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Marie Kohler and Elizabeth Margolius on Morning Blend with Ryan Jay

A Wisconsin Icon Takes Flight in a Magical New World Premiere

Elizabeth Margolius, director of MAYBE WE’LL FLY, and I had a great time speaking to Ryan Jay for the Morning Blend’s Art Beat. We are both so excited for audiences to experience this play!

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Spotlight Interview: Maybe We’ll Fly

I sat down with Sandy Maxx of What’s On Tap to discuss Mary Nohl and the long journey to create my latest play, MAYBE WE’LL FLY.

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Marie Kohler Inside the ‘Witch’s House’

Shepherd Express sat down with me to dig into Mary Nohl's legacy and how it inspired the 12-year journey to create MAYBE WE'LL FLY.

MAYBE WE’LL FLY Receives World Premiere

I am thrilled to announce that MAYBE WE’LL FLY will receive its World Premiere production with Milwaukee Chamber Theatre this fall – as part of World Premiere Wisconsin! With music by Tony-nominated Josh Schmidt and directed by Jeff Award-winning Elizabeth Margolius, the play will run September 18 – October 11, 2026.

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Wisconsin Life Talks with Marie
about MAYBE WE’LL FLY

I spoke with Wisconsin Life while visiting Mary Nohl’s iconic Fox Point home. Our conversation explores how Mary Nohl’s creative drive, outsider status and the controversy surrounding her work inspired my newest play, MAYBE WE’LL FLY.

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Madeline Caleis-King as Joan reading Boswell's journal with Josh Krause as Boswell in the background.

Next Act’s Adventurous Pathway to a Literary Past

Next Act’s Boswell takes the audience on parallel adventures dealing with companionship, prejudice and identity. And for someone who knew very little about Boswell going in … I felt that I had … “tunneled to a different world,” coming out on the other end with improved knowledge and perspective.

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The cast of BOSWELL looking on at the first meeting of James Boswell and Samuel Johnson

Next Act Theatre presents Wisconsin premiere of Boswell

Actors Madeline Calais-King and Sarah Zapiain joined me at the CBS 58 studio on November 26 to talk about Next Act Theatre’s production BOSWELL, running November 19 – December 14, 2025.

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**Bringing BOSWELL to Life**

Laura Gordon and I joined Sandy Maxx in the studio to talk about BOSWELL’s journey – from its earliest days as BOSWELL’S DREAMS, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, to its Off-Broadway run, and finally to its most recent production at Next Act Theatre.

Brian Mani as Samuel Johnson and Josh Krause as James Boswell having a drink.

‘Boswell’ Brings to Life a Scottish Biographer’s ‘Illicit’ Journal

Within the beloved library of her parents’ estate, a young Marie Kohler spent hours with her nose buried in special-edition copies of old books. And as the youngest of her siblings, she often entertained herself, particularly rummaging through the journals of Scottish biographer James Boswell.

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Mark Your Calendars for The Upcoming Production of Boswell

Marie Kohler, Playwright for Boswell, and Laura Gordon, Director for the Next Act Theatre production BOSWELL, joined The Morning Blend to discuss the meaningful collaboration for the production of BOSWELL.

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