Show Program - Village Playhouse
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Show Program - Village Playhouse
Break legs, cast & crew! Jaime and Patrina Hurtado, Owners Inspiration Studios Village Playhouse 2016-2017 Season Calendar of Events at Inspiration Studios Aug 4-24 Dynamic Acrylics Exhibit Ximena Restrepo & Natalja Howell Aug 5 Aug 6 VPW’s Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent VPW’s Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent Aug 10 Dynanic Acrylics Reception—6pm Aug 12 Aug 13 VPW’s Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent VPW’s Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent Aug 15 Aug 16 Auditions: VPW’s Euridice—6:00pm Auditions: VPW’s Euridice—6:00pm Aug 19 Aug 20 Aug 21 VPW’s Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent VPW’s Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent VPW’s Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent Sep 9-Oct 2 Sweet Emotion Exhibit Rosie Hartman Sep 9 Opening Reception—5-9pm Sep 10 Osher Painting Party w/Diane Ulezelski—6pm Sep 17 Sep 17 Sep 18 Doors Open Milwaukee—10am-5pm Painting Party (Emotion) w/Rosie Hartman—6pm Doors Open Milwaukee—Noon-5pm Sep 29 Sep 30 Oct 1 Off Book Players: Dancing With Hamlet—7:30pm Off Book Players: Dancing With Hamlet—7:30pm Off Book Players: Dancing With Hamlet—2:00pm Oct 7-Nov 6 Poe-etry Exhibit—League of Milwaukee Artists Oct 7 Opening Reception—7-10pm Nov 8 Osher Painting Party w/Diane Ulezelski—6pm Visit our website for additional information of upcoming events www.inspirationstudiosgallery.com Production Staff Director/Producer Producer Stage Manager Costume Design Assistant Costume Designer Hair Dresser Makeup Designer Props Designer Assistant Props Designer Lighting Design Sound Design and Editor Lighting and Sound Operator Set Construction Commercial Jingle Composer Original Music Composer Publicity Graphic Designs Program Design Abby Stein Rita Bates Paul Zaragoza Sandra Wyss JudyLee Tarbox Jasmine Halula Jenn Hendrikson Laura La Pinske JudyLee Tarbox Elizabeth Havican Abby Stein Jennifer Lautz Larry Beckley Derek Jacobs Kurt Plahna Casey Van Dam Erico Ortiz Derek Jacobs Erico Ortiz Please pardon any omissions due to printing deadlines Volunteers Needed! The Village Playhouse is always seeking volunteers to help with upcoming productions. To get involved, speak with any Village Playhouse member or visit our website. www.villageplayhouse.org From The Director NARRATOR: Emmy Award, Jake’s secretary, came through Jake’s office door. (sound effect: wood splintering, glass breaking) JAKE: Emmy, Darling, how many times have I told you? Open the door before you enter. When I read this, I was hooked. I take delight in the same comedic conventions as Matthew Konkel. Puns, self-reference, and play-on-words make me giggle with delight. The more I read Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent, the more I fell in love with it. But it wasn't until the first rehearsal that the fun really started. This is the most talented, collaborative and professional ensemble of actors I've ever had the privilege of directing. I watched them bring life to their characters by creating distinct voices, physicalizations, and oodles of personal back stories. Together we played, experimented, and sometimes failed during the process—but the laughter never stopped for a minute. I hope you have as much fun watching this as I've had creating it. Thank you for your support of Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent! Abby Stein Director Special Thanks Kurt Gratton Plahna musician - recordist - composer for composing the original jingle for the Jitterz commercials www.soundcloud.com/gratton [email protected] Jasmine Halula of Iron Beauty Salon for creating period hair styles [email protected] 414-647-3472 Zach McLain Milwaukee Portraits and Photography for taking fantastic publicity photos [email protected] www.mclainphoto.weebly.com Erich Wilz from Supper Restaurant for allowing publicity photos to be taken in his establishment Theater. Logan would like to take this time to thank his friends, family, and cast for all of their love and support in his debut at the Village Playhouse. And he would like to take a moment to compliment you on your new haircut. Very stylish! Anna Lee Murray (Emmy Award / Trudy) is so excited to be a part of Jake Revolver: Freelance Secret Agent! Her past productions include playing Thomasina