Confined to a lab, Monty and Enzi are African gray parrots being used in experiments that test their ability to speak English and form concepts. Monty was born in captivity, but Enzi once lived free, in the Congolese rainforest. Seeking the freedom that would allow them to fulfill their parrot nature, Enzi urges Monty to join him in rebellion. A whimsical play with song and poetry, Broadman’s delightful comedy will enchant while exploring animal rights and how we learn.
Joan Broadman has written 14 plays, 10 of which have been produced. Her plays have been performed in 11 states and Australia. Her awards include “Excellence in Playwriting” from the Theatre Association of New York State, second prize in the International Jewish Short Play Competition, first prize in the New Works of Merit Playwriting Contest, and first prize in the W. Keith Hedrick Playwriting Contest. Broadman is a student in UCLA’s Professional Program in Screenwriting.
Seeking Flight stars Broom Street veterans Joe Lutz, Luke Kokinos, Jan Levine Thal and introduces Lindsey Hoel Neds to the BST Boards.
Opening weekend is October 19th and 20th at 8:00pm and runs Thursdays-Saturday nights at 8:00pm thru November 10th. Tickets are $9.00 at the door. Air conditioning. Wheelchair accessible. Comfortable Seating. (608) 244-8338 for reservations.
Jesus and the gang are back in the third and final installment of Brian Wild’s Millennium Trilogy! A woman desperate to save her family from falling apart after her death does the unthinkable—she escapes Heaven, leaving Jesus and friends to find her soul and bring it back to Heaven before Satan does, or worse—before she exposes the truth to the world about the afterlife. Throw a visit from God’s father into the mix, and it’s a comedic crisis of family and faith in epic proportions!
Opening weekend is November 30th and December 1st at 8:00pm and runs Thursdays-Saturday nights at 8:00pm thru November 22nd. Tickets are $9.00 at the door. Wheelchair accessible. Comfortable Seating. (608) 244-8338 for reservations.
Obnoxiously happy during the holidays? You’re not alone. Hate people who are obnoxiously happy during the holidays? You’re really not alone. Broom Street Theater presents Ghosts of Christmas Past, written and directed by Christina Beller and Scott Rawson, a series of stories that examine every shade of the holiday spirit.
We all have tales of Christmas past, be they hauntingly awkward or joyfully chaotic. Ghosts of Christmas Past offers a satirical take on the absurdity that surrounds the Christmas season. You’ll see a hilarious look at the horror that one boy experiences on Christmas morning, a heartwarming happening in a Bingo hall, and a curious story of friends who would rather celebrate Halloween. This will be no Dickens of a Christmas.
Broom Street veterans and newcomers Brandon Barwick, Don Dexter, Mary Fairweather Dexter, Ali Lemus, Scott Frazier, Eric Holz, Jayshaun Jacobs, Matt Kenyon, Tiffany Schreiber, Jay Timmerman, and Stephanie Turner make up this strong and eclectic ensemble cast.
Come enjoy tales of Christmases both sweet and strange, and rediscover what this special time of year means to you. Performances are at 1119 Williamson Street from November 11 to December 18, each Friday and Saturday for $9 at 8 PM and Sunday for $6 at 2 PM. Make your reservation at (608) 244-8338, and visit BSTOnline.org or Facebook.com/BroomStreetTheater for more information.
Maya and Me is a story about the friendship between two women that meet by chance and begin to develop a relationship that not only confuses those around them, but causes both women to see their lives in a different light, and see themselves through each other’s eyes. They learn to lean and depend on one another.
Relationships are about giving and taking, wanting and needing, but what they soon find is that one will need the other just a little bit more.
CAST
Kim Dawson – Kay Dixon
Maya DeLong – Christine Clouse Khouyoudi
Jamie – Juli Branch
Princess/Ensemble – Marissa Bode
Carmen – Grace Grindrod – Feeny
Zena – Kate Boomsma
Eric/Tony/Rev. Sander’s Understudy – Brandon Barwick
Dr. Susan Sanders – Susan Shoemaker
Rev. Travis Sanders – Deon Green
Dr. Thompson – Collin Erickson
Cindy/Librarian/Ensemble – Jennifer Russ
Ensemble – Tristan Bode
Ensemble – Sean Bode
CREW
Playwright – Kay Dixon
Executive Producer – Kay Dixon
Associate Producer – Patricia Oviedo
Director – Kay Dixon
Assistant Directors – Heather Renken, Autumn Shiley, N-dig0
Director’s Mentor – Callen Harty
Stage Manager – Collin Erickson
Lighting Designer – Taylor Kokinos
Program Designer – Amanda Jones
Set Designer – Ron Fischer
Set Artist – Ingrid Kallick
Set Piece Artists – Devon Roberts, Tristson Brooks
Sound Designer – Shaun Jacob
Sound Technician – Amanda Jones
Light Technician – Melissa Halpin
Costume Designer – Sharon White
Poster Designer – Amanda Jones
Photographer – Heather Renken
Publicity – Heather Renken/Elena Tabachnick
“Riverwest: A Rhapsody” is part musical, part social commentary, part experiment in the art of theatre. Riverwest is a neighborhood in Milwaukee, WI wrestling the realities of racial integration/gentrification, hipster-anarcho-activism, artistic expression and police repression. It is the sister of inner cities across the country. It is the cusp of urban dialogue and theory. It is Atlantis, and it is rising.
