Richard Grunke & William Grasch • Susan & John Harrits Kris & Wayne Lueders • Diane K. O’Connor
Part
CAST AND PRODUCTION SUPPORT
CAST
George Burns........................................................................................................................
Elevator Guy.............................................................................................................................
PRODUCTION SUPPORT
George & Gracie: A Love Story will be performed with no intermission.
The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
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Milwaukee Repertory Theater operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers in LORT Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE and our stagehands and carpenters are members of Milwaukee Theatrical Stage Employees’ Union IATSE Local 18. Milwaukee Rep is an equal opportunity employer. Milwaukee Rep is proud to be a member of The United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF), which provides major annual financial support.
by Laura Braza
“Living at Saint John’s enables us to continue our passion for music which we love to share with our fellow SJOL Neighbors and Friends.”
– Tom & Cheri Briscoe R Residents since 2011
A Concert for America
Piano and Organ Music Celebrating Independence Day 2026
Saturday, June 20, 3 p.m. Elm Grove Lutheran Church
The concert features the church ’s digitally enhanced Casavant pipe organ and classic Steinway piano played by Mr. Richard C. Ewert, organist at Elm Grove Lutheran, and Dr. Aaron Wunsch, Professor of Keyboard Studies at the Juilliard School in New York City. Musical selections include a rare live performance of the Concerto for Organ and Piano (Op. 74) by Flor Peeters as well as George Gershwin ’s Rhapsody in Blue and Charles Ives' “Variations on ‘America’" in celebration of the 250th birthday celebration July 4th.
Admission is free and open to the public. Ample parking is available. A reception will be held afterwards in the Fellowship Hall in honor of the artists.
Say Goonight Gracie
The Inaugural Season of the Associated Bank Theater Center has been nothing short of extraordinary. Join us next season with an expanded lineup of 13 productions that showcases the very best of Milwaukee Rep: Bold, Award-Winning Voices, World Class Artistry and stories that reflect the full richness of our shared humanity.
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James Pickering
George Burns
His appearance in George and Gracie: A Love Story marks Jim’s fifty-second season acting and direction at Milwaukee Rep. Some of his favorite experiences here have been collaborations in the development of new plays: Larry Shue’s The Nerd, Tom Cole’s Fighting Bob, and Amlin Gray’s How I Got That Story, Zones of the Spirit, and Kingdom Come. The play you will see today is special in that regard, as it was written by his wonderful wife, actress/playwright Tami Workentin. His collaboration in this creation (besides performing the really good part she created for him) has been primarily to make sure apostrophes have been correctly placed. Among other real-life people he has portrayed on Milwaukee Rep stages are George Washington, Samuel Clemens, Richard Nixon, and Frank Zeidler.
Jonathan Riker
Elevator Guy
Jon is honored to be joining this team of artists, and grateful to Milwaukee Repertory Theater for the opportunity. BA (Bucknell University), majors in Theatre, Political Science, and Music. Milwaukee credits include: I Am My Own Wife; A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder; Henry V; Frankenstein: A New Musical; A Christmas Carol; Guys on Ice; The Chosen; Switzerland; La Cage Aux Folles. Other credits include: Sweeney Todd; Stupid F***ing Bird; Fun Home; As You Like It; Romeo and Juliet. Jon is thankful to their friends, family, and cat Mozart, for all their love and support. Special thanks to Chae Park, Jon’s first partner. “Pathways” by Rainer Maria Rilke. jonathanriker.com , @jon.riker
Tami Workentin Gracie Allen/Playwright
Tami is delighted to be presenting her first play (ever) to Milwaukee Rep audiences alongside her husband, Jim Pickering. Tami recently completed a highly successful run as Peg in Swing State at NextAct. Additional credits include: Milwaukee Rep, Renaissance Theaterworks, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, First Stage, Peninsula Players, Northern Sky, Optimist Theatre and the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. Regional credits include the Goodman Theatre, Court Theatre, Organic Theatre, Bailiwick Repertory Theatre, Rochester Civic Theatre, Orlando Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare-in-the-Park Fort Worth and Taproot Theatre, Seattle. Tami is also a licensed Medical Massage Therapist: stillmassage.com.
CREATIVE TEAM
Laura Braza Director
Milwaukee Rep: Million Dollar Quartet, Romeo and Juliet, What the Constitution Means to Me, Dial M for Murder, Much Ado About Nothing, Steel Magnolias, Grounded, Always... Patsy Cline, Songs for Nobodies (American Premiere), Two Pianos Four Hands; New York: 10 plays for The Attic Theater Company, including The Notebook of Trigorin (NY Premiere), Strictly Dishonorable, and Jericho (World Premiere); world premieres of Friend of the Devil, If I Were You (Clurman Theatre); work at Keen Company, NYMF, FringeNYC, Atlantic Theater Company Stage II, and more. Chicago: We Are Out There, It Came from Outer Space (Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Jeff Nomination for Best Director). Regional: It Came from Outer Space (TheaterSquared); The Dispute (Hangar Theatre); Theophilus North (Dog Days Theatre with FSU/ Asolo Repertory Theatre). Education: BFA from NYU/Tisch School of Drama, Drama League Directors Project Alumnus. Artistic Director of Attic Theater Company in NYC from 2009–2019; current
Associate Artistic Director of Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Proud SDC Member.
