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UW-Fond du
Lac Theater Department presents spring play
comedy “The Roommate” March 5-9 in Prairie
Theater
The
University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac Theater
Department will present the comedy “The
Roommate” by J. Merrill Motz in the
Prairie Theater, 400 University Drive at
7:30 p.m. March 5-8 with matinees at 2 p.m. on
March 8 and 9.
The play examines college life and your worst
roommate nightmare come true according to
Director
Richard Gustin, UW-Fond du Lac theater and
communication arts professor.
“The Roommate” is a Kennedy Center/American
College Theatre Festival nominated play, having
only its second college production at UW-Fond du
Lac. Changes and rewrites are being made by the
playwright even as the show is in rehearsal.
“Motz is a young, cutting edge playwright
from Minneapolis,” said Gustin. “This is a
unique opportunity for UW-Fond du Lac students
and our academic community to collaborate with a
playwright in the development of a new theater
work.”
According to Gustin, audiences will enjoy
this hilarious and sometimes dark look at the
‘art’ of roommate management.
UW-Fond du Lac students in the production
include Matt Maier as Fisher, Eva Thelen as
Courtney, Francis Sullivan as the understudy for
Tom, Aimee Gleason as the understudy for
Courtney and Heath Houdek as understudy for
Fisher. They are joined by community member Cody
Stewart as Tom.
Technical production crew includes Melissa
Schnook, Andy Sehloff, Joey Kunde, Tammy Fink,
Kaitlin Malwitz, Amanda Bates, Bill Parish,
Kristie Fauska and Maria Xiong. The production
is technically directed by Bruce Towell.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students
and can be purchased in advance at the UW-Fond
du Lac Business Office or by phone at (920)
906-6350. Tickets purchased at the door are $2
more.
UW-Fond du Lac students can attend the
opening night performance on March 5 free with
student ID. This show is part of the UW-Fond du
Lac Performing Arts Series.
The production does include adult language
and content.
For more information call (920) 929-3600.
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Related Info: Playwright J. Merrill Motz will be
a Theater Artist in Residence at UW-Fond du Lac
on Feb. 25 and Feb. 26 working directly with the
Theater Lab and Intro to Theater students
producing his new play “The Roommate.”
The public is invited to a presentation by
Motz at 11 am on Monday, Feb. 25, Room A-216 in
the Art Building at UW-Fond du Lac, where he
will discuss his play, the craft of play writing
and the process of collaboration.
“The Roommate” will be performed by the
UW-Fond du Lac Theater Department March 5-9 in
the Prairie Theater.
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