More than 7,000 people get scammed every day in this country, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
But what if one of them decided to fight back and flip the script on the scammers? That’s the premise of Scammed! a new comedy from TNW Ensemble Theater, running March 13 through March 23 at TNW Ensemble Theater, 1957 Winnebago Street, Madison 53704 or 608-770.0826.
When a freelancing editor falls for a sophisticated version of a classic scam, she assumes the rip-roaring, amoral alter ego of Helen Wheels to get even. She gets help along the way from her coffee shop cohort, an unconventional banker named Johnny Angel, and a helpful good citizen-or is he?
Scammed! takes audiences behind the scenes in the world of hackers and con artists, showing the similarities between scams and current events.
Performances are Thursday, March 13, 7:30 PM; Fridays, March 14 and March 21, 7:30 PM; Saturday, March 22, 2:30 and 7:30 PM; Sundays, March 16 and March 23. There are no performances on Saturday, March 15, in solidarity with #Shutdown315, an International Day of Resistance. Tickets are available online through Ticket Tailor at https://buytickets.at/tnwensembletheater/1573818 , or at the door with cash or check only.
Scammed! is written by Danielle Dresden, directed by Francisco Torres, and features performances by Megan Mori, Donavon Armbruster, and Patrick Chounet, with cameo appearances by Shane Heim who also serves as stage manager, Torres, Peckett, and Dresden. Graphics by Michael Duffy.
TNW was founded in 1985 by Danielle Dresden and Donna Peckett, an award-winning playwright and choreographer, respectively. TNW has created and performed 41 new theater works for general audiences, 11 works for young audiences, 15 percussive dance and music performances, with 13 productions touring nationally in the U.S. and abroad. The Company has conducted more than 30 arts education residencies, serving participants from school-age youth to older adults.
Contact TNW at info@tnwensembletheater.org, or 608-770-0826 for more information.
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Scammed! is made possible, in part, by support from the Madison Arts Commission, with funds from the Wisconsin Arts Board; the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin, and the National Endowment for the Arts; Dane Arts, with additional funds from the Endres Mfg. Company, the Evjue Foundation, charitable arm of the Capital Times, the W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation, Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation; the Neil Allen Peckett Memorial Fund; and RoseDot
Published on March 6, 2025
