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Check out the work of our theatre students as they perform their final projects of the semester! Only $2.00 at the door gets you an evening’s worth of entertainment.
Schedule for May 22:
- Acting 1A @ 6:00pm: Anon(ymous) by Naomi Iizuka
- Basic Improvisation Comedy Battle @ 7:30pm
Check out the work of our theatre students as they perform their final projects of the semester! Only $2.00 at the door gets you an evening’s worth of entertainment.
Schedule for May 23:
- Acting 2 @ 6:00pm: Scenes from ALMOST, MAINE by John Cariani
- Acting 4 @ 7:30pm: METAMORPHOSES by Mary Zimmerman
Join us to see the latest instrumental music achievements of the Pius XI Performing Arts Academy, our outreach program for Milwaukee-area elementary and middle school students! The Academy is celebrating 10 years in 2016-17 and we are excited to present this concert in the Pius XI Fieldhouse!
The Wisconsin Intergenerational Orchestra returns for their Spring concert! This free performance features music of Handel, Beethoven, von Suppe, and Strauss, and the exuberant Mozart Sinfonia Concertante with Tabby and Julian Rhee, soloists.
Students will work on a segment from a popular musical theater play and present their performance at the conclusion of the workshop. There will be both singing and non-singing roles so everyone should feel welcome. The workshop will be taught by members of the Pius XI Performing Arts Department. Come be part of the fun on
stage!
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For registration questions, please contact Angela Mullooly at 414.290.8146 or via e-mail.
The outstanding musicians of the Gymnasium Heide Ost Symphonic Band, directed by Matthias Heidenreich, play traditional and contemporary wind music from around the world. They represent the city of Heide, in the state of Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany. The 54-member band will present an “Adventure” theme, with music from films and operas, works by German composers, pop music and a variety of marches. Come and enjoy the artistry of these young musical ambassadors!
Is history ever spent repeating itself? What does it mean to be an American? These are just a couple of questions that this new opera, composed by Pius XI alum Sam Mullooly, attempts to address. The opera is set in April 1865, the final month of the American Civil War, which was a particularly triumphant yet ruinous month in American history. With the words written by Sam’s father, Tom Mullooly, American Spring is a combination of historical retelling, personal drama, and modern political allegory. The premiere of this opera will be performed in our Black Box Theater as a staged reading on August 12th and 13th.
Is history ever spent repeating itself? What does it mean to be an American? These are just a couple of questions that this new opera, composed by Pius XI alum Sam Mullooly, attempts to address. The opera is set in April 1865, the final month of the American Civil War, which was a particularly triumphant yet ruinous month in American history. With the words written by Sam’s father, Tom Mullooly, American Spring is a combination of historical retelling, personal drama, and modern political allegory. The premiere of this opera will be performed in our Black Box Theater as a staged reading on August 12th and 13th.
Attention Pius XI parents! Do you have a student in the Performing Arts as a class or extra-curricular activity? If so, this event is for you!
Pius Parent Producers (PPP) is a fluid group of parent volunteers who come together each school year to help support all aspects of the Performing Arts. We need folks to volunteer time and donated items, as well as a core group of planners to help support our students, teachers, and Performing Arts Department. Please mark your calendar for the Performing Arts Kickoff and plan on attending. Students are welcome to attend as well. Even if you are a returning family, there is important information that you don’t want to miss.
What happens at the Performing Arts Kickoff?
- Briefly meet the Performing Arts faculty
- Receive a copy of the 2017-18 Performing Arts Season Calendar
- Information on voice lessons, dance lessons, choir retreat, and forensics
- Overview of department and PAC policies
- Audition packets and sign-ups for fall plays
- Information on volunteer opportunities
Join us as we celebrate the opening of the latest Pius XI Friends Exhibition, “found.” The exhibition features Jill Engel-Miller‘s drawings, paintings, and mixed media; and Dominic Inouye, founder and curator of ZIP MKE.
This event has been cancelled.
Pius XI all-star alums have lit up the comedy world at The Second City, Conan O’Brien, LA ComedySportz – now they come home for a night of stand-up and improvisation.
