Story by Erika Peepo
When you come to a Wisconsin Union Theater performance, you likely learn something about the performer on stage. But what do you know about the people sitting around you in the audience? After distributing a series of surveys this fall, we wanted to share some of the interesting things we learned!
- We asked on Instagram what type of musical ensemble people were (or still are) a part of, and the majority of respondents were orchestra members! [image src="/assets/image1.png" id="17638" width="382" height="316" class="leftAlone ss-htmleditorfield-file image"]
- We asked if our audience prefers Shannon Hall or the Play Circle Theater. Most people voted for Shannon Hall! [image src="/assets/image2.png" id="17639" width="438" height="336" class="leftAlone ss-htmleditorfield-file image"]
- When asked where they prefer to sit in Shannon Hall, most people are in favor of the orchestra section.[image src="/assets/image3.png" id="17640" width="476" height="369" class="leftAlone ss-htmleditorfield-file image"]
- At an average show, our audience is made up of 22% students and 78% community members.[image src="/assets/image4.png" id="17641" width="471" height="381" class="leftAlone ss-htmleditorfield-file image"]
- How many performances do you think the average audience member attends? Turns out it is three to five times per year![image src="/assets/image5.png" id="17642" width="441" height="369" class="leftAlone ss-htmleditorfield-file image"]
- Forty-seven percent of our audience purchases their tickets online, but some people still prefer to stop by our box office in Memorial Union or to give us a call at 608-265-ARTS (2787). [image src="/assets/image6.png" id="17643" width="509" height="395" class="leftAlone ss-htmleditorfield-file image"]
- Our audience loves a wide variety of genres with jazz being the most popular! [image src="/assets/image7.png" id="17644" width="464" height="356" class="leftAlone ss-htmleditorfield-file image"]
- People of all ages are represented in our audience with the highest number of people being between the ages of 24 and 34. [image src="/assets/image8.png" id="17645" width="508" height="417" class="leftAlone ss-htmleditorfield-file image"]