THEATER A CHRISTMAS CAROLE PETERSEN WRITTEN BY TOD PETERSEN AND PETER ROTHSTEIN LATTÉ DIRECTED BY PETER ROTHSTEIN MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS AND DIRECTION BY DENISE PROSEK DA NOVEMBER 29 – DECEMBER 30, 2017 • RITZ THEATER THEATER MUSICALLY Theater Latté Da presents A CHRISTMAS CAROLE PETERSEN Book by Tod Petersen and Peter Rothstein Directed by Peter Rothstein** Musical Arrangements and Direction by Denise Prosek †
FEATURING Jody Briskey*, Ryan Lee, Tod Petersen*, and Dominique Wooten
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors **Member of SDC, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union †Member of Twin Cities Musicians Union, American Federation of Musicians
A CHRISTMAS CAROLE PETERSEN will be performed with one intermission
Opening Night: Saturday, December 2, 2017 ASL Interpreted and Audio Described Performance: Thursday, December 14, 2017
The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. As a courtesy to the performers and other patrons, please check to see that all cell phones, pagers, watches and other noise-making devices are turned off.
2 A CHRISTMAS CAROLE PETERSEN FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Tod Petersen and I have been friends for nearly 20 years and we’ve spent much of that time making each other laugh. I directed Tod in several projects before I became aware of his skills as a storyteller. It was on a weekend with friends at my parents’ cabin in Northern Minnesota. ere were about 25 of us, and we decided to have a talent contest on Saturday night. It was a totally casual a air, meant for campy fun. Tod wove together a story and a song where he played himself as an adult, a childhood version of himself, and his mother Carole. He brought the house (or in this case cabin) down. We begged him to reprise his performance the next morning, and again that afternoon. No one seemed to get enough of it, especially my mother. ere was pure joy in Tod’s mini-musical, but also a quiet melancholy, and hints at something profound.
Tod and I decided to create a show together and called it Oh S#!%, I’m Turning into My Mother. We crafted Tod’s stories, primarily about his mother Carole, and combined those stories with a wide variety of songs about motherhood. While Tod’s anecdotes were lled with autobiographical detail, the songs addressed motherhood from many angles and brought a diversity of voices to the theatrical event. We aspired to be both singular and universal. Oh S#!%, I’m Turning into My Mother was a hit. We produced it on and o for several years performing in theaters, co ee shops, women’s in which we live with compassion. We must rst listen before retreats, and a cabaret theater in New York City. We decided we can speak, or sing, in response. to create another show together and called it A Christmas Carole Petersen, in honor of Tod’s mom, and her love of all A Christmas Carole Petersen premiered in 2000 and ran in the things Christmas. Twin Cities each December for nine years. After an eight- year hiatus Carole is back, and whether it’s like visiting an Once again Tod and I looked to his mother and his own old friend or meeting for the rst time, we’re glad you’re here. coming of age for inspiration. We also looked to Charles Welcome to the Petersen’s. Dickens. In A Christmas Carol, Scrooge’s journey goes from a place of sel shness and misery to a place of generosity and joy. In order to liberate himself, Scrooge must look to his past with a discerning eye, and observe the current world around him with a compassionate eye. Tod and I wanted our Peter Rothstein story to echo that journey. As theater-makers we must visit Founding Artistic Director our collective past with discernment and observe the world eater Latté Da
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THEATER LATTÉ DA • LATTEDA.ORG 3 FROM TOD PETERSEN
One of my favorite lines in A Christmas Carole Petersen comes toward the end of the show when I’m being all Scroogy, arguing with my sweet Christmas-loving mother, asking her why we have to go through this annoying holiday rigmarole once again and she says, simply, “Because it brings me joy.”
