When play goes so right
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
Lighting Coordinator
Sound Designer
Fight Coordinator
Properties Designer
Properties Coordinator
Production Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Samantha Reno
Rainy Edwards
Alice Trent
Robert Carlton Stimmel^
Chris Guthrie
Gina Cerimele-Mechley
Kara Eble Trusty
Alice Hopkins
Cole Sweasy*
Danitza Piper
Presented by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service under license from Mischief Worldwide Ltd.
The Mischief Production of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG was originally produced on the West End Stage by Kenny Wax & Stage Presence and on Broadway by Kevin McCollum, J.J. Abrams, Kenny Wax & Stage Presence
Photography and recording of any kind is prohibited.
^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
Cast and Production Staff
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Robert/Thomas Colleymoore
Billy Chace*
John/Charles Haversham Montez Jenkins Copeland
Dennis/Perkins Cary Davenport*
Chris/Inspector Carter Jeremy Dubin*
Crew Dude Jared Earland
Annie Candice Handy*
Max/Cecil Haversham Matthew Lewis Johnson*
Trevor Sylvester Little Jr.*
Sandra/Florence Colleymoore Kelly Mengelkoch*
P RODUCTION S TAFF
Master Carpenter Bryce Carson
Wardrobe Supervisor Kayla Cieslinski
Master Electrician Jared Earland
Associate Production Manager & Resident Costume Designer Rainy Edwards
Technical Director Chris Holloway
Production Technician Brad Hopper
Costume Shop Manager Lindsey Jones
Resident Scenic Designer & Charge Artist Samantha Reno
Production Manager Robert Carlton Stimmel^
Resident Stage Manager & Company Manager Cole Sweasy*
Assistant Stage Manager Danitza Piper
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG was first presented by Mischief Theatre under the title The Murder Before Christmas on December 4th, 2012, at the Old Red Lion Theatre in London. THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer & Henry Shields © 2012, 2014 Mischief Worldwide Ltd. All rights reserved.
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, the “Falling G” logo device, Mischief, and Mischief Theatre are trademarks of Mischief Worldwide Ltd. All rights reserved.
This production is presented by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service under license from Mischief Worldwide Ltd.
For Mischief Worldwide Ltd.: Directors: Mark Bentley, Jonathan Burke, Henry Lewis, Kenny Wax
Executive Director: Jo Danvers
Marketing Manager: Harry Lockyear
Production & Administrative Assistant: Minoli De Silva
Exclusive Agent for Literary Rights: Nicki Stoddart, United Agents LLP, London
For information about all Mischief works, please visit www.mischiefcomedy.com
^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
Billy Chace*
Jeremy Dubin*
Matthew Lewis Johnson*
Sylvester Little Jr.*Kelly Mengelkoch*
Jared EarlandCandice Handy*
Montez Jenkins Copeland
Cary Davenport*
THE CORNLEY DRAMA SOCIETY PRESENTS:
The Murder at Haversham Manor
BY SUSIE H.K. BRIDESWELL DIRECTED
BY CHRIS BEAN
CHRIS BEAN........................................
INSPECTOR CARTER
ROBERT GROVE.........................THOMAS COLLEYMOORE
DENNIS TYDE........................................................PERKINS
SANDRA WILKINSON...............FLORENCE COLLEYMOORE
MAX BENNETT.......................CECIL HAVERSHAM/ARTHUR
JONATHAN HARRIS.........................CHARLES HAVERSHAM
ANNIE TWILLOIL - STAGE MANAGER
TREVOR WATSON - SOUND AND LIGHTING TECHNICIAN
EARL JARLAND - CREW
THE ACTION TAKES PLACE IN CHARLES’ PRIVATE ROOMS AS HAVERSHAM MANOR ON THE EVENING OF CHARLES AND FLORENCE’S ENGAGEMENT PARTY. WINTER 1922.
