About

OurTheatre

Founded in 1993 (take that, you Millennials) as a company with a whole other name (don’t ask, or ask and we’ll tell you… )

Back on point! Optimist Theatre became Optimist Theatre in 2009 when we decided to produce Milwaukee's free Shakespeare in the Park at the height of the recession. We figured a daily reminder would be helpful. It was.

 

Fast-forward to 2020 when those well-toned mental optimist muscles came in super handy as we pivoted and No Holds Bard was born. 

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Bardians Susan Scot Fry, Ron Scot Fry, Tom Reed and ML Cogar are the driving force behind this overly ambitious project. Our clarion call of
“... because no-one told us it was a dumb idea!” brings us to today. No Holds Bard: The Pericles Project. 

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To find out more, visit the Optimist Theatre website.