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New Dramaworks: Short Play Festival
April 17, 2024 – April 21, 2024
| Dates | Location |
|---|---|
| April 17–20, 2024 (7:30–9:30 p.m.) April 21, 2024 (2–4 p.m.) | Kenilworth Square East, Kenilworth Five-0-Eight |
Bold, funny, moving, provocative, original and fresh! View the world we’re living in today through the eyes of some of the newest emerging voices in the American Theatre. The premiere of what will be an ongoing feature of the Theatre Department season, this New Dramaworks series celebrates a collection of original, short dramatic work by UWM students and others that stimulates the imagination and prompts deep conversations.
Directed by UWM Theatre Students
Mentored by Ralph Janes
Curated by Alvaro Saar Rios
Festival Lineup
Confessing
Written by: Lee Hunt
Majors: Conservation & Environmental Science; Theatre Practices
Dreamland
Written by: Joe Klockenkemper
Major: Theatre Education
The Elephant
Written by: Mara Grigg
Major: Theatre Practices
Game Day
Written by: Lia Smith
Majors: Dance; English
Star Stories
Written by: Cat Sadler
Major: Acting
The Greatest Detective
Commissioned play written by: Maria Pretzl ’14
Degrees: BFA, Film: Production; BA: Theatre Studies
The Uncomfortable Truth of Being Known
Written by: Matt Swihart
Major: English-Creative Writing
Until I Join the Earth
Written by: Eugene Strei
Major: Acting: Musical Theatre
In-person Tickets
| General | $13 |
| Seniors 65+, *UWM Faculty, Staff & Alumni | $11 |
| Youth 17 and Under | $9 |
| *UWM Student | $7 |
| *PSOA Student (for events in your department) | FREE |