Take a look at the pictures surrounding this email. Do you recognize them? Can you tell which show they're from at a glance?
Many of you had the chance to see these photos and hundreds more like them at the Door Community Auditorium this fall, where they were on display in the
Link Gallery. It was incredibly heartwarming to hear your recollections as you strolled through:
"Is that Doug? Oh, Gosh...
I love his facial expressions!"
"Did we see that one?"
"Look at Doc's long hair!"
"That show was my favorite.
Oh, no...wait, it's too hard to choose!"
For 25 years, you've built your own memories from the 50 original shows produced at AFT. Each of you has a personal gallery that you've stored as your AFT experience.
As we make the transition to our new name, "Northern Sky Theater," we want to add to your collection for the next 25 years. To that end, we have more original shows in the works than ever before.
Our 2015 summer season will feature not one, but two new musicals:
No Bones About It - World Premiere
A rib-tickling new musical set in the world of competitive barbecue by Paul Libman and Dave Hudson, creators of
Cheeseheads, the Musical and
Muskie Love.
When Butter Churns to Gold - World Premiere
A villain (boo!), a hero (yay!), a heroine (aww!), and plenty of audience interaction in a romp done in high style by Peter Welkin, Ron Barnett, and Randi Wolfe.
We will also bring back Strings Attached, which you made one of AFT's most successful shows ever this past summer.
In the fall, we will present one of your all-time favorite shows,
Lumberjacks in Love, for the first time indoors at the Door Community Auditorium.
How is it possible that we could have two original shows ready for you in a single year? It's because of your generous donations in support of our mission to create new musicals appropriate for people of all ages. Thank you for all that you've done over the past 25 seasons through your incredible support as patrons, donors, and volunteers.
We write our shows for you.Now . . . take a look at the picture at the top of this email. Notice something unusual in the audience? Yes, that's a television camera. You might have been in the audience when Wisconsin Public Television taped
Guys on Ice at our theater in the park. If you missed it, don't worry, the performance will make its television debut this spring. Plus, see our donation form to learn how you can
be one of the first to get the DVD.
The thing that struck us most in watching you pore over the hundreds of pictures in our gallery is that these are your pictures. You point to them fondly; you reminisce warmly;
you share them with friends and family like an old yearbook with familiar faces.
Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to create new shows that will make this gallery ever richer. Together we'll add countless memories to our collective history of magical moments under the Northern Sky.