Director             Stephen  Rupsch  Scenographer           April  Beiswenger  Lighting  Designer         Clara  Wendland  Sound  Designer         Tom  Guttenberg  Technical  Director/  Shop  Manager         Corey  Pinchart  Director  of  Theatre  Facilities     Paul  Mashl  Stage  Manager         Sam  Evers      Sound  Board  Operator       Tom  Guttenberg    Assistant  Lighting  Designer       Hannah  Nathan    Light  Board  Operator         Hannah  Ward  Production  Crew         Yvonne  Stapleton-­‐Polack                 Cassandra  Otte               Olivia  D’Andrea  Costume  Assistant/Make-­‐Up  Design   Andrea  Feitzer    Theatre  Facilities  Technicians    Yvonne  Stapleton-­‐Polack,  Kelly  Anderson,  Andrea  Fietzer,  Anthony  Pollman,    Clara  Wendland,    Dennis  Swiecichowski,    Hannah  Nathan,    Korine  Fideler,    Lisa  Kroeger,    Lisa  Kropp,    Quinn  Bukouricz,  Sarah  Amann,Skyler  Keough,  Tom  Guttenberg      Box  Office  Manager         Maggie  Finnessy-­‐Cook  Box  Office  Assistants            RaeAnna  Ebel,  Annie  Beauchaine,  Nick  Carncross,    Weston  Hendzel,    Ryan  DeBeck,  Nicole  Gardner,  Bailey  Bushman,  Erika  Jahnke,  Dani  DeJardin  

           

   

           

St.  Norbert  College  Theatre  Discipline    Presents  

One  for  the  Road  by  Harold  Pinter  

&  

Far  Away  by  Caryl  Churchill  

   

Director  –  Stephen  Rupsch  Scenographer  –  April  Beiswenger  Lighting  Design  –  Clara  Wendland  

Stage  Manager  –  Sam  Evers  Sound  Design  –  Tom  Guttenberg  

Technical  Director/  Shop  Manager  –  Corey  Pinchart  Director  of  Theatre  Facilities  –  Paul  Mashl  Poster/Playbill  Cover  Design  –  Megan  Shultz  

 Special  Thanks:  Evergreen  Theatre  

Professor  Wendy  Scattergood    

Mature  language  is  used.      

Far  Away  is  presented  by  special  arrangement  with  SAMUEL  FRENCH,  INC.  One  for  the  Road  is  presented  by  special  arrangement  with  Dramatists  Play  Service,  Inc.,  NY.  

 

   

Far  Away  by  Caryl  Churchill  

 Characters:  

Joan,  a  girl  –  Elisabeth  Will  Joan,  a  young  woman  –  Kerry  Galvin  Harper,  her  Aunt  –  Melanie  Mussa  Todd,  a  young  man  –  Collin  Stoltz  

 Prisoners:  

Andrea  Feitzer  Bingham  Harper    Maggie  Lottes  

Vince  Mastrodomenico  Hannah  Nathan  Cassandra  Otte  Michael  O’Malley  Scarlett  Pisarek  

Yvonne  Stapleton-­‐Polack  Ashley  Steinhofer  

   

1. Harper’s  House.  Night.  2. Several  years  later.  A  hat  makers.  

3. Several  years  later.    Harper’s  house,  daytime.            

     

Director’s  Notes    

Why  produce  dark  themed  plays?        

This  year  we  focused  on  plays  that  address  socio-­‐political  themes.  Last  semester  we  were  in  the  land  of  farce  with  The  Inspector  General,  exposing  small  

community  corruption.  Now  we  take  a  very  different  journey  with  Far  Away  and  One  for  the  Road.  These  plays  inhabit  a  dark  place  in  human  imagination,  but  one  that  is  real  for  many  people  in  our  world.    These  stories  may  seem  far  away,  but  

wrestle  with  themes  that  we  are  constantly  negotiating  within  our  own  community.    To  what  extent  do  we  trade  personal  freedoms  for  the  promise  of  a  government  that  assures  to  act  in  our  own  interest?    Is  torture  ever  morally  acceptable?    Is  war  acceptable?    If  it  is,  where  is  the  line  between  morally  good  

and  bad  –  and  who  gets  to  decide  on  that  line?        

