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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.

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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.
May 24, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

TDPS Faculty and Alums Win 2024 Helen Hayes Awards

Professor Misha Kachman and alums Frank Labovitz, Alberto Segarra, Kelly Colburn and Dylan Uremovich were recognized for their achievements in DMV theater.

TDPS in the News

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.
February 14, 2025

TDPS in the 2025 Helen Hayes Award Nominations

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

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UMD TDPS goes to "Hamilton" on Broadway

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

On Wednesday, February 24, about 20 UMD TDPS undergraduate and graduate students took a field trip up to New York City to see the highly acclaimed new musical Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

UMD TDPS' "Baltimore" mentioned in New York Times

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

Check out this article in the New York Times about “Baltimore” productions at universities nationwide, as part of the Big Ten New Play Initiative. 

MFA Dance candidates present "Hauntings" and "Invoking Justice"

February 26, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TDPS MFA Dance candidates Julia Smith and Curtis Stedge will present their thesis concert on Thursday, March 10 and Friday, March 11 at 7:30pm in the Kogod Theatre.

TDPS at "In Play: Games, Aesthetics, Performance"

February 22, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The UMD English Department is hosting the conference "In Play: Games, Aesthetics, Peformance" on March 4, 2016. A number of TDPS faculty and students will be participating with poster presentations from 11:30am-12:30pm in Tawes Hall.

Dance professor Karen Bradley named President of LIMS

February 16, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to TDPS Dance professor Karen Bradley on recently being named President of the Laban/Bartenieff Institute (LIMS).

Plastic Bag Puppets with Artist-In-Residence Zvi Sahar

February 12, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Ever wondered how you might recycle that plastic grocery bag? Make a puppet! Artist-in-residence Zvi Sahar works with his class "When Film and Puppetry Meet on Stage" to explore the synergy between puppetry and cinema.

Review of 33rd Annual Choreographers' Showcase

February 09, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

DC Metro Theater Arts has reviewed the 33rd Annual Choreographers' Showcase at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Review of ODC/Dance "boulders and bones"

February 09, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Review of ODC/Dance's boulders and bones on Critical Dance, by Carmel Morgan.

TDPS Alum Cheryl Black to be inducted into College of Fellows of the American Theatre

February 08, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TDPS alum Cheryl Black (PhD Theatre, 1998) will be inducted as a Fellow of the College of Fellows of the American Theatre at the Kennedy Center in April 2016.

TDPS alum Alan Mingo Jr. in Kinky Boots on Broadway

February 08, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TDPS alum Alan Mingo Jr. will play Lola in Broadway's Kinky Boots, starting March 2016.

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