Cincinnati Shakespeare - The Taming of the Shrew

CINCINNATI SHAKESPEARE COMPANY

2022-2023 Season Sponsored by The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation and Rosemary and Mark Schlachter

Brian Isaac Phillips, Producing Artistic Director presents

Directed By

Jemma Alix Levy

Lighting Designer Chris Holloway

Scenic Designer Samantha Reno

Costume Designer Kristina Sneshkoff

Sound Designer Kevin Semancik

Associate Sound Designer Robert Carlton Stimmel

Lighting Designer Robert Carlton Stimmel

Properties Designer Kara Eble Trusty

Education Partners:

This project is part of Shakespeare in American Communities, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest

Community Partner: Design Sponsors:

Judge Mark and Sue Ann Painter

There will be one fifteen minute intermission. Additional text by Jemma Alix Levy. Video or audio recording of this performance is strictly prohibited.

The Taming of the Shrew

Cast and Production Staff

C AST

Bianca Angelique Archer

Bartender/Widow A.J. Baldwin*

Tranio Geoffrey Warren Barnes II*

Lucentio Darnell Pierre Benjamin*

Gremio/Pedant Billy Chace*

Kristina Sly Colleen Dougherty*

Tailor/Vincentio Ken Early*

Grumio Jennifer Joplin*

Petruchio Josh Innerst*

Katherine Sara Mackie*

Hortensio Justin McCombs*

Biondello Mollie Murk

Amy Maggie Lou Rader*

Baptista Torie Wiggins*

P RODUCTION S TAFF

Production Manager Kate Bindus

Stage Manager Brenna Bishop*

Production Associate Arran Bowen

Draper Rainy Edwards

Technical Director Chris Holloway

General Technician Drew Homan

Wardrobe Supervisor Emily Kemmerer

Costume Shop Manager Lindsey Jones

Charge Artist Samantha Reno

Technical Director Robert Carlton Stimmel

Assistant Stage Manager Cole Sweasy*

Properties Supervisor Kara Eble Trusty

Wig Stylist Amanda Winters

All other roles will be played by members of the ensemble.

The Taming of the Shrew Cast

*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

Angelique Archer A.J. Baldwin*

Geoffrey Warren Barnes II*

Darnell Pierre Benjamin*

Maggie Lou Rader*

Torie Wiggins*

Justin McCombs*

Josh Innerst*

Sara Mackie*

Mollie Murk

Jennifer Joplin*

Billy Chace*

Ken Early* Colleen Dougherty*

Hailey Flanagan; Photography by: Aaron M. Conway

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Staff

Brian Isaac Phillips, Producing Artistic Director

Production:

Kate Bindus, Production Manager

Brenna Bishop, Resident Stage Manager

Arran Bowen, Production Associate

Rainy Edwards, Resident Costume Designer

Chris Holloway, Technical Director

Drew Homan, General Technician

Lindsey Jones, Costume Shop Manager

Emily Kemmerer, Wardrobe Supervisor

Samantha Reno, Resident Scenic Designer

Robert Carlton Stimmel, Technical Director

Kara Eble Trusty, Props Supervisor

Administration:

Sara Clark, Director of Development

Colleen Dougherty, Education Associate

Shelby Flynn, Operations Manager

Candice Handy, Director of Education

Colleen Ladrick, Front of House Manager

Justin McCombs, Company Manager

Kyrié Owen, Communications and Engagement Manager

Patricia Ryan, Development Associate

Lettie Van Hemert, General Manager

Jeanna Vella, Director of Marketing and Data Analytics

As of March 2023

Publisher Ivy Bayer Designer Wesley Koogle

Production Director Vu Luong

We wish to thank the following corporations, foundations, agencies, and individuals for their support of the 2022-2023 Season. We are forever grateful.

As of February 1, 2023.

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.

Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 49,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is proud to be a member of The Shakespeare Theatre Association (STA). For more information visit www.stahome.org.

STA was established to provide a forum for the artistic, managerial, educational leadership for theatres primarily involved with the production of the works of William Shakespeare; to discuss issues and methods of work, resources, and information; and to act as an advocate for Shakespearean productions and training.

