Our mission is to provide quality theatrical experiences that inspire, enrich, entertain and educate young people and families in the Chippewa Valley.
"Theatre has seemingly been dismissed as irrelevant to the upbringing of our bright, young twenty-first-century high-tech children. I believe, on the contrary, that the reverse is true. Live theatre is more, much, much more important than it has ever been." --Alan Ayckbourn, British Playwright
2010-2011 Theatre Season
We have a variety of productions this year, and it is our hope that the topics covered by our plays may be of interest to your students and useful to you in discussions with your classes. If you are interested in bringing a class to a performance and meeting with the cast and crew or director of a show afterwards, we would be happy to work with you. Please contact us in advance so we can adequately plan for this. We have group rates available (contact the Service Center, 715-836-3727).
The Falcon - Theatre for Young Audiences Tour 2011
By Greg Palmer
Directed by Jennifer Chapman
Public Performances: April 2 & 3 at 1:30 p.m., Riverside Theatre
School Performances: Tues. & Thurs. mornings, April 5 – May 12
Our Spring 2011 Theatre for Young Audiences Tour will perform at area elementary schools for grades 1-5. (Contact Jennifer Chapman at 715/836-5614 or chapmajj@uwec.edu for more information.)
The Falcon is an adaptation of the Russian folk tale, Fenist the Bright Falcon. Set in the Caucasian mountains of Soviet Georgia, Anna is to marry Tevdore, a solid farm boy next door. Into their engagement party comes a Story Teller, offering glimpses of a different, enchanting world. He speaks of another Anna who posses a magic falcon feather that turns into Fenist, a prince. When Fenist is driven off by Anna's jealous sisters and captured by a powerful Tsarevna, Anna sets off to rescue him, aided by a magic ball and three mysterious sisters. Eventually, the real Anna must decide between the security of Tevdore or the adventure of Fenist.
Contact Information:
Dr. Jennifer Chapman
180 Haas Fine Arts Center
Music & Theatre Arts Department
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004
Phone: 715/836-5614
Email: chapmajj@uwec.edu
