The Play That Goes Wrong
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The Play That Goes Wrong
By: Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields

Scenic Designer: Samantha Reno
Costume Designer: Rainy Edwards
Lighting Designer: Alice Trent
Lighting Coordinator: Robert Carlton Stimmel
Sound Designer: Chris Guthrie
Fight Coordinator: Gina Cerimele-Mechley
Properties Designer: Kara Eble Trusty
Properties Coordinator: Alice Hopkins
Production Stage Manager: Cole Sweasy*
Assistant Stage Manager: Danitza Piper

Cast
Robert/Thomas Colleymoore: Billy Chace*
John/Charles Haversham: Montez Jenkins Copeland*
Dennis/Perkins: Cary Davenport*
Chris/Inspector Carter: Jeremy Dubin*
Crew Dude: Jared Earland
Annie: Candice Handy*
Max/Cecil Haversham: Matthew Lewis Johnson*
Trevor: Sylvester Little Jr.*
Sandra/Florence Colleymoore: Kelly Mengelkoch*

Billy Chace
Robert/Thomas Colleymoore

(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).


Montez Jenkins Copeland
John/Charles Haversham

(they/them) 2nd Season
Cincinnati: Mrs. Dalloway: A New Musical, Hamlet Park Tour (CSC); A Case For The Existence Of God, The Light Chasers, Girlfriend the Musical, Red Bike, Moby Dick (The Know Theatre). TV/Film: Miles Ahead (dir. Don Cheadle) 13th & Republic (dir. Darnell Pierre Benjamin). Education: Alumnus of Northern Kentucky University and Walnut Hills High School.


Cary Davenport
Dennis/Perkins

(he/him) 13th Season
Cincinnati: As You Like It, One Man, Two Guvnors, The Grapes of Wrath, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, August: Osage County, The Living Dead, Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest, Twelfth Night, The Winter’s Tale, The Comedy of Errors, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!) (Favorite CSC), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (The Carnegie) Girlfriend, Ada and the Engine, Whisper House (The Know Theatre), Wuthering: A Musical On the Moors (Gregory and McWethy/Cincinnati Fringe Festival). Regional: The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Promethean Theatre Ensemble, Chicago), The Bacchae (Right Brian Project, Chicago). Education: Alumnus of Northern Kentucky University.


Jeremy Dubin
Chris/Inspector Carter

(he/him) 25th Season
Cincinnati: The Play That Goes Wrong, The Importance of Being Earnest, King Lear, Pride & Prejudice, Cyrano de Bergerac, Much Ado About Nothing (Director), Every Christmas Story Ever Told (Director), The Comedy of Errors (Director), Titus Andronicus (Director) (favorite CSC); Fortune, Red Velvet (Ensemble Theatre); Neverwhere (Know Theatre). Regional: A Flea in Her Ear, Escape from Happiness (Milwaukee Rep); Two Households (Unseam’d Shakespeare). New York: The Rewards of Being Frank (New York Classical). International: Twelfth Night (Prague Shakespeare Company). TV/Film: The Alto Knights, Hauntology, Miles Ahead, Santa’s Promise. WebsiteDubinJD.com

Jared Earland
Crew Dude

(he/him) 4th Season
Cincinnati: The Living Dead, Twelfth Night, The Play That Goes Wrong (CSC); A Christmas Carol (Playhouse in the Park); Sleeping Giant, Dickless, Puffs (Know Theatre); Romeo and Juliet, Happy Birthday Wanda June (One Off Productions); Saint Joan (Diogenes Theater Company); Macbeth (InBocca Performance); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Southbank Shakes). TV/Film: The Public, Miles Ahead, My Days of Mercy, Gotti, Marauders, A Kind of Murder.

Candice Handy
Annie

(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 (CSC), Jaja's African Hair Braiding (Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati) Marian: The True Tale of Robin Hood (The Know Theatre Cincinnati) 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).

Matthew Lewis Johnson
Max/Cecil Haversham

(any/all) (22nd Season)
Cincinnati: Trouble in Mind, A Flea in Her Ear, A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Henry IV pts 1 and 2, The Cherry Orchard, Hamlet, One Man Two Guvnors, King Lear, Antony and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, Love's Labors Lost, A Long Day's Journey Into Night, The Seagull, Twelfth Night, Troilus and Cressida, The Comedy of Errors, An Ideal Husband, The Importance of Being Earnest, Our Town, The Taming of the Shrew, As You Like It, Amadeus (CSC); Regional: Equivocation (Athens West); Hamlet, My Fair Lady, Mamma Mia (Distilled Theatre); The Grapes of Wrath, A Christmas Carol, Twelfth Night (Alliance Theatre) Floyd Collins, Harvey, The Rainmaker (Aurora); The Bible, The Spitfire Grill, I Dream Wild Horses, The Big Bored (Horizon Theatre); Shoemaker and the Elves, Xperimental Puppet Theatre, Rainforest Adventures, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Don Quixote, Charlotte's Web, Whinnie the Pooh, Tortoise and the Hare, Ballad of Wriggly Buttonhole (Center for Puppetry Arts); Free Parking, Theatre Sports, Puppet Slam (Dad's Garage). Alumnus of Virginia Commonwealth University (MFA) Morehead State University (BA).

