Brian Isaac Phillips, Producing Artistic Director and CEO presents
Directed By
Brian Isaac Phillips+
Assistant Director
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Lighting Design
Sound Design
Properties Design
Wig Design
Puppet Design
Fight/Intimacy Direction
Dance Choreography
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Robert Carlton Stimmel^
Chris Holloway
Rainy Edwards
Aiden Bezark
Doug Borntrager
Alice Hopkins
Kayla Cieslinski
Matthew Lewis Johnson
Gina Cerimele-Mechley
Susan Jung
Cole Sweasy*
Colton Wolf*
design sponsors
RANCE AND MARILYN DUKE
^Artist sponsored by Judge Mark Painter
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
“Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
Originally produced in New York by Drew Desky and Dane Levens, Drew & Dane Productions. DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS was commissioned and originally produce by Maltz Jupiter Theatre Andrew Kato, Producing Artistic Director/Chief Executive Photography and recording of any kind is prohibited.
Cast and Production Staff
C AST
Lucy Westfeldt Jasimine Bouldin*
Dr. Westfeldt/Renfield Billy Chace*
Count Dracula Christopher Guthrie
Jonathan Harker Candice Handy*
Mina Westfeldt/Dr. Van Helsing Kelly Mengelkoch*
All other roles will be played by members of the ensemble
P RODUCTION S TAFF
Master Carpenter Bryce Carson
Wardrobe Supervisor Kayla Cieslinski
Lighting Supervisor & Scenic Associate Jared Earland
Associate Production Manager Rainy Edwards
Costume Shop Manager Lindsey Jones
Technical Director Chris Holloway
Properties Supervisor Alice Hopkins
Production Technician Brad Hopper
Charge Artist Samantha Reno
Production Manager Robert Carlton Stimmel^
Resident Stage Manager & Company Manager Cole Sweasy*
^Artist sponsored by Judge Mark Painter
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
Jasimine Bouldin*
Kelly Mengelkoch*
Billy Chace* Christopher Guthrie
Special Thanks
We wish to thank the following corporations, foundations, agencies, and individuals for their support of the 2025-2026 Season. We are forever grateful.
As of October 1, 2025
We endeavor to correctly recognize all of our supporters. If you see a problem with this list, please accept our apologies and email sara.clark@cincyshakes.com to correct. Thank you.
Production:
Brian Isaac Phillips, Producing Artistic Director and CEO
Bryce Carson, Master Carpenter
Kayla Cieslinski, Wardrobe Supervisor
Jared Earland, Lighting Supervisor and Scenic Associate
Rainy Edwards, Associate Production Manager and Resident Costume Designer
Chris Holloway, Technical Director
Alice Hopkins, Properties Supervisor
Brad Hopper, Production Technician and Facilities Associate
Lindsey Jones, Costume Shop Manager
Danitza Piper, Resident Stage Manager
Samantha Reno, Resident Scenic Designer
Robert Carlton Stimmel, Production Manager
Cole Sweasy, Resident Stage Manager and Company Manager
Administration:
Emily Bruns, Director of Education
Sara Clark, Director of Development
Sophie DeCorte, Marketing Associate
Candice Handy, Associate Artistic Director
Patricia Ryan, Development Manager
Quinn Morgan, Assistant Front of House Manager
Zoë Peterson, Education Associate
Lettie Van Hemert, General Manager
Jeanna Vella, Director of Marketing
Rachel Woellner, Patron Experience and Outreach Manager
Matthew Lewis Johnson, Guest Artistic Associate
Christopher V. Edwards, Sean Hagerty, and Jemma Levy, Artistic Associates
Staff as of October 2025
Meet the Cast and Creative Team
Jasimine Bouldin*
Lucy Westfeldt (she/her) 3RD SEASON
Cincinnati: Fat Ham, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Macbeth (Favorite CSC); JaJa’s African Hair Braiding (Ensemble Theatre); The Twunny Fo’, It’s Not a Trip, It’s a Journey (Know Theatre).
Billy Chace*
Dr. Westfeldt/Renfield (he/him) 17TH SEASON
Cincinnati: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, The Play That Goes Wrong, Much Ado About Nothing, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Let The Right One In, As You Like It, Taming Of The Shrew, Richard III, A Flea In Her Ear, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, The 39 Steps, Dracula, King John, & Every Christmas Story Ever Told (Favorite CSC). The Other Place (Ensemble Theatre). Nathan The Wise (Theatre Of The First Amendment). Education: Alumnus of George Mason University (BA).