Coverly in Arcadia and Mary in Mary’s Wedding with the Commonweal Theatre in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Her Milwaukee area productions include Grandma in Death Ship 666 with Giant Spider Productions, Shelby in Steel Magnolias with Sunset Playhouse, and most recently, Laura Finnegan in Reciting Emily Dickinson with the Cooperative Performance Milwaukee One Act Festival. Anna would like to thank her parents and husband, Lance, for their constant love and support as she pursues her dream of becoming a professional actor. Enjoy the show! Casey Van Dam (Jake Revolver) is an actor/ musician from Pewaukee. His past acting credits include the 2015 stage parody Death Ship 666 and the ComedySportz rec league competitions. Additionally, you may recognize Casey from playing guitar and singing with various Milwaukee bands including The Invaders, Reaching Scarlet and White Shark. He was pleased to play a part in arranging the original music for Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent. Casey often goes by his self proclaimed alias, Mr. Handsome. Paul Zaragoza (Stage Manager / Foley Sound Casey Van Dam for composing original music Max and the Invaders-We Should Be Villains Rick Wetzel (Saxophone), Andy Horzewski (bass) Dave Wojnar (percussion) for playing and recording Casey's live original music Derek Jacobs for the many graphic design images Jim Guy and Milwaukee Repertory Theater for loaning period props Judy Lee Tarbox for amazing enthusiasm and hard work Paul Zaragoza for being a hard working rock throughout the process Effects) This is Paul’s sixth show with Village Playhouse but his first time creating live sound effects for a show. He was last seen as Miles Webster in What About The Baby? at the Village Playhouse 31st Annual One Act Festival in June. Other Village Playhouse credits include Eric in Group Therapy, Gus in The Runaway and Agent Max Crusher in Willing and NSA-ble in the 30th Annual One Act Festival and Nephew Fred, Young Ebenezer and Belle’s Husband in A Christmas Carol. Additional local credits include From Whom The Southern Belle Tolls (Tom Wingfield), Psycho Beach Party (Yo-Yo), Dial L For Latchkey (Bob), We Need To Talk About Hitler (Adolf Hitler) and The Underpants (The King) at Theatre Unchained. Paul holds a BA in Theatre-Acting from UWMilwaukee. Meet the Playwright It was the year 2007. I was living in California—a poor, struggling writer desperate to achieve some semblance of a creative career. Then I wrote Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent...and I was still a poor, struggling writer. But now I was poor, struggling writer with a script! And oh how my universe changed. The phone wouldn’t stop ringing. People would stop me in the street just to shake my hand and sing me a song. The mayor gave me the key to the city. They named streets after me. The Queen invited me over for dinner. I was beloved by every man, woman and fish! And…um…actually none of that is true. Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent was written by a man named Vern Steinbergervitz. I didn’t know him. I met him on a bus one day and he gave me the script for Jake Revolver. He was on his way to the Tibetan mountains to live in solitude with a small sect of monks who dedicate their lives to meditating on corning ware. Jake Revolver was a conflicting entity in his life that was otherwise committed to poverty and glass-ceramic rumination. So for Vern’s sake, his legacy and his playwriting career that could have been, I hope you enjoy the show. And if you can, take some time during the evening’s entertainment to contemplate the awesomeness of corning ware. Vern would appreciate that. Heartfelt regards, Matthew Konkel, 2016 Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent By Matthew Konkel Directed by Abby Stein Meet the Director A Los Angeles native, Abby earned her BFA degree in Directing from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. She relocated to Wisconsin with her husband and fur babies one year ago. She has been on stage at Sunset Playhouse and Walker's Point Center for the Arts. She was a long term intern at The Rep in their Education Department and is currently the Box Office Manager for Bel Canto Chorus. Most recently, she directed for the Village Playhouse One Act Festival and next will be working as Dramaturge for the Renaissance Theaterworks Br!nk New Play Festival. Thank you to Village Playhouse