StageQ Sliding Scale Ticket Prices:
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Accessible: $20
Suggested: $25
Superstar: $45
Legend: $60*
*All Legend Level patrons will be automatically added to the Friends of StageQ roster for this current season and receive all the benefits of at the Friend level.
Madison's favorite CapitalQ Theater Festival is back for a 4th time! Join us for our annual Pride Month celebration when StageQ takes over the Drury stage for two weekends to present brand new play readings, 10-minute shorts, and one-act plays by up-and-coming queer playwrights from around the country. ​
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By popular demand, expanded to TWO Weekends!
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Performance Venue: Drury Stage, Bartell Community Theatre
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Single Showcase - 1 hour and 40 minutes - Two weekends to see it!
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The Emperor’s New(er) Clothes - By John Mabey
Directed By - Will French and Emma Fried
“Weaving a new fairytale”​
Secondhand Grace - By Brian Farrey-Latz
Directed By - Avery Taylor
“History is gay, no matter who tries to take away our stories”
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marriage is a story we tell and keep telling - By Danielle Frimer
Directed By - Birdie La Barre
“Diversity Win: Queer Weddings can be stressful too!”
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Southies - By Jeffrey James Keyes
Directed By - Chelsea Gaspard
"Fabulous gay dinner party ends in intrigue..."
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The Dating Pool - By Arianna Rose
Directed By - Jasmine Ridler
“Hope, love, lust & nostalgia”
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Performances are June 13 - June 21, 2025
Friday, June 13th - 7:30pm (opening night)
Saturday, June 14th - 7:30pm
Sunday, June 15th - 2:00pm (matinee)
Thursday June 19th - 7:30pm
Friday, June 20th - 7:30pm
Saturday, June 21st - 2:00pm (matinee)
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GET INVOLVED
Auditions will be held May 5 & 6 at 7 pm at the Bartell Theatre on 113 E Mifflin, Madison, WI 53703.
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Apply to direct one of the short plays or play readings! Director positions have a small stipend and are a great way for new directors to practice their new skills
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Join us to read through several play submissions and select which plays will appear in the festival this year!
Plays have been Selected
SUBMIT YOUR SCRIPT
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We are interested in plays at all levels of development from playwrights of all levels of experience. What we are looking for is an exciting story surrounding the queer experience that begs to be performed on stage. Our goal is to aid playwrights in presenting the story they are excited to tell on stage, with whatever resources they find valuable. We are especially interested in a myriad of stories about the LGBTQ+ experience and are hoping our festival’s representation accurately represents the diversity in our community.
IMPORTANT APPLICATION DETAILS:
- We are defining a one-act play as a play between 10 and 40 minutes long that takes place over one act.
- This festival is specifically for playwrights who identify as LGBTQ+. At this time, we are not accepting plays written by allies.
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