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INSURGENT AUDITIONS: at The Alchemist Sunday May 25th, 4-7:30 PM Tuesday May 27th, 6-9 PM Or by appointment: email [email protected] Open Auditions for new plays by John Manno and Russ Bickerstaff. Performing July 10, 11, 17, 18, 20, 24 and 25 at the Alchemist. No experience necessary. Any age, race, gender. Dedication required. Prepared monologues encouraged. Cold reads available. No appointment necessary, just show up in the time frame.
Don't miss this opportunity to get involved with Milwaukee's Premier DIY, all-original works, no holds barred theatre company. If you've never acted before, this is a great chance to start out with a small role in a short play at an informal venue. If you've never acted with Insurgent Theatre before, you should try it. We're merging fun and work like a giant milkshake of existential and artistic fullfillment.
We are Insurgent Theatre , our goal is to galvanize and politicize theatre from the ground up in this city. For more up-to-date news and information, see our website. Here's the preview article by Riverwest Currents promoting the Plight of the Ruling Class show and talking more about WHO we are.
We acheive this goal by Broadening and Deeping the relationship between theatre and the city of Milwaukee. Broadening by bringing theatre to people and people to theatre. We bring non-theatre people into production and produce theatre that is affordable and appealing to the mass public. Deepening by starting from scratch. From the ground up: our writing, production, fundraising, promotional design and networking with like-minded theatre groups are all locally based.
We started producing original plays whenever we had something worth producing a couple of years ago, under the name s-martkino. We've been steadily expanding and doing more frequent and more challenging productions.

My Interests

Making Theatre!
Here's an article about us by MKE Magazine

I'd like to meet:

People who want to volunteer for production crew or act for our next full-length play.

Television:

We don't watch TV

Books:

political books

My Blog

Shepherd Express review: Play in a Day 3 2008

Rough and Ready Theater Theater Review By Russ Bickerstaff The third annual Play in a Day hit the Tenth Street Theatre this past weekend. A joint project between DIY theater groups Insurgent Theatre ...
Posted by Insurgent Theatre on Wed, 14 May 2008 10:51:00 PST

Vital Source review: Cracks in the Floor

Insurgent Theatre and Alchemist Theatre by Russ Bickerstaff Underground art institutions Insurgent Theatre and Alchemist Theatre have teamed up for a double feature that explores the darker side of h...
Posted by Insurgent Theatre on Mon, 12 May 2008 02:11:00 PST

Vital Source review: Play in a Day 2 2007

Play in a Day 2: Review Play in a Day 2: Bunny Rabbit in a Box (of Chocolates) by Russ Bickerstaff As 8 p.m. neared on the night of July 21st, people milled about the Broadway Theatre Center. Casua...
Posted by Insurgent Theatre on Mon, 12 May 2008 02:09:00 PST

Vital Source review of Plight of the Ruling Class

Originally published 05/01/06 in Vital Source. Stages WEB EXCLUSIVE! "The Plight of The Ruling Class" ReviewInsurgent Theatre by Russ Bickerstaff Still in its infancy, S-Martkino's Insurgent Theatre...
Posted by Insurgent Theatre on Sun, 11 May 2008 10:02:00 PST

Vital Source review: Play in a Day 2006

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Posted by Insurgent Theatre on Sun, 11 May 2008 10:16:00 PST

Vital Source review: Gorilla Theater: Berzerk!

by Russ Bickerstaff The Bucks won a close one against the Timberwolves at the Bradley Center on the evening of December 16. Across the street that night the late 19th century decay of the Tuner Hall ...
Posted by Insurgent Theatre on Sun, 11 May 2008 10:14:00 PST

Shepherd Review : Made in the Mouth

Theater Made Shortby Russ Bickerstaff July 05, 2007 As the show opens, Peter J. Woods comes out in a bathrobe to introduce his evening of short works at the Astor Theater. He smugly affects an egotis...
Posted by Insurgent Theatre on Sun, 11 May 2008 10:09:00 PST

Vital Source reviews: Golden Apollo

by Russ Bickerstaff Local playwright John Manno's Golden Apollo is a clever fusion between contemporary aesthetics and ancient legend. Having opened a couple of weeks ago, the reasonably offbeat thea...
Posted by Insurgent Theatre on Sun, 11 May 2008 10:08:00 PST

Vital Source reviews: Golden Apollo

Local playwright John Manno's Golden Apollo is a clever fusion between contemporary aesthetics and ancient legend. Having opened a couple of weeks ago, the reasonably offbeat theatrical presentation's...
Posted by Insurgent Theatre on Sun, 11 May 2008 10:05:00 PST

Shepherd review of Plight

Provocative and RiskyPlight Succeeds In Spite of StumblesBy Jason Hart Cannibalism. Terrorism. Rape. Such are the subjects of Insurgent Theatre's latest production, The Plight of the Ruling Class, a ...
Posted by Insurgent Theatre on Sun, 11 May 2008 10:03:00 PST