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THIS PLAYHOUSE PRODUCTION ISGENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY
#DMPlayhouse
Mar. 13 - Apr. 5, 2020
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HOUSE INFORMATION
Thank you for choosing to spend some time at The Playhouse today! Weknow that you have options and we are grateful that you picked Singin’ theRain. This production, which is based on the movie by the same name, has been a challenge to bring to the stage. In addition to the rain, which weinsisted would be real, our tale includes big costumes, lots of locations,
this show required, it was still so much fun to do!
We’ve just announced out 102nd season and are very excited about the adventures we will get to create. The season begins with a classic musical about strong women, Chicago, andcontinues with an Agatha Christie mystery, Murder on the Orient Express. The rest of theJohn Viars Theatre Season includes the musical Kinky Boots, the comedy Calendar Girls, and ends with Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Of course, we can’t forget our family holiday performance The Sound of Music. The season has a little something for everyone – a full year of entertainment and value. Make it easy on yourself and decide to see all of the shows: become a season ticket holder.
Once again, thank you for choosing The Playhouse. We are grateful for your support of thearts, of theatre, and of your community theatre.
Enjoy the show!
David R. KilpatrickExecutive Director
Welcome to your Playhouse!
IN THE JOHN VIARS THEATRE
For anyone who’s ever been on afamily vacationand laughed to
tell about it.
May 29 - June 14, 2020
FOR TICKETS:
515.277.6261DMPlayhouse.com
THIS PRODUCTION IS GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY
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To make a donation, please contact:
Chris AndersenDirector of [email protected]
Thank you for your support!
From all the volunteers, cast, crew, and staff at The Playhouse...
Benefactor ($5,000+)American Equity Investment
Life Insurance Co.AureonLee Ann BakrosBank of AmericaBill & Erin BemisDon & Margo BlumenthalBNIM ArchitectsHarry Bookey &
Pamela Bass-BookeyBravo Greater Des Moines
AltoonaAnkenyBondurantCarlisleCliveDes MoinesGrimesIndianolaJohnstonNorwalkPleasant HillPolk CityPolk CountyUrbandaleWaukeeWest Des MoinesWindsor Heights
Cole-Belin EducationFoundation
Corteva AgriscienceEaster Family FundEdward JonesEMC Insurance CompaniesFareway Stores, Inc.Charles & Marilyn FarrAllison & Jim FlemingFleur Cinema & CaféGabus Automotive GroupSue & Steve GibbonsLarry & Patsy GoetzTom & Cathy Goldman
Bob & Jeanne HopsonThe Hopson FamilyJeanne Hopson Angel
Endowment FundDebbie & Michael HubbellTrudy Holman HurdIowa State BankITA GroupJohn DeereLinda JucketteBarbara & William KeckDr. James &
Mary Ellen KimballJohn L. KuceraJudith A. Lindquist
Scholarship Fund IJulie & Marshall Linn, IIIMark & Holly LyonsCarol McCallMeredith Corporation
FoundationMidAmerican Energy
FoundationNationwideNCMIC GroupGerry & Mary Lou NeugentShelley & James NoyceAnastasia PolydoranPrincipal Financial Group
FoundationR&R Realty Group FoundationAnthony & Kimberly RanalloShane &
Elisabeth SandersfeldSteve & Renee SchaafLou Ann SimpsonStorey KenworthyJeff & Susan StroudUnityPoint HealthMary & Tom UrbanBob & Molly VeenstraThe Waldinger CorporationThe Wellmark Foundation
Linda & Bill WeidmaierWindsor Charitable
FoundationPaul WoodardThomas R. Zucker
Charitable Trust
Producer ($2,500+)Cory & Emily AbbasSarabeth & William AndersonJohn Fisher & Jann FreedPeggy Fisher & Larry StelterRosalie GallagherAnn & Michael GersieLa Mie BakeryCandice NardiniJohn Ruan Foundation TrustPat & Lou SchneiderMark Smith & Artis ReisStan & Jane SondallJan & Layton StumpKelly & Kevin Waetke
Director ($1,000+)AnonymousBill Andersen & Jan HartNorma BakrosJean BasingerStu Bassman &
Sheryl HansonJon & Claudia BatesoleCarrol & Patsy BolenChris & Zora BurchJan Burch & Robert Mitchell James & Janine ClarkCode NinjasJoe & Margaret-Ann ComitoPaul & Susan DavisPhilip DorweilerFederal Home Loan Bank
of Des MoinesSusan & Jim FordLonda Fuller
Angela & Terry GallagherJohn & Ann Ghrist Family
FoundationDenise GibsonScott Gire & Steven LinnGivenikSally & Thomas GrafJohn & Lori HackettMolly & Tyler HackmanBegie HefnerDixie Lee & Will HoekmanHubbell Realty CompanyMary Beth & Ken HughesDwight & Lois JamesLucile & Russ JohnsonMichael & Melissa KellarDan & Mary KellyMarty & Tamara KenworthyDavid & Barbara KilpatrickSteve & Julie KinnerShirley KleywegtDale KlocksiemKaren & Kent KlopfensteinMike & Pam KulikKum & Go FoundationMelinda LeseneyJoanna & Timothy LoweLaRue & Bob MaddoxMary G. MarshallRuss & Mary MarshallMcGill Junge Wealth
ManagementJohn & Terri McIlhonMerchants Bonding
Company FoundationCarol & Greg MillarPaul W. MillerGinger & Terry MonsonPolly MooreSusan MooreMark MorrisonHenry G. & Norma A.
Peterson Charitable Trust,U.S. Bank, Trustee
Director’s CircleDonors who generously support The Playhouse at the $1,000 leveland above annually qualify for the Director’s Circle.
Thank youfor yoursupport!
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DONORS
Darlene & Mark PullenRuth QuinnThe Rassmussen
FoundationPeter & Rita ReedJody & Stanley ReynoldsAlice Robertson &
Mark ToebbenCharles & Kathy Safris
Richard & Carolyn SantiSam ScheidlerLisa & Gary SchererMary & Stan SeidlerJim & Joyce ShafferKevin ShelbyRobert SnyderKent Sovern &
Phyllis Mumford
Roger & Sändra SpahrBarb & Jeff SpenceCharles StoltenowTilda Brown Swanson &
Dick SwansonDawn TaylorMarsha TernusMichael & Sara Jane TreinenEdward & Nancy Truslow
Wicker & Bill Van OrsdelJohn & Maryann VedderDale & Eneken WakelinLinda & Neal WestergaardDavid & Barbara WhiteJim & Janie WineKrenio P. Wright