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is a member of the Theatre Communications Group (TCG). TCG is the national organization for theatre, with a membership network of 500+ member theatres and over 250 university, funder, trustee, and business affiliates, and over 7,000 individuals. TCG reaches over 1 million students, audience members, and theatre professionals each year through its programs and services.

The National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest presents Shakespeare in American Communities. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is one of 40 professional theater companies across the nation selected to perform a Shakespeare play with a professional team of actors for middle- and high-schools and conduct related educational activities for students.

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is a leader in workplace equity, earning an Ellequate Bronze in 2022. Ellequate-certified employers are leaders in making diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplaces the norm rather than the exception. Employers that are certified as Leaders In Workplace Equity meet standards of performance and accountability in six key measures of workplace culture, demonstrated by people-first policies, practices, and benefits, as well as employee experience. Ellequate is the nation's leading data-informed employer certification and cohort-based leadership program for intersectional workplace equity.

Closer Look: Synopsis

The show begins with a new contemporary “framing device”: we meet some of the audience members for whom the story of Katherine and Petruchio is being performed and begin to understand some of their preconceptions about those roles.

Then we enter Renaissance-era Padua, Italy, where newcomer Lucentio falls instantly in love with Bianca, who is already being courted by two locals. Bianca’s mother Baptista has declared that Bianca’s older sister Katherine must be married first, and the suitors despair of this ever happening, since they disapprove of Katherine’s behavior. Lucentio disguises himself to secretly woo Bianca, while his servant Tranio “becomes” Lucentio to fulfill his responsibilities.

Meanwhile, another newcomer, Petruchio, agrees to marry Katherine for her dowery, despite her reputation. Katherine and Petruchio meet, and sparks fly. Petruchio insists to Baptista that he and Katherine are agreed, and Baptista sets the wedding day over Katherine’s protests.

Bianca’s wooers continue to fight amongst themselves, while she secretly falls in love with the disguised Lucentio.

Petruchio’s behavior at his wedding shocks everyone and persists even after he and Katherine return to his home in Verona. His ridiculous attempts to negotiate his new relationship continue to fail until the couple is called back to Padua for Bianca’s wedding. On the road, a chance meeting allows Katherine and Petruchio to enjoy each other for the first time since their initial meeting, and they rediscover their spark.

In Padua, Lucentio and Bianca’s secret courtship is revealed, and a bet between the new husbands provides a chance for Katherine to show her strength, intelligence, and wit when she offers advice to new brides about what a marriage is really about.

Check out these photos from some of Cincinnati

Shakespeare Company's past productions of "The Taming of the Shrew."

2000: Lesley Bevan and Jeremy Dubin

2015: Kelly Mengelkoch and Nick Rose

2009: Hayley Clark and Christopher Guthrie

Closer Look: Summer Camp

For nearly 30 years, Cincinnati Shakespeare’s Theatre Summer Camp has provided students with a camp experience unlike any in the Tri-State. Campers work with members of Cincinnati Shakespeare’s professional resident ensemble, staging scenes, learning the tricks of the trade, gaining confidence, and often finding an inclusive community of friends that lasts well beyond the summer.

To learn more and register, visit cincyshakes.com/summercamp

JUNE 5-9, 2023: FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY (High School Grades 9-12)

The greedy characters in Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens will learn their lesson when the wealthy and powerful Timon decides that he is done trusting humanity and friendship. Explore Shakespeare’s most ambiguous play with college-level acting techniques and stage combat, combined with set and costume designs.

JUNE 12-16, 2023: THERE SHE LIES, A PEARL (High School Grades 9-12)

Shakespeare's mythological heroes of Troilus and Cressida are notorious for their narrow-mindedness and shallow nature, qualities which lead to comical adventures. Come play and explore the comedic nuance of character building, especially when characters keep making the same mistakes over and over again. A camp full of physical comedy in acting, dance and stage combat.

JUNE 19-23, 2023: BEWARE, FOR I AM FEARLESS (Middle Grades 6-8)

Revenge is a dish best served cold. Shakespeare’s farcically spooky play, Titus Andronicus, will teach you the ingredients to help stir up trouble on the stage. Frighten audiences by making your own frightfully realistic props, and learn the ropes to telling spooky and gory stories with a Frankensteinian spin.