Christopher Guthrie Count Dracula 13TH SEASON
Cincinnati: Amadeus, Romeo & Juliet, Midsummer Night’s Dream, King John, Hamlet, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Taming of the Shrew, Cymbeline, Comedy of Errors (Favorite CSC); Angels in America Part 1 & 2, Hamlet, Streamers (Know Theatre); Grand Horizons (Ensemble Theatre Cincinnnati).
Education: BA Catawba College, Salisbury NC.
Candice Handy*
Jonathan Harker (she/her) 7TH SEASON
Cincinnati: The Play Goes Wrong, Julius Casar, Trouble in Mind, Every Christmas Story Ever Told, Twelfth Night, As You Like It, Gaslight, King Lear, All The Way (Favorite CSC), Jaja’s African Hair Braiding (Ensemble Theatre) Marian: The True Tale of Robin Hood (Know Theatre) Regional: Gaslight (Merrimack Reparatory Theatre), The Cake (Human Race Theatre), The Winter’s Tale, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Island Shakespeare Festival), The Pirates of Penzance (Theatre Monmouth), The Tempest (Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival). Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Associate Artistic Director.
Kelly Mengelkoch*
Mina Westfeldt/Dr. Van Helsing (she/her) 20TH SEASON
Cincinnati: Much Ado About Nothing, Importance of Being Earnest (Favorite CSC); A Christmas Carol (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park); Let the Right One In (CSC/CCM); This is Tom Jones! (Human Race Theatre Company). Regional: The Spitfire Grill (Old Creamery Theatre Company Amana, Iowa); Grease and The Scarlet Pimpernel (New Theatre Kansas City). New York: The Rewards of Being Frank (New York Classical Theatre). TV/Film: Dark Waters, Perception, Old Man and the Gun, A Kind of Murder, Healing River, Dusk, C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America. Website: kellymengelkoch.com
Brian Isaac Phillips+ Director (he/him) 27TH SEASON
Cincinnati: An Enemy of the People, The Play That Goes Wrong, Twelfth Night (co-produced with Prague Shakespeare Company ), Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (co-produced with Merrimack Repertory Theatre), Kindred Spirits (World Premiere), Julius Caesar, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Living Dead (World Premiere), King Lear (Recent CSC), The Sound Inside, Red Velvet (Ensemble Theatre), Let The Right One In (CCM), The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park), The Handmaid’s Tale, When the Rain Stops Falling, Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches (Know Theatre). Education: Morehead State University. Website: cincyshakes.com/BIP. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Producing Artistic Director and CEO.
Robert Carlton Stimmel Assistant
Director
(he/him) 7TH SEASON
Cincinnati: Macbeth, A Room in the Castle, Twelfth Night, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Julius Caesar, The Amen Corner, Wrecking Ball, Gaslight, Trouble in Mind, As You Like It, The Living Dead, The Comedy of Errors, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Favorite CSC); To Kill a Mockingbird, A Christmas Carol, Antigone, Rikki Tikki Tavi, Rapunzel (Cincinnati Playhouse In The Park); Archie and the Ashes (Know Theatre); Higher (American Legacy Theatre); Earworm (Impaired Vision Productions). Regional: Elephant and Piggie,
Meet the Cast and Creative Team
Little Red Riding Hood (Merrimack Repertory Theatre); The Fantasticks, The Normal Heart (Short North Stage); Eavesdropping (Alliance Theatre); Earworm (Hollywood Fringe Festival). International: Twelfth Night (Prague Shakespeare Company). Education: Miami University (BA in Theatre). Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Production Manager.
Chris Holloway
Scenic Designer (he/him) 4TH SEASON
Cincinnati: Fat Ham; Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors (CSC). Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Technical Director.
Rainy Edwards
Costume Designer (she/her) 7TH SEASON
Cincinnati: The Winter’s Tale, Romeo and Juliet, The Comedy of Errors, The Living Dead, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Gaslight, The Importance of Being Earnest, Frankenstein, Kindred Spirits, Twelfth Night (Favorite CSC) ; Lizard Boy: The Musical (Know Theatre). Education: Florida State University (MFA in Costume Design). Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Associate Production Manager and Resident Costume Designer.
