Beaux - UW Washington County

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     400 University Drive West Bend, WI 53095 www.washington.uwc.edu
         Contact: Sue Bausch 262-335-5233 email: sue.bausch@uwc.edu

October 30, 2008                                          FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


          CAST & CREW ANNOUNCED FOR UW-WC’s FALL PLAY
               Performances of Beaux’ Stratagem on November 13, 14 and 15

West Bend: UW-Washington County is preparing for its fall theatre production of The Beaux’

Stratagem. Produced and directed by UW-WC Professor Brad Ford. Three performances are

scheduled for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, November 13, 14 and 15 at 7:30pm in the campus

theatre. Auditions were held on October 2 and the cast includes:

Graham Killeen, West Bend as Jack Archer (a gentleman of broken fortune, acting as a servant)
Christophe Jenkins, West Bend as Tom Aimwell (a gentleman of broken fortune, acting as his
master)
Austin Ross, Random Lake as Hounslow (a highwayman)
Kristofer Holly, West Bend as Mr. Gloss (a man of two professions, highwayman and clergyman)
Shaun Kempf, West Bend as Mr. Sullen (Lady Bountiful’s son, brutal to his wife)
Anne Widmayer, West Bend as Lady Bountiful (a country gentlewoman, foolishly fond of her son)
T.J. Little, Shorewood as Boniface (landlord of an inn)
Chris Storms, West Bend as Bagshot (a highwayman)
Lisa Rowe, West Bend as A Country Woman (seeking medical advice)
Amanda Gresch, Fredonia as Dorinda (Lady Bountiful’s daughter)
Danielle Rogne, West Bend as Cherry (the landlord’s daughter)
Jacqueline Gosz, Slinger as Mrs. Kate Sullen (Lady Bountiful’s daughter-in-law)
Julia Shaw, Kewaskum as A Lady (set upon by robbers and disconcerted by it)
Halie Becker, West Bend as the servant, Fanny
Amy Kottke, Germantown as the servant, Lucy
Ginger Starr, Juneau as the servant, Moll


Assistant Director is Katie Kottke, Stage Manager is Amy Kottke, Technical Director is Dan

Koenings, and lighting will be handled by Katherine Smith and Bethany Roeglin. Stage crew

members include: Amirah AbuLughod, Sam Chones, Sarah Fleishman, Candace Herriges,


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Kristofer Holly, Keith Lester, Cornell McCarty, Jr., Jacob Montanez, Katherine Smith, Ginger Starr,

and Diane Thomas.

The Beaux’ Stratagem takes place in Litchfield England in 1707. The restoration comedy was

written in 1707 by George Farquhar and later adapted by Thornton Wilder and Ken Ludwig. It was

first produced by the Shakespeare Theatre Company in 2006. Two penniless playboys, Aimwell

and Archer, leave London in search of fortune, love and fame – in that order. The two beaux’s

stratagem is to search for a wealthy lady to marry so they can repair their fortunes. Aimwell, the

gentleman, soon strikes up a friendship with the beautiful Dorinda, daughter of the wealthy Lady

Bountiful. Meanwhile, Archer, Aimwell’s servant, strikes up an extremely worldly friendship with

Kate, Dorinda’s sister-in-law. Kate is married to Sullen, the country squire (who is into hunting,

eating and drinking).   The fall play contains “laugh out loud” humor with its deceitful lovers,

highway robbers and romantic hi-jinks. The story and ending may seem familiar, but the journey

will have you laughing in your seat!



For advance tickets, phone the main office at 262-335-5208 (Monday through Friday 8am-4:30pm).

Tickets are $12 adults and $9 for seniors (over 62) or youth (under 18). Half-price tickets are

available for Thursday night’s performance. UW-Washington County is located at 400 University

Drive in West Bend. Free parking is available in the student lot.

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CAST PHOTO (attached):
Front row (L to R): Christophe Jenkins, Amanda Gresch, Graham Killeen, Jacqueline Gosz, Ginger
Starr, Amy Kottke, Halie Becker
Second row (L to R): Anne Widmayer, Shaun Kempf, Roger Retzlaff, T.J. Little, Danielle Rogne,
Kristopher Holly, Chris Storms (on shoulders), Julia Shaw




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