Peninsula Players Theatre presented a reading of James Hindman`s “Popcorn Falls” on Monday, February 3, to a capacity crowd at Björklunden. The new two-person comedy is set in the sleepy town of Popcorn Falls, whose only claim to fame – their namesake waterfall – has dried up. An arts grant can save the town, but […]
Comedy Reading Slated for Monday, February 3 ‘Popcorn Falls’
Peninsula Players presents a reading of Popcorn Falls, a new two-person comedy by James Hindman. Popcorn Falls will perform on Monday, February 3 at 7 p.m. at Björklunden, located at 7590 Boynton Lane, Baileys Harbor. Popcorn Falls is produced with support from and in coordination with Door County Reads and its exploration of Virgil Wander by Leif Engel. General seating […]
Peninsula Players Theatre Announces Winter Play Reading Series
Peninsula Players Theatre announces the 2020 season of The Play’s the Thing, a winter play reading series presented to Door County audiences. Full cast readings of the plays will perform at Björklunden in Baileys Harbor on February 3, March 2 and April 6 at 7 p.m. General seating is available; there is no admission fee. “Peninsula Players Theatre is […]
Peninsula Players Theatre Announces its 85th Season in 2020
Peninsula Players Theatre, America’s oldest professional resident summer theater and Door County’s theatrical icon, is thrilled to announce its 85th season performing June 16–October 18, 2020. Nestled along Door County, Wisconsin’s scenic shore, the award-winning acting company of Peninsula Players has been enthralling generations of audiences in its 600-plus seat, all-weather pavilion since 1935, presenting hundreds […]
Autumn Season Brings New Comedy to Peninsula Players
Peninsula Players Theatre, America’s oldest professional resident summer theater and Door County’s theatrical icon, begins its autumn season with the Midwest première of George Washington’s Teeth, a new comedy by Mark St. Germaine. When threatened with eviction, the ladies of the New Bunion Historical Society, a little-visited history museum, must find creative ways to lure visitors […]
Peninsula Players Theatre Announces Curtain Time Shift and Box Office Hours for ‘George Washington’s Teeth’
Peninsula Players Theatre, Door County’s theatrical treasure and America’s oldest professional resident summer theater, is thrilled to announce new curtain times for its 2019 autumn season with 7 p.m. evening performances and 3 p.m. matinees on select Sunday performances for the Midwest première of “George Washington’s Teeth,” a new comedy by Mark St. Germaine. The Box Office will be […]
Door County Astronomical Society Hosts Pre-Show Seminar at ‘Silent Sky’
Peninsula Players Theatre, in conjunction with its production of “Silent Sky,” by Lauren Gunderson, will host members of the Door County Astronomical Society as they lead a discussion on “measuring distances in the universe” on Thursday, August 29 at 6:30 p.m. in the theater. “Silent Sky” lead character, Henrietta Swan Leavitt, contributed many discoveries that assisted […]
Peninsula Players Theatre Opens ‘Silent Sky’ August 21
Peninsula Players Theatre, America’s oldest professional resident summer theater and Door County’s theatrical icon, is excited to announce the opening of Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson. Silent Sky tells the story of unsung astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt, whose discoveries at Harvard Observatory in the 1890s opened the galaxies above. Silent Sky performs August 21 through September […]
Meet Peninsula Players’ Actor Will Skrip ‘Ghost The Musical’s’ Sam Wheat
Peninsula Players Theatre is thrilled to bring “Ghost The Musical” by Bruce Joel Rubin, Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard to Door County audiences. This musical romantic-thriller about the power of love performs through August 18 and is based on the Academy Award-winning film by Bruce Joel Rubin. Will Skrip, an actor, singer and dancer, is thrilled […]
Pre-Show Seminar at Peninsula Players Features Intuitive Reader
Peninsula Players Theatre, in conjunction with its production of “Ghost The Musical,” by Bruce Joel Rubin, Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard, will host intuitive reader Penny Slusher for a free pre-show seminar Friday, August 9 in the theater at 6:30 p.m. Slusher will share her experience as an intuitive reader, helping people see more clearly into their […]