An Enemy of Boredom
CINCINNATI SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
2025-2026
Season at The Otto M. Budig Theater
Brian Isaac Phillips, Producing Artistic Director and CEO presents
Directed By Brian Isaac Phillips+
Scenic Designer
Costume Designer
Lighting Designer
Sound Designer
Properties Designer
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Jon Savage ¶ Erin Reed Carter Baxter Chambers
Zack Bennett Alice Hopkins Danitza Piper* Tessa Killen
design sponsors
RANCE AND MARILYN DUKE
¶Member of United Scenic Artists
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
Photography and recording of any kind is prohibited.
“An Enemy of the People (Herzog)” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
www.concordtheatricals.com
Original Broadway Production Produced by SEAVIEW PATRICK CATULLO PLAN B
Roth-Manella Productions Eric & Marsi Gardiner
John Gore Organization James L. Nederlander Jon B. Platt
Atekwanna Hutton Bob Boyett Chris & Ashleee Clarke Cohen-Demar Productions Andrew Diamond Gig Productions Sony Music Masterworks Triptyk Studios Trunfio Ryan Kate Cannova DJL Productions
Cast and Production Staff
C AST
Petra Stockmann Jasimine Bouldin*
Hovstad Montez Jenkins-Copeland*
Morten Kiil Jim Hopkins*
Peter Stockmann Matthew Lewis Johnson*
Captain Horster Sylvester Little, Jr.*
Aslaksen Barry Mulholland*
Billing Patrick Earl Phillips*
Dr. Thomas Stockmann Brent Vimtrup*
P RODUCTION S TAFF
Master Carpenter Bryce Carson
Wardrobe Supervisor Kayla Cieslinski
Lighting Supervisor & Scenic Associate Jared Earland
Associate Production Manager Rainy Edwards
Costume Shop Manager Lindsey Jones
Technical Director Chris Holloway
Properties Supervisor Alice Hopkins
Production Technician Brad Hopper
Charge Artist Samantha Reno
Production Manager Robert Carlton Stimmel^
Resident Stage Manager & Company Manager Cole Sweasy*
Dramaturg Tamara Winters
^Artist sponsored by Judge Mark Painter
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
Jasimine Bouldin*
Johnson*
Patrick Earl Phillips*
Brent Vimtrup*
Sylvester Little, Jr.*Barry Mulholland*
Montez Jenkins Copeland*
Jim Hopkins*
Special Thanks
We wish to thank the following corporations, foundations, agencies, and individuals for their support of the 2025-2026 Season. We are forever grateful.
As of September 1, 2025
We endeavor to correctly recognize all of our supporters. If you see a problem with this list, please accept our apologies and email sara.clark@cincyshakes.com to correct. Thank you.
Production:
Brian Isaac Phillips, Producing Artistic Director and CEO
Bryce Carson, Master Carpenter
Kayla Cieslinski, Wardrobe Supervisor
Jared Earland, Lighting Supervisor and Scenic Associate
Rainy Edwards, Associate Production Manager and Resident Costume Designer
Chris Holloway, Technical Director
Alice Hopkins, Properties Supervisor
Brad Hopper, Production Technician
Lindsey Jones, Costume Shop Manager
Danitza Piper, Resident Stage Manager
Samantha Reno, Resident Scenic Designer
Robert Carlton Stimmel, Production Manager
Cole Sweasy, Resident Stage Manager and Company Manager
Matthew Lewis Johnson, Guest Artistic Associate
Christopher V. Edwards, Sean Hagerty, and Jemma Levy, Artistic Associates
Administration:
Emily Bruns, Director of Education
Sara Clark, Director of Development
Sophie DeCorte, Marketing Associate
Shelby Flynn, Operations Manager
Candice Handy, Associate Artistic Director
Patricia Ryan, Development Manager
Lettie Van Hemert, General Manager
Jeanna Vella, Director of Marketing
Rachel Woellner, Patron Experience and Outreach Manager
As of September 1, 2025
Meet The Cast
Jasimine Bouldin* (she/her) 3RD SEASON
Cincinnati: Fat Ham, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Macbeth (Favorite CSC); JaJa’s African Hair Braiding (Ensemble Theatre); The Twunny Fo’, It’s Not a Trip, It’s a Journey (Know Theatre).
