Program - "Nina Simone: Four Women"

By Christina Ham

Directed by Malkia Stampley

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Mark Clements Artistic Director

Chad Bauman Executive Director

Presented by Ellen & Joe Checota

By Christina Ham

Directed & Co-Music Directed by Malkia Stampley ◊

Co-Music Director/Arranger

Pamela Baskin-Watson

Sound Designer

Sartje Pickett

Scenic Designer

Shaun L. Motley

Wig Designer David Zimmerman

Associate Director

Teresa Leggard

Costume Designer

Yvonne L. Miranda

Choreographer

Marc Wayne

Associate Music Director

Matthew Harris

Casting Director

Jonathan Hetler

Stage Manager

Jordan Canon-Kruis*

Lighting Designer Jason Lynch

Kansas City Casting Andi Meyer

Assistant Stage Manager Jade Bruno*

APRIL 16 – MAY 12, 2024 | QUADRACCI POWERHOUSE

A co-production with Kansas City Repertory Theatre

Stuart Carden, Artistic Director; Angela Lee Gieras, Executive Director

Sponsored in part by Corporate Sponsor

Executive Producers

Susan & Thomas Quadracci • Judy Van Till

Associate Producers

Rania & Pat Dempsey

Nina Simone: Four Women was commissioned by Park Square Theatre; St. Paul, Minnesota, Richard Cook, Artistic Director, C. Michael-jon Pease, Executive Director and received its first public performance on March 8, 2016. Minneapolis, MN

Nina Simone: Four Women is presented by special arrangement with United Talent Agency.

◊ A member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union.

*Denotes an artist represented by Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

CAST

Alexis J Roston*.....................................Nina Simone

Gabrielle Lott-Rogers*.............................Aunt Sarah

Toni Martin*..............................................Sephronia

Brittney Mack*......................................Sweet Thing

Matthew Harris*...................................Sam Wayman

Understudies

Paulette Dawn – Aunt Sarah; Danté Harrell – Sam; Brittney Mack* – Nina Simone; Nissi Shalome – Sephronia/Sweet Thing

*Denotes an artist represented by Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

PRODUCTION SUPPORT

Fight Consultant...........................................................................................................................Logan Black

Dance Captain...........................................................................................................................Brittney Mack

Fight Captain.................................................................................................................Gabrielle Lott-Rogers

Stage Management Fellow..............................................................................................................Emily Pfaff

Line Producer................................................................................................................................Laura Braza

Line Producer/Casting Associate.................................................................................Annika Perez-Krikorian

Casting Associate.........................................................................................................María Amenábar Farias

Additional Music Support

Matt Hopper, DeAndre Manning, Michael Warren and Charles Williams

Nina Simone: Four Women will be performed with no intermission.

The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

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.

SONG LIST

Songs are in order of performance

Trouble in Mind

By Richard M. Jones

Mississippi Goddamn

By Nina Simone

Courtesy of WC Music Corp. (ASCAP) Used by permission.

Sea Lion Woman

Traditional African American folk song

Old Jim Crow

By Jackie Alper, Nina Simone and Ron Vander Groef

Courtesy of WC Music Corp. (ASCAP) Used by permission.

God Be With You ‘Til We Meet Again

Traditional Hymn

Lyrics by Jeremiah Eames Rankin, Music by William Gould Tomer

His Eye is on the Sparrow

Traditional Gospel Hymn

By Civilla D. Martin and Charles H. Gabriel

If He Changed My Name

Traditional spiritual

By

Robert MacGimsey

Images

By Nina Simone

Courtesy of WC Music Corp. (ASCAP) Used by permission.

Sinnerman

By Composer and Author Trad and Nina Simone

Courtesy of WC Music Corp. (ASCAP) Used by permission.

Everything Must Change

Written by Benard Ighner

Courtesy of Almo Music Corp. Used by permission.

To Be Young Gifted and Black

Written by Weldon Irvine and Nina Simone

Used by Permission of EMI GROVE PARK MUSIC INC., NINANDY MUSIC. All rights reserved.

Shout Oh, Mary

Written by Christina Ham

Four Women

Written by Nina Simone

Used by Permission of EMI WATERFORD MUSIC, INC., ROLLS ROYCE MUSIC CO. All rights reserved.

Alexis J Roston Nina Simone

Alexis was last seen at Milwaukee Rep in First Lady of Song: Alexis J Roston Sings Ella Fitzgerald. She is a Chicago native who’s most noted for her portrayal of Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill (Joseph Jefferson, Black Excellence and Black Theater Alliance Awards). Other credits include: Nina Simone: Four Women (Nina Simone), Marie and Rosetta (Marie Knight), Sister Act (Deloris Van Cartier), For Colored Girls... (Lady in Orange), and What I Learned in Paris (Lena Jefferson). Television credits: Chicago PD, Chicago Code, and The Chi. Represented by Paonessa Talent.

Gabrielle Lott-Rogers

Aunt Sarah

Gabrielle is thrilled to make her Milwaukee Rep debut. Recent Chicago credits include: The Nacirema Society (Goodman Theatre), Boulevard of Bold Dreams (TimeLine TheatreBlack Excellence Award Winner / Outstanding Performer-2023), Spitfire Grill -The Musical (American Blues Theater), EthiopianAmerican (Definition Theatre - Black Theatre Alliance Award Winner for Best Lead Actress-2019), TV/ Film credits include: Speech Team, Holiday Heist, Proven Innocent, Chicago P.D, The CHI, Empire, Southside with You (Miramax) and several local and national commercials.

Gabrielle is a proud member of AEA and SAGAFTRA, and is represented by DDO Artists Agency, Chicago. Special thanks to family and friends for their unwavering support. Psalms 34:1

Toni Martin Sephronia

(she/her). Broadway: Airline Highway (Manhattan Theatre Club).

