Milwaukee Repertory Theater Statement on Damages from Flood at Wauwatosa Production Facility
August 15, 2025 – As previously announced, Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s new state-of-the-art, 30,000-square-foot production center, located at 1300 Glenview Place, Wauwatosa, WI was severely damaged by historic flooding.
Over the past few days, we’ve been able to more accurately assess the full extent of the damage. Unfortunately, it appears that the majority of the building’s contents are a total loss. This includes more than 75,000 unique props, costumes, and set pieces, along with thousands of pieces of sound, lighting, rigging, welding, automation, projection, and paint equipment. The loss also includes vehicles, musical instruments, office and drafting equipment, lifts, power tools, and archives. Additionally, the set for our current production of A Christmas Carol, which was in storage, was destroyed.
The estimated value of the losses will likely exceed $5 million, which is the limit of our flood insurance policy. This disaster has struck at a particularly challenging time, as much of our equipment from the downtown theater complex was being stored in the production facility while we continue construction on the Associated Bank Theater Center.
To ensure that we stay on track for the scheduled opening of the Associated Bank Theater Center and can still produce our upcoming fall and winter productions—including A Christmas Carol—we have begun setting up a temporary production shop at another location. We are also partnering with commercial production shops in the U.S. and Canada to assist in our recovery efforts. We anticipate completing the remediation and rebuilding of our permanent production facility by early 2026.
If you would like to help with our recovery, tax-deductible donations can be made to Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Subscriptions and individual tickets for our inaugural season are also available for purchase.
Visit www.MilwaukeeRep.com/Flood for more information.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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