World Premiere of Ryan's Pub, Trivia Night by Alec Silberblatt
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STURGEON BAY, Wis. - WisconsinEagle -- Performances start September 24th for Third Avenue PlayWorks' world premiere production of Ryan's Pub, Trivia Night by Alec Silberblatt. The fourth show of the 2025 season at Third Avenue PlayWorks, this play runs from September 24 to October 12, 2025, featuring performances by Kelli Strickland and Doug Mancheski.

A semifinalist for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival and workshopped at the 2023 Seven Devil Playwrights Conference, Ryan's Pub, Trivia Night exemplifies Silberblatt's quirky and distinctive storytelling. Ryan's Pub, Trivia Night follow Marcie & Richie, the best trivia team this side of the Monongahela river, as they contend with cheaters in billowy khakis, bosses with big watches, bartenders in tight t-shirts, and coming face to face with demons that are both real and imagined.

About his work, Silberblatt says "I seek to find the extraordinary in the ordinary. Make the mundane poetic. Make heroes out of the flawed folks you meet at the local bar."

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Playwright Alec Silberblatt is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the setting for Ryan's Pub. Most recently, Pittsburgh Public Theater commissioned his play, A Tell-Tale Heart, that premiered online during the pandemic and in 2023 premiered live to sold-out audiences at Pittsburgh Public Theater where he also starred in the production.

Third Avenue PlayWorks has a history of producing impactful new work. TAP's last world premiere was Jennifer Blackmer's I Carry Your Heart with Me in 2023, which went on to receive a Steinberg/America Theatre Critics Association New Play Citation in 2024. World premiere productions provide a unique and memorable experience for audiences as they help to shape the play for subsequent productions while supporting the creative process and new artists.

"We've made a commitment to making new things here and it can really raise the profile of our organization, our region, and the artists who work in it," says Jackie and Steve Kane artistic director Jacob Janssen. "And our audience can be on the lookout for more new plays to come in 2026 and beyond," Janssen went on to say.

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The production at Third Avenue PlayWorks is directed by Jacob Janssen with scenic design by Alex Polzin, costume design by Kotryna Hilko, lighting design by Colin Gawronski, sound design by Brian Grimm, props design by Haley Anne Cranstoun, and production stage management by Kelsey Brennan York.

THE CAST

Kelli Strickland as Marci

Doug Mancheski as Richie

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

September 24 - October 12, 2025

Wednesday-Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m.

Friday matinee October 3 at 2:00 p.m.

Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m.

For more information about performances of Ryan's Pub, Trivia Night at Third Avenue PlayWorks or to purchase tickets, visit thirdavenueplayworks.org/ryans-pub-trivia-night (https://thirdavenueplayworks.org/project/ryans-pub-trivia-night/)  or call the box office at (920) 743-1760.