Alissa Rhode Music Director/Arrangements
Alissa is a composer, arranger/orchestrator, music director, pianist, and vocalist. A longtime collaborator with Northern Sky Theater, she has contributed to the development of more than 20 new musicals. She specializes in leading small to midsized ensembles, collaborating with actormusicians, and crafting orchestrations tailored to performers’ strengths. Regional credits include Milwaukee Rep, Skylight Music Theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, First Stage, Children’s Theater of Madison, Door Shakespeare, and more. Her original scores include Girls on Sand, Sunflowered, Dairy Heirs, As You Like It, and Victory for Victoria. Alissa holds degrees from UIUC and UW–Milwaukee. Her music is available on major streaming platforms.
Lisa Schlenker Scenic Designer
Ms. Schlenker is delighted to be back at Milwaukee Rep. She is Northern Sky Theater’s Resident Designer and Production Manager. For over three decades Lisa has devoted time and passion to advancing skills in prop making, scenic design, and production management. Lisa’s book with co-author Sandra Strawn: The Properties Director’s Tool Kit is available through Focal Press and on Amazon.com. Recent scene design credits: What the Constitution Means to Me (Forward Theater Company); L’Elisir d’Amore, Songbird (The Florentine Opera Company); Hell’s Belgians, The Fisherman’s Daughters, Girls On Sand and Reality Trip (Northern Sky Theater). Member of Local USA 829
Jason Orlenko
Costume Designer
Jason is delighted to return to Milwaukee Rep, where he has designed Beehive: The 60’s Musical, My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra, The All Night Strut!, Souvenir, Lady Day, Forever Plaid. Around Milwaukee: Skylight, First Stage, Renaissance Theaterworks, Milwaukee Chamber, Next Act, In Tandem, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, UW-Milwaukee and Marquette University.
Additional designs: Forward Theater, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Cardinal Stage, Indiana University Theatre, University of Alaska Anchorage. Other professional credits: American Players Theatre, the Florentine Opera and the Illinois Shakespeare Festival. Jason currently resides in Bloomington, Indiana where he heads the Costume Design Program at Indiana University. www. jasonorlenko.com
Rachel Levy
Lighting Designer
Rachel is excited to be back at Milwaukee Rep after her work was last seen in Dial M For Murder! She is passionate about using light to tell stories on stage, to generate public activity and to connect individuals to their community. Her work can be seen in theatres and architecture throughout the USA including with Le Petit Theatre, Penobscot Theatre Company, About Face Theatre, Victory Gardens, Music of the Baroque, and Lucky Plush Productions. Rachel has received two Primetime Emmy Award Certificates for Best Lighting (SYTYCD 2011-2012), two IES Awards (Merchandise Mart, Politan Row), and two Jeff Nominations (Welcome to Jesus, The Gulf).
Jack Purves Co-Sound Designer
Jack is happy to be back at Milwaukee Rep after recently working on The Fisherman’s Daughters this past winter! Jack has also worked as an audio engineer across Wisconsin at Northern Sky Theater, Skylight Music Theatre, The Fireside Dinner Theatre, and at the Gateway Playhouse in New York. Design credits include She Kills Monsters (UW–Parkside) and the following Northern Sky Theater productions: Cheeseheads, the Musical; The Fisherman’s Daughters; Reality Trip; and Something in the Water.
Wolfe Bowart
Magic & Movement Coordinator/ Co-Sound Designer
Wolfe is an award-winning physical theatre playwright, director, and performer whose inventive, largely wordless works delight audiences across generations. His original productions, including LaLaLuna, Letter’s End, The Man the Sea Saw, Cloud Soup, and The WoBo Show have toured to over 25 countries and major festivals worldwide. He has earned international recognition for his contributions to physical theatre. As a director, educator, and artist-in-residence, Bowart has collaborated with and been commissioned by leading institutions including Australia's National Institute of Circus Arts, the University of Arizona, and the Los Angeles Mark Taper Forum, creating original work with students and communities.
Molly Rhode Choreographer
Molly is a Wisconsin native and splits her time between Milwaukee and Door County, where she serves as Associate Artistic Director of Northern Sky Theater and has helped bring over twenty world premieres to the stage. Past Milwaukee Rep credits include The Front Page, The Mill on the Floss, A Christmas Carol, and a full-season internship in 2000–01 when she was fresh out of college. Molly is also a director and choreographer, the co-author of Girls on Sand, and a member of the leadership team for World Premiere Wisconsin. She loves making art in our great state.
Merit Glover Stage Manager
Merit (he/him) is a regional AEA Stage Manager recently based in Milwaukee and originally from Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Recent productions include The Book Club Play, Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (TheatreSquared), Midsummer, Anything Goes (Gulfshore Playhouse), Joan, Boeing Boeing, Blues For An Alabama Sky (Barrington Stage Company), and A Christmas Story: The Musical (Surflight Theatre). B.A., Theatre Arts & Spanish, Case Western Reserve University.
