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 […]
Door County Emergency Response Fund Grants to Peninsula Players Theatre
Fish Creek, Wis. (May 21, 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 for […]
Peninsula Players Presents: Stalwarts of the Sixties
Doug Alleman, Ralph Foody and William Munchow were talented character actors whose credits included work on film, television and stages across the nation. Bill Munchow returned for his 101st show in the musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum while Doug Alleman delighted audiences as Mr. Doolittle in My Fair Lady. In Ralph Foody’s […]
Peninsula Players Presents: 1965 – 1969
This week, Peninsula Players Presents takes a closer look at some of the highlights of the seasons between 1965 and 1969. During these years, Door County’s appreciation for the arts was symbolized on the County of Door’s newly created flag that was unfurled in 1966. Between 1965 and 1969, musicals, fresh from Broadway, delighted audiences for two […]
Peninsula Players Presents 1963 – 1964: A Changing of the Guard
Fish Creek, Wis. (April 14, 2021) – This week, Peninsula Players Presents takes a closer look at the 1963 and 1964 seasons. It was during this time that Peninsula Players Theatre Foundation, Inc. was created to ensure solid management of the theater including the formation of a board of directors. The Foundation leased the theater from its owners […]