Montez Jenkins Copeland* (they/them) 2ND SEASON
Cincinnati: Mrs. Dalloway: A New Musical, Hamlet Park Tour (CSC); A Case For The Existence Of God, The Light Chasers, Girlfriend the Musical, Red Bike, Moby Dick (Know Theatre). TV/Film: Miles Ahead (dir. Don Cheadle) 13th & Republic (dir. Darnell Pierre Benjamin). Education: Alumnus of Northern Kentucky University and Walnut Hills High School.
Jim Hopkins (he/him) 18TH SEASON
CINCINNATI: Gaslight, King Lear, The Living Dead, All the Way, Hamlet, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, August: Osage County, The Diary of Anne Frank, Julius Caesar, Of Mice and Men, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, Dracula, Henry VIII, Pride and Prejudice, Oliver Twist, Midsummer, Othello, The Grapes of Wrath, The Seagull, Cymbeline (Favorite CSC); Fiddler on the Roof (Cincinnati Opera); Hands on a Hard Body (twice!) (Ensemble Theatre); Manbeast, Bankers (Know Theater); White Privilege (Cincinnati Fringe Festival). Regional: The Liar, School for Wives (Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey); Jerry Springer: The Opera (Playhouse on the Square Memphis); Romeo and Juliet (Human Race).
Matthew Lewis Johnson* (any/all) 22ND SEASON
Cincinnati: Trouble in Mind, A Flea in Her Ear, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Henry IV pts 1 and 2, The Cherry Orchard, Hamlet, One Man Two Guvnors, King Lear, Antony and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, Love’s Labors Lost, A Long Day’s Journey Into Night, The Seagull, Twelfth Night, Troilus and Cressida, The Comedy of Errors, An Ideal Husband, The Importance of Being Earnest, Our Town, The Taming of the Shrew, As You Like It, Amadeus (Favorite CSC); Regional: Equivocation (Athens West); Hamlet, My Fair Lady, Mamma Mia (Distilled Theatre); The Grapes of Wrath, A Christmas Carol, Twelfth Night (Alliance Theatre) Floyd Collins, Harvey, The Rainmaker (Aurora); The Bible, The Spitfire Grill, I Dream Wild Horses, The Big Bored (Horizon Theatre);
Shoemaker and the Elves, Xperimental Puppet Theatre, Rainforest Adventures, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Don Quixote, Charlotte’s Web, Whinnie the Pooh, Tortoise and the Hare, Ballad of Wriggly Buttonhole (Center for Puppetry Arts); Free Parking, Theatre Sports, Puppet Slam (Dad’s Garage). Education: Alumnus of Virginia Commonwealth University (MFA) Morehead State University (BA).
Sylvester Little Jr.* (he/him) 10TH SEASON
Cincinnati: The Play That Goes Wrong, Tempest, Macbeth, Fences, All the Way, Merry Wives of Windsor, Much Ado About Nothing, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo & Juliet (Favorite CSC). Regional: Faust (Aimee Rose - Frankfurt, Germany), Death of a Salesman, Comedy of Errors (American Players Theatre), Superior Donut’s (Birmingham Equity Theatre). Education: Alumnus of Purdue University (MFA), Berea College (BA).
