Ten Days In A Madhouse at Memorial Union Play Circle

Dates: (8/19/2022 - 8/27/2022 )

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Memorial Union Play Circle

Music Theatre of Madison

5555 Odana Road Ste. 115
Madison,WI 53703

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Phone: 608-265-2787

Tickets: $15-$35

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This world premiere musical by Madison writers Jennifer Hedstrom and Karen Saari tells the story of one of history's most fascinating women, and how she changed journalism with a shocking infiltration of an insane asylum. In 1887, passionate and seemingly fearless journalist Nellie Bly is sent to infiltrate the notorious Blackwells Island Insane Asylum to report on what she sees. Unsure of what shes getting herself into, and unaware of when shell get out, Nellie enters the asylum and is shocked by the treatment and conditions. She also meets people of all walks of life; fascinating characters, most of whom are not at all insaneand a nurse who might be. Ten Days In A Madhouse tells the story of Nellies time in Blackwells through the eyes of those she saves, and those she can't, as she records her findings and eventually shocks the world with her expos.

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