Isthmus reviews “fresh and timely” Richard
Isthmus has posted a review of Richard the Second, saluting the production as “a fresh and timely examination of regime change and revolt.” Tickets are available for the remainder of the run.
Auditions for As You Like It announced
Madison Shakespeare Company’s first full-length comedy, As You Like It, will be performed this June at the Edgewood College Amphitheater. To audition for a role in the production, see the notice.
Middleton Times Tribune article about Richard the Second
Middleton Times Tribune editor Matt Geiger spoke with Richard the Second producer Jason Compton about the play, its overwhelming political significance, how and why Richard II was the Hamilton of its day, and more. Read it here. Three more weekends … Continued
Watch the trailer and book now for Richard the Second!
Media manipulation. Executive overreach. A populist uprising that takes down a leader with tons of experience but serious image liabilities. Is this 1399, or 2017? Directed by Christopher William Wolter, Richard the Second performs at Broom Street Theater through March … Continued
Richard the Second opens February 17!
The cast and production team of Richard the Second are hard at work on finishing touches with opening night less than three weeks away. Tickets on sale now. Eleven performances, February 17-March 11.
Special First Folio performance, November 17
You will want to say you were there the night the Goth army invaded the Chazen Museum of Art. Madison Shakespeare Company celebrates the First Folio exhibition at Chazen Museum of Art with Shakespeare’s Joy and Strife, two special performances … Continued
Special First Folio performance, November 5
Madison Shakespeare Company helps welcome the historic First Folio to Chazen Museum of Art with a special presentation at Art•Spin Community Day, November 5, in the Chazen Auditorium. Performance begins at 12:30 PM. Admission is free and all are welcome. We will … Continued
Madison Shakespeare at A Gathering of Rogues and Ruffians, October 8
Madison Shakespeare Company is performing at A Gathering of Rogues and Ruffians 2016, Saturday October 8. The event runs 10-5 at the Wilhelm Tell Grounds, W 5199 County Road W, New Glarus, WI. MSC will perform at 11:30 AM and … Continued
Auditions for Richard the Second, October 13-14
Auditions for MSC’s production of Richard the Second are October 13-14, with callbacks October 15 and 16 (if necessary.) Register to audition for director Christopher William Wolter on SignUpGenius.
Richard the Second, Coming This Winter
For God’s sake, let us sit upon the ground And tell sad stories of the death of kings… Coming this winter.