| Sketchy Ideas Program |
Order of Show
Introductions
Art History Made Easy
Extravagant Thinking in a Time of Plague
A Chicken in Every Pot
Chronophage: Eater of Time
Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 115, Sergei Prokofiev, ii. Andante dolce
Creatureliness
Wild Nights
Sunflower
Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 115, Sergei Prokofiev, I. Moderato
The Swamp
15-minute Intermission
Music Our Salvation
Fantasia No. 1 in B-flat, G.P. Telemann, I. Largo
What is a Man
Sleeping Like a Log
Dignity
The Car
Fantasia No. 7 in E-flat, G.P. Telemann, II. Allegro
Norman Rockwell
More Extravagant Thinking: A Sequel
Credits
Visual artist & creator of the art and words of Sketchy Ideas
Randall Berndt
Actors
Andrew Novich Leonard
Liz Light
Andrew Lonsdale
Patrick Mahoney
Violinist
Paran Amirinazari
Staging
Donna Peckett
Stage Manager
Shane Heim
Lighting Design
Patricia Micetic
Graphic Design
Michael Duffy
Costume Advisor
Meghan Randolph
Producers
Danielle Dresden
Donna Peckett
Special thanks to
Jono de Leon, John Penisten, Brenda Malish, Beth Racette, Jude Langhammer,
Richard Ely, the Lonsdale Family, Overture staff, Klein’s Floral Design
Sketchy Ideas is made possible by support from Pleasant Rowland’s Great Performance Fund for Theater at Overture; the Madison Community Foundation; the Wisconsin Arts Board, with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts;
Dane County Arts, with additional funds from the Endres Mfg. Company Foundation; The Evjue Foundation, Inc., charitable arm of The Capital Times; the W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation; the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation; the Neil Allen Peckett Memorial Fund; and RoseDot.
Bios
Paran Amirinazari (violinist) received a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is an avid chamber musician and founder and artistic director of the Willy Street Chamber Players. Paran received her Master's in Violin Performance and Orchestral Career Skills at the University of Nevada-Reno and Bachelor of Music Degree from the New England Conservatory of Music.
Randall Berndt (visual artist) is an artist interested in how words, thoughts, and visual images can co-mingle to produce a lively and thought-provoking narrative. He is so pleased that TNW Ensemble Theater will make his Sketchy Ideas come alive again with music, theater, and visual art.
Danielle Dresden (producer) is co-founder and co-producing artistic director of TNW Ensemble Theater. One of her 39 produced plays, Ben Franklin and Baron von Steuben vs the Paine County School Board was recently published by Next Stage Press. Danielle serves as a member, and one of two Ambassadors for Wisconsin, for the Dramatists Guild. She serves on the Barrymore Theatre Board of Directors and the Advisory Board for the Bolz Center for Arts Administration..
Shane Heim (stage manager) is excited to be working with TNW. He has been involved with various local companies in many different roles. Most recently he was Props Manager for Sun Prairie Civic Theatre’s production of I Hate Hamlet. He knows you will enjoy this talented cast in a fun show.
Jude Langhammer (technical assistant) is the assistant technical director for TNW Ensemble Theater. He is employed by the University of Wisconsin Theater Department.
Anthony Novich Leonard (actor) is excited to work with TNW Ensemble Theater for the first time. Past productions include Shrek the Musical, with Mercury Players Theatre, Ripcord (with Strollers), Attack of the Killer B’s (Broom Street Theatre), and Expecting Isabelle with Krass Theatre.
Liz Light (actor) received her BA in Theatre from Ohio State University. Past productions with TNW Ensemble Theatre include Ben Franklin & Baron von Steuben vs the Paine County School Board, Typhoid Mary, Patient Zero...and the MFactor, Wit and Wisdom: Monologues of Ruth Draper, and Fish Fry. Liz is grateful to perform at the intersection(s) of visual art, philosophy, and community care with this second turn in Sketchy Ideas.
Andrew Lonsdale (actor) is excited to work with TNW again in this thought-provoking piece. He would like to thank Donna and Danielle, also his wife and children for supporting him.
Patrick Mahoney (actor) is a Madison actor, who has worked with many theatre companies throughout
Wisconsin. Favorite past shows include Almost Maine, Dracula, CLUE and Attack of the Killer B’s, to name a few. Thanks go out to his loving family and of course, Sara.
Patricia Micetic (lighting design) has designed for several theater groups in the area, most recently Elf at Stoughton Village Players. She is happy to be working with TNW at Overture again, a relationship that began in 2006 when they produced Women’s Work in Promenade Hall.
Donna Peckett (producer/staging) is co-founder and co-producing artistic director of TNW Ensemble Theater. She originated the ensemble theater incarnation of Randall Berndt’s captivating Sketchy Ideas.
Meghan Randolph is the Executive Director of Music Theatre of Madison and has worn many hats, including costumer for 50+ shows. She recently costumed The Floridians for TNW. Learn more at www.mtmadison.com.
