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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Step Afrika! Brings Dance, Body Percussion and Spoken Word to Door Community Auditorium
On Jan. 20 at 7 pm, Door Community Auditorium (DCA) will present an evening with Step Afrika!, a Washington, D.C., dance troupe that performs a riveting mix of dance, body percussion, and spoken word. Step Afrika!, founded in 1994, is the first professional dance company dedicated to the tradition of stepping, a unique art form […]
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Northern Sky Theater Announces 2017 Summer Season
Northern Sky Theater has announced its 2017 summer season. This season includes four musical comedies playing in rotating repertory at their outdoor amphitheater in Peninsula State Park. The world premiere of Oklahoma in Wisconsin will take place this summer. Richard Castle and Matthew Levine have written a musical described as a charming “doo-woppin,’ fish-boilin’ good-time” […]
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Free Art for Health Workshops for Kids in January
Door County Medical Center (DCMC) would like to remind the public that the Art for Health workshops for children are beginning at the end of January. These workshops are free to the public and are very popular. The Art for Health program is a series of free workshops for children, ages 4-7 & 8-12 years […]
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Auditions Set for Jan. 14 for StageKids’ One-Act Play Festival
StageKids Theatre, the educational outreach program of the Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) announces auditions for its spring production: StageKids’ One-Act Play Festival. Auditions are set for Jan. 14 at 11 am. The fest includes the following one-act plays: “Hello Out There” by William Saroyan, “Adaptation” by Elaine May, “Sure Thing” by David Ives, and “The […]
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Frosty Mini Golf, A Polar Plunge, and the Best of New Year Celebrations in Door County
Celebrate the New Year the Door County way! From New Year’s Eve celebrations to New Year kickoffs, we’ve got our top picks for starting 2017 right! Friday, December 30 Animal Tracks Join the folks at The Ridges Sanctuary to learn more about the foot and hoof prints you see in the snow, then make your […]
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Bad Santa, Marley’s Christmas Carol & More Weekend Plans
The Peninsula Pulse events calendar lightens up for the holiday weekend ahead but there are still a few ways to celebrate the coming festivities (holiday theater and a Bad Santa Party, anyone)? Friday, December 23 Bad Santa Party Put on your best version of the worst Santa for this Friday night’s Bad Santa Party at […]
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Northern Sky Presents ‘Home for the Holidays’
“It all started as an opportunity to extend that holiday feeling beyond Christmas morning,” said Holly Feldman of Home for the Holidays. “So many people talk about the ‘let down’ that follows shortly after the ‘build up’ for the holiday season.” The show “has been very popular with folks who cherish the season and don’t […]
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Rogue Theater Presents Holiday Readings for the Whole Family
Rogue Theater, together with Door County’s Learning in Retirement’s Winter Reading Theater class, will present two classic stories for the holiday season. Readers Lee Ann Casper, Carol Jensen-Olson, Sharon Thill and Mary Beth Williams will join with director David Clowers to present staged readings of “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” by Dylan Thomas and “Dulce […]
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Time to Sign Up for TAP’s 2017 Acting and Playwriting Classes
Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) offers courses in acting and playwriting from the first week of January through the second week of February. Classes are taught by TAP’s professional Company at the year-round professional theater in historic downtown Sturgeon Bay. Five- to seven-year-old StageKids explore creative play on stage in “Theatre Games,” focusing on gentle guidance […]
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Christmas Bird Count, Holiday Tunes & More Weekend Plans
It’s the weekend before Christmas – why not share in the holiday spirit with your friends and community during this weekend’s play readings, holiday concerts and a special tailgate fundraiser for Sunday’s game? Friday, December 16 Holiday Readings Door County’s Learning in Retirement’s Winter Reading Theater presents the beloved classics, A Child’s Christmas in Wale […]
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Rogue Theater’s Christmas Program Runs Dec. 9-11 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
Rogue Theater will celebrate its fourth Christmas with an outstanding holiday production by Kim Saunders, The Evening News Hour. In this production, the Channel 7 Evening News Hour reports on the birth of the new Savior with several field reporters interviewing all the characters to set up the crèche scene. There are also humorous commercial […]
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Cast Announced for Sturgeon Bay High School’s “Godspell”
Sturgeon Bay High School recently announced its cast for the 2017 musical, Godspell. Godspell was the first major musical theatre offering from three-time Grammy and Academy Award winner Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, Children of Eden), and it took the world by storm. The main story of Godspell is portrayed in the way the players interact […]
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Third Avenue Playhouse Brings Jacob Marley’s Redemption Story to Stage
“Marley was dead, to begin with…” So begins Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella A Christmas Carol, the redemption story of cold-hearted miser Ebenezer Scrooge. On a cold Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, who has spent the seven years since his death walking the Earth bound by […]
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Natural Christmas, Tree Lightings & More Weekend Plans
The Door Peninsula is alive with holiday festivities. Take it all in Door County style with an ugly sweater run, The Ridges’ Natural Christmas, and The Peninsula Singers annual Christmas concert. Friday, December 9 The Clearing Festivities Celebrate the sights, sounds and treats of the season with The Clearing Folk School’s annual holiday open house. […]
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World Premieres Scheduled for Northern Sky’s 2017 Season
Northern Sky Theater has announced its world premieres for the 2017 season in Door County. The summer world premiere at the amphitheater in Peninsula State Park will be Oklahoma in Wisconsin. Richard Castle (book and lyrics) and Matthew Levine (music) have written a charming homage to Door County with a musical that highlights the quirkiness […]
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TAP Introduces Winter Play Reading Fest, Held February 2017
Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) recently announced their 2017 winter/spring season. From Feb. 16-26, TAP will host the Winter Play Reading Festival. They will share an eclectic selection of new and classic plays in this brand new reading series TAP hopes becomes an annual event. Admission is a pay-what-you-can donation. Each play will be followed by […]
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Alan Kopischke to Star in TAP’s ‘Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol’
Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) announces the production of Tom Mula’s Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol, Dec. 8 – 24. Robert Boles will direct the holiday show with Alan Kopischke in the title role. “Marley was dead, to begin with…” in Charles Dickens’ classic tale, A Christmas Carol. But what happens to Ebenezer Scrooge’s mean, sour, pruney […]
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Pen Players Theatre Announces 2017 Season Lineup
Peninsula Players Theatre announces their 82nd season, June 13 – Oct. 15, 2017. “I’m happy to announce the slate of plays for next year’s 82nd season,” said Artistic Director Greg Vinkler. “We closed our 81st season just a few weeks ago, but getting the roster of plays up this early gives us a head start […]
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‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ Takes Stage Nov. 18-20
After a several-year hiatus, the holiday classic The Best Christmas Pageant Ever returns to the stage at Third Avenue Playhouse this weekend, courtesy of StageKids Theatre. Based on the beloved 1971 book by the late American author Barbara Robinson, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever tells the story of the meanest kids in town, the Herdmans, […]
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Free Tickets for Kids to TAP’s “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”
Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) offers free tickets for children and teens to the upcoming StageKids production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever on Nov. 18, 19 and 20. Due to a generous grant from Bonnie and Dennis Connolly, a family evening out at TAP in Sturgeon Bay has become even more affordable. With the purchase […]