World Premiere Wisconsin

Steady She Goes
2026-03-28 08:00 - 2026-03-29 17:00 (America/Chicago)
by Erica Berman

Dan Seavey: Confessions of a Great Lakes Pirate
2026-03-28 08:00 - 17:00

MISS DOOR COUNTY by Nathan Fosbinder
2026-03-20 08:00 - 2026-03-21 22:00

Fish Fry the Musical
2026-03-20 08:00 - 2026-03-21 17:00
by Mary Madigan, Deb Mamerow, Jim Zaffiro, & Marilyn Jozwik

Tiara's Hat Parade
2026-03-07 08:00 - 2026-03-22 17:00
adapted by Paige Hernandez from the book by Kelly Starling Lyons

IN THE DOORWAY by Sean Grennan
2026-03-02 08:00 - 17:00

After the War: 1919
2026-02-27 08:00 - 17:00
by Ken Fitzsimmons

Midwestern Goodbye
2026-02-20 08:00 - 2026-03-01 17:00
by Charly Sparks

Dr. Bellboy and the Energy Vampire
2026-02-20 08:00 - 2026-02-21 17:00
Book and Lyrics by Thomas Campbell, Music by Benjamin Olejniczak

Everlasting Faint
2026-02-13 08:00 - 2026-02-15 17:00
music by Scott Gendel and libretto by Sandra Flores-Strand

A Love Letter
2026-02-05 08:00 - 2026-02-15 17:00
Writers: Jessica Lanius, AJ Juarez & Gina Cornejo Choreography and Movement by AJ Juarez & Jessica Lanius

Before the Mountains of Madness
2026-01-22 08:00 - 2026-02-01 17:00
by David Daniel

Maybe We'll Fly
2026-01-16 08:00 - 2026-01-18 17:00
by Marie Kohler and Josh Schmidt

A Rock Sails By
2023-06-30 20:00, 2023-06-29 20:00, 2023-06-28 20:00, 2023-06-27 20:00, 2023-06-25 19:30, 2023-06-24 20:00, 2023-06-23 20:00, 2023-06-22 20:00 and 8 more dates | 4351 Peninsula Players Rd, 4351 Peninsula Players Rd, Fish Creek, WI, 54212, United States
By Sean Grennan
From the creator of THE TIN WOMAN, this world premiere brings audiences another stellar play filled with humor and heart.
Dr. Lynn Cummings, an astrophysicist, tries to bring science and faith into balance while grappling with personal questions, reconnecting with her daughter, and mourning the loss of her husband. When an unidentified object is discovered heading toward Earth, a less-than-reputable online magazine misquotes her, casting doubt on her credibility. The two-time Nobel Prize nominee and the ambitious journalist monitor the mysterious object. Dr. Cummings hopes to witness nothing remarkable and thus save her reputation, but there is no telling what she will discover beyond the stars.
SHOW DATES & TIMES:
Tuesday, June 13 @ 8PM
Wednesday, June 14 @ 8PM
Thursday, June 15 @ 8PM
Friday, June 16 @ 8PM
Saturday, June 17 @ 8PM
Sunday, June 18 @ 7:30PM
Tuesday, June 20 @ 8PM
Wednesday, June 21 @ 8PM
Thursday, June 22 @ 8PM
Friday, June 23 @ 8PM
Saturday, June 24 @ 8PM
Sunday, June 25 @ 7:30PM
Tuesday, June 27 @ 8PM
Wednesday, June 28 @ 8PM
Thursday, June 29 @ 8PM
Friday, June 30 @ 8PM
Saturday, July 1 @ 8PM
Sunday, July 2 @ 2PM

