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Brenda DeVita will become APT artistic director at the end of 2014
By Damien Jaques, OnMilwaukee.com, January 11, 2012.

Brenda DeVita named next director of American Players Theatre
By Lindsay Christians, 77 Square, January 11, 2012.

Revival of the fittest: great shows roar back
By Terry Teachout, The Wall Street Journal, December 22, 2011.

National kudos for Wisconsin's American Players Theatre
By Jim Higgins, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 25, 2011.

Local theater had many stars
By Mike Fischer, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 17, 2011.

The wisest gift wraps up gratitude at American Players Theatre
By Peggy Sue Dunigan, Post Script Performing Arts, November 28, 2011.

'Gift of the Magi' review: A musical of love in lean times
By Lindsay Christians, 77 Square, November 27, 2011.

American Players Theatre's 'The Gift of the Magi' is a Christmas delight
By Katie Reiser, The Isthmus, November 26, 2011.

APT refines 'Magi', adds seven new songs
By Lindsay Christians, 77 Square, November 24, 2011.

APT sound designer/composer takes 'Magi' to a new level
By Gayle Worland, The Wisconsin State Journal, November 20, 2011.

Warrior's dilemma
By Terry Teachout, The Wall Street Journal, September 8, 2011.

Those who cannot do
By Terry Teachout, The Wall Street Journal, September 2, 2011.

Once more into the journalistic breach
Kelly Kleiman, WBEZ Onstage/Backstage Blog, August 28, 2011.

Spring Green, then and now
By Pam Becker, The Chicago Tribune, August 27, 2011.

Seeing the ultimate at American Players Theatre
By Damien Jaques, OnMilwaukee.com, August 25, 2011.

Tender Mercies
By Paul Kosidwoski, Inside Milwaukee, August 18, 2011.

"The Tempest" shows the need to let go
By Mike Fischer, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 15, 2011.

A healing of wounds, physical and emotional, in 'The Cure at Troy'
By Lindsay Christians, 77 Square, August 15, 2011.

American Players Theatre's powerful 'The Cure at Troy' reworks Sophocles
By Jennifer A. Smith, The Isthmus, August 15, 2011.

APT's charming 'The Tempest' weathers the storm
By Josh Wimmer, The Isthmus, August 14, 2011.

APT's 'The Tempest' all about magic and the magic of theater
By Tom Strini, Third Coast Digest, August 14, 2011.

Singing through the storm in APT's 'The Tempest'
By Lindsay Christians, 77 Square, August 14, 2011.

Signs of the Times in American Players Theatre's 'Of Mice and Men'
By Michael Muckian, ExpressMilwaukee, August 10, 2011.

APT finds the heart 'Of Mice and Men'
By Mike Fischer, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 8, 2011.

Simple dreams deferred in 'Of Mice and Men'
By Lindsay Christians, 77 Square, August 7, 2011.

Theater Review: APT's 'Of Mice and Men'
By William Wineke, Channel3000.com, August 7, 2011.

American Players Theatre stages chilling 'Of Mice and Men'
By Amelia Cook, The Ishthmus, August 7, 2011.

See 'Of Mice and Men' outdoors, as it should be
By Andrew Winistorfer, The Onion A.V. Club Madison, July 28, 2011.

American Players Theatre 2011
By Dan Zeff, Chicagolandtheaterreviews.com

The non-endless summer: American Players' 'Crime and Punishment
By Kelly Kleiman, WBEZ's OnStage/BackStage Blog, July 18. 2011.

The American Players Theatre's good spirits
By Damien Jaques, OnMilwaukee.com, July 14, 2011.

APT's fascinating 'Crime and Punishment'
By Michael Muckian, ExpressMilwaukee.com. July 13, 2011.

Playing in the woods: a theatrical road trip to Spring Green, Wisconsin's American Players Theatre
By Erin Kelsey, Newcity Stage, July 13, 2011.

Redemptive 'Crime and Punishment
By Mike Fischer, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 8, 2011

'Menagerie' has a tougher edge
By Mike Fischer, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 8, 2011.

Crime and Punishment, abridged at APT
By Tom Strini, Thirdcoast Digest, July 5, 2011.

APT's 'The Critic' a playful, satirical valentine to theater world
By Mike Fischer, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 5, 2011.

APT's "Taming of the Shrew" a sly boost for Shrew Liberation
By Tom Strini, Thirdcoast Digest, July 4, 2011.

American Players Theatre's intimate, subtle and varied "Glass Menagerie"
By Tom Strini, Thirdcoast Digest, July 3, 2011.

