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Interview with Paige Hathaway, TDPS alum with a MFA in scenic design, appears in the Washington Post

July 20, 2015 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Paige Hathaway's set design for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead at Folger Theatre gets positive reviews in the Washington Post and DC Metro Theatre Arts

Max Doolittle, assistant lighting designer for Shakespeare Theatre's Tartuffe, quoted in Washington Post

July 20, 2015 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

MFA candidate in lighting Design, Max Doolittle, was the assistant lighting designer for Tartuffe, performed at the Shakespeare Theatre Company this past June.

Assistant Professor Jared Mezzocchi named Producing Artistic Director of Andy's Playhouse

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

Andy’s Summer Playhouse, a children’s theatre company, has named Jared Mezzocchi to be its producing artistic director

TDPS announces 2015-2016 season

July 06, 2015 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies announces its 2015-2016 main season productions!

Prof. Jared Mezzocchi awarded for projections design on ASTROBOY AND THE GOD OF COMICS

May 14, 2015 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to Professor Jared Mezzocchi on his recent awards for his Projections design on Natsu Onada Power's ASTROBOY AND THE GOD OF COMICS, which was remounted in Boston this past summer.

Arhu Faculty Earn Promotions And Tenure 2015

May 13, 2015 American Studies, Art History and Archaeology, Classics, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Seventeen faculty members from the College of Arts and Humanities were awarded tenured positions and promotions to full professor.

MFA Design Exhibition 2015

May 10, 2015 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Join Design Faculty, Design Graduate Students and Special Guests for the 2015 MFA Design Exhibition on Monday May 18 and Wednesday May 20.

Theatre BAs Christopher Wong and Rachel Spires hired for summer gigs

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

Christopher E. Wong, a sophomore theatre major, will be a lighting apprentice at the Santa Fe Opera in New Mexico. Rachel Spires, another theatre major, will join the cast and crew of Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson ONE as a lighting intern.

Dance accompanist Bob Novak's dance education documentary "PS DANCE"

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

TDPS Dance accompaniest, Bob Novak, composed, recorded, and produced the music for the new documentary about Dance education called “PS DANCE!”.

MFA Design candidate April Joy Tritchler's work featured in UMD Spring Video Message

April 24, 2015 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to MFA Design candidate April Joy Tritchler, whose set design work was featured in UMD President Wallace Loh's Spring 2015 video message!