Premier purveyors of short, scripted comedy in Madison, WI
Auditions for Inkless
Our next show will be an improv-to-sketch style production at Broom Street Theater. In just one week of rehearsals we’ll take a set of idea seeds and develop them into a full show- all without ever putting pen to paper. Previous improv experience is not required for an audition.
- Rehearsals and performances will take place 7/13 through 7/19.
- Sign-up for an audition slot on 6/23. Auditions will consist of group improv-to-sketch exercises at the Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center.
Check us out on youtube!
We’re highlighting sketches from previous shows on our youtube channel.
What we do
We’re committed to teaching and producing sketch comedy in Madison, WI.
Classes
We offer courses in comedy writing in collaboration with Monkey Business Institute improv. Through in-class exercises, at-home assignments, class discussion, and candid feedback you’ll learn the basic skills necessary to create short comedy sketches. See the MBI website for details on upcoming classes.
Workshops
We’ll regularly offer free writing workshops with exercises, draft-reading, and feedback sessions. These are typically held at the Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center.
Shows
The group regularly puts together a set of pieces for a show. We’ll pull work from local writers with a preference for getting work from the same people performing, directing, and running tech.
Previous Shows
Check out some of our previous shows.
Lucid Dreaming: Saturated Facts
With the return to the Bartell’s Drury stage the Lucid Dreaming Sketch team found new ways to challenge themselves. Guest group Magical Lying Hour from Houston let several members of the ensemble join in on the fun of their signature blend of improv and sketch comedy. This show also featured a large number of first-time directors and new-to-us writers. Tech wizards crafted a staggering lighting storm, a full-size deer heard, and a terrifying syringe puppet. Once again we were blessed to have the hosting of Madison Shakespeare Company and support from the Madison Theater Guild.
- Fall 2025
- Bartell Theater Drury stage
- Coordinator: Ben Seidensticker
- Writers: Ben Seidensticker, Shauna Jungdahl, Finn Gallagher, Mitch Taylor, Will Koeb, Maddie O’Keefe, Amanda Gatewood, Anthony Leonard, and Tara Ptasnik.
- Directors: Ben Seidensticker, Tara Ptasnik, Matt Korda, Sean Cairns, Mitch Taylor, and Shauna Jungdahl
- Stage Manager: Evan Driscoll
- Lighting: Evan Driscoll
- Sound: Sean Cairns
- Props/Costumes: Tara Ptasnik
- Graphics and promo: Sean Cairns
- Ensemble: Ben Seidensticker, Shauna Jungdahl, Mary Wallin, Tara Ptasnik, Matt Korda, Mitch Taylor, Amanda Gatewood, Anthony Leonard, Eliza Howard
Lucid Dreaming: Raisinable Doubt
The end of 2024 brought the Lucid Dreaming Sketch team to the Bartell Theater’s Drury stage, one of the staples of the Madison theater community. The new space brought exciting challenges and opportunities as well as new friends- including partnerships with hosting org Madison Shakespeare Company and prop/costume support from the Madison Theatre Guild, contributions from 4 new-to-us writers, and enthusiastic support from fellow theater group Are We Delicious.
- Winter 2024
- Bartell Theater Drury stage
- Coordinator: Ben Seidensticker
- Writers: Ben Seidensticker, Shauna Jungdahl, Finn Gallagher, Christian Neuhaus, Mary Wallin, Maddie O’Keefe, Bryce Baker, and Tara Ptasnik.
- Directors: Ben Seidensticker, Miranda Miller, Tara Ptasnik, Annie Jay, Matt Korda, and Stacey Garbarski
- Stage Manager: Miranda Miller
- Lighting and Tech: Jay Seevers
- Props/Costumes: Miranda Miller
- Graphics and promo: Claire Kannapell
- Ensemble: Ben Seidensticker, Annie Jay, Shauna Jungdahl, Mary Wallin, Tara Ptasnik, Matt Korda, Jackson Rosenberry, Maddie O’Keefe, Stacey Garbarski, and Mitch Taylor
Lucid Dreaming: Human Sketchipede
In the summer of 2024, Lucid Dreaming (literally) took the show on the road and made their debut fringe performance at the Green Bay Fringe Festival! Due to the success of the premier (and because we all enjoyed being together so much!!), we then brought the show back to Madison for friends and family to enjoy. This show was a uniquely creative endeavor due to a sneaky twist – characters crossed over from one sketch to the next, making it an endlessly looping magical mystery of silliness! It also had the added excitement and gratitude of being a first for so many who took part – first time writing, first time directing, first time coordinating, and definitely first time fringe festing. One fringe fest down, however many more to go!
