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David Kundert Presents
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher From the original by Frederick Knott Directed by Laura Braza ◊ Scenic Designer
Arnold Bueso
Alexander B. Tecoma
Costume Designer
Lighting Designer
Sound Designer & Composition
Voice & Dialect Coach
Fight Director & Intimacy Coordinator
Casting
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
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Eva Breneman
JC Clementz, CSA
Rachel Levy
Jade Bruno*
Christopher Elst
Emily Marie Wilke*
NOVEMBER 14 – DECEMBER 17, 2023 | QUADRACCI POWERHOUSE Sponsored by Executive Producers
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Associate Producers
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CAST Margot Wendice....................................................................................................................Amanda Drinkall* Maxine Hadley..............................................................................................................................Lipica Shah* Tony Wendice...................................................................................................................Marcus Truschinski* Inspector Hubbard.........................................................................................................Jonathan Wainwright* Captain Lesgate.........................................................................................................................Alex Weisman*
Understudies Rayven Craft – Maxine; Asa Fris – Inspector/Lesgate; Mizha Lee Overn – Margot; Ethan Smith – Tony *Denotes an artist represented by Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
PRODUCTION SUPPORT Associate Lighting Designer.....................................................................................................Ellie Rabinowitz Assistant Intimacy Coordinator....................................................................................................KaiLee Evans Recorded Voice........................................................................................................................Todd Denning* Fight Captain...................................................................................................................Marcus Truschinski* Assistant Director..................................................................................................................Audrey Erickson Stage Management Resident.....................................................................................................Jessica Wexler Line Producer...........................................................................................................................Jeffrey Mosser Dial M for Murder will be performed with a 20-minute intermission.
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Adapted from the Novel by Louisa May Alcott
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Amanda Drinkall Margot Wendice Chicago: The Cherry Orchard, Venus in Fur, A Winter’s Tale, Measure for Measure, Continuity, Bernhardt/ Hamlet, Ah, Wilderness! (Goodman Theatre); Mary Page Marlowe (Steppenwolf Theatre); King Charles III (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); Othello (Court Theatre); Wife of a Salesman (Writers Theatre); White Guy on the Bus, Funnyman, By the Water (Northlight Theatre); Southern Gothic (Windy City Playhouse); Last Train to Nibroc (Haven, Jeff Award: Best Actress); and 25 shows with The Back Room Shakespeare Project. Regional: Sheltered (Alliance Theatre); My Father’s War (TheatreSquared). Film/ TV: The Mayor of Kingstown (Paramount+); Christmas…Again?! (Disney Channel); Chicago Med (NBC); The View From Tall. Ms. Drinkall is represented by Gray Talent Group and is married to actor Gage Wallace. Lipica Shah Maxine Hadley Lipica (she/her) is an NYCbased actor, voice actor, and alto who thrives on collaboration and new play development – this is her Milwaukee Rep debut! She just closed Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy at Actors Theatre of Louisville and has originated roles at Manhattan Theatre Club, Mixed Blood Theatre Company, Cal Shakes, and American Conservatory Theater, among others. Hear her in the video game Starfield and English dubs of Pokémon, A Silent Voice, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, and more. As an inclusion advocate, she co-founded the nonprofit 1497 and is on the Steering Committee of AAPAC, with whom she received Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre. www.LipicaShah.com
Marcus Truschinski Tony Wendice Marcus is an actor, director, and writer living in Spring Green, WI. He is a Member of American Players Theatre’s Core Acting Company and credits include Macbeth, Pride & Prejudice, Death of a Salesman, All My Sons, Travesties, The Importance of Being Earnest and Measure for Measure. World Premieres Include Ten Chimneys at Arizona Theatre Company and Old Glory at Writers Theatre. Other regional credits: Every Brilliant Thing, Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles, Doubt and The Mystery of Irma Vep. Film: One Foot In, Witnesses, (nominated Best actor, Midwest Independent Film Festival.) Marcus plays Ronald Reagan in Paper Girls on Amazon Prime Video. Love to G and T. Jonathan Wainwright Inspector Hubbard Jonathan’s a veteran Milwaukee actor, cutting his teeth with the abundance of talent in local community theaters and non-equity companies, past and present, eventually finding his way into some of the best theaters in the country, that exist right here. He has worked for Next Act, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, First Stage, Renaissance Theaterworks, Door Shakes, and of course Milwaukee Rep. Credits at Milwaukee Rep include Roderigo in Othello, Doalty in Translations, George in Of Mice and Men, Pronsky in Junk, and eight years in A Christmas Carol, four as Cratchit, and four as Scrooge in Mr. Clements’ beautiful adaptation.
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Alex Weisman Captain Lesgate Broadway: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (OBC) Chicago: Goodman, Lookingglass, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Court Theatre, Victory Gardens, About Face, and TimeLine Theatre among many others. Two-time Joseph Jefferson Award winner for The History Boys and Hand to God. Television: Five years as Chout on NBC’s Chicago Fire/Med/P.D., New Amsterdam, Empire, Living With Yourself, Inventing Anna, Everything’s Trash, White House Plumbers. Currently Frank on Sesame Street (GLAAD New Media Award). Film: An Acceptable Loss, Black Box, Your Monster, Another Happy Day. Founding stakeholder with BackRoom Shakespeare and proud Northwestern grad! @xelawuu CREATIVE TEAM Jeffrey Hatcher Adaptor Milwaukee Rep: The Turn of the Screw, The Servant of Two Masters, Armadale, Ten Chimneys, Holmes and Watson, and Work Song (with Eric Simonson). Broadway: Never Gonna Dance (book). Off Broadway: Three Viewings, A Picasso (Manhattan Theatre Club), The Government Inspector, The Alchemist (Red Bull), Scotland Road, The Turn of the Screw (Primary Stages), Lucky Duck (with Bill Russell and Henry Krieger; New Victory), Tuesdays with Morrie (with Mitch Albom; Minetta Lane), Ten Chimneys (Peccadillo), Neddy (American Place). Regional: Key Largo, Wait Until Dark, A Picasso (Geffen), Compleat Female Stage Beauty (Old Globe), Three Viewings (South Coast Rep), Cousin Bette (Antaeus), others. Film/television: Stage Beauty, Casanova, The Duchess, Mr. Holmes, The Good Liar, “Columbo,” “The Mentalist.” Honors: National Endowment for the Arts, 14
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Theatre Communications Group, Lila Wallace Fund, Rosenthal New Play Prize, Charles Frankel Prize, MacArthur Fellowship, McKnight Foundation, Jerome Foundation, Barrymore Award for Best New Play, 2013 Ivey Award for Lifetime Achievement. Member/alumnus: Playwrights’ Center, New Dramatists. Laura Braza Director Milwaukee Rep: Much Ado About Nothing, Beehive: The 60s Musical, Steel Magnolias, Grounded, Souvenir, 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. She was Artistic Director of Attic Theater Company in NYC from 2009–2019 and currently is Associate Artistic Director of Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Proud SDC Member.
