2022 season

 

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TICKET & VENUE INFORMATION:

Tickets are Pay-What-You-Will: choose ANY price by calling 507.474.7900 or visit our box office at 121 E 3rd Street. If you buy online, you can choose a price level: $1, $5, $10, $20, or $50.

THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED AT:

EAST RECREATION CENTER
210 Zumbro St, Winona, MN 55987

all the town’s a stage: A Winona story

JULY 29-31, 2022

Winona is a town filled with beauty, complexity, and humanity. Four years ago, GRSF embarked on a new sort of project, with the goal of getting to know our hometown better and making art in partnership with our neighbors. We asked people to tell us about their lives in Winona.

All the Town’s a Stage: A Winona Story combines the stories of Winona community members and the characters and language of Shakespeare into an original play. We are honored to have been trusted with your stories of triumph, heartbreak, pride, and frustration. Stories that explore the struggle to belong when your race, profession, or abilities are not widely represented. Stories about what people need and deeply hope for to make Winona’s future brighter for everybody.

GRSF is partnering with community members and local artists to co-create this special live event. It will lift voices and perspectives which haven’t been heard on GRSF’s stages or elsewhere in the community. A Winona story. Many Winona stories. Untold Winona stories.

Join us for this unique theatrical event, a production unlike anything the Festival has done before!

Artwork (right) co-designed by GRSF community partner Sarah Johnson and Project FINE and co-created with community members. @winonacolorproject | thejoylabs.com

THE COMMUNITY GROUPS WE WORKED WITH

OUR VOICES
Mission Statement: Our mission is to instill hope and courage into the minds of the youth through endless support, education and understanding. Our vision is to empower the black and brown communities to reach their goals and to continue to pull one another up.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourvoiceswinona/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OurVoicesWinona/
Email: ourvoiceswinona@gmail.com

HOME AND COMMUNITY OPTIONS
Mission Statement: Home and Community Options is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that was founded in August of 1975, originally under the name of Group Homes of Winona. Our team of dedicated professional staff work closely together with committed board members in overseeing the operations of our agency while providing quality services that match the needs and preferences of individuals we serve.It is the mission of Home and Community Options, Inc., to provide support and residential services to people with developmental disabilities in order to enable individuals to live as full members of their communities.

Website: https://www.hco.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hco.inc
Email: hco@hco.org
Phone: (507) 452-1021

WINONA HEALTH
Winona Health has been the greater Winona area's independent, community-owned, nonprofit healthcare organization, taking care of people from birth through end of life, since 1894.Our Mission: To inspire, recognize, and empower the caregiver in all of us.Our Vision: To create the most inclusive, compassionate, and self-generating community health movement in the nation.Our values:
Everything Matters
Everyone Matters
Every Moment MattersWe are committed to building a community where all are welcomed, respected and valued.

Website: www.winonahealth.org
You can also find Winona Health on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn

 

CREATIVE TEAM

Producer | Lonnie Rafael Alcaraz
Playwrights | Andrew Carlson, Valerie Lynn Brett, Hannah Sheridan
Director | Beth Gardiner
Assistant Directors | Braxton Rae, Devin Ty Franklin
Community Engagement Director | Heather Lee Echeverria
Scenic Designer | Leah Ramillano
Lighting Designer | Wes Charles Siu Muen Chew
Costume Designer | John Merritt
Hair and Makeup Designer | Mary Capers
Sound Designer | Nathanael Brown
Props Designer | Ivy Treccani
Music Direction | Alex Campbell
Stage Manager | Hannah Steele
Costume Design Assistant | Caitlyn Louramore
Assist Stage Managers | Christina Foltz, Jason Sanchez

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

 

Sarah Johnson/The Joy Labs | Community Partner

LaShara Morgan | Our Voices

Suzanne Horstman | Home and Community Options

Katrice Sisson | Winona Health

Maurella Cunningham

Jovy Rocky

Kathy Peterson | Community Volunteer

 
 