We  produce  dark  themed  plays  here  at  SNC  for  many  reasons.  As  theatre  artists,  we  affirm  that  art  in  all  its  forms  can  engage  public  discussion  that  can  change  our  society  for  the  better.    As  teachers,  we  believe  it  is  important  for  students  to  learn  how  to  work  in  many  different  forms  of  theatre.    As  storytellers,  we  have  a  unique  

opportunity  to  tell  the  broad  spectrum  of  human  experience,  some  of  which  involves  evil.    This  is  not  an  attempt  to  eradicate  it  as  much  as  to  examine  how  we  respond  to  it.    How  do  we  live  in  a  world  with  such  evil  and  remain  morally  true?  

         

Please  join  the  Theatre  major  senior  capstone  production  of  

Funeral  in  the  Rain    by  FJ  Hartland  

 (midwest  premiere  of  the  “Best  Play”  in  the  2011  Pittsburgh  New  Works  Festival)  

 April  24-­‐26,  2014  @  7:30pm  

 The  Cassandra  Voss  Center  

   

           

   

10%  of  our  ticket  sales  will  be  donated  to  Amnesty  International.  www.amnestyusa.org  

       

SNC  Theatre  Workshop  will  present  readings  of  two  brand  new    one-­‐act  plays  by  SNC  students.  

 Clara  Wendland  Erich  Wegenke  

 May  2  &  3,  2014  a@  7:30  

 Drama  Rehearsal  Room  (basement  APHFA)  

             

               

One  for  the  Road    

by  Harold  Pinter        

Characters:  Nicolas  –Michael  O’Malley  

Victor  –Vince  Mastrodomenico  Gila  –Scarlett  Pisarek  

Nicky  –  Bingham  Harper          

Place:    a  room                      

Biographies    

April  Beiswenger  (Scenographer)  earned  her  MFA  in  Theatre  from  West  Virginia  University,  a  MA  in  Theatre  Arts  from  Villanova  University,  and  a  BA  in  English  Literature  from  Saint  Francis   University   in   Loretto,   PA.     She   worked   professionally   as   a  theatrical   technician   and   designer   in   many   different   theatres   including:  Assistant   to   the   Set   Designer   for   the   Contemporary   American   Theatre  Festival;  Resident  Set  Designer/Technical  Director  for  the  Mount  Aloysius  College  Theatre  Department;  and  Set  Designer/Technical  Director  for  the  Mountain   Playhouse.     April   designed   scenery   for   Theatre   Z’s   inaugural  production   of   Angels   in   America   and   Evergreen   Theatre’s   production   of  Bridge   to   Terabithia  and  The   Lion,   the  Witch   and   the  Wardrobe.   She   has  also   mounted   exhibits   in   the   Godschalx   gallery   on   campus   and   has  exhibited   at   the   2011   and   2012   juried   shows   at   the   Neville   Museum,  Green  Bay.    Sam  Evers  (Stage  Manager)  currently   a   Junior   at   Saint   Norbert   College,   this   is   Samuel’s   first   time  acting  as  Stage  Manager  for  a  production.    Samuel  has  been  in  many  shows  at  SNC  as  an  actor,  such  as,  The  Inspector  General,  A  Little  Night  Music,  and  A  Midsummer  Night’s  Dream.    Samuel  is  currently  studying  Natural  Science  as  his  major  and  minoring  in  Theater.    He  would  like  to  thank  the  cast  and  crew   for   putting   great   effort   into   both   productions,   and   his   friends   and  family,  who  have  allowed  him  to  share  in  such  an  opportunity.    Caryl   Churchill   (author   –   Far   Away)   wrote   her   first   play,  Downstairs,  while   at  Oxford  University.   It  was   staged   in  1958  and  won   the  award  at  the   Sunday  Times  National  Union   of   Students  Drama   Festival.  Her   plays  have   been   performed   on   international   stages,   on   the   BBC   radio,   and  adapted  for  BBC  television.  They  include  Light  Shining  in  Buckinghamshire,  Cloud   Nine,   Fen,   Three   More   Sleepless   Nights,   Top   Girls,   Serious   Money  (which   won   the   Laurence   Olivier/BBC   Award   for   Best   New   Play),  Mad  Forest,   The   Skriker,   Far   Away,   A   Number,   and   a   new   version   of   August  Strindberg's   A   Dream   Play.   Her   latest   play,   Drunk   Enough   to   Say   I   Love  You?,  premiered  at  the  Royal  Court  Theatre,  where  she  served  as  Resident  Dramatist  in  1974  and  1975.  She  lives  in  London.    Olivia  D’Andrea  (Production  Crew)  from   Chicago,   Illinois   is   a   sophomore   Theatre  major   here   at   St.   Norbert  College  and  is  thrilled  to  be  working  on  her  fifth  production.      

