Author: David Simmons

‘Round Midnight – The Life and Music of Thelonious Monk played to two standing room only crowds October 11&12 at MUSO. Pianist Isaiah Dobbins played thirteen classic tunes and narrator Buzz Kemper told the story of Monk’s eventful, colorful and

  Thanks to all who came out to our show about the 1916 Irish Easter Uprising. Alex Hancock was our narrator and Tom Kastle supplied the music with his guitar and concertina. The Rising was doomed to fail militarily, but

Click on the link below for details about our show, Joe Hill – Alive as You and Me. We are now booking dates for fall of 2025 and all of 2026 FermatsTheater_JoeHill_WebPromo_Final  

April 5/6/7 2024 – A dramatic reading with music and images ArtLitLab Madison, WI Mother Courage – Maggie Schenk Narrator – David Simmons Musician – Diana Wheeler Photos by Hans Adler Special thanks to UW professors Nam Kim and Marc

The Morrison Case A short play by Albert Maltz, 1952 Introduction by Patrick Chura, Distinguished Professor of English, University of Akron Cast: Peter Morrison – Tom Kastle Captain – Alex Hancock Mr. Butler – Daniel Graupner Mr. Hodges & Mr.

Cast Melvin Hinton as the voice of Vincent Maggie Schenk as the narrator Diana Wheeler, violin for the live reading, Daniel Plane cello for the recording David Simmons – producer/director/script writer Graphic design by Krissy Pohold April 13, 2023  ArtLitLab,

Cast Maggie Schenk – narrator and voice of Sophie Scholl Daniel Graupner – narrator Daniel Plane – cello David Simmons – producer/director Marc Silberman & Hans Adler – advisors/dramaturgs Graphic design by Krissy Pohold Thanks also to Stephani Richards-Wilson for