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The Sweet Delilah Swim Club |
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| Directed by Tiersa Ferraro | ||
| June 11 - 27, 2026 | ||
| PLACE | ||
| The living room of a beach cottage on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. | ||
| TIME | ||
| One weekend in August. | ||
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ACT ONE |
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Scene 1: Twenty-two years after the characters' college graduation |
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ACT TWO |
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| Scene 1: Five years later. Scene 2: Twenty-three years later. |
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| THE SWEET DELILAH SWIM CLUB is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com) |
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Special Thanks
Lapham Peak Park Rangers; Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Carroll University Reservation and Events; Carroll University Theatre; New Berlin Eisenhower Theater
Things to Know
Video/Photo: Recording and photography during the performance are prohibited at SummerStage of Delafield due to copyright law.
Cell Phones: Patrons are asked to turn off any noise making device before the show begins. You may use your phone to browse this program.
Concessions: Concessions are available approximately 1 hour prior to the start of the show and then again at intermission. Concessions are not sold when the show is in progress. Yes, you may bring your own drinks and snacks to SummerStage!
Seating: All tickets are general admission. We don't have seats in the forest so be sure you bring your lawn chairs and/or blankets!
Bug Spraying: We do spray weekly to control mosquitos and other insects, but you might want to bring some extra bug spray just in case!
Restrooms: You can either use the portable bathrooms next to concessions or use the plumbed bathrooms in the Lapham Lodge (closes at 9 pm) off the parking lot. The golf cart will run at intermission if you want a ride down.
About the Playwright
Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, collectively known as Jones Hope Wooten, enjoy the reputation of being three of the most popular and widely-produced playwrights in the United States. They specialize in writing laugh-out-loud comedies and creating vivid, strong roles for women. Because of their commitment to and support of local theatres across the nation, they’ve built a following with legions of loyal fans and have been dubbed “America’s Playwrights.” Among them, they’ve written classic television, hit movies and off-Broadway comedy.
Thousands of productions of their comedies – including their perennially popular The Savannah Sipping Society, Dearly Beloved, Christmas Belles, The Red Velvet Cake War, Always A Bridesmaid, The Sweet Delilah Swim Club and many more – have entertained millions of theatregoers across America, as well as in Canada, Denmark, Japan, the Netherlands, Australia, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, the Virgin Islands, England, Taiwan, France, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Scotland, Belgium, Panama, New Zealand, Bulgaria, Ecuador and Kenya.
Jessie Jones co-authored the classic, Southern-fried funeral comedy Dearly Departed and its feature film adaptation, Kingdom Come, which was released by Fox Searchlight Pictures. Nicholas Hope, an award-winning playwright, served as Director of Casting at Theatre Communications Group in New York City, The Goodman Theatre in Chicago, and ABC Television. Jamie Wooten was a writer/producer on the much-loved television series The Golden Girls.
From the Director
The Sweet Delilah Swim Club reads like a love letter to the importance of lifelong friendships. It is funny, yes, and has some really great comedic character development, but in the end, it delivers sweetness and a lot of heart. Plays don't often read so easily or quickly, but I flew through this one, and was excited to direct it. (Thank you, Dustin!)
Many women have a close circle of friends as depicted here, and if they don't, they wish they did: Women who shared a relatively short period of time in their lives together who then made a commitment -- come hell or high water -- to "escape" once a year to have some time with just each other. Over time, these gatherings take on their own life and make for memories way beyond those of the original convergence. Sweet Delilah (or Swim as it became known to us) has a lovely balance of smart, witty humor and broader life pictures that will make a fabulous "Ladies Night Out!" It will also give our male counterparts a little sneak peek into what an elusive "Girls' Weekend" might feel like. I hope you enjoy this amazing cast and have a wonderful night at SummerStage of Delafield!