JUNE 26-30, 2023: A WITTY FOOL OR A FOOLISH WIT (Middle Grades 6-8)

Life can be too serious, so let’s clown around as we explore Shakespeare’s greatest clowns, fools, and jesters. Make ‘em laugh with physical comedy like Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing. Play the fool like Feste in Twelfth Night, with slap stick clown gags. Explore improvisation, commedia masks performance and craft, comedic stage combat, and dance choreography!

JULY 10-14, 2023: O BRAVE NEW WORLD! (Elementary Grades 1-5)

Far away, on a fairytale-like island, enchanting magic and spellbinding sounds take a devious turn thanks to tormented royals, mischievous spirits, and a half-man, half-fish. Meet these magical characters of The Tempest and create your own brave new world by building harpy costumes, Prospero’s magic staff, and Ariel’s wings!

JULY 17-21, 2023: MIDSUMMER MADNESS (Elementary Grades 1-5)

Explore the deep and fantastical depths of a magical forest where powerful fairies play tricks on each other, lovers hide in the woods, and amateur actors practice. Get silly with A Midsummer Night’s Dream and learn how to create the voices of all the fun characters in this play while building your own puppet show!

JULY 24-28, 2023: ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE (Elementary Grades 1-5)

Love at first sight? Gross! When a princess is banished, she flees to a forest in disguise and meets a ragtag group of wanderers along the way. What follows is a series of romantic comedy shenanigans and adventure! “Cure” the love sick characters and disguise yourself as fairytale types with theatrical performances, set building, and costume designs as you re-create the world of As You Like It.

Theater Policies and Information

The little details count when it comes to a memorable evening at the theater. The following information and guidelines will help you enjoy your evening with us.

A CCESSIBILITY /S PECIAL S EATING

Seating for people with disabilities is available in multiple locations in the Lower and Upper Galleries and can be reached by elevator and/or ramp. These seats can be purchased online or by calling our Box Office. For assistance upon arrival, please see any of our front of house staff. We also offer many seats that can be reached without walking up or down stairs.

A SSISTED L ISTENING D EVICES

Devices may be reserved in advance with the Box Office staff or requested from the House Manager at the performance.

L ATE S EATING

Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager.

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.

Board of Directors

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!

F OOD A ND D RINK

A variety of concessions are available in the lobby including a full bar 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.

Y OUNG T HEATER -G OERS

Children younger than 5 are not permitted in the theater. For children older than 5, please call the Box Office to determine whether a particular production is suitable for your child.

I N T HE E VENT O F A N E MERGENCY

Please obey the instructions given by theater personnel. Please note the nearest emergency exit upon taking your seat; each exit is marked by a lighted EXIT sign. If an evacuation is directed, please move to the nearest exit in a calm and orderly fashion.

Rosemary Schlachter, 25th Hour – President

Otto M. Budig, Jr., Budco Group – Vice President

Scott Bischoff, Johnson Investment Counsel – Treasurer Patrick Points, Ignite Philanthropy – Secretary

Maureen Bickley, Frost Brown Todd

Jennifer Damiano, Key Bank

Kelley Downing, Bartlett Wealth Management

Marilyn Duke, National Education Association (Ret)

Rick Eder, Ceco Concrete Construction, LLC

Susan Esler, Ashland (Ret)

Dan Fales, Clark Schaefer Hackett

Angie Fischer, Lightborne

Sarah Graber, Wood Herron & Evans LLP

Haleigh Hopkins, NBC

Myron Hughes, BlueRose Supply, LLC

Steve Kane, EY

Mark Kanter, Rookwood Properties (Ret)

Marcene Kinney, GBBN

Jean Lauterbach, Vistage

Neha Matta, Frost Brown Todd

Travis McElroy, McElroy Family Media

Isabel Mendez, P&G

Maggie A. Muething, Taft

Christopher Nare, Secure Transfusion Solutions

David Nevers, Western & Southern Financial Group

Niamh O’Leary, Xavier University

Whitney Owens, Cincinnati Museum Center

Judge Mark Painter, Helmer, Martins, Rice and Popham Co. LPA, Emeritus

Vicky Reynolds, UC (Ret), Emeritus

Marc Rubin, Cohen, Todd, Kite & Stanford (Ret), Emeritus

Rich Schultz, Messer Construction

Stephanie A. Smith, Fifth Third Bank

Don Tecklenburg, Ohio Wesleyan (Ret), Emeritus

Dick Westheimer, Westheimer Enterprises, Emeritus

Jay Woffington, Chameleon Investments

George Yund, Frost Brown Todd, Emeritus

As of July 1, 2022

“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, 2021 –June 30, 2022 or pledged to the 2021-2022 Season. Giving Levels are exclusive of Capital Campaign donations. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. If you see a discrepancy, please accept our sincere apology and contact Sara Clark at 513-381-2273, ext. 3208.

