twilight: los angeles, 1992

TWILIGHT:
LOS ANGELES, 1992
by Anna Deavere Smith
Co-Directed by
David Cecsarini & Jonathan Smoots
Scenic Design
Ron Weirick
Lighting Design
Aaron Sherkow
Costume Design
Elsa Hiltner
Properties Design
Heidi Salter &
Shannon Sloan-Spice
Sound and Video Design
David Cecsarini
Stage Manager
Jessica Connelly*
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association
January 28 – February 21, 2016
TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 is co-sponsored by David Paris Dentistry
Next Act Theatre’s 2015-16 Season 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.
This version of TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 was created for a touring production of the play at the Berkeley
Repertory Theatre, Sharon Ott, Artistic Director; Susan Medak, Managing Director
In its original form TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 was originally produced by the Center Theatre Group/Mark
Taper Forum in Los Angeles, Gordon Davis, Artistic Director/Producer. It premiered on May 23, 1993, and closed on
July 18, 1993. It was subsequently produced as a work-in-progress at The McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey.
Its original New York production was provided by The Public Theater, George C. Wolfe, Producer. It opened at the
Public Theater in March 1994 and was directed by George C. Wolfe.
It opened on Broadway at the Cort Theatre on April 17, 1994. The producers were: Benjamin Mordecai, Laura Rafaty,
Ric Wanetik, the Public Theater (George C. Wolfe, Producer) and the Mark Taper Forum (Gordon Davidson, Artistic
Director), in association with Harriet Newman Leve, Jeanne Rizzo, James D. Stern, Daryl Roth, Jo-Lynne Worley,
Ronald A. Pizzuti, The Booking Office, Inc. and Freddy Bienstock.
TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
The video and/or audio recording of this performance by any means whatsoever is strictly prohibited.
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TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992
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THE CAST
Thirty-seven people are portrayed by the company:
Rammel Chan, Marti Gobel*, Angela Iannone*, Andrew Muwonge,
Andrew Perez*, Ryan Schabach*
*member of Actors’ Equity Association
TIME:
After May 4, 1992
PLACE:
The community of Los Angeles
There will be one 15 minute intermission during this show.
SPECIAL THANKS
Avery Goodrich, Jr. and the African American Chamber of Commerce, Reggie Jackson and
the Black Holocaust Museum, Brian Brennan, Marta Bianchini and Cubanitas Restaurant,
Colin Flattery, Fahed Masalkhi, Todd Johnson and the Milwaukee Police Department, Suzanne
Osetek, Alvaro Saar Rios, Jesus Salas, Ed Schmidt, Judith Tieyten, Christina Koehn and United
Migrant Opportunity Services, Della Wells, Jonathan West, Paula Penebaker and the YWCA
Premier Professional Cocktail Hour Sponsor
Opening Night Reception Sponsor
Video Credits: L.A. News Service (helicopter Reginald Denny coverage), Roby Massarotto
(Rodney King tape), David D. Kim (Producer: CLASH OF COLORS documentary)
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DIR ECTOR’ S NOTES - DAVID CECSARINI & JONATHAN SMOOTS
A Riot Is Not The Beginning Of Events; It Is The Result.
As a kid growing up in Brookfield, I can remember our kitchen’s buoyant, morning air
being filled with news, weather and traffic reports from WISN radio, punctuated by
corny comical interludes from Charlie Hansen and his pal, Shaky. How jarring it was,
then, to listen to the alarmed reports on the morning of July 31, 1967, recounting
Milwaukee’s downtown riot activity that had erupted the night before. Equally
disturbing, we would hear of continuing upheaval occurring throughout the next
week, and the next 200 days of demonstrations.
From my sheltered, 13-year old vantage point, I hadn’t the knowledge or experience to
understand the history, the reasons and the implications for what was going on. Being
a suburban white kid, the issues of equal housing, employment opportunities and
access to good schools did not resonate with me. I didn’t know.
I imagine there are many young people (and older too) similar to me living all across
the country who had heard reports about Watts in 1965, and would hear about
Detroit, Buffalo, Minneapolis, Newark, Cincinnati in ‘67; Chicago, Baltimore, D.C.
in 1968; LA in 1992; Ferguson and Baltimore in 2014 and ‘15.