Sylvester Little Jr.
Trevor

(he/him) 10th Season
 
Cincinnati: Tempest, Macbeth, Fences, All the Way, Merry Wives of Windsor, Much Ado About Nothing, Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo & Juliet (Favorite CSC). Regional: Faust (Aimee Rose - Frankfurt, Germany), Death of a Salesman, Comedy of Errors (American Players Theatre), Superior Donut's (Birmingham Equity Theatre). Education: Alumnus of Purdue University (MFA), Berea College (BA)

Kelly Mengelkoch
Sandra/Florence Colleymoore

(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: Twelfth Night, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Kindred Spirits, The Play that Goes Wrong, Julius Caesar, The Importance of Being Earnest, King Lear, The Living Dead, All the Way, The Merry Wives of Windsor, August: Osage County, 1984, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Dracula, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest (Co-Director), The Elephant Man, Antony and Cleopatra, Death of a Salesman, Cyrano de Bergerac, One Man, Two Guvnors, Waiting for Godot, The Birds, The Great Gatsby (CSC); The Sound Inside (Ensemble Theatre). Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Producing Artistic Director and CEO. 

Samantha Reno
Scenic Designer

(she/her) 6th 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); Fierce (Cincinnati Opera); Our Story: Bold Moves Festival (Cincinnati Ballet); Noises Off! (Northern Kentucky University). Regional: The Newlywed Game (B Street Theatre, Sacramento); Gaslight (Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Lowell, MA); Peter and the Starcatcher (University of California, Davis). New York: The Rewards of Being Frank (New York Classical Theatre). Education: Northern Kentucky University (BFA). Website: samanthareno.com. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Resident Scenic Designer

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

Alice Trent
Lighting Designer

3rd Season
Cincinnati: The Play That Goes Wrong, Titus Andronicus (CSC). Regional: Merry Wives of Windsor, Book of Will, Romeo & Juliet, Born Yesterday, As You Like It, Othello, (Texas Shakespeare Festival); Madwoman of Chaillot, The Dream of the Burning Boy, Three Sisters (Clarence Brown Theatre); Constellations, The Unusual Tale of Mary and Joseph (River and Rail Theatre); New Territories, Full Spectrum (Go! Dance Studios). Education: University of Tennessee Knoxville (MFA in Lighting and Digital Media Design), Xavier University (BFA in Theatre and History).

Robert Carlton Stimmel
Lighting Coordinator

(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, 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 Guthrie
Sound Designer

(he/him) 13th Season
Cincinnati: 100+ CSC productions including The Play that Goes Wrong, King John, Amadeus, The Tempest, Taming of the Shrew (Favorite CSC).

Gina Cerimele-Mechley
Fight Coordinator

(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.

Kara Eble Trusty
Properties Designer

(she/her) 5th Season
Cincinnati: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Trouble in Mind, Pride and Prejudice, The Living Dead, Twelfth Night summer tour (Favorite CSC), Dial M for Murder, Rutka: A New Musical, The Bookclub Play (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park), The Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Cincy Fringe Festival, The Carnegie. New York: New York Classical Theatre. Regional: Utah Shakespeare Festival, The Clarence Brown Theatre, Merrimack Repertory Theatre. Education: The University of Tennessee (BA)

Alice Hopkins
Properties Coordinator

(she/her) Debut Season
Regional: Experiential installations and large-scale production builds for clients including Procter & Gamble and Kroger (Agar); sculptural fabrication for Jellystone Parks (3DX Scenic); project and fabrication work 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, Jay Bolotin. Education: University of Cincinnati – College of DAAP (BFA, Multimedia Sculpture & Bronze Casting).

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 Company Manager

Danitza Piper
Assistant Stage Manager

(she/her) Debut Season 
 
Cincinnati: What the Constitution Means to Me (regional premiere); Fiona: The Musical (world premiere); How I Learned What I Learned (regional premiere); The Match Game (world premiere); Hands on a Hardbody; Where the Lost Children Play (world premiere) (Ensemble Theatre)Regional: Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson - APT 2B (Human Race Theatre Company); A Frosty Night (world premiere - Human Race Theatre Company); A Distinct Society (regional premiere - Human Race Theatre Company). Volunteer Coordinator of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival since 2022. Education: University of Kentucky (BA). Website: danitzapiper.com

FRIENDS OF THE COMPANY 


“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. 

