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Tuesday, January 26, 2021

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Opera teaches lessons in life and career for UWM music students

By Claire HackettApril 4, 2019Arts & HumanitiesTheater
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Opera teaches lessons in life and career for UWM music students

By Claire HackettApril 4, 2019Arts & HumanitiesTheater

Staging an opera isn’t easy, but it’s worth the effort for the valuable lessons it teaches UWM music and theater students, say those involved. This year’s production is Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito.”

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UWM associate professor selected as playwright-in-residence at First Stage

By Allison BeebeJune 25, 2019Arts & HumanitiesTheater

During his residency, the theater will stage Alvaro Saar Rios’ most recent play “On the Wings of a Mariposa,” which will debut in October.

Theater prof directs neighborhood revival on city’s south side

By Angela McManamanMay 17, 2019Arts & HumanitiesTheater

Associate theatre professor Rebecca Holderness is collaborating with a team that is planning for the Modjeska Theater’s renovation from a vacant theater and parking lot to a community center with green space and an indoor, all-seasons playground.

Feast of Crispian directors to host National Veterans Theatre Festival

By Angela McManamanMay 17, 2019Arts & HumanitiesTheater

James Tasse, senior lecturer, and William Watson, associate professor in the Peck School of the Arts theatre department, host the first-ever National Veterans Theatre Festival May 23-26 at the Milwaukee Rep’s Stiemke Studio.

Stoner, Theatre Department honored at Kennedy Center regional event

By Angela McManamanJanuary 11, 2019Arts & HumanitiesTheater

Red velvet and gold medals will greet the Peck School of the Arts Department of Theatre when its faculty and students participate in the 50th Annual Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival’s Midwestern-region event on Jan. 12.

Feast of Crispian helps traumatized veterans, with assistance from Shakespeare

By Tony RehagenNovember 8, 2018Arts & HumanitiesTheater
Veterans perform Feast of Crispian.

The program created by UWM theater faculty has spurred interest from schools and veterans’ organizations nationwide.

UWM grad designs theater fight scenes that look and feel real

By Maren OrlowskiSeptember 5, 2018Arts & HumanitiesTheater
A man and women engage in an onstage sword fight.

Christopher Elst has carved out a niche in southeastern Wisconsin’s theater world: He’s one of the few who helps create fight scenes so real that the audience worries about someone getting hurt.

Curtain rises on UWM’s renovated, updated Mainstage Theatre

By Angela McManamanMarch 6, 2018Arts & HumanitiesTheater
Three people stand in the Mainstage Theatre with the stage in the background.

A fire in UWM’s Mainstage Theatre caused millions in damage and disrupted productions for almost a year. But it also provided the opportunity to improve the theater in myriad ways, from lighting and acoustics to accessibility and comfort, and it taught students lessons in resilience and adaptability.

UWM alum scores by writing, directing musical

By Kathy QuirkNovember 30, 2017Arts & HumanitiesTheater
The director gestures while speaking to the cast.

It’s a dream come true for Brandon M. Rockstroh. The UWM Peck School of the Arts alum has written and is directing an original pop musical at Green Bay’s Southwest High School, which is known for its musical theater.

Students take the stage at the Rep

By UWM NewsMay 2, 2017Arts & HumanitiesTheater
Rehearsal of "Arcadia"

When fire ripped through UWM’s Peck School of the Arts’ scene shop at the Mainstage Theatre on April 8, weeks of work went up in smoke. But after a lot of support and hard work, the show premieres May 3 at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater.

Play moves to Rep as fire teaches students new lessons

By Greg Walz-ChojnackiApril 13, 2017Arts & HumanitiesTheater
Michelle Lopez-Rios, who is directing the UWM production of “Arcadia,” talks about the effects of the fire during a news conference. “We didn’t stop rehearsing,” she said. “We thought even if we have to perform on the beach at the lake, the show will go on.” (UWM Photo/Pete Amland)

UWM’s production of “Arcadia” will go on May 3-7 despite a fire that knocked the theater building out of service, with set production being done at Shorewood High School and performances at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater.

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