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At UMD, Cross-Gender-Cast ‘Men on Boats’ Sail Wonderfully into the New West

DC Theater Arts reviews TDPS' production of "Men on Boats."

Featured News

February 02, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Shards Time Resonance Risk

Associate Professor Jared Mezzocchi in conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel.
January 25, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

TDPS in the 2024 Helen Hayes Award Nominations

TDPS alumni, faculty and guest artists are among this year’s nominees.
January 23, 2024 Russian, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

2024 Maya Brin Artist-in-Residence Mikhail Durnenkov

The Maya Brin Residency Program is proud to announce Artist-in-Residence, Mikhail Durnenkov, who will be a visiting faculty member in the SLLC and the TDPS for the Spring 2024 semester.
December 07, 2023 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Choreographer Ama Law ’08 MFA ’19 Brings Signature Street Style Back to UMD

The dance artist-in-residence is teaching and collaborating with UMD students.

November 17, 2023 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Crystal Davis is ‘Biased About Bias’

The associate professor of dance says that transparency around bias will ultimately create more welcoming and inclusive dance classrooms.
October 31, 2023 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Professor Helen Q. Huang Wins Prestigious Henry Award 2023 for Costume Design

Huang designed costumes for the Denver production of “Quixote Nuevo.”
September 27, 2023 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Dance Principal Lecturer Alvin Mayes Recognized for His Breadth of Work

Mayes is the recipient of the 2023 Living Legacy Award by the Maryland Dance Education Association.
September 19, 2023 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

ARHU 2023 Service Award Winners Announced

Six exceptional members of the ARHU community received an annual service award.
August 31, 2023 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

TDPS Welcomes New Faculty

Three artist-scholars join the TDPS faculty in Fall 2023.

TDPS in the News

April 22, 2024

‘Are We at War Yet?’ at University of Maryland captures a global unease

DC Theater Arts' review of "Are We At War Yet?"
March 26, 2024

How Two Students Harnessed BT-1 to Transform the Production of, 'A Bicycle Country' at the University of Maryland

TDPS M.F.A. candidates Luis Garcia and Jerran Kowalski applied real-time tracking technology in the production of "A Bicycle Country."
March 25, 2024

Lynn Nottage's Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine Getting NYC Revival

TDPS alum Felicia Curry '00 and Kedren Spencer '10 in the award-winning production "Fabulation" this April.

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This Fall, the Performing Arts at Maryland Come to You

October 06, 2020 School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

2020-21 virtual season announced.

Theatre Alumni Win Five 2020 Helen Hayes Awards

September 28, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Alumni claimed trophies in design, choreography and performance at this year’s virtual awards ceremony.
Hollywood Reporter

Adam Shapiro '02 Turns Pandemic Cooking Experiment Into Bustling Soft Pretzel Business

September 24, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Theatre alum has sold up to 900 pretzels a day to Hollywood stars during the pandemic.

ARHU Faculty Earn Promotion and Tenure

September 09, 2020 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Forty faculty members have received promotion and/or tenure.

Fall 2020 student FAQs

August 18, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Not sure how COVID-19 will affect your classes this? Check out TDPS' frequently asked questions.
New York Times

Queer Kids, Nerds and Sword Fights

July 02, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

It's the hot school play.

Associate Professor Maura Keefe Appointed Director of UMD School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

July 01, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Esteemed dance scholar envisions further collaboration, innovation and engagement in the school.
The Diamondback

The UMD Pandemic Players create quality quarantine theater

June 23, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Theatre students decide they aren't going to let social isolation stop them from writing and performing.

TDPS welcomes Sam Crawford and Marielis Garcia to the school

June 16, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

These artists will continue the work in interdisciplinary collaboration that TDPS values.

A Number Of Terps Win 2020 Independent Artist Awards

May 27, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The awards are given by the Maryland State Arts Council to recognize artistic achievement and promise.

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