All the state's a stage

Linda Falkenstein, Isthmus

American Players Theatre

June 7-Oct. 5 (outdoor theater only)

Spring Green

The granddaddy of area outdoor theater, APT’s magical setting in the rolling hills outside of Spring Green is almost as big a draw as the excellent theater it presents throughout the summer. It began nearly a half-century ago concentrating on Shakespeare, and while a work or two from the Bard remains part of the repertory each season (this year, perennial crowd-pleaser A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the late romance The Winter’s Tale), the company has diversified its offerings. Familiar favorite Picnic by William Inge is joined by Fallen Angels, a lesser-known rom-com from Noel Coward. The most contemporary play, Anna in the Tropics, by Nilo Cruz, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2003 — though it’s set amid the 1929 stock market crash. Picnicking before the show is almost a civic duty, whether it's a BYO nosh or a pre-ordered box lunch.

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