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Karen Janes Woditsch

Actors on stage in period costumes perform a dramatic scene in a restaurant setting; two dine at a table left, while four others hide behind a privacy screen on the right, some crouching on the floor.

by Mary Wisniewski | July 20, 2026

“The Matchmaker” Is the Play That Became “Hello, Dolly!” On stage at American Players Theatre, Wisconsin native Thornton Wilder's play is an old-fashioned but well-made farce that was later adapted into the 1964 Broadway hit.

by Amanda Finn | November 15, 2018

Hold for Laughs: A Review of Twelfth Night at Writers Theatre

by Kevin Greene | May 7, 2015

Review: Doubt: A Parable/Writers Theatre

by Brian Hieggelke | January 26, 2015

Review: Rapture, Blister, Burn

by Brian Hieggelke | September 24, 2013

Review: To Master the Art/Chicago Commercial Collective

by Johnny Oleksinski | April 27, 2013

Review: Yellow Moon/Writers’ Theatre

by Brian Hieggelke | December 21, 2010

The Top 5 of Everything 2010: Stage

by Brian Hieggelke | November 1, 2010

Review: To Master the Art/TimeLine Theatre

by Ilanakowarski | June 15, 2006

Review: Crumbs from the Table of Joy/Goodman Theatre

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