Spring 2021 Theatre & Dance Schedule

While the Department of Theatre and Dance season will look a little different this year, the high-quality, creative, and entertaining experiences you are accustomed to will not! The university has spent the summer months devising safe strategies, recommendations, and plans to welcome students back to campus while also considering ways that UWSP can stay engaged with the community. Throughout this process, the Department of Theatre and Dance has had to pivot in a new direction and reimagine a season that reflects more thoughtfully the changing landscape of our world. The department's faculty and staff are committed to offering a season where our students can share their talents and artistry with audiences. Though our audiences cannot be live this semester due to campus recommendations that prohibit large gatherings, I am thrilled to share that we have a remarkable virtual spring season planned. The projects are timely, personal, and outstanding examples of the creative energy and spirit of our department.

 Virtural performances streaming through Vimeo. I hope you can join us online for what I am sure will be an exciting and new adventure for everyone!


The Last Days Of Judas Iscariot*

February 26-28, 2021

By Stephen Adly Guirgis 
Directed by Parke Fech

Virtual Opening Night Pre-Show Chat
February 26 at 7 p.m. (central) via Zoom

This play tells the story of the purgatorial trial to decide the ultimate fate of Judas Iscariot, whether he can be forgiven or condemned. This play shows the imagine childhood of Judas Iscariot, and has star testimony from key historical figures. 

If Jesus forgave Peter, why not Judas?

If Jesus was all knowing, why condemn Judas?

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot PROGRAM

* Reading 


 The Melody Lingers On

April 2-9, 2021

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

Virtual Opening Night Pre-Show Chat
April 2 at 7 p.m. (central) via Zoom

"Irving Berlin has no place in American music. He is American music." 
(Jerome Kern, Broadway/Hollywood Composer)

Over a period of five decades, Irving Berlin defined American popular music from Tin Pan Alley to Broadway, from Hollywood to tours of duty throughout Europe and the Pacific, the story of Irving Berlin is the story of American Popular Music in the 20thCentury. 

The Melody Lingers On PROGRAM


 Small Wonders

April 23-30, 2021

By Rich Orloff
Directed by Stephen Trovillion Smith

 Virtual Opening Night Pre-Show Chat
April 23 at 7 p.m. (central) via Zoom

A fun evening of short plays, both naughty and nice!

UWSP produces its first short play evening in 15 years!  The actors play multiple characters that include two frustrated parents at Disneyland, some students from Buchanan High School for Exceptionally Bright Weirdos, and some desperate Bulgarians with a plot involving their American cousin.  Some plays are funny, some are edgy but all are entertaining!   

This performance contains mature language and themes inappropriate for young children.

Small Wonders PROGRAM


 Danstage 2021

May 14-21, 2021

 Virtual Opening Night Pre-Show Chat
May 14 at 7 p.m. (central) via Zoom

Gorgeous dancing, inspiring premieres!

Danstage 2021 introduces a new choreographic voice to the UWSP community with a premiere by new dance faculty member Sarah Olson. The evening also features new works by guest artist Pamela Luedtke and faculty members Michael Estanich and Jeannie Hill. Each choreographer explores new terrain with dances made specifically for the digital landscape.




Spring Season Pass

Enjoy the excitement of a full season of vibrant and contemporary productions from our exceptional faculty and dynamic students.

The spring season pass allows patrons to purchase a package that includes tickets to all four productions at the discounted rate of $50.

The spring performance season will be shared digitally through Vimeo, an online viewing platform. This spring each production has a limited run of performances. It is important when purchasing the season pass that patrons select a specific date for viewing each of the four productions.

UWSP Student Season Pass

Enjoy the excitement of a full season of vibrant and contemporary productions from our exceptional faculty and dynamic students.

UWSP students can receive a 25% discount by purchasing a UWSP Student Season Pass at the discounted rate of $15. The pass includes one ticket/viewing for each of the four spring productions.

The spring performance season will be shared digitally through Vimeo, an online viewing platform. This spring each production has a limited run of performances. It is important when purchasing the season pass that students select a specific date for viewing each of the four productions. 


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 Fall 2020 Theatre & Dance Schedule



A reading of the original and devised piece 

Unruly Women and Unfinished Business
The Fight for the Vote!

October 9-23, 2020 

Virtual Opening Night Pre-Show Chat
October 9 at 7 p.m. (central) via Zoom

Directed by Laurie Schmeling and Sarah Ross


Unruly Women and Unfinished Business: The Fight for the Vote!  is a devised piece created by a faculty/staff and student dramaturgical team to commemorate and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. The production is comprised of suffrage and anti-suffrage literature spanning the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, accompanied by original works. The piece reflects on the fight for equal suffrage, for women’s right to vote for those who would govern and write the laws for all Americans, the successes and shortcomings of that fight, and the ongoing challenges to voter rights and equal access to the ballot in the United States.

Unruly Women and Unfinished Business - The Fight for the Vote Program


  
In This Moment - Reflections of Our Time

October 30-November 13, 2020

Virtual Opening Night Pre-Show Chat 
October 30 at 7:00pm (central) via Zoom

Facilitated by Mark Hanson, Tyler Marchant, and Sarah Wussow

We are living in an unprecedented time in history. In This Moment—a devised work aims to provide a voice and platform for students to share their personal thoughts, ideas, feelings, and perspectives as they experience and maneuver living in this urgent and tumultuous time. Students have the opportunity to write and submit their own works in the form of monologues, songs, scenes, or short plays focusing on what concerns them about the current state of the world.



 


Afterimages 2020

November 20-December 4, 2020

Virtual Opening Night Pre-Show Chat
November 20 at 7 p.m. (central) via Zoom

 Student directed by Karlee Weiler, 
Alex Trofka and Alissa Krueger 

Dance students produce this eclectic evening of dance performances exploring personal relationships and ideas about life and its many layers. This student-directed dance concert develops the talents of student choreographers and performers in collaboration with student lighting, costume, prop, projection, and sound designers.


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