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TDPS Welcomes New Faculty

Three new artist-scholars join the TDPS faculty in Fall 2025

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August 19, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The Journey from The Clarice to Casting Hollywood’s Stars

From campus productions to Hulu’s biggest series, Lindsey Kasabian ’03 reflects on trusting her instincts and building a career in casting.
May 21, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

TDPS Alumni, Faculty and Students Win 2025 Helen Hayes Awards

They were honored for their outstanding achievements in regional theater.

May 01, 2025 School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The Production Behind the Production

TDPS student helps set the scenes for shows at The Clarice.
April 17, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Dance Principal Lecturer Alvin Mayes Receives Board of Regents Faculty Award

Mayes is recognized as a scholar, educator, mentor and leader in the local dance community and beyond.
April 11, 2025 School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The Art of Making Merry

Go behind the scenes of the Maryland Opera Sudio’s production of “The Merry Wives of Windsor.”
February 14, 2025 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

TDPS in the 2025 Helen Hayes Award Nominations

Congrats to the TDPS alumni, faculty and guest artist nominees!

December 11, 2024 Art, College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Fall 2024 ArtsAMP Student Grants Announced

Arts for All announces the recipients of the Fall 2024 ArtsAMP Student Grants.
October 10, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

‘Emma’: Regency With a Twist

Contemporary Music, diverse cast, inventive costumes mark TDPS’ modern adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic tale.
July 01, 2024 Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center, Linguistics, Philosophy, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Fall 2024 Leadership Appointments

Dean Stephanie Shonekan announces new leadership appointments.

TDPS in the News

September 04, 2025

TDPS Welcomes New Faculty

Three new artist-scholars join the TDPS faculty in Fall 2025
May 21, 2025

TDPS Alumni, Faculty and Students Win 2025 Helen Hayes Awards

They were honored for their outstanding achievements in regional theater.

April 17, 2025

Dance Principal Lecturer Alvin Mayes Receives Board of Regents Faculty Award

Mayes is recognized as a scholar, educator, mentor and leader in the local dance community and beyond.

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

March 25, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

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

TDPS Students and Alums Honored By 2023 New Hampshire Theater Awards

March 15, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Andres Poch M.F.A. ’22 won outstanding scenic design in a community production.

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

March 04, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

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

TDPS’ ‘The Prom’ wins 2023 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards

February 26, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

The awards honor outstanding achievements in regional theater.

ARHU Mourns Loss of Longtime Professor and Administrator

February 23, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Charles “Charley” Rutherford served the university for 45 years.

Maryland Today

Performance to ‘Tap’ Afro-Brazilian Roots of Dance

February 07, 2024 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The Clarice to host joyful history lesson.

Shards Time Resonance Risk

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

Associate Professor Jared Mezzocchi in conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel.
Maryland Today

5 African American Works of Art Everyone Should Know

February 01, 2024 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, English, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music

From Pulitzer Prize-winning poetry to renowned modern dance, faculty experts share their picks.
The New York Times

Review: Music From the Sole Brings a Party to the Joyce Theater

January 31, 2024 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The New York Times reviews show starring TDPS alum, at The Clarice on February 8.

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

January 31, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

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

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