Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights - Milwaukee Premiere
Date & Time
Fri Oct 30 2026 at 08:00 pm to 09:15 pm
UTC-05:00
Location
935 W Wisconsin Avenue , Milwaukee, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53233 | Milwaukee, WI
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An ensemble of twelve Milwaukee artists illuminates the historic Calvary Presbyterian Church Gothic this Halloween for the professional premiere of Gertrude Stein's rarely performed Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights.
Stein wrote this operetta of spoken word and music in 1938 with no music at all. The text sat for nearly ninety years, unplayable, because nobody had given it a score. Young composer Lincoln Donner, from Muskego, Wisconsin, has now written a dynamic score, a monophonic voice so direct you'll be handed sheet music at the door and sing it, because community is what this show is built for.
Directed, designed, and illuminated by WCS Artistic Director, Cole Castine, the show runs a single unbroken hour, with no blackout and no intermission, inside the 360-degree ritual space of Calvary Presbyterian Church's Sanctuary Hall.
The room holds 75 people a night. 25 reserved seats. 50 spots to roam free through five zones of light and sound as the story closes in around you.
October 30 to November 8 at Calvary Presbyterian Church, 935 W. Wisconsin Ave. Eight nights, then it's gone.
WITH
Antonio Parra Jr. as Faustus
Evan Smolik as Mephisto
Dylana Bauduin and Esther Akinsanya as Marguerite Ida and Helena Annabel
Tyler Stauffacher as the Man From Overseas
Marty Alivo as the Dog
Austin Bock as the Little Boy
Nessiah Grace as the Little Girl
Deborah Stencel as the Old Woman
Duleon Schneider, Ryan Holifield, and William Molitor complete the ensemble
DIRECTED, DESIGNED, AND ILLUMINATED BY
Cole Castine
COSTUMES by Katherine Zeimann
Reserved seating $25. Standing room $10. Recommended for ages 13 and up, with reserved seating available for accessibility needs.
Tickets are on sale now. ---> https://tinyurl.com/3k2r2b8c
An ensemble of twelve Milwaukee artists illuminates the historic Calvary Presbyterian Church Gothic this Halloween for the professional premiere of Gertrude Stein's rarely performed Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights.
Stein wrote this operetta of spoken word and music in 1938 with no music at all. The text sat for nearly ninety years, unplayable, because nobody had given it a score. Young composer Lincoln Donner, from Muskego, Wisconsin, has now written a dynamic score, a monophonic voice so direct you'll be handed sheet music at the door and sing it, because community is what this show is built for.
Directed, designed, and illuminated by WCS Artistic Director, Cole Castine, the show runs a single unbroken hour, with no blackout and no intermission, inside the 360-degree ritual space of Calvary Presbyterian Church's Sanctuary Hall.
The room holds 75 people a night. 25 reserved seats. 50 spots to roam free through five zones of light and sound as the story closes in around you.
October 30 to November 8 at Calvary Presbyterian Church, 935 W. Wisconsin Ave. Eight nights, then it's gone.
WITH
Antonio Parra Jr. as Faustus
Evan Smolik as Mephisto
Dylana Bauduin and Esther Akinsanya as Marguerite Ida and Helena Annabel
Tyler Stauffacher as the Man From Overseas
Marty Alivo as the Dog
Austin Bock as the Little Boy
Nessiah Grace as the Little Girl
Deborah Stencel as the Old Woman
Duleon Schneider, Ryan Holifield, and William Molitor complete the ensemble
DIRECTED, DESIGNED, AND ILLUMINATED BY
Cole Castine
COSTUMES by Katherine Zeimann
Reserved seating $25. Standing room $10. Recommended for ages 13 and up, with reserved seating available for accessibility needs.
Tickets are on sale now. ---> https://tinyurl.com/3k2r2b8c
Event Location
935 W Wisconsin Avenue , Milwaukee, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53233
