Media Kit
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Take a look at all of the successes of our ground-breaking and inaugural statewide festival by clicking below and viewing our 2023 Reflection Deck.
IN THE PRESS
08/21/23 Broadway World Industry Trends Weekly: World Premiere Wisconsin Serves as Model of New Work Support.
07/24/23 Marks & Vincentelli: Off to Wisconsin we go.
04/27/23 Ebony: Fairy Tale-Inspried Musical ‘ZURI’S CROWN’ Celebrates our Hair.
04/18/23 American Theatre: World Premiere Wisconsin: A Bold Idea, Locally Brewed.
04/02/23 The Cap Times: Lauren Gunderson explores private lives in Forward Theater premiere.
03/29/23 CBS58: Inaugural statewide festival celebrates Wisconsin’s theatre scene.
03/28/23 Shepherd Express: Michael Cotey, Festival Producer, World Premiere Wisconsin.
03/23/23 Fond du Lac playwright presents original play for World Premiere Wisconsin.
03/20/23 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: ‘Tidy,’ part of World Premiere Wisconsin, pits the joy of Marie Kondo against the gloom of climate change.
03/9/23 Shepherd Express: World Premiere Wisconsin Offers an Enticing Menu of New Plays, Musicals.
03/1/23 Madison.com: Wave of world premieres establishes Wisconsin as hotbed for innovative theater.
03/1/23 Broadway World: Governor Evers Declares World Premiere Wisconsin Day.
02/21/23 Broadway World: World Premiere Wisconsin To Host Inaugural Festival Celebrating New Plays And Musicals, March 1- June 30.
2/17/23 NBC15: World Premiere Wisconsin showcases new musicals, plays in statewide tour.
11/7/22 Isthmus: New works headed for Wisconsin stages.
08/7/22 The Cap Times: Michael Cotey wants every Wisconsin theater to try something new.
07/7/22 WisPolitics: World Premiere Wisconsin: Hires Festival Producer Michael Cotey. WisPolitics.
PRESS RELEASES
03/01/23 Governor Evers declares March 1, 2023 World Premiere Wisconsin Day
02/21/23 World Premiere Wisconsin Inaugural statewide theater festival celebrating new plays and musicals runs March 1 – June 30, 2023
GENERAL
HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTOS
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Jennifer Uphoff Gray, Creator
(Photo Credit: Maureen Janson)
Michael Cotey, Festival Producer
(Photo Credit: Erol Reyal)
IMAGES OF WORLD PREMIERE WISCONSIN PRODUCTIONS BY FESTIVAL THEATERS
Milwaukee Repertory Theater presents the world premiere of THE HEART SELLERS by Lloyd Suh as part of World Premiere Wisconsin (2023). Pictured: Nicole Javier and Narea Kang.
Photo by Michael Brosilow.
Capital City Theatre presents the world premiere of SHINING IN MISERY: A KING-SIZED PARODY, Music by Andrew Abrams, Lyrics by Mark-Eugene Garcia, Book by Colleen Duvall and Mark-Eugene Garcia as part of World Premiere Wisconsin (2023).
Photo by Darren Lee.
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre presents the world premiere of HOOPS by Eliana Pipes with original music by B~Free from the HOOPS Project by Nicole Acosta as part of World Premiere Wisconsin (2023). Pictured: Ashley Olviedo, Paulina Lule, and Celia Mandela Rivera.
Photo by Michael Brosilow.
Renaissance Theaterworks presents the world premiere of TIDY by Kristin Idaszak as part of World Premiere Wisconsin (2023). Pictured: Cassandra Bissell.
Photo by Ross Zentner.
Forward Theater Company presents the world premiere of ARTEMISIA by Lauren Gunderson as part of World Premiere Wisconsin (2023). Pictured: Daniel Molina, Madison Uphoff, and Clare Arena Haden.
First Stage presents the world premiere of THE GRACIOUS SISTERS by Alice Austin as part of World Premiere Wisconsin (2023).
Next Act Theatre presents the world premiere of GOD'S SPIES by Bill Cain as part of World Premiere Wisconsin (2023). Pictured: Mark Ulrich.
Photo by Ross Zentner.
Third Avenue PlayWorks presents the world premiere of I CARRY YOUR HEART WITH ME by Jennifer Blackmer as part of World Premiere Wisconsin (2023). Pictured: Karen Estrada.
Skylight Music Theatre presents the world premiere developmental production of SUPERYOU by Lourdes land as part of World Premiere Wisconsin (2023).
Photo by Mark Frohna.
Northern Sky Theater presents the world premiere of THE FISH WHISPERER,Book by Scott Guy, Music by Dan Wessels and Ron Barnett, Lyrics by Robin Share, additional lyrics by Scott Guy, as part of World Premiere Wisconsin (2023).
Peninsula Players Theatre presents the world premiere of A ROCK SAIL BY by Sean Grennan as part of World Premiere Wisconsin (2023). Pictured: Rebecca Hurd, Travis Turner, and Janet Ulrich Brooks.
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