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We invite you to: • Experience Milwaukee’s professional Equity music theatre company. We present the full spectrum of music theatre, ranging from blockbuster Broadway musicals to reimagined operas, from Gilbert & Sullivan operettas to exciting new works.
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Our mission since 1959: To bring the full spectrum of music theatre works to a wide and diverse audience in celebration of the musical and theatrical arts and their reflection of the human condition. We fulfill this mission through • Partnering with nationally recognized directors and designers • Serving as the largest employer of Wisconsin theatrical artists in the State • Performing in the beautiful, intimate Cabot Theatre • Bringing the excitement of a live orchestra to every production • Offering educational programming reaching over 14,000 students annually • Engaging more than 30,000 people at performances each year
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Box Office ADA Services Assisted listening devices “To help us forget some things, remember others, and to refresh the dry places in our spirit” 158 North Broadway, Main Floor, are made possible through support from Quote adapted from “World of Wonders” by Robertson Davies Milwaukee, WI 53202 Alvin & Marion Birnschein Foundation. The intimate Cabot Theatre, modeled after Phone: (414) 291-7800 Audio description and wheelchair seating an 18th century French jewel-box opera Email: [email protected] are available and can be arranged in house, was built in 1992. With just 350 Monday - Saturday, Noon to 6 p.m. advance by calling (414) 291-7800. seats, everyone has a great view and feels The lobby window is open two hours prior close to the emotion and action on stage. to performances. Tickets also available Audience Guides are free through at www.skylightmusictheatre.org Enlighten, Skylight’s education program. The quote on the ceiling celebrates the The guide is available on our website spirit of music and theatre. The people Administrative Office and in the lobby of the theatre. and cupids depicted represent various 158 North Broadway, Sixth Floor, important players in Skylight history and Milwaukee, WI 53202 Skylight Insights Skylight artistic landmarks from the Milwaukee skyline as it Phone: (414) 291-7811 staff lead free pre-performance talks appeared in 1992. Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. one hour before curtain for every Wednesday and Sunday performance. The ceiling features the Goddess of Emergency Phone Number Memory: Mnemosyne, mother of the (414) 908-6645 Ushering For information, current Nine Muses. Each of the nine boxes on Alert House Management of your seat opportunities and to sign up to the Gallery level celebrates one of those location before the performance and leave become a volunteer usher, visit www. Muses (History, Tragedy, Comedy, Literature, the above number so they may reach you. skylightmusictheatre.volunteerhub.com. Science, Oratory, Poetry, Dance and Music) Can you find the following and is decorated with associated images. Recording Equipment and Cameras Volunteer for Skylight by e-mailing In a nod to the spirit of fun that makes up 1992 landmarks? The videotaping or other video or [email protected]. Skylight’s DNA, playful images are part of St. John’s Cathedral audio recording of this production the decorations for each Muse. Can you spot Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance is strictly prohibited. Lost and Found Leave a message with the bag of cough drops for one of them? Company the House Manager at (414) 908-6645. City Hall Late Arrivals “Do you want to have some real fun?” Wisconsin Electric Power Company Patrons arriving after the performance – Question Clair Richardson asked that led has started will be seated at the to the birth of Skylight in 1959. When Clair Elsa’s on the Park discretion of House Management. died in 1980, per his wishes, his ashes are The original Skylight Theatre on kept in an urn under the stage, fulfilling Jackson Street his request that all future productions be The Wisconsin Gas Company performed “over my dead body.” The Pabst Theatre A Few Highlights from 60 Years
1959 Skylight Opera Theatre is 1962 Needing more 1967 Skylight is founding 1980 Clair Richardson dies. Per founded by Clair Richardson and space, Skylight moved member of the United his wishes, his ashes are kept in an Sprague Vonier in the skylighted attic nearby to a converted Performing Arts Fund (UPAF), urn under the stage, fulfilling his of a European-style coffee house at tire-recapping garage at which generously provides request that all future productions 929 N. Jefferson St. The first show 813 N. Jefferson St. on ongoing support to Skylight be performed “over my dead body.” is a musical revue based on the life Cathedral Square and and other area performing and works of Gilbert & Sullivan created a 99-seat theater arts organizations.
1992 In April, construction 1993 In October, Skylight opens its new 1995 On January 31, the 358-seat theatre is 2012 Name changes begins on the Broadway Theatre home in the Broadway Theatre Center. The $6 inaugurated as the Cabot Theatre. Colin Cabot from Skylight Opera Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway in million renovation and new construction was looked at small opera houses in France for to Skylight Music Theatre Milwaukee’s historic warehouse supported by an extensive capital campaign. inspiration, and found Le Theatre de la Coupe d’Or in to better reflect the broad district, the Third Ward. Rochefort sur Mer. The Cabot Theatre was designed array of music theatre works based on that theater’s architectural drawings. presented.
2 Skylight Music Theatre 2019-2020 Season The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 3 music theatre Michael Unger Jack R. Lemmon Artistic Director Executive Director Presents
Music & Lyrics by Book by William Finn Rachel Sheinkin Conceived by Rebecca Feldman February 7-23, 2020 CABOT THEATRE | BROADWAY THEATRE CENTER
DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER Brian Cowing MUSIC DIRECTOR David Bonofiglio COSTUME DESIGNER Alexae Visel LIGHTING DESIGNER Jamie Roderick SOUND DESIGNER Tye Hunt Fitzgerald STAGE MANAGER Allyson Schiller *
Season Sponsored by
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
* Appearing through an agreement between Skylight Music Theatre and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United State.
Additional Material by Jay Reiss. Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine. Originally produced on Broadway by David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, Barrington Stage Company, Second Stage Theatre.
Based on C-R-E-P-U-S-C-L-E, an original play by The Farm. The Barrington Stage Company workshop of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee was originally co-directed by Michael Barakiva and Rebecca Feldman.
