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Title
Waukesha Civic Theater T-shirt
Subject
Civic
Waukesha Civic Theatre
Bryant
Theatre
Waukesha Civic Theatre
Bryant
Theatre
Description
The Waukesha Civic Theatre (WCT) has a long and colorful history. Irvin Ware contacted local actors including Harold Brierton, Bill Broomall, Mickey Elger, and Conne Smith. When a board of directors was formed in the summer of 1957, the Waukesha Civic Theatre was born.
Irv Ware directed the first production which was Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes. It was presented in the Waukesha South High School community auditorium. Seeking a smaller home, the troupe held a successful fund-raising drive in the early 1960s. WCT purchased a former church building on Washington Ave. Remodeling was completed in time for the opening of The Mikado on November 5, 1964.
When the Washington Ave. building proved to be inadequate, the entire community pulled together to find a new home for WCT. The former second-run Pix movie theater on Main St. had the space WCT required, but needed significant renovation and remodeling. With generous donations and contributions from many Waukesha citizens, the dream became a reality. Chief among the donors were Bryce Styza, Dick Richards, Paul Vrakas, Bill Huelsman and Andrea and Tony Bryant. The Margaret Brate Bryant Civic Theatre, named in honor of Anthony Bryant’s mother, was completed just eleven days before the opening of Stepping Out, the first production of the 1999-2000 season.
Donor: Linda Paulson Norderhaug
Adopt an Artifact Sponsor: Bill & Jodi Huelsman
Irv Ware directed the first production which was Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes. It was presented in the Waukesha South High School community auditorium. Seeking a smaller home, the troupe held a successful fund-raising drive in the early 1960s. WCT purchased a former church building on Washington Ave. Remodeling was completed in time for the opening of The Mikado on November 5, 1964.
When the Washington Ave. building proved to be inadequate, the entire community pulled together to find a new home for WCT. The former second-run Pix movie theater on Main St. had the space WCT required, but needed significant renovation and remodeling. With generous donations and contributions from many Waukesha citizens, the dream became a reality. Chief among the donors were Bryce Styza, Dick Richards, Paul Vrakas, Bill Huelsman and Andrea and Tony Bryant. The Margaret Brate Bryant Civic Theatre, named in honor of Anthony Bryant’s mother, was completed just eleven days before the opening of Stepping Out, the first production of the 1999-2000 season.
Donor: Linda Paulson Norderhaug
Adopt an Artifact Sponsor: Bill & Jodi Huelsman
Creator
Waukesha Civic Theatre
Publisher
Waukesha County Historical Society & Museum
Date
2004
Rights
Waukesha County Historical Society & Museum