Leading Player ($500+)Frederick L. AhrNick & Liz AndersenAnonymousJim & Jeanella ArthurAtheneEd AugustineJill Bassman & Jeff LamsonJim Benda & Lou Van DaeleTimothy & Wanda BlountSteve & Katie BrooksMarcia BrunsonSteven & Barbara CappaertRosemary ChiodoAbigail ChungathJohn & Holly ClarkBrendan & Christine ComitoCrown’s ClubShana DarrowEileen & Keith DennerSue Dittmer & Bonnie HodsonRob & Lizzy DixonKaren EngmanFirst National BankLois GambillAdam HaselhuhnCarol Hendrick & Jon DuvickMichael & Susan HopeJolene K. HuenTara KammelDonna L. KellingDr. Amy KumagaiAngela LampeKevin McCarthySusie & Dick McCauleyMichael & Robbie MeachamScott & Barbara MenkeTheresa MoranTerri & Jim NiederhauserGloria PerryCarla & Denny PratherDiane S. RileyAudrey & Harlan RosenbergMelinda RupertoPhyllis & Dan RupprechtClem & Mary SevdeNikki & Jay SyversonCarol TaylorKent & Joann TippingJoann TuckerLloyd & Julie Von HagenMax Wellman &
Katy MerrimanMalinda Wiesner &
Gary Hammerstrom
Ensemble ($100+)Paul AasmundstadJanet & Rodney AltesChris & Shannon Andersen
Kelly AndersonJoanne AndrewsAnonymousMarianne AnthoferRobert & Joan AnthonyDavid & Jan ArringdaleKeith & Betty BakerStacey BakerSally & Dennis BatesGil Beecher & Sharon TahtinenAnn & Donald D. BeesonJames & Barbara BellTom & Kathryn BernauAdam & Tricia BerryCalvin & Cynthia BiermanCharles & Mary Jean BischofAlan BisgroveSherry BishopBetsy BladesLinda BlairDennis L. &
Mary Frances BlasbergJohn BloemSteven Bobenhouse &
Nancy Lavender BobenhouseJeanette BodermannElaine BohlingU.J. & Linda BoothGary & Colleen BornmuellerMax & Beverly BowmanMary Bricker & Joe SmithKenneth & Mildred BrickmanGreg & Susan BridgeMarcia & Tom BrownTom BrownSharon BrummerRonald K. & Diana BuntenBeverly BurnsRichard & Anita CalkinsMatt CarlsonDeanne CaudleDavid &
Jonathan Centanni Harris Ken CheyneMark Clark & Katie RothSusan ClarkAlicia & David ClaypoolJames & Janet ClaytonRobert CoadySydney CoderGraham CookNorma CookMark & Judi CooperSally Cooper SmithGwen & Steve CoppleKelly Cosgrove &
Joseph PetersLinda & Larry CoxCrème Cupcake + DessertWilliam & Joan CrowellCrown’s Club
Deb CupplesNathaniel CurlJill & James CurryRobert & Cynthia DabrieoLowell & Joyce DauenbaughAnn DavidsonDonna DavillaJeannette DavisLydia DavisMadeline DavisRobert & Connie DavisKathryn DawleyDMI Area Local APWU
Retiree ChapterHeather DoocyGeorge & Linda DorseySara & Tom DoruskaJim & Beverly DowisAl & Ruth DowneyAnne DriscollScott & Vickey DurhamMarcella EdmondsWilliam EhmVerla ElliottAllison Engel &
Scott KirkpatrickLevi & Kate FaasGloria & Art FileanDon & Beth FlanneryJim FogartyDean & Sue ForbesAnthony & Marla ForretChristine FraherTerri FredricksonRuthAnne FreeKathy FruhlingDebra Garner & John RichardsBarbara & Michael GartnerRyan & Olena GilbertSteven & Willona GoersEdward & Rita Gottschalk
Michael GrozierRichard & Emily GuentertTim & Alma HackbartRobert & Laurine HackmanDorothy HallBarbara HamiltonSteve & Cheryl HamiltonMark & Ellen HammondLiz HansenShirley HansonSiobhan HarmanDebra Harris
Scott HaughKathleen HaunKimberly HawnSarah & James HayesJoyce Hegna
Robin Heinemann &Lorenzo Sandoval
John & Zoe Ann HelgersonPat HensonMarsha HermanPaula HermannDan Hertel
Robert & Bette HodsonJames & Joyce HoffmanTrudi & Rich HolstRobert & Sharon HolzJoy Hong-RussellMichael Hopson &
Melanie ParksBari HoskinsSusan HoughShari HrdinaImage SolutionsDiane & Bruce JanvrinJoseph JesterBarbara JohnDiana JohnsMelinda & Randy JohnsonSteve & Val JohnsonBruce & Lyn JohnstonCarol E. JonesWilliam & Connie JoyAllaire JuttingRichard KamberRay & Mary KeablesMyrna KepfordLiz & John KerberJeanne KilpatrickHelen KimesAngelyn KingMartha & Gordon KlattMarcia KlindtKathy & Ron KlipfelKathleen KoenigStacey KoeppenMatt KolodziejLamar Advertising of
Des MoinesSally LambertDiane & Dean LandeJennifer LeachmanJohn & Prudence LeachmanGregg & Cathy LeadersTad LehmannTracy LevineChris & Bob LewisLife Care ServicesSunny ListonFank LoeffelNancy LoganRoger & Donna LoofDavid & Glenys Bittick LynchRobert & Joanne MahaffeyPatty & Dennis MaiersRonald Marr
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Debra MartinTerry Martin & Marcia WarningTeresa MathewsFrank & Lonna McCammondRich & Bonnie McCaugheyGwen McClinticRod & Julie McCulloughChuck & Louise McDonaldDuff & Janet McFaddenPatricia McFarlandPat & William McGillAnn McGowanJohn & Karine McLaughlinPam McVeyJan & John MechemBob & Sharon MeisenheimerColleen Rogers MessengerDaniel &
Shandra Sarasio MeyerJane E. MeyerCathy MickelsonMidland National Life
Insurance Co.Steven & Angela MillerDiana & Kenneth MooreMarilee Murray &
Ron SpillersAnna & Bobby NaleanPhilip NeilTodd & Melissa NevenhovenJack & Bette NicholsEolo & Debbie NizziSandra & Dennis O’BrienEileen O’MearaArdith OrtgiesKevin & Mary Ann ParksRuss & Marilyn ParksPeter & Patricia PashlerBecky Patton-QuigleyEric PenberthyDon & Gail PetersonShirley PetersonConnie & Arlyn PickenCindy L. PiehlStacey & Joseph PletcherEvan & Mary PotratzPrincipal Charity ClassicEllen PrustValerie PughLaVerne & Janice QuassRobert & Linda RaileyKelly RawlingsJohn A. Reed
Pat & Maureen RohretDon & Jayme RothweilerSandy RuhsRose RutledgeCharles & Valerie SanfordMyrna SatreBob ScarboroughPatricia SchaeferMax & Karen SchaefferMargaret SchaferRuth SchankeBarbara SchiekJohn Schmidt & Deb WileyMarcia SearsCindy & Carl SeldenBruce & Barb ShermanRobert & Jean ShiresCraig & Kathy Shives
Amy ShumakerSilverstone Group
IncorporatedRichard & Karen SimpsonLynn & Amy SkarinBill & Jeanie SmithMargaret SmithRichard SnyderSally SonnenburgL. Maria Heidebrecht &
Charlie SovichLinda SowersBrett & Robin SpahrSSENIPPAHJane StanleyPaul StrayerHerb & Joan StrentzJennifer & Matt SuhrPatrick & Elizabeth SullivanJoyce & Ben SwartzKarl & Karen TandyClaudia & Jerry TankDavid & Ruth TaylorRick TaylorLarry & Margaret L. TekolsteMarty & Connie TernusThe Family of Jim &
Martha ThomasJennifer ThrockmortonLynnette M. TiedtMichelle TredwayRuss & Alana TrimbleRichard & Patricia TrumpTom & Jan TurkRobert & Carole TurnquistClarence & Sue TwilleyAnn & Marty UngsAlice Van LewDan VastoGerald Vlach &
Hope Chaney-VlachBrenda S. WajdaNancy WaldmanSally K. WalshThe Walt Disney Company
FoundationDorothy WalterSteve WaltermanLinda & Richard WarrenWells FargoBecca WemhoffJohn & Jo WetherellMary E. WhisenandBrian & Beth WillemDee WillemsenWillis AutomotiveThe WilloughbysBeth WilsonJohn & Susanne WindheuserRobbie & Marvin WinickLisa & Daniel WinnRoger & Darlene WitkeLarry & Deanne WoltermanGeorge & Jane WoodRobert B. WorthAnn M. WrightSusan E. Wright
Robert & Eleanor Zeff
Up to $100Amand ActonNancy AdamsRussell & Christine AdamsJon & Becky AhrendsenRobert & Jennie AllbeeGenevieve AllenMaralynn Allender
