Theater

Actors in India 6: After the tour, a Beatles pilgrimage
Actors in India 6

After the tour, a Beatles pilgrimage

Playwright/actor John Kishline ponders the meaning of a tour of India, of life, and of the Beatles.

The Rep’s “Ten Chimneys”: A design for living well, despite everything
The Rep’s “Ten Chimneys”

A design for living well, despite everything

Jeffrey Hatcher's smart play about Lunt and Fontanne shows both the smart set's elegant ways and its human frailties.

Actors in India 5: At the theater festival in Chennai
Actors in India 5

At the theater festival in Chennai

Theatre MXT's Indian odyssey continues, with a visit to the city once known as Madras.

Fall 2011-12 Milwaukee Arts Guide: Theater
Fall 2011-12 Milwaukee Arts Guide

Theater

TCD's fall theater guide, focusing on Milwaukee's best upcoming plays and musicals.

The Hinterlands bring us the West, wild and crazy

The Hinterlands bring us the West, wild and crazy

"Manifest Destiny" offers piercing truths about the frontier amid chaotic and hilarious vignettes.

Boulevard Theatre’s “Circle Mirror Transformation”

Boulevard Theatre’s “Circle Mirror Transformation”

Annie Baker's play is scenes from a small-town theater class gone horribly, hilariously and touchingly wrong.

Actors in India 4: Independence Day in Mumbai
Actors in India 4

Independence Day in Mumbai

The fourth letter home from a Milwaukee theater troupe touring India. They open in Mumbai and take a day off to explore it.

Youngblood Theatre’s outdoor “Minnesota Moon”

Youngblood Theatre’s outdoor “Minnesota Moon”

A true-to-life outdoor setting enhances the story of two friends saying their last goodbyes.

Actors in India 3: Opening night and on to Mumbai
Actors in India 3

Opening night and on to Mumbai

A Milwaukee troupe tours a play about success in business through India. This is their third letter home.

APT’s “The Tempest,” all about magic and the magic of theater

APT’s “The Tempest,” all about magic and the magic of theater

American Players Theatre mounts transporting Shakespeare under the stars in Spring Green.

Family a funny and tragic thing in MCT’s “Crimes of the Heart”

Family a funny and tragic thing in MCT’s “Crimes of the Heart”

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre's production of the Pulitzer-winning play forces three sisters to balance laughter and tears, with entrancing results.

Youngblood’s “Gruesome Playground Injuries”: It hurts to laugh.
Youngblood’s “Gruesome Playground Injuries”

It hurts to laugh.

In Rajiv Joseph's black comedy about self-destruction, Rob Maass and Tess Cinpinski are fearless and honest.