Maybe We’ll Fly

sunrise on the lake

Marie Kohler collaborates with composer Josh Schmidt on a play with music about one woman’s unstoppable desire to make art. MAYBE WE’LL FLY is inspired by the life and work of Wisconsin outsider artist Mary Nohl (1914-2001), who built large, whimsical statues from cement and cast-off objects in the yard of her lakeside home. The play explores what drives this artist’s aspiration to create, to delight and provoke her community… and to make her mark.

Development History

Upcoming Reading:
Milwaukee Opera Theatre, Milwaukee, WI – January 16-18, 2026
Readings:
Warehouse Art Museum as part of World Premiere Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI – 2023
Workshops:
American Players Theatre, Spring Green, WI – 2025
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, Chicago, IL – 2024, 2025
Two Crows Theatre (virtual), Spring Green, WI – 2020
Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Milwaukee, WI – 2017