Grace AmbroseGary & Mary AmermanEva AndersonMegan AndersonCynthia & John AndrewsAnonymousMichelle AnthoneyMarie AquinoCarma ArmstrongJim & Linda ArnesonJames ArthurRon AsklandJulie AsmussenKathryn AsplundDarcee AyersDonna BakerPeter G. BarberCarol BarkerCraig BarteltCaroline & John BarzenRuss Behrens &
Nicole Brua-BehrensKristin BellLucinda BeltmanStacie BendixenLanelle BentzBrent BerryBrianne BethardsSusan BethellJoan & Bruce BeverTim BierbaumBrooke BishopDebra BishopJenna BishopSusan BishopHelen BisioulisHolly BlunckSarah BoddenTerry BoehljeMary BogsJane BoldtDennis & Patti BoleShannon BoydMarianna BradySusan & David BradyKristin BraffordKurt BrannianPamela BrauneMarv & Kay BravermanAmy BreitbachJames & Sharon BrewerMonica BriggsGreg BrownHeidi BrownChristy & Jim BrownCleveland BryantBill Bullington & Le ThomasBruce & Arleen BumgardnerJulie BurdtZachary BurgartGeorge BurnetAnne BurnettJoan Burnett
Gerald & Darla BurtColleen & Paul BushJanelle BuxtonWilliam & Diane CaldbeckFaye CareyLinda CarlsonGwen CarnesLynette CarrPaul & VeeAnn CartwrightPatricia CasadyBrenda CaseEmily CataldiBonnie ChristensenKristie & Matthew ChristensenBrad ChurchAnn CidoniAlyssa & Mike ClabaughGerd & Jenelle ClabaughJill ClapperApril ClarkBonnie & Steve ClarkCathy ClarkEileen ClausenNancy CleaverJanet ClevelandCarrie Clogg & Joshua BarlageDouglas CochraneEdward CoffeyTrudy & Vincent ColosimoKelly ColuzziGay ColynThomas & Keri ComfortAngela ConklinCharles & Nancy ConroyMonica & Kevin CoonsPam CordKaren CordesJim & Sue CornickSusan CowlesCourtney CoxLarry CraneJanet CrawfordBetty CreightonChristie CreightonDavid & Norma CreightonJacque & Mark CrouchSusan K. CrumMargie CustisNancy & Kent DarseeJane Hayes DavisJudy McCoy DavisKaren DayMelanie DaytonDanielle DeBoerRita DetteDennis & Sheila DietzFlo DietzRichard & Mary Lou DoakPamela DodgeDiane DoughertyNicole DrakeTherese DreyAbigail DuncanJoanne DunlapBeverly DunnVera EaslerJo Ann EddyDiane EdgeWes and Cecilia EhreckeDon & Shirley EllingsonMargaret Ellis
DONORS
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Susan ElwellSteve ElyDonald & Jacki EmbreyJeffrey EmersonBill EngelDana & Tom EricsonLinda ErkamaaGertrude EsserKim EstabrookLynn & Stan EthingtonDiane EvansMaggie & Ryan EvansSummer & Luke EvansMarc EwersBeverly EyerlyIrina FadeevaJoleen FairbankStanley FarnhamToni FarrisWilliam & Leona FarrisNancy FazioJacob FeddersenMaria FedorovaHillary Fieldsend & John KrantzJennifer & Dean FiihrJill FindleyHeidi FinneganJane FlaglerAmanda FletcherT. & M. FoleyDuane & Phyllis ForretJudith & Kent FrankDavid & Marlene FrantzDonna FrerichsFresh Thyme Farmers MarketAlice & David FriedgoodJohn GaffneyPatricia GagneJames GainesCarol GannonJody GarlockCecilia GassCecilia GaudineerDustin & Brandie GeanGina & Mike GedlerRosalie GedlerPaul GesellMarykay GillamMarvin GillilandMary GilmanRichard & Lisa GiudiciSue GladsonCassandra GobleJanet GodingRoy Gollnick & Ellen HarveyNancy GoodJean & Ken GoodfellowSharon GradischnigJulie GrahamLisa GranTeresa GranthamPaul & Deanna GrayJerry & Dea GreenKem GreenNancy Greening
Bret GrimesJeff & Sue GrimesLori Grooters & Serkan UstaClayton & Pauline GrubbJames & Susan GrundmeierLinda & Ron Gruss
Jeri GustafsonBeth HainesJane Brown & Mark HaineyKathleen HaldermanJanie HaleKaty HaleyJan HallSamuel & Chris HallJana HalsneAnita and Chris HaltermanBob HalversonJulianne HambletonCon & Jeannette HamborgDaniel HammelmanJo Beth HammerNylene HansenMark & Thalya HansonRobin HarperAndrew HarriganKaren & Gordon HarrisonJohn HarscherEllen & David HarveyMarilyn HarveyNorton HatlieJanie HaunspergerLexa HawkinsMarta HawkinsKimberly HawnDonna HeathMary Jane HeggenAnn HegstromEdward HegstromCarol HellrungAmber HendricksSandra & William HenryNealia HerbergerJenny & Michael HermsenBrittany HerreraShirlee HerroldAnn HerteenEd and Vicki HertkoDiane HicksJamie HicksRosemary HillmanNorma HiltonSharon & John HinesRonald HintzMichelle HixsonJess HoffertScott HolmesRobert HornbrookKristel HowellRoger & Susan HudsonJoshua HughesFred HultenJennifer ImigJane IrelandBarb & Larry JamesJoan JamisonJason JauronAl & Ann W. JenningsAmy JenningsTeresa JoensBruce & JorJan JohnsonDean JohnsonElissa & Christopher JohnsonGarnet JohnsonJanet JohnsonMarilynn & Bob JohnsonBetty & Gregory JonesDiane JonesGayle & Larry JordanKarmen Jorgensen
Dan JosephsenCaryl & Donald JotzkeBecky KakacJoanne KalaharLoren KaneKim KaplanSuzanne & Steve KeayLarry & Mary KeckJanet KeesePatricia Kell & Mikael BrownEdna KennedyKrista & Brian KieltyMaureen KiernanTeresa KintzerLinda KirklandAllison KirkpatrickCecelia KirvinKennetha & Eric KleinVirgil & Linda KleinhesselinkJune KlemmeJudy & Scott KleverEliska KloberdanzDiane KlopfensteinRuth B. KlotzLenard KluckBarb KnappJonathan KnedlerMona KnudsenDelores KochMatt KolodziejTina KosterDarika KovangvanAnn & Shane KramerPat & Sam KrausMichael E. KregerMarilyn KrogulskiGrant KrohnDebra KruegerRod & Jan KruseShirley KuebrichErin KuhlRick & Jan LageAngela LainsonNancy LaRochelleCarol & Ron LarsonSteve & Carolyn LarsonJenny LawrenceThomas LeahyJanet LeeKerrie Lee & Rob VasiloffPatricia LeeLinda FeesRichard LeibfriedLeslie LeitzDan LetschTom LetschKerty & Frank LevyFred LewisJoyce LewisKelly LewisLinda LewisChuck & Margo LiermanJoAnne LilleyKenneth LindellConnie & Nicholas LinnaneTed & Jo Lockwood, Jr.The Lodge of Ashworth
Lois LombardAnn & Scott LongGregory & Cheryl LongWilliam & Lona LoveHolly & Adam Lowell
Larry & Cindy LubinusMichelle LucasLaura LuetjeMary LumleyAugust LuthensMark & Jeanne LyleLeslie & Bruce MaachPaul & Jean MackSue MacraeEd & Barb Madden-BittleSarah MadisonJoan M. MahaffeyRobin MaharryDavid MaierMarlene MajerRob MalcolmsonJames MaltbyKaren & Dennis MannMatthew ManningPaul & Nelda ManterKay MarcelKristin MarshRich MartelCarole MartinLarry & Betty MartindalePam MastersonMary D. MathisMark & Wendy MattisonJayme MauSondra McAllisterAndrew McBethLiz & Bruce McCabePam & Rick McCampbellRon & Shirley McClellandDavid & Laura McCordCraig & Susan McCoySue McDowell & Shari HerveySusan McFarlandGayle McGilvreyMichelle McGovernJessica McIntyreJesse McKelveyPatrick & Janet MeadeCynthia MeggisonCharles & Pat MericalDenise MernkaJane MetaclfGerard & Kelly MeyersLindsay MickelsonKevin MierTracy Miksell-BranchBetty C. MillerGail MillerJohn & Mary MillerDiane Foss & Michael MillerJerry & Vivian MogensenLora MohrDiane MohrfeldHeidi MooreTyler MootzKitte MorehouseLinda MouldHarry & Jane MoultonSylvia MuenzenbergerJoseph MullarkeyRenee MulvihillDawn & Dan MundilTodd MurphyJill & Howard MusinJulia NeeCarroll NelsonMary NelsonStacey Nelson
