CAPITAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
Todd Nicklaus
President, Board of Directors
Kay Gruling
Vice President, Board of Directors
Sean Wright
Executive Director
Jordan Baker
Rick Beese
Kandace Elmergreen
Shanna Fink
Peter Gaffaney
Tracy Hougum
Michael Loy
Ridhwi Mukerji
Glendon Peterson
Grand Theatre Foundation
Ex-Officio
Wausau is home to the region’s finest entertainment and community arts center, and we are only getting better.
For nearly 100 years, touring shows and community arts groups have welcomed audiences from near and far to The Grand, an iconic theater in the heart of downtown Wausau. We want to do even more, and we find ourselves with the happy problem of outgrowing our single stage with capacity audiences and few dates available. Importantly, our entire block has critical systems and infrastructure reaching or beyond their recommended lifespans. It’s time, and what an opportunity we have!
This major transformation will be completed in two stages over the next few years. Some improvements will be obvious, and others will be behind the scenes. The project will be planned so that our summertime closures won’t impact the programming you’ve come to expect. The 100th Anniversary of The Grand is November 24, 2027 and will be here before we know it! We are excited to share the progress of our fundraising campaign and plans of our transformation with you along the way.
At its conclusion, we will be able to offer even more entertainment to the community- and we will have ensured that this historic landmark enters the next 100 years of its life in shining glory!
"We all are the caretakers of future generations." - The Second Century Capital Campaign Committee
Want to get involved or learn learn more? Contact secondcentury@grandtheater.org
Second Century Capital Campaign Progress
Thanks to our generous donors, as of April 29th, we have raised $12,500,000 of our $17,000,000 goal!