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
Quinn Morgan, Assistant Front of House Manager
Patricia Ryan, Development Manager
Rachel Woellner, Patron Experience and Outreach Manager
Lettie Van Hemert, General Manager
Jeanna Vella, Director of Marketing
As of July 1, 2025
Meet The Cast
Billy Chace* (he/him) 17TH SEASON
Cincinnati: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, The Play That Goes Wrong, Much Ado About Nothing, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Let The Right One In, As You Like It, Taming Of The Shrew, Richard III, A Flea In Her Ear, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, The 39 Steps, Dracula, King John, & Every Christmas Story Ever Told (Favorite CSC). The Other Place (Ensemble Theatre). Nathan The Wise (Theatre Of The First Amendment). Education: Alumnus of George Mason University (BA).
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 (The 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.
Cary Davenport* (he/him) 13TH SEASON
Cincinnati: As You Like It, One Man, Two Guvnors, The Grapes of Wrath, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, August: Osage County, The Living Dead, Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest, Twelfth Night, The Winter’s Tale, The Comedy of Errors, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!) (favorite CSC), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (The Carnegie) Girlfriend, Ada and the Engine, Whisper House (The Know Theatre), Wuthering: A Musical On the Moors (Gregory and McWethy/Cincinnati Fringe Festival). Regional: The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Promethean Theatre Ensemble, Chicago), The Bacchae (Right Brian Project, Chicago). Education: Alumnus of Northern Kentucky University.
Jeremy Dubin* (he/him) 25TH SEASON
Cincinnati: The Play That Goes Wrong, The Importance of Being Earnest, King Lear, Pride & Prejudice, Cyrano de Bergerac, Much Ado About Nothing (Director), Every Christmas Story Ever Told (Director), The Comedy of Errors (Director), Titus Andronicus (Director) (favorite CSC); Fortune, Red Velvet (Ensemble Theatre); Neverwhere (Know Theatre). Regional: A Flea in Her Ear, Escape from Happiness (Milwaukee Rep); Two Households (Unseam’d Shakespeare). New York: The Rewards of Being Frank (New York Classical). International: Twelfth Night (Prague Shakespeare Company).
TV/Film: The Alto Knights, Hauntology, Miles Ahead, Santa’s Promise. Website: DubinJD.com
Jared Earland
(he/him) 4TH SEASON
Cincinnati: The Living Dead, Twelfth Night, The Play That Goes Wrong (CSC); A Christmas Carol (Playhouse in the Park); Sleeping Giant, Dickless, Puffs (Know Theatre); Romeo and Juliet, Happy Birthday Wanda June (One Off Productions); Saint Joan (Diogenes Theater Company); Macbeth (InBocca Performance); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Southbank Shakes). TV/Film: The Public, Miles Ahead, My Days of Mercy, Gotti, Marauders, A Kind of Murder.
Candice Handy*
(she/her) 7TH SEASON
Cincinnati: The Play Goes Wrong, Julius Casar, Trouble in Mind, Every Christmas Story Ever Told, Twelfth Night, As You Like It, Gaslight, King Lear, All The Way (CSC), Jaja’s African Hair Braiding (Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati) Marian: The True Tale of Robin Hood (The Know Theatre Cincinnati) Regional: Gaslight (Merrimack Reparatory Theatre), The Cake (Human Race Theatre), The Winter’s Tale, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Island Shakespeare Festival), The Pirates of Penzance (Theatre Monmouth), The Tempest (Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival).
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 (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). Alumnus of Virginia Commonwealth University (MFA) Morehead State University (BA).
