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Original Direction by Arin Arbus ◊ Directed by Dan Hasse ◊ This production of The Lehman Trilogy is a transfer from Guthrie Theater (Minneapolis, MN) in association with Shakespeare Theatre Company (Washington, DC).
Scenic Designer Marsha Ginsberg Projections Designer Hannah Wasileski
Costumer Designer Anita Yavich
Voice & Dialect Coach Jill Walmsley-Zager
Lighting Designer Yi Zhao
Casting Director Jonathan Hetler, CSA
Sound Designer & Original Music Michael Costagliola
Stage Manager Kira Neighbors*
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The Lehman Trilogy is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com The Lehman Trilogy was first presented by the National Theatre and Neal Street Productions Ltd, that jointly commissioned the English adaptation of the original play, Lehman Trilogy, at the Lyttleton Theatre on Thursday 12th July 2018 and transferred to the Piccadilly Theatre, West End. The National Theatre and Neal Street Productions Ltd. presented the U.S. premiere of The Lehman Trilogy on March 27, 2019, at the Park Avenue Armory, New York, and first presented the production on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre on October 14, 2021. ◊ A member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union. * Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. THE LEHMAN TRILOGY
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CAST AND PRODUCTION SUPPORT CAST Henry Lehman............................................................................................................................Edward Gero* Emanuel Lehman...............................................................................................................William Sturdivant* Mayer Lehman.........................................................................................................................Max Wolkowitz*
PRODUCTION SUPPORT Associate Costume Designer....................................................................................................Lynly Saunders Associate Lighting Designer.............................................................................................................Alice Trent Associate Projection Designer...............................................................................................Elizabeth Barrett Scenic Design Assistant.............................................................................................................Michael Lewis Historical Consultant...........................................................................................................Dr. Soyica Colbert Jewish Studies Consultant....................................................................................................Pamela S. Nadell Original Movement Coordinator.................................................................................................Lorenzo Pisoni Casting Associate.........................................................................................................María Amenábar Farias Stage Management Fellow...........................................................................................................Libby Carroll Stage Management Resident...........................................................................................Amanda C. Barsness Line Producer...............................................................................................................................Laura Braza The Lehman Trilogy will be performed with two intermissions. The videotaping or making of electronic or other audio and/or visual recordings of this production and distributing recordings or streams in any medium, including the internet, is strictly prohibited, a violation of the author(s)’s rights and actionable under United States copyright law. For more information, please visit: https://concordtheatricals.com/resources/protecting-artists * Denotes an artist represented by Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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.
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BIOS Edward Gero Henry Lehman Off-Broadway: The Originalist (59E59 Theaters). Regional: The Lehman Trilogy (Guthrie Theater); Red, King Lear (Goodman Theatre); The Originalist (Asolo Repertory Theatre, Pasadena Playhouse, Court Theatre); Kunene and the King, The Lehman Trilogy, Henry IV (Shakespeare Theatre Company); The Originalist, Angels in America, Junk, Red, Newsies (Arena Stage); A Christmas Carol, Born Yesterday (Ford’s Theatre); Sweeney Todd (Signature Theatre); American Buffalo, Shining City, Skylight, Three Sisters (Studio Theatre); Nixon’s Nixon, The Night Alive (Round House Theatre). Film: Die Hard 2, Striking Distance. Television: TURN: Washington Spies, House of Cards. Awards: 6 Helen Hayes Awards; 19 nominations. Professor Emeritus of Theater, George Mason University; 2024 College of Fellows of the American Theater; 2015 Ten Chimneys Fellow. www.edwardgero.com William Sturdivant Emanuel Lehman Milwaukee Rep Debut. Theater credits include: Over 45 productions Off-Broadway and regionally. Books: Interpreting Classical Language: A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Verbal Conceits and Punctuation; Hello Word! (a children’s book introducing Shakespeare and rhetorical devices). Upcoming: Ms. Christie (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and Milwaukee Rep). Training: University of Minnesota / Guthrie Theater B.F.A. Actor Training Program. Website: willsturdivant.square.site
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Max Wolkowitz Mayer Lehman Max is thrilled to be making his Milwaukee Rep debut. Off-Broadway: The Sabbath Girl: The Musical (59E59 Theaters; Original Cast Recording). Regional: Waiting for Godot (Barrington Stage Company; Berkie Award for Outstanding Featured Actor); The Shark Is Broken (George Street Playhouse); Cabaret (Alabama Shakespeare Festival); Indecent (Arena Stage); The Chosen (Long Wharf Theatre); Assisted Loving (Capital Repertory Theatre); My Name Is Asher Lev (Penguin Rep Theatre). Television: FBI (CBS). Film: Double Happiness (short; SIFF NYC Audience Award); Nellie Bly (upcoming short); De Novo (upcoming feature). Education: B.A., Bennington College; M.F.A., Brown University / Trinity Repertory Company. Member of The Actors Center. Thanks to my team at DGRW and all my love to jk. CREATIVE TEAM Stefano Massini Playwright Internationally renowned novelist and playwright and the first Italian author to receive a Tony Award. Massini regularly contributes to la Repubblica and currently serves as Artistic Consultant at Piccolo Teatro di Milano. His works have been translated into 30 languages, and his plays have been performed in more theaters worldwide than those of any other living Italian writer. His awards include the Premio Vittorio Tondelli, Premio Ubu, Tony Award, Dramatists Guild Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award. The Lehman Trilogy was among the most acclaimed novels published in Italy in recent years.
