Encore Studio for the Performing Arts

Encore Studio for the Performing Arts Wisconsin's first professional theatre company for people with disabilities. Encore’s home theater is the Mary Dupont Wahlers Theatre at Encore!

Founded in September of 2000, Encore is the only professional theatre company for people with disabilities in Wisconsin and one of very few in the United States. Studio, in Madison, WI; however, they also play to conferences in Madison, throughout Wisconsin, and beyond. Many of the Encore repertory actors have also appeared elsewhere in professional theater, video and film. Encore is a member of T

heatre Wisconsin (an alliance of non-profit professional theatres throughout the state). Encore has produced over forty original productions primarily focusing on people with disabilities. Previous productions have included To Love or Not to Love, vignettes dealing with sexual abuse, relationships and human sexuality in the disabled community, Real Life, which premiered and played to sold-out houses in November 2004 and the critically acclaimed Lost Track which shares the journey of a young woman through the highs and lows of bi-polar disorder.

Kelsy Schoenhaar and Jessica Jane Witham spent two days this week in community with other arts nonprofits that were reci...
06/05/2026

Kelsy Schoenhaar and Jessica Jane Witham spent two days this week in community with other arts nonprofits that were recipients of Ruth Arts Foundation’s grant programs! It was a wonderful round table filled with ideas and creativity! Join us as we celebrate 25 years of authentic and powerful performances about disability. Real Life has three more performances this weekend! Get your tickets now!

Three shows remain.  Friday night; Saturday and Sunday matinees.  Real Life - an original play with music from Encore St...
06/04/2026

Three shows remain. Friday night; Saturday and Sunday matinees. Real Life - an original play with music from Encore Studio for the Performing Arts. We are so grateful for your support. :-)

Real Life - Only three shows remain!  Don't miss our most acclaimed show.  encorestudio.org/tickets
06/02/2026

Real Life - Only three shows remain! Don't miss our most acclaimed show. encorestudio.org/tickets

05/31/2026

🎟️There is still time get your tickets! Real Life a Play with Music 🎼opened to full houses Friday and Saturday! Join us for today's matinee at 2pm! Doors open at 1:30! See you at the show!

Real Life opens tomorrow! Come see the show that critics praise as "... the year's most beautiful show." "... one of the...
05/28/2026

Real Life opens tomorrow! Come see the show that critics praise as "... the year's most beautiful show." "... one of the most moving theatrical productions I've seen in some time" "...fabulously original and effective." (Kenneth Burns, Isthmus) "...engaging and authentic" "... a near perfect marriage of script and talent" (Jan Neudeck, Madison Magazine).

Only six shows so get your tickets now!

https://givebutter.com/real-life-kgado8

Our Managing and Program Director Jessica Jane Witham joined local advocate, theatre professional and nonprofit executiv...
05/27/2026

Our Managing and Program Director Jessica Jane Witham joined local advocate, theatre professional and nonprofit executive Dana Pellebon had a conversation about arts access, Encore Studio and our new production of Real Life! Listen and then come see the show!

Dana Pellebon speaks with Jessica Jane Witham of Encore Studio about the work of hiring and supporting actors with disabilities.

Real Life opens THIS Friday!Only 6 shows. Don’t wait too long to reserve your seats. This one has sold out several times...
05/24/2026

Real Life opens THIS Friday!

Only 6 shows. Don’t wait too long to reserve your seats. This one has sold out several times before.

Real Life is a play with music about autism including relationships, overstimulation, awkwardness, and trying to exist in a world that often makes very little sense.

It’s funny and not funny, strange and stranger, musical and sometimes completely overstimulating, uncomfortable at times, and very human.

All four leading actors are on the autism spectrum. This is not a show about autism from the outside looking in. It comes from lived experience and perspectives that rarely make it to the stage.

Let's experience this together. Encore, Encore!

🎟 Tickets:
https://encorestudio.org/tickets

05/22/2026

One week from today Real Life opens... We've been hard at work bringing this beautiful piece to life. Check out this amazing trailer that our friend Brett Williams created! Tickets are selling fast and seating is limited so be sure to get your tickets today! https://givebutter.com/real-life-kgado8

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