The world premiere production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Barrington Stage Company was co-directed by Michael Unger and Rebecca Feldman.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 4 Skylight Music Theatre 2019-2020 Season A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR - BRIAN COWING SKYLIGHT LEADERSHIP In a world where we are many times limited to 140 characters, it is wonderful to Michael Unger (Artistic Director) is thrilled to join the Skylight team experience a musical that is a love letter to the English language. Words help us as Artistic Director. Michael is also the Producing Artistic Director of communicate - to make a point, to show love, to create. Words develop and change, new NewArts in Newtown, CT, which he started with a local father in words are added to our vocabulary every day. Words are history. The English language response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. For NewArts is a melding of different vernaculars - Old English, Danish, Norse, French, Latin, Greek, he has directed a dozen large-scale musicals involving over 550 local Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Dutch and Spanish. A word’s sound, meaning, and spelling is children. He was until recently the Associate Artistic Director and the result of centuries of cooperation, conquest, and competition. Director of Education for Off-Broadway’s York Theatre Company. Michael’s work will be seen around the country in 2020 with the 70th Anniversary It is in competition that we meet our characters of Spelling Bee. Just like our language, National Tour of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown. Michael has directed many benefit these characters are all from different backgrounds, with their own quirks, insecurities, concerts, including for the Sandy Hook, CT and Parkland, FL communities. Selected world hopes and dreams. Taking part in the Bee introduces them to the joys and horrors of premieres include The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Caligula, and A ROCKIN’ adolescence. But, what unites them is their love of language. In a song cut from the Midsummer Night’s Dream, which is featured in the award-winning documentary film, show, the characters sing, “In spelling - things have logic and line, and in spelling - there’s Midsummer in Newtown. Other directing credits include McCarter Theatre, 59E59, a greater design. Though in school we seem strange, at the bee we seem better, as we Paramount, W.H.A.T., Signature, Cape Playhouse, Deaf West, and The St. LouisMUNY. He count out each letter in our mind, and we find, we love spelling. It makes us feel normal - has directed fifteen operas, two of which are available on DVD. we like spelling.” Jack R. Lemmon (Executive Director) joined Skylight in 2015 after Enjoy this love of language and joy of learning, with moments of awkwardness and heart. having worked in the performing arts for over 30 years. He is also currently president of the board of the Historic Third Ward Association. Brian Cowing Lemmon has served as Executive Director of the Joffrey Ballet, Louisville Ballet and Colorado Ballet to name a few. He also served at the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington D.C. He currently serves on the Public Policy Committee of Imagine MKE as a member of the DNC Arts & Cultural Activation Steering Committee. He served on the board and executive committee of Dance/USA and was a board member of the Partnership for Creative Economies (KY). He chaired the board of the Arts and Cultural Attractions A MESSAGE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR - MICHAEL UNGER Council in Louisville, KY, and the Chicago Dance Alliance. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Coe College in Cedar Rapids (Iowa) and an M.F.A. in Theatre from the Some people say that directing is 50% casting. Without casting any aspersions (see University of Utah in Salt Lake City. what I did there?) on any directors anywhere in the world; in my experience, I feel it can sometimes be an even higher percentage. I had the immense pleasure and honor of co- directing (alongside its gloriously zany creator, Rebecca Feldman) the world premiere production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Barrington Stage Company in 2004. The personalities of the original cast informed that production on a uniquely high level. The exuberant and delightful cast you are about to meet is refreshing the Skylight production with tons of personality, sublime silliness, and great heart. Spelling Bee is a prime example of some shows having more elasticity than others in which a cast will custom fit a production to their theatre and their audience. With Brian Cowing’s refreshing and witty direction and choreography, he and his team have created a Spelling Bee that is very much their own... and yours. I know this show, in this place, will tickle all of our funny bones, warm our hearts, and remind us of the quirky misfits we may remember from our pasts; or even, if we are willing to admit it, the endearing misfits within a small part of ourselves. OPEN
6 Skylight Music Theatre 2019-2020 Season The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 7 CAST OF THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE MUSICAL NUMBERS Chip Tolentino...... Yando Lopez* Act 1 Logainne SchwartzandGrubenierre...... Kaylee Annable "The Twenty-Fifth Annual Leaf Coneybear/Carl Dad...... Ryan Stajmiger Putnam County Spelling Bee"...... Chip, Rona, Leaf, Logainne, Barfée, Marcy, Olive William Barfée...... James Carrington "The Spelling Rules"...... Panch, Spellers, Rona, Mitch Marcy Park...... Kendyl Ito* "My Favorite Moment of the Bee"...... Rona Olive Ostrovsky...... Amanda Rodriguez "My Friend, the Dictionary"...... Olive, Chip, Leaf, Logainne, Rona, Company Rona Lisa Peretti/Olive’s Mom...... Samantha Sostarich "The First Goodbye"...... Company Douglas Panch...... Robby McGhee "Pandemonium"...... Chip, Olive, Logainne, Leaf, Barfée, Marcy, Mitch Mitch Mahoney/Dan Dad/ Olive’s Dad...... Shawn Holmes "I'm Not That Smart"...... Leaf "The Second Goodbye"...... Company *Denotes member of Actors' Equity Association "Magic Foot"...... Barfée, Company "Pandemonium (Reprise)"...... Mitch, Company "My Favorite Moment of the Bee (Reprise)"...... Rona BAND "Prayer of the Comfort Counselor"...... Mitch, Company Reeds...... Ron Foster Cello...... Victor Brusabardis Act 2 Keyboard...... Jane Latva "Chip's Lament"...... Chip Percussion...... Michael (Ding) Lorenz "Woe is Me"...... Logainne, Carl, Dan, and Company "Spelling Montage"...... Panch, Spellers "I'm Not That Smart (Reprise)"...... Leaf "I Speak Six Languages"...... Marcy, Females PRODUCTION SUPPORT "Jesus"...... Marcy, Females "The I Love You Song"...... Olive, Olive's Mom, Olive's Dad Scenic Artists...... Nerissa Eichinger "Woe is Me (Reprise)"...... Logainne, Mitch Scenic Carpenters...... Tony Roman, Jack Austin, "My Favorite Moment of the Bee (Reprise 2)"...... Rona Rachel Zembrowski "Second"...... Barfée, Olive, Company Draftsperson...... Libby Winchester Schultz "Second (Part 1)"...... Barfée, Olive, Company Props Master...... Simone Tegge "Weltanschauung"...... Barfée, Company Stitchers...... Carolyn Doerr Electricians...... Brian Bryars, Erin Dillon, "Barfée and Olive Pas de Deux"...... Company Rebekah Farr, Shane O’Neil, "Second (Part 2)"...... Barfée, Olive, Company Jarrod Langwinski, Ryan Zierk "The Champion"...... Rona, Company Assistant Stage Manager...... Samantha Pekelnicky "Finale"...... Company Light Board Operator...... Brian Bryars, Shane O’Neil "The Last Goodbye"...... Company Followspot Operators...... Tony Roman, Drea DeVos