Regional (selected): The Salvagers (Yale Repertory Theatre), The Crucible (Delaware Rep), Skeleton Crew (Westport Country Playhouse), Nina Simone: Four Women (Arena Stage), Airline Highway (Steppenwolf Theatre), A Raisin in The Sun (TimeLine Theatre). TV: Chicago Fire, New Amsterdam (NBC); Gypsy (Netflix), Gotham (FOX), God Friended Me (CBS), Three Women, Billions (Showtime). Awards: Black Theatre

Alliance Award: Best Supporting Actress, A Raisin in The Sun. Education: BFA, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

IG: THEETONIMARTIN

Brittney Mack Sweet Thing

The Queendom calls her “The Queen of the Castle” for her breakout roll as the original Anne of Cleves in Broadway’s SIX the Musical. Brittney Mack is a Grammy Nominee, Drama Desk Winner, and 2x Drama League Nominee for Distinguished Performance. Brittney is excited to be telling this story at Milwaukee Rep. Fav credits include: Broadway: SIX (Anne of Cleves) Tour: Memphis (Networks). Regional: Beehive: The 60’s Musical, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Avenue Q, All Shook Up, Shrek: The Musical, Rent. International: Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. TV: Empire. Thank you so much to the entire Four Women team for the creative opportunity to dig in and do my thing! Cast and crew love ya’ll. CEO and Founder of HowtoSlay. @BrittMack8 @howtoslayu

Matthew Harris

Sam Waymon/ Associate Music Director

Tiny Joe, Frank/Wayne (Dreamgirls), Tom Collins u/s, Mr. Jefferson/Grey, Ensemble (RENT), Wino, Audrey II [Voice], Keyboard II, Rehearsal Pianist, Coach (Little Shop of Horrors), Judge Turpin (Sweeney Todd), Soloist (HAIR the Musical: Then and Now), “FlashMob” Figaro (Il Barbiere di Siviglia) Bass Soloist (Handel’s Messiah), Bob (The Old Maid and the Thief), Inspector Kildare (Elizabeth Cree), Guglielmo (Così fan tutte), Papageno (Die Zauberflöte), Achilla (Giulio Cesare in Egitto), Le Fauteuil, L’Arbre (L’Enfant et Les Sortilèges), David (A Hand of Bridge), MD, Pianist (The Craft: The Unauthorized Musical Parody), (After Midnight), MD (Frida Libre), Guitarist (9 to 5).

CREATIVE TEAM

Christina Ham Playwright

Christina’s plays have been produced both nationally and internationally at the Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, South Coast Repertory, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Tokyo International Arts Festival, and The Market Theatre in South Africa to name a few. She is a two-time recipient of a McKnight Fellowship in Playwriting and a Jerome Fellowship from the Playwrights’ Center. She has received commissions from The Guthrie Theater, Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Kennedy Center among many others. Her plays are published by Dramatic Publishing, PlayScripts, Inc., and Oberon Books. She was a writer/producer on HBO’s Emmy- Award winning series Westworld and was nominated for the 2021 Writer’s Guild of America Award for her work on the critically acclaimed, Amazon series Them and was a nominee for an Emmy Award on the Netflix series Sweet Tooth. A graduate of the University of Southern California and MFA in Playwriting from The UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television, she is currently a member

of the Playwrights Union and The Kilroys. christinaham.com.

Malkia Stampley Director/Co-Music Director

Malkia is from Milwaukee, attended Marquette University for Theater Arts, and was a Milwaukee Rep Acting Intern during the 2005/2006 Season. Previous Milwaukee Rep credits: directing Nunsense and acting in The Color Purple, Dreamgirls, A Christmas Carol and Sueno. Malkia has been Goodman Theatre’s BOLD Artistic Producer since 2021. Select credits: Exit Strategy (Northwestern); The October Storm (Raven Theatre, Jeff-nominated, Best Director); Boulevard of Bold Dream (TimeLine Theatre); Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill (Farmers Alley Theatre); The Gift of the Magi (American Players Theatre); Black Nativity (Black Arts MKE); STEW (Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Shattered Globe Theatre); Five Guys Named Moe (Skylight Music Theatre). She was named Ensemble Member of Congo Square Theatre in 2024 and is a co-founder of Bronzeville Arts Ensemble and Milwaukee Black Theater Festival.

Pamela Baskin-Watson Co-Music Director/Arranger

(She/Her) KCRep: Nina Simone: Four Women (Workshop and production) New York: freelance accompanist (many styles) Presently serves as MD/pianists for many theaters in the KC area. Recorded compositions/ arrangements: Art Blakey, Betty Carter, Deborah Brown, Roy Hargrove, among others. Awards: Ms. Watson (co-librettist, comp./arr, primary lyricist, orchestrator, MD) and Ms. Nedra Dixon (co-librettists) are recipients of the Opera America New Works IDEA Grant 2021-22 for folk opera entitled A God*Sib’s Tale. The Black Repertory Theater of KC was awarded an NEA grant to aid in an eight-show fully staged production of the work.

Shaun L. Motley

Scenic

Designer

Mr. Motley designs sets and environments for television, film, theater, live music, and sporting events. New York: Two Trains Running, Fences (Geva Theatre Center); Zooman and The Sign and Home (Signature Theatre). Regional: Reclamation of Madison Hemings (Indiana Rep); Pipeline and Blues in The Night (Alabama Shakespeare Festival); Romeo and Juliet, The Rivals, Fences (American Players Theatre); Seven Guitars (Milwaukee Rep); Alice’s Wonderland, Red Riding Hood, Jitney, Top Dog Underdog, Fences (South Coast Rep); Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, Cuttin’ Up (Arena Stage). TV/Film: The Wall, College Bowl, Little Big Shots (NBC); Card Sharks, Press Your Luck, Family Food Fight and Weakest Link (ABC); Spin the Wheel (FOX); Love Is Blind and Pressure Cooker (Netflix); Real Husbands of Hollywood (BET); and Let’s Make A Deal and Superfan (CBS).

Yvonne L. Miranda

Costume

Designer

Yvonne (she/her), is excited to return to Milwaukee Repertory Theater for this production of Nina Simone: Four Women. A USMC war veteran who has pursued degrees in Fashion & Stage Design and was nominated for the 2022 Helen Hayes Award for Best Costume Design for her work on Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company & Baltimore Center Stage’s co-production of Ain’t No Mo & has been named American Theatre Role Call People to Watch. You can check out more about Yvonne and her upcoming work at www.yvonnemirandadesigns.com

Jason Lynch Lighting Designer

Jason is a Chicago-based lighting designer for live performance and makes his Milwaukee Repertory Theater debut with this production. Off-Broadway: You Are Here: An Evening with Solea Pfeiffer (Audible Theater/Minetta Lane Theatre). Regional: Alley Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, City Theatre

Company, Court Theatre, Denver Center Theatre Company, Geva Theatre Center, Goodman Theatre, Huntington Theatre Company, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Seattle Rep, Steppenwolf Theatre, The Old Globe, among others. Awards: 1 Joseph Jefferson, 2 Black Theater Alliance/Ira Aldridge, Michael Maggio Emerging Designer, among others. www.jasondlynch.com, @jasonlynch.design on Instagram.

