Tickets are on sale for February 13, 14, and 15! Every year Madison Shakespeare Company presents a festival of love scenes like no other: A Valentine’s Affair, now in its seventh year. Each season we scour the Elizabethan canon for … Continued
Seating is limited, AVA 2025 is onsale now! Thrill to the adventures of the lovesick Jailer’s Daughter, the perils of Isabella, and the amorous Cleopatra before wrapping up with a tale of lost love rediscovered… with pancakes! Madison’s unique Valentine’s … Continued
It took 98 years to bring The Blue Comet to America, and you have just two weekends to see it. Performances begin November 1 at the Bartell Theatre, so book now. Until then, enjoy these looks behind the scenes at … Continued
Register to attend a focused workshop on crafting a Shakespeare monologue for audition or performance, held at the Bartell Theatre, 113 E. Mifflin St in Madison, WI on Saturday November 9 from 11 AM – 3:30 PM. This event is … Continued
An American premiere nearly 100 years in the making. Only Madison Shakespeare Company would open the first season of its indoor residency at the Bartell Theatre with a science fiction comedy! Tickets are on sale now for the first-ever performance … Continued
Performers sought for Madison Shakespeare Company’s first two presentations of 2025: Sign up to audition for A Valentine’s Affair 2025. The ensemble has three openings. See the signup form for representative roles available. Auditions November 18-19 with performances in February … Continued
Last three chances to see MSC’s fast-paced, fresh, funny, 90 minute take on Love’s Labour’s Lost are here, Friday through Saturday August 16-18 at the Madison Country Day School amphitheater. Get your tickets now on Eventbrite before this classic goes … Continued
Love’s Labour’s Lost tickets are onsale now. With the premiere of Shakespeare’s stunning battle-of-the-sexes comedy just around the corner, we’re thrilled to share this sneak peek captured by longtime MSC collaborator Benjamin Barlow in the gorgeous Madison Country Day School … Continued
Love’s Labour’s Lost is a personal favorite of MSC co-founder John Varda. So why did it take so long to perform it? We spent a lot of time being serious. MSC didn’t perform a single comedy for nearly five years! … Continued
Madison Shakespeare Company’s first season as a Resident Company at the Bartell Theatre opens November 1, 2024 and continues through mid-May 2025. Tickets for all productions are onsale now through the Bartell Theatre website and box office. The presentations: The … Continued