By Door County Pulse, Peninsula Pulse — May 28th, 2026

Third Avenue PlayWorks (TAP) will present its second show of the 2026 season – Moonlight and Magnolias by Ron Hutchinson – from June 3 through 21, featuring performances by Rudy Galvan, Paige Klopfenstein, John Taylor Phillips and Nick Vidal.

Based on (mostly) true events, Moonlight and Magnolias is set three weeks into the shooting of Gone With the Wind as the production is falling apart. To save the film, producer David O. Selznick stops production, locks his director and screenwriter in his office and forces them to rewrite the entire script in five days. 

The production is directed by Nicole Ricciardi with scenic design by Amy Sue Hazel, costume design by Kotryna Hilko, lighting design by Max Grano De Oro, sound design by Brian Grimm, props design by Haley Anne Cranstoun and production stage management by Kelsey Brennan York.

Performances take place June 3 through 21, Wednesday through Saturday evenings at 7:30 pm and Sunday matinees at 2 pm. A special Friday matinee will be held on June 12 at 2 pm. 

Half of the proceeds from a pay-what-you-will preview on Wednesday, June 3, will benefit the local film production Amphibious and the filmmaking hub Film Green Bay. Guests may arrive as early as 6:30 pm for general-admission seating, available on a first-come, first-served basis. Donations may be made in cash or with checks made out to Third Avenue PlayWorks at the lobby display throughout the run of the show.

After the pay-what-you-will preview, TAP will host a ticketed preview and wine night on Thursday, June 4; an opening night reception on Friday, June 5; a young professionals’ networking mixer on Wednesday, June 10; and a post-show conversation on Friday, June 12, following the 2 pm matinee. 

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit thirdavenueplayworks.org/moonlight-and-magnolias or call 920.743.1760. TAP’s Steve and Jackie Kane Theatre is located at 239 N. 3rd Ave. in Sturgeon Bay.