2016 Festival Program
Welcome to the 26th Annual Wisconsin High School Theatre Festival!
On-site Festival Phone Number: 920-355-1895 WHSFA Cell Phone
Questions should be referred to Festival Staff at WHSTF Headquarters located in the Entrance Lobby Area
of the Noel Fine Arts Center located at 1800 Portage Ave., Stevens Point.
At the Festival:
Schools must check-in at WHSTF Headquarters in the Lobby Area of the Noel Fine Arts Center. Participants
must wear a name badge to attend all Festival events.
One-Act Performances will take place in the Jenkins Theater and Michelsen Hall in the Noel Fine Arts
Center at 1800 Portage Ave., Stevens Point. Performances must begin on time as scheduled. Latecomers will
be seated at the discretion of the Festival House Managers. Theatres have a maximum seating capacity and
audiences will be limited to that number. One-Act audience time-block passes are available for purchase by
family and friends at the Festival registration desk.
Festival Workshops are scheduled at the Noel Fine Arts Center. Tech Olympics will be held on Saturday in
the Studio Theater. Read the workshop descriptions included in this booklet to learn more about all of the
programs. Note that many of the workshops are scheduled more than once. If a class is full when you arrive,
please consider selecting another workshop during that time-block.
Showcase Performances will be held Thursday and Friday at the Sentry Theater 1800 Northpoint Drive,
Stevens Point, WI. Tickets are required for Showcase performances and are available for sale (cash or check
only) in the venue lobby starting one hour before each show.
Teachers are invited to visit the AWTE Teachers’ Lounge located in Room 140 of the Noel Fine Arts Center.
The AWTE meeting will be in Room 140 at 11:30am on Friday.
Parking/Transportation:
Meter parking is available in Lots R and Y at $.75 per hour. (Lot R meters have coin and cell phone app
payment options; Lot Y has coin and debit/credit card payment options.)
Bus parking in campus lots on Thursday and Friday is not available. Buses can park on the street for drop-off
and pick-up (and load in and out), but then will be directed away from the theatres.
Parking meters on campus are not enforced after 7pm on Thursday and 7pm on Friday and are open (not
enforced) all day on Saturday. On Saturdays, large buses have parked in Lot R, but should NOT park in Lot Y.
Updated campus parking map: http://www.uwsp.edu/Parking/Documents/UWSPMap-9-22-16.pdf
Alliance of Wisconsin Theatre Education Meeting
Friday, November 18, 2016 at 11:30 AM
Room 140
All educators welcome to attend.
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Thursday, November 17, 2016
4:00-6:30pm
Festival Registration Opens, UW-Stevens Point Noel Fine Arts Center
8:00 pm
2016 Festival Welcome, WHSFA Hall of Fame Awards, Showcase Recognition
Sentry Theatre, 1800 Northpoint Drive
Tickets will be available for sale in the venue lobby starting at 7:00pm.
Doors open at 7:30pm
General admission seating.
Immediately followed by:
Opening Festival Showcase Production (tickets required)
Sentry Theatre, 1800 Northpoint Drive
Rwanda & Juliet
Presented by the UW-Madison Arts Institute
As part of the 2016 Year of Shakespeare in Wisconsin, join us for a special screening of
Rwanda & Juliet, by filmmaker Ben Proudfoot.
Dartmouth Professor Emeritus Andrew Garrod travels to Rwanda to mount a production
of Romeo and Juliet featuring members of both the Hutu and Tutsi tribes a mere two
decades after inter-tribal genocide has occurred. The journey towards opening night
is fraught with financial and interpersonal tensions, setbacks and against-the-odds
triumphs. This layered, nuanced documentary gets to the heart of the matter by giving
us a clear-eyed example of why Shakespeare is as relevant and important today as ever
before.
PLEASE NOTE:
Respect all Festival workshop, performance, lounge, theatre and dressing room spaces. Leave all rooms
in great condition—always as good as or better than you found it.
Please take time to thank the members of the UW Whitewater Staff, Drama Students and Volunteers
for their hard work and dedication to make this event successful.
Let your teachers know which workshops worked best for you, as well as those that didn’t meet your
expectations. Your input is valuable—your feedback helps Festival staff plan future events.
Please make every effort to arrive on time for workshops and performances.
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Friday, November 18, 2016
Session 1
8:00-9:30
Session 2
9:45-11:15
Session 3
11:30-1:00
Session 4
1:15-2:45
Session 5
3:00-4:30
Session 6
4:45-6:15
Session 7
6:30-7:15
Michelsen Hall
WHSFA Performances:
Mosinee
LakeView
WHSFA Performances:
Eau Claire
North
Northland
Pines
WHSFA Performances:
Reagan IB
Milwaukee HS
of the Arts
WHSFA Performances:
Waukesha
South
Loyal
WHSFA Performances:
Crandon
Plymouth
WHSFA Performances:
Adams Friendship
Wrightston
WHSFA Performances:
Augusta
Indian Trail
Jenkins
Theatre
WHSFA Performances:
Gibralter
Dominican
WHSFA Performances:
Reedsburg
Holmen
WHSFA Performances:
Bay Port
Drummond
WHSFA Performances:
Luxemburg-Casco
Middleton
WHSFA Performances:
Waukesha West
Greenwood
WHSFA Performances:
Niagara
Tomahawk
WHSFA Performances:
Badger
Waupaca
Dance Studio
Room 130
Viewpoints
(Hanlin)
Classroom 121 Sonnets
(Schneider)
Sonnets
(Schneider)
Making of
Orphan Train
(Theimann)
Create Theatre
Co
(Theimann)
Making of
Orphan Train
(Theimann)
Classroom 136
Wisconsin Thes- Wisconsin Thes- Wisconsin Thespians Event
pians Event
pians Event
(Stanfield)
(Stanfield)
(Truckey)
Classroom 201
Scene Study
(Gill)
Improv Class
(Smith)
Scene Study
(Gill)
Classroom 221
Classroom 283
Unrehearsed
Shakespeare
(Sierzyn)
Advanced
Acting
(Cermak)
Lighting Design Lighting Design Advanced
(Cermak)
(Cermak)
Acting
(Cermak)
Studio Theatre Theatre Rigging Theatre Rigging Performing
(Wirtz-Olsen)
(Wirtz-Olsen)
Flying
(Nutally)
Performing
Flying
(Nutally)
Classroom 140 AWTE
AWTE
AWTE
Unrehearsed
Shakespeare
(Sierzyn)
AWTE
Board Meeting
AWTE
Highlights of the Day
7:00am–3:00pm Festival Registration, UW-Stevens Point, Noel Fine Arts Center Main Entrance
8:00am–5:30pm Exhibits, Noel Fine Arts Center
8:00am–8:00pm WHSFA Performances
4:00pm & 8:00pm Festival Showcase Production
Sentry Theatre, 1800 Northpoint Dr.
La Cage Aux Folles
Presented by UW-Stevens Point Department of Theatre and Dance
Run time is 2 hours and 45 minutes including a 15-minute intermission.
