Wisconsin Bed and Breakfast Association Blog » Frank Lloyd Wright http://www.wbba.org/blog Fri, 18 May 2012 22:48:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Wisconsin’s American Players Theater is #1 with Wall Street Journal Critic http://www.wbba.org/blog/2012/01/wisconsin%e2%80%99s-american-players-theater-is-1-with-wall-street-journal-critic/ http://www.wbba.org/blog/2012/01/wisconsin%e2%80%99s-american-players-theater-is-1-with-wall-street-journal-critic/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:11:23 +0000 wbba http://www.wbba.org/blog/?p=317 If your travels in the coming year take you to the Spring Green area of Wisconsin, then you must take in a performance of the American Players Theatre.  Wall Street Journal theater critic Terry Teachout named APT the Best Company and “The Cure at Troy” the Best Play of 2011.  Here’s an excerpt from the story:  Wisconsin’s American Players Theatre, located in Spring Green, Frank Lloyd Wright’s home town, has been putting on first-class productions in its 1,148-seat amphitheatre since 1979. When it opened a second indoor stage, the handsome 200-seat Touchstone Theatre, in 2009, APT decisively established itself as one of America’s most ambitious and consistently impressive classical summer festivals. This year’s offerings included an overwhelmingly moving small-stage version of “The Cure at Troy,” Seamus Heaney’s English-language adaptation of Sophocles’ “Philoctetes,” directed by David Frank, APT’s artistic director. A perfect embodiment of the company’s serious yet unpretentious style, “The Cure at Troy” was the best show of any kind that I saw in 2011.  The 2012 APT schedule has just been posted and includes Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” and “The Royal Family” written by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman, among others.  Spend the night at Silver Star B&B Inn or Hill Street Bed and Breakfast, both with Spring Green addresses.

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Waukesha, a western Milwaukee suburb, ranks #50 with its easy access to miles of Rails to Trails bike paths, Frame Park’s miles of hiking trails and regular weekend events and ‘art crawls’ every 2 months.

At #69, Eau Claire‘s great fishing (Wisconsin is so much more than cheeseland – we’re known for our fish fries too), and rolling hills are complemented by an active music scene downtown – in fact, the indi folk band Bon Iver got its start here.

Madison, known for its bike friendly culture – try a scenic cruise around Lake Monona past Frank Lloyd Wright’s Monona Terrace – and exceptional Farmer’s Market Saturday mornings on the Capitol Square, comes in at #95.

Appleton, a mecca for shop-a-holics with the Fox River Mall area, showcases Broadway entertainment (did we mention we’re so much more than cheeseland?) at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, is #96.

How can you find out what the locals know? Easy – B&B innkeepers are your personal concierge, sharing their insider tips for their city with you. And, it’s easy to find which city you want to visit – and where to stay – by using our ‘find an inn‘ feature.

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