Elizabeth M Havican
Actress, Soprano | Milwaukee, Wisconsin
© Elizabeth M Havican | 2023
Performance resume
| Play - Full Length | Role | Theater |
|---|---|---|
| Murder's Bad, But Monday Can Kill You! | Kathren Halifax | West Allis Players |
| The Skin Of Our Teeth | Ensemble | Village Playhouse |
| Rabbit Hole | Izzy | Imagination Theatre Of Germantown |
| Forty Carats | Mrs Adams/Mrs Latham | Bay Players |
| Death of a Doornail | Alice (orig Mortimer) | South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center |
| Stage Door | Kendall Adams | Sunset Playhouse |
| God's Favorite | Mady | Mukwonago Village Players |
| Monday Always Leads to Murder | Veronica Reynolds | West Allis Players |
| The Tale of Snow White | Rosalind | Bavarian Inn Dinner Theater |
| Three Murders and Its Only Monday | Mary Tobias | West Allis Players |
| Play On! | Marla "Smitty" Smith | West Allis Players |
| Daughters | Grandma | St Norbert College Theater Department |
| Play - One Act | Role | Theater |
|---|---|---|
| The Interview | Mrs. Patton | Village Playhouse - 35th Original One Act Festival |
| The Revival | Diane/Dianna | Village Playhouse - 30th Original One Act Festival |
| The Runaway | Maddie | Village Playhouse - 30th Original One Act Festival |
| Willing and NSAble | Agent Golden | Village Playhouse - 30th Original One Act Festival |
| A Comedy in Three Acts | Abby | Village Playhouse - AACTFest Entry |
| The Original Cast | Penny | Village Playhouse - 29th Original One Act Festival |
| Desert Wager | Esther | Village Playhouse - 29th Original One Act Festival |
| Desire, Desire, Desire | Cora | Theater Unchained - "Durang Durang" Festival |
| Information Station | Young Woman | Village Playhouse - 28th Original One Act Festival |
| The Actor's Nightmare | Sarah Siddons | Village Playhouse - AACTFest Entry |
| Who Is This Really? | Claire Jones | Village Playhouse - 27th Original One Act Festival |
| A Lunch Meeting | Cassandra | Village Playhouse - 27th Original One Act Festival |
| The Fishing Trip | Jen | Village Playhouse - 26th Original One Act Festival |
| I'll Go With You | Nurse | Village Playhouse - 26th Original One Act Festival |
| In Juliet's Garden | Desdemona | Village Playhouse - AACTFest Entry |
| Eve and Adam | Eve | Village Playhouse - 25th Original One Act Festival |
| Potions and Pets | Rosanne | Village Playhouse - 25th Original One Act Festival |
| When Shakespeare's Ladies Meet | Desdemona | Grant Park Players |
| Staged Readings/Radio Plays | Role | Theater |
|---|---|---|
| Dracula: A Radio Play | Lucy Westerna | Radio Girls Productions |
| Squish | Cal | Village Playhouse |
| Lily's Choice | Lily | Village Playhouse - One Act Script Workshop |
| The Adventures of Past and Present Sarah ... In the Future | Present Sarah | Village Playhouse - One Act Script Workshop |
| It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play | Mary Bailey | UW-Washington County |
| Suddenly, Last Summer | Ms. Foxhill | Off Book Players |
| The Vagina Monologues | "The Flood"/Ensemble | St Norbert College Theater Department |
| Radio Plays (audio only) | Role | Theater/Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Pyrigi's Wonderful Dolls | Alma | Radio Girls Productions |
| The Eyes Have It | Molly | Jakespeare VTC/PDK Cast |
| The Piper in The Woods | Patroller | Jakespeare VTC/PDK Cast |
| Pain | Lucinda | Solar Wind Media Group |
| Musicals | Role | Theater |
|---|---|---|
| The Goodbye Girl | Mrs. Crosby | Waukesha Civic Theater |
| The Music Man | Ensemble | Imagination Theatre of Germantown |
| Two By Two | Leah | Waukesha Civic Theater |
| Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? | Sister Helen | West Allis Players |
| The Producers | Ensemble | Carte Blanch Studios |
| Jesus Christ, Superstar | Ensemble | Shorewood Players |
