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Make your gift today to name a seat in the new Associated Bank Theater Center. Pledges can be paid over a period of up to five years.
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Mark Clements
Artistic Director
Chad Bauman Executive Director
By William Shakespeare
Adapted & Directed by
Laura Braza ◊
Music Director/Composer
Dan Kazemi
Lighting Designer Jesse Klug
Fight Director & Intimacy Coordinator Christopher Elst
Choreographer Jenn Rose ◊
Scenic Designer Michelle Lilly
Sound Designer Melanie Chen Cole Dramaturg Deanie Vallone
Casting Director JC Clementz, CSA
Stage Manager Kimberly Carolus*
FEBRUARY 25 – MARCH 30, 2025
Costume Designer Mieka van der Ploeg
Voice & Dialect Coach Eva Breneman
Assistant Stage Manager Emily Pfaff*
WILSON THEATER at VOGEL HALL | MARCUS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Juliet..................................................................................................................................Piper Jean Bailey*
Lord Capulet/Sampson......................................................................................... Matt Daniels*
Lady Montague......................................................................................................................................Giselle
Assistant Director............................................................................................................................Mia Taylor
Line Producer..............................................................................................................Annika Perez-Krikorian
Romeo and Juliet will be performed with one intermission. The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
* Denotes an artist represented by Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
SPECIAL THANKS
Praise Ayodabo, James Carrington, Zach Woods. The staff of Marcus Performing Arts Center.
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.
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APRIL 22 THRU MAY 24
Book by Colin Escott & Floyd Mutrux
Original Concept & Direction by Floyd Mutrux
Directed by Laura Braza
Gabriel Armstrong
Paris
Gabriel (he/him) is an actor, opera singer, and playwright from Ogden, Utah. He is a 2024 graduate from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he studied voice and musical theatre, and he is a 2024/25 Milwaukee Rep Emerging Professional Resident Actor. He was last seen in Milwaukee Rep’s 2024 production of A Christmas Carol as Dick Wilkins and the Ghost of Christmas Future. Other regional credits include productions with the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival, Constellation Stage and Screen, Cedar Rapids Opera, Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre, and the Bread and Puppet Theater.
Piper Jean Bailey Juliet
Piper is thrilled to not only be making her Milwaukee Rep debut, but her professional debut post-graduation from Northwestern University, where she studied theatre and performed in Fefu and Her Friends (Fefu), Be Mean to Me (Jean), and more. Favorite professional credits include It Girl (Playwrights Unit Reading, Goodman Theatre) and A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (Stage Left Theatre). Along with acting and being a cat mom, Piper is a fiber artist who shares her handmade work on Instagram at @pj.crochet and @pjsorbet. Endless gratitude to her family and friends for their unwavering love and support.
Nate Burger
Benvolio
/ Friar Laurence
Nate Burger returns to Milwaukee Rep where he previously appeared as Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing. His work has been seen onstage in Chicago at Court Theatre, Writers Theatre,
Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Northlight Theatre, TimeLine Theatre, Goodman Theatre, New Leaf Theatre; and elsewhere at Forward Theater, Two Crows Theater, and Asolo Repertory. He is a core company member at American Players Theatre in Spring Green, WI, where he has worked for 13 seasons. TV: Emperor of Ocean Park, Shining Girls, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med. Film: The Year Between. Education: Loyola University Chicago. Thanks to Mom, Dad, Erin, Nora, Alicia Pursley, Kara Ussery. Gratitude always to his wife, Laura.
Matt Daniels
Lord Capulet / Sampson
Matt is overjoyed to return to Milwaukee Rep after playing Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, as well as appearances in Run Bambi Run, Titanic the Musical, Junk, Guys and Dolls, and Man of La Mancha. Based in Milwaukee, his work has also been seen at First Stage Children’s Theatre, Skylight Music Theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Forward Theater Company, Door Shakespeare, Renaissance Theaterworks, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, In Tandem Theatre, Milwaukee Shakespeare, and several Shakespeare festivals across the country. An avid ukulelist, he enjoys time spent with Il Bazzone’s Jumping Flea Circus. Training: Juilliard. More info at mattydee.xyz.