Sartje Pickett Sound Designer

Sartje works as a composer & sound designer for theater, film and interactive storytelling. Some national credits include - American Players Theatre: Proof, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Cyrano, Mary’s Wedding and Les Liaisons Dangereuses; Kansas City Rep: Nina Simone: Four Women; Guthrie Theater: Twelfth Night, The Great Leap; Indiana Repertory: Shakespeare’s Will; Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Much Ado About Nothing and Richard III; Yale Repertory Theatre: Hamlet, Death of a Salesman and A Delicate Balance. Bricolage Production Company: DODO, Welcome to Here, Immersive Encounters: The Ascendants; City Theatre Company: Cry it Out; Pittsburgh Public Theater: A Christmas Story, Virginia Stage Company: Three Musketeers

David Zimmerman Wig Designer

National and International Professional Opera: The Metropolitan Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Paris National Opera, Opera Philadelphia, The Dallas Opera, International Music Festival of Macau, China. Personal Clients: Deborah Voigt, Joyce DiDonato, Susan Graham, Patricia Racette, Martha Stewart, Olympia Dukakis, and Ricky Martin. Mr. Zimmerman has recently been working with Neiman Marcus Visuals and Martha Stewart special evening. Print Credits: features in Opera News, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker. Upcoming: Elektra (Dallas Opera); Romeo and Juliet (Lyric Opera, Kansas City); She Loves Me (Halo Arts, Charleston, SC).

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Marc Wayne

Choreographer

Regional: A Christmas Carol, the ripple, the wave that carried me home (Kansas City Rep). Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Director), Titanic: The Musical; Stevie. Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Director); Blame It On The Boogie, Hair, Ragtime, Carousel, Showboat (Music Theater Heritage); Shrek: The Musical, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Charlie Brown Christmas, Alice’s Wonderland, Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus, BeatBugs, Pete The Cat, The SpongeBob Musical (The Coterie Theatre); Belhaven University Dance Department, Ballet Magnificat (Jackson, MS). Tours: Dance Revolution, Big Muddy Dance Company, CARMAN Ministries, The Bibleman Adventure. International Tour: Continental Singers. Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Theater, Kansas City Chiefs Cheerleaders, Storling Dance Theater, Maxxas Dance Theater. Education: The Ohio State University: Dance.

Jonathan Hetler

Casting Director

Jonathan is a director, producer, and teaching artist based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He currently serves as the Artistic Producer overseeing all casting and special events at Milwaukee Rep. Notable directing highlights include Dino! An Evening with Dean Martin (Milwaukee Rep); The Servant of Two Masters (Marquette University); Romeo and Juliet, Venus in Fur, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, and Glengarry Glen Ross (Ohio University); Pippin (Ohio Valley Summer Theater), the World Premiere of La Mujer Barbuda (Seabury Quinn Jr. Playwrights’ Festival); and the Associate Director for Titanic the Musical and the annual production of A Christmas Carol (Milwaukee Rep). He holds an MFA in Directing from Ohio University and an MBA with a concentration in Organizational Change and Development from Regent University. @hetlerj/ hetlerj.com

Andi Meyer

Kansas City Casting

(She/Her) Based in Osage/Kikapoo/Kansa/ Sioux/Otoe Missouria ancestral territory (Kansas City), Andi is an award-winning Kanaka Maoli/Asian American theatre maker/ activist, arts educator, and parent. She is the Producing Artistic Director of Tradewind Arts, a boutique arts organization devoted to illuminating, motivating, and amplifying the voice of Native Hawaiian, Oceanic, and Asian American artists. Andi was a 2017-18 Charlotte Street Foundation (CSF) Studio Resident. Her work has been recognized with support from ArtsKC, TCG, Asian Arts Initiative, The Kauffman Foundation, Charlotte Street Foundation, JOCO libraries, InterUrban ArtHouse, and the Dramatists Guild Fund, as well as two NEA award winning projects in partnership with The Coterie Theatre including Hana’s Suitcase and Justice at War. Andi has appeared in productions at The Unicorn Theatre, The New Theatre, The Coterie, The Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Disney’s Spirit of Aloha, with voice and oncamera clients including Hallmark, H&R Block, Sprint, and McDonald’s. AEA Member

Teresa Leggard Associate Director

(She/Her) Milwaukee Rep debut. Directing: Akeelah and the Bee and Only One Day a Year (The Coterie Theatre); Pipeline (Unicorn Theatre); Pass Over (Olathe Civic Theatre); The Green Book Wine Club Train Trip and Single Black Female (KC Melting Pot Theatre); Every 28 Hours (Fishtank Theatre); Gumbo House (independent production, Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre). Regional: Ontario Was Here (Lied Center of Kansas – University of Kansas). Awards: Guest Artist: William Inge Festival, New South Young Playwrights Festival, Midwest Dramatists Center Theatre Conference; Rocket Grant Recipient (Charlotte Street Foundation, Spencer Museum of Art). Education: MFA, UMKC; BA, Spelman College.

Jordan Canon-Kruis Stage Manager

Jordan is excited to be working at Milwaukee Rep for the first time! Recent stage management credits include A Christmas Carol, Cyrano de Bergerac, Peter Pan and Wendy, Flood, Twelfth Night, and The Royale with Kansas City Rep; Doctor Dolittle at The Coterie Theatre; and Noir, 1984, Quixote Nuevo, Quack, Skeleton Crew, and Describe the Night at Alley Theatre in Houston. Jordan has a BA in Theatre Arts from New Mexico State University and an MFA in Theatre Design and Technology from the University of Missouri – Kansas City and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

Jade Bruno Assistant Stage Manager

Jade is excited to be back at Milwaukee Rep! Previously she was the Stage Manager for The Heart Sellers, Dad’s Season Tickets, and Wife of a Salesman and the Assistant Stage Manager for God of Carnage, The Nativity Variations, Two Trains Running and Titanic the Musical. This season you can see her work on Dial M for Murder, The Chosen, and Nina Simone: Four Women. Other credits include Utah Shakespeare Festival, Second City Chicago, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, First Stage, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and Goodman Theatre. Love to Todd and Rufus.

