Nonprofit
Wisconsin Union Theater
Mission
PURPOSE: To present, produce, and promote diverse, cultural, and educational performing arts experiences to inspire social impact.
VALUES: Artistry & Creativity, Collaboration & Community, Social Justice & Social Impact, Education & Leadership Development
PURPOSE: To present, produce, and promote diverse, cultural, and educational performing arts experiences to inspire social impact.
VALUES: Artistry & Creativity, Collaboration & Community, Social Justice & Social Impact, Education & Leadership Development
About Us
Since 1939, the Wisconsin Union Theater (WUT) has been a center for cultural activity in the heart of the University of Wisconsin-Madison as the campus's professional performing arts center. Located lakeside at the Wisconsin Union, WUT has three versatile performance venues and an expansive history of remarkable programming. WUT audiences have seen and heard some of the most famous actors, dancers, musicians, and speakers of all time, including Marian Anderson, Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, T.S. Eliot, Ella Fitzgerald, Bela Fleck, Renée Fleming, Robert Frost, Martha Graham, Jascha Heifetz, Zakir Hussain, Bill T. Jones, John F. Kennedy, Angelique Kidjo, Martin Luther King, Jr., Fritz Kreisler, Yo-Yo Ma, Wynton Marsalis, Christian McBride, Edgar Meyer, Itzhak Perlman, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Rubinstein, and Frank Lloyd Wright. Campus Arts Ticketing is the university's ticketing service for arts events on campus and is managed, financed, and operated by the Wisconsin Union Theater. Campus Arts Ticketing distributes approximately 50,000 tickets annually.
Since 1939, the Wisconsin Union Theater (WUT) has been a center for cultural activity in the heart of the University of Wisconsin-Madison as the campus's professional performing arts center. Located lakeside at the Wisconsin Union, WUT has three versatile performance venues and an expansive history of remarkable programming. WUT audiences have seen and heard some of the most famous actors, dancers, musicians, and speakers of all time, including Marian Anderson, Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, T.S. Eliot, Ella Fitzgerald, Bela Fleck, Renée Fleming, Robert Frost, Martha Graham, Jascha Heifetz, Zakir Hussain, Bill T. Jones, John F. Kennedy, Angelique Kidjo, Martin Luther King, Jr., Fritz Kreisler, Yo-Yo Ma, Wynton Marsalis, Christian McBride, Edgar Meyer, Itzhak Perlman, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Rubinstein, and Frank Lloyd Wright. Campus Arts Ticketing is the university's ticketing service for arts events on campus and is managed, financed, and operated by the Wisconsin Union…
Cause Areas Include
- Arts & Music
- Civic Engagement
- Community Development
- Education
- Research & Social Science
Location & Contact
- 608-262-2202
- theater@union.wisc.edu
- 800 Langdon Street, Madison, WI 53706, United States
