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About the choreographers: Fall MFA Dance Thesis Concert's Stacey Carlson and Christine Hands

October 09, 2018 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The Fall Dance Season officially kicks off with the Fall MFA Dance Thesis Concert, with an evening length concert with works by Christine Hands and Stacey Carlson.

DC Metro Theater Arts

Review: ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

October 07, 2018 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

It’s the heartwarming story of a hapless boy and his exotic plant. No, wait, it’s a cautionary sci-fi allegory about human desire.

A Man, a Plant, a Plan

October 04, 2018 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

“Little Shop of Horrors” at The Clarice.

Announcing Sheila Callaghan as our keynote playwright for the 2019 Fearless New Play Festival

October 04, 2018 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

We are thrilled to announce that nationally renowned playwright Sheila Callaghan will be our keynote playwright for the 2019 Fearless New Play Festival!

UMD Writer's Bloc

Living Art: The Triumph of Isabella

September 25, 2018 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The School of Theatre, Dance, and Performing Arts brings 17th century Belgian painting to life at the "Triumph of Isabella"

Maryland Today

Dressed in Time

September 18, 2018 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Spike Lee turns to MFA grad to costume his casts.

TDPS students present at the Kennedy Center's Page-to-Stage New Play Festival

August 27, 2018 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to four of our undergraduate and graduate students, who will be presenting new plays at this year's Kennedy Center's Page-to-Stage New Play Festival!

Bob Novak involved in dance film project “Dancing Around the World"

August 20, 2018 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TDPS accompanist Bob Novak was involved in a dance film project called “Dancing Around the World."

Professor Crystal Davis publishes a chapter in "The Palgrave Handbook of Race and the Arts in Education"

August 17, 2018 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Dance professor Crystal Davis published a chapter in The Palgrave Handbook of Race and the Arts in Education (2018).

We're hiring! Production Manager job listing

August 03, 2018 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The University of Maryland, College Park, actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability,