September 29 - October 2,  2022 

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Directed by Tyler Marchant 

October 14-16 & 20-22, 2022
Studio Theatre 

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November 10-13, 2022
Studio Theatre

Directed by student choreographers. 

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Music by ALAN MENKEN

Lyrics by LYNN AHRENS

Book by MIKE OCKRENT & LYNN AHRENS

Based on the story by Charles Dickens

Original Choreography by Susan Stroman

Originally directed by Mike Ockrent

Directed by Mark Hanson 

December 2-4 & 8-10, 2022
Jenkins Theatre 

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A Staged Reading - Wausau, Stevens Point, Marshfield 

By George Orwell

Directed by Greg Pragel

February 9-12, 2023

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Molière
Translated into English verse by Richard Wilbur

Directed by Elizabeth Parks 

March 3-5 & 9-11, 2023
Jenkins Theatre

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Music by DANIEL MESSE

Lyrics by DANIEL MESSE & NATHAN HANSON

Book by CRAIG LUCAS

Directed by Mark Hanson 

April 14-16 & 20-22, 2023
Studio Theatre  

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Danstage 2023

May 5-7
Jenkins Theatre

Gorgeous dancing, inspiring premieres!

PROGR​AM​

The Melody Lingers On

Music & Lyrics by Irving Berlin 
Dialogue taken from the book by Mary Ellin Barrett
Script Continuity by Tom Briggs
Orchestrations and Vocal Arrangements by Donald Johnston
Conceived By Karin Baker

Directed by Mark Hanson

Music Directed by Sarah Wussow

The Melody Lingers On PROGRAM

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The Last Days Of Judas Iscariot*

By Stephen Adly Guirgis 
Directed by Parke Fech

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot PROGRAM

* Reading 

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Afterimages 2020

 Student directed by Karlee Weiler, 
Alex Trofka and Alissa Krueger 

In This Moment - 
Reflections of Our Time

Facilitated by Mark Hanson, Tyler Marchant,
and Sarah Wussow

In This Moment - Reflections of Our Time Program

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Unruly Women and
Unfinished Business
The Fight for the Vote!

The Spiritualist

Classics never die.*

By Robert Ford 
Directed by Jared Hanlin

*Staged Reading

The Spiritualist Program

The Spitfire Grill

“Say What Ya Want - Say What Ya Will - 
Somethin’s Cookin’ at the Spitfire Grill!”

Music and Book by James Valcq
Lyrics and Book by Fred Alley
Based on the Film by Lee David Zlotoff
Directed by Mark Hanson

The Spitfire Grill Program

UWSP at Marshfield

The 39 Steps

It's Alfred Hitchcock meets Monty Python

By Patrick Barlow

Clown Bar

A clown noir play, where even 
the happy clowns aren’t safe …

By Adam Szymkowicz 
Directed by Tyler Marchant

Clown Bar Program

UWSP at Wausau

The Playboy of the
Western World

Afterimages 2019

New student choreography - emerging artistry!

 Afterimages 2019 Program

The Six-Fingered Woman

Coping has its consequences.*

By Sophie McIntosh
(Current BA Drama Student)
Directed by Tyler Marchant

*Staged Reading

The Six-Fingered Woman Program

Sense and Sensibility

When reputation is everything, 

how do you follow your heart?

A modern twist on the Jane Austen classic!

Based on a novel by Jane Austen
Adapted by Kate Hamill
Guest Director Erin Nicole Eggers

Sense and Sensibility Program

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Winner of the 1955 Pulitzer Prize for Drama! 
By Tennessee Williams
Directed by Jared Hanlin

UWSP at Marshfield

Too Much Light Makes 
The Baby Go Blind

Written by Greg Allen
Directed by Brad Schmicker

UWSP at Wausau

The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee

Music and Lyrics by William Finn
Book by Rachel Sheinkin
Additional Material by Jay Reiss
Directed by Sarah J. Rudolph
Musicial Direction by Julie Burgess

 Heathers: The Musical

What’s your damage, Heather? 
Music, lyrics, and book by Laurence O’Keefe
and Kevin Murphy 
Based on the film written by Daniel Waters
Directed by Mark Hanson
Choreography by Jeannie Hill 

AFTERIMAGES 2018

New student choreography – emerging artistry! 

