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| | I CARRY YOUR HEART WITH ME
by Jennifer Blackmer
A world premiere!
May 10 - May 28, 2022
Preview Performances May 10th and 11th
Wednesday - Saturday evenings at 7:30pm
Friday matinee May 19th at 2:00pm
Sunday matinees at 2:00pm
Esther Shannon is a government stenographer working for the US Air Force during the tempestuous Vietnam War. Lonely, conflicted, and haunted by voices from her past, Esther finds herself smack dab in the middle of a troubling investigation.
With plenty of twists and turns along the way, Jennifer Blackmer’s taut, suspenseful mystery packs a real emotional wallop at the end. This new play will be presented as part of World Premiere Wisconsin, an inaugural and ambitious statewide festival celebrating original works. | Buy tickets |
| | DADDY LONG LEGS
by John Caird
Music and Lyrics by Paul Gordon
A bewitching, life-affirming musical!
June 21 - July 9, 2023
Preview Preformances June 21st and 22nd
Wednesday - Saturday evenings at 7:30pm
Friday matinee June 30th at 2:00pm
Sunday matinees at 2:00pm
In turn of the century New England, Jerusha Abbott is the self-proclaimed “Oldest Orphan in the John Grier Home.” When an anonymous benefactor comes forward offering to fund her college education, Jerusha only glimpses his shadow and aptly dubs him “Daddy Long Legs.”
This humorous and heartwarming musical retains all of the wit and all of the romance of Jean Webster’s best-selling novel about women’s rights, empowerment and finding one’s voice. | Buy tickets |
| | BOEING-BOEING
by Marc Camoletti; translated by Beverley Cross and Francis Evans
Fasten your seat belts for a hilarious journey back to the swinging ‘60s!
August 2 - August 27, 2023
Preview Preformances August 2nd and 3rd
Wednesday - Saturday evenings at 7:30pm
Friday matinee August 11th at 2:00pm
Sunday matinees at 2:00pm
American bachelor Bernard is living the high life in Paris, bouncing from one beautiful stewardess to another. But all Bernard’s careful planning goes out the window when an old school chum from Wisconsin and all three “fiancées” arrive in town simultaneously.
Chock-full of comic misadventures, mistaken identities, and slamming doors, this most recent translation of Marc Camoletti’s classic French farce won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play! | Buy tickets |
| | THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP: A Penny Dreadful
by Charles Ludlam
A quick-change, gender-bending comedy!
October 4 - October 22, 2023
Preview Preformances October 4th and 5th Wednesday - Saturday evenings at 7:30pm
Friday matinee October 13th at 2:00pm
Sunday matinees at 2:00pm
Lord Edgar, an Egyptologist, is newly married to Lady Enid, and comfortably residing in Mandacrest Estate. However, Lord Edgar has yet to recover entirely from the passing of his first wife, the eerie Irma Vep.
Two nimble actresses quickly change back and forth between roles of both sexes in a world filled with vampires, ghosts, mummies and werewolves. Charles Ludlam’s groundbreaking satire pokes wicked fun at several genres, including Victorian melodrama, Wuthering Heights and Hitchcock’s film Rebecca. | Buy tickets |
| | IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY
by Joe Landry
Don’t touch that dial! The WBFR Radio Players are back with another holiday classic!
December 13 - December 31, 2022
Preview Preformances December 13th and 14th
Wednesday - Saturday evenings at 7:30pm
Friday matinee Decmeber 22nd at 2:00pm
Sunday matinees at 2:00pm
With the help of a musician and foley artist, a top-notch ensemble of actors once again brings a few dozen personalities to captivating life in this 1940s radio broadcast. Based on the story, The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern, the moving tale of idealistic George Bailey unfolds, as he considers his fate – and the fate of all the colorful characters in Bedford Falls – one eventful Christmas Eve. The entire family will enjoy this unique spin on one of America’s favorite films! | Buy tickets |