Monday 9:30 AM appearance on WFAW 940 AM
Bridget Christine Kelly and Jason Compton of As You Like It discussed As You Like It and Shakespeare at length on 940 AM WFAW with host Michael Clish. Listen on the WFAW Soundcloud archive.
Henry the Fourth coming to the Bartell Theatre, February 2018
Madison Shakespeare Company announced at the Bartell Theatre at last night’s 20th Season Announcement Party that it will present Shakespeare’s Henry the Fourth from February 9-17, 2018, in the Evjue Stage. Tickets available now. Henry the Fourth will be the … Continued
Madison Shakespeare at Vignette Dining Club, May 21
We’ve performed in a wide range of venues these past few years, from intimate coffeehouses to a sweeping soccer stadium, but never before has MSC taken Shakespeare to an undisclosed location. Join us May 21 at one of Vignette Dining … Continued
As You Like It cast announcement
Director Emily Morrison Weeks announces the cast of As You Like It, opening June 2. Reservations available now. Rosalind – Bridget Christine Kelly Orlando – Brian McGowan Celia – Annalyse Lapajenko Touchstone – Brian Belz The Dukes – Sam D. … Continued
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