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American Players Theatre Opens 44th Season With THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

American Players Theatre (APT) opened its 44th season on June 10 with the first performance of William Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, with the official opening night coming up this Saturday, June 17 at 8:00 PM in the 1,075-seat Hill Theatre.
Photos: First Look at THE MOORS and LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST At American Players Theatre

American Players Theatre (APT) is preparing to enter tech rehearsals for the summer’s second rep of performances to join the five shows currently playing. Lorraine Hansberry’s classic, A Raisin in the Sun, directed by Tasia A. Jones, just opened, August 13, 2022, at 8:00 pm. See photos from both productions!
Photos: First Look at THE RIVALS at American Players Theatre

American Players Theatre began its 43rd season this past Saturday, June 11, with a preview performance of Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The Rivals, directed by Aaron Posner. There will be a second preview performance Thursday, June 16, 2022, before the production’s opening night on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at 8:00 pm.
Photos: THE GIFT OF THE MAGI Opens This Week At American Players Theatre

American Players Theatre will hold the first performance of The Gift of the Magi in the Touchstone Theatre on November 26, with opening night on November 28 at 6:00 pm.
BWW Review: ROUGH CROSSING at American Players Theatre

It was another beautiful day up The Hill. Today’s picnic menu included canned cocktails (they’re better than you’d think), fried chicken and cholate mousse tort from an area café. It did not, unfortunately, include any Cognac.
Photo Flash: First Look at ROUGH CROSSING at American Players Theatre

Two established playwrights hoping to refresh their careers take their show on the road. Or, rather, on the high seas, along with their two established stars. The plan is to ride the wake of a brilliant young musician – who happens to be engaged to one of the aforementioned stars - who will compose their new musical.
BWW Review: AN IMPROBABLE FICTION at American Players Theatre

Tonight’s festivities are especially exciting, James DeVita’s “An Improbable Fiction”! Six improbable Shakespearean characters hang out at The Boar’s Head Tavern during the plague
Whittier Trust Presents: THE REVOLUTIONISTS " A Staged Reading

This comedic quartet about four very real women who lived boldly in France during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror includes Charlotte Munson, Kelsey Brennan, Laetitia Hollard and Brittany Pirozzoli.
FROM OUR HOME TO YOUR HOME Programming Continues at Milwaukee Rep

Milwaukee Rep continues From Our Home to Your Home online programming through September thanks to the support of Donald & Donna Baumgartner, Elizabeth Quadracci Harned Family and the donors to the Double-Down for Artists Challenge which raised a total of $109,000 to support Milwaukee Rep's artists that have been severely impacted by COVID-19.
BWW Review: WELCOME TO FEAR CITY at KCRep At The Copaken Stage

Welcome To Fear City an exhilarating thrill-ride through the burning Bronx of the '70's that brought hip-hop to life. A powerful story of family and community and how one dangerous choice leads to catastrophic results. Part of KCRep's Origin KC: New Works Festival 2017-2018 this creative new play is a poignant and thought-provoking piece of theatre.
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company to Present PUFF: BELIEVE IT OR NOT

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company presents Puff: Believe It Or Not by Eug ne Scribe, translated by Ranjit Bolt, opening Monday, November 27, 2017 at 7:00pm at the Greenhouse Theater Center 2257 N. Lincoln Avenue.
VIDEO: Director James DeVita Discusses CYRANO DE BERGERAC AT American Players Theatre

Watch director James DeVita discuss CYRANO DE BERGERAC at American Players Theatre!
Review Roundup: THREE SISTERS at American Players Theatre

One of Chekov's most well known works, THREE SISTERS will play at American Players Theatre until September 23. See what the critics are saying!
Review Roundup: CYRANO DE BERGERAC at American Players Theatre

CYRANO DE BERGERAC at American Players Theatre's newly renovated Hill Theatre is a timeless romance filled with wit and heart-stopping action.
Review Roundup: A FLEA IN HER EAR at American Players Theatre

A FLEA IN HER EAR at American Players Theatre plays at the Hill Theatre until October 7. It features Nate Burger as Camille Chandebise, Cristina Panfilio as Antoinette, John Taylor Phillips as Etienne, Gavin Lawrence as Dr. Finache, Andrea San Miguel as Lucienne, Kelsey Brennan as Raymonde Chandebise, David Daniel as Victor Emmanuel / Poche, Marcus Truschinski as Tournel, Juan Rivera Lebron as Don Homenides de Histangua, John Pribyl as Feraillon, Rebecca Hurd as Eugenie, Tracy Michelle Arnold as Olympe, Jopnathan Smoots as Herr Stompf, Kipp Moorman as Baptistin, and Robert R. Doyle as Hotel Guest.
BWW Review: THREE SISTERS at American Players Theatre

Humans yearn for what we do not have. It is the trademark of our species. We seem to never be satisfied, always longing for more, better, bigger. Though this play is set a century ago in Russia, it could not be more relevant to our current culture.
Remy Bumppo Announces 2017-18 Season TRUTH BE TOLD

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company will explore complex relationships with truth, lies, and everything in between in its 21st season, 'Truth Be Told.'
American Players Theatre Announces 38th Summer Festival Season

American Players Theatre (APT) announces its 38th Summer Festival Season, June 10 - October 22, 2017, a diverse lineup of eight classical and contemporary plays in repertory that includes the return and work of visiting Chicago director and Jeff Award-winner William Brown taking on Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters in APT's newly renovated flagship 1140-seat outdoor amphitheater on the Hill. 
Full of Wit and Wordplay: Remy Bumppo Presents PYGMALION by George Bernard Shaw

Do you remember that moment when everything changed and your life's journey really began? This holiday season, join Remy Bumppo Theatre Company as we follow the journey of an extra-ordinary young woman who discovers the power of her own voice in the classic comedy Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw.
BWW Review: KING LEAR Relevant Today

American Players Theater's William Brown Brings King Lear into the contemporary world, but does that make this Shakespearean Tragedy Relevant? In a word, Yes! The good King has his retirement all mapped out when lo and behold, his family all of people just refuse to cooperate.

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