BIOS (CONT.) Ben Power Adapter
Marsha Ginsberg Scenic Designer
Writer for theater and screen who worked for 12 years at the National Theatre in London as Associate Director and Deputy Artistic Director, where he created the Shed, the National Theatre’s temporary studio theater. Screen credits include Munich – The Edge of War and The Hollow Crown (BAFTA nominations). Stage work includes adaptations of D.H. Lawrence’s Husbands and Sons, Euripides’ Medea, and Ibsen’s Emperor and Galilean (National Theatre); A Tender Thing (Royal Shakespeare Company); and Complicité’s A Disappearing Number (Olivier and Evening Standard Awards).
Visual artist and stage designer working across performance, opera, and photo/ installation formats. Theater credits include: Shakespeare Theatre Company (The Lehman Trilogy); Roundabout Theatre Company / La Jolla Playhouse (Primary Trust); Atlantic Theater Company (English, I’m Revolting); Barrington Stage Company (A Tender Thing). Opera: Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (Treemonisha). Awards Include: Obie Awards (English; Habit installation with David Levine). Residencies: MacDowell; Robert Wilson’s Watermill Center. Rome Prize recipient. Teaching: Associate Arts Professor, New York University Abu Dhabi. Training: Whitney Museum Independent Study Program; M.F.A., NYU Tisch; B.F.A., Cooper Union School of Art. Upcoming: English (Roundabout Theatre Company / dir. Todd Haynes); Data (Arena Stage); Don Pasquale (Opera Theatre of Saint Louis).
Arin Arbus Original Direction Broadway credits include: Terrence McNally’s Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune (Tony Award nomination for Best Revival), starring Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon. Theatre for a New Audience: Artistic Director; credits include Waiting for Godot, Denis Johnson’s Des Moines, The Skin of Our Teeth (Obie Award), The Merchant of Venice, King Lear, The Taming of the Shrew, Othello, and others. Additional work with Clubbed Thumb; Shakespeare Theatre Company; Canadian Opera Company; Houston Grand Opera; Lyric Opera of Chicago; Woodbourne Correctional Facility (with Rehabilitation Through the Arts); and the Ritsona Refugee Camp for The Campfire Project. Dan Hasse Director Select credits include Hannah Kallenbach’s Mikey Maus in Fantasmich! (The Brick), Malena Pennycook’s How Should a Conversation Be? (Rude Mechs’ CRASHBOX), Twelfth Night (American Shakespeare Center), and Romeo and Juliet (Gym at Judson). Films include Hamlet in the Golden Vale and King of Infinite Space (VR experience), with production support from the National Theatre (UK). Plays and screenplays include Rocco, Chelsea, Adriana… (HERE Arts Center; dir. John Gould Rubin), Fist in Mouth (Cherry Lane Theatre), and Fritz Haber (Alfred P. Sloan Foundation). Thrilled to continue working with Arin Arbus and her collaborators. www.danhasse.com
Anita Yavich Costume Designer Anita’s Broadway Credits Include: Fool for Love, Venus in Fur, Chinglish, Anna in the Tropics. New York: Signature Theatre (Letters from Max, Thom Pain, Big Love, Kung Fu, Golden Child, Iphigenia 2.0); The Public Theater (Soft Power, Oedipus El Rey); Encores! (The Life); Classic Stage Company (Nathan the Wise, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Orlando, New Jerusalem, Texts for Nothing); MCC Theater (Only Gold, The Legend of Georgia McBride, The Submission, Coraline, The Wooden Breeks). Regional: Guthrie Theater (Tiny Kushner). Film/Television: Puppet and mask designer for Megalopolis. Opera: Opera Australia (Der Ring des Nibelungen). Awards: Obie Award, Lucille Lortel Award, Drama Desk Award.
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BIOS (CONT.) Yi Zhao Lighting Designer Milwaukee Rep debut. Yi creates story-driven lighting designs at the intersection of theater and music. Broadway Credits include: Purple Rain (upcoming), I Need That, The Skin of Our Teeth (Tony Award nomination). Theater: Lincoln Center Theater; New York Theatre Workshop; Soho Rep; Guthrie Theater; Yale Repertory Theatre; American Conservatory Theater; Berkeley Repertory Theatre; Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Shakespeare Theatre Company; Dallas Theater Center; Wilma Theater. Opera: Metropolitan Opera; Norwegian National Opera; Bregenzer Festspiele; Staatsoper Berlin; Opéra-Comique; Lyric Opera of Chicago; Opera Philadelphia; Colorado Opera; Detroit Opera; Opera Omaha. Dance: Sasha Waltz & Guests; Ballet de Lorraine. www.yi-zhao.com Michael Costagliola Sound Designer & Original Music New York–based sound designer and composer. New York credits include The Public Theater, New York Theatre Workshop, Playwrights Horizons, La MaMa, The Shed, Rattlestick Theater, Little Island, Ars Nova, and Page 73. Regional work includes Guthrie Theater, Geffen Playhouse, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Alliance Theatre, Two River Theater, Yale Repertory Theatre, St. Louis Repertory Theatre, and Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Education: A.B. in Music, Brown University; M.F.A. in Sound Design, Yale School of Drama. michaelcostagliola.com Hannah Wasileski Projection Designer Visual artist and projection designer whose work spans theater, opera, music, and installation. Broadway credits include: John Proctor Is the Villain, The Skin of Our Teeth. Off-Broadway: Dreaming Zenzile (New York Theatre Workshop), Anatomy of a Suicide (Atlantic Theater Company), Fires in the Mirror (Signature Theatre), Pipeline (Lincoln Center Theater), Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. (Soho Rep), The World Is Round (Brooklyn Academy of Music). Opera: El Niño (Metropolitan Opera), Stranger Love (Los Angeles 12
