Setting the scene: Our facilities
<p>UW-Whitewater’s Theatre and Dance program uses a variety of learning, rehearsal and performance spaces; most are located in the Greenhill Center of the Arts, a place always bustling with music, theatre and dance majors. Here’s a look at a few spaces:</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.theyoungwhitewater.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Young</a>: </strong> This 1,300-seat venue holds dozens of national and university events each year, from concerts and comedy to theater and dance.</p>
<p><strong><a href="/coac/events/barnett-theatre">Barnett Theatre</a>: </strong> With a fully trapped stage — including an orchestra pit — this <span>380</span>-seat <span>theatre </span>hosts many of our major productions.</p>
<p><a href="/coac/events/greenhill-center-of-the-arts">Greenhill Center of the Arts</a>: The largest academic building on campus and home to the departments of art, music and theatre/dance.</p>
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<p><strong><a href="https://www.uww.edu/coac/hicklin">Hicklin Studio Theatre</a>: </strong> Our versatile black box theatre can be reconfigured to fit a variety of productions, and it is also used as a classroom and rehearsal space.</p>
<p><strong>Kachel Studio: </strong>This multipurpose space is home to tap and other dance classes.</p>
<p><strong>Dance Studio:</strong> This 4,000-square-foot facility has a sprung Marley floor, warm-up spaces, locker rooms; and it is home to most of our dance classes.</p>
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<p><strong>Design Lab:</strong> Also a classroom space for our theatre tech students, the lab features drafting tables, a lighting lab and workstations with the latest production and design software.</p>
<p><strong>Scene Shop:</strong> In this fully equipped woodshop <span>,</span> you’ll find a paint room, <span>a </span>tool room and a storage area with <span>a large</span> collection of props and furniture.</p>
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<p><strong>Costume Shop: </strong>The shop is home to an extensive costume collection plus all the tools you’d need to costume a show: sewing machines, <span>sergers, cutting tables</span><span>, a spray booth, and dye facilities</span>.</p>
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