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Door County is renowned nationwide for it’s array of local, independent theater in settings unlike any other. There’s the historic Peninsula Players on the water, Northern Sky Theatre in the woods of Peninsula State Park, and Door Shakespeare in the gardens of Bjorklunden. Plus great performances to be found in venues large and small up and down the Peninsula. Find them all here.

  • Sturgeon Bay Middle Schoolers Present ‘Shrek The Musical Jr. ‘ Dec. 8

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    Nasty will be nice and Sturgeon Bay will be “ogre”-the-moon when TJ Walker Middle School Allied Arts students present their production of Shrek The Musical Jr. on Dec. 8. The family-friendly musical comedy follows the adventures of an ogre named Shrek who sets off on a quest to save a princess from a dragon. However, […]

  • Two Premieres for Northern Sky’s 2018 Season

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    Northern Sky Theater has announced its 2018 summer season in Door County. The season includes three musical comedies playing in repertory at their outdoor amphitheater in Peninsula State Park. Northern Sky will premiere two new musicals next summer and offer a new twist on one of its all-time favorite shows. Boxcar, written by Laurie Flanigan […]

  • Peninsula Players

    Peninsula Players Announce 2018 Season

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    Peninsula Players Theatre is thrilled to announce its 83rd season performing June 12 through Oct. 14. “On the heels of having successfully completed our 82nd season, I’m very happy to announce next year’s 2018 season,” said Artistic Director Greg Vinkler. “People sometimes ask me if I plan seasons around a theme. The answer is no, […]

  • TAP Announces Auditions for StageKids’ Shakespeare Production

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    Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) announces auditions for the upcoming StageKids production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield. The auditions will be held by director Alex Genty-Waksberg Dec. 9 at 11 am and Dec. 12 at 5 pm at Third Avenue Playhouse. TAP invites middle and […]

  • ‘The Wonder Bread Years’ A Blast From the Past for Baby Boomers

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    The Wonder Bread Years will live again at the Southern Door Community Auditorium on Saturday, Nov. 25, reminding people that there’s still a kid inside all of us. The hilarious, one-man show was written by Pat Hazell, who has been a guest on the Tonight Show seven times, served as one of the original writers […]

  • Third Avenue Playhouse Announces StageKids Cast

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    Third Avenue Playhouse announces the cast of the upcoming StageKids production of Ken Ludwig’s ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. This year’s casting call drew the largest number of students auditioning to date. The cast includes students from Sturgeon Bay, Sevastopol and Southern Door. They are: Dalena Pakalske (Aunt Brierly), Cole Albertson (Amos), Bea Dramm (Emily), […]

  • Former ‘Seinfeld’ Writer Brings ‘The Wonder Bread Years’ to Southern Door Nov. 25

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    Former Seinfeld writer and Tonight Show regular, Pat Hazell has found a unique way to communicate to the ever-growing baby-boomer theatergoer. In a salute to pop culture/Americana, boomer humorist Pat Hazell highlights the touchstones of the American family upbringing in his play, The Wonder Bread Years. Hazell will bring this comedy to Southern Door Community […]

  • Isadoora Theatre Play Explores Math, Gender & Mental Illness

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    Isadoora Theatre is back, though it may look different than you remember. This weekend, the theater puts on its last show of the season, Proof, and it may not be reminiscent of the kinds of performances the company did in the past. In 2013, after performing three shows per season for 10 years, Ed DiMaio, […]

  • The Diverse Duties of Artistic Director Greg Vinkler

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    Chicagoan Greg Vinkler was a college sophomore when he first found his home in theater. According to Vinkler, it was in that introductory class for non-majors that he felt for the first time he truly belonged somewhere. “It was like putting on a glove that fit me really, really well,” he said. Vinkler has pursued […]

