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| Valhalla |
October 5 - 20, 2007 |
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| The first show of the new season is VALHALLA by prizewinning playwright Paul Rudnick (Jeffrey, In & Out.) VALHALLA intertwines two stories: the life of Ludwig of Bavaria, the 1880s Mad King responsible for building a series of storybook castles inspired by Wagnerian operas, and the fictional adventures of James Avery, a wild Texas teenager of the 1940s. The play explores questions of beauty and madness, as both Ludwig and James pursue lives of operatic passion, bringing them in contact with such diverse figures as a high-school quarterback, the prettiest girl in Dainsville, Texas, most of the characters of Lohengrin and princess Sophie, who declares herself “the loneliest humpback in Europe.” VALHALLA is a comic epic, confronting the price to be paid for wanting, and getting, everything you dream of. VALHALLA opens October 5 and runs through October 20, 2007. Read the review... |
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| Looking for Normal & Dark Night Shorts |
February 8 - March 1, 2008 |
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The season continues on February 8 through March 1 with LOOKING FOR NORMAL by Jane Anderson. Roy and Irma are church-going Midwesterners with two children have been married for twenty-five years. When Roy and Irma go to their pastor for marriage counseling, Roy confesses that he's a woman trapped in a man's body. This comedic drama explores the complexities of marriage, family and deconstructs the very notion of love. Read more...
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In addition to LOOKING FOR NORMAL, StageQ presents "DARK NIGHT" SHORTS, a collection of short plays by Carroll Mullen and Linda Suzuki, directed by Katy Conley. Read more...
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| Pulp |
March 7 - 29, 2008 |
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On March 7, the lesbian musical PULP by Patricia Kane makes its Madison premiere. PULP is an affectionate parody of the lurid lesbian fiction of the 1950s. Departing from the obligatory tragic endings of ‘50’s lesbian pulp fiction, Kane not only happily pairs off three sets of lovers by the end of PULP, but also has immense good fun with the punchy style of the genre, and the lure of lesbian bars, drag kings, and the appeal of Barbara Stanwyck.
Read the Isthmus review
Read the Dane101.com review |
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| Queer Shorts |
June 12 - 21, 2008 |
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| In the final main stage show of the 2007-2008 season, StageQ presents its third annual QUEER SHORTS playfest. An opportunity for both experienced and novice actors, directors and playwrights, QUEER SHORTS is a celebration of LGBT theater. QUEER SHORTS will run for two weekends, June 12 - 21, 2008 on the Evjue Stage at the Bartell.
Call for directors!
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