Theater

Theater: Mankind Was My Business
Theater

Mankind Was My Business

The Rep offers ‘Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol.’ It’s Dickens with a twist.

Theater: Short Plays That Stretch Your Mind
Theater

Short Plays That Stretch Your Mind

Renaissance Theaterworks offers three works by playwrights of color. It’s an adventure.

Theater: APT Offers Two Holiday Tales
Theater

APT Offers Two Holiday Tales

Both streamed. One based on ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ is a true delight.

Theater: Next Act’s ‘The Christians’ Is Compelling
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Next Act’s ‘The Christians’ Is Compelling

It feels like live theater being streamed, in a smart play about a mega-church facing a sudden challenge.

Theater: Theaters Offer Holiday Shows
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Theaters Offer Holiday Shows

Including different versions of Dickens and ‘It’s a Wonderful Life.’

Theater: Local Companies Are Innovating Amid Pandemic
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Local Companies Are Innovating Amid Pandemic

Renaissance, Next Act and Milwaukee Rep all are finding creative ways to do theater.

Classical: Can Music Be a Call to Action?
Classical

Can Music Be a Call to Action?

Hip hop artist Klassik, Madison soprano Sarah Brailey and others take on challenging contemporary fare.

Theater: The Importance of Skylight’s ‘Being Earnest’
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The Importance of Skylight’s ‘Being Earnest’

It’s a fun smart performance and also a model for how to go virtual yet stay theatrical.

Theater: Funny, Dark and Feminist
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Funny, Dark and Feminist

Constructivists Theatre streams performance of ‘Women Laughing Alone While Eating Salad’.

Theater: Constructivists Will Present Dark Comedy
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Constructivists Will Present Dark Comedy

And APT presents an entertainment experience, ‘If These Trees Could Talk’.

Theater: Local Theaters Find Ways to Perform
Theater

Local Theaters Find Ways to Perform

Innovative productions rely on zooming, outdoor performances or small cast shows.

Theater: MCT Offers Milwaukee Black Theater Festival
Theater

MCT Offers Milwaukee Black Theater Festival

A three week run of three readings of plays about contemporary Black culture.