Give us 90 minutes and we’ll give you the timeless love affairs from Romeo & Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Cyrano de Bergerac, and more. Madison’s unique Valentine’s Day tradition continues with the eighth installment of A Valentine’s Affair, a celebration of classic love stories from William Shakespeare, Edmond Rostand, Thomas Heywood, and William Congreve. An evening of passion, pursuit, misunderstanding, marriage, and mayhem on the Bartell stage. Spend your Valentine season with the sparring Beatrice and Benedick, the magical pursuit of Helena, Hermia, Demetrius, and Lysander, and the incomparable love triangle of Roxane, Christian, and Cyrano. And, of course, the comedy chaos of Sonnets From a Hat. Featuring the ensemble of Ben Seidensticker, Deanna Summerlott, Jason Compton, Laura Kochanowski, Madeleine O'Keefe, Mitch Taylor, and newcomers Reesa Karamanski and Shelton Tripp. Directed by Joseph Green.
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Women Beware Women (10/31/25-11/8/25)
Henry the Fifth (5/2/25-5/11/25)
Wintertime (2/7/25-2/22/25)
The Blue Comet (11/1/24-11/9/24)
The Untold Story of the Collyer Brothers (10/11/24-10/26/24)
POTUS: Or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive (5/30/24-6/15/24)
A Timely Intervention by the Former Barber of Seville (Figaro’s Final Adventure) (9/29/23-10/7/23)
Hedwig & the Angry Inch (3/10/23-3/25/23)
Act A Lady (11/4/22-11/19/22)
Hir (2/11/22-2/26/22)
Videos
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Papineau on Parade
Encore Studio for the Perfroming Arts (2/6 - 2/22) | |
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Real Life
Encore Studio for the Performing Arts (5/15 - 5/31) | |
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Swan Lake: International Ballet Stars in Sheboygan, WI! On January 24, 2026
Stefanie H. Weill Center for the Performing Arts (1/24 - 1/24) | |
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HYPROV: Improv Under Hypnosis - Live in Black River Falls, WI
Ho-Chunk Gaming - Black River Falls (2/14 - 2/14) | |
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A Valentine's Affair 2026
Bartell Theatre (2/12 - 2/14) | |
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SCHMIDTY'S New Year's Eve EARLY 4 PM - 7 PM - NO COVER CHARGE
Schmidty's Bar and Grill (12/31 - 12/31) | |
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Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’®
Pablo Center at the Confluence (3/7 - 3/7) | |
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