Giselle
Lady Montague
Giselle is currently in the Emerging Professional Residency Acting Program at Milwaukee Rep. Their theater credits include: The Coast Starlight (u/s Liz/Anna) A Christmas Carol (u/s Ghost of Christmas Past, ensemble) Milwaukee Rep; Collective Rage (Betty 4) Burbage Theatre Company; A Christmas Carol (Present’s Assistant/Ensemble) Sweeney Todd (u/s Johanna/Beggar Woman) The Inferior Sex (u/s Connie/Gwen) Trinity Rep; La Luz Verde (Jordan) La Mancha (Dulcinea) RI Latino
Arts/Trinity Rep; West Side Story (Rosalia) New Bedford Festival Theater. In addition to acting Giselle is also a dancer, singer and choreographer. They have truly enjoyed their time here at Milwaukee Rep. Thank you to Mom and Dad for all of your support!
Kenneth Hamilton Romeo
Kenny is delighted to return to Milwaukee Rep, having previously played Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing. Originally from Ludlow, Kentucky he now resides in Chicago. Regional Theatre: A Christmas Carol (Indiana Repertory Theatre) Romeo & Juliet (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); The Lion in Winter (Court Theatre); Eurydice (Writers Theatre); Superior Donuts (AthensWest Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing (St. Louis Shakespeare); Macbeth, Twelfth Night (American Players Theatre); A Christmas Carol (American Shakespeare Center); Romeo & Juliet, The Winter’s Tale, The Merry Wives of Windsor (Cincinnati Shakespeare Company). Represented by Stewart Talent. For Jordan, Milo and Tito.
Dimonte Henning
Lord Montague / Abraham / Friar John
Dimonte received his formal theater training from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with additional training from Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s Emerging Professional Residency (2015/2016 Season). He is a Founding Member of the Milwaukee Black Theater Festival. Dimonte’s favorite directing credits include: The Colored Museum, Clyde’s, The Mousetrap, Black Nativity, Dutchman, The Niceties, and Pretty Fire. Dimonte’s regional theater credits include: Toni Stone (Alliance Theatre), Stick Fly (Writers Theatre), The Island & Deathtrap (Milwaukee Chamber Theatre), Skeleton Crew (Forward Theater), Seven Guitars, Our Town, A Christmas Carol, and Dreamgirls (Milwaukee
Repertory Theater), The Wiz and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (First Stage). TV and commercial credits include: guest starring roles on NBC’s Chicago PD (Seasons 4&6), Disney’s Encore!, UBER, Inpro Designs, and Harley-Davidson.
Alex Keiper
Escalus / Nurse
Alex is glad to be back at Milwaukee Rep! Milwaukee Rep credits include Much Ado About Nothing (Beatrice), Titanic (Alice Bean), Ring of Fire (June Carter), The Nerd (Tansy) & Assassins (Ensemble). She’s worked around the country at companies such as Utah Shakespeare Festival, The Sedona Film Festival, The Arden Theatre Co., Gulfshore Playhouse, Philadelphia Theatre Company, InterAct, Theatre Exile, and many more! An Independence Foundation Fellow and alum of The Atlantic Theatre Company and The University of the Arts. Grateful to her incredible friends and collaborators on this project, Laura, Dan, Jenn & the whole team. alexkeiper.com/@alexkeiper on Instagram.
Laura Rook
Lady Capulet / Gregory / Apothecary
Milwaukee Rep Debut. Based in Chicago, selected acting credits include work at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Writers Theatre, Court Theatre, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, and Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. She is a member of the core acting company at American Players Theatre, where she has appeared for 12 seasons. Directing credits include: Summer, 1976 at Forward Theater, Cinderella at Marriott Lincolnshire, Once Upon a Bridge at APT, and The How and the Why for Two Crows Theatre. TV: Chicago PD. Film: A Christmas Witness. She is eternally grateful for her incredible family and the people who hold her up - especially her husband Nate.
Davis Wood Tybalt / Watchman
Davis is a current Milwaukee Rep EPR and is delighted to be a part of this story! Prior to Milwaukee, he received a BA in Performance at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW). Most recently he has received training from the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and Circle in the Square Theatre School (CITS). Some of his favorite previous roles include: Officer Lockstock in Urinetown (CITS), Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (CITS), Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet (CITS), and Pastor Paul in The Christians (UNCW). All the love to his friends and family for their unwavering support.
