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Forte makes professional theatre accessible to audiences in the suburbs of Milwaukee. In a literal sense, we are physically and financially accessible to audiences who might not otherwise be able to take in professional theatre. In a metaphorical sense, we program with an eye on growing the theatre-going community with a combination of classic musicals and more recent works to broaden the scope of experience of our audiences. We are pleased to see a true multi-generational following developing around Forte, with grandparent / grandchild dates a common occurrence. Finally, our Forte Youth Productions arm educates a body of future professional, avocational actors, & theatre-lovers.
Currently we produce two Mainstage (adult professional) and two Forte Youth Productions per year. All productions are staffed by theatre professionals from the Milwaukee area. We always pay our designers, choreographers, music directors, directors, and adult actors for their work. Providing jobs in the arts is one of Forte’s values, and our retention of a corps of Associate Artists demonstrates the positive experience that keeps our local talent coming back. We currently have two full-time employees, with contracted personnel in a variety of roles. Several of our contracted personnel hold contracts across the entire season, including our Stage Manager, House Manager and Sound Designer. Every year we have been able to improve compensation for all of our salaried and contracted staff in order to allow them to focus on the arts, acknowledging that there is still a lot of room for growth. In addition, we hope to begin to provide dedicated artistic oversight of the Youth Productions wing of the organization, freeing our Artistic Director to grow our Mainstage season.
