2015-2016

2015-2016

SEASON

STAFF
Artistic Director – Ron Peluso
Artistic Associate – Anya Kremenetski
Production Manager – Wayne Hendricks
Master Electrician – Joshua Stallings
Technical Director – Gunther Gullickson
Artistic Advisors – Bob Beverage, Michelle Hutchison, Jan Puffer, Sue Scott, Richard D. Thompson

Managing Director – Karen Mueller
Development Director – Tom Tarnow (The Mobius Group)
Development Associate – Martha West
Administration & Marketing Associate – Ashton Schneider
Development Intern – Morgan Gray
Education Manager – Paul de Cordova
Financial Consultant – The Mobius Group
IT Consultant – Kurt Buller

Audience Development Director – Chari Hall
Audience Services Manager – Jill Vaughn
Box Office Manager – David Rummel
Box Office Associate – Lynae Wiebers
Front of House Staff – Anne Hammel, Linda Berglund, James Vincent, Gaby Castro-Moroder, Robin Rayfield
ASL Interpreters – Shelly Lehner, Nella Titus
Open Captioning Interpreter – Laura Wiebers
Audio Describer – Laura Pope Hadley

Marketing Director – In-Fin Tuan
Graphic Designer/Web Developer – Matthew Foster
Photographer – Scott Pakudaitis
Videographer – Alan Naumann-Memoryvision

Glensheen (World Premiere)
October 3-25, 2015
Book by Jeffrey Hatcher
Music & Lyrics by Chan Poling

This is a musical tale about a mansion, a staircase, a family, a fortune, murder, betrayal and greed. Based on true events and populated by outsized characters (some of whom are still alive today), this story has it all: mystery, irony, sympathy, justice, humor and song.

Glensheen holds a remarkable place in the chronology of History Theatre plays. In addition to the original production, the show has been revived three times with the same talented people listed here! In July of 2016, 2017 and 2018, ALL of these fine people agreed to return for month-long runs of this smash hit musical. Thank you!

July 6-24, 2016

and

July 6-30 2017

and

July 5-29, 2018

Cast
Marjorie – Jennifer Marin
Roger Caldwell, others – Dane Stauffer
Elisabeth Congden, others – Wendy Lehr
Jennifer, others – Sandra Struthers
Trustee, others – Gary Briggle
Cop, others – Adam Qualls
Docent, others – Ruthie Baker

Orchestra
Pianist – Andrew Fleser
Cello – Diane Tremaine Kogle
Bass – Gary Raynor
Reeds – Ben Wagner
Percussion – Derek Schwappach
Understudy bass player – Ryan Hays

Artistic Team
Director – Ron Peluso
Musical Director – Andrew Fleser
Choreographer – Tinia Moulder
Music Arranger – Robert Elhai
Scenic Designer – Rick Polenek
Lighting Designer – Barry Browning
Costume Designer – E. Amy Hill
Production Manager – Wayne Hendricks
Stage Manager – Megan West
Master Electrician/Audio Engineer – Joshua Stallings
Properties Designer – Kirby Moore
Scenic Artist – Dee Skogan
Stage Electricians – Kiki Mead, Brent Anderson, Natha Humason, Shane O’neil
Light Board Operator – Kiki Mead
Carpenters – Teresa Audet, James Duncan, Justin Fowler, Justin Hooper, Zach Morgan

Musical Numbers
ACT I
The Ballad of Glensheen – Company
Let It Out – Company
What Does A Woman Want? – Marjorie
Two Little Girls – Jennifer & Marjorie
A Match Made in Hell – Marjorie & Roger, Company
Trustee Trio – Trustees, Jennifer & Marjorie
What To Do – Marjorie & Roger
A Murdering in June – Cub Reporter & City Desk, Company
The Twelve Clues of Glensheen – Cops & Company
Perfect Little Murder Plot – Roger
Femme Fatale – Marjorie