B ENEVOLENT AND B OLD

$25,000+

ArtsWave

Mrs. L.L. Browning

Mr. Otto M. Budig

Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation

Charles H. Dater Foundation

Martin Chavez

Fifth Third Bank Foundation

The H.B., E.W. and F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank and Narley L. Haley, Co-Trustees

The Limestone Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Patricia and Calvin Linnemann

Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund of the Greenacres Foundation

Louise Taft Semple Foundation

Monteverdi Tuscany

Debby and Jim Mason, in honor of James R. Bridgeland, Jr.

National Endowment for the Arts

Ohio Arts Council

Ohio Valley Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, Agent

P&G Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Robert and Adele Schiff Family Foundation

Shakespeare in American Communities: National Endowment for the Arts in Partnership with Arts Midwest

Don and Linda Tecklenburg

G ALLANT AND G LAMOROUS

$10,000 - $24,999

altafiber

Anonymous

Andrew Jergens Foundation

Sally and Joel Davenport

Elsa Heisel Sule Foundation

EY

Frost Brown Todd LLC

GBBN Architects, Inc.

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

John and Betsy LaMacchia

Martha Holden Jennings Foundation

Johnson Charitable Gift Fund

Marcie and Jim Kinney

Travis and Teresa McElroy

Bill and Karen McKim

Sue Ann and Judge Mark Painter, part in memory of Mr. William Baskett

Cass and Glenn Plott

Rosemary and Mark Schlachter

Shubert Foundation

Western & Southern Financial Group

Jay and Jodi Woffington

A VOWED AND A UDACIOUS

$5,000 - $9,999

Bartlett Wealth Management

David and Kelley Downing

Eva Jane Romaine Coombe Fund for Cincinnati Shakespeare Company of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation Graeter’s

The Gumbleton Family, in honor of Sara Clark

Jack J. Smith Charitable Trust

Todd and Patricia James Family Giving Fund

Colleen and Mike McSwiggin

Messer Construction Co.

