On Sept. 30, the curtains in Shannon Hall will open to a live audience in the Hall’s seats.
This date will mark the beginning of the Wisconsin Union Theater’s 2021-22 Concert Series, which includes six in-person events. The Theater team anticipates that some performances will include online viewing options.
Beginning May 10, all, including Wisconsin Union members, community members, and visitors, can visit the Wisconsin Union’s Memorial Union Terrace, Memorial Union and Union South.
The return of the yellow, green and orange sunburst Terrace chairs that came back to the Terrace on April 14 marked the annual start of months of experiences at the Terrace, called Terrace season.
The Wisconsin Union’s Terrace chairs will return to the Memorial Union Terrace April 14, marking the start of Terrace season 2021.
Vuong to read from ‘On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous’ at Wisconsin Book Festival event co-hosted by the Wisconsin Union Theater
Wisconsin Union Theater hosts streaming of new piece from artists David Neumann, Marcella Murray and Tei Blow
The Wisconsin Union Theater will host two virtual streaming performances of “Primer for an Impossible Conversation,” an interdisciplinary arts work centering on dialogue about race, followed by a moderated conversation with theater artists and co-creators Marcella Murray, David Neumann and Tei Blow on April 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. CDT.
Fencer and Olympic medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad made history in 2016 when she became the first American to compete for an Olympic medal while wearing a hijab and the first American Muslim woman to win an Olympic medal.
The Wisconsin Union Theater will stream an online Concert Series performance by the Meccore String Quartet on Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. CDT.
The Quartet will perform the String Quartet No. 21 in D major, K. 575 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, String Quartet No. 3 “Leaves from an Unwritten Diary” by Krzysztof Penderecki, and String Quartet in A minor, Op. 132 by Ludwig van Beethoven.
Update: The Wisconsin Union Theater-hosted performance by and question-and-answer session with multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Nicholas Payton has been rescheduled to take place Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. CDT. The Theater team originally scheduled the event for Feb. 19.
Those that purchase tickets to the Feb. 27 performance will also receive on-demand performance and Q&A access through March 6.
Student-led committee to host renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump at free, online event Feb. 16
Attorney Ben Crump will share insight into justice system, civil rights cases, and more
Civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump will discuss qualified immunity, working within the justice system, and how storytelling can serve as a tool for change during a free, virtual, live event, called “The Journey to Justice: A Conversation with Ben Crump,” hosted by the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS) Committee on Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. CDT.
Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Okaidja Afroso believes in bringing together diverse forms of expression to create global harmony. He will bring his genre-defying approach to music to Wisconsin Union Theater patrons during a virtual performance on Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. CDT.
Audience members can enjoy this special solo performance recorded just for the Wisconsin Union Theater audience, which will include Ghanaian music infused with cross-cultural influences.
