Theatre & Dance

Calendar of Mainstage & Studio Events

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• At the venue box office 90 minutes before the event

Mainstage Events

 <sub>The Revolutionists
 By Lauren Gunderson
 Directed by Laura Riddle
 October 12-13 and 18-19-20, 2018 at 7:30 PM
 University Theatre, Theatre Hall​

Paris, France, 1793: The Reign of Terror. Four badass women conspire, plot murder, and resist extremist insanity. Join playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, Haitian activist Marianne Angelle and former queen Marie Antoinette as they hang out before each of them loses their head. This irreverent, fantastical comedy examines feminism, extremism, art, and how we actually go about changing the world. Recommended for ages 12 and older.
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 Nunsense: The Mega Musical
 By Dan Goggin
 Directed by John Mariano
 Music Direction by Courtney Sherman
 Choreography by Denise Carlson-Gardner

November 15-16, 2018 at 7:30 PM
November 17, 2018 at 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM
University Theatre, Theatre Hall

The Little Sisters of Hoboken have a crisis on their hands and need to raise money fast! Reverend Mother has approved a tasteful variety show in the Mount Saint Helen school auditorium but the understudy, Sister Robert Anne, wants to be a star and everyone needs to keep an eye on Sister Amnesia until she can remember her real name. The nuns pull out all the stops including tap dancing, habit humor, an audience quiz, performances by the Mount Saint Helen Band and the Saint Andrews Sisters of Hoboken, and a special appearance by convent cook, Sister Julia, Child of God. This all-new "Mega-Musical" version promises more nuns, more laughs, and super-sized production numbers!
 Recommended for ages 12 and older.
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 Women Playing Hamlet
 By William Missouri Downs
 Directed by John Mariano
 Feb. 28, March 1-2 and March 6-7-8-9, 2019 at 7:30
 Jean Weidner Theatre, Weidner Center for the Performing Arts
 
Hamlet is a challenge for any actor, but when Jessica is cast as the title character in a NYC production she endures the “slings and arrows” (and advice) of dubious experts, in addition to making Sir Patrick Stewart her nemesis. Can she figure out “to be or not to be” by opening night? Women Playing Hamlet is fun for Shakespeare fans and everyone else.
Recommended for ages 12 and older.
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 DanceWorks
 Artistic Direction by Denise Carlson-Gardner
 April 6 at 7:30 PM and April 7, 2019 at 3:00 PM
 University Theatre, Theatre Hall
 

Join us as we celebrate dance in a concert of faculty and student choreography representing a diverse
medley of styles. Recommended for ages 4 and older.
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 Julius Caesar
 By William Shakespeare
 Directed by Alan Kopischke
 April 26-27 May 2-3-4, 2019 at 7:30 PM
 University Theatre, Theatre Hall
 
Julius Caesar is a conquering hero and a popular leader in Rome. So popular some want to make him King. What is the responsibility of Rome’s other leading citizens to oppose and resist this threat to Rome’s democracy? How far they will go may be influenced by their own aspirations. A vigorous staging of Shakespeare’s uncompromising look at the failures of both the leaders and the citizenry in a time of crisis. Recommended for ages 12 and older.
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Student-Directed Studio Productions

 The Assassin’s Anthology
 Written and Directed by Selena Deer
 December 6-7-8 at 7:30 PM
 Jean Weidner Theatre
 Weidner Center for the Performing Arts

Nine assassins live together on an estate, each with their own specialty. Hangman, their leader and #1 assassin, has a secret he has yet to reveal to the others, until the truth is discovered by the newest addition to the team, Candle. Candle’s creative writing and impulsiveness begins to threaten the very rules that Hangman has so direly enforced. Reality begets fantasy when one of the assassins is found dead, and discovered evidence suggests that the infamous mythical assassin, the Executioner, is behind the assassination.

The Assassin's Anthology is a play written and directed by Selena Deer, a Senior Theatre and Communication Major at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay. Seating is limited. Recommended for ages 12 and older.
Free Admission

 Riot Act
 Directed by Haley Ebinal
 December 13-14-15, 2018 at 7:30 PM
 University Theatre, Theatre Hall
 

Riot Act is a performance art piece featuring 4 monologues by Franca Rame and a devised play. Riot Act shines a light on how and why society objectifies women.

There will be an optional post-show discussion following each performance for audience members and the cast to discuss the show. Mature themes and adult language, recommended for age 18+. 
Free Admission