for this opportunity, to the most talented ensemble I have ever worked with, to a community of amazing collaborators who all pitched in to make magic, and especially to Jason, for walking my pups. Abby Stein Time Place Jeff Davis Lindsay Erin Donald Kozinski Logan Milway Anna Lee Murray Casey Van Dam Paul Zaragoza After World War II San Noir City Raymond Rattle / Windy Angel Fatale / Danderson Narrator / Radio Announcer Dashiell Roll / Wallace Emmy Award / Trudy Jake Revolver Stage Manager / Foley Sound Effects The play will run 90 minutes and will be performed with NO intermission. Meet The Players Meet the Playwright It was the year 2007. I was living in California—a poor, struggling writer desperate to achieve some semblance of a creative career. Then I wrote Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent...and I was still a poor, struggling writer. But now I was poor, struggling writer with a script! And oh how my universe changed. The phone wouldn’t stop ringing. People would stop me in the street just to shake my hand and sing me a song. The mayor gave me the key to the city. They named streets after me. The Queen invited me over for dinner. I was beloved by every man, woman and fish! And…um…actually none of that is true. Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent was written by a man named Vern Steinbergervitz. I didn’t know him. I met him on a bus one day and he gave me the script for Jake Revolver. He was on his way to the Tibetan mountains to live in solitude with a small sect of monks who dedicate their lives to meditating on corning ware. Jake Revolver was a conflicting entity in his life that was otherwise committed to poverty and glass-ceramic rumination. So for Vern’s sake, his legacy and his playwriting career that could have been, I hope you enjoy the show. And if you can, take some time during the evening’s entertainment to contemplate the awesomeness of corning ware. Vern would appreciate that. Heartfelt regards, Matthew Konkel, 2016 Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent By Matthew Konkel Directed by Abby Stein Meet the Director A Los Angeles native, Abby earned her BFA degree in Directing from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. She relocated to Wisconsin with her husband and fur babies one year ago. She has been on stage at Sunset Playhouse and Walker's Point Center for the Arts. She was a long term intern at The Rep in their Education Department and is currently the Box Office Manager for Bel Canto Chorus. Most recently, she directed for the Village Playhouse One Act Festival and next will be working as Dramaturge for the Renaissance Theaterworks Br!nk New Play Festival. Thank you to Village Playhouse for this opportunity, to the most talented ensemble I have ever worked with, to a community of amazing collaborators who all pitched in to make magic, and especially to Jason, for walking my pups. Abby Stein Time Place Jeff Davis Lindsay Erin Donald Kozinski Logan Milway Anna Lee Murray Casey Van Dam Paul Zaragoza After World War II San Noir City Raymond Rattle / Windy Angel Fatale / Danderson Narrator / Radio Announcer Dashiell Roll / Wallace Emmy Award / Trudy Jake Revolver Stage Manager / Foley Sound Effects The play will run 90 minutes and will be performed with NO intermission. Meet The Players Meet the Players Jeff Davis (Raymond Rattle / Windy) is delighted to be back on stage with the Village Playhouse. His favorite role with them was as Jacob in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat several years ago. He has since worked with several other companies in the area in a variety of roles. Favorite productions include The Dining Room (10 different roles from age 6 to 80), Fox on the Fairway (Dickie Bell), Gypsy (Herbie), The Diary of Anne Frank (Dr. Dussel), The Music Man (Mayor Shin) and Candy Cane Tales & Holiday Carols (Grinch). Being the token “old man” in this cast has been interesting. Keeping up with the young people has been an experience. Thanks to Abby for this opportunity. It has been a lot of laughs! Lindsay Erin (Angel Fatale / Danderson) is an Actor and Director of Theatre and Film with a Bachelor's in Drama from UW-Stevens Point. She recently received an Honorable Mention for Best Actress as part of Shepard Express' Best of Milwaukee 2015. Recent directing credits include Death Ship 666! (Giant Spider Productions). Recent acting credits include "Marina" in Tony 'n