Theatre Festival Schedules

2025 Daily Schedule At-a-Glance

Thursday 11/20 Friday 11/21 Saturday 11/22
One-Acts Programming One-Acts Programming One-Acts Programming
7:00am: Registration 7:00am: Registration
8:00-8:40am 8:00-9:30am Thespys 8:00-8:40am 8:30am: Thespys, Tech Chal. Regist.
8:50-9:30am 8:50-9:30am
9:40-10:20am 9:45-11:15am Workshops, Thespys 9:40-10:20am 9:45-11:15 Thespys, Workshops, Tech Chal.
10:30-11:10am 10:30-11:10am
11:20-12:00pm 11:30am-1pm Workshops, Thespys 11:20-12:00pm 9:45-12:15 Thespys, Workshops, Tech Chal.
12:10-12:50pm 12:10-12:50pm
1pm Registration Opens 1:00-1:40pm Thespys 1:00-1:40pm Thespys, Tech Challenge wrap-up
1:50-2:30pm 1:50-2:30pm 2-3:30pm Workshops, Thespys 1:50-2:30pm 2pm: Tech Challenge Awards
2:40-3:20pm 2:40-3:20pm 2:40-3:20pm Thespys
3:30-4:10pm 3:30-4:10pm 3:45-5:15pm: Workshops, Thespys 4:00pm: Showcase at Sentry Theater 3:30-4:10pm Thespys
4:20-5:00pm 4:20-5:00pm 4:20-5:00pm
5:10-5:50pm 5:10-5:50pm 5:30-7pm: Thespys (if needed)
6:00-6:40pm 6:00-6:40pm
8:00 pm Showcase at Sentry Theater 8:00 pm Showcase at Sentry Theater

2025 General, Special, and Ongoing Events

Timeframe(s) What’s Happening Location
Thursday 1pm-7:00pm | Friday 7:00am-6pm | Saturday 7:00am-3pm Festival registration & merchandise sales Noel Fine Arts Center Atrium
Thursday 1:45pm-7:00pm | Friday 8:00am-7pm | Saturday 8:00am-5pm Contest one-act plays Jenkins Theatre (all days) & Michelsen Recital Hall (Friday only)
Friday 8:00am-5:00pm | Saturday 8:00am-12pm Exhibits: Post-secondary institutions + products/services Noel Fine Arts Center Atrium
Friday 8am-5pm | Saturday 8am-3pm Thespy Contest/ Auditions Friday: Studio Theatre | Saturday 221 Lecture Hall
Thursday 8pm Friday 8pm Showcase Sentry Theater
All Day Friday + Saturday AM AWTE Directors’/Educators’ Lounge NFAC 164
Saturday: 8:30am-9:30am Registration | 9:45am-1:30pm Contests | 2pm Awards Tech Challenge NFAC, Studio Theatre (1st floor)