Mark
Clements
Artistic Director
Mark is an awardwinning international theater director whose work has appeared in over 100 major theaters throughout Europe and the United States. He began his tenure as Artistic Director with the 2010/11 Season by bringing musicals to the mainstage, starting a tradition that is now the highlight of every season. Mark has directed over 30+ productions at Milwaukee Rep including World and American Premieres, and his own adaptation of the current A Christmas Carol. Prior to joining Milwaukee Rep, Mark served as an Associate Artistic Director for several UK theater companies, most notably, Artistic Director for the awardwinning Derby Playhouse in the UK where he directed over 40 productions. He has been nominated for an Olivier Award and several UK Theatre Awards, and has won three Barrymore Awards in Philadelphia. He created and directed the West End and UK National Tour of Soul Train. Mark is currently working with Ayad Akhtar on adapting his critically acclaimed novel American Dervish for the stage to make its World Premiere in an upcoming season.
Chad Bauman
Ellen & Joe Checota Executive Director
Since 2013, Chad Bauman has led Milwaukee Rep through a period of extraordinary growth, transforming it into one of the nation’s most prolific regional theaters with over 700 performances annually. Under his leadership, the Rep eliminated debt, doubled its endowment, grew net assets from $16 million to over $100 million and opened the state-of-the-art Associated Bank Theater Center. Previously he served as Associate Executive Director of Arena Stage opening the Mead Center for American Theater in 2010. A passionate advocate for the arts, he serves on several local boards, holds an MFA in Producing from CalArts and is pursuing a doctorate in organizational leadership from North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES
President
Immediate Past President Vice President, Trustees
Treasurer
Secretary
TRUSTEES
Ayad Akhtar
Tammy Belton-Davis
Ivor J. Benjamin, MD
Wendy W. Blumenthal
Julia Burns
Bryan Carson
Joe Checota
Jane Chernof
Marybeth Cottrill
Amy Croen
Dr. Eric A. Durant
SUSTAINING TRUSTEES
Adam J. Peck
Judy Hansen
Kerryann Haase Minton
James Phillips
Bryan House
At Large
Andrés Gonzalez
Joan Lubar
Raymond J. Manista
Anne L. Noyes
Clark Slipher
Jason Graham
Peter Hammond
Devin Hayes
Chris Hermann
Tom Irgens
Debra Johnson
Lynda Johnson
Deborah Kaerek
Michelle Kolp
David Kundert
Dawn Lindsey
Kristine Lueders
Robert H. Manegold
Jim Meier
Joseph Pickart
Karen Plunkett
Beth Ridley
Allison Scrivner
Craig Swan
Benjamin Wagner
Cheryl Walker
Milwaukee Rep acknowledges the remarkable support of these former Rep Trustees who continue their engagement by attending performances, contributing a generous annual gift, and/or membership in the Limelight Legacy Society.
Sara Aster
Eliza Meyer Audley
James Baillon
Jay Baker
Katharine Banzhaf
Melanie Booth
James E. Braza
Joyce G. Broan
Bladen Burns
Mike Carter
Kristine Cleary
Michelle Crockett
Karen Dean
George A. Dionisopoulos
Robert Duffy
Norman Dyer
Stephen Einhorn
Thomas R. Ellis
Susan Esslinger
Timothy C. Frautschi
James E. Braza
Joyce Broan
Judy Hansen
Jacqueline Herd-Barber
Molly Kubly Fritz
Patrick D. Gallagher
Connie Gavin
Anne Gimbel
Conrad Goodkind
Kathleen Gray
William Guc
John Halechko
Edward T. Hashek
Janet Hume
John Hunzinger, P.E.
Stephen Isaacson
Judy Jorgensen
Larry Jost
J. Patrick Keyes
John Kordsmeier
Frank Krejci
Mark Kultgen
James LaVelle
David J. Lubar
Marianne Lubar
Susan Lueger
Linda Marcus
Vince Martin
Patti Brash McKeithan
Venora McKinney
Michael McNeely
Sandra McSweeney
Donna Meyer
Douglas Mickelson
Dwight L. Morgan
Wally Morics
Abigail J. Nash
Mark Niedfeldt, M.D.
Gregory C. Oberland
Tonen (Sara) O'Connor
Gina Peter
Anthony Petullo
James Phelps
Kristine Rappé
PRESIDENTS’ COUNCIL
Larry Jost
John L. Kordsmeier
Frank Krejci
Susan A. Lueger
Robert H. Manegold
Vincent L. Martin
Patricia Brash McKeithan
Donna Meyer
Kenneth Robertson
Catherine Robinson
Joseph A. Rock
Mason G. Ross
Micky Sadoff
James Schloemer
Thomas Scrivner
Edward Seaberg
Brenda Skelton
Patrick Smith
Margaret Stratton
John Syburg
Deborah Tomczyk
John Torinus
Renee Tyson
W. Kent Velde
Nicholas Wahl
Thomas Warden
Stacy Williams
Andrew Ziegler
Gregory C. Oberland
Edward Seaberg W. Kent Velde
2025/26 SEASON DONORS
The following list represents organizations and individuals who have made a cumulative contribution of $500 or more between 3/18/2025 and 3/18/2026. While space limitations prevent us from listing gifts under $500, Milwaukee Rep gratefully acknowledges the generosity of all our donors. For a complete list of all our supporters, including honor and memorial gifts, please visit www.milwaukeerep.com.