Barry Mulholland* 10TH SEASON
Cincinnati: Diary of Anne Frank, Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner, August: Osage County (Favorite CSC); Dial M For Murder, Treasure Island, To Kill A Mockingbird (Cincinnati Playhouse); Tribes, Bloomsday (Ensemble Theatre). Regional: Freud’s Last Session (St. Louis Rep); Minor Demons (Long Wharf); Belmont Avenue Social Club (Capitol Rep); Moon For The Misbegotten (Merrimack Rep); The Caretaker, I Hate Hamlet (Clarence Brown Theatre); Three Sisters (Intiman Theatre); Devil‘s Disciple (Oregon Shakespeare Festival). New York: Ghost Sonata, Balloon, Wild Oats (Classic Stage Company); Life In the Trees (West Bank). Film/TV: Dark Waters, The A-Frame, A Kind of Murder, Surviving Compton. Website: barrymulholland.com
Patrick Earl Phillips* (he/him) 11TH SEASON
Cincinnati: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Little Women, Macbeth, Mrs. Dalloway, Much Ado About Nothing, Titus Andronicus, Twelfth Night (Favorite CSC); Tick… Tick, Boom (The Carnegie); Hands on a Hardbody, Luna Gale, Fly By Night Bloomsday (ETC); Mercury (Know Theatre). Regional: This is Tom Jones!, Around the World in 80 Days (Human Race Theatre Co.). Education: Xavier University (BA) and St. Xavier HS. Website: PatrickEPhillips.com
Brent Vimtrup* (he/him) 11TH SEASON
Cincinnati: Richard III, Hamlet, Julius Ceasar, King Lear, Measure for Measure, Macbeth, Henry IV-VI, All the Way, Waiting for Godot, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Elephant Man, The Grapes of Wrath, The Crucible (Favorite CSC); Luna Gale and Red Velvet (Ensemble Theatre); Harry and the Thief (Know Theatre).
Regional: The Voysey Inheritance (Milwaukee Rep); The Lieutenant of Inishmore (Syracuse Stage); King Lear (Riverside Theatre). New York: Sight Unseen (InProximity Theatre); Third Man (Godlight Theatre); Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet (National Shakespeare Company). TV/Film: Miles Ahead (Sony Pictures), Donnybrook (IFC Films).
Education: Alumnus of Ohio University (PATP, MFA) and Syracuse University (BFA).
The printing and letterpress artifacts featured in this production of “An Enemy of the People” are on loan from the Cincinnati Type & Print Museum, a working museum located in Lower Price Hill. The Museum preserves Cincinnati’s rich printing history while also training individuals in valuable life and job skills. Visitors can experience hands-on printing, explore fully functional historic equipment, and see how the Museum continues to advance the printing industry—combining preservation, education, and opportunity for the Greater Cincinnati community.
The Cincinnati Type & Print Museum is free to visit and open by appointment on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday at 10:00 am, 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, or 1:00 pm, and on Saturday at 10:00 am or 11:00 am.
Cincinnati Type & Print Museum
2307 West Eighth Street, Cincinnati, OH 45204 (513) 914-5722 • Info@CincinnatiTypePrintMuseum.org
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
Meet The Creative Team
Brian Isaac Phillips+ Director (he/him) 27TH SEASON
Cincinnati: The Play That Goes Wrong, Twelfth Night (co-produced with Prague Shakespeare Company), Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (co-produced with Merrimack Repertory Theatre), Kindred Spirits (World Premiere), Julius Caesar, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Living Dead (World Premiere), King Lear (Recent CSC), The Sound Inside, Red Velvet (Ensemble Theatre), Let The Right One In (CCM), The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park), The Handmaid’s Tale, When the Rain Stops Falling, Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches (Know Theatre). Education: Morehead State University.
Jon Savage ¶ Scenic Designer (he/him) 2ND SEASON
Cincinnati: Macbeth (CSC). Regional: Actors Shakespeare Project, New Rep Theatre, Huntington Theatre, Front Porch Arts Collective, Central Square Theatre, Commonwealth Shakespeare, Olney Theatre Center, Walnut Street Theatre, ACT Theatre, Bay Street Theatre. New York: Bucks County Playhouse. International: Prague Shakespeare Company, Verona Shakespeare Fringe Festival. TV/Film: Max, HBO, Discovery Channel and Normandy Films.
