Re-Conceived RING OF FIRE Musical to Premiere at Milwaukee Rep, 3/1-5/5

The Creative Team for Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash includes: Richard Maltby, Jr. (Director/Creator), see bio below; Jeff Lisenby (Musical Director/Orchestrations), who performed in Ring of Fire on Broadway; his national touring credits include Wicked and Jersey Boys; as a musician, he has toured with Boots Randolph and Brenda Lee and has accompanied Pavarotti, Blake Shelton and Dolly Parton, among others; Megan Truscott (Scenic Designer), a Chicago-based designer, recently designed The Rep's production of Blues In the Night; she is a graduate of The Theatre School at DePaul University; Holly Payne (Costume Designer), is The Rep's current Costume Director; favorite Rep credits include Lombardi, The Bomb-itty of Errors and Speaking in Tongues; regional credits include Skylight Music Theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks and Milwaukee Shakespeare, among others; Lee Fiskness (Lighting Designer), previously designed lights for Song Man Dance Man, Liberace! and Soultime: At The Apollo at The Rep; regional credits include Lookingglass Theatre Company, Northlight Theatre, American Blues Theatre and the Santa Fe Opera, where he served as Lighting Supervisor for ten years; Ray Nardelli (Sound Designer) has designed The Rep's productions of Radio Golf, The Government Inspector, Trouble in Mind, The Night Is A Child, Cyrano de Bergerac and The Story; Off-Broadway credits include Lookingglass Alice and his regional credits include Steppenwolf Theatre Company and McCarter Theatre Center, among others; Emily Maltby (Choreographer), the daughter of Richard Maltby, Jr., recently directed and choreographed at New World Stages, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Two River Theatre Company and Northwestern University; Sandy Ernst (Casting Director), is The Rep's Associate Artistic Director, the Artistic Intern Company Director, and has served as The Rep's Casting Director for over a decade; she formerly served as a member of the directing staff and as the Production Stage Manager at American Players Theatre; Rebecca Lindsay (Stage Manager), returns to The Rep after starting her professional career with an internship there in the 2005/06 Season; credits include Sense and Sensibility, Next to Normal, Half Life and Guys on Ice; Briana J. Fahey (Stage Manager), is in her tenth season at The Rep; her most recent Rep credits include A Christmas Carol and Assassins; her regional credits include California Shakespeare Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Magic Theatre and Center REPertory Theatre; Kaitlin Kitzmiller (Stage Management Intern), a graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, her recent credits include Ballet Nebraska, BravO! National Dance and Talent Competition, SkullDuggery Productions and Nebraska Shakespeare.

Tickets for Ring of Fire start at $35.00. Single Tickets for all of Milwaukee Repertory Theater's 2012/13 productions are now on sale and can be purchased online 24/7 at www.MilwaukeeRep.com, through The Rep's Ticket Office by calling 414-224-9490 or in person at 108 E. Wells Street. Group tickets are also available for purchase by calling Patron Relations Manager Christine Yundem at 414-290-5340.

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