Preview The Program - Milwaukee Repertory Theater

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Mark Clements
Artistic Director Chad Bauman
Managing Director
World Premiere Event
Conceived by Kevin Ramsey
Text by Pearl Ramsey & Kevin Ramsey
Musical Direction by Abdul Hamid Royal
Directed & Choreographed by Kevin Ramsey
Scenic Designer
Costume Designer
Scott Davis
Scott A. Rött
Lighting Designer
Vocal Arrangements
Nick Belley
Raimundo Santos/
Abdul Hamid Royal
Sound Designer
Megan B. Henninger
Casting Director
JC Clementz
Dramaturg
Brent Hazelton
Stage Manager
Richelle Harrington Calin *
March 25-May 29, 2016
Stackner Cabaret
Presented by:
A member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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THE CAST
Bertilla Baker*
Amelia Cormack*
Maiesha McQueen *
Assistant Director.................................................................................................................Ryan Holihan
Stage Management Resident................................................................................................Rivka Kelly
Sirens of Song will be performed with one intermission.
The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
SPECIAL THANKS
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Prop Department
Y Not II Travern
PRODUCTION STAFF
Production Manager............................................................................................................. Jared Clarkin
Technical Director......................................................................................................................Tyler Smith
Properties Director...................................................................................................................... James Guy
Charge Scenic Artist................................................................................................................ Jim Medved
Costume Director......................................................................................................................Sara Seavey
Lighting & Video Director......................................................................................................Sean Nicholl
Sound Director...............................................................................................................................Erin Paige
Interim Production Stage Manager.........................................................................Kimberly Carolus
Milwaukee Repertory Theater operates under an agreement between the League of
Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and
Stage Managers in the United States. The scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers
in LORT Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE
and our stagehands and carpenters are members of Milwaukee Theatrical Stage
Employees’ Union IATSE Local 18. The Rep is an equal opportunity employer. The Rep is
proud to be a member of The United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF), which provides major
annual financial support.
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MUSIC PUBLISHERS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
“ALL OF ME” by Gerald Marks/Seymour Simons Used through
courtesy and permission of Sony/ATV Music Publishing/Marlong
Music Corp/Round Hill Music LLC.
“AT LAST” by Mack Gordon & Harry Warren. Used through
permission and courtesy of EMI Feist Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
“AT SEVENTEEN” by Janis Ian. Used through courtesy and
permission of EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI) All Rights
Reserved.
“BACK IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD” by Al Jolson, Billy Rose, Dave
Dreyer. Used through courtesy and permission of Bourne Co.
Music Publishers & Larry Spier Music LLC.
“BALLIN’ THE JACK” by Henderson Luther Jr. Used through
courtesy and permission of Universal – MGB SONGS o/b/o
Universal Music Publ. & Canadian Brass Publ.
“CHAPEL OF LOVE” by Barry Jeff/Greenwich Ellie/Spector Phillip
Used by Permission and courtesy of Abkco Music Inc/Sony/
ATV Music Publishing/Universal Music Publishing Group/BMG
Chrysalis USA
“DANCING IN THE STREET” by Marvin Gaye, Ivy Hunter, & William
Stevenson. Used through courtesy and permission of Jobete
Music Co. Inc, Stone Agate Music. (ASCAP)
“DAUGHTER OF FREEDOM” by C. Gilman/Pearl Ramsey/Kevin
Ramsey Used through courtesy and permission Sacred Song
Music.
“FOUR WOMEN” by Nina Simone Used through courtesy and
permission of EMI Waterford Music Inc.(ASCAP)
“GREATEST LOVE OF ALL” by Masser Michael/Creed Linda Used
through courtesy and permission of EMI Gold Horizon Music
Corp. (ASCAP) & EMI Golden Touch Music Co. (BMI) All Rights
Reserved.
“HOT STUFF” by Bellotte Peter/Faltermeier Harold/Forsey Keith
Used through courtesy and permission of Rick S Music Inc.
“I AM WOMAN” by Helen Reddy/Ray Burton Used through
permission and courtesy of Buggerlugs Music/Irving Music Inc.