Sylvester Little Jr.* (he/him) 10TH SEASON
Cincinnati: 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 RoseFrankfurt, 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)
Kelly Mengelkoch* (She/Her) 20TH SEASON
Cincinnati: Much Ado About Nothing, Importance of Being Earnest (Favorite CSC); A Christmas Carol (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park); Let the Right One In (CSC/CCM); This is Tom Jones! (Human Race Theatre Company). Regional: The Spitfire Grill (Old Creamery Theatre Company Amana, Iowa); Grease and The Scarlet Pimpernel (New Theatre Kansas City). New York: The Rewards of Being Frank (New York Classical Theatre). TV/Film: Dark Waters, Perception, Old Man and the Gun, A Kind of Murder, Healing River, Dusk, C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America. Website: kellymengelkoch.com
Meet The Cast
Playwright Biographies
Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, & Jonathan Sayer (Playwrights)
Henry, Henry, and Jonathan met while training at The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). All core members of Mischief Theatre, they had already worked in comedy together for several years before they started out as a writing team. The three’s first piece was The Play That Goes Wrong (winner – Best New Comedy – Olivier Awards and What’s On Stage Awards). Peter Pan Goes Wrong was the trio’s second piece, opening in November 2014 for a UK tour before a hugely successful West End season in Christmas 2015. Henry, Henry, and Jonathan recently adapted the script of Peter Pan Goes Wrong for the BBC, which was filmed with the original West End cast. They were invited back to wreak more havoc at the BBC in 2017 with Christmas Carol Goes Wrong on BBC1. The Comedy About A Bank Robbery marks their third writing project as a trio and earned them another Olivier Nomination. @ mischiefcomedy and mischieftheatre. co.uk
*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) 24TH SEASON
Cincinnati: Twelfth Night, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Kindred Spirits, The Play that Goes Wrong, Julius Caesar, The Importance of Being Earnest, King Lear, The Living Dead, All the Way, The Merry Wives of Windsor, August: Osage County, 1984, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Dracula, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest (Co-Director), The Elephant Man, Antony and Cleopatra, Death of a Salesman, Cyrano de Bergerac, One Man, Two Guvnors, Waiting for Godot, The Birds, The Great Gatsby (CSC); The Sound Inside (Ensemble Theatre). Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Producing Artistic Director and CEO.
Samantha Reno
Scenic Designer (she/her) 6TH SEASON
Cincinnati: Much Ado About Nothing, Kindred Spirits,The Play That Goes Wrong; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; The Importance of Being Earnest; The Living Dead (Favorite CSC); Fierce (Cincinnati Opera); Our Story: Bold Moves Festival (Cincinnati Ballet); Noises Off! (Northern Kentucky University). Regional: The Newlywed Game (B Street Theatre, Sacramento); Gaslight (Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Lowell, MA); Peter and the Starcatcher (University of California, Davis). New York: The Rewards of Being Frank (New York Classical Theatre). Education: Northern Kentucky University (BFA). Website: samanthareno.com. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Resident Scenic Designer
Rainy Edwards
Costume Designer (she/her) 7TH SEASON
Cincinnati: The Winter’s Tale, Romeo and Juliet, The Comedy of Errors, The Living Dead, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Gaslight, The Importance of Being Earnest, Frankenstein, Kindred Spirits, Twelfth Night (Favorite CSC); Lizard Boy: The Musical (Know Theatre). Education: Florida State University (MFA in Costume Design). Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Associate Production Manager and Resident Costume Designer
Alice Trent Lighting Designer 3RD SEASON
Cincinnati: The Play That Goes Wrong, Titus Andronicus (CSC). Regional: Merry Wives of Windsor, Book of Will, Romeo & Juliet, Born Yesterday, As You Like It, Othello (Texas Shakespeare Festival); Madwoman of Chaillot, The Dream of the Burning Boy, Three Sisters (Clarence Brown Theatre); Constellations, The Unusual Tale of Mary and Joseph (River and Rail Theatre); New Territories, Full Spectrum (Go! Dance Studios). Education: University of Tennessee Knoxville (MFA in Lighting and Digital Media Design), Xavier University (BFA in Theatre and History).
