TEMPS! The Musical

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Joseph Blough

Jake Jacobson, at left, and Asiah Doyle sing about the world of paid medical studies in "Turn the Other Cheek."

During Mercury Players’ inaugural season at the Bartell, the company mounted a quirky, original musical about the mind-numbing work, constant humiliations and general desperation of temporary workers. The inspiration was a zine by Madisonian Jeff Kelly called Temp Slave, and the musical was written by husband-and-wife team Andrew Rohn and Catherine Capellaro (now Isthmus arts & culture editor). Two decades later, the creators of the Off-Broadway hit Walmartopia and leaders of the disco band VO5 are revisiting their first stage triumph, now called Temps! The Musical! You should too.

press release: Stage direction by Bonnie Balke; music direction by Andrew Rohn; choreography by Heidi Hakseth.

PERFORMANCES:     Friday–Saturday, June 8–9 @ 7:30pm

Wednesday, June 13 @ 7:30pm

Friday–Saturday, June 15–16 @ 7:30pm

Sunday, June 17 @ 4:00pm

Thursday–Friday, June 21–22 @ 7:30pm

Saturday, June 23 @ 4:00pm

TICKETS:  $25 General Admission / $22 Students & Seniors / $18 tickets on Wednesday, June 13 and Thursday, June 21.