Third Avenue PlayWorks (TAP) will host winter theatre workshops led by actor and TAP Community Engagement and Education Coordinator Dan Klarer. Classes will be available for adults and teens aged 13 to 18 years old
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Dan Klarer Brings Two Decades of Experience to Theatre Workshops
Our Education coordinator, Dan Klarer, has been teaching and preaching the joy of theatre for two decades. He recently spent time as an interim lecturer of acting at his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, teaching movement, voice, scene study, and acting for camera. His full background in the performing arts gives him a unique perspective and he has brought that with him to our wonderful community here in Sturgeon Bay and greater Door County.
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Brian James Polak Reverses Roles
Most months on The Subtext, Brian speaks with a fellow playwright about life, writing, and whatever itches we are scratching. But on this special episode celebrating the podcast’s 10-year anniversary, the tables have been turned, and playwright/former guest Crystal Skillman puts the show’s host in the hot seat.
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TAP Announces Acting Classes for Young and Old
Third Avenue PlayWorks (TAP) announces its winter theatre workshops led by Dan Klarer, Community Engagement and Education Coordinator at TAP. Classes will be available for adults over 18 years of age, as well as teen students aged 13 to 18 years old.
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2026 Third Avenue PlayWorks Season Includes World Premiere
Third Avenue PlayWorks (TAP) has announced its five-show 2026 season, which includes the world premiere of The Call List by Brian James Polak as part of the World Premiere Wisconsin Festival.
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December at the Holiday: Lights, Live Music & Last-Minute Magic
December in Sturgeon Bay has its own kind of soundtrack. Holiday lights glow a little brighter against the early sunsets, music spills out of lounges and waterfront venues, and small-town streets fill with shoppers, cocoa in hand, searching for just the right gifts. Here at the Holiday Music Motel, we’re closing out the year the way we love best, celebrating local creativity, supporting our neighbors, and pointing you toward the can’t-miss events that make Door County feel extra magical this time of year.
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A Christmas Carol TAPs into radio play history
Beginning this week, you can experience a different kind of live theatre unfold before your eyes at Third Avenue PlayWorks while also celebrating the holidays. “A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play” opened on Wednesday at the Sturgeon Bay theater, retelling the familiar story of Ebenezer Scrooge and his emotional transformation following the visits of the Christmas Ghosts of Past, Present, and Future. While the WBFR Radio Players will still look and play the parts of Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, and others on stage, they will also double as the production’s sound effects department. It is a throwback to an art form that dates back to the 1880s in France and hit its peak popularity in the United States from the 1930s through the 1960s. TAP Artistic Director Jacob Janssen says watching the actors play all of the different parts—from characters to sound effects—is a special treat for audiences.
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The Art of Foley with Brian Grimm
What is a radio play anyway? In this unique theatrical experience, you’ll see your favorite TAP actors, playing actors, who are playing their roles in A Christmas Carol. The scene you’ll see before you is a 1940’s sound stage complete with art deco styling, microphones, and tables full of items to create live sound effects.
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TAP Presents “A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play”
Third Avenue Playworks filled its windows with Christmas characters to brighten the street last year. File photo by Rachel Lukas. Third Avenue PlayWorks (TAP) will present A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play from Dec. 3 through 28 at TAP’s Steve and Jackie Kane Theatre, 239 N. 3rd Ave. in Sturgeon Bay.
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A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play Opens December 2 at TAP
Third Avenue PlayWorks (TAP) is proud to announce its upcoming production of A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play, adapted for the stage by Joe Landry, Music by Kevin Connors, from the novella by Charles Dickens. The final show of the 2025 season at Third Avenue PlayWorks runs from December 3 through 28, 2025, featuring performances by Cassandra Bissell, Neil Brookshire, Ray Jivoff, Dan Klarer, and Rána Roman, with sound design and foley by Brian Grimm.