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Madison, Wisconsin
​Showcasing plays from our 60 year history
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
by Neil Simon
September 9-24
Drury Theatre at the Bartell
​Directed by David Pausch
​Producer - Matt Korda
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Prelude to a Kiss
by Craig Lucas
February 3-18
EvjueTheatre at the Bartell
​Directed by Erin Baal

Steel Magnolias
by Robert Harling
March 31-April 15
Evjue Theatre at the Bartell
​Directed by Scott Albert Bennett

Amadeus
by Peter Shaffer
June 2-17
Drury Theatre at the Bartell
Directed by Kathleen Tissot

​Laughter on the 23rd Floor

by Neil Simon


Directed by David Pausch


Inspired by the playwright’s youthful experience as a staff writer on Sid Ceasar’s Your Show of Shows, with all the attendant comic drama as the harried writing staff frantically scrambles to top each other with gags while competing for the attention of star madman “Max Prince”.
​Cast
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Lucas – Jacob Lange
Max – John Jajewski
Kenny – Akshat Sharma
Val – Mark Snowden
Brian – John Steeno
Milt – Britton Rea
Carol – Claire Kannapell
Ira – Casem AbuLughod
Helen – Stephanie Robey

Prelude to a Kiss

by Craig Lucas

Directed by Erin S. Ball

At Peter and Rita’s wedding, a mysterious old man insists on kissing the bride. While honeymooning, Peter gradually realizes that the woman by his side is not his wife. The wedding kiss caused Rita’s should and the old man’s to change places. Peter must track down the old man and free his young love’s spirit trapped in an aging and diseased body before it’s too late!

Cast
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Peter ~ Sean Langenecker
Rita ~ Kate Mann
Old Man ~ Carl Cawthorne
Dr. Boyle / Taylor / Waiter / Tom ~ Michael Mejia
Mrs. Boyle / Minister / Leah  ~ Heidi Zepeda

Steel Magnolias

by Robert Harling

Directed by Scott Albert Bennet

The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (who is not sure whether or not she is still married), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town’s rich curmudgeon, Ouiser (“I’m not crazy, I’ve just been in a bad mood for forty years”), an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee (who has a raging sweet tooth), and the social leader, M’Lynn. Meanwhile, Shelby (the prettiest girl in town), is about to marry a “good ole boy.” Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play draws on the underlying themes of strength and love, which makes each character truly touching, funny, and marvelously amiable in good times and bad.
​Cast

Truvy Jones – Katie Brotherton
Annelle Dupuy-Desoto – Michael Rebekah Fleischman
Clairee Belcher – Rebecca Raether
Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie – Carrie Sweet
M’Lynn Eatenton – Kathleen Tissot
Ouiser Boudreaux – Patricia Whitely

Amadeus

by Peter Shaffer

Directed by Kathleen Tissot

In the court of the Austrian Emperor Josef, Antonio Salieri is the established composer. Enter the greatest musical genius of all time: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Salieri has given himself to God so that he might realize his sole ambition to be a great composer. Mozart is a foul-mouthed, graceless oaf who has that which is beyond Salieri’s envious grasp: Genius.
​Cast

To Be Announced

Antonio Salieri - 
Wolfang Amadeus Mozart - 
Constanze Weber - 
Joseph II - 
Count Johann Kilian Von Strack - 
Count Franz Orsini-Rosenberg - 
Baron Gottfried Van Swieten - 
2 Venticelli - 
Major-Domo - 
Salieri’s Valet - 
Salieri’s Cook - 
Teresa Salieri - 
Katherina Cavalieri - 
Guiseppe Bonno​ - 

Strollers Theatre
1958-2022

Madison, Wisconsin