Throughout her career, Anna Deavere Smith has asked a whole lot of people, a whole
lot of questions. As a theatre artist, she has pursued her need to know with dedicated,
driven passion. She has shared her subjects’ unique perspectives – the unfiltered
thoughts and feelings of hundreds of real people – on the theatre stage.
Delivered by the six courageous and talented actors you will see in this performance,
we offer TWILIGHT as a heart-stirring resource from which we can know more. If
we are to live together in prosperous proximity, we must know more.
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BIOGR APHIES
ANNA DEAVERE SMITH (Playwright)
Anna Deavere Smith is an actor, teacher,
playwright, and creator of unique onewoman plays based on interviews. Anna
Deavere Smith has won two Obie Awards,
two Tony nominations for TWILIGHT: LOS
ANGELES, and a MacArthur Fellowship.
A Pulitzer Prize finalist for her play FIRES
IN THE MIRROR, Ms. Smith is founder
and director of the Institute on the Arts and
Civic Dialogue at New York University. As an
actress she has appeared in many films and on
the television series “West Wing.” Her book
“Letters to a Young Artist” is published by
Anchor Books.
http://www.annadeaveresmithworks.org/
RAMMEL CHAN
(Asian man)
Rammel Chan is an
actor and writer based
out of Chicago making
his Next Act debut.
Theatrical credits
include OBLIVION (Steppenwolf Theatre
Company’s First Look Repertory), CLARK
& DIVERSITY (The Second City’s Urban
Twist), KING OF THE YEES (Goodman
Theatre New Stages). Film and television
credits include CRISIS, BAD JOHNSON
and BLACK BOX. Rammel also co-stars in
two feature films set for release in 2016, as
well as the independently produced NYTVF
development series THE JAMZ. Mr. Chan is
a contributing writer for the sketch comedy
team Robot vs. Dinosaur and is a recipient of
the Second City’s 2015 Bob Curry Fellowship.
As always, all love and gratitude go to Jack,
Pat, Marianne and Ana.
MARTI GOBEL
(African-American
woman)
Marti is the Community
Liaison and Education
Coordinator for Next
Act Theatre as well as a
proud member of Actors Equity Association
and SAG/AFRTRA. Past performance
for Next Act Theatre include PERFECT
MENDACITY and NO CHILD....
Additional stage credits include: Milwaukee
Shakespeare (HENRY IV, part 2), Milwaukee
Chamber Theatre (WELL, AROUND THE
WORLD IN 80 DAYS, BROKEN AND
ENTERED), Renaissance Theaterworks’
(NEAT, THE PERSIANS, CRUMBS FROM
THE TABLE OF JOY, and a reading of Tanya
Saracho’s EL NAGULAR and Gwendolyn
Rice’s THE GRIOTS), First Stage Children’s
Theatre (THE NEVERENDINGSTORY,
and readings of JACKIE AND ME, THE
PROMISED LAND), The Milwaukee
Repertory Theater (CLYBOURNE
PARK, A CHRISTMAS CAROL 20122014, YANKEE TAVERN, TROUBLE
IN MIND), Forward Theatre (IN THE
NEXT ROOM) and UPROOTED theatre
(BEAUTY’S DAUGHTER (Milwaukee,
Chicago and Memphis), A STREETCAR
NAMED DESIRE, YELLOWMAN,
CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY,
PINK CHAMPAGNE, JACK & JILL,
HOODOO LOVE and I HAVE BEFORE
ME A REMARKABLE DOCUMENT
GIVEN TO ME BY A YOUNG LADY
FROM RWANDA, THE PHILADELPHIA
STORY, MAN FROM MADISONVILLE,
THE SUNSET LIMITED, SUDDENLY
LAST SUMMER). Marti is often featured
in local and national commercials and
voice-overs. She appeared in the short film,
SPARE CHANGE, as well as the web series
GETTIN’ GROWN; both directed by the
award-winning film director Aaron Greer
and Faith Flix’s COME FOLLOW ME and
MARY, MOTHER OF GOD. National
television credits include NBC’s CHICAGO
PD. Directing credits include: National
Project 1 Voice staged reading of TROUBLE
IN MIND, (Ten Chimneys Estate), the staged
reading of A LESSON BEFORE DYING
(Duncan Entertainment Group), and the
world premiere productions of Reginald
Edmund’s SOUTH BRIDGE (The Broadway
Theatre Center), Laura Lynn MacDonald’s
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BIOGR APHIES
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c o n t.