CAST

THE CHORUS

1 ....LOGAN UHIWAIO’ALOHAMAILANI RASMUSSEN

2 ....JUSTIN ERBE

3 ....LESLIE ALBERS

4 ....TERI MARKET

5 ....ALEX CAMPBELL

6 ....HALEY COVINGTON


THE COURT

Angelo - left in charge when the Duke leaves town: JUSTIN ERBE

Duke - the leader of Winona: TERI MARKET

Angelo’s Attendant: DAVID DAMBACH


OUT LOUD

Jacqueline - the leader of the group: LASHARA MORGAN

Celia - a student in the “Out Loud” group: JERZEE MORGAN

Jayla - Jaqueline’s daughter: AHNIYA MORGAN

Ahliyah - a student in the “Out Loud” group: MALIYAH HEAVEN REED

Jamila - a student in the “Out Loud” group: AUTUMN WALLACE

Angel - a student in the “Out Loud” group: ARTHIA WALLACE

Salwa - a student in the “Out Loud” group: AJSHA MORGAN


Out Loud Dream & Nightmare Figures:

LOGAN UHIWAIO’ALOHAMAILANI RASMUSSEN, ALEX CAMPBELL,

JUSTIN ERBE, DAVID DAMBACH, ANDREA GUERRERO LEON


COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

Rebecca - the director of the Community Connections show:

CAITILIN MCCOY

Sam - a Community Connections volunteer:

LOGAN UHIWAIO’ALOHAMAILANI RASMUSSEN

Lance - a member of Community Connections: JOHN PRZYTARSKI

Hank - a member of Community Connections: JOHN GENSMER

Tina - a member of Community Connections: CHRISTINE ERICKSON

Michael - a member of Community Connections: KEITH MCCONVILLE

Lucy - a young student and member of Community Connections:

ELLIS BIEDERMAN

Mr. Jackson/Dad - Lucy’s Dad: TREVOR MCMULLEN

Dane - a Community Connections volunteer: CHASE WEHNER


WINONA MED

Laurie - Works at Winona Med: HEATHER LEE ECHEVERRIA

Nor - Works at Winona Med: LESLIE ALBERS

Kathy - works at Winona Med: HALEY COVINGTON

Susan - Laurie’s daughter: EVA (E.J.) ELSON

Cameron - Laurie’s partner: ANNABEL LEMBKE

Grandpa - a patient at Winona Med: RAY FELTON

Anna - a daughter: REBEKAH NAGEL


Patients:

JUSTIN ERBE, ALEX CAMPBELL, LOGAN UHIWAIO’ALOHAMAILANI RASMUSSEN,

EVA (E.J.) ELSON, CHASE WEHNER, CATHERINE SCHMIDT,

ANDREA GUERRERO LEON, TERI MARKET


Hospital Nightmare Figures:

HALEY COVINGTON, ROBIN BAMBENEK, DAVID DAMBACH,

ANNABEL LEMBKE, AJSHA MORGAN, AUTUMN WALLACE


OTHER CHARACTERS

Chad - a student at the high school: TREVOR MCMULLEN

Devon - a student at the high school: HALEY COVINGTON

Ms. Smithson - a teacher at the high school: ANNABEL LEMBKE

Dr. Metcalfe - a teacher at the high school: ROBIN BAMBENEK

Miss. Oswald - an elementary school teacher: REBEKAH NAGEL

Ruth - works for the cable company: CATHERINE SCHMIDT

Emilia - choir director: ANDREA GUERRERO LEON

Barista Brooke: ALEX CAMPBELL

Pandemic figure: JOSH WILKE


Choir members:

JOHN PRZYTARSKI, JOHN GENSMER, CHRISTINE ERICKSON,

KEITH MCCONVILLE, ALEX CAMPBELL, JOSH WILKE, HALEY COVINGTON,

CATHERINE SCHMIDT, EVA (E.J.) ELSON,

LOGAN UHIWAIO’ALOHAMAILANI RASMUSSEN, HEATHER LEE ECHEVERRIA


High School Nightmare figures:

TREVOR MCMULLEN, HALEY COVINGTON, ROBIN BAMBENEK,

CATHERINE SCHMIDT, ANDREA GUERRERO LEON