My mother Carole just loves the show. She says it has a message. Plus she likes her name up in lights. But, I do think she’s right. Our show does have a message. To me, the message is that no matter how much this challenging time of year might bug some of us (and it most certainly bugs me, let me count the ways) and no matter how lonely or alienated or depressed we might feel, it is not impossible to nd a little joy amidst the noise and stress. Maybe it’s a funny family story, a childhood memory, a favorite song. Maybe it’s a nummy meal, a noggy drink, a walk in the snow, a snuggle on the couch. But joy is available. Always. To all of us. Even my fellow Scrooges.
So thank you, Mom. You win. Once again. (Bah humbug.)
Tod Petersen
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THE CAST THE PRODUCTION TEAM
Carolette ...... Jody Briskey* Director ...... Peter Rothstein**
Carolette ...... Ryan Lee Music Director † and Music Arrangements ...... Denise Prosek Himself ...... Tod Petersen* Scenic Designer ...... Michael Hoover Carolette ...... Dominique Wooten Lighting Designer ...... Mary Shabatura
Costume Designer ...... Rich Hamson
Sound Designer & Engineer ...... Kevin Springer
Sub Audio Engineer ...... Matt Bombich
Properties Master ...... Abbee Warmboe
Stage Manager ...... Jamie J. Kranz*
Assistant Stage Manager ...... April Harding
Assistant Master Electrician and Lighting Programmer .... Micayla Thebault-Spieker
Technical Director ...... Bethany Reinfeld
Master Electrician ...... Ray Steveson
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, Wardrobe Maintenance ...... Tiffany Clem the Union of Professional Actors Electricians ...... Brent Anderson, **Member of SDC, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, Jesse Cogsell, Katie Deutsch, a national theatrical labor union Kiki Klum, Megan Winter †Member of The Twin Cities Musicians Union, American Federation of Musicians Carpenters ...... Sean McQuiston, Tyler Waters
6 A CHRISTMAS CAROLE PETERSEN CAROLE’S CAROLS Musical Arrangements by Denise Prosek
ACT I ACT II “It’s Time for Christmas” “Ikh Bin a Kleyner Dreydl” Words by Peter Rothstein and Music by Denise Prosek Written and Composed by Mikhl Gelbart
“My Christmas Love (For You)” “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” Written by Michelle Brouman and Janis Cercone By Walter Kent, Kim Hannon & Buck Ram Used by Permission of Musicways Inc. Gannon & Kent (ASCAP), Piedmont Music Co. (ASCAP)
“Mele Kalikmaka” “Our First Christmas” Written by R. ALEX ANDERSON Lyrics by Larry Johnson and Music by Cindy O’Connor All rights owned or administered by Used with permission of SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. LOVELY HULA HANDS MUSIC/ ASCAP (c/o Lichelle Music Co.) Used by permission “My Christmas Card To You” Written by Tony Romeo “Christmas Island” Used by Permission of SCREEN GEMS-EMI MUSIC INC. All rights reserved. Words and Music by Lyle L. Moraine © UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. (ASCAP)/100% interest for the Territory “Christmas Eve” Written by Julie Gold “Christmas Vacation” @1999 Julie Gold/ Julie Gold (BMI).Worldwide rights for Julie Gold Music Music and Lyrics by Tod Petersen administered by Grow Your Own Music (BMI), a division of “A” Side Music LLC. Used by permission. “Feliz Navidad” Music and Lyrics by Jose Feliciano “It’s Time for Christmas Reprise” Used by Permission Words by Peter Rothstein and Music by Denise Prosek
“Please, Come Home for Christmas” “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” Written by Charles Brown, Jr. and Gene C. Redd Music and lyrics by Johnny Marks used by permission of Fort Knox Music Inc. c/o Carlin America, Inc. Used with Permission of St. Nicholas Music, Inc. Published by Trio Music Company [BMI) c/o BMG Rights Management [US) LLC
“River” Written by Joni Mitchell Used by Permission of Joni Mitchell Corp. All rights reserved
“Caroling through the Neighborhood” Traditional
THEATER LATTÉ DA • LATTEDA.ORG 7 THE COMPANY
