Profile for Michelle Collyar

Michelle Collyar, Dave Harlan, Mandy Kolbe, Nate Mohlman and Mary Trotter-Gonzales, all Theatre & Dance, presented "Machinal" at as part of the 2025-2026 season on Friday, Feb. 27 in Toland Theatre. The production, directed by Mary Trotter, featured the work of Mandy Kolbe (scenic and lighting design), Michelle Collyar (costume design), David Harlan (sound design), and Nate Mohlman (technical direction), along with students Michael Muma (props design), Avery Weston (dramaturg), and Ellie Hemming (stage manager). The production ran Feb. 27-March 8, 2026

Submitted on: Feb. 27

Nic Barilar, Michelle Collyar, Jesse Curvin, Ashley Dobrogosz, David Harlan, Laurie Kincman, Amanda Kolbe, Nate Mohlman, Kathryn Moran, Gregory Parmeter and Anna Wooden, all Theatre & Dance, presented "Cabaret" as the final production in the 2024-2025 season on April 25 in La Crosse. The production, directed by Nic Barilar, featured the work of Musical Director Kathryn Moran; Choreographer Ashley Dobrogosz; Scenic Designer Mandy Kolbe; Technical Director Nate Mohlman; Costume Designer Anna Wooden; Sound Designer & Engineer David Harlan; Projections Designer Laurie Kincman; Fight Director Greg Parmeter; Scene Shop Supervisor Dylan Curvin; and Costume Shop Supervisor Michelle Collyar. The creative team also included students Sage Goetsch, stage manager; Avery Weston, dramaturg; Ozzy Glazer, props designer; Connor Pangburn, sound designer; and Alumna Tracy Joe, lighting designer. It ran April 25-May 4, 2025 in Toland Theatre.

Submitted on: April 28, 2025

Michelle Collyar, David Harlan, Nate Mohlman, Gregory Parmeter and Anna Wooden, all Theatre & Dance, presented "Much Ado About Nothing" at as part of the 2024-2025 season. The production, directed by Greg Parmeter, featured the work of Nate Mohlman, scenic design & technical direction; Anna Wooden and Michelle Collyar, costume design; Mandy Kolbe, props design and scenic painting; and David Harlan, lighting and sound engineering; along with the work of students Anna Montgomery and Kaitlyn Pyburn, choreography; Amber Meyers, lighting design; Connor Pangburn, sound design; Val Fish, dramaturgy; and Avery Weston, stage management. It ran Feb. 28 - March 9 in Toland Theatre at UWL.

Submitted on: Mar. 11, 2025

Michelle Collyar, Laurie Kincman, Amanda Kolbe, Gregory Parmeter and Anna Wooden, all Theatre & Dance, presented "What the Constitution Means to Me" as part of the 2024-2025 season on Nov. 14 in Frederick Theatre. The production, directed by Greg Parmeter, featured the work of Mandy Kolbe, lighting design; Anna Wooden and Michelle Collyar, costume design; and Laurie Kincman, dramaturgy; along with the work of students Amber Meyers, scenic design; Coleman Breedlove, sound design; and River Podjasek, technical direction. It ran Nov. 14-17, 2024.

Submitted on: Nov. 15, 2024

Michelle Collyar, Ashley Dobrogosz, Laurie Kincman and Amanda Kolbe, all Theatre & Dance, presented "Art in Motion" at Toland Theatre on Feb. 16 in the department's inaugural dance concert. Theatre & Dance students Brodyn Byington, Katie Krueger, Amber Meyers, Julia Maynard, Sage Goetsch, Ellie Burns, Coleman Breedlove, Avery Weston and Anna Montgomery joined 24 student dancers for the three-performance run of this new part of the Theatre & Dance season.

Submitted on: Feb. 25, 2024