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15/16 Season THEOAC.NET 1 Armour Rd E Oak St 67 Summitt Ave E Forest St S Silver Lake St S Westover St r D OCONOMOWOC AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT s u p 641 East Forest Street m a Oconomowoc, WI 53066 C r D OAC Box Office 262.560.3172 Oconomowoc m u Memorial Hospital i d a t www.theoac.net Bolson Dr S [email protected] The OAC is located at 641 E. Forest Street and is part of the Oconomowoc High School campus. It is located in the south central part of Oconomowoc immediately west of Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital, one block west of Summit Avenue (Hwy 67) which is the main north/south Download the new Oconomowoc App at artery into the city. www.citycenterapp.com or search for it in your app store. Staff E-MAIL NEWSLETTER Sign up for our OAC monthly email news blast and find out what’s happening. Coupons, special offers Arts Center Director and up to the minute details of events are just a few Michael Duncan of its highlights! To join, call the box office to have them add your information to the list. Technical Manager/Events A Coordinator community Sean Floeter RENT THE OAC! Media Liaison The Oconomowoc Arts Center is a perfect setting within a community. for business meetings, conferences, seminars as Rebecca Seymour Shorehaven is Oconomowoc’s senior community of choice. well as performances such as recitals, theatrical Marketing Consultant events and guest speakers. The OAC only rents Founded in 1939, it has served as a steadfast caretaker for the Robin Krakauer to non-profit organizations. Please call Michael generations who built our neighborhoods, schools, churches Duncan at 262.560.2130 for more information Box Office/Website Manager and scheduling a tour. and businesses we embrace today. From independent living to Cynthia Acosta Luksich skilled care to the Center for Life Enrichment, Shorehaven is Program Coordinator VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES recognized as an industry leader and dedicated partner in the Leslie Floeter Support the OAC by giving your time and talents. For more information, please contact our box office art of living successfully. Box Office Staff at 262.560.3172 or by emailing [email protected]. Leslie Floeter, Robin Koltz, Sharon Milway, Connie Rizzo, Nancy Schwabe For decades, Shorehaven has combined compassion and House Managers MISSION STATEMENT innovation, earning the confidence of older adults, family Bob Abbott, Mark Carlstein, Jan Gibeau, The Oconomowoc Arts Center mission is to provide members and the community. Logan Milway, Annie Nowak, Connie Rizzo patrons and artists of all ages, a professional, . cultural and educational experience with the OAC Technicians highest quality programming opportunities John Kyle, Michael Nicolai, Sophie Menting, possible. Brooke Olson, Katrina Smith, Dustin Strobush, Mark Venenga For advertising info, call Marcus Promotions (262) 567-8341 | www.shorehavenliving.org Usher/House Manager Coordinator at 262.782.9751 2 OCONOMOWOC ARTS CENTER1305 | 15-16W. Wisconsin SEASON Ave. | Oconomowoc, WI Sharon Milway THEOAC.NET 3 From the oac director... Welcome back to our 7th presenting season at the OAC… The OAC staff and programming committee continue to look for ways to improve on seasons past. We think we have accomplished that with an outstanding lineup of professional entertainment for 2015-16. Television and Broadway star Tom Wopat opens the season with songs from his latest CD I’ve Got Your Number, music from the Mad Men Era. A Wisconsin native, Mr. Wopat is also credited with founding the “Tommy Awards” a recognition of high school musical theater throughout the state. Oconomowoc High School has been a recipient of 79 awards to date including four “Outstanding Musical” awards, including Singin’ in the Rain for 2015. At the height of football season, John Pinero stars in Vince: The Life and Times of Vince Lombardi. You will be moved and inspired by this one man tour de force performance. For the Christmas holidays, Cherish the Ladies: A Celtic Christmas will bring their Celtic rhythms and high energy to the main stage. A great show for the entire family. In January, Ted Vigil: A John Denver Tribute will take us back to the voice of one of pop and country’s most memorable performers. The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra, in April, recalls the golden age of American ragtime music including the music of the silent film era. Finally in May, the OAC is delighted to announce a special partnership with In Tandem Theater, Milwaukee and Milwaukee Opera Theater to present Ernest in Love, the musical theater adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s comic masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest starring one of Milwaukee’s most prominent actresses, Angela Iannone as Lady Bracknell. A comical, musical treat for all ages. The Cabaret Café series returns with three critically