Ashley  Steinhofer  (Prisoner  –  Far  Away)  Ashley   is  a   senior  here  at  SNC  majoring   in  Biology.    She  has  helped  with  theater   productions   at   SNC   before,   including   The   Birds,   and   she   is   very  excited  to  participate  in  Far  Away.  She  thinks  it's  been  a  hoot  to  be  with  all  these  lovely  people,  and  she  hopes  you  enjoy  the  play!    Collin  Stoltz  (Todd  –  Far  Away)  has  lived  in  Milwaukee  for  most  of  his  life.  He  likes  comic  books,  Nintendo  games,  bike  rides,  and  baseball.  This   is  his   first  acting  role  at  St.  Norbert  College,  though  he  ran  light  board  for  A  Little  Night  Music  last  year.          Hannah  Ward  (Light  Board  Operator)  Hannah  is  a  senior  English  major  at  SNC.  She  has  been  involved  with  nine  productions   during   her   four   years.   Each   of   these   has   been   amazing   and  rewarding   in   it’s  own  way,  but  Far  Away/One  For  the  Road   has  been   the  best   of   them  all.   She  has   learned   so  much  during   only   a   few  weeks.   She  hopes  that  you  enjoy  the  experience  of  these  two  incredible  shows.  Break  a  leg,  everyone!    Clara  Wendland  (Lighting  Designer)  Clara,  a   junior  Theatre  Studies  major,   is  extensively   involved  with  the  St.  Norbert  College   theater   scene.   She  has  performed   in   four  plays  with   the  SNC   Theatre   Discipline,   including   this   year’s   Underground   Production,  Psychosis  4.48.  Previous  technical  positions  she  has  filled  include:  assistant  lighting  designer  for  SNC’s  The  Inspector  General;  carpenter  and  run  crew  for   St.   Norbert   College   Summer   Music   Theatre’s   Les   Miserables;   scenic  artist  for  SNC’s  A  Little  Night  Music;  and  set  designer  for  Knight  Theatre’s  Dirty  Rotten  Scoundrels.   She   is   also   a   proud  member   of   the   SNC  Theatre  Facilities   staff   of   Theatrical   Technicians.   This   is   her   first   lighting   design.  Many,   many   thanks   to   Professor   April   Beiswenger   for   this   incredible  opportunity,  and  to  everyone  who  came  to  play  with  lights  with  me!    Elisabeth  Will    (Young  Joan  –  Far  Away)        Elisabeth  is  a  senior  at  Saint  Norbert  College  and  is  majoring  in  Business  with   a   minor   in   Religion.   This   is   her   third   theatre   production   at   Saint  Norbert   College,   the   first   two   being   The   Birds   and   The   Love   of   the  Nightingale.  She  would   like   to   thank  all   the  Faculty,  staff  and  students  of  the   Theater   Department   along   with   her   family   and   friends   for   all   their  support.          

