Posted: April 8, 2026 | Updated: April 16, 2026
AGENDA
Notice and Call of Public Meeting
Government Body: Cresco Theater Commission
Date of Meeting: April 13th, 2026
Time and Place of Meeting: 5:30 PM, SCENE SHOP, Cresco Theatre
Roll Call: Gosch, Waterbeck, Wilson, Seebach, Bartling, Lickteig, Kelm
Recurring Items: There may be action taken on each of the items listed below.
- Approval of Agenda
- Approval of Minutes from February 9th, 2026 meeting
- Approval of claims/financials
Staff Reports: There may be action taken on each of the items listed below.
- Manager’s Report
- Staffing and Employees
Old Business: There may be action taken on items.
- Friends of Theatre
- Scene Shop Progress/Fundraising
– Potential donors already contacted
– Potential donors to be contacted
– Calendar of events for fundraising
– Donor Wall/Board
– Meeting in April with everyone regarding fundraising - Budget Discussion
New Business: There may be action taken on items.
- Three members terms expire June 30th, David, Juile & Gayle. Renew / Find new members
2. Scene Shop Ribbon Cutting 5 PM, May 12th, 2026
3. Next meeting date: May 11th, 2026
Comments:
- Comments from Community Theatre
- Comments from Chamber
- Comments from City Council
- Comments from Audience
Adjourn:
THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 21, CODE OF IOWA AND THE LOCAL RULES OF SAID GOVERNMENT BODY, POSTED APRIL 8, 2026.
MINUTES
Cresco Theatre Commission
The Cresco Theatre Commission met Monday, April 13th, 2026, at 5:30 PM in the Scene Shop. Members present were Dave Gosch, Kelly Bartling, Ann Seebach, Kari Waterbeck, Gayle Kelm, and Julie Wilson. Steve Lickteig was unable to attend. Guests: Wendy Lickteig, Cresco Theatre Manager, Joe Wacha, Cresco Community Theatre, and Stan Fosaaen, City Council.
The April agenda, February minutes, and financials were reviewed. Kelly Bartling made the motion to approve, seconded by Kari Waterbeck, and unanimously approved by the Commission.
Staff Reports: Wendy Lickteig presented the manager’s report. Upcoming events include: 5/9 Psychic Don Marlett, 11/21 Joseph Hall as Elvis, and 12/22 Lori Line. In the last two weeks there have been two rentals for paranormal events. Wendy has been working diligently to keep overhead down and cut expenses. Cresco Community Theatre and Cresco Theatre Commission members have been assisting and will continue to at live events, as well as Friends of the Theatre, to keep costs down. The floors in the Theatre are in need of a good scrubbing. Ann Seebach made a suggestion as who to hire for this. Wendy would like to have an open house at the Scene Shop, with details being finalized soon. There will be a ribbon cutting for the Scene Shop on May 12th, 2026, at 5:00 PM. The Library will be using the Scene Shop for the summer reading program on 7/9 and 8/6. Emmaly Hoppe has been trained as a shift leader and has been given a raise to $9.50 as of 4/4. Carly Miller was hired on 4/10 at $8.00 with a raise in 90 days.
Old Business:
- Friends of Theatre-There are new people that would like to assist.
- Scene Shop Progress-Fundraising was discussed with many ideas shared as possibilities to do during Borlaug Fest. This will be added specifically to the May agenda.
New Business:
- Fundraising-See above.
- The next meeting will be May 11th, 2026, at 5:30 PM. Motion to approve was made by Ann Seebach, seconded by Kelly Bartling, and unanimously approved by the Commission.
Comments:
- Comments from Community Theatre- Joe Wacha shared that there will be a children’s play on June 13-14th. Lisa Kammerer and Jayne Jensen are directing.
- Comments from Chamber-None
- Comments from City Council-Stan Fosaaen shared that he will take our ideas for fundraising back to Council. He also shared about the state of the City budget and how funding has changed.
- Comments from the Audience-None
Motion to adjourn was made by Ann Seebach, seconded by Kelly Bartling and unanimously approved by the Commission.
Respectfully submitted,
Julie A. Wilson