Theatre and Dance UW-Green Bay News Posts

‘Big Fish’ and Original Work ‘Dr. Bellboy’ Highlight UW-Green Bay Theatre & Dance 2025–26 Season

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Sep 12, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 12, 2025 Green Bay, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Theatre & Dance program has announced its 2025–26 season, featuring a diverse array of productions that range from established works to new, creative projects. The season will highlight the talents of UW-Green Bay students, faculty and collaborators while offering audiences opportunities to experience theatre in…

Announcements

UW-Green Bay to host Wisconsin Interscholastic Theatre Festival

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Nov 7, 2023

This year, UW-Green Bay will host the Wisconsin Interscholastic Theatre Festival from Nov 16 – 18. The festival welcomes middle schools and high schools to be among the 1,800 high school students who gather each year for the Wisconsin Interscholastic Theatre Festival (#witf) — held since 1930 — for three days packed with workshops featuring…

Media Coverage

Students on stage – The Press

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Nov 6, 2023

Green Bay East students are ready to open the curtain and transport audiences to the magical fairy tale world of Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical — a show which Choir, Voice and Musical Theatre Director Maureen Tjoflat said has been very popular among the cast. “It’s a children’s story that most of the students knew…

Events

November at its Best: upcoming events by CAHSS

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Oct 30, 2023

Upcoming events by UW-Green Bay, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Science (CAHSS). The upcoming events are open to the public. More information can be found on WeidnerCenter.com Measure for Measure Nov 2-4, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. University Theatre | Theatre Hall Admission: Adults $18, seniors and students $14, and UWGB students $12. Get tickets.…

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Watch this video featuring Bachelor of Theatre and Dance student Jasmine Christyne

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Sep 13, 2023

Jasmine Christyne, majoring in Theatre and Dance, pursues her passion for performing arts at UW-Green Bay. From her childhood love of dancing, singing, and acting to her decision to join the Theatre and Dance Program, Christyne shares her experience of hands-on learning that is transformative. She comments that her professors’ passion-driven teaching makes it so…

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New Theatre & Dance web page designed for students and the community

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Kristin Bouchard

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Jun 27, 2023

Our theatre and dance program is unique because it’s designed for students and for our community. With an open-door philosophy, any student, no matter their major, can audition and work on our productions. For our community, step into a world where imagination knows no bounds as our mesmerizing productions in a breathtaking celebration of the…

Announcements

UW-Green Bay graduate wins award at national theatre festival

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Kristin Bouchard

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Jun 26, 2023

UW-Green Bay graduate, Chase Grabowski, recently attended the National Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival where he was one of five musical theatre and performance attendees to win an award. Grabowski, who just graduated from UW-Green Bay in December 2022, is from Marinette and currently works as an Account Manager at Schneider. In January 2022,…

Faculty/Staff

Associate Prof. Dinesh Yadav Elected as Chair of Performance Design Commission of OISTAT

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Kristin Bouchard

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Jun 20, 2023

Prague, June 12, 2023 –Associate Prof. Dinesh Yadav, UW-Green Bay Theatre and Dance, and a distinguished member of the Theatre and Dance community, has been elected as the new chair of the Performance Design Commission of OISTAT (Organisation Internationale des Scénographes Techniciens et Architectes de Théâtre). The election took place during the annual global gathering…

Faculty/Staff

UW-Green Bay Theatre & Dance hires Alan Kopischke as Assistant Professor

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Kristin Bouchard

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May 2, 2023

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Theatre & Dance is pleased to announce that, following a nation-wide search, Alan Kopischke from Fish Creek, WI has been hired as an Assistant Professor. Kopischke has taught Theatre and Arts Management classes at UWGB for the past six and a half years, most recently as an Associate Lecturer. In…

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Critical hit: UW-Green Bay brings D&D-inspired play to the stage – The Press

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Kristin Bouchard

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Apr 26, 2023

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is putting on their upcoming show She Kills Monsters this weekend from Thursday, April 20 until Saturday, April 22. She Kills Monsters is a play created by Qui Nguyen in 2011 and tells the story of Agnes Evans as she comes to terms with the death of her teenage sister,…

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