Tiersa Ferraro
Director
Cast
Creative Team
Tiersa Ferraro
Maya Springob
Lauren Everett
Christopher Kurtz
Scott Fudali
Claire Kinder
Jim Padovano
David A. Robins
Shawn Spellman
Meet the Company
Lesley Grider
SummerStage: 2nd season. Anne of Green Gables (Mrs. Spencer/Barry/Stacy). Other: Acting: Calendar Girls, Always a Bridesmaid, For Purely Elfish Reasons (Waukesha Civic Theater); Vanya, Sonya, Masha & Spike (Theatrical Tendencies); Romeo & Juliet (Voices Found Repertory). There’s A Burglar In My Bed (Sunset Playhouse); Rosencrantz & Guildenstern (Brookfield Players); The Merchant of Venice (Boulevard Theatre). Directing: Fork in the Road (Inspiration Studios); Third - staged reading (Lake Country Players). Etc: Thank you to the amazing women in my life that I’m blessed to call my friends–BD Crew, Stritchies, The Herd, Tamarack folks, show friends, daughters and more. I’d love to have an annual vacation with you all. Extra love to Dave who is always willing to run lines.
Jessie Jefferson
SummerStage: 1st season. Other: Stage Door, Bus Stop, Grease, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Gibraltar High School); Laughter on the 23rd Floor (Waukesha Civic Theater); A Christmas Carol (Lake Country Playhouse); The Maltese Falcon (Kettle Moraine Playhouse) Etc: Just so excited to be a part of our local community theaters and this new adventure here at SummerStage! Thanks to my family for always supporting me!
Michele McCawley
SummerStage: 1st season. Other: The Outsider, The Savannah Sipping Society (Lake Country Players); Always a Bridesmaid, Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 (Waukesha Civic Theater); Hallelujah Girls (Watertown Players); A Murder is Announced (Sunset Playhouse) Etc: I didn’t mean to be a Jones, Hope, Wooten specialist but this is my 4th JHW show and it is - as always- full of joy and tenderness and strong female characters. Finally, thank you, as always, to my love, for the support, the meals on the run and the use of the truck.
Julie Rowley
SummerStage: 1st season. The Sweet Delilah Swim Club, Becky’s New Car. Other: Unnecessary Farce, The Man Who Came to Dinner, On the Razzle (Sunset Playhouse); Noises Off, Plaza Suite (Falls Patio Players); Psych (The New Theatre on Main); Diary of Anne Frank, Lend Me A Tenor (Waukesha Civic); John: His Story (Acacia Theatre); Dracula: The Musical (Theatre X); Sweet Charity (Habitat Stoughton); To Kill a Mockingbird, A Christmas Carol (Children’s Theatre of Madison). Training: American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA). Etc: Seeing the spark of creativity in my daughter has lifted it once again in myself. Thank you, Mags, you are my sunshine. And a shout-out to my family and friends that support my shenanigans and keep me fed and watered while diving back into theater - appreciate you! And last, but not least, thank YOU for coming and supporting live theater!
Victoria Wozniak
SummerStage: 1st season. The Sweet Delilah Swim Club. Other: The Book of Will (Lake Country Playhouse); Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare Raw); Enchanted April, The Haunting of Hill House (Waukesha Civic Theatre); Jane Eyre (Lake Country Playhouse). Training: BA, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee. Etc: Victoria is excited for her SummerStage debut and to share the character of Lexi with you, because what is art without an audience.
Tiersa Ferraro
SummerStage: 4th season. Director: The Secret Garden Actor: Don’t Drink the Water, Twelfth Night. Other Director: Footloose, West Side Story, White Christmas, Mamma Mia!, Once Upon a Mattress.The Addams Family, Fiddler on the Roof, Stage Door, Days of Wine and Roses, Body of Water, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Radium Girls, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) (revised) (again) (Oconomowoc High School). Other Actor: Any Given Monday, Mom’s the Word (In Tandem), I Henry IV, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Cymbeline, The Comedy of Errors (Milwaukee Shakespeare); Mike Mulligan & His Steam Shovel, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Einstein: Hero of the Mind, The Witch of Blackbird Pond (First Stage); Other Local Companies - Morning Star, Acacia and Broadway Baby. Training: MFA-Acting, DePaul University; BA-Acting Specialist, UW-Madison, Certificate-American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Etc: To new challenges and opportunities! The pages of one’s life turn quickly, and many thanks to all who have been a part of the fabric of this journey we call life.