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Session 1 – Friday 8:00-9:30 am
Michelsen Hall
WHSFA Performance: The Boys Next Door by Tom Griffin; directed by Cory Mattson,
Mike Sherfinski, Mosinee High School.
10 minute interval
WHSFA Performance: Steel Magnolias by Robert Herling; LakeView.
Jenkins Theatre
WHSFA Performance: Tracks by Peter Tarsi; directed by Kurt Thomas, Lizbeth Thomas,
Gibraltar High School.
10 minute interval
WHSFA Performance: Strider by Robert Kalfin & Steve Brown, Music by Mark Rozovsky;
directed by Bryn Van Beek, Mike Michaud, Katie O’Neil, Jeff Schaetzke, Dominican High
School.
Dance Studio
Room 130
The Viewpoints with Jared Hanlin
Classroom 121
The Sonnets with Rober Schneider
Studio Theatre
Intro to Theatrical Rigging with Scott Wirtz-Olsen
Room 140
AWTE Lounge
Session 2 – Friday 9:45-11:15 am
Michelsen Hall
WHSFA Performance: The Ninth Train by Jim and Jane Jeffries; directed by James
Jeffries, Jane Jeffries, Eau Claire North.
10 minute interval
WHSFA Performance: 13 Ways To Screw Up Your College Interview by Ian McWethy;
directed by Merchelle Kolasa, Northland Pines High School.
Jenkins Theatre
WHSFA Performance: Almost, Maine by John Cariani; directed by Heather Anstett,
Jeff Herschleb, Brian Pittman, Reedsburg Area High School.
10 minute interval
WHSFA Performance: Lend Me A Tenor by Ken Ludwig; directed by Melissa Noth,
Kam-Lin Roswall, Holmen High School.
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Classroom 121
The Sonnets with Robert Schneider
Classroom 136
Wisconsin Thespians Event with Holly Stanfield
Classroom 201
Acting: Basic Scene Study with Brian Gill
Classroom 283
Advanced Acting: Advanced Actor Training with Jim Cermak
Studio Theatre
Intro to Theatrical Rigging with Scott Wirtz-Olsen
Classroom 140
AWTE Board Meeting
Session 3 – Friday 11: 30-1:00 pm
Michelsen Hall
WHSFA Performance: The Bear by Anton Checkov; directed by Samantha Martinson,
Reagan IB High School.
10 minute interval
WHSFA Performance: Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 by Anna Deavere Smith; directed by
Becca Marten, Milwaukee High School of the Arts.
Jenkins Theatre
WHSFA Performance: Exit by Ron Dune; directed by Pam Belden, Ryan Leland, Bay Port
High School.
10 minute interval
WHSFA Performance: Anne-Arky by Lindsay Price; directed by Tori Kane, Katharine
Wallin, Drummond Area School District.
Classroom 121
Making the Orphan Train Production with William Theimann
Classroom 136
Wisconsin Thespians Event with Holly Stanfield
Classroom 201
Improvisation for the Actor with Steve Smith
Classroom 283
Lighting Design with Jim Cermak
Studio Theatre
Performer Flying in Theatre with Tracy Nunnally
Classroom 140
AWTE Lounge
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Session 4 – Friday 1:15-2:45 pm
Michelsen Hall
WHSFA Performance: Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire; directed by Katheryn
Donahue, Erin Richards, Waukesha South High School.
10 minute interval
WHSFA Performance: Super Scary by Tim Kochenderfer; directed by Nancy Popp,
Loyal High School.
Jenkins Theatre
WHSFA Performance: Ordinary People by Nancy Gilsenan; directed by Peter Geissler,
Luxemburg-Casco High School.
10 minute interval
WHSFA Performance: Selfie by Bradley Hayward; directed by Abbie Hannam,
Patrick Motiff, Middleton High School.
Classroom 121
Create a Theatre Company with William Theimann
Classroom 136
Wisconsin Thespian Event with Holly Stanfield
Classroom 201
Acting: Basic Scene Study with Brian Gill
Classroom 221
Unrehearsed Shakespeare with Jay Sierzyn
Classroom 283
Lighting Design with James Cermak
Studio Theatre
Performer Flying in Theatre with Tracy Nutally
Classroom 140
AWTE Lounge
Session 5 – Friday 3:00-4:30 pm
Michelsen Hall
WHSFA Performance: The Happiness Shop by Lindsay Price; directed by Alicia A.
Bradley, Amy Houle-Bukovic, Crandon High School.
10 minute interval
WHSFA Performance: The Worlds of Mark Twain by B. Feick/H. Stoltenberg;
directed by Brad Feick, Herb Stoltenberg, Plymouth High School.
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Jenkins Theatre
WHSFA Performance: Black Comedy by Peter Shaffer; directed by Nathan Berish,
Waukesha West High School. Brindsley Miller, a talented young artist, prepares for
guests.
10 minute interval
WHSFA Performance: The Cry of the Peacock by Billy W. Boone; Greenwood High
School.
Classroom 121
Making the Orphan Train Production with William Theimann
Classroom 136
Musical Theater Audition with Paul Truckey
Classroom 221
Unrehearsed Shakespeare with Jay Sierzyn
Classroom 283
Advanced Acting: Advanced Actor Training with James Cermak
Classroom 140
AWTE Lounge
Session 6 – Friday 4:45-6:15 pm
Michelsen Hall
WHSFA Performance: Divided We Fall by Bryan Starchman; directed by Brittany Roscovius, Adams Friendship High School.
10 minute interval
WHSFA Performance: Almost, Maine by John Cariani; directed by Rebecca Ludtke,
Katie Summers, Wrightstown High School.
Jenkins Theatre
WHSFA Performance: The Wicked Witch of the Old West by Faye Couch Reeves;
Niagara High School.
10 minute interval
WHSFA Performance: They Eat Sunshine, Not Zebras by Dara Murphy; directed by
Michele Balda, Nancy Herbison, Tomahawk High School.
Session 7 – Friday 6:30-7:15 pm
Michelsen Hall
WHSFA Performance: Competition Piece by John S. Wells; directed by Susan Maenner,
Augusta High School.
10 minute interval
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WHSFA Performance: E.D. by Sage Holloway; directed by Robert M Allen, Indian Trail
High School and Academy.
Jenkins Theatre
WHSFA Performance: Amelia Earhart: Flights of Fancy by Will Huddleston / Kathryn
Schultz Miller; directed by Andrew Stoltenberg - Director, Badger High School.
10 minute interval
WHSFA Performance: John Lennon and Me by Cherie Bennett; directed by Monica
Reeves, Waupaca High School.
Special Sessions –
Friday, 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm
Festival Showcase Production (tickets required) at Sentry Theatre, 1800 Northpoint Dr.
La Cage Aux Folles
Presented by UW-Stevens Point Department of Theatre and Dance
Winner of multiple Tony Awards including BEST MUSICAL, the classic and much-revived musical comedy
La Cage Aux Folles tells the story of Georges, the owner of a swanky and sexy Saint-Tropez nightclub, and
his partner Albin, who moonlights as the glamorous drag queen songstress Zaza. When their son brings his
fiancée (and her conservative parents) home to meet the flashy pair, feathers get ruffled and households
upended in a poignant tale of one family’s struggle to stay together, stay fabulous, and above all else, stay
true to themselves. You roared at the film adaptation, The Birdcage—now marvel at the hummable music
some call Jerry Herman’s (Hello Dolly/Mame) best!