Matthew C. Yee
Balthasar
/ Mercutio /
Troubadour
CHICAGO: The Lord of the Rings, a Musical Tale (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), Antigone (Court Theatre), Cambodian Rock Band (Victory Gardens), and Lucy and Charlie’s Honeymoon (Lookingglass Theatre) for which he also wrote the book and score. BROADWAY: Almost Famous The Musical. REGIONAL: The Old Globe, Berkeley Rep, Alliance Theatre. FILM: Ghostlight (2024), Consumed (2015).
TELEVISION: Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Chicago Justice, 61st Street, Empire, and The Bear From 2023-24 he was a writer in residence at Goodman Theatre, creating a new musical. He is an ensemble member at Lookingglass Theatre.
CREATIVE TEAM
Laura Braza Director
Associate Artistic Director at Milwaukee Rep. Credits include: What the Constitution Means to Me, Dial M for Murder, Much Ado About Nothing, Grounded, Souvenir, Songs for Nobodies (American Premiere), Two Pianos Four Hands. NEW YORK: The Notebook of Trigorin (NY Premiere), Strictly Dishonorable, Jericho (World Premiere), and others for the Attic Theater Company; 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, 2009–2019. Proud SDC Member. Thank you always to Geoff – her inspiration and her rock.
Dan Kazemi Music Director / Composer
Dan has musically directed more than 30 shows at Milwaukee Rep including The Craic, Run Bambi Run, Titanic the Musical, Dad’s Season Tickets, Hedwig and The Angry Inch, A Christmas Carol, West Side Story, In the Heights, Murder for Two, Guys and Dolls, Man of La Mancha and Dreamgirls, and wrote original music for Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol and Much Ado About Nothing. Other credits include: Lizzie (Barrymore Award), Herringbone (Barrymore Nom). Orchestration credits include Field Hockey Hot (Barrymore Nom) and Tulipomania. Dan’s music has been performed at Lincoln Center, SDC’s Mr. Abbott Awards, Le Cirque de Demain in Paris, Ballet Fleming and in the 213 collective’s Untitled Project #213. Dan is a composer of the musical podcast, Mythic Thunderlute.
Jenn Rose Choreographer
Jenn is an award-winning choreographer working in theater, concert dance and film. She has choreographed over 20 regional theatre productions including You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park), Cabaret (Arden Theatre), Run Bambi Run, Titanic the Musical and Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Milwaukee Repertory Theater). SDCF commission to honor Agnes de Mille at the 2019 Mr. Abbott Award Gala. She is the recipient of the SDCF Breakout Award as well as the Barrymore Award for Excellence in Theatre Choreography. www.iamjennrose.com
Michelle Lilly
Scenic Designer
Michelle is a Chicago-based set designer whose work includes stage design, immersive experiences, and game design. Past Milwaukee Rep shows include Two Pianos, Four Hands, Ring of Fire, and Songs for Nobodies. Michelle has collaborated with The Alinea Group, Paramount Theatre, Peninsula Players Theatre, Writers Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, TimeLine Theatre, Stage 773, Jedlicka Performing Arts Center, The House Theatre of Chicago, New Leaf Theatre, TUTA, Lifeline Theatre, The Springfield Muni, and many others. She holds an MFA in Stage Design from Northwestern University and a BA from Truman State University. www.michellelillydesigns.com
Mieka van der Ploeg
Costume Designer
Theatre credits include designs with Steppenwolf, Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Soho Playhouse, Great Lakes Theater, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, American Players Theatre, Court Theatre, People’s Light, Writers Theatre, Lyric Opera Unlimited, Lookingglass Theatre, Paramount Theatre, Marriott Theatre, Florentine Opera, Remy Bumppo, Second City, Chicago Children’s
Theatre, Redmoon, The Hypocrites, Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, About Face Theatre, Steep Theatre, Theater Wit, Theatre Squared, Albany Park Theater Project, Manual Cinema, and the Under the Radar Festival at The Public Theatre. She won a Joseph Jefferson Award in 2020 for First Love is the Revolution, at Steep Theatre. She is a proud union member of both USA829 and IATSE Local 764.
