Theatre and Dance season announced
9/9/2014
 
 

Heartbreaking drama, musical comedy and contemporary dance are among theatrical experiences offered at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point during the 2014-15 Department of Theatre and Dance season.

Tickets are on sale for evening and matinee performances throughout the coming academic year. Prices are $19 for adults, $18 for seniors, $14 for youth and $4.50 for students with UW-Stevens Point ID. Season ticket packages are also available for all seven shows, the four in the Jenkins Theatre or the three in the Studio Theatre. Tickets are available at the UW-Stevens Point Information and Tickets Office, located in the Dreyfus University Center concourse, by calling 715-346-4100 or at http://tickets.uwsp.edu/index.php.

In addition, the First Nighters program offers theatergoers dinner and a show on the opening Friday evenings of six of the productions (Afterimages 2014 is not included). Meals are provided in the Noel Fine Arts Center courtyard by university dining. Tickets are $160 per person for either the three Studio or three Jenkins theatre productions, or $300 for all six. Call 715-346-4429 for more information.

The 2014-15 performances include:

  • “Radium Girls” - Oct. 17-19 and 23-25, Jenkins Theatre
    When Grace Fryer becomes ill with radiation poisoning caused by contact with the radium-based paint at her job, she has to fight a corporate cover-up for justice. With humor and heartbreak, the drama tells the true story of a scandal that shocked America in the 1920s. Not suitable for young children.

  • “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” - Nov. 14-16 and 19-22, Studio Theatre
    This musical follows six awkward adolescents through their daunting and hilarious championship quest. Along the way, they learn there is more to life than winning a trophy.

  • “Afterimages 2014” - Dec. 5-7, Jenkins Theatre
    This student-directed show highlights the talents of student choreographers, performers, lighting and costume designers and gives students the full experience of creating their own work.

  • “Be Aggressive” - Feb. 6-8 and 11-14, 2015, Studio Theatre
    Everything changes for 17-year-old Laura when her mother dies in a car accident. Thrust into caring for her younger sister and brittle father, she sneaks away on a road trip with a fellow cheerleader. Not suitable for young children.

  • “On the Twentieth Century” - Feb. 27-28 and March 1, 4-7, 2015, Jenkins Theatre
    Part operetta, part screwball comedy and part farce, the play takes audiences all aboard a train where a theater impresario tries to convince a glamorous film star to appear in his next production.

  • “Danstage 2015” - April 10-12 and 15-18, 2015, Studio Theatre
    The annual dance concert features new works by faculty and a guest choreographer.

  • “Antigone” - May 1-3 and 6-8, 2015, Jenkins Theatre
    An epic battle of wills over affairs of the state, the divine and family, this ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles is set after a civil war in ancient Thebes. Not suitable for young children.


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