Opening Nights: A Collection of Theater Stories

Opening Nights is a collection of stories about the theater written by Wisconsin authors experienced in this fascinating world. Read Opening Nights to feel the thrill of performance, the agony of stage fright, the horror of disaster! Watch rivalries sharpen, friendships grow, love disappear and appear! Celebrate these rollicking, profound, entertaining stories with the authors themselves. Opening Nights is the Fresh Water Press’s debut publication

Praise for Opening Nights

“Americans support almost four thousand professional companies, eight thousand amateur companies, and theater programs in twenty-six thousand high schools. About ten percent of us attend a play each year. Many of us limit that to seeing a local show at the high school. In any given year, only about one percent of us go to the theater mecca of Broadway to see a show. Amateur theater sits somewhere in the middle, and within that world is a slice of theater known as community theater.

A community theater’s mission is focused on, you guessed it, building community. They are filled with volunteers who develop relationships and memories working together to create experiences for the larger community to share. Within these pages you will find a set of clever and heartfelt reflections on that experience. These authors have reached into their memories and their hearts to share the joys and the challenges that we all love about community theater.”

—Michael Sheeks, MFA MEd, Artistic Director, The Forst Inn Arts Collection

“An interesting collection of stories from local thespians. Tales of their triumphs, troubles, and tragedies. Anyone who has ever been involved in community theater will enjoy this collection.”

— Bill Fricke, Part-time Thespian

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