From backstage to center stage, front of house or in front of a classroom, our public performances are a vehicle for training students in every aspect of theatre. They are also a source of high-quality live entertainment for our campus and community. Explore our upcoming performances or take a look at recent productions.
Join the UWM Theatre Department for a season filled with journeys and storytelling, exploring themes of loss, reconciliation, and family reunion. Travel with us across the Ancient World, the mountains of North Carolina, the glamour of Broadway and the maze of contemporary London.
Upcoming Events
- Oct9October 9, 2024, 9:00am - 3:30pm
- Nov6November 6, 2024 - November 10, 2024
- Dec4December 4, 2024 - December 8, 2024
2024-2025 Theatre Season
![UWM Theatre: Pericles Promo Image](https://uwm.edu/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/637/2024/05/Theatre-Calendar-Placeholders-PERICLES.jpg)
November 6–November 10
An epic tale of shipwreck and devastating loss, love and redemption across the Ancient Mediterranean. One of William Shakespeare's later plays, Pericles is ultimately a story of the triumph of the human spirit, exploring themes that dominate headlines today: the Middle East, refugees, perilous sea crossings and sex trafficking. It offers spectacular grace and one of the most beautiful reunions this master of the theatrical stage ever wrote.
![UWM Theatre: Dames at Seas Promo Image](https://uwm.edu/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/637/2024/05/Theatre-Calendar-Placeholders-DAMES-AT-SEA.jpg)
March 5, 2025–March 9, 2025
The show that launched Bernadette Peters as a Broadway star, this delightful, funny, tongue-in-cheek love letter to Hollywood musicals of the 1930s tells the story of sweet Ruby's journey from her small hometown to New York City to become a Broadway star. There, she meets Dick, a sailor with ambitions as a songwriter. In grand Hollywood fashion, they tap dance their way from the chorus to stardom on the deck of a passing battleship. Dames at Sea is a non-stop ride of romance, laughs, dance and musical delights.
![UWM Theatre: The Ballad of Maria Martin Promo Image](https://uwm.edu/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/637/2024/05/Theatre-Calendar-Placeholders-THE-BALLAD-OF-MARIA-MARTIN.jpg)
April 2, 2025–April 6, 2025
“It’s been a year since I died and still nobody has found me.” Thus begins Maria Marten’s tale of her own murder in 1827 in the village of Polstead, Suffolk, England. “I could tell you that story,” she says, “but I don’t want to yet.” The notorious “Red Barn Murder” sent shockwaves throughout England, retold over the years by playwrights, filmmakers, and balladeers. While the story has all the hallmarks of a classic crime drama—a missing body, a country location, a disreputable squire, a village stuck in its age-old traditions—it is not just a murder story. Told from the victim's perspective, Maria Marten reveals “who I really was. Before.” in an unexpectedly joyous story of female friendship and resilience.
![UWM Theatre: The Curious Case of the Dog in the Night-Time Promo Image](https://uwm.edu/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/637/2024/05/Theatre-Calendar-Placeholders-THE-CURIOUS-INCIDENT-OF-THE-DOG-IN-THE-NIGHT-TIME.jpg)
April 30, 2025–May 4, 2025
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
15-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain: he excels at mathematics but struggles to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. One night, at seven minutes after midnight, Christopher discovers his neighbor's dog, Wellington, has been speared with a garden fork. Suspected of the crime, Christopher is determined to solve the mystery. His detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a thrilling journey that upturns his world. Based on the best-selling novel by Mark Haddon and winner of Tony and Olivier Awards for best play in New York and London.