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FreshINK presents “Lt. of Inishmore” Nov. 14-16
With the battle over Northern Ireland as the backdrop, Parkside Theatre’s FreshINK series tackles the bloody and brutal black comedy “The Lieutenant of Inishmore” for three staged readings Nov. 14-16.
Posted: 10-31-2008

Great Theatre Raffle offers $3,000 grand prize
The Great Theatre Raffle from UW-Parkside’s Theatre Arts Dept. offers a top prize of $3,000 cash and more than $1,500 in tickets to Chicago and Milwaukee area theatres. Profits help theatre students.
Posted: 10-29-2008

Parkside Theatre presents “Story of Opal” Nov. 5-9
Parkside Theatre brings a beloved part of American literature to life with “The Story of Opal.” Presented in the Wegner Theatre, this is a look at the world through the heart of an imaginative child.
Posted: 10-29-2008

Parkside Theatre offers LOL comedy ‘The Foreigner’
Ready to LOL (laugh out loud)? Then Parkside Theatre has just the play for you: “The Foreigner.” Written by Milwaukee’s own Larry Shue, this fish-out-of-water comedy is a non-stop laugh riot.
Posted: 09-30-2008

Parkside Theatre FreshINK presents ‘Rabbit’ Sept.
The UW-Parkside FreshINK staged reading series returns with the award-winning comic/drama “Rabbit” for three performances in the Student Center Cinema. Caution: bumpy road ahead—fasten your seatbelts!
Posted: 09-12-2008

Theatre revises plans for plays, staged readings
With classics by Shakespeare and Chekhov, comedy straight from Milwaukee, a magic musical, and four free theatre events, you won’t want to miss an act of Parkside Theatre.
Posted: 09-03-2008

Theatre Arts students "on stage" this summer
More than half of the majors in UW-Parkside's Theatre Arts program are spending this summer learning by doing at professional theatres and festivals across the country.
Posted: 06-12-2008

Bedford, Balazs honored by UWP, major gift given
UW-Parkside recently said "thank you" to an internationally known faculty member who helped found the music dept. and honored a successful former student. The campus also received a major donation.
Posted: 04-16-2008

Parkside Theatre presents Shakespeare's "Macbeth"
William Shakespeare's shortest and bloodiest tragedy "Macbeth" fills the Communication Arts Theatre stage for eight performances April 25-May 3. This battle of good and evil is "can't miss" theatre.
Posted: 04-11-2008

Sneak a peek: Arts Alive! Preview Night April 17
Everybody wants to be an insider, a person who knows what's going to happen before an event takes place. Here's your chance to get inside information on the new season during Arts Alive Preview Night.
Posted: 04-03-2008

Prize-winning play "Rabbit Hole" read at UW-P
The UW-Parkside FreshINK series returns with three readings of David Lindsay-Abaire's Pulitzer Prize and Toni Award-winning drama "Rabbit Hole" March 27 to 29 in the Wegner Theatre.
Posted: 04-20-2008

UW-Parkside stages "Playboy of the Western World"
Welcome to Flaherty's pub in County Mayo. Nothing much happens here...until a mysterious young man with a shady past (and a good story to tell) shows up and causes quite a stir--and plenty of laughs.
Posted: 02-21-2008

Donald creates award-winning play
Posted: 02-04-2008

FreshINK returns with suspenseful "Boy Gets Girl"
Parkside Theatre's FreshINK staged reading series returns Jan. 31-Feb. 2 with Chicago playwright Rebecca Gilman's "Boy Gets Girl." A blind date leads to obsession turning one women's life upside down.
Posted: 01-24-2008

"Welcome Home, Junior" wins regional competition
Against competitors from majors universities in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan, UW-Parkside student Tiffany Donald and her play "Welcome Home, Junior" took first prize in Milwaukee.
Posted: 01-14-2008