Escanaba in Da Moonlight Dinner Theater @ Dorf Haus

Just in time for deer hunting season, the Dorf Haus Restaurant near Sauk City is bagging a winner—playwright Jeff Daniels “Escanaba in da Moonlight”, for their traditional fall dinner theater.  RAVE Productions, Baraboo, will perform the comedy Nov. 22-24 and Nov. 29 –Dec. 1.
 
The Yooper classic peers inside the Soady Deer Camp which erupts into chaos with bright white lights, aliens and possessed DNR wardens in an effort to help Reuben Soady break his curse and get his first buck before opening day is over.
 
Five regional male actors include Dale Loomis and Mark Hamdan-Krause, Baraboo; Allen Jeannette and Dustin Klubertanz, Janesville and Glen Dunne, Richland Center.
 
The performances start with dinner, featuring five entrée choices.  Times are Fridays, November 22 and 29 with dinner at 6:30 p.m.  Saturday, November 23 with dinner at 6 p.m., Saturday, November 30, dinner at 1p.m.  Sundays, November 24 and December 1, dinner at noon.  “Escanaba in da Moonlight” follows approximately an hour after meal service.  Cost is $38 for dinner and the show, including tip and gratuity.  For reservations, www.foodspot.com/dorfhaus and click on dinner theater to fill out the order form.
 
The Dorf Haus Restaurant and Banquet Facility, featuring German and American food, in hamlet Roxbury, between Madison and Sauk City, offers dinner theater each spring and fall.