| The College of Arts and Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater announces the last show of this year’s Theatre/Dance season, “NO EXIT” by Jean Paul Sartre, adapted from the French by Paul Bowles. This production, directed by Robyn Accetta will run in the Hicklin Studio Theatre from April 25 – May 3. Tickets are on sale and can be purchased online at tickets.uww.edu or by calling (262) 472-2222. In Sartre’s existential play, Cradeau, Inez, and Estelle are sent to Hell but it is not what they expect. Instead of torture devices and punishment, they find themselves stuck together in a plain room, none of them wanting to admit their reason for damnation. You won’t want to miss this captivating adventure of three souls as they discover each other’s crimes and their eternal destiny in hell. When asked about the production, Accetta stated, “In our production of No Exit, we’ve reimagined Sartre’s existential purgatory through the lens of our modern digital culture—an always-on, never-quite-private space of curated identities and the desperate need to be seen, liked, and approved. ”Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) was a French philosopher, author, and playwright. He is best known for spearheading the existentialist movement. Sartre published a number of books and plays, as well as taking an interest in French politics. In 1967 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, but refused it stating, “a writer should not allow himself to be turned into an institution.” Showtimes for “NO EXIT” are April 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m., April 27 at 2 p.m., May 1 and 2 at 7:30 p.m., and May 3 at 2 p.m. Act now to take advantage of half-price tickets for Saturday, April 26. The April 26 performance will also include a special talkback session featuring an interdisciplinary panel of faculty experts. Tickets are on sale and can be purchased in advance online at tickets.uww.edu, by calling (262) 472-2222 or at the Ticket Services office, 800 W. Main Street. They are open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.. Adults are $18, those age 65+ are $16, and under age 18 are $13. There is a $2 surcharge for tickets purchased at the door at the time of the event. The Hicklin Studio Theatre is located in the Greenhill Center of the Arts at 950 W. Main St., Whitewater, WI 53190. |
UW-W Theatre/Dance Dept. Presents “NO EXIT”
Posted on: April 23, 2025
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