John Miller
Technical Director
Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes highlights the backstage activity and the people who play a vital role in every performance at the Reif Center. From technical preparation to set construction, each production relies on the work happening behind the curtain.
Theater Superstition – October, 2024
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, That are dreamt in your philosophy. Hamlet Act I, Scene 5 Summer days are getting shorter and soon those crisp cool…
In is down, down is front Out is up, up is back Off is out, on is in And of course – Left is right and right is left A…
My Letter to Santa – July 2024
Dear Santa Dewey, I know you are very busy around the holidays, so I thought I’d write in July with my Christmas wish list. I hope I’m not interrupting your…
Little Shop of Horrors – Feed Me! – June 2024
A large placard bearing the words LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS hangs suspended in dark fog. (SMOKE MACHINE) WINO #1 sleeps peacefully on the far left edge of the forestage. (MUSIC…
Thumbelina: The Girl in the Flower – May, 2024
“There once was a woman who wanted so very much to have a tiny little child, but she did not know where to find one. So she went to an…
The TheaterWorksUSA Experience! – April, 2024
Mother Nature can be a cruel and capricious companion for the Northland. We enjoyed an atypical winter with very little snow and above average temperatures, which makes our life a…
Under and Over the Sea: Digital Scenery for Little Mermaid – March, 2024
King Triton’s court, Ursula’s Lair, and a storm-tossed Galleon; are just a few of the many scenes set under and over the sea in the Reif Theater Arts production of…
Reif Dance Company Show & Get To Know Your Tech – Melanie McCoy – February 2024
Dancers live in light as fish live in water. The stage space in which they move is their aquarium, their portion of the sea. Within translucent walls and above the…
Winter Dance Party – 65th Anniversary – January, 2024
In January of 1959, a twenty-four day musical tour of the Midwest began in Milwaukee. Twelve days later the “Winter Dance Party” would end in tragedy on Feb 3, 1959.…