Jesse Klug Lighting Designer
Milwaukee Rep credits include As You Like It, Things I Know to be True, One House Over, Of Mice and Men, Five Presidents, End of the Rainbow, Clybourne Park, To Kill a Mockingbird and My Name is Asher Lev. OffBroadway: The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity (Lucille Lortel Award and Hewes Design Award nominations), The Screwtape Letters (Off-Broadway and National Tour), Romulus and The Hunchback Variations. Regional: Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Marriott Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Milwaukee Rep, Indiana Rep, American Players Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, Paramount Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre Company, Victory Gardens Theater, Geffen Playhouse, The Old Globe, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Court Theatre and Maine State Music Theatre. International: Edinburgh Fringe Festival, INFANT, Market Theatre of South Africa, Syndney Fringe Festival, as well as others on five different continents. Awards include Joseph Jefferson, After Dark and Broadwayworld.com. Jessekluglightingdesign.com
Melanie Chen Cole Sound Designer
Melanie (she/her) is a San Diego based sound designer. Milwaukee Rep: Wife of a Salesman. Regional theatre credits: Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Alley Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cleveland Playhouse, Dallas Theater Center, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Geffen Playhouse, Goodman Theatre, Huntington
Nicolette Deveneau, M.D. Urogynecology
Jennifer Moralez, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology
Shireen Jayne, D.O. Obstetrics & Gynecology
Katya Frantskevich, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology
Jonathan Berkoff, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology
Charles Chung, M.D.
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dr. Chung received his medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He provides a full range of general gynecologic services, low- and high-risk obstetrics, and GYN surgeries utilizing hysteroscopic, laparoscopic, and open approaches. Dr. Chung looks forward to starting a conversation, listening to your concerns, and working diligently to help meet your health care goals.
Erica Eggers, M.D.
Urogynecology
Dr. Eggers earned her medical degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. She is a member of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Her areas of expertise include pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, accidental bowel leakage, pelvic and bladder pain, fistulas, and periurethral masses. Dr. Eggers strives to provide patient-centered care with a focus on improvement in quality of life for her patients.
Theatre Company, Indiana Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, Northern Stage, The Old Globe, PlayMakers Rep, South Coast Rep, Studio Theatre, and the Utah Shakespeare Festival. Education: MFA in Theatre and Dance from UC San Diego. melaniesound.com, @melaniechencole.
Deanie Vallone Dramaturg
Deanie is a Wisconsin dramaturg and writer. For five years, she worked in new play development at Milwaukee Rep; favorite dramaturgy credits include Much Ado About Nothing, Junk, Titanic The Musical, The Chinese Lady, Wife of a Salesman, Parental Advisory, and Run Bambi Run. She’s also worked with Baltimore Center Stage, Asolo Rep, the Playwrights’ Center, Forward Theater, and The Kennedy Center. Her play with music, The Craic, co-written with Mark Clements, premiered in the Stackner Cabaret in January. She’s currently on the leadership team for World Premiere Wisconsin. MA: University of Cambridge. www.deanievallone.com @seedeanwrite
Eva Breneman Voice & Dialect Coach
Eva is a Chicago-based voice coach. Milwaukee Rep credits include: Dial M For Murder, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, Things I Know To Be True, Miss Bennet, or Christmas at Pemberley, and Always Patsy Cline. Chicago credits include: Murder on the Orient Express (Drury Lane Theatre); Private Lives and The Luckiest (Raven Theatre); The Chinese Lady (Timeline); Songs for Nobodies (Northlight Theatre); The Last Match (Writers Theatre); and A Christmas Carol (Goodman Theatre). Regional credits include The Chinese Lady (Denver Center), seven seasons at American Players Theatre, and Love’s Labour’s Lost (Actors Theatre of Louisville). Eva is an Associate Artist at Timeline Theatre in Chicago.
Christopher Elst Fight Director & Intimacy Coordinator
Christopher [he /they] is a prominent member of several national theater organizations (Certified Teacher, Society of American Fight Directors; Intimacy Director in training, Intimacy Directors and Coordinators, et al). Christopher has performed, directed, and designed violence, movement, and intimacy for theaters nationwide, including Ogunquit Playhouse, Door Shakespeare, First Stage Children’s Theatre, Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival (now The REV), Next Act Theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, Skylight Music Theatre and Milwaukee Rep.