Kansas City Repertory Theatre Co-Producer

Celebrating 60 years of transformative theater, Kansas City Repertory Theatre is a cultural catalyst at the center of our nation’s creative crossroads. Upholding their mission to inspire, entertain, and open minds by creating transformative theatre experiences for all KCRep produces world-renowned classic works and world premieres on their two mainstages, in unique spaces, and throughout the community. Lauded by The Wall Street Journal, TIME, Variety and The Toronto Sun, KCRep regularly produces at Spencer Theatre, where it serves as the professional theatre in residence at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Copaken Stage located in downtown Kansas City. Under Artistic Director Stuart Carden and Executive Director Angela Lee Gieras, KCRep employs more than 150 professional artists, technicians, and administrators, and historically serves more than 60,000 patrons and 10,000 school children annually. For more information, visit KCREP.org.

Mark Clements Artistic 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 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

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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ADMINISTRATION

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, Nikki Jaynes, Mary Muehleisen

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...Cassidy Skorija

Senior Gift Officer........................................Bill Walton

Associate Director of Development,

Institutional Giving…................….Megan Newbanks

Development Database Manager……....Amy McGuire

Donor Relations Representative...Madelyn Davenport

EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

Chief Diversity Officer........................Jermaine Murry

Chad Bauman EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENT

Chief Education & Engagement Officer..............................Jenny Toutant

Associate Director of Education...............Zach Woods

Associate Director of Engagement...James Carrington

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, Ryon Davis, Marvin Hannah, Jacob Horstmeier, Ashley Jordan, Faith Klick, Jacob Knuth, Mykal Lake, George Lorimer, Kenneth Montley, Logan Milway, Murray, Alexandra Szabo, Samra Teferra, Stephen Thompson, Barry Weber, Saleaqua Winston

FINANCE

Director of Finance............................Naushad Moolla

Controller..............................................Chelsea Omari

Payroll & Benefits Associate............Samantha Doucas

Accounting Associate........................Tim Petropoulos

FOOD & BEVERAGE

Director of Food & Beverage...............Donald Parsons

Assistant Manager….........................Morgan Sewalish

Kitchen Manager...................................Quincy Hardin

Restaurant Staff....................................Jacob Abrams, Samantha Brown, Tanya Brown, Gibson Caldwell, Dylan Curry, Alex Dailey, Tioni Dallas, Susan Davies, Gigi Garcia, Matthew Garcia, Eloisa Gloria, KP Her, Alex Herrmann, Damond Jackson, Teran Johnson, Sabina Kaiser, Wisdom Karpf, Nick Kleiber, Mary Krzyzewski, Nicole Kueppers, Deb Langkau, Jaslyn Lewis, Angela Livermore, Cassidy Long, Aimeé Lopez, Aryana Lopez, Grace McMahon, Murph Murphy, Brooke O’Brien, Azucena Reyes, Maiken Schroedl, Daniel Soto, Crystal Thompson, Reggie Thompson, Caylen Todd, Lucas Toritto, Sophie VanDenPlas, Desi Wilkins

MAINTENANCE

Chief Building Engineer...........................Chris Belcher

Engineers................................................Tiffany Casey, Maurice Goodwin, Todd Ross

MARKETING

Chief Marketing Officer...............................Lisa Fulton

Director of Media Relations...................Frances White

Director of Marketing.................................Don Rebar

Audience Development Director.............Kendall Judy

Associate Director of Marketing,

Digital Content….................................Rachel Jatczak

Marketing & Sales Manager.....……...........……Zoë Gatz

Videographer….....................................Jonathan Klett

Graphic Designers.........................Benton Melbourne, Geoffrey Vitiello

Photographer...................................Michael Brosilow

Audience Services

House Managers.................................. Karl Hooyman, Julia Rady, Natalie Rich, Skylar Staebler, Matthew Timm, Levi Tracy

Guest Services Associates.......................Susan Davies, Becky Demler, Alex Haas, Debra Holubowicz, Steve Holubowicz, Karl Hooyman, Natalie Rich, Cassidy Thompson

Sales

Director of Sales......................................Jeremy Scott

Teleservices Director….........................Leigh Mumford

Associate Director of Sales..........................Jaime Lacy

Assistant Director of Sales.........................Jasper Farin

Assistant Manager......................Melanie Kampschroer

Senior Ticketing Associate..........................Soren Miller

Ticket & Teleservices Representatives....Jozzlin Biddle, Olli Bushmann, Katie Jacobson, Michelle MacDonald, Bridget Mullin, Anya Palmer, Paul Pfannenstiel, Alexa Serrano, Violet Verhein

PRODUCTION

Director of Production.............................Jared Clarkin

Production Manager...................................Joel Kipper

Associate Production Manager.....................Nia Burns

Costumes

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

Lead Costume Crafts Artisan........................Lyssa Rad

Wig, Hair & Makeup Supervisor...........Allison Lowery

Costume Construction Resident..............Mic Johnson

Wardrobe Supervisor................................Sarah Slagle

Wardrobe Crew.......................................Serena Abel, Jess Llanas, Hailey Parker-Combes, Grace Weir

Stylist.............Kevin McElroy, Robert Laurence Studio

Barber................................................Mr. V’s Barberia

Lighting

Lighting Director.....................................Dakota Kroes

Assistant Lighting Designer.....................Maaz Ahmed

Props

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

Scenic

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

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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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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

