Futuristic comedy-drama. A hundred years from now, unforeseen consequences of social policy cause population growth that forces ordinary people into cramped apartments full of strangers. A band of brave scientists and artists battle dwindling resources to cure a virus that could wipe out the planet. And yet there are laughs. Features an original song by award-winning composer Michael A. Levine, who wrote the Kit-Kat song.
CAST: Christen Cook, Tim Graf, Alicia McCanna, Benjamin Otto, Tyler Falco Schott, and Sarah Whelan,
NOTE: PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE differs from BST’s usual, occurring over three weekends and including TWO MATINEES
PERFORMANCES:
Friday, December 6, 8pm
Saturday, December 7, 8pm
Sunday, December 8, 3pm MATINEE
Thursday, December 12, 8pm
Friday, December 13, 8pm
Saturday, December 14, 8pm
Sunday, December 15, 3pm MATINEE
Thursday, December 19, 8pm
Friday, December 20, 8pm
Saturday, December 21, 8pm
The Sweet Lowdown is a night of two one-act plays about diabetes by Matthew DeFour and Mary Fairweather Dexter. The plays use different styles to educate the public and debunk the myths about diabetes, both T1D and T2D. The production, opening Oct. 25 at Broom Street Theater in Madison and running for four weekends, was made possible with a grant from the Diabetes Hands Foundation.
The Diabetes Hands Foundation has provided seed grant money to Madison playwrights Matt DeFour and Mary Fairweather Dexter. They will be presenting an evening of two one-act plays addressing Diabetes. The first play “Two Diabetics” tells the story of a Type 1 and a Type 2. The second play “The Sweet Lowdown” combines music, comedy and dance to explain the science, stigma and politics of Diabetes. Heidi Hakseth from the UWSMPH Office of Multicultural Affairs will serve as choreographer for the show. Diabetics and non-Diabetics alike are encouraged to attend for a full evening of entertainment and enlightenment.
The Sweet Lowdown directed by Don Dexter features Mary Fairweather Dexter, Betsy Wood, Emily Cauthen, Victoria Hurwitz, Andy Lindgren, John Morgan and Don Dexter.
Two Diabetiics directed by John Siewert features Donnovan Moen, Wendi Stearns Peters, Zach Heise, Andrea Kleiner, Aurelia Khorsand, Marty Peters and Ben Doran.
The plays will run at Broom Street Theater at 8pm on Oct 25-26,. Oct 31-Nov2, Nov 7-9, and Nov 14-16. More details will be available on the theater’s website bstonline.org . Tickets are $11.00. For more information or to make reservations contact Broom Street Theater at (608) 244-8338.
From the day of jury selection for the George Zimmerman trial for killing Trayvon Martin until the day the verdict was handed down—about a month—61 people were killed in the city of Chicago. Seven of them were children under the age of 18. Every day there are murders in cities all over America and most of them don’t get noticed. But they impact those whose lives intersect because of the moment of violence.
Callen Harty’s new Broom Street Theater play, Triggered, examines the impact of a random killing on several characters—the mother of the victim, the father of the killer, and a young woman who happened to witness the shooting, among others. The play explores the culture of violence in our country and the paths to redemption.
Harty is a long-time community activist and peace advocate. A year ago he started the monthly Vigil to End Violence at the State Capitol. He is also a long-time Broom Street Theater fixture as the author of more than twenty plays and a veteran actor and director. Performances of Triggered will run for four weekends from Thursday, September 20 through Saturday, October 12, 2013.
Grab your ticket stubs and black tee shirts!! Michael Tooher, writer of the innovative “Iceland” during Broom Street Theater’s 2012 Season, creates an original spin on a “traditional” backstage experience. This PG-13 production shines the spotlight on the un-sung heroes of show business.
The Waiting Room features Bryan Royston, Jason Compton, Jenna Side, Amanda Jones, Jacob Nelson, Paul Lorentz and Maurice “Recey” Longino. Odari Kimani, studied Theatre at Edgewood College and is a longtime Broom Street and Madison Theatre Community veteran. This is his directorial debut.
Michael Tooher recently won the Cambridge School at Weston’s Playwriting Award for his play: “The Tree of The Methodists” and will be a visiting lecturer in social science and in the playwriting department next term, along with a staged reading and gala award. His play Iceland previously seen at Broom Street Theater was a finalist for the O’ Neil award in 2009 and was the Winner of the 2010 Clauder Competition for Best Play from Maine.
The Waiting Room, by Michael Tooher, directed by Odari Kimani, debuts FRIDAY August 16th. Lights go up every Thursday, Friday and Saturday @ 8:00 PM, through Saturday September 7th. 1119 Williamson Street, Madison, WI.
Boogie of the Apes
Directed by Rob Matsushita
August 22-24, 29-31
Thursday Through Saturday 11pm
We’re back! And this time, we’re taking on one of the most popular–and darkest–sci-fi franchises from the early 1970’s: Planet Of The Apes!
The first four movies. Performed in ONE HOUR.
This late-night sequel to “Superhero Boogie” will be crazier, stranger, and faster–but don’t miss it, because you’ll only have SIX chances.
August 22-24, 29-31, 11pm! Tickets are $8.
Broom Street Theater is offering a double feature price of $15 for both shows. Come see The Waiting Room and stay for Boogie of the Apes. Purchase your Double Feature Tickets at the door or reserve them at (608) 244-8338
An experiment in public theater. Each show gets $20 and must use a found, non traditional theater space to create a unique theater experience. What happens when we take the experiment out of Broom Street and put it on your street? Fill-in-the-Blank Street Theater.
