About the event
It is the last Friday night at the Lindahl Supper Club, and nobody has told the regulars. Over one dinner service of fried walleye, relish trays and old fashioneds, three generations of a family argue about selling to the developer across the lake, who is, unfortunately, at table six. The Supper Club is funny for most of its length, and in the last twenty minutes it isn’t.
Colin Ferris directs a cast of nine students. Four of them are theatre majors or minors, and the rest study nursing, mechanical engineering, hospitality, apparel design and early childhood education. The production opens the same night as the Foundry pour, so plan your Thursday.
Schedule
| Time | What | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 15, 7:30 p.m. | Opening night | Thorsen Theatre |
| Fri, Oct 16, 7:30 p.m. | Talkback with the playwright after the show | Thorsen Theatre |
| Sat, Oct 17, 7:30 p.m. | Forge Bowl day; the 7:30 fireworks over the quad are faintly audible in the first scene | Thorsen Theatre |
| Sun, Oct 18, 2:00 p.m. | Open-captioned | Thorsen Theatre |
| Thu, Oct 22, 7:30 p.m. | Audio-described; designers’ conversation after | Thorsen Theatre |
| Fri, Oct 23, 7:30 p.m. | Family Weekend | Thorsen Theatre |
| Sat, Oct 24, 7:30 p.m. | Family Weekend; ASL-interpreted | Thorsen Theatre |
| Sun, Oct 25, 2:00 p.m. | Relaxed performance (closing) | Thorsen Theatre |
Running time is about 2 hours 10 minutes with one intermission. Contains strong language, on-stage drinking with prop beverages, and a sustained conversation about a parent’s dementia.
Location and access
Thorsen Theatre seats 312 and is in the Applied Arts Building, entered from the east lobby. Accessible parking is at the step-free east entrance. Wheelchair and companion seats, assistive listening receivers and a hearing loop in the center section are all available.
Tickets and registration
Buy at the box office or online. Porter students get one free seat per performance by reserving with a Porter Card. Family Weekend performances, October 23–24, usually sell out first. The $48 public season pass covers this production.
Contact and related events
The full season is on Arts Season 2026–27. The next production is the winter drama, What the Coulee Keeps, in February. Auditions for it are November 9–10.
Fictional information
UW–Porter Falls is a work of parody. The Supper Club, its playwright, cast, crew and performances are invented; there is no production to attend and no seat to reserve.