Joe Checota

Jane Chernof

Marybeth Cottrill

Amy Croen

Robert H. Duffy

Dr. Eric A. Durant

SUSTAINING TRUSTEES

Judy Hansen

Adam J. Peck

Kerryann Haase Minton

James Phillips

Bryan House

Jay Franke

Jason R. Graham

John Halechko

Christopher Hermann

Tom Irgens

Lynda Johnson

Deborah Kaerek

Michelle Kolp

David Kundert

Dawn Lindsey

Kristine Lueders

At Large

Melanie Booth

Andrés Gonzalez

Joan Lubar

Robert H. Manegold

James Phelps

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

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

James E. Braza

Joyce Broan

Judy Hansen

Jacqueline Herd-Barber

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

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

PRESIDENTS’ COUNCIL

Larry Jost

John L. Kordsmeier

Frank Krejci

Susan A. Lueger

Robert H. Manegold

Vincent L. Martin

Patricia Brash McKeithan

Donna Meyer

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

Gregory C. Oberland

Edward Seaberg

W. Kent Velde

2023/24 DONORS

The following list represents organizations and individuals who have made a cumulative contribution of $500 or more between January 8, 2024 and March 8, 2024. 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

The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation

Greater Milwaukee Foundation

Herb Kohl Philanthropies

MGIC Investment Corporation

Northwestern Mutual

Melitta S. Pick Charitable Trust

Rockwell Automation

Shubert Foundation

We Energies Foundation

$50,000 – $99,999

Baird

BMO

Frieda & William Hunt Memorial Trust

Laskin Family Foundation

West Bend Mutual Insurance

$25,000 – $49,999

Community Advocates

Ralph Evinrude Foundation

Hunzinger Construction Company

Husch Blackwell

Dorothy Inbusch Foundation

Johnson Controls

Milwaukee Public Schools

National Endowment for the Arts

Healthpeak

PNC

Wisconsin Arts Board

$10,000 – $24,999

ANON Charitable Trust

CAMPAC

Deloitte

Demmer+Goisman Foundation

Einhorn Family Foundation

EUA

Godfrey & Kahn

William N. and Janice V. Godfrey Family Foundation

InterPark Milwaukee Center

Old National Bank

Potawatomi Casino Hotel

PwC

Quarles

RDK Foundation

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C.

Saint John’s on the Lake

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

Fiduciary Real Estate Development. Inc.

First Business Bank

Foley & Lardner

Froedtert Health

GRAEF

Harley-Davidson Foundation

J. F. Ahern Co.

JCP Construction

Johnson Financial Group

Kaerek Homes

Kahler Slater

Marcus Hotels & Resorts

Marquette Associates, Inc.

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

Milliman

Milwaukee Arts Board

Morgan Stanley

Charles D. Ortgiesen Foundation

Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation

Riverwater Partners LLC

Spear Arts Education Fund

Townsend Foundation

Walbec Group

Walker Forge, Inc.

$500 – $999

Actors’Equity Foundation, Inc.

Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin

Camille A. Lonstorf Trust

Lord Abbett

Payden & Rygel

Wasatch Global Investors

Participants in the Matching Gift Program

Abbvie

Baird

Caterpillar Foundation

Eaton Corporation

IBM Corporation

Johnson Controls Foundation

Northwestern Mutual

PNC

Principal Financial Group

Progressive Insurance Foundation

Reader’s Digest Foundation

Rockwell International Corp. Trust Matching Gift Program

S&P Global

Siebert Lutheran Foundation

U.S. Bank

We Energies Foundation

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

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

James and Mary Jo Mueller

Anthony Petullo Foundation

Clark and Diane Slipher

David and Julia Uihlein

David and Cheryl Walker

Visionary ($50,000-$99,999)

Helen Ambuel

Astor Street Foundation

Dr. Bruce Camitta

Mike Carter

The Chicago Community Foundation

The Emily and Henry Baldwin Fund

H. Robert Dittmer and Jon Pansky

Tom and Molly Duffey

Peter Foote and Robin Wilson

Four-Four Foundation

Rob Gardenier and Lori Morse

Katie Heil

Bryan and Rebecca House

Kristine and Wayne Lueders

John and Linda Mellowes

Jim Phillips

Karen Plunkett and Family

Mason and Julie Ross

Saints Andrew and Mark Charitable Gift Trust

Ed Seaberg and Patrick Smith

A.J. Star and Mark Clausen

Craig and Mara Swan

Christine Symchych and Jim McNulty

Artistic Producer ($25,000-$49,999)

Anonymous

Jo Ann and Richard Beightol

Karen and Mark Bitzan

Bill and Barbara Boles

Bradley Impact Fund

Jason and Diep Graham Charitable Fund

Cheri and Tom Briscoe

Elaine Burke

Bladen and Julia Burns

Steve Check

Croen Foundation, Inc.

Dr. Eric Durant and Scott Swickard

Franklyn and M. Anne Gimbel

Greater Milwaukee Foundation

Flesch Family Fund

Harry H. Hack Fund

John and Susan Harrits

Carla H. Hay

Darren and Terry Jackson

Mike and Marie Johnson

Jean and David Lauer

Chris and Anne Noyes

Richard and Lois Pauls

Individual Giving

John Phillips

Ann and Warren Pierson

Tom and Susan Quadracci

Pat Rieselbach

Catherine and Buddy Robinson

Meredith and Thomas Scrivner

The Streich Family Foundation

Byron and Laurie Vielehr

Ziegler Family Foundation

Producer ($10,000-$24,999)

Anonymous (11)

Bob Balderson

George Banda

Donna and Donald Baumgartner

Ivor and Carol Benjamin

James E. and Mary K. Braza

Bradley and Glenna Brin

Timothy and Kathleen Carr

Chris and Judi Collins

Mary and James M. Connelly

Sue D’Alessio

Randall Daut and Patricia Ryan

Antony and Nikki D’Cruz

Larry and Eileen Dean

Margaret Dethloff and Terri Zeh

Paul and Paula Eberle

Mary Lou M. Findley

The Molly and David Fritz Family

Patrick D. Gallagher

Thomas and Beth Giese

Andrés and Jessica Gonzalez

Peter and Beth Gottsacker

Greater Milwaukee Foundation

Norman and Lucy Cohn Family Fund

Howard and Susan Hopwood Fund

Richard Grunke and William Grasch

John J. Halechko and Marc Colletti

Paul and Gloria Halverson

Judy Hansen

John and Jean Henderson

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

Patti Keating Kahn and Chuck Kahn

Keyes Family

Krista Kile

Dennis and Cheryl Konkol

Mark and Jenny Kopetsky

Connie and John Kordsmeier

Kristine M. Krause and Scott A. Patulski

Susan and Tony Krausen

Billie W. Kubly

Rick and Roberta London

Elaine and Gerry Mainman

Dawne and Ray Manista

Linda and Greg Marcus

John Mathie

Debesh and Linda Mazumdar

Maureen McCabe

Tom and Renee McCutcheon

Jim Meier

Drs. Ann and Steve Merkow

Kerryann Haase Minton and Joe Minton

Bob and Jan Montgomery

Patricia and William Moren

Beth and Greg Myers

David and Abigail Nash

Drs. Mark and Jennifer Niedfeldt

Greg and Rhonda Oberland

Diane K. O’Connor

Marlene Ott

Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD.

