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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."

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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 in 2016 Helen Hayes Award Nominations

February 05, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to everyone in the TDPS family—faculty, students, and alumni—who was nominated for the 2016 Hele

TDPS Alum Jan Johns in Terp Magazine

February 05, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TDPS alumni Jan Johns ('00) featured in Terp Magazine

Puppeteer Robin Frohardt in Terp Magazine

February 05, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TDPS Artist-in-Residence and puppeteer Robin Frohardt is featured in UMD's Terp Magazine for her work with students. 

2016-2017 Season Announcement

February 02, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The 2016-2017 Season of Main Stage shows to be produced by the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies.

Gail Berman and Fox Cast of Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life

February 01, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies alumna, Gail Berman, has sent the cast of her new Fox show, Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life to UMD. Please join the cast for a screening of the show and a Q&A party.

Costume Design MFA Marci Rodgers featured in Terp Magazine

February 01, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

MFA Costume Design candidate Marci Rodgers featured in Terp Magazine for her work on Spike Lee's film Chi-Raq.

Recent screenings and award for Professor Sharon Mansur's dance films

January 29, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

An update on Dance Professor Sharon Mansur's dance film screenings and awards.

PhD Candidate Khalid Long to talk at Festival of the Arts

January 29, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TDPS PhD candidate Khalid Long will give a talk entitled "The Ground On Which He Stood - August Wilson and the Search for Black Identity" about playwright August Wilson and his Pittsburgh Cycle at the Festival of the Arts in Columbia, MD in 2016.

Dance Place Celebrates 35 Years (Washington Post)

January 29, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The Washington Post recently published an article about the contributions of Dance Place, a Brookland-neighborhood dance studio and performance venue, over the past 35 years.

Robin Frohardt receives Creative Capital Grant for "The Plastic Bag Store"

January 29, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to TDPS artist-in-residence Robin Frohardt for being awarded a 2016 Creative Capital Grant for her upcoming project, The Plastic Bag Store.

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