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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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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.

Hollywood Actor and Alumnus Adam Shapiro Joins TDPS Board of Visitors

January 21, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Adam Shapiro (Photo by Adam Sheridan Taylor)

A High-Octane "Troilus and Cressida" Celebrates Shakespeare’s Legacy

January 15, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

This year marks the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, whose plays—including Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, King Lear, and Macbeth—are staples in high school and college English courses around the coun

Students and Alumni Attend Broadway Basics Workshop in New York City

January 13, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

On January 12, 2016, students and alumni of the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performances Studies visited New York City to attend an all-day workshop on stage management.

TDPS Nominated for Best College Theatre Program

January 06, 2016 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies has been nominated for the “Best College Theatre Program” by MD Theatre Guide’s Best of 2015 Readers’ Choice Awards.

Theatre and Performance Studies Professor Releases New Book About Renowned Playwright David Henry Hwang

December 11, 2015 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Theatre and Performance Studies' Esther Kim Lee Releases New Book on Renowned Playwright David Henry Hwang

Foxworth Initiative Grant Recipients For 2015-16 Announced

December 11, 2015 Art History and Archaeology, Art, College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Karen Bradley, Audra Buck-Coleman, Roberta Lavine And Jason Kuo Represent Third Foxworth Faculty Cohort.

MFA Design Student Marci Rodgers Designs Costumes for the Theater Alliance’s “Black Nativity”

December 08, 2015 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

MFA design student Marci Rodgers served as the costume designer for the Theater Alliance’s production of “Black Nativity" 

Alvin Ailey Dance School Director Visits Students at TDPS

December 08, 2015 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Alvin Ailey Dance School Director Teaches Class and Speaks with Students at TDPS.

Dr. Frederik travels to Cuba to present paper at Antrhopology conference

November 30, 2015 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Dr. Laurie Frederik will be presenting a paper at the conference in Cuba titled: "Rethinking Anthropology for Public Politics and Anthropological Practice"

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