Weidner Center
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2420 Nicolet Drive Green Bay, Wisconsin United States |
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| Coordinates | 44°31′59″N 87°55′22″W / 44.532992°N 87.922841°WCoordinates: 44°31′59″N 87°55′22″W / 44.532992°N 87.922841°W |
| Owner | University of Wisconsin–Green Bay |
| Type | Performing arts center |
| Capacity | 2,021 |
| Opened | 15 January 1993 |
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The Weidner Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts center in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States. Part of University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, it has a mandate of providing a venue accessible to both the university population and to the larger Green Bay community. The center is named after the university's founder, Edward Weidner. It is the home of the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay's theatre and musical ensembles and hosts individual entertainers and touring companies. The center seats about 2,021, with three levels of seating and The center opened on January 15, 1993.
Since 2005, the center has not booked Broadway performances, and instead has focused on campus and community performances, speakers, and educational programming. Since 2006, a non-profit organization, Weidner Center Presents, has handled the booking of larger shows.