Robert Carlton Stimmel
Lighting Coordinator (he/him) 7TH SEASON
Cincinnati: Macbeth, A Room in the Castle, Twelfth Night, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Julius Caesar, The Amen Corner, Wrecking Ball, Gaslight, Trouble in Mind, As You Like It, The Living Dead, The Comedy of Errors, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Favorite CSC); To Kill a Mockingbird, A Christmas Carol, Antigone, Rikki Tikki Tavi, Rapunzel (Cincinnati Playhouse In The Park); Archie and the Ashes (Know Theatre); Higher (American Legacy Theatre); Earworm (Impaired Vision Productions). Regional: Elephant and Piggie, Little Red Riding Hood (Merrimack Repertory Theatre); The Fantasticks, The Normal Heart (Short North Stage); Eavesdropping (Alliance Theatre); Earworm (Hollywood Fringe Festival). International: Twelfth Night (Prague Shakespeare Company). Education: Miami University (BA in Theatre). Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Production Manager
Christopher Guthrie
Sound Designer (he/him) 13TH SEASON
Cincinnati: 100+ CSC productions including The Play that Goes Wrong, King John, Amadeus, The Tempest, Taming of the Shrew (Favorite CSC).
Gina Cerimele-Mechley
Fight Choreographer (she/her) 31ST SEASON
Cincinnati: Much Ado About Nothing, Kindred Spirits, The Play That Goes Wrong, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Living Dead (Favorite CSC); Fight direction for Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati Ballet, Ensemble Theatre, Playhouse in the Park, Human Race Theatre. Regional: Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center Theatre Company, Opera Theatre St. Louis, Alaska Cabin Nite Dinner Theatre. Affiliations: 33-year member, Society of American Fight Directors (one of the few female Fight Directors). Education/ Teaching: Founder, Cincinnati Actor’s Studio & Academy; First recipient, CAA’s Arts Educator Award.
Kara Eble Trusty
Properties Designer (she/her) 5TH SEASON
Cincinnati: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Trouble in Mind, Pride and Prejudice, The Living Dead, Twelfth Night summer tour (Favorite CSC), Dial M for Murder, Rutka: A New Musical, The Bookclub Play (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park), The Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Cincy Fringe Festival, The Carnegie. New York: New York Classical Theatre. Regional: Utah Shakespeare Festival, The Clarence Brown Theatre, Merrimack Repertory Theatre. Education: The University of Tennessee (BA)
Alice Hopkins
Properties Coordinator (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).
Cole Sweasy*
Stage Manager (they/them) 5TH SEASON
Cincinnati: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Fat Ham, The Play That Goes Wrong, The Amen Corner, King Lear, The Comedy of Errors (Favorite CSC); All’s Faire, Cincinnati Fringe Festival (Know Theatre). Regional: Event Stage Management in Bowling Green, Nashville and Atlanta. Education: Western Kentucky University (BAs in Theatre, Communication Studies, and English). Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Resident Stage Manager and Production Coordinator.
Danitza Piper
Assistant Stage Manager (she/her) DEBUT 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). Volunteer Coordinator of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival since 2022. Education: University of Kentucky (BA). Website: danitzapiper.com
Photograph by Mikki Schaffner
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 July 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.
2025-2026 Season
Theater Policies and Information
A MENITY B ASKET
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A CCESSIBILITY /S PECIAL S EATING
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A SSISTED L ISTENING D EVICES
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F OOD A ND D RINK
A variety of drinks and concessions are available in the lobby at Bob's Bar. Beverages are allowed back into the theater. Smoking is prohibited in the theater and directly in front of the theater’s entrance.
R EFUNDS /E XCHANGES :
Tickets are non-refundable but exchanges may be possible: contact the Box Office at least 48 hours before your performance to inquire about availability.
L ATE S EATING
Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager.
P HOTOGRAPY
To avoid disruptions and copyright infringement, unauthorized recording on cameras, cell phones, or other devices inside the theater before, during, or following the performance is prohibited. Photography taken inside the lobby is encouraged!
Y OUNG T HEATER -G OERS
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I N T HE E VENT O F A N E MERGENCY
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L AND A CKNOWLEDGMENT
Cincinnati Shakespeare would like to respectfully acknowledge the Osage, Shawnee, and Miami People who have stewarded the land we are currently located on throughout the generations.