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1342 North Astor Street, Milwaukee | uumilwaukee.org 8 Skylight Music Theatre 2019-2020 Season The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 9 WHO’S WHO WHO’S WHO cont. Kaylee Annable all throughout Wisconsin. Some theatres Theatre Company. Proud AEA member and Samantha Sostarich (Logainne include Florentine Opera, First Stage, Northwestern alum. Thanks to Adrian. (Rona Lisa Peretti/ SchwartzandGrubenierre) Middleton Players Theatre, Black Arts MKE, Follow him @yandolopez and Olive’s Mom) is a is proud and incredibly and Four Seasons Theatre. Some of his yandolopez.com. graduate of the grateful to be back at favorite past performances were Coalhouse University of Wisconsin- Skylight Music Theatre! Walker Jr. in Ragtime (winner of Best Actor Robby McGhee Madison where she Previous Skylight credits in a Musical – Broadway World), Sebastian (Douglas Panch) is best received a BA with include: Lois/Bianca in Kiss Me Kate, Little the Crab in The Little Mermaid, and Jacob in known for appearing as distinction as a Theatre Acting Specialist. Sally in Urinetown, Isabel in Pirates of La Cage aux Folles (winner of Best Randy, the Packers- She is excited to be returning to the role of Penzance, Little Red in Into the Woods, and Supporting Actor in a Musical - Footlights). loving, basement- Rona Lisa Peretti for a third time! Favorite Ensemble/US Cosette in Les Miserables. Shawn would like to thank his family and dwelling improvising roles include Velma Von Tussle in Hairspray Among other regional credits, Kaylee was friends for their never ending support. chef in web commercials and Lily St. Regis in Annie with Skylight most recently seen as Jovie in Elf: The for Pick n Save. He appeared as Radio Music Theatre, Gretchen in Boeing Boeing Musical at Derby Dinner Playhouse. Kaylee Kendyl Ito* (Marcy Park) Soloist/Leroy Evans in Skylight Music with Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Lady of would like to extend gratitude and love to is an NYC based actor. She Theatre's production of Violet. He helped the Lake in Monty Python’s Spamalot with all of her house/tribe/clan. Mac and Back! was most recently seen as create All In Productions, a local theatre Four Seasons Theatre, Mrs. Wormwood in Jing/Prof. Li Biyu in Soft production company that is proud to hire Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical with James Carrington Power at The Public Milwaukee talent. He has been a performer Children’s Theater of Madison, and Fortuna (William Barfée) is E-C- Theater. Other theater in Tall Boys Improv through Ampersand in Fortuna the Timebender vs. The School S-T-A-T-I-C to be doing credits include: Hortensia Theater for seven years. One of his greatest Girls of Doom with Milwaukee Opera this show and this role at in Matilda (1st National Tour), Jeongmoon in passions is his band, of which he is the lead Theatre and Milwaukee Metro Voices. Skylight! James was last Locusts at The Yale Carlotta Festival, Heejin singer: Funk Summit Bass Team. This one's Other Skylight credits include Sweeney seen this fall as Gerald in Wild Goose Dreams at The Public Theater, for you, Mom and Dad! @robbymcghee Todd, Violet, Pirates of Penzance, Into the the Elephant in Elephant and Connie Wong in A Chorus Line with Woods, Pump Boys and Dinettes, Avenue Q, and Piggie at First Stage and past shows director Baayork Lee. Kendyl also loves new Amanda Rodriguez Sunday in the Park with George, Dames At with Skylight: Hot Mikado, Annie, Urinetown musical/play development and has been (Olive Ostrovsky) is Sea, The Producers, and White Christmas. and recently as Four Eyed Moe in Five Guys seen in readings and concerts throughout delighted to make her www.samanthasostarich.com Named Moe. James is a graduate of UW- the Manhattan area. Kendyl has never Skylight Music Theatre Madison's Acting Specialist B.F.A. Program. competed in a spelling bee before and has debut! She has Ryan Stajmiger (Leaf Some favorite roles include Matt in Mr. to verbally say “b-e-a-U-tiful” every time performed on stages Coneybear/Carl Dad) is Burns: A Post Electric Play, Man 3 in The she writes “beautiful” … this show has been throughout Wisconsin, very excited to be back at Ballad Of Emmett Till and The Lion in The a dream come true for her. but her most recent work has taken her Skylight Music Theatre Wiz at First Stage. James has also worked out of state. She was seen on the Nashville for its production of The with: First Stage Theatre, In Tandem Yando Lopez* (Chip Children’s Theatre stage in the world 25th Annual Putnam Theatre, Madison Opera, Children's Tolentino) is so excited to premiere production of Return to Sender County Spelling Bee. A Theatre of Madison, Ordway Center for be making his Skylight and she has enjoyed working on the new graduate of CCPA at Roosevelt University, Performing Arts, Renaissance Music Theatre debut! He play Selena Maria Sings with Childsplay Ryan has worked with Chicago area Theaterworks, and Door Shakespeare. Up was last seen at the Theatre in Arizona. Amanda has had the theaters including Chicago Shakespeare, next James will be in Alex and the Amazing Marriott Theatre as King pleasure of performing in Madison with Drury Lane, Mercury Theater, Porchlight, Lemonade Stand, a world premiere, at First Julien in Madagascar, and Children’s Theatre of Madison, Music Metropolis, and many more. Though he Stage. Support the arts! at Drury Lane Theatre in their productions Theatre of Madison, and Capital City currently calls Chicago home, Ryan is of Mamma Mia! and A Christmas Carol. Theatre. She also delights in being a always happy for an opportunity to return Shawn Holmes (Mitch Recent credits: Legally Blonde at Paramount teaching assistant and performer with to his Milwaukee roots. He has previously Mahoney/Dan Dad/ Theatre, Forever Plaid at Theatre at the Whoopensocker! BroadwayWorld been seen at Skylight as Tobias in Sweeney Olive’s Dad) is Center (Jeff Nomination), Spamilton at the nominated for Best Actress in a Musical for Todd, Jack in Into The Woods, and Virgil in extremely excited to be Royal George (Jeff Nomination) and The her work as the title role in Pinkalicious: The Violet. Outside of theater Ryan can be seen back after just Christians at Steppenwolf. Other credits: Musical and Best Featured Actress in a performing with The Four C Notes, the performing at Skylight Porchlight Music Theatre, American Blues Play for Return to Sender. She sends love premier Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons with Gospel at Colonus. Theatre, Court Theatre, Goodman Theatre, to her many support systems! tribute in the U.S. Shawn has been performing with theatres Chicago Children's Theatre, and the Other www.theotheramandarodriguez.com 10 Skylight Music Theatre 2019-2020 Season The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 11 WHO’S WHO IN THE CREATIVE TEAM WHO’S WHO IN THE CREATIVE TEAM cont.
