​2018-2019 Season

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Winner of the 1955 Pulitzer Prize for Drama! 
By Tennessee Williams
Directed by Jared Hanlin
7:30 p.m. October 12-13, 17-20
2 p.m. October 14
Studio Theatre

1 p.m. pre-show talk with the director in Noel Fine Arts Center Room 221 before the October 14 matinee.

UWSP at Marshfield

Too Much Light Makes 
The Baby Go Blind

Written by Greg Allen
Directed by Brad Schmicker
7:30 p.m. November 1-3
2 p.m. November 4

Helen Connor Laird Theatre, Marshfield, Wis. 

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

7:30 p.m. November 2-3, 8-10
2 p.m. November 4, November 11
James F. Veninga Theater, Wausau, Wis. 

 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 

7:30 p.m. November 9-10, 14-17
2 p.m. November 11
Jenkins Theatre

 1 p.m. pre-show talk with the director in Noel Fine Arts Center Room 221 before the November 11 matinee.

AFTERIMAGES 2018

New student choreography – emerging artistry!
7:30 p.m. December 6-8
2 p.m. December 9
Jenkins Theatre

1 p.m. pre-show talk with the directing team in Noel Fine Arts Center Room 221 before the December 9 matinee.

Please note: Afterimages is included in the full season package. Afterimages is not included in the First Nighters season package. Click here to add tickets for this event.

KODACHROME*

A new play about love, nostalgia, the seasons,
and how we learn to say goodbye. 
By Adam Szymkowicz
Directed by Tyler Marchant
7:30 p.m. February 8-9
Studio Theatre

*Staged Reading

Please note: Kodachrome is ticketed separately. Not included in First Nighters or any Season Package. Click here to add tickets for this event.

                                                          
Macbeth

Long Live the King
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Jared Hanlin
7:30 p.m. March 1-2, 7-9
2 p.m. March 3
Jenkins Theatre

1 p.m. pre-show talk with the director in Noel Fine Arts Center Room 221 before the March 3 matinee.

UWSP at Wausau

Distracted

By Lisa Loomer
Directed by Sarah J. Rudolph
7:30 p.m. march 14-16
2 p.m. March 17
James F. Veninga Theater, Wausau, Wis. 

Amour

Paris, the city of light and love, plays home to this musical story of love, loss, and a bit of magic. That’s 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

7:30 p.m. April 5-6, 10-13, 2 p.m. April 7
Studio Theatre

1 p.m. pre-show talk with the director in Noel Fine Arts Center Room 221 before the April 7 matinee.

Danstage 2019

Gorgeous dancing, inspiring premieres! 
Choreography by Michael Estanich, Jeannie Hill, 
Joan Karlen and guest artist, Pamela Luedtke.
7:30 p.m. May 3-4, 8-10
2 p.m. May 5
Studio Theatre

1 p.m. pre-show talk with the director in Noel Fine Arts Center Room 221 before the May 5 matinee.