Theatre Offers Madison Times Readers a Discount
American Players Theatre (APT) has launched its 37th season June 3 with a preview performance of Carlyle Brown’s The African Company Presents Richard III.
Opening on the Hill in June, Arthur Miller’s American masterpiece Death of a Salesman, featuring Brian Mani as Willy Loman and Tracy Michelle Arnold as Linda Loman; and An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde, featuring David Daniel and Colleen Madden as the Chilterns, and Marcus Truschinski as the hilarious Lord Goring. Opening in the first half in the indoor Touchstone Theatre’s season, Eurydice, a lyrical re-imagination of the Greek myth of Orpheus featuring Kelsey Brennan, Nate Burger and James Ridge.
Tickets to all nine of the season’s plays (plus events, picnics, gift certificates and more) are on sale now. Online sales are available 24/7 at www.americanplayers.org. Customers can also order by phone at 608-588-2361, Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Madison Times Readers may receive a 20% discount for bringing a copy of the paper that features APT’s promotional ad.
Special Events
APT’s “Beyond the Plays” is a series of talks, tours and events to enrich patrons’ APT experience. This season, the series includes: Talks on the APT grounds on Saturdays and Sundays; Tours of the property, shops and the theater at large; Midsummer Music, the newest embodiment of APT’s Skippeth Out Of Work Early, offered most weekdays during the season; Post-Show Discussions, where artists stick around for a Q&A with the company after the performance; and Sunday Salons, a free, non-ticketed talk in the park on Sunday mornings. Dates, time and prices vary. More information at www.americanplayers.org/events.
Picnics and Food Events
There’s more to a trip to APT than the plays. Picnicking before the performance has become a tradition, and patrons pack picnic baskets, or order picnics from APT, and head to the 110-acre property to take advantage of picnic tables and gas grills placed throughout the grounds. Food events such as Fat Jacks Barbeque and Tacos! by local favorite Enos Farms are also available on select dates. More information at www.americanplayers.org/eat.
American Players Theatre’s 2016 Season
The Comedy of Errors
(Opens June 11)
By William Shakespeare
Directed By David Frank
Death of a Salesman
(Opens June 18)
Directed by Kenneth Albers
By Arthur Miller
An Ideal Husband
(Opens June 25)
By Oscar Wilde
Directed by Laura Gordon
Arcadia
(Opens August 6)
By Tom Stoppard
Directed by James Bohnen
King Lear
(Opens August 13)
By William Shakespeare
Directed by John Langs
The African Company Presents Richard III
(Opens June 11)
By Carlyle Brown
Directed by Derrick Sanders
Eurydice
(Opens June 25)
Directed by Tyne Rafaeli
Endgame
(Opens August 13)
By Samuel Beckett
Directed by Aaron Posner
Mary’s Wedding
(Opens October 30)
By Stephen Massicotte
Directed by Brenda DeVita
About the Theatre
APT is a professional repertory theater devoted to the great and future classics. It was founded in 1979 and continues to be one of the most popular outdoor classical theaters in the nation. The Theatre is located in Spring Green, Wis., on 110 acres of hilly woods and meadows above the Wisconsin River. The APT amphitheater is built within a natural hollow atop an oak-wooded hill. Under the dome of sky, 1,148 comfortably cushioned seats encircle three sides of the stage.
For more information, visit www.americanplayers.org.