Brian Cowing (Director/Choreographer) Public), Alice By Heart (MCC), Assassins Communications Manager for Crimes of Rachel Sheinkin (Book) Broadway: The is a Wisconsin native, thrilled to be making (Yale Rep). Sound Design - Yale School the Heart, The Tribute Artist, Talley’s Folly, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee his Skylight debut. Regional credits of Drama. tyehuntfitzgerald.com Baby with the Bathwater, Dancing Lessons (Tony, Drama Desk awards); Off Broadway: include: Capital City Theatre’s Hunchback (2nd Story Theatre). Other selected credits Striking 12 (Lucille Lortel nomination), of Notre Dame, Four Seasons Theatre’s Jamie Roderick (Lighting Designer) include costumes Production Assistant for Off-Off: Serenade. Regional: Guthrie, All Is Calm, Spamalot, Les Misérables, Off-Brodway: Em jiland, Midnight at AMC’s TV series NOS4A2 Season 2. Allyson Little House on the Prairie; Center Theater She Loves Me, and South Pacific.With the Never Get (York Theatre, Drama Desk received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Group, Sleeping Beauty Wakes (Los Angeles Children’s Theater of Madison, Matilda, Nomination), Caesar & Cleopatra (Gingold theatre from the University of Rhode Island. Ovation Award); London: Blood Drive. Tuck Everlasting, Seussical, and The Group), Safeword.(ATA), Accidentally Residencies, fellowships, commissions Wizard of Oz. Brian has also served as Brave (DR2), We Are The Tigers (Theatre William Finn (Music and Lyrics) is the include: Eugene O'Neill National Theater guest director and choreographer at 80), Red Roses, Green Gold (Minetta Lane), writer and composer of Falsettos, for which Center, Baryshnikov Dance Foundation, Clinton Showboat Theatre, Binghamton The Woodsman (New World Stages, he received two Tony Awards, Best Book MacDowell Colony, Manhattan Theatre University, and Oklahoma City University. PBS), Afterglow, Ken Davenport's That of a Musical (with James Lapine) and Best Club, Deaf West, McCarter Theatre, As an actor, National Tours: Annie and Bachelorette Show. London: It Happened in Original Score. He has also written and Playwrights Horizons. Rachel is a volunteer Something Rotten. Proud graduate Key West. Regional: The Bikinis! (Long Wharf composed In Trousers, March of the Falsettos mentor for TDF's Open Doors program, a of Oklahoma City University. Theatre, Riverside Theatre, WBT), Romeo and Falsettoland (Outer Critics Circle Award visiting instructor at Yale School of Drama, & Juliet (Commonwealth Shakespeare for Best Musical, two Los Angeles Drama and adjunct faculty member of NYU's David Bonofiglio (Music Director) holds Company ) Twelfth Night, Midsummer, Critic's Awards, two Drama Desk Awards, Graduate Musical Theater Writing Program. a BFA in piano performance from Cardinal Macbeth, Hamlet (Shakespeare On The the Lucille Lortel Award, and Guggenheim Stritch University. Selected credits as Sound). Recent credits include: Mr. Fellowship in Musical Composition). Mr. Rebecca Feldman is the conceiver of The music director: Oklahoma!, Urinetown and Parker, Kerrigan and Lowdermilk's The Finn wrote the lyrics to Graciela Daniele's 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Pippin for Skylight Music Theatre; Little By Bad Years, Fuck Marry Kill, More Than All Tango Apasionado (music by the great for which she won a Lucille Lortel Award, Little, Scrooge In Rouge, A Cudahy Caroler The World. Resident Lighting Designer: Astor Piazzolla) and, with Michael Starobin, Drama Desk and Tony Nomination for Christmas, and Jesus Christ Superstar Broken Box Mime Theatre and The the music to Lapine's version of The Best Musical. She co-directed its world for In Tandem Theatre; Sunday In The Sharon Playhouse. JamieRoderick.com Winter's Tale. His musical, Romance in premiere at Barrington Stage Company Park With George for Windfall Theatre. Hard Times, was presented at the Public in the summer of 2004 with Skylight’s As assistant music director: A Christmas Alexae Visel (Costume Designer) joins Theater. Recently, he wrote “Painting Artistic Director Michael Unger. Rebecca Carol for Milwaukee Repertory Theatre Skylight Music Theatre for the first time. You” for Love's Fire, a piece commissioned is Associate Producer on Transparent, The and as cover piano/conductor for Once Recent design work includes; A Chorus and performed by the Acting Company, Musical Finale and served as Staff Writer On This Island and La Cage Aux Folles for Line; Heritage Theatre Festival, Bye Bye based on Shakepeare's sonnets. For on the finale as well. She is currently Skylight Music Theatre. As keyboardist Birdie; Playmakers Repertory Company, television, Mr. Finn provided the music developing an episodic drama with Big and programmer: Powder Her Face, Les Awake and Sing! ;The Public Theater, and lyrics for the Ace Award-winning HBO Kid Pictures, called La Coyote, which has Misérables, In The Heights, and La Cage Othello; California Shakespeare Theatre, cartoon "Ira Sleeps Over," "Tom Thumb been selected to the WeForShe’s 2019 Aux Folles for Skylight Music