Maintaining a tradition of showing quality films and a commitment to independent, foreign and specialty cinema, the Orpheum Theatre also features the Grand Lobby Caf and Bar. Extensive renovations and upgrades have preserved the theater's classic character while providing the finest in motion picture presentation. The Art Center is a regional resource for scholars and a cultural destination for visitors of all ages, with approximately 9,000 square feet of exhibition space, three floors of galleries, and an adjacent auditorium and video-screening room. The Art Center's permanent collection contains more than 4,500 works of art by some of the most innovative artists of our time. The museum presents significant exhibitions in all media by established figures like Claes Oldenburg and Ursula von Rydingsvard in addition to emerging artists like Martin Kersels and Leonardo Drew.
Theater is on west end of Memorial Union building, second floor.
The Frederic March Play Circle in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union is the primary Union screening room for Wisconsin Union Directorate film series. The Wisconsin Union Directorate Film Committee has been programmed by students since 1939. Each week Memorial Union Movies shows recent releases, Lakeside Cinema shows cult favorites, classics and eclectic cinema, Blowup Cinema features classic European cinema on the big screen, Starlight Cinema screens underground, independent and unusual cinema, and International Cinema shows foreign films from all over the globe. The Sneak Previews and Student Film and Video Festival round out the WUD offerings. Recently upgraded with new 35mm projectors, the Play Circle also supports 16mm and a range of video formats.