- Summer 2024
- Green Bay Fringe Festival
- Coordinator: Shauna Jungdahl
- Writers: Matthew Thompson, Bryce Baker, Ben Rush, Shauna Jungdahl, Ben Seidensticker, Brian LaCarrubba, Noah Abrahamson, and Will Koebke
- Directors: Shauna Jungdahl, Bryce Baker, and Will Koebke
- Tech: Noah Abrahamson
- Props/Costumes: Lish St Pierre
- Graphics and promo: Shauna Jungdahl
- Ensemble: Erika Gallagher, Chè Emilio, Julia Fure, Matthew Thompson, Eliza Howard, Will Koebke, Lish St Pierre, Josh Gibbons, and Noah Abrahamson
Lucid Dreaming: Stockholm Syndream
After several years of who-knows-what Lucid Dreaming came back to Broom Street Theater for another production. This time around featured many talented new faces in the ensemble including some memorable clown work from our friends at Madison Circus Space. Some of the most impressive work (as usual) took place backstage. Laurie Everitt custom-built a squirrel puppet for us (RIP Sherman) and Mitch Taylor learned how to hang and focus lights from YouTube to make sure we could be seen.
- Fall 2022
- Broom Street Theater
- Coordinator: Ben Seidensticker
- Writers: Amanda Gatewood, Shauna Jungdahl, Claire Kannapell, Christian Neuhaus, Ben Seidensticker, Mary Wallin
- Directors: Jason Compton, Annie Jay, Ben Seidenstiker, Mary Wallin
- Tech: Mitch Taylor, Laurie Everitt
- Graphic arts: Claire Kannapell
- Ensemble: Alex Devaux, Amanda Gatewood, Annie Jay, Shauna Jungdahl, Matthew Korda, Jackson Rosenberry, Ben Seidensticker, Mary Wallin
Lucid Dreaming: United by Cows
Lucid Dreaming returned to Broom Street Theater for the second time in 2018 by doing a collaboration with Pronoia Theater based in Houston, TX. The writing process was much more tailored to the show this time around. Members of the ensemble wrote (and rewrote) some scenes pitting James Madison head-to-head with Sam Houston. We also wrote some good-natured scenes lampooning Wisconsin’s deadly climate and the everything about Texas. Pronoia Theater brought their Magical Lying Hour show- a unique blend of scripted and improvised work that left both audiences and first-time participants marveling.
- Fall 2018
- Broom Street Theater
- Coordinator: Ben Seidensticker
- Writers: Josh Bass, Dennis Budde, Samantha Centerbar, Aaron Garrett, Christian Neuhaus, Bree Prehn, Ben Seidensticker, Mary Wallin
- Directors: Ben Seidensticker, Turner Smith, Mary Wallin
- Tech: Brandon Hartman, Laurie Everitt
- Graphic arts: Claire Kannapell
- Photo Credit: Aaron Garrett
- Ensemble: Sean Cairns, Nina Davis, Desmond Hawkins, Stacey Garbarski, Annie Jay, Joe Molloy, Turner Smith, Ben Seidensticker, Mary Wallin
Lucid Dreaming: Detoxing Masculinity
Lucid Dreaming’s first show was put on mid-week during some dark nights in collaboration with a Left of Left Center production run at Broom Street Theater. Many of the writers saw the work performed on stage for the first time.
- Spring 2018
- Broom Street Theater
- Coordinator: Ben Seidensticker
- Writers: Laurie Everitt, Marian Hall, Sameul Hansen, Claire Kannapell, Joe Molloy, Ned O’Reilly, Bree Prehn, Ben Seidensticker
- Directors: Bree Prehn, Ben Seidenstiker, Mary Wallin
- Tech: Elayne Juten
- Graphic arts: Claire Kannapell
- Sound composition: Claire Kannapell
- Ensemble: Sean Cairns, Nina Davis, Samuel Hansen, Stacey Garbarski, Bree Prehn, Ben Seidensticker, Mary Wallin
Lucid Dreaming: Raisinable Doubt
The end of 2024 brought the Lucid Dreaming Sketch team to the Bartell Theater’s Drury stage, one of the staples of the Madison theater community. The new space brought exciting challenges and opportunities as well as new friends- including partnerships with hosting org Madison Shakespeare Company and prop/costume support from the Madison Theatre Guild, contributions from 4 new-to-us writers, and enthusiastic support from fellow theater group Are We Delicious.
- Winter 2024
- Bartell Theater Drury stage
- Coordinator: Ben Seidensticker
- Writers: Ben Seidensticker, Shauna Jungdahl, Finn Gallagher, Christian Neuhaus, Mary Wallin, Maddie O’Keefe, Bryce Baker, and Tara Ptasnik.
