{"id":24508,"date":"2021-09-20T07:00:43","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T12:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/?p=24508"},"modified":"2021-06-18T15:07:07","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T20:07:07","slug":"warhawk-almanac-and-so-the-season-begins-1993","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/24508","title":{"rendered":"Warhawk Almanac: And So the Season Begins &#8211; 1993"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Construction of the Irvin L Young Auditorium at the University of Wisconsin -Whitewater began in 1991 but was not completed until 1993. The lengthy project was a significant endeavor that ended up costing around $9.3 million. However, this cost was covered by donations from the Irvin L. Young Foundation, fundraising efforts, and even a contribution from UW-W students. The result was a beautifully designed auditorium with enough space to hold up to 1,300 guests.<a href=\"#_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> All that was left was for the shows to begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uww.edu\/images\/library\/blog\/wwplay1.png\" alt=\"Play\"\/><figcaption><br>Cultural Affairs, <em>Sunday in the Park with George, <\/em>in the Royal Purple (Whitewater: University of Wisconsin \u2013 Whitewater, September, 15, 1993), 13.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Although construction was completed earlier in the year, the Young Auditorium&#8217;s dedicatory season did not commence until the fall. The first event was held on September 20, 1993. On Monday night, UW-W Cultural Affairs presented \u201cSunday in the Park with George,\u201d a Broadway musical based on Georges Seurat\u2019s \u201cA Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.\u201d The play had two acts: one that depicted Seurat\u2019s experience as he painted his well-known masterpiece and another, set in the future, that explored the more modern perspective of Seurat\u2019s descendants.<a href=\"#_ftn2\">[2]<\/a> Before the play, the university also introduced a new pre-show series. Titled &#8220;Dessert and\u2026&#8221;, the pre-show events offered audience members a chance to arrive early and enjoy extra entertainment or lectures. Before the &#8220;Sunday in the Park with George\u201d showing, UW-W professor and local artist Lawrence Harrison introduced Georges Seurat by giving a history of his life and work.<a href=\"#_ftn3\">[3]<\/a> Overall, the art-focused play and pre-show event provided the perfect opening for the new auditorium&#8217;s first full season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uww.edu\/images\/library\/blog\/wwplay2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"444\"\/><figcaption><br><em>Young02, <\/em>Anderson Library Archives and Area Research, Anderson Library, University of Wisconsin \u2013 Whitewater, Whitewater, WI.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> \u201cYoung Auditorium Construction Lauded,\u201d <em>Whitewater Register<\/em> (Whitewater, WI.), February 25, 1993.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a> Laurie Mersch, \u201cCultural Affairs Presents First Event in New Auditorium,\u201d <em>Royal Purple<\/em> (Whitewater, WI.), September 15, 1993.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref3\">[3]<\/a> \u201cSunday in the Park with George,\u201d <em>Whitewater Register<\/em> (Whitewater, WI.), September 9, 1993.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 20, 1993, the Irvin L. 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