2011-2012 Theatre Season
To order season tickets, please call the Department of Theatre Arts at 608-785-6701 or download and mail the order form.
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Urinetown Book & Lyrics by Greg Kotis Music & Lyrics by Mark Hollmann Directed by Mary Leonard Performance Dates July 1-2 & 7-9 at 7:30 p.m. July 3 & 10 at 2:00 p.m. Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts Ticket Prices: $16 adults; $14 seniors/non UWL students; $9 UWL students. Tickets go on sale beginning Monday, June 27 at 1:00 p.m. (Box office will be closed on July 4th.) Greeted by the show's self-aware narrators--the seasoned Officer Lockstock and the youthful street urchin Little Sally--the audience learns of a town plagued by debilitating water shortages and economic hardships. What little water is left is portioned and taxed by Urine Good Company, headed by the seemingly suave, smooth-talking Caldwell B. Cladwell. Unfortunately, for the ever-growing poverty-stricken populace, this means that bathrooms are now public and tightly controlled with stringent punishments for those who "pee without payin'". The show's protagonist Bobby Strong is propelled to stand against injustice at the encouragement of Caldwell's innocently optimistic daughter, Hope, when his father does not have the means to pay the toll and is sent off to the ill-fated Urinetown, never to be heard from or seen again. Will the down-trodden citizens of the city be able to rise above and beat down the powers that oppress them? Will justice trump inequality? **Please Note: Urinetown is not included in the season ticket package. URINETOWN ENCORE PERFORMANCE/SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER September 10 at 7:30 p.m. September 11 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, September 6 at 1:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 adults; $15 seniors/non UWL students, and $10 UWL students. |
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The Farnsworth Invention by Aaron Sorkin Directed by Mary Leonard Performance Dates October 14-15 & 20-22 at 7:30 p.m. October 16 & 23 at 2:00 p.m. Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts Tickets go on sale beginning Monday, October 10 at 1:00 p.m. (Early season subscriber reservations begin Monday, October 3) Ticket Prices: $14 adults; $12 seniors/non UWL students; $4 UWL students. It's 1929. Two ambitious visionaries race against each other to invent a device called "television." Separated by two thousand miles, each knows that if he stops working, even for a moment, the other will gain the edge. Who will unlock the key to the greatest innovation of the 20th Century: the ruthless media mogul or the self-taught Idaho farm boy? The answer comes to compelling life in The Farnsworth Invention, the new play from Aaron Sorkin, creator of The West Wing and The Social Network. |
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From Up Here By Liz Flahive Directed by Beth Cherne Performance Dates November 9-12 at 7:30 p.m. November 13 at 2:00 p.m. Frederick Theatre, Morris Hall Tickets go on sale Monday, November 7 at 1:00 p.m. Ticket Prices: $14 adults; $12 seniors/non UWL students; $4 UWL students. Kenny Barrett did something that has everyone worried. He wishes he could just make it through the rest of his senior year unnoticed, but that's going to be hard since he has to publicly apologize to his entire high school. At home, his mother is struggling with a rocky start to her second marriage and a surprise visit from her estranged sister. A new play about a family limping out the door in the morning and coming home no matter what. **Please Note: From Up Here is NOT part of the season ticket package.  |
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Shakespeare in Hollywood by Ken Ludwig Directed by Walter Elder Performance Dates December 2-3 & 8-10 at 7:30 p.m. December 4 & 11 at 2:00 p.m. Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts Tickets go on sale beginning Monday, November 28 at 1:00 p.m. (Early season subscriber reservations begin Monday, November 17) Ticket Prices: $14 adults; $12 seniors/non UWL students; $4 UWL students. Lights, Camera, Shakespeare! It's 1934 and Shakespeare's famous fairies, Oberon and Puck, magically have materialized in Hollywood on the set of Max Reinhardt's A Midsummer Night's Dream at Warner Brothers Studio. Instantly smitten by the glitz and glamour, they are ushered into the world of the silver screen to play (who else?) themselves. A feisty flower helps lure blonde bombshells, movie moguls and other arrogant show biz folks into loopy love triangles with raucous results. Mischievous magic sparkles in this hilarious movieland romp. For more information about Ken Ludwig, please visit www.kenludwig.com. |
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The Drowsy Chaperone Music & Lyrics by Lisa Lambert & Greg Morrison Book by Bob Martin & Don Kellar Directed by Mary Leonard Performance Dates February 24-25 & March 1-3 at 7:30 p.m. February 26 & March 4 at 2:00 p.m. Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts Tickets go on sale beginning Monday, February 20 at 1:00 p.m. (Early season subscriber reservations begin Monday, February 13) Ticket Prices: $16 adults; $14 seniors/non UWL students; $5 UWL students. A rare combination of unprecedented originality and blinding talent, The Drowsy Chaperone boldly addresses a great unspoken desire in all of our hearts: to be entertained. If you've ever sat in a dark theatre and thought, "Dear Lord in heaven, please let this be good," this is the show for you! It all begins when a die-hard musical-theatre fan plays his favorite cast album on his turntable, and the musical literally bursts to life in his living room, telling the rambunctious tale of a brazen Broadway starlet trying to find, and keep, her true love. |
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If You Give a
Mouse a Cookie Book by Laura Joffe Numeroff Adapted by Jody Davidson Directed by Walter Elder Performance Dates March 28-30, 2012 at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., & 1:00 p.m. (school performances only) March 31, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. (public performances) Frederick Theatre, Morris Hall Ticket Prices: $4 per person. Tickets for the general public are available at the door only one hour prior to each performance on Saturday, March 31, 2012. (School may reserve group tickets beginning August 25, 2011 by calling the Department of Theatre Arts at 608-785-6701.) Who would ever suspect that a tiny little mouse could wear our an energetic young boy? Well, if you're going to go around giving an exuberantly bossy rodent a cookie, you'd best be prepared to do one or two more favors for it before the day is through. In this amusing romp, young audiences will learn what happens when you give someone an inch and they take a mile. **Please Note: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is not included in the season ticket package. Elementary School Teacher Study Guide |
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Antigone by Sophocles Adapted by Timberlake Wertenbaker Directed by Beth Cherne Performance Dates April 20-21 & 26-28 at 7:30 p.m. April 22 & 29 at 2:00 p.m. Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts Tickets go on sale beginning Monday, April 16 at 1:00 p.m. (Early season subscriber reservations begin Monday, April 9) Ticket Prices: $14 adults; $12 seniors/non UWL students; $4 UWL students. The daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, Antigone is an unconventional heroine who pits her beliefs against the King of Thebes in a bloody test of wills that leaves few unharmed. Emotions fly as she challenges the king for the right to bury her own brother. Determined but doomed, Antigone shows her inner strength throughout the play. Antigone raises issues of law and morality that are just as relevant today as they were more then two thousand years ago. |
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Kinesis Dance Theatre Company Choreographed by Kathy Gorman Performance Dates May 4 & 5, 2012 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the door only. General seating. (Early season subscriber reservations begin Monday, April 30.) Ticket Prices: $12 adults; $10 seniors/non UWL students; $4 UWL students. |