By Linda Fortunato, Artistic Director It is my pleasure to share with you the lineup for Peninsula Players Theatre’s 87th season and my first as Artistic Director. Throughout my history with the Players, I’ve always looked forward to the seasonannouncement and the promise of another magical year of creation and community. The past several months […]
Peninsula Players Announces 87th Season
Fish Creek, Wis. (December 4, 2021) – Peninsula Players Theatre, America’s oldest professional resident summer theater and Door County’s theatrical icon, is thrilled to announce its 87th season performing June 14 through October 16, 2022. “I am excited to announce the return of our five-show season,” said newly appointed Artistic Director Linda Fortunato. “We are so eager to welcome patrons […]
William H. Higley Appointed to Peninsula Players Theatre Board
Fish Creek, Wis. (September 24, 2021) – Peninsula Players Theatre, America’s oldest professional resident summer theater, is thrilled to announce the appointment of William H. Higley to the Board of Directors for a three-year term. Higley received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Education from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan and eventually served as the President of […]
Linda Fortunato Begins Role as Artistic Director At Peninsula Players Theatre
Fish Creek, Wis. (September 22, 2021) – Peninsula Players Theatre is delighted to announce that Linda Fortunato succeeded Greg Vinkler as the theater’s new artistic director this week. Fortunato was appointed by the Board of Directors earlier this year when Vinkler announced he was stepping down from administrative duties at the end of the 2021 season. Fortunato was […]
Romantic Comedy Up Next at Peninsula Players Theatre
Fish Creek, Wis. (August 18, 2021) – Peninsula Players Theatre, America’s oldest professional resident summer theater and Door County’s theatrical icon, is thrilled to announce the cast and creative team for “Romance in D” by James Sherman, performing August 24 through September 19. This romantic comedy follows the lovable but awkward Isabel Fox (Cassandra Bissell) and Charles […]
Behind the Scenes of ‘Talley’s Folly’ with Director David New
Now through August 15 Fish Creek, Wis. (August 4, 2021) – Peninsula Players Theatre, America’s oldest professional resident summer theater and Door County’s theatrical icon, returned to live, socially distanced performances on July 20with Lanford Wilson’s “Talley’s Folly.” The Pulitzer Prize-winning play set in 1944 highlights one evening in the courtship between two unlikely sweethearts, Matt […]
Peninsula Players Theatre Announces Cast for ‘Talley’s Folly’
Fish Creek, Wis. (July 12, 2021) – Peninsula Players Theatre, America’s oldest professional resident summer theater and Door County’s theatrical icon, is thrilled to announce the cast and creative team for “Talley’s Folly” by Lanford Wilson. “Talley’s Folly” highlights one evening in the courtship of two unlikely lovers, Matt Friedman and Sally Talley, portrayed by Peninsula Players […]
Peninsula Players Theatre Announces Its 86th Season July 20–September 19
Fish Creek, Wis. (June 25, 2021) – Peninsula Players Theatre, America’s oldest professional resident summer theater and Door County’s theatrical icon, is thrilled to announce its 86th season performing July 20 through September 19, 2021. “We could not be more eager to welcome patrons back to the theater-in-a-garden for live performances,” said Managing Director Brian Kelsey. “Our producing partners, Actors’ […]
Peninsula Players Theatre Awarded Shubert Foundation Grant
Fish Creek, Wis. (June 10, 2021) – Peninsula Players Theatre is proud to announce it has received a $20,000 award from The Shubert Foundation. The Shubert Foundation has awarded a record total of $32 million to 560 not-for-profit performing arts organizations across the United States since its inception. This award marks the sixth year in a row […]
Peninsula Players Theatre Awarded Door County Emergency Response Fund Grants
Fish Creek, Wis. (May 24, 2021) – Peninsula Players Theatre is pleased to announce that it has been awarded three Door County Emergency Response Fund grants. The Emergency Response Fund is a coordinated philanthropic response to the COVID-19 health crisis by the Door County Community Foundation and United Way of Door County. “We are incredibly grateful […]