2025 One-Act Schedule

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wdt_ID Day Time Venue School Play
39 20 Thu 1:50 PM Jenkins Owen-Withee HS Booby Trap
40 20 Thu 2:40 PM Jenkins Drummond HS Dear Anne, From Nina
41 20 Thu 3:30 PM Jenkins De Pere HS Class Action
42 20 Thu 4:20 PM Jenkins Monroe HS The Great Gatsby One-Act Edition
43 20 Thu 5:10 PM Jenkins Oconto Falls HS Anybody for Tea?
44 20 Thu 6:00 PM Jenkins Luxemburg Casco HS The One Act Play That Goes Wrong (HS)
45 21 Fri 8:00 AM Jenkins Neenah HS The Blue Hour
46 21 Fri 8:00 AM Michelsen Oshkosh West HS Pearl
47 21 Fri 8:50 AM Jenkins DeForest Area HS The Secret Garden
48 21 Fri 8:50 AM Michelsen Northland Pines HS The Last Straw
49 21 Fri 9:40 AM Jenkins Waterford Union HS The Sweet Science of Bruising
50 21 Fri 9:40 AM Michelsen Wrightstown HS Brian the Comet
51 21 Fri 10:30 AM Jenkins Lincoln HS – Wis Rapids And Then There Was One: A Spoof
52 21 Fri 10:30 AM Michelsen Holmen HS Horror Movie 101: Failing can be Deadly
53 21 Fri 11:20 AM Jenkins St. Mary Catholic Too Many Detectives at the Murder Mansion
54 21 Fri 11:20 AM Michelsen Madison East HS Pericles as Presented by Ms. Gower’s 1st Grade Class
55 21 Fri 12:10 PM Jenkins Homestead HS The Tempest
56 21 Fri 12:10 PM Michelsen Hamilton HS A Game
57 21 Fri 1:00 PM Jenkins Monona Grove HS Silenced On Barbour Street
58 21 Fri 1:00 PM Michelsen Whitnall HS Romeo & Juliet
59 21 Fri 1:50 PM Jenkins Greenwood/Loyal HS Freak
60 21 Fri 1:50 PM Michelsen Tigerton MS/HS Month-O-Logues
61 21 Fri 2:40 PM Jenkins Burlington HS The Music Lesson
62 21 Fri 2:40 PM Michelsen Plymouth HS As the Window Closes
63 21 Fri 3:30 PM Jenkins Waukesha West HS Wit
64 21 Fri 3:30 PM Michelsen Tomahawk HS Epic Adventures in a Rinky-Dink Art Museum
65 21 Fri 4:20 PM Jenkins Badger HS The Devil in Sherman Marsh
66 21 Fri 4:20 PM Michelsen Algoma HS I Don’t Want to Talk About It
67 21 Fri 5:10 PM Jenkins Osseo-Fairchild HS The Blossom Canyon Fire
68 21 Fri 5:10 PM Michelsen Kettle Moraine HS I Was There
69 21 Fri 6:00 PM Jenkins Brookwood HS Greek Mythology Olympiaganza (full length/selected scenes)
70 21 Fri 6:00 PM Michelsen Kettle Moraine Luth. HS Return of the Script
71 22 Sat 8:00 AM Jenkins Gibraltar HS Death’s Door
72 22 Sat 8:50 AM Jenkins Northwestern HS “Small Actors”
73 22 Sat 9:40 AM Jenkins Prescott HS Lost Girl
77 22 Sat 10:30 AM Jenkins Middleton HS 12 Angry Jurors
78 22 Sat 11:20 AM Jenkins Waukesha South HS The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza
79 22 Sat 12:10 PM Jenkins Pulaski HS Shuddersome: Tales of Poe
80 22 Sat 1:00 PM Jenkins Regis HS The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathan
81 22 Sat 1:50 PM Jenkins West De Pere HS Dark Road
82 22 Sat 2:40 PM Jenkins Tremper HS I and You
83 22 Sat 3:30 PM Jenkins Appleton North HS Scenes from The Arabian Nights
84 22 Sat 4:20 PM Jenkins Waunakee HS Oscar
85 Virtual Virtual Virtual Waunakee HS The Fullest

2025 Thespys/Auditions Schedule

2025 Workshop Schedule

Friday, November 21
9:45am-11:15am 11:30am-1:00pm 2:00pm-3:30pm 3:45pm-5:15pm
Musical Theatre: Song Performance Kyle Norris NFAC 136 Triple Threat Natalie Wooden NFAC 130 Not JUST Ensemble Natalie Wooden NFAC 130 Highlight, Shadow, Blend – Basics of Stage Makeup Kristina Sneshkoff NFAC 121
Highlight, Shadow, Blend – Basics of Stage Makeup Kristina Sneshkoff NFAC 121 What to Know Before Choosing a College Theatre Program Andrew Brackett & UWSP Faculty Panel NFAC 221 Costume Design for Dance Kristina Sneshkoff NFAC 121 Finding Your Musical Theatre Voice Aimee Wetenkamp NFAC 201
You’ve decided to major in Theatre. Now what? Scott Boyle NFAC 221 Moving from Incandescent to LED Jill Maurer NFAC 201 What the heck is Arts Management Jim O’Connell NFAC 221 General Audio for Theater Michael Inloes NFAC 283
Yoga for Actors Dana Dancho NFAC 136 Musical Theater Dance Skills and Styles Nancy McQuide NFAC 136 Moving from Incandescent to LED Jill Maurer NFAC 201 Yoga for Actors Dana Dancho NFAC 136
Stage Movement Kim Neal Nofsinger NFAC 283 Musical Theater Dance Skills and Styles Nancy McQuide NFAC 136
Saturday, November 22
9:45am-11:15am 11:30am-1:00pm 1:30pm-3:00pm
Musical Theatre: Song Performance Kyle Norris NFAC 201 Sing your Own Song! Rebecca Schorsch NFAC 201 Sing your Own Song!Rebecca Schorsch NFAC 201
Social Theatre Dance Chris Kaiser NFAC 130 Yoga for Actors Dana Dancho NFAC 136 Social Theatre Dance Chris Kaiser NFAC 130
Moving from Incandescent to LED Jill Maurer NFAC 283 What the heck is Arts Management Jim O’Connell NFAC 283 Meisner for Actors Dana Dancho NFAC 136
General Audio for Theater Michael Inloes NFAC 121 Finding Your Musical Theatre Voice Aimee Wetenkamp NFAC 130
Meisner for Actors Dana Dancho NFAC 136