THROUGH THE EYES OF JIM (Young
Auditorium & Milton House Museum), and
Caleen Sinnette Jennings’ HAIR, NAILS &
DRESS (Tenth Street Theatre, Milwaukee)
and IN THE RED AND BROWN WATER
by Terrell McCraney in collaboration with
Marquette University’s Theater Department.
Most recently, Ms. Gobel directed THE
BALLAD OF EMMETT TILL at Renaissance
Theaterworks. Ms. Gobel is a John F.
Kennedy trained Teaching Artist who serves
as Resident Teaching Artist for Renaissance
Theaterworks and has taught her approach
to Arts Integration locally, nationally and
internationally.
ANDREW
MUWONGE (AfricanAmerican man)
Andrew Muwonge
graduated with a BFA
from UW-Whitewater in
2013 and has since been
working in Chicago and Milwaukee on stage
and on camera. He is honored to be working
on his first Next Act production. Previous
theatres worked with include UPROOTED
theatre, Bronzeville Arts Ensemble, Chicago
Dramatists, House Theatre of Chicago, and
Haven Theatre. Mr. Muwonge is represented
by BMG Talent Chicago.
ANGELA IANNONE
(White woman) was last
seen at Next Act in
PURGATORIO. Ms.
Iannone is a Broadway
World Award winner
(Best Actress), a 2014
and 2015 Lunt/Fontanne Fellow, a Joseph
Jefferson Award Winner and a UWWhitewater Creative Achievement Winner.
She is an Associate Artist with Milwaukee
Rep, a Titan Theatre Company Artist, a
Theater RED friend, and Hampden/Booth
Library research reader. Plays from her
EDWIN BOOTH PLAY CYCLE have been
performed Off-Broadway, at The Players in
NYC, American College Theater Festival,
UW-Whitewater and at Theater RED.
Performing credits include Titan Theatre
(Off-Broadway), In Tandem Theatre,
Milwaukee Rep, and Door Shakespeare. Roles
include Maria Callas (MASTER CLASS),
Medea (MEDEA), Kate Hepburn (TEA AT
FIVE), Lady Bracknell (THE
IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST),
Marie Lombardi (LOMBARDI), and Lady
Macbeth.
ANDREW PEREZ
(Latino man)
Perez is elated to
make his Next Act
and Wisconsin debut!
He is an SAFD Fight
Choreographer,
Composer, Personal Trainer, and graduate of
Seattle University. TV: I (Almost) Got Away
With It; Answered Prayers; Sex Sent Me to
the E.R. Theatre: RED (American Stage),
THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF
CHAD DEITY (Capital Stage & San Jose
Stage), THE BEHAVIOR OF BROADUS
(Capital Stage & Sacred Fools / Center
Theatre Group), ROMEO AND JULIET and
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Sacramento
Theatre Company), TAMING OF THE
SHREW (Tennessee Shakespeare Company).
Fight Demos, sketch shorts, and more at
andrewjperez.com.
Next Act Theatre
RYAN SCHABACH
(White man)
Ryan is honored to be
performing in his fifth
production with Next
Act. He was previously
seen on this stage playing
multiple roles in SYLVIA directed by Mark
Ulrich and most recently, WELCOME
HOME, JENNY SUTTER directed by
BIOGR APHIES
c o n t.
Deborah Staples. Other recent credits include:
Milwaukee Chamber’s BOEING, BOEING
directed by Michael Cotey, Tom in GLASS
MENAGERIE with Third Avenue Playhouse
and Ken in RED at 6th Street Playhouse.
