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Upcoming Shows & Events

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Season tickets are available for our 2023-24 Student Productions! Click here to learn more.

Questions? Contact the Ticket Office at 414.290.0204 or by e-mail.

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Jul
30
Sat
Cashel Academy of Irish Dance: “Rhapsody in Blue” @ Wendy Joy Lindsey Theater
Jul 30 @ 7:00 pm
Cashel Academy of Irish Dance: “Rhapsody in Blue” @ Wendy Joy Lindsey Theater

From the World Competitions in Ireland and Scotland to Epcot Center at Disney World, the World Champion Cashel Academy of Irish Dance is known throughout the world for their fast paced, high-stepping dance routines. Join them as they return to the stage in their first full-length recital since 2019!

Sep
9
Fri
Student Play Festival @ Black Box Theater
Sep 9 @ 7:00 pm
Student Play Festival @ Black Box Theater

For 29 years, Pius XI students have been encouraged to take over the Black Box Theater as playwrights, directors, actors and technicians. This is an opportunity to tell their stories – personal, comic, absurd and profound – and celebrate their own voices!

Sep
10
Sat
Student Play Festival @ Black Box Theater
Sep 10 @ 7:00 pm
Student Play Festival @ Black Box Theater

For 29 years, Pius XI students have been encouraged to take over the Black Box Theater as playwrights, directors, actors and technicians. This is an opportunity to tell their stories – personal, comic, absurd and profound – and celebrate their own voices!

Oct
1
Sat
POPESFEST 2022 @ Pius XI Parking Lot
Oct 1 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Join us for the first ever Popesfest, a food, beer, entertainment and art festival featuring Pius XI alumni-owned food & beverage businesses and entertainers, musicians and artists/makers.

Click here to pre-order your ticket! On-site VIP parking is also available at $100/car.

Sponsorship & volunteer opportunities are available – contact Dan Carey at dcarey@piusxi.org for details.

Oct
12
Wed
Fall Instrumental Chamber Concert @ Wendy Joy Lindsey Theater
Oct 12 @ 7:00 pm
Fall Instrumental Chamber Concert @ Wendy Joy Lindsey Theater

Join us for our first instrumental concert of the school year, featuring our smaller chamber ensembles. This year’s instrumental concerts will take you on a journey around the world, celebrating the music of many lands.

Oct
20
Thu
Fall Choral Concert: Peace & Love (A Choral Welcome to the New School Year) @ Wendy Joy Lindsey Theater
Oct 20 @ 7:00 pm
Fall Choral Concert: Peace & Love (A Choral Welcome to the New School Year) @ Wendy Joy Lindsey Theater

This concert will feature music with themes of Love and Peace. Love of one another, love for the world, love lost, love of singing; inner peace and external, alongside those around us. Join the Concert Choir, Pius XI Chorus and Madrigals in a celebration of two words that are ideal to celebrate in this time between the beginning of the school year and Thanksgiving.

Nov
3
Thu
(SOLD OUT) YOU ON THE MOORS NOW @ Black Box Theater
Nov 3 @ 7:00 pm
(SOLD OUT) YOU ON THE MOORS NOW @ Black Box Theater

by Jaclyn Backhaus
directed by Xodia Choate

This performance is SOLD OUT. A waiting list will begin 1 hour prior to curtain at the ticket office for any tickets turned in by patrons who are not using them.

Four literary heroines of the nineteenth century set conventionalism ablaze when they turn down marriage proposals from their equally famous gentlemen callers. What results is a confluence of love, anger, grief, and bloodshed, as the ensemble struggles to reconcile romantic ideologies of the past with their modern ideas of courtship. Everything you’ve learned about love from the pages of Pride and PrejudiceWuthering HeightsJane Eyre, and Little Women is turned upside down in this grand theatrical battle royale.

Nov
4
Fri
YOU ON THE MOORS NOW @ Black Box Theater
Nov 4 @ 7:00 pm
YOU ON THE MOORS NOW @ Black Box Theater

by Jaclyn Backhaus
directed by Xodia Choate

Four literary heroines of the nineteenth century set conventionalism ablaze when they turn down marriage proposals from their equally famous gentlemen callers. What results is a confluence of love, anger, grief, and bloodshed, as the ensemble struggles to reconcile romantic ideologies of the past with their modern ideas of courtship. Everything you’ve learned about love from the pages of Pride and PrejudiceWuthering HeightsJane Eyre, and Little Women is turned upside down in this grand theatrical battle royale.

Nov
5
Sat
YOU ON THE MOORS NOW @ Black Box Theater
Nov 5 @ 7:00 pm
YOU ON THE MOORS NOW @ Black Box Theater

by Jaclyn Backhaus
directed by Xodia Choate

Four literary heroines of the nineteenth century set conventionalism ablaze when they turn down marriage proposals from their equally famous gentlemen callers. What results is a confluence of love, anger, grief, and bloodshed, as the ensemble struggles to reconcile romantic ideologies of the past with their modern ideas of courtship. Everything you’ve learned about love from the pages of Pride and PrejudiceWuthering HeightsJane Eyre, and Little Women is turned upside down in this grand theatrical battle royale.

