Category: Theater
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.
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Final Showings of Rogue’s “A Coupla White Chicks” Aug 18 – 20
August brings heat and laughter to the Rogue Theater stage with A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking, by John Ford Noonan. This was Rogue Theater’s debut show in November of 2013. That show starred Lola DeVillers, Rogue Theater co-artistic director, and Katie Lott. The show takes place in suburban Westchester County, New York, in […]
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High School Grads Make History as Youngest Actors Hired at Northern Sky
There’s coincidence in human events, and there’s fate. Perhaps there’s a bit of both at work in a tale that began in Joseph Fellner’s Door County cherry orchard in the summer of 1944. Like every other farmer and orchard owner, Fellner was struggling with the shortage of workers for the harvest. And, like many others, […]
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Thresheree, Peninsula Music Festival and More Weekend Plans
Get ready for this weekend. Live music accentuates each day as long-standing traditions celebrate Door County heritage and arts. Be sure to make it up in August to see the summer season come to a spectacular close. Friday, Aug. 18 “Bobby is Dead. Long Live Bobby.” Imagine what Robert F. Kennedy would say if here […]
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Third Avenue Playhouse Announces Fall 2017 Education Series
Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) announces the class schedule for the Fall Education Series, taking place Sept. 9 – Nov. 12. Whether you are an actor interested in improving skills, a playwright working on a new piece, or a community member interested in discovering the ways theater can improve your life, there is something for everyone […]
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Pen Players To Host Pre-Show Seminar Aug 10
Peninsula Players Theatre, in conjunction with its production of the Tony Award-winning musical The Bridges of Madison County by Jason Robert Brown and Marsha Norman, will host a pre-show seminar Aug. 10, 6:30 pm, at the theater. The Bridges of Madison County first captured the nation’s attention in 1992 when Robert James Waller’s novel became […]
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Rogue Theatre Play Plays On Housewife Humor
August brings heat and laughter to the Rogue Theater stage with A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking, by John Ford Noonan. This was Rogue Theater’s debut show in November of 2013. That show starred Lola DeVillers and Katie Lott, and was directed by Bill Bauernfeind. The show takes place in suburban Westchester County, New […]
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Pen Players Present “The Bridges of Madison County” July 26 – Aug. 13
Audiences will be swept away by the life-changing, four-day love affair in the lush musical The Bridges of Madison County at Peninsula Players Theatre July 26 through Aug. 13. One of the most romantic stories ever written, The Bridges of Madison County first captured the nation’s attention in 1992 as a best-selling novel, then again […]
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Open Door Theater Premiers Original “The Conversation”
This summer, theater artists Victoria and Andrew Kleidon-Linstrom, Mitch Ross and Brid Henry are thrilled to continue Open Door Theater Company’s inaugural season with a newly devised piece, The Conversation. A new work by Open Door Theater Company makes it from page to stage in three weeks. In this original play, Henry’s at the end […]
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Door Shakespeare: Grown Into Our Own
by Amy Ludwigsen, Artistic Director, Door Shakespeare When I came to Door Shakespeare five years ago, I knew the organization held a wealth of potential. The staff, volunteers and community partners were all poised to see the theater into a new era. Many artists were willing to take a chance on the adventure and lend […]
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“Candide” Comes to TAP July 27 – Sept. 2
Candide is now on stage at Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) in Sturgeon Bay now through Sept. 2. The play is directed by James Valcq with musical direction by Adam Baus. Featuring a splendid score by Leonard Bernstein, Candide is a witty and wacky satire of an operetta. Based […]
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Northern Sky Brings Oklahoma! to Wisconsin
A touring company of Oklahoma!, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s first musical, may or may not have made it to a stage in Wisconsin seven decades ago. The movie by that name, released in 1955, did play here. Audiences definitely saw Oklahoma! in Wisconsin. And now there’s a third incarnation. Northern Sky is filling the theater in […]
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Burning Cow Music Festival, Semi-Pro Football & More Weekend Plans
The arts and entertainment in Door County continue with more offerings to the public as we wrap up July. From music festivals to new theater productions, and even a little semi-pro football, there are more than enough events to keep the whole crowd entertained. Sneak up for a getaway to enjoy the sunshine and all […]
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“The Tin Woman” Makes Chicagoland Premiere
On July 16, Theatre at the Center (TATC) in Munster, Indiana presented the Chicagoland premiere of Sean Grennan’s play The Tin Woman, starring Erin Noel Grennan in the lead role. Inspired by a true story, it’s a heartwarming comedy that’s a beautiful blend of family, humor and hope. Joy has had a heart transplant and […]
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Rogue Theater Presents Murder Mystery for One Weekend
Rogue Theater returns to its roots, with a murder mystery on stage for one weekend only, July 28-30. Fishin’ for Trouble (A Whale of a Fatal Tale) is packed with fun, laughter, suspense, and some great Jimmy Buffett tunes. The original cast will reunite for the performances. Penned by Tony Schwartz and Marylou Ambrose, Fishin’ […]
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WPR Presents ‘The Canterville Ghost’ at Auditorium July 22
Take one 300-year-old prideful ghost, a blunt family of materialistic Americans moving into a haunted English castle and you have a comic clash of cultures known as “The Canterville Ghost.” That was Irish author Oscar Wilde’s first published piece of prose, and it first appeared in 1887 as a serial in in the weekly periodical […]
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Trueblood PAC Ups the Drama with New Lighting
by Betsy Wallman As a 13-year-old performing arts center, upgrades and additions to Trueblood Performing Arts Center (PAC) are always on our wish list. During this past year, Emmett Woods, our theater manager, chose a new light board from Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC). It replaced our 30-year-old light board, giving us more reliability, flexibility and […]
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Third Avenue Playhouse’s ‘RED’ Provides Chilling Glimpse of Painter Rothko’s Life
“What do you see?” Rothko asks his assistant Ken in the opening line of RED, gesturing toward the audience. “Lean in…let them fill your peripheral vision.” Ken stares into the audience, examining what his and Rothko’s eyes see to be a series of paintings. As Rothko speaks of his murals, an eerie sensation comes about […]
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Northern Sky Presents Creative Kids Day July 14
For more than a decade now, Northern Sky Theater has offered Creative Kids Day, a day of creativity dedicated to children and teens interested in learning more about what it means to be part of a professional musical theater troupe in Door County. Over the years, hundreds of youth have taken advantage of the opportunity […]
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Door County Folk Festival, Cathy Grier And More Weekend Plans
Ever wanted to learn how to square dance? How about escaping the heat and spending time at a park doing fun activities for the whole family? There’s even a golf tournament for fans of the game to sink their teeth into. Come on up and enjoy mid-July with us on the peninsula and on Washington […]
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Door Shakespeare Presents ‘Twelfth Night,’ ‘The Heart of Robin Hood’
In Sherwood Forest, the Merry Men have not yet earned a philanthropic reputation. It’s up to Maid Marion to set them right. Somewhere far away, a storm wrecks a ship with noble blood as its cargo next to the coastal city of Illyria. A love triangle colors a grieving young woman’s search for a new […]