Ryan spent three seasons with the Utah
Shakespearean Festival and will celebrate his
12th season at Unity Theatre this year. He
holds a Psych/Philosophy degree from UWOshkosh and an MFA in acting from UWMadison. A special thank you to David and
Jonathan, the artistic/production teams and
the Next Act Board of Directors for bringing
to life this important and ever relevant script.
DAVID CECSARINI
(Co-Director/Sound
Designer)
The 2015-16 season
marks David’s 37th year
as a theatre professional,
having debuted with
the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis as a
journeyman actor in 1978. He has proudly
served as Producing Artistic Director
for Milwaukee’s Next Act Theatre for 24
years. David’s first directing assignment
was PERSONALS for Theatre Tesseract
in 1989. He has since directed many Next
Act productions; favorites include THE
PAVILION, THE REAL THING, RED
HERRING, SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH
OVER ME, THE DRESSER, ROOM
SERVICE, SIDE MAN and BETWEEN
EAST AND WEST. While directing, he
usually doubles as Sound Designer; he has
created sound effects and scores for over 100
professional productions. Favorites include
LAST OF THE BOYS, MICROCRISIS,
THE VOICE OF THE PRAIRIE, THE
DRESSER, MARY’S WEDDING and THE
BRIDGE AT MO DUC. David is pleased
to share the directing duties of this theatrical
adventure with his long-time pal Jonathan
Smoots and this very talented, dedicated and
courageous cast. Thank you.
JONATHAN SMOOTS
(Co-Director)
Jonathan Smoots is a
Chicagoland native, a
graduate of University
of Illinois, Chicago
(BA) and Northwestern
University (MA). He relocated to Milwaukee
in 1987 and has worked with most of our
local theater companies. Most recently he
was Ebenezer Scrooge in Milwaukee Rep’s
A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Last summer
was his 25th season with American Players
Theatre where next season he will play
King Lear (with William Brown directing).
Favorite Next Act assignments as Director
include BILLY BISHOP GOES TO WAR
and INCOMMUNICADO; as an actor SEA
MARKS, STRANGE SNOW and FAITH
HEALER.
JESSICA CONNELLY
(Resident Stage
Manager)
Jessica is glad to be back
as Stage Manager for her
12th season at Next Act
Theatre. A few of Jessica’s
favorite projects include: DEAR ESTHER,
MASTER HAROLD and the BOYS, LAST
OF THE BOYS, MYSTERY OF IRMA
VEP, FAITH HEALER, PURGATORIO,
GOING TO ST. IVES, VIGIL, RACE,
THREE VIEWS OF THE SAME OBJECT
(Next Act Theatre), A RISING WIND (John
Michael Kohler Arts Center), CHESAPEAKE,
TROJAN WOMEN, THE SHAPE OF
THINGS, and the U.S. premier of SKIN
TIGHT (Renaissance Theaterworks),
SANTALAND DIARIES (Marcus Center
for the Performing Arts). Jessica would like to
thank Dave, Cleo, Auggie and Fritz for always
greeting her with a smile when she gets home.
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BIOGR APHIES
c o n t.
RON WEIRICK (Scenic Designer)
Ron has been constructing Next Act’s
scenery for all of the last 26 seasons. He
has occasionally pitched in with set design
ideas, most notably the production of IT’S A
WONDERFUL LIFE LIVE RADIO SHOW.
AARON SHERKOW (Lighting & Video
Designer)
Aaron Sherkow is a freelance designer as
well as the Technical Director at Lawrence
University. He continues to collaborate
on projects near and far including WHO
WOULD BE KING? with Liars & Believers
at A.R.T., RACE and BACK OF THE
THROAT with Next Act Theatre, ROMEO
ET JULIETTE with the Boston Opera
Institute and ROAD TO MECCA with
Boston Center for American Performance.
He received his MFA from Boston University.
As always he is very happy to bring it all
back home to Milwaukee when he has the
opportunity.
ELSA HILTNER (Costume Designer)
Elsa is honored to return to Next Act Theatre
after designing for HERESY, PERFECT
MENDACITY, GRACE and ONE TIME.
