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CONTACT: Cindy Moran, Public Relations Director, 414-224-1761

October 16, 2007

Milwaukee Repertory Theater Evening of Holiday Shopping

On Monday, November 12, 2007, Milwaukee Repertory Theater and Crate & Barrel will host their Second Annual “Evening of Holiday Shopping” with proceeds going to support the work on The Rep’s stages. The evening promises to be filled to the brim with festivities, including door prizes, delectable treats and dynamic special guest, Carolynne Warren, star of CAROLIN’ CAROLYNNE IS COMIN’ TO TOWN which runs in The Rep’s Stackner Cabaret over this year's holiday season. (For more information on the show go to http://www.milwaukeerep.com/season/stackner.php.) The cost of the event is $25, which includes a $10 donation to The Rep, as well as a $15 shop card to Crate & Barrel. In addition, Crate & Barrel will donate 10% of the evening’s proceeds to Milwaukee Repertory Theater. More details can be found at http://www.milwaukeerep.com/support/events.htm.

FACT SHEET

Join The Rep and Crate & Barrel for a Special Evening of Holiday Shopping

WHO: Milwaukee Repertory Theater and Crate & Barrel

WHAT: An Evening of Holiday Shopping with Milwaukee Repertory Theater and Crate & Barrel

WHEN: Monday, November 12, 2007, 5:30 – 8:30 pm

WHERE: Crate & Barrel at Mayfair Mall

COST: A $25 cover fee includes a $10 donation to The Rep as well as a $15 Crate & Barrel shop card. Then Crate & Barrel will donate 10% of the evening’s proceeds to Milwaukee Rep.

OTHER DETAILS: The Evening of Holiday Shopping is open to the public. RSVPs are preferred, along with pre-payment. RSVP to Leslie Rivers at 414-290-0716 or Lrivers@milwaukeerep.com. More details can be found at www.milwaukeerep.com/support/events/htm.

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Open to the public before and after all evening performances, Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s Stackner Cabaret, located on the second floor of the Milwaukee Center, is our own full-service, smoke-free bar and restaurant. Featuring delicious dinners, as well as late night cocktails, coffee, and desserts, the Cabaret is the ideal meeting place for patrons attending Rep performances. For dinner reservations, call 414-224-9490.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater is a nationally recognized theater company that presents a critically-acclaimed selection of compelling dramas, powerful classics, award-winning contemporary works and lively Cabaret shows on three stages from September through May. The Rep also produces an annual production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. The Rep's home, the Patty and Jay Baker Theater Complex, accommodates the Quadracci Powerhouse Theater, the Stiemke Theater and the Stackner Cabaret. The Rep is also home to a Resident Acting Company of 13 actors who perform with The Rep throughout the season.

The Rep is proud to be a member of the United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF), which provides major annual financial support. The Rep is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), a management association of some of the nation's largest non-profit professional theaters that collectively bargains with the unions that represent the actors, directors and designers that work at The Rep; a constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for the nonprofit professional theater; and a member of Theatre Wisconsin, the statewide association of non-profit professional theaters. This theater operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. The set, costume and lighting designers are members of United Scenic Artists, a national labor union. This theater is an equal opportunity employer. Except in plays where race itself is an issue, casting is decided based on ability, not race.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater, 108 E Wells St Milwaukee, WI 53202
Ticket Office: 414-224-9490 Ticket Office Fax: 225-5490
Administrative: 414-224-1761 Fax: 414-224-9097

http://www.milwaukeerep.com