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Our Lady of Champion

Teach the Children their Catechism

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Age 7+
Age 10+
Age 13+

The Wisconsin frontier. October, 1859. A young Belgian woman and her family struggle to stay alive in their harsh New World surroundings. They came to America for space, opportunity, and the promise of a new and prosperous life.

But nature conspires against them, and the people have turned as wild and dangerous as the land they’re trying to settle. This is the story of Adele Brise and Our Lady of Champion.

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Age 7+
Age 10+
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On the frontiers of Wisconsin, Adele Brise’s life reveals the quiet strength of faith, humility, and perseverance. In answering Our Lady’s call to teach the faith, she shows how trust in God, humble service, and steadfast love can transform hearts - and places - to God’s love. 

This series contains moments of intensity. Voices are raised in arguments. Adele meets with gossip, hostility, and criticism in her mission of teaching catechism. A child is injured in a wagon accident. The Brise family struggles with the dangers of frontier life. Adele Brise is falsely accused of giving alcohol to children at a church festival. There are threats of danger due to a wildfire.

Cast & Crew

Cast

Adele Brise - Tess Galbiati
Catherine Brise - Rita Hight
Father Verhoeff - Nicholas Troy
Julian Goosens - Nicholas Troy
Charles Dupont - Edward Działo
Father Edward - Edward Działo
Isabelle Brise - Danielle Kerr
Anna Goosens - Danielle Kerr
Lambert Brise - Gabe Fries
Bishop Melcher - Gabe Fries
Louise Dupont - Margaret Anne Smith
Rose Martin - Margaret Anne Smith
Queen of Heaven - Margaret Anne Smith
Mrs. Aline Peters - Ana Maria Alvarez
Therese - Jessica G. (J.G.) Smith
Elizabeth - Jessica G. (J.G.) Smith
Jacqueline - Anais Rivera
Charlotte Goosens - Alyssa Kalchbrenner
Arthur Dupont - Matthew William Wood
Young Arthur Dupont - Alec Citron
Gabriel Dupont - Alec Citron
Children - Anais Rivera, Alyssa Kalchbrenner, Matthew William Wood, Alec Citron

Writing & DIrection

Writer - Kiley Lawrence
Director - Demetrios Troy

Script Development

Script Producer – Kiley Lawrence

Casting

Casting Director - Kevin Collins

Production

Production Manager - Joseph Marsh
Dialect Coach - Susan Cameron

Sound

Audio Director - Kevin Conroy
Assistant Sound Designer - Scott Hermenau
Music Designer - Jacob Brusseau
Audio Reviewer - Jacob Brusseau
Audio Packaging Producer - Scott Hermenau
Audio Assembler - Christina Hiromoto

Producers

Executive Producer - Peter Atkinson

Special Thanks