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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Take Valentines to “What’s Mine, Is Yours”
Door Shakespeare presents “What’s Mine, Is Yours” on Feb. 15, 8 pm, at Ephraim Village Hall. Celebrate the Valentine holiday with family and friends with Shakespearean scenes, sonnets, and games with Door Shakespeare company members.
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Rogue Theater presents the thought-provoking play No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre. Two women and a man find themselves in a sparsely furnished room. The lights are always on, there are no mirrors, but there’s plenty of heat.
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On Feb. 1 at 7:30 pm, Third Avenue Playhouse welcomes Billy Jonas to the stage. Billy Jonas is one of those rare performers who can engage and delight both young and adult audiences.
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Double Bill of Play Readings for Wendell Berry Fans
As part of Door County Reads programming, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is hosting a play reading with Isadoora Theatre Company on Feb. 1 at 2 pm.
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Peninsula Players Present ‘The Trip to Bountiful’
Peninsula Players Theatre will present a reading of The Trip to Bountiful by playwright Horton Foote at Björklunden in Baileys Harbor at 7 pm on Feb. 3.
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Actors and Volunteers Needed for “Vagina Monologues” Production
The auditions/rehearsals for The Vagina Monologues are taking place at the Sturgeon Bay Library on Jan. 27 at 5 pm. The performance is scheduled for Feb.
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StageKids’s Theatre Lab for middle and high school students began on Jan. 22. For six weeks, students will meet twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays working with professionals from the Stage Door Theatre Company.
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Staged Reading of “Frost/Nixon” at The Depot PAC
On Jan. 18, for one show only, a staged reading of Peter Morgan’s Frost/Nixon will be performed at The Depot Performing Arts Center at 7 pm. This is the untold story of the historic encounter that changed both David Frost and Richard M. Nixon on the world stage.
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Door County’s American Folklore Theatre Announces Name Change for 2015 Season
The decision has been a long time coming for the award-winning Door County troupe. Several years of serious consideration by their Board of Directors, management, cast, crew and outside advisors took place.
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Performers Needed for The Depot’s January Variety Show
The Depot Performing Arts Center and Rogue Theater are looking for talented local performers for their January Variety Show, to be held Jan. 24 & 25. Door County has so many talented performing artists and Depot PAC wants them for the show.
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Theatre Lab for Students at Third Avenue Playhouse
Beginning Jan. 22, StageKids offers a theatre lab for middle and high school students. For six weeks, students will meet twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays working with professionals from the Stage Door Theatre Company.
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“This Wonderful Life” at TAP through Dec. 29
Now through Dec. 29, This Wonderful Life is on stage at Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP). Adapted from the screenplay It’s A Wonderful Life, the performance stars Stephen Pearce as all the characters in this classic story.
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Inaugural Christmas Program at Depot PAC
The Depot Performing Arts Center will celebrate its first Christmas program through the collaboration of Rogue Theater and Teatro Caravaggio, in the presentation of a Christmas radio double feature.
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Lawrence University’s Greyfell Theatre Company Unveils 10-Minute Play Festival
After three days of intensive work, Lawrence University’s Greyfell Theatre Company is proud to announce the four student-written 10-minute plays to be performed at Bjِrklunden from December 12th through the 14th.
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Local Kids Appear in The Depot’s Holiday Shows
The Depot Performing Arts Center will celebrate its first Christmas program through the collaboration of Rogue Theater and Teatro Caravaggio, in the presentation of a Christmas radio double feature.
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Third Avenue Playhouse presents ‘This Wonderful Life’
The famous 1946 Christmas film It’s a Wonderful Life – which tells the story of George Bailey, a middle-aged husband and father who has given up dreams to help others and finds himself in serious trouble – means something different to everyone, believes actor Stephen Pearce.
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The Rhode Sisters Perform in “Home for the Holidays with AFT”
American Folklore Theatre (AFT) has announced the line-up for its annual holiday concert show at the Old Gibraltar Town Hall. Now in its seventh incarnation, “Home for the Holidays with AFT” will feature The Rhode Sisters.
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“This Wonderful Life” Opens at TAP
This Wonderful Life opened on Dec. 4 at Third Avenue Playhouse (TAP) in Sturgeon Bay, the play’s run lasts through Dec. 29. One actor – Stephen Pearce – plays all the characters in this unique stage version of the classic film starring Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey.
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Stage Door Brings Reading Series to UUF
The popular Stage Door Staged Reading Series at the Third Avenue Playhouse in Sturgeon Bay will travel to Ephraim’s Unitarian Universalist Church on Dec.
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American Folklore Theatre Announces 2014 Season
American Folklore Theatre (AFT) has announced its 2014 musical comedy line up for the summer and fall seasons, which will run at the amphitheater in Peninsula State Park and at Door Community Auditorium (DCA) in the fall.