Run time is 2 hours and 45 minutes including a 15-minute intermission.
Tickets go on sale in the venue lobby 1 hour before each performance. Doors open 30 minutes before
curtain.
UW-Madison Summer High School
Theatre Camp
July 2017
Offered by UW Continuing Studies in partnership with UW-Madison Department of Theatre and Drama
and the Wisconsin Union Theater, this one week commuter camp will focus on lighting, sound, and stage
management with workshops in the new Play Circle Theater and the Wisconsin Union Theater.
Course fee: $350.00 http://continuingstudies.wisc.edu/uwytc
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Saturday, November 19, 2016
Session 1
8:00-9:30
Session 2
9:45-11:15
Session 3
11:30-1:00
Session 4
1:15-2:45
Session 5
3:00-4:30
Michelsen Hall
WHSFA Performances:
Owen-Withee
Madison East
WHSFA Performances:
Superior
Ashwaubenon
WHSFA Performances:
Regis
DeForest
WHSFA Performances:
Green Bay West
Ellsworth
WHSFA Performances:
Hamilton
Sussex
Jenkins
Theatre
WHSFA Performances:
Whitefish Bay
Waterford
Union
WHSFA Performances:
Pulaski
Catholic
Memorial
WHSFA Performances:
Homestead
Northwestern
WHSFA Performances:
Tremper
Waunakee
WHSFA Performances:
St. Thomas
More
Barneveld
Dance Studio
Room 130
Stage Combat
(Elst)
Unrehearsed
Shakespeare
(Sierzyn)
Stick Dance
(Cermak)
Classroom 283 Advanced
Acting
(Cermak)
Advanced
Acting
(Cermak)
How to Prepare
a Monologue
(Marchant)
Classroom 201 The Sonnets
(Schneider)
How to Prepare
a Song
(Hanson)
How to Prepare
a Song
(Hanson)
Classroom 121 Stage Makeup
(Amanda
Profazier)
Stage Makeup
(Amanda
Profazier)
Classroom 221 Stage Management (Olsen)
Session 6
4:45-5:30
Session 7
6:30-7:15
WHSFA Perfor- WHSFA Performances:
mances:
Neenah
Little Wolf
Appleton North
Statewide
Design Tech
(Olsen)
Classroom 136
Sound Design
(Rodriquez)
Sound Design
(Rodriquez)
Studio Theater Tech Olympics
Room 120
Set Up &
Registration
Tech Olympics
Practice
Tech Olympics
Competition
Tech Olympics
Competition
Tech Olympics
Competition
until 4
Classroom 140 AWTE Lounge
(Dance)
AWTE Lounge
AWTE Lounge
AWTE Lounge
AWTE Lounge
Highlights of the Day
7:00am–12:00pm Festival Registration, UW-Stevens Point, Noel Fine Arts Center Main Entrance
8:00am–3:00pmExhibits, Noel Fine Arts Center
8:00am–4:30pm WHSFA One Act Performances, Michelsen Hall and Jenkins Theatre
9:00am–11:15am Tech Olympics Registration and Practice, Studio Theatre Room 120
11:30am–3:00pm Tech Olympics Competition, Studio Theatre Room 120
3:30pm
Tech Olympics Award Ceremony, Studio Theatre Room 120
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Session 1 – Saturday 8:00-9:30 am
Michelsen Hall
WHSFA Performance: Bang Bang You’re Dead by William Mastrosimone; directed by
Marilyn Jaskot, Jeffer Scheuer, Owen-Withee High School.
10 minute interval
WHSFA Performance: The Surprising Story of the Three Little Pigs by Linda Daugherty; Madison East High School.
Jenkins Theatre
WHSFA Performance: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) by
Adam Long, Reed Martin, and Paul Kafno; directed by Amber Kind-Keppel, Whitefish Bay
High School.
WHSFA Performance: Wings by Arthur Kopit; directed by Leigh Birmingham, Rebekah
Hahlbeck, Waterford Union High School.
Dance Studio
Room 130
Stage Combat Principles with Christopher Elst
Classroom 283
Advanced Acting: Advanced Actor Training with James Cermak
Classroom 201
The Sonnets with Robert Schneider
Classroom 121
Stage Make-up with Amanda Profazier
Classroom 221
Stage Management: Nightmares to planning with Gary Olsen
Studio Theater
Room 120
Tech Olympics Registration and Practice
Classroom 140
(Dance)
AWTE Lounge
Session 2 – Saturday 9:45-11:15 am
Michelsen Hall
WHSFA Performance: The Entire American Revolution (In 40 Minutes or Less!) by
Eddie McPherson; directed by Amber Gilbert, Cheri Tesarek, Superior High School.
10 minute interval
WHSFA Performance: A Little Box of Oblivion by Stephen Bean; Ashwaubenon High
School.
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Jenkins Theatre
WHSFA Performance: For Feet’s Sake: The Wild Tail of a Little Mermaid by Krista
Knight; directed by Amy Tubbs, Pulaski High School.
10 minute interval
WHSFA Performance: The Habitation of Dragons by Horton Foote; directed by Chris
Andacht, Catholic Memorial High School.
Dance Studio
Room 130
Unrehearsed Shakespeare with Jay Sierzyn
Classroom 283
Advanced Acting: Advanced Actor Training with Jim Cermak
Classroom 201
How to Prepare a Song for College Auditions with Mark Hanson
Classroom 121
Stage Makeup with Amanda Profazier
Classroom 136
What is Sound Design? with GW Rodriguez
Studio Theater
Room 120
Tech Olympics Practice
Classroom 140
(Dance)
AWTE Lounge
Session 3 – Saturday 11:30-1:00 pm
Michelsen Hall
WHSFA Performance: The Rehearsal by Don Zolidis; directed by Judine Brey,
Regis High School.
10 minute interval
WHSFA Performance: Vanities by Jack Heifner; directed by Brett Price, Kayla
Staplemann, Janis Williams, DeForest Area High School.
Jenkins Theatre
WHSFA Performance: Fall of Orpheus by Emma Zander and Amelia Figg-Franzoi;
directed by Amelia Figg-Franzoi, Wayne Peters, Homestead High School.
10 minute interval
WHSFA Performance: The Crucible by Arthur Miller; directed by Michael Goodlet,
Patricia Luostari, Northwestern High School.
Dane Studio
Room 130
Stick Dance with James Cermak
Classroom 283
How to Prepare a Monologue for a College Audition with Tyler Marchant
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Classroom 201
How to Prepare a Song for College Auditions with Mark Hanson
Classroom 221
Planning a Statewide Design/Tech Showcase with Gary Olsen
Classroom 136
What is Sound Design? with GW Rodriguez
Studio Theater
Room 120
Tech Olympics Competition
Classroom 140
(Dance)
AWTE Lounge
Session 4 – Saturday 1:15-2:45 pm
Michelsen Hall
WHSFA Performance: The Zoo Story by Edward Albee; directed by Eleanor Hinz-Radue,
James Paplham, Green Bay West High School.
