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Professional Training Institute (PTI)

Each season Milwaukee Rep hosts PTI, an advanced actor training program for high school students. We invite you to attend the 2020/21 PTI ensemble showcase performance, Ghost Bike.

Ghost Bike
By Laura Jacqmin | Directed by Jeffrey Mosser
July 8 – 11, 2021
Selig-Joseph-Folz Amphitheater at Kadish Park
Free Event

What would you do for someone who means the world to you? Recent high school grads Ora and her best friend Eddie are cycling fanatics. When Eddie dies tragically in a bike accident, Ora struggles to let him go. She is drawn into an underworld filled with mythological inhabitants and cycling enthusiasts with the hope having one last conversation with her friend. While journeying through that strange world she learns about acceptance, forgiveness and healing from the seat of fixies, BMXs and ten-speeds. Ghost Bike was originally commissioned and performed by Carthage College.

Support for the PTI program is provided by funders of Milwaukee Rep’s Education & Engagement Department, which is designed to further the theater’s mission of creating positive change in the cultural, social and economic vitality of Milwaukee. Supporters include Northwestern Mutual, The Lubar Family Foundation, The Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation with additional support from Fred Pike and Cecilia Taylor.

Admission for Ghost Bike is free of charge. Seating is first come, first served. Performances at Selig-Joseph-Folz Amphitheater at Kadish Park, 701 E Garfield Ave, Milwaukee, on the dates and times noted below:

Thursday, July 8, 6pm
Friday, July 9, 6pm
Saturday, July 10, 2pm & 6pm
Sunday, July 11, 2pm

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Kadish Park
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"Ghost Bike" Trailer | Milwaukee Rep
Cast
Headshot photo of Isabel Bastardo
Isabel Bastardo
Headshot photo of Terynn Erby-Walker
Terynn Erby-Walker
Headshot photo of Francis Faye
Francis Faye
Headshot photo of Kamani Graham
Kamani Graham
Headshot photo of Ana Gutierrez
Ana Gutierrez
Headshot photo of Ethan Hightire
Ethan Hightire
Headshot photo of Liam Jeninga
Liam Jeninga
Headshot photo of Michael Loomans
Michael Loomans
Headshot photo of Morgan McKinnis
Morgan McKinnis
Headshot photo of Aishu Nagasunder
Aishu Nagasunder
Headshot photo of Magdalyn Rowley-Lange
Magdalyn Rowley-Lange
Headshot photo of Elisheva Scheuer
Elisheva Scheuer
Headshot photo of Madison Uphoff
Madison Uphoff
Headshot photo of Ryan Vanselow
Ryan Vanselow
Headshot photo of Alexandria Woods
Alexandria Woods
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Headshot photo of
Isabel Bastardo
Headshot photo of
Terynn Erby-Walker
Headshot photo of
Francis Faye
Headshot photo of
Kamani Graham
Headshot photo of
Ana Gutierrez
Headshot photo of
Ethan Hightire
Headshot photo of
Liam Jeninga
Headshot photo of
Michael Loomans
Headshot photo of
Morgan McKinnis
Headshot photo of
Aishu Nagasunder
Headshot photo of
Magdalyn Rowley-Lange
Headshot photo of
Elisheva Scheuer
Headshot photo of
Madison Uphoff
Headshot photo of
Ryan Vanselow
Headshot photo of
Alexandria Woods
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Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s Professional Training Institute (PTI) presents Ghost Bike July 8 – 11, 2021. L-R: Isabel Bastardo, Ryan Vanselow, Morgan McKinnis. Photo by Don Rebar.
Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s Professional Training Institute (PTI) presents Ghost Bike July 8 – 11, 2021. L-R: Magdalyn Rowley-Lange, Ana Gutierrez. Photo by Don Rebar.
Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s Professional Training Institute (PTI) presents Ghost Bike July 8 – 11, 2021. L-R: Alexandria Woods, Ethan Hightire. Photo by Don Rebar.
Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s Professional Training Institute (PTI) presents Ghost Bike July 8 – 11, 2021. L-R: Kamani Graham, Morgan McKinnis, Francis Faye. Photo by Don Rebar.
Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s Professional Training Institute (PTI) presents Ghost Bike July 8 – 11, 2021. L-R: Terynn Erby-Walker, Madison Uphoff. Photo by Don Rebar.
Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s Professional Training Institute (PTI) presents Ghost Bike July 8 – 11, 2021. Pictured: Liam Jeninga. Photo by Don Rebar.
Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s Professional Training Institute (PTI) presents Ghost Bike July 8 – 11, 2021. Pictured: The cast of Ghost Bike. Photo by Don Rebar.
Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s Professional Training Institute (PTI) presents Ghost Bike July 8 – 11, 2021. Pictured: The set and props of Ghost Bike. Photo by Don Rebar.
Creative Team
Jeffrey Mosser
Director and Rep Associate Director of Education
Amelia Strahan
Costumer Design
Colin Kovarik
Sound Design/Composer
Lonnae Hickman
Props Coordination
Maram Samaha
Stage Manager
Jonathan Edwards
Assistant Stage Manager
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Jeffrey Mosser
Director and Rep Associate Director of Education
Amelia Strahan
Costumer Design
Colin Kovarik
Sound Design/Composer
Lonnae Hickman
Props Coordination
Maram Samaha
Stage Manager
Jonathan Edwards
Assistant Stage Manager

Production Support provided by Milwaukee Rep’s Director of Production Jared Clarkin and Associate Production Manager Kaitlyn Anderson

Produced by Milwaukee Rep’s Chief Education & Engagement Officer Jenny Toutant

About PTI

Milwaukee Rep’s Professional Training Institute (PTI) is a portal to professional theater for students interested in performance in grades 9-12. Through exposure to professional artists on, behind, and beyond Milwaukee Rep’s stages, this ensemble of performers will prepare for a career in theater. Students gather nine times over the course of an academic year to develop their talent and knowledge in the field of performance including workshops on acting techniques, text analysis, and the business of theater. Their work culminates in a professional paid rehearsal process on a capstone production. 

This unrivaled theater training program challenges and inspires Milwaukee’s most dedicated theater students to grow beyond their current understanding of theater so that they can show the world their unique and necessary voices.

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