Ann Birnschein
Northern Sky Theater
Door County's Northern Sky Theater offers professional original musicals in rotating repertory “under the stars” at Wisconsin's Peninsula State Park Amphitheater each summer. Heartwarming Original Musicals to Delight All Ages! Northern Sky is a unique wonder-filled Door County entertainment experience – “As much a Door County tradition as homemade cherry preserves…one of the most exceptional professional troupes in the country.” (Chicago Tribune) The fall season moves indoors September through October to the Northern Sky Creative Center & Gould Theater on County Road A in Fish Creek. Also presenting a “Home for the Holidays” concert show indoors between Christmas and New Years.
Northern Sky Theater had its beginnings in 1970, when a small troupe of talented college students, the Heritage Ensemble, began performing folk revues for an audience of mostly campers in Peninsula State Park. Over the decades, a dedicated group of artists with Wisconsin roots transformed the company into a regionally acclaimed, professional theater, remarkable for its commitment to developing and performing its own material.