Elsa is based in Chicago and has designed
for many theaters including Steppenwolf
Theatre Company, Signal Ensemble Theatre,
Collaboraction, Eclipse Theater, LifeLine
Theatre, Silk Road Rising, American Blues
Theater, Walkabout Theatre, The Right
Brain Project, Teatro Vista, and First Folio
Theatre, among others. Other notable regional
credits include SecondStory Repertory
(Redmond), Balagan Theatre (Seattle), and
Book-It Repertory Theatre (Seattle). Elsa is
a Company Member of Collaboraction and
Signal Ensemble and an Artistic Associate
of First Folio Theatre. For more information
about her designs please visit www.elsahiltner.com.
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HEIDI SALTER (Properties Co-Designer)
Heidi Salter is delighted to be back again this
season designing props and working with
the wonderful and talented artists at Next
Act. She has been the Artistic Director of
Imagination Theatre of Germantown since
2008 where she has produced and directed
such shows as INTO THE WOODS, RUN
FOR YOUR WIFE, RABBIT HOLE, THE
DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, BAREFOOT
IN THE PARK, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
and SEUSSICAL. Break a leg to the cast and
crew!
SHANNON SLOAN-SPICE, Ph.D
(Properties Co-Designer)
Dr. Shannon Sloan-Spice is pleased to be
returning to Next Act Theatre as Props Master
with her great partner-in-crime, Heidi Salter.
Shannon is the Director of Education at
In Tandem Theatre and recently finished
directing their first summer arts conservatory
program where she directed INTO THE
WOODS. She has been an actor, director, and
arts educator for 20 years. She splits her time
between Milwaukee and Chicago and teaches
World Mythologies at Oakton Community
College, IL.
ANNE LEHMER
(Development Director)
Anne is a people-oriented
fundraising professional
and manager, raising
money in the nonprofit sector since
2005. Specializing in major giving, capital
campaigns, strategic planning and Board
Development, Anne raised $1 million as
Major Gifts and Planned Giving Officer with
the YWCA in Seattle, WA and led Seattlebased teen mentoring organization the Service
Board to financial sustainability. She also
worked with Seattle’s arts, culture and heritage
funder 4 Culture, the Nordic Heritage
Museum and United Indians for All Tribes
Foundation.
BIOGR APHIES
c o n t.
Anne earned a BA in anthropology from
Mills College and a MA in Museum Studies
- Fundraising and Administration, from San
Francisco State University. Anne served as
a Board Member of the Washington State
chapter of the Association of Fundraising
Professionals and is pleased to join AFP
Milwaukee. A former performer herself, Anne
is delighted to serve Milwaukee’s arts and
culture sector and enjoy local dance classes.
REBECCA MODER
(Marketing Director)
Becky is excited to be
starting her fourth season
with Next Act. She has
been working in the Arts
Marketing profession
for over seven years now, and looks forward
to many more. When not promoting Next
Act, Becky assists in the management and
marketing of her husband’s film and photo
business, Moder Media LLC. She lives in Bay
View with her husband Tim.
MICHAEL VAN
DRESER (Technical
Director)
This is Mike’s ninth
season with Next Act
Theatre and the fourth
year as Technical
Director. Mike was previously the resident
Master Electrician and Light Board Operator
for Next Act. Over the last eight seasons,
Mike has worked as Lighting Designer for
NEXT ACTORS SUMMER THEATRE
FOR TEENS, PANIC EXPRESS, THE
ENCOUNTER, FAITH HEALER,
WINTER TALES, PAUL ROBESON IN
CONCERT, VALUE OF NAMES, BIG
BOYS, ONE TIME, A KODACHROME
CHRISTMAS, IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
LIVE RADIO SHOW (Next Act Theatre),
WHEN THE CURTAIN FALLS, and KISS
ME KATE (Greendale High School). Mike
has had the good fortune of working with and
learning from renowned Lighting Designers
Jason Fassl and Andrew Meyers and knows
their guidance and continuing education will
help make him successful. Mike looks forward
to many more productive years with Next Act
Theatre and any new opportunities that may
come his way.
