Category: Theater

Yasmina Reza’s award-winning comedy, God of Carnage is now on stage at Peninsula Players through October 16. Two sets of savvy parents meet to discuss the behavior of their boys on the playground.

From humble beginnings as a few friends sitting around reading through scripts, to producing shows such as Wit, Assassins, and Chicago, Isadoora Theatre Company is proud to announce its Tenth Anniversary Season of community theater.

American Folklore Theatre is marking the 10th anniversary of the off-Broadway debut of The Spitfire Grill, Fred Alley’s award-winning play, with a two-week run at the Door Community Auditorium.

Peninsula Players Theatre’s popular series of free public seminars will continue through the fall each Saturday with provocative topics and lively sessions.

Peninsula Players Theatre is changing its curtain times. “Many of our patrons come to the theatre early to enjoy the gardens and to watch the sun setting over the bay,” said Players Business Manager Audra Baakari-Boyle.

God of Carnage made its Wisconsin première at Peninsula Players featuring actors Joe Foust, Maggie Carney, Karen Janes Woditsch and Kevin McKillip. In addition to the production, Peninsula Players will host free seminars and backstage tours, as well as two Sunday 4 pm matinee performances: October 9 and 16.

Yasmina Reza’s multiple award-winning comedy, God of Carnage makes its Wisconsin premiere at Peninsula Players. Two sets of parents whose children, Henry and Benjamin, are involved in a fight in a public park meet to discuss the matter in a civilized manner.

Door Shakespeare will present fall performances of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)! Performances will be held Wednesdays through Sundays at The Ephraim Village Hall from September 29 to October 16.

Tucked between lush woods and the vibrant bay, surrounded by blossoming gardens and friendly faces, resides Peninsula Players Theatre, America’s oldest professional resident summer theatre.

(Left to right) Actors Lee E. Ernst and Tim Monsion portray Dickie and Henry, CEOs of rival country clubs who hold a grudge match every year, in Ken Ludwig’s The Fox on the Fairway on stage at Peninsula Players Theatre through Sept. 4.

Organist Nathan Laube brings his brilliant playing, audience-friendly programming, and gracious demeanor to Door County, when he appears in concert at Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church in Ellison Bay on August 28 at 7 pm.

Peninsula Players Theatre’s popular series of free public seminars will continue August 27 with golf stories and jokes as well as behind the scenes discussion of running a golf course and golf tournaments.

Ken Ludwig’s madcap golfing comedy The Fox on the Fairway made its Midwest première at Peninsula Players Theatre-in-a-Garden Aug. 17, the start of a three-week run.

Isadoora Theatre Company will hold auditions for its upcoming world premiere of Scott Kopischke’s Eclipse of the Soul on Monday, Aug. 22 and Tuesday, Aug. 23.

Tickets are on sale now for what will be AFT’s most ambitious fall schedule to date, featuring extended runs of Guys on Ice and The Spitfire Grill at the Door Community Auditorium.

To paraphrase the title of Hilary Rodham Clinton’s book It Takes a Village to Raise a Child, I believe that when it comes to Community Theatre, particularly on Washington Island, “it takes a village to put on a good show.”

Aaron Sorkin’s riveting courtroom drama A Few Good Men will be on stage at Peninsula Players Theater through August 14. A Few Good Men follows the absorbing story of deception and conspiracy at high levels of the military.

Stepping Out, the rollicking comedy by Richard Harris, opened a two-week run at Third Avenue Playhouse on August 11. Performances will be held August 12 – 14 and 18 – 21.

American Folklore Theatre (AFT) administration and box office staff met for breakfast this morning to share a few laughs and bolster ourselves for the remaining and busiest period of our summer season.

Peninsula Players Theatre’s popular series of free public seminars will continue August 6 with a discussion of military justice in conjunction with the theatre’s production of A Few Good Men.