At age 7, Madalen decided to try out for her school play at the Tuscaloosa Magnet School (AL) for fun. She ended up being cast in the lead role as "Mowgli" in the Jungle Book, Jr. Madalen also shared lead roles with boys as "James" in James and the Giant Peach, Jr. at the Tuscaloosa Children's Theater (AL) and "Charlie" in Willy Wonka, Jr. at the Virginia Samford Theater (Birmingham, AL) in 2017.