UW-Stevens Point announces theatre and dance season

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Department of Theatre and Dance offers shows themed with "A Season of…" this year, offering celebration, mystery, imagination and more on stage.

"I wanted each show of the season to have a defining word that captured the spirit and energy of the production," said Michael Estanich, professor and Department of Theatre and Dance chair. "This season's selection is an exciting mixture of classic and new.'

The first performance of the season is "Eleven Weeks of Nuclear Summer," a play set in mid-apocalyptic Maine with five camp counselors facing questions of self, connection and survival. The play was written by UW-Stevens Point alum Sophie McIntosh, class of '20, who will work with students through a workshop process and staged reading of this new work. McIntosh is returning to campus from New York, where she has found success as an up-and-coming playwright.

Tickets for "Eleven Weeks of Nuclear Summer" are $10 and are available at tickets.uwsp.edu. Performances will be held at the three UW-Stevens Point campuses:

• UWSP at Marshfield - 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 19, Black Box Theatre, 2000 W. Fifth Street, Marshfield,
• UW-Stevens Point - 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, and Saturday, Sept. 21, Room 221 at the Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage St., Stevens Point, and
• UWSP at Wausau - 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 22, James F. Veninga Theatre, 625 Stewart Ave., Wausau.

Individual and season tickets are now available for the 2024-25 theatre and dance season:

• "Side by Side by Sondheim," Oct. 4-6, 10-12 and 18-20, 2024, a Tony
• Award-winningmusical that strings together some of contemporary master Stephen Sondheim's most iconic works.
• "The Mousetrap," Nov. 15-17 and 21-23, 2024, Agatha Christie's murder mystery brimming with intrigue, sophisticated humor and surprising twists.
• "Afterimages 2024," Dec. 5-8, 2024, features original student choreography and staging.
• "A Cry of Players," Feb. 6-9, 2025, is a delightfully crafted imagining of the young life of playwright and poet William Shakespeare.
• "The Pirates of Penzance," Feb. 28, March 2 and 6-8, 2025, a hilarious musical full of sentimental pirates, bumbling policeman, dim-witted young lovers and more.
• "Danstage 2025," April 11-13, 2025, is a night of new dance works by faculty and a guest artist.
• "Love's Labor's Won," May 2-4 and 8-10, 2025, a romantic comedy about rekindling relationships that will leave audiences guessing through many twists and turns.

First Nighter's packages are available for this season's performances, which include a pre-show cocktail hour, dinner and ticket to the opening night performances of the five featured mainstage and studio theatre productions. Packages as well as individual tickets are available by calling 715-346-4100 or online at tickets.uwsp.edu.

Learn more at https://www.uwsp.edu/theatre-dance/2024-2025-season/.