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Philharmonic), The Listeners (Norwegian National Opera), The Magic Flute (Staatsoper Berlin), Lohengrin (Bayreuth Festival). Awards: Henry Hewes Award, Lucille Lortel Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Obie Award. Jill Walmsley Zager Voice & Dialect Coach Jill is delighted to return to Milwaukee Repertory Theater, where she has coached more than 35 productions. She served as Resident Voice, Text, and Dialects Coach at Guthrie Theater and American Conservatory Theater. Regional work includes Denver Center Theatre Company, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Marriott Theatre (Lincolnshire), Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Arizona Theatre Company, Drury Lane Theatre, and Lyric Opera of Chicago. An actor for over 20 years, she has appeared in more than 80 productions. Education: M.A. degrees in Voice and Dialects from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (London) and Northwestern University. Jonathan Hetler Casting Director (he/him) Jonathan is a producer, director, and teaching artist based in Milwaukee. He currently serves as the Artistic Producer overseeing all casting and special events at Milwaukee Rep. Notable directing highlights include It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play and Dino! An Evening with Dean Martin (Milwaukee Rep); a fully immersed Rent and La Cage aux Folles (Outskirts Theatre); The Servant of Two Masters (Marquette University); Romeo and Juliet (Ohio University); Pippin (Ohio Valley Summer Theater); and serving as Associate Director for Titanic the Musical and A Christmas Carol (Milwaukee Rep).He holds an MFA in Directing from Ohio University and an MBA from Regent University. He is a member of SDC. @hetlerj / hetlerj.com
BIOS (CONT.) Kira Neighbors Stage Manager Select Milwaukee Rep credits include Come From Away, The Last Five Years, Prelude to a Kiss, Nuncrackers, and Little Women. Other Midwest credits include Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Court Theatre); Almost Maine (Next Act Theatre); The Wanderers (Forward Theater Company); Laughs in Spanish, The Island, The Thanksgiving Play (Milwaukee Chamber Theatre); and Door Shakespeare’s 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2024 seasons. Studied Stage Management at the University of South Carolina. Sydney Smith Assistant Stage Manager Sydney is thrilled to return to Milwaukee Repertory Theater for The Lehman Trilogy. Previous Milwaukee Rep credits include Women of Rock, Piano Men 2, Country Sunshine: The Legendary Ladies of Nashville (Production Coordinator), and The Nativity Variations (Production Assistant). Local credits include The Nether, The Wolves (Renaissance Theaterworks), Murder Girl and Indecent (Milwaukee Chamber Theatre). Sydney sends love to her family, friends, Tuna, and Winnie. Peter Chapman Author Peter Chapman is the author of The Last of the Imperious Rich: Lehman Brothers, 1844–2008, a leading reference on the history of the Lehman family. Mark Clements Artistic Director Mark is an awardwinning 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,
and his own adaptation of the current A Christmas Carol. Prior to joining Milwaukee Rep, Mark served as an Associate Artistic Director for several UK theater companies, most notably, Artistic Director for the awardwinning Derby Playhouse in the UK where he directed over 40 productions. He has been nominated for an Olivier Award and several UK Theatre Awards, and has won three Barrymore Awards in Philadelphia. He created and directed the West End and UK National Tour of Soul Train. Mark is currently working with Ayad Akhtar on adapting his critically acclaimed novel American Dervish for the stage to make its World Premiere in an upcoming season. Chad Bauman Ellen & Joe Checota Executive Director Since 2013, Chad Bauman has led Milwaukee Rep through a period of extraordinary growth, transforming it into one of the nation’s most prolific regional theaters with over 700 performances annually. Under his leadership, the Rep eliminated debt, doubled its endowment, grew net assets from $16 million to over $100 million and opened the state-of-the-art Associated Bank Theater Center. Previously he served as Associate Executive Director of Arena Stage opening the Mead Center for American Theater in 2010. A passionate advocate for the arts, he serves on several local boards, holds an MFA in Producing from CalArts and is pursuing a doctorate in organizational leadership from North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Come for the view. Stay for the lifestyle. We believe retirement is the beginning of your next great adventure—no matter the season. Wake up to the quiet beauty of freshly fallen snow and the peacefulness of the Kettle Moraine—right outside your door. Cedar Community offers lakefront charm, outdoor winter adventures, and vibrant community living designed for active adults who want more from retirement. Whether you’re snowshoeing through forested trails, cross-country skiing, walking with friends under snow-filled trees, or ice fishing on Big Cedar Lake— you’ll find endless ways to connect–and thrive all year long. Discover how Cedar Community can enhance your next chapter!
Visit us today at: cedarcommunity.org
Call 262.338.4617 to schedule your personal tour and experience Cedar Community for yourself.
EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY
2025/26 SEASON DONORS The following list represents organizations and individuals who have made a cumulative contribution of $500 or more between 11/20/2024 and 11/20/2025. 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
Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inbusch Foundation Northwestern Mutual Rockwell Automation Shubert Foundation We Energies West Bend Insurance Company
$50,000 – $99,999
Frieda and William Hunt Memorial Trust Laskin Family Foundation MGIC Investment Corporation Paul S. Symchych Charitable Foundation PNC
$25,000 – $49,999
Bader Philanthropies Baird BMO Ralph Evinrude Foundation Hunzinger Construction Company Johnson Controls Marcus Hotels and Resorts RDK Foundation Studio Gear Wisconsin Arts Board
$10,000 – $24,999
ANON Charitable Trust The Cudahy Foundation Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trust Einhorn Family Foundation EUA Fiduciary Management Godfrey and Kahn William N. and Janice V. Godfrey Family Foundation Healthpeak National Endowment for the Arts NVIDIA Old National Bank Saint John's on the Lake Bert L. and Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable trust
$1,000 – $9,999
Adient Bader Rutter Brewers Community Foundation CAMPAC Construction Supply and Erection CornerStone One Cousins Subs Deloitte Fiduciary Real Estate Development, Inc. First Business Bank Foley and Lardner Geneva Capital Management
Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin and Brown LLP Greater Milwaukee Association of Realtors Youth Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation Spear Arts Education Fund Green Bay Packers Foundation Evan and Marion Helfaer Foundation Henricksen Husch Blackwell JMBrennan, Inc. JCP Construction Johnson Financial Group Marquette Associates Michael Best and Friedrich LLP Milwaukee Arts Board Milwaukee Irish Fest Foundation, Inc. New Resources Consulting North Shore Bank Operose Advisors Charles D. Ortgiesen Foundation Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation Potawatomi Casino Hotel PwC Quarles and Brady, LLP Ring and DuChateau Consulting Engineers Riverwater Partners LLC Staff Electric Co., Inc. Stallé Realty Group of Keller Williams Townsend Foundation Visit Milwaukee Wispact Foundation
$500 – $999
Camille A. Lonstorf Trust Lord Abbett Payden and Rygel Shadowbox Studios Wasatch Global Investors Actors' Equity Foundation, Inc.
Participants in the Matching Gift Program
Abbvie Adobe Baird Caterpillar Foundation CBRE Real Estate Services Eaton Corporation GE Healthcare Johnson Controls Johnson Controls Foundation NVIDIA Principal Financial Group Rockwell International Corp. Trust Matching Gift Program S&P Global Stifel Foundation Sun Life United Healthcare We Energies Foundation
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2025/26 SEASON DONORS (CONT.) Individual Giving Luminary ($100,000+) Anonymous (2) Ellen and Joe Checota Tom and Molly Duffey Sandra and William Haack Ted and Mary Kellner David Kundert Lubar Family Foundation Sheldon and Marianne Lubar David and Madeleine Lubar Joan Lubar and John Crouch Susan A. Lubar Vince Martin Greg and Rhonda Oberland Anthony Petullo Foundation Gayle Rosemann and Paul McElwee Ed Seaberg and Patrick Smith Christine Symchych and Jim McNulty David and Julia Uihlein David and Cheryl Walker Visionary ($50,000-$99,999) Bob Balderson Karen and Mark Bitzan Bladen and Julia Burns Joseph and Linda Chlapaty M. Clausen and A.J. Star H. Robert Dittmer and Jon Pansky Four-Four Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation Rob Gardenier and Lori Morse Gardenier Charitable Fund Katie Heil Bryan and Rebecca House Kristine Krause and Scott Patulski Jean and David Lauer John and Linda Mellowes Peck Foundation, Milwaukee LTD. Jim Phillips and Karen Plunkett Tom and Susan Quadracci Clark and Diane Slipher RA Stevens Foundation Craig and Mara Swan Kate and Don Wilson Artistic Producer ($25,000-$49,999) Anonymous (6) Sharee Allain and David Schertz Laura and Mike Arnow Donna and Donald Baumgartner Mike Carter Croen Foundation Dr. Eric A. Durant and Scott A. Swickard The Molly and David Fritz Family Peter and Beth Gottsacker Greater Milwaukee Foundation Flesch Family Fund Judith A. Keyes Family Fund Sarah and Peter Hammond John and Susan Harrits Carla H. Hay Jewish Community Foundation Bill and Idy Goodman Family Jeff and Sarah Joerres Dawne and Ray Manista Maureen McCabe Susanna and Justin Mortara David and Abigail Nash Anne and Chris Noyes Jonas and Sylvia Prising The Saints Andrew and Mark Charitable Gift Trust Meredith and Thomas Scrivner Harry and Mary Beth Van Groll Sheryl Van Haren