Theatre. Bye Bye Birdie at Playmakers Repertory and Thumbelina," "Pokey Little Puppy's Writeher List. She is an alumna of the Theatre, Cymbeline, Two Gentlemen of First Christmas," and, with Ellen Fitzhugh, Lincoln Center Director's Lab as well as the Tye Hunt Fitzgerald (Sound Designer) Verona and A Comedy of Errors at the San two "Brave little Toaster" cartoons. Mr. AFI Directing Workshop for Women where is a Canadian born reinforcement and Francisco Shakespeare Festival. Happy Finn has written for Vogue, Harper's she won the Jean Firstenburg Award for conceptual Sound Designer based in New Days; Mark Taper Forum and Theatre for Bazaar, and The New Yorker. A graduate of Best Short. Her short films include, MY York City. He is pleased to be making his a New Audience, Sea of Reeds and The Williams College where he was awarded FIRST TIME DRIVING (AFI Jean Firstenburg Skylight Music Theatre debut. Credits Coast of Utopia at Shotgun Players. the Hutchinson Fellowship for Musical Award, Best Short at Lake Arrowhead include: Floyd Collins, The Slow Sound of Composition, Finn now teaches a weekly Film Fest, Best of Shorts at Outfest), A/V Snow, The Laramie Project, War Boys, The Allyson Schiller* (Stage Manager) master class at the NYU Tisch Graduate CLUB (TV Pilot, NYTVF), UBER ALICE Catastrophe Club, Deathbed Edition, Matilda recent stage management credits Program in Musical Theatre Writing. His (Woodstock Film Fest), DEAD CAT (Producer, The Musical, Passion, The Rare Biosphere, include Las Mariposas and These Hands most recent projects include Elegies, A Tribeca Film Fest) and IRVING (Official An Enemy of The People, The Apple Tree, (People’s Theatre Project) Anytown Song Cycle (Lincoln Center) and The 25th Selection Rhode Island Film Fest, Official Lear. Associate Sound Design: A Soldiers (George Street Playhouse) Matilda the Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee which Selection USA Film Fest, Ft. Lauderdale Play - Broadway (Roundabout), The Way Musical, Disney’s Newsies the Musical ran on Broadway and has been produced Film Fest, Atlanta Jewish Film Fest). She Spoke (Audible) The Underlying Chris (NewArts). Other credits include Child nationally and internationally, as well. (Second Stage) The Vagrant Trilogy, The Guardian for Christmas in Hell (The York Micheals, White Noise, Eve’s Song (The Theatre). Resident Stage Manager and 12 Skylight Music Theatre 2019-2020 Season The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 13 WHO’S WHO IN THE CREATIVE TEAM cont.
Jay Reiss (Additional materials) is a 2002), on which The 25th Annual Putnam playwright. He is a Juilliard graduate County Spelling Bee is based. The character and provided additional material to and original dialogue of Beth Marguiles, the book for The 25th Annual Putnam Vice President Douglas Panch, Mr. Barfee, County Spelling Bee. Reiss appeared in and Logan SchwarzandGrubenierre were the original workshops, Off-Broadway created by Rebecca Feldman, Jay Reiss, Dan cast, and Broadway cast of the musical Fogler, and Sarah Saltzberg, respectively. as Vice Principal Douglas Panch. Music Theatre International (MTI) is one The Farm was founded in 2000 by of the world’s leading theatrical licensing Rebecca Feldman, Artistic Director. It is agencies, granting theatres from around a collective of writers and performers, the world the rights to perform the greatest including Jay Reiss, Dan Fogler, and Sarah selection of musicals from Broadway and Saltzberg. The Farm’s interest is in the role beyond. Founded in 1952 by composer of improvisation in creating new work for Frank Loesser, and orchestrator Don Walker, the theatre. The Farm initially designates MTI is a driving force in advancing musical a two-week intensive period in which to theatre as a vibrant and engaging art form. discover, develop, and rehearse a play from the impulses borne mainly out of the MTI works directly with the composers, pressure of a deadline. Previous projects lyricists and book writers of these include Super (at Atlantic Theatre Studios), musicals to provide official scripts, Why I Hate Florida (workshop at White Wave musical materials and dynamic theatrical in DUMBO) and C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E (at the resources to over 70,000 professional, Present Company Theatorium in October community and school theatres in the US and in over 60 countries worldwide. OPEN