 

Illustrious and Inspiring, $50,000+

ArtsWave
John Bridgeland and Maureen Fallon Bridgeland
The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation
Cynthia Crilley
The Linnemann Family Foundation
Debby and Jim Mason
Ohio Arts Council
Robert & Adele Schiff Family Foundation

 

Benevolent and Bold, $25,000-49,000

Mrs. L.L. Browning
Charles H. Dater Foundation
Martin Chavez
Eleanora C. U. Alms Trust, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee
John A. Schroth Family Charitable Trust
Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc.
The Limestone Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts in Partnership with Arts Midwest
P&G Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Sue Ann and Judge Mark Painter
Cass and Glenn Plott
Patrick Points and Wijdan Jreisat
Shubert Foundation
Don and Linda Tecklenburg
Donna and Robert Welch

 

Gallant and Glamorous, $10,000 - $24,999

Diane Adamec
Anonymous, in memory of our mom Kathy
BlankRome and Monteverdi Tuscany
Sean and Tracie Conway
Rance and Marilyn Duke
Estate of Henrietta Barlag
Gerald Greenberg and Pamela Meyers
The Gumbleton Family
David Kern
Marcene and Jim Kinney
John and Betsy LaMacchia
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
Isabel Mendez
Millstone Fund
Whitney Owens
PNC Bank
Ruth J. and Robert A. Conway Foundation
Rosemary and Mark Schlachter
Laura and Tayfun Tuzun
University of Cincinnati
Western & Southern Financial Group
Richard and Debbie Westheimer
George and Nancy Yund

 

Avowed and Audacious, $5,000 - $9,999

Bob Amott and Janice Flanagan
 Katherine Berger
 Bricker Graydon
 Mr. Otto Budig
 Brian and Elizabeth Coley
Elsa Heisel Sule Foundation
 Eva Jane Romaine Coombe Fund for Cincinnati Shakespeare Company of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
 Joel and Sally Davenport
 Rick and Melissa Eder
 EY
 Fifth Third Bank
GBBN
Edward Givens
Graeter’s
Ms. Karlee Hilliard
 Jack J. Smith Charitable Trust
 KeyBank
 Susan Lauf
 Jean and Charles Lauterbach
 Messer Construction Co.
 Chris Nare and Lori Rappold
 Rick Pender and Joan Kaup
 Vicky and Rick Reynolds
 Jessica and Michael Ruebusch
Dr. H. James Williams and Carole Campbell Williams
 Jay and Jodi Woffington
The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation
 Woodward Trust

 

Devoted and Daring, $2,500 – $4,999

Ameritas
Anonymous
 Mr. Fred Berger
 Mr. Scott Bischoff and Teresa Sedlack
 Tracy Cheever
 Crosset Family Fund
 Jennifer and Vito Damiano
 Dan Fales
 Sarah and Matt Graber
 Myron and Sherry Hughes
 Steve Kenat and Heidi Jark
 Shannon and Steve Kane
 Mark and Marcy Kanter
 Robert Keith and Kathleen Thornton
 Linda Klump
 Thomas P. Lee
 Ted and Molly Lucien
 Travis and Teresa McElroy
 David and Lesley Nevers
 Mitchell and Karen Rashkin
 Betty and Steve Robinson
 Robert Roesbery, in honor of Nancy Helwig
 RSL Architecture
 Steven Skibo and Susan Esler
 Scott and Wanda Spivey
 Marty C. Tomb
 Robert and Sue Trusty
 Rosalie P. van Nuis
 Jeanna Vella and Denny Boehm
 William P. Anderson Foundation

 

Ardent and Astounding, $1,000 - $2,499

Americana Arts Foundation
Jeffrey and Karen Anderson
Anonymous
William Artzt
 William and Caroline Bahlman
 Sara and Dan Bick
 Maureen Bickley and Richard Meader
Robert Brackenbury and Linda Parysek
Daniel and Kendra Braun
Charles Scott Riley III Foundation
 Thomas and Mary Clare Brennan Family Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
 Lee and Lisa Clapp
 Philip T. Clayton
Dr. and Mrs. Stewart Dunsker
Joe and Kay Ellis
 Ms. Lisa Ellram
Estate of Dava Lynn Biehl
 Carol and Richard Fencl
 Alan Flaherty
Ellen Forte and Michael DiMaggio
Jerome Glinka and Kathleen Blieszner
Scott Goebel and Emily Detmer-Goebel
Bill Gordon and Nancy Johnson
John and Elizabeth Grover
 Karen and Bill Hatcher
 Debbie and David Horn
 Carl and Judy Jackson
 Pat and Randy Krumm
 Carol Leslie
 Becky and Ross Long, in memory of James R. Bridgeland and Margaret B. Bridgeland
 Mr. and Mrs. Luke Lovell
 Anne and Paul Lucky
 Arthur and Stephanie McMahon
 David Mebius
 Ariel Miller
 Norah and Joe Mock
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 Ruth and John Sikorski
 Dr. William Spohn and Dr. Margaret Dunn
 Ron and Marty Visscher
 Teresa Wilkins
 Carol and Rich Wilson
 Ms. Karen Zaugg

 

Ebullient and Exhilarating, $500 - $999

Christine Adams
Anonymous
Anonymous, in honor of Josephine O'Leary
Mary Ann and Doug Bell
David and Elaine Billmire
Jackie and Gary Bryson
Marybeth Carlson
Carol C. Cole
Seth Diehm
Dana Eisinger
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Jean Haynes
Rachel Heberling
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Stephen and Janet Jackson
Amy Katz
Gail and Eric Kirchner 
Geoff and Shellie Leder
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Mark McKillip
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Amy Paul and Jerry Newfarmer
Ricky Patel and Kristen Reilly
Rhinegeist Brewery
Mark and Jan Sass
Suzanne Schindler
Rich Schultz
Michele Schuster
Saira Shahani and Rick Warn
Bob and Laurie Sternberg
Gordon and Mary-Anne Thompson
Maureen Tierney
Jessica Tribbe
Ms Linda Vaccariello
Jennifer Watts
Christine Whittaker and Thane Thompson
Ms. Jo Ann Wieghaus