10 minute interval
WHSFA Performance: Frankie and the Gingerbread Boy by Bobby Keniston; directed
by Jennifer Kieren, Ellsworth High School.
Jenkins Theatre
WHSFA Performance: Equus by Peter Shaffer; directed by Nic Cicerale, Tremper High
School.
10 minute interval
WHSFA Performance: White Room of My Remembering by Jean Lenox Toddie;
directed by Rick Braun, Beth Roberts, Waunakee High School.
Session 5 – Saturday 3:00-4:30 pm
Michelsen Hall
WHSFA Performance: Harvey by Mary Chase; directed by Rachel Bauer,
Hamilton Sussex High School.
Jenkins Theatre
WHSFA Performance: Journeys to Neverland by Tom Tesserac; directed by
Matt Zembrowski, St. Thomas More High School.
10 minute interval
WHSFA Performance: The Raft of the Medusa by Georg Kaiser, translated by George
Wellwarth; directed by Heidi Bosch, Duane Draper, Brian Walker, Barneveld
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Session 6 – Saturday 4:45-5:30 pm
Jenkins Theatre
WHSFA Performance: Girls Like That by Evan Placey; directed by Jane Mary Dix,
Neenah High School.
10 minute interval
WHSFA Performance: The White Snake by Mary Zimmerman; directed by Ron Parker,
Appleton North High School.
Session 7 – Saturday 6:30-7:15 pm
Jenkins Theatre
WHSFA Performance: Happily Never After by Tim Kelly; directed by Karyn Pamperin,
Little Wolf Jr./Sr. High School.
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2016 Festival Operations
UW- Stevens Point Festival Staff
Festival Host: UW-Stevens Point Dept. of Theatre and Dance
Co-Chair & WHSFA Liaison: Jeffrey Stephens & Tyler Marchant
Workshop and Volunteers Liaison: Tyler Marchant
Displays, Facilities, and Signage Liaison: Jeffrey Stephens
Chair, Theatre & Dance Department: Joan Karlen
Sentry@1800 Theater
Production Manager: Nathaniel Springer
UW-Madison Continuing Studies Festival Staff
Sarah Marty, UW-Madison, Festival Events Director
Maureen Friend, UW-Madison, Administrative & Exhibitor Coordinator
Liz Nagel, UW-Madison, Registration Coordinator
Wisconsin High School Forensic Association Staff
Adam Jacobi, Executive Director & One-Act Coordinator
Dr. Robin Mello, Theatre Advisor
Sue Luterbach, Adjudicator Liaison
Tyler Sturzl, Adjudicator Liaison
Charlie Krupa, Adjudicator Liaison
Dr. J. Scott Baker, Tabulation
Samantha Goodwin, Operations
Jim Jacobi, Merchandise
Brenda Krupa, Merchandise
Dr. Jill Prushiek, Merchandise
Special thanks to WHSFA Evaluators, Festival Workshop Leaders,
and Showcase Schools.
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One-Act Adjudicator Profiles
Complete biographical profiles are available at
whsfa.org/theatre/contests.
Jane Bambery-Sexton – Retired language arts/communication teacher, New London HS; regular theatre
adjudicator beloved for her insightful commentary.
David Loos – Theatre and speech director at Algoma
HS for 49 years with 37 appearances at State Theatre, earning numerous awards; WHSFA Hall of Fame
director; regular theatre and speech adjudicator.
William Patrick Barlow – Freelance director, theatre
consultant and adjunct (Madison College); former director of performing arts at Madison College; former
director at Lake Geneva Badger HS.
Chuck Malone – WHSFA executive director (E.D.)
Emeritus; E.D. for nine years; former high school
theatre, speech and English teacher; taught theatre
education, Carroll University; WHSFA Board member,
vice chair, Theatre Advisory Committee, and Hall of
Fame Director.
James Cermak – Director and coaching consultant;
former theatre professor Concordia College–Moorhead, MN; managing artistic director, Gooseberry
Park Players.
Robin Mello, PhD – Head, BA degree program and
education, Theatre Department, UW-Milwaukee;
storyteller; program evaluator; circus performer;
actress; WHSFA theatre advisor.
Jamie Cheatham – Artistic director and head of
acting at Marquette University; professional actor,
director, fight director; formerly at UW-Parkside;
fight director with S.A.F.D.; resident fight director at
Milwaukee Rep.
Jane Purse-Wiedenhoeft – Associate professor and
director, UW-Oshkosh; professional actor, director,
dialect coach, and stage combatant; studied at The
Actors Center, New York, among other noted certifications and master instructors.
John Cramer – Managing artistic director of Waukesha Civic Theatre, owner of Alleycat Enterprises
production company; member Actors’ Equity Assoc.;
producer, director, choreographer, designer, actor,
singer, dancer, administrator, and teacher.
Kristi Ross-Clausen – Tech theatre teacher and
auditorium manager, Nicolet HS; former production
stage manager UW-Madison; 25-year journeyman
stagehand, IATSE Local 470; Actor’s Equity Assoc.
stage manager.
Sara Danke Lukaszewicz – Theatre teacher, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln and East Jr. HS; former president,
Alliance for Wisconsin Theatre Education; WHSTF
showcase director 2015.
Roxi Wakeen – Educator and coaching consultant;
former communication arts and theatre teacher,
Baldwin-Woodville HS; directed countless plays and
musicals across her career; WHSFA section chair;
graduate St. Mary’s College and UW-Eau Claire.
Gayle Gander – English/language arts teacher,
theatre advisor at Oconto Falls HS; WHSFA section
chair; community theatre in northeastern Wisconsin;
graduate of UW-Whitewater.
Maria Hanson – Retired high school speech, theatre,
and English teacher; also founded and directed community and children’s theatre; past board member
and production chair for Pleasure Guild of Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
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The 2016 Wisconsin High School Theatre Festival
Welcomes the following Exhibitors
Cardinal Stritch University
Carthage College
Clearwing Productions
Costume Holiday House
Edgewood College
MainStage Theatrical Supply, Inc.
Marquette University
Millikin University
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Northern Michigan University
Northern Illinois University
Ripon College
UW-Eau Claire
UW-La Crosse
UW-Milwaukee
UW-Oshkosh
UW-Parkside
UW-Platteville
UW-Stevens Point
UW-Whitewater
Viterbo University
Winona State University
Wisconsin Lutheran College
Wisconsin Thespians
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Workshop Descriptions & Biographies
Acting: Basic Scene Study
Using “Open” or “Contentless” Scenes, students will learn to
then create and build fully developed dramatic scenes using
imagination, objectives, obstacles, tactics, intensifiers and given
circumstances.
Brian Gill, assistant professor of performance/head
of acting, UW Parkside. Credits include: Renaissance
Theaterworks, First Stage, Milwaukee Repertory, Goodman
and Chicago Shakespeare. Regional: Theatre at the Center,
Illinois and Texas Shakespeare Festivals, Ford’s Theatre.
