This year is the 9th season for the Heartland Festival here at UW-Platteville! I could not be more excited about this line up and I am excited to share the news.

Opening this season is And The Killer Is...a murder mystery, dinner theatre production. After the runaway success of our 2008 production of Wake Me When I’m Dead audiences were demanding more! More great food, more fun, more mystery and more MURDERS!

Our second performance is the classic family musical You're A Good Man Charlie Brown!. Based on the legendary comic strip by Charles Schultz, Peanuts, this show is fun for the whole family.

The critically acclaimed show Forever Plaid is an affectionate revue of the close-harmony "guy groups" that reached the height of their popularity during the 1950s.

Next Heartland tackles the Broadway smash that won more TONY awards than any other show in history – The Producers! The musical comedy, based on the hit Mel Brooks movie of the same name, is the story of a down on his luck Broadway producer and an accountant with dreams of his name in lights.

Additionally this season, the Festival will welcome back Missoula Children’s Theatre with a production of The Pied Piper. Heartland will also produce a kid’s only production of Godspell Jr..

Platteville will host the MOVING WALL memorial in July and Heartland welcomes the memorial with two events. A photography exhibit by Lyle Novinski titled Korea Remembered, Then and Now and a play by Mike Willis M.I.A.

As you can see – its an action packed summer for Heartland and we hope you take part. 2008 was another record year for us as participation and attendance continue to grow. I am proud of the work we are doing and hope you’ll join us for another summer of Art in the Heartland!!

Sincerely,

John Hassig
Executive Director - Heartland Festival