Hidden Treasures: design boards for Union Theater
By Emily Connor The Wisconsin Union Theater is on the road this season and staff found some amazing pieces from past seasons while packing up this summer. In an “archive room” among boxes filled with pamphlets and posters was a crate full of old blueprints and original Theater design boards. Original Design Boards for the Union Theater Here are photos of the original design boards and blueprints for the Union Theater back...
Throwback Thursday: Union Theater in 1937
Take a look back in time each week with Throwback Thursdays as we post photos and snapshots from the Union’s amazing history. Find out interesting facts and stories from some of the Union’s favorite people, places and things. We’re eager to hear your stories and memories from the Union as well, so share in the comments section below! The Union Theater in 1937
The many faces of the Wisconsin Union Theater
By Erin Bannen, Union Theater marketing intern The Wisconsin Union Theater will soon be going dark for renovations. But don’t worry! We still have a fabulous season for next year. We’ll simply be using some of the other lovely performance spaces on campus. It doesn’t take interning here to know that over its 73-year history, some fantastic things have happened between the walls of this beloved Union Theater. To celebrate our...
Giving back to a place that keeps on giving
By Anna Johnson, member relations intern At the age of 85, George Elder remains a regular visitor to the Union he loves so much. He was recently spotted at the Fan Taylor Memorial dinner and concert, sharing his stories and celebrating the Memorial Union and its staff. He said, “It’s just something everyone can relate to. Students one way, alumni another. You go back there. [It] maintains the relationship between the University and...
Student Director Embraces the Absurd at Play Festival
By Zach Thomae Jacob Turner laughs, filming the stage. He’s filming a play. Right now, a woman named Hawkins is the target of a great deal of laughter, because her boss, Burchard, has put laxatives in her drink. She’s upset with him, but in a silly and aloof way, stumbling through a series of sudden, embarrassing exits. Jacob laughs with the audience, perhaps because of how the characters onstage seem to acknowledge how lowbrow and...