summitplayers2 days agoWednesdays With Will #11 - Shakespeare's BackgroundWe've talked for weeks about elements of Shakespeare's plays, but who was this Shakespeare guy anyway? This week, we take a deep dive int...
summitplayers4 days agoText Dive: A Midsummer Night's DreamShakespeare's magical, nature-based comedy, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, is the first play Summit Players Theatre ever produced! In 2015, w...
summitplayersJul 1Wednesdays With Will #10 - DisguisesLots of characters in Shakespeare's plays wear disguises for different reasons - to get information, to play tricks or even to go into hi...
summitplayersJun 28Costuming the PlayersWith only six actors in every Summit Players Theatre production, it takes a great deal of planning, skill and creative thinking to make e...
summitplayersJun 24Wednesdays With Will #9 - Story InspirationSome people say that Shakespeare took ideas from other authors and rewrote them as his plays, and they're not entirely wrong! Shakespeare...
summitplayersJun 21Walking in the Woods with WillJoin Summit Players Theatre Park Liaison Joe Picchetti on a peaceful walk through Havenwoods State Forest. Actually, Joe is in Havenwoods...
summitplayersJun 18Scrubbing With Shakespeare - Wash Your Hands With WillIn the face of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it's up to us to do all we can to keep ourselves and the people around us safe! That includ...
summitplayersJun 17Wednesdays With Will #8 - SpeechesCharacters in Shakespeare's plays either spoke in verse, a formal, poetic type of speech used for high emotions, high status and unfamili...
summitplayersJun 10Wednesdays With Will #7 - CampingThe great outdoors are also a great place to do Shakespeare, which is why we do all of our shows in the Wisconsin State Parks. The Wiscon...
summitplayersJun 8Playing With Shakespeare: Get Outside With Will - Digital WorkshopShakespeare can be a confusing subject. Maybe you read his plays in school or saw a production that you didn't really get. What were all ...
summitplayersJun 3Wednesdays With Will #6 - MessengersThe plays that Shakespeare wrote have very high stakes and big emotions - together, we say the plays have heightened circumstances. This ...
summitplayersJun 1A Chat Between Executive DirectorsHannah Klapperich-Mueller founded Summit Players Theatre with a group of classmates and peers in 2015. She served as the company's Execut...
summitplayersMay 27Wednesdays With Will #5 - TragediesTragedies are one of the three big categories of plays that Shakespeare wrote. They're sad stories that often end in the death of many ch...
summitplayersMay 20Wednesdays With Will #4 - ComediesComedies are one of the three big categories of plays that Shakespeare wrote. They feature love, marriage, silly jesters and lots of mist...
summitplayersMay 13Wednesdays With Will #3 - Histories and Family TreesHistories are one of the three big categories of plays that Shakespeare wrote, and they're full of... well, history! Specifically, the hi...
summitplayersMay 6Wednesdays With Will #2 - Stage CombatShakespeare's plays are chock-full of action, and bringing that action to life on stage safely requires the use of stage combat! Follow a...
summitplayersApr 29Wednesdays With Will #1 - SonnetsWe know that Shakespeare was a playwright, and even that he acted in some of his own plays, but did you know that he was a poet too? Shak...
A.J. MagoonApr 22Announcing Changes to Our Summer SeasonHello friends of Summit Players Theatre, Following Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers's closure of 40 Wisconsin state parks and the extension ...
A.J. MagoonMar 24A Tough Tale to Tell - Responding to COVID-19Like most of us, I've had a lot of my mind over the last few weeks. The constantly-evolving COVID-19 situation has kept me on my toes, fr...
A.J. MagoonSep 17, 2019You Make it Possible - Thoughts from the New Executive DirectorOne of my favorite things about the growth and development of Summit Players Theatre has been hearing from people about how they can’t wa...