 

Valiant and Voracious, $250 - $499

Anonymous
Debra Austin
Charles Bramwell
Curtis Brown
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Elishia Chamberlain, in memory of Christian Morris
Larry and Julie Chandler
Jeffrey Conner
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Sherwin Little
John Lorenz
Mary Mahoney
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Julia Meister
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Kim Morrow
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Ryan and TJ Murphy
Niamh J. O'Leary
Sharon and Ray Ontko
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Alice M. Perlman
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Kay Puryear
Abigail Riddle and Braden Blankenship
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Barbara Norris
Marie and Jeff Rusincovitch, in honor of Jeanna Vella
Robin Sargent
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Lukas Schmid
Rebecca Schultz
Monica and Matt Scott
Jennifer Sebranek
Bryan Sweasy
Julie Theobald
Carrie Walsh
Hugh Walsh
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Jessica Warren-Jones and Matthew Jones
Pann and Terry Webb
Warren and Pam Weber
John and Caroline Weidner
Mary Ann Weiss
Laurie A. West
Robert and Jean Willis
Kristin Woeste and Jake Mahle

 

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Marjorie and David Aaron
Wayne Adams
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Maria Anderson
Anonymous (11)
Heidi Atwood
Benevity Causes
Juliette Bezold 
Ron Bingham
John and Nancy Blignaut
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Sarah Breiel
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Teresa Brolley
John and Rebecca Bromels
Charlie Brown
John and Peg Bruggeman
Rob Bunnell
Margaret Burgin
Eric Burgmann
Aaron Byrd
Rebecca Campbell
Bridgit Chayt
Anderson Christopher
Jon and Katie Clark
Jeff and Lisa Cooper
Tommy Cooper
Mrs. Constance Crafton
Michelle Cybulski
Clare Dietrich
Nicole and Gary Dowdell
Ms Lisa Drake
Emilie and David Dressler
Justin Drouin
Randi and David Eastland
Charles and Harriet Edwards 
Ehlers Family
Roger Emerson
Lauren Erdman
Cristina Ferrari
Robert and Mary Fitzpatrick
Jessica Flake
Jillian Frasher
Michael Fusco
Brent Gallaher and Vanessa Keeton
Andrea Galloway
Chris and Christine Garten
GE Foundation
Jo Anne Gibbons and John Getz
Carolyn and Eric Glosby, in honor of Myron and Sherry Hughes
Robert A. Goering and Monica V. Kindt
David Goist
Maria Gomez
Les Hall
Haider Ala Hamoudi
Michael Haney and Amy Warner
Othello Harris
Sigrun Haude
Alan Heitner
Kathleen Hibbard
Dr. Thomas Highley
Dale Hodges
Daniel J. Hoffheimer
Hogan Market Research
Doug Ignatius and Bruce Preston
Ann Jarboe
Priti Jha
Marilyn and Robert Johnson 
Janice Kagermeier
Jim and Mary Ann Kalla
Rabbi Ken and Toni Kanter
Robert Kelly
Rabbi Ken
Crystal Kendrick
Erin and Jeff Klein 
David Koehler and Barbara Kraemer
Ms. CiCi Lee
Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney
Amy Lewis
Joseph Link
Steve Long
Cat Looby
JP and Foote Lund
Joeliene and Michael Magoto, in memory of Michael Valentine
David Mann
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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
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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

 

Monthly Giving Circle

 Cincinnati Shakespeare Company relies on the sustained commitment of a strong community of supporters to fuel our mission of bringing Shakespeare and the Classics to life for all. We send special thanks to our Monthly Giving Circle for their ongoing support of Cincinnati Shakespeare Company now and for 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

 

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
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.

 

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

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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati Reds
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
The E.W. Scripps Company and Scripps Howard Foundation
The Enquirer│Cincinnati.com
Great American Insurance Group
Greater Cincinnati Foundation
The Kroger Co.
Messer Construction Co.
PNC


The Play That Goes Wrong
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The Play That Goes Wrong
By: Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields

Scenic Designer: Samantha Reno
Costume Designer: Rainy Edwards
Lighting Designer: Alice Trent
Lighting Coordinator: Robert Carlton Stimmel
Sound Designer: Chris Guthrie
Fight Coordinator: Gina Cerimele-Mechley
Properties Designer: Kara Eble Trusty
Properties Coordinator: Alice Hopkins
Production Stage Manager: Cole Sweasy*
Assistant Stage Manager: Danitza Piper

Cast
Robert/Thomas Colleymoore: Billy Chace*
John/Charles Haversham: Montez Jenkins Copeland*
Dennis/Perkins: Cary Davenport*
Chris/Inspector Carter: Jeremy Dubin*
Crew Dude: Jared Earland
Annie: Candice Handy*
Max/Cecil Haversham: Matthew Lewis Johnson*
Trevor: Sylvester Little Jr.*
Sandra/Florence Colleymoore: Kelly Mengelkoch*

Billy Chace
Robert/Thomas Colleymoore

(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).