“I DIDN’T RAISE MY BOY TO BE A SOLDIER” by King Michael
Weston & Bryan Alfred Used through permission and courtesy of
Purple Dollar. All Rights Reserved – Intl. Copyright Secured
“I WILL SURVIVE” by Dino Fekaris/Frederick J. Perren Used
through courtesy and permission of Universal Music Publishing &
Perren-Vibes Music Inc. All Rights Reserved.
“I’M A WOMAN” by Koko Taylor/Ellis McDaniel Used by Permission
of BMG Chrysalis USA.
“I’M EVERY WOMAN” by Nick Ashford/Valerie Simpson. Used
through courtesy and permission of Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
“LIKE A VIRGIN” by Tom Kelly/Billy Steinberg. Used through
courtesy and permission of Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
“MY BOYFRIEND’S BACK” by Jerry Goldstein/Bob Feldman,
Richard Gottehrer Used through permission and courtesy of
Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
“MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF” by Pearl Ramsey/Kevin Ramsey
Used through courtesy and permission of Sacred Song Music.
“MY MAN ROCKS ME” by Trixie Smith Arranged & Used through
courtesy and permission of Sacred Song Music.
“NOWHERE TO RUN” by Holland Brian/Hollad Eddie/Dozier L.
Herbert Used by Permission of Stone Agate Music.
“PHENOMENAL WOMAN” by Stephen Smith, Tom Gilbert, &
Maya Angelou. Used through courtesy and permission of EMI
Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI) All Rights Reserved.
“RESPECT” by Otis Redding Used through courtesy and
permission of Irving Music/Universal Music Publishing.
“ROCK AND ROLL” by Sidney Clare & Richard Whiting. Used
through courtesy and permission of Bourne Co. Music Publishers.
(ASCAP) All Rights Reserved. – Intl. Copyright Secured.
“SHAKE A HAND” by Joseph L. Morris. Used through permission
and courtesy of Regent Music Corporation/T M I B Music.
“SHOUT” by Isley Brothers Used through courtesy and permission
of Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
“SIRENS OF SONG” by Pearl Ramsey/Kevin Ramsey/Ellis Hall Jr.
Used through courtesy and permission of Sacred Song Music/My
Lala Babe Music (SESAC).
“SOLDIER BOY” by Luther Dixon/Florence Green Used through
permission and courtesy of
Sony/ATV Music Publishing/Abkco Music Inc.
“SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW” by Harold Arlen/E.Y. Harburg
Used through courtesy and permission of EMI Feist Catalog Inc./
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
“ST. LOUIS BLUES” by W.C. Handy Arranged and Used through
and permission of Sacred Song Music.
“THAT THING CALLED LOVE” by Branford Perry Arranged & Used
through courtesy and permission of Sacred Song Music.
“WHAT’S GOING ON” by Gaye Marvin/Cleveland Al/Benson
Renaldo Used through courtesy and permission of Sony/ATV
Music Publishing/Stone Agate Music.
“YES WE CAN CAN” by Toussaint Allen Used through courtesy
and permission of Screen Gems/EMI Music Inc. (BMI) All Rights
Reserved.
“IT’S MY PARTY” by John Gluck Used through courtesy and
permission of Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
“YOU DON’T OWN ME” by John Madara/Ernest David Used
through courtesy and permission of Merjoda Music/Unichappell/
Warner Chappell
“JAILS & BOMBS” by Massaro Ryan Anthony. Used through
courtesy and permission of Soma Eel Songs, LLC. (BMI) All Rights
Reserved.
“YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE” music by Rodgers Richard & Lyrics
by Oscar Hammerstein II. Used by special arrangement with
Rodger & Hammerstein, www.rnh.com. All Rights Reserved.
“LIFE BEGINS AT FORTY” by Ted Shapiro. Used through courtesy
and permission of Jack Yellen Music (BMI). All Rights Reserved –
International Copyright Secured
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CAST & CREATIVE TEAM BIOGRAPHIES
Bertilla Baker
Bertilla has sung with some
of the top artists in Jazz
and Pop including: Bill
Evans, John Hicks, Walter
Booker, Jimmy Hart, Patti
LaBelle, Vanessa Williams,
Stephanie Mills, and
Evelyn Champagne King. She has lead bands
throughout the Northeast, in the Caribbean, on
the Cruise Ship S.S. Veendam, and in Morocco
at the Royal Palace in Rabat. Her CD, “Movin’On”
was recently released and is available on CD
Baby, iTunes, and Amazon, and is also being sold
in the lobby of the theater. Bertilla has appeared
on Broadway and in the national tour of many
shows, including Titanic, Les Miserables, Jekyll &
Hyde, Tommy, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Black
Patent Leather Shoes. She has been a soloist
with the Broadway Inspirational Voices both
in concert and on BIV’s numerous CDs. for the
past 15 years. BIV is comprised of singers from
Broadway shows as well as recording artists.