DONORS
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Sylvia NelsonScott & Barbara NessaCarolyn NewkirkBill NewtonNancy NicholsEnid NielsenArthur & Patricia NizziLaura NorriedPaul NovakDanielle O’NeillDenise ObrechtBeth & Sheldon OhringerKay OliverEric OlmscheidGeorgia Ann & Terry OlsenTina OlsonRon & Phyllis OnnenJohn OvertonCharles OwensLars & Ruth Ann OystolDavid PaceCarol Palmer & Dan ChaseColleen PalmerElizabeth PappasBrian Parks &
Natalya PankrukhinGary & Kay ParsonsCraig PattetsonRob & Sarah PaulsenShawn PavlikJudith PawellHarold & Lorraine PayneBarbara PedenPat PedersenSandra PenoDorothy PerryCaroline PesterKim PetersonLars Peterson &
Saralyn SchlievertTeresa PetersonLisa PhancoMaureen PingelRoger PloegerJason & Tamara PoolDavid & Judith PorterTom & Trudy PostonDorothy PowersRobert PriggeJudy PrinceJulie PringleDennis & Pam ProutyPenelope PughKeaton & Scott PulverJane PunkeHeather Welch PuriLaurel QuinnDavid RaseyKenneth & Donna ReamsBreiyan ReedLarry & Donna ReedKaty ReederRobert & Pam ReesConnie ReeseRita RevesEmily RiceDennis & Sandy RichSheryl RicheyMarlene RichterDonald RileyRichard MaynardBill Roach
Bruce & Wendy RobertsGary RobertsD.R. & B.A. RobyDeborah RogersLeslie RogersArchie & Virginia RohdenBeverly RossTeri RossBarbara RosstSteve RovnerJan RoxbergKeith RuddCarolyn RugglesJulie RussellTracee SaltzLisa SamsonBrianne SanchezDavid & Nanci SandeErin SandvigSarah SandvigDonald & Barbara SanningJackie and Bob SarasioJohn ScarpinoSarah SchallKit SchantzAnne & Alan SchererCarol SchipperTodd SchlechteMark & Barb SchmidtJohanna SchmittCathy SchneiderJanet & Wayne SchneiderDonna SchnoorAllen & Marilyn SchornackDorraine SchulingGreg SchwagerMary Ann ScottRalph ScottSara Scott & Steve RowleyDonald & SharonTraci SehnertRichard & Jackie SeibertBecky & Tom SelanderStephanie SeltzHolly SempleStephen & Amanda SengbuschJill ShafferKris & Kevin ShayTravis SheetsJeannie SheldonLarry & Norma ShepardLouise ShimonRuth ShirkBen & Barbara ShlaesJessica SiefertBrooke Orrell SieversWillie SinnwellMarne SirfusJoan SloanDaniel & Rose SlovenSaralee SlovenDanielle SmithGail & Ginger SmithLarry & Ruth SmithMarilyn SmithRobert & Sandy SmithSara SmithArthur SoderholmNick SonderupRegina SonnenschmidtMarisa Spahn
Jacqueline SpellmanRodney SpenceJulie SpenlaMary SpenlaDuane & Joyce SpicerTamara StaffordMorgan StaubLarry Steckelberg & Sylvia ShaferMary SteinbergCarol StephensSuzanne StevensBrooke StewartDick & Peggy StofferLynnette StoutLarry & Ellen StrachotaByron & Rebecca StromJoan SullivanKathleen SullivanMary SummyBarb SuttonDenice SuttonStephen & Norma SuttonMarc SwansonRoberta & L.J. SwartzendruberCarol SweemJohn SwiftTable ChurchCecelia & Jim TalleyDaniel TellCarol TetzlaffJenna ThompsonNancy G. ThompsonJennifer ThomsenSamantha Thorpe & Kevin RiesbergJoe TishDan & Doris ToalDavid TomlinsonJo Ann TredwayKathy TurnerAmy TursiPeni TusseyMichael & Denise TuttyChristine TylerAnne & Michael UlmBeth VaageSteve & Julie Van BrocklinSharon VanceLarry Vander TuigJackie VandivierMary Ann Van DykeTara & Matt Van HouwelingNicki VarbleEvelyn & Carl VarleyEmily VaughTeresa Vens & John PriesterDr. & Mrs. Michael J. Versackas MDDeanne VespestadJohn & Sherryl ViarsJoyce VogtMary Von SchraderNancy VosnidouCari WagnerAndreas WahleMary and Leland WalkerCarolyn WallBeth WallingJohn WanamakerNancy Ward
Mary WareChristine WaschleJohanna WasserRebecca WeddellSusan WeesJane WeidemanRonda WeigelAaron WeinbergHarvey & Rita WeinbergNadine WeiserBonnie WeissJeff & Lisa WerthNorma WesselDoug & Debbie WestEric WestJudy WestPatricia WestphalKay & Harold WhippleAlissa WhitmoreDustin & Tabitha WieseJames & Kären WignallJolli WihlmJohn WildMargo WildungKaren WillenborgAmy & Murray WilliamsHelen WilliamsSara WilsonJim and Sandy WindsorSherrie WinnJacob WirthRonda & Bob WissinkBeverly WithersArlene WolfMichael & Missy WolnermanPaul & Fonda WomackJeff Fuller & Lucinda Wonderlich-FullerChristine & Tony WoodsMichael WoolseyClara Wyatt
Kimberly ZantinghSuzanne ZarleyVonnie & Ben ZentiAlison Zirbel
Corporate Partnership ProgramSpecial thanks to the corporate partners whosupport John Viars Theatreand Kate Goldman Children’sTheatre productions.
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Disney’s Freaky Friday One ActNationwide
A Christmas Story, The MusicalCorteva Agriscience
James and the Giant PeachNationwide
DONORS
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Tinker BellNationwideSingin’ in the RainEdward Jones
Pippi LongstockingNationwide
Leaving IowaMidAmerican Energy
Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical EMC Insurance
Spotlight LiteracyBRAVO Greater Des MoinesCole-Belin Education
FoundationJohn Deere
Friday FundayStorey Kenworthy
Additional partnerships are available.
Corporate MatchingGifts
Playhouse may be eligible for a corporate match, increasing your impact. Many corporations recognizethe volunteer work of their employees by making a donation on their behalf. We extend our thanks to the following for matching employees’ and retirees’contributions and honoring employees’ volunteer efforts.
AtheneMary Messersmith
Bank of AmericaAnthony Ranallo
Federal Home Loan Bank ofDes Moines
Bill BemisMeredith Corporation
Tyler HackmanMidland National Life Insurance Co.
Adam BerryNationwide
Jennifer ThrockmortonThe Wellmark Foundation
Lyndsy DarlandLLEolo Nizzi
Wells FargoAnonymousPeter DeanDonald FlanneryJoanna Lowe
Contributed Gifts of Goods or Services($500 or more)Cooper Smith & CompanyFareway Stores, Inc.Steve Gibbons PhotographyHeuss PrintingImage Solutions
Iowa Public RadioBrent Isenberger PhotographyITA GroupDr. James &
Mary Ellen KimballKSOI StudioCarol & Greg MillarRotary Club of Des MoinesTasteful Dinners
Tribute ProgramThe Tribute Program providesan opportunity to celebrate milestones such as birthdays, weddings, anniversaries andgraduations. It can also be away to honor the memory offriends and relatives.