$1 million +
Associated Bank
Herzfeld Foundation
Corporation, Foundation and Government Giving
United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF)
$100,000 – $999,999
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Dorothy Inbusch Foundation
Northwestern Mutual
Rockwell Automation
Shubert Foundation
We Energies
$50,000 – $99,999
Laskin Family Foundation
MGIC
PNC
West Bend Insurance Company
$25,000 – $49,999
Bader Philanthropies
Baird
BMO
Ralph Evinrude Foundation
Frieda and William Hunt Memorial Trust
Hunzinger Construction Company
Husch Blackwell
InterPark Milwaukee Center
Johnson Controls
Marcus Hotels and Resorts
RDK Foundation
Studio Gear
$10,000 – $24,999
The Cudahy Foundation
Einhorn Family Foundation
EUA
Fiduciary Management
Fiserv
Godfrey and Kahn
William N. and Janice V. Godfrey Family Foundation
Healthpeak
NVIDIA
Old National Bank
Potawatomi Casino Hotel
Ring and DuChateau Consulting Engineers
Saint John's on the Lake
Bert L. and Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust
Paul S. Symchych Charitable Foundation
U.S. Bank
Wisconsin Arts Board
$1,000 – $9,999
Adient
ANON Charitable Trust
Bader Rutter
Brewers Community Foundation
CAMPAC
Construction Supply and Erection
CornerStone One
Cousins Subs
Fiduciary Real Estate Development, Inc.
First Business Bank
Foley and Lardner
Geneva Capital Management
Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin and Brown LLP
Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors Youth Foundation
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Spear Arts Education Fund
Evan and Marion Helfaer Foundation
Henricksen
JMBrennan, Inc.
JCP Construction
Johnson Financial Group
Marquette Associates
Michael Best and Friedrich LLP
Milwaukee Arts Board
New Resources Consulting
North Shore Bank
Charles D. Ortgiesen Foundation
Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation
Principal Financial Group
PwC
Quarles and Brady, LLP
Riverwater Partners LLC
Staff Electric Co., Inc.
Stallé Realty Group of Keller Williams
Stifel Foundation
Townsend Foundation
Visit Milwaukee
Wasatch Global Investors
WEYCO Group
Wispact Foundation
$500 – $999
Actors’ Equity Foundation, Inc.
Lord Abbett
Shadowbox Studios
Participants in the Matching Gift Program
Abbvie
Adobe
Baird
Caterpillar Foundation
CBRE Real Estate Services
Eaton Corporation
GE Healthcare
Johnson Controls
Johnson Controls Foundation
NVIDIA
Principal Financial Group
Rockwell International Corp. Trust Matching Gift Program
S&P Global
Stifel Foundation
Sun Life
United Healthcare
We Energies Foundation
2025/26 SEASON DONORS (CONT.)
Luminary ($100,000+)
Anonymous
Donna and Donald Baumgartner
Bladen and Julia Burns
Ellen and Joe Checota
Joseph and Linda Chlapaty
Sandra and William Haack
Ted and Mary Kellner
David Kundert
Lubar Family Foundation
Sheldon and Marianne Lubar
David and Madeleine Lubar
Joan Lubar and John Crouch
Susan A. Lubar
Vince Martin
Greg and Rhonda Oberland
Anthony Petullo Foundation
Gayle Rosemann and Paul McElwee
Ed Seaberg and Patrick Smith
RA Stevens Foundation
Christine Symchych and Jim McNulty
David and Julia Uihlein
David and Cheryl Walker
Visionary ($50,000-$99,999)
Bob Balderson
Karen and Mark Bitzan
M. Clausen and A.J. Star
H. Robert Dittmer and Jon Pansky
Four-Four Foundation
Katie Heil
Bryan and Rebecca House
John and Linda Mellowes
Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD.
