Shakespeare in the Arboretum!
Madison Shakespeare Company will present a pop-up performance at 4 PM Sunday September 24, as part of the September 2017 installment of Bike the Art. For full tour details, see the event listing on wortfm.org or Facebook. The event is … Continued
Sloshed Shakespeare: Macbeth Returns October 5!
We’re going back to where it all started. The final outdoor performance of the 2017 season is coming to Capital Brewery on Thursday October 5 at 6 PM, when Sloshed Shakespeare: Macbeth returns to Capital Brewery. Featuring the return of … Continued
Auditions for Henry the Fourth, September 11-12
Auditions for Henry the Fourth Part 1 will be held September 11-12 at the Bartell Theatre. Please see the audition page for details.
Cast of Edward the Fourth announced
Director Francisco C. Torres announces the cast of Edward the Fourth, a Madison Shakespeare Company staged reading, performing August 17, 7 PM at Arts + Literature Laboratory: Mary Elizabeth Wallin – Jane Shore Ben Seidensticker – Edward Lennox Forrester – … Continued
Edward the Fourth makes its Madison (Wisconsin? American?!) debut August 17
To assemble our staged reading of Edward the Fourth, we had to start with a poorly scanned version of an 1842 text from London’s Shakespeare Society. Records are scanty about this kind of thing, but we feel pretty confident that … Continued
Sloshed Shakespeare on WORT-FM replay!
Brian Standing of WORT FM hosted Sloshed Shakespeare: Macbeth players Sarah Z. Johnson and Joshua Woolfolk in-studio this morning. Here’s the replay.
Shakespeer Readings on Madstage Podcast
Hosts Suzan Kurry and Buzz Kemper speak with MSC’s Jason Compton about the Shakespeer reading series this summer: Doctor Faustus, tonight at 7 PM, and Edward the Fourth, August 17 at 7 PM. Both performances at Arts + Literature Laboratory, 2021 … Continued
MSC does Faustus, July 20
Our “Shakespeer” series begins Thursday July 20 at Arts + Literature Laboratory with a one-night-only staged reading of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe. Marlowe’s career was cut tragically short, but his Faustus is considered one of the highlights of the Elizabethan … Continued
Third Show Added Of Sloshed Shakespeare!
To meet unprecedented demand, a third performance of Sloshed Shakespeare: Macbeth has been added on Monday July 31 at 7:30 PM at Madison’s High Noon Saloon. This really and truly may be the last opportunity to see this tale of … Continued
Madstage Podcast on Sloshed Shakespeare
Hosts Suzan Kurry and Buzz Kemper talk Sloshed Shakespeare with MSC’s Jason Compton on the latest episode of the Madstage Podcast. Premieres July 1 at Capital Brewery. Click here for reservations and times. the MadStage Podcast Released on Jun 28, … Continued




