FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Cindy Moran, Public Relations Director, 414-224-1761 November 14, 2006 THE HEARTWARMING FAMILY EVENT OF THE YEAR! Adapted by Joseph Hanreddy and Edward Morgan Directed by Judy Berdan Pabst Theater For 31 years, no show is more anticipated and treasured than The Rep's annual production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL performed at the beautiful Pabst Theater. This timeless holiday classic will touch your soul and brighten your holiday season with its message of hope and redemption. Gather your friends and family for a true holiday tradition unlike anything else found in Milwaukee. For the third year, A CHRISTMAS CAROL features Lee E. Ernst as Ebenezer Scrooge. Tickets for A CHRISTMAS CAROL can be purchased in person at The Rep Ticket Office at 108 East Wells Street or by phone at This year’s production of Dickens’ timeless holiday masterpiece features a wonderful cast of both new and returning actors. Three years ago, a million dollar new production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL debuted and the production now features stunning costumes, sets and music. The fantastic cast, impressive sets, costumes and music combined with the familiar story of Ebenezer Scrooge’s transformation from a stingy old man to a generous compassionate person, creates an unforgettable, magical experience for the whole family. Resident Acting Company member Lee E. Ernst dons the cap of Ebenezer Scrooge once again for The Rep’s production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. With his broad range of theatrical talents, Mr. Ernst brings a layered complexity to the role of Scrooge by taking him through a convincing metamorphosis from an embittered, stingy old man into a loving, grateful person. This is Mr. Ernst’s 14 th season as a member of The Rep’s Resident Acting Company. Earlier this season, he appeared as the Fool in KING LEAR. Last season, he appeared as Sherlock Holmes in SHERLOCK HOLMES; THE FINAL ADVENTURE, Basilio in SUEÑO, Scrooge in A CHRISTMAS CAROL and Simon in I HAVE BEFORE ME A REMARKABLE DOCUMENT GIVEN TO ME BY A YOUNG LADY FROM RWANDA.. Directing A CHRISTMAS CAROL for her third year is Judy Berdan, who started her journey with The Rep in 1988 as a stage management apprentice for A CHRISTMAS CAROL. From 1993 to 2003, Ms. Berdan served as the Stage Manager for A CHRISTMAS CAROL and had the additional role of Associate Director during the 2002 and 2003 productions. She has been at The Rep for 16 seasons, is the Production Manager and is a member of the Artistic Staff. “As I think about you sitting down to enjoy this wonderful story, I am energized and encouraged that this tale will reveal something new to me again this year. And I’m heartened because I know that this talented, generous cast will make me laugh in new and joyous ways throughout the rehearsal process. And this company of A CHRISTMAS CAROL will show a liberality of spirit that will lift us all with the light of Christmas,” Ms. Berdan said recently. Joseph Hanreddy, Co-Adapter, has been Milwaukee Rep’s Artistic Director since 1993. Under his leadership he has initiated innovative collaborations with leading international theater companies, recruited some of the world’s most acclaimed directors to create unique, forward thinking productions, premiered several new works and adaptations of literature by leading American dramatists and established one of the country’s finest acting ensembles. Productions Mr. Hanreddy has directed include SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE FINAL ADVENTURE, SUEÑO, TWELFTH NIGHT, LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST, MARY STUART, THE SEAGULL, THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, AN IDEAL HUSBAND, ENGAGED, ARCADIA, DANCING AT LUGHNASA, ANNA KARENINA, THE MILL ON THE FLOSS, SILENCE, PARAGON SPRINGS, FORCE OF NATURE and ESCAPE FROM HAPPINESS. He has written and directed stage adaptations of Pirandello’s YES. NO. (MAYBE SO. . .), SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR, George M. Cohan’s THE TAVERN and with Ed Morgan, A CHRISTMAS CAROL. As an actor he has appeared in The Rep production OF MICE AND MEN, A SKULL IN CONNEMARA and Edward AIbee’s THE GOAT OR, WHO IS SYLVIA? He will also be directing TARTUFFE later this year. Edward Morgan, Co-Adapter, is a freelance director and writer. As The Rep’s Associate Artistic Director from 1997-2003, he directed numerous productions, including CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, THE SHAUGHRAUN, THE WEIR, THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE, PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE, NIXON’S NIXON, MOLLY SWEENEY and others. He also wrote a handful of adaptations and reviews which The Rep produced. Mr. Morgan has been a Directing fellow for The Drama League of New York and his work has been honored with Helen Hayes Awards and nominations for Outstanding Production, Directing and Sound Design. Mr. Morgan’s acting credits include several Shakespeare festivals, Trinity Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Virginia Stage Company, Riverside Theatre, the Marcus Center and the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington D.C. He is a member of SSD&C and Actors’ Equity, and a graduate of Trinity Repertory Conservatory and Dartmouth College. The Rep’s 2006/07 Resident Acting Company featured in A CHRISTMAS CAROL includes Lee E. Ernst (Ebenezer Scrooge), Mark Corkins (Reverend Waghorn, Jacob Marley, Old Joe), Jonathan Gillard Daly (Mr. Grimgrind, Mr. Philpot, Fezziwig Worker, Old Miner), Torrey Hanson (Bob Cratchit, Businessman) and Laura Gordon (Mrs. Cratchit, Cook at Fezziwigs). Returning to A CHRISTMAS CAROL to complete the cast are Michael Herold (Mr. Twyce, Country Quartet, Milkman, Mr. Topper, Businessman), Gerard Neugent (Young Scrooge, Mr. Tremble, Lighthouse Man, Mourner), Jonathan Smoots (Mr. Scadger, Ghost of Christmas Past, Barnaby), Jenny Wanasek (Mrs. Dilber, Country Quartet, Mrs. Fezziwig, Madeline), Christine Williams (Belle, Lucy, Mourner) and Brian Vaughn (Fred, Fezziwig Worker, Businessman). Newcomers to The Rep’s production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL include Brian Robert Mani (Mr. Fezziwig, Ghost of Christmas Present) and Melinda Pfundstein (Catherine, Country Quartet, Fan, Mrs. Miggott). Members of the Acting Intern Company in a Christmas Carol are Elizabeth Audley, Lenny Banovez, Caroline Crocker, Donte Fitzgerald (Mr. Mudd), Minita Ghandi, Andrew Goldwasser, Marybeth Gorman, DeRanté Parker (Dick Wilkins), Eric Parks (Ghost of Christmas Future), Rick Richter, (To learn more about our Resident Acting Company, Guest Actors or our Artistic Intern Company, please visit milwaukeerep.com) The cast of A CHRISTMAS CAROL has 16 child actors. The children’s cast includes Eva Balistreri (Martha Cratchit), Zachary Brown (Children’s Ensemble), Elsa Bruno (Children’s Ensemble), Thad Bruno (Boy Scrooge), Alyssa DeClark (Mary Cratchit), Madeleine Ernst (Children’s Ensemble), Dixie Gladbach (Alice Cratchit, Forgiveness/Want), Mikey Habrel (Children’s Ensemble), Sydney Kirkegaard (Percy Smudge), Casey Kitzman (Children’s Ensemble), Eric Minnesale (Tiny Tim), Erikray Minturn (Peter Cratchit), Sam Nigbur (Remembrance/Ignorance), Chip O’Brien (Tiny Tim), Alayah Walls (Belinda Cratchit), and Jenna Wolfsohn (Children’s Ensemble). The design/production team for A CHRISTMAS CAROL includes Marjorie Bradley Kellogg (Scenic Designer), Martha Hally (Costume Designer), Nancy Schertler (Lighting Designer), Barry G. Funderburg (Sound Designer), Aimee Whitmore (Associate Lighting Designer), Kevin C. McElroy (Wig and Hair Designer), Lara Leigh Dalbey (Make-up Designer), John Tanner (Music Arranger), Cate Deicher (Dance Choreographer), Ed Burgess (Movement Choreographer), Randal Swiggum (Music Director), Gale Childs Daly (Dialect Coach), Shawn Gulyas (Children’s Director), Joseph Buberger, Jr. (Stage Manager), Briana J. Fahey, Whitney Frazier and Richelle Calin Harrington (Assistant Stage Managers), Becca Lindsay (Stage Management Apprentice), Laura Wendt (Children’s Stage Manager) and Paula Bennett (Assistant Director). Tickets for A CHRISTMAS CAROL range in price from $12.50 to $65.00. A Special Children’s Rate is available for all Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday performances – for each adult ticket purchased, receive two children’s tickets at half-price – valid for children 12 and under. For more information, or to charge tickets, call 414-224-9490. For Group Sales of 20 or more, call 414-224-9490. Purchase tickets online 24/7 at milwaukeerep.com. Children’s Cast For more information about The Rep’s Access Services, please contact The Rep’s Ticket Office at 414-224-9490. Special Events for A CHRISTMAS CAROL
MILLER BREWING COMPANY PROUDLY PRESENTS Adapted by Joseph Hanreddy and Edward Morgan Directed by Judy Berdan FACT SHEET THEATER: Pabst Theater DATES: November 24, 2006 – December 24, 2006 DESCRIPTION: For 31 years, no show is more anticipated and treasured than The Rep’s annual production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, running November 24 through December 24, 2006 at the beautiful Pabst Theater. This timeless holiday classic will touch your soul and brighten your holiday season with its message of hope and redemption. Gather your friends and family for a true holiday tradition unlike anything else found in Milwaukee. PERFORMANCES: Friday 12/1/06 – 7:30 p.m. Wednesday 12/6/06 – 7:00 p.m. Interpreted Tuesday 12/12/06 – 7:00 p.m. Friday 12/15/06 – 7:30 p.m. Tuesday 12/19/06 – 7:00 p.m. TICKET OFFICE LOCATION: TICKET PRICES: TICKETS/INFORMATION: 414-224-9490 or buy tickets online at milwaukeerep.com NEW TICKET OFFICE HOURS: ### Open to the public before and after all evening performances, Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s newly-remodeled Stackner Cabaret, located on the second floor of the Milwaukee Center, is our own full-service bar and restaurant. Featuring delicious dinners, as well as late night cocktails, coffee, and desserts, the Cabaret is the ideal meeting place for patrons attending Rep performances. For dinner reservations, call 414-224-9490. The Stackner Cabaret is now smoke-free. Milwaukee Repertory Theater is a nationally recognized theater company that presents a critically-acclaimed selection of compelling dramas, powerful classics, award-winning contemporary works and lively Cabaret shows on three stages from September through May. The Rep also produces an annual production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. The Rep’s home, the Patty and Jay Baker Theater Complex, contains the Quadracci Powerhouse Theater, the Stiemke Theater and the Stackner Cabaret. The Rep is also “home” to a Resident Acting Company of 11 actors who perform with The Rep throughout the season. The Rep is proud to be a cornerstone member of the United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF), which provides major annual financial support. The Rep is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), a management association of some of the nation’s largest non-profit professional theaters that collectively bargains with the unions that represent the actors, directors and designers that work at The Rep; a constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the nonprofit professional theater; and a member of Theatre Wisconsin, the statewide association of non-profit professional theaters. This 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 set, costume and lighting designers are members of United Scenic Artists, a national labor union. This theater is an equal opportunity employer. Except in plays where race itself is an issue, casting is decided based on ability, not race. Milwaukee Repertory Theater |
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