Sturgeon Bay Play Reading Club
Typically held the third Wednesday of the month, subject to change, 3:30pm-4:30pm at the Sturgeon Bay Library. Read the play ahead, then join the Play Reading Club for a discussion led by Jacob Janssen, Artistic Director of Third Avenue PlayWorks. Join the Play Reading Club in person or on Zoom.
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Wed, May 27th 3:30pm – 4:30pm
“Moonlight and Magnolias” by Ron Hutchinson
About the Play
This is an insight into 1930s Hollywood and an epic of laughter. David O. Selznick is determined to rewrite Gone with the Wind. He engages the services of “script doctor” Ben Hecht, who has never read the book, and director Victor Fleming, poached straight from the set of The Wizard of Oz.
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Wed, June 17th 3:30pm – 4:30pm
“The Piano Lesson” by August Wilson
About the Play
In his second Pulitzer Prize-winner, The Piano Lesson, August Wilson fashions a most haunting and dramatic work. At the heart of the play stands the ornately carved upright piano that has been gathering dust in the parlor of Berniece Charles’s Pittsburgh home. When Boy Willie, her exuberant brother, bursts into her life with his dream of buying the same Mississippi land that his family had worked as slaves, he plans to sell their antique piano for the hard cash he needs to stake his future. Berniece refuses to sell, clinging to the piano as a reminder of the history that is their family legacy.
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Listen to the play on Internet Archive: The Piano Player by August Wilson
View the play on YouTube: The Piano Player by August Wilson
Read more about the August Wilson: PBS American Masters
Wed, July 15th 3:30pm – 4:30pm
“Red Herring” by Michael Hollinger
About the Play
A whirlwind of romance, murder, and Cold War intrigue!
1952, Boston, a hardboiled female homicide detective finds herself caught in an impossible situation: catch a killer, recover a stolen atomic secret, and keep her fiancé—an FBI agent—from discovering her latest suspect may be his own father. Three couples’ lives collide as love and loyalty are put to the ultimate test. If you love Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett—with a dash of screwball mayhem—you’ll be hooked from the first clue.
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Wed, August 19th 3:30pm – 4:30pm
“Clyde’s” by Lynne Nottage
About the Play
With a chance at reclaiming their lives, the formerly incarcerated people working at Clyde’s, a roadside sandwich stop, strive hard to overcome their personal challenges. Not so easy under their boss Clyde. In this razor-sharp comedy, this motley crew of line cooks, under a visionary chef, are given purpose and permission to dream through their shared quest to create the perfect sandwich.
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Wed, September 16th 3:30pm – 4:30pm
“The Call List” by Brian James Polak
About the Play
A deadly serious comedy about being alive.
Meet Sam—a restless dreamer, anxious doodler, and professional wanderer in search of purpose. When her law firm boss hands her a simple list of names and one chilling task—call them all and announce a client’s death—her mundane workday takes a bizarre turn. Curiosity pulls Sam into a mystery that’s equal parts darkly funny and unexpectedly heartfelt. Armed with only her notebook and razor-sharp wit, she chases clues that lead to something far deeper – and more personal – than she expected.
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Wed, October 21st 3:30pm – 4:30pm
“Before the Mountains of Madness” by David Daniels
Wed, November 18th 3:30pm – 4:30pm
“M. Butterfly” by David Henry Hwang
Wed, December 16th 3:30pm – 4:30pm
“It’s a Wonderful Life” by Neil Brookshire
About the Play
The holiday classic you know and love!
We’re back with an all new version of It’s A Wonderful Life! With the helpful assistance of a multitalented musician and foley artist, our top-notch ensemble of actors once again brings the lovable and irascible residents of Bedford Falls to captivating life in this staged 1940s radio broadcast where you are the live studio audience! This unique spin on one of America’s favorite films is great fun for the whole family!
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