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Arnold Bueso Scenic Designer
Rachel Levy Lighting Designer
Arnold has designed scenery, costumes, lighting, projections, and performance media both nationally and overseas for theater and industries like opera, museum exhibits, fashion, art installation, immersive theater, and film. On Broadway, he assisted in William Ivey Long’s studio, and he has collaborated with Off-Broadway companies like The Brooklyn Ballet, StudioEIS, Izquierdo Studios, FringeNYC, Soho Rep, 2ndStage, Fashion Week, Performa, and many others. Regional work includes design residencies for various companies in South Florida, Utah, Ohio, and California. Internationally, his work has traveled to Prague, Warsaw, the United Kingdom, Puerto Rico, and the U.A.E. For over a decade now, he has taught design and technology courses in NYC, South Florida, and California and is currently professor of scenic and costume design at California State University Los Angeles. You may view his work at www.arnoldbueso.com.
Rachel is excited to be working with Milwaukee Rep for the first time! 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). Additionally, she is the Visiting Lighting Design professor at Tulane University.
Alexander B. Tecoma Costume Designer Alex is in his 28th Season as a Draper in Milwaukee Rep’s costume shop. Past Rep designs include Titanic the Musical, A Christmas Carol, West Side Story, Ring of Fire, Songs for Nobodies, and more. Alex has designed costumes for Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, First Stage Children’s Theatre and Harley Davidson’s 100th Anniversary Tour. Other professional credits include American Players Theatre, Great Lakes Theater Festival, Colorado Shakespeare Festival and Santa Fe Opera. Alex is most proud of being part of the team that helped create “Stitching History from the Holocaust,” an exhibit produced by the Jewish Museum Milwaukee. MFA in Costume Design and Technology from University of Illinois.
Andre Pluess Sound Designer & Composition Broadway credits: Good Night Oscar (Belasco Theatre), The Minutes (Cort/Studio 54); 33 Variations (Eugene O’Neill Theatre); I Am My Own Wife (Lyceum Theatre) and Metamorphoses (Circle in the Square). OffBroadway credits: The Clean House (Lincoln Center); Milk Like Sugar and BFE (Playwrights Horizons). Regional credits: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, McCarter Theatre, Center Theatre Group, Yale Repertory, Arena Stage, Steppenwolf, Chicago Shakespeare, Court Theatre, Berkeley Repertory, Williamstown Theatre Festival, La Jolla Playhouse, The Huntington and South Coast Repertory. He’s received multiple Joseph Jefferson and Helen Hayes awards, as well as Ovation, Drama Critics Circle, Barrymore, Drama Desk, and Lucille Lortel nominations for composition and design. Based in Chicago, he is an ensemble member of Lookingglass Theatre Company.
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Eva Breneman Voice & Dialect Coach
JC Clementz, CSA Casting
Eva is a Chicago-based voice coach. Milwaukee Rep credits: Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, Things I Know to Be True, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, and Always… Patsy Cline. Chicago credits: Layalina, Toni Stone, and A Christmas Carol (Goodman Theatre); Murder on the Orient Express (Drury Lane); The Luckiest (Raven Theatre); The Chinese Lady (TimeLine Theatre); Songs for Nobodies (Northlight Theatre); The Last Match (Writers Theatre). Broadway: Airline Highway. Off-Broadway: Boswell. Regional credits include The Chinese Lady (Denver Center), nine 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.
JC Clementz is the Casting Director at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company 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. He also served as Associate Director for the preBroadway run of the musical The Devil Wears Prada with music by Elton John and lyrics by Shaina Taub. JC is a proud member of SDC and the Casting Society.
Christopher Elst Fight Director & Intimacy Coordinator
Jade Bruno Stage Manager
Jade is excited to be back at Milwaukee Rep! Previously she was the Stage Manager for Christopher (he / they) is a prominent member The Heart Sellers, Dad’s Season Tickets, and of several national theater organizations Wife of a Salesman and the Assistant Stage (SAFD, Dueling Arts International, IDC) and Manager for God of Carnage, The Nativity an advocate for safe practices in theaters Variations, Two Trains Running and Titanic nationwide. Christopher has performed, The Musical. This season you can see her directed, and designed violence, movement work on Dial M for Murder, The Chosen, and and intimacy for professional theaters across Nina Simone: Four Women. Other credits the country, including Ogunquit Playhouse, include Utah Shakespeare Festival, Second Door Shakespeare, First Stage Children’s City Chicago, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Theatre, Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival First Stage, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, and (now The REV), Next Act Theatre, Milwaukee Goodman Theatre. Love to Todd and Rufus. Chamber Theatre, Renaissance Theatreworks, Emily Marie Wilke Skylight Music Theatre, Milwaukee Opera Assistant Stage Manager Theatre, and Milwaukee Rep. He is currently studying for his MFA in Theatre Performance Emily is thrilled to return to Milwaukee Rep! at Western Illinois University. Previously she was the Stage Manager for Beehive: The 60s Musical in the Stackner. Her Milwaukee credits also include Hoops at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors and The Last Stop on Market Street at First Stage Children’s Theatre, and Ernest Shackleton Loves Me at Skylight Music Theatre. Additionally, she has held various positions at Utah Shakespeare Festival, Arizona Theatre Company, Opera Saratoga, Revival Theatre Company, and Flux Theatre Ensemble. 18
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Mark Clements Artistic Director
Chad Bauman Executive Director
Mark is an award-winning 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 one mainstage musical including 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 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.
