It is the late 1800’s, long before Social Security, when hundreds of thousands of homeless and orphaned children ran in the mean streets of New York. Some worked as newspaper boys, formed gangs, stole food, were jailed with adults, or were placed in ‘educational’ orphan asylums with not much hope for a bright future. But the lucky ones rode the train west. The Orphan Train is their story.
Orphan Train is Deanna Reed’s first play to be produced with Broom Street Theater and Lindsey Hoel Neds first time directing for our theater. Vimala Hile, Diego Nieto, Frances Olson, Elizabeth Robbins, Japhy Wright-Miller, Brent West, Alexandra Soglin , Nancy Craig, Ben Otto and Aaron Nemoyer make up the very talented cast.
Orphan Train opens April 26th and runs until May 18th. Performances every Thursday Friday and Saturday at 7pm. And one Matinee on Saturday May 11th at 3pm. Tickets are $11 payable at the door. Reservations can be left on our voice mail at (608) 244-8338.
Rumors of a deadly prion pandemic and one-time love affairs muddy the waters in this visceral disaster drama. Six 30-somethings battle the consequences of disease, betrayal, and desire as a brutal storm rages, flooding the streets and confining the friends to one too-small flat on Madison’s east side. Each individual searches for some peace, an entry into the eye of their own storm.
Lekker Mann is Smith’s first play for Broom Street Theater and features the talents of Eric Olson, Erin Ronayne, Sean McLean, Alicia McCanna, Nick Salimes, and Suzan Kurry.
Prepare to get wet.
Lekker Mann opens May 31st and runs until June 22nd. Performances every Thursday Friday and Saturday at 8pm Tickets are $11 payable at the door. Reservations can be left on our voice mail 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.
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
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.
