Sturgeon Bay, WI (July 11, 2025) - Third Avenue PlayWorks (TAP) is proud to announce its upcoming production of The 39 Steps, adapted by Patrick Barlow, from the movie by Alfred Hitchcock. The third show of the 2025 season at Third Avenue PlayWorks is sponsored by George and Natalie Gorchynsky and Sandy Zingler. This play runs from July 16 to August 10, 2025, featuring performances by Rudy Galvan, Charlotte Foster, Karen Estrada, and Dan Klarer.
TAP Reimagines Hitchcock Thriller

Onstage next at Third Avenue PlayWorks (TAP) is The 39 Steps, a fast-paced thriller based on the Alfred Hitchcock movie of the same name.
A parody of the 1935 adventure film, the play is re-enacted by a cast of only four actors. It follows the adventures of a handsome hero, Richard Hannay, as he encounters dastardly murders and double-crossing secret agents.
Single Tickets Now On Sale!

Third Avenue PlayWorks is excited to announce that single tickets for their 2025 season are now available for purchase! TAP is known for its exceptional performances, talented actors, and engaging productions that leave audiences captivated and inspired. This year's lineup promises to be no different.
Season Subscriptions Now On Sale!

Sturgeon Bay, WI – Third Avenue PlayWorks is excited to announce that season subscriptions for the 2025 Season are officially...
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Concessions at The Kane Theatre

Enjoy a variety of snacks and beverages before or during the show! Concessions are available one hour prior to curtain and at intermission. We accept cash and credit cards for payment. Enjoy!
I Carry Your Heart With Me nominated for a 2024 Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award

The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) announced six finalists for the 2024 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award, recognizing the playwrights who produced the best scripts that premiered professionally outside of New York City in 2023.
Reinventing TAP
The Third Avenue PlayWorks of today and the theater company of three years ago seem like two very different entities. That’s courtesy of the pandemic, which shut down the theater – known as TAP to most – and forced its leaders to reassess their goals. Artistic director Jacob Janssen said that reassessment led to a complete style overhaul, including a renovated building, new leadership and a different name.
Warren Gerds/Review: ‘Birds of North America’
Many birds of North America are present, though only in their calls for the audience. Two birders in the story see the birds… and hear them. Please, use the term “birder,” not “bird watcher. Huh, sniff, “bird watcher” lacks the qualities of precision, perfection, passion, purity, purpose, profundity and power of “birder.” Now you have an inkling of what one of the two characters in the play “Birds of North America” is like on the wings of words.
PODCAST: Connecting Community to Theater with Jacob Janssen

By Door County Pulse, October 7th, 2022 Andrew Kleidon is joined by Third Avenue PlayWorks artistic director Jacob Janssen to talk about...