SELECTED LITERARY WORK
THE CRAIC by Deanie Vallone & Mark Clements
World Premiere
Dramaturg
Milwaukee Rep
In one of South Kerry’s most welcoming pubs, four musicians ready themselves for one of their weekly Irish music sessions. But when one of the band’s long estranged members shows up for an unexpected reunion, all their unresolved rivalries, unaired grievances, and unspoken romances rise up. As the night wears on, the five friends play music, swap stories, and share drinks as they contend with their storied pasts and build a hopeful future together.
CAST
John … Luke Darnell
Kathleen … Megan Loomis
Aoife … Claire-Frances Sullivan
Ciarán … Trevor Lindley Craft
Christy … Alexander Sovronsky
CREATIVE
Playwright … Deanie Vallone
Playwright/Director … Mark Clements
Music Director/Arranger … Dan Kazemi
Scenic Designer … Emily Lotz
Costume Designer … Mason Baria
Lighting Designer … Noele Stollmack
Sound Designer … Joe Cerqua
Voice & Dialect Coach … Jill Walmsley Zager
Casting Director … Jonathan Hetler, CSA
Dramaturg/Casting Director … Annika Perez-Krikorian
Associate Music Director … Alexander Sovronsky
Assistant Sound Designer … Zack Berinstein
Stage Manager … Josh Hart
Stage Management Fellow … Star Howard
Assistant Director … Rachel Ropella
Line Producer … María Amenábar Farias
Photos by Michael Brosilow
WOMEN OF ROCK
Story Coordinator
Milwaukee Rep
Get ready for the ultimate celebration of the legendary women who changed rock music forever. With soaring vocals, powerful songwriting and phenomenal cool, these female trailblazing superstars gave us anthems that rose to the top of the charts. In this unforgettable live concert, top notch performers deliver stunning renditions of hit songs from the 60s, 70s, 80s to today, and share the stories behind the music.
PERFORMERS
Bridget Barkan
Paris Bennett
Kayla Saunders
Katrien Van Riel
CREATIVE
Director / Music Director … Dan Kazemi
Lighting Designer … Aaron Lichamer
Sound Designer … Stefanie Senior
Casting … Dale Brown Casting
Production Supervisor … Sydney Smith
Assistant Music Director … Katrien Van Riel
Assistant Director … Mia Taylor
Stage Management Resident … Libby Carroll
Line Producer … María Amenábar Farias
Photos by Michael Brosilow
WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME by Heidi Schreck
Dramaturg
Milwaukee Rep
As a teenager, Heidi earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the country. In this hilarious, witty and refreshingly honest new play, she revisits her fifteen-year-old self to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women and the lasting impact of the document that shaped their journey. Since its premiere in 2019, this Pulitzer Prize finalist has taken the theatrical world by storm, breathing new life into our Constitution by imagining how it will shape the next generation of Americans.
CAST
Heidi … Jessie Fisher
Danny/Legionnaire … Will Mobley
Young Debaters … Rose Campbell, Hazel Dye, Maya O’Day Biddle
U/S Heidi … Carmen Cecilia Retzer
U/S Danny/Legionnaire … Ethan Smith
CREATIVE
Director … Laura Braza
Scenic Designer … Collette Pollard
Costume Designer … Destiny Harris
Lighting Designer … Noele Stollmack
Sound Designer … Victoria Deiorio
Casting Director / Line Producer … Jonathan Hetler
Stage Manager … Kimberly Carlous
Assistant Director … Jess Yates
Stage Management Resident … Jessica Wexler
Photos by Michael Brosilow
SHOUT SISTER SHOUT! by Cheryl L. West
Script Supervisor & Assistant to the Playwright
Seattle Rep
Long before ‘women in rock’ became a media catchphrase, Rosetta Tharpe proved in spectacular fashion that women rocked. Inspired by Gayle F. Wald’s book Shout, Sister, Shout!, this new theatrical work tells “The Godmother of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s” incredible story. Ambitious, courageous, and uncompromisingly public, Sister Rosetta Tharpe became a legend who redefined the national and international music scene in the 1930s and 40s.
Featuring: Carrie Compere, Christin Byrdsong, Joseph Anthony Byrd, Jason Kappus, Allison Semmes, Chaz Rose, Porscha Shaw, Carol Dennis, Ty Willis, Timothy Ware, Shaunyce Omar, Alexis Tidwell, Nehemiah Hooks, Darryl Reuben Hall
CREATIVE & BAND
Director … Randy Johnson
Choreographer … William Carlos Angulo
Music Director & Additional Arrangements/ Orchestrations … Sheilah V. Walker
Set Designer … GW Skip Mercier
Costume Designer … Emilio Sosa
Lighting Designer … Robert Wierzel
Sound Designer … Joanna Lynne Staub
Projection Designer … Kwame Braun
Associate Director … Tyler Rhodes
Orchestrator/Arranger … Brendan Milburn
Associate Choreographer … Emily Madigan
Stage Manager … Stina Lotti
Assistant Stage Manager … Shellie Stone
Assistant Stage Manager … Cristine Anne Reynolds
Associate Music Director … Emma Weiss
Copyist … Elisa Money
New York Casting … Laura Stanczyk, CSA/Brick Wall Theatrical
Seattle Casting … Kaytlin McIntyre
Associate Sound Designer … D.R. Amromin
Guitar … Justin S. Davis
Guitar … Daniel Rainard
Conductor/Hammond Organ … Sheilah V. Walker
Keyboard 1/Rehearsal Pianist … Emma Weiss
Bass … Evan Flory-Barnes
Drums … Jamael Nance
Trumpet … Nathan Breedlove