The Fish Whisperer
2023-06-30 19:30, 2023-06-28 19:30, 2023-06-26 20:30, 2023-06-23 19:30, 2023-06-21 19:30, 2023-06-19 20:30, 2023-06-16 19:30, 2023-06-14 19:30 | Northern Sky’s outdoor Amphitheater in Peninsula State Park, 10169 Shore Rd, Fish Creek, WI, 54212, United States
Book by Scott Guy, Music by Dan Wessels and Ron Barnett, Lyrics by Robin Share, additional lyrics by Scott Guy, and developed in association with New Musicals, Inc.
Brimming with hope and romance, THE FISH WHISPERER is a world premiere musical that will hook you with sweet melodies and laughs! When the fish stop biting in the small Wisconsin town of Shewauga, a mysterious outsider named Hannah Hill offers to get them biting again—but only if the residents pay her $10,000! To the locals, this all sounds a bit fishy. Is she a con artist or a genuine talent? Enjoy this magical musical on wishing for fish presented beneath stars and towering pines in Peninsula State Park Amphitheater.
http://www.northernskytheater.com/
SHOW DATES & TIMES:
Wednesday, June 14 @ 7:30PM
Friday, June 16 @ 7:30PM
Monday, June 19 @ 8:30PM
Wednesday, June 21 @ 7:30PM
Friday, June 23 @ 7:30PM
Monday, June 26 @ 8:30PM
Wednesday, June 28 @ 7:30PM
Friday, June 30 @ 7:30PM
Monday, July 3 @ 8:30PM
Wednesday, July 5 @ 7:30PM
Friday, July 7 @ 7:30PM
Monday, July 10 @ 8:30PM
Wednesday, July 12 @ 7:30PM
Friday, July 14 @ 7:30PM
Monday, July 17 @ 8:30PM
Wednesday, July 19 @ 7:30PM
Friday, July 21 @ 7:30PM
Monday, July 31 @ 8:30PM
Wednesday, August 2 @ 7:30PM
Friday, August 4 @ 7:30PM
Monday, August 7 @ 8:30PM
Wednesday, August 9 @ 7:30PM
Friday, August 11 @ 7:30PM
Monday, August 14 @ 8:30PM
Wednesday, August 16 @ 7:30PM
Friday, August 18 @ 7:30PM
Monday, August 21 @ 8:30PM
Wednesday, August 23 @ 7:30PM
Friday, August 25 @ 7:30PM

OUT OF THE BLUE -- Book and lyrics by Erin Hunsader, Music by Haesun Suh
2023-06-25 19:00 | 2350 Weidner Center Drive, 2350 Weidner Center Drive, Green Bay, WI, 54311, United States
Book and lyrics by Erin Hunsader, Music by Haesun Suh
OUT OF THE BLUE opens with sarcastic, 16-year-old Jenny awaiting the results of her pregnancy test. When the results come back positive, Jenny’s normal, Midwestern life is turned upside down.
Her rocky relationship with her adopted Mother, Iris quickly becomes rockier once her secret is discovered. And, while Jenny struggles making a decision regarding the pregnancy, she also starts to wonder about her birth mother who she never knew- she was adopted when she was six from an orphanage in South Korea.
Finally, she declares she is going on a quest to South Korea to find her ‘real mom.’ Iris insists on going with her and the two feuding family members encounter more than they expected through funny scenes set in an unfamiliar landscape. Still, the quest reveals answers to Jenny’s past while helping her decide what to do about her future.
OUT OF THE BLUE takes place in the 1990’s before a woman’s right to choose was taken away.
On WPW Backstage by Mike Fischer
From South Korea to Green Bay: Musical Out of the Blue Sings Universal Story to Bridge the Divide
Blame Mom

CapitalQ Theatre Festival 2023 [Showcase C “Family in All Forms”]
2023-06-25 14:00, 2023-06-23 19:30 | Bartell Community Theatre, 113 E Mifflin St, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
By Various National and Local Playwrights
Join us for our annual Pride Month celebration when StageQ takes over both Bartell Theatre stages for one weekend to present brand new play readings, 10-minute shorts, and one-act plays by up-and-coming queer playwrights from around the country. Along with FREE workshops and masterclasses where you can learn about all aspects of theatre, we will celebrate Pride the best way we know how: highlighting new, queer voices telling their stories.
https://www.stageq.org/festival
SHOW DATES & TIMES:
FRIDAY, JUNE 23RD
Showcase A “Lesbian Power Hour” – 7:30pm, Evjue Stage
Showcase C “Family in All Forms” – 7:30pm, Drury Stage
FREE OPENING NIGHT PARTY w/ Drag Bingo – 9pm, Evjue Stage
SATURDAY, JUNE 24TH
FREE Workshop “Intro to Acting/Auditioning” – 12pm, Evjue Stage
FREE Workshop “Intro to Theatre Tech” – 12pm, Drury Stage
Showcase B “We Are Who We Are” – 2pm, Evjue Stage
Showcase D “Teen Spirit” – 2pm, Drury Stage
Showcase B “We Are Who We Are” – 7:30pm, Evjue Stage
Showcase D “Teen Spirit” – 7:30pm, Drury Stage
SUNDAY, JUNE 25TH
FREE Workshop “Intro to Directing” – 12pm, Evjue Stage
FREE Workshop TBA – 12pm, Drury Stage
Showcase A “Lesbian Power Hour” – 2pm, Evjue Stage
Showcase C “Family in All Forms” – 2pm, Drury Stage

