American Players Theatre

Since 1980 American Players Theatre has presented the finest in classical theater in a uniquely beautiful outdoor setting. The tradition continues with a season full of romance, deceit, drama and laughter. Join us this summer in our hilltop amphitheater for the greatest stories under the sun, the moon, and the stars.

We are located on 110 wooded acres 40 miles west of Madison and three miles south of Spring Green. Complete picnic facilities are provided and food is available on the grounds.

This Season

• A Midsummer Night's Dream - June 7 - October 5, 2008
• Ah, Wilderness! - June 13 - October 4, 2008
• Henry IV: The Making of a King - June 20 - September 20, 2008
• Widowers' Houses - August 1 - October 4, 2008
• The Belle's Stratagem - August 1 - October 4, 2008

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Past Productions

• The Merchant of Venice - November 3, 2007
• Timon of Athens - August 10 - September 29, 2007
• The Night of the Iguana - August 3 - October 6, 2007
• The Merchant of Venice - June 22 - October 5, 2007
• Misalliance - June 15 - October 6, 2007
• Much Ado About Nothing - June 9 - October 7, 2007

2006 Season

• Romeo and Juliet - July 2 - October 7, 2006
• The Matchmaker - July 4 - October 8, 2006
• Measure for Measure - July 5 - September 23, 2006
• Dickens in America - July 9, 2006
• Arms and the Man - August 4 - October 7, 2006
• Julius Caesar - August 11 - September 30, 2006

2005 Season

• The Merry Wives of Windsor - June 4 - October 2, 2005
• Tartuffe - June 10 - October 1, 2005
• Candida - June 17 - September 10, 2005
• The Play's the Thing - August 4 - September 30, 2005
• Macbeth - August 5 - October 1, 2005
• Macbeth - October 27, 2005

2004 Season

• Twelfth Night - June 5 - October 3, 2004
• Othello - June 10 - October 2, 2004
• London Assurance - June 18 - September 25, 2004
• Playboy of the Western World - July 30 - October 2, 2004
• Cymbeline - August 6 - October 1, 2004

2003 Season

• Pygmalion - June 7-October 5, 2003
• Hamlet - June 13-October 4, 2003
• The Two Gentlemen of Verona - June 20-October 4, 2003
• The Cherry Orchard - August 1 - October 3, 2003
• The Tempest - August 8-October 5, 2003

2002 Season

• A Penny For A Song, by John Whiting - June 15-October 6, 2002
• The Taming Of The Shrew, by William Shakespeare - June 22-October 4, 2002
• Antony And Cleopatra, by William Shakespeare - June 27-October 5, 2002 (previews begin June 21)
• Mrs. Warren's Profession, by George Bernard Shaw - August 10-October 5, 2002 (previews begin August 2)
• Love's Labour's Lost, by William Shakespeare - August 17-October 4, 2002 (previews begin August 9)

2001 Season

• Ring Around the Moon - June 16 - October 7, 2001
• As You Like It - June 23 - October 6, 2001
• All's Well That Ends Well - June 28 - October 5, 2001
• Uncle Vanya - August 11 - September 28, 2001
• Richard II - August 18 - October 6, 2001

2000 Season

• A Midsummer Night's Dream - June 10 - October 8, 2000
• The Devil's Disciple - June 16 - October 7, 2000
• The Winter's Tale - June 23 - September 30, 2000
• The Government Inspector - August 4 - October 6, 2000
• Phédre - August 11 - October 7, 2000

1999 Season

• You Never Can Tell - June 18 - October 2, 1999
• King Lear - June 19 - October 1, 1999
• Much Ado About Nothing - June 26 - October 3, 1999
• Pericles - August 7 - September 25, 1999
• Master Builder - August 14 - October 2, 1999

1998 Season

• Wild Oats - June 19 - October 4, 1998
• Macbeth - June 20 - September 30, 1998
• The Importance of Being Ernest - June 27 - October 3, 1998
• The Comedy of Errors - July 18 - October 3, 1998
• Maria Stuart - August 15 - October 2, 1998

1997 Season

• The Rivals - opens June 20
• Cyrano do Bergerac - opens June 21
• Richard III - opens June 28
• Antigone - opens August 9
• The Comedy of Errors - opens August 16