Is He Dead?

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Beau Meyer

Jack Morrison, Ben Jaeger and Brendan Walsh in University Theatre's production of "Is He Dead?"

press release: A Comedy By Mark Twain; Adapted by David Ives. Directed by David Furumoto.

Presented by University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Theatre and Drama / University Theatre

Performances will be held in the Mitchell Theatre, Vilas Hall, 821 University Avenue. 1/16-12/10, at 7:30 pm Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 pm Sundays. No shows 11/23-26.

Ticket Prices: $20 Adult; $18 Senior (62 +); $10 Children (K-12); $10 Group Sales (10 tickets or more); $13 UW Students (ID)

To Order Tickets: 1. Call 608-265-2787 or 2. Online www.arts.wisc.edu (Convenience fees apply to all phone and online orders) or 3. Walk up sales: Vilas Hall Box Office, 821 University Avenue, Monday-Friday 11:30 AM-1:30 PM; or Memorial Union Box Office, 800 Langdon Street, Hours: Monday-Friday 10:00 AM-7:00 PM, Saturdays 11:30 AM-2:30 PM, Closed Sundays (no convenience fees for in-person orders).

Unpublished for over 100 years, Mark Twain’s signature humor comes to life on the stage in this “new comedy.” A young, talented painter (based on the real life Jean-Francois Millet) finds his dreams of marrying thwarted by debts and his lack of buyers for his work. Forced into desperate measures, he realizes that no artist is truly successful unless he is dead. Faking his own death, Millet develops a masquerade that causes hilarious complications as he tries to secure his fortune, get the girl, and triumph.

The cast features Josie Brandmeier, Alexandria Chapes, Seth Foust, Ana Gonzalez, Ben Jaeger, Erika Marks, Jack Morrison, Jared Paulin, Paul Urbanski, Brendan Walsh, and Sam Wood.