Gina and Eric Peter

Marlyene Pfeiffer

Joe and Katie Pickart

Drs. Alan L. Pohl and Carol C. Pohl

Jim and Andrea Schloemer

Kathleen H. Seidel

Sue and Bud Selig

Linda L. Sell, MD

Jeffrey P. and Dr. Lori Sommerfeld

Scott and Mary Ellen Stanek

Judith A. Steinke

The RA Stevens Foundation

Laura Strain

Carolyn Sweers

Rich and Jean Tennessen

Gile and Linda Tojek

Curtis and Deborah Tomczyk

Harry and Mary Beth Van Groll

Sheryl Van Haren

Kent and Marcia Velde

Eric and Sarah Whyte

Director ($5,000-$9,999)

Anonymous (3)

Sharee Allain and David Schertz

Kathleen and Robert Anger

Richard and Sara Aster

Katharine Banzhaf

Barry Blackwell and Kathleen Eilers

Wendy and Warren Blumenthal

Cristin and Jonathan Bock

Ginny Bolger

Robert and Sharon Brenner

Mark and Terri Chelmowski

Kathryn and Kelly Clark

Peter Coffey and Kristine Cleary

Nicole and Jack Cook

Frank Daily and Julianna Ebert

Lloyd and Tammy Davis

Karen and Robert Dean

Thomas J. and Deborah W. Degnan

Susan and Gee Esslinger

Jack Gebhardt and Deborah McKeithan-Gebhardt

Thomas Golding

Greater Milwaukee Foundation

Joan and Peter W. Bruce Fund

Kevin and Roseann Lyons Fund

Joseph and Laura Mantoan Family Fund

Elizabeth Hancock and Susan Nevala

Thomas Harty and Sharon Stafford Harty

Jerold Hershberger and Kathi Hillyer

Ellen Hing and Chris Leadley

Henry and Margery Howard

Ken and Janet Howenstine

Mark and Sue Irgens

Jeff and Sarah Joerres

Greg and Jackie Johnson

Lynda Johnson

Mary Johnson

Michael and Deborah Kaerek

Maureen Kania Swokowski

Mark and Ginny Kannenberg

Sandy Laedtke

Drs. Kaye and Prakash Laud

Justine Leonard Charitable Fund

Jim and Barbee Lester

John Machulak

Francis and Rose Mary Matusinec

Victoria S. McCormick

James McFarland

Patti McKeithan

Daryl and Rita Melzer

Jim and Sally Mergener

Vivian Moller

Bernie Mrazik and Jeanie Jerde

Jim and Betty Jo Nelsen

James and Morgan Phelps

Fred Pike and Cecilia Taylor

Bruce and Candy Pindyck

Cathy Procton

Jim and Lys Reiskytl

Gayle Rosemann and Paul McElwee

Wayne and Christine Sage

Michael Schmitz

Dr. Mark and Barbara Sharon

Paul and Kathy Slesar

Thomas and Iphigenia Smith

Dr. Mark and Nancy Smuckler

Dr. and Mrs. C. John Snyder

Kimberly and Owen Sullivan

Jane Svinicki

Lisa Trost

Nic and Sally Wahl

Nora and Jude Werra

Kate and Don Wilson

Daryl and Bonnie Wunrow

Paul and Katherine Zavada

Designer ($2,500-$4,999)

Anonymous (6)

Amy L. Argall

Bob Barthel

Jackie Behnke

Larry Bonney

Douglas and Barbara Braun

Edward and Diane Braza

Frank and Caryl Briscoe

Peter and Bobbie Buening

Carol Cannon

Dr. John and Kathleen Cantieri

James Cauley and Brenda Andrews

Rachael and Joe Conrad

Jim and Marybeth Cottrill

Tom DeChant and Paul Gibler

Sandy and George Dionisopoulos

Kristin and Eric Dufek

Bob and Teri Duffy

Dick and Pat Ehlert

Tina Eickermann

Bill and Susanne Gay

Liz and Rick Gebhardt

Rod and Linda Gehrig

Greater Milwaukee Foundation

Elizabeth Brenner Fund

Margaret Heminway Wells Fund

David and Marion Meissner

Soik Family

John and Denise Grogan

Charmaine and Kurt Gunderson

Delphine Gurzynski

Leland Hansen

Laurie Hazzard

Karen and Steve Huser

Stephen Jacobs and Pat Curley

Thomas Jensen and Claudia Francis

Jewish Community Foundation

Micaela Levine Donor Advised Fund

Debra and Peter Johnson

Judy and Gary Jorgensen

Kevin and Margaret Kinney

Keith Knopf and Gayle Dorn

Michelle Kolp

Tim Kraetsch and Mike Wavra

Marina and Frank Krejci

Renee Kubesh and TJ Morley

Harvey Kurtz and Yvonne Larme

Mary Lacy

Dawn Lindsey

Franklin Loo and Sally Long

Jeffrey and Pamela Lueken

Duane and Kay Maas

Ellen MacFarlane

Michael Malone

Katherine McCombe

Alan and Nancy Meier

Joseph Meinerz

Judith Miller

Carol Moerke

Erik and Carol Moeser

Claudia and Joseph Moll

Dwight and Marleen Morgan

Molly Mulroy

Laurie Ocepek

Juliet Peterson

Phil and Lynell Raiche

Dr. Thomas Raimann and Michelle Dwyer

J. Patrick and Kathleen Ronan

Catherine Rothacker

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

Kendra Stea

Linda and Mike Stolz

Rick and Ann Szekely

Kent and Marna Tess-Mattner

John and Anne Thomas

Richard Uspel

Carla and Greg Von Roenn

Paul Wanat

Neal and Cathy Wegner

Sue Wells

David and Mary Welnetz

Prati and Norm Wojtal

Wilfred Wollner

Playwright ($1,000-$2,499)

