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Amith Chandrashaker and Jared Mezzocchi Nominated for Lucille Lortel Awards

The prestigious awards recognize excellence in New York Off-Broadway theater.

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

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

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

TDPS in the News

May 01, 2024

Amith Chandrashaker and Jared Mezzocchi Nominated for Lucille Lortel Awards

The prestigious awards recognize excellence in New York Off-Broadway theater.
April 29, 2024

Hear ye, but you can’t hear me? Can this program make live theater more accessible?

WTOP features TDPS M.F.A. candidate Tim Kelly's accessible live captioning program.

April 29, 2024

‘Are We At War Yet?’ narrates the turmoil of war

The Diamondback features "Are We At War Yet?"

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Maryland Today

On Stage, Women Create Space of Their Own

March 04, 2022 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

TDPS kicks off Women’s History Month with a play about a group of women who bond over their loneliness, fears and secrets.

New positions announced at the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

February 23, 2022 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TDPS is seeking to fill three new positions
The Diamondback

Dance Students Steal the Spotlight with Intimate Performances

February 14, 2022 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The Diamondback spotlights the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies' Experimental PerformanceSeries.
Maryland Today

Five Black Pioneers You Should Know About

February 08, 2022 History, English, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

UMD faculty and staff share stories of overlooked figures From American history.

The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Announces Vaccine Requirement for Performances

January 18, 2022 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Requirement goes into effect January 24 until further notice.

Washington Post

Clarice Smith, Artist and D.C. Philanthropist, Dies at 88

December 17, 2021 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Art History and Archaeology, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Read Clarice Smith's obituary in the Washington Post.

A Message to Winter 2021 Graduates

December 17, 2021 American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, Art, Classics, Communication, English, History, Linguistics, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Dean Bonnie Thornton Dill addresses graduating students.
Maryland Today

A Portrait-Worthy Legacy

December 13, 2021 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, Art History and Archaeology

Clarice Smith, major supporter of the arts at UMD, dies.
The Diamondback

UMD Seniors Bring Personal Stories to Life Through Dance

December 06, 2021 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

University of Maryland’s theater, dance and performance studies school put on an experimental dance series on Dec. 3 and 4 that proved dancers can also be successful choreographers.

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