Aiden Bezark
Lighting Designer (he/him) 2ND SEASON
Cincinnati: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (CSC), Keeper Of The Realm and Little Shop of Horrors (The Carnegie), Once (University of Cincinnati). New York: The Witness Room (dir. Will Blum), Cellino v. Barnes (dir. Wesley Taylor + Alex Wyse), CCM Honors Stephen Flaherty (dir. Marcia Milgrom Dodge at Carnegie Hall), Picking Up Speed (dir. Marlo Hunter), Bettinger’s Luggage (dir. Steven Ditmyer), Walking With Bubbles (dir. Richard Hess), Being Somebody (dir. Elizabeth Browning), Baggage at the Door (dir. Joe Langworth), NEWSical (dir. Mark Waldrop), A Musical About: Star Wars (dir. Tom+Michael D’Angora).
Doug Borntrager Sound Designer (he/him) 11TH SEASON
Cincinnati: King Lear; 1984; Dracula; Henry VI, 1 & 2; The Great Gatsby; One Man, Two Guvnors; The Hound of the Baskervilles; Romeo and Juliet (Favorite CSC); Light Chasers; Theatre: A Love Story; Puffs; Ada and the Engine; Hundred Days; The Handmaid’s Tale; When the Rain Stops Falling; Eurydice; Hamlet; Corpus Christi (Know Theatre); Saint Joan; Tramp’s New World; Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (Diogenes Theatre). Regional: Newsies; Beauty and the Beast; Complete History of Comedy (abridged) (Cardinal Stage). New York: Fully Committed; True History and Real Adventures (Vineyard Theatre). Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (BA). Website: projectionconnections.com.
Alice Hopkins Properties Designer (she/her) DEBUT SEASON
Cincinnati: The Play That Goes Wrong, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Dogberry & Verges are Scared, An Enemy of the People, Experiential installations for Cincinnati Pride, Cincinnati Music Festival, Flying Pig Marathon, and Wellness Festival (Agar); sculptural fabrication for Jellystone Parks (3DX Scenic); sculptural fabrication for Casting Arts & Technologies. Regional: Sculptural fabrication with Studio Romo (Oakland, CA); sculptural fabrication for Sesame Place at SeaWorld (San Diego, CA). Artist Collaborations: Mars-1, SF Museum of Modern Art, Dan Romo, Bruce Beasley, Emily Sites. Education: University of Cincinnati – College of DAAP (BFA, Multimedia Sculpture & Bronze Casting).
Kayla Cieslinski Wig Designer (she/they) 3RD SEASON
Cincinnati: Macbeth, Frankenstein, Twelfth Night, Fat Ham, Kindred Spirits, Much Ado About Nothing (Favorite CSC). Regional: Charlotte’s Web, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Just Between the All of Us, The Enlightenment of Percival von Schmootz (Constellation Stage and Screen). Education: Indiana University (BA in Theatre, concentration in Acting, Stage Management, Costuming; Minor in Arts Administration). Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Wardrobe Supervisor.
Meet the Cast and Creative Team
Matthew Lewis Johnson
Puppet Designer (any/all) 22ND SEASON
Cincinnati: You Don’t Exist to Me, Three Times the Tale, Beowulf: Doom of the Just, The Big Bored, Tooth ‘N Knuckle ; Regional: Avenue Q, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, Little Shop of Horrors, (Eastern Kentucky University); The Tempest, Bard’s Friends Forever, Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Nights Dream, Little Willy’s Panto Loons (Appalachian Shakespeare Center), A One Man Hamlet (Distilled Theatre); I Dream Wild Horses, A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings, The Big Bored (Horizon Theatre); Xperimental Puppet Theatre, How Do they Live, Ballad of Wriggly Buttonhole (Center for Puppetry Arts); Puppet Slam (Dad’s Garage). Alumnus of Virginia Commonwealth University (MFA) Morehead State University (BA). Head of Musical Theatre at Eastern Kentucky University, Appalachian Shakespeare Center Artistic Director. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Guest Artistic Associate.
