Theatrical Previews

BROADWAY BOUND
Operating from Beloit College, The New Court Theatre closes its season with Neil Simon’s semi-autobiographical comedy about two brothers trying to break into comedy writing. August 2 – 8. 608-363-2755 or madstage.com.

THE LAST DAYS OF A TRANSLATOR
A young man with a German last name is hired by an old man who translates business letters. The old man’s real identity is the basis for this drama by Michael Kornblatt. August 2 – 31 at the Alley Stage in Mineral Point. 608-987-3292 or alleystage.com.

GREATER TUNA
Texas native playwrights Joe Sears, Jason Williams and Ed Howard make fun of small town Texas in this comedy set in the fictional town of Tuna. Summerset Theatre in Baraboo stages the comedy August 3 – 12. 608-355-5300 or baraboo.uwc.edu/summerset.

NIGHT OF THE IGUANA
American Players Theatre kicks into full swing with Tennessee Williams’ intense 20th century drama. Featuring Sara Day, Tracy Michelle Arnold, Colleen Madden and Robert Spencer. August 3 – October 6 in Spring Green. 1-608-588-2361 or playinthewoods.org.

VOGUE
Based on a true story, this Ron Collins drama follows the life of a tiny recording company out of Detroit that made picture discs on vinyl right after the Second World War. The production includes projected images from some of the discs and music. August 3 – September 9 at the Broom Street Theater in Madison. 608-244-8338 or broomstreet.org.

MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre presents the Ron Hutchinson comedy about three guys working on the script for Gone With The Wind. Starring Michael Harold, Daniel Mooney and Marcy Kearns. August 9 – 26 at the Cabot Theatre. 414-291-7800 or chamber-theatre.com.

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN THEATRE
Dramatists Theatre opens its season with an evening of shorts with a title inspired Jon Stewart’s old show on Comedy Central. August 9 – 12 at the Marian Center for Non-Profits. 414-243-9168 or dramatiststheatre.com.

THE WIZARD OF OZ
StageWorks Projects, Inc. presents an adaptation of the classic novel by L. Frank Baum August 9 – 12 at the Stoughton Center for the Performing Arts. 608-873-0717 or stoughtonperformingarts.com.

YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU
The Monroe Theatre Guild of southern Wisconsin presents the Moss Hart/George S. Kaufman comedy August 9 – 18 at Monroe Middle School. 608-325-1111 or monroetheatre.com.

DEEP MAGIC
Street magician Joshua Lozoff works best in intimate spaces with just a few other people. He brings his act to Mineral Point’s tiny Alley Stage on August 10. 608-987-3292 or alleystage.com.

TIMON OF ATHENS
The American Players Theatre opens its final show of the season – one of Shakespeare’s most obscure and difficult works, yet regarded by some to be his great, unfinished work. Starring Bra Mani, Jonathan Smoots and David Daniel. August 10 – September 29 in Spring Green. 1-608-588-2361 or playinthewoods.org.

THE LAST LAUGH
One night only, playwright/screenwriter Bill Svanoe debuts a play about two former sitcom stars who are working on a one-hour TV reunion special. Starring Joan Darling and Judy Kerr – two women who have played a number of marginal supporting TV roles over the years. August 11 at the Alley Stage in Mineral Point. 608-987-3292 or alleystage.com.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT MCGIVERN
With a few weeks left in the summer, John McGivern moves his series of summer monologues about growing up in Wisconsin to the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. August 14 – 19. 414-273-7206 or jmkac.org.

THOM PAIN (BASED ON NOTHING)
The Boulevard Theatre opens its season with Tom Dillon in the acclaimed contemporary one-person drama by playwright Will Eno. The title character relates memories from a childhood of neglect and an adulthood of broken dreams in the Boulevard’s intimate space in Bay View. August 15 – September 2. 414-744-5757 or boulevardtheatre.com.

ENDGAME
The River Theatre Company of Steven’s Point presents the deftly written Samuel Beckett drama to audiences in central Wisconsin August 16 – 19. 715-344-3409 or madstage.com.