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TAPIT/new works

One more time! Catch the final Madison performance of Mangia, Mangia! Treat yourself to a heaping helping of humor, heart and Italian food, when Mangia, Mangia! returns.  This hit play from TAPIT/new works brings Madison’s legendary Greenbush neighborhood to life with comedy, drama, old family photos and more, transporting audiences to a time when less was more — […]

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2014 Winter-Spring Tap Class Schedule

The class schedule can be found here.

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You’re Invited to the Garden Party

Garden Party: A Comedy for Gardeners both Casual and Crazed Celebrate gardeners both casual and crazed with comedy, music, tap dance and garden slides. Wagering garden gnomes, battling plants, mustard researchers and members of Gardeners Anonymous explore the comic possibilities of America’s favorite hobby in this easy-traveling show.

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Mangia, Mangia on Tour!

It’s time for seconds! Treat yourself to a heaping helping of humor, heart and genuine Italian food when “Mangia, Mangia!” visits your community on tour. “Mangia, Mangia,” the hit play from TAPIT/new works Ensemble Theater, brings Madison’s legendary Greenbush neighborhood to life through comedy, drama, old family photos and more. Mangia Mangia, the story of time when less was […]

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How to Contact Us

Producing Artistic Directors
Danielle Dresden
Donna Peckett

TAPIT/new works Ensemble Theater
1957 Winnebago Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53704
Phone: 608.244.2938
e-mail: info@tapitnewworks.org

Mission Statement

TAPIT/new works creates, produces and performs original works, collaborating with theater, dance, music and visual artists; brings the arts to audiences of varied ages and backgrounds; encourages participation in the arts through outreach; and strives to enrich the lives of individuals and communities.

A Living – And Tapping – Legend Performs!

It’s not often area audiences encounter a living legend, yet from Sunday, March 2nd – Tuesday, March 4th, Madisonians had many opportunities to see Brenda Bufalino, one of the world’s leading performers of a uniquely American art form – tap dance.  After lecture-demonstrations and master classes here, Ms. Bufalino shared her insights into the artistry and […]

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Now What? and Medea, a collaboration with NWPL

What do Medea and the Zombie Apocalypse have in common? They’re both featured in Now What, an evening of two one-act plays presented by TAPIT/new works Ensemble Theater at the Edgewood College Black Box Theatre in the Stream Building on the Edgewood Campus (1000 Edgewood College Drive (west end of the campus at Woodrow Street), Friday […]

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Free Theater Workshop with the New World Performance Lab!

Hi All – Here at TAPIT/new works we’re doing a touring exchange with the New World Performance Lab, based in Akron, Ohio, and working all over the world. These awesome artists will be doing a free acting workshop on Saturday, December 7th, from 1-3 pm on the UW campus.  See below to find out more details. […]

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Drama club showcases feats of Wisconsin women who never became household names

BY GAYLE WORLAND | WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL For seventh-grader Susan Venderbloemen, the lessons in drama club aren’t limited to acting and stagecraft. They also include penicillin. The miracle drug was used by Elizabeth Stone, a farm wife who treated victims of timber accidents in Peshtigo in the 1800s. That was a good seven decades before Dr. Alexander Fleming “discovered” penicillin. It’s one of […]

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