 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 21, 2014 Contact: Ann Birnschein, Marketing Director (920) 854-6117x104 abirnschein@folkloretheatre.com American Folklore Theatre, now Northern Sky Theater, unveils two world premieres for 2015 Photos: Strings Attached 2014 (.zip), Lumberjacks in Love 2011 (.zip) Tweet this: Northern Sky Theater to premiere not one, but two new musicals in 2015! Facebook this: Door County's critically acclaimed American Folklore Theatre, now Northern Sky Theater, features two world premiere musicals in 2015 season! Facts: Door County's award-winning American Folklore Theatre (AFT), now Northern Sky Theater, has announced its 25th Anniversary Season, which will run from June 11 until August 29, 2015 at the Amphitheater in Peninsula State Park and will move indoors to Door Community Auditorium September 4th through October 17th. More: Summer Season to feature not one, but two world premieres - No Bones About It and When Butter Churns to Gold - in rotating repertory with last summer's hit Strings Attached. Fall Season features Lumberjacks in Love for the first time indoors at the Door Community Auditorium. Release: FISH CREEK, WI - American Folklore Theatre (AFT) has announced its 2015 musical comedy line up for the Summer and Fall Seasons in Door County, Wisconsin. AFT, which will be officially renamed "Northern Sky Theater" in January, will present three shows in repertory during the summer and one in the fall. "It's fitting that we celebrate our new era as Northern Sky by doing what we do best," noted AFT's managing director Dave Maier. "Offering up two brand new hilarious musicals is our way of doubling down on the mission to create shows that our fans know were written for them and their families." No Bones About It, a "rib-tickling" new musical set in the world of competitive barbecue, is the sixth offering from the Richard Rogers award-winning writing team of Dave Hudson and Paul Libman, the creators of Cheeseheads, the Musical and Muskie Love. When Butter Churns to Gold, written by new collaborators Peter Welkin, Ron Barnett, and Randi Wolfe, brings a "dash of dastardly drama and dairy delights" to the stage. "This is our second premiere that has emerged from our collaboration with New Musicals, Inc. in Los Angeles. The trio of writers has given us something new for Northern Sky, a musical done fully tongue in cheek with plenty of audience interaction," stated Artistic Director, Jeffrey Herbst. Back for a second summer, Strings Attached, written by Dave Hudson and Colin Welford, is a comic tale of mistaken identity set in a Northern Wisconsin lodge. Northern Sky's Summer Season runs from June 11th - August 29th at the Peninsula State Park Amphitheater in Fish Creek, WI. There is no park sticker required to attend performances. In fall, Lumberjacks in Love makes its first indoor appearance at the Door Community Auditorium in Fish Creek. This Fred Alley / James Kaplan musical is one of AFT's all-time box office hits and celebrates a world where bath time is once a month and the blast of a dinner bell brings the boys running. "It's especially appropriate for our 25th anniversary season to bring back a show with book and lyrics by our co-founder Fred Alley," said Artistic Advisor, Doc Heide. "This musical is rambunctious, hilarious, and down-right delightful."
The performance schedule and casting will be announced early in 2015. Tickets for both the summer and fall season will go on sale April 1st in the Northern Sky box office at the Green Gables shops in north Ephraim, via phone at (920) 854-6117, and online at www.NorthernSkyTheater.com. American Folklore Theatre is a non-profit professional theatre organization that produces original musical shows in repertory from June through August. AFT continues its performances into the fall with shows at the Door Community Auditorium and town halls September through October and over the Christmas holiday. Beginning officially on January 1, 2015, American Folklore Theatre will debut a new name: "Northern Sky Theater." ### | 
