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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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TDPS is hiring a Dance Musician

March 10, 2020 Dance Performance and Scholarship, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The dance musician will have experience as an accompanist for dance in a array of styles.

TDPS is hiring a Sound and Media Technologies faculty member

March 04, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The Sound and Media Technologies faculty will have exceptional expertise in the intersection of digital technologies and live performance.
The Diamondback

Review: ‘Noises Off’ Finds the Funny in Faulty Theatre

February 25, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The Diamondback reviews the classic comedy.

Making All The Right Noise

February 21, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Theatre students juggle chaos and fun in comedy ‘Noises Off.’
DC Metro Theater Arts

Women Wow in All-Female Production of 'A Doll House' at the University of Maryland

February 10, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

DC Metro Theater Arts reviews performance.

Opening New Doors To Ibsen’s ‘A Doll House’

February 07, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TDPS’ production of the classic play challenges gender roles.

TDPS in the 2020 Helen Hayes Award nominations

February 04, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TDPS alumni are among the 2020 Helen Hayes Awards nominees
The Diamondback

Student-Produced Shows Explore Time Travel, Identity at The Clarice

February 03, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The Diamondback reviews School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies performance.

TDPS successes at the KCACTF Region 2 conference

January 30, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The 2020 KCACTF Region 2 conference brought theater students, faculty, and practitioners to the University of Maryland for a week of activities.

Kendra Portier Named Maya Brin Endowed Professor in Dance

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

Artist and teacher Kendra Portier will foster connections among diverse concert dance forms at Maryland.

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