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14 Skylight Music Theatre 2019-2020 Season The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 15 SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE STAFF Marta Bianchini, President MICHAEL UNGER JACK R. LEMMON Michael C. Lueder, Past President Ken Dortzbach, VP of Development ARTISTIC DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Valerie Johnson, Secretary Brian D. Till, VP of Marketing Barbara Bolens, Treasurer Alec Fraser, VP of Strategic Planning ARTISTIC FACILITIES F. Tessa Escamilla Bartels Robert Heath Irene Pilugin Skipper Jill Anna Ponasik...... Artistic Associate Paul Kaishian...... Custodian Colin Cabot (Honorary) Marni King John Shannon Susan Varela...... Director of Laura Emory Terry Kurtenbach John Stollenwerk Artistic Operations FINANCE Gerald Falci Howard Miller Judith Williams-Killackey Michael Lorenz...... Orchestra Contractor Cathy O'Loughlin...... Business Manager Moira Fitzgerald Sadhna Morato-Lindval Ray Zellmer Leslie Hauser Robin N. Reese BOX OFFICE HOUSE MANAGEMENT Kelley Arlt...... Box Office Manager Elise Lueneburg...... Lead House Manager PAST PRESIDENTS Jennifer Tirado...... Box Office Supervisor Gabriella Ashlin, Amanda Baker, (chronological order) Tessa Larson...... Weekend Box Office Supervisor Timothy Barnes, Lee Caracci, Clair Richardson Dick Wright Howard Miller Brianna Biloff, Becky Cofta, Nate Press, David Tilton, Dale Sorden Byron Foster Suzanne Hefty Emily Lange, Audwin Short, Chris Segedy, Danny Slattery Allen Slichter Nick Owen Terry Kurtenbach Avery Schantz, Dawn Wenszell...... Assistant House Managers George Krueck Sue Frautschi John Stollenwerk Curtis Vandenbusch...... Box Office Staff Timothy Frautschi Jeff Nohl David Harvey MARKETING Mary Emory Asher Nichols John Flanagan COSTUMES Susan Heymann...... Director of Marketing Mary Pollock Matt Flynn Alec Fraser Shima Orans...... Costume Director Emily Farebrother...... Group Sales and Audience Jack Gardner Larry Salustro Michael Lueder Barry Link...... Costume Shop Manager Development Manager Lauren Stoner...... Costume Assistant, Kendall Judy...... Marketing Manager SKYLIGHT ADVOCATES Lead Wardrobe PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT Betty & Tom Arndt Charlotte & William Johnson Mary S. Pollock DEVELOPMENT DJ Haugen...... Director of Production Carol & Richard Bayerlein Judy & Gary Jorgensen Hattie & Edward Purtell Jim Moore...... Director of Development and Facilities Polly & Robert Beal Jeanne & Richard Kessler Gordana & Milan Racic and Operations Jodi Leduc Zemsky...... Stage Supervisor Katherine & William Biersach Susan & Robert Kinde Kristine & James Rappe Sean Devlin...... Development Associate Wendy & Richard Bliss Tracey & Richard Klein Linda & Blaine Rieke SCENIC STUDIOS Morton Blutstein Mary & Kipp Koester Lee Dougherty Ross EDUCATION Aneta Zafonte...... Technical Director E. J. Brumder, Jr. Marie Kohler & Brian Mani & Jerold Ross Amanda Marquardt...... Education Manager Alexander Moliere....Assistant Technical Director Barbara Buzard Patricia & Robert Kraft Patricia & Charles Roy Patricia & Phillip Crump Roz & Charlie Krause Marlene & Richard Schilffarth ELECTRICS and AUDIO Thallis Drake Pam Kriger Kathleen & Thomas Schrader Craig A. Zemsky...... Lights and Audio Supervisor Elizabeth Elser Kristie & Terrance Kurtenbach Carol & Kevin Schuele Mary & John Emory Nancy & Arthur Laskin Marsha Ruth Sehler Mary & Matthew Flynn Emilia & Christopher Layden Maureen & Larry Sherkow Gabrielle & John Franke Phoebe Lewis Joanne & Vincent Shiely, Jr. Susan & Timothy Frautschi Sally Lewis Paige Sinden Elizabeth & Frederic Friedman Sally Manegold Anne & Frederick Stratton, Jr. Lloyd Gerlach Rose Mary & Frank Matusinec Lisa & Paul Sweeney Gwenn & Joseph Graboyes Grace McBain Haydon John W. Taylor Catherine Graham & John Haydon Gloria Tracy Suzanne & Roy Gromme Sandra & Michael McNeely Pauline & Calvin Verbrugge Skylight Bar & Bistro Lindsay Holbrook Hammerer Donna & Anthony Meyer Anne & Tom Wamser Located on the second floor of the & Peter Hammerer Susan Nichols Gwen & William Werner Broadway Theatre Center featuring Arlene Hansen Mary & Jeff Nohl Nora & Jude Werra a pre-theatre dinner menu. Katie Harding Jody & Joe Nolan Kathleen & David Williams & James Pionkoski Barbara Notestein Helen Wilson Pre-order Open two hours before Cabot Theatre your drinks at Cheryl & Roy Hauswirth Jane S. O’Connell Diane & Richard Wright performances and at intermission. the before the G. Edward Heinecke Bruce & Candy Pindyck Herbert Zien performance John Holland Nancy Pinter & R. Max Samson & Elizabeth Levins You may bring your beverage with a lid into and have them & Konrad Kuchenbach Gwen Plunkett our theatres. Just ask your server for one! waiting for you at Mary & David Huntington Roberta & Larry Polacheck intermission! Sharon & Ted Hutton Ildy & Skip Poliner Reservations requested: (414) 291-3773 or www.skylightmusictheatre.org/bistro 16 Skylight Music Theatre 2019-2020 Season The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 17 SKYLIGHT MUSIC CIRCLE OF DONORS
Skylight gratefully acknowledges the following individuals, foundations, organizations, businesses and government agencies who provided support within the last year and helped us to deliver high quality music theatre productions to the Greater Milwaukee community. Our thanks to the many donors below $250 whose gifts are vital to Skylight’s continuing success; we regret there is not space to list them all. Please refer to our website for a complete listing. This list is current as of January 1, 2020.
Skylight Music Theatre acknowledges and thanks United Performing Arts Fund, our single largest donor, for its generous annual support.