CapitalQ Theatre Festival 2023 [Showcase A “Lesbian Power Hour”]
2023-06-25 14:00, 2023-06-23 19:30 | Bartell Community Theatre, 113 E Mifflin St, Madison, WI, 53703, United States

CapitalQ Theatre Festival 2023 [Showcase B “We Are Who We Are”]
2023-06-24 19:30, 2023-06-24 14:00 | Bartell Community Theatre, 113 E Mifflin St, Madison, WI, 53703, United States

CapitalQ Theatre Festival 2023 [Showcase D “Teen Spirit”]
2023-06-24 19:30, 2023-06-24 14:00 | Bartell Community Theatre, 113 E Mifflin St, Madison, WI, 53703, United States

HERE COME THE JESTERS by Rick Bingen
2023-06-23 19:30 | Sunstone Studio, 127 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
Bard & Bourbon
— by Rick Bingen —

A small Canadian town is host to a summer theatre festival. All of the characters from Shakespearean canon live in the town year-round hoping that the next season they will get to perform their story. The characters live in harmony with the out-of-towners (characters from non-Shakespeare plays who move to town when their show is performed during the season.) Touchstone, Benedick, and Em hang out at the local poutine restaurant as they always do until a murder upends their normal.

On WPW Backstage by Mike Fischer
What if the Bard’s Characters Really Were Real? New Play Places Them on the World’s Stage, Living in the Here and Now

SuperYou
2023-06-18 14:00, 2023-06-17 19:30, 2023-06-17 14:00, 2023-06-16 19:30, 2023-06-14 19:30, 2023-06-14 14:00, 2023-06-11 14:00, 2023-06-10 19:30 and 14 more dates | Skylight Music Theatre, 158 N Broadway, Milwaukee, 53202
SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE
— By Lourds Lane —
Skylight presents SuperYou, an inspiring story about resilience, overcoming grief, and remembering one’s worth. SuperYou follows the journey of a comic book artist whose superheroine creations come to life, reminding her of the incredible power of her own voice.

SHOW DATES & TIMES:
Friday, May 26 @ 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 27 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, May 28 @ 2:00 PM
Wednesday, May 31 @ 2:00 PM
Wednesday, May 31 @ 7:30 PM
Thursday, June 1 @ 7:30 PM
Friday, June 2 @ 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 3 @ 2:00 PM
Saturday, June 3 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, June 4 @ 2:00 PM
Tuesday, June 6 @ 6:30 PM (Early Bird)
Wednesday, June 7 @ 7:30 PM
Thursday, June 8 @ 7:30 PM
Friday, June 9 @ 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 10 @ 2:00 PM
Saturday, June 10 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, June 11 @ 2:00 PM
Wednesday, June 14 @ 2:00 PM
Wednesday, June 14 @ 7:30 PM
Thursday, June 15 @ 7:30 PM (ASL Performance)
Friday, June 16 @ 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 17 @ 2:00 PM
Saturday, June 17 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, June 18 @ 2:00 PM

38th Annual Original One Act Festival
2023-06-18 14:00, 2023-06-17 19:30, 2023-06-16 19:30, 2023-06-11 14:00, 2023-06-10 19:30, 2023-06-09 19:30 | Interchange Theater, 628 N 10th St, Milwaukee, WI, United States
By Wisconsin Playwrights
Annual original one act festival featuring Wisconsin playwrights.
https://www.villageplayhouse.org/
SHOW DATES & TIMES:
Friday, June 9 @ 7:30PM
Saturday, June 10 @ 7:30PM
Sunday, June 11 @ 2PM
Friday, June 16 @7:30PM
Saturday, June 17 @ 7:30PM
Sunday, June 18 @ 2PM

