Kith & Kin Theatre Collective

Tonight we enter our second week of rehearsals for Bull in a China Shop - this cast is digging deep with these ambitious roles!

Announcing the cast of BULL IN A CHINA SHOP!

WOOLLEY - Sophia Keppler
MARKS - Kristina Hinako
DEAN WELSH - Katie Aldred
PEARL - Grace Ritcher
FELICITY - Patti Meadors

This week has marked an exciting start to rehearsals. We cannot wait to bring this thrilling true story filled with gumption, empowerment, and humor to the stage.

Performances:
Saturday, November 2nd, 7:30pm
Sunday, November 3rd, 2pm
Friday, November 8th, 7:30pm
Saturday, November 9th, 2pm**
Saturday, November 9th, 7:30pm
Sunday, November 10th, 2pm

**ASL Interpreted Performance.

All performances will take place at Inspiration Studios in West Allis.

A family portrait: Jeannette Marks and Mary Woolley, the real-life subjects of Kith & Kin's next production, Bull in a China Shop.

NY Times:
"A pugnacious, tender and gloriously funny new play. [...] Bull in a China Shop is passionate, joyous and radiant with life!"

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AUDITIONS - Bull in a China Shop

Introducing the production staff for Bull in a China Shop!

UPDATE: The Props Designer role has been filled. We welcome Natalie Wanasek to the team!

ABOUT THE PLAY:
Galloping through forty years in a New England women's college, BULL IN A CHINA SHOP follows Mary Woolley and her partner Jeannette Marks as they reform and revolutionize women's education at the height of the suffrage movement. As evolving ambitions and desires strain the couple's relationship, this fast-paced comedy with whiplash dialogue and a modern spin looks at how we change the world, how the world changes us, and how we try to grow old together. “A pugnacious, tender and gloriously funny new play. Bryna Turner makes an immensely auspicious professional playwriting debut […] Bull in a China Shop is passionate, joyous and radiant with life!” - The New York Times.

Bull in a China Shop runs November 2nd - 10th at Inspiration Studios in West Allis.

Some of the real life letters between Mary Woolley and Jeannette Marks: Bull in a China Shop is a love story, a turn-of-the-century fight for women's rights in education, and a hunger for women's suffrage. Contemporary dialogue and wit mingles with the true historic basis of the story to create a timeless, sapphic powerhouse of a play.

We cannot wait to see you at auditions in September!

AUDITIONS - Bull in a China Shop

UPDATE - For those of you who are simply too excited to wait... Kith & Kin's production of Bull in a China Shop has moved its performance dates a few weeks sooner! Our performance schedule is as follows:

Saturday, November 2nd, 7:30pm
Sunday, November 3rd, 2pm
Friday, November 8th, 7:30pm
Saturday, November 9th, 2pm**
Saturday, November 9th, 7:30pm
Sunday, November 10th, 2pm

**ASL Interpreted Performance.

All performances will take place at Inspiration Studios in West Allis.

Stay tuned for auditions announcements - and save the date for September 8th and 9th!

That's a wrap! Thank you to everybody who made this workshop possible, and most of all, to the audience who spent their Friday night with us. It's an honor to champion new works in our Milwaukee community!

Today is the day! See you at 7:30pm tonight for our reading of Caesura, followed by a talkback with the playwright!

Caesura: a workshop reading

Lights are up! Music is ready! We will see you tomorrow night for the debut of Caesura!

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Caesura: a workshop reading

Some moments from tonight's rehearsal for Caesura! We perform Friday (and Friday only)! Don't miss this one night only opportunity to see the debut of the brand new script, followed by a talkback with the playwright!

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Caesura: a workshop reading

Introducing the cast of Caesura:

EMMA HITCHENS: Claire Kinder
SAM PEARSON: Brittany Haut
JAN HITCHENS: Maggie Marks
AARON HITCHENS: Brandon Haut
WILL: A.J. Magoon
THE CONDUCTOR/NARRATOR: William Molitor

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https://www.eventcreate.com/e/caesuraworkshop

ANNOUNCING KITH & KIN'S 2024 - 2025 SEASON!
Graphic design by Lauren Robertson

Caesura
by Tim Backes
A workshop reading on June 28th
Directed by Kimberly Laberge

CAESURA: A break or interruption in a conversation, a line of verse, or a song. Usually a caesura means total silence, but not for long. After the death of her father, with whom she was on uneven terms, Emma Hitchens stays away from her midwestern home town for more than two years. But now she’s reluctantly back, as the school where he became a legendary choral director is looking to dedicate a new arts wing in his name. The return home forces her to confront the complexities and challenges of her relationships with her mother and brother. All the while, she is haunted by the specter of her father in a series of recurring nightmares that emphasize the weight her unexplored grief has had on her during this interruption in her life.

Bull in a China Shop
by Bryna Turner
November 15th - 24th
Directed by Marie Helser

Galloping through forty years in a New England women's college, BULL IN A CHINA SHOP follows Mary Woolley and her partner Jeannette Marks as they reform and revolutionize women's education at the height of the suffrage movement. As evolving ambitions and desires strain the couple's relationship, this fast-paced comedy with whiplash dialogue and a modern spin looks at how we change the world, how the world changes us, and how we try to grow old together.

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Music by Steven Lutvak, Book by Robert L Freedman
May 9th - 18th
Directed by Kimberly Laberge
Music Directed by Ashley Makeever

When the low-born Monty Navarro finds out that he's eighth in line for an earldom in the lofty D'Ysquith family, he figures his chances of outliving his predecessors are slight and sets off down a far more ghoulish path. Can he knock off his unsuspecting relatives without being caught and become the ninth Earl of Highhurst? And what of love? Because murder isn't the only thing on Monty's mind....

NEXT WEEK! We are excited to announce our 2024/2025 season! Stay tuned for our posts!

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