Two nights left! Check out new plays by Wisconsin playwrights at the Wisconsin Wrights New Play Festival, May 13-15 at @edgewooduniversitytheatre . Part of @worldpremierewi ! General admission, suggested donation of $20 at the door. All plays start at 7:30pm. First night was packed, arrive early for a seat!
Wisconsin Wrights New Play Festival is here! Check out the schedule and join us for staged readings of new plays by Wisconsin playwrights. A new play each night! May 13-15 in the Diane Ballweg Theatre at @edgewooduniversityofficial .
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To the fearless cast, crew, and artistic team who brought the rolling world premiere of LADY DISDAIN to life - thank you! Your work served up the perfect end to the 2025-26 mainstage season, with a production full of brilliant performances, gorgeous designs, and more innuendo than we could handle 😈
To our audiences - thank you for a season that reminded us why live theater still matters. Thank you for leaning in and embracing this production (and this season) with such enthusiasm. Your curiosity, your conversation at talkbacks, and your unwavering support made this season not only successful, but unforgettable. We are so grateful to create this work in a community that shows up with this much heart.
We can't wait to welcome you back to the Playhouse next season!
LADY DISDAIN
by Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Jen Uphoff Gray
Featuring David Daniel, Matt Daniels, Alys Dickerson, Phoebe González, Colleen Madden, and Ronald Román-Meléndez
Scenic Designer: Steve Barnes
Lighting Designer: Greg Hofmann
Costume Designer: Ren LaDassor
Composer & Sound Designer: Brian Grimm
Props Director: Jolie Sarajian
Stage Manager: Abbi Hess
Technical Director: Aaron Sewell
Asst. Stage Manager: Kenzie Smith�
Assistant Director: Shannon Coltrane
Dramaturg: Deanie Vallone
Intimacy Director: Amie Root
Sound Technician: Benjamin Krueger
Wardrobe Supervisor: Reina Werth
Head Electrician: Julia McDaniel
Theater Technician: Brad Toberman
Run Crew: Nick Chiaverini
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Ever wondered how a season gets chosen? What it really costs to put a show on stage? Join Artistic Director Jen Uphoff Gray and Managing Director Julie Swenson for an open, informal Q&A where no theater question is off limits. It's an AMA w/ J&J! Sunday, May 3 at 3pm via Zoom. Visit forwardtheater.com/events for info and streaming link.
One last chapter 🔥 Happy Closing to the fearless cast, crew, and artistic team of LADY DISDAIN! You gave us rivals worth rooting for and chemistry that ruined all the smoke alarms in the Playhouse. Here’s to a final performance of spark, swagger, and a curtain call that feels like the happiest of endings 💘
Pictured: David Daniel, Phoebe González, Matt Daniels, Colleen Madden, Alys Dickerson, and Ronald Román-Meléndez
Photo by Ross Zentner
LADY DISDAIN
by Lauren Gunderson @lalatellsastory
Directed by Jen Uphoff Gray @jgrayftc
Scenic Designer: Steve Barnes
Lighting Designer: Greg Hofmann
Costume Designer: Ren LaDassor
Composer & Sound Designer: Brian Grimm
Props Director: Jolie Sarajian
Stage Manager: Abbi Hess
Asst. Stage Manager: Kenzie Smith�Assistant Director: Shannon Coltrane
We were so excited to host the cast of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at @uwtheatre to last night's performance of LADY DISDAIN! Their production runs through this weekend - if you've already seen our modern re-telling, go check out the original! Get tickets at artsticketing.wisc.edu.
Even if you don't use Reddit, this headline was worth sharing 🔥 And if you've already seen #ladydisdain this hot take is hilariously on the nose 😂
ONLY SIX PERFORMANCES LEFT of this spicy rolling world premiere comedy, and there are just a few tickets left (literally). Visit forwardtheater.com and grab a pair!
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If you're finding it HARD to GET INTO 'Lady Disdain' 😉 (sorry not sorry) we have a bonus performance this Tuesday, 4/21 at 7:30pm. This is your best chance at good seats - availability will be extremely limited this weekend! Find out what all the spicy buzz is about...
Pictured: Alys Dickerson
Photo by Ross Zentner
Join LADY DISDAIN cast members David Daniel, Colleen Madden, and Matt Daniels as they dive deeper 😉 into this spicy rom-com, playing now through April 26 at @overturecenter . Tickets are extremely limited! Get them now at forwardtheater.com.
The title of this review in @captimesmadison is all you need to know about 'Lady Disdain,' running now thru April 26 at @overturecenter . Whether or not you're a fan of the romance genre, we're certain you'll be enchanted by this modern rom-com that "hits what it aims for." 😉
Read the review on the 'Lady Disdain' show page at forwardtheater.com/show/lady-disdain.
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Congratulations to LADY DISDAIN cast member Colleen Madden, who is starring in 'Winter Hymns' @winterhymnsfilm , a new movie premiering at the @wifilmfest this weekend! Colleen plays a palliative care physician who sees a series of dying patients and their families, while fighting for compassion in a system built for efficiency and other priorities. Visit their profile for website info and a screening guide 😍
Because sometimes you just can't wait until evening for a dash of spice 😈 Join us for our first ever weekday matinee of LADY DISDAIN by @lalatellsastory on Thursday, 4/16 at 2pm and get enough enemies-to-lovers energy to carry you through the weekend. Take a long lunch. You've earned it. Tickets at forwardtheater.com.
Pictured: David Daniel and Colleen Madden
Photo by Ross Zentner
