Welcome to Encore Studios!

Encore Studio for the Performing Arts is the only professional theatre company for people with disabilities in the state of Wisconsin, and one of the very few in the United States! Encore offers an innovative, inclusive, and professional environment where all people work together in the pursuit of artistic and theatrical excellence.

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December 22, 2009

Seize the City!
43. Show Off: The Bartell and Broom StreetMadison has long had a reputation as a forward-thinking community—which makes it a great place for innovative theater. Check out a show by Mercury Players Theatre,… Read More»

December 13, 2009

Review: Encore’s “Tidings” wishes you a merry ... oh, whatever
Encore! Studio for the Performing Arts' production of "Tidings from the Seasonally Affected" presents a farcical holiday season that's oddly closer to the one many people go home to than the saccharine… Read More»

December 02, 2009

Tidings From The Seasonally Affected
Encore Studio for the Performing Arts twists the “home for holidays” trope by examining a time in the late ’70s when large numbers of folks with disabilities were released from big institutions and… Read More»

November 09, 2009

I Can’t Build a Team By Myself
Rachel’s support meeting turns into a battle of egos as doctor, therapist, support broker and service provider alike ram ideological heads over the very real issue of Rachel’s well-being. If… Read More»

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Not Stubborn… Not Strong Willed
Self-determination is a catch phrase in the world of people with disabilities today. For centuries people with disabilities have been labeled and told what to do. A passionate and comical monologue opens… Read More»

Let Us Pray
Diversity, community and equality come together in this original play with music that is certain to open your mind and heighten your awareness. The characters, played by professional actors with and without… Read More»

April 23, 2009

The Green Room
A farcical romp of what the audience never sees; the drama behind the drama. Read More»

February 23, 2009

The frank, funny Lost Track by Encore Studio
The original work by Wendy Prosise and KelsyAnne Schoenhaar examines a young woman's struggle with bipolar disorder. The frank and sometimes funny look at mental illness, which incorporates film sequences,… Read More»

 

 

 
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    Encore Studio for the Performing Arts is the only professional theatre company for people with disabilities in the state of Wisconsin, and one of the very few in the United States! Encore offers an innovative, inclusive, and professional environment where all people work together in the pursuit of artistic and theatrical excellence.

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