“The theater is our laboratory. Itâ??s where our students do their work, where they learn. Our audiences are doubly important in that regard. “So says David Furumoto, the new head of the University of Wisconsin-Madisonâ??s University Theatre, and a tenured associate professor of acting in the department of theater and drama. Itâ??s safe to say thereâ??s never been another UT director quite like Furumoto. How many kabuki experts do you know who are also accomplished bagpipers?