About TNW Ensemble Theater
Established in 1985, TNW Ensemble Theater creates, produces, performs, and presents original works of art and cultural practice. The Company collaborates with artists, activists, and scholars working in the disciplines of theater, social justice, visual arts, tap dance, and music. TNW brings arts and culture to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. The Company encourages participation in arts and cultural activities, while promoting the understanding of diverse cultures, and enriching the lives of individuals and communities.
Your tax-deductible donations are welcome. Please visit www.tnwensembletheater.org
or contact TNW, 1957 Winnebago Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53704.
TNW Ensemble Theater Board of Directors
2023
Nedra Bobo-Boyles
Courtney Byelich
Steve Holtzman
Magda Kmiecik
Sue McCartney
Jeff Scott Olson
Kate Qualls
Thanks to these individual donors for their support!
Emily and Chris Beebe
Nancy Blake
Sarah Whelan Blake
Cass Book
Allan L. and Florence H Book Family Trust
Caroll Brandt
Fran Breit and Julie D'Acci
Donna Breslin and Tom Chapman
Joan and Buz Brock
Courtney Byelich
Mare Chapman
Pamela Crapp
John Devereux
Rosemary Dorney (in memory of Tim Fast)
Valy Goepfrich
Richard Goldberg
Jeannette and Ken Golden
Carolyn Hegeler and Fred Newmann
Mike Hertting
Ronnie Hess
Vicky and David Hestad
Jane and Steve Holtzman
Wendy Fern Hutton
Celia Kiela and Jay Schad Family Fund
Magda and Ken Kmiecik
Cindy Koschmann
Katherine Kramer
Pam Kriger
Bert Kritzer (in memory of Amy Kritzer))
Dale and Burt Kushner
Lawrence Lieb
Marilyn and Dick Mazess
Sue McCartney
Julie McGivern and Tom Smith
Christina Metzler
Patricia Micetic
Polly Morris
Paul Neary
Ann Neviaser
Madeline Norris
Pamela Olson and Jeffrey Wong
Sandra L. Osborn
Penny and Zorba Paster
Barbara and Chet Peckett (in memory of Neil Peckett)
Mary Pharmer
JoAnn and Tom Rice
Felicia Roberts and Daniel Weiss
Peggy Rosin
Bobby Rubenstein
Barb and Bill Samdahl
Judy and Ben Sidran
Celeste Smither and Allen Dines
Davis Staats
Vida Stanton
John Steines
John Straughn
Ann Swanson and Ben Dresden
Sonoo Thadaney and Sharat Israni
Sheila Virtue
Stanley Wachs (in memory of Susan McQuade)
Bruce Wallin
Paul Wertsch
Nancy Worcester
Barry Zipperman
Introductions
Art History Made Easy
Extravagant Thinking in a Time of Plague
A Chicken in Every Pot
Chronophage: Eater of Time
Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 115, Sergei Prokofiev, ii. Andante dolce
Creatureliness
Wild Nights
Sunflower
Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 115, Sergei Prokofiev, I. Moderato
The Swamp
15-minute Intermission
Music Our Salvation
Fantasia No. 1 in B-flat, G.P. Telemann, I. Largo
What is a Man
Sleeping Like a Log
Dignity
The Car
Fantasia No. 7 in E-flat, G.P. Telemann, II. Allegro
Norman Rockwell
More Extravagant Thinking: A Sequel
Credits
Visual artist & creator of the art and words of Sketchy Ideas
Randall Berndt
Actors
Andrew Novich Leonard
Liz Light
Andrew Lonsdale
Patrick Mahoney
Violinist
Paran Amirinazari
Staging
Donna Peckett
Stage Manager
Shane Heim
Lighting Design
Patricia Micetic
Graphic Design
Michael Duffy
Costume Advisor
Meghan Randolph
Producers
Danielle Dresden
Donna Peckett
Special thanks to
Jono de Leon, John Penisten, Brenda Malish, Beth Racette, Jude Langhammer,
Richard Ely, the Lonsdale Family, Overture staff, Klein’s Floral Design
Sketchy Ideas is made possible by support from Pleasant Rowland’s Great Performance Fund for Theater at Overture; the Madison Community Foundation; the Wisconsin Arts Board, with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts;
Dane County Arts, with additional funds from the Endres Mfg. Company Foundation; The Evjue Foundation, Inc., charitable arm of The Capital Times; the W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation; the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation; the Neil Allen Peckett Memorial Fund; and RoseDot.
Bios
Paran Amirinazari (violinist) received a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is an avid chamber musician and founder and artistic director of the Willy Street Chamber Players. Paran received her Master's in Violin Performance and Orchestral Career Skills at the University of Nevada-Reno and Bachelor of Music Degree from the New England Conservatory of Music.
Randall Berndt (visual artist) is an artist interested in how words, thoughts, and visual images can co-mingle to produce a lively and thought-provoking narrative. He is so pleased that TNW Ensemble Theater will make his Sketchy Ideas come alive again with music, theater, and visual art.