JODY BRISKEY Fringe Festival. Tod is a teacher, writer and for eater Latté Da. She has also music (CAROLETTE) was last seen director and has taught music and theater to directed for the Children’s eatre Company, in Latté Da’s 2017 Next kids in Minnesota, ailand, and Honduras. the Guthrie eater, Park Square eatre, Festival as Rona in Five Mu Performing Arts, Ordway Center for Points. Past TLD favorites: DOMINIQUE WOOTEN the Performing Arts, Hennepin eatre Company (Joanne), Gypsy (CAROLETTE), Tenor Trust, and the Ivey Awards, among others. (Mama Rose), Parade (Mrs. Phagan). She’s ( eater Latté Da, Good Denise holds a Bachelor of Music from St. enjoyed working for many local theatres, Arts Collective, Moving Olaf College. She was named a Playwrights’ favorites include: Beyond the Rainbow Company, Bloomington Center McKnight eater Artist Fellow in (Garland) at History eatre honored with Civic eater, MNOP, Mill 2013–2014, Outstanding Musical Director 2012 Ivey Award, Steel Magnolias (M’Lynn) City Summer Opera) is excited to be back in 2006 and 2008 from Star Tribune, Best at Old Log, Anything Goes (Reno Sweeney) on the Latté Da stage at the Ritz eater. Music Director in 2010 from Lavender, and Minnetonka eatre, Miracle Worker (Mrs. Reprising his role in A Christmas Carole Lavender eater Artist of the Year in 2012. Keller) Torch eatre. Jody has laughed, Petersen with his good friends has been a total cried and loved with Tod as a Carolette many dream come true. Dom hopes you and your RICH HAMSON times over and it is with a happy heart she’s family have a great holiday season lled with (COSTUME DESIGNER) been gifted with the chance to experience love and joy. Rich has designed 10 this joyful show once again. Hug your family! previous productions for Merry Christmas! eater Latté Da, including The Creative Team the Ivy awarded productions RYAN LEE (CAROLETTE) of La Boheme, Spring Awakening and Cabaret. is thrilled to be returning PETER ROTHSTEIN He is the resident designer for Chanhassen to eater Latté Da for his (DIRECTOR) has directed 61 Dinner eatre where his work can be seen second year as a Carolette! mainstage productions for in their current production of Sister Act. He is year, Ryan has been eater Latté Da, including has designed for the Guthrie eater, the fortunate to be on stage 9 world premieres. Other Ordway, the Children’s eatre Company, and tell stories with some wonderful theaters recent collaborations include the Minnesota Opera, the History eatre, including eatre Elision (Ghost Quartet), the Guthrie eater, the Children’s eater national tours and many more regional, Uprising eatre ( ese Shining Lives), 11/11 Company, Minnesota Opera, the Illusion college, and high school theatre companies. eatre (Enter the Narrator) and DalekoArts eater, Ten ousand ings and Seattle’s He was selected by the Star Tribune as one of ( e Rink). Other favorite productions 5th Avenue eater. He is the creator of All nine outstanding theatre artists in 2003 and include Woody Guthrie’s American Song, is Calm: e Christmas Truce of 1914 and was Lavender Magazine’s Artist of the year in Arsenic & Old Lace, 1940’s Radio Hour, Lost Steerage Song–a docu-musical created in 2014. Recently returning to the stage as an in Yonkers and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. collaboration with Dan Chouinard. Peter actor, Lavender named him best Lead Actor Ryan is also a songwriter & musician, has was named the 2015 Artist of the Year by the in a musical for the 2015 season. released 5 albums of original music and Star Tribune, eater Artist of the Year by toured nationally. Happy Holidays to all! Lavender, and the Best Director by City Pages. MICHAEL HOOVER He has received seven Ivey Awards and has (SCENIC DESIGNER) has TOD PETERSEN (HIMSELF) been awarded grants and fellowships from the previously designed sets for has played in eater Latté National Endowment for the Arts, eatre eater Latté Da’s Man of Da’s productions of Oh, Communications Group, the Minnesota State La Mancha, Ragtime, Gypsy, $#!