Anonymous (8)

Mary Ellen Acker

Abby and Omar Andrietsch

Dan and Gwen Armbrust

Susan and Stephen Arnhold

James Awe

Linda and Jim Babcock

James and Susan Baillon

Dennis and LuAnn Baker

Christopher and Jessie Banaszak

Jeff Barth

Richard and Diana Barthel

Carla and Burt Bartlett

Tom and Sally Basting

Scott Beightol and Desiree Erickson Beightol

Heidi and Brad Bertler

Larry Bialcik

Dan Blinka

Margaret Blodgett and Ken Miller

Dr. Joseph Burgarino

Allison and Dan Byrne

Gerardo and Cynthia Caballero

Nicole Caffrey

Trish Calvy

Brian and Elizabeth Casey

B. Lauren and Margaret Charous

Lana and Rick Colbo

Patty Compton

Craig and Jeanette Cook

Cream City Foundation

Valentine Fund

Erickajoy and John Daniels

Sue and Russ Darrow

Julie Davis

Mary Ross Denison

Lloyd Dickinson and Kristin Bergstrom

Mary Paula Dix

Carol Z. Dolphin

Robert and Elizabeth Draper

Mary Ann Dude

John and Tamara Dunn

Marie Dupuis and Peter Westergard

Heidi and Ryan Engelhardt

Mary Erickson

Christine Luedeman Fenner

Michael and Doreen Festge

Jay and Judy Findling

Kenneth Finkel and Jane Delzer

Jeff and Kelly Fitzsimmons

Tom and Marcia Flanagan

Kathy Ford

Helen Forster

Kimberlee Foster

Alec and Kristin Fraser

Pamela Frautschi

Leanne Grano

Kathleen Gray and Ron Hofer

Greater Milwaukee Foundation

Bechthold Family Fund

Colton Charitable Fund

Bernadine and Stephen Graff Fund

Margarete and David Harvey Fund

Bruce Gunderson

Cliff and Susan Hartmann

Marge Hartwig

Edward Hashek and John Jors

Katherine L. Hauser

Thomas and Catherine Heinen

Drs. Daniel and Nancy Herrell

Henry and Suzanne Herzing

Debra and Kevin Hood

Katy Hook

Jake and Kristina Irion

Stephen and Roberta Isaacson

Sandra Ivers

Valerie Jablonka

Kenneth and Mary Lee Jacobs

Cathy Jakicic

Jewish Community Foundation

Loyal D. Grinker Restricted Endowment Fund

Jayne Jordan

Evan and Paula Kaiser

Dr. Jack and Myrna Kaufman

Mary and Jamie Kaufmann

Brian and Mary Lou Kennedy

Joseph W. Kmoch

John and Bronwen Knappenberger

Robert and Naomi Knoll

Donald and Barbara Koehler

Lilane Koehn Mace

Paul and Amy Kolo

Ashley and Andy Koors

Robert and Gail Korb

Terry and Mary Krall

Judith Laste

Mark and Cynthia Levy

Kate Lewis and Scott Silet

Michael and Heather Liebe

Bill Listwan

Peggy and Kevin Long

Paul and Patty Lucca

Patricia Luebke and Kenneth Robinson

Robert and Susan Lueger

Michael J. Lynch

Thomas and Judith Mackenzie

Robert Marold and Diane Boldt

Dr. Brent and Susan Martin

Daniel McCarty

David and Julie Meier

Kristen Mekemson

George and Sallie Meyer

Jill Meyers

Gregory and Susan Milleville

Dr. Jeanette Mitchell

Christine Mortensen

Mary Ann Mueller

Paul and Carolyn Noelke

Sarah Oberhofer

Tom and Kristine Obrecht

Alan and Kathy Olsen

Richard Owens and Judy Edmonds Owens

Monnine and Steve Parnitzke

Mark and Laurie Pasch

Larry and Teri Pavelec

Earl Potter and Lani Williams

Jonas and Sylvia Prising

Monica and Donald Putning

Andrew Quackenboss

Dr. Kenneth Redlin

John and Cornelia Reidl

Jodi Ristau

Lynn Rix

Daniel and Anna Robbins

Richard and Karen Rodgers

David and Anne Rosenberg

Schauer Family Foundation

Judy and Tom Schmid

Howard and Susan Schoenfeld

Barry Schulman and Cheri Wolf-Schulman

Beth and Kevin Schumacher

Robert Schweers

Martha and Frank Scott

Allison Scrivner and Kevin Baumgart

Sonal and Girish Shah

Vicki Shimi

Mark and Bonnie Siegel

Brenda Skelton and Jim Bendtsen

Aileen M. Smith

Jay and Tara Sodey

Heath Solon

Bruce Spann

Marlyn and Neal Spear

Tyler and Sherry Steward

Brad Stoeckel

Robert Storm and Catherine Shaw

David and Paula Strelitz

Terry R. Sutter

Geoffrey Swain

James and Elaine Sweet

Colette Szczesny

Richard and Mary Cady Thickens

Sara Toenes

Keri Torgerson

Joy Towell

Gregory and Sheryl Treichel

Mike Uihlein

Dee Uradnicek

MaryCarmen Villasenor

Jim Vollmer and Diane Kippenhan-Vollmer

Ruth A. Way

Paul and Laura Weisman

Barbara Wesener

Susan Wiegner

John Wierschem and Diane Weis

Patricia Wilkins

Peggy Williams-Smith

Connie Wilson and Mike Krueger

Lee and Carol Wolcott

Melanie and Brian Wolf

Diana Wood

Pete and Penny Woodcock

Jessica and Jim Yehle

Sharon Ziegler

Joe and Mary Ann Zompa

Principal Actor ($500-$999)

Anonymous (6)