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Alfred & Isabel Bader
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Schulz*
Marcia Brooks & Edward
Hammond
Mary Buchel & Larry Salsbury
Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s
Miles & Barbara Capron Fund*
Lois Cecsarini
Greg Chrisafis*
Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s
Colton Charitable Fund*
Gene & Inez Gilbert
David & Mary Hertel*
Peter & Sue Hitler
John E. Holland
Jan & Mark Homan
Angela & George Jacobi
Annie Jansen Jurczyk &
John Jansen*
Kerri Kilbourne
Julilly Kohler
Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s
Werner M. & Susan M. Krause
Family Fund*
Pam Kriger*
Mary Ann & Charles LaBahn
Sandy Laedtke
Evelyn Burdick & John Mahony
Donna & Jerry Martynski
Mary & Paul McBride
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David Newby
George Michel
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Kathy Nusslock
David Paris Dentistry
Sandra M. Seymour*
Mark & Nancy Smuckler
L. William & Nicole Teweles*
Bill & Mary Walker
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James & Terri Alioto
Kathleen & Thomas Alpren
Charles & Mary Anderson
Anonymous
In Honor of David Anderson
Donald & Donna Baumgartner
Katie Bayliss & Tom Mann
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Ericka & Michael Burzynski*
Sandy Duffy
Jane M. Foster
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($100 - $249)
George Affeldt
Marilyn Auer
John Bahr
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Mr. Robert Balderson
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In memory of Barbara Browning
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Dennis & Karen Leyer
Ben Litwin & Mary Ruffalo
Greg & Sue Lochen
Kathleen & Kenneth J. Maciolek
Norm & Sherry Malmon
Judith Martel
Renee & Tom McCutcheon
John McGivern
Al & Nancy Meier
Chuck & Cindy Meyer
Donna & Tony Meyer
Dick Miller & Miriam Reading
Donna J. Neal
Janet & Marlowe Nortrom
Deborah & Tim Nustad
David & Diane Powell
Herbert Quigley &
Christine Radiske
Gus & Joanne Ricca
Heidi & Mike Rodenbaugh
Michael & Susan Schall
Mary & Richard Schnell
Daniel & Mary Schroeder
Jeff & Joicelyn Schwager
Pamela Seccombe
Ms. Marilyn Smits, Ph.D.
Kathy & Wayne Sojkowski
Betty Staples
Jane Stroebel
Carol & John Strom
Gregory Strowig
Jerry & Patricia Styberg
Edward & Maria Susterich
Donna & Paul Tanzer
Fred & Harriet Thomson
Marie & Tom Thornton
Herb & Jo Trask
Jim & Kathie Vint
Donna & Jerry Walsh
Dr. Bill Weida &
Jane Davis Weida
Betty White
John T. Wilson
Sandra Zingler
Alice & Art Zinky
Bruce & Mary Anne Zupan
JOURNEYMAN (under $100)
Anonymous
Mr. Charles Alfree
Tom & Zita Allen
Jacki Amato
Else Ankel
Richard Antonacci
Martha Barry
Mr. Brian Bauman
Barbara Becker
Fred Berman Trust
Paul Bielefeld
Donald & Nora Bluhm
Marylee & Werner Blume
Ellen Bravo
Mary & Rick Burbey
Pat & Tony Busalacchi
Dave & Mary Carlson
Mrs. Connie Casper
David Cecsarini
Linda & Randall Chapin
Suzanne Chernik
B.J. & Elyse Cohn
Cynthia Cooper
Dr. Alan & Hedy Daniel
Bill & Mary Dean
Karen & Robert Dean
Scott Downey
Joanna & Laurence Dupuis
David & Judith Eklund
Miriam & Rick Falk
Mr. Steven Folstein
Pam Frautschi & Richard Ippolito
David & Nancy Giffey
Carol Goldstein
Jeff & Lisa Gorelick
Irv & Ressa Gottschalk
Marian Graeven Peter
Erin & Joel Green
Heidi & Steve Grow
Marlene Gustafson
Dennis & Rachel Hafemann
Winifred Hammermeister
Bill & Clare Hanrahan
Jami & Joe Hanreddy
Paul & Philia Hayes
Katie & Tom Heinen
Connie & Ken Heins
Cliff Heise
Bob Heller
Dennis Hennessey &
Linda Roethlisberger
Cary & Karen Henson
Tom Heppe & Andrea Johnson
Barbara & E. Alexander Hill