 Literature,   the   Legion   D’Honneur,   the   Laurence   Olivier   Award   and   the  Moliere   D'Honneur   for   lifetime   achievement.   In   1999   he   was   made   a  Companion   of   Literature   by   the  Royal   Society   of   Literature.  He   received  honorary  degrees  from  eighteen  universities.    Scarlett  Pisarek  (Gila  –  One  for  the  Road,  Prisoner  –  Far  Away)  is   a   first   year   student,   and   is   extremely   excited   to   be   performing   her  second  show  with  St.  Norbert  College.  Scarlett  loves  performing  on  stage,  but  also  enjoys  reading  and  traveling.    She  has  preformed  in  a  total  of  six  shows.     Scarlett   thanks   the   cast   and   crew   for   all   their   hard   work.     She  hopes  you  enjoy  the  show!    Stephen  Rupsch  (Director/Producer)  is  currently  in  his  ninth  year  teaching  and  directing  at  SNC,  during  which  he  directed  Lives  of  the  Saints,  The  Glass  Menagerie,  Fuddy  Meers,  Songs  for  a  New  World,  Metamorphoses,  The  Shape  of  Things,  Frankenstein,  Tartuffe,  Twelfth  Night,  The  Laramie  Project,  Hay  Fever,  The  Birds,  The  Love  of   the  Nightingale,  A  Midsummer  Night’s  Dream,  A  Little  Night  Music,  Fat  Pig,  4.48  Psychosis  and  The  Inspector  General.    He  received  his  PhD  in  Theatre  Arts  from  the  University  of  Oregon,  Eugene  and  his  Masters  Degree  in  Theatre  Directing   from  Middlesex   University   in   London.     Stephen   also   launched  Theatre   Z   and   directed/produced   Angels   in   America   as   their   first  production  and  will  present  a  play  reading   festival   in   June.    Stephen  will  be   on   sabbatical   in   the   fall   directing   at   the   New   Conservatory   Theatre  Center  in  San  Francisco.    Megan  Shultz  (Graphic  Design  –  poster  and  playbill  cover)  is   currently   a   senior   attending   Saint   Norbert   College   and   is   working   to  achieve  her  undergrad  degree  in  Art  with  an  emphasis  in  Graphic  Design.  While  this  is  not  Megan’s  first  time  working  in  the  theatre  this  is  the  first  time   she   has   done   solely   graphic   work   for   a   show.   Her   other   shows  include   The  Wizard   of   Oz,   West   Side   Story,   Footloose,   To   Oz,   Aida,   Little  Shop  of  Horrors  and  Young  Frankenstein.    Yvonne  Stapleton-­‐Polack  (Production  Crew,  Prisoner  –  Far  Away)  is   a   freshman.   In  high   school   she  was   in   the   shows  Bye  Bye  Birdie,  Seven  Brides   for   Seven   Brothers,   Guys   and   Dolls,   Footloose,   Hairball,   Hannah’s  Nightmare,   and  Smarty   Pants.  In   the   Fall,   Yvonne   was   a   runner   for  The  Inspector  General.      She  has  enjoyed  her  time  working  with  the  crew  and  actors  and  hope  you  all  enjoy  the  show.    

