Four years in the making, World Premiere Wisconsin (WPW) has announced its inaugural festival comes to Wisconsin this spring. The theater festival will run March 1–June 30 throughout the state.
The new works created for World Premiere Wisconsin by nearly 50 participating theaters will explore, illuminate, and celebrate the vastness of Wisconsin’s story, culture, and the many people who make up the Badger State. WPW provides a platform for Wisconsin to be recognized for its contributions to American theater with this first-of-its-kind collaboration.
At the core of WPW are 248 performances across 11 full productions by professional theaters in Madison, Milwaukee, and Door County. The Madison leg of the tour includes performances of:
- Shining in Misery: A King-Sized Parody book by Colleen DuVall, music by Andrew Abrams, and lyrics by Mark-Eugene Garcia at Capital City Theatre, Feb. 23–March 5; and
- Artemisia by Lauren Gunderson at Forward Theater Company, April 13–30.
