University Theatre's "Stupid F*cking Bird"

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University Theatre’s “Stupid F*cking Bird”

October 20, 2016 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

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$10 – $20

Type: Theater

This Event: May be of interest to the LGBTQ community

STUPID F*CKING BIRD

By
Aaron Posner,
sort of adapted from THE SEAGULL by Anton Chekhov
Directed by
Patricia Boyette
Presented by University of Wisconsin-Madison’s
Department of Theatre and Drama / University Theatre

In this irreverent, contemporary, and very funny remix of Chekhov’s The Seagull, Aaron Posner stages a timeless battle between young and old, and the past and present, in search of the true meaning of it all. Original songs composed by James Sugg draw the famously sub-textual inner thoughts of Chekhov’s characters explicitly to the surface. STUPID F*CKING BIRD incites us to consider how art, love, and revolution fuel our own pursuit of happiness. Winner of the 2014 Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play or Musical.

The cast features UW students Christian Stevenson (Con), Jamie Herb (Nina), Maddie Wilinski (Emma), Steffen Silvis (Sorn), Zhiyun Zhao (Mash), Manuel Angel (Dev), and Malcolm Halsey-Milhaupt (Trigorin).

“A savvy, petulant blitz… a funny, moving slugfest, a ripe mashup of mock and awe.” –Washington Post

“Angsty, raw, and real.” –BroadwayWorld.com

“Theatrically audacious.” New York Times (Critic’s Pick)

Performances will be held in the Gilbert V. Hemsley Theatre,
821 University Avenue
608-265-2787
www.arts.wisc.edu
Tickets: $10-$20

Memorial Union Box Office
800 Langdon Street
Monday – Friday | 11:30am – 5:30pm

or

Vilas Hall Box Office
821 University Avenue
Monday – Friday | 11:30am – 5:30pm

The Vilas Hall Box Office remains open on Thursday & Friday performances until 30 min past curtain. For Saturday and/or Sunday events in Vilas Hall, the Box Office opens 1 hour before show-time and remains open until 30 min past curtain.

By phone at 608-265-2787

Online ticket portal can be reached at arts.wisc.edu.
Performance Calendar:

Thursday October 20th @ 7:30pm (Preview)
Friday October 21st @ 7:30pm (Preview)
Saturday October 22nd @ 7:30pm (Opening)
Sunday October 23rd @ 2:00pm (ASL Interpreted)
Thursday October 27th @ 7:30pm
Friday October 28th @ 7:30pm
Saturday October 29th @ 7:30pm
Sunday October 30th @ 2:00pm (Post-show Talkback)
Thursday November 3rd @ 7:30pm
Friday November 4th @ 7:30pm
Saturday November 5th @ 7:30pm
Sunday November 6th @ 2:00pm

Details

Date:
October 20, 2016
Time:
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Cost:
$10 – $20
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Website:
http://www.arts.wisc.edu/

Organizer

University Theater
Phone
608.263.2329
Email
uwtheatre@theatre.wisc.edu
View Organizer Website

Venue

Hemsley Theatre, Vilas Hall
821 University Ave.
Madison, WI 53706 United States
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Phone
608.263.2329
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