She was the Director of Voices of Recovery,
a Gospel Choir from Liberation Programs, a
comprehensive residential treatment program
for people recovering from addiction. Bertilla
also teaches singing.
Amelia Cormack
Amelia is one of the original
Divas from Priscilla, Queen
of the Desert The Musical,
a role she performed in
Australia, New Zealand and
on London’s West End. A
Western Australian Academy
of Performing Arts Music Theatre graduate,
most recently Amelia performed the role of
Trish in the US 1st National Tour of Kinky Boots.
Theatre credits include Next Thing You Know (The
Landor, UK), Radio Times (The Watermill, UK), The
Convict’s Opera (STC/Out of Joint). Film and TV
appearances include All Saints (Seven Network),
Gone (Working Title), and The Silence (Jan
Chapman Films). She has performed her onewoman show Love For Sale to sold out houses
in Sydney, Melbourne and London, and has
been a regular featured artist in many concerts
including Yuletide (Alpine Theatre Project),
Rockers on Broadway (PATH Fund), and Broadway
Future Songbook Series (Lincoln Center). She is
also a recording artist, featuring on the original
cast recordings of Priscilla and LoveBites, and
released her self-titled album of original songs in
2010. Other recordings include Amelia Cormack
- Live @ The Supper Club, Showqueen Sessions Vol.
1, and Testament: Archangels’ Banquet/Shepherds’
Delight with The Renaissance Players. For more
information, please visit ameliacormack.com.
Maiesha McQueen
Maiesha McQueen is thrilled
to be making Sirens of Song
her Milwaukee Rep debut!
After graduating from New
York University’s Tisch School
of the Arts with a BFA in
Musical Theatre, Maiesha
traveled the globe for over a decade as original
composer and lead ensemble member in the
touring company, Progress Theatre, whose work
has been presented at spaces such as The Public
Theater, 14th Street Playhouse, The Kennedy
Center, The Apollo Theatre and World Music
Festival in Amsterdam. Regional credits include:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Portland Center Stage), Chasin’
Dem Blues (True Colors Theatre, GA), Black
Nativity (Dominion Productions, GA); In the Red
and Brown Water (PG Entertainment, GA); Little
Shop of Horrors, Show Boat, Man of La mancha,
Guys and Dolls (Forestburg Playhouse, NY). Film
credits include: DayBlack (ArtistDirector Media),
and Down to Earth (Paramount Pictures). Maiesha
would like to thank her family and her “tribe” for
their unconditional love and support!
www.maieshamcqueen.com
Kevin Ramsey,
Creator, Co-Writer, Director and
Choreographer
Kevin is thrilled to return back to the Rep. He is a
multi-disciplinary artist whose talents continues
to cross-over various artistic mediums, whether
serving as the Co-Producer/Director/Writer on the
award-winning short film Tap Rap, starring Savion
Glover, to starring on Broadway in the awardwinning Cy Coleman musical The Life, which
garnered him an Outer Critics Circle nomination.
He has served as a guest director/writer/
choreographer at the Milwaukee Repertory since
1992, with additional engagements at The Guthrie
Theater, The Pasadena Playhouse, Arizona Theater
Company, Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre, and
the Delaware Theater Company. Kevin directed/
co-choreographed the critically acclaimed OffBroadway R&B musical From My Hometown. Other
recent directorial and choreographic assignments
were represented in national commercial spots for
GM Pontiac’s “It’s in the Blood,” for Black History
Month, and Prilosec’s “The Purple Pill.” His writing
commissions include: Chasin’ Dem Blues: Untold
Story of Paramount Records, Fire On The Bayou,
Sam Cooke: Forever Mr. Soul, A Cappella Humana,
Soultime and If These Shoes Could Talk: A Tap Dance
Tale. Kevin has a host of theater, film, TV projects
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CAST & CREATIVE TEAM BIOGRAPHIES
in development. Currently, he is co-writing and
will direct well-known Film/TV actor Malik Yoba
in his one-man show Harlem to Hollywood, slated
to tour late-Fall 2016.