Jim and Terri Alioto

Jason and Jessica Allen

Tom and Kathy Alpren

Dorothy Anderson

Elma Anderson

Scott Arbit

Robert W. Ater and Gregory W. Baer

Jayne Ayers

Karen Balistreri

Cheryl Banks

John and Carol Bannen

Lynn and Charles Barney

Barbara Baron

Brian and Rebekah Barsch

Melissa and James Baxter

Lucien and Holly Beaudry

Clark and Linda Beier

Terry Bell

Evert and Cynthia Berndt

Carolee Beutler

Big Art

Geoffrey and Karen Bilda

Katherine and Drew Bills

Art Blair

Connie Blair

Edward and Amy Blumenthal

James Boerner

Jan Bonsett-Veal

Peter and Lasharle Borg

Darold and Cheryl Borree

Paul Bosanac

Bradley Impact Fund

Jill and George Fahr Charitable Fund

John and Sandra Braun

Edith Brengel and David Radtke

Joel and Audra Brennan

Randy Breske

Elisabeth and Flint Bridge

Anne and Arthur Brooks

D’Araun Brown

Chris Burgener and Linda Loke

Susan Burns

Laurie and Peter Byrne

Bruce and Kathi Campbell

Kathleen Cepelka

Susan Cerletty

Gregory Chandler

Aleta and Walt Chossek

Marcia Christianson

Joseph and Julie Chusid

Jay and Roxanne Ciatti

Bunny and Ron Cohen

Sam and Sandie Colon

Vi and George Corliss

Craig Cornelius

Anne Courtney

Michael Cox

Carla Cross

Matt Cudney

Sandy and Jean Custer

Barbara Carol Davis

Lindsey and Carl Davis

William and Julia Davis

Margaret and Ricardo Diaz

Doug Doers

Sue and Dennis Duellman

Janet Dunst

Michael and Kathy Dwyer

Marybeth and Rip Edmundson

Vanessa and Erik Eisenmann

Nancy Ellis

John and Laura Emory

Evelyn Ericson

Gary and Judy Ertel

Kathleen Falk and Daniel Goyette

Moira Fitzgerald and Peter Kammer

Mary Teresa Flaherty

James and DeDe Forester

Randall Franke

Tim and Sue Frautschi

Gerald and Patricia Freitag

Allan F. and Mary Ellen Froehlich

Stephen and Gail Froehlich

Drs. Mark and Virginia Gennis

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

Chris Grenda

Thomas and Mary Grossman

Honorable Michael and Barbara Guolee

Carol Gustafson

Guillermo and Ellen Gutierrez

Karleen Haberichter

Arlene Hansen

Dr. James and Mary Ann Hanson

Kathleen Hawkins and Charles Marn

John Healy and Mary Tobin

Hilda Heglund

Jeffrey and Heather Hein

Katrina Hermann

Michael Hilliard

The Hirano Family

Mary Beth Holloway

Gary Holmes and Susan Holding

Bill and Lois Hoover

Hal Horneffer

Mary Horton-Carstensen and Mark Carstensen

Dante and Jennifer Houston

Sigrid and Roy Jablonka

Nancy Jesse

Jewish Community Foundation

Eileen and Howard Dubner Donor

Advised Fund

Dorene and Phil Paley Donor Advised Fund

Sherwood E. and Libby S. Temkin Donor

Advised Fund

Beatriz and Jesus Jimenez

Lecia Johnson

Caroline Joyce

Tom Karakis Sr. and Colleen Lese

Demaris and Gontran Kenwood

Roberta Rohdin Killian

Robert and Dorothy King

Genevieve Kirchman

Richard and Rita Klick

Don and Carol Klockow

Nancy Knapp

Steven and Ianne Koritzinsky

Annie and Todd Kosel

Stanley Kritzik

William Krohn

Diana Kuehl

Peter Kuenzi

Anne Kumor

Jenny and Justin La Crosse

Marlene and George Lange

Dan and Kathy Larsen

Jim and Teri Larson

Sam Leichtling and Lindsey Tauber

Lloyd and Sheri Levin

John E. and Karen M. Lewis

Judie Liebenstein and Kelly Fowler

David and Mary Ann Lillich

Saskia Lodder

Patricia Lombardo

Peter Lovance

James and Paula Lukas

Nicole and Eric Maassen

Robert Madden

Hemanckur Makker

Benjamin and Ellen Mandelman

Jacqueline Servi Margis

Lee Marquardt

Andy and Janet Martin

Joseph Masterson

Eric and Tara Mathison

Michelle Mattson and Matthew Sirinek

William and Pauline McCown

Jere McGaffey

Venora and Lafayette McKinney

Sandra and Michael McNeely

Diana and Mark Metz

Wesley and Amy Miles

Howard and Sara Miller

Dr. A.E. Moats

Jequitta Kain Molot

Michael Morgan

Barbara and Charles Murphy

Jerry and Lori Murphy

Sue Nelsen

John and Jane Niebler

IN KIND GIFTS

Catherine Brautigam and David Gilewski

Michael Johnstone

Paul and Kathrine Noran

Susan O’Connell

Mr. and Mrs. Pickles O’Pancakes

Sandra Orcholski

Bill and Marilyn Ottum

Jennifer and Brian Peterson

Sally Piefer

Robert and Lois Piekarski

Peggy and Ned Purtell

Ronald and Anne Putzer

Robert Raffel

Suzann Reichley

Scott and Amy Reid

RitzHolman CPAs

Mary Lynne Robinson

Alicia and Bryan Sadoff

LindaGale Sampson

James Sanger and Mary Newton

Mike and Jan Schade

Deborah and Daniel Shannon

Christine Schlosser

Bob and Carol Schmidt

Michelle and Allen Schmitz

Dean Schultz

Clyde and Marge Schweitzer

Dr. Robert and Caryl Sewell

Pamela and Jeffrey Shovers

Duncan Shrout

Marcia and Les Singer

Jane and Terry Skalmoski

Dennis and Cathie Slater

Jason and Andrya Smith

Minna and Mark Smith

Margaret Sohm

Jon and Kris Sohn

Greg and Diane Sommers

James and Kathleen Springer

Alec Stapleton

Charles and Jennifer Stearns

Aaron Stehling

Joe and Katie Pickart

Drs. Alan L. Pohl and Carol C. Pohl

LIMELIGHT LEGACY SOCIETY MEMBERS

George R. Affeldt, Jr.

Sharee Allain and David Schertz

Richard and Sara Aster

Jayne Ayers

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

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