Gruesome Playground Injuries
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The University of Wisconsin La Crosse Department of Theatre and Dance proudly presents Gruesome Playground Injuries by Rajiv Joseph, a tender and bruising story of friendship and fate. Performances will show November 5-7 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinee on November 8 at 2:00 p.m. in the Frederick Theatre, lower level of Morris Hall, on the UWL campus (1615 State Street, La Crosse).
Gruesome Playground Injuries is a raw, darkly funny, and deeply affecting exploration of love, pain, and the marks we carry from childhood into adulthood. Tracking the lives of Kayleen and Doug through a series of out of order vignettes, the play reveals their complicated bond through moments of physical injury and emotional vulnerability—skinned knees, broken bones, and broken hearts. As they reconnect again and again over three decades, their relationship becomes a haunting portrait of intimacy, dependency, and the ways we both hurt and heal one another. Tender, unsettling, and unexpectedly funny, Gruesome Playground Injuries is a powerful portrait of two people bound by timing, trauma, and the complicated ways we learn to love. Love hurts. Friendship hurts more.
IF YOU GO:
WHO: UW-La Crosse Department of Theatre and Dance
WHAT: Gruesome Playground Injuries by Rajiv Joseph
WHERE: Frederick Theatre, Morris Hall (1615 State Street, La Crosse)
WHEN: November 5-7 at 7:30 p.m. and November 8 at 2:00 p.m.
ONLINE TICKETS: $20 adults; $18 senior citizens/non UWL students/military; $8 UWL students. Online tickets will have a small credit card processing fee added at checkout. Patrons are encouraged to buy their tickets online and download the tickets to their phone/email. Tickets may be purchased online at www.uwlax.edu/theatre-and-dance beginning October 1, 2026.
IN PERSON/PHONE TICKETS: $22 for adults, $20 for senior/non UWL students/military and $10 for UWL students (processing/printing fee already included in the price). Tickets are available for purchase in person at the box office in the Lowe Center for the Arts or by calling 608.785.6696. Box office hours are Monday through Friday 1:00-3:00 p.m. and one hour prior to each performance during the run of the show (November 2-8). General Admission.
PARKING: The UWL South Parking Ramp is open for patron use. Free parking on weekdays after 7:00 p.m. and on the weekends (all day).
CAST: Cayden Amidei, Echo Guest
PRODUCTION TEAM: Mary Trotter (Director), Julia Sanchez (Stage Manager), Ilex Rosen (Scenic Designer), Oliver Olson (Lighting Designer), Lily Smith (Sound Designer), Lillie Helseth (Costume Designer), Nate Mohlman (Technical Director), Mandy Kolbe (Props Designer)
Gruesome Playground Injuries is a raw, darkly funny, and deeply affecting exploration of love, pain, and the marks we carry from childhood into adulthood. Tracking the lives of Kayleen and Doug through a series of out of order vignettes, the play reveals their complicated bond through moments of physical injury and emotional vulnerability—skinned knees, broken bones, and broken hearts. As they reconnect again and again over three decades, their relationship becomes a haunting portrait of intimacy, dependency, and the ways we both hurt and heal one another. Tender, unsettling, and unexpectedly funny, Gruesome Playground Injuries is a powerful portrait of two people bound by timing, trauma, and the complicated ways we learn to love. Love hurts. Friendship hurts more.
IF YOU GO:
WHO: UW-La Crosse Department of Theatre and Dance
WHAT: Gruesome Playground Injuries by Rajiv Joseph
WHERE: Frederick Theatre, Morris Hall (1615 State Street, La Crosse)
WHEN: November 5-7 at 7:30 p.m. and November 8 at 2:00 p.m.
ONLINE TICKETS: $20 adults; $18 senior citizens/non UWL students/military; $8 UWL students. Online tickets will have a small credit card processing fee added at checkout. Patrons are encouraged to buy their tickets online and download the tickets to their phone/email. Tickets may be purchased online at www.uwlax.edu/theatre-and-dance beginning October 1, 2026.
IN PERSON/PHONE TICKETS: $22 for adults, $20 for senior/non UWL students/military and $10 for UWL students (processing/printing fee already included in the price). Tickets are available for purchase in person at the box office in the Lowe Center for the Arts or by calling 608.785.6696. Box office hours are Monday through Friday 1:00-3:00 p.m. and one hour prior to each performance during the run of the show (November 2-8). General Admission.
PARKING: The UWL South Parking Ramp is open for patron use. Free parking on weekdays after 7:00 p.m. and on the weekends (all day).
CAST: Cayden Amidei, Echo Guest
PRODUCTION TEAM: Mary Trotter (Director), Julia Sanchez (Stage Manager), Ilex Rosen (Scenic Designer), Oliver Olson (Lighting Designer), Lily Smith (Sound Designer), Lillie Helseth (Costume Designer), Nate Mohlman (Technical Director), Mandy Kolbe (Props Designer)
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Where is it happening?
Frederick Theatre, Morris Hall,La Crosse, WI, United States
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