Gina Cerimele-Mechley Fight/Intimacy Director (she/her) 31ST SEASON
Cincinnati: Much Ado About Nothing, Kindred Spirits, The Play That Goes Wrong, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Living Dead (Favorite CSC); Fight direction for Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati Ballet, Ensemble Theatre, Playhouse in the Park, Human Race Theatre. Regional: Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center Theatre Company, Opera Theatre St. Louis, Alaska Cabin Nite Dinner Theatre. Affiliations: 33-year member, Society of American Fight Directors (one of the few female Fight Directors). Education/ Teaching: Founder, Cincinnati Actor’s Studio & Academy; First recipient, CAA’s Arts Educator Award.
Susan Jung Dance Choreographer (she/her) 3RD SEASON
Cincinnati: Choreography for Much Ado About Nothing, Twelfth Night (CSC), The Story Collective, The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (CHCA), Awaited, CCM Prep,
Playhouse in the Park Summer Camps; Acting credits at Falcon Theatre, The Story Collective (TSC), Warsaw Federal Incline, film, commercial, and voice over work. Education/Teaching: MT dance for CCM Prep and PIP; Improv workshops/acting classes for TCTC and TSC; finalist for CAA Arts Educator Award; Co-founder/Artistic Director of TSC, mentor with Jumpstart Theatre Program (EDTA); 24 years as CHCA’s Theatre Director/Choreographer.
Cole Sweasy*
Stage Manager (they/them) 5TH SEASON
Cincinnati: Mrs. Dalloway,Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Fat Ham, The Play That Goes Wrong, The Amen Corner, King Lear, The Comedy of Errors (Favorite CSC); All’s Faire, Cincinnati Fringe Festival (Know Theatre). Regional: Event Stage Management in Bowling Green, Nashville and Atlanta. Education: Western Kentucky University (BAs in Theatre, Communication Studies, and English). Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Resident Stage Manager and Compnay Manager.
Colton Wolf*
Assistant Stage Manager (they/them) DEBUT SEASON
Cincinnati: A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Park Tour (CSC). Regional: With Two Wings (Miami University); Angel’s Trumpet (Miami University) Education: Miami University (BA). Website: cswolf.weebly.com.
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
Dracula Dracula
Dracula, Nosferatu, The Munsters
Castlevania
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
Renfield
Closer Look: TBD
Theater Policies and Information
A MENITY B ASKET
We want your visit to CSC to be as enjoyable as possible. Please visit the Box Office to request the complimentary "Amenity Basket' should you require items such as cough drops, Tylenol, Advil, ear plugs, Band-Aids, antacid, tampons, masks, or tissues.
A CCESSIBILITY /S PECIAL S EATING
Seating for people with disabilities is available in multiple locations in the Lower and Upper Galleries and can be reached by elevator and/or ramp. These seats can be purchased online or by calling our Box Office. For assistance upon arrival, please see any of our Front of House staff.
A SSISTED L ISTENING D EVICES
Complimentary devices may be requested at the Box Office before a performance.
F OOD A ND D RINK
A variety of drinks and concessions are available in the lobby at Bob's Bar. Beverages are allowed back into the theater. Smoking is prohibited in the theater and directly in front of the theater’s entrance.
R EFUNDS /E XCHANGES :
Tickets are non-refundable but exchanges may be possible: contact the Box Office at least 48 hours before your performance to inquire about availability.
L ATE S EATING
Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the House Manager.
P HOTOGRAPY
To avoid disruptions and copyright infringement, unauthorized recording on cameras, cell phones, or other devices inside the theater before, during, or following the performance is prohibited. Photography taken inside the lobby is encouraged!
Y OUNG T HEATER -G OERS
Children younger than 5 are not permitted in the theater. For children older than 5, please call the Box Office to determine whether a particular production is suitable for your child.
I N T HE E VENT O F A N E MERGENCY
Please obey the instructions given by theater personnel. Please note the nearest emergency exit upon taking your seat; each exit is marked by a lighted EXIT sign. If an evacuation is directed, please move to the nearest exit in a calm and orderly fashion.
L AND A CKNOWLEDGMENT
Cincinnati Shakespeare would like to respectfully acknowledge the Osage, Shawnee, and Miami People who have stewarded the land we are currently located on throughout the generations.
