

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Mainstage Opera: “The Clever Artifice of Harriet and Margaret” + “A Nearer Mother”
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 10:00 pm
- **Event Description**: March 5-7, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. 
March 8, 2026 at 3 p.m. 
Stansbury Theatre 
$15 for adults, $10 for seniors, $8 for non-LU students 
LU Students, faculty, and staff receive 2 free tickets with LU ID presented at the box office while supplies last. 

Immediately following each performance will be a talkback with composers Leanna Kirchoff and Evan Mack, librettist Joshua McGuire, and AIDS activist Ruth Coker Burks in Stansbury Theatre. 

Copeland Woodruff, stage director 
Kristin Roach, conductor and music director 
Austin Rose, scenic/properties designer 
Barry Steele, lighting and projection design 
Kellyn Gagner, costume design 
Cassidy Anderson, sound design 
Ava Wadia, makeup design 
Christopher Elst, intimacy and fight director 
Jazmine Cool, production stage manager 
Autumn Chociej, assistant stage manager 
Finn Sullivan, assistant stage manager 

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THE CLEVER ARTIFICE OF HARRIET AND MARGARET 
Based on Alice Gerstenberg’s play, “Overtones” 
Libretto and music by Leanna Kirchoff 
Winner of the 2014-2016 National Opera Association Chamber Opera Composition Competition 

CAST 
Hetty - B Duke* / Ruby March-Tormé** 
Harriet - Megan LaBelle-Smith* / Emily Hamm** 
Margaret - Dalena Williamson* / Ava Wadia** 
Maggie - Ruby Recht-Appel* / Lillian Alburg** 
Charles Goodrich - John Paul Fox-Seidel 
John Caldwell - Benji Besley 
Butlers and Maid - Donte Edwards, Daniel Meyer, Addison Gosslin 

ORCHESTRA 
Violin I - Agnes Huang (concertmaster) 
Violin II - Fiona Petrie 
Viola - Metta Mayes 
Cello - Abby Sliwinski 
Soprano and Alto Saxophones - Devin Hessler 
Tenor and Baritone Saxophones - Anika Schwartz 
Percussion - John Henderson 
Piano - Ella Dorsey 

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A NEARER MOTHER (world premiere) 
Music by Evan Mack 
Libretto by Joshua McGuire 

CAST 
Ruth Coker Burks - Alex Berget* / Isabella Cerdan** 
Billy - Sean Price* / Robert P. Banks** 
Paul - Auden Svoboda 
Pastor Duncan - Isaac Epley* / Spencer Phillips** 
Carleen - Logan Kane* / Alanna Willenson** 
Allison - Greta Wright* / Alison Langteau** 
Jimmy - Noah Wilgocki* / Eli Wunderlich** 
Kathryn - Lili Jennings* / Izzy Ambrose** 
Nurse 1 - Izzy Ambrose* / Lili Jennings** 
Nurse 2 - Alanna Willenson* / Logan Kane** 
Nurse 3 - Daniel Douglas 
Nurse 4/Doctor - Spencer Phillips* / Isaac Epley** 
Billy’s Mother - Frances Wagner 
Billy’s Father - Daniel Douglas 
Billy’s Sister - Margaret Kuwata* / Lili Jennings** 
Billy’s Brother - Spencer Phillips* / Isaac Epley** 
Funeral Director - Eli Wunderlich* / Noah Wilgocki** 
Bar Patrons, Congregation, Funeral Attendees - Full Company 
Drag Queens - Benji Besley, John Paul Fox-Seidel, Addison Gosslin, Daniel Meyer 

ORCHESTRA 
Violin I - Agnes Huang (concertmaster), Rebecca Brojanac, Emily Coleman 
Violin II - Fiona Petrie, Audriana Hall, Jonathan Leigh 
Viola - Metta Mayes, Kat Green 
Cello - Abby Sliwinski, Ronan Connel, Nayantara Vyas 
Bass - Vivian Shanley 
Flute - Rebecca Reynolds, Leo Nelson 
Oboe - Michael Van Dervoort 
Clarinet - Tommy Walsh 
Bassoon - Kai Outzen 
Horn - Nason Lancina, Matthew Zochowski 
Trumpet - Alex Poplawski 
Trombone - Sam Uelmen 
Percussion - John Henderson 
Harp - Yvie Pacatang 
Piano - Kyle Roberts 

*Thursday &amp; Saturday cast 
**Friday &amp; Sunday cast
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/appleton/mainstage-opera-the-clever-artifice-of-harriet-and-margaret-a-nearer-mother/200029737551452
- **Event Categories**: Music, Entertainment, Art, Theatre, Contests
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://go.lawrence.edu/tickets?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=appleton-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Appleton
- **state**: WI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Stansbury Theatre
- **lat**: 44.26238
- **long**: -88.40003
- **full address**: Stansbury Theatre, 420 E College Ave, Appleton, WI 54911-5612, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Lawrence University - Conservatory of Music (https://allevents.in/org/lawrence-university-conservatory-of-music/12740108)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Stansbury Theatre, 420 E College Ave, Appleton, WI 54911-5612, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Lawrence University - Conservatory of Music
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Music, Entertainment, Art, Theatre, Contests
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Mainstage Opera: “The Clever Artifice of Harriet and Margaret” + “A Nearer Mother” ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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