Theatre   has   always   been   a   huge   part   of   her   life   and   SNC   has   only  expanded  her  admiration  for  it.    Enjoy  the  show!    Andrea  Fietzer    (Costume  Assistant/Make-­‐Up  Design,  Prisoner  –  Far  Away)  is   in   her   Junior   year   at   St.   Norbert   College.   As   a   Theatre   major,   she   is  involved   in   all   facets   of   theatre   including;   Midsummer   Night’s   Dream  (Hippolyta),  The   Love   of   a  Nightingale   (Queen   and   ensemble),  The  Birds  (Raven   Priest).     Outside   of   SNC,   Andrea   has   played   some   unique   roles  around   the   area,   as   Mermaid   (Bristol   Renfaire),   Luna   Lovegood   and  Professor   Trelauney   (Oshkosh   Public   Museum’s   Potterfest).     She   would  like   to   thank   the  wonderful   cast  and  crew  who  made   this   show  possible  and   her   family   for   their   love   and   support   for   her   decision   to   pursue  theatre.        Kerry  Galvin  (Joan,  as  a  young  woman  –  Far  Away)  is  a  freshman  studying  art  and  psychology  here  at  St.  Norbert.  Kerry  was  raised  in  the  southwest  suburbs  of  Chicago,  and  was  an  Irish  dancer  for  15  years.  This   is   the   second  production   she  has  been   in,   the   first  being  The  Inspector  General.  She  is  very  excited  to  be  a  part  of  the  theater  program  and  to  be  able  to  play  the  part  of  Joan.  She  would  like  to  thank  her  parents  Deirdre  and  Eddie,  her  sisters  Eileen  and   Joanna,   the  girls  of  EC,  and  the  rest  of  her  friends  here  at  St.  Norbert  for  all  they  do.  Also  a  huge  thanks  to  April  and  Stephen  for  bringing  this  show  to  life.    Tom  Guttenberg  (Sound  Designer)  Tom  is  a  senior  with  a  major  in  Business  Administration.  Tom  has  worked  on  multiple  shows  through  SNC  Theater,  including  Hay  Fever  and  Twelfth  Night.   He   was   the   technical   director   for   the   Knight   Theater   20th  anniversary   show   of   Young   Frankenstein.   Tom   would   like   to   thank   his  family  for  their  support  and  both  Stephen,  April  and  Corey  for  all  the  help  and  guidance  through  his  theater  career  at  SNC.    Bingham   Harper   (Nicky   –   One   for   the   Road,   Prisoner   –   Far   Away)  Already   a   veteran   actor,   Bing   has   spent   the   majority   of   his   9   years   on  stages   and   film   sets.    He's   performed   in   several   community   theater  productions   including   A   Christmas   Carol,   Auntie   Mame,   and   The   Lion,  Witch,  and  the  Wardrobe.    Bing's  credits  also  include  the  feature  film,  The  Current,   which   stars   his   older   brother,   Bailee   (info   at   iifilms.com),   a  feature  film  promo  for  a  screenplay  that  placed  1st  at  the  Sundance  Film  Festival,  and  an  AT&T  commercial.    Most  recently  he  played  the  lead  role  in   the   short   film...And   the   Winner   is,   which   has   been   playing   at   film  

festivals   around   the   country!    Bing   hopes   to   be   an   actor   or   director  someday!    Maggie  Lottes  (Prisoner  –  Far  Away)  Maggie   is   a   sophomore   here   at   SNC.   She   is   an   Education  major   and   has  never  before  been  involved  in  theatre.  For  this  reason,  she  wanted  to  be  a  (small)   part   of   producing   such   an   exciting   performance.   She   hopes   that  you  will  enjoy  these  rather  dark  but  insightful  shows!    Paul  Mashl  (Facilities  Director)  is   now   in   his   10th   year   with   St.   Norbert   College   and   spends   his   time  managing   Abbot   Pennings   Hall   of   Fine   Arts,   the   SNC   Box   Office   and   the  newly   inaugurated   Dudley   Birder   Hall.    Paul   earned   his   B.A.   in   Theatre  from  North  Central  College  and  has  been  working  professionally  for  over  15  years.    Paul  would  like  to  thank  Stephen,  April,  Corey,  and  Lisa  and  the  students  for  all  of  their  hard  work.    Paul  would  also  like  to  thank  his  wife,  Leah,  and  his  son,  Juan,  for  their  continued  love  and  understanding.    Vincent  Mastrodomenico    (Victor  –  One  for  the  Road,  Prisoner  –  Far  Away)  is  a  freshman  who  is  planning  on  majoring  in  biology.  This  is  his  first  ever  theater   production   and   he   is   excited   to   see   where   his   new   acting  experience  will  take  him.      Melanie  Mussa  (Harper  –  Far  Away)  is   a   freshman   from   Milwaukee,   WI   majoring   in   Theatre   Studies   at   St.  Norbert  College,  and  she  is  incredibly  excited  for  Far  Away  to  be  her  first  college   production.   Outside   of   theatre,   Melanie   rows   for   SNC   Crew   and  procrastinates  on  doing  her  homework.  She  would  like  to  thank  all  of  her  friends   and   family   for   enduring   and   loving   her   “quirkiness”   that   is   only  enhanced  over  the  years.  And  here’s  to  future  productions!    Hannah  Nathan  (Assistant  Lighting  Designer,  Prisoner  –  Far  Away)  is  a  sophomore   from  Fort  Atkinson,  Wisconsin.    She   is  a  Theatre  Studies  major   with   an   English   minor   at   St.   Norbert   College.     This   is   Hannah’s  fourth   production   here   at   SNC.     In   the   past,   she   has   been   involved  with  shows  such  as  None  of  the  Above;  The  Plot,  Like  Gravy,  Thickens;  Aida;  You  Can’t  Take  It  With  You;  A  Midsummer  Night’s  Dream;  A  Little  Night  Music;  and  The  Inspector  General.    Hannah  is  excited  to  have  had  the  opportunity  to  assistant  light  design  for  Far  Away  and  One  For  the  Road,  and  hopes  to  continue  working  on  shows  in  the  future.    