Now in his eleventh season at Milwaukee Rep, under Chad’s guidance the theater has grown significantly from a $9M to $14M+ organization. He’s completed two capital campaigns to remodel the Stackner Cabaret, build the endowment, launch the John D. Lewis New Play Development Program, create a new A Christmas Carol and deepen the theater’s community engagement programs. He is currently stewarding the $78M campaign to build the new Associated Bank Theater Center. Previously he was the Associate Executive Director at Arena Stage in Washington, DC, where he was instrumental in opening the Mead Center for American Theater, a new 200,000 square feet performing arts complex. While at Arena, he worked on the Broadway transfers of Next to Normal (Pulitzer Prize; Tony Award), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Tony Award), and Wishful Drinking starring Carrie Fisher. Bauman is a graduate of Harvard Business School with a Master of Fine Arts in producing from the CalArts.
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Mark Clements ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
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ADMINISTRATION
EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENT
Managing Director..........Melissa Vartanian-Mikaelian General Manager........................................Ryan Looke Executive Assistant....................................Kelli Lopina HR Manager...............................................Liz Merwin Company Manager..................................Amaris Bates Management Associate.......................Hannah Steele Receptionists.......................................Michael Evans, Wuanette Exum, Mary Muehleisen
Chief Education & Engagement Officer..............................Jenny Toutant Associate Director of Education.............Zach Woods Education & Engagement Manager...............................................Xodia Choate Education Coordinator.................................Ro Kaybee Education & Engagement Resident............Natalie Rich Engagement Coordinator..........................….Suze Falk Teaching Artists............................................Cria Ama, Maura Atwood, Maria Beilke, Ty’Rel Belin, Marvin Hannah, Jacob Horstmeier, Ashley Jordan, Faith Klick, Jacob Knuth, Mykal Lake, George Lorimer, Kenneth Montley, Logan Milway, Murray, Zoe Osk, Kat Perez-Rivera, Samra Teferra, Stephen Thompson, Barry Weber
ARTISTIC Associate Artistic Director..........................Laura Braza Artistic Producer— Casting & Special Events…..............Jonathan Hetler Artistic Producer— Training & Audience Engagement.....Jeffrey Mosser Associate Artistic Producer.....Annika Perez-Krikorian Assistant Artistic Producer......María Amenábar Farias
DEVELOPMENT Chief Development Officer.................Chuck Rozewicz Director of Development........................Amy Dorman Director of Major and Planned Giving........................Alli Engelsma-Mosser Campaign Director...............................Cassidy Skorija Donor Relations Officer..........................Tanya Haynes Associate Director of Development, Events & Stewardship.........................Morgen Lucas Associate Director of Development, Institutional Giving…................….Megan Newbanks Development Associate...................Yolanda G. Doney Development Database Manager……....Amy McGuire
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Audience Services Manager..................Nathan Boese House Managers............................José Alvarez-Azua, Cristina Booczko, Julia Rady, Skylar Staebler, Matthew Willison Guest Services Associates.......................Susan Davies, Becky Demler, Christine Gifford, Alex Haas, Debra Holubowicz, Steve Holubowicz, Cassidy Thompson, Matthew Willison
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Costume Director............................Nicholas Hartman Assistant Costume Director.........................Bina Bieker Design Assistant......................................Mason Baria Senior Draper..............................Alexander B. Tecoma Draper................................................Micky Simmons First Hand..............................................Kas Rodriguez Stitchers.............................Lexi Asare, Sarah Hemken Lead Costume Crafts Artisan........................Lyssa Rad Wig, Hair & Makeup Supervisor...........Allison Lowery Costume Construction Resident..............Mic Johnson Wardrobe Supervisor................................Sarah Slagle Wardrobe Crew.................Courtney Shipley Dobbins, Grace Thompson, Drea DeVoss Stylist.............Kevin McElroy, Robert Laurence Studio Barber................................................Mr. V’s Barberia
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Lighting Director.....................................Dakota Kroes
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Sound & Video Director.....................Tate E Thompson
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Properties Director.............................Kelly Kreutsberg Prop Crafts Artisans..........................Yvonne Tessman, Tayler Varney Prop Carpenter/Artisan.........................Erik Lindquist Prop Graphics Artist..................................Mindy Knoll Prop Overhire….............................................Em Allen
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Interim Technical Director............................Joseph Fry Interim Associate Technical Director...…Sarah Downey Charge Scenic Artist..................................Jim Medved Lead Scenic Artist.................................Shannon Mann Scenic Artist.......................................Caroline Dischell Assistant Stagehand.............................Sharissa Smith
Stage Management
Production Stage Manager...............Kimberly Carolus Stage Managers..............Terrence Orleans Alexander, Jade Bruno, Jordan Cannon-Kruis, Josh Hart, Kai Liebenstein, Kira Neighbors, Sydney Smith, Emily Marie Wilke, Emily Wright Stage Management Fellow.........................Emily Pfaff Stage Management Residents.................Star Howard, Jessica Wexler
Resident Stagehands & Carpenters
Bill Burgardt, Eliot Garfield, Steve Gillingham, Derek Loehr, Jason Pruzin, Aaron Siegmann, Cole Schulist, Jim Zinky
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We’re for raising our community up. You’re for the arts too, so please join us to ensure that our world-class performing arts groups make a full recovery.
DONATE TODAY. UPAF.ORG/DONATE Milwaukee Ballet, Marie Collins, Photo by Mark Frohna. Skylight Music Theatre, Raven Dockery, Photo by Mark Frohna.
MUSIC | DANCE | SONG | THEATER
UPAF IS FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS that you are here to enjoy today. We’re for thousands of local artists in the spotlight and behind the scenes. We’re for you — the audience — experiencing excitement, inspiration and connection. We’re for Milwaukee, Tosa, Waukesha, Racine & beyond. We’re for being together, surrounded by the magic of music, dance, song and theater.
MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES President President-Elect Vice President, Trustees Treasurer Secretary
Judy Hansen Adam J. Peck Kerryann Haase Minton James Phillips Bryan House
At Large
Melanie Booth Andres Gonzalez Joan Lubar Robert H. Manegold James Phelps
TRUSTEES Ayad Akhtar Tammy Belton-Davis Ivor Benjamin Wendy W. Blumenthal Julia Burns Jane Chernof Marybeth Cottrill Amy Croen Robert H. Duffy Dr. Eric A. Durant Jay Franke
Jason R. Graham John Halechko Christopher Hermann Tom Irgens Lynda Johnson Deborah Kaerek Michelle Kolp David Kundert Dawn Lindsey Kristine Lueders Raymond J. Manista
Dr. Jeanette Mitchell Anne L. Noyes Joe Pickart Karen Plunkett Beth Ridley Kenneth Robertson Allison Scrivner Clark Slipher Craig Swan Deborah Tomczyk
SUSTAINING TRUSTEES 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. Richard Abdoo Patsy Aster James Baillon Jay Baker Katharine Banzhaf Matt Bartel James E. Braza Joyce G. Broan Warren Buliox Bladen Burns Mike Carter Danny Cunningham Karen Dean Mark J. Diliberti George A. Dionisopoulos Robert Dye Norman Dyer Stephen Einhorn James D. Ericson Susan Esslinger
Robert Feitler Timothy C. Frautschi Molly Kubly Fritz Patrick Gallagher Connie Gavin Cecilia Gilbert Anne Gimbel Kathleen Gray William Guc Edward T. Hashek Jacqueline Herd-Barber Peter Hotz Janet Hume John Hunzinger, P.E. Stephen Isaacson Judy Jorgensen J. Patrick Keyes John Kordsmeier Frank Krejci James LaVelle
Phoebe Lewis 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 Abigail J. Nash Mark Niedfeldt, M.D. Gregory C. Oberland Tonen (Sara) O’Connor Gina Peter Anthony Petullo Elizabeth Quadracci-Harned
Kristine Rappé Dr. John E. Ridley Catherine Robinson Joseph A. Rock Micky Sadoff Joseph Schlidt James Schloemer Thomas Scrivner Edward Seaberg Brenda Skelton Patrick Smith Robert Taylor Renee Tyson Stephen VanderBloemen W. Kent Velde Nicholas Wahl Karin Werner Stacy Williams Andrew Ziegler
PRESIDENTS’ COUNCIL James E. Braza Joyce Broan Judy Hansen Jacqueline Herd-Barber
Larry Jost John L. Kordsmeier Frank Krejci Susan A. Lueger
Robert H. Manegold Vincent L. Martin Patricia Brash McKeithan Donna Meyer
Gregory C. Oberland Edward Seaberg W. Kent Velde
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2023/24 DONORS The following list represents organizations and individuals who have made a cumulative contribution of $500 or more between August 17, 2022 and October 18, 2023. 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.
Corporation, Foundation and Government Giving $1 million +
Associated Bank Herzfeld Foundation United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF)
$100,000 – $999,999
Bader Philanthropies BMO The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation Frieda & William Hunt Memorial Trust Herb Kohl Philanthropies Northwestern Mutual Melitta S. Pick Charitable Trust Rockwell Automation Shubert Foundation We Energies Foundation
$50,000 – $99,999
Baird MGIC Investment Corporation PNC West Bend Mutual Insurance Company
$25,000 – $49,999
CAMPAC EUA Ralph Evinrude Foundation Godfrey & Kahn Hunzinger Construction Company Husch Blackwell Dorothy Inbusch Foundation Johnson Controls Kohl’s Milwaukee Public Schools Physicians Realty Trust RDK Foundation Studio Gear
$10,000 – $24,999
ANON Charitable Trust Community Advocates Demmer+Goisman Foundation Einhorn Family Foundation Fiduciary Management William N. and Janice V. Godfrey Family Foundation InterPark Milwaukee Center National Endowment for the Arts Old National Bank Charles D. Ortgiesen Foundation Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation Potawatomi Hotel & Casino PwC Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C. Riverwater Partners LLC Saint John’s on the Lake Bert L. and Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust Wisconsin Arts Board
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$1,000 – $9,999
Adient Brewers Community Foundation Burke Properties CG Schmidt, Inc. Deloitte Foley & Lardner Froedtert Health GRAEF Harley-Davidson Foundation Harlow Foundation Evan and Marion Helfaer Foundation J. F. Ahern Co. Kaerek Homes Laskin Family Foundation The Marcus Corporation Marquette Associates, Inc. Michael Best & Friedrich LLP Milliman Milwaukee Arts Board Quarles Spear Arts Education Fund Walbec Group Wimmer Brothers Realty
$500 – $999
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors Youth Foundation Camille A. Lonstorf Trust Lord Abbett Morgan Stanley Payden & Rygel Wasatch Global Investors
Participants in the Matching Gift Program Abbott Laboratories Abbvie Baird Caterpillar Foundation Eaton Corporation GE Foundation GE Healthcare Bucyrus Foundation, Inc. Home Depot IBM Corporation Illinois Tool Works Inc. Johnson Controls Foundation PNC Principal Financial Group Progressive Insurance Foundation Reader’s Digest Foundation U.S. Bank We Energies Foundation