Film/TV appearances include: Cold Case,24,
Saving Grace, The Hughley, and The District.
Original Broadway cast include: Black and
Blue, Five Guys Named Moe, Oh, Kay and 1st
national tour of The Lion King (LA). He is a
recipient of many awards and citations, and is a
distinguished graduate of New York University.
Presently, he is pursuing his Masters degree in
Media Management at The New School. Many
thanks to the our sponsor(s), Mark, Chad, an
exceptional cast and design team, and everyone
at the Rep. A very special thanks to Brent
Hazelton for his supportive feedback and to
Pearl for begin my muse. I dedicate this show
to the loving memory of Cecilia M. Ramsey
(1917-2012), an extraordinary mother, wife, and
woman of the 20th Century. Please visit www.
urbanmusicaltours.com @urbanmusictours
Pearl Ramsey,
Co-Writer
Pearl is an international performing artist,
vocalist, activist, and playwright from Chicago.
She just returned stateside after a successful
residency in the Middle East with Dominick
Farinacci, the Lincoln Center of New York, the
Arab world’s legendary Jazz composer, Ziad
Ribani & Orchestra, at Lebanon’s Zouk Festival.
She is Founder and creator of “Beauty Is As
Beauty Does” day camp for young girls ages
9-15, designed to re-shape the idea of beauty
and instill a greater awareness of self-worth
beyond cosmetic appeal. Pearl served as
writer, director and associate producer for
the University of Chicago (Center for the
Study of Race, Politics and Culture) sponsored
BIG (Blacks In Green) “8 Principles of Green
Village Building” capstone project, “The Great
Migration: Calling My Children Home”, at the
DuSable Museum of African American History
and collaborated with BIG’s Founder, Naomi
Davis, JD, “How Chicago Became A City” and
“The Ole Time Mississippi Fish Fry - HipHop
Storytelling Revival and Radio Show.” With Over
20 plus years of community outreach working
extensively with prominent community leaders,
Pearl continues to mentor youth from across
the nation through performance art initiatives
and educational outreach. Also, she co-wrote “ A
Cappella Humana,” a modern-day reimagining of
the Nativity story with her uncle Kevin Ramsey.
Presently, she is developing her one-woman
show “Becoming.”
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Abdul Hamid Royal,
Music Director
Abdul Hamid was recently awarded the Ovation,
Sage, and Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle
Awards for Best Music Direction for his work on
The Gospel At Colonus. Born in Milwaukee, Abdul
Hamid began piano at the Wisconsin Conservatory
of Music with Toba Kramer at 4. He performed
with the Florentine Opera Company, and by age
8 had written and publicly performed his first
compositions. He later studied with acclaimed
Polish pianist, Andrzej Wasowski, and completed
a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance/Jazz
Studies at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music.
Abdul Hamid was honored to become the first
African American to receive a Masters of Music
in Choral Conducting from the prestigious
Northwestern University. He earned a Master of
Theological Studies degree with an emphasis
in Comparative Religion and Philosophy from
Claremont School of Theology in 2008 and is
currently working on a PHD in Berkeley, CA. Mr.
Royal has worked as Musical Director/Conductor,
with the Broadway and National/International
tours of Five Guys Named Moe, Twist, Sophisticated
Ladies, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Jelly’s Last Jam, The Wiz,
Truly Blessed, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Sound of
Music, Fiddler on the Roof, Betsy Brown, Concerts
for the Earth, Colors of Christmas, Smokey Joe’s
Café, and The Life to name a few. As a Composer/
Arranger his credits include: Five Guys Named
Moe, Truly Blessed, Body and Soul, Twist, Cole Porter
Festival, Colors of Christmas and several recordings
and educational publications. Abdul Hamid
has worked with many musical artists including:
Natalie Cole, Roberta Flack, Peabo Bryson, Melissa
Manchester, Cy Coleman, Al Jarreau, The Weather
Girls, The Pointer Sisters, Liza Minelli, Ashford &
Simpson, Martha Wash, Jennifer Holliday, Jeffrey
Osborne, Maurice Hines, Melba Moore, Patti
Austin, Brian Littrell (Backstreet Boys), Grover
Washington Jr., Masashi Sada, Patti LaBelle,
Christina Aguilera, David Hazeltine, Jason Mraz,
Arnold McCuller, Stevie Wonder, David Foster,
Patrice Rushen, Doc Powell, Michelle Shocked, Lori
Perry, LA Philharmonic, Reijiro Koroku, Ty Herndon,
Freddie Waites, Brenda Russell, and Phil Collins.
