Bike the Art, September 22
Our outdoor performance season isn’t over yet! The MSC Ensemble will perform as part of Bike the Art on September 22 around noon at the Abel Contemporary Gallery in Paoli. Scenes from Richard the Third, Much Ado About Nothing, Julius … Continued
Staged reading of Queen Elizabeth
After four rehearsals and some emergency substitutions, Queen Elizabeth is ready to see her public, Thursday September 13 at 7 PM at Arts + Literature Laboratory, 2021 Winnebago St in Madison. We could say more to try to convince you, but the … Continued
Queen Elizabeth is underway!
The story of Elizabeth, Essex, the Rice family, and the internal politics of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men are all on display this Thursday September 13 at 7 PM when Madison Shakespeare Company presents a staged reading of Nick Schweitzer’s Queen Elizabeth.
Replay of Radio Literature featuring Queen Elizabeth
Listen to the replay of the August 30, 2018 episode of Radio Literature on WORT-FM profiling the upcoming staged reading of Queen Elizabeth. In the studio with host Melvin Hinton were playwright Nick Schweitzer and performers Jamie England and Jason … Continued
Welcome to Queen Elizabeth’s England, September 13
Madison Shakespeare Company presents a first: a staged reading of an original work, Queen Elizabeth by Nick Schweitzer. This biographical play tracks the story of Elizabeth I and her England from 1588 through 1603. Presented as a free staged reading … Continued
A Sloshed Antony and Cleopatra Primer
Sloshed Shakespeare: Antony and Cleopatra runs for three more performances, August 3 and 17 at Brink Lounge, and August 8 at High Noon Saloon. Here’s a guide to the players: Mark Antony: One of the three Triumvirs of Rome. Turned Julius … Continued
How Actors Prepare for Sloshed Shakespeare
Denzel J. Taylor (Agrippa) and Marie Freese (Cleopatra) talk about the intense mental and physical challenges of performing Sloshed Shakespeare: Antony & Cleopatra. Performs July 28-August 17 2019.
Preview of Sloshed Antony and Cleopatra in Madison Magazine
Aaron Conklin of Madison Magazine goes behind the bar to talk about this year’s Sloshed Shakespeare vintage, speaking with stage manager Tanis Steed and performer Jason Compton. Read all about it, then book your own passage to ancient Egypt. Brown … Continued
MSC’s scorching July is underway!
Everything is building to an amazing opening night for Sloshed Shakespeare: Antony and Cleopatra on July 28. Until then, you can catch Madison Shakespeare Company on a rare trip outside the county, due east in Milwaukee where we bring the … Continued
Leir, Antony and Cleopatra on WORT-FM Radio Literature
Melvin Hinton, host of WORT-FM’s Radio Literature, discusses The True Chronicle History of King Leir and Sloshed Shakespeare: Antony and Cleopatra with Madison Shakespeare Company’s Jason Compton, Ian Hathway, Bri Hunter, and Emily Morrison Weeks.