Upcoming Shows
IS THIS A ROOM
20 Mar – 5 Apr 2026
What does it really mean to honro and defend?Air Force veteran and NSA translator Reality Leigh Winner thought she was doing the right thing; the...
A RAISIN IN THE SUN
8 May – 24 May 2026
What happens to a dream deferred?Lorraine Hansberry’s trailblazing classic—the first play produced on Broadway written by a Black woman and still one of the American...
Review: I AM MY OWN WIFE at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre
by Cathy Jakicic - February 01, 2026
Milwaukee Chamber Theaters production of “I Am My Own Wife” is a constant revelation....
Review: LOVABYE DRAGON is a Lovable Adventure for Littles at FIRST STAGE
by Kelsey Lawler - January 30, 2026
Once there was a girl, an all-alone girl, who didn’t have a dragon for a friend. But all of that is about to change in First Stage’s Lovabye Dragon, an enchanting musical adventure on stage through February 15th at Milwaukee Youth Arts Center. ...
Review: AMADEUS at Skylight Music Theatre
by Cathy Jakicic - January 29, 2026
In Peter Shaffer’s play, “Amadeus,” unfulfilled composer Antonio Salieri calls himself “the patron saint of mediocrity.” This is the last word you’d associate with Skylight Musical Theatre’s impressive production....
Review: THE LEHMAN TRILOGY is an Epic, Exceptional Experience at MILWAUKEE REP
by Kelsey Lawler - January 20, 2026
A head, an arm, and a potato walk into America circa 1850. Theirs is a century-spanning story of the rise and collapse of a business empire. It’s The Lehman Trilogy, winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Play. It’s three acts, three actors, three epic hours of theater now on stage at the Mi...
Review: THE FISHERMAN'S DAUGHTERS at Milwaukee Rep
by Cathy Jakicic - January 15, 2026
THE FISHERMAN'S DAUGHTERS at Milwaukee Rep is an engaging love song to sisterhood, Door County - and fishing....
Review: CARDBOARD PIANO at Renaissance Theaterworks
by Cathy Jakicic - January 12, 2026
CARDBOARD PIANO at Renaissance Theaterworks creates a palpable, powerful bond with the audience....
Past Shows
I AM MY OWN WIFE
23 Jan – 8 Feb 2026
Charlotte von Mahlsdorf persisted through repression to preserve what others tried to erase: history, culture, art, freedom—even herself. Based on a true story.
Ben Butler
12 Apr – 28 Apr 2019
Major General Benjamin Butler had been a defense attorney in Boston - until the Civil War began. Now he is in command of Fort Monroe,...
Strange Snow
22 Feb – 17 Mar 2019
Both Megs and Davey survived the Vietnam War, but they're having trouble surviving back home. This April morning, bright and early at 5 a.m., Megs...
Christmas in Babylon
21 Nov – 23 Dec 2018
Terry, Denise and daughter Abby McShane are a typical family in North Babylon, Long Island: blue-collar, lower-middle-class, and prone to sarcastic banter as their chief...
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily
10 Aug – 26 Aug 2018
Legendary actress Lillie Langtry has a big problem! She's being blackmailed, by a man who has stolen highly intimate letters she exchanged with the Prince...
Doubt, a parable
12 Apr – 29 Apr 2018
In 1964, at a Catholic church and school in the Bronx, there is a secret. Sister Aloysius is certain she knows it. But that is...
The Brothers Size
21 Feb – 18 Mar 2018
Ogun Size is focused and straightforward, dedicating himself to his career running an auto repair shop. His younger brother Oshoosi wanders aimlessly after his recent...
Miracle on South Division Street
22 Nov – 17 Dec 2017
Buffalo, NY might be depressed, but Clara Nowak is not. The devout Catholic is a mother of three, an organizer for her soup kitchen and...
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
20 Sep – 15 Oct 2017
Restaurant coworkers Frankie and Johnny have been on one date, and they’ve slept together, and that’s IT – as far as Frankie is concerned. Johnny,...
Deathtrap
10 Aug – 27 Aug 2017
What would you do for a killer idea? Acclaimed but cash-strapped writer Sidney Bruhl has an exceptional new thriller in his hands. There’s just one...
Jeeves in Bloom
11 Apr – 28 Apr 2013
The lovably loopy Bertie Wooster always manages to get into socially precarious situations. This time around he finds himself dodging romantic entanglements with a starry-eyed...
Bus Stop
12 Apr – 29 Apr 2012
William Inge's classic tale of optimism, romance, and loneliness gets a fresh reboot in the Chicago ensemble tradition. Long time Chicago actress Lia Mortensen and...
A Thousand Words
16 Feb – 11 Mar 2012
The art world is ecstatic when a box of stunning black and white photos from the ’30s is discovered amongst some long-lost possessions of Ernest...
Heroes
23 Nov – 18 Dec 2011
Three aging WWI French army veterans, a very different "band of brothers," muse on life, the past and what is over the next hill as...
Driving Miss Daisy
13 Oct – 30 Oct 2011
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