Abdul Hamid is excited to return to Milwaukee and
be working with Kevin Ramsey and Milwaukee
Repertory Theater.
Scott Davis,
Scenic Designer
Milwaukee Repertory Theater credits: How the
World Began, Venus in Fur, Whipping man, Liberace!.
Regional credits include productions with Chicago
Shakespeare Theater, Court Theater, Paramount
Theater, Drury Lane Theater, Northlight Theater,
CAST & CREATIVE TEAM BIOGRAPHIES
Steppenwolf Theater, Victory Gardens, Mercury
Theater, Windy City Playhouse, American
Theater Company, Griffin Theater Company,
Steep Theater Company, Profiles Theater, and
Mary-Arrchie Theater Company. Regional
Credits include productions with , Asolo Rep,
Children’s Theater Company, Signature Theater,
and Walnut Street Theater. Internationally he
designed Costumes and Scenery for Othello: The
Remix, which has played at Shakespeare’s Globe,
Unicorn Theater (London). The Neuss (Germany),
Gdansk Shakespeare Theater (Poland), The
Cultch (Vancouver), DUCTAC Theater (Dubai),
Bruce Mason Center (New Zealand), and Chicago
Shakespeare Theater. He also designed Costumes
and Scenery for Cadre, which played at the
Market Theater (Johannesburg, South Africa) and
Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Mr. Davis serves
as adjunct faculty at Columbia College having
received his MFA from Northwestern University.
www.scottadamdavis.com
Scott A. Rött,
Costume Designer
Scott is very happy to be back at Milwaukee Rep
having designed From My Hometown, Hula Hoop
Shaboop, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill and
Blue Rose among others. He has also designed
for Next Act, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre,
Renaissance Theatre, both UW Milwaukee and
Madison and Forward Theater. Scott is currently
the Costume Director for American Players
Theatre.
Nick Belley,
Lighting Designer
Nick is elated to make his Milwaukee Rep debut.
Selected design credits include: The Mojo and
the Sayso (Theatre LILA); The Snow, Holes, Stargirl,
Spookley The Square Pumpkin (First Stage);
Cinderella: After the Ball (Marriott Theatre); RENT
(Paramount Theatre); Qgents (Tour); Sondheim
on Sondheim, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Lady Day at
Emerson’s Bar and Grille and Pal Joey (Porchlight
Music Theatre); Addams Family, Avenue Q and The
Color Purple (Mercury Theater); Hank Williams:
Lost Highway (American Blues Theater); Good
Boys and True, Brighton Beach Memoirs (Raven
Theater). Nick is the designer for Illumination
Sensation for the State Fair of Texas as well as
having designed over a dozen shows for the
Cedar Fair amusement parks across the country.
www.nickbelley.com
Megan B. Henninger,
Sound Designer
contributed to shows large and small. Recent
designs include: Back Home Again, Crowns
(Skylight Music Theatre), These Shining Lives
(Umbrella Group) A Real Lulu (Peninsula
Players),A Streetcar Named Desire, Hands on
a Hardbody (Williams Street Rep), Assistant
Designs include: You’re Welcome America, Ghetto
Klown, Stick Fly, and Blithe Spirit (Broadway),
Company (Lincoln Center), My Fair Lady, Camelot
(Lincoln Center), The Wiz (LaJolla).
