Third Avenue PlayWorks (TAP) will partner with local bars and restaurants for a series of happy hours to promote its upcoming production of The Call List by Brian James Polak. During this promotion, running Monday, Sept. 7 through Friday, Sept. 18, patrons at each participating location can enter to win a pair of tickets to The Call List at TAP.
Rehearsals begin on The Call List by Brian James Polak at Third Avenue PlayWorks (TAP). The Call List is presented as part of World Premiere Wisconsin, a statewide festival celebrating new plays and musicals running throughout 2026. The fourth show of the 2026 season at Third Avenue PlayWorks runs from September 23 through October 11, 2026, featuring Door County favorite Eva Nimmer.
In 1952, the second Red Scare is at its height. Televised Senate hearings fan the flames of suspicion, the hydrogen bomb is under development, and paranoia seeps into every aspect of American life. The fear that a communist might be around every corner—or even sharing your bed—turns neighbors into suspects and private lives into political battlegrounds. Holy Mackerel! Who couldn't use a break from such relentless pressure? Audiences came together at the cinema to see their anxiety and paranoia reflected in Film Noir or they watched screwball comedies to float for a time above those same anxieties while society’s rigid social norms were skewered with fast talking repartee and farcical situations.
A Sturgeon Bay theater group is partnering with local businesses for an upcoming promotion.
Third Avenue PlayWorks (TAP) and four Door County businesses are partnering for The Call List Happy Hour, which will run September 7th through the 18th.
Third Avenue PlayWorks (TAP) partners with local bars and restaurants for The Call List Happy Hour running Monday, September 7 through Friday, September 18, 2026. During this promotion, patrons at each location will have an opportunity to win a pair of tickets to the upcoming production of The Call List by Brian James Polak at Third Avenue PlayWorks.
Third Avenue PlayWorks (TAP) is excited to announce the upcoming world premiere of The Call List, by Brian James Polak as part of the World Premiere Wisconsin Festival, a statewide festival celebrating new plays and musicals. The production will run September 23 to October 11, 2026, featuring a performance by Eva Nimmer.
DKAF has a new slogan: “Where new work goes to grow!” Most arts festivals present work that has already been completed, reviewed and polished. Door Kinetic Arts Festival (DKAF) offers something different: the opportunity to experience new work while it is still being discovered – and perhaps to see it years before the rest of the world does.
Festival pass-holders will have access to The Call List by Brian James Polak – developed at DKAF three years ago – during its world-premiere production at Third Avenue PlayWorks in Sturgeon Bay.
The Community Partner for Red Herring at Third Avenue PlayWorks in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, is The Friends of Door County Libraries (Friends). A portion of the proceeds from the Pay-What-You-Will performance on July 15th will go towards our Community Partner. Those interested in attending the preview to support this organization, may arrive as early as 6:30 p.m. on the evening of the performance for general admission seating. Space is available on a first come, first served basis. Donations may be made in advance on the day of the preview (watch your email for link!), or in cash or with checks made out to Third Avenue PlayWorks once you arrive. Half of the proceeds will benefit this show’s Community Partner. There will be a donation box in the lobby during the run of Red Herring, July 15th through August 9th, 2026.
Our upcoming production of The Call List by Brian James Polak is going to be a world premiere, but what exactly does that entail? Writing the play is just the beginning and this particular script has been through several workshops prior to our full, professional production complete with all the sets, costumes, and lighting you would expect from any production at Third Avenue PlayWorks. As an audience member, you’ll be among the first ever to see the new work brought to life on our stage.
