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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.

  • Door Shakespeare Celebrates 20 Years with “Julius Caesar” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

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    Door Shakespeare will mark its 20th year with a dynamic season featuring national talent and timely themes. The company’s first ever production of Shakespeare’s political drama Julius Caesar will be presented in repertory with the classic tale of love and magic, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Performances will take place in the Garden at Björklunden in […]

  • StageKids Theatre Presents ‘The Laramie Project’

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    On Oct. 7, 1998, openly gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard was brutally attacked and left for dead in a field outside of Laramie, Wyoming. Five days later, he succumbed to his injuries in a Fort Collins, Colorado hospital. The incident sparked immediate national and international debate about hate crimes toward the gay community, […]

  • Register Your Kids Now for Art on the Wild Side Day Camp

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    Ministry Door County Medical Center’s Art on the Wild Side Day Camp for children ages 6 to 12 offers weeks of fun in three locations…for free. The Peg Egan PAC, the Southern Door Community Auditorium and Algoma’s Perry Park will offer a free visual and performing arts summer day camp for children focusing on music, […]

  • Tickets On Sale for Northern Sky’s 2016 Fall Season

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    Northern Sky Theater announces ticket sales are open for the 2016 fall season starting May 2. This season includes two musical comedies playing in two venues. Guys & Does will perform at the Door Community Auditorium while And If Elected will arrive for a limited run at the Old Gibraltar Town Hall, both in Fish […]

  • Door County Students Take Part in Powerful Production of “The Laramie Project”

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    Coming May 6, 7 and 8 to Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) is The Laramie Project, a StageKids production in cooperation with the Matthew Shepard Foundation. In 1998 the murder of a gay University of Wyoming student by the name of Matthew Shepard caught the attention of the world and sparked a debate that continues to […]

  • Peninsula Players Awarded WAB Grant

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    Peninsula Players Theatre is pleased to announce it was awarded a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board (WAB) through the WAB’s Creation & Presentation program. Funds of the grant will support the Peninsula Players continued development and presentation of outstanding theatrical productions and community programs as the theater prepares for its 81st season in 2016. […]

  • Honoring the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s Death

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    by Amy Ludwigsen, Executive Director, Door Shakespeare April 23, 2016 will be a day of global celebration as we honor the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s passing. April 23rd, largely considered Shakespeare’s birthday, though the only document reflecting this date is actually his death certificate, will commemorate Shakespeare’s lasting legacy on pages and stages across […]

  • Isadoora Holds Auditions for 2016 Production

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    Auditions for Isadoora Theatre Company’s production of Three Days of Rain will take place April 23, 1 pm at Gibraltar Town Hall, and April 25, 6:30 pm in the basement of the Sturgeon Bay Library. The company is planning the production for June 23 – July 2. Three Days of Rain is directed by Richard […]

  • Northern Sky to Distribute 4,000 Free Tickets to Local Students

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    Northern Sky Theater will once again invite all Door County students to a complimentary evening of entertainment under the stars. Northern Sky will distribute nearly 4,000 free tickets to every elementary, middle and high school student at all five Door County schools as well as area homeschool students. “This year, the complimentary ticket provides three […]

  • Framed: Gibraltar High School Students in “Footloose”

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    (From left) Gibraltar students Ava Beaudot, Hannah Helm, Alec Hoffman, Hannah Brandt and Anna Snell rehearse for this weekend’s production of Footloose at Door Community Auditorium.

  • Earth Day Activities, Brown Trout Tourney & More Weekend Plans

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    What better way to start a weekend in beautiful Door County than with a host of Earth Day celebrations? Get out and about while lending Mother Nature a helping hand and when you need a break, head to the local theater to see what our young talent has to offer or celebrate your Belgian heritage […]

  • Sturgeon Bay High Schoolers Join Rogue Theater for Murder Mystery

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    Take a walk down memory lane during Rogue Theater’s Murder at the Prom, an audience participation murder mystery written by Peter DePietro and directed by Lola DeVillers. With an outstanding Sturgeon Bay High School cast, Rogue Theater is donating a portion of all ticket sales to benefit the Sturgeon Bay High School Choir Department. What […]

  • St. John Bosco Students to Perform “The Wizard of Oz”

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    St. John Bosco proudly presents The Wizard of Oz, the Young Performers’ Edition by L. Frank Baum, on April 22 at 7 pm and April 23 at 2 pm in the St. John Bosco Gym. The hour-and-15-minute musical, designed for upper elementary and middle school performers, is based on the book by L. Frank Baum […]

  • Human Kindness Project, Crane Count & More Weekend Plans

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    If variety is the spice of life, then the Door Peninsula is cooking up something extra sweet for you this weekend. Whether you’ve got a sweet tooth, love for theater or a love of fiddler jigs and reels, you’re bound to find something you enjoy in the days to come. Friday, April 15 Sugar, Spice […]

  • TAP Brings Cold War-era Play, ‘A Walk In the Woods’ to Stage

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    Arms negotiations and international politics form the foundation of Lee Blessing’s Cold War-era play A Walk In the Woods, but it is the power of human connection and humor that triumphs in Third Avenue Playhouse’s production, now playing through April 17. The 1988 play, which has been nominated for both a Tony Award and Pulitzer […]

  • Peninsula Arts & Humanities Alliance Joins “Arts & Economic Prosperity® 5” Study

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    The arts mean business. That is the message being delivered by Door County’s Peninsula Arts & Humanities Alliance (PAHA), who announced it has joined the Arts & Economic Prosperity® 5, a national study measuring the economic impact of nonprofit arts and culture organizations and their audiences. The research study is being conducted by Americans for […]

  • Rogue Theater to Present Original Play about Beginning of Women’s Rights Movement

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    Rogue Theater presents a compelling production of the road to women’s right to vote. In July 1848, a Women’s Rights Convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York. A group of approximately 200 women and men assembled to hold what became the beginning of the Women’s Rights Movement. It was organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton […]

  • Northern Sky Theater Tickets Go On Sale April 1

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    Northern Sky Theater announces tickets go on sale for the 2016 summer season on April 1. This season includes four musical comedies playing in rotating repertory at their outdoor amphitheater in Peninsula State Park. This year the schedule changes to include two-performance nights on Mondays and Thursdays rather than Wednesdays and Saturdays as in past […]

  • Peninsula Players Finish Reading Series with Vonnegut Adaptation

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    The Peninsula Players will close out their 2016 “The Play’s the Thing” winter reading series April 4 with an adaptation of three well-known comic masterpieces by the late American author Kurt Vonnegut. Based on three short stories from his 1968 collection Welcome to the Monkey House, Who Am I This Time? (& Other Conundrums of […]

  • Raku Firing, Spring Hikes & More Weekend Plans

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    Usher in the first full month of spring with a gallery open house, pig auction or some good ol’ fashioned line dancing with our top picks for the weekend ahead. Friday, April 1 Gallery Open House Head to Steele Street in Algoma for Clay on Steele’s family-fun open house. There will be Raku firing, wheel […]