ACT II
Conspiracy – Marjorie’s Lawyer, Defense
Yessiree Bob (Part 1) – Cop, Prosecutor & Roger
Just You & Me – Marjorie & Roger
Yessiree Bob (Part 2) – Cop, Prosecutor & Roger
Wait – Jurors & Marjorie
Latrobe – Roger
No Parole – Jennifer & Company
Fiction/Truth – Marjorie & Company
Lament – Elisabeth
Torch Song – Marjorie
The Ballad of Glensheen Redux – Marjorie, Jennifer, Roger & Company

This World Premiere production of Glensheen earned History Theatre
the prestigious Ivey Award for Overall Excellence in 2016

The Things They Carried
October 27-November 6, 2015
Based on the book by Tim O’Brien
Adapted for the stage by Jim Stowell

Minnesota author Tim O’Brien was drafted into the Army shortly after he graduated from Macalester College in 1968. His book gives readers a first-hand picture of battle against Viet Cong soldiers in Vietnam. Another Minnesotan who served in the military before Vietnam is Red Wing storyteller Jim Stowell, who was impressed by O’Brien’s book and adapted it from the page to the stage. The title of the story reflects the “things” carried by soldiers in O’Brien’s Alpha Company. Some of those things were tangible, like matches, morphine, rifles, and candy; other things were intangible, like guilt and fear.

Cast
Tim O’Brien – Pearce Bunting

Artistic Team
Director – Ron Peluso
Original Scenic Designer – Sarah Brander
Set Design Adaptation – Ron Peluso
Costumes provided by – Pearce Bunting
Lighting Designer – Barry Browning
Sound Designer – Martin Gwinup
Stage Manager – Wayne Hendricks
Technical Director – Gunther Gullickson
Master Electrician/ Board Operator – Josh Stallings

Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story
November 21-December 20, 2015
Written by Alan Janes
Original London production directed by Rob Bettinson

This musical story depicts the remarkable development of Buddy Holly from a West Texas singer-songwriter to an internationally acclaimed recording artist and pop star, all in the course of about three years. The action of the play takes place in Lubbock, Texas, Clovis, New Mexico, New York City and Clear Lake, Iowa between January 1956 and February 1959.

Cast
Buddy Holly – Nicholas Freeman
Joe, bassist for the Crickets – Matt Rein
Jerry, drummer for The Crickets – Geoffrey Randall
Hipockets Duncan/Norman Petty/Ensemble/Clear Lake Backup Singer – Charles Fraser
Vi Petty/Hayrider/Ensemble – Laurie Flanigan Hegge
Maria Elena/Ensemble – Andrea San Miguel
Candy/Ensemble – Lynnea Monique Doublette
Denzel/Ensemble – Kory LaQuess Pullam
The 4th Cricket/Ensemble – Blake Foster
Band Leader/Apollo DJ – Nic Delcambre
J.P. Richardson (“The Big Bopper”)/Hayrider/Ensemble – Brant Miller
Ritchie Valens/Hayrider/Ensemble – Ricardo Vazquez
Mary Lou Sokoloff/Ensemble – Leslee Vincent
Apollo Ensemble – Akash Iyer, Kenneth Watson, Caitlynn Daniels, Evelyna Rosario
Teen Dancers – Chloe Hansen, Ellen Walz, Laura Jensen, Gemma Cooper, Zack Hodgkins, Gavin Clarke, Naveh Shavit-Lonstein, Sam Castillo-Freberg, Evelyna Rosario
Maria Elena Understudy – Angel Vance
Ritchie Valens Understudy – Allen Malicsi