%, I’m Turning Into Arts Board and the McKnight Foundation. He Beautiful ing, Song of My Mother, A Christmas holds a B. A. in Music and eater from St. Extinction, Floyd Collins, La Boheme, Sunday in Carole Petersen, A Man of John’s University and a Master of Fine Arts in the Park with George, A Man of No Importance, No Importance, King of Hearts, Parade, e Directing from the University of Wisconsin- A Christmas Carole Petersen, Burning Patience 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Madison. Peter-Rothstein.com and Wings. Michael also designs sets for several Our Town and Gypsy. He’s also played at other local theaters, including the Guthrie the Chanhassen Dinner eatres, Ordway DENISE PROSEK eater, Park Square eatre, History eatre, Center for the Performing Arts, the (RESIDENT MUSIC DIRECTOR) Torch eater, Mixed Blood eatre Company, Children’s eatre Company, the Illusion has worked extensively as Girl Friday Productions, Yellow Tree and the eater, the History eatre, Minnesota a music director, pianist, Minnesota Jewish eater. In addition to his Jewish eatre, Artistry at Bloomington and arranger in the Twin free-lance career as a scenic designer, Michael Civic, Minnetonka eatre, Interact Center Cities for the past twenty is on sta at the Guthrie eater, where he for the Performing Arts and the Minnesota years, including forty mainstage productions supervises the Scenic Art department.
8 A CHRISTMAS CAROLE PETERSEN MARY SHABATURA Guthrie eatre: Incurable: A Fool’s Tale; Square eatre). Kranz received her M.F.A (LIGHTING DESIGNER) is Girl Friday Productions: Idiot’s Delight; from Columbia University and is a proud thrilled to be joining History eatre: e Paper Dreams of member of Actors’ Equity Association. the team for a Christmas Harry Chin, Highwaymen, Orphan Train; Carole Petersen! Based out eatre Mu: Charles Francis Chan Jr.’s Exotic APRIL HARDING of the Twin Cities, she Oriental Murder Mystery; Flower Drum Song; (ASSISTANT STAGE is resident lighting designer for Dark and Trademark eatre: e Boy and Robin Hood. MANAGER) is tickled to Stormy Productions, and has designed all be back for another year their productions, including e Receptionist, JAMIE J. KRANZ (STAGE of Carole’s holiday cheer. e Hothouse, Sunshine and And So It Goes. MANAGER) is excited to be Previously with eater Shabatura has previously designed at eater working with eater Latté Latté Da: Peter and the Starcatcher, Gypsy, Latté Da (Gypsy, Ragtime), Shapeshift Da. Past stage management Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods. Other credits Dance, Artistry (Talley’s Folly), e Moving credits include: Watch on include Utah Shakespeare Festival, Park Company (For Sale), e Guthrie/B.F.A. the Rhine (Guthrie eatre), Square eatre, Children’s eater Company, Program at the Dowling Studio (Peter Piper/ As You Like It, Treasure Island, Hamlet, and Loudmouth Collective, Carlyle Brown & e Hidden People) has served as assistant Antony & Cleopatra (Utah Shakespeare Company, DalekoArts. lighting designer at the Guthrie (Cocoanuts), Festival), Seedfolks, Pinocchio, 20,000 Leagues and has worked with e Santa Fe Opera, under the Sea (Children’s eatre Company), Utah Shakespeare Festival, and Penumbra DJ Latinidad’s Latin Dance Party, Pussy Valley Special Thanks eater, among others. (Mixed Blood), Flower Drum Song, A Raisin Shelly Zordich in the Sun, Romeo & Juliet, Murder for Two, KEVIN SPRINGER e Snow Queen, e Color Purple (Park (SOUND DESIGNER) is a theater sound designer and engineer born and raised in Litch eld, Minnesota. Favorite projects include the sound design for Dutchman and e Owl Answers at Penumbra eatre and a solo audio performance created from eld recordings and oral histories at the former State Hospital in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Kevin has worked previously with eater Latté Da on Man of La Mancha and last year’s production of A Christmas Carole Petersen. Upcoming work includes is Bitter Earth at Penumbra eatre.
