2008-2009 Theatre Season

Diviners Production Poster Image The Diviners
by Jim Leonard, Jr.
Directed by Mary Leonard

Performance Dates
October 10-11 & 16-18 at 7:30 p.m.
October 12 & 19 at 2:00 p.m.
Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts

Tickets go on sale beginning Monday, October 6 at 1:00 p.m.
(Early season subscriber reservations begin Monday, September 29)

Ticket Prices: $12 adults; $10 seniors/non UWL students; $4 UWL students.

In Depression-era rural Indiana, both faith and water are in short supply.  A charismatic preacher barely clinging to his faith drifts into town and meets a gentle but misunderstood boy with the gift of divining.  The two outcasts find a common bond and help each other divine for truth, faith and hope.  The townspeople demand the preacher return to a way of life he no longer believes in and it drives both men to a crisis of trust. The stunning conclusion will move you to your core. 


Midsummer Nights Dream Production Image A Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Walter Elder

Performance Dates
December 5-6 & 11-13 at 7:30 p.m.
December 7 & 14 at 2:00 p.m.
Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts

Tickets go on sale beginning Monday, December 1 at 1:00 p.m.
(Early season subscriber reservations begin Thursday, November 20)

Ticket Prices: $12 adults; $10 seniors/non UWL students; $4 UWL students.

When two pairs of star-crossed lovers, a feuding pair of supernatural sprites and a love potion gone awry all come together in an enchanted moonlit forest, the result is a delightful mix of merriment and magic.  One of Shakespeare’s best comedies – a radiant fantasy and merry romp in the forest. 


Little Women Production Image Little Women: The Musical
by A. Knee, J. Howland & M. Dickstein
Directed by Mary Leonard

Performance Dates
February 27-28 & March 5-7 at 7:30 p.m.
March 1 & 8 at 2:00 p.m.
Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts

Tickets go on sale beginning Monday, February 23 at 1:00 p.m.
(Early season subscriber reservations begin Monday, February 16)

Ticket Prices: $14 adults; $12 seniors/non UWL students; $5 UWL students.

Full of charm and gorgeous songs, the musical version of the novel retains the heart of the original story -- beloved by countless readers.  Under the loving care of their mother, the March sisters stand together through their adolescent growing pains.  Set during the Civil War, the story of blossoming love and family closeness provides an appealing, sweet evening of theatre for youngsters and adults.


Shelter Dance Production Photo Shelter Repertory Dance Theatre

Performance Dates
March 26 & 27, 2009
7:30 p.m.

Tickets are available at the door only. General seating.
(Early season subscriber reservations begin Monday, March 23)

Ticket Prices: $12 adults; $10 seniors/non UWL students; $4 UWL students.


Click Clack Moo Production Image Click, Clack, Moo (A Children's Show)
by Doreen Cronin
Directed by Justin Schmitz

Performance Dates
Saturday, April 4, 2009
11:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.
Frederick Theatre, Morris Hall

Ticket Prices: $3 per person
Tickets are available at the door only. General seating.

Elementary Teachers:  Click here for an Activities Guide for Click, Clack, Moo.

**Please Note: Click, Clack, Moo is not included in the season ticket package.


Balkan Women Production Image The Balkan Women
by Jules Tasca
Directed by Walter Elder

Performance Dates
April 24-25 & April 30-May 2 at 7:30 p.m.
April 26 & May 3 at 2:00 p.m.
Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts

Tickets go on sale beginning Monday, April 20 at 1:00 p.m.
(Early season subscriber reservations begin Monday, April 13)

Ticket Prices: $12 adults; $10 seniors/non UWL students; $4 UWL students.

Theatrically bold and politically provocative, The Balkan Women is a meditation on the horrors of war.   Set in 1990, this modern tragedy focuses on a Muslim mother's efforts to protect her daughter from guards in a prisoner-of-war camp run by the Serbian army. The Balkan Women drives home the human cost of war in a tragedy you will not soon forget. Barrymore Award winner for “Outstanding New Play” in 1998. 


Hair Production Poster Image SummerStage 2009
Hair
by James Rado, Gerome Ragni & Galt MacDermot

Performance Dates
June 26-27 & July 1-3 at 7:30 p.m.
June 28 & July 5 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 22 at 1:00 p.m.

**Please Note: Hair is not included in the season ticket package.

Hair tells the story of the "tribe", a group of politically active, long-haired "Hippies of the Age of Aquarius" fighting against conscription to the Vietnam War and living a bohemian life together in New York City. Claude, his good friend Berger, their roommate Sheila and all their friends struggle to balance their young lives, loves and the sexual revolution with their pacifist rebellion against the war and the conservative impulses of their parents and society. Ultimately Claude must decide whether or not to resist the draft, as his friends have done.