- Directors: Ben Seidensticker, Miranda Miller, Tara Ptasnik, Annie Jay, Matt Korda, and Stacey Garbarski
- Stage Manager: Miranda Miller
- Lighting and Tech: Jay Seevers
- Props/Costumes: Miranda Miller
- Graphics and promo: Claire Kannapell
- Ensemble: Ben Seidensticker, Annie Jay, Shauna Jungdahl, Mary Wallin, Tara Ptasnik, Matt Korda, Jackson Rosenberry, Maddie O’Keefe, Stacey Garbarski, and Mitch Taylor
Lucid Dreaming: Human Sketchipede
In the summer of 2024, Lucid Dreaming (literally) took the show on the road and made their debut fringe performance at the Green Bay Fringe Festival! Due to the success of the premier (and because we all enjoyed being together so much!!), we then brought the show back to Madison for friends and family to enjoy. This show was a uniquely creative endeavor due to a sneaky twist – characters crossed over from one sketch to the next, making it an endlessly looping magical mystery of silliness! It also had the added excitement and gratitude of being a first for so many who took part – first time writing, first time directing, first time coordinating, and definitely first time fringe festing. One fringe fest down, however many more to go!
- Summer 2024
- Green Bay Fringe Festival
- Coordinator: Shauna Jungdahl
- Writers: Matthew Thompson, Bryce Baker, Ben Rush, Shauna Jungdahl, Ben Seidensticker, Brian LaCarrubba, Noah Abrahamson, and Will Koebke
- Directors: Shauna Jungdahl, Bryce Baker, and Will Koebke
- Tech: Noah Abrahamson
- Props/Costumes: Lish St Pierre
- Graphics and promo: Shauna Jungdahl
- Ensemble: Erika Gallagher, Chè Emilio, Julia Fure, Matthew Thompson, Eliza Howard, Will Koebke, Lish St Pierre, Josh Gibbons, and Noah Abrahamson
Lucid Dreaming: Stockholm Syndream
After several years of who-knows-what Lucid Dreaming came back to Broom Street Theater for another production. This time around featured many talented new faces in the ensemble including some memorable clown work from our friends at Madison Circus Space. Some of the most impressive work (as usual) took place backstage. Laurie Everitt custom-built a squirrel puppet for us (RIP Sherman) and Mitch Taylor learned how to hang and focus lights from YouTube to make sure we could be seen.
- Fall 2022
- Broom Street Theater
- Coordinator: Ben Seidensticker
- Writers: Amanda Gatewood, Shauna Jungdahl, Claire Kannapell, Christian Neuhaus, Ben Seidensticker, Mary Wallin
- Directors: Jason Compton, Annie Jay, Ben Seidenstiker, Mary Wallin
- Tech: Mitch Taylor, Laurie Everitt
- Graphic arts: Claire Kannapell
- Ensemble: Alex Devaux, Amanda Gatewood, Annie Jay, Shauna Jungdahl, Matthew Korda, Jackson Rosenberry, Ben Seidensticker, Mary Wallin
Lucid Dreaming: United by Cows
Lucid Dreaming returned to Broom Street Theater for the second time in 2018 by doing a collaboration with Pronoia Theater based in Houston, TX. The writing process was much more tailored to the show this time around. Members of the ensemble wrote (and rewrote) some scenes pitting James Madison head-to-head with Sam Houston. We also wrote some good-natured scenes lampooning Wisconsin’s deadly climate and the everything about Texas. Pronoia Theater brought their Magical Lying Hour show- a unique blend of scripted and improvised work that left both audiences and first-time participants marveling.
- Fall 2018
- Broom Street Theater
- Coordinator: Ben Seidensticker
- Writers: Josh Bass, Dennis Budde, Samantha Centerbar, Aaron Garrett, Christian Neuhaus, Bree Prehn, Ben Seidensticker, Mary Wallin
- Directors: Ben Seidensticker, Turner Smith, Mary Wallin
- Tech: Brandon Hartman, Laurie Everitt
- Graphic arts: Claire Kannapell
- Photo Credit: Aaron Garrett
- Ensemble: Sean Cairns, Nina Davis, Desmond Hawkins, Stacey Garbarski, Annie Jay, Joe Molloy, Turner Smith, Ben Seidensticker, Mary Wallin
Lucid Dreaming: Detoxing Masculinity
Lucid Dreaming’s first show was put on mid-week during some dark nights in collaboration with a Left of Left Center production run at Broom Street Theater. Many of the writers saw the work performed on stage for the first time.
- Spring 2018
- Broom Street Theater
- Coordinator: Ben Seidensticker
- Writers: Laurie Everitt, Marian Hall, Sameul Hansen, Claire Kannapell, Joe Molloy, Ned O’Reilly, Bree Prehn, Ben Seidensticker
- Directors: Bree Prehn, Ben Seidenstiker, Mary Wallin
- Tech: Elayne Juten
- Graphic arts: Claire Kannapell
- Sound composition: Claire Kannapell
- Ensemble: Sean Cairns, Nina Davis, Samuel Hansen, Stacey Garbarski, Bree Prehn, Ben Seidensticker, Mary Wallin
Lucid Dreaming Sketch Comedy 