UW-Parkside Theatre

09/03/2026

A big welcome to our new students this semester! We're off and running!

09/02/2026

Celebrating this long standing partnership with the Tony award winning Regional Theatre- American Players Theatre!

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Majoring in Theatre Arts while in college can seem like a hobby before getting a real job. University of Wisconsin-Parkside is proving that notion incorrect. Since 2023, nearly 90% of our Theatre students gained employment in their field of study. One partnership that has been integral in getting st...

08/27/2026

IT’S ALMOST TIME! 😱

Classes are back in session next week and Parkside theatre is so excited to share our upcoming season with you. We have an amazing array of productions lined up this year! Including, two STUDENT DIRECTED 🤩 shows, one in the fall semester and one in the spring!

Next week we will begin classes and start out our first week on campus with 26 NEW students and many returning ones! Our company meeting and picnic will help start off the semester, then closely followed by auditions and callbacks! 🎭

Once they’re cast, these shows will come to life faster than you know it! Be sure to keep an eye on our website and get your tickets to see our extraordinary students! ⭐️

Visit our website for tickets and more information: uwp.edu/therita

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07/27/2026

EXCITING NEWS! Announcing our 2026-2027 Theatre Arts Season!!

Show information and tickets will be available soon. We can’t wait to see you all at the Theatre!

07/21/2026

What else has our department been up to? Take a look!

Today we have ✨recent graduate ✨ Kennedy Frick and none other than Genesis Correa and Leo Alvarez! These three have been hard at work this summer doing things from costume constructing to sword fighting!

Be sure to check back in soon for more upcoming news as we get closer to coming back to campus! We can’t wait to get started!

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07/08/2026

Take a look at more of our hardworking students! This summer we have been fortunate to have a department full of employed students!

Here is ✨recent graduate✨ Dan Kim and our beloved James Hyde III, both working hard this summer on different projects!

Stay tuned for more updates on what our department is up to throughout the summer! ☀️

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07/03/2026

Our students have been working so hard this summer! Whether it’s acting, designing, or directing, many people from our department have been busy at work at their summer jobs all over the country.

Here’s a look at a few of those students! Today we have quite a bunch! We have Amy Bates, Sam Siepler, Mark Warden, April Sersen, Lily Wendricks, Alyssa Ritacca, and Walker Beaman!

Check out what they have been up to this summer, and stay tuned for more glimpses at the work our students have been putting in!

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07/01/2026

Summer is here and our students have been hard at work! ☀️

Before the spring semester ended, we asked everyone to share where they will be working for the summer, as many had been hired for work all over the country! Over the next few weeks, we will be highlighting some of these students and what they have been up to.

Today, we have ✨ recent graduate ✨ Trinity Wallace, and our beloved Virgil Kornuth!

Be on the lookout for more of our talented students later this week!

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06/24/2026

UW-Parkside Theatre Arts Students get jobs in the industry while working toward their degrees, before and post graduation. Congratulations to these students and others who landed the “gig”! We are proud of these Rangers - Keep thriving! 💚🐻🎭

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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