About Overture Center

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Welcome to Overture Center for the Arts

Overture Center features seven state-of-the-art performance spaces and five galleries where Broadway tours, national and international touring artists, nine resident companies and hundreds of local artists engage people in nearly 500,000 educational and artistic experiences each year.

About 40 percent of these experiences are through our free or low-cost community and education programs, including Kids in the Rotunda, OnStage Student Field Trips, Overture Galleries and the Jerry Awards. In addition, Overture offers a variety of venues for performances, corporate meetings, conventions, trade shows, weddings, banquets and receptions.

Our vision is to “create extraordinary experiences through the arts” and our mission is to “support and elevate our community’s creative culture, economy and quality of life through the arts.”

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Media Room

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History

From silent films to a cultural hub

From when Capitol Theater first opened its doors in 1928 to today's building featuring seven state-of-the-art performance spaces and five galleries, Overture Center has almost a century of history behind its doors.

Overture Center Foundation

Learn about our Board of Directors

Board members of the Foundation are well-respected individuals from Madison and Dane County, representing a wide spectrum of professional and civic expertise. 

Employment & Volunteering

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Overture Blog

Stories from the Overture Center community

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Tours

Information and schedule