A Modern Take On A Timeless Classic
AN ILIAD
by Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare
Directed by MCT Artistic Director Brent Hazelton
Featuring Kellen “Klassik” Abston and N’Jameh
Camara
Created by Kellen “Klassik” Abston, Alex Erickson, Amy Horst, Josh Schmidt, Noele Stollmack, and Emily Wright
September 20 – October 6, 2024
Milwaukee Youth Arts Center
Goodman Mainstage Hall
Every time I sing this song, I hope it’s the last time
A lone Poet, exhausted from the front lines of history’s epic wars and aided only by a single Muse, steps onto an empty stage and weaves a tale filled with honor and hubris, fortitude and fallibility, and righteousness and blind rage. Intimate, urgent, and incisive, this modern retelling—adapted from Robert Fagles’ gold-standard translation and featuring a live score from Milwaukee’s own Klassik—hones Homer’s epic to a gleaming edge as captivating as it is timeless.
“Spellbinding…Smartly conceived and impressively executed…relates an age-old story that resonates with meaning today…” – New York Times
“…pure theater: shocking, glorious, primal and deeply satisfying.” – Time Out New York
Kellen “Klassik” Abston
N'Jameh Camara
Milwaukee Premiere
CLYDE’S
by Lynn Nottage
Directed by Dimonte Henning
Featuring Bryant Bentley, N’Jameh Camara, Lachrisa Grandberry, Justin Huen, and Nate Press
Created by Maaz Ahmed, Stephen Hudson-Mairet, Josh Schmidt, Lauren Marie Stoner, Simone Tegge, Emily Marie Wilke, and Trinae Williams-Henning
November 8 – November 24, 2024
Broadway Theatre Center Studio Theatre
2022 Tony Award Nominee for Best Play
A hero can be more than a sandwich
From the director of last season’s smash hit THE MOUNTAINTOP comes two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage’s new “flavor-bomb of a comedy” (Variety), that’s “a spicy feast for the senses” (Chicago Sun Times). In a diner kitchen that might be hell, limbo, or just a greasy spoon off the Pennsylvania turnpike, four formerly incarcerated cooks strive for redemption through their shared quest to create the perfect sandwich—all under the devilish gaze of their hard-driving boss. CLYDE’S combines uproarious humor, fulsome heart, and generous hospitality into a delicious theatrical meal that shows why Nottage is among America’s greatest living playwrights.
“A laugh riot with real meat on its bones.” – New York Times
“At Clyde’s, sandwiches tell stories, hold truths, and nourish dreams…a poignant story with laugh-out-loud funny jokes.” – The Hollywood Reporter
Bryant Bentley
N'Jameh Camara
Lachrisa Grandberry
Justin Huen
Nate Press
Classic Masterpiece
A DOLL’S HOUSE
by Henrik Ibsen, in a new version by Amy Herzog
Directed by Leda Hoffmann
Featuring Libby Amato, Matthew Bowdren, Josh Krause, Anand Nagraj, Jennifer Vosters, and Kat Wodtke
Created by Jimmy Balistreri, Gina Cornejo, KaiLee Evans, Bri Humke, Dani Kuepper, Lisa Schlenker, Josh Schmidt, Lauren Marie Stoner, Simone Tegge, Emily Marie Wilke, and Austin Winter
January 24 – February 9, 2025
Broadway Theatre Center Studio Theatre
2023 Tony Award Nominee for Best Revival
2023 Drama Desk Award Winner for Best Adaptation
I can tell you the moment you lost my love
For only the second time in 50 years, world-changing dramatist Henrik Ibsen appears in an MCT season! His most famous play, presented here in a devastatingly compact and celebrated new adaptation, shocked audiences and ushered in a new era of theater when it premiered in 1879. Culminating in what George Bernard Shaw described as “the door slam heard ‘round the world,” its unsparing examination of gender roles, marital dynamics, and the ongoing struggles for equality and self-knowledge remains blisteringly relevant today.
“...an astonishing, breathtaking coup...” – The New York Times
“...gravitational...a thing of beauty...a pure view of what Ibsen meant to convey...” – Variety
Libby Amato
Anand Nagraj
Matthew Bowdren
Jennifer Vosters
Joshua Krause
Kat Wodtke
Warm-Hearted Favorite
EVERY BRILLIANT THING
by Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe
Directed by Laura Gordon
Featuring James Carrington and Elyse Edelman
Created by Jim Guy, Martilia Marechal, Ellie Rabinowitz, Beck Trumbull, and Emily Marie Wilke
February 27 – March 16, 2025
Milwaukee Youth Arts Center
Goodman Mainstage Hall
The profound impacts of simple pleasures
1: Ice cream. 2: Kung Fu movies. 3: Staying up past your bedtime to watch TV. Those are just the start of a list of every brilliant thing that makes life worth living created in this luminous mix of theater and stand-up and delivered in alternate performances by two of Milwaukee’s best-loved actors. Described by The Guardian as “one of the funniest plays you’ll ever see about depression—and possibly one of the funniest plays you’ll ever see, full stop,” this beloved coming-of-age story celebrates each of our capacities to delight in the little things and our resilience in going further than we think we can for those we love.
“…finds a perfect balance between conveying the struggles of life, and celebrating all that is sweet in it.”
– The Independent (UK)
“…gloriously funny, exceptionally warm, and highlights the irrepressible resilience of the capacity to find delight in the everyday.” – Time Out London
James Carrington
Elyse Edelman
Modern Classic
TOPDOG/UNDERDOG
by Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by Gavin Dillon Lawrence
Featuring Dimonte Henning and Chiké Johnson
Created by Maaz Ahmed, Em Allen, Peter Clare, Jazmin Aurora Medina, Lonnae Hickman, Lauren Marie Stoner, Dev Wiensch, and Emily Marie Wilke
April 25 – May 11, 2025
Broadway Theatre Center Studio Theatre
2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
2023 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play
Are you chasing a dream or just caught in a long con
In this Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece by “the most consistently inventive, and venturesome, American dramatist working today” (New York Times), brothers Lincoln and Booth struggle for the upper hand as they grapple with unresolved inheritances and how to play the cards they’ve been dealt. At once a rollicking portrait of sibling rivalry, a probing exploration of the complexity of family, and a resonant allegory of American identity, this can’t miss production will have you howling with laughter one moment and on the edge of your seat the next.
“…an utterly mesmerizing evening of theater…” – Variety
“The issues are gripping, the characters are dynamite…a must-see play.” – Backstage
Dimonte Henning
Chiké Johnson
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