| Godspell | Ensemble | St Norbert College Knight Theater |
| Operas | Role | Choral Group/Theater |
|---|---|---|
| A Game of Chance | Second Knitter | St Norbert College Opera Theater |
| The Fairy Queen | Pheobus | St Norbert College Opera Theater |
| Scenes from The Marriage of Figaro | Marcelina | St Norbert College Opera Theater |
| Other | Title | Role | Studio/Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interactive Murder Mystery | Murder at the Mansion | Carrie Kneeland | Wauwatosa Historical Society |
| Immersive Experience | The Alice Cocktail Experience | Multiple, Varied by Performance | Viral Ventures |
| Monologue Competition | "What consideration do you wish us to entertain..." | Madelon from The Pretentious Young Ladies | Village Playhouse |
| Solo Recital | Elizabeth M. Havican, Soprano | Selections from musical theater | Village Playhouse Fundraiser |
| Short Film | Loss | Sally | T.O. Media |
| Variety Show/Musical Revue | The No Chocolate Review | Ensemble | St Matthias Parish |
| Tour Guide | Company |
|---|---|
| Original Ghost Tour | Shakers Cigar Bar / Hangman Tours |
| 2.0 Ghost Tour | Shakers Cigar Bar / Hangman Tours |
| Cream City Cannibal | Shakers Cigar Bar / Hangman Tours |
| Whoring 20s | Shakers Cigar Bar / Hangman Tours |
| West Allis Old Fashioned Tour | Downtown West Allis, Inc |
Performance resume - Vocalist
| Musicals | Role | Theater |
|---|---|---|
| The Goodbye Girl | Mrs. Crosby | Waukesha Civic Theater |
| The Music Man | Ensemble | Imagination Theatre of Germantown |
| Two By Two | Leah | Waukesha Civic Theater |
| Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? | Sister Helen | West Allis Players |
| The Producers | Ensemble | Carte Blanch Studios |
| Jesus Christ, Superstar | Ensemble | Shorewood Players |
| Godspell | Ensemble | St Norbert College Knight Theater |
| Operas | Role | Choral Group/Theater |
|---|---|---|
| A Game of Chance | Second Knitter | St Norbert College Opera Theater |
| The Fairy Queen | Pheobus | St Norbert College Opera Theater |
| Scenes from The Marriage of Figaro | Marcelina | St Norbert College Opera Theater |
| Choir | Years | Notable Pieces |
|---|---|---|
| Atonement Lutheran | 2023 | Requiem (John Rutter) |
| Suburban Singers | 2010 - 2021 | Gloria (Vivaldi) - 2019 |
| Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church | 2019 - 2023 | |
| Waukesha Choral Union | 2017 | Messiah (Handel) |
| St Aloysius Catholic Church | 2009 - 2019 | |
| St Monica's Catholic Church | 2008 - 2009 |
| Other | Title | Role | Studio/Producer | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo Recital | Elizabeth M. Havican, Soprano | Selections from musical theater | Village Playhouse Fundraiser | |
| Variety Show/Musical Revue | The No Chocolate Review | Ensemble | St Matthias Parish |
| Education |
|---|
| St Norbert College, De Pere Wi |
| Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance |
| Class of 2007 |
Performance resume - actress
| Play - Full Length | Role | Theater |
|---|---|---|
| Murder's Bad, But Monday Can Kill You! | Kathren Halifax | West Allis Players |
| The Skin Of Our Teeth | Ensemble | Village Playhouse |
| Rabbit Hole | Izzy | Imagination Theatre Of Germantown |
| Forty Carats | Mrs Adams/Mrs Latham | Bay Players |
| Death of a Doornail | Alice (orig Mortimer) | South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center |
| Stage Door | Kendall Adams | Sunset Playhouse |
| God's Favorite | Mady | Mukwonago Village Players |
| Monday Always Leads to Murder | Veronica Reynolds | West Allis Players |
| The Tale of Snow White | Rosalind | Bavarian Inn Dinner Theater |
| Three Murders and Its Only Monday | Mary Tobias | West Allis Players |
| Play On! | Marla "Smitty" Smith | West Allis Players |
| Daughters | Grandma | St Norbert College Theater Department |
| Play - One Act | Role | Theater |
|---|---|---|
