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The Sheboygan Community Theatre Foundation, Inc.

On October 7, 1996, the Sheboygan Community Theatre Foundation, a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation, was established and became the single significant driving force in the preservation and restoration of the Sheboygan Theater.

With a $100,000 gift from community philanthropist Walter Brand, the Foundation was able to acquire the Sheboygan Theater property in December, 1996 for $50,000 – well below the assessed value. The remaining gifted funds defrayed the cost of repairing the theater’s roof. The Foundation spent the next two years developing a comprehensive plan to restore and expand the historic theater.

Conversion of the Sheboygan Theater into a modern performing arts center required the acquisition of six adjacent private properties and the rights to a portion of adjacent public property, which the City deeded over to the Foundation.

With the financial contributions of generous community supporters and through ongoing fundraising initiatives, the theater restoration to date includes the addition of an expanded stage, a new ticket office, six new restrooms and the installation of new, wider seats for a seating capacity of 1,150. Future construction phases will include a rehearsal hall and a grand lobby reception area.

Weill Center Foundation Board of Directors                                               

Christine Stenklyft, President
Julie Gentine, Vice-President
Gerald Loth, Treasurer
Mark Leider, Secretary

Barbara Barrows
Conrad Barrows
Lori Dielentheis
Debra Giertz
Cindy Howley
Robert Johnson
Michael Langan
Mark Leider
William Moir
Amy Molepske
Karl Nelson
Dennis Ohl
Gerald Van De Kreeke

Honorary Directors

Mary Garton
Don Zastrow, Sr.

Endowment Board of Directors

Karl Grube
Anthony Jovanovich
Michael Langan
Larry LeMahieu
Lois Pauls
David Sachse

Former Board Members

John Becker            President 1996-1999
Jason Bemis
Allyn French
Pamela Garton
Karl Grube              President 1999-2001
Reynolds Honold
Robert Kreisa
Ruth McKay
Richard Meyer
Charles Mitch
Lois Pauls
Robert Peterson      President 2002-2004
Liesl Rice
David Sachse