Danielle Dresden (producer) is co-founder and co-producing artistic director of TNW Ensemble Theater. One of her 39 produced plays, Ben Franklin and Baron von Steuben vs the Paine County School Board was recently published by Next Stage Press. Danielle serves as a member, and one of two Ambassadors for Wisconsin, for the Dramatists Guild. She serves on the Barrymore Theatre Board of Directors and the Advisory Board for the Bolz Center for Arts Administration..
Shane Heim (stage manager) is excited to be working with TNW. He has been involved with various local companies in many different roles. Most recently he was Props Manager for Sun Prairie Civic Theatre’s production of I Hate Hamlet. He knows you will enjoy this talented cast in a fun show.
Jude Langhammer (technical assistant) is the assistant technical director for TNW Ensemble Theater. He is employed by the University of Wisconsin Theater Department.
Anthony Novich Leonard (actor) is excited to work with TNW Ensemble Theater for the first time. Past productions include Shrek the Musical, with Mercury Players Theatre, Ripcord (with Strollers), Attack of the Killer B’s (Broom Street Theatre), and Expecting Isabelle with Krass Theatre.
Liz Light (actor) received her BA in Theatre from Ohio State University. Past productions with TNW Ensemble Theatre include Ben Franklin & Baron von Steuben vs the Paine County School Board, Typhoid Mary, Patient Zero...and the MFactor, Wit and Wisdom: Monologues of Ruth Draper, and Fish Fry. Liz is grateful to perform at the intersection(s) of visual art, philosophy, and community care with this second turn in Sketchy Ideas.
Andrew Lonsdale (actor) is excited to work with TNW again in this thought-provoking piece. He would like to thank Donna and Danielle, also his wife and children for supporting him.
Patrick Mahoney (actor) is a Madison actor, who has worked with many theatre companies throughout
Wisconsin. Favorite past shows include Almost Maine, Dracula, CLUE and Attack of the Killer B’s, to name a few. Thanks go out to his loving family and of course, Sara.
Patricia Micetic (lighting design) has designed for several theater groups in the area, most recently Elf at Stoughton Village Players. She is happy to be working with TNW at Overture again, a relationship that began in 2006 when they produced Women’s Work in Promenade Hall.
Donna Peckett (producer/staging) is co-founder and co-producing artistic director of TNW Ensemble Theater. She originated the ensemble theater incarnation of Randall Berndt’s captivating Sketchy Ideas.
Meghan Randolph is the Executive Director of Music Theatre of Madison and has worn many hats, including costumer for 50+ shows. She recently costumed The Floridians for TNW. Learn more at www.mtmadison.com.
About TNW Ensemble Theater
Established in 1985, TNW Ensemble Theater creates, produces, performs, and presents original works of art and cultural practice. The Company collaborates with artists, activists, and scholars working in the disciplines of theater, social justice, visual arts, tap dance, and music. TNW brings arts and culture to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. The Company encourages participation in arts and cultural activities, while promoting the understanding of diverse cultures, and enriching the lives of individuals and communities.
Your tax-deductible donations are welcome. Please visit www.tnwensembletheater.org
or contact TNW, 1957 Winnebago Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53704.
TNW Ensemble Theater Board of Directors
2023
Nedra Bobo-Boyles
Courtney Byelich
Steve Holtzman
Magda Kmiecik
Sue McCartney
Jeff Scott Olson
Kate Qualls
Thanks to these individual donors for their support!
Emily and Chris Beebe
Nancy Blake
Sarah Whelan Blake
Cass Book
Allan L. and Florence H Book Family Trust
Caroll Brandt
Fran Breit and Julie D'Acci
Donna Breslin and Tom Chapman
Joan and Buz Brock
Courtney Byelich
Mare Chapman
Pamela Crapp
John Devereux
Rosemary Dorney (in memory of Tim Fast)
Valy Goepfrich
Richard Goldberg
Jeannette and Ken Golden
Carolyn Hegeler and Fred Newmann
Mike Hertting
Ronnie Hess
Vicky and David Hestad
Jane and Steve Holtzman
Wendy Fern Hutton
Celia Kiela and Jay Schad Family Fund
Magda and Ken Kmiecik
Cindy Koschmann
Katherine Kramer
Pam Kriger
Bert Kritzer (in memory of Amy Kritzer))
Dale and Burt Kushner
Lawrence Lieb
Marilyn and Dick Mazess
Sue McCartney
Julie McGivern and Tom Smith
Christina Metzler
Patricia Micetic
Polly Morris
Paul Neary
Ann Neviaser
Madeline Norris
Pamela Olson and Jeffrey Wong
Sandra L. Osborn
Penny and Zorba Paster
Barbara and Chet Peckett (in memory of Neil Peckett)
Mary Pharmer
JoAnn and Tom Rice
Felicia Roberts and Daniel Weiss
Peggy Rosin
Bobby Rubenstein
Barb and Bill Samdahl
Judy and Ben Sidran
Celeste Smither and Allen Dines
Davis Staats
Vida Stanton
John Steines
John Straughn
Ann Swanson and Ben Dresden
Sonoo Thadaney and Sharat Israni
Sheila Virtue
Stanley Wachs (in memory of Susan McQuade)
Bruce Wallin
Paul Wertsch
Nancy Worcester
Barry Zipperman
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