Erin Reed Carter
Costume Designer (she/her) DEBUT SEASON
Regional: Pericles (Santa Cruz Shakespeare); Sweeney Todd, Much Ado About Nothing, Lear, Pride & Prejudice (Texas Shakespeare Festival); Madwoman of Chaillot, Alias Grace, Peter and the Starcatcher, This is Our Youth (Clarence Brown Theater); Full 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 Academic Seasons (University of Wyoming Department of Theatre and Dance); Macbeth (Gainesville Theatre Alliance); Two Wolves and a Lamb (Triad Stage); The Unusual Tale of Mary and Joseph’s Baby, Constellations, The Burn Vote, In the Other Room (River & Rail Theatre Company). Education: University of Tennessee (MFA), Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University (BFA). Website: ereedcostumedesign.com
Baxter Chambers
Lighting Designer (he/him) DEBUT SEASON
Regional: The SpongeBob Musical, Silent Sky, Les Fleurs du Mal (Bowling Green State University); Macbeth (Gainesville Theatre Alliance, Gainesville, GA); Entropics (Full Steam Ahead Productions, Chicago, IL); Michigan Youth Dance Festival 2023 (Michigan Dance Council, Ann Arbor, MI); Everybody (Purdue University); The Music Man (Wagon Wheel Professional Theatre, Warsaw, IN) Mr. Confidential (Actors Theatre of Indiana, Carmel, IN); On The Exhale, Agent 355, How The Light Gets In (Chautauqua Theatre Company, Chautauqua, NY). Education: MFA –Theatre: Lighting Design and Technology – Purdue University. BA – Peace and Conflict Studies – Bowling Green State University. Website: baxterchambers.com
Zack Bennett
Sound Designer (he/him) 5TH SEASON
Cincinnati: Mrs. Dalloway, Macbeth, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Julius Caesar, Wrecking Ball, As You Like It, The Living Dead, The Comedy of Errors (CSC). Regional: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Actors Express); The Little Prince, SWEAT (River & Rail Theatre); A Christmas Carol [Asst] (Guthrie); True West [Asst] (Seattle Rep); New York: Thoughts of a Colored Man [Assoc] Education: Purdue University (MFA), University of Tennessee (BA). Website: Zack Bennett.com
Alice Hopkins
Properties Designer (she/her) DEBUT SEASON
Regional: Experiential installations and large-scale production builds for clients including Procter & Gamble and Kroger (Agar); sculptural fabrication for Jellystone Parks (3DX Scenic); project and fabrication work with Studio Romo (Oakland, CA); sculptural fabrication for Sesame Place at SeaWorld (San Diego, CA). Artist Collaborations: Mars-1, SF Museum of Modern Art, Dan Romo, Bruce Beasley, Emily Sites, Jay Bolotin. Education: University of Cincinnati – College of DAAP (BFA, Multimedia Sculpture & Bronze Casting).
Danitza Piper*
Stage Manager (she/her) 2ND SEASON
Cincinnati: What the Constitution Means to Me (regional premiere); Fiona: The Musical (world premiere); How I Learned What I Learned (regional premiere); The Match Game (world premiere); Hands on a Hardbody; Where the Lost Children Play (world premiere) (Ensemble Theatre). Regional: Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson - APT 2B (Human Race Theatre Company); A Frosty Night (world premiere - Human Race Theatre Company); A Distinct Society (regional premiere - Human Race Theatre Company); Flex (Actors Theatre of Louisville). Volunteer Coordinator of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival since 2022. Education: University of Kentucky (BA). Website: danitzapiper.com
Tessa Killen
Assistant Stage Manager (she/her) DEBUT SEASON
Cincinnati: Fiddler on the Roof (Cincinnati Opera). Regional: Henry V; Winterdance: ‘Tis the Season; Something Rotten; Little Women (Western Kentucky University MainStage); The Magic Treehouse: A Ghost Tale for Mr. Dickens, JR . (BG OnStage). Education: Western Kentucky University (BFA).
¶Member of United Scenic Artists
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
An Enemy of the People takes place in a provincial mountain village in 19th Century Norway. 1882 Norway was in the midst of a sudden expansion of its middle class after a brutal economic crisis a few decades earlier. This play centers around a pivotal moment for this small town's future: the opening of a spa resort that has the potential to change the town's fortune forever. The townsfolk have already started to feel the fruits of this massive project, with new businesses opening ready to serve the influx of tourists they expect will flood into town to enjoy the healing baths of restorative alpine water. At the start of this play, we are at the end of a long winter and just starting to feel the welcoming of springtime. With positive buzz spreading about the new resort, everyone in town is gearing up for what promises to be the most important summer season of the town's history.