#WeRepMilwaukee Individual Giving Luminary ($100,000+) Anonymous (3) Melanie and Steve Booth John and Julie Carpenter Ellen and Joe Checota Greater Milwaukee Foundation Tony and Andrea Bryant Judith A. Keyes Family Fund Sandra and William Haack David Kundert Lubar Family Foundation Marianne and Sheldon Lubar Madeleine and David Lubar Joan Lubar and John Crouch Susan Lubar Vince Martin James and Mary Jo Mueller Karen Plunkett and Family David and Julia Uihlein Kate and Don Wilson Visionary ($50,000-$99,999) Astor Street Foundation Jo Ann and Richard Beightol Dr. Bruce Camitta Mike Carter H. Robert Dittmer and Jon Pansky Tom and Molly Duffey Peter Foote and Robin Wilson Four-Four Foundation Kristine and Wayne Lueders Sally Manegold John and Linda Mellowes Chris and Anne Noyes Jim Phillips Mason and Julie Ross Saints Andrew and Mark Charitable Gift Trust Ed Seaberg and Patrick Smith Clark and Diane Slipher A.J. Star and Mark Clausen The RA Stevens Foundation Craig and Mara Swan Kent and Marcia Velde David and Cheryl Walker Ziegler Family Foundation Artistic Producer ($25,000-$49,999) Anonymous (2) Karen and Mark Bitzan William and Barbara Boles Cheri and Tom Briscoe Frank and Caryl Briscoe Elaine Burke Bladen and Julia Burns Croen Foundation, Inc. Dr. Eric Durant and Scott Swickard Robert and Joan Feitler Janet Fleck Franklyn and M. Anne Gimbel Greater Milwaukee Foundation Flesch Family Fund Rob Gardenier and Lori Morse Gardenier Charitable Fund Harry H. Hack Fund Carla H. Hay Bryan and Rebecca House Darren and Terry Jackson Mike and Marie Johnson Krista Kile Susan and Tony Krausen Dawne and Ray Manista Greg and Rhonda Oberland
Richard and Lois Pauls Anthony Petullo Foundation John Phillips Ann and Warren Pierson Pat Rieselbach Catherine and Buddy Robinson Meredith and Thomas Scrivner Kathleen H. Seidel Judith A. Steinke Christine Symchych and Jim McNulty Byron and Laurie Vielehr Producer ($10,000-$24,999) Anonymous (6) Sharee Allain and David Schertz Bob Balderson George Banda Wendy and Warren Blumenthal Ginny Bolger Bradley Impact Fund Jason and Diep Graham Charitable Fund James E. and Mary K. Braza Chris and Judi Collins Mary and James M. Connelly Sue and Curt Culver Larry and Eileen Dean Thomas J. and Deborah W. Degnan Margaret Dethloff and Terri Zeh Patrick and Rachel English Mary Lou M. Findley Patrick D. Gallagher Andres and Jessica Gonzalez Peter and Beth Gottsacker Greater Milwaukee Foundation Norman and Lucy Cohn Family Fund Richard Grunke and William Grasch John J. Halechko and Marc Colletti Paul and Gloria Halverson Judy Hansen John and Susan Harrits Christopher and Katherine Hermann Jewish Community Foundation Jane and Steve Chernof Suzy B. Ettinger Donor Advised Fund Bill and Idy Goodman Family Donor Advised Fund Jeff and Sarah Joerres Mark and Ginny Kannenberg Keyes Family Mark and Jenny Kopetsky Connie and John Kordsmeier Billie W. Kubly Jean and David Lauer Phoebe Lewis Rick and Roberta London Ann MacIver Linda and Greg Marcus John Mathie Debesh and Linda Mazumdar Maureen McCabe Tom and Renee McCutcheon Patti McKeithan Jim Meier Joe Minton and Kerryann Haase Minton Bob and Jan Montgomery Scott and Marjorie Moon Beth and Greg Myers David and Abigail Nash Drs. Mark and Jennifer Niedfeldt Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD. Gina and Eric Peter Joe and Katie Pickart
Bruce and Candy Pindyck Drs. Alan L. Pohl and Carol C. Pohl Cathy Procton Tom and Susan Quadracci Schauer Family Foundation Jim and Andrea Schloemer Howard and Susan Schoenfeld Linda L. Sell, MD Paul and Kathy Slesar Jeffrey P. and Dr. Lori Sommerfeld Scott and Mary Ellen Stanek Laura Strain The Streich Family Foundation Rich and Jean Tennessen Gile and Linda Tojek Curtis and Deborah Tomczyk Harry and Mary Beth Van Groll Sheryl Van Haren Melanie and Brian Wolf Director ($5,000-$9,999) Anonymous (5) Kathleen and Robert Anger Amy L. Argall Richard and Sara Aster Katharine Banzhaf Ivor and Carol Benjamin Barry Blackwell and Kathleen Eilers Cristin and Jonathan Bock Larry Bonney Bradley and Glenna Brin James Cauley and Brenda Andrews Steve Check Sue D’Alessio Randall Daut and Patricia Ryan Lloyd and Tammy Davis Antony and Nikki D’Cruz Paul and Paula Eberle Susan and Gee Esslinger Bill and Susanne Gay Thomas Golding Greater Milwaukee Foundation Joan and Peter W. Bruce Fund Howard and Susan Hopwood Fund Kevin and Roseann Lyons Fund Joseph and Laura Mantoan Family Fund David and Marion Meissner Delphine Gurzynski Thomas Harty and Sharon Stafford Harty Thomas and Katherine Hauske Katie Heil John and Jean Henderson Jerold Hershberger and Kathi Hillyer Ken and Janet Howenstine Lynda Johnson Mary Johnson Michael and Deborah Kaerek Richard and Tracey Klein Family Charitable Trust Kristine Krause and Scott Patulski Sandy Laedtke Justine Leonard Charitable Fund John Machulak Elaine and Gerry Mainman Francis and Rose Mary Matusinec Victoria S. McCormick James McFarland Daryl and Rita Melzer Drs. Ann and Steve Merkow Patricia and William Moren Dwight and Marleen Morgan Bernie Mrazik and Jeanie Jerde
