By Kari Dickinson This summer and fall, University Theatre will launch its 2024-25 season with the staging of Tony Kushner’s acclaimed two-part play, “Angels in America.” “Angels in America” is widely regarded as one of the most important American plays of the last century. The two-part epic, which spans various locations including New York City …
Aly Amidei, an award-winning costume designer and new faculty member in the School of Education, was spotlighted in a Q&A in the Spring 2024 issue of On Wisconsin magazine. Amidei, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, speaks with On Wisconsin about how she creates costumes and characters, as well as …
By Kari Dickinson Based on Virginia Woolf’s feminist classic, University Theatre’s newest production, “Orlando” — which opens this Thursday — will take the audience on a journey across the world and through centuries in a profound, moving, and sometimes funny story about one person’s search for love and artistic fulfillment. The show runs April 18-28 in …
UW–Madison alumna Brittany Graham, who earned her MFA from the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama in 2018, was recently recognized for Best Costume Designing at the Swedish International Film Festival. Graham, the assistant manager of the costume shop for Pitt Stages at the University of Pittsburgh, was honored for her work on …
By Jill Schaefer and Autumn Sanchez, Division of Continuing Studies Megan Reilly always felt like something was different about her, but she couldn’t pinpoint it. As an undergraduate, she needed to know why she had to complete an assignment or task. If she didn’t, she might simply refuse to do it, much to the confusion of her …
By Kari Dickinson When audiences enter the Mitchell Theatre for University Theatre’s newest production, “Wine in the Wilderness,” they may be surprised to see a camera crew setting up as if to film a television show. “We’ve set it in a TV studio,” says director Mark Hairston (Mark H.), an assistant professor in the School …
Ann M. Shanahan, who started this fall as a professor in the Department of Theatre and Drama and as the artistic director of University Theatre, embraces the power of theatre for making change in the world. Shanahan met with Kari Dickinson, a contributing editor of Learning Connections, to speak about what brought her to UW–Madison, …
As we approach the end of another year, we wanted to look back and reflect on all of the great work that has happened across the School of Education in 2023. Below are some highlights from among the hundreds of news stories we shared this year spotlighting efforts across the arts, health, and education. With …
Costumes designed by UW–Madison faculty member Aly Amidei are featured in Buffalo Theatre Ensemble’s current production, “Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley,” which opened Nov. 16 and continues through Sunday, Dec. 17, at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. The play envisions a sequel to Jane Austen’s novel,”Pride and …
UW–Madison’s Baron Kelly is spotlighted in an article, titled “Baron Kelly: From the Streets of New York to the World’s Stages,” in the fall 2023 issue of Black Masks magazine. Kelly is a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, and also holds a concurrent appointment with the Odyssey Project in …