UWSP Department of Theatre & Dance

Never the Sinner
by John Logan

October 10-12 and 16-19, 2008
Noel Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre

In 1920's Chicago, two handsome, wealthy young men plan the perfect murder.  Based on the sensational true story of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, who shocked the nation when they murdered a 14 year-old boy simply to prove they could, NEVER THE SINNER is a compelling look at the media circus surrounding the "Crime of the Century" and the two teenagers who stood at the center of it.  Not recommended for young audiences.

HAIR
by Gerome Ragni and James Rado
Music by Galt MacDermot

November 14-16 and 19-22, 2008
Noel Fine Arts Center Jenkins Theatre

Hailed as the FIRST ROCK MUSICAL, this revolutionary and hypnotic phenomenon burst onto Broadway in 1968 with a contagiously tuneful score.  Giving an authentic voice to the disillusioned youth of the 60's "hippie generation, this ground breaking musical explodes off the stage with song and dance, and a relevance that is shockingly timeless in today's current  political environment.  Not recommended for young audiences.

Afterimages

December 5-7 and 10-12, 2008
Noel Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre

Extraordinary student choreography and performance. Varied, inspired and entertaining.

40 Days
by Laura Eason

February 6-8 and 12-15, 2009
Noel Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre

40 Days:  set during a flood in an unnamed American town, 40 Days explores crises - small and large, personal and public, natural and man made - in lives lived outside the big city; a highly visual and physical ensemble piece that lives in the shadow of Our Town.  Developed at Looking Glass Theatre Company, Chicago, New York Theatre Workshop, NYC, and SF Playhouse in San Francisco.  Recipient of an N.E.A. artistic development grant.  Not recommended for young audiences.

The Little Foxes
by Lillian Hellman

February 27, 28, March 1,and 5-7, 2009
Noel Fine Arts Center Jenkins Theatre

Brothers and sisters, fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, and, of course, husbands and wives battle furiously for control of a family's financial future in the Deep South at the dawn of the 20th century.  Lillian Hellman's unabashedly melodramatic tale of the greedy Hubbard family - led by Regina, the greatest robber baron of them all - is as relevant today as it was in 1939, the year of its Broadway premiere. 

She Loves Me
by Joe Masteroff

April 10-12 and 15-18, 2009
Noel Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre

 Based on the Hungarian play The Shop Around the Corner, this delightful musical tells the romantic story of Georg and Amalia, two perfume shop employees who constantly feud by day but find solace in their anonymous pen pals, little knowing their respective correspondents are none other than each other!  But never fear; although at times the situation looks dire, love prevails.  With soaring music by Bock and Harnick, the team that gave us Fiddler on the Roof, this lyrical confection shares it's storyline with three movies, including the 1998 Tom Hanks-Meg Ryan feature You've Got Mail.

Danstage 2009

May 1-3 and 7-9, 2009
Noel Fine Arts Center Jenkins Theatre

Original choreography by UWSP faculty and guest artists.