JC Clementz, CSA Casting Director
JC is the Casting Director at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theater and a freelance stage director. He has cast productions out of Chicago and New York for the past decade including the Broadway productions of Linda Vista, The Minutes, and Pass Over. Prior to Steppenwolf, he spent four seasons as Casting Director at Milwaukee Rep where he also directed seven productions including Forever Plaid, Murder For Two, and The Nerd. JC is a proud member of SDC and the Casting Society.
Kimberly Carolus Stage Manager
Kimberly is delighted to be in her twelfth season with Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Some favorites include What the Constitution Means to Me, As You Like It, West Side Story, The Chinese Lady, Our Town, Grounded, and eleven seasons of A Christmas Carol at Milwaukee Rep. Other theater credits include: The Servant of Two Masters, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet (Great River Shakespeare Festival), Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse (First Stage), The Addams Family (Fulton Theatre), Complete Works…Abridged, Othello (Riverside Theater in the Park) and various shows at Walt Disney World. Thank you to her family and Silas for their love and support.
Emily Pfaff
Assistant Stage Manager
Emily is thrilled to return to Milwaukee Repertory Theater for Romeo and Juliet! Selected Wisconsin credits include Ring Round the Moon and Constellations (American Players Theatre), A Christmas Carol, Parental Advisory: a breakbeat play, Piano Men 2, The Heart Sellers, and Titanic The Musical (Milwaukee Rep). Other selected credits include Twelfth Night, Richard III, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Macbeth (Kentucky Shakespeare). Millikin University, BFA in Stage Management. Emily would like to thank their family and friends for their endless love and support.
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, his own adaptation of the current A Christmas Carol and all but two mainstage musicals including Run Bambi Run, Titanic the Musical, West Side Story and Dreamgirls. Prior to joining Milwaukee Rep, Mark served as an Associate Artistic Director for several UK theater companies, most notably, Artistic Director for the award-winning 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 Executive Director
Chad joined Milwaukee Rep in 2013. Since, the theater has produced more than 130 productions, raised nearly $100 million through 3 capital campaigns, launched a new A Christmas Carol and the Jack Lewis New Play Development Program, began construction on the Associated Bank Theater Center and quadrupled net assets operating without a deficit for 11 years. Bauman has been named Top 40 under 40 by the Milwaukee Business Journal, a Champion of the Hispanic Community by the United Community Center, and a notable LGBTQ Executive and NonProfit CEO of the Year by Milwaukee BizTimes. He is a doctoral student in Organizational Leadership at UNC Chapel Hill and a graduate of Brown University’s Leadership Coaching Program, Harvard Business School’s Strategic Perspectives in Non-Profit Management Program, and CalArt’s MFA Producing Program.
Production Stage Manager...............Kimberly Carolus Stage Managers...............Terence Orleans Alexander, Jade Bruno, Josh Hart, Mark Johnson, Bill Muñoz, Kira Neighbors, Emily Pfaff, Sydney Smith, Dev Wiensch, Emily Wright
Stage Management Fellow......................Star Howard
Bill Burgardt, Eliot Garfield, Steve Gillingham, Derek Loehr, Jason Pruzin, Aaron Siegmann, Cole Schulist, Jim Zinky
MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES
President President-Elect
Vice President, Trustees
Treasurer
Secretary
TRUSTEES
Ayad Akhtar
Tammy Belton-Davis
Ivor Benjamin
Wendy W. Blumenthal
Julia Burns
Bryan Carson
Joe Checota
Jane Chernof
Marybeth Cottrill
Amy Croen
Robert H. Duffy
SUSTAINING TRUSTEES
Judy Hansen
Adam J. Peck
Kerryann Haase Minton
James Phillips
Bryan House At Large
Dr. Eric A. Durant
Jay Franke
Jason R. Graham
Peter Hammond
Christopher Hermann
Tom Irgens
Debra Johnson
Lynda Johnson
Deborah Kaerek
Michelle Kolp
David Kundert
Andrés Gonzalez
Joan Lubar
Robert H. Manegold
Ray Manista
James Phelps
Dawn Lindsey
Kristine Lueders
Anne L. Noyes
Joe Pickart
Karen Plunkett
Beth Ridley
Allison Scrivner
Clark Slipher
Craig Swan
Benjamin Wagner
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.
