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14 keymilwaukee.com THEATER u July 2 The Florentine Opera's Summer Studio Ensemble Covers A modernist soul pop and R&B spin on opera. Leuders Opera Center 926 E Burleigh St. u July 12-21 The Lifespan of a Fact When Jim is assigned to fact check D'Agata's es- say, the two come head to head in a comedic yet gripping battle over facts versus truth. Waukesha Civic Theatre u July 17-28 RIP – A Musical Comedy of Life & Death A fun frolic with love, laughter, suspense… and a twist at the end, RIP reminds us that what comes next is less important than what we leave behind. Next Act Theatre u July 18-Aug. 3 Unnecessary Farce In a cheap motel an embezzling mayor is supposed to meet his accountant as two undercover cops wait to catch the meeting on vid- eotape. But there's some confusion about who's in which room and who's being videotaped. SummerStage of Delafield u July 23 & 30 The Florentine Opera's Summer Studio Ensemble Covers SummerStage of Delafield u July 24 The Florentine Opera's Summer Studio Ensemble Covers Washington Park COMEDY u July 12-13 Anthony Bonazzo The Laughing Tap u July 13 Justin Willman Pabst Theater u July 14 Bill Maher: The Wtf? Tour The Riverside Theater u July 20 Ira Glass Pabst Theater u July 21 Jordan Klepper Pabst Theater u July 27 Eddie B Pabst Theater u July 27-28 David Cross Vivarium MUSIC u July 5 The Waco Brothers Vivarium u July 8 Sound Waves Summer Concert Series: Lyrid Schlitz Audubon Center u July 10 The Family Crest Vivarium u July 10 X Turner Hall u July 11 Benise - Fiesta! Pabst Theater u July 11 Futurebirds Vivarium u July 12 Over the Rhine Vivarium u July 13 3rd Annual Share The Vibes Fest! Promotes emerging artists and musicians, furthers STEAM edu- cation. Vivarium u July 14 The White Buffalo Vivarium u July 15 Sound Waves Summer Concert Series: Ben Merens Schlitz Audubon Center u July 20 Blind Pilot Vivarium u July 21 David Nail Vivarium u July 22 Sound Waves Summer Concert Series: Lindsay Shanks Schlitz Audubon Center u July 23 Misery Signals Turner Hall u July 23 Let's Sing Taylor Pabst Theater u July 25 Christian Yelich Home Plate Charity Concert Pabst Theater u July 26 Lambrini Girls Vivarium E V E N T S SHAKESPEARE IN THE CITY u Another Midsummer Night's Dream An original piece written and directed by Milwaukee Playwright Liz Shipe and performed by The Available Players. u The Comedy of Romeo & Juliet, Kinda, Sorta Written and directed by Patrick Schmitz and performed by the Schmitz 'n Giggles Shakesparody Players. u Hamlet Produced by Optimist Theatre. This one-person production will star Libby Amato. u Macbeth Puppet Show Presented by Pocket Park Puppet Players. u The PLAY's The Thing: Theatre Games and Adventures Optimist will also pres- ent Shakespeare-fo- cused theatre games and workshops. This month look for them at the following locations: July 6 • Lake Park July 7: • Wisconsin Lutheran College • Garden District Community Garden Morgan • Triangle Park July 13 • Grant Park July 14 • Washington Park July 20 • Sherman Park July 21 • Lincoln Park Details at optimisttheatre.org/2024season.html

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