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2023/24 DONORS CONT. Jim and Betty Jo Nelsen Diane K. O’Connor Marlene Ott Fred Pike and Cecilia Taylor Blaine and Linda Rieke Gayle Rosemann and Paul McElwee Ron and Micky Sadoff Thomas and Iphigenia Smith Dr. Mark and Nancy Smuckler Dr. and Mrs. C. John Snyder Kimberly and Owen Sullivan Lisa Trost Nic and Sally Wahl Paul Wanat Neal and Cathy Wegner Nora and Jude Werra Dianne and Darrel White Prati and Norm Wojtal Paul and Katherine Zavada Designer ($2,500-$4,999) Anonymous (8) Helen Ambuel Abby and Omar Andrietsch Lisa and Souheil Badran Scott Beightol and Desiree Erickson Beightol Elizabeth Brenner Robert and Sharon Brenner Peter and Bobbie Buening Gerardo and Cynthia Caballero Carol Cannon Dr. John and Kathleen Cantieri Timothy and Kathleen Carr Mark and Terri Chelmowski Kathryn and Kelly Clark Rachael and Joe Conrad Frank Daily and Julianna Ebert Karen and Robert Dean Tom DeChant and Paul Gibler Sandy and George Dionisopoulos Carol Z. Dolphin Kristin and Eric Dufek Bob and Teri Duffy Dick and Pat Ehlert Jack Gebhardt and Deborah McKeithan-Gebhardt Liz and Rick Gebhardt Rod and Linda Gehrig Tim and Sandy Gerend Greater Milwaukee Foundation Bernadine and Stephen Graff Fund Margaret Heminway Wells Fund Soik Family John and Denise Grogan Elizabeth Hancock and Susan Nevala Leland Hansen Laurie Hazzard Henry and Margery Howard Steve and Karen Huser Stephen Jacobs and Pat Curley Thomas Jensen and Claudia Francis Jewish Community Foundation Micaela Levine Donor Advised Fund Greg and Jackie Johnson Judy and Gary Jorgensen Maureen Kania Swokowski Patti Keating Kahn and Chuck Kahn Kevin and Margaret Kinney Michelle Kolp Keith Knopf and Gayle Dorn Tim Kraetsch and Mike Wavra Marina and Frank Krejci Renee Kubesh and TJ Morley Drs. Kaye and Prakash Laud Paul and Patty Lucca
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Jeffrey and Pamela Lueken Duane and Kay Maas Michael and Jane Malone Katherine McCombe Alan and Nancy Meier Jim and Sally Mergener Judith Miller Claudia and Joseph Moll Vivian Moller Molly Mulroy Alan and Kathy Olsen Jonas and Sylvia Prising Dr. Thomas Raimann and Mick Dwyer Jim and Lys Reiskytl John and Cornelia Reidl David and Pat Rierson Wayne and Christine Sage Rick and Jean Schmalfeld Patrick Schmidt and Dewey Caton Richard and Mary Schnell Tim and Margaret Schoewe James and Kathi Scholler Dennis P. Sheahan Scott and Dulcie Shoener Jud and Amy Snyder Rick and Maureen Stallé Linda and Mike Stolz Colette Szczesny Rick and Ann Szekely Kent and Marna Tess-Mattner John and Anne Thomas Carla and Greg Von Roenn Sue Wells David and Mary Welnetz Eric and Sarah Whyte Jay and Laura Wigdale Wilfred Wollner Playwright ($1,000-$2,499) Anonymous (8) Gwen and Daniel Armbrust James Awe Linda and Jim Babcock James and Susan Baillon Dennis and LuAnn Baker Christopher and Jessie Banaszak Michael Barber and Jacqueline Herd-Barber Kathleen and Robert Bardunias Jack and Virginia Beatty Lucien and Holly Beaudry Jackie Behnke Larry Bialcik Dan Blinka Joel and Audra Brennan Chris Burgener and Linda Loke Allison and Dan Byrne Nicole Caffrey Trish Calvy Brian and Elizabeth Casey B. Lauren and Margaret Charous Aleta and Walt Chossek Bunny and Ron Cohen Nathan and Beth Colson Nicole and Jack Cook Jim and Marybeth Cottrill Matt Cudney Erickajoy and John Daniels Sue and Russ Darrow Julie Davis Eric and Lynn Delzer Mary Ross Denison Lloyd Dickinson and Kristin Bergstrom Robert and Elizabeth Draper Mary Ann Dude John and Tamara Dunn
Marie Dupuis and Peter Westergard Jan Effinger Tina Eickermann Heidi and Ryan Engelhardt Dale and Mary Erickson Christine Luedeman Fenner Moira Fitzgerald and Peter Kammer Jeff and Kelly Fitzsimmons Tom and Marcia Flanagan Helen Forster Kimberlee Foster Alec and Kristin Fraser Allan F. and Mary Ellen Froehlich Gigi and Ivan Gamboa Tony and Mary Gentine Leanne Grano Kathleen Gray and Ron Hofer Greater Milwaukee Foundation Bechthold Family Fund Colton Charitable Fund Margarete and David Harvey Fund Bruce Gunderson Charmaine and Kurt Gunderson Kristyn Harrell and Michael Stull Edward Hashek and John Jors Katherine L. Hauser Kathleen Hawkins and Charles Marn Drs. Daniel and Nancy Herrell Henry and Suzanne Herzing Debra and Kevin Hood Katy Hook Mary Horton-Carstensen and Mark Carstensen Diana and James Hughes John and Marci Hunzinger Jake and Kristina Irion Stephen and Roberta Isaacson Sandra Ivers Doug and Janie Jacobson Ronald Jacquart and Gary Van Wert Cathy Jakicic Jewish Community Foundation Eileen and Howard Dubner Donor Advised Fund Debra and Peter Johnson Carol Jones Dr. Jack and Myrna Kaufman Mary and Jamie Kaufmann Peggy and Mike Kelsey Brian and Mary Lou Kennedy Jennifer and Michael Keough Glenn Kleiman and Gisela Terner John and Bronwen Knappenberger Robert and Naomi Knoll Don and Barb Koehler Lilane Koehn Mace Paul and Amy Kolo Ashley and Andy Koors Robert and Gail Korb Marlene and George Lange Judith Laste John and Victoria Laur Marvin and Marlene Lauwasser Mark and Cynthia Levy Rita Lewenauer Peggy and Kevin Long Robert and Susan Lueger Michael J. Lynch Thomas and Judith Mackenzie Hemanckur Makker Michelle Mattson and Matthew Sirinek Daniel and Constance McCarty William and Pauline McCown Ann and Robert McIntyre Julie and David Meier Kristen Mekemson