ABBEE WARMBOE The (PROPERTIES MASTER) a is happy to be joining dining Pe cock Latté Da for her second wine cocktails full season. Previous & ounge credits include Man of L La Mancha, Six Degrees of Separation, Peter and the Starcatcher, Ragtime, Gypsy. Other credits include; Mixed Blood eatre: e Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, Vietgone, Safe at Home, Orange, Barbeque; Interact: e Feast of Fools; Artistry: e Music Man; Ten ousand ings eatre: Electra, Intimate Apparel; Yellow Tree eatre: A Gone Fishin’ Christmas, String; Ordway Center: Jesus Christ Superstar; ertedining.com
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In-Kind Supporters You can have a significant impact on Theater Latté Da’s future. Please consider Jean and Jim Becker Jean and Jim Hartman adding a bequest in your will naming Theater Latté Da on your insurance policy or Chocolat Céleste Jaime Roman and Jim Bernier Jane and Ogden Confer Lorri Ste en and Paul Zenner retirement plan or by donating gifts of stock at any time. We simply could not achieve Laurie DeMartino Design Stagetime Productions our goal of exploring and expanding the art of musical theater without you. For more Jay Harkness and Jean Storlie information about planned giving, contact Jaden Hansen at [email protected].
NEXT 20/20 is an initiative to cultivate 20 new musicals, or plays with music, over a ve-year period. is initiative comes from the belief that it is the responsibility of the regional theater to not only speak to audiences today, but to contribute to the dramatic canon of tomorrow. With NEXT 20/20, eater Latté Da will invest in the future of the great American Musical and its playwrights, composers, and lyricist through our annual NEXT Festival and world premieres. e 20th Anniversary season contains the company’s most ambitious world premiere to date, Five Points by Harrison David Rivers, Ethan Pakchar, and Douglas Lyons, directed by Peter Rothstein.
Please consider supporting new work through giving to NEXT 20/20 in addition to your annual fund gift. ank you to the following individuals and organizations or institutions for their commitment to new work through supporting NEXT 20/20.
Anonymous Jay Harkness and Jean Storlie Dr. Luis A. Pagan-Carlo and e Ruth Easton Fund of the Jean and Jim Hartman Joe Sammartino Please contact Jaden Hansen at Edelstein Fund Lisa and Dan Hoene Kim and David Motes [email protected] to nd out Elissa Adams and Michael Margulies Patricia Johnson and Kai Bjerkness Kevin Winge and Kevin Shores how you can play a vital role Kent Allin and Tom Knabel Jim and Sandi Jensen Jaime A. Roman and Jim Bernier in the future of the American Timothy Dordell and Kirk Ballard Nancy Jones omas Senn and Mark Manion Musical eater. Jean M. and Jim Becker Greg and Cyndi Klaus Gale Sharpe Scott Cabalka Bill Venne and Douglas Kline Lorri Ste en and Paul Zenner Shelli Chase and John Feldman Douglas and Suzanne Tacheny Kubach Libby and John Utter Jane and Ogden Confer Jim and Kristin Matejcek David Young and Edward Williams, Jr. Gary Reetz Jim Payne Jane Zilch Carolee Lindsey and Darolyn Gray Shannon Pierce and Rachel Kroog Peter Rothstein and Omar Guevara-Soto
Funders are listed for the past 365 days as of October 15, 2017. Please accept our apologies for any errors or omissions. For corrections, please contact Jaden Hansen, Development Manager, at 651.204.6852 or [email protected].