Artistic Team
Director – Ron Peluso
Choreographer & Co-director – Jan Puffer
Musical Director – Gary Rue
Associate Musical Director – Nic Delcambre
Assistant to the Musical Director – John Kent
Scenic Designer – Justin Hooper
Lighting Designer – Chris Johnson
Costume Designer – Lynn Farrington
Wardrobe – Mary Farrell
Technical Director – Gunther Gullickson
Sound & Video Designer – C. Andrew Mayer
Properties Designer – Kirby Moore
Properties Intern – Lester Holmquist
Wardrobe – Mary Farrell
Stage Manager – Janet L. Hall
Assistant Stage Manager – Diane Foss
Master Electrician – Joshua Stallings
Assistant Master Electrician/Programmer – Kyla Moloney
Electricians – Chris McKone, Ben Schave, Skylar Lysaker, Chad Illikainen
Carpenters – Zach Morgan, James Duncan
Painters – Mikaela Vogland, Dylan Novacek, Maurice Fields III, Teresa Audet
Light Stringers – Shy Iverson, Ben Schave, Zen Hults, Mike Lubke, Caleb Danner
Followspot Operator – Deirdre McQuillin

Musical Numbers
Prologue – Lynnea Monique Doublette
Act I
Rose of Texas – Hayriders
Ready Teddy – Buddy & The Crickets
Frigo Jingle – The Garyettes
That’ll Be The Day – Buddy & The Crickets
Ollie Vee – Buddy & The Crickets
Everyday – Buddy & The Crickets & Vi Petty
Good Times – Candy & Denzel
Shout – Candy & Denzel
True Love – Candy
Not Fade Away – Buddy & The Crickets
Peggy Sue – Buddy & The Crickets
Words of Love – Buddy & The Crickets
Oh, Boy – Buddy & The Crickets

Act II
True Love Ways – Buddy
The Star Spangled Banner – Mary Lou Sokoloff
Why Do Fools Fall In Love – Jack Daws & The Snowbirds
Chantilly Lace – The Big Bopper
Maybe Baby – Buddy & Company
Heartbeat – Buddy
La Bamba – Ritchie Valens & Company
Raining In My Heart – Buddy
Rave On – Buddy & Company
Johnny B. Goode – Company

This show was co-produced with McNally Smith College of Music

Nicholas Freeman

George Bonga, Black Voyageur (World Premiere)
February 6-28, 2016
By Carlyle Brown

The play tells the story of a 19th-century fur trader who was of black and Native American heritage. A remarkably versatile man, he spoke three languages and was a government servant, fur trader and trading post operator. His talents allowed him to navigate the ever-shifting cultural barriers of his time. The time and place of this story is 1866 and 1837 on the shores of Leech Lake in Minnesota.

Cast
George Bonga – James A. Williams
Ashwinn Bonga – Marisa Carr
William Aitkin/Joel Bassett – Eric Knutson
Che-Ga-Wa-Skung – Jake Waid
Brother of Che-Ga-Wa-Skung – C.W. Bearshield

James A. Williams

Artistic Team
Director – Marion McClinton
Scenic Designer – Dean Holzman
Lighting Designer – Michael Wangen
Sound Designer – C. Andrew Mayer
Costume Designer – Trevor Bowen
Properties Designer – Kellie Larson
Scenic Artist – Dee Skogen
Fight Choreography – Heidi Batz Rogers
Stage Manager – Janet Hall
Deck Manager – Haley Walsh
Technical Director – Gunther Gullickson
Wardrobe – Mary Farrell
Master Electrician – Joshua Stallings
Electricians – Ben Schave, Courtney Schmidtz, Kyla Moloney, Alisha Gehrke, Sean Sewell
Carpenters – Zach Morgan, James Duncan
Light Board Operator – Ashley Stock

Watermelon Hill
March 19-April 10, 2016
By Lily Baber Coyle, based on ideas from Shadow Mothers by Linda Back McKay

This play recounts the social denial and double standards faced by unwed mothers in 1960s America. The play is set in both 1965-66 and 1989 at the Catholic Infant Home in St. Paul, Minnesota and other locations across America.