acclaimed shows Electri-Violet, the jazz, blues, R & B sound of Carole Ferrara and John Plankenhorn in January. Hot Tango returns by popular demand featuring accordion virtuoso Stas Venglevski and Oconomowoc favorite Mark Carlstein on piano just in time for Valentine’s Day weekend. In March, Tallymoore, one of Milwaukee’s newest and most exciting contemporary Irish groups bring their toe tapping strut to the Little theater. Our Chef’s, Jenny Truchan and George Herrera, are planning all new mouth- watering menus for your enjoyment. Order early though, this popular series usually sells out! Our Visual Arts and Comedy series featuring ComedySportz along with award-winning performing arts programs by our school district and several community arts organizations create a vivid palette of entertainment opportunities. “Imagine a Day Youth Arts Gallery”... Thanks to a generous gift from “The Courtney Bella Foundation” the OAC is proud to present our first, exclusively designed gallery for young artists 4K-12. This new gallery will feature work from all our schools including Dedicated to Your Satisfaction Since 1870 district, private and other area youth organizations. Watch for scheduling of gallery events on the OAC website. The 2015-16 Partnership Program is now closed, but gifts under $500 for the Producer’s Circle Program are being accepted through December 31, 2015. Cash or in-kind donation information is available by contacting me at the arts center, at [email protected] or 262.560.2130. A special thanks to those sponsors of our current season. They are recognized on our lobby board and in event playbills. Please support them generously. Michael Duncan, Director Oconomowoc Arts Center 4 OCONOMOWOC ARTS CENTER | 15-16 SEASON THEOAC.NET 5 calendar Neudecker Main Stage | Cabaret Café | ComedySportz | Visual Arts Series OAC Special Events | Special Events | District Events JULY 2015 July 11 | 6:00-8:00 | OAC Open House | Page 26 July 11 – Oct. 3 | Heidi Hallett & Anne Raskopf Wisconsin and Afar | Page 32 July 24 & 25 | Suitcase Dreams – OHS Fringe performance August 2015 Aug. 14 | 12:00-5:00 p.m. | Last day to save on the OAC Box Office Early Bird Specials | Page 38 September 2015 Sept. 10 | 7:30 p.m. | SummerStage A Day For Grace | Page 29 Sept. 19 | 7:30 p.m. | Tom Wopat - I’ve Got Your Number | Page 11 October 2015 Oct. 1 & 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Michael Perry Is He Still Yappin? | Page 29 Oct. 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Joe Lecher Concert | Page 30 Oct. 9 – Nov. 21 | Stasia Wilson Innocence of Sandyhook | Page 32 Oct. 24 | 7:30 p.m. | The Life and Times of Vince Lombardi | Page 11 November 2015 Nov.14, 19, 20, 21 | 7:30 p.m. | OHS Players present Grease | Page 22 Nov. 15 | 4:00 p.m. | OHS Players present Grease | Page 22 December 2015 Dec. 1 - 20 | Waukesha Creative Arts League Member Show | Page 33 Dec. 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Lorie Line Christmas in the City | Page 30 Dec. 6 | 4:00 p.m. | Cherish the Ladies: A Celtic Christmas | Page 12 Dec. 18 & 19 | 7:00 p.m. | The Nutcracker Ballet by MainStage | Page 31 Dec. 19 | 1:00 p.m. | The Nutcracker Ballet by MainStage | Page 31 Dec. 20 | 2:00 p.m. | The Nutcracker Ballet by MainStage | Page 31 January 2016 Jan. 9 - 30 | Fur, Feathers and Fidelity: Military Mascots | Page 26/33 Jan. 15 & 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Electri-violet | Page 15 Jan. 30 | 7:30 p.m. | John Denver Tribute with Ted Vigil | Page 12 February 2016 Feb. 5 – Mar. 5 | Paul Schultz Time of Seasons | Page 33 Feb. 12 & 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Hot Tango | Page 16 Feb. 18, 19, 20 | 7:30 p.m. | OHS Student Directed Play | Page 22 Feb. 20 | 2:00 p.m. | OHS Student Directed Play | Page 22 March 2016 Mar. 8 - 24 | OHS IB Art Show | Page 34 Mar. 18 & 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Tallymoore | Page 16 Mar. 3, 4, 5 | 7:00 p.m. | NHI presents The Lion King Jr. | Page 23 Mar. 5 | 1:00 p.m. | NHI presents The Lion King Jr. | Page 23 Mar. 12 | 6:30 p.m. | ComedySportz | Page 19 April 2016 April 9 – May 20 | Wisconsin Regional Art Program Show | Page 34 April 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Paragon Ragtime Orchestra | Page 13 April 16 | 6:30 p.m. | ComedySportz | Page 19 April 30 | 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. | OAC Gala Arts In Bloom | Page 27 May 2016 May 12, 13, 14 | 7:00 p.m. | OHS Players present A Streetcar Named Desire | Page 23 May 15 | 2:00 p.m. | OHS Players present A Streetcar Named Desire | Page 23 May 21 – June 18 | Beth Stoddard Meditations from the Field | Page 34 6 OCONOMOWOC ARTS CENTER | 15-16 SEASON May 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Ernest In Love | Page 13 THEOAC.NET 7 “Tom Wopat, like Sinatra in his glory days, makes it all look easy and perfectly natural.” Stephen Holden / NY Times “I’m flattered I can be involved with the I’ve Got Your Number Tommy Awards.