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Milwaukee Rep 2025/26 Season
Producer ($10,000-$24,999) Anonymous (8) Helen Ambuel Amy L. Argall George Banda Ivor and Carol Benjamin Dr. Gisela Berger and Jack Molinard Wendy and Warren Blumenthal Bradley Impact Fund Jason and Diep Graham Charitable Fund James E. and Mary K. Braza Bradley and Glenna Brin Frank and Caryl Briscoe Elaine Burke Trish Calvy Carol Cannon Dr. John and Kathleen Cantieri Bryan Carson Chris and Judi Collins Sue D'Alessio Larry and Eileen Dean Margaret Dethloff and Terri Zeh Mary Lou M. Findley Peter Foote and Robin Wilson Thomas and Beth Giese Thomas Golding Greater Milwaukee Foundation Tony and Andrea Bryant Norman and Lucy Cohn Family Fund Howard and Susan Hopwood Fund Kevin and Roseann Lyons Fund Patti and Jack McKeithan Northwoods Fund Joanne P. Grunau Richard Grunke and William Grasch John J. Halechko and Marc Colletti Paul and Gloria Halverson Judy Hansen Thomas Harty Ellen Hing and Chris Leadley Jewish Community Foundation Jane and Steve Chernof Debra and Peter Johnson Mike and Marie Johnson Judy and Gary Jorgensen Michael and Deborah Kaerek Patti Keating Kahn and Chuck Kahn Keyes Family Krista Kile Dennis and Cheryl Konkol Mark and Jenny Kopetsky Connie and John Kordsmeier Donna Kuchler Kristine and Wayne Lueders Debesh and Linda Mazumdar Katherine McCombe Tom and Renee McCutcheon Jim Meier Drs. Ann and Steve Merkow Bob and Jan Montgomery Beth and Greg Myers Drs. Mark and Jennifer Niedfeldt Diane K. O'Connor Elaine Pagedas Gina and Eric Peter Marlyene Pfeiffer Dr. Carol C. Pohl Pat Rierson Pat Rieselbach Kathleen H. Seidel Sue and Bud Selig Linda L. Sell, MD Dr. Mark and Barbara Sharon West Bend Community Foundation Slesar Family Fund Jeffrey P. and Dr. Lori Sommerfeld Gregg and Diane Sommers
Scott and Mary Stanek Judy Steinke The Streich Family Foundation Joy Towell Lisa Trost Kent and Marcia Velde Donald and Melody Weyer Eric and Sarah Whyte Ziegler Family Foundation Director ($5,000-$9,999) Anonymous (6) Kathleen and Robert Anger Jane Ballon Tom and Sally Basting Larry Bialcik Ginny Bolger Larry Bonney Edward and Diane Braza Robert and Sharon Brenner Tom and Cheri Briscoe Bruce and Kathi Campbell Timothy and Kathleen Carr Steve Check Mark and Terri Chelmowski Kathryn and Kelly Clark Amelie June Clements Mary and James M. Connelly Nicole and Jack Cook Sean and Joyce Cullen Frank Daily and Julianna Ebert Antony and Nikki D'Cruz Karen and Robert Dean Tom DeChant and Paul Gibler Paul and Paula Eberle Dick and Pat Ehlert Tina Eickermann Mary Erickson Susanne and Bill Gay Andrés and Jessica Gonzalez Christine Gould Greater Milwaukee Foundation Bechthold Family Fund Joan and Peter W. Bruce Fund Thomas and Judith (Makal) Mackenzie Charitable Fund Joseph and Laura Mantoan Family Fund Delphine Gurzynski Elizabeth Hancock and Susan Nevala Andrew and Diane Harmening Laurie Hazzard Thomas and Katie Heinen John and Jean Henderson Ken and Janet Howenstine Janet and Bill Hume Greg and Jackie Johnson Lynda M. Johnson Maureen Kania Mark and Ginny Kannenberg Sue and Tom Kotur Tim Kraetsch and Mike Wavra Sandy Laedtke Jim and Barbee Lester Duane and Kay Maas John Machulak Gerry Mainman Michael Malone Shelli Marquardt Dr. Brent and Susan Martin Victoria S. McCormick Carolyn and Joseph Meinerz Daryl and Rita Melzer Jim and Sally Mergener Claudia and Joseph Moll Patricia and William Moren Barbara and Charles Murphy
2025/26 SEASON DONORS (CONT.) Jim and Betty Jo Nelsen Laurie Ocepek Maggey and Dave Oplinger James and Morgan Phelps Joe and Katie Pickart Fred Pike and Cecilia Taylor Bruce and Candy Pindyck Jackie Posselt and Ryan Rabe Phil and Lynell Raiche Dr. Thomas Raimann and Michelle Dwyer Jim and Lys Reiskytl Wayne and Christine Sage Judith Schaumberg-Aigner Patrick Schmidt and Dewey Caton James and Kathi Scholler Emily and John Shipman Thomas and Iphigenia Smith Dr. and Mrs. C. John Snyder Marlyn and Neal Spear Fred Stratton Dr. Cheryl Stucky and Dr. Jeffrey Waring Jane Svinicki Rich and Jean Tennessen Gile and Linda Tojek Nic and Sally Wahl Paul Wanat Neal and Cathy Wegner Nora Werra Prati and Norm Wojtal Lee and Carol Wolcott Melanie and Brian Wolf Daryl and Bonnie Wunrow Paul and Katherine Zavada Designer ($2,500-$4,999) Anonymous (3) Jayne Ayers Dennis and LuAnn Baker Jack Beatty Jackie Behnke Floyd and Jill Bretzman Peter and Bobbie Buening Brian and Elizabeth Casey James Cauley and Brenda Andrews Jim and Marybeth Cottrill Mary Ross Denison Sandy and George Dionisopoulos MaryAnn Dude Kristin and Eric Dufek Bob and Teri Duffy Gary and Judy Ertel Patrick D. Gallagher Jack Gebhardt and Deborah McKeithan-Gebhardt Liz and Rick Gebhardt Rod and Linda Gehrig Barbara Gill Vince Grabowski and Brenda Litchford Kathleen Gray and Ron Hofer Greater Milwaukee Foundation Richard and Sara Aster Charitable Fund Margaret Heminway Wells Fund Charmaine and Kurt Gunderson Leland Hansen Jerold Hershberger and Kathi Hillyer Debra and Kevin Hood Henry and Margery Howard Dr. Lawrence Howards Karen and Steve Huser Christy and Aaron Jagdfeld Gail Korb Frank Krejci Renee Kubesh and TJ Morley Drs. Kaye and Prakash Laud Michael and Heather Liebe Dawn Lindsey Rick and Roberta London Paul and Patty Lucca Frederick and M. Katheryn Luedke Michael J. Lynch
