Staged Reading of Oatesland

By Sam White
May 19, 2012
7:30 pm
Wisconsin Studio, Overture Center

$12 suggested donation, No reservations needed

Wisconsin Wrights winner Sam White drew on two decades of Army service to craft this play about a covert military intelligence team is stationed in Antarctica. As the soldiers carry out their mission -- to spy on a nearby Russian base, they become suspicious of their environment, their real purpose in the remote weather station, and of each other. In the long, tense hours of cold and isolation, at least one of soldiers believes he’s seen the ghost of Lawrence Oates, a member of a doomed polar expedition party in 1912. As the team argues about obedience and duty, they spiral out of control towards a dark and inescapable conclusion.

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Forward Theater Company's
2012-2013 Season

The plays in Forward Theater’s 2012-2013 season feature characters searching for success, fame, power, and a better life – all versions of the American dream. Chosen by the FTC advisory company and staff, they include 44 Plays for 44 Presidents, a comic romp through the legacies left by each of our commanders-in-chief; Collected Stories, the tale of two writers competing for success in the publishing world; and Good People, about one woman’s desperate attempt to escape the poverty and desperation of her south Boston neighborhood. In addition to these three mainstage shows, Forward will also present its second monologue festival, Soul Food, exploring our funny, heartwarming, and complicated relationships with what we eat.  Learn more.

2011-2012 Season
Love Stories   

April 12 - 29, 2012
Three one act plays by George Bernard Shaw, Bertolt Brecht, and Dorothy Parker

Follow one pair of actors as they embark on an unforgettable journey, through giddy infatuation, nervous beginnings, passionate longing, and tumultuous endings. Penned by three of the most celebrated writers of all time, these plays were conceived in different eras, but their themes are universal.

"Colleen Madden and James Ridge 
deliver exceptional performances"
     ~ Jennifer A. Smith, The Isthmus

"Outstanding"
     ~ Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

WORLD PREMIERE

A Thousand Words 

January 19 - February 5, 2012
By Gwendolyn Rice

The Farnsworth Invention 

November 3 - 20, 2011
By Aaron Sorkin

"A bracing, must-see production."
     ~ Mike Fischer, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

"It’s a production that’s informative, entertaining, and fascinating."
     ~ Christian Neuhaus, Dane101

"Farnsworth is an indisputable success"
    ~ Lindsay Christians, 77 Square