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Ross Zentner

Forward Theater tackles a hot-button topic with a play focusing on Chicago teachers fighting to save a neighborhood school amid announced shut-downs. It features an all-Wisconsin cast, including the stellar Sarah Day (of APT fame) and Jim Buske.

1/18-2/4, at 7:30 pm Wednesday-Saturdays and 2 pm Sundays, plus 2 pm, 1/27 & 2/3.

press release:

FTC will present FREE pre-show talks on the Rotunda Stage, one hour before the curtain time, prior to all Thursday and Sunday performances. (Thursdays 1/18, 1/25, and 2/1 at 6:30 pm, and Sundays 1/21, 1/28, & 2/4 at 1:00 pm.) These talks will give audiences some additional background on the play, the author, and the production elements that bring the play to life. No tickets or reservations are required.

Tickets are now on sale. They may be purchased online at forwardtheater.com, in person at

Overture Center’s ticket office, or by calling (608) 258-4141.

Previews (first Thursdays): $20 for the general public.

Adults Thursdays/Sundays: $38-$43; Fridays/Saturdays: $40-$47

Seniors (62+) Thursdays/Sundays: $33-$39; Fridays/Saturdays: $35-$41

Students Thursdays/Sundays: $26-$29; Fridays/Saturdays: $28-$31

Forward Theater is partnering with Madison Metropolitan School District and the United Way to create a community panel and conversation on the CUNA Mutual campus on Friday, February 2, at noon. Members of the Community Schools Initiative as well as students and educators will present a panel discussion regarding the current state and progress of community and public schools.