Bringing out Audrey II for Christmas in July
By Audra Baakari Boyle July 26, 2007 At Peninsula Players we do things by the numbers. This week on property we have nine kids a playing, eight doors a slamming’ …
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A Comedy Clud in the Popsicle Sticks
By Alan Kopischke July 19, 2007 It all started innocuously enough with popsicles for dessert. We all eat together as a company, including our kids. Mine aren’t up here yet, …
Comedic, Physical Timing Essential to ‘Farce’
By Audra Baakari Boyle July 12, 2007 It’s all in the timing. A common expression, but in the world of theater, timing is essential for a joke or a “bit” …
Coming to Players Feels Like Coming Home
By Alan Kopischke July 5, 2007 I’ve come home. I first fell in love with Door County when my then-girlfriend, Kärin, brought me up here in 1983. She’d been coming …
Time to Slow Down and Pay Attention
By Audra Baakari Boyle June 28, 2007 Our 72nd season has begun! After attending a dress rehearsal the night before opening, blowing wind, rain and hail had me a bit …
Reflecting on the First Summer in the New Theater
By Todd Schmidt September 13, 2006 The fall season is upon us and another glorious Door County summer has faded away. This summer went by particularly fast here at the …
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Some Players Seek Brighter Lights – and Return
September 7, 2006 I’ve mentioned before a portion of my exciting job with the Players is part historian. There are times I can be found rummaging through our archives for …
Mondays are Fun Days for Staffers
August 31, 2006 Door County and its attractions beckon to our staff on their one-day-a week “day off.” The rest of the week we’re busy building sets, selling tickets, rehearsing, …
Showing How Anyone Can Contribute to Humanity
August 24, 2006 When someone demonstrates the perseverance of the human spirit, you become acutely aware that they are living more than ordinary lives. Even if you don’t need a …
The Days Are Just Filled at Players
August 17, 2006 Days and nights at the Players are always busy ones. By 8 a.m. our breakfast cook Jeff Steinberg is on sight in the kitchen preparing breakfast for …