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MARK'S TAKE:
The Rep is proud to provide the strongest internship program for emerging professional actors and directors in American regional theater. Rep Lab is an opportunity for the interns to show what they’ve learned during their time here in Milwaukee. We are pleased to provide this forum, giving Rep audiences the change to see these talented, emerging artists in fresh, exciting new ways.

 

Alone World
by Carl Kissin, Music by Rob Baumgartner
Directed by Education Coordinator Leda Hoffmann (Directing Intern ‘10-11)
Music Direction by Education Intern Lindsey Schmeltzer

For the first time, Rep Lab presents a musical! Alone World follows Jack and Edie as they search for love in a world obsessed with social media, the internet, and technology—and only when the power goes out does the opportunity for real connection emerge.

Jack: Teddy Spencer
Edie: Bri Sudia
Ensemble: Full Intern Ensemble

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Measuring Matthew
by Patrick Gabridge
Directed by Literary Assistant JC Clementz (Directing Intern ‘11-12)

Matthew thinks in numbers and statistics. “Eight steps to the door. Forty-four steps to the sidewalk. Three minutes forty-three seconds to exit the building.” When he is dumped by his girlfriend Jennifer, he calculates where he went wrong and formulates a plan to rekindle their romance.

Jennifer: Toni Martin
Matthew: Jonathan Altman
June: Jessi Noel
Steve: Jess Prichard
Jose: Lamar Jefferson

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Double Take
by K.M. Chopin
Directed by Directing Apprentice Lenny Banovez

Ever wonder what your partner is really thinking? In Double Take, a couple in a new relationship wakes up next to each other for the first time. What they say is not always what they intend.

Inner Woman: Jamie Rezanour
Outer Woman: Jessi Noel
Inner Man: Trequon Tate
Outer Man: Tyrone Phillips

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An Examination Of The Whole Playwright-Actor Relationship
Presented As Some Kind Of Cop Show Parody by Greg Kotis
Directed by Directing Intern Maggie Ellsworth

The title says it all! From the playwright behind the Broadway success Urinetown: The Musical, this comedy explores what happens when Agents Chasten and Maupin interrogate Greg, a playwright. Hilarity ensues as the agents abuse and manipulate the playwright with the intention of taking control of the play.

Chasten: Jess Prichard
Greg: Jonathan Altman
Maupin: Mercedes White

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Hum Of The Arctic
by Sarah Hammond
Directed by Directing Apprentice Lenny Banovez

While flipping through her scrapbook, Claire recalls the story of her deaf mother's intriguing meeting with an artist many years ago. Spanning two generations, Hum Of The Arctic grants Claire a fresh insight into her mother’s past.

Claire: Emily Berman
Shelly: Bri Sudia
Nigel: Teddy Spencer

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Feeding Time At The Human House
By David Wiener
Directed by Directing Intern Maggie Ellsworth

Like any couple, Fran and Bernie’s relationship has grown stale over the years. Unlike other couples, Fran and Bernie are two baboons in a zoo. As they watch the humans from their cage, they debate humanity’s highly formalized rituals and rekindle their love by slinging feces at passers-by.

Fran: Jamie Rezanour
Bernie: J.R. Yancher

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The See Saw
by Andrew Hampton
Directed by Associate Artist Lee E. Ernst

In this poignant comedy exploring life’s up and downs, two individuals literally sit on a see saw playing the games that make up life.

One: Toni Martin
The Other: Lamar Jefferson

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Devised Piece
by Artistic Intern Company
Directed by Directing Apprentice Lenny Banovez and Directing Intern Maggie Ellsworth

A world-premiere play created and devised by The Rep’s Artistic Intern Company! Once again, the Intern Company has come together to create one-of-a-kind short play specifically for Rep Lab.

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» REP LAB, MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER’S CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED, ONE-OF-KIND SHORT-PLAY FESTIVAL, RETURNS TO THE STIEMKE STUDIO FOR THIRD YEAR