Montez Jenkins Copeland
John/Charles Haversham

(they/them) 2nd Season
Cincinnati: Mrs. Dalloway: A New Musical, Hamlet Park Tour (CSC); A Case For The Existence Of God, The Light Chasers, Girlfriend the Musical, Red Bike, Moby Dick (The Know Theatre). TV/Film: Miles Ahead (dir. Don Cheadle) 13th & Republic (dir. Darnell Pierre Benjamin). Education: Alumnus of Northern Kentucky University and Walnut Hills High School.


Cary Davenport
Dennis/Perkins

(he/him) 13th Season
Cincinnati: As You Like It, One Man, Two Guvnors, The Grapes of Wrath, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, August: Osage County, The Living Dead, Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest, Twelfth Night, The Winter’s Tale, The Comedy of Errors, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!) (Favorite CSC), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (The Carnegie) Girlfriend, Ada and the Engine, Whisper House (The Know Theatre), Wuthering: A Musical On the Moors (Gregory and McWethy/Cincinnati Fringe Festival). Regional: The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Promethean Theatre Ensemble, Chicago), The Bacchae (Right Brian Project, Chicago). Education: Alumnus of Northern Kentucky University.


Jeremy Dubin
Chris/Inspector Carter

(he/him) 25th Season
Cincinnati: The Play That Goes Wrong, The Importance of Being Earnest, King Lear, Pride & Prejudice, Cyrano de Bergerac, Much Ado About Nothing (Director), Every Christmas Story Ever Told (Director), The Comedy of Errors (Director), Titus Andronicus (Director) (favorite CSC); Fortune, Red Velvet (Ensemble Theatre); Neverwhere (Know Theatre). Regional: A Flea in Her Ear, Escape from Happiness (Milwaukee Rep); Two Households (Unseam’d Shakespeare). New York: The Rewards of Being Frank (New York Classical). International: Twelfth Night (Prague Shakespeare Company). TV/Film: The Alto Knights, Hauntology, Miles Ahead, Santa’s Promise. WebsiteDubinJD.com

Jared Earland
Crew Dude

(he/him) 4th Season
Cincinnati: The Living Dead, Twelfth Night, The Play That Goes Wrong (CSC); A Christmas Carol (Playhouse in the Park); Sleeping Giant, Dickless, Puffs (Know Theatre); Romeo and Juliet, Happy Birthday Wanda June (One Off Productions); Saint Joan (Diogenes Theater Company); Macbeth (InBocca Performance); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Southbank Shakes). TV/Film: The Public, Miles Ahead, My Days of Mercy, Gotti, Marauders, A Kind of Murder.

Candice Handy
Annie

(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 (CSC), Jaja's African Hair Braiding (Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati) Marian: The True Tale of Robin Hood (The Know Theatre Cincinnati) 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).

Matthew Lewis Johnson
Max/Cecil Haversham

(any/all) (22nd Season)
Cincinnati: Trouble in Mind, A Flea in Her Ear, A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Henry IV pts 1 and 2, The Cherry Orchard, Hamlet, One Man Two Guvnors, King Lear, Antony and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, Love's Labors Lost, A Long Day's Journey Into Night, The Seagull, Twelfth Night, Troilus and Cressida, The Comedy of Errors, An Ideal Husband, The Importance of Being Earnest, Our Town, The Taming of the Shrew, As You Like It, Amadeus (CSC); Regional: Equivocation (Athens West); Hamlet, My Fair Lady, Mamma Mia (Distilled Theatre); The Grapes of Wrath, A Christmas Carol, Twelfth Night (Alliance Theatre) Floyd Collins, Harvey, The Rainmaker (Aurora); The Bible, The Spitfire Grill, I Dream Wild Horses, The Big Bored (Horizon Theatre); Shoemaker and the Elves, Xperimental Puppet Theatre, Rainforest Adventures, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Don Quixote, Charlotte's Web, Whinnie the Pooh, Tortoise and the Hare, Ballad of Wriggly Buttonhole (Center for Puppetry Arts); Free Parking, Theatre Sports, Puppet Slam (Dad's Garage). Alumnus of Virginia Commonwealth University (MFA) Morehead State University (BA).

Sylvester Little Jr.
Trevor

(he/him) 10th Season
 
Cincinnati: Tempest, Macbeth, Fences, All the Way, Merry Wives of Windsor, Much Ado About Nothing, Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo & Juliet (Favorite CSC). Regional: Faust (Aimee Rose - Frankfurt, Germany), Death of a Salesman, Comedy of Errors (American Players Theatre), Superior Donut's (Birmingham Equity Theatre). Education: Alumnus of Purdue University (MFA), Berea College (BA)

Kelly Mengelkoch
Sandra/Florence Colleymoore

(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: Twelfth Night, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Kindred Spirits, The Play that Goes Wrong, Julius Caesar, The Importance of Being Earnest, King Lear, The Living Dead, All the Way, The Merry Wives of Windsor, August: Osage County, 1984, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Dracula, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest (Co-Director), The Elephant Man, Antony and Cleopatra, Death of a Salesman, Cyrano de Bergerac, One Man, Two Guvnors, Waiting for Godot, The Birds, The Great Gatsby (CSC); The Sound Inside (Ensemble Theatre). Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Producing Artistic Director and CEO. 