For assistance at any time, please see a member of our Front of House staff
Board of Directors
Jennifer Damiano, Key Bank – President
George Yund, Frost Brown Todd (Ret) – Vice President Christopher Nare, New York Blood Center Enterprises – Treasurer Marilyn Duke, National Education Association (Ret) – Secretary
Maureen Bickley, Frost Brown Todd
Otto M. Budig Jr., Budco Group
Sean Conway, The Bistro Group
Rick Eder, Ceco Concrete Construction, LLC
Dan Fales, KMK
Angie Fischer, Lightborne
Sarah Graber, Wood Herron & Evans LLP
Joanna Seung Ah Huh, University of Cincinnati
Myron Hughes, BlueRose Supply, LLC
Steve Kane, EY
Mark Kanter, Rookwood Properties (Ret)
Eric H. Kearney, African American Chamber of Commerce
Marcene Kinney, GBBN
Isabel Mendez, Procter & Gamble
David Nevers, Western & Southern Financial Group
Niamh O’Leary, Xavier University
Debby Mason, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (Ret)
Whitney Owens, Cincinnati Museum Center
Judge Mark Painter (Ret), Emeritus
Patrick Points, Ignite Philanthropy
Vicky Reynolds, University of Cincinnati (Ret), Emeritus
Marc Rubin, Cohen, Todd, Kite & Stanford (Ret), Emeritus
Rosemary Schlachter, 25th Hour, Emeritus
Rich Schultz, Messer Construction
Stephanie A. Smith, Fifth Third Bank
Scott Spivey, First Student Transportation (Ret)
Mark Stotzer, Lucky Shoe Property Holdings
Don Tecklenburg, Ohio Wesleyan (Ret), Emeritus
Sarah Tomes
Jessica Tribbe, Aquaya Institute
Carole Campbell Williams, Mount Saint Joseph University
Jonathan Winterkorn, Plante Moran
Dick Westheimer, Westheimer Enterprises, Emeritus
Jay Woffington, Chameleon Investments
As of July 2025
“With one ‘we thank you,’ many millions more…”
The Winter’s Tale, Act I, Scene ii
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company extends thanks to the following individuals and organizations for their generous support. The following gifts were received by Cincinnati Shakespeare Company July 1, 2023 –June 30, 2024 or pledged to the 2023 – 2024 Season. Giving Levels are exclusive of Capital Campaign donations. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. If you see an error, please accept our sincere apology and contact Sara Clark at 513-381-2273, ext. 3208.
ILLUSTRIOUS AND INSPIRING
$50,000+
ArtsWave
The Estate of Dava Lynn Biehl
John Bridgeland and Maureen Fallon Bridgeland
The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation
Cynthia Crilley
Fifth Third Foundation
Patricia and Calvin Linnemann
Debby and Jim Mason
Ohio Arts Council
Robert & Adele Schiff Family Foundation
Alice Scovell
BENEVOLENT AND BOLD
$25,000 – $49,999
Anonymous, in memory of our mom Kathy
Mrs. L.L. Browning
Charles H. Dater Foundation
Martin Chavez
Eleanora C. U. Alms Trust, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee
Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc.
The Limestone Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts in Partnership with Arts Midwest
P&G Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Cass and Glenn Plott
Shubert Foundation
Don and Linda Tecklenburg
Donna and Robert Welch
GALLANT AND GLAMOROUS
$10,000 – $24,999
Diane Adamec
Andrew Jergens Foundation
BlankRome/Monteverdi Tuscany
Foster and Motley
Johnson Charitable Gift Fund
Marcie and Jim Kinney
John and Betsy LaMacchia
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
The McElroy Family
Judge Mark and Mrs. Sue Ann Painter
PNC Bank
Vicky and Rick Reynolds
Ruth J. and Robert A. Conway Foundation
Rosemary and Mark Schlachter
The Thomas J. Emery Memorial
Laura and Tayfun Tuzun
Western & Southern Financial Group
Richard and Debbie Westheimer
AVOWED AND AUDACIOUS
$5,000 – $9,999
Brian and Elizabeth Coley
Sally and Joel Davenport
David and Kelley Downing
Rance and Marilyn Duke
Rick and Melissa Eder
Eva Jane Romaine Coombe Fund for Cincinnati Shakespeare Company of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
EY
Fifth Third Bank
Frost Brown Todd LLC
The Gumbleton Family
Mark and Marcy Kanter
Key Bank
Jean and Charles Lauterbach
Messer Construction Co.
