THE EXCITEMENT IS BUILDING 2008/2009 Season
Milwaukee Repertory Theater
Extraordinary Theater. Outstanding Entertainment.
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THE EXCITEMENT IS BUILDING 2008/2009 Season
Milwaukee Repertory Theater
Build your own season. Save up to 30%. The Rep now offers an amazing new way to customize your theater experience. Pick the shows you want to see most with The Rep’s Build Your Own Season Package. Choose any shows you want during the 2008/2009 season in the Quadracci Powerhouse Theater, Stiemke Theater or Stackner Cabaret (minimum 3 productions). Then choose the performance date and time that fits your schedule. Save 10% off single ticket prices when you choose 3 shows. The more you choose the more you save, up to 30%. Plus, you’ll get all the great benefits of subscribing to The Rep; including: missed show insurance, unlimited online ticket exchanges, subscriber-only events and offers and a money-saving subscriber benefits card. Start building your package today! Call 414-224-9490 or visit milwaukeerep.com/build
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Isn’t it Romantic By David Koch
September 5 - November 2, 2008 Stackner Cabaret
This lush tribute highlights the songs that epitomize romance from popular music’s most prolific and enduring songwriters: Jerome Kern, Rodgers and Hart and George and Ira Gershwin. The incomparable, velvet-toned Jimi Ray Malary returns in this glorious new musical revue. Build your package today! Call 414-224-9490 or visit milwaukeerep.com/build
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I AM MY OWN WIFE By Doug Wright
September 10 - October 5, 2008 Stiemke Theater
German transvestite Charlotte von Mahlsdorf’s remarkable feats of bravery allow her to survive despite two of the most brutally oppressive regimes in history: the Nazis of the Third Reich and the Communists that ruled East Germany. One actor portrays more than 30 characters in this phenomenal Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning work that explores the will to survive. You can save up to 30% off single tickets by choosing more shows. Michael Gotch >
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STATE OF THE UNION by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
September 16 – October 12, 2008 Quadracci Powerhouse Theater
The Republicans are looking for a new Presidential candidate in 1946, and they pin their hopes on Grant Matthews, a charismatic, successful businessman with no prior involvement in politics. When Matthews’ estranged wife encourages him to stand firm with his honest, outspoken style, he soon discovers that he must choose between political ambition and moral principles. This Pulitzer Prize-winning drama offers a shrewd and witty look at affairs of state as well as affairs of the heart. Lee E. Ernst and Laura Gordon >
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EURYDICE by Sara Ruhl
October 28 – November 23, 2008 Quadracci Powerhouse Theater
Pulitzer Prize-nominee Sarah Ruhl returns with a haunting new play that explores the pain of love, loss and memories. EURYDICE is a contemporary re-telling of the myth of Orpheus’ descent into the underworld. In this inventive and lyrical play, Eurydice must decide how long to cling to the memories of her life and loves on earth. Build your package today! Call 414-224-9490 or visit milwaukeerep.com/build Lanise Antoine Shelley >
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GREATER TUNA By Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard
November 7 - December 28, 2008 Stackner Cabaret
This hilarious comedy takes us to Texas’ third smallest town, where the Lion’s Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies. The eclectic band of citizens that make up this town are portrayed by only two performers. Featuring Rep Resident Acting Company members Lee E. Ernst and Gerard Neugent. You can save up to 30% off single tickets by choosing more shows.
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THE BLONDE, THE BRUNETTE AND THE VENGEFUL REDHEAD by Robert Hewett
December 9, 2008 – January 4, 2009 Quadracci Powerhouse Theater
This one woman tour de force performance explores multiple perspectives on love, anger and adultery. When a desperate housewife suspects that her husband is cheating, her rash act of revenge forever changes the lives of everyone around her. Resident Acting Company Member Deborah Staples transforms into seven different characters in a play that will leave you questioning whether or not truth is really just a matter of perception. Deborah Staples >
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GUYS ON ICE book and lyrics by Fred Alley; music by James Kaplan Story by Fred Alley and James Kaplan
December 17, 2008 - January 4, 2009 Stiemke Theater
Back by popular demand for a very limited run! From their shanty, ice-fishing buddies Marvin and Lloyd sing about life, love, and the one that got away. Don’t miss your chance to catch the “big one,” and have the chance to be the winner in Ernie the Moocher’s Halftime Show! Build your package today! Call 414-224-9490 or visit milwaukeerep.com/build Steve M. Koehler and Doug Mancheski >
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Dogpark: The Musical By Jahnna Beecham, Malcolm Hillgartner and Michael J. Hume
January 9 - March 1, 2009 Stackner Cabaret
An all-new musical canine comedy from the creators of CHAPS! Follow Daisy, Champ, Bogie and Spud through their adventures at the hippest, hottest place in town: the Dogpark, where every dog has his day, and love conquers all. You can save up to 30% off single tickets by choosing more shows.
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TROUBLE IN MIND by Alice Childress
January 20 – February 15, 2009 Quadracci Powerhouse Theater
The year is 1957 and African-American actress Wiletta Mayer is ready for her big break. She has started rehearsals on a play headed for Broadway, but when racially demoralizing stereotypes start to spill forth from the play, will Wiletta’s insistence on truth cost everyone the jobs they so desperately need? TROUBLE IN MIND is a fierce and funny look at the half truths we tell ourselves about race, identity and opportunity in America.