Patrick Points and Wijdan Jreisat

Vicky and Rick Reynolds

Mark and Anne Stepaniak

Pete and Ginger Strange

Taft Stettinius and Hollister LLP

Laura and Tayfun Tuzun

H. James Williams and Carole Campbell Williams

The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation

Woodward Trust

George and Nancy Yund

D EVOTED AND D ARING

$2,500 – $4,999

1919 Investment Counsel

Diane Adamec

Mr. Fred Berger

Mr. Scott Bischoff and Teresa Sedlack

Brian and Elizabeth Coley

Crosset Family Fund

Kimberly and Dirk Doebereiner

Susan Esler and Steven Skibo

Dan Fales

Carol and Richard Fencl

Sarah Graber

John and Elizabeth Grover

Kevin and Libby Howard

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Steve Kane

David Kern

Richard I. and Susan J. Lauf Fund

Jean and Charles Lauterbach

Ted and Molly Lucien

Maggie Muething

Chris Nare and Lori Rappold

Steve and Betty Robinson

Steven P. Sullivan

A RDENT AND A STOUNDING

$1,000 - $2,499

Americana Arts Foundation

Jeffrey and Karen Anderson

William and Caroline Bahlman

Gale Beckett

Mary Ann and Doug Bell

Dava L. Biehl

Robert Brackenbury and Linda Parysek

Daniel and Kendra Braun

Charles Scott Riley III Foundation

Lee and Lisa Clapp

Michael and Kathy Clark

Mr. Phillip Clayton

Dr. Kristen Copeland and Steve Johns

Marjorie E. Davis

Dr. and Mrs. Stewart Dunsker

Mr. Brad East

Rick and Melissa Eder

Joe and Kay Ellis

Joseph Giglia and Kathy Collins

Scott Goebel and Emily DetmerGoebel

William J. Gracie, Jr. and Daniel J. Fairbanks

Gerald Greenberg and Pamela Meyers

Laura Leigh Hahn

Guy and Barbara Hild

Ms. Karlee Hilliard

Haleigh Hopkins

Steve Kenat and Heidi Jark

David Kern

Ms. Linda Klump

Thomas P. Lee

Paul and Anne Lucky

Patrick Melugin

Norah and Joe Mock

Ed and Diane Mohlenhoff

David and Patricia Papoi

Rick Pender and Joan Kaup

Philanthropub

Kathy and Mike Rademacher

Mitchell and Karen Rashkin

Maddie Regan and Brian Lloyd

Gates Richards

Monique Rothschild

Ms. Ruth Sikorski

Dee and Tom Stegman

Adrian Summers

Barbara Turner, in honor of Patrick Points

Mary Jane Watson and Robert Hickey

Mary Ann and Ted Weiss

Donna Welch

Westheimer Rhodes Family Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation

William P. Anderson Foundation

Justin Zimmerman

E BULLIENT AND E XHILARATING

$500 - $999

Christine Adams

Mary Anneken

Dr. Rubin Battino, in memory of his wife, Charlotte A. Battino

Barbara Hall Baxter and H. Douglas Jones

Merritt Beischel

William Borek

Judith Briggs

Bryson Family Charitable Fund

Sharon Burns

Robert Cammack

Larry and Julie Chandler

Children of Lloyd Hartsough, in memory of Lloyd Hartsough

Cissell Family Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Sallie and Gary Conley

Brad Corey

Marilyn and Rance Duke

Allyson Fleischer

Ellen Forte

Chris A. Futscher and Lynn M. Schulte

The Goldman Family Foundation

Tom and Sarah Goodwin

Richard and Barbara Green

Herrington Family Charitable Giving Fund

Nancy Helwig and Robert Roesbery

Ms. Emily M. Hodges

IBM

Amy Katz

Gail and Eric Kirchner

Sandra Kohn

Robert and Ellie Lamb

Shellie Leder

Dan and Anne Lovell

Bernard McKay

Carol Miller Meibers

Julie Metz

Jeff and Lori Miller Family Fund

Mark Motley

Bill and Karen Neyer, in honor of Mark Vella

Whitney Owens

Don and Honor Page

Denise and Doug Peaslee

Molly Prues

The Irene & Daniel Randolph DAF of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation

Rhinegeist Brewery

Becky and Ted Richards

Stephen and Helen Rindsberg

Nancy Rogers

Bethany Rouch

Susan Schapiro

Jennifer Sebranek

Dr. Catherine Shackson

Saira Shahani

Jen and John Stein

Gordon and Mary Anne Thompson

Elizabeth and Ronald Tinklenberg

Marty Tomb

Robert and Sue Trusty

Janet Trusty

Collin Turner

Rosalie P. van Nuis

Alexander Welter

Friends of the Company

Chris Whittaker and Thane Thompson

Ms. Jo Ann Wieghaus

V ALIANT AND V ORACIOUS

$250 - $499

Anonymous (2)

Theresa Bosse

Krista Boyle

Arianna Bradford

Chris and Nancy Christensen

Sara Clark, in honor of the Moms at Lydia’s House

Carol C. Cole

Jeffrey Conner

Steven Cook

Michael Curran and Manisha Patel

Leslie and Leo Dahring

Mark Dauner

Emilie and David Dressler Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Deanna and David Eppers

Lindsey Faber

Jill Fritz

Mr. Jeffrey Goldman

Linda Harpster

Stephen and Janet Jackson

Mark and Marcy Kanter

Crystal Kendrick

Beverly Kinney and Edward Cloughessy

Mary Mahoney

David Martin

Geoff McKim

Kim Morrow

Dr. B. Todd Music

David Nevers

George Nielsen

Bruce and Neda Nutley

Dr. Niamh O’Leary

Declan O’Sullivan

Kyrié Owen

Steve Peaslee, in honor of Doug and Denise Peaslee

Alice and Burton Perlman

David M. Piatt Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Daniel Poch

Phil and Susan Price

Elizabeth Robson

Gillian Sella

Mary Shukairy

Dr. Edward B. Silberstein and Jacqueline M. Mack

Thomas and Patricia Sullivan

Sarah Tomes

Judge Lawrence S. and Christena M. Walter

Fred and Jo Anne Warren

Friends of the Company

Jenny and Bill Watts

Diane West

Stephan Wolfert and Dawn Stern

Leo and Edie Yakutis

Rick and Tori Zimmerman

G RAND AND G RACIOUS

$100 - $249

Alan Abes

Anonymous (13)