| The Interview | Mrs. Patton | Village Playhouse - 35th Original One Act Festival |
| The Revival | Diane/Dianna | Village Playhouse - 30th Original One Act Festival |
| The Runaway | Maddie | Village Playhouse - 30th Original One Act Festival |
| Willing and NSAble | Agent Golden | Village Playhouse - 30th Original One Act Festival |
| A Comedy in Three Acts | Abby | Village Playhouse - AACTFest Entry |
| The Original Cast | Penny | Village Playhouse - 29th Original One Act Festival |
| Desert Wager | Esther | Village Playhouse - 29th Original One Act Festival |
| Desire, Desire, Desire | Cora | Theater Unchained - "Durang Durang" Festival |
| Information Station | Young Woman | Village Playhouse - 28th Original One Act Festival |
| The Actor's Nightmare | Sarah Siddons | Village Playhouse - AACTFest Entry |
| Who Is This Really? | Claire Jones | Village Playhouse - 27th Original One Act Festival |
| A Lunch Meeting | Cassandra | Village Playhouse - 27th Original One Act Festival |
| The Fishing Trip | Jen | Village Playhouse - 26th Original One Act Festival |
| I'll Go With You | Nurse | Village Playhouse - 26th Original One Act Festival |
| In Juliet's Garden | Desdemona | Village Playhouse - AACTFest Entry |
| Eve and Adam | Eve | Village Playhouse - 25th Original One Act Festival |
| Potions and Pets | Rosanne | Village Playhouse - 25th Original One Act Festival |
| When Shakespeare's Ladies Meet | Desdemona | Grant Park Players |
| Staged Readings/Radio Plays | Role | Theater |
|---|---|---|
| Dracula: A Radio Play | Lucy Westerna | Radio Girls Productions |
| Squish | Cal | Village Playhouse |
| Lily's Choice | Lily | Village Playhouse - One Act Script Workshop |
| The Adventures of Past and Present Sarah ... In the Future | Present Sarah | Village Playhouse - One Act Script Workshop |
| It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play | Mary Bailey | UW-Washington County |
| Suddenly, Last Summer | Ms. Foxhill | Off Book Players |
| The Vagina Monologues | "The Flood"/Ensemble | St Norbert College Theater Department |
| Radio Plays (audio only) | Role | Theater/Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Pyrigi's Wonderful Dolls | Alma | Radio Girls Productions |
| The Eyes Have It | Molly | Jakespeare VTC/PDK Cast |
| The Piper in The Woods | Patroller | Jakespeare VTC/PDK Cast |
| Pain | Lucinda | Solar Wind Media Group |
| Musicals | Role | Theater |
|---|---|---|
| The Goodbye Girl | Mrs. Crosby | Waukesha Civic Theater |
| The Music Man | Ensemble | Imagination Theatre of Germantown |
| Two By Two | Leah | Waukesha Civic Theater |
| Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? | Sister Helen | West Allis Players |
| The Producers | Ensemble | Carte Blanch Studios |
| Jesus Christ, Superstar | Ensemble | Shorewood Players |
| Godspell | Ensemble | St Norbert College Knight Theater |
| Operas | Role | Choral Group/Theater |
|---|---|---|
| A Game of Chance | Second Knitter | St Norbert College Opera Theater |
| The Fairy Queen | Pheobus | St Norbert College Opera Theater |
| Scenes from The Marriage of Figaro | Marcelina | St Norbert College Opera T |
| Other | Title | Role | Studio/Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interactive Murder Mystery | Murder at the Mansion | Carrie Kneeland | Wauwatosa Historical Society |
| Immersive Experience | The Alice Cocktail Experience | Multiple, Varied by Performance | Viral Ventures |
| Monologue Competition | "What consideration do you wish us to entertain..." | Madelon from The Pretentious Young Ladies | Village Playhouse |
| Solo Recital | Elizabeth M. Havican, Soprano | Selections from musical theater | Village Playhouse Fundraiser |
| Short Film | Loss | Sally | T.O. Media |
| Variety Show/Musical Revue | The No Chocolate Review | Ensemble | St Matthias Parish |
| Tour Guide | Company |
