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March 5-7, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. March 8, 2026 at 3 p.m.
Stansbury Theatre
$15 for adults, $10 for seniors, $8 for non-LU students
LU Students, faculty, and staff receive 2 free tickets with LU ID presented at the box office while supplies last.
Immediately following each performance will be a talkback with composers Leanna Kirchoff and Evan Mack, librettist Joshua McGuire, and AIDS activist Ruth Coker Burks in Stansbury Theatre.
Copeland Woodruff, stage director
Kristin Roach, conductor and music director
Austin Rose, scenic/properties designer
Barry Steele, lighting and projection design
Kellyn Gagner, costume design
Cassidy Anderson, sound design
Ava Wadia, makeup design
Christopher Elst, intimacy and fight director
Jazmine Cool, production stage manager
Autumn Chociej, assistant stage manager
Finn Sullivan, assistant stage manager
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THE CLEVER ARTIFICE OF HARRIET AND MARGARET
Based on Alice Gerstenberg’s play, “Overtones”
Libretto and music by Leanna Kirchoff
Winner of the 2014-2016 National Opera Association Chamber Opera Composition Competition
CAST
Hetty - B Duke* / Ruby March-Tormé**
Harriet - Megan LaBelle-Smith* / Emily Hamm**
Margaret - Dalena Williamson* / Ava Wadia**
Maggie - Ruby Recht-Appel* / Lillian Alburg**
Charles Goodrich - John Paul Fox-Seidel
John Caldwell - Benji Besley
Butlers and Maid - Donte Edwards, Daniel Meyer, Addison Gosslin
ORCHESTRA
Violin I - Agnes Huang (concertmaster)
Violin II - Fiona Petrie
Viola - Metta Mayes
Cello - Abby Sliwinski
Soprano and Alto Saxophones - Devin Hessler
Tenor and Baritone Saxophones - Anika Schwartz
Percussion - John Henderson
Piano - Ella Dorsey
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A NEARER MOTHER (world premiere)
Music by Evan Mack
Libretto by Joshua McGuire
CAST
Ruth Coker Burks - Alex Berget* / Isabella Cerdan**
Billy - Sean Price* / Robert P. Banks**
Paul - Auden Svoboda
Pastor Duncan - Isaac Epley* / Spencer Phillips**
Carleen - Logan Kane* / Alanna Willenson**
Allison - Greta Wright* / Alison Langteau**
Jimmy - Noah Wilgocki* / Eli Wunderlich**
Kathryn - Lili Jennings* / Izzy Ambrose**
Nurse 1 - Izzy Ambrose* / Lili Jennings**
Nurse 2 - Alanna Willenson* / Logan Kane**
Nurse 3 - Daniel Douglas
Nurse 4/Doctor - Spencer Phillips* / Isaac Epley**
Billy’s Mother - Frances Wagner
Billy’s Father - Daniel Douglas
Billy’s Sister - Margaret Kuwata* / Lili Jennings**
Billy’s Brother - Spencer Phillips* / Isaac Epley**
Funeral Director - Eli Wunderlich* / Noah Wilgocki**
Bar Patrons, Congregation, Funeral Attendees - Full Company
Drag Queens - Benji Besley, John Paul Fox-Seidel, Addison Gosslin, Daniel Meyer
ORCHESTRA
Violin I - Agnes Huang (concertmaster), Rebecca Brojanac, Emily Coleman
Violin II - Fiona Petrie, Audriana Hall, Jonathan Leigh
Viola - Metta Mayes, Kat Green
Cello - Abby Sliwinski, Ronan Connel, Nayantara Vyas
Bass - Vivian Shanley
Flute - Rebecca Reynolds, Leo Nelson
Oboe - Michael Van Dervoort
Clarinet - Tommy Walsh
Bassoon - Kai Outzen
Horn - Nason Lancina, Matthew Zochowski
Trumpet - Alex Poplawski
Trombone - Sam Uelmen
Percussion - John Henderson
Harp - Yvie Pacatang
Piano - Kyle Roberts
*Thursday & Saturday cast
**Friday & Sunday cast
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Event Venue
Stansbury Theatre, 420 E College Ave, Appleton, WI 54911-5612, United States
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