Milwaukee Public Theatre

The Milwaukee Public Theatre was a theater company based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin active from 1974 to 2019.

History

It was founded in 1974 as Friends Mime Theatre by Barbara Leigh and Michael John Moynihan, the theater created over 400 productions. The Public Theatre performed at over 400 events a year attended by 100,000 to 150,000 people.
In 2019, it became defunct after performing a potluck circus, "Passing the Torch".

Past productions

Most Dangerous Women - April 22–24, 2016Stories from the Medicine Wheel - March 20–27, 2015MPT Steampunk Circus of Metamorphosis - September 19, 2014From the Start Consider the Finish - October 18, 2011From the Start Consider the Finish - October 15, 2011From the Start Consider the Finish - October 14, 2011From the Start Consider the Finish - October 11, 2011From the Start Consider the Finish - October 9, 2011From the Start Consider the Finish - October 4, 2011From the Start Consider the Finish - September 24, 2011From the Start Consider the Finish - September 23, 2011From the Start Consider the Finish - September 11, 2011From the Start Consider the Finish - September 10, 2011One Man's Trash is Another Man's Treasure - May 7, 2010Camp We-Kan-Tak-It - October 8, 2009All-City People's Parade and Pageant - August 8, 2009Winter Voices - December 4–5, 2008