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Three UW-L Photography Students Win Contest

Assistant Professor Linda Levinson is excited and pleased to announce that three Photography Minors from UWL Department of Art have been included in:

Photographer’s Forum Best of College Photography 2012
Magazine for the Emerging Professional

Terri Beal
Ashley Blair
Margaret Kotnour

This annual publishes the winners and finalists of Photographer’s Forum’s College Photography Contest, sponsored by Nikon.

UW-L Theatre Department Announces 2012-2013 Theatre Season

Hang on to the edge of your seats!  The University of Wisconsin – La Crosse Department of Theatre Arts is delighted to declare the 2012-2013 theatre season.  From an exposé on love and relationships to a steaming hot, controversial Broadway musical, there is sure to be something for everyone in this sensational season. 

First up is the beguiling adaptation of a 12th century poem, Mirror of the Invisible World, by Tony Award winning playwright/director, Mary Zimmerman.  At the center of this tale is a young Persian king who falls for seven princesses of seven lands, constructing a pavilion for each in varying hues.  The diverse group of wives spins tales of mystery, seduction, romance and mysticism as King Bahram pays visits to them all in turn.
 
Next is the heart-rending drama These Shining Lives by Melanie Marnich. This is the story of four women—Catherine, a newly-married, happy-go-lucky young mother of two, Pearl, the perpetual joker, Charlotte, the crass chick, and Francis, the company conscience.  Four Depression-era women with everything going for them:  an unlikely job at the respected Radium Dial Watch Company, families, friends... until it becomes evident that their sicknesses are being brought on by that very work.   In the face of stark opposition, the four friends refuse to let the company that stole their lives kill their spirits, instead giving their fates a public stage in a dramatic court battle.  Join us in this powerful production based on true events.
 
Then it’s on to the current hit Broadway musical that everyone is raving about:  Spring Awakening.  Set in Germany in 1891, juxtaposed with the catchy rock music of pop singer-songwriter Duncan Shiek and lyrics by Steven Slater, this is a musical that shies from nothing.  It’s a story about teenagers: all the hormones, the irresistible urges and the desperate loneliness.  But it’s also a story about parents too reserved to discuss those dilemmas, and the resulting dire consequences. Explicit language and subject manner.  Recommended for mature audiences. 

Wrapping it up is the big production of Big Love by Charles Mee.  Inspired by one of the western world’s oldest plays, The Danaids by Aeschylus, this show proves to be the battle of the sexes on steriods. Alternately hilarious and horrifying, it holds up the mirror to love in a really big way.  Big Love manages lays bare the sometimes ridiculous, sometimes damaging fundamentals behind arranged marriages, abuse, societal expectations, masculinity, and femininity.  Get ready to love, love, LOVE this uproarious end to a winning season. 

The Department of Theatre Arts is overjoyed to offer two performances in the Frederick Theatre as well.  David Ives’ All in the Timing, a collection of one-act comedies which humorously makes comments on relationships, language and mortality.  And for the young in all of us is the annual children’s show Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse from the Wisconsin-native author Kevin Henkes, in a tale about the lovable Lilly and her enthralling new accessory.  Frederick Theatre performances are not included in the season ticket package.

UW-La Crosse Theatre has been creating entertaining, thought-provoking live theatre in the Coulee Region for over 30 years.  Please join us for yet another thrilling season!  Early bird season tickets are on sale now through July 16, 2012 and include ticket vouchers for five season productions, postcard reminders and early ticket reservation privileges.  Early bird season subscriptions are $45 for general public, $35 for senior citizens and non-UWL students/high school students, and $14 for UW-L students and can be purchased by calling the UW-L Department of Theatre Arts at 608-785-6701.  Now is a great time to become a part of the theatre’s growing audience and to see for yourself what all the buzz is about. 


Improving Life, One Production at a Time.


University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Department of Theatre Arts 
2012-2013 Theatre Season

Mirror of the Invisible World
By Mary Zimmerman
October 19-20 & 25-27, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
October 21 & 28, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.
Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts

All in the Timing *
By David Ives
November 7-10, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
November 11, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.
Frederick Theatre, Morris Hall

These Shining Lives
By Melanie Marnich
November 30- December 1 & 6-8, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
December 2 & 9, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.
Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts

Spring Awakening
Book & Lyrics by Steven Sater 
Music by Duncan Shiek
March 1-2 & 7-9, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
March 3 & 10, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.
Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts

Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse*
Book by Kevin Henkes
Adapted for the stage by Kevin Kling
Saturday, April 13, 2013
11:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.
Frederick Theatre, Morris Hall

Big Love
By Charles Mee
April 26-27 & May 2-4, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
April 28 & May 5, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.
Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts

* Not included in the season ticket package. 

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