Final preparations are underway this week as Third Avenue PlayWorks prepares to open its third play of the 2026 season on July 15. Starring Ellie Duffey, Seth K. Hale, Carolyn Hoerdemann, Alicia Rice, Ethan Serpan and Noah Simon, Red Herring takes audiences back to 1950s Boston, where three couples navigate their relationships amid a mysterious murder and Cold War politics. Similar to its previous productions of Heroes and Moonlight and Magnolia, Artistic Director Jacob Janssen says Red Herring offers a humorous take on a period of American history audiences may already know.
Red Herring opens July 15 with a Pay-What-You-Will preview benefiting the Friends of Door County Libraries. Third Avenue PlayWorks will also host a post-show conversation July 24 following its 2 p.m. matinee before the production closes Aug. 9.