|---|---|
| Original Ghost Tour | Shakers Cigar Bar / Hangman Tours |
| 2.0 Ghost Tour | Shakers Cigar Bar / Hangman Tours |
| Cream City Cannibal | Shakers Cigar Bar / Hangman Tours |
| Whoring 20s | Shakers Cigar Bar / Hangman Tours |
| West Allis Old Fashioned Tour | Downtown West Allis, Inc |
Behind The Scenes
| Village Playhouse | - | - | - |
| 2021-2022 Season | Board Member | Treasurer | |
| - | Committee Chair | Publicity | |
| - | Director | Walter Cronkite is Dead (36th One Act Festival) | |
| - | Producer | 36th Original One Act Festival | |
| 2020-2021 Season | Board Member | Treasurer | |
| - | Committee Chair | Publicity | |
| - | Director | Little Women, A Radio Play | |
| - | Producer | An Evening With Shaw | |
| - | Producer | Monologue Competition Fundraiser (2020) | |
| 2019-2020 Season | Board Member | Treasurer | |
| - | Committee Chair | Publicity | |
| - | Director | Beyond Therapy | |
| - | Producer | Monologue Competition Fundraiser (2019) | |
| 2018-2019 Season | Board Member | Treasurer | |
| - | Committee Chair | Publicity | |
| - | Stage Manager | Tartuffe | |
| - | Director | Waiting for Godot | |
| - | Producer | Driving Miss Daisy | |
| - | Director | Forty Carats | |
| 2017-2018 Season | Committee Chair | Publicity | |
| - | Director | Coffee Shop (33rd One Act Festival) | |
| 2015-2016 Season | Board Member | Past President | |
| - | Committee Chair | Membership | |
| - | Stage Manager | A Raisin In The Sun | |
| - | Stage Manager | Santa's Workshop: The Young Persons Playwriting Project (2015) | |
| - | Co-Producer | Arrangement for Murder, No. 2 | |
| - | Stage Manager | Arrangement for Murder, No. 2 | |
| 2014-2015 Season | Board Member | President | |
| - | Producer | A Charlie Brown Christmas and Other Holiday Classics | |
| - | Director | A Christmas Carol | |
| 2013-2014 Season | Board Member | President-Elect | |
| - | Committee Chair | Membership | |
| - | Committee Chair | Publicity | |
| - | Co-Producer | Marvin's Room | |
| - | Stage Manager | Marvin's Room | |
| 2012 - 2013 Season | Board Member | Vice President | |
| - | Committee Chair | Membership | |
| - | Committee Chair | Publicity | |
| - | Co-Producer | The 39 Steps | |
| - | Co-Producer | The Actor's Nightmare | |
| The Off Book Players | - | - | - |
| 2016 | Stage Manger | New York |
About
Elizabeth M. Havican (née Meert) is originally from Green Bay, Wisconsin. She graduated from St Norbert College (De Pere, Wisconsin) in 2007 with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance.After moving to Milwaukee later that year, she became involved with the theater community. To date she has acted in over 40 shows with many different theaters throughout the greater Milwaukee area; including Waukesha Civic Theatre, Sunset Playhouse and the West Allis Players.From 2011 - 2022 Elizabeth was a board member with Village Playhouse. There she performed a variety of behind the scenes roles, including producing, stage managing and directing, along with holding a myriad of leadership positions within the group.In addition to acting Elizabeth has sung with several area choirs, including The Suburban Singers Community Choir and Waukesha Choral Union.When not on stage, Elizabeth can be found at Wisconsin State Fair Park, where she works year-round as an Administrative Specialist. She can also be seen at Shakers Cigar Bar, leading ghost and historic true crime tours, as well as in Downtown West Allis, leading the Old Fashioned Walking Tour.
Contact
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Thank you
The Sci-Fi podcast, Pyrigi's Wonderful Dolls, which Elizabeth recorded with RG Productions is now available for download.
You can also find Elizabeth at Shakers Cigar Bar, leading ghost and historic true crime tours, as well as in Downtown West Allis, leading the Old Fashioned Walking Tour.