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TAPIT/new works

Coming Soon: “Take Care: A Play for Our Times,” UW Marathon County Wausau, Wisconsin, Thursday, April 26, 2012; Overture Center, Promenade Hall, Madison, Wisconsin, Thursday – Sunday, May 3 – 6, 2012; The Last Frontier Theater Conference, Valdez, Alaska, Thursday, June 14, 2012.

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“Mangia, Mangia!” Returns

It’s time for seconds! Treat yourself to a heaping helping of humor, heart and genuine Italian food when “Mangia, Mangia!” returns for two evening performances at the Elks Club, 711 Jenifer Street, Friday and Saturday, February 17 and 18, 2012, at 7:00 PM.  Tickets are $15.00.  Please call Dianne Redsten at 608.221.3225 for reservations and [...]

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Bullying: The Musical

Bullying is one of the most widespread and potentially serious problems facing Americans of all ages today.  But you can still sing about it. TAPIT/new works Ensemble Theater tackles the issue with humor and heart in their production, Bullying: The Musical. Featuring an all-youth ensemble cast, Bullying: The Musical, is based on 50 workshops conducted by TAPIT/new [...]

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Help Wanted: The Search for Security, True Love or at Least a Decent Part-Time Job

Treat yourself to a cutting-edge comedy that takes a look at the lighter side of lay-offs, larceny and love.

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Help Wanted: The Search for Security, True Love or at Least a Decent Part-Time Job

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.

“Bullying: The Musical” Review Excerpted from Booklist

“… Based on material gathered at more than 50 workshops (with school age students) … the production, filmed before a live audience, relies on music, clever dialogue and humor. The teenage cast presents a series of brief vignettes set in school hallways, cafeterias, and bus stops, touching upon such topics as body weight, race, cheating, [...]

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TAPIT/new works Receives Great Performance Fund Support

TAPIT/new works Ensemble Theater will bring a compelling new play about caregivers and the Sandwich Generation to Promenade Hall in Madison’s Overture Center this spring, thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Pleasant Rowland Great Performance Fund for Theater, a component fund of the Madison Community Foundation. These funds, allocated to support professional theater in [...]

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Wisconsin State Journal

But despite the dark material, “Bullying: The Musical” has an “ABC Afterschool Special” quality to it, with a bouncing teen energy and injections of humor that its young audience — and their teachers — should be able to relate to. It is, after all, a musical.  

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The Capital Times, Madison, Wisconsin

“Help Wanted has a love story … likely to become part of the repertoire of the energetic TAPIT team.”

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