The Players
with K O’Brien & The Players
Third Sundays at 7:00PM
The Players have been entertaining people in the Driftless since 1998. K O’Brien leads this troupe of ever-changing theater enthusiasts in creating high quality stage and radio performances. The group started out as the “Too Busy To Play” Players, signifying a stepping down from professional theater to theater in the Driftless where pay is not part of the equation.

The Players
with K O’Brien & The Players
Third Sundays at 7:00PM

The Players have been entertaining people in the Driftless since 1998. K O’Brien leads this troupe of ever-changing theater enthusiasts in creating high quality stage and radio performances. The group started out as the “Too Busy To Play” Players, signifying a stepping down from professional theater to theater in the Driftless where pay is not part of the equation.
The Underground Theater was the group’s home for many years, a place where they produced full length plays and created monthly cabarets of local talent. With the loss of the Underground Theater space they have become The Players, a group looking for their home. The Players have also produced under the title ‘The Viroqua Women’s Theater’, creating four original plays as a group.
For a brief period, the Players were The Congo Players of the Underwater Church of Gays Mills until the church went underwater for the last time! During this period, The Players created a radio show ‘Onomatopoeia’– stories of a bookstore in the Karst region, with a magic elevator that can take you anywhere. This played on WDRT and opened the door to a monthly program.
Core members at this time include K O’Brien, Brad Otto, Kile Martz, Craig Anderson, Cele Wolf, Gereon Welhouse, M’Lou Wilkie, David Oldenburg, Carl Schlecht, Tanja Birke, Bonnie Wideman and Sara Tedeschi.
The Underground Theater was the group’s home for many years, a place where they produced full length plays and created monthly cabarets of local talent. With the loss of the Underground Theater space they have become The Players, a group looking for their home. The Players have also produced under the title ‘The Viroqua Women’s Theater’, creating four original plays as a group.
For a brief period, the Players were The Congo Players of the Underwater Church of Gays Mills until the church went underwater for the last time! During this period, The Players created a radio show ‘Onomatopoeia’– stories of a bookstore in the Karst region, with a magic elevator that can take you anywhere. This played on WDRT and opened the door to a monthly program.
Core members at this time include K O’Brien, Brad Otto, Kile Martz, Craig Anderson, Cele Wolf, Gereon Welhouse, M’Lou Wilkie, David Oldenburg, Carl Schlecht, Tanja Birke, Bonnie Wideman and Sara Tedeschi.
Onomatopoeia Episode 7

Onomatopoeia Episode 6

Onomatopoeia Episode 5

Dear Driftless Sept., 2022

Letters to the Driftless from The Players
The Players – August 2022 – Lewis Carroll’s The Hunting of the Snark

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The Players – July 2022 – Driftless 2050

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The Players – June, 2022 – T.S. Eliot’s The Four Quartets

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Onomatopoeia Episode 4

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Onomatopoeia – Episode 3

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Onomatopoeia Episode 2

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Onomatopoeia Episode 1

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January 16, 2022 Show

Five skits performed by Brad Otto, Craig Anderson, Cele Wolf, Gereon Welhouse, Sara Tedeschi, Tanja Birke, K O’Brien and Evan Blathner as the engineer.
The Players – December, 2021

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Edgar Allen Poe Stories

The Players read three stories – The Tell-Tale Heart, The Imp of the Perverse, and The Mask of the Red Death.
Craig Anderson, Sara Tedeschi, Brad Otto, Margot Hipwell, Cele Wolf and Bonnie Wideman. Hosted by K O’Brien.