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Getting Here

schoolyearacademy_icon.png  PERFORMANCE VENUES

First Stage performs at both the Marcus Performing Arts Center's Todd Wehr Theater and the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center. Below is a list of remaining performances in our 2024/2025 season and their respective venues:

locations_icon.png  Directions to the Marcus Performing Arts Center's Todd Wehr Theater

The Marcus Performing Arts Center is navigable using the 929 N. Water Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202 address. The entrance to the Todd Wehr Theater is facing the Riverwalk, off East State Street.

From the West, take I-94 heading east. Take I-43 northbound ramp on your right. Take the Kilbourn Avenue exit ramp. Turn slight right onto West Kilbourn Avenue. Continue onto East Kilbourn Avenue over the bridge to Water Street. Make a left turn onto Water Street. The Marcus Center is located on the corner of Water and State Streets.

From the South, take I-94/I-43 heading north. Take the McKinley Avenue exit ramp. Turn right onto McKinley Avenue. Continue onto East McKinley Avenue over the bridge to Water Street. Make a right turn onto Water Street. The Marcus Center is located on the corner of Water and States Streets.

From the North, take I-43 south.  Exit freeway at the Fond du Lac/McKinley Avenue ramp. Turn left onto McKinley Avenue (eastbound).  Make a right turn onto Water Street.  The Marcus Center and the Marcus Center Parking Structure are located on the corner of Water and State Streets.

fieldtrips_icon.png  Parking at the Marcus Performing Arts Center

The Marcus Performing Arts Center Parking Structure is located one block north of the Marcus Center, between East State Street and East Highland Avenue. To access the parking structure, turn onto State Street from Water Street. The entrance is one block west of Water Street on the right. There is also access to the west side of the parking structure, via Edison Street.

Handicapped accessible stalls are available. For your convenience, a skywalk crosses State Street from the parking structure to the Marcus Center. To access the skywalk from the parking structure, take the stairs or elevator in the southeast corner and go to the third floor (roof level).

The entrance is one block west of Water Street on the right. The parking fee is $15, payable by credit or debit card only. Cash payment is not accepted. Handicapped accessible stalls are available. 

Prepaid Parking

Think ahead and take advantage of prepaid parking at the MPAC Garage! Please note: Parking fees are subject to demand pricing based on events going on in the district. Save time and money with this convenient option.

Directions for purchasing parking:

1. Click the dedicated Book Parking link
2. Click the save (heart) to note this lot for future visits
3. Use the Start Time Now drop down ("Select a start time" option will allow you to choose a date)
4. The link will redirect you to sign up. Set up an account by entering your email, phone number, and a password
5. Add your license plate
6. Enter a payment method
7. Select Special Event $15 (note this is the advance rate. Parking fees are subject to demand, so pre-paid parking helps avoid potential higher costs at the gate).
8. You will receive a QR code and instructions on how to use the code via email. (You can also access the QR code in your active sessions on the HonkMobile app or Website)

Please contact Interstate Parking with any questions about prepaid parking at info@interstateparking.com.

If a member of your party is in a wheelchair, scooter, or has other mobility or accessibility concerns and needs to access the Todd Wehr Theater by elevator, we encourage you to drop them off curbside at 123 East State Street, which is the northern side of the building and guide them to the Todd Wehr Theater accessible entrance doors on the ground level, underneath the main two-sided staircase used by patrons to enter the theater. You enter through the doors on your furthest left and up the ramp to access the Todd Wehr Theater lobby.

Additionally, street parking is free on weekends beginning Fridays at 6PM. Please check the City of Milwaukee website for any parking restrictions or additional updates.

enrichmentguides_icon.png  Accessing the Todd Wehr Theater

From the Riverwalk to the lobby entrance
From East State Street, you will access the Todd Wehr Theater using the entrance that faces the Riverwalk. There is a long set of stairs that leads to the Todd Wehr Lobby. 

From the Riverwalk to the accessible entrance
From East State Street, you will access the Todd Wehr Theater using the entrance that faces the Riverwalk. The elevator entrance for the Todd Wehr Theater is located under the stairwell leading to the lobby. Walk just past the stairs facing the Riverwalk entrance to access a set of glass doors. Enter through these doors and proceed down the hallway towards the elevator. 

From the Skywalk Entrance
From the Skywalk, First Stage patrons will be guided to the right. Follow the long hallway until you reach the Todd Wehr Theater entrance on the right, near the Bradley Pavilion entrance.

Please note: There is not a way to access the Todd Wehr Theater from the Marcus Center’s Water Street entrance.

locations_icon.png  Directions to the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center

The Milwaukee Youth Arts Center is located at 325 W. Walnut Street, Milwaukee, WI 53212.

From the West, take I-94 heading east. Take I-43 northbound ramp on your right. Take the Fond Du Lac Avenue/McKinley Avenue exit ramp. Turn right onto McKinley Avenue. Continue onto East McKinley Avenue. Turn left on North Dr. Martin Luther King Drive (Third Street). The entrance to the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center parking lot will be on the left.

From the South, take I-94/I-43 heading north. Take the Fond Du Lac Avenue/McKinley Avenue exit ramp. Turn right onto McKinley Avenue. Continue onto East McKinley Avenue. Turn left on North Dr. Martin Luther King Drive (Third Street). The entrance to the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center parking lot will be on the left.

From the North, take I-43 south.  Take the Fond du Lac/McKinley Avenue exit ramp. Turn left onto McKinley Avenue (eastbound).  Turn left on North Dr. Martin Luther King Drive (Third Street). The entrance to the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center parking lot will be on the left.

fieldtrips_icon.png  Parking at the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center

Limited free parking is available in the adjacent lot of the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center. If you are using the area as a drop-off/pick up point, please try not to block the flow of traffic, and move as soon as possible to a parking space.

Street parking along Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (Third Street) and Vel R. Phillips Avenue (Fourth Street) is available within a close walk of the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center. The MPS Parking Lot located at West Galena Street and Vel R. Phillips Avenue offers free parking to MYAC guests on evenings and weekends. Additionally, MYAC visitors may used the United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County's parking lot, on the northeast corner of Pleasant Street and MLK Drive, directly west of the United Way headquarters building.

enrichmentguides_icon.png  Accessing the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center

The front entrance of the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center faces West Walnut Street, between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Vel R. Phillips Avenue. Patrons may drop members of their party off in front of the Walnut Street entrance for easy access to the entrance, then proceed to either MYAC parking lot or street parking.

Handicapped accessible parking spots are available in the MYAC parking lot. MYAC also offers barrier-free accessible entrances and walkways.