Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 29, 2009
A theater love story and "Hamlet" in the Fifth Ward
Many actors trace their careers back to a specific childhood moment in a theater. A live play unexpectedly expanded their world and thrilled them to the core. Amy Jensen is probably one of the few accountants who had a similar experience as an adult.
Tags: Skylight Opera, Amy Jensen, goats & monkeys, Milwaukee Shakespeare

Arts & Entertainment - Sept. 23, 2009
Skylight Opera names new managing director
The Skylight Opera named Amy Jensen its new managing director, the theater announced today in a release.
Tags: Skylight Opera, Amy Jensen

Arts & Entertainment - Sept. 3, 2009
American Players Theatre stages O'Neill's "Journey"
"A Long Day's Journey into Night" is an American classic, and Spring Green's American Players Theatre opened a high octane staging of it last week. OnMilwaukee.com's Damien Jaques checks in on the production and also catches up with Dawn Helsing Wolters, the new managing director of the Milwaukee Rep, and the Skylight Opera, too.
Tags: spring green, american players theatre, rep, skylight opera, dawn helsing wolters

Arts & Entertainment - Aug. 24, 2009
Old theater guy in a new neighborhood
This is the start of what I hope will be a long and happy relationship with you, OnMilwaukee.com and me. I plan to deliver to your screens a mix of stage news, reviews and feature stories via a weekly column appearing on Thursdays and occasional blog postings like this. Come and visit me here often.
Tags: Damien Jaques, Skylight Opera, Dale Gutzman, Milwaukee Rep, Joe Hanreddy, Dawn Helsing Wolters, APT, Spring Green

Arts & Entertainment - Aug. 4, 2009
Skylight's "meltdown" makes NYTimes.com
Milwaukee's performing arts fiasco at the Skylight Opera has made its way to The New York Times. Read the Times piece and react as you will. No matter what you do, I suggest that you support our local arts scene.
Tags: Skylight Opera, Eric Dillner, UPAF, arts, William Theisen, Richard Carsey, New York Times, Suzanne Hefty, Dan Walkin