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A group of actors in period costumes perform a dramatic scene on an outdoor stage with green steps and medieval-style banners; one man stands in front, looking pensive, while others watch or kneel behind him.

by Mary Wisniewski | July 24, 2026

American Players Theatre’s Wondrous “As You Like It,” Staged in the Woods In Shakespeare's comedy, the characters go to the forest and become more fully human. The same thing happens when you see theater in the woods at Spring Green, Wisconsin.

A dimly lit theater stage with sheer, draped curtains as the backdrop and rows of empty wooden chairs arranged in a semicircle facing the stage.

by Mary Wisniewski | July 13, 2026

In a Room Full of Empty Chairs, a Couple Grapples With Nothingness The Eugène Ionesco play, on stage at American Players Theatre, is philosophically bleak, but with a comedic vaudeville feeling.

by Johnny Oleksinski | August 4, 2013

Review: Dickens in America/American Players Theatre

by Brian Hieggelke | July 26, 2013

Review: Too Many Husbands/American Players Theatre

by Brian Hieggelke | August 26, 2012

Review: The Admirable Crichton/American Players Theatre

by Erin Kelsey | July 20, 2012

Review: Richard III/American Players Theatre

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