BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2019-2020

President

Steen Sanderhoff

Vice President

Bob Benson

Secretary

Mary Sue Langendorf

Treasurer

Ken Smercheck

Members

Jen Adamski
Rose Bliss
Michael Clickner
Roslyn Coleman Kinchen
Jeff Duchrow
Ellie Hammond
Melissa Kaprelian-Becker
Mike Kishline
Mona Lewis
Phil Lyden
Ralph Malicki
Emily Mueller

Guadalupe “Wally” Rendon
Lori Russ

Jim Small
Dave Smetana

Rob Weber

Ex officio

Douglas Instenes

Joycelyn Fish

THEATRE CLASS INSTRUCTORS

KARA ERNST- SCHALK ​is a professional performer, director and educator that ​has participated in over 50 productions at the Racine Theatre Guild. She has directed​ and ​choreographed ​many of ​our shows​, including​: ​Peter and the Starcatcher, ​Little Shop of Horrors, The Marvelous Wonderettes, The Rocky Horror Show, I Do! I Do!, A Grand Night for Singing and Lucky Stiff. ​She has produced many Children’s Theatre productions including ​Peter Pan, Seussical, Jr., ​ Let Down Your Hair, Rapunzel and The Big Bad Musical. Kara holds her BFA in Musical Theatre (UW-Stevens Point). She received her acting training at The Lee Strasburg Theatre and Film Institute and her dance training at The Milwaukee Ballet Studio, DanceWorks and Broadway Dance Center.

TINA PAUKSTELIS A founding member of Upstart Theatre and many local credits, her favorite roles include May in Fool for Love, Lulu in The Birthday Party, and Veronica in God of Carnage, Margie in Good People, Cecily in The Importance of Being Earnest, and Nora in A Doll’s House. Tina holds a theatre degree from UW-Parkside and has been seen on the Racine Theatre Guild’s stage as Christina in Dancing at Lughnasa, Laura in Glass Menagerie, and Sonia in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.