Trained at Shakespeare’s Globe, London.
Advanced Acting: Advanced Actor Training
Developing an actor/character should begin with hands, feet,
and creative body language. Exploring use of non-verbal
principles and meanings, the actor’s physical presence can be
explored and used more expressively by practicing actual gestures, stances, and character rhythms. Focus is on interactive
acting skills and crafts.
As director of theatre, Jim Cermak taught 14 theatre courses at Concordia College–Moorhead featuring The Theatrical
Event, directed 63 musicals/plays, created scenography for
28 productions, lighting for 60 productions, led 10 European theatre seminars, plus worship for 19,000 ELCA Youth.
Basic Stage Combat
How to Prepare a Monologue
for a College Audition
Teachers and students! How do you prepare (or help a student
prepare) a monologue for college auditions? Come and discuss
strategies —and if you have a monologue you want to work,
bring that too!
Tyler Marchant is associate professor of acting and directing at UW-Stevens Point. Tyler has worked on Broadway,
Off-Broadway, major regional theatres and around the
country.
How to Prepare a Song for College Auditions
A step-by step approach to picking, preparing, and performing
a song for your college program auditions. Students should
bring sheet music for two song options and be prepared to
perform one or both, depending on time and number of
participants.
Mark Hanson is the current coordinator and assistant professor of the BFA in musical theatre program at UW-Stevens
Point.
Improvisation for the Actor
Ninety minutes of fun exploration of the art of improvisation!
These games are based in the Second City style, which emphasizes the skills of talking and listening over telling jokes.
Steve Smith has worked on stage and on camera for
more than 20 years. In addition to Broadway and regional
theatre, he has experience in episodic television, commercials and industrial film; ans has trained in improvisation at
Second City in Chicago.
A very basic introduction to the craft of stage combat. Students
will safely learn how to deliver and “sell” slaps, punches, kicks
and falls. The students will then combine these techniques to
create a brief unarmed fight.
Brian Gill: see Acting: Basic Scene Study for instructor bio.
Create a Theatre Company
This exciting workshop introduces you to the Company Model—a way of creating theatre while building a script. This engaging and active workshop teaches you how to devise theatre
using real/historical stories through participatory theatre. We
will present process dramas, creating actor teams, and what it
takes to create a show from start to performance.
Intro to Theatrical Rigging
This workshop is intended as an introduction to theatrical
rigging. Topics include the design and installation of typical
theatrical rigging, counterweight systems, rigging hardware
and vendors, best practices, rigging math, and a question and
answer session about your specific concerns.
Scott Wirtz-Olsen has worked in professional and academic theatre for the past twenty plus years. Currently he
serves as the technical director for UW-Stevens Point. He is
also an aerial rigger and performer with Monarch Aerial.
William Thiemann: see Making the Orphan Train
Production for instructor bio.
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Making the Orphan Train Production
Performer Flying in Theatre
This is an entertaining and performance-based workshop that
introduces a relatively unknown piece of history—the Orphan
Trains. We show how to create an original production and explore the process of how to dramatize people’s life stories. This
workshop also features several scenes based on real historical
documents that dramatize the power theater has on making
our world better.
An introduction into the the art of Performer Flying! A chance
to get hands on experience and ask the questions about flying
you have always wanted to ask. Topics will include: Shows that
can include Performer Flying (aka Peter Pan, Billy Elliot, Little
Mermaid., Dance...). What do I need to know as a director/designer about working with a flying co.?
Tracy Nunnally has worked in professional theatre for
almost 30 years. His contributions include all aspects of
theatre automation, motion control, rigging, pyrotechnics,
special effects, scenery construction, and technical design.
The owner and president of Vertigo™, a special effects
rigging company, and full professor at Northern Illinois
University, Tracy heads the design and technology area, the
graduate theatre technology program, and the BA Theatre
Studies program for the School of Theatre and Dance.
William Thiemann is an English and theatre education major at UW-Milwaukee. He and his fellow Orphan Train actors
created and produced the original play Orphan Train last
spring. They are now traveling around the state presenting
workshops at schools and theatre conferences.
Musical Theatre Audition
Musical Theatre Audition is a lecture/active based workshop
designed to teach students proper auditioning techniques.
Items covered will include preparation of materials, walking
into the audition space, dealing with the pianist, finding the
center, using the musical vamp, moving on the “air” and interpreting a song.
Paul Truckey is professor/director of theatre at Northern
Michigan University. Paul has worked extensively as a professional performer, most notably in the original Broadway
production ofLes Miserables. Paul teaches a variety of courses at NMU, including acting, musical theatre performance,
directing, modern drama, and voice/movement.
National Individual Events
Sponsored by Wisconsin Thespians an Affiliate of the Educational Theatre Association
In this workshop students are invited to prepare and perform
material for the Monologue, Duet Acting, Solo Musical Theatre
and Duet Musical Theatre performance Individual Events. Visit
the Wisconsin Thespian at www.wisconsinthespians.org for detailed event requirements. There is a $10.00 per person registration
fee to actively participate in this adjudicated event. All students
who participate in IEs at the WHSTF are eligible for a $250 scholarship from Wisconsin Thespians and the Educational Theatre
Association.
Holly Stanfield teaches theatre at Mary D Bradford High
School in Kenosha, WI. She has worked as a public school
theatre and music educator for over 30 years. Kendra
Dando teaches theatre and public speaking at Middleton
High School, and has taught public school in St. Louis,
MO and Middleton, WI for 12 years. Holly and Kendra are
co-chapter directors of the Educational Theatre Association
for Wisconsin and are excited to welcome several guest
adjudicators from the theatre community to join us for this
exciting showcase of student work.
Planning a Statewide Design/Tech Showcase
Open forum discussion on creating a statewide Design and
Technology Showcase and Job Fair. College representatives and
vendors are strongly encouraged to attend.
Gary Olson: see Stage Management: Nightmares to
planning for instructor bio.
Stage Combat Principles
Using games and pedagogical principles developed by the best
in the business, learn to give students all the tools necessary to
start them on the path to stage combat proficiency, featuring
important lessons like partnering, active listening, and stakes
and tactics.
Christopher Elst: An Equity Member candidate, a certified
teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors, an
associate instructor with Dueling Arts International, and
one-half of the dynamic duo behind Theater RED, Christopher designs violence and intimacy for theatres in Milwaukee, Madison, and Chicago. http://www.christopherelst.com/
Stage Make-up
Come and learn how to apply old age make-up, how to do a
make-up plot for a show, blood, cuts, bruises and much more.
Amanda Profaizer is the assistant professor of costume
design at UW-Eau Claire. Some of her favorite design works
are Sweeney Todd, King Lear, In the Next Room, Seussical the
Musical, and A Mid-Summer Nights Dream.
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Stage Management: Nightmares to planning
Jared Hanlin is an assistant professor at UW-Stevens Point,
serving as the voice and movement specialist. He teaches
classes in movement, voice and articulation, dialects, stage
combat and acting. He is an actor, director, speech/dialect
coach and fight director. He received his MFA in acting
from the University of Arkansas.
