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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Music & Lyrics by David Yazbek
Book by Jeffrey Lane
Directed by Mary Leonard
April 21-22 & 27-29, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.
April 23 & 30, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.
Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts
Assigned Seating
Tickets go on sale online beginning October 1, 2022. In-person and phone orders begin Monday, April 17 at 1:00 p.m. Box Office hours (April 17-30) are Monday through Friday 1:00-3:00 p.m. and one hour prior to showtime. Please note that any ticket printed at the box office will incur an additional fee.
UWL Theatre Program Named Best in Wisconsin!
Click the link above to read about OnStage Blog choosing UWL as one of the best theatre programs in the United States. The listing of all 50 programs can be found here.
2022-2023 THEATRE SEASON
Murder on the Orient Express
Adapted by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Greg Parmeter
Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed eight times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, the passengers rely on detective Hercule Poirot to identify the murderer—in case he or she decides to strike again.
Performance Dates:
October 14-15 & 20-22, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
October 16 & 23, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.
Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts
Assigned Seating.
ONLINE ticket sales begin Saturday, October 1 at www.uwlax.edu/theatre-arts. Tickets are available for purchase in person at the box office in the Center for the Arts or by calling 608.785.6696 beginning Monday, October 10 at 1:00 p.m. Box office hours are Monday through Friday 1:00-3:00 p.m. and one hour prior to each performance.
Ticket Prices: $20 adults; $18 seniors/non UWL students; $8 UWL students.
Tickets purchased/printed at the box office (or via phone) will incur an additional fee per ticket. Patrons are encouraged to purchase their tickets online and download the tickets/bar code to their phone or email which can be scanned at the theatre.
Last Train to Nibroc
By Arlene Hutton
Directed by Nic Barilar
Last Train to Nibroc is a simple, honest and genuine play about a young man and woman who meet on a train at the beginning of World War II. Raleigh has just been discharged from the military due to his epilepsy, while May is returning from a disappointing visit with her fiancé on leave in California. After May grudgingly allows Raleigh to sit next to her, it kicks off a love story that runs the length of the war. The two come to find out that they grew up in neighboring small towns in Kentucky. May is returning to hers, but Raleigh is taking the train all the way to New York City. There, he dreams of becoming a writer, much like recently deceased F. Scott Fitzgerald and Nathanael West — who are in the baggage car.
Performance Dates:
November 3-5, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
November 6, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.
Frederick Theatre, Morris Hall
General Admission.
ONLINE ticket sales begin Saturday, October 1 at www.uwlax.edu/theatre-arts. Tickets are available for purchase in person at the box office in the Center for the Arts or by calling 608.785.6696 beginning Monday, October 31 at 1:00 p.m. Box office hours are Monday through Friday 1:00-3:00 p.m. and one hour prior to each performance.
Ticket Prices: $20 adults; $18 seniors/non UWL students; $8 UWL students.
Tickets purchased/printed at the box office (or via phone) will incur an additional fee per ticket. Patrons are encouraged to purchase their tickets online and download the tickets/bar code to their phone or email which can be scanned at the theatre.
A Christmas Carol
By Charles Dickens
Adapted by Barbara Field
Directed by Mary Leonard
Presenting the Guthrie Theatre’s version, adapted by Barbara Field, is a UWL Theatre tradition, sure to put you in a festive spirit. On Christmas Eve, Ebenezer Scrooge learns his stinginess and uncaring attitude towards others could doom him to walk the earth after death wearing a heavy chain of his own creation. But a restless night of visits from the Three Ghosts shows Scrooge memories he’s forgotten and his likely future should he continue his cantankerous ways.
Performance Dates:
December 2-3 & 8-10, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
December 4 & 11, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.
Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts
Assigned Seating.
ONLINE ticket sales begin Saturday, October 1 at www.uwlax.edu/theatre-arts. Tickets are available for purchase in person at the box office in the Center for the Arts or by calling 608.785.6696 beginning Monday, November 28 at 1:00 p.m. Box office hours are Monday through Friday 1:00-3:00 p.m. and one hour prior to each performance.
Ticket Prices: $22 adults; $20 seniors/non UWL students; $8 UWL students.
Tickets purchased/printed at the box office (or via phone) will incur an additional fee per ticket. Patrons are encouraged to purchase their tickets online and download the tickets/bar code to their phone or email which can be scanned at the theatre.
The Secret in the Wings
By Mary Zimmerman
Directed by Greg Parmeter
Mary Zimmerman’s The Secret in the Wings adapts a group of lesser-known fairy tales to create a theatrical work that sets their dark mystery against her signature wit and humor. The play opens as a married couple leave their young daughter, Heidi, with the babysitter for the evening as they head out to a party. The couple sees a genial, avuncular babysitter, but Heidi sees a hideous ogre with a spiny tail who has obvious plans to devour her.
Performance Dates:
February 24-25 & March 2-4, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.
February 26 & March 5, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.
Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts
Assigned Seating.
ONLINE ticket sales begin Saturday, October 1 at www.uwlax.edu/theatre-arts. Tickets are available for purchase in person at the box office in the Center for the Arts or by calling 608.785.6696 beginning Monday, February 20 at 1:00 p.m. Box office hours are Monday through Friday 1:00-3:00 p.m. and one hour prior to each performance.