Tina's Wedding (Turner Hall) and "Audrey" in The Women's Follow Your Dream Club (Cooperative Performance Milwaukee). She is also the Director for the new sci-fi play The Darfsteller (KACM Theatrical Productions) which will premiere at the Milwaukee Fringe Festival. She would like to thank her friends, boyfriend, and family, for their continual support and love! Donald Kozinski (Narrator / Radio Announcer) is a current theatre student at UW-Milwaukee. Donald is a geek at heart, who loves to entertain others with what he calls his "diverse bag of tricks." Previous credits have included Loves Labours Lost, Hot L Baltimore, She Kills Monsters, and Damn Yankees!, all previously done at UWM. Donald is celebrating his birthday on the same day Jake Revolver opens, and for his present, he hopes you all enjoy the show. Logan Milway (Dashiell Roll / Wallace) is a senior attending Carthage College with a double major in Theater (Directing) and Communications. He was last seen performing at Carthage in Urinetown The Musical and has had the honor of performing in four world premieres, including No Name at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Logan will also be making his directorial debut at Carthage in A History of Falling Things and is currently working as a teaching apprentice with First Stage Children's Angels Program For over 30 years, the Village Playhouse has provided numerous opportunities and benefits to the community. We make high quality theatre available without the prices associated with Milwaukee’s city center. Additionally, the VPW provides opportunities for people of all experience levels to develop skills in various theatre crafts. We also provide an outlet for artists of all disciplines to practice, display and perfect their craft. However, over the years, the costs of productions have increased substantially. That is why we need to ask for your help. Your contribution will allow us to continue to provide the high-quality productions you have come to enjoy. Please consider adding your name to the list below by joining our Angels Program through an individual donation or a corporate sponsorship. View our website for more information. www.villageplayhouse.org Village Playhouse patrons now have a new option for purchasing tickets! The VPW Flex Ticket allows you to see six main stage shows for the price of five (some restrictions apply). Flex tickets are available by mail order or in person at the ticket table at each Village Playhouse performance. Pay upfront for five tickets ($85) and receive a flex ticket punch card good for six admissions. Simply reserve your seats and present this card as payment for six performances. Flex tickets may also be used for admission by multiple people for a single performance. Donations/Angels Program Meet the Players Jeff Davis (Raymond Rattle / Windy) is delighted to be back on stage with the Village Playhouse. His favorite role with them was as Jacob in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat several years ago. He has since worked with several other companies in the area in a variety of roles. Favorite productions include The Dining Room (10 different roles from age 6 to 80), Fox on the Fairway (Dickie Bell), Gypsy (Herbie), The Diary of Anne Frank (Dr. Dussel), The Music Man (Mayor Shin) and Candy Cane Tales & Holiday Carols (Grinch). Being the token “old man” in this cast has been interesting. Keeping up with the young people has been an experience. Thanks to Abby for this opportunity. It has been a lot of laughs! Lindsay Erin (Angel Fatale / Danderson) is an Actor and Director of Theatre and Film with a Bachelor's in Drama from UW-Stevens Point. She recently received an Honorable Mention for Best Actress as part of Shepard Express' Best of Milwaukee 2015. Recent directing credits include Death Ship 666! (Giant Spider Productions). Recent acting credits include "Marina" in Tony 'n Tina's Wedding (Turner Hall) and "Audrey" in The Women's Follow Your Dream Club (Cooperative Performance Milwaukee). She is also the Director for the new sci-fi play The Darfsteller (KACM Theatrical Productions) which will premiere at the Milwaukee Fringe Festival. She would like to thank her friends, boyfriend, and family, for their continual support and love! Donald Kozinski (Narrator / Radio Announcer) is a current theatre student at UW-Milwaukee. Donald is a geek at heart, who loves to entertain others with what he calls his "diverse