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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.

  • Theatre M to Hold Reading of ‘Wittenberg’ Oct. 6

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    Theatre M will stage a reading of Wittenberg: A Tragical-Comical-Historical in Two Acts by David Davalos at 7 pm on Oct. 6 at Woodwalk Gallery. Wittenberg, featuring Mark Moede, Amy Ensign, Marcel Bruyere and Ross Dippel, explores the story behind the stories of Hamlet, Doctor Faustus and Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation. The comedy […]

  • “Guys and Does” Returns to Northern Sky

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    Northern Sky Theater is highlighting its fall season with the return of Guys and Does, a quirky comedy musical celebrating Wisconsin’s deer-hunting culture. Written by Frederick “Doc” Heide and Lee Becker, with music by Paul Libman, Guys and Does broke Northern Sky box office records with 54 straight sold-out performances in its premiere season in […]

  • TAP Now Scheduling Student Matinees for ‘The Gin Game’

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    Third Avenue Playhouse in historic downtown Sturgeon Bay is scheduling student matinees for the Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Gin Game. Schools, individual classrooms, homeschool students, and parents may schedule student matinees for Thursdays and Fridays through Oct. 14. D.L. Coburn’s The Gin Game runs two hours and has a 10-minute intermission. Audience members may ask […]

  • Peninsula Players’ ‘The 39 Steps’ On Stage through Oct. 17

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    Peninsula Players Theatre announces new curtain times for its 2016 fall season with 7 pm evening performances and 3 pm matinees on select Sundays to its performances of the wildly comic thriller, The 39 Steps by Patrick Barlow, running through Oct. 17. This engaging Tony Award-winning adventure is a fast-paced boisterous comedy featuring 150 characters […]

  • Book Review: ‘Alexander Hamilton’

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    When the musical Hamilton opens in Chicago on Sept. 27, Midwestern audiences will be able to experience one of the most unlikely projects in the history of musical theater. The guiding genius of this project is Lin-Manuel Miranda, an actor, composer, writer, and hip-hop musician (an impressive, if unusual list of accomplishments). Miranda also has […]

  • Autumnfest, Election Theater & More Weekend Plans

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    It’s the first weekend of autumn in Door County! Head to one of this weekend’s fall festivals, prep your cold-weather reading lists, or help Door Community Auditorium celebrate its first major anniversary. Friday, September 23 DCA’s Silver Anniversary Twenty-five years ago, the Door Community Auditorium in Fish Creek opened its doors. In the years since, […]

  • Peninsula Players Brings Melodramatic Comedy ‘The 39 Steps’ to Stage

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    Peninsula Players Theatre is ending its 81st season with a boisterous nod to The Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, with its final play of the 2016 season, The 39 Steps. The 39 Steps is a comic spy thriller adapted from John Buchan’s 1915 novel and Hitchcock’s 1935 film of the same name. In 2005, English […]

  • Talkbacks Held After ‘Gin Game’ Sunday Matinees

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    Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) in Sturgeon Bay will hold informal talkback sessions for The Gin Game after Sunday matinee performances now through Oct. 16. Talkbacks give the audience a chance to ask questions and learn about production details and the creative process. Many theaters incorporate talkbacks into their performance schedule. TAP’s Co-Artistic Director Robert Boles […]

  • Northern Sky Sells Raffle Tickets for ‘Hamilton’ Show in Chicago

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    Raffle tickets are on sale now for a chance to witness the runaway hit musical, Hamilton, when it premieres in Chicago at the PrivateBank Theatre, featuring musical direction by Northern Sky Theater’s own Colin Welford. Hamilton: An American Musical, winner of 11 Tony Awards for its Broadway run in New York, is a musical about […]

  • ‘The 39 Steps’ Now on Stage at Pen Players

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    Peninsula Players Theatre presents the riotous spy-thriller The 39 Steps, Sept. 7 – Oct. 16. The 39 Steps is adapted by Patrick Barlow (based on the Alfred Hitchcock film) and the book The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan. This exciting Tony Award-winning adventure mixes a fast-paced boisterous comedy with an action packed spy-thriller. More than […]

  • “The 39 Steps,” Door County Century & More Weekend Plans

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    This weekend, take some time to celebrate the upcoming fall season. Get lost in a corn maze, squish some grapes, or bike across the county.   Friday, Sept. 9 Art/Speaks Come to write and to share work. This writing lab is for those interested in writing in response to art. 11:30 am – 1 pm. […]

  • “The Gin Game” Opens at TAP Sept. 8

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    D. L. Coburn’s play The Gin Game opens at Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) in downtown Sturgeon Bay on Sept. 8 and will run through Oct. 16. Humor and psychological warfare crackle over a card game between two quick-witted residents of an assisted living facility in this Pulitzer Prize-winning play directed by TAP’s Co-Artistic Director Robert […]

  • The Sharrows, Marina Fest & More Weekend Plans

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    Labor Day Weekend is upon us, and with it comes incredible chances to take in Door County’s vibrant art, music and people. Guffaw your way through a hilarious fall comedy, gear up for some outrageous karaoke, or get your hands on some beautifully quilted pieces. Friday, Sept. 2 Opening Reception Step into The Hardy Gallery, […]

  • A Rollicking Froth of a Musical: TAP Brings “Madame Sherry” to the Stage

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    Now that its copyright has expired, the 1910 rollicking froth of a musical Madame Sherry has been given new life by the talented co-artistic director James Valcq at Third Avenue Playhouse. Because the show now resides in the public domain, Valcq had the freedom to take scissors to talky dialog and outdated humor, to add […]

  • Peninsula Players Presents “Alabama Story” Through Sept. 4

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    Peninsula Players Theatre continues its 81st season when it presents the Midwest premiere of Kenneth Jones’ Alabama Story, playing now through Sept. 4. Inspired by actual events in 1959, Alabama Story centers on a fearless, no-nonsense librarian, a vocal segregationist senator and an innocent children’s book. In a parallel story, childhood friends Joshua and Lilly, a […]

  • “Hate Mail” Comes to Baileys Harbor

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    Labor Day weekend begins with Hate Mail, an epistolary play produced by Rogue Theater, with two actors reading letters and other correspondence. Hate Mail, written by Bill Corbett and Kira Obolensky, is a parody to the much-produced Love Letters. Hate Mail tells the story of Preston, played by Dan Sallinen, a spoiled rich kid from […]

  • Fort Frances, Mushroom Hike & More Weekend Plans

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    This weekend, take some time to enjoy art of all types. You’ll be blown away once you encounter the culinary creations, contemporary wearable art and thought-provoking theater available to you this final August weekend. Friday, Aug. 26 Fall Harvest Celebration Get some good gear at the rummage sale, silent auctions and raffles while supporting a […]

  • Peninsula Players Theatre Pre-Show Seminar Features Library Director Rebecca Berger

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    Peninsula Players Theatre, in conjunction with its production of the Midwest première of Kenneth Jones’ engaging, Alabama Story, will host Door County Library Executive Director Rebecca Berger on Wednesday, Aug. 24 at 6:30 pm. Tickets to the performances are available, admission to the pre-show seminar is free. Tickets are not needed to attend the seminar. […]

  • ‘Alabama Story’: A Librarian, A Senator and A Children’s Book Collide

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    by Audra Baakari Boyle Peninsula Players Theatre has produced a variety of works for Door County audiences in its 81 seasons, from madcap comedies to toe-tapping musicals; from thrilling mysteries to captivating dramas. This week Alabama Story, by Kenneth Jones, made its Midwest debut at Peninsula Players. Alabama Story flourished from playwright Jones’ fascination with […]

  • Brandon Bogenschutz Finds His Calling in Acting

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    It’s fair to say that 10 years ago, Brandon Bogenschutz never would have imagined graduating from college with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting. Though the Egg Harbor native’s imagination was larger than life, his reserved nature as a child kept him out of the limelight. But when a group of friends convinced him […]