Milwaukee Repertory Theater Elects Eight New Board Trustees
Milwaukee Rep has announced eight newly elected Board Trustees that will serve a three-year term starting July 1, 2022. They include former Milwaukee Rep Chief Diversity Officer Tammy Belton-Davis (Athena Communications, Founder), Julia Burns (Pathways High School, Founder), and more.
TRANSFORMER TALES: STORIES OF THE DAWNLAND at Penobscot Theatre Company
Penobscot Theatre Company is proud to present Transformer Tales: Stories of the Dawnland, a new play about Gluskape, the benevolent culture hero of the Wabanaki tribes, who taught the people the arts of civilization and protected them from danger. This original work is the culmination of a yearlong collaboration among the theatre, Penobscot elders and playwrights, native scholars, and educators from Indian Island. It will be performed by young people aged 4-19, engaged in the theatre's intensive summer camp program: August 11 at 6:00 pm at the Indian Island School; August 12-13 at 7:00 pm at the Bangor Opera House, 131 Main Street, Bangor; and August 14 at 3:00 pm at Blackwoods Amphitheater in Acadia National Park, as part of the park's Centennial Celebration.
Photo Flash: First Look at the Milwaukee Rep's PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
Milwaukee Repertory Theater concludes its 2014/15 Quadracci Powerhouse Season with the charming, Tony Award-winning play Peter and the Starcatcher, the show The New York Times described as, 'the most exhilarating Broadway storytelling in decades!' Based on the bestselling novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson and written by Rick Elice with music by Wayne Barker, Peter and the Starcatcher is the joyous prequel to the beloved story of Peter Pan. An epic origin story that is both hilarious and inspiring - Peter and the Starcatcher has touched the hearts of young and old as it lets their imaginations fly. This family-friendly play comes just in time for spring and runs April 21 - May 24, 2015 in Milwaukee Repertory Theater's Quadracci Powerhouse and opens on Friday, April 24.