  • Southern Door Goes ‘Into the Woods’ with Fall Musical

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    Southern Door High School dramatists are taking a cue from the dark and cold months of autumn with their fall musical, Into the Woods, a foray into the less-than-fairytale world of folklore legends the Brothers Grimm. The Brothers Grimm are Jacob and Wilhelm, 19th century German authors who collected and published such tales as Cinderella, […]

  • Amy Ludwigsen Resigns as Door Shakespeare Artistic Director

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    The Board of Directors of Door Shakespeare, Inc. announces the resignation of its artistic director, Amy Ludwigsen. Ludwigsen joined the theater company in 2012 and has been responsible for all aspects of its business operations and its artistic direction during her five-year tenure. She leaves to focus exclusively on her role as Director of Development […]

  • Northern Sky Theater Presents ‘Home for the Holidays 2017’

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    Door County’s award-winning Northern Sky Theater has announced the line-up for its annual holiday concert at the Old Gibraltar Town Hall. Now in its 11th year, “Home for the Holidays” will feature three talented performers Eric Lewis, Katie Dahl and Rich Higdon. The all-new concert for 2017 will play for six performances between Dec. 27 […]

  • Sevastopol School Brings Charlie Brown to Stage Nov. 3-5

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    America’s beloved blockhead comes to life in Door County when Sevastopol School presents its fall musical comedy, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, Nov. 3-5. Based on the long-running comic strip “Peanuts,” by the late Charles M. Schulz, the musical follows a day in the life of the meek Charlie Brown (played by Manav Jandu) […]

  • Rogue Theater Holds Christmas Play Auditions Nov. 4 & 6

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    Rogue Theater will celebrate its fifth Christmas with a humorous and heartwarming production of A Christmas Journey by Rebecca Wimmer. They will soon hold a casting call for the production. In the play, it’s the night before the big event, and Christmas is on a journey to the Holy Little City. He and the friends […]

  • Inside or Out: Sturgeon Bay’s New Performing Arts Space

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    Suppose you realized your retirement dream – a little farm in Door County with a lovely old barn that could be transformed into an art studio, gallery and performance space. And suppose all the seeds you planted there blossomed beyond your wildest dreams with celebrated art shows, wonderful theatrical productions and concerts and weddings and […]

  • Northern Sky Actor Doug Forrest Releases Album

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    Before Doug Forrest takes his final bow as a cast member of Northern Sky Theater’s fall musical comedy, Naked Radio, and makes his way back home to Houston, Texas, he will take to a different Door County stage in favor of another musical project. In early September, the same week he began his 45-show run […]

  • Creative Campus

    Northern Sky Introduces Donor Wall Incentive for Constellation Campaign

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    Northern Sky Theater’s Constellation Campaign to raise funds for their new Creative Campus in Fish Creek is closing in on the last 20 percent of their $6.7 million campaign goal. The company recently announced an anonymous match as an incentive for 20 additional donors to give a gift of $5,000 or more to be recognized […]

  • StageKids Holds Auditions for ‘‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’

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    Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) announces auditions for the StageKids production of Ken Ludwig’s ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. Children of all ages are invited to read from the script on Oct. 18 at 5:30 pm or Oct. 21 at 3 pm. Performances are Dec. 8 & 9 at 7:30 pm with an additional matinee at […]

  • Michael O. Flegel Joins Peninsula Players Board of Directors

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    Peninsula Players Theatre announces the appointment of Michael O. Flegel to its Board of Directors. Flegel’s election to the Board of Directors is for a three-year term starting at the October meeting. As a retired CEO, Flegel brings sound fiscal business management, boardroom proficiency and forthright thinking to the nonprofit arts organization. “With the addition […]

  • Castaways on Washington Island in Latest Let Me Be Frank Production

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    First Financial and Diamonds and Gold present Let Me Be Frank’s all new comedy musical Frank’s Washington Island. This special engagement will be held at the Ephraim Village Hall, Oct. 19 with two shows at 4 pm and 8 pm. Ever take the ferry to Washington Island? Ever have a shot of bitters at Nelsen’s […]