In Memory of Gene BakrosNorma Bakros
In Memory of John Beattie, Jr.Bob & Jeanne Hopson
In Honor of Jenna DarseeJan Hall
In Memory of Loretta DownsRon & Shirley McClelland
In Memory of Arnold EngmanKaren Engman
In Honor of Michele FlanaganAnonymous
In Memory of Casey GradischnigDr. James &
Mary Ellen Kimball
In Memory of Susan GrozierAnonymous
In Memory of Joyce Green HalleyAl & Ruth Downey
In Memory of Alan HammondMark, Ellen, Amelia, and
Greta HammondMarsha LindahlMike Ray
In Memory of Denis HildrethKristin BellNathaniel CurlMark Morrison
In Memory of Jeanne HopsonDavid & Jan ArringdaleLee Ann BakrosJames & Barbara BellJim Benda & Lou Van DaeleJames & Sharon BrewerDavid &
Jonathan Centanni HarrisTrudy & Vincent ColosimoGraham CookKelly Cosgrove & Joseph PetersAl & Ruth DowneyDon & Shirley EllingsonSteve ElyStanley Farnham
Gloria & Art FileanJames GainesDebra Garner & John RichardsBarbara & Michael GartnerAnn & Michael GersieJean & Ken GoodfellowSharon GradischnigJan HallBegie HefnerDan & Karen HertelNorma HiltonMichael Hopson &
Melanie ParksRoger & Susan HudsonJoseph JesterRichard KamberDr. James & Mary Ellen KimballTina KosterJohn L. KuceraThe Lodge of AshworthNancy LoganMarlene MajerJames MaltbyPaul & Nelda ManterMark & Wendy MattisonRichard MaynardCarol McCallJohn & Mary MillerMark MorrisonMarilee Murray & Ron SpillersJulia NeeSandra & Dennis O’BrienGeorgia Ann OlsenRon & Phyllis OnnenCarol Palmer & Dan ChaseRuss & Marilyn ParksDorothy PerryMaureen PingelValerie PughDarlene & Mark PullenKenneth & Donna ReamsJohn A. ReedBruce & Wendy RobertsDeborah RogersAllen & Marilyn SchornackMarcia SearsRuth ShirkSilverstone Group IncorporatedKent Sovern & Phyllis MumfordPatrick & Betty SullivanThe Family of Jim &
Martha ThomasNancy G. ThompsonLloyd & Julie Von HagenJohn WildThe WilloughbysJim & Janie Wine
In Honor of Gerry NeugentTravis Sheets
In Honor of The Playhouse’s 100th AnniversaryMary & Tom Urban
In Honor of New Playhouse Board Members Nick Andersen, Shashank Aurora, Robert L. Culbert, Tony Jones, Meyer Lehman, & Barbara C. WhiteSteve & Renee Schaaf
In Memory of Bev RayS.D. & Jane Sondall
In Honor of Sarah SindlingerAnonymous
In Memory of Irv SteinbergMary Steinberg
In Honor of Abigail SuhrJennifer Suhr
In Memory of John ThompsonValerie Pugh
In Memory of Sara Jane TreinenGloria & Art FileanMichael Treinen
In Honor of John ViarsKaren EngmanGloria & Art FileanSteve & Renee SchaafJohn Schmidt & Deb Wiley
In Honor of Sarah WeinbergAaron Weinberg
In Honor of Julianna WhiteDavid & Barbara White
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hygge, I can think of no better musical to lift us out of the winter blues and usher in spring than Singin’ in the Rain. Not only will it prepare you for spring and the April showers to
Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Singin’ in the Rain is considered one of the best movie musicals of all time. The stage version you are about to see is no less beloved, romantic,
hilarity of navigating the beginnings of sound technology and integrating sound into
and equipment would have to run in a separate closed booth to avoid the noise of the equipment when recording. Two of our Singin’ in the Rain stars, Don Lockwood (CharlieReese) and Lina Lamont (Maggie Schmitt), demonstrate a few of the issues with thismicrophone placement and the challenges of early recording, the most pressing being that until this point in history an actor’s voice was not of concern when casting.
The now standard practice of recording actors’ voices years in advance of creating animation for a movie was the reverse at the dawn of talkies. A device called theVitaphone was used to record actors in real time onto a single phonographic record which
Singin’ in the Rain, it was a painstaking and sometimes nearly impossible task to make work and was eventually replaced by the
method (also called “optical sound”).
While Singin’ in the Rain provides an entertaining look at an important time in the
that will leave you feeling gloriousand tapping your way home from the theatre. Enjoy an upliftingcouple of hours watching this liveperformance, and let this story encourage you to jump in a fewpuddles and dance in the rain now and then.
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Accessibility The Playhouse strives to make its facilityand performances accessible to all guests. Theatres are wheelchair accessible. Service animals are welcome.Assisted listening devices are available at Mainstageperformances. If your hearing aid has a T-coil, toggle to that setting to receive the audio signal directly without any headset or other equipment needed. Large-printprograms are available at all performances. ASLinterpreted performances and audio description are regularly scheduled for most productions. For these and
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Concessions A variety of beverages and candy are available for purchase. No outside drink or food areallowed in the theatre. Beverages and candy are allowedin the auditoriums. Avoid the line at intermission bypre-ordering your drink and then picking it up at the designated location. Staff reserve the right to deny alcoholic beverage service to anyone at their discretion.
Elevator An elevator between levels is located at theeast end of the building.
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Act I
Overture .......................................................................................................................................... OrchestraFit As A Fiddle............................................................................................................................. Don, CosmoAll I Do Is Dream Of You................................................................................................................Kathy, GirlsyYou Stepped Out Of A Dream....................................................................................................................DonMake ‘Em Laugh ..................................................................................................................................CosmoBeautiful Girl ...................................................................................................................... Production SingerLucky Star ..............................................................................................................................................Kathy You Were Meant For Me.................................................................................................................Don, KathyMoses Supposes ........................................................................................................................ Don, CosmoGood Morning ...................................................................................................................Kathy, Cosmo, DonSingin’ In The Rain ....................................................................................................................................Don
Act II
Entr’acte .......................................................................................................................................... OrchestraldWould You? .................................................................................................................................... hDon, Kathy
What’s Wrong With Me?’ ........................................................................................................................... LinaBroadway Melody ......................................................................................................Don, Cosmo, EnsembleWould You? ...................................................................................................................... Lina, Kathy, CosmoyyLucky Star (Reprise).......................................................................................................................Kathy, DonFinale - Singin’ In The Rain ...............................................................................................................CompanyBows/Exit Music ............................................................................................................................. Orchestra
Orchestra
Conductor: Brenton M. Brown
Violin 1: Margaret WilliamsViolin 2: Hannah Cool
Bass: Jeff JensenReed 1: John MorganReed 2: Aaron Ehrlich
Reed 3: Jake KieseTrumpet 1: Audrey Husted
Trumpet 2: Steve DayTrombone: Brandon KowalskyPercussion: Benjamin Poppen
Drums: Zane GedlerKeyboard: Brian Hutzell
Orchestra manager: Brenton M. Brown
MUSICAL NUMBERS
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Miles Burrell (Young Cosmo)appeared as Theo in Pippin atDrake University. He has takenperformance classes at ThePlayhouse (Annie Kids) (( and Des Moines Performing Arts (Press
Start, The GrunchHills Elementary, Waukee, and sings in the honorchoir. Other areas of interest include playing piano and video games, watching movies, sledding, and cooking.
Emily Davis (Ensemble) last appeared at The Playhouseas Kristine in A Chorus Line.Previous area credits include TheNew Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein and You Can’t Take It
with You (Alice) at The Playhouse, Closer (Alice) atOpen Door Rep, A Doll’s House (Christina Linden) at Iowa Stage Theatre Company, and Oleanna (Carol)at Tallgrass Theatre. Emily spends her days as anactor, director, educator, adjudicator, and supporterof her fellow theatre artists.
Eric Fredrickson (Villain/Production Singer/Ensemble) is receiving his B.F.A. in acting from Drake University,where his favorite role has been Aegisthus in Electra. His stage
Scrooge in A Christmas Carol atIowa Stage Theatre, Laertes in Hamlet at OxfordShakespeare (London), and Albert in Bye Bye Birdieat the American Gothic Performing Arts Festival(Ottumwa). Eric hosts the podcast Solid or Sullied: A Shakespeare Podcast and counts among hisfavorite podcasts No Holds Bard and d Shakespeare Unlimited.
Jack Gabby (Young Don) is familiar to Playhouseaudiences as Fudge in Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Oompa Loompa in Roald Dahl’sWilly Wonka, Winthrop Paroo inMeredith Willson’s The Music Man, Flounder in Disney’s The
Little Mermaid, and Michael in Elf – The Musical, allroles for which he received Dionysos Awards for Outstanding Performance. Jack is an eighth graderat Johnston Middle School.
