CapitalQ Theatre Festival

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Zak Stowe

The CapitalQ Theatre Festival is a follow-up to StageQ's long-running Queer Shorts productions.

(2022 critics' pick) Queer Shorts, a long-running rite of summer in Madison, is morphing this year into the new CapitalQ Theatre Festival, which will feature a baker's dozen new and original short plays from local and national playwrights celebrating queer voices. Short play performances or staged readings take place in the evening on both stages of the Bartell (with programs alternating to allow the chance to see them all); free master classes take place in the afternoon. Find a schedule and updates at stageq.org.

media release:  Join us for our annual Pride Month celebration when StageQ takes over both Bartell Theatre stages for one weekend to present brand new play readings, 10-minute shorts, and one-act plays by up-and-coming queer playwrights from around the country. Along with FREE workshops and masterclasses where you can learn about all aspects of theater, we will celebrate Pride the best way we know how: highlighting new, queer voices telling their stories.

​ALL MASTERCLASSES & WORKSHOPS ARE FREE!!! – NO TICKET NEEDED

Festival Passes required for Festival Showcase Performances

​**NEW FOR 2023** – OPENING NIGHT PARTY feat. DRAG BINGO w/ Cynthia Mooseknuckle!!!

Kick off our Festival with a FREE night of Drag Bingo and FREE snacks. (Beer and Wine available for purchase!)

ALL MASTERCLASSES & WORKSHOPS ARE FREE!!! – NO TICKET NEEDED

Schedule TBA.

Festival Passes required for ticked performances. Festival passes start at $15 and go up depending on how many performances you want to see. 

Single Showcase Pass: $15

Two Showcase Pass: $20

Three Showcase Pass: $25

Four Showcase Pass: $30

Tickets will be exchanged for Festival Punch Cards at the Box Office. See up to four different showcases throughout the weekend! Admittance to all Shows based on seating capacity.