For assistance at any time, please see a member of our Front of House staff
Board of Directors
Jennifer Damiano, Key Bank – President
George Yund, Frost Brown Todd (Ret) – Vice President Christopher Nare, Nare Strategic Partners – Treasurer Marilyn Duke, National Education Association (Ret) – Secretary
Maureen Bickley, Frost Brown Todd
Otto M. Budig Jr., Budco Group
Sean Conway, The Bistro Group
Rick Eder, Ceco Concrete Construction, LLC
Dan Fales, KMK
Angie Fischer, Lightborne
Sarah Graber, Wood Herron & Evans LLP
Joanna Seung Ah Huh, University of Cincinnati
Myron Hughes, BlueRose Supply, LLC
Steve Kane, EY
Mark Kanter, Rookwood Properties (Ret)
Eric H. Kearney, African American Chamber of Commerce
Marcene Kinney, GBBN
Isabel Mendez, Procter & Gamble
David Nevers, Western & Southern Financial Group
Niamh O’Leary, Xavier University
Debby Mason, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (Ret)
Whitney Owens, Cincinnati Museum Center
Judge Mark Painter (Ret), Emeritus
Patrick Points, Ignite Philanthropy
Vicky Reynolds, University of Cincinnati (Ret), Emeritus
Marc Rubin, Cohen, Todd, Kite & Stanford (Ret), Emeritus
Rosemary Schlachter, 25th Hour, Emeritus
Rich Schultz, Messer Construction
Stephanie A. Smith, Fifth Third Bank
Mark Stotzer, Lucky Shoe Property Holdings
Don Tecklenburg, Ohio Wesleyan (Ret), Emeritus
Sarah Tomes, LPK
Jessica Tribbe, Aquaya Institute
Carole Campbell Williams, Mount Saint Joseph University
Jonathan Winterkorn, Plante Moran
Dick Westheimer, Westheimer Enterprises, Emeritus
Jay Woffington, Chameleon Investments
As of July 2025
“With one ‘we thank you,’ many millions more…”
The
Winter’s Tale, Act I, Scene ii
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company extends thanks to the following individuals and organizations for their generous support. The following gifts were received by Cincinnati Shakespeare Company July 1, 2024 –June 30, 2025 or pledged to the 2024 – 2025 Season. Giving Levels are exclusive of Capital Campaign donations. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. If you see an error, please accept our sincere apology and contact Sara Clark at 513-381-2273, ext. 3208.
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$50,000+
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Debby and Jim Mason
Ohio Arts Council
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Mrs. L.L. Browning
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Colleen and Mike McSwiggin
Anita Meister
Lance Melching
Microsoft Rewards API
Patricia Miller
Chris and Molly Milligan
Dave and Diane Moccia
Ms. Mimi Moller
David and Vicki Motch
Christine Mulvin
Dr. Nicholas Newman
Fred and Barbara Norton
Kyrié Owen
Stephen Phillips
Brian Isaac Phillips and Corinne Mohlenhoff
Ronald Plybon
Phil and Susan Price
Beverly Pugh
Brian Reilly
Shannon Richards
Dr. and Mrs. Barry Robertson
Patty Rosely
Kim Salit
Leila Saxena
Kathryn Schnier
Robert and Jennifer Schwartz
Rachelle Sekerka and Michael Eissfeld
Dan Shumer
Nedra Sneed
Christine Socwell
Carol Sparks
Paul Spearman
Jim and Cathy Stautberg
Sarah Tankersley
Suzanne Terwilliger
Annelly Torres Gomez
Ms. Cindy Tsai
Dan and Leslie Turis
Sandra and James Uhrig
The Shakespeare Society of Zanesville Ohio
Buzz Ward
Fred and Jo Anne Warren
Nathaniel Washatka
William Watts
Matt and Jonelle Wehrman
John and Heidi Williams
Bill and Kathy Winters
Leo Yakutis
Friends of the Company
IN-KIND DONORS
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company sends special thanks to the following individuals and organizations for their in-kind contributions.
American Legacy Tours
The BonBonerie
Brazee Studios
Castle Skateland
The Children’s Theater
Cincinnati Men’s Chorus
Cincinnati Museum Center
Cincinnati Observatory
Cincinnati Zoo
Civic Garden Center
Dr. Niamh O’Leary
Eat Well Celebrations & Feasts
Esquire Theatre
Flying Cloud Academy of Vintage Dance
Friends of Music Hall
Gina Cerimele-Mechley
Graeter’s
Green Umbrella
Jessica Ruebusch
KeyBank
Lightborne
The Macaron Bar
Mellotone Beer Project
Mercantile Library
Midwest Falconry
Mikki Schaffner
NKU Haile Planetarium
Red Tree Coffee and Art
REVEL Urban Winery
Rhinegeist Brewery
State Bound Operations
Western & Southern Financial Group
LEGACY SOCIETY
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company is grateful to the generous donors who have remembered CSC in their estates, or have expressed their commitment to a future planned gift. If you have considered including Cincinnati Shakespeare Company in your estate plans and want to learn more, please reach out to Sara Clark, Director of Development, at Sara.Clark@cincyshakes.com. or visit cincyshakes.com/legacy.