Elyse Hall (Mary Margaret/Ensemble) is new to ThePlayhouse but not the stage. She played Glinda in The Wizard of Oz and Princess Tiger Lily inPeter Pan at Des Moines ChristianHigh School. She was nominated
for a Cloris Award for her role as Eva in Bring ItOnis a senior at Des Moines Christian who enjoys volunteering with Hope Ministries and Meals From the Heartland, seeing theatre, painting, and playing the ukulele.
Chris Hanian (2nd Assistant Director/Ensemble) is a freelance lighting designer who has workedfor theatres across the country including New London (NH) BarnPlayhouse and the Utah Festival
Opera and Musical Theatre in Logan. His past stage credits include Doody in Grease (WaterlooCommunity Theatre), Paul in Hair (University ofrNorthern Iowa Strayer Wood Theatre), and Justin Hicks in Fox on the Fairway with the Cedar FallsyCommunity Theatre. Chris’ interests include reading, watching movies, and singing.
Riley Keough (Lady-in-Waiting/Ensemble) is making her Playhouse debut. She is a seniorat Drake University, earning herB.F.A. in musical theatre. Amongher Drake shows are Nice Work
If You Can Get It, Little Women, As You Like It, and Pippin. In her spare time she enjoys listening topodcasts.
James Kolnik (Cosmo Brown) is in his tenth year with The Playhouse where his shows include A Chorus Line (Mike),Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr. (White Rabbit), Rent (Angel,
for which he received a 2013 Dionysos Award nomination), Hairspray (Corny Collins), and Disney’sHigh School Musical 2 (Ryan Evans). He has alsotaught at The Playhouse. Jim’s many interests
his husband, Nicholas, and spending time with their dogs.
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Donald Kom (R. F. Simpson) is thedirector of electric services for the City of Ames. While this is his Playhouse debut, he has “donejust about everything” at ACTORS, the community theatre in Ames,
including playing Mr. Hart in 9 to 5: The Musical. Don likes old Mustangs.
Mark Mangum (Male Diction Teacher/Ensemble) is aprofessional artist who has
artwork for Star Wars, Marvel,
Corteva Agriscience as an IT delivery lead. Heenjoys visiting National Parks and playing tabletopand video games with his wife, Megan, and their sons, Jude and Ezra. This is Mark’s return to the stage, having played Harold Hill in Meredith Willson’s The Music Man at Bondurant-Farrar HighSchool.
Lindsay Mickelson (Olga Mara/Ensemble) sang and danced inPlayhouse productions of Elf – The Musical, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, Pinkalicious (Bird), and Mary
Poppins. She is a magician’s assistant/box jumper for Ben Ulin Productions and Entertainment Groupand tours with master magician Lance Burton. Lindsay is also an administrative assistant in the real estate department at Hy-Vee Inc. In her spare time, she enjoys working on small projects around the house.
Joy Mielke (Ensemble) has beeninvolved in theatre ever since her
stage credits include A ChristmasStory (Bumpus Hound/Ensemble), y
Ragtime, Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”(Squirrel 2), Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr., and Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (May). She has also volunteered backstage on the shift/
University majoring in health science.
Sophia Montoya-Suson (ZeldaAnders/Ensemble) is pursuing her B.F.A. in musical theatre atDrake University where she playedMandy in Time Stands Still and was in the ensemble of Pippin.
In her free time, Sophia enjoys riding horses and playing with make-up.
Preshia Paulding Dora Bailey/Wardrobe Mistress/Miss Dinsmore) won PlayhouseDionysos Awards for OutstandingPerformance for her role as Judy Garland in Beyond the
Rainbow (2010), as Golde in w Fiddler on the Roof(2014), and as Annie Wilkes in Misery (2017). Her extensive résumé includes theatre, television and radio voiceovers, jingles, the Kris Kristofferson mini-series, Amerikais a mother of six, a grandmother, and a legal administrative assistant for the Fiedler Law Firm.
Dina Perez (Ensemble) isstudying musical theatre atDrake University. She made her Playhouse debut in Catch Me If You Can (Ensemble). Other showsinclude: Electra and Vices at Drake
University; and Les Misérables (Eponine), A ChorusLine (Maggie Winslow), and Urinetown The Musical(Hope Cladwell) at the Chicago High School for the Arts. Dina loves to sing, dance, act, and watch
Stranger Things.
Jordan Potter (Policeman/3rd Assistant Director/Ensemble)
as assistant stage manager forCatch Me If You Can. He movedon stage for Disney’s Newsies
(Smalls) and Disney’s Freaky Friday One Act(Adam). Jordan is a sophomore at Des Moines Area Community College. He also works at Centro.
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Charlie Reese (Don Lockwood) is a favorite with Des Moines audiences from shows such as The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein(Dr. Frankenstein, Cloris Award
winner) at The Playhouse, Ordinary Days (Jason)at Tallgrass Theatre, Avenue Q (Princeton/Rod) atStageWest, and Company (Bobby) and y Adore UsLine (Joe Biden) at Iowa Stage Theatre Company. Charlie works as a compliance senior associate forWells Fargo. He enjoys dancing around the housewith his wife, Megan Helmers, and their pets.
Nicholas Root (Roscoe Dexter) made his Playhouse debut asRobert Martin in The Drowsy Chaperone. Other area credits include Sasha in Fiddler on theRoof at The Playhouse, El Gallof
in The Fantasticks at Ankeny Community Theatre, Gomez Addams in The Addams Family at Knoxville Area Community Theatre, and his favorite, The Beast in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at Urbandale Community Theatre. Nick is a bankruptcy specialistat Wells Fargo.
Gavin Runles (Butler/Sid Phillips/Sound Engineer) is a sophomore at Des Moines Area Community College studying musical theatre. He made his Playhouse debut as Agent Branton in Catch Me If You
Can and played Jack Kelly in Disney’s Newsies. Hisnumerous shows at Southeast Polk High School include Guys and Dolls, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Meredith Willson’s The Music Man, and Sweeney Todd.
Maggie Schmitt (Lina Lamont) is familiar to Playhouse audiences from A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Sibella), r The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (The Woman, Dionysos
Award for Outstanding Performance), Ragtime, and Disney’s The Little Mermaid. She is also aPlayhouse Friday Funday cast member. Other credits include Janet in The Rocky Horror Showwith Kata Klysmic Productions and Julie Jordanin Carousel at the Grand Opera House (Dubuque). Maggie studied vocal performance at DrakeUniversity.
Stephanie Schneider (Kathy Selden) counts among her Playhouse roles Miss Shields inA Christmas Story, The Musical,Knuckles in Disney’s Newsies, Val in A Chorus Line, and the White
Witch in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.Other area credits include Dirty Rotten Scoundrelsat ACTORS (Ames) and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at Urbandale Community Theatre. Stephanieis a huge Star Wars nerd. She works as an asset manager for Wells Fargo and is married to Jay.
Chase Stine (Rod) has his degree in cinematic studiesfrom the University of Iowa and works at Put It On Video as an operations manager. As a youth,he appeared on The Playhouse
stage in The Wizard of Oz (Lollipop Guild member)and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Chase likes
impressions and stand-up comedy, and singin’ and dancin’ in the rain.
Lauren Taylor (Hairdresser/Ensemble) is a senior at Drake University, earning her B.F.A. in musical theatre. At Drake, sheappeared in Nice Work If You Can Get It. She was a principle
cast member of Manhattan Creative Group’s Showstoppers, a Broadway review at ElitchGardens in Denver. She made her Playhouse debut as Katherine in Disney’s Newsies. After graduation, Lauren is off to Abingdon, VA, where she will be a member of The Barter Players at Barter Theatre.
Erin T. Horst (Director/Choreographer) is a professorof theatre at Drake University and is thrilled to be working on her second project with The
choreographer for Catch Me If You Can. Erin graduated from Minnesota State University in Mankato with an M.F.A. in musical theatre. She is familiar to Des Moines audiences from her roles at Iowa Stage Theatre Co. where she played Helen in Fun Home and Marta in Company. Her favorite rolewas Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins at MinnesotaState University. Erin enjoys many adventurous hobbies such as traveling to Italy and water-skiing.
