About the Theatre
Milwaukee Rep is the largest performing arts organization in Wisconsin in terms of audiences served and one of the largest professional theaters in the country. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Mark Clements and Executive Director Chad Bauman each year Milwaukee Rep welcomes up to 300,000 people at just 700 performances of 15 productions ranging from compelling dramas, powerful classics, new plays and full-scale musicals in its three unique performance venues – the Quadracci Powerhouse, Stiemke Studio and Stackner Cabaret. For over 65 years, Milwaukee Rep has gained a national reputation as an incubator of new work, an agent of community change and a forward-thinking provider of vital arts education programs.Auditions
by Keith Gray-Dozal - February 28, 2026
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by Cathy Jakicic - February 01, 2026
Milwaukee Chamber Theaters production of “I Am My Own Wife” is a constant revelation....
by Kelsey Lawler - January 30, 2026
Once there was a girl, an all-alone girl, who didn’t have a dragon for a friend. But all of that is about to change in First Stage’s Lovabye Dragon, an enchanting musical adventure on stage through February 15th at Milwaukee Youth Arts Center. ...
by Cathy Jakicic - January 29, 2026
In Peter Shaffer’s play, “Amadeus,” unfulfilled composer Antonio Salieri calls himself “the patron saint of mediocrity.” This is the last word you’d associate with Skylight Musical Theatre’s impressive production....
by Kelsey Lawler - January 20, 2026
A head, an arm, and a potato walk into America circa 1850. Theirs is a century-spanning story of the rise and collapse of a business empire. It’s The Lehman Trilogy, winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Play. It’s three acts, three actors, three epic hours of theater now on stage at the Mi...
by Cathy Jakicic - January 15, 2026
THE FISHERMAN'S DAUGHTERS at Milwaukee Rep is an engaging love song to sisterhood, Door County - and fishing....
by Cathy Jakicic - January 12, 2026
CARDBOARD PIANO at Renaissance Theaterworks creates a palpable, powerful bond with the audience....
Past Shows
Award-winning actress Alexis J Roston salutes Americas favorite jazz singer, Ella Fitzgerald. Roston was last seen at Milwaukee Rep in her mesmerizing star turn as...
A Novel by Charles DickensAdapted and Directed by Mark ClementsWe are opening our video vault to bring you a never-before-seen recording of Mark Clements 2016...
By Tom MulaDirected by Mark ClementsThe fully realized production of Jacob Marleys Christmas Carol starring Lee E. Ernst with an original soundscape by foley artist...
Videos