How to plan for and expect the unexpected when stage managing a production.
Professor Gary Olsen is the coordinator of the design and
technology program at UW-Stevens Point. He has designed
lighting, sound, or technical directed over 200 productions
at UWSP.
Step in Time!
Vigorous musical theatre dance class. Warm up the body quickly and thoroughly by learning a useful five-minute movement
sequence that has been passed down for generations. Sing and
dance an adaptation of the original Marc Breaux and Dee Wood
choreography for “Step in Time” from Mary Poppins. Wear jazz
shoes or sneakers and bring a water bottle.
Jeannie Hill, associate professor, teaches tap, jazz, musical
theatre dance, composition and career seminar in addition
to choreographing for Danstage and musicals at UWStevens Point. She has enjoyed a varied international
performing and teaching career and holds a BA in theatre
from UVM and an MFA in dance from UW-Milwaukee.
The Sonnets
A chance to get down-and-dirty with one or more of
Shakespeare’s sonnets.
Dr. Robert Schneider has been active as a dramaturg,
reviewer, playwright, and occasional actor. Bob has contributed articles, interviews and opinion pieces to Theater
Magazine, Plays International, American Theatre, The
Chronicle of Higher Education, and the New York Times.
In addition to NIU, he’s taught at the University of Paris,
Connecticut State University, and Yale.
Viewpoints: Physical Actor Training
Adapted from modern dance practices, The Viewpoints is a burgeoning training method for heightening an actor’s sensitivity
to powerful stage movement and physical ensemble playing.
Participants will be guided through a long improvisational
exploration of all nine physical Viewpoints. Wear clothes you
can move in freely!
Lighting Design
Lighting—universal principles and practices. Explore lighting
in the “lived world” and on stage: schools, commercial theatre,
and alternative performance spaces. Philosophy, design theory,
and page-to-stage exploration for technician and director,
including the role of women in lighting design. How to create a
light design and plot, choose and place color, and set rhythms
of the play.
Jim Cermak: see Advanced Acting: Advanced Actor
Training for instuctor bio.
Unrehearsed Shakespeare
How did actors in Shakespeare’s day do a different play every
afternoon—sometimes not having done it for months? How
did they master all those words? How did they know what the
story was about when their scripts only had their lines? The
answer for some people is that they did it just like today’s soap
opera actors: they developed special skills and used a “teleprompter.” This workshop will introduce those skills, explore
scripts and offer an experience in performing Shakespeare
unrehearsed (but NOT unprepared)!
Jay Sierszyn is the head of the Theatre Department at
Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee.
What is Sound Design?
What is sound design? What if I told you that it’s not just getting a thunder sound effect from a CD? This workshop will go
over the art of storytelling through sound, and how it fits in the
theatre.
GW Rodruguez is a professional freelance sound designer,
the lighting and sound supervisor for UW-Madison, and a
member of TSDCA (www.tsdca.org). He received his BA in
technical theatre from CSU San Bernardino, and his MFA in
sound design at Boston University. Visit his portfolio:
www.gwrodriguez.com
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2016 WHSFA One-Act Synopses
13 Ways To Screw Up Your College Interview by
Ian McWethy; directed by Merchelle Kolasa, Northland Pines High School. Two university recruiters
need to go to the wait list—oh no!—to get one more
student or they will be fired.
A Little Box of Oblivion by Stephen Bean; Ashwaubenon High School. It is a lovely spring day. Cool
Guy is settling on a park bench when Woman rushes
on with a box. Before Cool Guy can say no, the box
has been left on the bench. A series of motley characters arrive, each with a theory about the box.
Almost, Maine by John Cariani; directed by Heather
Anstett, Jeff Herschleb, Brian Pittman, Reedsburg
Area High School. On a cold, clear, moonless night in
the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in
the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine.
Almost, Maine by John Cariani; directed by
Rebecca Ludtke, Katie Summers, Wrightstown High
School. Almost, Maine, is a town so far north, it’s
almost not in the U.S. One clear night in the middle
of winter, residents find themselves falling in and out
of love in the strangest ways.
Amelia Earhart: Flights of Fancy by Will
Huddleston / Kathryn Schultz Miller; directed by
Andrew Stoltenberg, Badger High School. A contemporary reporter becomes obsessed with the history
of Amelia Earhart.
Anne-Arky by Lindsay Price; directed by Tori Kane,
Katharine Wallin, Drummond Area School District. A
high school drama club prepares for their opening
night of Anne of Green Gables. A rumor spreads there
is an acting agent in the audience, students scramble to be discovered. Anarchy ensues!
Bang Bang You’re Dead by William Mastrosimone;
directed by Marilyn Jaskot, Jeffer Scheuer, OwenWithee High School. Josh, a student, awakens in his
jail cell after killing his parents and 5 classmates.
Black Comedy by Peter Shaffer; directed by Nathan
Berish, Waukesha West High School. Brindsley Miller,
a talented young artist, prepares for guests. When a
blown fuse thrusts his flat into darkness, his best laid
plans smash headlong into a hilarious and steady
stream of visitors.
Competition Piece by John S. Wells; directed
by Susan Maenner, Augusta High School. The prep
school group has tons of rehearsal time and chooses a hot romance. Join us for the fun arising during
auditions, rehearsals and performances!
Divided We Fall by Bryan Starchman; directed by
Brittany Roscovius, Adams Friendship High School.
Everyone has some burden, but shared pain is always easier to bear.
E.D. by Sage Holloway; directed by Robert M Allen,
Indian Trail High School and Academy. Eating Disorder is a student written play illuminating high school
students confronting body issues. This show has
mature subject matter and mature language.
Equus by Peter Shaffer; directed by Nic Cicerale,
Tremper High School. Dr. Martin Dysart, a psychiatrist, is confronted with Alan Strang, a boy who has
blinded six horses in a violent fit of passion, a hideous mystery, since Alan has always adored horses.
Exit by Ron Dune; directed by Pam Belden, Ryan
Leland, Bay Port High School. Five people awaken to
find themselves on a stage with no visible exit and
no memory of how they got there.
Fall of Orpheus by Emma Zander and Amelia
Figg-Franzoi; directed by Amelia Figg-Franzoi, Wayne
Peters, Homestead High School. A re-telling of the
classical Greek myth about Orpheus and Eurydice.
For Feet’s Sake: The Wild Tail of a Little Mermaid
by Krista Knight; directed by Amy Tubbs, Pulaski
High School. Thessaly, youngest of five daughters
of the Mer-King, desperately wants to explore the
surface, but has to make a brutal choice about her
future.
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Frankie and the Gingerbread Boy by Bobby Keniston; directed by Jennifer Kieren, Ellsworth High
School. Frankie is an outcast, constantly put-upon
by peers. Frankie bakes herself a companion. When
her creation follows her to school, the social order
is threatened, and the cruelty Frankie has known
reaches new heights.
