ARAaron R. Conklin

1. Article · Aug 14, 2026 · Aaron R. Conklin

   "Sueño" will catch American Players Theatre audiences by surprise (opens the original)

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   Nearly every year, Brenda DeVita, the artistic director of American Players Theatre (APT), throws her company’s audiences an unexpected curveball. Tucked into the now-familiar mix of Shakespeare and more modern playwrights, there’s a wild card that raises eyebrows. And this year, it comes in the form of a play based on a fairy tale from Spain’s Golden Age. APT has launched its second wave of summer shows with “Sueño,” a play based on Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s classic tale

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2. Article · Aug 11, 2026 · Aaron R. Conklin

   Simple doesn’t mean boring at this northside pizzeria (opens the original)

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   When Alessandro Monachello arrived in Madison from Sicily in 2006, his English was somewhere just north of nonexistent, says his friend and business partner Chris Guglielmo. So when Monachello offered Italian dishes and wine to his growing group of friends, he’d say, simply, “It’s good for you.” Ten years later, the signature phrase became the inspiration for It’s Good for You. Monachello and Guglielmo started with a mobile pizza oven and catering operation in 2016, later opening a br

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