Ticket Prices: $20 adults; $18 seniors/non UWL students; $8 UWL students.
Tickets purchased/printed at the box office (or via phone) will incur an additional fee per ticket. Patrons are encouraged to purchase their tickets online and download the tickets/bar code to their phone or email which can be scanned at the theatre.
Dragons Love Tacos--SOLD OUT!
By Ernie Nolan
Adapted from the book by Adam Rubin
Directed by Nic Barilar
Dragons love tacos. They love chicken tacos, beef tacos, great big tacos, and teeny tiny tacos. So, if you want to lure a bunch of dragons to your party, you should definitely serve tacos. Buckets and buckets of tacos. Unfortunately, where there are tacos, there is also salsa. And if a dragon accidentally eats spicy salsa…oh, boy! You’re in red-hot trouble.
Performance Dates:
April 1, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. (public performances)
Frederick Theatre, Morris Hall
General Admission. Limited seating.
ONLINE ticket sales begin Saturday, October 1 at www.uwlax.edu/theatre-arts. Tickets are available for purchase in person at the box office in the Center for the Arts or by calling 608.785.6696 beginning Monday, March 27 at 1:00 p.m. Box office hours are Monday through Friday 1:00-3:00 p.m. and one hour prior to each performance.
Ticket Prices: $10 adults/seniors/non UWL students; $8 children/UWL students.
Tickets purchased/printed at the box office (or via phone) will incur an additional fee per ticket. Patrons are encouraged to purchase their tickets online and download the tickets/bar code to their phone or email which can be scanned at the theatre.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek
Book by Jeffrey Lane
Directed by Mary Leonard
The musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels centers on two con men living on the French Riviera. The first is the suave and sophisticated Lawrence Jameson; the other, a small-time crook named Freddy Benson. After meeting on a train, they unsuccessfully attempt to work together only to find that this small French town isn't big enough for the two of them. They agree on a settlement: the first one to extract $50,000 from a young female target, heiress Christine Colgate, wins and the other must leave town.
Performance Dates:
April 21-22 & 27-29, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.
April 23 & 30, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.
Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts
Assigned Seating.
ONLINE ticket sales begin Saturday, October 1 at www.uwlax.edu/theatre-arts. Tickets are available for purchase in person at the box office in the Center for the Arts or by calling 608.785.6696 beginning Monday, April 17 at 1:00 p.m. Box office hours are Monday through Friday 1:00-3:00 p.m. and one hour prior to each performance.
Ticket Prices: $22 adults; $20 seniors/non UWL students; $8 UWL students.
Tickets purchased/printed at the box office (or via phone) will incur an additional fee per ticket. Patrons are encouraged to purchase their tickets online and download the tickets/bar code to their phone or email which can be scanned at the theatre.
Digital Programs
Beginning Fall 2022, the UWL Department of Theatre and Dance will transition to digital programs. In an effort to reduce waste and reduce our carbon footprint, we will no longer be offering printed programs for any theatre production. But, don't worry...you'll be able to access the program online!
Accessing Show Programs
When you arrive at the theatre, there will be postings with a QR code in the lobby and as you enter the theatre. You simply scan this code with your phone's camera to access the online program.
Benefits to Patrons
Programs will be mobile-friendly, will be available sooner, and will be archived on our website. Programs can also be accessed before and after the production on your laptop or computer.
Using mobile devices during shows?
We strongly encourage patrons to view the programs before the start of the performance, during intermission, or when the performance concludes. As always, cell phones are distracting to the actors and other patrons, so viewing the programs before or after the production is ideal.
Will we return to printed programs?
The short answer is probably not. While there still may be special instances where print programs are needed, the UWL Department of Theatre and Dance is committed to providing this digital platform to our patrons in order to be more environmentally friendly and encourage sustainable business practices.
2022-2023 Theatre Season Digital Programs
Murder on the Orient Express
The Last Train to Nibroc
A Christmas Carol
The Secret in the Wings
Dragons Love Tacos
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Archived Digital Programs
Alumni Spotlight-Calahan Skogman
Calahan Skogman, Theatre Performance (Class of 2016)
Matthias, Shadow and Bone (Netflix)
"Among the many seasons in my journey as an actor, my time spent with UWL Theatre was not only the most special, but the most important. The program offered me incredible opportunities and instilled in me a profound belief in myself as a young artist. It was there that I was fostered by my first theatrical family, and I am forever grateful."
Lighting Design Class
Class Assignment--Lighting Design Class, taught by Mandy Kolbe
Focusing Lights
Camille Foss (Class of 2022) focusing lights for the production of Love/Sick in the Frederick Theatre, Morris Hall.
Welding in the Scene Shop
UWL Theatre faculty, Megan Morey, welding scenery for the production, The Revolutionists.
Green Room Memories
UWL Theatre's Green Room. Each year, graduating theatre majors "paint a brick" in the Green Room to commemorate their time at UWL. Is yours in this photo?
Costume Shop
UWL Theatre student, Nina Fredrickson, sewing costumes for the productions of Love/Sick and The Revolutionists in the costume shop.
Student Building Scenery
Students have opportunities to work in the scene shop building sets, painting, designing props, etc.