The Hidden Strings
2023-06-18 14:00, 2023-06-17 19:00, 2023-06-17 14:00, 2023-06-16 19:00, 2023-06-15 19:00 | Menomonee River Parkway, W Keefe Ave, Wauwatosa, WI, 53222, United States
Prism Youth Theatre
— Created by Prism Youth Theater Company —
Inquisitive youth at play examine facts, opinions, and imagined truths in pursuit to define their world.
This is a devised piece centered around the concepts of transparency and process as they relate to the theater. We began writing with questions like “how can we welcome and not deny our performance space,” “what sort of story do we want to tell,” and “how do artists get from rehearsal to performance?” Once the story is clearer, we will update this page with an informative synopsis.
All tickets for this project are FREE! Reserving your spot is recommended, though walk-ups are welcome!
The show will take place in the Menomonee River Parkway Navigation there is a bit strange, so it’s best to say, navigate to Hartung Park (W Keefe Ave, Wauwatosa, WI 53222) for street parking, then walk 2 min south along the Menomonee River Parkway to find the spot. Refer to the illustrated map below and view the audience guide.
SHOW DATES & TIMES:
Thursday, June 15th @ 7:00 pm
Friday, June 16th @ 7:00 pm
Saturday, June 17th @ 2:00 pm
Saturday, June 17th @ 7:00 pm
Sunday, June 18th @ 2:00 pm

Greetings from Green Lake
2023-06-15 19:30, 2023-06-14 19:30 | Waukesha Civic Theatre, 264 W Main Street, Waukesha, WI, 53186, United States
By Deanna Strasse
Best friends and roommates Lynda and Melinda have spent their entire lives taking care of others, and, as they approach retirement age, they are ready to focus on themselves. For Melinda, that means finally writing that anthrozoology book she’s always wanted to pen. For Lynda, that means coming to terms with her supposed gift to reawaken the dead. Things get complicated when Melinda’s anxious and uptight niece Beth comes to visit, throwing their idyllic though unorthodox life into a tailspin.
Between a very dead bird, a very live tortoise, and these women all trying to figure out the secret to life, the city of Green Lake, Wisconsin may never be the same.
SHOW DATES & TIMES:
Wednesday, June 14 @ 7:30 PM
Thursday, June 15 @ 7:30PM

SuperYou (ASL Performance)
2023-06-15 19:30 | Skylight Music Theatre, 158 N Broadway, Milwaukee, 53202

Rotate Theatre Mini Fest
2023-06-11 13:30, 2023-06-10 19:30, 2023-06-10 16:30 | Starlight Theatre at MYArts, 1055 E Mifflin St, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
By Various Playwrights
Rotate Theatre Mini Fest celebrates short plays featuring underrepresented perspectives on whose stories are worth telling, what’s funny, and how the world works! Mainstage performances on June 10-11, 2023 at the beautiful Starlight Theater at the MYArts building feature an entertaining and thought-provoking lineup of festival favorites performed alongside brand new works presented as part of World Premiere Wisconsin. In addition to the mainstage performances, Rotate Theatre Company presents a mini performance piece at the Overture Center for the Arts’ Democracy exhibit on May 5, a talkback directly following the 7:30pm show on June 10, and a mini playwriting workshop on June 15.
SHOW DATES & TIMES:
Saturday, June 10 @ 4:30PM
Saturday, June 10 @ 7:30PM
Sunday, June 11 @ 1:30PM

MICRO -- Book, Music, and Lyrics by Adam Qutaishat and Heidi Joosten
2023-06-09 19:00 | The Bur Oak, 2262 Winnebago St, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
MUSIC THEATRE OF MADISON
— Book, Music, and Lyrics by Adam Qutaishat and Heidi Joosten —
When graduate student Ali makes a startling scientific discovery about microaggressions, it’s up to her to decide whether to keep it to herself or share it with the world. With the help of her friend MJ, and traversing the hurdles of problematic colleagues and Big Pharma, Ali finds new truths in the world, and in herself. This workshop will include a semi-staged reading, ability to see renderings of sets and costumes for a potential full production, and a talkback after the show to help the composers on their next step.
On WPW Backstage by Mike Fischer
The Sound Inside: Music Theatre of Madison Subverts Old System by Singing New Song
The Dream of a Common Language

SuperYou (Early Bird)
2023-06-06 18:30 | Skylight Music Theatre, 158 N Broadway, Milwaukee, 53202

