20th
August
2008
The first production of the 2008/09 Venture Theatre season, “The Liar” opens Friday, September 12th, and runs through Saturday, October 4th.
“The Liar” is an original comedy written and directed by Mike Eserkaln. The play revolves around Bill, a compulsive liar, in this hilarious love story.
When? – 8:00 pm every Friday & Saturday, September 12th through October 4th
- Fridays – September 12, 19, 26, and October 3
- Saturdays – September 13, 20, 27, and October 4
How Much? - $12 for adults, $10 for students
Reservations - 920-983-0966, email mike@comedycityonline.com
21st
June
2008
The Last Thursday of Every Month
> August 28th
Showtime is 7:00 PM $10.00 adults / $8.00 students
Experience the magic of the one and only Monty. Monty holds three Guinness world records in magic. He became a full time professional magician in 1989 and has performed several thousand times for audiences all over the US. Check out his website at MontysMagic.com.
Call or email today for reservations. 920.983.0966 or mike@comedycityonline.com.
13th
May
2008
With the 2007/08 Venture Theatre season wrapped up, it’s time for us to announce the next slate of shows for the fourth year of providing all original, locally produced theatre to Northeast Wisconsin.
So, without further ado, here are the shows of the 2008/09 Venture Theatre season:
“The Liar” written by Mike Eserkaln September, 12th - October 4th, 2008
“Vampire Variations” by Joe Abrahamson, John Egan, and Mike Eserkaln, October 31st - November 22nd, 2008
“4th Annual One-Act Festival” - January 16th - February 7th, 2009
“PDA” by Jeff Lucas, April 3rd - April 25th, 2009
Watch for season ticket information coming soon!
12th
May
2008
Have you seen a show at Venture Theatre and said to yourself, “Self, that would be a great show for my school, theatre group, church group, forensics competition or gaggle of random strangers to put on. I wonder where I can get my hands on the script.”
Well wonder no more. www.VentureScripts.com has many of the shows you’ve come to know and love from the Venture stage (and even some you haven’t seen). And more will be added as they come available.
All of the scripts available are written by professional writers, and most are available under the Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. That means you get the entire script immediately, for free. Others are available at a very reasonable cost. All files are unprotected PDF - so you can print them out as you need them.
Some are full-length plays and others are shorter sketches. Some are funny. Some are dramatic. You get the point. Check out www.VentureScripts.com today.
5th
April
2008
Rehearsal photo featuring Ben Schoenebeck, Joe Abrahamson & Kristen Abrahamson.Warren Gerds, theatre critic for the Green Bay Press-Gazette, gave “DreamBound” 3 1/2 stars in his review this week.
“Inventiveness and imagination rule in Venture Theatre’s new, original and quite bizarre musical, “DreamBound.”
“…wow – wonderful stuff abounds (in a Venture Theatre/makeshift kind of way).”
“It’s a technically difficult show to do, which makes the production all the more impressive.”
Click here to read the full review.
27th
January
2008
Warren Gerds, theatre critic for the Green Bay Press-Gazette, had good things to say about the One Act Festival and Venture Theatre in general:
“While the plays tell a variety of tales (most comical), the presentations are not a hodgepodge but disciplined theater.”
“How cool is it to have a theater with fresh, well-played, imaginative productions as this? Way cool.”
“The plays are often single ideas that wouldn’t make a full-length play, but they’re worthy to unfold in 5 to 20 minutes. They create an impressive collection of hoots.”
Click here to read the full article.
4th
November
2007
Local theatre critic Warren Gerds gave the Marx Brothers homage ‘Slaphappy’ four stars in his recent review.
“The play is a fast-paced, high-energy romp that teases presidential politics to the hilt. It’s funny.”
“Venture Theatre’s shows are fresh and original, and this run again is technically a world premiere. Definitely, you’d have to go a long way to find anything like “Slaphappy.”
Click here to read the rest of the review.
9th
September
2007
The Green Bay Press-Gazette has graced its pages with another glowing review for Venture Theatre and our latest production, “The Pennsylvania Rose.” The three-star review includes these snippets:
“Out of the legends and sagas of the old “B” western movies rides “The Pennsylvania Rose,” a new and original play at Venture Theatre.”
“Stage westerns are rarely done, except maybe as melodramas. The beauty of Venture Theatre is it flies against fears of “can’t-be-done” and lets creativity loose.”
Click Here to read the rest of Warren Gerds’ review.
