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Convenient Historic Third Ward location with nearby parking, hotels, restaurants, and entertainment options.
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Host your next event in one of Milwaukee’s most distinctive performance and event venues in the heart of the Historic Third Ward.
Why Choose Skylight For Your Next Event?
Located in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward, Skylight offers a collection of unique event spaces designed for performances, corporate gatherings, celebrations, meetings, and special events. From the historic Cabot Theatre to flexible reception and meeting spaces, our venues combine professional production capabilities, convenient downtown access, and personalized event support.
Professional lighting, sound, projection, and theatrical production capabilities are available for a wide range of event needs.
Multiple venue configurations accommodate everything from intimate gatherings to large-scale presentations and performances.
Convenient Historic Third Ward location with nearby parking, hotels, restaurants, and entertainment options.
Interested In Renting Skylight?
Our team can help you identify the right space, discuss availability, and guide you through the rental process.
Cabot Theatre
338-seat historic theatre featuring fixed auditorium seating, a proscenium stage, professional theatrical lighting, sound systems, projection capabilities, dressing rooms, and backstage support spaces. Ideal for performances, lectures, corporate presentations, film screenings, ceremonies, and large-scale events.
Studio Theatre
A flexible 99-seat black box venue accommodating a variety of seating and staging configurations. The Studio Theatre is ideal for rehearsals, workshops, classes, meetings, small performances, presentations, and community events requiring adaptable layouts and production support.
Skylight Bar
A welcoming gathering space suitable for cocktail receptions, networking events, donor gatherings, and pre-event hospitality. Full beverage service is available, with catering options available through approved vendors.
Dorothea C. Mayer Salon
An intimate event space well suited for meetings, private receptions, donor events, board gatherings, and celebrations. The salon offers a comfortable setting with flexible layouts and convenient proximity to Skylight’s performance venues.
Host Your Wedding at Skylight
Celebrate your wedding in a setting unlike a traditional ballroom. Exchange vows on the historic Cabot Theatre stage, host a reception in one of our intimate gathering spaces, and create a personalized experience that reflects your story. With flexible venue options, professional event support, and a central downtown location, Skylight offers a distinctive backdrop for ceremonies, receptions, rehearsal dinners, and wedding-related events.
How to Rent for Your Event
Getting started is simple. Submit a rental inquiry with details about your event, preferred date, estimated attendance, and venue needs. A member of our team will follow up to discuss availability, pricing, technical requirements, and event logistics.
Once your event details are confirmed, we’ll guide you through contracts, venue planning, production support needs, and day-of-event coordination. Whether you’re planning a meeting, fundraiser, wedding, performance, or private celebration, our team will help ensure a smooth rental experience from inquiry to event day.
Set & Prop Rentals
Looking to bring a full production to life without starting from scratch? We offer rentals of complete sets, props, and scenic packages from our past productions. Whether you need a full scenic design or select pieces to enhance your show, our inventory has something to offer. Browse our available rentals below and follow the steps to submit your inquiry.
How It Works
Browse available inventory of scenic elements, props, and specialty pieces below.
Complete a contact form with your name, organization, event date and prop to rent.
A member of our team will contact you with next steps.
Current Prop Rental Inventory
- Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors
- The barber chair, butcher block with grinder, and trunk from Sweeney Todd
- The whole ‘prop package’ for The Spitfire Grill
- Various Scenic and Prop rentals from Sunday in the Park with George