The University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh Theatre Department offers students a program combining personalized attention with a full range of classroom and production opportunities. The theatre major exposes students to all aspects of the theatrical arts, and allows students to focus their training in acting, directing, design, technology, and play writing.

Phone Numbers
Area code: (920)
Box Office: 424-4417
Theatre Office: 424-7042
Chair (Merlaine Angwall): 424-7050
Costume Shop: 424-0286
Scene Shop: 424-7051

Study Abroad: Spring Interim 2012
Deadline: February 3, 2012

History of Styles, Advanced History of Styles
Study Abroad in England and Italy

This course blends art, history and theatre to better understand the relationship between time periods and styles. The first half of the course, taught at UW Oshkosh, provides a foundation of period styles in preparation for the study tour abroad. Then, set out for London, Bath, Rome, Florence, and Venice during the second half of the course to explore first-hand the period styles at actual sights and museums. Open to all students.

If you are interested, please check out the flier:
Study Abroad flier

More complete information can be found at:
Study Abroad Information Pamphlet

Class Syllabi and schedules are available here:
History of Styles, Spring Interim 2012
Advanced History of Styles
Trip Itinerary

Tickets

Tickets may be purchased at the Box Office or online using the button below. Ticket prices are $13 for general, $10 for Senior Citizen or Alumni and $4 for UWO Students with ID.

The Box office will be open the week of the productions Monday-Friday, Noon-4 pm and evenings of performance 6pm - 7:30 pm. Performance Sundays the box office will open one hour before show time.

All promotions and discounts are valid only at the Box Office and are not available for on-line ticket sales.

For ticket orders, use this button.

Almost Maine

By John Cariani
Directed by Jane Purse-Wiedenhoeft

Feb. 15–18, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 19, 2012, 2 p.m.

On a crisp winter night, not everything is as it appears in the mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights shimmer across the dark sky, the honest and hardworking townspeople experience the lasting joy and enduring struggle of romance.

Student One-Acts

March 8–10, 2012
Experimental Theatre

Student One-Act Plays offer an opportunity for students to experiment and practice the skills they have learned in the theatre program. Each season, students select, direct, design, build and perform exciting and unusual plays in the Experimental Theatre.

Tartuffe

By Jean-Baptiste Moliere
Directed by Merlaine Angwall

April 25–28, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
April 29, 2012, 2 p.m.

Moliere’s classic farce follows the exploits of Tartuffe, a man who claims to be pious and completely devoted to god, as he ruins a wedding, tears apart a family, nearly destroys a marriage and deceives everyone he meets. This wild, satirical comedy examines relationships among one man, his family, society and god, and how each affects the other.