bag of tricks." Previous credits have included Loves Labours Lost, Hot L Baltimore, She Kills Monsters, and Damn Yankees!, all previously done at UWM. Donald is celebrating his birthday on the same day Jake Revolver opens, and for his present, he hopes you all enjoy the show. Logan Milway (Dashiell Roll / Wallace) is a senior attending Carthage College with a double major in Theater (Directing) and Communications. He was last seen performing at Carthage in Urinetown The Musical and has had the honor of performing in four world premieres, including No Name at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Logan will also be making his directorial debut at Carthage in A History of Falling Things and is currently working as a teaching apprentice with First Stage Children's Angels Program For over 30 years, the Village Playhouse has provided numerous opportunities and benefits to the community. We make high quality theatre available without the prices associated with Milwaukee’s city center. Additionally, the VPW provides opportunities for people of all experience levels to develop skills in various theatre crafts. We also provide an outlet for artists of all disciplines to practice, display and perfect their craft. However, over the years, the costs of productions have increased substantially. That is why we need to ask for your help. Your contribution will allow us to continue to provide the high-quality productions you have come to enjoy. Please consider adding your name to the list below by joining our Angels Program through an individual donation or a corporate sponsorship. View our website for more information. www.villageplayhouse.org Village Playhouse patrons now have a new option for purchasing tickets! The VPW Flex Ticket allows you to see six main stage shows for the price of five (some restrictions apply). Flex tickets are available by mail order or in person at the ticket table at each Village Playhouse performance. Pay upfront for five tickets ($85) and receive a flex ticket punch card good for six admissions. Simply reserve your seats and present this card as payment for six performances. Flex tickets may also be used for admission by multiple people for a single performance. Donations/Angels Program Special Thanks Kurt Gratton Plahna musician - recordist - composer for composing the original jingle for the Jitterz commercials www.soundcloud.com/gratton [email protected] Jasmine Halula of Iron Beauty Salon for creating period hair styles [email protected] 414-647-3472 Zach McLain Milwaukee Portraits and Photography for taking fantastic publicity photos [email protected] www.mclainphoto.weebly.com Erich Wilz from Supper Restaurant for allowing publicity photos to be taken in his establishment Theater. Logan would like to take this time to thank his friends, family, and cast for all of their love and support in his debut at the Village Playhouse. And he would like to take a moment to compliment you on your new haircut. Very stylish! Anna Lee Murray (Emmy Award / Trudy) is so excited to be a part of Jake Revolver: Freelance Secret Agent! Her past productions include playing Thomasina Coverly in Arcadia and Mary in Mary’s Wedding with the Commonweal Theatre in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Her Milwaukee area productions include Grandma in Death Ship 666 with Giant Spider Productions, Shelby in Steel Magnolias with Sunset Playhouse, and most recently, Laura Finnegan in Reciting Emily Dickinson with the Cooperative Performance Milwaukee One Act Festival. Anna would like to thank her parents and husband, Lance, for their constant love and support as she pursues her dream of becoming a professional actor. Enjoy the show! Casey Van Dam (Jake Revolver) is an actor/ musician from Pewaukee. His past acting credits include the 2015 stage parody Death Ship 666 and the ComedySportz rec league competitions. Additionally, you may recognize Casey from playing guitar and singing with various Milwaukee bands including The Invaders, Reaching Scarlet and White Shark. He was pleased to play a part in arranging the original music for Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent. Casey often goes by his self proclaimed alias, Mr. Handsome. Paul Zaragoza (Stage Manager / Foley Sound Casey Van Dam for composing original music Max and the Invaders-We Should Be Villains Rick Wetzel (Saxophone), Andy Horzewski (bass) Dave Wojnar (percussion) for playing