Backstage at APT

Wondering where to see your favorite APT actors when the snow flies? Look no further!

The Gift of the Magi – featuring core company member Brian Mani and the newest addition to the core company Marcus Truschinski, along with Kelsey Brennan – will be playing in the Touchstone through December 22. Tickets are still available to some performances, follow the link for details.

Tracy Michelle Arnold

January 12 – February 17, 2013
Brooke Wyeth in OTHER DESERT CITIES
The Goodman Theatre

Sarah Day

November 21 – December 16, 2012
Ruth in COLLECTED STORIES
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre

January 17 – February 3, 2013
Ruth in COLLECTED STORIES
Forward Theatre Company

Jim DeVita

Jim is currently working on adapting Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra with director Kate Buckley for the 2013 Touchstone Theatre stage. He'll soon be touring In Acting Shakespeare around the country!

January 10 – February 3, 2013
The Pearl Theatre, New York, NY

February 22 – February 24, 2013
The Gainesville Theatre Alliance, Gainesville State College and Brenau University

April 11, 2013
Edgewood College, Madison, WI

April 18 – April 20, 2013
The Wise Fool Theatre, Duluth, MN

James Ridge

December 14 – December 23, 2012
Ebenezer Scrooge in A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Children’s Theatre of Madison

February 21 – March 17, 2013
Librarian in UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre

Jonathan Smoots

November 29 – December 24, 2012
Scadger in A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Milwaukee Repertory Theater (at the Pabst)

January 18 – February 10, 2013
Frank in EDUCATING RITA
The Broadway Theater Center with Renaissance Theaterworks, Milwaukee, WI

A few of our actors are working strictly off-stage this winter. Here are some notes from the folks you’ll have to wait to see at APT in 2013:

Paul Bentzen

“Fly fishing, cooking, pickin' bluegrass with friends. Lately I've been wintering in NYC where I recharge my cultural batteries.”

David Daniel

As APT Education Director, David is busy traveling the Wisconsin countryside bringing theater workshops to kids in their schools, sometimes for a day or two, sometimes a full week. "We (APT) are continuing to explore possibilities for a second phase/level for PoP (lovingly referred to as 2PoP). This year offers new types of poems (hash tag poetry), new types of delivery (Dr. Who time travel poems) and stitching -  an APT original where we take a poetic text that has been broken down into images and phrases on random slips of paper and, using only the words written on their slip of paper, students stitch the poem together. When complete, we are careful to draw the distinction between what they group stitched and what the author created. We compare, contrast, and draw distinctions between the two. As always, more detailed info upon request.

Colleen Madden

“I'm not up to much, except motherhood! You know, guiding two young boys as they become healthy, joyful, balanced members of the human race. Easy. I am also writing scripts, and Children's Theatre of Madison is producing my adaptation of A Christmas Carol this winter, starring....James Ridge as Scrooge and Will Mobley as Tim! I'll also be fundraising for Feed My Starving Children and organizing a benefit perfomance for that charity sometime in late winter.”

Matt Schwader

“I'm taking some time off from the stage before playing Hamlet at APT next season. Doing lots of voice over work and taking improvisation classes at the Second City Training Center in Chicago.”