Small Stages In November

Playwright Bryna Turner explores four decades in the life of a New England woman’s college in her 2018 comedy Bull in a China Shop. Kith and Kin Collective presents a staging of the comedy to open November just in time for an historic US presidential election that could change things quite a bit for the nation. Turner’s comedy explores the concept of revolution and what it means to be at odds with the world. 5 women cover a tremendous amount of territory in 90-minute show that runs November 2 - 10 at Inspiration Studios on 1500 S. 73rd St. in  West Allis. Playwright Bryna Turner explores four decades in the life of a New England woman’s college in her 2018 comedy Bull in a China Shop. Kith and Kin Collective presents a staging of the comedy to open November just in time for an historic US presidential election that could change things quite a bit for the nation. Turner’s comedy explores the concept of revolution and what it means to be at odds with the world. 5 women cover a tremendous amount of territory in 90-minute show that runs November 2 - 10 at Inspiration Studios on 1500 S. 73rd St. in  West Allis. For more information, visit Kith and Kin online.

It’s set in a kitchen. It’s all about a sandwich. Four former inmates hang out in a kitchen of a diner trying to create the perfect sandwich. This is SUCH a clever idea for a stage comedy. It’s a cozy, little kitchen that could potentially explore quite a few different abstracts as Milwaukee Chamber Theatre presents the Milwaukee premiere of Lynn Nottage’s Clyde’s. Director Dimonte Henning presents a cleverly-framed comedy featuring an impressive cast including Bryant Bentley and Nate Press. The comedy runs November 8 - 24 at the Broadway Theater Center Studio Theatre. For more information, visit Milwaukee Chamber Theatre online.

So...it’s an opera. But it’s a Milwaukee Opera Theatre opera, so you know it’s going to be cool and intimate and all kinds of hip. MOT teams-up with Early Music Now to present Alcina--a story about a sorceress who has a reputation of transforming her ex-lovers into lions and tigers and boulders and things. Sounds cool. And then...it’s being staged at a vintage clothing and home goods store named Dandy. Cool chamber orchestra. Cool, old opera. Cool venue. This should be great fun. The show runs November 12 - 17 at Dandy on 5020 W. Vliet St. For more information, visit Milwaukee Opera Theatre online.

​Tomas Edison and Henry Ford were...at best...a couple of jerks. At worst they were...well...just totally reprehensible human beings who did awful things to other people in favor of their own advancement. They shared a winter estate not far from Fort Meyers Florida which is probably one of the stranger bits of Floridian history. Edison’s Last Breath evidently takes place far from Florida in a bar in New York where the two men met. Sound like a fascinating topic for a drama. Playwright Tim Duax debuts his Edison/Ford show in the intimate space of Inspiration Studios on 1500 S 73rd St. The show runs November 15 - 24. For more information, visit Inspiration Studios Online.

Next Act Theatre opens a quaint, little romance on the edge of Autumn as it presents the comedy Almost, Maine. Karen Estrada directs a quartet of actors including Rachel Zientek, Bree Bell, Rudy Galvan and Jake Horstmeier. The play examines romantic connections in a small town in Maine that’s so far north that it might as well be in the Canadian wilderness. The show runs Nov. 20th - Dec. 15th at the Next Act Theatre on  255 S Water St. For ticket reservations and more, visit Next Act online.

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​Robert Anderson’s I Never Sang for My Father tells the tale of a widowed college professor’s relationship with his aging father. The play debuted back in 1968 and was later turned into a film starring Gene Hackman. Boulevard Theatre presents a staged reading of the play featuring some outstanding actors including David Ferrie, Matt Specht, Joan End and Caitlin Compton. The show runs Nov. 25 - Dec. 1 at The Sugar Maple on 441 E. Lincoln Ave. For more information, visit Boulevard Theatre online. The back room of the bar is a fantastic, little place with one of the best selections of exotic, little beers anywhere in town. Always a fun show at the Sugar Maple.