Patsy 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
Norman Dyer
Stephen Einhorn
Thomas R. Ellis
Susan Esslinger
Timothy C. Frautschi
Molly Kubly Fritz
James E. Braza
Joyce Broan
Judy Hansen
Jacqueline Herd-Barber
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
Kristine Rappé
Kenneth Robertson
Catherine Robinson
PRESIDENTS’ COUNCIL
Larry Jost
John L. Kordsmeier
Frank Krejci
Susan A. Lueger
Robert H. Manegold
Vincent L. Martin
Patricia Brash McKeithan
Donna Meyer
Joseph A. Rock
Mason G. Ross
Micky Sadoff
James Schloemer
Thomas Scrivner
Edward Seaberg
Brenda Skelton
Patrick Smith
Margaret Stratton
John Syburg
John Torinus
Renee Tyson
W. Kent Velde
Nicholas Wahl
Thomas Warden
Stacy Williams
Andrew Ziegler
Gregory C. Oberland
Edward Seaberg
W. Kent Velde
The following list represents organizations and individuals who have made a cumulative contribution of $500 or more between November 16, 2023 and January 16, 2025. 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
Bader Philanthropies
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Northwestern Mutual
Rockwell Automation
Shubert Foundation
We Energies Foundation
West Bend Insurance Company
$50,000 – $99,999
BMO
Frieda & William Hunt Memorial Trust
Laskin Family Foundation
MGIC Investment Corporation
Milwaukee Jewish Federation
$25,000 – $49,999
Baird and Baird Funds
Ralph Evinrude Foundation
Hunzinger Construction Company
Dorothy Inbusch Foundation
Johnson Controls
Marcus Hotels & Resorts
Milwaukee Public Schools
National Endowment for the Arts
PNC
Saint John’s on the Lake Studio Gear
Wisconsin Arts Board
$10,000 – $24,999
ANON Charitable Trust
Community Advocates
Deloitte
Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trust
Einhorn Family Foundation
EUA
Fiduciary Management
Froedtert Health
Godfrey & Kahn
William N. and Janice V. Godfrey Family Foundation
Healthpeak
Husch Blackwell
InterPark Milwaukee Center
Old National Bank
Potawatomi Casino Hotel
Quarles
RDK Foundation
Bert L. and Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust
Paul S. Symchych Charitable Foundation
$1,000 – $9,999
Adient
Baker Tilly US, LLP
Brewers Community Foundation
Burke Properties
CAMPAC
CornerStone One
Fiduciary Real Estate Development, Inc.
First Business Bank
Foley & Lardner
Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown
Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors Youth Foundation
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Spear Arts Education Fund
Green Bay Packers Foundation
Harley-Davidson Foundation
Evan and Marion Helfaer Foundation
J. F. Ahern Co.
J. M. Brennan Inc.
JCP Construction
Johnson Financial Group
Kahler Slater
Marquette Associates
Milwaukee Arts Board
Milwaukee Irish Fest Foundation, Inc.
New Resources Consulting
North Shore Bank
Operose Advisors
Charles D. Ortgiesen Foundation
Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation
PwC
Riverwater Partners LLC
Staff Electric Co., Inc.
Stifel Foundation
Townsend Foundation
Walker Forge, Inc.
$500 – $999
Camille A. Lonstorf Trust
Lord Abbett
Morgan Stanley
Payden & Rygel
Participants in the Matching Gift Program
Abbvie
Artisan Partners Limited
Baird and Baird Funds
Caterpillar Foundation
Eaton Corporation
Empower Financial Services
GE Foundation
Johnson Controls Foundation
Northwestern Mutual
PNC
Principal Financial Group
Rockwell International Corp. Trust Matching Gift Program
Russell Investments
S&P Global
Siebert Lutheran Foundation
U.S. Bank
We Energies Foundation
Individual Giving
Luminary ($100,000+)
Anonymous (2)
Ellen and Joe Checota
Tom and Molly Duffey
Sandra and William Haack
Ted and Mary Kellner
David Kundert
Lubar Family Foundation
Marianne and Sheldon Lubar
Madeleine and David Lubar
Joan Lubar and John Crouch
Susan Lubar
Vince Martin
Greg and Rhonda Oberland
Anthony Petullo Foundation
Gayle Rosemann and Paul McElwee
Christine Symchych and Jim McNulty
David and Julia Uihlein
David and Cheryl Walker
Visionary ($50,000-$99,999)
Anonymous
Helen Ambuel
Karen and Mark Bitzan
Bladen and Julia Burns
Mike Carter
The Chicago Community Foundation
The Emily and Henry Baldwin Fund
Linda Chlapaty
H. Robert Dittmer and Jon Pansky
Dr. Eric Durant and Scott Swickard
Four-Four Foundation
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Rob Gardenier and Lori Morse Gardenier
Charitable Fund
Katie Heil
Bryan and Rebecca House
Jewish Community Foundation
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Jean and David Lauer
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Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD.
