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Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Announces its 2024-2025 Season, Celebrating its 50th Anniversary
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Announces Legacy Night performance of THE MOUNTAINTOP on March 22
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Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Announces Legacy Night performance of THE MOUNTAINTOP on March 22

Hosted by CopyWrite Magazine, Legacy Night invites Black and African American community members to experience THE MOUNTAINTOP by Katori Hall

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Continues 2023-2024 Season with The Mountaintop by Pulitzer Prize Winner Katori Hall
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Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Continues 2023-2024 Season with The Mountaintop by Pulitzer Prize Winner Katori Hall

Directed by Dimonte Henning, starring Bryant Bentley and N’Jameh Russell-Camara

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Announces Hire of New Managing Director
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Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Announces Hire of New Managing Director

Megwyn Sanders-Andrews, Ph.D. joins organization

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Launches The Mountaintop Legacy Award
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Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Launches The Mountaintop Legacy Award

Highlighting Black excellence in Milwaukee during MCT’s run of Katori Hall’s play THE MOUNTAINTOP

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre brings to the stage rare revival of Eugene O’Neill masterpiece, A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN
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Milwaukee Chamber Theatre brings to the stage rare revival of Eugene O’Neill masterpiece, A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN

Starring La Shawn Banks, Kelly Doherty, and James Pickering and Directed by Mary MacDonald Kerr

Theater: Ryback is Terrific as ‘Liberace’
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Ryback is Terrific as ‘Liberace’

Bur MCT’s funny, dazzling, one-man show turns too dark and maudlin in second act.

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Presents Brent Hazelton’s LIBERACE! With Milwaukee Native And Off-Broadway Star Brett Ryback
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Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Presents Brent Hazelton’s LIBERACE! With Milwaukee Native And Off-Broadway Star Brett Ryback

Created in collaboration with the Liberace Foundation for the Performing and Creative Arts

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Raises $1,514,428 In Sustainability Campaign, Will Proceed With 23/24 Season
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Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Raises $1,514,428 In Sustainability Campaign, Will Proceed With 23/24 Season

Challenge Match led by Caran and Joel Quadracci through the Windhover Foundation with support from Donna and Donald Baumgartner and the Herzfeld Foundation is Instrumental to Success

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Announces $150,000 Sustainability Campaign Challenge Match led by Caran and Joel Quadracci through the Windhover Foundation with support from Donna and Donald Baumgartner and the Herzfeld Foundation
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Presents the World Premiere of HOOPS
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Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Presents the World Premiere of HOOPS

Adapted by Eliana Pipes with Original Music by B~Free from The HOOPS Project by Nicole Acosta

Theater: Chamber Theatre Not Afraid of Virginia Woolf
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Chamber Theatre Not Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Revival of Albee’s caustic classic is well acted, powerful and intriguing.

Theater: Chamber Theatre’s ‘Misery’ Is Intense
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Chamber Theatre’s ‘Misery’ Is Intense

Production more intimate than famous movie but dramatically spotty.

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Announces Departure of Managing Director
Theater: “Where Did We Sit On The Bus?” Aims To Address Segregation
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“Where Did We Sit On The Bus?” Aims To Address Segregation

But Milwaukee Chamber Theatre stumbles into banalities.

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Announces New Production Manager!
Theater: ‘Indecent’ Offers Tangy Slice of Theater History
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‘Indecent’ Offers Tangy Slice of Theater History

But Paula Vogel’s play about playwright Sholem Asch’s travails bogs down in over busy Chamber Theatre staging.

Theater: MCT’s ‘Mala’ Is Good Family Drama
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MCT’s ‘Mala’ Is Good Family Drama

Rána Roman shines in one-person show, but staging is uneven.

Darkly Funny Solo-Performer Tour De Force!
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Elects New Trustees, Board Officers
Theater: Around the World in 90 Minutes
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Around the World in 90 Minutes

MCT’s ‘Underneath the Lintel’ is a crazed, complex one-woman show that is unforgettable. Alas.

Theater: The Library As Portal To The World
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The Library As Portal To The World

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre presents ‘Underneath The Lintel’ by Emmy-winning writer Glen Berger.

Theater: ‘The Island’ Still Packs a Punch
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‘The Island’ Still Packs a Punch

MCT presents apartheid-era play by Athol Fugard. It’s a powerful production.

Theater: The Enduring Power of Athol Fugard
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The Enduring Power of Athol Fugard

Milwaukee Chamber Theater presents, The Island, which deals with racism and freedom in South Africa under apartheid.

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre is Wisconsin’s First Approved by Actors’ Equity Association to Proceed with In-Person Work to Create Virtual Productions
Theater: MCT Offers Milwaukee Black Theater Festival
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MCT Offers Milwaukee Black Theater Festival

A three week run of three readings of plays about contemporary Black culture.

Theater: The Show Must Go On. Eventually
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The Show Must Go On. Eventually

Milwaukee Rep and several other theaters are planning a season beginning as early as August

MCT Announces the Selection of Amy Esposito as New Managing Director
Theater: Dark Days for Local Theater. Literally
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Dark Days for Local Theater. Literally

Local theaters cancel shows, try virtual productions, try to map out a future.

Theater: MCT Premieres Play by Wisconsin Writer
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MCT Premieres Play by Wisconsin Writer

‘No Wake’ is about a man with a mission to save the loons.

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Announces Departure of Managing Director
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Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Announces Departure of Managing Director

"We are eternally grateful for Kirsten’s hard work, passion, and dedication to MCT over the past decade."

Complete Cast and Creative Team Announced for the American Premiere of THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE by Andrew Bovell
MCT announces the selection of Brent Hazelton as new Producing Artistic Director
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MCT announces the selection of Brent Hazelton as new Producing Artistic Director

Only MCT’s third-ever AD, Hazelton will join in an transitional role in July 2019 before official hire in 2020.

Complete Cast and Creative Team Announced for Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s World Premiere of Mark Twain’s “River of Song”
Theater: Humor and Horror at the Taj Mahal
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Humor and Horror at the Taj Mahal

Milwaukee Rep’s ‘Guards at the Taj’ is a gripping mix of fantasy, history, comedy and tragedy.

Theater: Is “Our Town” Still Relevant Today?
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Is “Our Town” Still Relevant Today?

Milwaukee Rep’s solid production suggests the answer is (mostly) yes.

“Our Town” By Thornton Wilder Begins Performances at Milwaukee Repertory Theater April 10
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“Our Town” By Thornton Wilder Begins Performances at Milwaukee Repertory Theater April 10

Featuring Some of Wisconsin’s Most Distinguished Actors

Milwaukee Repertory Theater Announces Final Casting For OUR TOWN
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Milwaukee Repertory Theater Announces Final Casting For OUR TOWN

Featuring Some of Wisconsin’s Most Distinguished Actors

Milwaukee Repertory Theater Announces 65th Anniversary Season
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Milwaukee Repertory Theater Announces 65th Anniversary Season

Feature the largest season in a decade with five world, American and regional premiere productions including Ayad Akhtar's Play Junk.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater Announces New Play Development Workshop Reading Series
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Milwaukee Repertory Theater Announces New Play Development Workshop Reading Series

This year’s workshop reading series includes new plays from national writers Martín Zimmerman, Larissa FastHorse, and Nathan Alan Davis, among others.