Cast
Leah – Aeysha Kinnunen
Sharon – Adelin Phelps
Joan – Emily Gunyou Halaas
Sister Thaddeus, Mom & others – Janet Hayes Trow
Priest, Doctor & others – Sean Dillon

Aeysha Kinnunen, Adelin Phelps, Emily Gunyou Halaas

Artistic Team
Director – Anya Kremenetsky
Set Design – Rick Polenek
Lighting Design – Kathy Maxwell
Costume Design – E. Amy Hill
Sound Design – C. Andrew Mayer
Properties Design – Merritt Rodriguez
Scenic Artist – Dee Skogen
Stage Manager – Wayne Hendricks
Deck Manager – Haley Walsh
Master Electrician – Joshua Stallings
Technical Director – Gunther Gullickson
Wardrobe – Mary Farrell
Carpenters – Zach Morgan, James Duncan
Electricians – Ben Schave, Courtney Schmidtz, Kyla Moloney, Alisha Gehrke, Sean Sewell, John Ledo

Complicated Fun (World Premiere)
April 30-May 29, 2016
By Alan Berks

This show takes us on a short trip back to the early 1980s in the Twin Cities, where we examine an exploding music scene that included pop, punk and Prince. The tornado of local music labels, venues, bands and the people who worked in the business influenced it far beyond Minnesota’s borders.

Cast
Girl – Stephanie Bertumen
Steve – Josh Carson
Boy – Bowen Cochran
Sue Ann, others – Lynnea Doublette
Clerk, Jimmy – H. Adam Harris
Byron, others – Erik Hoover
Clerk – Joseph Miller
Terry, Alexander – Bucky Morrisseau
Clerk – Skylar Nowinski
Allan, others – Clarence Wethern
Maggie, Cousin, Nancy, others – Andrea Wollenberg
Ensemble – Mikayla Dates, Chloe Hansen, Evelyna Rosario, Raafael Hoffman-Dachelet, Alexis Sabo, Ellen Walz

Band (also in cast)
Music Director – Nic Delcambre
Guitar – Blake Foster
Bass – Mitchell Benson
Drums – Riley Jacobson

Artistic Team
Director – Dominic Taylor
Music Director – Nic Delcambre
Choreographer – Carl Flink
Set Designer – Michael Hoover
Lighting Designer – Kathy Maxwell
Costume Designer – Amelia Cheever
Sound Designer – C. Andrew Mayer
Properties Designer – Lisa Conley
Muralist – Dee Skogen
Dramaturg – Gina Musto
Stage Manager – Wayne Hendricks
Assistant Stage Managers – Janet Hall, Charles Fraser
Technical Director – Gunther Gullickson
Master Electrician – Joshua Stallings
Electricians – Sean Sewell, Alisha Gehrke, Micayla Thebault-Spieker, Kyla Moloney
Carpenters – Zach Morgan, James Duncan, Sean Sewell, Jon Ledo

MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT I
Funkytown – Lipps, Inc.
Attacking The Beat – Suicide Commandos
Laugh It Up – Curtiss A
I Hate Music – The Replacements
Downtown – Greg Brown
Music For Boys – The Suburbs
Let Me Let You Rock Me – Su Ann Carwell
Everything Falls Apart – Husker Du
Color Me Impressed – The Replacements
Within Your Reach – The Replacements
In A Free Land – Husker Du
Do You Dare – Alexander O’Neal
I Will Dare – The Replacements

ACT II
Androgyous – The Replacements
American Dream – Tetes Noires
Here Comes A Regular – The Replacements
Love Is The Law – The Suburbs
Something I Learned Today – Husker Du
Sometime To Return – Soul Asylum
Crush On You – The Jets
Don’t Want To Know – Husker Du
Complicated Fun – Suicide Commandos
Toolmaster of Brainerd – Trip Shakespeare
Swamp Pussy – Babes In Toyland
Are You Free – Mint Condition
Waiting For The Sun – Jayhawks