Forward Theater Company

AND ONE. The cast and crew of KING JAMES took it to the rim each and every night. Congratulations to the entire artistic team on making this production a slam dunk. What a wonderful start to our Sweet 16th season! 🔥🏀❤

KING JAMES�by Rajiv Joseph
Sept 12-29 at Overture Center
Directed by Mikael Burke
Featuring Marques Causey and Greg Pragel

Scenic Designer: Mike Lawler
Lighting Designer: Colin Gawronski
Costume Designer: Karen Brown-Larimore
Sound Designer/Composer: Brian Grimm
Props Master: Kaya Sarajian
Technical Director: Adam Hastings
Stage Manager: Abbi Hess
Asst. Stage Manager: Dev Wiensch
Asst. Director: Ali Mansouri

CALLING ALL SNEAKERHEADS! Can you guess these shoes? Costume Designer Karen Brown-Larimore nailed the footwear in KING JAMES, right down to the style and production year. Minor details, major effect. Shout out to Ross Zentner for the close ups 🥇🥇🥇 Final performances this Saturday (2pm & 7:30pm) and Sunday (2pm)!

Just FOUR PERFORMANCES LEFT. Time to lace up those Reebok Pumps and get to Overture Center for the Arts to see the hilarious and poignant KING JAMES. Be the MVP and bring a friend - it's "one slam-dunk of a bromance." Tickets at forwardtheater.com.

KING JAMES really is a "slam-dunk of a bromance." But to achieve that, you need two dudes like Marques Causey and Greg Pragel, two of the most authentic actors around. This infectious friendship is bringing audiences to their feet every night. 2nd WEEKEND LET'S GOOOO🔥

Pictured: Marques Causey and Greg Pragel
Photos by Ross Zentner

KING JAMES�by Rajiv Joseph��
Sept 12-29�at Overture Center for the Arts �
Directed by Mikael Burke

Scenic Designer: Mike Lawler
Lighting Designer: Colin Gawronski
Costume Designer: Karen Brown-Larimore
Sound Designer/Composer: Brian Grimm
Props Master: Kaya Sarajian
Technical Director: Adam Hastings
Stage Manager: Abbi Hess
Asst. Stage Manager: Dev Wiensch
Asst. Director: Ali Mansouri

If you’re coming to KING JAMES tonight, give yourself some extra time

Please allow extra time for travel if you are attending performances at Overture this evening!

More buzz for the "humorous and poignant" KING JAMES, running now through September 29 at Overture Center for the Arts. Marques Causey and Greg Pragel are 🤩🤩🤩 Check out this thoughtful review from Isthmus!

Team spirit Fans become friends in Forward Theater’s ‘King James’

TONIGHT! Jen Uphoff Gray and fellow dynamos to discuss the ever changing state of streaming theater and the challenges and rewards of gathering people together to experience stories live in real time. Live at Overture Center for the Arts and streaming. Free tickets via registration at captimesideafest.com!

"What makes KING JAMES soar seems simple, yet is so rarely seen onstage. This is real friendship — honest, complicated, platonic love — between two dudes. May every team (and theater company) start the season with such hard-won hope." FRIENDSHIP FTW LET'S GOOOO 🤩🏀❤

Theater review: 'King James' shoots and soars in the Playhouse Rajiv Joseph’s “King James” channels friendship through fandom. Forward Theater's funny, sensitive production runs through Sept. 29.

Get courtside seats at nosebleed prices 🤩 KING JAMES debuts Thursday, and tickets are just $30 for general public, and $15 for students/educators. Jump on your slider phone and check forwardtheater.com for availability.

Pictured: Marques Causey & Greg Pragel
Photo by Ross Zentner

KING JAMES�by Rajiv Joseph��
Sept 12-29�at Overture Center��

Directed by Mikael Burke

Scenic Designer: Mike Lawler
Lighting Designer: Colin Gawronski
Costume Designer: Karen Brown-Larimore
Sound Designer/Composer: Brian Grimm
Props Master: Kaya Sarajian

This Thursday 9/12 is Community Night! We're excited to offer discount tickets to the first performance of every production, and you can see KING JAMES for $30 (students and educators are just $15). The rest of the run is filling up - this is a great chance to see this "slam-dunk of a bromance." Tickets at forwardtheater.com.

Our podcast is gearing up for a mailbag episode, and we want to hear from YOU! Got burning questions about the stage, behind-the-scenes magic, or issues in American theater? Send them our way and we’ll answer them on the pod. Message us, drop your questions in the comments, or email us at [email protected].

"In other words, the grown-up theater kids in the audience won’t have to know a power forward from a point guard to be free-thrown into this relationship." An amazing quote from this in-depth preview in The Capital Times. KING JAMES runs Sept 12-29 at Overture Center for the Arts!

Registration is now open through Nov. 1st for the Wisconsin Directors Lab! The Lab will support education, artistic exploration, career development, and networking for early- and mid-career theater directors in our state. Explore the schedule and list of participating artists and register now.

Wisconsin Directors Lab January 4-5, 2025 at Madison College | Registration now open.

TONIGHT! Award-winning author and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib presents a poignant, personal reflection on basketball, talent and allegiance, and of course, LEBRON JAMES 😍 Live at Goodman Community Center at 6pm. Free to public. Presented by A Room of One's Own Bookstore.

YOUR WEEKEND LISTEN: Inspired by the Olympics and our upcoming production of KING JAMES, the team steps up to the plate to talk about their favorite sports-themed plays, and the exciting parallels between these two dynamic art forms. Listen on Apple Podcasts or forwardtheater.com.

Let the (GOAT) debates begin. KING JAMES opens September 12, and if you need a crash course in one of the greatest athletes in the history of professional sports, this is a great place to start.

The inspiring story of LeBron James: From High School to NBA Champion NBA Champion LeBron James is without a doubt one of the most legendary sports athletes of all time, with even those who are not interested in basketball confirming his legacy.

WE ARE READY FOR TIPOFF. Rehearsals for KING JAMES have begun! What a team of artists we have for this production. This play is the perfect start to the 2024-25 season. Let's goooooo 🤩🤩🤩

Single tickets for the 2024-25 season are on sale now! Our Sweet 16th Season is all about the ties that bind us to each other – how tenuously they can begin, how complicated they can become, and how essential they are. Reserve now at ForwardTheater.com.

Single tickets to the 24-25 season are going on sale August 7th, and that means you can get seats for KING JAMES soon! In the meantime, we're just sitting here loving the LeBron James memes 😍

Join our special July challenge as part of our Future Forward Endowment Campaign! Remember, all donations of any amount will be MATCHED dollar-for-dollar until the end of 2024. Every red star below represents a gift of $2,500 or more - help us finish the board by the end of July. Visit forwardtheater.com and donate today!

To know Sam White is to LOVE him. A mainstay of Madison theater for decades, we are honored to have him as a founding Advisory Company member of Forward and thrilled to see him delighting audiences at American Players Theatre this summer. Check out this Quick Chat and learn more about his experience!

Sam D. White, 'Much Ado About Nothing,' 2024. Photo by Liz Lauren. Courtesy of American Players Theatre.

Quick Chat: Sam D. White | American Players Theatre American Players Theatre is a world-class classical theater in Spring Green, Wisconsin.