MadCAP Theatre for Young Audiences
Inspiring and Nurturing Talents in the Performing Arts
As of April 21, 2015, MadCAP is dark. See letter below.
MadCAP's Theatre for Young Audiences catered to southern Wisconsin's youngest theatre-goers by bringing quality performances of well-known children's literature to life on the stage. TYA productions were designed and directed by talented professional artists and performed by adult actors and young people working together. The theatre provided an intimate space allowing for memorable theatre experiences.
MadCAP's School of the Arts provided opportunities for people of all ages to work with professional teaching artists in creatively challenging programs that encouraged young people to realize their highest level of artistic potential.
MadCAP's Studio was centrally located in downtown Madison so that young people from throughout Madison and the surrounding communities could develop their artistic talents within the context of a community of supportive and caring teaching artists.
23 February 2015
Dear friends,
MadCAP will celebrate its 20th year in 2015. This dynamic and nurturing organization has served hundreds of families over the years.
It is with mixed emotions that we inform you that MadCAP will be closing effective April 1, 2015. Please know that we as a staff and board have spent many months in thoughtful consideration before reaching this conclusion.
We have been working at making arrangements with Madison partners to continue MadCAP’s programming through alternate venues. These partners include Madison Children’s Museum, Madison Public Libraries, and Harvest Church of Madison. (HCM has partnered with us in our space for the past few years.)
MadCAP’s final production as a School of the Arts and theatre group in the Madison area will be Captain Louie, performing March 25-28 at Oakwood Village University Woods. Please consider joining us in celebration of 20 wonderful years as an organization serving the Madison area. Ticket sale revenue from this production will assist in covering the costs of closing.
What does this mean for second semester classes & lessons? Private lessons and Company M will continue throughout the academic year (ending May 2015). Company M has several seniors to send out into the world with all best wishes, love, and music. Kirsti will continue music studio lessons as a private teacher for existing students.
What about other ensembles & activities? Intermediate Ensemble is on hiatus for the third quarter and will resume following Captain Louie performances. Location of this rehearsal is still TBA, but will likely be part of the Madison Story Project, a joint program of Madison Children’s Museum and Madison Public Libraries. Under this arrangement, Beginning Ensemble will resume in 2015-2016 hosted by Madison Children’s Museum.
I was counting on MadCAP programs this summer! What should I do? Madison Children’s Museum has agreed to use our programming model. Keep an eye on their website & brochures for summer musical theatre programming taught by MadCAP instructors. This will be posted February 1, 2015.
What’s happening to Kirsti? After 15 years with MadCAP, the last 10 as an Artistic Director, Kirsti is going to take some time to explore what will come next in her professional life. The biggest challenges for her include figuring out what to be when she grows up and knowing how much she will miss seeing MadCAPpers on a daily basis…but also knowing that it’s the start of a grand new adventure and kids/teens will never be absent from her life or her heart. Change is difficult and sometimes scary, but this is a time for bravery and adventure.
Sincerely,
Kirsti Johanson, Artistic Director
Joan McCarthy, Founding Director
Jon McCarthy, Board President
Past Productions
- Click, Clack, Moo! - March 17-19, 2011
- A Year With Frog And Toad - October 6-9, 2010
- The Adventures Of Beatrix Potter, and her friends - May 20-22, 2010
- The Berenstain Bears - March 11-13, 2010
- Honk! Jr. - December 16-18, 2009
- Winnie the Pooh - November 7-16, 2008
- Wonderland - July 25-26, 2008
- Sleeping Beauty - July 18-19, 2008
- Macbeth - July 18-19, 2008
- The Aristocats - June 27-28, 2008
- Ducktails and Bobbysocks - June 27-29, 2008
- Disney's Mulan Junior - May 8-10, 2008
- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day - May 1-10, 2008
- The Quiltmaker's Gift - February 21 - March 1, 2008
- Madeline's Christmas - November 30 - December 15, 2007
- Hansel & Gretel ~ a Puppet Operetta - November 29 - December 13, 2007
- Seussical - July 27-28, 2007
- A Year with Frog and Toad - February 8-17, 2007
- A Winnie the Pooh Birthday Tail - December 7 - 16, 2006
- Wisconsin Women Legacies - November 2006
- Bugsy Malone Junior - July 28 & 29, 2006
- Beauty of the Dreaming Wood - July 21-22, 2006
- Rats! The Story of the Pied Piper - July 20-21, 2006
- Give My Regards to Broadway - June 30, 2006
- The Tempest - June 29, 2006
- Into the Woods Jr - March 10-11, 2006
- MadCAP Festival of the Arts - March 8-11, 2006
- The Hobbit - July 22-23, 2005
- Narnia - July 14-30, 2005
- Tom Sawyer - July 1, 2005
- As You Like It - June 30, 2005
- Stuart Little - March 4-12, 2005
- Magnetic Theatre - Friday, July 30, 2004
- Little Women - Friday, July 23, 2004
- Rock Around the Block - Friday, July 2, 2004
- Macbeth - Thursday, July 1, 2004
- The Twelve Dancing Princesses - Friday, June 25, 2004
- A Village Fable - January 16-24, 2004
- The Little Prince - May 1-10, 2003
- The Ice Wolf - January 17-25, 2003
- Winter Solstice - January 16-23, 2003
- The Adventures of Beatrix Potter and Her Friends - Aug 1 & 2, 2002
- Crazy for You - July 18 & 19, 2002
- Everything's Groovy - June 28, 2002
- A Midsummer Night's Dream - June 27, 2002
- You're a Good Man Charlie Brown - May 9-11, 2002
- The Wiz - July 26-27, 2001
- Love's Labours Lost, June 2001
- Charleston, June 2001
- Alice's Adventures into Wonderland, April 2001
- Mother Hicks - January, 2001
- Boo Scary Stories - October, 2000
- Tom Sawyer - July 2000
- 45 Minutes from Broadway - June 2000
- Twelfth Night - June 2000
- Dragonsong - May 6, 2000
- Anastasia - March 30-April 2, 2000
- The Rememberer - January 13-15, 2000
- Jungalbook - November 18-19, 1999
- Narnia, the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, July 1999
- The Tempest - June 1999
- Ducktails & BobbySox - June 1999
- Dragonsong - May 29-31, 1999
- The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Merlin's Tale of Arthur's Magic Sword - March 18-20, 1999 - The Orphan Train
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , and
The Honorable Urashima Taro - January 22-23, 1999 - The Phantom Tollbooth
Tales of Trickery - October 29-31, 1998 - The Hobbit - July 22-23, 1998
- A Little Princess - April 16-18, 1998
- Festival of Plays and Music - January 17, 1998
- Antigone - January 10-17, 1998
- Ramona Quimby, May 8-10, 1997