A Wisconsin playwright will be featured next month when Peninsula Players hosts the final presentation of its 2026 The Play’s the Thing series.

The organization announced Thursday that Emily Ann Brooks, Greg Pragel, Connor Nekich and Cassie Slater will participate in the world premiere reading of the play “The After Wife” by Sun Prairie native Sophie McIntosh.

Set in 1963, Nora is the perfect housewife because she was engineered to be one as a humanoid robot. Placed in the home of her inventor, Martin, his daughter Ruth becomes suspicious when she realizes Nora looks like her missing mother.

The play’s director and Peninsula Players Artistic Director Linda Fortunato says its exciting for her to be able to lead the cast through the process.

The reading will be performed April 6 at Björklunden in Baileys Harbor. You can hear our full interview with Fortunato on our podcast page.