#WeRepMilwaukee George and Sallie Meyer Jill Meyers Gregory and Susan Milleville Dr. Jeanette Mitchell Carol Moerke Erik and Carol Moeser Christine Mortensen Jerry and Lori Murphy Paul and Carolyn Noelke Sarah Oberhofer Tom and Kristine Obrecht Laurie Ocepek Monnine and Steve Parnitzke Mark and Laurie Pasch James and Morgan Phelps Earl Potter and Lani Williams Sylvia K. Pratt Monica and Donald Putning Steven and Stacey Radke Phil and Lynell Raiche Anthony Reese Jodi Ristau Lynn Rix Daniel and Anna Robbins Kenneth Robertson Richard and Karen Rodgers Lora Rosenbaum David and Anne Rosenberg Alicia and Bryan Sadoff Judy and Tom Schmid Drs. George Schroeder and Mary Arenberg Barry Schulman and Cheri Wolf-Schulman Allison Scrivner and Kevin Baumgart Dr. Mark and Barbara Sharon Vicki Shimi Mark and Bonnie Siegel Scott Silet and Kate Lewis Aileen M. Smith Jason and Andrya Smith Jay and Tara Sodey Bruce Spann Andrew and Lauri Srok Kendra Stea Brad Stoeckel Robert Storm and Catherine Shaw Fred Stratton David and Paula Strelitz Lynn and Gregory Strowig Dr. Cheryl Stucky and Dr. Jeffrey Waring Terry R. Sutter James and Elaine Sweet La Toya Sykes Richard and Mary Cady Thickens Sara Toenes Keri Torgerson Gregory and Sheryl Treichel Mike Uihlein Richard Uspel MaryCarmen Villasenor Ryan Vincent and Bekah Newman Jim Vollmer and Diane Kippenhan-Vollmer Robert and Kathleen Warner Nancy Blanchard Watts Ruth A. Way Mary M. Wegener Paul and Laura Weisman Susan Wiegner John Wierschem and Diane Weis Peggy Williams-Smith Connie Wilson and Mike Krueger Lee Wolcott Zac and Sara Wolff Pete and Penny Woodcock Daryl and Bonnie Wunrow Jessica and Jim Yehle Mark and Evonne Zalewski
Andi and Mike Zimmerman Joe and Mary Ann Zompa Principal Actor ($500-$999) Anonymous (8) Mary Ellen Acker Jim and Terri Alioto Katy and Tom Alpren Dorothy Anderson Elma Anderson Keith and Paula Anderson Scott Arbit Susan Arnhold Jayne Ayers Richard and Amy Balge Karen Balistreri Cheryl Banks Lynn and Charles Barney Tom and Sally Basting Charles Baumgardner and Susan Jans Melissa and James Baxter Clark and Linda Beier Terry Bell Evert and Cynthia Berndt Dr. Brad Bertler Carolee Beutler Big Art Katherine and Drew Bills Art Blair Connie Blair Margaret Blodgett and Ken Miller Edward and Amy Blumenthal Danielle and Ramel Bly James Boerner Mike and Mary Bohren Peter and Lasharle Borg Darold and Cheryl Borree Paul Bosanac Anne and Arthur Brooks D’Araun Brown Mary Burke and Chris Moll Susan Burns Peter and Laurie Byrne Anne and Phil Callen Bob Campbell Bruce and Kathi Campbell Susan Cerletty Gregory Chandler Thomas and Gisela Chelimsky Joseph and Julie Chusid Jay and Roxanne Ciatti Lana and Rick Colbo Vi and George Corliss Craig Cornelius Anne Courtney Matt Covey Michael Cox Carla Cross Barbara Carol Davis Lindsey and Carl Davis Rod Dekruif and Valeria Rykowski Margaret and Ricardo Diaz Mary Paula Dix Doug Doers Sue and Dennis Duellman Marybeth and Rip Edmundson Vanessa and Erik Eisenmann Nancy Ellis John and Laura Emory Evelyn Ericson Gary and Judy Ertel Ashley Faulkner Kenneth Finkel and Jane Delzer Kari and Bill Foote Kathy Ford Pamela Frautschi
Gerald and Patricia Freitag Drs. Mark and Virginia Gennis Thomas and Beth Giese Jon and Nancy Gilmore Adam and Carole Glass Lawrence and Hannah Goodman Bob and Joan Goodman Michael Goodspeed and Gail Waring Christine Gould Barbara S. Grande Greater Milwaukee Foundation Sherry and Norm Malmon Philanthropic Fund Sarah Gremonprez and Graham Hill Robert and Barbara Gross Thomas and Mary Grossman Honorable Michael and Barbara Guolee Carol Gustafson Guillermo and Ellen Gutierrez Jackie Hallberg Sybille Hamilton Arlene Hansen Dale and Sara Harmelink Cliff and Susan Hartmann Marge Hartwig John Healy and Mary Tobin Jeffrey and Heather Hein Susan Herro Ellen Hing and Chris Leadley The Hirano Family Mary Beth Holloway Gary Holmes and Susan Holding Bill and Lois Hoover Hal Horneffer Dante and Jennifer Houston RC and Heather Huhn Sigrid and Roy Jablonka Valerie Jablonka Nancy Jesse Jewish Community Foundation Loyal D. Grinker Restricted Endowment Fund Pam Kriger Donor Advised Fund Dorene and Phil Paley Donor Advised Fund Sherwood E. and Libby S. Temkin Donor Advised Fund Beatriz and Jesus Jimenez Allen and Sharon Johnson Ashley and Lewis Johnson Lecia Johnson Jayne Jordan Caroline Joyce Evan and Paula Kaiser Charles and Mary Kamps Richard and Diane Kane Tom Karakis Sr. and Colleen Lese Demaris and Gontran Kenwood Roberta Rohdin Killian Nancy Knapp Kenneth and Margaret Konet Steven and Ianne Koritzinsky Annie and Todd Kosel Thomas and Susan Kotur Terry and Mary Krall Stanley Kritzik William Krohn Diana Kuehl Anne Kumor Jenny and Justin La Crosse Mary Lacy Bruce Lammi Dan and Kathy Larsen Steen and Janice Larsen Jim and Teri Larson Lloyd and Sheri Levin John E. and Karen M. Lewis Judie Liebenstein and Kelly Fowler