RICHARDSON CIRCLE - $500,000+ United Performing Arts Fund
BENEFACTOR CIRCLE - $25,000-$499,999 Anonymous Herzfeld Foundation Helen Daniels Bader Fund, a Bader The Estate of Judith G. Oehler Philanthropy Jan Serr & John Shannon Black Box Fund Robert & Sally Manegold The Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation
STAR CIRCLE - $10,000-$24,999 Milwaukee County CAMPAC Daniel M. Soref Charitable Trust Greater Milwaukee Foundation's Bert L. & Patricia S. Steigleder George H. and Virgilee F. Krueck Charitable Trust Fund Stollenwerk Family Charitable Susan Nichols Foundation Quarles & Brady LLP We Energies Foundation Vincent & Joanne Shiely Wisconsin Arts Board
SPONSOR CIRCLE - $5,000-$9,999 Associated Bank Michelle Mattson & Matthew Sirinek Ken Dortzbach & Jennifer Kent Howard & Sara Miller Leona I. Fitzsimonds Milwaukee Arts Board Ralph G. or Cherie Gorenstein Charitable Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Foundation Asher and Susan Nichols Family Fund Leslie Hauser & Karl Wuesthoff Charles & Patricia Roy Krause Family Foundation Walter Skipper & Irene Pilugin Skipper Terrance & Kristie Kurtenbach Herb Zien & Liz Levins
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PRODUCER CIRCLE - $2,500-$4,999 Barb & Mark Bolens Luedke-Smith Fund Deuren s.c. Barbara Buzard Dr. Burton E. Goodman & Rexnord Foundation Laura & John Emory, Jr. Harriet Bocksenbaum Blaine & Linda Rieke Gerald & Sue Falci Margarete & David Harvey Carol & Kevin Schuele Alec & Kristin Fraser David & Judy Hecker Sempercor Foundation Foster Family Foundation Judy & Gary Jorgensen Gloria Tracy Heidi & Lucas Furlong Sadhna Morato-Lindvall & Judith Williams-Killackey Greater Milwaukee Scott Lindvall and Brent Killackey Foundation's Reinhart Boerner Van Richard & Kay Yuspeh
DIRECTOR CIRCLE - $1,000-$2,499 Anonymous Fund Tonya & Michael Lueder Bob Balderson Dr. Carl W. Eberbach & Coleen Marshall Ronald & Sandra Baldwin Elisabeth Falk Eberbach Michael Best & Friedrich LLP Polly & Robert Beal Fund Jane O’Connell Marc & Marta Bianchini Margaret Heminway The Charles D. Ortgiesen William & Katherin Biersach Wells Fund Foundation Michael & Anne Marie Bula Cheryl & Roy Hauswirth Larry & Bonnie Paplham Bruce & Margaret Charous Rob & Maryeve Heath Clare M. Peters Charitable John & Laura Emory HUB International Midwest Trust Cream City Foundation Limited Marcia J.S. Richards & William & Jane Crise Amy S. Jensen Donald R. Whitaker James & Karen D'Ambrisi Valerie Johnson & Dennis Richard & Marlene Mary Lou Findley Robison Schilffarth Tim & Sue Frautschi William Stark Jones David Unger Joseph & Gwenn Graboyes Foundation David & Cheryl Walker Greater Milwaukee Pam Kriger Sue Wells Foundation's Sandra Laedtke Joseph & Maryann Zompa Burns-Schrader Family Barbara Jean Lee
DESIGNER CIRCLE - $500-$999 Elma Anderson & James Paul Glessner Francis & Rose Mary Aasen Mary Anne Gross Matusinec Martha Audley Greater Milwaukee Joseph & Joni McDevitt Katharine Banzhaf Foundation's Lucia & John Murtaugh John & Nancy Jo Baratti Donald & Barbara Abert Robin Mosleth F. Tessa & Richard Bartels Fund Candy & Bruce Pindyck Carolee Beutler Bill & Gwen Werner Fund Mary Pollock William & Barbara Boles William R. & Charlotte S. Linda Gale Sampson Wendy Burke Johnson Joseph Silvers & Amy Pat & Phil Crump Michael Johnston Rabideau Silvers Richard Czeszynski Stephen & Diane Kavalauskas Mark & Karen Sostarich Dianna Dentino & John Donald & Susan Kerber David Stein Gielow Marni J. King Brian Till Art & Rhonda Downey Eleanor Lee Corinthia Van Orsdol & Don Buffy & Steve Duback Justine Leonard Petersen Albert J. & Flora H. Ellinger Beverly & Jack R. Lemmon Dick & Diane Wright Foundation Franklin Loo & Sally Long Charitable Fund Mary & John Emory Stephen & Diane Kavalauskas John Walter ExxonMobil Foundation Household Josh Zaidel Kristen & Robert Fewel Lee Marquardt Donald & Jane Zien 20 Skylight Music Theatre 2019-2020 Season The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 21 SKYLIGHT MUSIC CIRCLE OF DONORS cont. SKYLIGHT MUSIC CIRCLE OF DONORS cont. CHOREOGRAPHERS CIRCLE - $250-499 THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING GROUPS FOR THEIR SUPPORT Anonymous Jeanne C. Kuelthau IN-KIND DONORS Thomas & Kathleen Alpren Dale & Sandra Landgren Nancy Balcer Lloyd & Sheri Levin Baird Private Asset Management Barry Link Lawrence & JoAnne Bialcik Rev. Thomas Lijewski F. Tessa & Richard Bartels Merry Madame Pies Steve & Kathy Biggs Dr. Paul W. Loewenstein & Jody Kaufman Barb & Mark Bolens Madison Ballet Thomas & Mary Belle Chatton Loewenstein Blue Bat Kitchen & Tequilaria Marcus Center for the Performing Arts Marion Chucka Pat Lombardo William Bradley & Jill Anna Ponasik Marquette University Thomas J. Congdon Lois Malawsky City Lights Brewing Co Meraki Patricia S. Crise Chris Mastronardo Cubanitas Howard & Sara Miller Frederick Cullen John McCarty Ken Dortzbach & Jennie Kent Milwaukee Ballet Tom Dechant Michael & Patricia McCauley Elements East Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Charlie Dee Milwaukee Jewish Federation William & Diane Emory Milwaukee Repertory Theatre Rachel E. Finger Jequitta Molot Ethan Allen Brookfield Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra John and