Theatre
About Us
The Waupaca Community Theatre began its long association with the Waupaca Fine Arts Festival in 1979 and has been providing large-scale musical theatre productions with a full orchestra to Central Wisconsin for the past 26 years. Cast auditions are held each spring with performances taking place in late July at the Waupaca High School’s Performing Arts Center. We gladly welcome anyone with an interest in assisting with our shows, whether in set construction, art work, costuming, choreography, stage crew, sound, lighting or any other area of production. We also present smaller productions including plays, dinner theatre and special events throughout the year at various locations.
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Waupaca Community Theatre Board of Directors
John Kelley, Chairman
Wanda Eikenbary, Treasurer
Carmen Riebel, Secretary
Michael Etzwiler
Amy Holterman
Liz Kelley Vang
Dave Larson
Holly Saunders
Linda Trepasso
From Our Facebook Feed
MEET OUR CAST – We love having family involved in our shows together and it is particularly exciting when a couple is on stage for the first time together after years of supporting each other! Matthew and Roy are enjoying their time together on stage this year in Hello, Dolly!
Matthew Bonikowske (Rudolph Reisenweber) – After a brief hiatus, Matthew is back. He's enjoying the process and the opportunity of working with new cast members. This is the first time he's had the opportunity to share the stage with his husband. Matthew is looking forward to entertaining audiences worldwide... or at least Waupaca County!
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Roy Luellen (Harry, Ensemble) – Hello, Dolly! is Roy's fourth performance with WCT. Last summer, he performed in Little Shop as one of the winos/ensemble members. He was Santa and the Grinch in WCT's 12 Days of Christmas concert. Roy played the sales clerk at Armani's and Susie in The Kids Left. The Dog Died. Now What? Three scenes were also choreographed by him in this production. He is happy to say his husband, Matthew, and his granddaughter, Allison, are performing on stage with him this year.
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MEET OUR CAST – Our Ermengardes will cry and wail you into giggles with their stage antics. (You’ll want to see them both so here is another public service announcement to plan to see twice!)
Nevaeh Johnson (Ermengarde - gold cast) - Nevaeh has been involved with Waupaca Community Theatre since 2017. Some of her favorite roles include Annie in Annie and Annie Warbucks, an Oompa Loompa in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a mersister in The Little Mermaid, and a street urchin in Little Shop of Horrors. She was also in the ensemble of The Drowsy Chaperone. At Waupaca High School, she played Maria in The Sound of Music and young Amy in Little Women. Outside of theater, Nevaeh works at Clear Water Harbor and Paws n Claws.
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Isabella Saunders (Ermengarde - red cast) - Isabella has been a member of WCT since her early childhood. She was Molly in both Annie and Annie Warbucks and Louisa in Nuncrackers. When not onstage, she has played an active role as part of the crew keeping the shows running smoothly.
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MEET OUR CAST – We have a lot of family combos in our show again this year, which is so fun, and today we are highlighting one of our mother-daughter combinations, Ashley and Kendall! They are both participating in our ensemble this year!
Ashley Brill - Ashley has been with WCT since 2022 having been in The Little Mermaid and The Drowsy Chaperone. She is excited to be sharing the stage with her daughter for the first time in Hello, Dolly! She had previously been on stage in shows such as Grease and Fiddler on the Roof. She has also been co-director for WMS’s musicals for the past few years.
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Kendall Brill - Kendall is excited to make her Waupaca Community Theatre debut in Hello, Dolly! She has previously been in productions such as Moana, Frozen, and Finding Nemo. Her favorite roll was playing Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz. She also helped in the booth for WCT children’s production of Madagascar.
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