Rachael Brolin (Ensemble) is excited to be back on stage with MPT after performing in Merrily We Roll Along last year! Other theatre credits include Miss Door County (MD) and Bridges of Madison County (Marian U/S) with Music Theatre of Madison, Bright Star (MD) with UW-Milwaukee, and Something Rotten (Ensemble) with Theatre Cedar Rapids. She also performs with the LunART Choir and Four Seasons Theatre’s Outreach Program. Thanks and love to her family!
Keith Christianson (Ensemble), a sometime veteran of Madison area theater, is as happy as the proverbial clam to return to the stage with MPT, although somewhat uncertain how happiness in clams is measured. Previous credits include All is Calm (a few times), Young Frankenstein (as Victor), Big Fish (as Karl), Singing in the Shower (for the heck of it), sadly Funny Voices at Bedtime (for Aurora, age 11) has been cancelled. Dad is no longer cool.
Austin Demerath (Freddy Eynsford-Hill) is thrilled to be performing in his first season with MPT! He is in his fourth year of studies at UW Madison, majoring in Music Education and Theatre and Drama. His recent credits include Le Nozze di Figaro (Figaro), Our Town (Sam), and Dance Nation (Luke/Dance Captain). He would like to give a special thanks to his family, friends, and teachers for their support of his artistic endeavors.
Olivia de Waart (Eliza Doolittle) is so excited to be playing a dream role in her first MPT show! She graduated with a BFA in Musical Theatre from Carnegie Mellon in 2023, and, since being home, has found a new love in theatre education and directing. She gets to direct with her best friend/ mom, who also happens to have played Eliza in this same theatre when she was in high school. Thanks to the whole cast, crew, and creative team, and love to her family.
Noah Ehresman (Ensemble), a Madisonian and UW-Madison theatre student, is thrilled to debut with the Middleton Players Theatre. A member of the Wisconsin Singers, he travels across Wisconsin, performs at UW-Madison, and enjoys swimming. Noah hopes you enjoy the show!
Doug Erickson (Ensemble) recently retired from the communications team at UW-Madison, and is wildly flinging himself at new pursuits, including musical theater. He’s thrilled to be in My Fair Lady, his first show with Middleton Players Theatre. Other recent productions include Cinderella and The Wizard of Oz both with Sun Prairie Civic Theatre.
Jay Gile (Zoltan Karpathy) is incredibly grateful to be on the stage with MPT this season! Last seen on stage in 2018 as Shrek in Shrek: The Musical (SPCT), Jay has spent most of the past eight years directing local community productions with Stage Q and surrounding Madison theaters. Their past favorite shows include: LIZZIE (StageQ), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (StageQ) and Dog Sees God (StageQ). Much love to his partner, Pete.
Abbey Hoffman (Ensemble) is so excited to be performing with MPT for the first time this summer! Abbey just graduated from UW-Madison with degrees in Vocal Performance and Legal Studies. Her recent performances include Schwartzy in 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and featured ensemble in Le Nozze Di Figaro. Abbey has also been touring around the Midwest with the Wisconsin Singers for the last four years as Vocal Captain. Enjoy the show!
Owen Hopp (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making his debut with Middleton Players Theatre. His favorite previous roles include Prince Topher in Cinderella and Officer Lockstock in Urinetown at Verona Area High School. He is pursuing Data Science and Economics degrees at UW-Madison and he can’t wait to be back on stage. Owen would like to thank his parents, sister and brother, and friends for their support and encouragement in returning to theater.