Jim Phillips and Karen Plunkett
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Tom and Susan Quadracci
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Steve Check
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Greater Milwaukee Foundation
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Ann and Warren Pierson
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Bradley Impact Fund
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James E. and Mary K. Braza
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Antony and Nikki D’Cruz
Larry and Eileen Dean
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The Molly and David Fritz Family
Thomas and Beth Giese
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Greater Milwaukee Foundation
Tony and Andrea Bryant
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Joanne P. Grunau
Richard Grunke and William Grasch
John J. Halechko and Marc Colletti
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Jewish Community Foundation
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Carol and William Gehl
Thomas Golding
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Mary Johnson
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Dorothy Anderson
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Thomas and Mary Grossman
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Hilda Heglund
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Sylvia Pratt
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Mary Lynne Robinson
IN KIND GIFTS
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Michael Rupp
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Bob and Carol Schmidt
Ted Schulte
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Elizabeth Schwan
Robert Schweers
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Mark Schwertfeger
Martha and Frank Scott
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Gail Sklodowska
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Margaret Sohm
John and Mary Splude
Alec Stapleton
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Stephen and Peggy Stone
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Terry R. Sutter
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Margaret Tennessen
LIMELIGHT LEGACY SOCIETY MEMBERS
Grant and Diane Tews
Ken and Patti Thewes
Catherine Tikkanen
Corey Tramaine
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Liz Uihlein
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Nancy Blanchard Watts
John Weber
Sandra Weigand
Mark and Anne Weitenbeck
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Stephanie Wesselowski
Debbie White
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Kim Wynn
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Mike Yost and Lisa Schuldt
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Mark and Evonne Zalewski
Gertrude Zauner
Thomas Zigan and Scott Jones
Andi and Mike Zimmerman
The Limelight Legacy Society is a group of visionary donors who support Milwaukee Rep through a planned gift. New members as of May 1, 2024 are in bold.
George R. Affeldt, Jr.
Sharee Allain and David Schertz
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Melita Biese
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Jane and Stephen Chernof
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Chris and Judi Collins
Diane Dalton
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Susan and Bill Dawicke
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Nancy Desjardins
H. Robert Dittmer and Jon Pansky
Carol Z. Dolphin
Amy Dorman
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Linda Edmondson
Rosemarie Eierman
Roma Eiseman
Don and Mary Ellingsen
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Janet Fleck
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Deborah Fugenschuh and Mark Hinchey
Rob Gardenier and Lori Morse Gardenier
Bill and Susanne Gay
Jeff Glock and Jane Reilly
Idy Goodman
Kathleen Gray and Ron Hofer
Sara L. Grotenrath and James Pech
Delphine Gurzynski
Susan Hackl
Sybille Hamilton
Arlene Hansen
Judy Hansen
Leland Hansen
John and Susan Harrits
Edward Hashek and John Jors
Thomas and Catherine Heinen
Lois and William Hoover
Dr. Lawrence Howards
Janet Kellogg Hume
Cathryn Jakicic
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Bradley J. Kalscheur
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Margaret Knitter
Christine Krause
Diana Kuehl
David Kundert
Sandra L. Laedtke
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Carol and Rob Manegold
Tom and Renee McCutcheon
Jim and Sally Mergener
Donna Meyer
Erik and Carol Moeser
Vivian Moller
Bob and Jan Montgomery
Charles and Barbara Murphy
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Greg and Rhonda Oberland
Karen E. Owens
Marlyene Pfeiffer
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Pat Rierson
Sara Risley
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Patricia A. Santilli
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Ed Seaberg and Patrick Smith
Brenda Skelton
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Aileen M. Smith
Amanda Springob
Terry R. Sutter
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Keri Torgerson
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Judy Van Till
Paul Vandeveld
Kent and Marcia Velde
Carla and Greg Von Roenn
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Sue Wells
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