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Milwaukee Shakespeare closes after nine seasons. |
| By Julie Lawrence OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writer E-mail author | Author bio More articles by Julie Lawrence |
| Published Oct. 28, 2008 at 12:26 p.m. |
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Artistic Director Paula Suozzi and Managing Director Carrie Van Hallgren announced today they are closing their Milwaukee Shakespeare theater company due to lack of available funding.
Milwaukee Shakespeare, which has operated locally for nine seasons, recently stopped receiving funding from the Argosy Foundation, a private family foundation founded in 1997 by John Abele. The Argosy Foundation was its primary source of operating funds.
Although the theater company received support from granting organizations such as UPAF and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as private foundations, Suozzi and Van Hallgren say it's not enough.
A press release about the closing states, "Milwaukee Shakespeare has been actively seeking and achieving outside support, but the growth has not been sufficient to withstand this loss in its primary source of funding."
Milwaukee Shakespeare closed a production of "Love's Labour's Lost" Oct. 5. Runs of "Henry V" and "Othello" were scheduled for early 2009, but the season will not continue as planned.
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Posted by artgal17 on Oct. 29, 2008 at 6:40 p.m. (report)
PLEASE SOMEBODY BRING BACK MILWAUKEE SHAKESPEARE THEATER TO THIS COMMUNITY!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE NEED THE ARTS MORE THAN EVER!
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Posted by Billy Shakes Jr on Oct. 29, 2008 at 5:24 p.m. (report)
thanx Cheney/Bush/McCain/Palin/Wall Street
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Posted by milwaukee798 on Oct. 29, 2008 at 3:32 p.m. (report)
This is truly a punch in the face for Milwaukee Arts. Milwaukee Shakespeare brought an elevation to the city that will be dropped without its presence.
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Posted by talentline411 on Oct. 28, 2008 at 8:05 p.m. (report)
Truly terrible news! Is there no organization in Milwaukee that is willing to support this crucial artistic endeavor? This is a black mark upon our city that we cannot support a single Shakespearean theatre company.
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