Mrs. L.L. Browning
Cynthia Crilley
Estate of Henrietta Barlag
Estate of Dava Lynn Biehl
Estate of James R. Bridgeland, Jr.
William Gordon and Nancy Johnson
The Gumbleton Family
Thomas P. Lee
Julie Metz
ARTSWAVE PARTNERS
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company acknowledges the following partner companies, foundations and their employees who generously participate in the annual ArtsWave Campaign at the $100,000+ level. Thank you!
$2 MILLION + P&G
$1 MILLION TO $1,999,999
Fifth Third Bank and Fifth Third Foundation
$500,000 TO $999,999
GE Aerospace
$250,000 TO $499,999
The Cincinnati Insurance Companies
The H.B., E.W. and F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, N.A., Trustee Western & Southern Financial Group
$100,000 – $249,999 altafiber
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati Reds
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
The E.W. Scripps Company and Scripps Howard Foundation
The EnquirerCincinnati.com
Great American Insurance Group
Greater Cincinnati Foundation
The Kroger Co.
Messer Construction Co.
PNC
JOIN THE MONTHLY GIVING CIRCLE
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company relies on the sustained commitment of a strong community of supporters to bring Shakespeare and the Classics to life for all. By joining our Monthly Giving Circle, your automatic credit card donations provide ongoing, uninterrupted support — making giving easy, convenient, and impactful. It’s a simple way to spread your gift out over time while ensuring CSC can continue inspiring audiences all year long.
We send a special thanks to our Monthly Giving Circle for their ongoing support of Cincy Shakes now and for the seasons to come:
Rebecca and John Bromels
Curtis Brown
Jon and Katie Clark
Ms. Janet Davidson
Jillian Frasher
Scott Goebel and Emily Detmer-Goebel
Noah Goertemiller
Emily Hodges
Stephen Jackson
Lance Melching
Kyrié Owen
Kathy and Mike Rademacher
Robert Roesbery
Patty Rosely
Jennifer Sauvey
Susan Schapiro
Suzanne Schindler
Mary Ann Weiss
H ELP U S T ELL THE W HOLE S TORY
Did you know that at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, tickets and subscriptions cover less than half of what it costs to produce the world-class productions and programs you know and love? As a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization, we rely on the generous support of this community to fulfill our mission to bring Shakespeare and the Classics to life for all.
DONATE TONIGHT
The box office will be happy to accept and process a taxdeductible donation by cash, check, or credit card.
DONATE ONLINE
To make a gift online, please visit cincyshakes. com/donate.
DONATE BY MAIL
Make a check out to “Cincinnati Shakespeare Company” and mail to: 217 W. 12th Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
DONATE BY PHONE
Call us at 513.381.2273 to make your donation with a credit card.
JOIN MONTHLY GIVING
To make a sustaining gift to Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, visiting us at cincyshakes.com/donate and choose “Make a Monthly Gift.”
DONATE STOCK
CSC gratefully accepts gifts of appreciated stock through our accounts with Charles Schwab and Bartlett Wealth
Management. For instructions on making a gift of stock, please visit us online or reach out to Sara.Clark@ cincyshakes.com.
QUALIFIED CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION
If you are 70½ years old or older, you can donate from your IRA directly to a qualified charity such as ours, helping to satisfy your Required Minimum Distribution for the year.
GRANT FROM A DONOR ADVISED FUND
By giving through a DAF, you can maximize your tax benefit while supporting CSC. Your financial advisor or institution can provide more details or assist in establishing a Donor Advised Fund.
MATCHING GIFTS
Many employers offer matching gift programs, and this is a great way to increase the impact of your generous gift
Your support in any form is invaluable to us, and we are here to assist you with any questions you may have about these giving options. You can contact our Director of Development at 513.381.2273 ext. 3208 or visit us online at cincyshakes.com.
