THANK YOU to the many theaters that support the Wisconsin Film Festival!

Starting at the farthest point east, here’s the chain of ten Festival theaters, covering the “movie mile” around the Capitol Square, down State Street, and to the UW-Madison campus:

Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center (Lecture Hall)
One John Nolen Drive
www.mononaterrace.com
[280 seats, digital video]

Bartell Theatre
113 East Mifflin Street
www.madstage.com/bartell
[200 seats, digital video]

Capitol Theater (Overture Center)
201 State Street
www.overturecenter.com/capitol.htm
[1000 seats, 35mm film]

Orpheum Main Theatre and Stage Door Theatre
216 State Street
Normally this operates as one establishment, but during the Festival the Orpheum Main and Stage Door Theatres have separate entrances. The Stage Door entrance is on Johnson Street, one-half block north-east of State Street. Check for Lobby Restaurant hours at 255-2594.
www.orpheumtheatre.net
[1500 and 270 seats, 35mm film]

Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (Lecture Hall)
227 State Street
www.mmoca.org
[225 seats, 35mm, 16mm, digital video]

UW Cinematheque
Room 4070, Vilas Hall, 821 University Avenue (corner of University & Park)
A pedestrian bridge across University Avenue links Vilas Hall and Humanities. The Cinematheque is on the fourth-floor outdoor plaza, on the level where the bridge connects.
cinema.wisc.edu
[155 seats, 35mm, 16mm, digital video]

Wisconsin Historical Society (near Library Mall, not the Museum on the Capitol Square)
816 State Street
www.wisconsinhistory.org
[300 seats, digital video]

Play Circle (Memorial Union)
800 Langdon Street, second floor
www.union.wisc.edu/film
[168 seats, 35mm, 16mm, digital video]

Wisconsin Union Theater (Memorial Union)
800 Langdon Street
www.uniontheater.wisc.edu
[1200 seats, 35mm film, digital video]

Accessibility

Box Office
The second-floor Annex Room (festival ticket sales) is accessible via elevator. Enter from Terrace or Commons (east) entrance, go to center of the building to elevator near the video game room on the first floor. Contact the manager (608-262-1771) if accessibility issues prevent you from buying tickets in person.

Orpheum
Both the Main Theatre floor and Stage Door Theatre are accessible via street level lobby entrances. The Stage Door can accommodate two to three persons using wheelchairs; at least ten designated preferred seating spaces will be reserved on the floor of the Main Theatre. Please note: Wheelchair-accessible restroom is in the Main Theatre lobby; for the Festival, the Main and Stage Door lobbies will be closed off from each other. Stage Door patrons needing ground level restroom should alert volunteer / theatre staff for assistance.  Assisted-listening headsets available upon request from theater staff.

Capitol Theater
extensive information

Bartell Theatre
All space in the Bartell building is wheelchair accessible. The Drury Theatre has 4 spaces for wheelchairs. Access is through the main lobby; Festival volunteers will assist with operating lift.

Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center
A Greeter is stationed at the Level Four main entrance of Monona Terrace to assist guests. There are power-assisted doors at all Monona Terrace entrances (Level Three, Four, and Five). Wheelchairs are available free of charge at the Information Booth on Level Four. All rooms in Monona Terrace are accessible to patrons with wheelchairs and can be adjusted to accommodate wheelchair accessibility. Assisted listening device capability is available in the Lecture Hall; contact the Monona Terrace Administration office at 608/261-4000 or TTY 608/261-4150 in advance for assistance.

UW Cinematheque
Patrons using wheelchairs should enter Vilas Hall via the ramp off University Ave. near the corner of Park Street. Take elevator to the 4th floor. Exit to open terrace; theater (Rm. 4070) is in center of terrace. Please alert volunteer staff at door to assist with entering via south theater entrance. The Cinematheque has two spaces for those using wheelchairs.

Memorial Union
The second-floor Play Circle is accessible via elevator. Enter from Terrace or Commons (east) entrance, go to center of the building to elevator near the video game room on the first floor. The Play Circle has one seating space for those using wheelchairs.  For other locations in the union, use the elevator by the Essentials Shop.

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