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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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Alumni Adam Shapiro (BA 2002) and Sarah Lasko (BA 2013) take leading roles

November 23, 2015 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Adam Shapiro, 2002 Theatre major, stars as Avie Tevanian in Steve Jobs and Sarah Lasko, 2013 Communications major stars as Dorothy in the national tour of The Wizard of Oz.

Elizabeth (Beth) Osborne (PhD 2007) has another published book

November 17, 2015 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Elizabeth (Beth) Osborne (PhD 2007) has just published Working in the Wings: New Perspectives on Theatre History and Labor, a volume of essays she co-edited for Southern Illinois University Press.

Professor Carpenter's book wins Honorable Mention at American Society for Theatre Research conference

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

Faedra Carpenter's Book, Coloring Whiteness, wins Honorable Mention

Brian MacDevitt to direct show at Studio Theatre

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

Brian MacDevitt to stage Studio’s forthcoming Between Riverside and Crazy

Women's Playwrights Initiative is Priority for Big Ten

November 07, 2015 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The Big Ten Theatre Consortium is commissioning a series of plays by outstanding American female playwrights.

Meghan Abadoo, MFA Dance 2016, selected for Graduate Teaching Fellows Program

November 04, 2015 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to Meghan Abadoo (MFA Dance 2016) who was selected into UMD’s prestigious Graduate Teaching Fellows Program.  She was the only non-PhD student to be accepted.

Artist-in-Residence Christopher K. Morgan wins Outstanding Artist Award

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

Christopher K. Morgan received the Outstanding Artist Award from Montgomery County Executive’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities.

Undergraduate theatre major Korinn Walfall receives Dean's Senior Scholar Award

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

Congratulations to Korinn Walfall, selected as one of the Dean's Senior Scholars for 2015.

Dance alumni reunite at the ADTA 50th Annual Conference

October 28, 2015 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

UMD Dance Alumni attend the 50th Annual Conference of the American Dance Therapy Association

Lindsey Snyder (PhD 2009) hired by the American Shakespeare Center in Virginia

October 27, 2015 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to Lindsey Snyder (PhD 2009) who has just been hired by the American Shakespeare Center in Stanton, VA under a grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

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