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David Daniel in a Zoom reading by American Players Theatre of Chekhov's "On the Harmfulness of Tobacco," 2020.

No theater lover relishes missing encounters with thespians, bats, mosquitos and whippoorwills in American Players Theatre's magical outdoor amphitheater. But the company had to cancel its 2020 season to protect actors, crew and audiences from COVID-19. So the next best thing is a series of play readings, performed and recorded live on Zoom. The company is pairing up with PBS Wisconsin, which will post the readings on Fridays at pbswisconsin.org. The series kicks off with three Chekhov one acts, The Bear, On the Harmfulness of Tobacco and The Proposal, featuring Tracy Michelle Arnold, Brian Mani, James Ridge, David Daniel, Sarah Day, Colleen Madden and Marcus Truschinski — all folks you want to see on your screen.

press release: We want to share the news that the premiere of APT's 'Out of the Woods' play-reading series originally scheduled to begin this Friday, June 5, at 7:00 PM has been postponed. 

APT and PBS Wisconsin want to ensure that the public focus remain on the protests demanding justice for George Floyd, and on the conversations they provoke. 

We know this may come as a disappointment. We hope it also comes with an understanding of why this is the right thing to do. 

All of the play readings will be pushed back one week.

American Players Theatre is excited to announce a new play reading series: Out of the Woods, play readings performed and recorded live. APT’s core acting company, alongside some other great APT actors, will be reading a selection of plays using Zoom virtual meeting software. The readings are streamed live and recorded by PBS Wisconsin. Play readings will be posted on Fridays at 7:00 PM CT on their website: pbswisconsin.org. On opening night, they will also stream on both APT’s and PBS Wisconsin’s Facebook pages.They will be free to view, with the full series available July 17-26

June 12

Chekhov One Acts

By Anton Chekhov. Directed by Aaron Posner.

Three stories about the complexities of love and life; marriage and moving on. These one-act plays were produced at APT in 1985 and 1986.

The Bear, featuring Tracy Michelle Arnold (Popova), Brian Mani (Smirnov), James Ridge (Luka). 

On the Harmfulness of Tobacco, featuring David Daniel (Nyukhin). 

The Proposal, Sarah Day (Chubukov), Colleen Madden (Natalya Stepanova), Marcus Truschinski (Lomov). 

Jacqueline Singleton: Stage Manager.