THEATER LATTÉ DA • LATTEDA.ORG 13 PHOTO: MARTÍN SOLÁ AND MEGHAN KREIDLER IN MAN OF LA MANCHA. PHOTO BY ALLEN WEEKS. Founded in 1998 by Peter Rothstein and Denise Our Mission Prosek, Theater Latté Da is in its 20th year of Theater Latté Da seeks to create new connections combining music and story to illuminate the between story, music, artist, and audience by depth and breadth of the human experience. exploring and expanding the art of musical theater.
Peter and Denise began their successful collaboration in 1994 by privately producing ve original cabarets to showcase Twin Cities Our Values talent. ey discovered that by placing equal emphasis on music and storytelling, they could weave tapestries of engaging, challenging and We believe in work that is bold and collaborative; often surprising narratives that resonated with people on many levels. we act with integrity and gratitude. eater Latté Da o cially incorporated as a non-pro t organization in 1998 and to this day remains committed to a rigorous experimentation BOLD We make bold choices in support of our mission and with music and story that expands the art form and speaks to a vision, both on and off stage. By illuminating the unseen, contemporary audience, challenging us to think deeply about the world giving voice to the unheard, and empathizing with the in which we live. unknown, we open eyes, ears and hearts. COLLABORATIVE We believe musical theater to be the most In 1998, eater Latté Da began performing at the intimate 120- collaborative of art forms, incorporating music, drama, seat Loring Playhouse. By 2007, eater Latté Da Productions were poetry, dance and design. We are inspired and strengthened continually playing to sold-out houses. At this time, they began searching through inclusive partnerships with artists, organizations and for spaces with di erent performance con gurations to meet the unique our diverse community, and embody a collaborative spirit in needs of their productions. Since 2007, eater Latté Da has produced all we do. shows at the Guthrie eater, Ordway, Pantages eatre, Southern eater, History eatre, Fitzgerald eater, e University of Minnesota, INTEGRITY We hold ourselves to the highest standards of artistic e Lab eater, and MacPhail Center for Music. In 2016 eater Latté and fiscal integrity. We are committed to honesty, equality and transparency in all aspects of our administration and art. Da became proud owner of the Ritz eater in Northeast Minneapolis. GRATITUDE We are grateful for our artists, audiences, e company is becoming a national leader in the art of musical theater, donors, board and staff. We recognize that each individual having produced 70 mainstage productions—including 10 world plays an important role in this organization’s success, and premieres, 10 area premieres, and dozens of productions celebrated for we actively seek out opportunities to acknowledge each their bold re-imagination. person’s contribution.
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Officers: Peter Rothstein Emilee Elofson Madeline Asher Jaime M. Roman, President Artistic Director Marketing and Grace Peterson Nancy Jones, Vice President Public Relations Associate Courtney Rust Jay Harkness, Secretary Denise Prosek Matthew Ryan Carolee Lindsey, Treasurer Resident Music Director Ti any K. Orr Kathleen Sullivan Production Stage Manager Concessions Sta Directors: Robin Gillette Kent Allin Shannon Pierce Interim Managing Director Catrina Huynh-Weiss Scott Cabalka Gary Reetz Audience Services Coordinator Michael Hanisch Ogden Confer Jake Romanow Jean Hartman Videographer Matt Fulton Peter Rothstein, ex-o cio Senior Director– Micayla ebault-Spieker Lisa Hoene Tom Senn Finance and Operations House Technician ULTRA Creative Jim Jensen Libby Utter Graphic Design Cynthia Klaus Bill Venne Allen Weeks Millie Annis Christine Larsen Kevin Winge Production Manager Front of House Manager Elissa Adams Kate Lawson David Young Tod Petersen Jim Matejcek Jane Zilch Andrew Leshovsky Michael Dunne Artistic Associates Marketing Manager Concessions Manager
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