-Tamara Winters,
Dramaturg
Closer Look: Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen-Playwright
Henrik Ibsen was born on March 20, 1828, in Skien, Norway, a small town about seventy miles south-west of Oslo on the west coast of the Oslo Fjord. After his father’s bankruptcy, Ibsen’s family descended into poverty. At age 15 he left his home to work as an apprentice to an apothecary. Between work and studying for university exams, Ibsen began writing his first play, Catiline, which began his career as a playwright and director.
Often called “the father of prose drama,” Henrik Ibsen helped shape the foundation of modern theater. In an era when European drama was expected to uphold strict ideals of family and decorum, Ibsen’s plays were seen as scandalous. His work pulled back the curtain on social facades, confronting uncomfortable truths with a sharp critical eye and a fearless approach to morality and everyday life
First published in 1882, Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People remains strikingly relevant more than 140 years later. One in a series of sharp critiques of society, the play expands Ibsen’s lens from the private sphere of the household to the broader dynamics of a community. An Enemy of the People provokes powerful questions for us to consider about our duty to one another, the responsibility of the press, the role of the individual in society, and the pressure to conform in the face of inconvenient but undeniable truths.
Amy Herzog-Adapter, Playwright
Amy Herzog is an acclaimed American playwright and writer known for her impactful, intimate works that often draw from her personal life and family history. Her notable plays include After the Revolution, which earned her multiple awards and explores political divisions within a family, and its sequel, 4,000 Miles, which reflects on intergenerational connections and personal journeys.
In 2023, Herzog entered the world of adaptations and quickly gained a reputation as a contemporary “Ibsen whisperer” after her adaptation of A Doll’s House earned six Tony Award nominations on Broadway. An Enemy of the People marks her second foray into Ibsen’s work. Nearly 150 years after it was written, the play remains strikingly relevant for its environmental themes.
The 2024 revival starred Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli and was directed by Herzog’s husband, Sam Gold. The production had a 16-week run on Broadway. While maintaining the original late-1800s time period, Herzog’s adaptation streamlines the language and alters elements of the plot to create a version distinct from Ibsen’s original. In an interview with The New York Times, Herzog explained, “On A Doll’s House, I was mostly trying to channel him, and on this I felt like I was trying to channel him, but also having an argument with him… I felt like, you haven’t given me what I need here, so I’m going to have to make some things up.”
Ibsen’s work has long influenced Herzog’s, and through her adaptations, she has found a way to both honor and reshape his plays, making them uniquely her own.
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“With one ‘we thank you,’ many millions more…”
The
Winter’s Tale, Act I, Scene ii
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Dr. Karen Meyers
Kim Morrow
Rob and Andrea Morwood
Ryan and TJ Murphy
Niamh J. O’Leary
Sharon and Ray Ontko
Dwight and Danielle Packard
Cyndie and David Park
The Patel-Curran Family
Graham and Karen Paxton
Steve Peaslee, in honor of Doug and Denise Peaslee
Alice M. Perlman
David M. Piatt
Kay Puryear
Abigail Riddle and Braden Blankenship
Stephen and Helen Rindsberg
Barbara Norris
Marie and Jeff Rusincovitch, in honor of Jeanna Vella
Robin Sargent
Ms. Jennifer Sauvey
Lukas Schmid
Rebecca Schultz
Monica and Matt Scott
Jennifer Sebranek
Bryan Sweasy
Julie Theobald
Carrie Walsh