Jim Phillips and Karen Plunkett
Tom and Susan Quadracci
Clark and Diane Slipher
Craig and Mara Swan
Artistic Producer ($25,000-$49,999)
Anonymous (3)
Sharee Allain and David Schertz
Laura and Mike Arnow
Tom and Cheri Briscoe
Elaine Burke
Carol Cannon
Mike Carter
Croen Foundation
Tom and Molly Duffey
Dr. Eric A. Durant and Scott A. Swickard
Peter Foote and Robin Wilson
The Molly and David Fritz Family
Peter and Beth Gottsacker
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Flesch Family Fund
Judith A. Keyes Family Fund
John and Susan Harrits
Carla H. Hay
Michael and Deborah Kaerek
Dawne and Ray Manista
Maureen McCabe
Katherine McCombe
David and Abigail Nash
Anne and Chris Noyes
The Saints Andrew and Mark Charitable Gift
Trust
Meredith and Thomas Scrivner
Harry and Mary Beth Van Groll
Sheryl Van Haren
Producer ($10,000-$24,999)
Anonymous (12)
Helen Ambuel
Jane Ballon
George Banda
Dr. Gisela Berger and Jack Molinard
Individual Giving
Wendy and Warren Blumenthal
Bradley Impact Fund
Jason and Diep Graham Charitable Fund
Bradley and Glenna Brin
Frank and Caryl Briscoe
Trish Calvy
Dr. John and Kathleen Cantieri
Bryan Carson
Steve Check
Mark and Terri Chelmowski
Jane and Steve Chernof
Chris and Judi Collins
Frank Daily and Julianna Ebert
Sue D'Alessio
Antony and Nikki D'Cruz
Larry and Eileen Dean
Margaret Dethloff and Terri Zeh
Jim Ericson
Thomas and Beth Giese
Thomas Golding
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Tony and Andrea Bryant
Norman and Lucy Cohn Family Fund
Howard and Susan Hopwood Fund
Patti and Jack McKeithan Northwoods Fund
Joanne P. Grunau
Richard Grunke and William Grasch
John J. Halechko and Marc Colletti
Paul and Gloria Halverson
Sarah and Peter Hammond
Judy Hansen
Jewish Community Foundation
Bill and Idy Goodman Family
Debra and Peter Johnson
Mike and Marie Johnson
Judy and Gary Jorgensen
Patti Keating Kahn and Chuck Kahn
Krista Kile
Mark and Jenny Kopetsky
Connie and John Kordsmeier
Christine Krause and Scott Patulski
Renee Kubesh and TJ Morley
Jean and David Lauer
Kristine and Wayne Lueders
Debesh and Linda Mazumdar
Tom and Renee McCutcheon
Susanna and Justin Mortara
Beth and Greg Myers
Drs. Mark and Jennifer Niedfeldt
Diane K. O'Connor
Elaine Pagedas
Gina and Eric Peter
Marlyene Pfeiffer
Dr. Carol C. Pohl
Jonas and Sylvia Prising
Pat Rieselbach
Kathleen H. Seidel
Sue and Bud Selig
Linda L. Sell, MD
Dr. Mark and Barbara Sharon
Jeffrey P. and Dr. Lori Sommerfeld
Gregg and Diane Sommers
Marlyn and Neal Spear
Scott and Mary Ellen Stanek
Judy Steinke
The Streich Family Foundation
Lisa Trost
Kent and Marcia Velde
West Bend Community Foundation
Slesar Family Fund
Donald and Melody Weyer
Eric and Sarah Whyte
Director ($5,000-$9,999)
Anonymous (7)
Kathleen and Robert Anger
Amy L. Argall
Thomas and Sally Basting
Ivor and Carol Benjamin
Larry Bialcik
Edward and Amy Blumenthal
Ginny Bolger
Larry Bonney
Drs. Edward and Diane Braza
Jim and Mary Kay Braza
Robert and Sharon Brenner
Bruce and Kathi Campbell
Timothy and Kathleen Carr
Kathryn and Kelly Clark
Amelie June Clements
Mary and James M. Connelly
Nicole and Jack Cook
Sean and Joyce Cullen
Karen and Robert Dean
Tom DeChant and Paul Gibler
Paul and Paula Eberle
John and Jane Edwards
Dick and Pat Ehlert
Tina Eickermann
Mary Erickson
Gary and Judy Ertel
Patrick D. Gallagher
Jack Gebhardt and Deborah
McKeithan-Gebhardt
Andrés and Jessica Gonzalez
Christine Gould
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Richard and Sara Aster Charitable Fund
Bechthold Family Fund
Joan and Peter W. Bruce Fund
Rob Gardenier and Lori Morse Gardenier
Charitable Fund
Kevin and Roseann Lyons Fund
Thomas and Judith (Makal) Mackenzie
Charitable Fund
Joseph and Laura Mantoan Family Fund
Bernard J. and Marie E. Weiss Fund
Charmaine and Kurt Gunderson
Delphine Gurzynski
Elizabeth Hancock and Susan Nevala
Andrew and Diane Harmening
Thomas Harty
Laurie Hazzard
John and Jean Henderson
Ellen Hing and Chris Leadley
Henry and Margery Howard
Ken and Janet Howenstine
Janet and Bill Hume
Greg and Jackie Johnson
Lynda Johnson
Maureen Kania
Mark and Ginny Kannenberg
Keyes Family
Gail Korb
Sue and Tom Kotur
Donna Kuchler
Sandy Laedtke
Drs. Kaye and Prakash Laud
Jim and Barbee Lester
Dawn Lindsey
Duane and Kay Maas
John Machulak
Gerry Mainman
Shelli Marquardt
Dr. Brent and Susan Martin
Victoria S. McCormick
Carolyn and Joseph Meinerz
Daryl and Rita Melzer
Jim and Sally Mergener
Drs. Steve and Ann Bartos Merkow
Erik and Carol Moeser
Claudia and Joseph Moll
2025/26 SEASON DONORS (CONT.)
