“Make Milwaukee”: The Modjeska Youth Theater

 

Listen: The Modjeska theater has been a Milwaukee institution for almost a century. For the past last 17 years, the Modjeska Youth Theater has been serving youth all over Milwaukee by offering them the opportunity to perform in Broadway musicals, and in the upcoming year, non-musical plays as well. Our Program and  Content Manager Sam sat [...]

“Make Milwaukee”: Christina Panfillio and Deborah Staples

Listen: Longtime Rep staple Deborah Staples and visiting actress Christina Panfillio sat down with us and spoke about establishing an acting career in a community and the responsibility that comes with it:

Also, I had to post this short clip of Deborah Staples sharing an experience that she had with a theatre goer that took her a [...]

“Make Milwaukee”: Robert Spencer and Joe Mazza, Actors

 

Listen: How does one get into the notoriously difficult to crack profession of theater acting? We sat down with veteran actor Robert Spencer and newcomer Joe Mazza to chat about their experiences in the acting profession.

To see them in action, check out the First Stage Children’s Theater’s production of Witness, a play about racism, fear, and eventual understanding in 1920s [...]

“Make Milwaukee”: Brian Mani, actor

Milwaukee actor Brian Mani (foreground) as Timon in the  2007 American Players Theater production of Timon of Athens.
LISTEN:
Mani describes what it’s been like for him as a working actor in Milwaukee and shares some advice to people considering a career in theatre.

Brian Mani can be seen in Renaissance Theatreworks’ production of “The Dig,”written by Milwaukee [...]