To order season tickets, please call the Department of Theatre Arts at 608-785-6701 or print and mail the Theatre Season Subscription Order Form.
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Footloose Book by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie Music by Tom Snow Lyrics by Dean Pitchford, Kenny Loggins and others Directed by Mary Leonard Performance Dates June 29-30 & July 5-7 at 7:30 p.m. July 1 & 8 at 2:00 p.m. Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts Ticket Prices: $18 adults; $16 seniors/non UWL students; $9 UWL students. Tickets go on sale beginning Monday, June 25 at 1:00 p.m. (Box office will be closed on July 4th.) Footloose explodes onto the stage with classic 80's anthems including Holding Out for a Hero, Almost Paradise, Let's Hear it for the Boy, and of course, the title-track, Footloose. Life in small-town Bomont is peaceful until city boy, Ren, arrives. Breaking every taboo, Ren brings dance back to the heart of a town held back by the memory of a tragedy. Based on the hit 80's movie (which launched the careers of Kevin Bacon, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Jon Lithgow), Footloose has become a stage musical phenomenon. Dancing is not a crime; to miss Footloose would be! **Please Note: Footloose is not included in the season ticket package. FOOTLOOSE ENCORE PERFORMANCE/SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER September 8 at 7:30 p.m. September 9 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, September 4 at 1:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 adults; $15 seniors/non UWL students, and $10 UWL students. General Admission. |
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Mirror of the Invisible World by Mary Zimmerman Directed by Mary Leonard Performance Dates October 19-20 & 25-27 at 7:30 p.m. October 21 & 28 at 2:00 p.m. Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts Tickets go on sale beginning Monday, October 15 at 1:00 p.m. (Early season subscriber reservations begin Monday, October 8) Ticket Prices: $14 adults; $12 seniors/non UWL students; $4 UWL students. Mirror of the Invisible World, by the Tony Award-winning playwright/director, Mary Zimmerman, is a sophisticated, seductive adaptation of the 12th Century poem, Haft Paykar by poet Nizami of Ganja, about the life and adventures of legendary Persian King Bahram Gur. Mirror of the Invisible World dramatizes a section of the poem in which the king falls in love with the portraits of seven princesses from seven different countries, and then marries and builds each one a pavilion of different colors. Bahram visits one princess each night, and he listens as they spin mystical stories that teach him the meaning of patience, compassion, honesty, goodness and love. |
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All in the Timing By David Ives Directed by Walter Elder Performance Dates November 7-10 at 7:30 p.m. November 11 at 2:00 p.m. Frederick Theatre, Morris Hall Tickets go on sale Monday, November 5 at 1:00 p.m. Ticket Prices: $14 adults; $12 seniors/non UWL students; $4 UWL students. David Ives' All in the Timing is a brilliant, snappy collection of short comedies with a love of wordplay and absurdity, at once enchanting and perplexing, incisively intelligent and side-splittingly funny. All in the Timing comments on relationships, language and mortality in some of the cleverest one-acts to be performed onstage. **Please Note: All in the Timing is NOT part of the season ticket package. |
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These Shining Lives by Melanie Marnich Directed by Beth Cherne Performance Dates November 30-December 1 & December 6-8 at 7:30 p.m. December 2 & 9 at 2:00 p.m. Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts Tickets go on sale beginning Monday, November 26 at 1:00 p.m. (Early season subscriber reservations begin Thursday, November 15) Ticket Prices: $14 adults; $12 seniors/non UWL students; $4 UWL students. "This isn't a fairytale, though it starts like one. It's not a tragedy, though it ends like one" Melanie Marnich's These Shining Lives is a story of four Depression-era women newly introduced to the working world at the Radium Dial factory, where they form friendships and build a shared life while painting tiny numbers onto watch faces. But their newfound independence is rocked by the discovery that the paint they're using is radioactive. Catherine and her friends are dying; it's true; but theirs is a story of survival in its most transcendent sense as they refuse to allow the company that stole their health to kill their spirits--or endanger the lives of those who come after them. |
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Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind Book & Lyrics by Steven Sater Music by Duncan Shieik Directed by Walter Elder Performance Dates March 1-2 & 7-9 at 7:30 p.m. March 3 & 10 at 2:00 p.m. Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts Tickets go on sale beginning Monday, February 25 at 1:00 p.m. (Early season subscriber reservations begin Monday, February 18) Ticket Prices: $16 adults; $14 seniors/non UWL students; $5 UWL students. Based on one of the most controversial pieces of literature that was banned for one hundred years, Spring Awakening is the tale of teenagers on the road of self-discovery. Based on the book by Frank Wedekind, this no-holds-barred musical takes place in Germany 1891, and explores the confusion and desperation that ensue when the onrushing tide of hormones meets the ignorance of children raised by parents too embarrassed or prudish to discuss what those new urges signify. Tony Award winner for Best Rock Musical with alluringly melancholy music by pop singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik and lyrics by Steven Sater. Explicit language and subject matter. Recommended for mature audiences. |
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Lilly's Purple
Plastic Purse Book by Kevin Henkes Adapted by Kevin Kling Directed by Mary Leonard Frederick Theatre, Morris Hall School Performance Dates/Information April 10-12 at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., & 1:00 p.m. (school performances only) Tickets are $5 per person (children, teachers, chaperones, etc.) Schools may reserve group tickets beginning August 20, 2012 by calling the Department of Theatre Arts at 608-785-6701. Public Performance Dates/Information April 13, 2013 at 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. (public performances) Tickets are $5 for children; $8 for adults. Tickets go on sale Monday, April 8 at 1:00 p.m. Box office hours are Monday through Friday 1:00-4:30 p.m. and one hour prior to each performance. General admission seating. Limited seating available. **Please note that the children's production tends to sell out quickly.** Lilly loves school, idolizes her teacher, Mr. Slinger, and adores her brand new purple plastic purse. After all, it holds her shiny quarters, movie star sunglasses, and plays a jaunty tune. That is, until Lilly's purse becomes such a distraction in the classroom that Mr. Slinger takes it away. Lilly is outraged by Mr. Slinger's "betrayal", which propels her to some pretty inappropriate reactions. Lilly learns her lesson about sharing, respect, and appropriate classroom behavior.. **Please Note: Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse is not included in the season ticket package. |
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Big Love By Charles Mee Directed by Beth Cherne Performance Dates April 26-27 & May 2-4 at 7:30 p.m. April 28 & May 5 at 2:00 p.m. Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts Tickets go on sale beginning Monday, April 22 at 1:00 p.m. (Early season subscriber reservations begin Monday, April 15) Ticket Prices: $14 adults; $12 seniors/non UWL students; $4 UWL students. Everyone who is in a relationship, is wishing for a relationship, is despairing the loss of a relationship, or hopes never to be in a relationship should see this play. It's about LOVE, and it gets very messy. Big Love by Charles Mee examines the many contemporary aspects of love and marriage. It is the battle of the sexes on steroids--exposing the underpinnings of arranged marriages, abuse, societal expectations, fear, confusion, masculinity, femininity, sexuality and hope. At once tragic and satirical, the brutal end expresses our despair and yet offers the possibility of redemption. |
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