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Brenton M. Brown (MusicDirector/Conductor Singin’ in the Rain is his 54th show forThe Playhouse! His Playhouse
A ChristmasStory, The Musical; Fiddler on
the Roof; Les Misérables; Mary Poppins; Monty Python’s Spamalot; Into the Woods; West Side
Frankenstein; A Chorus Line; Disney’s The LittleMermaid; Mamma Mia!; Billy Elliot The Musical; Elf – The Musical Catch Me If You Can; Disney’s
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. He was awarded the Cloris LeachmanExcellence in Theatre Award for best musical
Ragtime. He has appeared onstage as the title character
Sweeney TodddPump Boys and Dinettes
Openings and artistic director of the Harmony Delegation Chorus. He and his wife, Jessica, enjoy spending time with their children, Lindy and Bennett.
Teena Sauvola (Scenic Designer)works with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Live Entertainment as an associate art director atDisneyland. Her work can be seen across all Disney Parks in the U.S.,
on Disney Cruise Lines, and at Disneyland Hong Kong. She also works at The Hettema Group as a show set designer on world-class theme parks andlive experiences around the globe. She is excited to
her free time, she likes to draw, paint, garden, hike,and camp.
Angela Lampe (Costume Designer) began her tenure withThe Playhouse in 1993 and hasdesigned costumes, sets, and props for nearly 300 productions including Guys and Dolls, Meredith
Willson’s The Music Man, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Ella Enchanted, The MiraculousJourney of Edward Tulane, Ragtime, Les Misérables, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, West Side Story, Intothe Woods, A Streetcar Named Desire, SunsetBoulevard, and Hairspray. She has a B.A. fromCentral College in Pella and a M.F.A. in theatre from the University of Nebraska. She is the recipient of
four Cloris Awards for excellence in costuming and puppetry.
Joyce Liao (Lighting Designer) is an award-winning
Party Face
HeroThe Pill
Dead Dog Park The Glass Menagerie A Midsummer Night’s Dream Breakfast with Mugabe Final Analysis TheEnglish Bride Years of Sky, Ethel Sings. Her lighting design fornominated for an Audelco Award. Joyce’s lighting work has been seen both across the US and internationally, including Taiwan, Austria, Romania, Columbia, and China. For more information please
www.joyceliaodesign.com
Michael Duede (Sound Designer)served as the sound designer for A Christmas Story, The Musical. His involvement withThe Playhouse dates back to 2004 when he played the role of
Fudge in Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. Michaelgraduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a Bachelor’s degree in communication.
composes and performs music.
Sarah Beth Weinberg (PropertiesDesigner) has been onstage innumerous Playhouse showsincluding Ragtime, Monty Python’sSpamalot, Disney’s Beauty and theBeast (Babette), and Peter Pan. She has also worked backstage
on The Playhouse production A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. Her favorite role was KristinWise in Caucus! The Musical Stage Productions. Sarah Beth is a fourth-grade teacher at Crossroads Park in West Des Moines. She enjoys reading, knitting, and running.
Sarah Aubin (FinaleChoreographer/Assistant Choreographer) is a junior at Drake University pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting.She counts among her Drake
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shows Nice Work If You Can Get It (Ensemble) and Pippin (Player). She will be in the school’s production of Songs for a New World in May. Herfavorite role to note is Billie Bendix in Nice Work If You Can Get It at The Erica Heilmann Theatre (Oak Lawn Park, IL). Sarah has many interests which include working out, reading, traveling, and hiking.
Kyle Bochart (Stage Manager)has worked on several backstage
Pan and Charlie Bucket. He hasstage managed Billy Elliot TheMusical and was assistant stage
manager for A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. Kyle made his Playhouse stage debut asSir Bedevere in Monty Python’s Spamalot, played Mr. Bucket in Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, and was part of the barbershop quartet in Meredith Willson’s The Music Man. Other area credits include The Diary of Anne Frank at Repertory Theatre of Iowakand The Hobbit (Bilbo Baggins, his favorite role to
is a quality analyst with Wells Fargo.
Zachary Blevins (Assistant Stage((Manager) served on the stage crew for numerous shows atStarlight Theatre in Rockford,IL, including Chicago, Sister Act, Les Misérables, The 25th Annual
Putnam County Spelling Bee, Xanadu, StarlightExpress, and more. He also served as stage manager for The Playhouse production of CatchMe If You Can. A graduate of Drake University, heworks as outreach and events manager for NAMIIowa.
Nate Lawrence-Richards(Technical Director) says he isa man of too many talents and obviously not enough focus. Hehas been a construction worker,cook, librarian, lumberjack,
teacher, mechanic, carpenter, and vagabond. His
revolve used in Misery and y Ragtime. Playhouse administrators decided he was useful after this and decided to keep him around. Nate has worked as a technical director in Iowa since 2011 with a brief
Katy Merriman (Artistic Director(( )has been an active member of the local theatre communitysince moving to Des Moines in 2013. Her Playhouse stage credits include Meredith Willson’s
The Music Man (Marian Paroo), Into the Woods (Cinderella), Les Misérables (Cosette), and Legally Blonde the Musical (Elle Woods). She was the musical director for The Playhouse Performance Academy production of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man Jr. and directed Elephant & Piggie’s“We Are in a Play!” Katy has also worked withIowa Stage Theatre Company as a resident artistwhere her performance credits include The GlassMenagerie (Laura) and Our Town (Emily). Shealso directed their 2018 production of Fun Home. Prior to her time in Des Moines, Katy worked with numerous theatres as a performer, director, andadministrator. She has a Bachelor of Music fromButler University in Indianapolis, IN. Katy and her husband, Max Wellman, have a son, Jack.
Betty Comden and Adolph Green (Script), 1991 recipientsof the Kennedy Center Honors and the longest running creative partnership in theatre history, began writing and performing their own satirical comic material in a group called The Revuers, which included the late Judy Holliday. They went on to collaborate with Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins on
them, On The Town. With Jule Styne they wrote thebook and/or lyrics for Bells Are Ringing, Peter Pan, and others. They won Tony Awards for Applause, Hallelujah Baby, Wonderful Town, On the Twentieth Century, and The Will Rogers Follies. Their many
Singin’ in the Rain, The Band Wagon, On the Town, and Bells are Ringing. Their non-musicals include Auntie Mame. Singin’ in theRain
critics conducted by the prestigious magazineSight and Sound, it was ranked third among the
and Green appeared in On the Town and later did an evening at the Golden Theatre, A Party WithBetty Comden and Adolph Green, comprised ofmaterial from their own shows and movies, and
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from their act, The Revuers. In 1977 they did a newversion of A Party and toured with it. They are both ymembers of the Council of the Dramatists Guild, have been elected to the Theatre Hall of Fame, and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and have received
Some of their best-known songs include “Just In Time,” “The Party’s Over,” “Make Someone Happy,”
h dArthur Freed ( )(Lyricist) was a
producer. Freed began his careerin vaudeville and he appeared with the likes of the Marx Brothers. Hesoon began to write songs and
was eventually hired by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
1939 he was promoted to the position of producerand helped elevate MGM as the studio of the musical. Freed choose to surround himself with
Berkeley. He also helped shape the careers ofstars like Judy Garland and Gene Kelly. His team of writers, directors, composers, and stars came to be known as the “Freed Unit” and produced a steady
f l ll l d lstream of popular, critically acclaimed musicals that lasted until the late 1950s. Freed served as associate producer on The Wizard of Oz. His mostfamous song is “Singin’ in the Rain” and two of his
An American in Paris (1951) and Gigi (1958), won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
bNacio Herb Brown ( )(Composer)was a successful writer of popular songs and Broadway theater music in the 1920s, originally doing this as a sideline to his
California real estate. In 1928 he was by MGM to write movie music for the new medium of sound
The Hollywood Revue of 1929. Brown’s hits included “Fit as a Fiddle and Ready for Love,” “Pagan LoveSong,” “Singin’ in the Rain,” “Wedding of the Painted
music for the musicals Singin’ in the Rain and Take a Chance and additional music for Big Deal andEarlCaroll’s Vanities. Brown is an inductee of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
CAST NOTES
DMPlayhouse.com/audition
Auditions6:30 PM, MON., APRIL 6
PERFORMANCE: May 29-June 14, 2020PRESENTED IN THE JOHN VIARS THEATRE.
