Overview
- American Players Theatre, named Tuesday by the Tony Awards Administration Committee on the American Theatre Critics Association’s recommendation, receives the 2026 honor with a $25,000 grant from City National Bank.
- Leaders of the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League praised the company for world-class work and for widening its community’s theater audience in a joint statement.
- The Spring Green, Wisconsin company runs nine plays in rotating repertory from June through November with Shakespeare at the center of its mission.
- APT operates a 1,075-seat outdoor amphitheater and a 201-seat indoor venue in a rural town west of Madison.
- The award will be recognized during the 79th Tony Awards on June 7 at Radio City Music Hall, hosted by P!NK and airing on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.