Joy and Frank Albi Family

Lisa Allgood

Angie Aylor

Kathy Bach

Todd and Ann Bailey Fund

Henrietta Barlag

Peter and Victoria Beltramo

Ms. Patricia Beresford

Katherine Berger

Nancy Bergsten

Mark and Tanja Bisesi

Matt and Pam Blankenship

Kari Boss, in memory of COVID victims

Cora Bowling

Jana Braden

Chase and Karen Bramwell

Holly Bridgers

Jubilee Brown and Wendel Naumann

Dawn and Doug Bruestle

John and Peg Bruggeman

Shannon and Bill Carey

Joan Causey

Tina Cisneros

Margaret Clarke

The Clipsons

Sue Cohen and Rob Schmuelling

Michele Combs

Jeff Cooper

Patrick Crilley

Jason Dahms

Donald and Vicky Daiker

Ms. Janet Davidson

Judith de Luce

Genevieve Dennison

Emily Devlin

Donald and Katherine Durack

Cynthia Fischer

Robert and Mary Fitzpatrick

Fluharty Family Fund

Marcia and Jeff Freyman

Jill and Greg Fritz

Terri Gaither

Andrea Galloway

Michael Gehrig

Michelle Getz

Nicole Gjyshi

Gary and Tricia Glass

Dick Gruber

Chris and Hayley Guthrie

Bonnie H

Mr. Fred Haaser, in honor of Diana Haaser

Jane Hamilton

Mindy and Eric Hammer

Dan and Helen Hartsman, in honor of Jeremy Dubin and Kelly Mengelkoch

Petrina Hasinski

Philip and Jill Heink

Mike Hess

Dale Hodges

Daniel J. Hoffheimer

Mr. Thomas Hogan

Elzie Barker and Joe Hornbaker

Christopher Hunter

Dr. John Hutton and Sandra Gross

Doug Ignatius and Bruce Preston

Phyllis Jackson and Martin Murray

Marilyn and Robert Johnson

Janice Kagermeier

Jim and Mary Ann Kalla

Tim and Beth Kiley

Jean Knuth

Joseph Kowalski

Lucy B. Kreimer

Pat and Randy Krumm

Shawn Kuhn

Bill and Susan Lange

Owen and CiCi Lee

Fifth Third Bank is a proud partner in building inclusive and diverse communities.

That’s why we are proud to support the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company.

