Angels in America Part I: Millennium Approaches

By Tony Kushner

Directed by Audrey Lauren Standish

Tony Kushner's two-part epic Angels in America chronicles the intersecting stories of a diverse group of Americans during the early days of the AIDS epidemic in New York City, Utah and around the country. Considered one of the most important American plays of the last century, Kushner’s drama weaves political, social, religious, cultural, and historical themes for a powerful message of love and hope, as relevant today as it was at the approach of the millennium. Part I opens this summer at the start of Madison’s month of Pride celebrations and is remounted in September in repertory with a staged reading of Angels in America, Part II: Perestroika as a kickoff to the University Theatre season.

Audrey Lauren Standish directs Aris Awes, Grant Borcherding, Nicky Chier, Ava Childs, Jayquan Jaeger, Maria Kolb, Malcolm McCanles, and Sophia Schmidt, with Noah Kohn-Dumbuya, Chloe Maier, Lane O’Meara, and Cooper Swanson as understudies.

Clara Molina Blanco and Amber Palson serve as dramaturgs, Emily A. Rollie is the intimacy director, Cooper Skubal is the fight director, Liz Cassarino is the vocal coach, Jim Greco is the scenic and costume designer, Aly Amidei is the costume designer, Zak Stowe is the lighting designer, Jono deLeon the associate lighting designer, Ethan White is the sound designer, Rob Wagner is the technical director, Becky Hicks is the props director and Mckayla Murphy is the stage manager.

Content Advisory: this play contains mature language, racial and ablest slurs, references to explicit sexual situations, and depictions of violence, and of illness and death.

For more information visit theatre.wisc.edu

This production is made possible through generous support from the Brittingham Fund and the Anonymous Block Grant.

Produced by University Theatre (UW-Madison) at U.W. Hemsley Theatre, 821 University Avenue, UW Vilas Hall, Madison

Performances: July 25 - August 4, 2024

Performance Times:
Weekdays and Saturdays 7:30 PM, Sundays 2 PM
Thursday July 25 @ 7:30pm
Friday July 26 @ 7:30pm
Saturday July 27 @ 7:30pm
Sunday July 28 @ 2:00pm
Wednesday July 31 @ 7:30pm
Thursday August 1 @ 7:30pm
Friday August 2 @ 7:30pm
Saturday August 3 @ 7:30pm
Sunday August 4 @ 2:00pm

Ticket Prices:
$28 Adult
$23 Senior (62 +)
$23 UW Faculty/Staff (ID)
$10 UW Students and other College Students (ID)
$10 Children (K-12)
$17 Group Sales (10 tickets or more)

To Order Tickets:
1. Call 608-265-2787 (Open M-F 2-6 PM)
2. Online www.artsticketing.wisc.edu
3. Walk up sales: Mitchell Theatre Lobby Box Office opens 1 hour prior to performances for walk up sales.