OUR 2024-2025 Season
Angry FAgs
November 1 - November 16, 2024
Written by TOPHER PAYNE
Directed by MAXTON JAMES YOUNG-JONES
An out lesbian state senator is up for re-election. Her female opponent is a moderate conservative who’s aligned herself with right-wing extremists. They’re locked in a tight race in which each side dog-whistles to its base and any event can become instantaneously politicized.
When a gay man is bashed with a baseball bat and left to die, his ex-boyfriend, a campaign aide for the incumbent senator, is enraged. But it’s the unwillingness of his boss to label it a hate-crime that tips him over the edge. Teaming up with his best friend, the two men embark on a vendetta of sabotage and assassinations, reasoning that if gays aren’t respected enough to win equal justice and rights, fear will achieve what good intentions and politics cannot.
“A gay gentleman’s guide to love and murder... Filled with tension but laced with moments of black humor and rigged with unexpected twists and turns.” – Chicago Tribune
Performance Venue: Evjue Stage, Bartell Community Theatre
General Seating
Run Time: 120 minutes
Recommended Ages: 18+
Content Warnings:
Murder. Descriptions of graphic violence and hate crimes.
Cast
BENNETT RIGGS - Jonah Hirst
COOPER HARLOW - Jack Garton
SENATOR ALLISON HAINES - Molly Maslin Arbogast
KIMBERLY PHILLIPS - Vi Williams
ADAM LOWELL - Matt Reines
PEGGY MUSGROVE - Renee Reed
DEIRDRE PRESTON - Brittany Loughman
StageQ Sliding Scale Ticket Prices: Choose the price that is right for you!
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.
We strive to make it so all who want to attend our shows can. That is why this season we are implementing a complementary ticket raffle, thanks to our cast and crew, who can donate their unused comp tickets. If the accessible level ticket price poses a financial burden, you can email kalea@stageq.com to request up to two complementary tickets, first come, first serve.
Accessibility
Dr. Ride’s American Beach House
January 24 - February 8, 2025
Written by LIZA BIRKENMEIER
Co-Directed by BIRDIE LA BARRE and SIMONE LAPIERRE
It’s 1983, the evening before Dr. Sally Ride’s historic space flight. Hundreds of miles from the launch, a group of women with passionate opinions and no opportunities sit on a sweltering St. Louis rooftop watching life pass them by. Their uncharted desires bump up against American norms of sex and power in this intimate snapshot of queer anti-heroines.
Performance Venue: Evjue Stage, Bartell Community Theatre
General Seating
Run Time: 90 minutes
Recommended Ages: 14+
StageQ Sliding Scale Ticket Prices: Choose the price that is right for you!
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.
Lizzie The Musical
April 18 - May 3, 2025
Written by STEVEN CHESLIK-DEMEYER, TIM MANER, and ALAN STEVENS HEWITT
Directed by JAY GILE
Asst. Directed by NICOLE RIEGE
Rage! Sex! Betrayal! Bloody murder! LIZZIE explores the days leading up to the murder of Lizzie Borden's parents and her controversial acquittal of all charges. The creation of a new American myth is forged in blood and a searing rock score.
“The most authentically kick-ass rock musical score since Hedwig and the Angry Inch” - Orlando Weekly
“A gothic rock ritual with a riotgirl attitude” - The New York Times
Performance Venue: Drury Stage, Bartell Community Theatre
Run Time: 120 minutes
Recommended Ages: 18+
Content Warnings:
Murder. Descriptions of graphic violence and sexual abuse.
StageQ Sliding Scale Ticket Prices: Choose the price that is right for you!
Accessible: $25
Suggested: $30
Superstar: $50
Legend: $65*
*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.
CapitalQ Theatre Festival
June 13 - June 21, 2025
Written and Directed by Various Artists
Madison’s favorite theatrical Pride celebration is back for a fourth time! New queer shows written by up and coming queer playwrights. Come be a part of a Pride month tradition that celebrates and uplifts queer art.
Performance Venue: Drury Stage, Bartell Community Theatre
StageQ Sliding Scale Ticket Prices:
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.