In APT's "The Critic," the theater makes fun of itself - and what fun!
By Tom Strini, Thirdcoast Digest, July 2, 2011.

American Players Theatre's Crime and Punishment doesn't live up to its potential
By Jennifer A. Smith, The Isthmus, June 27, 2011.

Inside a tortured mind in 'Crime and Punishment' at APT
By Lindsay Christians, 77 Square, June 27, 2011.

Boat hats and belly laughs in APT's hilarious 'Critic'
By Lindsay Christians, 77 Square, June 26, 2011.

American Players Theatre's hilarious The Critic spoofs the stage
By Jennifer A. Smith, The Isthmus, June 26, 2011.

'Crime and Punishment'
By Joe Stead, Chicago Stage Style, June 2011.

Keep putting off reading the book and see 'Crime and Punishment' in Spring Green
By Andrew Winistorfer, The Onion A.V. Club, June 23, 2011.

Astral bigamy all in good fun in APT's 'Blithe Spirit'
By Lindsay Christians, 77 Square, June 23, 2011.

The Wright Stuff in Spring Green
By Catey Sullivan, Chicago Magazine, June 2011.

APT's dreamlike 'Menagerie' captures the power of nostalgia
By Lindsay Christians, 77 Square, June 22, 2011

American Players Theatre finds new heartbreak in The Glass Menagerie
By Amelia Cook, The Isthmus, June 22, 2011.

APT Conjures Noel Coward's 'Blithe Spirit'
By Michael Muckian, Wisconsin Gazette, June 16, 2011.

'Glass Menagerie' Opens APT's Touchstone
By Michael Muckian, Wisconsin Gazette, June 16, 2011.

American Players keeps 'Blithe Spirit' deceptively simple
By Mike Fischer, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 20, 2011.

American Players Theatre's 'Blithe Spirt' is a sharp summer farce
By Jennifer A. Smith, The Isthmus, June 19, 2011.

APT stages 'Shrew' as a story of liberating love
By Mike Fischer, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 13, 2011.

'Shrew' bellows and brawls up the hill at APT
By Lindsay Christians, 77 Square, June 13, 2011.

American Players Theatre deftly handles difficult themes in The Taming of the Shrew
By Katie Reiser, The Isthmus, June 12, 2011.

Get thee to Spring Green for the high comedy of Blithe Spirit
By Andrew Winisidorfer, The Onion A.V. Club, June 9, 2011.

Today's American Players Theatre apprentices may become tomorrow's lead actors
By Lindsay Christians, 77 Square, June 2, 2011.

Psych up for APT plays with themed picnics
By Lindsay Christians, 77 Square, June 2, 2011.

Showstopper: APT's Tracy Michelle Arnold is sexy, edgy or funny, as the role requires
By Jennifer A. Smith, The Isthmus, May 26, 2011.

Life imitates art at the American Players Theatre
By Damien Jaques, OnMilwaukee.com, May 26, 2011.

Five don't-miss theater choices around the Midwest
By Mary Lu Laffey, The Chicago Sun-Times, May 22, 2011.

Summer theatre roundup: starry nights and summer theater stars
Jonathan Abarbanel, Windy City Times, May 25, 2011.

Know your Madisonian: APT president Kraemer steps down
By Doug Erickson, The Wisconsin State Journal, May 25, 2011.

Deborah Staples returns to American Players Theatre
By Mike Fischer, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 18, 2011.

American Players Theatre expands its troupe
By Mike Fischer, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 13, 2011.

American Players Theatre announces 2011 Season
By Terry Rindfleisch, The La Crosse Tribune, January 9, 2011.

APT's 2011 Season
By Russ Bickerstaff, Express Milwaukee, November 9, 2010.

American Players Theatre announces 2011 season
By Kenneth Burns, The Isthmus Daily Page, November 3, 2010.

American Players season to feature 'Tempest,' 'Shrew,' Steinbeck and Sheridan
By Lindsay Christians, 77 Square, November 3, 2010.

Should I take my kids to American Players Theatre?
By Sari Judge, The Isthmus, September 23, 2010.

Not so good for the geese: 'The Circle' at American Players Theatre
By Terry Teachout, The Wall Street Journal, September 2, 2010.

When Hellman's Foxes were kits
By Terry Teachout, The Wall Street Journal, August 27, 2010.

Classic theater finds modern gems
By Damien Jaques, OnMilwaukee.com, August 26, 2010.

As the warm Wisconsin night closes in, so does 'The Circle' at American Players Theatre
By Chris Jones, The Chicago Tribune, August 13, 2010.