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2023/24 DONORS CONT. David and Mary Ann Lillich Dawn Lindsey Bill Listwan Saskia Lodder Patricia Lombardo Dennis and Theresa Lowder James and Paula Lukas Nicole and Eric Maassen Robert Madden Benjamin and Ellen Mandelman Diane and Eugene Markiewicz Robert Marold and Diane Boldt Lee Marquardt Andy and Janet Martin Joseph Masterson Mateo Family Trust Eric and Tara Mathison Kathy Mattaino Dan and Ada McAdams Venora and Lafayette McKinney Doug and Vicky McManus Diana and Mark Metz Wesley and Amy Miles Howard and Sara Miller Rebecca and Jason Mitich Dr. A.E. Moats Matt and Christina Moore Mary Ann Mueller Barbara and Charles Murphy Jeff and Lisa Neubauer John and Jane Niebler Paul Nowakowski Susan O’Connell Susan and William Ognacevic Mr. and Mrs. Pickles O’Pancakes Bill and Marilyn Ottum Richard Owens and Judy Edmonds Owens
Jennifer and Brian Peterson Peggy and Ned Purtell Ronald and Anne Putzer Jim and Kris Rappé Patrick Rath and Tracy Szymanski Thomas and Lynn Richtman Jackie Rickel RitzHolman CPAs Mary Roepke Robert Rooney Catie Rynkiewicz LindaGale Sampson James Sanger and Mary Newton Mike and Jan Schade Christine Schlosser Bob and Carol Schmidt Michelle and Allen Schmitz William and Judith Schuele Dean Schultz Robert Schweers Martha and Frank Scott Emily and John Shipman David and Angela Simon Marcia and Les Singer Jane and Terry Skalmoski Ralph and Kathy Skudlarczyk Dennis and Cathie Slater Minna and Mark Smith Margaret Sohm Jon and Kris Sohn Marlyn and Neal Spear James and Kathleen Springer Carlton Stansbury Alec Stapleton Charles and Jennifer Stearns Barbara Stein Eileen and George Stone
Richard and Susan Strait Bill and Melody Streeter Dave and Kathy Sturgill Geoffrey Swain Margaret Tennessen Grant and Diane Tews Steve Thompson and Sue Kleczewski Kathy Thornton-Bias Steven L. Tietz and Catherine Markwiese Joy Towell Michele Tschopp Renee and Joseph Tyson, Jr. Liz Uihlein Dee Uradnicek Marilka Velez Teresa Velk Michael and Rebecca Villegas Betsy Vokac and John Blanchard Nancy Vose Kim and Rodney Weekley Sandra Weigand Mark and Anne Weitenbeck Barbara Wesener Stephanie Wesselowski Patricia Wilkins Daniel and Erin Wille Robert and Linda Wilson Gene and Carmen Witt Diana Wood Nancy and Mike Yttre Gertrude Zauner Joan M. Zeiger Thomas Zigan and Scott Jones Jodi Zilinski Eve Joan Zucker
Joy and James Leirer Joe and Katie Pickart
Drs. Alan L. Pohl and Carol C. Pohl
IN KIND GIFTS Catherine Brautigam and David Gilewski Michael Johnstone
LIMELIGHT LEGACY SOCIETY MEMBERS The Limelight Legacy Society is a group of visionary donors who support Milwaukee Rep through a planned gift. New members as of May 1, 2023 are in bold. To learn more about membership opportunities and benefits, please contact Alli Engelsma-Mosser at 414-290-5366 or Aengelsma-mosser@milwaukeerep.com. George R. Affeldt, Jr. Sharee Allain and David Schertz Richard and Sara Aster Gerald and Gail Baccetti Bob Balderson John and Carol Bannen Katharine Banzhaf Brian and Rebekah Barsch Adam and Megan Bauman Chad Bauman and Justin Dunleavy Mark and Victoria Benskin Bill Beyer Melita Biese Tony and Jennifer Braza Joyce G. Broan Mark E. Carstensen and Mary M. Horton Jane and Stephen Chernof Mark Clements and Kelley Faulkner Chris and Judi Collins Diane Dalton Randall Daut and Patricia Ryan
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Susan and Bill Dawicke Robert and Karen Dean Nancy Desjardins H. Robert Dittmer and Jon Pansky Carol Z. Dolphin Amy Dorman Dr. Eric Durant and Scott Swickard Linda Edmondson Rosemarie Eierman Roma Eiseman Don and Mary Ellingsen Susan and Gee Esslinger Janet Fleck James and Ellen Flesch Deborah Fugenschuh and Mark Hinchey Rob Gardenier and Lori Morse Gardenier Bill and Susanne Gay Jeff Glock and Jane Reilly Kathleen Gray and Ron Hofer Sara L. Grotenrath and James Pech
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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 Deb and Peter Johnson Maja Jurisic and Don Fraker Bradley J. Kalscheur Richard and Diane Kane Karon Monica Kiffel Margaret Knitter Christine Krause Diana Kuehl David Kundert Sandra L. Laedtke
James and Mary LaVelle Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn E. Licht Robert and Susan Lueger Carol and Rob Manegold Tom and Renee McCutcheon Jim and Sally Mergener Anthony and Donna Meyer Erik and Carol Moeser Vivian Moller Bob and Jan Montgomery Charles and Barbara Murphy Greg and Rhonda Oberland Karen E. Owens Marlyene Pfeiffer Ronald and Barbara Poe Dr. Thomas Raimann and Mick Dwyer David and Pat Rierson Sara Risley Gayle Rosemann and Paul McElwee Patricia A. Santilli
James and Kathleen Scholler Ed Seaberg and Patrick Smith Brenda Skelton and Jim Bendtsen Aileen M. Smith Amanda Springob Terry R. Sutter Gile and Linda Tojek John and Kine Torinus Harry and Mary Beth Van Groll Judy Van Till Paul Vandeveld Kent and Marcia Velde Carla and Greg Von Roenn Greg and Jodi Wait David and Cheryl Walker Neal and Cathy Wegner Sue Wells Barbara Wesener Stacy and Blair Williams Paul and Sandy Wysocki
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