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by: Warren Gerds, contact me at [email protected]. Watch my Critique editions live every Sunday morning during the 6am to 7:30 am broadcast on WFRV-TV, Channel 5.
Posted: Jun 9, 2021 / 10:00 AM CDT / Updated: Jun 8, 2021 / 12:02 PM CDT
2018 company reading La Fille du Pêcheur. (Northern Sky Theater)
FISH CREEK, Wisconsin (WFRV) Northern Sky Theater will open its 2021 outdoor season next week with premieres of the new amphitheater The Fishermans Daughters in Peninsula State Park.
Workshop performances take place at 7:30 p.m. from June 12 to 19, with preview performances at 7:30 p.m. from June 21 to 26, June 28 to July 3 and July 5 to 10. Info: northskytheater.com.
According to the site:
The book, music and lyrics are by Katie Dahl, an active singer-songwriter based in Door County.
The story is 1908. Sarah Peterson lives alone in the woods on a windy point not far from Fish Creek, a place the governor wants to claim for the Peninsula State Park. When her sister, Nora, returns from Chicago, the two have never felt more distant from each other, but they must decide their next steps together. A funny and touching story of two sisters and the land they love is a Door County story by a Door County playwright.
Message from the theater: Before the pandemic, we had scheduled The Fisherman’s Daughters to premiere in 2021. Due to COVID reasons, we cannot present it in its full form this year, the costumes, sets and movements on stage will be minimized. But this fantastic story and this wonderful music will be fully realized, and we didn’t want to wait any longer to bring it to you. The Fishermans Daughters will still have a full world premiere at Northern Sky in the future. And this summer, we presented what was called a premiere production of this powerful, poignant and hilarious story.
The cast you’ll see this summer is the same cast that did the very first reading of The Fishermans Daughters in 2016, and two readings after that.
Pictured above while playing 2018 are (L to R) Alex Campea (who plays John), Eva Nimmer (Nora), Katie Dahl (playwright), Kelly Doherty (Sarah), Molly Rhode (director) and Chase Stoeger (Charlie).
Previously for the Northern Sky Theater, Katie Dahl co-wrote the musical Victory Farm with Emilie Coulson and James Valcq. Established in 2012, Victory Farm has since seen two recall productions. The musical is based on the true story of German prisoners of war who came to pick cherries in Door County during World War II.
A year-round resident of Door County, Dahl tours regularly and is known for the depth of her viola voice, the candor of her songs and the humor of her live performances. In October, his song Worry My Friend reached No. 5 on the folk radio charts.
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