Girls Like That by Evan Placey; directed by Jane
Mary Dix, Neenah High School. Excerpts from an urgent and explosive new play that explores pressures
on young people today in the wake of advancing
technology.
Happily Never After by Tim Kelly; directed by Karyn
Pamperin, Little Wolf Jr./Sr. High School. A marriage
counselor has opened an office in the kingdom to
see how famous fairy tale couples are faring. Everywhere the counselor looks: disaster!
Harvey by Mary Chase; directed by Rachel Bauer,
Hamilton Sussex High School. Elwood P. Dowd insists
on including friend Harvey in all of his sister Veta’s
social gatherings. Trouble is, Harvey is an imaginary
6 ½-foot tall rabbit.
John Lennon and Me by Cherie Bennett; directed
by Monica Reeves, Waupaca High School. Hollywood-wannabe Stella or “Star,” the ultimate John
Lennon fan, is stymied by cystic fibrosis. She spends
her time in a residence for seriously ill young people,
and confronts fate with imagination.
Journeys to Neverland by Tom Tesserac; directed
by Matt Zembrowski, St. Thomas More High School.
Young J.M. Barrie is visited by the spirit of his recently deceased brother David, who tells him stories of a
far-off world.
Lend Me A Tenor by Ken Ludwig; directed by
Melissa Noth, Kam-Lin Roswall, Holmen High School.
Saunders, manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera
Company, is primed to welcome famous Tito Morelli,
Il Stupendo, who arrives late, is given a double dose
of tranquilizers and passes out.
Ordinary People by Nancy Gilsenan; directed by
Peter Geissler, Luxemburg-Casco High School. What
do we do with hurt, who do we blame, and what role
does forgiveness play? Conrad, his father, and his
mother are all “ordinary people” dealing with the loss
of a loved one in different ways.
Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire; directed by
Katheryn Donahue, Erin Richards, Waukesha South
High School. Becca and Howie Corbett have everything a family could want, until a life-shattering
accident turns their world upside down and leaves
the couple drifting perilously apart.
Selfie by Bradley Hayward; directed by Abbie
Hannam, Patrick Motiff, Middleton High School.
Facing bullies, parents, pressure, sickness and their
own self-judgement, these high school seniors
search for ways to stand out, one click at a time.
Steel Magnolias by Robert Herling; LakeView. In an
in-home beauty parlour in the fictional northwestern
Louisiana parish of Chinquapin, Shelby discusses her
wedding plans among friends. Over three years, the
women interact at times with conflict, but in the end,
remain friends.
Strider by Robert Kalfin and Steve Brown, Music
by Mark Rozovsky; directed by Bryn Van Beek, Mike
Michaud, Katie O’Neil, Jeff Schaetzke, Dominican
High School. Based on the Tolstoy short story about
a horse, this musical selection explores life, love, servitude, race, compassion, and human cruelty.
Super Scary by Tim Kochenderfer; directed by
Nancy Popp, Loyal High School. Everyone in the
theater, including a vacuuming janitor and audience
member who has to pee, keeps interrupting to share
their own, less thrilling versions of the Storyteller’s
Hallow’s Eve stories.
The Bear by Anton Checkov; directed by Samantha
Martinson, Reagan IB High School. Popova, mourning her late husband’s death, refuses to leave her
home. Hilarity ensues in this comedic farce about
love, commitment, and passion.
The Boys Next Door by Tom Griffin; directed by Cory
Mattson, Mike Sherfinski, Mosinee High School. In a
communal residence for individuals with intellectual
disabilities, resident Norman discovers his liking for
Sheila.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
(Abridged) by Adam Long, Reed Martin, and Paul
Kafno; directed by Amber Kind-Keppel, Whitefish Bay
High School. Perform all of Shakespeare’s plays in under 40 minutes: this farcical cutting of the full length
play of its same title takes the audience on a wild
ride through comedies, tragedies and histories.
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The Crucible by Arthur Miller; directed by Michael
Goodlet, Coach, Patricia Luostari, Coach, Northwestern High School. Set during the 17th-century Salem
witch trials, yet emblematic of 1950s political persecution or wherever sanctimony is used as a weapon
of oppression and intolerance, The Crucible explores
human cruelty and manipulations, accusations, and
dishonesty afflicting a paranoid community looking
for scapegoats.
The Cry of the Peacock by Billy W. Boone; Greenwood High School. Nine-year-old Mary Blanton
has suffered trauma as evidenced by monster-filled
dreams and horrific scratches on her neck and back.
Who did this to an innocent child who finds comfort
through an imaginary pet peacock?
The Entire American Revolution (In 40 Minutes
or Less!) by Eddie McPherson; directed by Amber
Gilbert, Cheri Tesarek, Superior High School. History
has never been so fun...or so fast!
The Habitation of Dragons by Horton Foote; directed by Chris Andacht, Catholic Memorial High School.
In a small Texas town, illicit passion sparks a series of
family tragedies.
The Happiness Shop by Lindsay Price; directed by
Alicia A. Bradley, Amy Houle-Bukovic, Crandon High
School. In the middle of the night, our heroes find
themselves in an odd curiosity shop in an unknown
place, filled with life-sized, happy dolls, Roppets,
which are not quite robots but not quite puppets.
The Ninth Train by Jim and Jane Jeffries; directed by
James Jeffries, Jane Jeffries, Eau Claire North. During
WWII, Nicholas Winton started the kindertransport
to get Jewish children out of Czechoslovakia before
the expected Nazi invasion. Follow one family’s agonizing decision whether to keep the family together
to face the trials ahead or split up and send their
children to a foreign country.
The Raft of the Medusa by Georg Kaiser, translated by George Wellwarth; directed by Heidi Bosch,
Duane Draper, Brian Walker, Barneveld. In September 1940, a Canada-bound ship carrying children
from bombed cities of England was torpedoed in
the North Atlantic. Only a few escaped in lifeboats,
where we discover still-contemporary divisions due
to racism, immigration, refugee status, and class.
When we feel threatened, how will we respond?
The Rehearsal by Don Zolidis; directed by Judine
Brey, Regis High School. All the drama involved in a
high school musical: divas not being cast in desired
roles, not enough guys auditioning, and clueless
newcomers all part of the comedic backdrop. Cast
members are kept in line by a no-nonsense director
and a power-drunk stage manager.
The Surprising Story of the Three Little Pigs by
Lind Dissatisfied by monotony of living the same
story for decades, one of the three little pigs decides
to do something differently. a Daugherty; Madison
East High School.
The White Snake by Mary Zimmerman; directed by
Ron Parker, Appleton North High School. A 1000+
year-old Chinese fable tells the story of a snake spirit
who transforms herself into a beautiful woman to
experience the human world.
The Wicked Witch of the Old West by Faye Couch
Reeves; Niagara High School. Clementine struggles
to get her parents’ attention and fails to draw them
away from their technology addiction.
The Worlds of Mark Twain by B. Feick/H. Stoltenberg; directed by Brad Feick, Herb Stoltenberg,
Plymouth High School. Mark Twain, America’s greatest humorist; his stories reveal the flaws of human
nature giving us a chance to laugh at ourselves.
