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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This Rough Magic: Door Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”
The rough magic that occurs in the Bj?rklunden garden during this summer’s performance of Door Shakespeare’s The Tempest conjures up what might well be one of the best shows in the history of the company.
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Creative Kids Day at Northern Sky Theater
For more than a decade, Northern Sky Theater has offered 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 – Creative Kids Day.
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Peninsula Players Present “Dial M for Murder”
Peninsula Players Theatre continues its 80th season July 8 – 26 when it presents the classic suspense-filled thriller, Dial M for Murder by Frederick Knott.
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“Educating Rita” Continues at TAP
The first play of the 2015 summer/fall season for Third Avenue Playhouse’s (TAP) Stage Door Theatre Company – Educating Rita – began its run on July 9.
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Family Dysfunction and Greed: Island Players prepare Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”
“I wanted to come back to the play after having lived,” director Andy Sachs said. Sachs directs the Washington Island Players’ upcoming production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, which opens July 17.
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Island Players Share A Story That Needed to Be Told
This past May, an original play, Dear Rhoda, was previewed on Washington Island by Island Players. The preview of the play was sold out and was met with much enthusiasm from the audience.
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Washington Island is buzzing with excitement about this year’s Rec Run/Fund Run Challenge on July 25 at 10 am. Participants are registering and gathering sponsorships so they can be part of this historical challenge that will raise up to $200,000 for Trueblood Performing Arts Center, The Washington Island Foundation, Inc.
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Opening July 9 is the first play of the 2015 summer/fall season for Third Avenue Playhouse’s (TAP) Stage Door Theatre Company – Educating Rita.
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Think Shakespeare is old and boring? Join the Summit Players at Potawatomi State Park for Shakespeare in the State Park on July 3. At 6 pm, there will be a workshop for 45 minutes of fun and brain acrobatics.
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Murder/Mystery Comedy Helps Support Alzheimer’s
Rogue Theatre will present Ma’s Case: All the World’s a Stage on July 3, 5, 9, 10, 11 and 12 in Sturgeon Bay at the Jaycee Clubhouse, 340 Jaycee Ct.
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It is our first day of technical rehearsals for the 2015 season featuring William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet and The Tempest, both directed by Leda Hoffmann.
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‘No Bones About It’ Debuts At Northern Sky Theater
No Bones About It, this year’s new show premiering at Northern Sky Theater, is well worth seeing. Those who remember reading Romeo and Juliet in high school will especially enjoy the comic parody of Shakespeare’s classic, particularly the famous balcony scene which is staged on the Peninsula Park amphitheater in a far less romantic setting.
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‘A Real Lulu’ Debuts At Peninsula Players Theatre
The political system in this country is broken, if we are to believe popular opinion. Paul Slade Smith’s play A Real Lulu, now premiering at the Peninsula Players Theatre, takes on that notion with hilarious results.
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The Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) and Riverway Studio of East Haddam present Methuselah’s Guide to Online Dating (For Those With Reading Glasses) starring Todd Little, Ira Sakolsky, Becca Atkins, Suzanne Powers, and Elijah Manning, June 18 – July 3.
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The political system in this country is broken, if we are to believe popular opinion. Paul Slade Smith’s play A Real Lulu, now premiering at the Peninsula Players Theatre, takes on that notion with hilarious results.
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TAP Enters the World of Online Dating
The Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) and Riverway Studio of East Haddam present Methuselah’s Guide to Online Dating (For Those With Reading Glasses) starring Todd Little, Ira Sakolsky, Becca Atkins, Suzanne Powers, and Elijah Manning, June 18 – July 3.
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Pen Players Opens with a Comedy
Peninsula Players Theatre opened its 80th season June 16 with the world premiere of the comedy A Real Lulu by Paul Slade Smith, with a three-week run closing July 5.
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The Life & Times of David Peterson
The life of David Peterson, hailed as Wisconsin’s Musical Historian, will be celebrated in a gala musical event on June 28 at 2 pm at the Northern Sky Amphitheater in Peninsula State Park in Fish Creek.
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Third Avenue Playhouse and Riverway Studio presents a world premiere theatrical event – Methuselah’s Guide to Online Dating for Those with Reading Glasses.
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“Methuselah’s Guide to Online Dating” Premiere at TAP
Third Avenue Playhouse and Riverway Studio presents a world premiere theatrical event – Methuselah’s Guide to Online Dating for Those with Reading Glasses.