Grunfelder (Office)
- Congratulations
to all of these volunteer award winners, and thank you to every volunteer
that helps WCT continue to bring quality live entertainment to
Waukesha
!
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The Waukesha Civic Theater (WCT) is a non-profit corporation that brings
quality, live entertainment to
Waukesha
County
. The theatre has a 50-year history of presenting plays, musicals,
variety acts, and children’s theatre. The WCT is currently
celebrating its 50th Anniversary season.
Thanks!
Thank you to everyone
involved in the production of Disney''s Beauty and the Beast for his or her
hard work, dedication, and creative collaboration.
Biz
Buzz
- The
Community Partners program offers a variety of opportunities to
- expose
your business to WCT audiences while showing you support
- the
performing arts in the Waukesha County area. The benefits of
- being
a Community Partner include curtain introduction, lobby signage,
- playbill
and other publications’ recognition, product or service
- promotion
opportunity, complimentary tickets and special ticket pricing.
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- Sponsorship
levels begin at $350 for a single performance of a
- non-musical
show and progressively increase to $18,000 for a full season
- of
Mainstage shows. WCT’s new Concert Series provides another
- venue
and a broader audience for promoting your business. In addition
- to
sponsorships and underwriting, ads can be placed in the
- Concert
Series playbill.
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- Picture
your business being announced on WCT’s stage and on signage
- in
the lobby.
- Corporate
Members
- 2007
- 2008
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- PRODUCER
LEVEL: $1200 & Above
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- DIRECTOR
LEVEL: $550 -$1200
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- PLAYWRIGHT
LEVEL: $250
- Brown
& Martin, Inc.
-
La Estacion
- Steve Dombrock & Co., S.C.
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- In-Kind
Donors & Trade Agreements
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- Carroll
Studios of Photography
- Ethan
Allen
- Happy
Day Carpet Care
- Merry
Maids
- Sunset
Playhouse
- This
Week! Publications
- Water
Doctors
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Waukesha
Service Club Shoppe
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West End
Artists
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- Recognizing our Special
Supporters:
- Starting with opening night
receptions and other special events, thanks to Rochester’s Deli, Avalon Square, Dady O’s,
and El Ranchito for their food contributions and special arrangements.
Broadway
Singers
The Broadway Singers
provide upbeat entertainment year round for special events.
The 18-voice group, under the musical direction of Abby Lorenz, sings
memorable Broadway favorites for groups of all sizes in exchange for a donation
to the theatre. To schedule the Broadway Singers at your next event, please call
Abby at (262) 691-4922 or e-mail her at lorenz@execpc.com.
PlayMakers
PlayMakers provide daytime
performances (often of original works) based upon school curricula, themes, and
ideas relevant to children at various stages of their education.
The fall PlayMakers production is geared to our elementary students, and
the spring production is produced for middle school students. While offered
primarily to school groups, these family friendly shows are great for public,
private, and home school groups, Boy and Girl Scout troops, senior centers, and
your family! Tickets are only $5
(or $4 each for groups of 20 or more), please call
(262) 547-4911. PlayMakers rehearse and perform in the daytime, and are
always looking for new actors and technical personnel. For further details
please call the WCT Office at 547.4911.
Calling
All Volunteers!
Anyone interested in
getting involved in the theatre as an Usher please contact Karen at the
office (262) 547-4911. We are also in need of people to help behind the
scenes of our productions. Looking
for something fun to do and not be out in front of the lights, then check out
our web site “How Can I Help?”
We always need help with set construction, as well as many other
opportunities. Please contact Heidi or John in the office at (262) 547-4911
for more information.
Business
and Box Office
The Business Office is
open Tuesday-Friday from Noon to 5:00 p.m. and can be reached by calling (262)
547-4911. Regular Box Office hours are Tuesday-Friday from Noon to 5:00 p.m.,
show Thursdays and Fridays, noon through intermission, and show Saturdays and
Sundays two hours prior to curtain through intermission.
You may reach the Box Office during these hours either in person at 264 W
Main Street, Waukesha, using the Main Street doors, or by phone at (262)
547-0708.
WCT
Mission Statement
The Waukesha Civic
Theatre, Inc. is a non-profit corporation whose mission is to provide quality
live theatre performances and educational programs that will enrich, challenge, and entertain both participants and audience members.
Scenario Crew
- Editor: John Cramer
WCT Staff
- John Cramer, Managing Artistic Director
- Heidi Tufte, Office Manager
- Karen Haynes, Box Office
WCT Board of Directors
| Scott
Allen, President |
| Christine
Howard-Turowski,
Vice President |
| Diane
Matuszak,
Secretary |
| Steve
Ayers, Treasurer
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| Valerie J. Brown |
Mary Jo
Nevermann |
| Christine
Howard-Turowski |
Judith
Quigley |
| Susan Hughes |
Kathie
D. Strombom |
| Steven W. Martin |
Terry
Sutter
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| Judy
Mehring |
Ralph
H. Zick
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| Advisory
Council |
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| William Baumgart |
Dorothy A. Heale |
| Michael Bohren |
Bill Huelsman |
| Andrea Bryant |
Ellen Langill |
| Anthony Bryant |
Carol Lombardi |
| Ness Flores |
Carol Richards |
| Don Fundingsland |
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