Company Info

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre is celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2009-2010! Since 1975, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre has produced intimate, high-quality, professional theatrical works of literary merit that engage and challenge the audience, while employing and nurturing principally local theatre artists.

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre
Broadway Theatre Center
158 N. Broadway
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Tickets: 414.291.7800
Administration: 414.276.8842
Fax: 414.277.4477

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Contacts:

C. Michael Wright - Producing Artistic Director

Kirsten Mulvey - Managing Director

Cara McMullin - Marketing Director

Amy Geyser - Development Manager

Brandy Kline - Production Manager/Company Manager

Jacque Troy - Education Director/Literary Manager

Season

Around the World in 80 Days

8/13/2009 - 8/30/2009

Hold onto your seats for the original Amazing Race! Join fearless adventurer Phileas Fogg and his ever-resourceful manservant Passepartout, as they set out to circle the world in an unheard of 80 days! In this whirlwind adaptation of the renowned Jules Verne epic, danger, romance and comic surprises abound as 5 actors portraying 39 characters traverse 7 continents. This Milwaukee premiere will be directed by Patrick Holland and features Matt Daniels, Marti Gobel, Chris Klopatek, Norman Moses & Robert Spencer.

Picnic

10/15/2009 - 11/1/2009

This Pulitzer Prize-winning classic will be a collaboration with UWM. The setting is a steamy Labor Day weekend in small-town Kansas circa 1953. Into a restless, very female atmosphere comes the young Hal Carter, whose animal vitality seriously upsets the status quo. Frequently hilarious and profoundly moving, Inge�s masterpiece chronicles the hopes and despairs that lie between the realization of adulthood and the eternal optimism of youth. PICNIC will be directed by C. Michael Wright and as part of a collaboration with UW-Milwaukee will feature a number of student and faculty actors and faculty designers.

Moon Over the Brewery

11/12/2009 - 12/13/2009

A charming story about a single mother and her 13-year-old daughter�s efforts to chase away mom�s suitors. Single mother Miriam Waslyk works as a waitress to pay the bills, but it is her painting and her 13-year-old daughter that provide her with real sustenance. Although the precocious Amanda can be a handful! She delights in chasing away Mom�s suitors, while enlisting the help of her friend, Randolph � whose wardrobe changes according to Amanda�s latest book of choice. Angela Iannone makes her MCT directing debut with this piece featuring Amanda J. Hull, Dan Katula, Travis A. Knight & Melinda Pfundstein.

Duet for One

2/18/2010 - 3/14/2010

An immensely moving play that crescendos with unexpected hope. Stephanie Abrahams admits to having a disease that may bring down the curtain on both her musical career and her marriage. But only after begrudgingly agreeing to see a psychiatrist will this concert violinist admit to the fearful aria playing inside her. Loosely based on the life of Jacqueline du Pre, this immensely moving play crescendos with unexpected hope from the melancholy of possibilities lost. DUET FOR ONE will be directed by Paul Mason Barnes and features C. Michael Wright and Jacque Troy.

The Sweetest Swing in Baseball

4/15/2010 - 5/2/2010

A funny and inventive look at how baseball inspires a stressed out artist. One day Dana�s the toast of the art world; the next day, she�s at the bottom of the food chain. When the emotional crash causes her to be institutionalized � and her insurance runs out � help arrives from the unlikeliest of places: the inspirational swing of baseball legend Darryl Strawberry. Here�s a funny, inventive and occasionally scathing look at the demands of creating art and the tremendous cost. This Milwaukee premiere will be directed by C. Michael Wright and features Laurie Birmingham, Laura Gray, Nicholas Harazin, Mary MacDonald Kerr & Peter Reeves.

Jeeves Intervenes

8/12/2010 - 8/29/2010

Join us in high society 1920�s London as wealthy, witty, and wandering Bertie Wooster and his crony Eustace Bassington-Bassington attempt to dupe their relatives. They hatch an ingenious scheme to save Bertie from an unwanted marriage and Eustace from being shipped to India. Will the all-knowing servant Jeeves be able to rescue them from themselves? This delightfully British romp is a tribute to the beloved comic characters of P.G. Wodehouse. Tickets can be purchased online 24/7 at www.milwaukeechambertheatre.com, by phone at 414.291.7800 or in person at the Broadway Theatre Center at 158 N. Broadway in the Historic Third Ward.

Main-Travelled Roads

10/14/2010 - 10/31/2010

In this award-winning new musical, Aggie and Will are na�ve, but deeply smitten with each other until circumstances send them down separate paths. Meanwhile Ed, the creamery man, turns to Nina, the Dutch girl, for advice about women, and Delia and Otis learn that it�s never too late for an old maid and an old goat to fall in love. Based on short stories by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hamlin Garland, this chamber piece weaves interlocking tales of reverie and romance in early Wisconsin. Tickets can be purchased online 24/7 at www.milwaukeechambertheatre.com, by phone at 414.291.7800 or in person at the Broadway Theatre Center at 158 N. Broadway in the Historic Third Ward.

The Subject Was Roses

11/18/2010 - 12/12/2010

Expectations are high when Timmy Cleary comes home to his parents in the Bronx after serving his time in World War II. Of course Nettie and John are joyous and welcoming at first, but soon past conflicts resurface and the old game of tug of war begins. Frank Gilroy�s humorous and poignant drama won the 1965 Pulitzer Prize. THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES is the fourth offering in MCT�s Pulitzer Prize Series. Tickets can be purchased online 24/7 at www.milwaukeechambertheatre.com, by phone at 414.291.7800 or in person at the Broadway Theatre Center at 158 N. Broadway in the Historic Third Ward.

Mauritius

2/17/2011 - 3/13/2011

The bond between two half-sisters is tested when Jackie decides she can solve all her financial problems by selling her grandfather�s exceptional stamp collection. As Jackie shrewdly tries to cash in on a pair of rare stamps from the island of Mauritius, she discovers how dangerous stamp collecting can be! Contemporary playwright Theresa Rebeck has written a cat-and-mouse game like no other, full of twists, turns and plenty of suspense. Tickets can be purchased online 24/7 at www.milwaukeechambertheatre.com, by phone at 414.291.7800 or in person at the Broadway Theatre Center at 158 N. Broadway in the Historic Third Ward.

The Lion in Winter

4/14/2011 - 5/1/2011

Henry II has banished his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, locked her in the castle tower and taken a nubile French mistress. All hell breaks loose when Eleanor is temporarily freed for the holidays and all three of their sons vie to inherit the throne. James Goldman�s classic black comedy serves up a tasty slice of British history. THE LION IN WINTER will be a collaborative effort with Marquette University�s Theatre Department, using three student actors and faculty designers. Tickets can be purchased online 24/7 at www.milwaukeechambertheatre.com, by phone at 414.291.7800 or in person at the Broadway Theatre Center at 158 N. Broadway in the Historic Third Ward.