Hugh Walsh
Judge Lawrence Walter and Ms. Christena Walter
Jessica Warren-Jones and Matthew Jones
Pann and Terry Webb
Warren and Pam Weber
Friends of the Company
John and Caroline Weidner
Mary Ann Weiss
Laurie A. West
Robert and Jean Willis
Kristin Woeste and Jake Mahle
GRAND AND GRACIOUS
$100 - $249
Marjorie and David Aaron
Wayne Adams
Bruce Allen and Colleen Foegle
Maria Anderson
Anonymous (11)
Heidi Atwood
Benevity Causes
Juliette Bezold
Ron Bingham
John and Nancy Blignaut
David and Madonna Bowman
Krista Boyle
Sarah Breiel
Judith Jaspers Briggs
Teresa Brolley
John and Rebecca Bromels
Charlie Brown
John and Peg Bruggeman
Rob Bunnell
Margaret Burgin
Eric Burgmann
Aaron Byrd
Rebecca Campbell
Bridgit Chayt
Anderson Christopher
Jon and Katie Clark
Jeff and Lisa Cooper
Tommy Cooper
Mrs. Constance Crafton
Michelle Cybulski
Clare Dietrich
Nicole and Gary Dowdell
Ms Lisa Drake
Emilie and David Dressler
Justin Drouin
Randi and David Eastland
Charles and Harriet Edwards
Ehlers Family
Roger Emerson
Lauren Erdman
Cristina Ferrari
Robert and Mary Fitzpatrick
Jessica Flake
Jillian Frasher
Michael Fusco
Brent Gallaher and Vanessa Keeton
Andrea Galloway
Chris and Christine Garten
GE Foundation
Jo Anne Gibbons and John Getz
Carolyn and Eric Glosby, in honor of Myron and Sherry Hughes
Robert A. Goering and Monica V. Kindt
David Goist
Maria Gomez
Les Hall
Haider Ala Hamoudi
Michael Haney and Amy Warner
Othello Harris
Sigrun Haude
Alan Heitner
Kathleen Hibbard
Dr. Thomas Highley
Dale Hodges
Daniel J. Hoffheimer
Hogan Market Research
Doug Ignatius and Bruce Preston
Ann Jarboe
Priti Jha
Marilyn and Robert Johnson
Janice Kagermeier
Jim and Mary Ann Kalla
Rabbi Ken and Toni Kanter
Robert Kelly
Rabbi Ken
Crystal Kendrick
Erin and Jeff Klein
David Koehler and Barbara Kraemer
Ms. CiCi Lee
Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney
Amy Lewis
Joseph Link
Steve Long
The Summit Experience
Cat Looby
JP and Foote Lund
Joeliene and Michael Magoto, in memory of Michael Valentine
David Mann
Sherry and Steve McCamley
Colleen and Mike McSwiggin
Anita Meister
Lance Melching
Microsoft Rewards API
Patricia Miller
Chris and Molly Milligan
Dave and Diane Moccia
Ms. Mimi Moller
David and Vicki Motch
Christine Mulvin
Dr. Nicholas Newman
Fred and Barbara Norton
Kyrié Owen
Stephen Phillips
Brian Isaac Phillips and Corinne Mohlenhoff
Ronald Plybon
Phil and Susan Price
Beverly Pugh
Brian Reilly
Shannon Richards
Dr. and Mrs. Barry Robertson
Patty Rosely
Kim Salit
Leila Saxena
Kathryn Schnier
Robert and Jennifer Schwartz
Rachelle Sekerka and Michael Eissfeld
Dan Shumer
Nedra Sneed
Christine Socwell
Carol Sparks
Paul Spearman
Jim and Cathy Stautberg
Sarah Tankersley
Suzanne Terwilliger
Annelly Torres Gomez
Ms. Cindy Tsai
Dan and Leslie Turis
Sandra and James Uhrig
The Shakespeare Society of Zanesville Ohio
Buzz Ward
Fred and Jo Anne Warren
Nathaniel Washatka
William Watts
Matt and Jonelle Wehrman
John and Heidi Williams
Bill and Kathy Winters
Leo Yakutis
MONTHLY GIVING CIRCLE
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company relies on the sustained commitment of a strong community of supporters to fuel our mission of bringing Shakespeare and the Classics to life for all. We send special thanks to our Monthly Giving Circle
for their ongoing support of Cincinnati Shakespeare Company now and for seasons to come.
Rebecca and John Bromels
Curtis Brown
Jon and Katie Clark
Ms. Janet Davidson
Jillian Frasher
Scott Goebel and Emily DetmerGoebel
Noah Goertemiller
Emily Hodges
Stephen Jackson
Lance Melching
Kyrié Owen
Kathy and Mike Rademacher
Robert Roesbery
Patty Rosely
Jennifer Sauvey
Susan Schapiro
Suzanne Schindler
Mary Ann Weiss
Friends of the Company
IN-KIND DONORS
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company sends special thanks to the following individuals and organizations for their in-kind contributions.
