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Liz Lauren
Anger management
It’s been six years since APT Core Company member James DeVita took to the APT stage as the narrator of An Iliad. This reprise shows how times have changed. Read more
Liz Lauren
A Shakespeare mash-up
James DeVita’s play is a valentine to Falstaff. By piecing together scenes from four plays featuring the bawdy scamp, a beautiful story is told of the fall of the jolly good fellow. Read more
Jun 4, 2021
Liz Lauren
Dr. King’s last night
Watching this production was inspiring, as it immerses viewers in the social unrest, racial inequality, gun violence and police brutality of the late 1960s. Read more
May 20, 2021
Maia Pearson
Experiences transformed
Producer Dana Pellebon says she was excited to build a festival focusing on Black theater artists, “celebrating their unique art, and introducing them to wider audiences.” Read more
Apr 28, 2021
Microtone Media
"Lewiston/Clarkston" proves there is something left to discover
The twinned plays, meant to be seen together with a discussion-centric intermission between them, translate well to the acted-live, presented filmed format. The nuanced, poignant plays offer much for audiences to ponder about the contemporary U.S. Read more
Apr 14, 2021
Zane Williams
APT returns to live performances this summer
After an entire season of empty stages and vacant seats, the classical company will produce six plays this summer with safety protocols in place. Read more
Mar 24, 2021
Mary Ellen Matthews
“It’s nice to have some good news for a change”
With hopes that safe gatherings can resume this fall, Overture Center announces its lost 2020-2021 season will be back next year; Gwendolyn Rice runs down the shows. Read more
Jan 29, 2021
Forward Theater Company
Scratching the surface
The Niceties was originally inspired by the 2016 controversy surrounding a memo to Yale students from the administration that urged them not to don racially offensive costumes for Halloween. Read more
Jan 27, 2021
11:00 AM
Julia Luebke
Theater in the Before and After times
Isthmus theater critic Gwendolyn Rice takes stock of the year in theater, sharing her favorites shows from 2020, both live and online. Read more
Dec 31, 2020
5:35 PM
Courtesy APT
A potent homage
There is no room for cynicism in any part of this dazzling homage to the holiday classic film. APT actor Nate Burger takes on 55 parts! Read more
Dec 9, 2020
2:00 PM
Bold women in ballad
Unique, thoughtful, and inspiring pieces were specially commissioned for this concert, which delves into the lives, goals, obstacles and successes of a handful of bold women who dared to pursue their dreams. Read more
Nov 27, 2020
10:00 AM
The hero we need now
Madison comedian Alan Talaga has come up with a hero’s journey for a most unlikely hero. That’s right. Paul Blart is back…to save us all? Read more
Nov 23, 2020
11:00 AM
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Opera in the pandemic
University Opera director David Ronis moved mountains to be able to put together a video performance of “I Wish It So: Marc Blitzstein — The Man in His Music” with graduate student performers. It’s available for one day only on Oct. 23. Read more
Oct 19, 2020
4:45 PM
