'Color By Numbers' Spotlights Student Shows

by Ted Harks
Campus Arts Ticketing System Manager

Month after month we proudly speak of our student-produced Wisconsin Union Theater season of events. But another equally important piece of our history is the wealth and variety of events that registered student organizations stage in the Wisconsin Union Theater and Fredric March Play Circle.

In this edition of 'Color By Numbers', I wanted to highlight for you the amazing diversity of groups and abundant variety of events they create themselves and produce with us in these two special spaces. The graphic offers a snapshot which spans the past 15 months of groups we've hosted and the types of events they've brought to life on our stages. Some events are ticketed. Some are free to the public. All meet our ongoing mission to provide labs of artistic experimentation and learning for students during their times on campus.

I like the slogan that we use to describe the Wisconsin Union Theater: "where the greats come to play." We mean that in the literal sense; the world's greatest artists play for audiences in our theater each year. But we also mean it in a wondrous, adventurous sense. Our theaters are places to play, to have fun creating, performing and sharing, for professionals and students alike. Opportunities provided to students are at the very core of our mission and will continue to be in our renovated spaces. Consider with us all that students have produced and will yet produce before we begin renovations. And imagine with us what new events they will create when we return. Who of them will become great? Are you as excited as we are of the possibilities?