A new play about love, nostalgia, the seasons,
and how we learn to say goodbye. 
By Adam Szymkowicz
Directed by Tyler Marchant
*Staged Reading

Macbeth

Long Live the King
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Jared Hanlin
 

UWSP at Wausau

Distracted

By Lisa Loomer
Directed by Sarah J. Rudolph

Amour

Music By Michel Legrand
French Libretto by Didier van Cauwelaert
Adapted from Le passe-muraille by Marcel Aymé
(Les Éditions Gallimard)
English adaptation by Jeremy Sams

Directed by Mark Hanson
Music Directed by Kristin Stowell
Guest Choreographer, Sarah Hinrichsen

Danstage 2019

Gorgeous dancing, inspiring premieres! 

Afterimages 2017

New student choreography
– emerging artistry!

Metamorphoses

By Mary Zimmerman

Directed by Alan Patrick Kenny

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Danstage 2018

Gorgeous dancing, inspiring premieres!

Company

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by George Furth

Directed by Tyler Marchant
Music Direction by Mark Hanson

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Unnecessary Farce

By Paul Slade Smith

Directed by Tyler Marchant

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La Cage Aux Folles

Afterimages 2016

New student choreography – emerging artistry

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Jacques Brel is Alive 
and Well and Living in Paris

Production Conception, English Lyrics and Additional Materials by Eric Blau and Mort Shuman
Based on Jacques Brel's Lyrics and Commentary
Music by Jacques Brel

Directed by Mark Hanson

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The Miracle Worker

By William Gibson

Directed by Stephen Trovillion Smith

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Danstage 2017

Gorgeous dancing, inspiring premieres!

Exciting new work by faculty choreographers Michael Estanich, Jeannie Hill, Joan Karlen and renowned guest choreographer Eddy Ocampo.

Danstage 2017: In Rehearsal video

Read about Danstage 2017

Blood Wedding

By Federico Garcia Lorca
Translated by Lillian Groag

Directed by Jared Hanlin

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Afterimages 2015

New student choreography – emerging artistry

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Danstage 2016

Dogfight 

Radium Girls

By D.W. Gregory

Directed by Stephen Trovillion Smith

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The 25th Annual Putnam 
County Spelling Bee

Music and Lyrics by William Finn
Book by Rachel Sheinkin
Additional Material by Jay Reiss

Directed by Mark Hanson
Musical Direction by Alan Patrick Kenny
Choreography by Adam Cates

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Afterimages 2014

New student choreography – emerging artistry

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Be Aggressive

On the Twentieth Century

Danstage 2015

Faculty premieres and guest choreography

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Antigone

Stags and Hens

Carousel

Afterimages 2013

New student choreography – emerging artistry!

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The Crucible

Next to Normal

Faculty premieres and guest choreography​.

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The Importance of Being Earnest

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​Afterimages 2012

New student choreography - emerging artistry!

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How I Learned to Drive

Big Love

By Charles L. Mee 

Danstage 2013

Faculty premieres & guest choreography!

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The Producers

A New Mel Brooks Musical​

Director Alan Patrick Kenny

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The Playboy of the Western World

Spring Awakening

Soldiers Circle

Drood

The Inspector General

Rent

Books, Music & Lyics By Jonathan Larson

Afterimages 2009

Extraordinary student created and performed choreography staged
in the intimate and dynamic Studio Theatre. 

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Nickel and Dimed

What the Butler Saw

Floyd Collins

Book by Tina Landau
Music and Lyrics by Adam Guettel
Additional Lyrics by Tina Landau

Directed by Tim Howard

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Danstage 2010

Breathtaking choreography by UWSP faculty and guest artists performed by the exceptional students of the Department of Theatre & Dance.

View Photos      View Program     Danstage 2010 Blog

Never the Sinner

Afterimages 2008

Featuring OTHER STORIES Susan Marshall, choreographer

Extraordinary student created and danced choreography.

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Hair

40 Days

Little Foxes

She Loves Me

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Baby

Fifth of July

By Lanford Wilson

Directed by H. Russ Brown 

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Danstage 2008

Urinetown

Books and Lyrics by Greg Kotis

Music and Lyrics by Mark Hollman

Directed by Stephen Sherwin

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Afterimages 2007

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Lend Me a Tenor

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Anton in Show Business

UWSP at Wausau

Aida

By Elton John and Tim Rice                                                              

Directed by Kenneth Risch
Music Direction by Alan Shorter
Choreography by Dan Gutierrez & John Keating

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Brief Encounters

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Crazy for You

Book by Ken Ludwig
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Music by George Geshwin 

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Danstage 2006

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The Fantasticks

Music by Harvey Schmidt
Lyrics by Tom Jones
Based on the play The Romancers (Les Romanesques) by Edmond Rostand

Directed by Roger Nelson

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