Forward Theater Company Announces 10th Anniversary 2018-19 Season

Forward Theatre celebrates its 10 anniversary season ! the company has expanded the season to four mainstage plays in 2018 - 19. With each production, we'll pay tribute to our history of presenting diverse kinds of storytelling in plays that are socially meaningful, that use theater to get to the heart of challenging issues, and that showcase Wisconsin artists at the peak of their craft. Each play this season will continue those traditions in grand fashion.

Skeleton Crew By Dominique Morisseau September 6 - 23, 2018

Directed by Jake Penner | Wisconsin Premiere At the start of the Great Recession, one of the last auto stamping plants in Detroit is on shaky ground. Faye, Dez, and Shanita are a tight - knit family of workers navigating the likelihood of losing their jobs, while their foreman Reggie is torn between his team and his career. As power dynamics shift, they are all pushed to the limits of forgiveness. When the line between blue - collar and white - collar gets blurred, how much are they willing to risk for each other

Fun Home By Jeanine Tesori & Lisa Kron, based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel November 1 - 25, 2018

2015 Tony Award Winner for Best Musical | Featuring Tony Award Winner Karen Olivo Directed by Jennifer Uphoff-Gray

Gay Graphic novelist Alison Bechdel's father was a volatile and brilliant man whose secrets defined her family and her life. Bruce taught high school English, ran the family's funeral home business, and was obsessed with restoring their old house. When he dies unexpectedly, Alison digs deeply into her childhood memories to try and understand how his choices may have influenced her own. This unique, funny and heart - shattering new musical zig - zags across Alison's past and present as she tries to make sense of her parents ' lives, her own sexuality, and how she maps the terrain of her adulthood. "

Heisenberg By Simon Stephens

January 16 - February 3, 2019

Directed by Laura Gordon | Wisconsin Premiere A chance encounter between Georgie (flirtatious, mysterious) and Alex (a much older man) starts with a kiss that changes both of their lives. What does Georgie want? And can she be trusted? These two strangers, set adrift by life and loss, embark upon a fascinating game of cat and mouse that changes course with each new revelation. There are many possible lives we can live - but each choice we make alters the journey.

Life Sucks By Aaron Posner March 27 - April 14, 2019

Directed by Jennifer Uphoff Gray | Wisconsin Premiere In this bold and funny reworking of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, a group of old friends, ex - lovers, estranged in - laws, and lifelong enemies lurches between love and lust, laughter and longing, and the many ways in which life does, and doesn't ... suck. Both brash and warm - hearted, Madison na.ve Aaron Posner's romp of a play reminds its seven hapless characters - and us - that to feel deeply is the price of a life well - lived.

Two Steps Forward June 20 - 23, 2019

Forward Theater's biennial monologue festivals are a hugely popular treat for our audiences ! Featuring a dozen original pieces written just for us by playwrights from across our community and around the nation, these festivals celebrate the many different ways creative authors can approach a common subject. Timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Wisconsin's 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, our " Two Steps Forward " fes.val will encompass a wide variety of perspectives on and interpretations of our state's long progressive tradition.

 

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