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Under new director, American Players Theatre shows changed outlook with Mamet opener

Jun 14, 2014 – 8:07 am
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Preview: As if running up a banner announcing its annexation of the New World – where, of course, it is located – the classically oriented American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wis., opens its 2014 summer with a new commitment to Americana, leading off with no less bracing a representative than David Mamet’s “American Buffalo.”

The New Season: Tested Remy Bumppo gets Albee’s blessing to stage surreal ‘Seascape’

Aug 31, 2012 – 12:42 am
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11th in a series of season previews: When Remy Bumppo Theatre was a fledgling enterprise, 16 seasons ago, founding artistic director James Bohnen sought permission from Edward Albee to stage his “Seascape,” a back-to-the-future study in marriage as an evolving proposition. Albee turned down the untried company – which makes the playwright’s newly bestowed approval all the sweeter.