Ellen MacFarlane George and Sallie Meyer Judith Miller Gregory and Susan Milleville Erik and Carol Moeser Vivian Moller Cathy Procton Lynn Rix Rick and Jean Schmalfeld Judy and Tom Schmid Richard and Mary Schnell Barry Schulman and Cheri Wolf-Schulman Beth and Kevin Schumacher Allison Scrivner and Kevin Baumgart Dr. Mark and Nancy Smuckler Kendra Stea Linda and Richard Stevens Linda and Mike Stolz Rick and Ann Szekely Susan and Jim Taylor Anne Thomas Mike Uihlein Carla and Greg Von Roenn Sue Wells Barbara Wesener Patricia Wilkins Marshall Zarem Sharon Ziegler Playwright ($1,000-$2,499) Anonymous (13) Ian Abston Abby and Omar Andrietsch Scott Arbit Susan and Stephen Arnhold Astor Street Foundation James Awe James and Susan Baillon Richard and Amy Balge Lynn and Charles Barney Barbara Baron Richard and Diana Barthel Carla and Burt Bartlett Gerald and Sydell Bergtrom Evert and Cynthia Berndt Big Art Elizabeth and Jeff Billings Margaret Blodgett and Ken Miller David and Sherry Blumberg Edward and Amy Blumenthal James Boerner Bill and Barbara Boles Jan and John Bonsett-Veal Bradley Impact Fund Jill and George Fahr Charitable Fund Michael and Christy Kellman D'Araun Brown Jeff and Kelli Buchholz Mark and Linda Carlson Lana and Rick Colbo Sam and Sandie Colon Patty Compton Ann and Randy Cook Craig and Jeanette Cook Anne Courtney Mary Cronin Charles Crueger and Maria Monterroso Matt Cudney Sandy and Jean Custer Sue and Russ Darrow Randall Daut and Patricia Ryan Thomas J. and Deborah W. Degnan Margaret and Ricardo Diaz Mary Paula Dix Carol Z. Dolphin Annemarie Domurat Patrick and Patti Doughman Marie Dupuis and Peter Westergard Michael and Janet Durham Susan and Gee Esslinger
Christine Luedeman Fenner Jeff and Kelly Fitzsimmons Kathy Ford Kimberlee Foster Stephen and Gail Froehlich Jeff Glock and Jane Reilly Greater Milwaukee Foundation Thomas and Marcia Buhler Fund Colton Charitable Fund Steve and Bernie Graff Fund Margarete and David Harvey Fund Sherry and Norm Malmon Philanthropic Fund Joseph R. Pabst Fund Soik Family Karleen Haberichter Dr. James and Mary Ann Hanson Edward Hashek and John Jors Jeffrey and Heather Hein Drs. Daniel and Nancy Herrell Henry and Suzanne Herzing Katy Hook John and Kathryn Housiaux Dante and Jennifer Houston Mame Hunt and Stephen Richard Stephen and Roberta Isaacson Sandra Ivers Valerie Jablonka Thomas Jensen and Claudia Francis Jewish Community Foundation Loyal D. Grinker Restricted Endowment Fund Judy Jones Caroline Joyce Evan and Paula Kaiser Dr. Jack and Myrna Kaufman Raymond and Susan Kehm Brian and Mary Lou Kennedy Roberta Rohdin Killian and James Killian Robert and Dorothy King Joseph Kmoch John and Bronwen Knappenberger Margaret Knight James and Peggy Knorr Annie and Todd Kosel Andrew and Kristin Koszuth Terry and Mary Krall Karin and Mark Kultgen Mary Lacy George Lange and Marlene Melzer-Lange Dan and Kathy Larsen John E. and Karen M. Lewis Bill Listwan Patricia Lombardo Robert and Susan Lueger James and Paula Lukas Lilane Koehn Mace Barry and Eileen Mandel Diane and Eugene Markiewicz Kathleen Marquardt Francis and Rose Mary Matusinec Daniel McCarty William and Pauline McCown Kristen Mekemson Jill Meyers Christine Mortensen Mary Ann Mueller Molly Mulroy John and Jane Niebler Sarah Oberhofer Alan and Kathy Olsen Richard Owens and Judy Edmonds Owens Angela Palmer Richard and Lois Pauls Juliet Peterson Eugene Pocernich Melanie and Frank Popa Earl Potter and Lani Williams Monica and Donald Putning Robert Raffel Dr. Kenneth Redlin Scott and Amy Reid
