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MadCAP Theatre for Young Audiences

Inspiring and Nurturing Talents in the Performing Arts

MadCAP's Theatre for Young Audiences caters to southern Wisconsin's youngest theatre-goers by bringing quality performances of well-known children's literature to life on the stage. TYA productions are designed and directed by talented professional artists and performed by adult actors and young people working together. Performances take place on the Drury stage at the historic Bartell Theatre. The theatre provides an intimate space allowing for memorable theatre experiences.

MadCAP's School of the Arts provides opportunities for people of all ages to work with professional teaching artists in creatively challenging programs that encourage young people to realize their highest level of artistic potential.

MadCAP's Studio is centrally located in downtown Madison so that young people from throughout Madison and the surrounding communities can develop their artistic talents within the context of a community of supportive and caring teaching artists.

This Season

Current Class Listings

Performance Ensembles - Ongoing

MadCAP is currently accepting enrollments for their School of the Arts Performance Ensembles. There are spots available in each of the k-12 Musical Theatre Ensembles as well as the Opera Ensemble and Originality Works. Each ensemble is directed by professional and experienced musicians, actors, directors, and performers.

The performance ensembles meet once a week and work on quarterly projects. In the first and fourth quarter performers will prepare fully staged selections from popular Musical Theatre. These projects will be presented in MadCAP’s new venue: Promenade Hall of the Overture Center. During the 2nd quarter the performers will prepare and be involved in a benefit concert in the Wisconsin Dells, and during the 3rd quarter students in the Performance Ensembles will serve as the chorus for MadCAP’s March production of "Willy Wonka" (directed by Paul Milisch). Students enrolled in Performance Ensembles are also eligible to audition for lead roles in "Willy Wonka", which would involve additional rehearsal commitments.

Please visit www.madcap.org for more information or to download an enrollment brochure.

Paul Milisch, Teaching Artist
251-1879

Private and Semi-private Acting Lessons - starts 9/1/08

MadCAP is pleased to offer private and semi-private Acting classes starting this fall. The lessons are taught by Paul Milisch and the curriculum is tailored to each individual performer. The classes may be taken individually, or in groups of 2-4.

The overall focus of the program is to provide performers technical skills to be successful on stage while developing a stage persona by which the actor can let go into their artistic expression. The program is also designed to help musicians by developing improvisational skills as well as a stage persona. The lessons are open to all ages.

For more information and the teaching artist’s bio, please refer to the flyer posted on www.madcap.org, or contact Paul Milisch at 251-1879 or paul@madcap.org.


Past Productions

2006 Season

2005 Season

2004 Season

2002-03 Season

2000-01 Season

1999-2000 Season

1998-99 Season

1997-98 Season