Samantha Reno
Scenic Designer

(she/her) 6th 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); Fierce (Cincinnati Opera); Our Story: Bold Moves Festival (Cincinnati Ballet); Noises Off! (Northern Kentucky University). Regional: The Newlywed Game (B Street Theatre, Sacramento); Gaslight (Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Lowell, MA); Peter and the Starcatcher (University of California, Davis). New York: The Rewards of Being Frank (New York Classical Theatre). Education: Northern Kentucky University (BFA). Website: samanthareno.com. Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Resident Scenic Designer

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

Alice Trent
Lighting Designer

3rd Season
Cincinnati: The Play That Goes Wrong, Titus Andronicus (CSC). Regional: Merry Wives of Windsor, Book of Will, Romeo & Juliet, Born Yesterday, As You Like It, Othello, (Texas Shakespeare Festival); Madwoman of Chaillot, The Dream of the Burning Boy, Three Sisters (Clarence Brown Theatre); Constellations, The Unusual Tale of Mary and Joseph (River and Rail Theatre); New Territories, Full Spectrum (Go! Dance Studios). Education: University of Tennessee Knoxville (MFA in Lighting and Digital Media Design), Xavier University (BFA in Theatre and History).

Robert Carlton Stimmel
Lighting Coordinator

(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, 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 Guthrie
Sound Designer

(he/him) 13th Season
Cincinnati: 100+ CSC productions including The Play that Goes Wrong, King John, Amadeus, The Tempest, Taming of the Shrew (Favorite CSC).

Gina Cerimele-Mechley
Fight Coordinator

(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.

Kara Eble Trusty
Properties Designer

(she/her) 5th Season
Cincinnati: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Trouble in Mind, Pride and Prejudice, The Living Dead, Twelfth Night summer tour (Favorite CSC), Dial M for Murder, Rutka: A New Musical, The Bookclub Play (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park), The Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Cincy Fringe Festival, The Carnegie. New York: New York Classical Theatre. Regional: Utah Shakespeare Festival, The Clarence Brown Theatre, Merrimack Repertory Theatre. Education: The University of Tennessee (BA)

Alice Hopkins
Properties Coordinator

(she/her) Debut Season
Regional: Experiential installations and large-scale production builds for clients including Procter & Gamble and Kroger (Agar); sculptural fabrication for Jellystone Parks (3DX Scenic); project and fabrication work 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, Jay Bolotin. Education: University of Cincinnati – College of DAAP (BFA, Multimedia Sculpture & Bronze Casting).

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 Company Manager

Danitza Piper
Assistant Stage Manager

(she/her) Debut Season 
 
Cincinnati: What the Constitution Means to Me (regional premiere); Fiona: The Musical (world premiere); How I Learned What I Learned (regional premiere); The Match Game (world premiere); Hands on a Hardbody; Where the Lost Children Play (world premiere) (Ensemble Theatre)Regional: Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson - APT 2B (Human Race Theatre Company); A Frosty Night (world premiere - Human Race Theatre Company); A Distinct Society (regional premiere - Human Race Theatre Company). Volunteer Coordinator of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival since 2022. Education: University of Kentucky (BA). Website: danitzapiper.com

FRIENDS OF THE COMPANY 


“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. 

 

Illustrious and Inspiring, $50,000+

ArtsWave
John Bridgeland and Maureen Fallon Bridgeland
The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation
Cynthia Crilley
The Linnemann Family Foundation
Debby and Jim Mason
Ohio Arts Council
Robert & Adele Schiff Family Foundation

 

Benevolent and Bold, $25,000-49,000

Mrs. L.L. Browning
Charles H. Dater Foundation
Martin Chavez
Eleanora C. U. Alms Trust, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee
John A. Schroth Family Charitable Trust
Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc.
The Limestone Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts in Partnership with Arts Midwest
P&G Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Sue Ann and Judge Mark Painter
Cass and Glenn Plott
Patrick Points and Wijdan Jreisat
Shubert Foundation
Don and Linda Tecklenburg
Donna and Robert Welch

 

Gallant and Glamorous, $10,000 - $24,999

Diane Adamec
Anonymous, in memory of our mom Kathy
BlankRome and Monteverdi Tuscany
Sean and Tracie Conway
Rance and Marilyn Duke
Estate of Henrietta Barlag
Gerald Greenberg and Pamela Meyers
The Gumbleton Family
David Kern
Marcene and Jim Kinney
John and Betsy LaMacchia
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
Isabel Mendez
Millstone Fund
Whitney Owens
PNC Bank
Ruth J. and Robert A. Conway Foundation
Rosemary and Mark Schlachter
Laura and Tayfun Tuzun
University of Cincinnati
Western & Southern Financial Group
Richard and Debbie Westheimer
George and Nancy Yund

 