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2025/26 SEASON DONORS (CONT.) Daniel and Anna Robbins Richard and Karen Rodgers Mason and Julie Ross Alicia and Bryan Sadoff James Sanger and Mary Newton Patricia Santilli Lisa Schamberg and Patrick Robins Schauer Family Foundation Jim and Andrea Schloemer Bob and Carol Schmidt Thomas Schneider Martin Schreiber Dean Schultz Clyde and Marge Schweitzer Mark Schwertfeger Jan Serr and John Shannon Sonal and Girish Shah Scott and Dulcie Shoener Mark and Merrill Shugoll Mark and Bonnie Siegel Heidi and Kevin Sjostrom Aileen M. Smith James and Kathleen Springer Tom Stacey Charles and Jennifer Stearns Aaron Stehling Kristin Stormo-Eckhart Raphael and Joan Strosin James and Elaine Sweet Colette Szczesny Makela Taphorn Marna and Kent Tess-Mattner Richard and Mary Cady Thickens Keri Torgerson Richard Uspel Van Inthoudt Charitable Trust Jim Vollmer and Diane Kippenhan-Vollmer Dr. Richard and Rosalind Wakefield Nancy Blanchard Watts Alberta Whitaker Susan Wiegner Diana Wood Pete and Penny Woodcock Nancy and Mike Yttre Ted and Ann Zess Joe and Mary Ann Zompa Principal Actor ($500-$999) Anonymous (9) Jim and Terri Alioto Tom and Kathy Alpren Dorothy Anderson Gail and Bill Anderson Keith and Paula Anderson Charles and Marilyn Averbeck James Baldock Cheryl Banks Brian and Rebekah Barsch Melissa and James Baxter Bonnie Beeck Clark and Linda Beier Terry Bell Eric and Sherrie Berndt Gerry and Denice Bernstein Halien and Michael Besaw Carolee Beutler Geoffrey and Karen Bilda Lynn Binder Francine Blaha Mike and Mary Bohren Darold and Cheryl Borree Arlene Brachman Randy Breske Elisabeth and Flint Bridge Anne and Arthur Brooks Christine Brooks Chelsea Budde Chris Burgener and Linda Loke Laurie and Peter Byrne Susan Cerletty
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Steven and Gillian Chamberlin Gregory Chandler Monique Charlier and Holly Blomquist Aleta and Walt Chossek Jay and Roxanne Ciatti Bunny and Ron Cohen Lydia Cooley Marilyn Corlew Craig Cornelius Jane Dennis Louise Dernehl Bob Dixon Doug Doers Naomi Dolohanty Walter Dragan and Gloria Smiley Marcia and Moustapha Drame Janet Dunst Michael and Kathy Dwyer Nancy Ellis Evelyn Ericson Tom and Peggy Fahl Kathleen Falk and Daniel Goyette Michael and Amber Ferda Jay and Judy Findling Kenneth Finkel and Jane Delzer Helen Forster Dr. Stanley and Janet Fox Pamela Frautschi Tim and Sue Frautschi Gerald and Patricia Freitag Allan F. and Mary Ellen Froehlich Robert Gallagher Drs. Mark and Virginia Gennis Faye Giesemann Adam and Carole Glass Rebecca Gohmann Lawrence and Hannah Goodman Bob and Joan Goodman Michael Goodspeed and Gail Waring Jacquelyn and Jared Gozdowiak Nancy Grainer Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Wiers Family Fund Greater Milwaukee Foundation James and Mary LaVelle Fund David and Marion Meissner Chris Grenda Robert and Barbara Gross Thomas and Mary Grossman Bruce Gunderson Carol Gustafson Mary Hagle and Mark Hirschmann Cliff and Susan Hartmann Carol Hase John Healy and Mary Tobin Hilda Heglund Jeff and Nancy Held Patrick Heppe Christopher and Katherine Hermann Steven and Catherine Hoelter Mary Beth Holloway Lois and William Hoover Ellen Hopper Emily Hurd Jewish Community Foundation Eileen and Howard Dubner Donor Advised Fund Pam Kriger Donor Advised Fund Dorene and Phil Paley Donor Advised Fund Dorothy Rotter Donor Advised Fund Mary Kay Jiricka Allen and Sharon Johnson Jayne Jordan Karen Jossi Robert and Kathleen Juday Larry and Holly Jurss Richard and Diane Kane Colleen Lese and Thomas Karakis Sr. William and Kathleen Kean Dennis Ketterman
Richard and Rita Klick Sybil Klug Nancy Knapp Robert and Naomi Knoll Steven and Ianne Koritzinsky JoAnne and Donald Krause John and Diane Kretsch Susan and John Krezoski Stanley Kritzik William Krohn Diana Kuehl Janet LaBrie Robert Lang Steen and Janice Larsen Jim and Teri Larson Thomas Laub Lloyd and Sheri Levin Judie and Kelly Liebenstein Saskia Lodder Peter Lovance Dennis and Theresa Lowder Patricia Luebke and Kenneth Robinson Benjamin and Ellen Mandelman Randy Mangelsen Jacqueline Servi Margis Janette Marsh Francisco and Mary Martinez Jere McGaffey Emily Melnick Diana and Mark Metz Douglas Mickelson Joyce Mae Mielke Jane Miles Wesley and Amy Miles Dennis and Suzanne Miller Howard and Sara Miller Jequitta Kain Molot Dwight and Marleen Morgan Dr. Gary F. Neitzel Sue Nelsen Cathy and Randy Nemerovski Meghan Newell Paul and Carolyn Noelke Paul and Kathrine Noran Paul Nowakowski Kathy L. Nusslock Tonen (Sara) O'Connor Susan and William Ognacevic Mike and Patti O'Krongly Marcia M. Olen Sandra Orcholski Maureen and John Oster Gregory Otterson Tim Ottman, Stephanie Stearns, and Natalie Ottman Mark and Laurie Pasch Barbara and Boyd Perlson Jen and Brian Peterson Bill and Fe Petterson Betty Philipps Matthew and Laurie Piette Karen Pollack David Putnam Ronald and Anne Putzer Phillip J. Radovich Suzann Reichley Mickey and L. Casey Ripp John Rudolph LindaGale Sampson Kathryn and Jos Sauer Mike and Jan Schade Roger and Cindy Schaus Keith and Carole Scheffler Christine Schlosser Eric Schluter Gregory and Janet Schmeling Vickie and Jerome Schuh Ted Schulte Jane and Eric Schumann Robert Schweers
