World Premiere!
MAYBE WE'LL FLY
by Marie Kohler
Music by Josh Schmidt
September 18-October 11, 2026
Broadway Theatre Center | Studio Theatre
Directed by Elizabeth Margolius**
Featuring Karen Estrada*, Leslie Fitzwater, Emma Rosenthal*, Amelia Sajdak, and Lainey Techtmann
Live Music Performed by Alicia Storin
Designed and Created by Jack Magaw***, Josh Schmidt***, Noele Stollmack***, Beck Trumbull*, and more to be announced
From renowned Milwaukee artists award-winning playwright Marie Kohler (BOSWELL, MIDNIGHT AND MOLL FLANDERS) and Tony-nominated composer Josh Schmidt (The End, THE ADDING MACHINE, THE MINISTER’S WIFE) comes this wildly theatrical and richly poetic world premiere play with music inspired by the life and work of legendary Wisconsin outsider artist Mary Nohl. Propelled by an evocative score for solo cello as well as a contemporary approach to movement from award-winning director Elizabeth Margolius, MAYBE WE’LL FLY will engage hearts and spark imaginations as it celebrates outsiders everywhere.
Run time: approximately 80 minutes, with no intermission
“Kohler’s writing is as full of well-developed recurring themes as a finely-tuned symphony.” —Shepherd Express
“Marie Kohler is a playwright to be taken seriously.” —Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Single Tickets will go on sale August 3, 2026.
Marie Kohler
Josh Schmidt
Elizabeth Margolius**
KEY DATES + EVENTS
Here2Play: Thursday, August 20, 6:00-8:00pm, location to be announced
Preview: Friday, September 18 at 7:30 pm
Opening: Saturday, September 19 at 8 pm
Pay What You Choose: Monday, September 21 at 7:30 pm, walk-up tickets available starting one hour before the show
Talkbacks: Thursdays, September 24 and October 1 following the 7:30 pm performances
Understudy Performance: Tuesday, September 29 at 7:30 pm
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Karen Estrada*
Leslie Fitzwater
Emma Rosenthal*
Amelia Sajdak
Lainey Techtmann
Alicia Storin
Jack Magaw***
Elizabeth Margolius**
Josh Schmidt***
Noele Stollmack***
Beck Trumbull*
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Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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