December 13, 14, 15
JOAN
Inspired by George Bernard Shaw’s play St. Joan, adapted for MYT students and stage.
The quest is not going well for five friends. In spite of the endless supply of Mountain Dew and Twizzlers, they have not been able to complete their quest. Going into their 24th hour of continual play, this game of Creatures & Calamities is turning friend against friend. Until the Game Master does the unthinkable: He invites a new player into the game. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE QUEST! Joan may be new to the group but she has played before. Can she help the friends finish their campaign? Will they let her?
The war has not been going well for the five warriors. In spite of their collective skills, spells and armies, they have not been able to defeat the King of the Damned and his evil army. The new warrior Archiah may just be what they need to turn the tide of the war. Archiah is courageous and unrelenting with a megadose of self confidence. Can she inspire the warriors to fight on under her banner? Or will a traitor rise up to defeat her?
Follow Joan and Archiah — in and out of the game — to see what lengths people go to hold on to power.
Want to work on the production side of theatre? Learn lights, sound, set design and build, prop design and build, costume design and build, or stage management! No need to audition — sign up for the Production Team today!
Directed by Harmonie Baker
Assistant Director Elisabeth Markman Gallagher
Costume design and build Mariana Rodriguez
Set design and build MYT Student Crew
Prop design and build Greenleaf Baker and Isabelle Jaeggin
Sound design Brielle Bruce
Light design Ailie Snyder
Playwright Harmonie Baker
Run time 80 minutes
Appropriate for ages 10+
Meet your mentors
Harmonie Baker
Director
Harmonie Baker is a graduate of UW-Milwaukee’s Theatre Production program. She has 25 years of theatre experience from singing to acting, stagecraft to directing. Harmonie has worked with Milwaukee-area high schools and community theatres in costume design and construction since 2013. She also has a background in arts education with the MPS Rec Department and literacy instruction with Wisconsin Reading Corps. She and her family have been Milwaukee residents for over 20 years. They live in the Pigsville neighborhood in the Menomonee Valley.
Elisabeth Markman Gallagher
Assistant Director
Elisabeth Gallagher is a Minnesota transplant who found her home in Milwaukee. She has been in the theatre scene for 20+ years on and off the stage as an actor, director, costume designer and crew hand. She graduated from UW-Milwaukee with a Bachelor in Fine Arts with an emphasis in Performance and began working in the Milwaukee school system. She has worked with kids from K3 through high school. She enjoys helping students find new discoveries about themselves and the world through theatre. When not at the theatre she enjoys traveling and hanging out with her pups, Dory, Tavie and Nova.
Mariana Rodriguez
Costume Design and Build
Born in Colombia and moving to the US at the age of one, Mariana has grown up within two different cultures. Colombian and American culture have influenced Mariana’s perspective as well as her design process and aesthetic. She has a BFA in Fashion Design and a minor in Bridal and Evening Wear from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). Mariana has shown locally at Milwaukee Fashion Week.
Isabelle Jaeggin
Prop Design and Build
Isabelle has her BA in Studio Art from Hope College in Holland, MI. At Hope she worked in the DePree Art Center and Gallery as an assistant preparator and docent. She also worked for Hope’s theater department as a scene shop assistant. JOAN is Isabelle’s first MYT production.
Greenleaf Baker
Prop Design and Build
Greenleaf started acting with MYT at the age of 10. You may have seen her in shows such as Charlotte’s Web, Still Life with Iris, The Phantom Tollbooth, and A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream. Her acting career continued on through high school (Reagan) and college (Bethel University). Her last role was as Cherubino in La Nozze de Figaro. She is finishing her BA in Psychology.
Ailie Snyder
Lighting Design
Ailie is excited to be joining the production team of Joan! They are currently a junior at UW-Milwaukee as a Musical Theatre major with a minor in Dance Performance. Previously they lightboard operated for the production of The Rivals. This spring you can see them as The Captain in Dames at Sea on UWM’s Mainstage!
Brielle (Monica) Bruce
Sound Design
Monica is a current Musical Theater major/Dance minor at UW-Milwaukee. Although Monica loves to perform on stage, she also has a strong passion for the production side of theater which makes her very excited to work on her first MYT production. Other credits include sound board operator for “The Moors” and “Pericles”.