Theatre News

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Regent Award shows UW-Parkside academic excellence
Winning awards is nothing new for the UW-Parkside Theatre Arts Dept. but the department recently did something no university program has ever done: win the UW Regents Teaching Excellence Award.
Posted: 11-13-2009

FreshINK presents biting drama “Lydia” Nov. 13-15
A family filled with troubled souls, a home that houses dark secrets, an accident that brings a stranger to their midst. These are the elements that make Octavio Solis’ “Lydia” a drama with bite.
Posted: 11-10-2009

Great Theatre Raffle offers cash & great tickets
The UW-Parkside Great Theatre Raffle puts you front row, center to win terrific tickets for productions in the Chicago and Milwaukee area and a cash grand prize of $2,000.
Posted: 10-08-2009

Parkside Theatre presents ‘Brighton Beach Memoirs’
During trying times, a boy leaves his childhood dreams behind and finds his life’s calling. A tale filled with humor and heartbreak, Parkside Theatre presents Neil Simon’s “Brighton Beach Memoirs.”
Posted: 10-06-2009

Simon, Miller, Bard plays slated for UWP Theatre
If, as Shakespeare said, all the world's a stage, Parkside Theatre stages offer a world of great entertainment. Along with two Bard-inspired productions, Neil Simon & Arthur Miller plays are planned.
Posted: 09-24-2009

FreshINK presents “Dog Sees God” Sept. 18-20
What happens when a beloved set of cartoon character, characters trapped in childhood for 50 years, grow to be teenagers? The answers can be found during the FreshINK staged reading of “Dog Sees God.”
Posted: 09-02-2009

Misti Bradford, M.F.A.
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Grad school success stories
UW-Parkside graduates from theatre and music are headed for prestigious MFA programs this fall.
Posted: 06-09-2009

Parkside Theatre presents “The Music Man!”
It’s the perfect musical at the perfect time! Parkside Theatre proudly presents Meredith Willson’s award-winning salute to small-town America “The Music Man” for seven performances April 24-May2.
Posted: 04-06-2009

Chekhov’s ‘The Seagull’ staged by Parkside Theatre
Parkside Theatre presents seven performances of Anton Chekhov’s classic comic drama “The Seagull.” This tale of unrequited love and unfulfilled desire graces the Wegner Theatre Feb. 27-March 7.
Posted: 02-18-2009

FreshINK presents “Nickle And Dimed” Jan.30-Feb. 1
With the economy in turmoil, FreshINK presents a dramatic reading as current as today’s headlines. “Nickel and Dimed” examines the struggles faced by Americans who work for minimum wage.
Posted: 01-23-2009

Theatre raffle winners claim cash, ticket packages
Although UW-Parkside Theatre Arts students are the ultimate winners, a group of theatre patrons won cash and ticket prizes in the recently completed Great Theatre Raffle 2008.
Posted: 12-24-2008

Capstone performance features UWP theatre students
They’ve played everything from kings to crooks, from the virtuous to the villainous. They are UW-Parkside’s senior acting students. Together with designers and crew, their talents shine Dec. 22.
Posted: 12-16-2008

Public auditions Monday, Dec. 8 for “Music Man”
The UW-Parkside Theatre Arts Department is offering a dozen children ages 8 to 16 years and barbershop singers the chance to audition for roles in one of the greatest American musicals ever staged.
Posted: 11-26-2008

Parkside Theatre presents “The Winter’s Tale”
Parkside Theatre warms the wintery weather with eight performances of William Shakespeare’s story of tragedy and redemption “The Winter’s Tale” Dec. 5 to 13 in the intimate Wegner Theatre.
Posted: 11-26-2008