2023 Season

Building Madness

Screwball Comedy March 17-April 2, 2023 The State Theater 1hrs 50mins PG-13
Screwball Comedy March 17-April 2, 2023 The State Theater 1hrs 50mins PG-13

Professional World Premiere!

Winner of the Panowski Playwriting Award

Building Madness is a farce for the ages. The locally based Kate Danley, an award-winning and prolific novelist and playwright, has managed to capture a classic, timeless feel with a modern wit, and whose women are much smarter than theatrical devices.”Chase Anderson for NWTheatre.org

Love those great old comedies from Hollywood’s Golden Era of the 1930s, like It Happened One Night and His Girl Friday, where funny women run the show? You will love this!

Max and Paul are just trying to keep their architecture company afloat, but they accidentally hired the mob to build a police retirement home. They may never get the project done in this screwball comedy, but they are most definitely building madness.

IF YOU LIKED: Laughter on the 23rd Floor (2015), Present Laughter (2017)

COVID Protocols Update: Harlequin still encourages all patrons to wear masks while in the theater. See our updated protocols here.

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CLOSING WEEKEND DISCOUNT: Use code Harle2023 for 20% off on April 1 & April 2!


Ticket Information

March/April 2023
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12
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7:30
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7:30
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2:00
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7:30
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7:30
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2:00
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7:30
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7:30
1
7:30
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2:00

17Mar - 2Apr 2023

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Fri Mar 17|7:30
Sat Mar 18|7:30
Sun Mar 19|2:00
Thu Mar 23|7:30
Fri Mar 24|7:30
Sat Mar 25|7:30
Sun Mar 26|2:00
Wed Mar 29|2:00
Thu Mar 30|7:30
Fri Mar 31|7:30
Sat Apr 1|7:30
Sun Apr 2|2:00
Opening Night
Talkback
Pay What You Choose
Closing Night

Cast & Creative

Director Scott Nolte
Scenic Design Jeannie Beirne
Costume Design Melanie Ransom
Hair and Makeup Design Matthew Michael
Lighting Design Savannah Van Leuvan
Sound Design Karl Welty
Properties Design Gerald B. Browning
Fight and Intimacy Director Alyssa Kay
Stage Manager Celeste Haugan
Emma Brown Baker Trixie Fuller
Nathan Rice Max Marshall
Matt Shimkus Paul Fielding
Helen Harvester Gwen Gladwell
Angela DiMarco Ruby Deleoni
James William Clark Vito Deleoni
Matt Shimkus is a member of the Actors' Equity Association.

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An Interview with Playwright Kate Danley

Read Harlequin's interview with Building Madness playwright and best-selling author Kate Danley!

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Meet Brett Carlson, Featured Artist for Building Madness

In Meta-tinations 2023, Brett Carlson, a metal artist, continues his meticulous exploration of hand-cut tin, piecing together strips of metal reclaimed from diverse sources to create new images. The Meta­tinations series “presents visual images and messages utilizing recycled decorative containers in a collage-style format”. By using recycled decorative tins, brads, and wood, this represents a rebirth of iconic images into new concepts and visuals.

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Video Interviews with the Cast & Director!

Check out these in-costume, on-set interviews with the cast of Building Madness and Director Scott Nolte!

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Praise for Building Madness!

"...it’s hard to imagine a better place to give this smart screwball comedy its professional debut." - Chase Anderson for NWTheatre.org

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