The Zoo Story by Edward Albee; directed by Eleanor
Hinz-Radue, James Paplham, Green Bay West High
School. It is Central Park; a Sunday afternoon in the
summer; the present.
They Eat Sunshine, Not Zebras by Dara Murphy;
directed by Michele Balda, Nancy Herbison, Tomahawk High School. How do we react to something or
someone who is different from us? They Eat Sunshine,
Not Zebras explores this theme in a unique and humorous way.
Tracks by Peter Tarsi; directed by Kurt Thomas,
Lizbeth Thomas, Gibraltar High School. Strangers
experience a metaphysical journey as they meet in a
dirty subway station, unfolding a mystery that they
all come from different geographical locations.
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Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 by Anna Deavere
Smith; directed by Becca Marten, Milwaukee High
School of the Arts. In 1991, Rodney King, a black
man, was pursued for speeding, then severely
beaten by four white L.A. police officers—recorded
and released to the public. Three of the four police
officers were cleared of all charges, which resulted in
riots, fires and violence. This is series of monologues
based on interviews with first-hand sources.
White Room of My Remembering by Jean Lenox
Toddie; directed by Rick Braun, Beth Roberts, Waunakee High School. After spending almost half her life
as an artist in New York City, Jessie returns to sell her
family’s run-down farm in Bucks County, PA.
Wings by Arthur Kopit; directed by Leigh Birmingham, Rebekah Hahlbeck, Waterford Union High
School. Diving deep into human power to heal after
a devastating stroke, Emily Stilson, 70-years old and
a celebrated former stunt pilot, suffers a stroke and
is plunged into a world of disorientation and grief.
Memories flood in between painful attempts to relearn basic functions of everyday life.
Vanities by Jack Heifner; directed by Brett Price,
Kayla Staplemann, Janis Williams, DeForest Area
High School. Three small town Texas cheerleaders
meet in the gym to practice for that day’s football
pep rally. Toward the end of the act, they are stunned
by a sudden announcement over their school’s PA
system.
Wisconsin High School Forensic Association
2016 Special Awards
Lyn Luce Leadership Award
Susan Luterbach: Sue directed the theatre and speech programs at St. Joan Antida High School in
Milwaukee for several decades, and served as a district chair and member of the WHSFA Board of
Control for a number of years, in addition to many years of service to the Wisconsin High School Theatre
Festival in managing awards. Sue was a close friend of the late Lyn Luce, and served with Lyn on the
executive committee of the Wisconsin Forensic Coaches’ Association.
Hall of Fame: Excellence in Forensic Education
Patricia Luostari: For more than five decades, Pat directed theatre and speech at Northwestern High
School in Maple. Budget cuts and limited resources never stymied her efforts, and her mantra, “If you
learned something and had fun doing it, then you won” inspired generations of students. The auditorium at Northwestern has been named in her honor.
Acting Hall of Fame—Alumni
Recognizing two or more years of earning Outstanding Acting Awards at the festival.
Andy Damos, Eagle River, 1998 & 1999
Adam Helboch, Maple Northwestern, 1998 & 1999
Seth Lengkeek, Iola Scandinovia, 1995 & 1996
Leif Posey, Pulaski, 1996 & 1997
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Festival Site & Showcase Summary
Year
1991
Festival Site
Showcase Show
Producer
UW-Oshkosh
1992
UW-La Crosse
1993
UW-Stevens Point
1994
UW-Whitewater
1995
UW-Stevens Point
1996
UW-Whitewater
Racine Theatre Guild
Shorewood High School
UW-Milwaukee (PTTP)
UW-Stout
Viterbo College
Madison West High School
Waukesha Civic Theatr
Nicolet High School
UW-Stevens Point
Brookfield Central High School
UW-Whitewater
Wausau West High School
UW-Stevens Point
Dominican High School
Kettle Moraine High School
Milwaukee Plus XI High School
Verona Area High School
Appleton West High School
1997
UW-Stevens Point
1998
UW-Whitewater
1999
2000
UW-La Crosse and
Viterbo College
UW-Whitewater
2001
UW-Stevens Point
2002
UW-Whitewater
2003
2004
UW-La Crosse and
Viterbo College
UW-Whitewater
2005
UW-Oshkosh
Foxfire
Moon Children
The Cherry Orchard
The Heidi Chronicles
Crimes of the Heart
Oklahoma!
Quilters
Steel Magnolias
1776
Nunsense
Dancing at Lughnasa
Into the Woods
Tartuffe
Wild Oats
Noises Off
The Colored Museum and
Pullman Car Hiawatha
42nd Street
The Crucible
Cabaret
Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat
The Diviners
Out of Order
Godspell
Working
The Wizard of Oz
The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail
Cinderella
Our Town
Quilters
Footloose
A Chorus Line
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Rags
Bat Boy the Musical
Pirates of Penzance
Of Thee I Sing
Scapino!
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Hartford Union High School
Luxemburg-Casco Senior HS
Greendale High School
Middleton High School
Kenosha Bradford Senior HS
Shorewood High School
La Crosse Logan Senior HS
Superior Senior High School
Appleton North High School
Northland Pines High School
Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln HS
Ellsworth High School
Wauwatosa West High School
Nicolet High School
Appleton West High School
Kenosha Bradford Senior HS
Dominican High School
Verona Area High School
Middleton High School
2006
UW-Whitewater
2007
UW-Stevens Point
2008
2009
UW-La Crosse and
Viterbo College
UW-Whitewater
2010
UW-Oshkosh
2011
UW-Whitewater
2012
UW-Stevens Point
2013
Waunakee High School
2014
Viterbo University
2015
UW-Whitewater
2016
UW-Stevens Point
The Three Sisters
Urinetown: The Musical
Marvin’s Room
Anything Goes
Charley’s Aunt
Miss Saigon
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Dark of the Moon
Rabbit Hole
Seussical
The Torch Bearers
The Phantom of the Opera
The Birds
Once on This Island
Leaving Iowa
Spamalot
Journey to the West
Hello! My Baby
The Scarlet Heart
The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee
Rwanda & Juliet
La Cage Aux Folles
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Dominican High School
Shorewood High School
The Prairie School, Racine
Verona Area High School
Nicolet High School
Appleton North High School
Jefferson High School
Beloit Memorial High School
Kenosha Tremper High School
Gibraltar High School
Waterford Union High School
Appleton North High School
Shawano Community High
School Dominican High School
Badger High School
Verona Area High School
Appleton North High School
Indian Trail HS & Academy
Lincoln High School
Middleton High School
UW-Madison Arts Institute
UW-Stevens Point
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Jamie Cheatham
Head of Acting/Theatre Recruitment
P: 414.288.5558
E: [email protected]
Marquette Theatre Arts
Digital Media and Performing Arts
P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
THE SCENE WHERE
IT HAPPENS
WISCONSIN HIGH SCHOOL
THEATRE FESTIVAL 2016
Produced by:
Wisconsin High School Forensic Association
UW-Madison, Division of Continuing Studies
in cooperation with:
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Alliance for Wisconsin Theatre Education