Exciting Fun!

Milwaukee is a happenin’ town, and there’s always lots of stuff going on across our fair city. Here’s my (own, personal, and probably biased) round-up of what I’m really excited about in the next week.

• Berzerk!, Alchemist Theater, March 22. Always a good time of clean fun, Berzerk! returns to the Alchemist for another installment in the wacky theater adventures that arise when producing in one day a script that’s been written in 10 minutes. Does the thought make you tired? Imagine how the people that do it feel.
• Accidental Death of An Anarchist, Peck School, March 25-29. This modern piece by Nobel laureate Dario Fo asks how far we can go in protecting ourselves, as a nation, from those that mean us harm in a humorous (if satiric) fashion. This production is part of the Lab/Works series, which brings the focus on what theatre is all about: the acting. Minimalist sets and costumes, if any at all, make the performances stand out all the more.
• One-Act Festival: Tales from the Dugout, Pink Banana Theatre, March 27 through April 11. Pink Banana Theatre teams up with Renaissance Theaterworks to bring Milwaukee this collection of hilarious, heartfelt and just plain strange tales of relationships. Featuring the works of  local up-and-coming writers from all walks of life, Tales from the Dugout will tell the story of the various games we all play in our relationships with lovers and friends.
• The Neverending Story, First Stage Children’s Theater, now through April 5. Being the geek that I am, I cannot help but be excited about First Stage’s production of this classic fantasy tale. Walking the line between the world of reality and the world of imagination, this production weaves the two together in an unforgettable and thoroughly enjoyable story of mindfulness, forgetfulness, courage and friendship. Read TCD’s review!

Complete event listings for what’s happening on all Milwaukee’s stages are available at Footlights online.