Michael  O’Malley    (Nicholas  –  One  for  the  Road,  Prisoner  –  Far  Away)  is   a  Junior   at   Saint   Norbert   College.   This   is   his   first   lead   role   in   a   Saint  Norbert   production.  A   shout-­‐out  to   Chase   for   helping   memorize   the  extreme  amount  of  lines.  I  would  like  to  give  a  special  thanks  to  Marcy  and  Michael  O'Malley  my  amazing  parents  who  have  come  to  all  of  my  shows  and   for   supporting  my   artistic   endeavors.   Thank   you   for   coming   to   the  show.  I  hope  you  have  schadenfreude.    Cassandra  Otte  (Production  Assistant,  Prisoner  –  Far  Away)  is  a  freshmen  Theatre  major.  This  is  her  first  time  working  tech  for  a  show.  She   has   acted   in   other   plays:   Snow   White's   stepmother   in   a   Grimm  Brother's   Spectaculathon   and   Hippolyta   and   Cobweb   on   A   Midsummer  Night's   Dream.    In   her   free   time,   Cassandra   enjoys   watching   films,  kayaking,  archery,  and  photography.      Corey  Allan  Pinchart    (SNC  Technical  Director  &  Scene  Shop  Manager)  This   is   Corey's   4th   year   at   St.   Norbert   College.     He   has   also   worked  professionally   for   Pamiro   Opera   Company,   Weidner   Center   for   the  Performing   Arts,   University   of   Wisconsin-­‐Green   Bay,   Dan   Riley  Entertainment   and   IATSE   470.     His   true   passion   lies   in   teaching   at   the  academic   level   and   is   overjoyed   when   his   students   do   well   and   show  passion  for  theatre.    Corey  welcomed  his  second  child  into  the  world  this  past   October.     Blake   Allan   Pinchart   now   joins   the   family   with   wife,  Michelle,   daughter,   Brooklyn,   and   loyal   protector   and   watchdog,  Bailey.    Love  and  thanks  to  them  for  allowing  me  to  have  a  crazy  schedule  and   for   not   always   being   around   to   watch   FROZEN   for   the   32nd  time.     Lastly...Thank   You   for   supporting   St.   Norbert   Theatre   and   the  performing  arts...enjoy  the  show!    Harold  Pinter  (author  –  One  for  the  Road)  was   born   in   London   in   1930   and   died   on   Christmas   Eve,   2008.   He  was  married   to   Antonia   Fraser.   He   wrote   twenty-­‐nine   plays   including   The  Birthday  Party,  The  Caretaker,  The  Homecoming,  and  Betrayal,  twenty-­‐one  screenplays   including   The   Servant,   The   Go-­‐Between,   The   French  Lieutenant's   Woman   and   Sleuth,   and   directed   twenty-­‐seven   theatre  productions,  including  James  Joyce's  Exiles,  David  Mamet's  Oleanna,  seven  plays   by   Simon   Gray   and   many   of   his   own   plays   including   his   last,  Celebration,   paired   with   his   first,   The   Room   at   The   Almeida   Theatre,  London   in   the   spring   of   2000.   In   2005   he   received   the   Nobel   Prize   for  Literature.  Other  awards  include  the  Companion  of  Honour  for  services  to