Brent Hazelton,
Dramaturg
Brent Hazelton (Associate Artistic Director and
Director of New Play Development / Dramaturg)
A Whitewater, Wisconsin, native and former Rep
Acting Intern (1999/2000), the 2015/16 season
is Brent’s seventeenth overall at Milwaukee
Repertory Theater, fifteenth as a member of
the Artistic Staff, and fifth as Associate Artistic
Director. Administratively at Milwaukee Rep,
Brent oversees the New Play Development
Program, spearheads the season planning
process, collaborates on internal strategic
planning and initiative development, and works
with the rest of the Artistic Staff to program
and support Milwaukee Rep productions. From
2003 to 2010, Brent also served as Director of
Milwaukee Rep’s Artistic Internship Program
(now Emerging Professional Residency), and
strengthened and expanded the program into
one of the premier internships for emerging
professional artists in American regional
theater. Artistically at Milwaukee Rep, Brent
wrote and directed the 2010/11 Stackner
Cabaret hit, Liberace! (published and licensed
through Steele Spring Theatrical Licensing,
and the 2014/15 remount of which was the
best-selling production in the history of the
Stackner Cabaret), conceived the premiere
installment of Rep Lab, and directed Song Man
Dance Man (Stackner Cabaret, 2011/12), How
the World Began (Stiemke Studio, 2012/13),
The Whipping Man (2013/14, the best-selling
drama in Stiemke Studio history), The Beautiful
Music All Around Us (Stackner Cabaret, 2014/15),
and A Christmas Carol. Last season, he served
as Dramaturg for the world premiere of Five
Presidents. Brent is also a former member of
the adjunct faculties of Carthage College and
the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, and has
taught developmental workshops at colleges,
conservatories, and universities both locally and
across the country. Brent is currently developing
a theater event focusing on the life and music of
Wisconsin native Les Paul.
Megan is excited to return to Milwaukee Rep!
She is a Milwaukee based designer who has
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BIOGRAPHIES
Ryan Holihan,
Assistant Director
Ryan received his BA in Theater from California
State University, Fullerton and his MFA from The
Professional Directors Training Program at Ohio
University. Hailing from Southern California
he attended a performing arts high school for
musical theater and started his professional
career as a young actor on local stages and in
film and television. Favorite Directing credits
include; Noises Off, Cloud 9, Dog Sees God,
Brighton Beach Memoirs, An Ideal Husband, The
Secret Garden and Bus Stop. Film credits (acting)
include roles in The Addams Family,Addams
Family Values, Ed Wood, Apollo 13, and Airheads.
Television credits (acting) include roles on Saved
By the Bell, The Wonder Years, Fresh Prince of Bel
Air, Ellen, Doogie Howser M.D., and Unhappily
Ever After as well as many local and national
commercials. For more information visit; www.
ryanholihan.com
A FAMILY TRADITION OF
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Enjoy
LO DUCA MAMERTINO &
ONEHOPE CHARDONNAY*
DURING YOUR NEXT INTERMISSION.
Richelle Harrington Calin,
Stage Manager
Richelle has been with Milwaukee Rep since
2004. Milwaukee Rep credits include: Bach at
Leipzig, The Clean House, Intimate Apparel, Gem
of the Ocean, A Christmas Carol, The Voysey
Inheritance, Life Could Be a Dream, Glengarry
Glen Ross, The Night is a Child, I Am My Own Wife,
Greater Tuna, Pride and Prejudice, Shear Madness,
The Lady with All the Answers, Yankee Tavern,
Route 66, Cabaret, Bombshells, Ma Rainey’s Black
Bottom, Yellowman, Othello, The Mountaintop,
How the World Began, Venus in Fur, End of the
Rainbow, Ain’t Misbehavin’, after all the terrible
things I do, The Beautiful Music All Around Us, Five
Presidents, Back Home Again and Of Mice and
Men.
Rivka Kelly,
Stage Management Resident
Rivka, from the San Francisco Bay Area, is
excited to join the stage management team
at Milwaukee Rep for the 15-16 season. Her
previous work in the bay includes Sweeney Todd
and Peter and the Starcatcher with Theatreworks,
This Golden State with Magic Theatre, and The
Magic Flute with San Francisco Opera Summer
Conservatory. Other experience includes Time
Stands Still with Vermont Stage Company, The
Arabian Nights,The Mousetrap, and others with
Royall Tyler Theatre. She graduated from the
University of Vermont with a BA in theatre and
business administration. She’s thankful for the
opportunities and the many friends and mentors
she’s finding at The Rep.
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*A PORTION OF ONEHOPE CHARDONNAY IS
DONATED TO FIGHT BREAST CANCER