The American Players Theatre was formed almost 30 years ago in rural south-central Wisconsin, near the town of Spring Green. There must have been something special here (the Wisconsin River runs through it), because Frank Lloyd Wright had one of his homes here, named Taliesin. The theatre has a lovely outdoor amphitheater nestled in a nook near the top of a hill. There is a shuttle van that transports those who don't want to walk it, which is quite a large percentage of their clientele, one would think. (Theater audiences can be a bit... elderly, say.)
She Stoops to Conquer is an English play from the 1700s, and quite funny. It's one of the few plays from the 18th century that is still performed today. We weren't sure what to expect, but found it better than a mere fancy costume farce. It actually raised some interesting questions about women, men, relationships, truth, etc., and seemed somewhat ahead of its time. We saw this with most of the Wert clan.
https://americanplayers.org/plays/she-stoops-to-conquer
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