The second time was the charm for Peninsula Players Theatre after Governor Tony Evers announced $36.6 million in funding for five building projects left out of the 2023-2025 capital budget process. The organization’s slice of the financing was by far the smallest at $330,000 to help build safe and modern dormitory facilities. Peninsula Players Theatre completed its housing project earlier this year, replacing structures that did not offer indoor plumbing or climate control. Brian Kelsey from Peninsula Players Theatre says with this funding, they were able to close their Act II Housing Campaign with exactly what they needed. 

The Janesville Sports and Convention Center ($15 million), the Milwaukee Iron District soccer stadium ($9.3 million), the National Railroad Museum ($7 million), and the Bronzeville Center for the Arts ($5 million) were the other projects awarded by the governor using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. His office projects that these projects will support over 400 jobs and nearly $68 million in economic activity. Peninsula Players Theatre is a part of a nonprofit arts and culture economy that generated $38.6 million in economic activity in 2022, according to the Peninsula Arts and Humanities Alliance.