Maya Springob
SummerStage: 1st season. Stage Manager for The Sweet Delilah Swim Club and Door's Open! Other: The Prom, Scrooge’s Christmas: A Christmas Carol, No Exit, Maid Turned Mistress, Dido and Aeneas, Lady Windermere's Fan, Dancescapes ‘24, Pal Joey, Much Ado About Nothing, Pirates of Penzance (UW-Whitewater); Oliver!, Wizard of Oz (Oconomowoc Community Theatre); Mamma Mia!, White Christmas, Days of Wine and Roses, This is Not a Musical: The Musical, West Side Story, Footloose (Oconomowoc High School). Training: BFA (Stage Management) UW-Whitewater Etc: I want to thank my Mom and family for supporting my passion, dog for pretending to like me, and Dad for the neurotic personality that made me who I am.
Lauren Everett
SummerStage: 1st season. Other: Aristocats Kids and Tinkerbell (Lake Country Playhouse); The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged) (Oconomowoc High School). Training: Currently working at the Oconomowoc Arts Center as a technician. Etc: She wants to thank her friends, family and God for giving her these opportunities and supporting her in her theatre journey.
Christopher Kurtz
SummerStage: 5th season. The Nerd, Crimes of the Heart, Rumors, On Golden Pond, Twelfth Night, Pride and Prejudice, The Trip to Bountiful, Tartuffe, Romeo & Juliet, Present Laughter, Little Women. Other: All Feelings Great and Small, Welcome to the Zoo (Kohl’s Wild Theatre); The Endurance of Light, Autonomy (Acacia Theatre Company); Ring Round the Moon (Wisconsin Lutheran College); Comedy of Tenors (Racine Theatre Guild); West Side Story, Footloose, Cabaret, The Crucible (Oconomowoc High School); Bonny Anne Bonny (TheatreRed). Etc: MFA, Wayne State University; BA, St. John’s University; IATSE Journeyman, Local #13. Welcome back!
Scott Fudali
SummerStage: 7th season. Boeing Boeing (Bernard), Leading Ladies (Rev. Duncan Woolery), The Nerd (Willum), The Odd Couple (Vinnie). Other: Chapter Two, A Few Good Men, Is Murder Tax Deductible (Cream City Theater); The Nerd, Prescription:Murder, Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure, Lend Me A Tenor, Barefoot in the Park, Getting Away with Murder (West Allis Players). Etc: Scott has been once again enjoying the challenges of designing and building in the great outdoors with SummerStage for this season. He hopes everyone has an enjoyable night under the stars. Love to his wife and parents, and a special thanks to those who have supported all his theater adventures and pushed him when necessary.
Claire Kinder
SummerStage: 6th season. The Liar, Tartuffe, The Trip to Bountiful, Pride & Prejudice, The Nerd, A Midsummer’s Night Dream. Other: Titus Andronicus (Voices Found Rep); Medea (Voices Found Rep); The Giver (Waukesha Civic Theater); Mars Lost (Lakeland Players Theater); Elephant Man (Voices Found Rep); Tempest (Voice Found Rep); Bridges of Madison County (Waukesha Civic Theater); Macbeth -Teen Ed. (Waukesha Civic Theater) Training: BA-Theater UW- Whitewater and Trial & Error. Etc: “She wears life like Elvis wore sequins, with no apology laced into the seams.” - Ashley Poston, Geekerella
Jim Padovano
SummerStage: 1st season. Other: Always a Bridesmaid, The Music Man, Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, Matilda Jr, Christmas Carol, On Golden Pond, Joseph and the Amazing Dreamcoat, Noises Off, Pride and Prejudice, 42nd Street, Church Basement Ladies, Christmas Carol, Miss Holmes Returns, Fiddler on the Roof, Steel Magnolias, Christmas Carol, Til Beth do us Part, Mamma Mia (Falls Patio Players); L’enfant et les Sortileges, Fortuna the Time Bender Vs the Schoolgirls of Doom, Lucy, The Mikado, The Story of My Life, Song from the Uproar, 1776, Thank You Next, Zie Magic Flute, A Chorus Line, Handel’s Bestiary, Svadba Wedding, Doc Danger and the Danger Squad, Antiology, Enchanted, The Sound, Preludes, L’Orfeo, Night of the Living Opera, I Wanna Fly, Camille’s Rainbow (Milwaukee Opera Theatre); Finding Nemo, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Willie Wonka, Beauty and the Beast (South Milwaukee Youth Theatre); Sweeney Todd, Legally Blonde, Parade, Bridges of Madison County, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time (Lake Country Playhouse); Carmen, Amahl and the Night Visitors, Cossi Fan Tutte (Brew City Opera). Etc: Jim sits on the board of directors for Milwaukee Opera Theatre and is a proud member of the National Stage Managers Association.
