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Waukesha Civic Theatre
Reviews from our parent organization, the Waukesha Civic Theatre, including Mainstage, Academy, and Black Box Performances


💚🧀 GO PACK GO!!!!
Jenavieve Plutz (left) as Rhonda and Mark Thompson (right) as Ralph in Dad's Season Tickets . Photo credit: Anne Kenny Creative A review of Dad's Season Tickets by Lorelei Hardt, age 13 The Waukesha Civic Theatre’s Dad’s Season Tickets is a fun-filled musical comedy made to make you laugh. The book, music, and lyrics by Matt Zembrowski and direction by Justin Spanbauer were great. It’s a story about two sisters, Rhonda (Jenavive Plutz) and Gabby (Sierra Rottier), fighting ov
Lorelei Hardt
Sep 24, 20252 min read


Football and Family
From left to right: Mariah Kiefer as Cordy, Sierra Rottier as Gabby, Bob Zimmerman as Frank, Mark Thompson as Ralph, and John Rottier as Edgar in Dad's Season Tickets . Photo credit: Anne Kenny Creative A review of Dad's Season Tickets by Charlie Fetters, age 15 Dad’s Season Tickets , a musical about the Green Bay Packers, is a show I never would’ve thought I could say I enjoy. I don’t exactly understand how football is played, nor do I care to learn, so going into this Wauke
Charlie Fetters
Sep 24, 20252 min read


Football Makes It to the Stage
From left to right: Jenavieve Plutz as Rhonda, Mariah Kiefer as Cordy, and Sierra Rottier as Gabby in Dad's Season Tickets. Photo credit: Anne Kenny Creative A review of Dad's Season Tickets by Lake Siglin, age 11 Hi, I’m Lake and I'm part of the Young Critics’ Club. I saw Dad's Season Tickets , and overall I thought it was awesome. The first thing I liked was that there were noise makers, because they were fun to use when it was time to clap. The second thing I liked was th
Lake Siglin
Sep 21, 20252 min read


DAD'S SEASON TICKETS: Fun for Anybody!!
From left to right: Mark Thompson as Ralph, Mariah Kiefer as Cordy, Little Bart as self, Jenavieve Plutz as Rhonda, John Rottier as Edgar, Bob Zimmerman as Frank, and Sierra Rottier as Gabby in Dad's Season Tickets . Photo credit: Anne Kenny Creative A review of Dad's Season Tickets by Lucia E. Schrader, age 10 Hey, you guys! Are you a football fan? I’m not! The only football player I’ve ever heard of is Taylor Swift’s boyfriend. I am a ten-year-old girl who loves dancing, si
Lucia E. Schrader
Sep 21, 20252 min read


DAD'S SEASON TICKETS - A True Touchdown!
Mariah Kiefer as Cordy sings "Two Sides to Every Story" in Dad's Season Tickets . Photo credit: Anne Kenny Creative A review of Dad's Season Tickets by Ava Sabel, age 15 Waukesha Civic Theatre’s Dad’s Season Tickets by Matt Zembrowski is a must-see for all sports and theatre fans! Dad’s Season Tickets does a great job of keeping the audience entertained while representing realistic family dynamics. The show itself is about the Kosinski family, a Wisconsin family that loves t
Ava Sabel
Sep 21, 20252 min read


DAD'S SEASON TICKETS Scores a Touchdown!
From left to right: Jenavieve Plutz as Rhonda, Mariah Kiefer as Cordy, and Sierra Rottier as Gabby in Dad's Season Tickets . Photo credit: Anne Kenny Creative. A review of Dad's Season Tickets by Madelyn Verhyen, age 13 The Waukesha Civic Theatre is putting on one of the only musicals set in Wisconsin: Dad’s Season Tickets , running Fridays to Sundays until the 28th of September. This musical comedy is about the two oldest Kosinski sisters, who have hated each other since as
Madelyn Verhyen
Sep 20, 20252 min read


A Packers Musical?
From left to right, John Rottier as Edgar, Sierra Rottier as Gabby, Mark Thompson as Ralph, Mariah Kiefer as Cordy, and Bob Zimmerman as Frank in Dad's Season Tickets . Photo credit: Anne Kenny Creative. A review of Dad's Season Tickets by Benjamin Earnest, age 13 The musical Dad’s Season Tickets , performed at the Waukesha Civic Theatre, is about a family in Wisconsin who are obsessed with the Green Bay Packers. Two of the three sisters passive-aggressively fight over who wi
Benjamin Earnest
Sep 20, 20252 min read


Not Just a Musical About Sports
Bob Zimmerman as Frank Kosinski in Dad's Season Tickets . Photo credit: Anne Kenny Creative A review of Dad's Season Tickets by DevinReigh Endries, age 14 To be honest, I wasn't expecting a lot from a musical about the Green Bay Packers, but this show was beyond any and all of my expectations. This show had elements of humour, love, family dynamics, and of course sports. It kept me and all my other audience members on the edge of our seats. And to top it off, this show is enj
DevinReigh Endries
Sep 20, 20252 min read
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