Fifth Third Bank, National Association. Member FDIC. CS4341

Dr. Nicole Leisgang

Annulla Linders

Mr. Joseph Link

Jonathan and Nancy Lippincott

John-Peter and Mary Lund

Aymie Majerski

Mary Beth Martin and Kenneth Oswald

David Mason

Beverly Massey

Lyn and Neil Mathews

Shawn McCartt

Justin McCombs

Janet McGrath

Christopher McKim

Thomas McMackin

John McNay

Ms. Julia Meister

Lon Mendelsohn

Mark Mikulski

Murray Monroe

Carol Moore

Stan and Mary Morton

Robert and Andrea Morwood

Christine Mulvin

Kate and Krishna Mungur

Sean and Anne Murphy

Christy Nageleisen

Network for Good

Fred and Barbara Norton

Friends of the Company

Erin O’Grady

Patricia Olexsey

Jill Pastor Graham and Karen Paxton

Nancy L. Phelan

Joseph and Crystal Prather

Kay Puryear, in memory of Joseph B. Puryear

Marc and Susan Rauh

Charlotte Read

Tim Reilly

Abigail Riddle

Dr. and Mrs. Barry Robertson

Patty Rosely

R. Royce

Marc and Suzi Rubin

Georgia Rutschilling

Jennifer Sauvey

Kevin and Jill Schad

Jay and Kendahl Schloss

David and Linda Schmidtgoesling

Kathryn Schnier

Rachelle Sekerka

Stephanie Sepate

Simmons Family

Shakespeare Society of Zanesville

Natalie Adler Skarzynski

Carol and Harry Sparks

Paul Spearman

Stacey and Izar Spivak

Dr. William Spohn and Dr. Margaret Dunn

Kelli and Richard Stein

Bob and Laurie Sternberg

Dennis and Helen Sullivan

Blanche Sullivan, in honor of Rosemary Schlacter

Georgana Taggart

Sarah Tankersley and Geoff Vickers

Valerie Taylor and John Finocharo

John Tergerson

Sue and Tom Terwilliger

Jude Tessel

Steven Turek, in honor of Alan Heitner

Jim and Sandy Uhrig

Eric Urbas

Mr. Jeremy Vaughan

Christopher and Nancy Virgulak

Nancy L. Wade

Carolyn Wallace

Dave and Shelly Wallace

Hugh and Catherine Walsh

Carrie Walsh

Matthew Jones and Jessica Warren-Jones

Sandra Weiskittel, in honor of Ken Oswald for his generous contributions to the arts

Jim and George Ann Wesner

Carol Wilder

Bill and Kathy Winters

Don and Helena Wong

M ONTHLY G IVING C IRCLE

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company relies on the sustained commitment of a strong community of supporters to fuel CSC’s mission of bringing Shakespeare and the Classics to life for all. We send special thanks to our Monthly Giving Circle for their monthly commitment to support Cincinnati Shakespeare Company now and for seasons to come.

Curtis Brown

Jon and Katie Clark

Donald and Victoria Daiker

Ms. Janet Davidson

Jillian Frasher

Scott Goebel and Emily Detmer-Goebel

Noah Goertemiller

Andrea Johnson

Rob and Ellie Lamb

Colleen and Mike McSwiggin

Norah and Joe Mock

Susan Pace

Kathy and Mike Rademacher

Patty Rosely

Robin and Anna Sargent

Jennifer Sauvey

Suzanne Schindler

Mary Stier

Georgana Taggart

Kaitlyn VanWay

Christine Whittaker and Thane Thompson

I N -K IND D ONORS

1215 Wine Bar and Coffee Lab

Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati

Graeter’s Grainworks Brewing Company

Lightborne

Jim McMahon

Mikki Schaffner Photography

Monteverdi Tuscany

Nothing Bundt Cakes Cincinnati

A DDITIONAL C OVID -19

R ELIEF F UNDING

Throughout 2020-2022, CSC was the grateful beneficiary in COVID-related relief funds from the following federal, state, and local sources – the direct result of the advocacy of arts supporters like you.

ArtsWave

City of Cincinnati

Economic Injury Disaster Loan

Employee Retention Tax Credit

Entertainment Venue Grant (State of Ohio)

FEMA

Hamilton County Commissioners

Ohio Arts Council

Shuttered Venue Operators Grant

The Bar and Restaurant Assistance Fund (State of Ohio)

The SBA Paycheck Protection Program

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 TO $1,999,999

Fifth Third Bank and the Fifth Third Foundation

$500,000 TO $999,999

GE

$300,000 TO 499,999

altafiber

Western & Southern Financial Group

$100,000 – $299,999

Cincinnati Business Courier

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

The Cincinnati Insurance Companies

Cincinnati Reds

The E.W. Scripps Company and Scripps Howard Foundation

The Enquirer | Cincinnati.com

Great American Insurance Group

The H.B., E.W. and F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, N.A., Trustee

The Kroger Co.

Messer Construction Co.

Ohio National Financial Services

PNC

U.S. Bank

Duke Energy

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E VERY G IFT C OUNTS

Your gift to CSC means we can continue to enchant audiences, ignite passion in students, and enliven communities across the Tri-state area through our celebrated approach to theatre and learning.

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The box office will be happy to accept and process a tax-deductible donation by cash, check or credit card.

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To make a gift online, please visit cincyshakes.com/donate

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Send a check marked "donation” to: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company

Attention: Development 217 W. 12th Street Cincinnati, OH 45202

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Please call 513-381-2273 ext. 3208