STOP KISS by Diana Son (Scene D Theatre Project)
OFF THE BACK by Jonathan West (Forward Theater)
THE CHRISTIANS by Lucas Hnath (Scene D Theatre Project)
TRAVELING IN PLACE by Dave Chaimson (Forward Theater)
The goal of Forward Theater Company and Wisconsin Wrights is to support and develop new theatrical work, via a biennial new play festival that features up to three works by Wisconsin playwrights. After a submission and selection process, selected playwrights communicate with professional directors, dramaturgs, and actors to develop their plays, culminating in public readings at the festival. Each night is dedicated to a single play.
The GenderTalks performance series began in 2020 through the UW– Madison Center for the Humanities as an experiment in virtual performance: pairs of trans and nonbinary people dialogued on Zoom about gender exeperinces during COVID while audiences listen in. Future iterations borow and adapt this "conversation performance" method. A documentary play built from the performance featured at Fringe festivals around the country.
The GenderTalks series (so far): GenderTalks (2020), GenderTalks: Women & Age (2022), GenderTalks: Trans Friendship (2024