New Video: Something for Everyone
| 11:11AM.September 12th, 2011
Get the scoop on what's special about APT from the people who know us best: the audience.
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Behind the Curtain with Matt Schwader
| 9:19AM.June 24th, 2011
Want more APT? Check out our brand-new podcast "Behind the Curtain" narrated by Matt Schwader. Subscribe on ITunes by searching American Players Theatre, or download episodes here: Behind the Curtain.
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The Beauty of it All
| 2:37PM.May 13th, 2011
APT's TV commercial is running now! Look for it on a station near you (or watch it here). Produced, directed and edited by Tilt Media, Inc.
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Today at APT - 29 Days to Open
| 3:29PM.May 6th, 2011
We've been bad about updating the "Today at APT" blog this week. You'll have to excuse us...with everything in full swing, sometimes time gets away.
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Today at APT—36 Days to Open
| 3:16PM.April 29th, 2011
Finally, it was a beautiful sunny day and it seemed like everyone on the APT campus was taking advantage of it.
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Today at APT—38 Days to Open
| 4:12PM.April 27th, 2011
This week everything is picking up and you notice a different tempo around APT. The parking lot is filling up, the building is louder, and you start seeing people you don't know. It's really exciting.
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Today at APT - 53 Days to Open
| 7:34AM.April 14th, 2011
Today was the monthly staff meeting, where the year-round staff get together to talk about what they've been up to.
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Today at APT - 54 days to open
| 5:02PM.April 12th, 2011
Here's what's been going on today at APT.
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Today at APT - 58 days to open
| 2:47PM.April 11th, 2011
Mary Rowe, the gift shop manager, got a great shipment of jewelry in today. They call it the “hug jewelry”...
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Video: APT’s Ghost in the Costume Shop
| 10:41AM.March 31st, 2011
Every theater has a ghost. Maybe you'll recognize ours.
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The Life and Times of a Suit Coat
| 4:45PM.July 28th, 2010
I remember when I first arrived at the store, perfectly pressed and snappily displayed. I was certain that it wouldn’t be long before I was bought.
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Wigs 101 (a.k.a. everything you wanted to know about wigs but were afraid to ask)
| 4:39PM.July 28th, 2010
A few things you may not have guessed about what goes along with designing, making and wearing wigs.
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Clothing as Art
| 4:17PM.July 28th, 2010
As the draper for The Circle, my challenge was that I had a beautiful, light, drapey silk that I have to applique lace trim to, without destroying the hand. (If you don't know what "hand" means here, keep reading).
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Off the Isthmus: APT
| 9:13AM.July 19th, 2010
An Isthmus video interview with the lovely Ally Carey. Click in to watch.
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How many buttons does it take to dress the cast of All’s Well That Ends Well?
| 11:29AM.June 15th, 2010
It starts with an idea. The director creates his vision for a play and shares it with his design team.
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APT Costume Shop on NBC
| 12:54PM.June 7th, 2010
A nice behind-the-scenes video in APT's Costume Shop, featuring Another Part of the Forest costume designer Rachel Anne Healy. Thanks to Amy Carlson and NBC for the story!
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1 Down, 172 to go
| 10:35PM.June 5th, 2010
We had one of those little "APT miracles" tonight.
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From Madison’s 77 Square
| 8:47AM.May 27th, 2010
An article on ticket sales by 77 Square's Lindsay Christians:
Would-be attendees eager to see "Waiting for Godot" at American Players Theatre in June are out of luck; the show is sold out for that month.
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Can You Dig It?
| 9:23AM.May 24th, 2010
To paraphrase APT Artistic Director David Frank, There are 3 things that are certain in this life… Death, taxes, and the return of the staff to begin the season at APT. And what a return it has been!
Do y’all dream in Southern?
| 12:35PM.May 21st, 2010
Often, as we rehearse more and more hours on the plays at APT, I find myself find that moments in the play begin to seep over into my time outside of rehearsal, too. A particularly catchy song in the play will stick in my head (especially when you hear it 50 times in a row).
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Thanks for keeping APT beautiful!
| 7:16AM.May 20th, 2010
Our annual Garlic Mustard Weed Pull was held Saturday and Sunday, May 1st and 2nd. Garlic mustard is an invasive species that quickly takes over the landscape, forcing out other flora because of its early growing season, its height, and its density per square foot.
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Singin’ and…Workin’ in the Rain!
| 10:11AM.May 13th, 2010
OK, so it’s not a full feature musical movie with Gene Kelly, but it is exciting none-the-less. Today is a great example of what it truly means to be a part of American Players Theatre.
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Other Duties As Assigned, part II
| 12:30PM.May 12th, 2010
I volunteered to help Bill Duwell, our Technical Director, pick up 100 bales of straw. We expect to use about 9 bales in any given performance of As You Like It.
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Exciting things are happening Up the Hill!
| 12:43PM.May 6th, 2010
Right now is an absolutely wonderful time of year to be outside and the deck crew has already been busy at work these past few weeks preparing the Up Hill Theater for rehearsals. The stage has been dusted off and repaired from a long Spring Green Winter hibernation.
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IN LOCO PARENTES: My First 24 Hours in Spring Green
| 4:57PM.May 4th, 2010
Well for those of you who didn't take 7 years of Latin: In loco parentes means: In place of the parents. (It wasn't a TOTAL waste of 7 years, pop!)
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Much love for APT’s pre-season promo
| 11:41AM.March 5th, 2010
Thanks to everyone for all the kind words about our new video, starring Jim & Sophia DeVita (we think it's pretty cool, too). Special thanks also to producer Nick Langholff and his crew for putting it together for us, they did an awesome job.
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Video: Longing for Summer, Richard III style
| 10:54AM.March 2nd, 2010
How Jim DeVita copes with the long winter months.
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Passing the Torch
| 2:58PM.February 19th, 2010
We have a couple major staff transitions underway at APT. We start this season with a new Box Office Manager, Company Manager, and a brand new position dedicated to our audience.
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Welcome to the New APT Website
| 8:48PM.February 3rd, 2010
If you're reading this, you've found your way to the new APT website.
Welcome! We're proud to launch the new site, and we're looking forward to hearing what you think of it. So feel free to leave a comment and let us know what you think. We've tried to make it as user friendly as possible and include as much information as possible.
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Building the Website
| 11:59AM.January 20th, 2010
We're just a couple weeks away from launching the website. I told David Frank today that it's like building a mansion. We keep finding hallways that we've forgotten about that aren't done yet. We just keep working away. I have to give a major shout out to the team that's working so hard on this new site.
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