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Ken Hale

To open their 50th anniversary season, the folks at Madison’s iconic black box theater have put together six short plays. Each one is about music in one way or another, but taken in completely different directions, some silly and some sublime. As directed by Doug Reed and Suzan Kurry, they’re sure to reveal some vital truths about humanity’s most revelatory art form. And if you haven’t had a Broom Street experience yet, you have nothing to lose: To celebrate the 50th anniversary season, all shows are free. And you can carry in beverages.

press release:  Performances run from Thursday - Saturday at 8 P.M., running from February 1 - February 9 at Broom Street Theater, located at 1119 Williamson St.

Directed by Doug Reed and Suzan Kurry, these plays range from the silly to the sublime - including an a cappella staging of the cryptic and legendary "Revolution 9" from the Beatles' "White Album." The plays are: Dancing In The Dark by L.A. Green, Revolution 9 by John Lennon and Doug Reed, Workin' On The Railroad by Mark Harvey Levine, The Blue Album by Scott Mullen, and The Idiot's Guide To Classical Music by Doug Reed Tull-Man by Dan Toomey.

The cast features: Maria Dahman, HJ Farr, Kathy Groat, Brent Holmes, John Jajewski, Adam Loux, Kathleen Tissot.

Broom Street Theater is Madison's home for local, original, and experimental live theater. See www.bstonline.org for details. 

Broom Street Theater, founded in 1969, is proud to announce that in celebration of our Fiftieth anniversary season, we are declaring a year of jubilee. Admission to all shows will be free in 2019. 

Artistic Director Doug Reed said, "Broom Street has always been about breaking down barriers and making the theater accessible. Storytelling is humankind’s oldest art form and live theater belongs to everyone. In that spirit, we're getting rid of the gatekeeper. If there’s naught in your pockets but some lint and an old Jolly Rancher - come on in and see the show!"

It's been our joy and privilege to bring locally-grown original theater to Madison for the last 50 years, and we look forward to the next 50.

Reed did add a few caveats, "Should you choose to contribute, we’ll still pass a basket before every show, and we'll still make the tired old joke about going to church. We may sell a very few capitalist premium seats per show. Plus, there is a PayPal button on our website."

Broom Street Theater is a non-profit, member-controlled theater located in Madison, Wisconsin. BST volunteers and staff foster artistic freedom, growth, and expression through non-traditional experimental and/or original artistic forms.