The Rita Tallent Picken Regional Center for Arts and Humanities

THEATRE PERFORMANCES

Carrie the Musical

CARRIE: THE MUSICAL

Music by Michael Gore
Lyrics by Dean Pitchford
Book by Lawrence D. Cohen
Based on the novel by Stephen King

October 18-27  |  Main Stage Theatre


In this revamped, contemporary version of the infamous 1988 production, Carrie: The Musical follows Carrie White, a teenage outcast who longs to fit in. At school, she is bullied viciously for her differences, and at home Carrie is also lost, dominated by her loving but cruelly controlling mother. When PE teacher Miss Gardner, kind classmate Sue, and boyfriend Tommy reach out to try and help Carrie, it seems that for once, she might have a shot at being accepted. But the school’s most vicious bully has other ideas. Pushed to the brink, Carrie’s powers threaten to overwhelm her, and devour everyone around her in flame.

 

Hand to God

HAND TO GOD

By: Robert Askins

November 22-December 8  |  Black Box Theatre


After the death of his father, meek Jason finds an outlet for his anxiety and an unknown talent when he joins his mother Margery's Christian Puppet Ministry at the local church in the devoutly religious, relatively quiet small town of Cypress, Texas. Jason’s complicated relationships with the town pastor, the school bully, the girl next door, and most especially—his mother are thrown into upheaval when Jason’s puppet, Tyrone, takes on a shocking and dangerously irreverent personality all its own. An irreverent, occasionally shocking, and perpetually hysterical romp to hell and back, Hand To God’s exploration of the ideas of faith, morality, and human nature will leave you sore with laughter.

 

Dead Man's Cell Phone

DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE

By: Sarah Ruhl

March 7-16  |  Black Box Theatre


An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough. And a dead man – with a lot of loose ends. So begins Dead Man’s Cell Phone, a wildly imaginative new comedy by MacArthur “Genius” Grant recipient and Pulitzer Prize finalist Sarah Ruhl. A work about how we memorialize the dead – and how that remembering changes us – it is the odyssey of a woman forced to confront her own assumptions about morality, redemption, and the need to connect in a technologically obsessed world.

 

Macbeth 2024

MACBETH

By: William Shakespeare

May 2-11  |  Main Stage Theatre


Something wicked this way comes! The Tragedy of Macbeth tells the story of what happens when overriding ambitions clash with dark and supernatural powers. A couple's reckless gamble for ultimate power leads to a harrowing journey into darkness as Macbeth tries to maintain his ill-gotten power. "Fair is foul and foul is fair" in this adaptation of Shakespeare’s most popular tragedy, full of deceit, intrigue, and action.

 

TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets are available for purchase online or at the Rita Box Office.

Individual Tickets
Adults | $20
Seniors | $15
Faculty/Staff | $15
Students/Youth* | $10
*Youth tickets are not available for all shows

ParksideSTUDIO
Adults | $10
Seniors/Faculty/Staff/Students | $5

Each theatre arts major/minor receives one comp ticket. 

Please note that all ticket sales are final and that we do not provide refunds nor guarantee exchanges. We will do our best to exchange individual tickets for other concerts/productions but can make no promises that alternate ticketing will be available.

Order your tickets online

You can also call 262-595-2564 to speak with our staff about available tickets or information on current and upcoming performances, or visit the Rita Box Office near the main entrance to the Rita. Please note we cannot do ticket sales over the phone.

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Rita Box Office

262-595-2564
boxoffice@uwp.edu
Located in The Rita entrance lobby
 

Spring Semester Hours
Tues-Fri | 12–4 pm
And one hour prior to performances

About The Rita

Since 1968, the University of Wisconsin-Parkside has continued to build a reputation as an outstanding liberal arts institution with particularly strong fine arts programs. With The Rita Tallent Picken Regional Center for Arts & Humanities, our state-of-the-art instructional facilities and stunning performance venues match our award-winning academic programs and provide even greater community access. Read more.

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