Season Subscription

Announcing the 2021 – 2022 Marquette Theatre Mainstage Season, Together Again, which includes the following four shows:

California Suite

The Taming of the Shrew

Melancholy Play

Mamma Mia!

Exchanges for specific performances are available upon request for up to 12 hours before the scheduled performance begins.

Prices:

• General Subscription - $68


• Senior (60+) Subscription - $60


• Marquette Employee/Alumni Subscription - $60


• Student Subscription - $34

Marquette Theatre’s 2021-22 Season

TOGETHER AGAIN!

`21-`22 will be a season of upbeat entertainment.  Our season title ‘Together Again’ reflects the many ways that characters are reunited on stage.  It also implies our return to live theatre and being reunited with our audiences in the Helfaer Theatre!

CALIFORNIA SUITE

by Neil Simon

A classic Neil Simon comedy set in the Beverly Hills Hotel.  This full-length farce features four playlets all set in the same suite featuring various middle-aged couples wrestling humorously with a range of issues, from infidelity to the Academy Awards.  A divorced couple must learn to cope for the sake of their daughter and best friends turn to enemies.  Five couples in all are played by four very talented actors.  This production introduces our Second Stage Series, using limited scenery and costumes, placing the focus on the acting.  It will play in rotation with The Taming of the Shrew.

California Suite Performances: Oct. 1, 9, 15 at 7:30 pm; Oct. 2, 10, 16 at 2:30 pm

---

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

by William Shakespeare

Shakespeare’s comical battle of the sexes brings Kate and Petruchio head-to-head on the Helfaer stage.  Petruchio has come to Padua to find a wealthy wife.  In finding Kate, the daughter of a local merchant, he discovers more than he bargained for!  Not only is Kate a match for his fiery temper and agile wit, she proves to be his perfect partner.  Comical subplots and sidekicks abound.  The Taming of the Shrew plays in rotation with California Suite in our new acting-focused Second Stage Series.

The Taming of the Shrew Performances: Oct. 2, 8, 16 at 7:30 pm; Oct. 3, 9, 17 at 2:30 pm

---

MELANCHOLY PLAY

by Sarah Ruhl

What do you do when your friends begin to turn into almonds?  Sarah Ruhl’s farce addresses this dilemma and more.  Melancholy Play is a charming story of a young woman named Tilly who is prone to melancholy.  Yet her sorrow is so strangely appealing that no one can resist falling in love with her.  A circle of friends come together in this delightful comedy about sadness that will leave you smiling. 

Melancholy Play Performances: Nov. 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 at 7:30 pm; Nov. 14, 21 at 2:30 pm

---

MAMMA MIA!

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY

BENNY ANDERSSON

BJÖRN ULVAEUS

AND SOME SONGS WITH STIG ANDERSON

BOOK BY CATHERINE JOHNSON

ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED BY JUDY CRAYMER

This charming musical is based on the music of ABBA, one of the most popular international pop groups of all time.  Sophie is about to be married, and she’d like her father to give her away.  There’s just one problem – she just doesn’t know who he is.  Secretly she invites her mother’s three past lovers in order to solve the mystery.  Romance and comedy fill this musical story set on a Greek Island.  Guest-directed by Tony Clements who appeared in the Broadway and National Tour productions of Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia! Performances: April 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 at 7:30 pm; April 3, 10 at 2:30 pm

---

GENERAL INFORMATION

Tickets available via the box office or online at: www.marquettetheatre.showclix.com

Helfaer Box Office:

Phone: (414) 288-7504
Email: helfaer.boxoffice@marquette.edu

Street Address:

Helfaer Theatre
525 N. 13th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233