Nona Hill & Clark Johnson
Jeanne Hochstatter
N E X T AC T C O N T R I B U TO R S
Carol Hoernke
David Hoffman
Mary Beth Holloway
Keith Huennekens &
Christine Sentz
Esther & Richard Huiting
Bill & Sheila Isakson
Mary Carla Jautz
Ursula M. Jewett
Judy & Ken Kaplan
Gary Kavalar
Judy Keller
Ken & Lynda Killberg
Gary & Noreen Killian
Mary S. Knudten
Sue Cleary Koch
Diane & James Kuntzelman
Marilyn Kupka
Kellie Lang
Carol & Jason Leonard
Justine Leonard
Louise Lill
Alicia & Gordon Lugauer
Mary Ellen & Peter Lukaszewicz
David & Helen MacGregor
Marie Madderom & Mike Martin
cont
Margaret & Robert Magill
Michele Malin
Muriel McLemore
Robert & Sandra Meldman
Ms. Eulee Motz
Barbara & Charles Murphy
Sara Neall
Bill & Loretta O’Boyle
David & Linda Okruhlica
Frank Olivo
James Orth
George Owen
Jeanne Pehoski
Diana & Richard Pine
Craig Petros & Lynn Preston
Laura Ricci & David West
Jean Riebe
Allen & Pat Rieselbach
Anna & Dan Robbins
Marianne & Matthew Robbins
Darlene Roberts
Peggy Rose
Judy & Tom Saeger
Richard Sauer
Jeff Schmeckpeper
Rozanne Screven
We also thank the following companies for
matching their employee’s donations:
DentaQuest
Bostik, Inc.
GE Foundation
Johnson Controls Foundation*
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Northern Trust
SPX Foundation
UBS Financial Services
*These donors have contributed to the
Next Act Pillars Campaign.
We are grateful to ALL our donors. Your generosity
allows Next Act Theatre to thrive. Please know how
much we appreciate your support.
Next Act Theatre makes every effort to publish an
accurate list. If an error has been made please alert
Anne at 414-278-7780.
Ginny & John Shebesta
Beth Shepard
Morton & Naomi Soifer
Linda & Tom Southworth
Jean & Steven Stern
L. Susan Stewart
Zoe Stowers
Roberta H. Tacke
Joan Tarachow
Denise Tracy
Phyllis Tubesing
Marlene & Robert Urch
Mark & Yvonne Wagner
Brian Warnecke
Phyllis Wax
Marian Weinberg
Alyce & Russell Weiss
Harriet Weiss
Laura Wengler
Ann & Gerald Wesolowski
Nancy Wieland
Pamela White Wu
Allyn Ziegenhagen
Ruth Zubrensky
Av e n u e
FA b r i c A r e
Serving Downtown Milwaukee
DrY cLeAninG
1 Hour Service
Mon. - Sat. 9 AM. to 1 PM.
SHIRTS AND LAUNDRY
In by 9 AM. Back by 4PM.
ALTERATIONS
LEATHER & SUEDE
SHOE REPAIR
cOrner OF FiFTH AnD MicHiGAn
602 n. 5th Street
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N E X T AC T T H E AT R E B OA R D O F D I R E C TO R S
Officers:
David Anderson.....................................................President
Annie Jansen Jurczyk......................................Vice President
Joyce Mielke...........................................................Secretary
Sean Rierdon..........................................................Treasurer
Michael Burzynski.........................Immediate Past President
Directors
Kerri Kilbourne
Steve Marcus†
Mary McBride
John McGivern
Terri Alioto
David Abram Glenn
David Hertel†
Cathryn Jakicic
John Menzel
Kathy L. Nusslock†
Gordana Racic
Former President
†
N E X T AC T T H E AT R E S TA F F
Producing Artistic Director................................................................................ David Cecsarini
Development Director...........................................................................................Anne Lehmer
Marketing Director............................................................................................. Rebecca Moder
Resident Technical Director......................................................................... Michael Van Dreser
2 015 - 2 016 S U B S C R I B E R D I S C O U N T C A R D PA R T I C I PA N T S
We appreciate your support of the following merchants:
Chez Jacques, 1022 S. 1st St.
