AntiShadows Theatrical Design

02/24/2026

Some of my Favorite work is for these Genesis creations. You won’t see anything else like this all season.

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12/15/2025

Vanguard MKE

ALL IS CALM: The Christmas Truce of 1914 by Peter Rothstein, with additional vocal arrangements by Erick Lichte and Timothy C. Takach.

ENSEMBLE:
Ryan Cappleman,
Tomás Dominguez,
Hugo Dums,
Seth K. Hale,
Daniel Kerkman,
Adlai Kim,
Nicholas Lin,
Eddie Lupella,
Joe Picchetti,
and Zach Thomas Woods

SWINGS:
Isaac Brust, Joe Nolan, and Coltyn Vondeylen

CREATIVE TEAM:
DIRECTOR - JILL ANNA PONASIK
MUSIC DIRECTOR - PAULA FOLEY TILLEN
ASSISTANT MUSIC DIRECTOR - TOMÁS DOMINGUEZ
DIALECT AND TEXT COACH - KATIE KOWBEL
SET & LIGHTING DESIGN - ANTISHADOWS THEATRICAL DESIGNS
COSTUME DESIGNER - CASSIE GHERARDINI
STAGE MANAGER - LIV MAUSETH
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER - CARRIE JOHNS
DRAMATURGS - JARED BRANDT HOOVER & KATE AKERBOOM

ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM:
Executive Artistic Director - George Lorimer
Marketing Director - Jake Badovski
Production Manager - Liv Mauseth
Company Manager - Jared Brandt Hoover
Production Advisor - Jason Fassl

Photography by Ross Zentner Photography

12/15/2025

Pay What You Will tonight!
7:30 start. Come early to get seats up front.

Milwaukee Opera Theatre’s Jill Anna Ponasik has stepped into the role of director for the musical story of the Christmas Truce of World War I.

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