Chris Nare and Lori Rappold
The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
Whitney Owens
Patrick Points and Wijdan Jreisat
Raymond James Financial, Inc.
Rosalie P. van Nuis
Mark and JoAnn Vella
H. James Williams and Carole Campbell Williams
Jay and Jodi Woffington
The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation
DEVOTED AND DARING
$2,500 – $4,999
Anonymous
Mr. Fred Berger
Scott Bischoff and Teresa Sedlack
Crosset Family Fund
Jennifer and Vito Damiano
Dan Fales
Carol and Richard Fencl
Allyson Fleischer
GBBN Architects, Inc.
Sarah and Matt Graber
Graeter’s
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Susan Lauf
Thomas P. Lee
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Ed and Diane Mohlenhoff
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Kathy and Mike Rademacher
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Bob Roesbery
Steven Skibo and Susan Esler
David Smith
Peter and Ginger Strange Family Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Melanie Swick and Matthew Schottelkotte
Bob and Sue Trusty
William P. Anderson Foundation
Jonathan Winterkorn
Woodward Trust
George and Nancy Yund
ARDENT AND ASTOUNDING
$1,000 – $2,499
Americana Arts Foundation
Jeffrey and Karen Anderson
William and Caroline Bahlman
Mary Baskett
Cathy Kramer and Peter Block
Robert Brackenbury and Linda Parysek
Daniel and Kendra Braun
M.C. and Tom Brennan
Judith Jaspers Briggs
Charles Scott Riley III Foundation
Tracy and Michael Cheever
Lee and Lisa Clapp
Philip Clayton
Dr. Kristen Copeland and Steve Johns
Marjorie E. Davis
Friends of the Company
Dr. and Mrs. Stewart Dunsker
Joe and Kay Ellis
Scott Goebel and Emily DetmerGoebel
Mr. Jeffrey Goldman
Tom and Sarah Goodwin
William J. Gracie, Jr. and Daniel J. Fairbanks
John and Elizabeth Grover
Beverly Kinney
Becky and Ross Long
Ted and Molly Lucien
Paul and Anne Lucky
The McMahon Family
Gerald Greenberg and Pamela Meyers
John and Heidi O’Connor
David and Patricia Papoi
Rick Pender and Joan Kaup
Mitchell and Karen Rashkin
Becky and Ted Richards
Margaret and Gates Richards
RSL Architecture
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Ruth and John Sikorski
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George Taliaferro
Ann Westheimer and Pete Williams, in honor of Dick Westheimer
Christine Whittaker and Thane Thompson
Jamie Williams
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EBULLIENT AND EXHILARATING
$500 – $999
Christine Adams
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Hon. James Cissell
Carol C. Cole, in memory of Leland M. Cole