Avowed and Audacious, $5,000 - $9,999

Bob Amott and Janice Flanagan
 Katherine Berger
 Bricker Graydon
 Mr. Otto Budig
 Brian and Elizabeth Coley
Elsa Heisel Sule Foundation
 Eva Jane Romaine Coombe Fund for Cincinnati Shakespeare Company of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
 Joel and Sally Davenport
 Rick and Melissa Eder
 EY
 Fifth Third Bank
GBBN
Edward Givens
Graeter’s
Ms. Karlee Hilliard
 Jack J. Smith Charitable Trust
 KeyBank
 Susan Lauf
 Jean and Charles Lauterbach
 Messer Construction Co.
 Chris Nare and Lori Rappold
 Rick Pender and Joan Kaup
 Vicky and Rick Reynolds
 Jessica and Michael Ruebusch
Dr. H. James Williams and Carole Campbell Williams
 Jay and Jodi Woffington
The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation
 Woodward Trust

 

Devoted and Daring, $2,500 – $4,999

Ameritas
Anonymous
 Mr. Fred Berger
 Mr. Scott Bischoff and Teresa Sedlack
 Tracy Cheever
 Crosset Family Fund
 Jennifer and Vito Damiano
 Dan Fales
 Sarah and Matt Graber
 Myron and Sherry Hughes
 Steve Kenat and Heidi Jark
 Shannon and Steve Kane
 Mark and Marcy Kanter
 Robert Keith and Kathleen Thornton
 Linda Klump
 Thomas P. Lee
 Ted and Molly Lucien
 Travis and Teresa McElroy
 David and Lesley Nevers
 Mitchell and Karen Rashkin
 Betty and Steve Robinson
 Robert Roesbery, in honor of Nancy Helwig
 RSL Architecture
 Steven Skibo and Susan Esler
 Scott and Wanda Spivey
 Marty C. Tomb
 Robert and Sue Trusty
 Rosalie P. van Nuis
 Jeanna Vella and Denny Boehm
 William P. Anderson Foundation

 

Ardent and Astounding, $1,000 - $2,499

Americana Arts Foundation
Jeffrey and Karen Anderson
Anonymous
William Artzt
 William and Caroline Bahlman
 Sara and Dan Bick
 Maureen Bickley and Richard Meader
Robert Brackenbury and Linda Parysek
Daniel and Kendra Braun
Charles Scott Riley III Foundation
 Thomas and Mary Clare Brennan Family Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
 Lee and Lisa Clapp
 Philip T. Clayton
Dr. and Mrs. Stewart Dunsker
Joe and Kay Ellis
 Ms. Lisa Ellram
Estate of Dava Lynn Biehl
 Carol and Richard Fencl
 Alan Flaherty
Ellen Forte and Michael DiMaggio
Jerome Glinka and Kathleen Blieszner
Scott Goebel and Emily Detmer-Goebel
Bill Gordon and Nancy Johnson
John and Elizabeth Grover
 Karen and Bill Hatcher
 Debbie and David Horn
 Carl and Judy Jackson
 Pat and Randy Krumm
 Carol Leslie
 Becky and Ross Long, in memory of James R. Bridgeland and Margaret B. Bridgeland
 Mr. and Mrs. Luke Lovell
 Anne and Paul Lucky
 Arthur and Stephanie McMahon
 David Mebius
 Ariel Miller
 Norah and Joe Mock
 Ed and Diane Mohlenhoff
 Tom and Cindy Muething
 Richard Oberacker
 David and Patricia Papoi
 Kathy and Mike Rademacher
 Dr. Robert Reed M.D. and Ms. Constance Reed
 Becky and Ted Richards
 Gates and Margaret Richards
 Matthew Schottelkotte and Melanie Swick
 Dr. Catherine Shackson
 Elizabeth Shaughnessy
 Ruth and John Sikorski
 Dr. William Spohn and Dr. Margaret Dunn
 Ron and Marty Visscher
 Teresa Wilkins
 Carol and Rich Wilson
 Ms. Karen Zaugg

 

Ebullient and Exhilarating, $500 - $999

Christine Adams
Anonymous
Anonymous, in honor of Josephine O'Leary
Mary Ann and Doug Bell
David and Elaine Billmire
Jackie and Gary Bryson
Marybeth Carlson
Carol C. Cole
Seth Diehm
Dana Eisinger
Allison Evans
Ms. Allyson Fleischer
Noah Goertemiller
Susan Goldman
Jean Haynes
Rachel Heberling
Wendy G. Hill
Ms. Emily M. Hodges
Kevin and Libby Howard
Stephen and Janet Jackson
Amy Katz
Gail and Eric Kirchner 
Geoff and Shellie Leder
Anthony and Jodi Maieron, Revel Urban Winery, in honor of John "JC" Coleman
Mark McKillip
Neda and Bruce Nutley
Amy Paul and Jerry Newfarmer
Ricky Patel and Kristen Reilly
Rhinegeist Brewery
Mark and Jan Sass
Suzanne Schindler
Rich Schultz
Michele Schuster
Saira Shahani and Rick Warn
Bob and Laurie Sternberg
Gordon and Mary-Anne Thompson
Maureen Tierney
Jessica Tribbe
Ms Linda Vaccariello
Jennifer Watts
Christine Whittaker and Thane Thompson
Ms. Jo Ann Wieghaus

