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Our Mission

UWMC Theatre offers a variety of production experiences, ranging from musical comedy to innovative contemporary drama. We endeavor to link productions to the larger campus curriculum and reveal the valuable contribution theatre makes to discussing vital ideas.

Through Communication and Theatre Arts 131, UWMC students can earn academic credit for their involvement in production efforts. Our intimate size and grass roots approach enable hands-on learning in performance, set construction, lighting and sound, and costuming as well as production and house management.

We also thrive on the involvement of
community members
who frequently contribute to our productions
 as members of
our casts & crews.

 

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Our Current Production

Fat Pig

by Neil LaBute

A poignant look at the taboo surrounding obesity.

Neil Lebute’s play Fat Pig offers a poignant look at the prejudice directed at overweight women. The play’s protagonist, Helen, is an endearing and lively woman who happens to be quite obese. Quite to his own surprise (and, eventually, his delight) Tom, a young professional, falls in love with her. The ridicule he experiences and his ever present awareness of the cultural taboo attached to women of size motivates the play’s action.

Will the pressure to conform to societal standards of beauty ultimately outweigh Tom’s attraction to Helen?

Production Dates:
November 12 & 13 at 7:30 pm
November 14 at 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm

For more information:

Sarah J. Rudolph, PhD
Professor, Department of Communication and Theatre Arts
University of Wisconsin - Marathon County
518 South 7th Ave.
Wausau,  WI  54401  
Office Phone: (715) 261-6290
sarah.rudolph@uwc.edu
 

Tickets:  (715) 261-6235

UWMC Students Admitted Free of Charge
$10 General, $8 Seniors/Non-UWMC Students