Proceeds benefit the Pius XI Comedy team and other performing arts programming at Pius XI!
Get a first look at the work of our instrumental music students!
Our unparalleled Choral Music program kicks off the school year with its fall concert! You won’t want to miss hearing music from each of our many ensembles as they fill the Wendy Joy Lindsey Theater with joyful sounds.
By Christopher Durang
Directed by Jordan Hunt
As the play begins Bette and Boo are being united in matrimony, surrounded by their beaming families. But as the further progress of their marriage is chronicled it becomes increasingly clear that things are not working out quite as hoped for. Conveyed in a series of dazzlingly inventive interconnected scenes, this Obie Award-winning play moves wickedly on through three decades of divorce, alcoholism, madness and fatal illness—all treated with a farcical brilliance which, through author Christopher Durang’s unique talent, mines the unlikely lodes of irony and humor residing in these ostensibly unhappy events.
This production is suggested for adults and young people ages 13 and up.
By Christopher Durang
Directed by Jordan Hunt
As the play begins Bette and Boo are being united in matrimony, surrounded by their beaming families. But as the further progress of their marriage is chronicled it becomes increasingly clear that things are not working out quite as hoped for. Conveyed in a series of dazzlingly inventive interconnected scenes, this Obie Award-winning play moves wickedly on through three decades of divorce, alcoholism, madness and fatal illness—all treated with a farcical brilliance which, through author Christopher Durang’s unique talent, mines the unlikely lodes of irony and humor residing in these ostensibly unhappy events.
This production is suggested for adults and young people ages 13 and up.
The Saturday, October 28 2:00pm performance will be interpreted in American Sign Language. E-mail us with any questions.
By Christopher Durang
Directed by Jordan Hunt
As the play begins Bette and Boo are being united in matrimony, surrounded by their beaming families. But as the further progress of their marriage is chronicled it becomes increasingly clear that things are not working out quite as hoped for. Conveyed in a series of dazzlingly inventive interconnected scenes, this Obie Award-winning play moves wickedly on through three decades of divorce, alcoholism, madness and fatal illness—all treated with a farcical brilliance which, through author Christopher Durang’s unique talent, mines the unlikely lodes of irony and humor residing in these ostensibly unhappy events.
This production is suggested for adults and young people ages 13 and up.
By Christopher Durang
Directed by Jordan Hunt
As the play begins Bette and Boo are being united in matrimony, surrounded by their beaming families. But as the further progress of their marriage is chronicled it becomes increasingly clear that things are not working out quite as hoped for. Conveyed in a series of dazzlingly inventive interconnected scenes, this Obie Award-winning play moves wickedly on through three decades of divorce, alcoholism, madness and fatal illness—all treated with a farcical brilliance which, through author Christopher Durang’s unique talent, mines the unlikely lodes of irony and humor residing in these ostensibly unhappy events.
This production is suggested for adults and young people ages 13 and up.
This performance is SOLD OUT. A waiting list will begin at the ticket office one hour prior to curtain.
A Play by Rick Elice
Music by Wayne Barker
Based on the Novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Directed by Catie O’Donnell
Tony Award-winning PETER AND THE STARCATCHER upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. Peter Pan). A wildly theatrical adaptation of Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s best-selling novels, the play was conceived for the stage by directors, Roger Rees and Alex Timbers, and written by Rick Elice, with music by Wayne Barker. From marauding pirates and jungle tyrants to unwilling comrades and unlikely heroes, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER playfully explores the depths of greed and despair… and the bonds of friendship, duty and love.
A Play by Rick Elice
Music by Wayne Barker
Based on the Novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Directed by Catie O’Donnell
Tony Award-winning PETER AND THE STARCATCHER upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. Peter Pan). A wildly theatrical adaptation of Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s best-selling novels, the play was conceived for the stage by directors, Roger Rees and Alex Timbers, and written by Rick Elice, with music by Wayne Barker. From marauding pirates and jungle tyrants to unwilling comrades and unlikely heroes, PETER AND THE STARCATCHER playfully explores the depths of greed and despair… and the bonds of friendship, duty and love.