Patricia and William Moren
Barbara and Charles Murphy
Jim and Betty Jo Nelsen
Laurie Ocepek
Maggey and Dave Oplinger
Joe and Katie Pickart
Fred Pike and Cecilia Taylor
Bruce and Candy Pindyck
Jackie Posselt and Ryan Rabe
Cathy Procton
Phil and Lynell Raiche
Dr. Thomas Raimann and Michelle Dwyer
Jim and Lys Reiskytl
Wayne Sage
Rai Salazar
Anne Schamberg
Schauer Family Foundation
Judith Schaumberg-Aigner
Patrick Schmidt and Dewey Caton
James and Kathi Scholler
Beth and Kevin Schumacher
Thomas and Iphigenia Smith
Dr. and Mrs. C. John Snyder
Richard and Linda Stevens
Fred Stratton
Dr. Cheryl Stucky and Dr. Jeffrey Waring
Rich and Jean Tennessen
Rob and Anne Thomas
Gile and Linda Tojek
Nic and Sally Wahl
Paul Wanat
Neal and Cathy Wegner
Patricia Wilkins
Kate and Don Wilson
Prati and Norm Wojtal
Lee and Carol Wolcott
Melanie and Brian Wolf
Daryl and Bonnie Wunrow
Designer ($2,500-$4,999)
Anonymous
Jayne Ayers
Dennis and LuAnn Baker
Jackie Behnke
Floyd and Jill Bretzman
Peter and Bobbie Buening
Brian and Elizabeth Casey
Jim and Marybeth Cottrill
Anne Courtney
Mary Ross Denison
Sandy and George Dionisopoulos
MaryAnn Dude
Kristin and Eric Dufek
Bob and Teri Duffy
Rod and Linda Gehrig
Barbara Gill
Vince Grabowski and Brenda Litchford
Kathleen Gray and Ron Hofer
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Margaret Heminway Wells Fund
Leland Hansen
Christoper and Katherine Hermann
Jerold Hershberger and Kathi Hillyer
Debra and Kevin Hood
Dante and Jennifer Houston
Dr. Lawrence Howards
John and Marci Hunzinger
Tim Kraetsch and Mike Wavra
Frank Krejci
George Lange and Marlene Melzer-Lange
Michael and Heather Liebe
Rick and Roberta London
Paul and Patty Lucca
Frederick and M. Katheryn Luedke
Michael J. Lynch
Lilane Koehn Mace
Ellen MacFarlane
Michael Malone
Diane and Eugene Markiewicz
Judith Miller
Vivian Moller
Bob and Jan Montgomery
Christine Mortensen
Sarah Oberhofer
James and Morgan Phelps
Pat Rierson
Lynn Rix
Rick and Jean Schmalfeld
Judy and Tom Schmid
Richard and Mary Schnell
Barry Schulman and Cheri Wolf-Schulman
Allison Scrivner and Kevin Baumgart
Scott and Dulcie Shoener
Dr. Mark and Nancy Smuckler
Linda and Mike Stolz
Rick and Ann Szekely
Susan and Jim Taylor
Joy Towell
Mike Uihlein
Carla and Greg Von Roenn
Sue Wells
Barbara Wesener
Marshall Zarem
Playwright ($1,000-$2,499)
Anonymous (13)
Ian Abston
Scott Arbit
Susan and Stephen Arnhold
Astor Street Foundation
Mary Avery
James Awe
James and Susan Baillon
Richard and Amy Balge
Lynn and Charles Barney
Barbara Baron
Richard and Diana Barthel
Carla and Burt Bartlett
Bonnie Beeck
Catherine Benjamin
Evert and Cynthia Berndt
Elizabeth and Jeff Billings
Margaret Blodgett and Ken Miller
James Boerner
Bill and Barbara Boles
Todd and Laurie Brachman
Bradley Impact Fund
Michael and Christy Kellman
D'Araun Brown
Jeff and Kelli Buchholz
Mark and Linda Carlson
Thomas and Mary Belle Chatton
Lana and Rick Colbo
Sam and Sandie Colon
Patty Compton
Ann and Randy Cook
Craig and Jeanette Cook
Lydia Cooley
Mary Cronin
Charles Crueger and Maria Monterroso
Matt Cudney
Sandy and Jean Custer
Sue and Russ Darrow
Randall Daut and Patricia Ryan
Thomas J. and Deborah W. Degnan
Louise Dernehl
Margaret and Ricardo Diaz
Carol Z. Dolphin
Annemarie Domurat
Patrick and Patti Doughman
Marie Dupuis and Peter Westergard
Michael and Janet Durham
Marsha Dzioba
Tom Ellis
Linda Emond
Susan and Gee Esslinger
Kathleen Falk and Daniel Goyette
Christine Luedeman Fenner
Kenneth Finkel and Jane Delzer
Jeff and Kelly Fitzsimmons
David S. Flores
Kathy Ford
Kimberlee Foster
Pamela Frautschi
Gerald and Patricia Freitag
Drs. Mark and Virginia Gennis
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Colton Charitable Fund
Steve and Bernie Graff Fund
Margarete and David Harvey Fund
James and Mary LaVelle Fund
Sherry and Norm Malmon Philanthropic Fund
Joseph R. Pabst Fund
Chris Grenda
Dr. James and Mary Ann Hanson
Edward Hashek and John Jors
David and Wendy Hazlett
Jeffrey and Heather Hein
Thomas and Katie Heinen
Drs. Daniel and Nancy Herrell
Henry and Suzanne Herzing
Katy Hook
Mame Hunt and Stephen Richard
Stephen and Roberta Isaacson
Sandra Ivers
Thomas Jensen and Claudia Francis
Jewish Community Foundation
Eileen and Howard Dubner
Donor Advised Fund
Loyal D. Grinker Restricted Endowment Fund
Judy Jones
Karen Jossi
Caroline Joyce
Evan and Paula Kaiser
Raymond and Susan Kehm
Brian and Mary Lou Kennedy
Tom and Colleen Kennedy
Roberta Rohdin Killian and James Killian
Robert and Dorothy King
Donald and Julie Klaehn
Joseph Kmoch
Margaret Knight
James and Peggy Knorr
Annie and Todd Kosel
Andrew and Kristin Koszuth
Terry and Mary Krall
Susan and Tony Krausen
Karin and Mark Kultgen
Mary Lacy
Dan and Kathy Larsen
Tom Levi
John E. and Karen M. Lewis
Bill Listwan
Patricia Lombardo
Robert and Susan Lueger
James and Paula Lukas
Barry and Eileen Mandel
Benjamin and Ellen Mandelman
Kathleen Marquardt
Jean Maurer
Daniel McCarty
William and Pauline McCown
David and Julie Meier
Kristen Mekemson
Jeffrey and Debra Metz
George and Sallie Meyer
Jill Meyers
Dr. Robert and Charlotte Miller
Gregory and Susan Milleville
Mary Ann Mueller
John and Jane Niebler
Alan and Kathy Olsen
Richard Owens and Judy Edmonds Owens
Angela Palmer
Richard and Lois Pauls
Dennis and Rebecca Pelzek
Juliet Peterson
Bill and Fe Petterson
Eugene Pocernich
Melanie and Frank Popa
2025/26 SEASON DONORS (CONT.)