I Carry Your Heart With Me
2023-05-28 14:00, 2023-05-27 19:30, 2023-05-26 19:30 | Third Avenue PlayWorks, 235 N 3rd Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI, 54235, United States
THIRD AVENUE PLAYWORKS
— By Jennifer Blackmer —
Esther Shannon is a government stenographer working for the US Air Force during the tempestuous Vietnam War. Lonely, conflicted, and haunted by voices from her past, Esther finds herself smack dab in the middle of a troubling investigation.
With plenty of twists and turns along the way, Jennifer Blackmer’s taut, suspenseful mystery packs a real emotional wallop at the end. This new play will be presented as part of World Premiere Wisconsin, an inaugural and ambitious statewide festival celebrating original works.
SHOW DATES & TIMES:
Wednesday, May 10 Preview @ 7:30 PM (Pay-What-You-Will)
Thursday, May 11 Preview @ 7:30 PM
Friday, May 12 Opening @ 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 13 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, May 14 @ 2 PM
Wednesday, May 17 @ 7:30 PM
Thursday, May 18 @ 7:30 PM
Friday, May 19 @ 2 PM
Saturday, May 20 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, May 21 @ 2 PM
Wednesday, May 24 @ 7:30 PM
Thursday, May 25 @ 7:30 PM
Friday, May 26 @ 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 27 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, May 28 @ 2 PM

Impossible Operas
2023-05-28 14:00, 2023-05-27 18:00, 2023-05-27 14:00, 2023-05-26 19:30 | Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N Broadway Theatre Center, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
Milwaukee Opera Theatre and Quasimondo Physical Theatre
— By Jeffrey Mosser, Brian Rott, Jill Anna Ponasik, Anja Notanja —
Some operas are so challenging, they’re considered practically impossible. In this company devised work, Milwaukee Opera Theatre and Quasimondo Physical Theatre will present seven of them…in a row.
SHOW DATES & TIMES:
Thursday, May 25 & 7:30 PM
Friday, May 26 @ 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 27 @ 2 PM
Saturday, May 27 @ 6 PM
Sunday, May 28 @ 2 PM

There’s an App For That
2023-05-27 19:30, 2023-05-26 19:30, 2023-05-25 19:30 | Bartell Theatre, 113 E Mifflin St, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
PILE OF CATS THEATRE COMPANY
— By Ned O’Reilly —
What do you do when your devices start running your life? If you’re Didi, you add more and more apps until you start glitching. Come see this satire of the electronic-driven nature of contemporary life.
Shakshuka. Shostakovich. Pronouns. Twitch. Kitchens and Couches. Luxurious Moisture. Corporate intrigue. And Cats. Madison’s most accomplished fringe theatre company features the talents of some of the area’s most gifted actors performing the latest by Madison’s most produced playwright of the last decade, all in an intimate setting for a scintillatingly entertaining night at the theatre.
SHOW DATES & TIMES:
Friday, May 19 @ 7:30PM
Saturday, May 20 @ 7:30PM
Sunday, May 21 @ 6pm
Thursday, May 25 @ 7:30PM
Friday, May 26 @ 7:30PM
Saturday, May 27 @ 7:30PM

The Tisch Mills Fringe Festival One Acts
2023-05-27 16:00 | The Forst Inn, E2910 County Road BB, Kewaunee, WI, 54216, United States
By Multiple Playwrights
The Tisch Mills Fringe Festival features two original premiere works along with four previously produced and published works. Our original works include:
DEEPER MEANING by Martin Prevost
A college student goes to see their British Literature professor to discuss a paper they’ve written on Porphyria’s Lover by Robert Browning. What starts out as a simple discussion of the deeper meaning behind the poem turns into discussion of the deeper meaning of life and how sometimes things are not always as they seem. And until you see the deeper meaning behind life you may never truly know what haunts a someone’s past.
ON YOUR SHOULDER by Elizabeth Szyman
Playwright and actress Elizabeth Szyman explores the myriad of emotional turmoil, social expectation, and healing surrounding the concept of grief in the year following the unexpected passing of her mother. Part memoir, part study, part guide, “On Your Shoulder” reveals one individual’s journey surviving universal loss.
SHOW DATES & TIMES:
Friday, May 19 @ 7:30PM [World Premieres Playing]
Saturday, May 20 @ 4PM
Sunday, May 21 @ 2PM [World Premieres Playing]
Friday, May 26 @ 7:30PM
Saturday, May 27 @ 4PM [World Premieres Playing]
Sunday, May 28 @ 2PM

THE LAST HOTEL by Marcia Jablonski
2023-05-26 16:00 | Alley Stage, 18 Shake Rag St., Mineral Point, WI, 53565, United States
SHAKE RAG ALLEY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
— By Marcia Jablonski —
While waiting out a blizzard in a luxury hotel, an art student, her professor, and a hotel employee are trying to determine how much intervention they should act on with the homeless artist they are trying to keep safe from the storm.
On WPW Backstage by Mike Fischer:
A Heartless Homeland: New Play Asks Hard Questions About Homelessness in America
