Peninsula Players Theatre, America’s oldest professional resident summer theater and Door County’s theatrical icon, will open the Wisconsin premiere of John Patrick Shanley’s Tony Award-nominated “Outside Mullingar” August 19 as part of its celebratory 80th season. Shanley’s sweet and prickly love story was a 2014 Tony Award nominee for Best Play and will be on stage through Sept. 6.
“Outside Mullingar” is set in rural Ireland and features Anthony and Rosemary, 40-ish next-door neighbors and homebodies, which suits their introverted personalities well. Rosemary has been smitten with Anthony since childhood and he is oblivious to the fact. When Anthony’s father threatens to disinherit him, Rosemary steps in to save the farm and her dream of lasting romance.
Shanley, whose other works include the Tony Award-winning “Doubt” and the Academy Award-winning film “Moonstruck,” has crafted a lyrical Irish romantic comedy that tenderly reminds us that it’s never too late to take a chance on love.
The Peninsula Players performs Tuesday through Saturday at 8 pm and Sunday at 7:30 pm in the summer.