2025/26 SEASON DONORS (CONT.) Martha and Frank Scott Dr. Robert and Caryl Sewell Deborah and Daniel Shannon Marcia and Les Singer Brenda Skelton Dennis and Cathie Slater Minna and Mark Smith Jud and Amy Snyder Margaret Sohm John and Mary Splude Alec Stapleton Stephen and Peggy Stone Robert Storm and Catherine Shaw Richard and Susan Strait Lynn and Gregory Strowig Terry R. Sutter
Geoffrey Swain Margaret Tennessen Grant and Diane Tews Way and Jackie Thompson Renee and Joseph Tyson, Jr. Liz Uihlein Laila Valters Jeff Van Tuyle Teresa Velk Betsy Vokac and John Blanchard Nancy Vose Benjamin and Rachel Wagner Dan and Heidi Walker Debra and Michael Watton Mark and Anne Weitenbeck Alan and Kathy Werth
Lynn and Richard Wesolek Stephanie Wesselowski Debbie White Dennis and Kathleen Wicht Stacy and Blair Williams Jeff and Carolyn Woodcock Kim Wynn Mike Yost and Lisa Schuldt Mark and Evonne Zalewski Gertrude Zauner Thomas Zigan and Scott Jones Andi and Mike Zimmerman Tom Zimmerman
Froedtert Health Amy and Ron McGuire
Dr. Carol C. Pohl James Van Ess
IN KIND GIFTS Patricia Borger Ducharme
LIMELIGHT LEGACY SOCIETY MEMBERS The Limelight Legacy Society is a group of visionary donors who support Milwaukee Rep through a planned gift. New members as of May 1, 2025 are in bold. 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 M. Sue Becker Mark and Victoria Benskin Bill Beyer Mark Biehl Melita Biese Tony and Jennifer Braza Joyce G. Broan Mark E. Carstensen and Mary M. Horton Ellen and Joe Checota Jane and Stephen Chernof Mark Clements and Kelley Faulkner Chris and Judi Collins Diane Dalton Randall Daut and Patricia Ryan Susan and Bill Dawicke Robert and Karen Dean Nancy Desjardins H. Robert Dittmer and Jon Pansky Carol Z. Dolphin
Amy Dorman Dr. Eric A. Durant and Scott A. Swickard Linda Edmondson Rosemarie Eierman Roma Eiseman Don Ellingsen Susan and Gee Esslinger Janet Fleck James and Ellen Flesch Deborah Fugenschuh and Mark Hinchey Rob Gardenier and Lori Morse Bill and Susanne Gay Jeff Glock and Jane Reilly Idy Goodman Kathleen Gray and Ron Hofer Sara L. Grotenrath and James Pech Delphine Gurzynski Susan Hackl Sybille Hamilton Arlene Hansen Judy Hansen Leland Hansen John and Susan Harrits Edward Hashek and John Jors Thomas and Catherine Heinen Lois and William Hoover Dr. Lawrence Howards Janet Kellogg Hume Cathryn Jakicic Deb and Peter Johnson
Annie Jurczyk Maja Jurisic and Don Fraker Bradley J. Kalscheur Richard and Diane Kane Karon Monica Kiffel Margaret Knitter Christine Krause Diana Kuehl David Kundert Sandra L. Laedtke James and Mary LaVelle Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn E. Licht Robert and Susan Lueger Sherry and Norm Malmon Carol and Rob Manegold Dr. Richard Mannisto and Dr. Michelle Skierka Tom and Renee McCutcheon Jim and Sally Mergener Donna Meyer Erik and Carol Moeser Vivian Moller Bob and Jan Montgomery Charles and Barbara Murphy Laura and Darryl Nitsch Greg and Rhonda Oberland Karen E. Owens Marlyene Pfeiffer Ronald and Barbara Poe Dr. Thomas Raimann and Mick Dwyer Pat Rierson
Sara Risley Gayle Rosemann and Paul McElwee Patricia Santilli James and Kathleen Scholler John and Mary Ann Schroeder Ed Seaberg and Patrick Smith Brenda Skelton Aileen M. Smith Amanda Springob Terry R. Sutter Elaine C. and James A. Sweet Gile and Linda Tojek Keri Torgerson John and Kine Torinus Harry and Mary Beth Van Groll Judy Van Till Paul Vandeveld Kent and Marcia Velde Carla and Greg Von Roenn Greg and Jodi Wait David and Cheryl Walker Neal and Cathy Wegner Sue Wells Barbara Wesener Stacy and Blair Williams Paul and Sandy Wysocki
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ONE GIFT. REGIONAL IMPACT. UPAF is the best way to make the biggest impact on the performing arts in Southeastern Wisconsin. With one gift, you directly support 14 Member Groups and numerous Affiliates bringing the magic of music, dance and theater to life.
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CHAI POINT
senior living
NO ENDOWMENT. ONLY ENJOYMENT. Situated on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan, Chai Point offers a life steeped in culture and creativity. Enjoy rotating art exhibitions, intimate concerts from symphony to jazz, visiting international lecturers, and excursions to Milwaukee’s cultural treasures. With independent and assisted living options, you'll enjoy cityscape and lake views from your high-rise apartment — all with predictable rent and no buy-in. Step into a community where inspiration lives in every note, brushstroke, and conversation. To schedule your personalized tour, call Josh Kaplan at 414.277.8829. Visit ovation.org or scan the QR code to learn more. While rooted in Jewish tradition, our community welcomes residents of all faiths. THE LEHMAN TRILOGY
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