The cat got out of the bag! Our 13th annual Sunset Playhouse Volunteer Appreciation Night on Saturday August 15th, 2015 was a stylish, sassy, speakeasy-themed PARTY! This is the one evening when we close the doors to the theater and offer our gratitude to the hundreds of volunteers who grace the Sunset Playhouse halls. Volunteers […]
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The fun and challenge of Victorian dress construction – by Joanne Cunningham This season I have the opportunity to do something I’ve never done before – design costumes for shows that take place at the end of the 19th century. I have never before attempted to construct Victorian-era dresses, and am learning so much as
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FOR 28 SEASONS, SUNSET PLAYHOUSE HAD ONE GENTLEMAN AT THE HELM. ACTOR, DIRECTOR, BUSINESSMAN, FAMILY MAN, MENTOR, GOOD FRIEND TO MANY OF US-AND TO MANY OF YOU, MR. ALAN FURLAN. TO HONOR HIS LEGACY, WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN AWARDING ANNUAL COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS IN HIS NAME. FUNDING FOR THESE SCHOLARSHIPS COME FROM THE HELP OF
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Sunset Playhouse Volunteer Open House, Saturday, June 20th! Take a theatrical tour of Sunset guided by a seasoned volunteer! If you are interested or have friends who you think might like to get involved at Sunset Playhouse, or would like to get a behind-the-scenes look at a working community theater, visit us between 10:00 a.m.
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Wauwatosa West Theatre student and Sunset performer, Rayven Burdette has been selected to represent The Tommy Awards and the state of Wisconsin at the 2015 National High School Musical Theatre Awards in New York City. The National High School Musical Theatre Awards is a national celebration of outstanding student achievement recognizing individual artistry in vocal,
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Sunset Playhouse participated in the annual Elm Grove Memorial Day Parade. About 20 volunteers were involved. We passed out flyers about our current and upcoming season. The sky was dark and we thought it would rain but luckily the rain held off. A great time was had by all and we thank all the volunteers
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Rummaging Around It was with great anticipation that I went to a recent rummage sale at a very well-known theater here in the Milwaukee area. The chance to go backstage and see what sorts of costume and props treasures were available was so exciting that I planned my weekend around the sale. The chance of
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Only Four Actors. But HOW Many Different Costumes????? Joanne Cunningham, Costume Designer It should come as no surprise that to design costumes for a large musical takes a great deal of time. With 30+ people in a cast, and with each person probably requiring multiple costumes, a costume designer’s organizational skills are really put to
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Ryan Capplemann aka Ryan Capp will present his one-man show CAPPS OFF TO HOLLYWOOD at Sunset Playhouse this week – April 9 – 11th. Ryan is well known to Milwaukee theater audiences as he has performed in many shows around town and has become one of the go-to choreographers here in Milwaukee as well. Triple-threat
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Sunset Playhouse is heading in to our 56th season of providing quality entertainment. What many people don’t know is that Sunset is also home to three professional series, including Musical Mainstage. Six times a year, these popular concerts revolve around a theme-everything from the Beatles to Gershwin and feature four professional singers, several accomplished musicians,
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SINGER/SONGWRITERS: UNPLUGGED Last season Musical MainStage took a first bite out of this giant genre and the show was so much fun that our audience shouted, “Part Deux!” before we’d even left the stage. You won’t want to miss this exciting show which runs March 23rd & 24th in the Sunset Playhouse’s Furlan Auditorium.
Sunset Playhouse of Elm Grove – the gold standard of Community Theater providing Quality Theater & Educational Programs at affordable prices for more than 50 years is proud to present Will Durst in BOOMERAGING ON March 20th at 8:00PM & 21st at 3:00PM & 8:00PM. You don’t have to be a baby boomer to enjoy
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