summitplayersAug 31, 2020Text Dive: Romeo and JulietSummit Players Theatre's most recent production was ROMEO AND JULIET, one of William Shakespeare's most famous plays. We brought this...
summitplayersAug 28, 2020Behind the Scenes at the Wisconsin State ParksSummit Players Theatre presents Shakespeare in the Wisconsin state parks every year with the help and collaboration of the Wisconsin...
summitplayersAug 26, 2020Wednesdays With Will #18 - Reviewing SummerWe've had a great time with you this summer, but all good things must come to an end! Caroline is ready to commemorate our No Bummer...
summitplayersAug 21, 2020Text Dive: Twelfth NightIn the company's fourth season, Summit Players Theatre produced TWELFTH NIGHT, a play full of humor, love and deep reflections on...
summitplayersAug 19, 2020Wednesdays With Will #17 - Adapting ShakespeareWhen Summit Players Theatre does Shakespeare plays, we don't do them exactly how they were originally done. We change costumes,...
summitplayersAug 17, 2020The Heroes and Villains of Shakespeare - Digital WorkshopShakespeare's plays are full of interesting characters we love - or love to hate. Heros and villains both play major roles in these...
summitplayersAug 12, 2020Wednesdays With Will #16 - Outdoor TheatreSummit Players Theatre performs Shakespeare plays outside for several reasons: It's fun It highlights the important natural resources...
summitplayersAug 5, 2020Wednesdays With Will #15 - Quartos, Folios, ZinesIn Shakespeare's time (and directly after), his plays were published in two primary formats: quartos, small booklets that contained a...
summitplayersAug 3, 2020Text Dive: The Comedy of ErrorsMistaken identities and hilarious hijinks abound in Shakespeare's THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, Summit Players Theatre's 2017 production. For our...
summitplayersJul 29, 2020Wednesdays With Will #14 - RecipesCharacters in Shakespeare's plays eat and drink a lot of different kinds of dishes. From ale to meat pies, there's plenty of quaffing and...
summitplayersJul 27, 2020Music with MikeMusic is a vital part of Summit Players Theatre's Shakespeare performances! From the song lyrics that Shakespeare himself wrote to the...
summitplayersJul 22, 2020Wednesdays With Will #13 - ConventionsShakespeare wasn't the only playwright creating theatre during the Elizabethan period, and a lot of his contemporaries, like Ben Johnson,...
summitplayersJul 20, 2020Making Shakespeare AccessibleSummit Players Theatre's Shakespeare in the State Parks program isn't just about performing Shakespeare, it's about performing accessible...
summitplayersJul 17, 2020Text Dive: As You Like ItAll the world's a stage in Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE IT, which Summit Players Theatre presented in 2016 along with a remount of A...
A.J. MagoonJul 15, 2020Wednesdays With Will #12 - The PlagueIn the early 1600s, Shakespeare, and most of London, faced a situation that many of us can understand today: an outbreak of the plague....
summitplayersJul 13, 2020The Magic of Shakespeare - Digital WorkshopShakespeare included a lot of magic in his plays. Witches, wizards, fairies and others play pranks, make mischief and even cause...
summitplayersJul 8, 2020Wednesdays 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...
summitplayersJul 6, 2020Text 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,...
summitplayersJul 1, 2020Wednesdays 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...
summitplayersJun 28, 2020Costuming the PlayersWith only six actors in every Summit Players Theatre production, it takes a great deal of planning, skill and creative thinking to make...