Marc Halechko James Moore & Paul Stabell Fauntleroy James A. Moore Moira Fitzgerald & Peter Kammer Albert Nagy Moira Fitzgerald & Peter Kammer Onesto Stanley & Janet Fox William & Marian Nasgovitz Four-Four Foundation Red Elephant Chocolate Natalie Frankel Thomas & Elaine Pagedas Great Lakes Distillery Renaissance Theaterworks Gerald & Patricia Freitag Barbara Peters Florentine Opera Rush Transportation Rodney & Linda Gehrig Frank & Melanie Popa Heidi & Lucas Furlong Eugene Reuter III John & Kathleen Hickey Wendy Pribbanow Hales Corners Lutheran Church Joseph Riggenbach Michael & Mary Ignatowski David Provancher Leslie Hauser & Karl Wuesthoff Sherrick Robinson Nancy Jacobs Reader’s Digest Foundation Peter & Jean Jacobsohn Toby Recht Ava Herrider Rana Roman Jacqueline & Jeffrey Jahnke Suzann Reichley Meg and Jay Hopkins Walt Skipper & Irene Pilugin Skipper Mary James Lee Dougherty Ross & Jerold Ross Hotel Madrid Kay Stiefel Ron & Pat Jodat Matt & Betsy Sauer Hudson Business Lounge John & Jo Ellen Stollenwerk John Holland & Konrad Kuchenbach Paul & Christy Schwan Ian’s Pizza TMN Brand Design Richard & Diane Kane LCDR Ronald D. & Carol R. Scott Indulge Twisted Path Distillery William & Judith Kay Katherine Smith Jaimer’s Floral The Unger Family Alyssa Klopatek Nita Soref Valerie Johnson & Dennis Robison Vasques Family Foundation Dr. & Mrs. John Konkel George & Eileen Stone Aaron Kapp Roberta Wallace Stanley Kritzik Joan Yuen Kendra Scott Jack Forbes Wilson The Kimpton Journeyman Hotel Ray & Natalie Zellmer TRIBUTE GIFTS Terrance & Kristie Kurtenbach Matthew Zeman IN MEMORY OF Left Bank Wine & Spirits Byron & Suzy Foster Katy & Rick Luedke MATCHING GIFT CORPORATIONS Kathie & Tony Asmuth David & Marion Meissner Richard & Sara Aster Lawrence & Judith Moon BMO Harris Foundation JPMorgan Chase Foundation Polly & Bo Beal Maureen Oster ExxonMobil Foundation Reader’s Digest Foundation Patricia S. Crise Gwen Plunkett GE Foundation Rexnord Foundation Inc. Foster Family Foundation John E. Ridley III Johnson Controls We Energies Susan & Timothy Frautschi Blaine & Linda Rieke Harvard Business School Club of Wisconsin Wesley G. Schmidt We make every effort to ensure that our donors are recognized properly. If we have made an error, Peter & Sue Hitler Carol & Kevin Schuele please accept our sincere apologies and contact Sean Devlin at (414) 299-4953 with the correction. Matson & Deborah Holbrook Jan Serr & John Shannon Andrew & Raquel Lauritzen COMMUNITY PARTNERS Missy & William Levit Harry F. and Patricia H. Weisberg Sadhna Morato-Lindvall & Scott Lindvall Robert F. Weisberg Historic Third Ward Association Kimpton Journeyman Hotel IN HONOR OF TMN Brand Design Visit Milwaukee Jane & Bill Crise John & Jo Anne Evans A SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OUR GENEROUS VOLUNTEERS. 22 Skylight Music Theatre 2019-2020 Season The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 23 SKYLIGHT MUSIC CIRCLE OF DONORS cont.
SKYLIGHT STARS Skylight Stars was established in 1998 to recognize those special donors who have made special gifts to Skylight in one or more of the following ways: capital or endowment initiatives, trusts and bequests, and planned gifts. Thank you very much for your generous support. Christopher Seton Abele Mr. & Mrs. Edward Malkasian Anonymous (8) Robert & Sally Manegold Dennis & Mary Bersch Dorothea C. Mayer The Lynde & Harry Bradley Foundation Howard & Sara Miller Aunt Teckie Brumder Asher & Susan Nichols Don & Barbara Buzard Asher & Susan Nichols Family Foundation Anne Perkins Cabot Northwestern Mutual Foundation F. Colin & Paula Cabot Jane B. Pettit Foundation Doris Hersh Chortek James G. & Gwen Plunkett John Dahlberg Mr. & Mrs. George William Pollock, Jr. Mae E. Demmer Charitable Trust Verne & Marion Read Hugh & Mary Denison Blaine & Linda Rieke Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trusts Esther Leah Ritz John & Mary Emory Rockwell Automation Marianne Holtz Epstein Wayne & Jean Roper Byron & Suzy Foster Charles & Patricia Roy Lloyd & Mary Ann Gerlach Larry and Susan Salustro Roy & Sue Gromme John Shannon & Jan Serr David & Margarete Harvey Vince & Joanne Shiely Tom & Suzanne Hefty L. B. & Lucy Smith Jane E. Heinemann Dale L. Sorden Family Richard & Ethel Herzfeld Foundation Daniel M. Soref Charitable Trust John E. Holland John & Jo Ellen Stollenwerk Robert F. & Jean E. Holtz Art Lubke & Gloria Tracy Sydney & Grace Johnson David & Julia Uihlein Charitable Foundation William & Charlotte Johnson UPAF William Stark Jones Jon & Teri Vice Halbert & Alice Kadish Fund Audrey Wegner Jack & Ginny Kopischke Robert & Joyce Weiss Konrad K. Kuchenbach Clarice Laubenheimer
2019-2020 SUBSCRIBER BENEFIT PARTICIPANTS AJ Bombers 1247 N. Water Street (414) 221-9999 Bella Caffé 189 N. Milwaukee Street (414) 273-5620 Blue Bat Kitchen and Tequilaria 249 N. Water Street (414) 431-1133 Great Lakes Distillery 616 W. Virginia Street (414) 431-8683 Kanpai 408 E. Chicago Avenue (414) 220-1155 Merriment Social 240 E. Pittsburgh Avenue (414) 645-0240 Onesto 221 N. Broadway (414) 308-1600 Smoke Shack 332 N. Milwaukee Street (414) 431-1119 Third Coast Provisions 724 N. Milwaukee Street (414) 323-7434
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