Onesto, 221 N. Broadway
Gyro Palace, 602 S. 2nd St.
Swig, 217 N. Broadway
In Tandem Theatre, 628 N. 10 St.
Transfer Pizzeria Café, 101 W. Mitchell St.
Merriment Social, 240 E. Pittsburgh Ave.
Water Buffalo, 249 N. Water St.
Milwaukee Ballet, 504 W. National Ave.
Wine Maniacs on the River, 106 W.
th
Molloy’s, 333 W. Brown Deer Rd.
Seeboth St.
O’Lydia’s Irish Bar & Grill, 338 S. 1 St.
st
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Zak’s Café, 231 S. 2nd St.
T W I L I G H T : L O S A N G E L E S , 19 9 2
Co-Director....................................................................................................... David Cecsarini
Co-Director......................................................................................................Jonathan Smoots
Directing Intern.......................................................................................Alexander Coddington
Stage Manager...................................................................................................Jessica Connelly*
Scenic Design...........................................................................................................Ron Weirick
Lighting & Video Engineering............................................................................ Aaron Sherkow
Costume Design........................................................................................................Elsa Hiltner
Sound & Video Design...................................................................................... David Cecsarini
Properties Design................................................................Heidi Salter & Shannon Sloan-Spice
TD/Set Construction.....................................................................................Bronze Leaf Studio
Master Electrician........................................................................................ Michael Van Dreser
Deck Chief................................................................................................................Jessica Betts
Wardrobe Manager................................................................................................Aria Thornton
House Management Coordinator ...........................................................................Libby Amato
House Management Staff.....................................Libby Amato, Robert Berry, Anna Figlesthaler,
Andrea Toussaint, Gwen Zupan
Ticket Office Manager.....................................................................................Christine Yündem
Ticket Office Staff.....................................................Libby Amato, Melissa Bekkers, Sally Lewis,
Sophia Pajewski, Jennifer Sustar, Andrea Toussaint
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association
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F O R YO U R I N F O R M AT I O N
FOOD AND BEVERAGES
Food is not permitted in the theatre, but drinks may be taken in.
ENTERING AND EXITING THE THEATRE SPACE
Please use walkways to access the seating areas and refrain from crossing over the stage.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Next Act does not cancel or reschedule performances due to inclement weather or sporting
events, nor do we offer refunds.
LATECOMER POLICY
Latecomers will not be seated until an appropriate time in the performance. This may be at the
intermission. Seating may not be permitted 30 minutes after the start of a performance. If
you are running late, please call the Ticket Office at 414-278-0765.
LISTENING AUGMENTATION DEVICES
Please ask the House Manager on duty for assistance.
LOST PROPERTY
Items left at the theatre are kept in Lost & Found for 30 days. Call the Ticket Office at 414278-0765 if you have lost an item.
TICKET EXCHANGES
Subscribers may exchange their tickets, without fee, up to 48 hours prior to the performance
(price adjustments may apply). Single ticket buyers may exchange their tickets for a fee of $5
per ticket up to 48 hours prior. Exchanges are based strictly on availability. Patrons are strongly
urged to request exchanges well in advance.
ELECTRONIC DEVICES
To avoid disturbing the performance, NO cameras or recording devices of any kind are allowed
in the theatre. Please turn off all electronic equipment including pagers and cell phones.
EMERGENCY CALLS TO PATRONS
In case of emergency, messages may be left with the House Manager by calling 414-278-0765.
If possible, please indicate the seat location of the person to be reached.
SMOKING
The Next Act Theatre facility is a smoke-free environment.
STUDENT AND SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNTS
Seniors and students receive a $5 discount per ticket on advance sales. Students may also
purchase half-price rush tickets with a valid student I.D. one half-hour prior to curtain, based
on availability. Discounts are not available on performance run extensions.
GROUP DISCOUNTS
Groups of 10 or more receive a discount of 20%. To book groups, contact Becky at
414-278-7780. Discounts are not available on performance run extensions.
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