Madison Theatre: April Arrivals

Photography by Tori TisoWritten by Zhiyun Zhao Life SucksForward Theatre Company's production of Life Sucks is written by Madison native Aaron Posner, and sort of adapted from Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. This was not the first time Posner "sort of" adapted a Chekhov play. For example, his intriguing play Stupid F***ing Bird is adapted from The Seagull. Life Sucks runs from March 28 to April 14 at the Overture Center for the Arts.Miss SaigonBased on Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly, Miss Saigon tells the tragic romance between an American soldier and a Vietnamese girl during the Vietnam War. It is written by French composer Claude-Michel Schönberg and lyrist Alain Boublil, the duo that wrote Les Miserables the musical. However, it should also be noted that Miss Saigon has long been criticized for its stereotypical Asian characters. Miss Saigon opens at the Overture Center for the Arts on April 2.Twilight BowlUniversity Theatre's Twilight Bowl runs from April 11 to April 28 at Hemsley Theatre. Twilight Bowl is a new play written by playwright Rebecca Gilman. The play is set in a bowling alley at Reynolds, an imaginary small town in Wisconsin, and shows the audience the lives of six college-age young women. Choices, education, religion, and friendship are just some of the themes that are discussed in this play. If you are interested in taking a look at other people's lives in this state, Twilight Bowl is a show that you won't want to miss.