Archive for 'On Stage & Screen'
“Panic” Setting in at America’s Oldest Summerstock Theatre in Door County
Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by Staff Reporter.
Midwest première of Joseph Goodrich’s award-winning suspense-filled thriller, “Panic,” on stage at Door County’s Peninsula Players Theatre, America’s oldest professional resident summer theater, Sept. 8 through Oct. 17 with two Sunday matinees at 4 pm Sept. 26 and the closing performance Oct. 17.
“Panic” is an homage to the stylistic film director, Alfred Hitchcock, and the [...]
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Peninsula Players Company Members Honored at Jeff Awards and Black Theater Alliance
Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by Staff Reporter.
Door County’s Renowned Summer Stock Theatre celebrates the Chicago’s Black Theater Alliance Awards (BTAA) and Joseph Jefferson Award nominations of several past and current company members.
The Joseph Jefferson Awards are Chicago Theater’s equivalent to Broadway’s Antoinette Perry “Tony” Award while BTAA honor productions featuring African-American artists and themes.
“Congratulations to our past and current company members [...]
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Comedy Makes a Comeback in “Comic Potential” on Stage at Peninsula Players, Opens Aug 18 Through Sept 5
Posted on 15. Aug, 2010 by Staff Reporter.
On stage at Peninsula Players Theatre, America’s oldest professional resident summer theater and Door County’s theatrical icon, August 18 through Sept. 5, is Alan Ayckbourn’s futuristic comedy, “Comic Potential.”
In the foreseeable future, television actors are replaced with programmable robots, and Jacie, an android star, is slated for the scrap heap when a programming glitch is [...]
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Isadoora Announces Open Auditions for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Aug 23-24
Posted on 14. Aug, 2010 by Staff Reporter.
Isadoora Theatre Company is excited to announce open auditions for their fall production, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. Directed by Henry Timm, the show calls for four men and two to four women.
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde is a new adaption by Jeffrey Hatcher of the R.L. Stevenson classic novella. Hatcher’s intriguing adaption uses four [...]
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Go Behind the Scenes for an Exclusive Look at Peninsula Players 2010 Season
Posted on 21. Jun, 2010 by Staff Reporter.
Since 1935, Peninsula Players has been entertaining and delighting Door County audiences in Fish Creek, Wisconsin.
In conjunction with its celebratory 75th season the Players will offer public tours of its stage house and all-weather audience pavilion. Free backstage tours will begin at 2 p.m. Sundays, June 20, June 27, July 11, Aug. 1, Aug. 8, [...]
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Wisconsin Premiere of “Heroes” Opens Peninsula Players 75th Season, June 15
Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by Staff Reporter.
Greg Vinkler, fresh from Broadway, opens 75th Season with Tom Mula and Tim Monsion in “Heroes.”
Peninsula Players Theatre, America’s oldest professional resident summer theater, is pleased to announce the opening of its 75th Anniversary Season June 15, 2010, with the Wisconsin professional première of Gérald Sibleyras’ “Heroes,” translated by Tom Stoppard. “Heroes” will run through [...]
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Peninsula Players Announces Company Members for its Celebratory 75th Season
Posted on 28. May, 2010 by Staff Reporter.
America’s oldest professional resident summer theater, Door County’s own Peninsula Players Theatre announces its cast and company members for its historic 75th anniversary season.
The Peninsula Players will begin its 75th season June 15 and run through October 17 with a mix of shows, which includes a Tony award-winning Sondheim musical, an award-winning thriller/mystery and a [...]
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TONIGHT! Movies That Matter in Ephraim at 7 pm Features Rachel Carson, May 18
Posted on 18. May, 2010 by Staff Reporter.
Most agree the impetus for the environmental movement was a book written by Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, later made into a movie of the same title.
Silent Spring chronicles how a courageous woman took on the chemical industry and raised important questions about humankind’s impact on nature. It will be shown at the UU Fellowship’s Movies [...]
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American Folklore Theatre Provides Free Door County Student Ticket to Life on the Mississippi
Posted on 14. May, 2010 by Staff Reporter.
In celebration of American Folklore Theatre’s 20th Anniversary Season, every elementary, middle and high school student in Door County will receive a complimentary ticket to attend the world premiere production Life on the Mississippi this summer at the AFT Amphitheatre in Peninsula State Park.
The more than 4,000 tickets will be distributed to the schools the [...]
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Isadoora Theatre Company’s Door County Production of “Painting Churches” Now in Ephraim, May 13-16 and 20-23
Posted on 13. May, 2010 by Staff Reporter.
Painting Churches, an award-winning play by Tina Howe now on stage at the Ephraim Village Hall produced by Isadoora Theatre Company from May 13-16 and 20-23.
Editor’s note: On Thursday, May 13 I attended the opening night performance and included the following comments in our Friday e-news…
It’s a lot of fun to get old, [...]
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