Monica and Donald Putning
Robert Raffel
Dr. Kenneth Redlin
Scott and Amy Reid
Daniel and Anna Robbins
Richard and Karen Rodgers
David and Sandra Sachse
Alicia and Bryan Sadoff
James Sanger and Mary Newton
Lisa Schamberg and Patrick Robins
Jim and Andrea Schloemer
Bob and Carol Schmidt
Thomas Schneider
Martin Schreiber
Dean Schultz
Jane and Eric Schumann
Clyde and Marge Schweitzer
Mark Schwertfeger
Jan Serr and John Shannon
Sonal and Girish Shah
Deborah Shannon
Mark and Merrill Shugoll
Mark and Bonnie Siegel
Heidi and Kevin Sjostrom
Aileen M. Smith
Soik Family
Tom Stacey
Charles and Jennifer Stearns
Aaron Stehling
Raphael and Joan Strosin
Randall and Colette Szczesny
Makela Taphorn
Marna and Kent Tess-Mattner
Richard and Mary Cady Thickens
Keri Torgerson
Richard Uspel
Van Inthoudt Charitable Trust
Jim Vollmer and Diane Kippenhan-Vollmer
Benjamin and Rachel Wagner
Dr. Richard and Rosalind Wakefield
Lynn and Richard Wesolek
Alberta Whitaker
Susan Wiegner
Diana J. Wood
Pete and Penny Woodcock
Nancy and Mike Yttre
Ted and Ann Zess
Sharon Ziegler
Joe and Mary Ann Zompa
Principal Actor ($500-$999)
Anonymous (13)
Mary Ellen Acker
Jim and Terri Alioto
Tom and Kathy Alpren
Dorothy Anderson
Gail and Bill Anderson
Keith and Paula Anderson
Abby and Omar Andrietsch
Charles and Marilyn Averbeck
Jean J. Baesemann
James Baldock
Cheryl Banks
Melissa and James Baxter
Clark and Linda Beier
Terry Bell
Gerald and Sydell Bergtrom
Eric and Sherrie Berndt
Gerry and Denice Bernstein
Halien and Michael Besaw
Carolee Beutler
Geoffrey and Karen Bilda
Lynn Binder
David and Eva Bishop
Jan and John Bonsett-Veal
Darold and Cheryl Borree
Bradley Impact Fund
Jill and George Fahr Charitable Fund
Randy Breske
Lisa and Flint Bridge
Anne and Arthur Brooks
Christine Brooks
Tom and Joanne Brown
Chelsea Budde
Chris Burgener and Linda Loke
Jack and Carrie Buri
Laurie and Peter Byrne
Michael and Lynn Byrne
Anne and Phil Callen
Richard and Bonnie Cass
James Cauley and Brenda Andrews
Susan Cerletty
Steven and Gillian Chamberlin
Gregory Chandler
Monique Charlier and Holly Blomquist
Aleta and Walt Chossek
Jay and Roxanne Ciatti
Craig Cornelius
Suzanne and Don Cornell
Edward and Cathy David
Barbara C. Davis
Jane Dennis
Bob Dixon
Naomi Dolohanty
Marcia and Moustapha Drame
Karin and Peter Drescher
Carol and Thomas Dunigan
Janet Dunst
Michael and Amber Ferda
Thomas and Dea Ann Fotsch
Tim and Sue Frautschi
Allan F. and Mary Ellen Froehlich
Stephen and Gail Froehlich
Robert Gallagher
Faye Giesemann
Adam and Carole Glass
Rebecca Gohmann
Bob and Joan Goodman
Lawrence and Hannah Goodman
Michael Goodspeed and Gail Waring
Jacquelyn and Jared Gozdowiak
Mark and Sandy Grady
Nancy Grainer
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Thomas and Marcia Buhler Fund
Wiberg Family Fund
Robert and Barbara Gross
Thomas and Mary Grossman
Carol Gustafson
Mary Hagle and Mark Hirschmann
Joe and Jami Hanreddy
Rollie Hanson
Cliff and Susan Hartmann
Marge Hartwig
John Healy and Mary Tobin
Hilda Heglund
Patrick Heppe
Susan Herro
Eric and Lindsay Hochkammer
Steven and Catherine Hoelter
Nancy L. and Thomas K. Holley
Mary Beth Holloway
Lois and William Hoover
Ellen Hopper
John and Kathryn Housiaux
Emily Hurd
