We've been called a "Generation X-troupe with ambition and taboo-shattering imagination" (The Columbus Dispatch). Our work has been cited for an "amazing display of theatrical creativity" (The Other Paper). MadLab has been recognized for "highly experimental, multimedia new works and adaptations and its effective outreach to hip, young audiences" (The Columbus Dispatch). Most remarkable of all, we're in Columbus.
Morphing from our roots as a nomadic theatre/ performance art company that staged innovative shows in the basement of a hair salon, an alley in the Short North, a vacant warehouse, and a hotel conference room, MadLab today is the most adventurous arts facility around - Columbus' "premiere alternative space", according to Columbus Alive. The company transformed a downtown garage into a permanent space, which has been the home of MadLab's own productions - American Way, Grand Guignol, Comrades' Christmas Carol, and the play festival Theatre Roulette. And we've hosted the likes of hip-hop and Japanese noise art, mixed-media performances and theatrical runs by other companies, exhibitions by local artists, and high-voltage dance events. In the pas year alone, MadLab has presented artists of all stripes from New York City, Chicago, Argentina, Sweden, Great Britain and many other national and international ports of call - all while maintaining an emphasis on providing an affordable venue for the most exciting and daring artists Central Ohio has to offer.
