The UW-Platteville Center for the Arts provides a professional performing arts environment for students to learn about the arts through performance and classroom learning and provides quality performing arts and cultural opportunities for the community and the region.
The Center for the Arts, built in 1983 and renovated in 2012, provides a professional performing arts environment for students to learn about the arts through performance and classroom learning and provides quality performing arts cultural opportunities for the community and the region. The Richard and Helen Brodbeck Concert Hall seats 493 people (565 with seats on the pit). The acoustically designed hall uses dense hardwood and concrete surfaces, an extensive set of acoustic control curtains, and numerous sound reflecting panels on and above the stage.
The 200-seat flexible Theatre can be arranged in arena, thrust, three-quarter round, or end stage format. There are seating tiers on two balconies above the main floor level and the movable seating can be arranged to fit any specific event. Catwalks high above the playhouse provide access to lighting and sound systems.
Visitors
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Parking
When attending an event at the Center for the Arts, please allow sufficient time for traffic and parking. The main parking lot is to the west of the building (Parking Lot #1). Parking is free Monday - Friday after 4:00 p.m. and on the weekends. There is no parking allowed between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. all year long, including breaks.
Parking permits are required Monday–Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the academic year. One-day parking permits are available for purchase at the University Box Office.
There is a circle drive at the Main Street entrance for dropping off and picking up. Please do not park in the circle drive as it is both a fire lane and a stop for the campus shuttle system. Vehicles left unattended in the circle drive are subject to ticketing and towing.
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Winter Weather
While the weather outside might be frightful, our performances are always delightful. As long as the university remains open, we do too. In inclement weather, please check www.uwplatt.edu or listen to local radio stations for the status of events on campus.
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Inside the CFA
The lobby lights will flash to signal the impending start of a performance. Once inside the concert hall or theatre, the lights will dim to signal the beginning of the performance. Talking, unwrapping cellophane-wrapped candies/cough drops, and other disruptive behaviors are distracting and disrespectful to the performers and the rest of the audience. Please remain in your seat until the show has ended and the house lights have been turned on.
Latecomers
Persons arriving late to a performance will be seated at a break in the performance, such as applause at the end of a piece or during an intermission. Please ask the house staff for help if you arrive after the start of a performance.
Cameras, Recording Equipment, Cell Phones, and Pagers
Cameras and recording equipment are strictly prohibited in the concert hall and theatre unless otherwise indicated. Please leave these items in your vehicle. Cell phones and pagers must be in the silent mode or turned off. Please do not text during the performance.
Smoking
By Wisconsin State Statute 101.123, the Center for the Arts is a smoke-free facility. When smoking outside the CFA, please step away from the entrance doors. Signs in the lobby will indicate if smoking, haze, or fog is used as part of a performance. Please see the house staff if you are unable to attend a performance due to the use of these items.
Concessions
Concessions are available during intermissions as time permits. Only bottled water is allowed inside the concert hall and theatre.
What to Wear
Some people enjoy dressing up for a performance while others feel more comfortable in jeans. Feel free to make your own clothing choices, but remember that shirts and shoes are required at all times in the building. Also, we ask that you be considerate of those who have allergies to perfumes and ask that you refrain from wearing fragrances to a performance.
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Accessibility Services and Disabilities
For complete information on wheelchair seating and hearing assistance headphones, please contact the house staff upon arrival. To request other disability accommodations, please contact the University Box Office at 608.342.1298 or 877.727.1CFA (toll-free). We appreciate as much lead time as possible to ensure a timely response.
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Friends of the CFA
The Friends of the Center for the Arts is an annual membership program created to help ensure the continued success of the Performing Arts Series, the Nohr Exhibition Series, and visits from the Missoula Children's Theatre. Serving over 20,000 people annually with a place to perform, to learn, and to be entertained, the CFA and its programs help serve the university's mission of being the cultural center for Southwestern Wisconsin.
For our Corporate/Business Members - Membership in the Friends of the CFA connects you directly with our audience. Your support offers you visibility in over a dozen performance programs and depending on the level of support, related advertising and promotions.
For our Individual Members - you receive great perks including recognition, ticket savings, inside information and more depending on the level of support.
Please consider a donation. It's tax deductible (to the limits of the law) and your support is vital to these important programs.
Thank you!