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MIRANDOLINA By Carlo Goldoni
January 28 - February 22, 2009 Stiemke Theater
A sizzling battle of the sexes catches fire in Goldoni’s eighteenth-century Italian farce. Single, sexy and independent Mirandolina is mistress of her own inn and besieged by a constant stream of suitors. Though all the men around her seem to fall madly in love with her, will she be able to win over the one man she has her own heart set on – a notorious woman-hater? Come watch as the sparks fly. Build your package today! Call 414-224-9490 or visit milwaukeerep.com/build Deborah Staples >
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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE adapted from the novel by Jane Austen
March 3 - 29, 2009
Quadracci Powerhouse Theater
One of the most delightful and popular romantic comedies of all time, Jane Austen’s classic tale takes us to Regency England circa 1813 and the drawing room of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet as they seek wealthy husbands for their five marriageable daughters. When a wealthy young man and his friend arrive at a nearby mansion, the lives of Jane Bennet and her sisters are abuzz with excitement and passion. Marybeth Gorman and Joshua Willis >
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Fire on the Bayou: A Mardi Gras Musical Extravaganza By Kevin Ramsey
March 6 - May 10, 2009 Stackner Cabaret
From the creator of last season’s hit GRAFTON CITY BLUES, comes this steamy musical gumbo that traces the history of New Orleans jazz. This show will heat up the Stackner Cabaret with a mixture of jazz, zydeco and Dixieland. Laissez les bons temps rouler! You can save up to 30% off single tickets by choosing more shows.
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I JUST STOPPED BY TO SEE THE MAN By Stephen Jeffreys
April 8 - May 3, 2009 Stiemke Theater
This passionate ode to the power and truth of the blues tells the story of Jesse Davidson, the greatest living bluesman. Long believed dead, he lives his simple life with his activist daughter in a Mississippi Delta shack. Legend surrounds Jesse – like the story about him selling his soul to the devil so that he could play guitar. But when Karl, a famous English rocker, probes for the truth about Jesse, he triggers a confrontation of mythic proportions.
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THE CHERRY ORCHARD By Anton Chekhov
April 14 - May 10, 2009 Quadracci Powerhouse Theater
Set in 1904 on the edge of the Russian Revolution, this bittersweet and haunting comedy is Chekhov’s final play and masterpiece about a rapidly changing world and a way of life on the brink of destruction. With fortunes fading fast and the auction of their estate looming on the horizon, an impoverished Russian family is uncertain of what the future will bring. Build your package today! Call 414-224-9490 or visit milwaukeerep.com/build Torrey Hanson >
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EXceptional Dining at The Rep’s stackner cabaret
The Rep’s Stackner Cabaret is anything but ordinary. This true cabaret-style venue - the only one of its kind in Milwaukee – blends the excitement of musical theater with the casual, laid-back style and delicious food of your favorite restaurant. location:
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Patty & Jay Baker Theater Complex - Level 2
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Juson Williams and Jannie Jones
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MAKE THE MOST A Complete Night Out – all in the milwaukee center OF YOUR NIGHT OUT Downtown Milwaukee
Restaurants and Nightlife
The Rep’s location within the Milwaukee Center makes a night out easy. Convenient underground parking as well as dining and night life is yours – all in one complex. Venues:
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Zen Den and Kil@wat at the InterContinental Milwaukee Hotel
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MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR NIGHT OUT
By building your own season subscription you get more than just outstanding theater. Subscribers receive discounts to some of Milwaukee’s finest restaurants, including The Rep’s Stackner Cabaret. Plus, subscribers get $5 discounts on additional single ticket purchases. BYOB_new.indd 36
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Kincaid’s Complimentary single appetizer with purchase of entrées. tel: 414-227-1111 Annona Bistro $5 off purchase of $25 or more. tel: 414-744-2224 Not valid with any other offer, one discount card per table.
Bacchus, A Bartolotta Restaurant 20% off one entrée. tel: 414-765-1166 maximum cards per table: 4
Ristorante Bartolotta 20% off one entrée. tel: 414-771-7910 maximum cards per table: 4
Bartolotta’s Lake Park Bistro 20% off one entrée. tel: 414-962-6300 maximum cards per table: 4
Bosley on Brady 20% off one entrée. tel: 414-727-7975 Eagan’s 20% off one entrée. tel: 414-271-6900 Free parking & shuttle service nights & weekends.
Flannery’s 20% off one entrée. tel: 414-278-8586 John Hawk’s Pub 20% off food bill. tel: 414-272-3199 Karl Ratzsch’s 10% off one entrée one per card. tel: 414-276-2720 not valid with special early dining menu
limit 1 per table.
Mader’s German Restaurant 10% off entrées. tel: 414-271-3377 not valid with other offers
Mr. B’s Bartolotta’s Steakhouse 20% off one entrée. tel: 262-790-7005 maximum cards per table: 4
Rock Bottom Brewery 10% off food bill. tel: 414-276-3030 Swig Free glass of wine with the purchase of any entrée. tel: 414-431-7944 The Capital Grille Complimentary dessert with the purchase of any entrée. tel: 414-223-0600 Vecchio Bar & Grill Buy one brunch get second brunch free, or free glass of house wine with dinner. tel: 414-273-5700 Water Buffalo Free glass of wine with the purchase of any entrée. tel: 414-431-1133 Yaffa Free glass of red or white wine with the purchase of an entrée. tel: 414-223-0101 Molloy’s, Fine Women’s Apparel 15% off one item. tel: 414-351-2000
Kil@wat 20% off one entrée. tel: 414-291-4793 Cannot be combined with other discounts
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BUILD YOUR OWN SEASON TODAY
Choose your shows, pick the date and time that fits your schedule and save. It’s that easy. And remember, the more you choose the more you save, up to 30%. To build your season now, call 414-224-9490 or buy online milwaukeerep.com/build. Quadracci Powerhouse Theater Season is generously sponsored by
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Stackner Cabaret Season is generously sponsored by
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Milwaukee Repertory Theater
Non Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Milwaukee Repertory Theater Inc.
Patty & Jay Baker Theater Complex 108 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Build your own season. Save up to 30%. Subscribe today at
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or call
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