Directed by David R. Kilpatrick.
CAST NEEDS: Men: 3 - Age 18-65
Women: 3 - Age 18-65
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Auditions6:30 PM, MON., APRIL 27
PERFORMANCE: May 29-June 14, 2020PRESENTED IN THE JOHN VIARS THEATRE.
Directed by Katy Merriman.
CAST NEEDS: Men: 3-5 - Ages 16 and up
Women: 3-5 - Ages 16 and upBoys: 5 - Ages 8-16 Girls: 5 - Ages 8-12
Ensemble: Men, Women, Boys & Girls
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IN THE JOHN VIARS THEATRE
Magical.Mischievous.
Miraculous.
July 15 - Aug. 2, 2020
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Finale Choreographer/Assistant Choreographer: Sarah Aubin
Assistant Stage Manager: Zachary Blevins
Videographer: Bruce Bales
Dance Captain: Sophia Montoya-Suson
Charge Scenic Artist: Nicholas Amundson
Run Crew: Pilar Burg, Keith Hayes, Cory Hug, Will Johnson, Kyle Lindman, Greg Millar
Sound Board Operator: David Galloway
Master Electrician: Virgil Kleinhesselink
Lightboard Operator: Toni Farris
Followspot Operators: Pilar Burg,Adam Fast
Playhouse Ambassadors: Judy Blessington, Mary Bricker, Annette Duffy, Alma Hackbart, Pat Henson, Jolene Huen, Jean Leibold, Sunny Liston, Mary Marshall, Mark Morrison, Becky Scholtec, Mary Whisenand, Sherill Whisenand
Playhouse Partners: Dani Boal, Mary Bricker, Edward Corpus, Peter Dean, Denise Forney, Anne Frett, Pam Gabby, Micheal Howland, Jill Lippincott, Rebecca Masucci, Greg Millar, Mark Morrison, Charlie Reese, Maxwell Schaeffer, Jackie Schmillen, Tony Tandeski, Josh Visnapuu, Eva Williams
Audition Crew: Cheryl Critelli, SueDittmer, Bonnie Hodson
Subscriber Services: Gloria Filean
Gloria Filean, Cheryl Hamilton
Playhouse Photographers: SteveGibbons, Brent Isenberger
Playhouse Historians: Mark Morrison, Lloyd Von Hagen
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, SPECIAL THANKS Due to print deadlines, these individuals could not beacknowledged in the previousplaybill.Guest Services: Ankeny Community Chorus, Rachel Baron,
Michael Bundy II, Christina Campbell, Darlene Cangas, Ann Clime, Judi Cooper, Carol Culmer, Sarah Engstrom, Rosemary Fritzjunker, Fred Gee, Sharon Gee, Omar Ghaffar, Shemin Ghaffar, Zuhayr Ghaffar, Mason Gray, Donna Gustafson, Angela Harvey, Keith Hayes, Elise Henrichsen, Sheila Henrichsen, Harold Hinkhouse, Ngoc Ho, Judy Hood, TJ Hon, Mary Howland, Grant
Johnson, Laurie Johnson, Sue Johnson, Anne Jung, Katherine Jung, William Jung, Linda Kacer, Olivia Kane, Stephanie Kempf, Marcie King, Lloyd Kaufman, Susan Lee, Tracy Leith, Monica Lewandowski, Carol Lucy, Mary Marshall, Nancy McCurdy, Beverly McKnight, Judy O’Keefe, Charlene Opdahl, Barry Orness, Carol Orness, Darcy Pech, Traci Petersen, Diana Pick, Jan Pitcher, Kathy Poetting, Kathy Polson, Jean Poock, Dell Radcliffe, Shirlee Reding, Sally Rogers, Rotary Club of Des Moines, Rotary Club of Northwest Des Moines, Dave Rutherford, Marilyn Rutherford, Pam Schmidt, Zoe Shannon, Shirley Sharp, Walt Sharp, Amy Skarin, Jordan Skarin, Mark Standley, Lois Taylor, Tricia Veik, Nancy Ward, Janet Whiteside, Mardean Wilcox, Sandra Wilcox
PRODUCTION CREWS
The actors and crew members of today’s performance are volunteers who live in greater Des Moines — people just like you who love theatre!
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The Playhousereceives funding support from
Support for the Playhouse is provided by
Playhouse partners include
PLAYHOUSE ADMINISTRATION
Board of DirectorsSteve Schaaf, President
Community VolunteerVVAngela Gallagher, Secretary
Community VolunteerVVMeyer Lehman, Treasurer
EMC Insurance CompaniesrrSarabeth Anderson, Past President
Wells FargoWW
Nick Andersen, Nationwide InsuranceShashank Aurora, Independent Financial Consultant Sally Cooper Smith, Cooper Smith &
CompanyRobert L. Culbert, US BankScott Gire, Oasis, A Paychex® CompanyTyler Hackman, Meredith CorporationTony Jones, Grinnell State BankTheotto Lillard IV, Hubbell Realty CompanyJoanna Lowe, Wells FargoJ.P. Singh, eWay CorporationLinda Westergaard, BHHS First RealtyBarbara C. White, Workspace, Inc.
Advisory CouncilPamela
Bass-BookeyJon BatesoleJoanne BrownJudy McCoy DavisAllison EngelSuzanne EngmanTom GoldmanPeter Hedges
Donn HutchinsDonald H. Kagin,
Ph.D.Cloris LeachmanGerard NeugentMary UrbanBob VeenstraSandra Windsor
Education StaffMary BrickerJanet CassonMelissa
Chavas-Miller*Nicole
Chavas-SchweglerJenna DarseePeter DeanKatie Dorrell*Rusk DorsettV Dumas-Wines*Tali EisenstadtAnne FrettRobin Breen Fulton*
Chelsea HaalandRon Hyde
Jay JacobsonNate JorgensenAllison KoontzTaylor Anne LaydenEd McAteeAnnie MielkeGreg MillarMark MorrisonMaddie RippergerMegan
Schettler SchugCody SchugBrett Spahr*Carol J. Taylor*Meredith ToebbenSarah Beth Weinberg
*Master Teacher
StaffDavid R. Kilpatrick, Executive DirectorKaty Merriman, Artistic Director
AdministrationChris Andersen, Director of PhilanthropyLee Ann Bakros, Marketing & Public
Relations DirectorRobin Spahr, Education DirectorTaylor Millar, Education Coordinator/
Volunteer CoordinatorMary Hofer, FinanceSamantha Ohlson,
Database ManagerBrooke Carter, Marketing InternLindsey Ballard, Elissa Johnson, Cherie
Moen, House ManagersDebbie Jacobson,Shelby Jensen, Jody Kile, Mark Morrison,
Lindsey Ballard, Lynn Bjorlin, CaulinezLovan, Cherie Moen, Samira Sayeed,
BartendersJerry Eisenhour, Final Act Ensemble
Director
ProductionAngela Lampe, Associate Artistic DirectorJessica Van Essen, Costume Shop
SupervisorNate Lawrence-Richards, Technical
DirectorTim Harris, Associate Technical Director
Pre-Intern Program (PIPs)Crey AbbasKelsie AndersonAnnika BakerMeridan BoydMaggie BrosnahanFrancesca CannonJulia CannonCaitlyn DeanCharlie
Deyoe-SnyderCarson DossPaige FahrenkrugCael FitchAudrey FrettSarena GibsonMaren GrantNatalie GroteGrace HarveyTeddi KarnesAbby Kilpatrick
Allison KochTaylor LantzLauren LogueTatum LowellZoe MarckmannSamantha MillerKathryn ReevesLulu RongerudeHattie RuhlandAshlyn RussellGabe SchebelMadelynne
Striker-SeayLily SpahrJosie TalleyRachel TalleyKathryn TheisenEliza TuttyAddie Van Dyke
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