 

Valiant and Voracious, $250 - $499

Anonymous
Debra Austin
Charles Bramwell
Curtis Brown
Chad and Patrice Burke
Elishia Chamberlain, in memory of Christian Morris
Larry and Julie Chandler
Jeffrey Conner
Dr. Kristen Copeland and Steve Johns
Donald and Victoria Daiker
Rose Marie Deibel
Carole Donnelly
Elizabeth End
Lindsey Faber
Ariel Fox
Heather Gaynor
Gail Ginther
Kevin Grace
Stew and Linda Hall
Rob Heidenreich
Mrs. Dawn Hensley
Brian Hiles
Tom and Kathy Hogan
Joanna Huh
Keith and Farrah Jackson
Phyllis Jackson and Martin Murray
Prashant Jagtap
Laura Jansen
Mr. Carl Kalota
Sandra Kohn
Sherwin Little
John Lorenz
Mary Mahoney
Mr. David Martin
Julia Meister
Dr. Karen Meyers
Kim Morrow
Rob and Andrea Morwood
Ryan and TJ Murphy
Niamh J. O'Leary
Sharon and Ray Ontko
Dwight and Danielle Packard
Cyndie and David Park
The Patel-Curran Family
Graham and Karen Paxton
Steve Peaslee, in honor of Doug and Denise Peaslee
Alice M. Perlman
David M. Piatt
Kay Puryear
Abigail Riddle and Braden Blankenship
Stephen and Helen Rindsberg
Barbara Norris
Marie and Jeff Rusincovitch, in honor of Jeanna Vella
Robin Sargent
Ms. Jennifer Sauvey
Lukas Schmid
Rebecca Schultz
Monica and Matt Scott
Jennifer Sebranek
Bryan Sweasy
Julie Theobald
Carrie Walsh
Hugh Walsh
Judge Lawrence Walter and Ms. Christena Walter
Jessica Warren-Jones and Matthew Jones
Pann and Terry Webb
Warren and Pam Weber
John and Caroline Weidner
Mary Ann Weiss
Laurie A. West
Robert and Jean Willis
Kristin Woeste and Jake Mahle

 

Grand and Gracious, $100 - $249

Marjorie and David Aaron
Wayne Adams
Bruce Allen and Colleen Foegle
Maria Anderson
Anonymous (11)
Heidi Atwood
Benevity Causes
Juliette Bezold 
Ron Bingham
John and Nancy Blignaut
David and Madonna Bowman
Krista Boyle
Sarah Breiel
Judith Jaspers Briggs
Teresa Brolley
John and Rebecca Bromels
Charlie Brown
John and Peg Bruggeman
Rob Bunnell
Margaret Burgin
Eric Burgmann
Aaron Byrd
Rebecca Campbell
Bridgit Chayt
Anderson Christopher
Jon and Katie Clark
Jeff and Lisa Cooper
Tommy Cooper
Mrs. Constance Crafton
Michelle Cybulski
Clare Dietrich
Nicole and Gary Dowdell
Ms Lisa Drake
Emilie and David Dressler
Justin Drouin
Randi and David Eastland
Charles and Harriet Edwards 
Ehlers Family
Roger Emerson
Lauren Erdman
Cristina Ferrari
Robert and Mary Fitzpatrick
Jessica Flake
Jillian Frasher
Michael Fusco
Brent Gallaher and Vanessa Keeton
Andrea Galloway
Chris and Christine Garten
GE Foundation
Jo Anne Gibbons and John Getz
Carolyn and Eric Glosby, in honor of Myron and Sherry Hughes
Robert A. Goering and Monica V. Kindt
David Goist
Maria Gomez
Les Hall
Haider Ala Hamoudi
Michael Haney and Amy Warner
Othello Harris
Sigrun Haude
Alan Heitner
Kathleen Hibbard
Dr. Thomas Highley
Dale Hodges
Daniel J. Hoffheimer
Hogan Market Research
Doug Ignatius and Bruce Preston
Ann Jarboe
Priti Jha
Marilyn and Robert Johnson 
Janice Kagermeier
Jim and Mary Ann Kalla
Rabbi Ken and Toni Kanter
Robert Kelly
Rabbi Ken
Crystal Kendrick
Erin and Jeff Klein 
David Koehler and Barbara Kraemer
Ms. CiCi Lee
Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney
Amy Lewis
Joseph Link
Steve Long
Cat Looby
JP and Foote Lund
Joeliene and Michael Magoto, in memory of Michael Valentine
David Mann
Sherry and Steve McCamley
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

 

Monthly Giving Circle

 Cincinnati Shakespeare Company relies on the sustained commitment of a strong community of supporters to fuel our mission of bringing Shakespeare and the Classics to life for all. We send special thanks to our Monthly Giving Circle for their ongoing support of Cincinnati Shakespeare Company now and for 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

 

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
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.

 

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

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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati Reds
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
The E.W. Scripps Company and Scripps Howard Foundation
The Enquirer│Cincinnati.com
Great American Insurance Group
Greater Cincinnati Foundation
The Kroger Co.
Messer Construction Co.
PNC