Nov
6
Sun
YOU ON THE MOORS NOW @ Black Box Theater
Nov 6 @ 2:00 pm
YOU ON THE MOORS NOW @ Black Box Theater

by Jaclyn Backhaus
directed by Xodia Choate

Four literary heroines of the nineteenth century set conventionalism ablaze when they turn down marriage proposals from their equally famous gentlemen callers. What results is a confluence of love, anger, grief, and bloodshed, as the ensemble struggles to reconcile romantic ideologies of the past with their modern ideas of courtship. Everything you’ve learned about love from the pages of Pride and PrejudiceWuthering HeightsJane Eyre, and Little Women is turned upside down in this grand theatrical battle royale.

Nov
19
Sat
(SOLD OUT) An Evening of Dance: Baby I’m a Star @ Wendy Joy Lindsey Theater
Nov 19 @ 7:00 pm
(SOLD OUT) An Evening of Dance: Baby I'm a Star @ Wendy Joy Lindsey Theater

This performance is SOLD OUT. A waiting list will start one hour prior to curtain for any tickets that are donated for resale. Must be in person at the ticket booth to join the waiting list.

Join the Pius XI Dance program along with special guest artists from around the community in our annual fall celebration of dance! This is our 10th annual fall dance program, and it will include two production numbers featuring all Pius XI dancers from all levels. Guest performers include Alverno College, Catey Ott Dance Collective, the Nancy Einhorn Milwaukee Ballet II Program, Warped, and Artistic Edge/Smutek Dance.

Dec
7
Wed
Pius XI Improv Team: How the Grinch Stole Improv! @ Black Box Theater
Dec 7 @ 7:00 pm

The laughs never stop when the Pius XI Improv team takes the stage! Join them to watch games and sketches in this evening of fun.

Dec
13
Tue
Wisconsin Intergenerational Orchestra Winter Concert @ Wendy Joy Lindsey Theater
Dec 13 @ 7:00 pm

The members of the Wisconsin Intergenerational Orchestra invite you to join us for a celebration of music and community.  The winds and string sections will serenade you and the entire orchestra will delight you with sounds of the season.  Guest conductor John Steinke leads the orchestra; local artists are featured in the magical Corelli “Christmas Concerto.”  This concert has something for everyone to enjoy.

Dec
14
Wed
Band & Orchestra Holiday Concert @ Wendy Joy Lindsey Theater
Dec 14 @ 7:00 pm
Band & Orchestra Holiday Concert @ Wendy Joy Lindsey Theater

Get into the holiday spirit with Pius XI band & orchestra! This year’s instrumental concerts will take you on a journey around the world, celebrating the music of many lands.

Dec
15
Thu
Christmas Choral Concert: Joy & Faith (Celebrating the Season of Christmas) @ Wendy Joy Lindsey Theater
Dec 15 @ 7:00 pm
Christmas Choral Concert: Joy & Faith (Celebrating the Season of Christmas) @ Wendy Joy Lindsey Theater

This concert will feature music with themes of Joy and Faith. As the world celebrates the birth of Christ, Pius XI choral ensembles will endeavor to spread joy through music selections that celebrate the season and inspire a continued faith – in ourselves, in humanity as a whole, and in God.

Feb
15
Wed
Pius XI Improv Team @ Black Box Theater
Feb 15 @ 7:00 pm

The laughs never stop when the Pius XI Improv team takes the stage! Join them to watch games and sketches in this evening of fun.

Feb
23
Thu
(CANCELLED) Black Student Union: “Homecoming” @ Wendy Joy Lindsey Theater
Feb 23 @ 7:00 pm

Due to the upcoming weather situation, this program has been cancelled. Please contact us with any questions.

Homecoming is defined as an instance of returning home. Watch as the members of the Pius XI Black Student Union display their artistry and nuance through defining what home means to them and how they get there.

(CANCELLED) Midwinter Choral Concert: Hope & Light @ Wendy Joy Lindsey Theater
Feb 23 @ 7:00 pm
(CANCELLED) Midwinter Choral Concert: Hope & Light @ Wendy Joy Lindsey Theater

This event has been cancelled. Please contact us with any questions.

Mar
2
Thu
Pius Parent Organization Trivia Night @ Pius XI Student Union
Mar 2 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Start organizing your team for our first PPO Trivia Night – a night of fellowship and fundraising to support Student Life Activities at Pius XI! Teams of up to 10 members and individuals welcome. All participants must be at least 21 years of age.

Doors open at 6pm, Trivia runs from 7-9pm

Prizes will be awarded for:
First AND Last place
Best Team Spirit
Best Table Decorations
Best Coordinated Outfits
Most Creative Team Name

Beer and wine available for sale
Pizzas available for pre-order

Mar
9
Thu
THE SHAPE OF THINGS @ Black Box Theater
Mar 9 @ 7:00 pm
THE SHAPE OF THINGS @ Black Box Theater

by Neil LaBute
directed by J.T. Backes

How far would you go for love? For art? What would you be willing to change? What price might you pay? Such are the painful questions explored by Neil LaBute in THE SHAPE OF THINGS. A young student drifts into an ever-changing relationship with an art major while his best friends’ engagement crumbles, so unleashing a drama that peels back the skin of two modern-day relationships.

This production is recommended for ages 13 and up due to some mature themes.