UW-Parkside Theatre

10/15/2026

The curious odor of evil is STILL lingering around UW Parkside for one more weekend! 🔥

Max Frisch’s THE ARSONISTS is showing Friday and Saturday at 7PM and closes on Sunday at 2PM at our Black Box Theater in The Rita!

This hilarious show has kept our audiences laughing from start to finish, so if you’re figuring out what to do this weekend, come see The Arsonists!

For tickets, visit our box office or our website uwp.edu/therita

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10/10/2026

Check this out! It’s opening night!

Performed by the student company of the Parkside Theatre Arts Department, "The Arsonists" will debut Thursday, Oct. 8, at the Black Box Theatre at the Rita Tallent Picken Regional Center ⤵️ Find a link to the story in the comments.

09/29/2026

SUPER SATURDAY PART TWO!!!

We are getting so much closer to opening The Arsonists, we had to give you another look at our progress in getting this show together! Team Lighting, Paints, and Costumes showed up and worked so hard!

After a delicious lunch of hotdogs cooked by the wonderful Keith Harris, our Saturday continued on with lots of labor and shenanigans!

For tickets to The Arsonists, visit our box office or purchase some on our website: uwp.edu/therita

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09/17/2026

FRESH INK ALERT!

This Friday and Saturday, you can come see A House in Winter at UWP! This is a Fresh INK production directed by an amazing student, Cody Hurm! The cast and directing team have been rehearsing this whole week in preparation for this performance.

Not only is this staged reading being directed by one of our own, but it was written by Fabrice Conte-Williamson! Stop by the Rita this Friday and Saturday at 7pm and come see A House in Winter!

For more information or tickets to future upcoming productions, visit our website: uwp.edu/therita

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09/16/2026

A House In Winter
By Fabrice Conte Williamson
Directed by Cody Hurm*
*Parkside student director
Sept 18-19 @ 7pm | Studio A

A FreshINK staged reading | FREE

A House in Winter follows the emotional intersection of two siblings selling their cluttered historic home and a couple seeking a fresh start during a severe Midwestern snowstorm. As ambitious realtors, Leslie and Wes push the listing, house hunter Amy struggles with her crumbling marriage to her emotionally distant husband Brian, while the home’s aging owners—fragile, romantic Peter and weary, pragmatic Gabriella—clash over financial ruin, grief, and Peter’s manipulative younger lover, Talo. Residents and visitors confront their uncertain futures and the lingering weight of letting go.

06/19/2026

We are back from our post-semester break, and we are ACCEPTED!!!

These two recent graduates have been accepted into MFA graduate programs this Fall. Congrats to Amy Bates and Mark Warden, we can't wait to watch you thrive!

Edit: Amy Bates assistant directed Swing State at Next Act Theatre, not Dinner with the Duchess!

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