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Michael DiMaggio
Lindsey Faber
Noah Goertemiller
Bill Gordon and Nancy Johnson
Haider Ala Hamoudi and Sara Burhan Abdullah
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Mark McKillip
Norah and Joe Mock
Mark Motley
Denise and Doug Peaslee
Marc and Suzi Rubin
Jessica and Michael Ruebusch
Robin Sargent
Rich Schultz
Saira Shahani and Rick Warm
Don Semler
Dee and Tom Stegman
Ida and John Tergerson
Gordon and Mary-Anne Thompson
Ronald and Elizabeth Tinklenberg
Marty C. Tomb, in memory of Howard L. Tomb
Richard Vonderbrink
Ted and Mary Ann Weiss
Ms. Jo Ann Wieghaus
Kristin Woeste
VALIANT AND VORACIOUS
$250 – $499
Anonymous
Jana Bazzoli
Bryan Belanger
Emma Bernay
Maureen Bickley and Layne Meader
David and Elaine Billmire
Curtis Brown
Douglas Bruestle
Chad and Patrice Burke
Melinda Caldwell
Larry and Julie Chandler
Jeffrey Conner
Betty Coutant
Sally Daetwyler
Donald and Victoria Daiker
Mark Dauner
Mallory and Nick Decker
Rose Marie Deibel
Deanna and David Eppers
Angie Fischer
Ariel Fox
Edward and Stacy Gilfilen
Gail Ginther
Ms Stephena Harmony
Tom and Catherine Hayes
James and Julie Hewitt
Susan Hibbs
Karlee Hilliard
Steve and Pat Hodson
Tom and Kathy Hogan
Becky Hogya
Kevin and Libby Howard
Doug Ignatius and Bruce Preston
Keith and Farrah Jackson
Steve and Janet Jackson
Friends of the Company
Prashant Jagtap
Mr. Andrew Jones
Steve Karoly
David and Sam Kereiakes
Gail and Eric Kirchner
Sandra Kohn
Leslie Korbee
Pat and Randy Krumm
Robert and Ellie Lamb
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan and Nancy Lippincott
John Lorenz
Joeliene Magoto
Mary Mahoney
Colleen and Mike McSwiggin
Dave and Diane Moccia
Kim Morrow
David and Vicky Motch
Drs. Nick Newman and Leila
Saxena
Neda and Bruce Nutley
Niamh J. O’Leary
Cyndie and David Park
The Patel-Curran Family
Karen Paxton
Alice Perlman
David Piatt
Kay Puryear
Daniel Randolph
Abigail Riddle and Braden Blankenship
John Robson, in honor of Barbara Norris
Patty Rosely
Ms. Jennifer Sauvey
Suzanne Schindler
Monica and Matt Scott
Cristina Seda-Hoelle
Carol Shore
Mr. Brad Smallwood
Paul Spearman
William Spohn and Margaret Dunn
Bob and Laurie Sternberg
Nancy Wagner
Hon. Lawrence Walter and Christena Walter
Jessica Warren-Jones and Matthew Jones
Bill and Jenny Watts
Bob and Rhonda Young
Justin Zimmerman
GRAND AND GRACIOUS $100 – $249
Marjorie C. Aaron
Alan Abes and Monica Schneider
Paul and Carolyn Adam
Wayne Adams
Dr. Bruce Allen and Colleen Foegle
Friends of the Company
Lisa Allgood
Amwins Group
Maria Anderson and Edmund C. Davis, Jr.