and recording Casey's live original music Derek Jacobs for the many graphic design images Jim Guy and Milwaukee Repertory Theater for loaning period props Judy Lee Tarbox for amazing enthusiasm and hard work Paul Zaragoza for being a hard working rock throughout the process Effects) This is Paul’s sixth show with Village Playhouse but his first time creating live sound effects for a show. He was last seen as Miles Webster in What About The Baby? at the Village Playhouse 31st Annual One Act Festival in June. Other Village Playhouse credits include Eric in Group Therapy, Gus in The Runaway and Agent Max Crusher in Willing and NSA-ble in the 30th Annual One Act Festival and Nephew Fred, Young Ebenezer and Belle’s Husband in A Christmas Carol. Additional local credits include From Whom The Southern Belle Tolls (Tom Wingfield), Psycho Beach Party (Yo-Yo), Dial L For Latchkey (Bob), We Need To Talk About Hitler (Adolf Hitler) and The Underpants (The King) at Theatre Unchained. Paul holds a BA in Theatre-Acting from UWMilwaukee. Production Staff Director/Producer Producer Stage Manager Costume Design Assistant Costume Designer Hair Dresser Makeup Designer Props Designer Assistant Props Designer Lighting Design Sound Design and Editor Lighting and Sound Operator Set Construction Commercial Jingle Composer Original Music Composer Publicity Graphic Designs Program Design Abby Stein Rita Bates Paul Zaragoza Sandra Wyss JudyLee Tarbox Jasmine Halula Jenn Hendrikson Laura La Pinske JudyLee Tarbox Elizabeth Havican Abby Stein Jennifer Lautz Larry Beckley Derek Jacobs Kurt Plahna Casey Van Dam Erico Ortiz Derek Jacobs Erico Ortiz Please pardon any omissions due to printing deadlines Volunteers Needed! The Village Playhouse is always seeking volunteers to help with upcoming productions. To get involved, speak with any Village Playhouse member or visit our website. www.villageplayhouse.org From The Director NARRATOR: Emmy Award, Jake’s secretary, came through Jake’s office door. (sound effect: wood splintering, glass breaking) JAKE: Emmy, Darling, how many times have I told you? Open the door before you enter. When I read this, I was hooked. I take delight in the same comedic conventions as Matthew Konkel. Puns, self-reference, and play-on-words make me giggle with delight. The more I read Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent, the more I fell in love with it. But it wasn't until the first rehearsal that the fun really started. This is the most talented, collaborative and professional ensemble of actors I've ever had the privilege of directing. I watched them bring life to their characters by creating distinct voices, physicalizations, and oodles of personal back stories. Together we played, experimented, and sometimes failed during the process—but the laughter never stopped for a minute. I hope you have as much fun watching this as I've had creating it. Thank you for your support of Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent! Abby Stein Director Inspiration Studios Village Playhouse 2016-2017 Season Calendar of Events at Inspiration Studios Aug 4-24 Dynamic Acrylics Exhibit Ximena Restrepo & Natalja Howell Aug 5 Aug 6 VPW’s Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent VPW’s Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent Aug 10 Dynanic Acrylics Reception—6pm Aug 12 Aug 13 VPW’s Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent VPW’s Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent Aug 15 Aug 16 Auditions: VPW’s Euridice—6:00pm Auditions: VPW’s Euridice—6:00pm Aug 19 Aug 20 Aug 21 VPW’s Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent VPW’s Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent VPW’s Jake Revolver, Freelance Secret Agent Sep 9-Oct 2 Sweet Emotion Exhibit Rosie Hartman Sep 9 Opening Reception—5-9pm Sep 10 Osher Painting Party w/Diane Ulezelski—6pm Sep 17 Sep 17 Sep 18 Doors Open Milwaukee—10am-5pm Painting Party (Emotion) w/Rosie Hartman—6pm Doors Open Milwaukee—Noon-5pm Sep 29 Sep 30 Oct 1 Off Book Players: Dancing With Hamlet—7:30pm Off Book Players: Dancing With Hamlet—7:30pm Off Book Players: Dancing With Hamlet—2:00pm Oct 7-Nov 6 Poe-etry Exhibit—League of Milwaukee Artists Oct 7 Opening Reception—7-10pm Nov 8 Osher Painting Party w/Diane Ulezelski—6pm Visit our website for additional information of upcoming events www.inspirationstudiosgallery.com Break legs, cast & crew! Jaime and Patrina Hurtado, Owners