Bill and Mary Pat Jacoby
Linda Englert Jaeger
Jewish Community Foundation
Pam Kriger Donor Advised Fund
Dorothy Rotter Donor Advised Fund
Mary Kay Jiricka
Alan and Sharon Johnson
Jayne Jordan
Robert and Kathleen Juday
Larry and Holly Jurss
Richard and Diane Kane
William and Kathleen Kean
Jane Kettler
Genevieve Kirchman
Richard and Rita Klick
Sybil Klug
Nancy Knapp
Robert and Naomi Knoll
Steven and Ianne Koritzinsky
Krasno Family
Joanne and Donald Krause
John and Diane Kretsch
Susan and John Krezoski
Stanley Kritzik
William Krohn
Diana Kuehl
Anne Kumor
Eric Larson and Susan Lewis
Thomas Laub
Mark Laux and Wendy Jabas
Robert and Carolyn Lawrence
David Leef and Michelle King
Lloyd and Sheri Levin
Judie and Kelly Liebenstein
Gretchen Lindstrom
Peter Lovance
Patricia Luebke and Kenneth Robinson
John and Audrey Makowski
Jacqueline Servi Margis
Francisco and Mary Martinez
Michael McCrea
Jere McGaffey
Emily Melnick
Diana and Mark Metz
Douglas J. Mickelson
Joyce Mae Mielke
Jane Miles
Wesley and Amy Miles
Howard and Sara Miller
Jequitta Kain Molot
Gary F. Neitzel, M.D.
Sue Nelsen
Meghan Newell
Paul and Kathrine Noran
Paul Nowakowski
Kathy L. Nusslock
Tonen (Sara) O'Connor
Susan and William Ognacevic
Mike and Patti O’Krongly
Steven Olguin
Sandra Orcholski
Gregory Otterson
David and Mindy Palay
Mark and Laurie Pasch
Barbara and Boyd Perlson
Betty Philipps
Robert and Lois Piekarski
Matthew and Laurie Piette
Jerry and Jill Polacheck
Karen Pollack
Priests of the Sacred Heart
Wendy Proctor
David Putnam
Ronald and Anne Putzer
Phillip J. Radovich
Suzann Reichley
Andrea Rendleman
Mary Lynne Robinson
Alan Rottman
John Rudolph
LindaGale Sampson
Kathryn and Jos Sauer
Mike and Jan Schade
Christine Schlosser
Eric Schluter
Drs. George Schroeder and Mary Arenberg
Vickie and Jerome Schuh
Robert Schweers
Bill and Annemarie Scobey-Polacheck
Martha and Frank Scott
Dr. Robert and Caryl Sewell
Marcia and Les Singer
Dennis and Cathleen Slater
Minna and Mark Smith
2025/26 SEASON DONORS (CONT.)
Jud and Amy Snyder
Margaret Sohm
Joyce and Albert Solochek
James and Kathleen Springer
Alec Stapleton
Bill and Judith Stone
Stephen and Peggy Stone
Thomas Stone
Kristin Stormo-Eckhart
Richard and Susan Strait
William and Melody Streeter
Lynn and Gregory Strowig
Barbara Sullivan
Geoffrey Swain
Grant and Diane Tews
IN KIND GIFTS
Patricia Borger
Ducharme
Way and Jackie Thompson
Triangle Enterprises, Inc.
Renee and Joseph Tyson, Jr.
Liz Uihlein
Laila Valters
Jeff Van Tuyle
Teresa Velk
Betsy Vokac and John Blanchard
Atty. Greg E. Vollan
Nancy Vose
Dan and Heidi Walker
Debra and Michael Watton
Nancy Blanchard Watts
Mark and Anne Weitenbeck
David and Mary Welnetz
Daryl Wendlick
Alan and Kathy Werth
Stephanie Wesselowski
Dennis and Kathleen Wicht
James and Diane Wittenberg
Jeff and Carolyn Woodcock
Wilson and JoAnn Wright
Kim Wynn
Mike Yost and Lisa Schuldt
Mark and Evonne Zalewski
Gertrude Zauner
Thomas Zigan and Scott Jones
Andi and Mike Zimmerman
Tom Zimmerman
Froedtert Health
Amy and Ron McGuire
LIMELIGHT LEGACY SOCIETY MEMBERS
Dr. Carol C. Pohl
James Van Ess
Limelight Legacy Society is a group of visionary donors who support Milwaukee Rep through a planned gift. New members as of May 1, 2025 are in bold.