Anonymous (10)
Erin Barta
Dr. Rubin Battino
Tim and Lisa Beckelhimer
Peter and Victoria Beltramo
David and Madonna Bowman
Chris Breda
Rebecca and John Bromels
Vikki Brown
John Budde
Doug and Carol Burley
Beckie Campbell
Sam Chamberlin
Jon and Katie Clark
Sue Cohen and Rob Schmuelling
Heather and Jedd Cole
David Cone
Doren Cook
Sally Coomes
Jeff and Lisa Cooper
Stella M. Davies
Justin Drouin
Dudley Family
Robert and Mary Fitzpatrick
Patrick Flick
Jillian Frasher
Terri Gaither
Jo Anne Gibbons and John Getz
David Goist
Constance Graham
Leanne Hadley, in honor of Patrick Flick
Laura Leigh Hahn, in honor of Annabelle Magruder
Stew and Linda Hall
Laura A. Hobson
Dale Hodges
Daniel J. Hoffheimer
Matt Holbein, in honor of Denise Corrou
Ali Hubberd
Joseph Huber
Dani Isaacsohn
Ann and Hank Jarboe
James and Rosemarie Jeffery
Andrea Johnson
Jerome Johnson
Marilyn and Robert Johnson
Lauren Judy
Jim and Mary Ann Kalla
Nancy Kramb
Ms. CiCi Lee
Jemma Alix Levy and Steve, Dylan, and Ruth Smith
Teri Clark Linden
Sherwin Little
David Martin
Steven Massie
Sherry and Steve McCamley
Thomas McMackin, in honor of Kevin McMackin
Ms. Julia Meister
Lance Melching
Brenda Merrick
Ms. Janet Michaelis
Mark Mikulski
Ariel Miller
Linda and Jim Miller
Christine Mulvin
Teri Murphy
Ena Nearon
Fred and Barbara Norton
Kyrié Owen
Susan Pace
Cana Peters
Brian Isaac Phillips and Corinne Mohlenhoff
Todd And Jeanne Phillips
Ronald Plybon
Margaret Polanski
Ms. Carla Reichelderfer
Brian Reilly
Wendy Reppart and Robert Butts
Mark and Jan Rosenbaum Sass
Laura Schack
Mary Anne Scheuble
Kathryn Schnier
Jennifer Sebranek
Rachelle Sekerka
Pamela Jean Shaffer
Mary Shukairy
Dr. Edward B. Silberstein and Jacqueline M. Mack
Steven Smith and David Vanderpool
Christine Socwell
Harry and Carol Sparks
Marcy Stacy
Carl Stich and Amy Banister
Ms. Mary Stier
Georgana Taggart
Sarah Tankersley and Geoff Vickers
Eric and Rachael Tayce
Suzanne Terwilliger
Sandra and James Uhrig
Judith Vermillion
Christopher and Nancy Virgulak
Nancy and Patty Wagner
David and Shelly Wallace
Catherine and Hugh Walsh
Amy Warner and Michael Haney
Fred and Jo Anne Warren
Mr. Terry Webb
Michael Williams
Bill and Kathy Winters
Robert Workley
Beth and Neil Yoke, in honor of Rick Stefanowicz
Janice
Friends of the Company
Zimmerman 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
Andrea Johnson
Colleen and Mike McSwiggin
Kyrié Owen
Susan Pace
Kathy and Mike Rademacher
Bob Roesbery
Patty Rosely
Robin and Anna Sargent
Jennifer Sauvey
Suzanne Schindler
Mary Stier
Georgana Taggart
Christine Whittaker and Thane Thompson
IN-KIND DONORS
1215 Wine Bar and Coffee Lab
American Legacy Tours
Bonbonerie
Cincinnati Nature Center
Cincinnati Men’s Chorus
Cincinnati Museum Center
Emerge
Friends of Music Hall
Graeter’s
Meredith Gregg
Key Bank
Lightborne
The Macron Bar
Mercantile Library
Mimi Moller
Samantha Reno
Jessica Ruebusch
State Bound Operations
Janice Zalla-Schwenkmeyer
Friends of the Company
L EGACY S OCIETY
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 Dava Lynn Biehl
Estate of Henrietta Barlag
Estate of James R. Bridgeland, Jr.
William Gordon and Nancy Johnson
The Gumbleton Family
Laura A. Hobson
Thomas P. Lee
Julie Metz
A RTS W AVE P ARTNERS
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 – $1,999,999
Fifth Third Bank and Fifth Third Foundation
$500,000 – $999,999
GE Aerospace
$250,000 – $499,999
altafiber
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
The Cincinnati Insurance Companies
H ELP U S T ELL THE W HOLE S TORY
Great American Insurance Group
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
Cincinnati Open
Cincinnati Reds
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Duke Energy
The E.W. Scripps Company and Scripps Howard Foundation
The EnquirerCincinnati.com
Greater Cincinnati Foundation
The Kroger Co.
Messer Construction Co.
National Endowment for the Arts
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.