David A. Robins
SummerStage: 4th season. The Liar, An Inspector Calls, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Steel Magnolias, Unnecessary Farce, Hamlet, Brighton Beach Memoirs, The Miracle Worker. Other: Enchanted April, 12 Angry Men, Murder on the Orient Express, Silent Sky, Mamma Mia!, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Underpants, But Why Bump Off Barnaby?, A Little Night Music (Waukesha Civic Theatre); Blithe Spirit, Spider’s Web, Clue (Sunset Playhouse); The Addams Family, The Fantasticks, Company, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Sondheim on Sondheim (Broccoli Theatricals); Coraline (Bad Example Productions); Sweeney Todd, Legally Blonde (Lake Country Playhouse); Kiss Me, Kate (UW Waukesha). Training: BFA, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Etc: When I’m not in the booth or backstage, you can usually find me attending a pop culture or gaming convention, or playing an RPG or (some would say overly-complicated) board game. As always, all my love to Steph for her continued support and understanding. And thank you to Corey and Sam for taking the time to see why I’m too busy to hang out. Carpe noctem!
Shawn Spellman
SummerStage: 5th season. The Liar, An Inspector Calls, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Other: 33 Variations, Silent Sky, Leading Ladies, Diary of Anne Frank, Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged) (Waukesha Civic Theatre). Etc: With this being my fifth season at SummerStage, I am excited to take in this great venue with this wonderful cast and crew.
2025-2026 Sponsors, Donors, & Grantors
Thank you to all of our sponsors, donors, and grantors! It is through the generous support of those listed here that enable us to bring you Great Performances in the Great Outdoors!
| $2,000+ |
| Annette Rehbein |
| Greater Delafield Community Fund |
| Molitor Properties |
| Spath Family |
| $1,000-$1,999 |
| E.J. & Meloney Kubick Family Foundation |
| JLA Architects |
| Mosquito Squad |
| $500-$999 |
| ACME Productions |
| Barbara Maloney |
| Leah Teske |
| Network Health |
| Shingle Tech LLC |
| Susan Barnhart |
| Waukesha State Bank |
| $100-$499 |
| Anonymous |
| Dan Bode & Katie Lynn Krueger |
| Diane Wilke-Zemanovic & David Zemanovic |
| Laurie Hollern |
| Susan Stromei |
| Up to $99 |
| Annesh Beahlen |
| Andrew Rebholz |
| Andrew Wagner |
| Betsy Forrest |
| Brenden Hudson |
| David Peters |
| Doug & Meg Haag |
| Elizabeth Bechtel |
| Gordon Birschbach |
| Janet Bollmann |
| Jeff and Therese Postles |
| Jeff Saatkamp |
| Jill Ohlsson |
| Judith Miller |
| Kathleen Pennoyer |
| Kim Krueger |
| Larry Velkoverh |
| Randy Behm |
| Rebecca Seymour |
| Robert Lewerenz |
| Susanne Jensen |
| Tammy Bridges |
| Trish Holzhauer |
Our Organization
Board of Directors
| President | Leah Teske |
| Vice President | Joe Lucey |
| Secretary | Leah Teske |
| Treasurer | Michael Fantry |
| Members at Large | Susan Barnhart, Marty Malin, William Molitor, Tom Van Gilder |
Staff
| Artistic Director | Dustin J. Martin |
| Office Assistant | Sylvia Murphy |
| Bookkeeper | Stephanie D. Martin |
Seasonal Staff
| Event Managers | Mindy Imig, Tori Jeske, Sylvia Murphy, David Woodford, Lori Woodford |
| Production Photography | Colleen Boehm |
| Social Media Marketing | Sophia Bernhardt |
Committees
2026 Season Selection: Dustin J. Martin (chair), Donna Daniels, Jim Mallmann, Stephanie D. Martin, Josh Scheibe, and Sam White.
Grounds: Susan Barnhart (co-chair), William Molitor (co-chair), Joe Lucey, Deanne Bowman Olson, and Rosie Thessin.
Volunteers
Our volunteers are vital to our success! Volunteers are needed throughout the summer to assist with our events, but you could also join one of our committees or the Board of Directors.
If you are interested in joining us to volunteer, let us know at summerstageofdelafield.org/volunteer.
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