American Legacy Tours
The BonBonerie
Brazee Studios
Castle Skateland
The Children’s Theater
Cincinnati Men’s Chorus
Cincinnati Museum Center
Cincinnati Observatory
Cincinnati Zoo
Civic Garden Center
Dr. Niamh O’Leary
Eat Well Celebrations & Feasts
Esquire Theatre
Flying Cloud Academy of Vintage Dance
Friends of Music Hall
Gina Cerimele-Mechley
Graeter’s
Green Umbrella
Jessica Ruebusch
KeyBank
Lightborne
The Macaron Bar
Mellotone Beer Project
Mercantile Library
Midwest Falconry
Mikki Schaffner
NKU Haile Planetarium
Red Tree Coffee and Art
REVEL Urban Winery
Rhinegeist Brewery
State Bound Operations
Western & Southern Financial Group
LEGACY SOCIETY
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is grateful to the generous donors who have remembered CSC in their estates, or have expressed their commitment to a future planned gift. If you have considered including Cincinnati Shakespeare Company in your estate plans and want to learn more, please reach out to Sara Clark, Director of Development, at Sara.Clark@cincyshakes.com.
Mrs. L.L. Browning
Cynthia Crilley
Estate of Henrietta Barlag
Estate of Dava Lynn Biehl
Estate of James R. Bridgeland, Jr.
William Gordon and Nancy Johnson
The Gumbleton Family
Thomas P. Lee
Julie Metz
ARTSWAVE PARTNERS
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company acknowledges the following partner companies, foundations and their employees who generously participate in the annual ArtsWave Campaign at the $100,000+ level. Thank you!
$2 MILLION + P&G
$1 MILLION TO $1,999,999
Fifth Third Bank and Fifth Third Foundation
$500,000 TO $999,999
GE Aerospace
$250,000 TO $499,999
The Cincinnati Insurance Companies
The H.B., E.W. and F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, N.A., Trustee
Western & Southern Financial Group
$100,000 – $249,999
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Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati Reds
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
The E.W. Scripps Company and Scripps Howard Foundation
The EnquirerCincinnati.com
Great American Insurance Group
Greater Cincinnati Foundation
The Kroger Co.
Messer Construction Co.
PNC
H ELP U S T ELL THE W HOLE S TORY
Did you know that at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, tickets and subscriptions cover less than half of what it costs to produce the world-class productions and programs you know and love? As a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization, we rely on the generous support of this community to fulfill our mission to bring Shakespeare and the Classics to life for all.
DONATE TONIGHT
The box office will be happy to accept and process a taxdeductible donation by cash, check, or credit card.
DONATE ONLINE
To make a gift online, please visit cincyshakes. com/donate.
DONATE BY MAIL
Make a check out to “Cincinnati Shakespeare Company” and mail to: 217 W. 12th Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
DONATE BY PHONE
Call us at 513.381.2273 to make your donation with a credit card.
JOIN MONTHLY GIVING
To make a sustaining gift to Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, visiting us at cincyshakes.com/donate and choose “Make a Monthly Gift.”
DONATE STOCK
CSC gratefully accepts gifts of appreciated stock through our accounts with Charles Schwab and Bartlett Wealth
Management. For instructions on making a gift of stock, please visit us online or reach out to Sara.Clark@ cincyshakes.com.
QUALIFIED CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION
If you are 70½ years old or older, you can donate from your IRA directly to a qualified charity such as ours, helping to satisfy your Required Minimum Distribution for the year.
GRANT FROM A DONOR ADVISED FUND
By giving through a DAF, you can maximize your tax benefit while supporting CSC. Your financial advisor or institution can provide more details or assist in establishing a Donor Advised Fund.
MATCHING GIFTS
Many employers offer matching gift programs, and this is a great way to increase the impact of your generous gift
Your support in any form is invaluable to us, and we are here to assist you with any questions you may have about these giving options. You can contact our Director of Development at 513.381.2273 ext. 3208 or visit us online at cincyshakes.com.
