2012-2013Productions

The Department of Theatre & Dance melds rigorous class work with exciting production opportunities. Jenkins and Studio theatres are the laboratories where classroom training gels into our students' art and craft. All performances are at 7:30 PM except as noted.

2011-2012 Season Performances  

Ticket Information can be obtained by visiting the UWSP Box Office website or by calling 715-346-4100 or 800-838-3378.  On the day of a performance, tickets are available by telephone or at the door but not on line. 

Other season's performances: 

  
The Playboy of the Western World

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October 14th-16th & 19th-22nd, 2011
Noel Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre 

By John Millington Synge
Directed by Jeffrey Stephens

All performances at 7:30 pm, except as noted.
October 16th, 2 PM Matinee

"I'm thinking this night wasn't I a foolish fellow not to kill my father in the years gone by."

The Playboy of the Western World stirred its audience to riot in 1907. Synge's raucous black comedy is about an Irish village in awe of a man who claims to have killed his father. It is finally not a tale of murder, but rather a masterful study of the ways of the human heart. After all: "There's a great temptation in a man did slay his da."

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Thoroughly Modern Millie

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November 11th-13th & 16th-19th, 2011
Noel Fine Arts Center Jenkins Theatre

Book by Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan
New Music By Jeanine Tesori
New Lyrics by Dick Scanlan

Directed by Tim Howard

All performances at 7:30 pm, except as noted.
November 13th, 2 PM Matinee

Based on the popular movie, this 2002 Tony Award winner for BEST MUSICAL includes a full score of new songs and high spirited dance numbers. Full of the intrigue and jazz of the twenties, Millie Dillmount has just moved to New York City in search of a new life for herself. Thoroughly Modern Millie is a high spirited musical romp that has all of New York dancing the Charleston!

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Afterimages 2011
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December 8th-11th, 2011

Noel Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre

All performances at 7:30 pm, except as noted.
Saturday, December 10th - 2 PM Matinee and 7:30
Sunday, December 11th - 2:00 Matinee

New student choreography | emerging artistry

 

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The Normal Heart

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February 10th-12th & 15th-18th, 2012
Noel Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre
By Larry Kramer
Directed by Steve Trovillion Smith

All performances at 7:30 pm, except as noted.
February 12th 2 PM Matinee

In 1980’s New York City, a small group of friends desperately battles ignorance, fear and government indifference during the early days of the AIDS crisis. Selected as one of the 100 greatest plays of the twentieth century by the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain, The Normal Heart electrified Broadway in its acclaimed 2011 revival. Not appropriate for young audiences.

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A Streetcar Named Desire

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March 2nd-4th & 8th-10th, 2012
Noel Fine Arts Center Jenkins Theatre

By Tennessee Williams

Directed by Tyler Marchant

All performances at 7:30 pm, except as noted.
March 4th 2 PM Matinee

A Streetcar Named Desire begins on a steamy afternoon in the heart of New Orleans as Blanche DuBois arrives on the doorstep of her younger sister Stella and Stella's sexy, yet brutish husband, Stanley. Tennessee Williams's masterpiece delivers an unforgettable dramatic ride filled with love, loss and the dream of what's to come. Not appropriate for young audiences.

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Spring Awakening

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April 13th-15th & 18th-21st, 2012
Noel Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre

Book and Lyrics by Steven Sater
Music by Duncan Sheik
Based on the play by Frank Wedekind
Directed by Jessica Lanius
All performances at 7:30 pm, except as noted.
April 15th 2 PM Matinee

The winner of 8 TONY Awards, including BEST MUSICAL, Spring Awakening celebrates the unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood with a power, poignancy, and passion that you will never forget . Adapted from Frank Wedekind's 1891 expressionist play about the trials, tears, and exhilaration of the teen years, this contemporary rock score by Duncan Sheik was hailed as the "Best Musical of 2007" by the New York Times. Not appropriate for young audiences.

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Danstage 2012
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May 4th-6th & 9th-11th, 2012
Noel Fine Arts Center Jenkins Theatre

All performances at 7:30 pm, except as noted.
May 6th, 2:00 PM matinee

Faculty premieres and guest choreography.
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