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Undergraduate Theatre Artists Society presents ALUMFEST on Saturday, April 5th

March 29, 2014 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

ALUMFEST sponsored by the Undergraduate Theatre Artists Society featuring Workshops, Q&A Panels, and Networking Lunch. Saturday, April 5, 2014.

Senior Theatre major Vaughn Midder is a finalist for the Byrd Citizenship and Wilson H. Elkins Awards

March 29, 2014 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to Senior Theatre major, Vaughn Midder, who is a finalist for the Byrd Citizenship and Wilson H. Elkins Awards.  Awards will be announced on May 4, 2014.

MFA Dance Alumnus Emily Olesen featured in DanceTeacher Magazine

March 29, 2014 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Emily Olesonm MFA Dance '12, heads Davis & Elkins College’s new program in American vernacular dance. Click to read article in DanceTeacher Magazine.

Assistant Professor Sharon Mansur selected to receive Award from the Maryland State Arts Council

March 29, 2014 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to Assistant Professor in Dance, Sharon Mansur, who was selected to receive an Individual Artist Award in Solo Dance Performance from the Maryland State Arts Council.

Adriane Fang, Assistant Professor in Dance, receives Dance Commission from Kennedy Center

March 26, 2014 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Adriane Fang is one of two recipients of The Millennium Stage Local Dance Commissioning Project (LDCP) sponsored by the Kennedy Center. Adriane's work will be performed by a crew of TDPS students and faculty. Click to learn more.

Dennis Kennedy ‘Shakespeare and globalized performance’ lecture March 6th

March 05, 2014 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Please join TDPS faculty, staff and students for the lecture by Dennis Kennedy, on Thursday, March 6, 2014, 11:00 a.m. in 2804 Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.

Pointless Theatre Company, founded by TDPS Alumni, Awarded John Aniello Award

March 02, 2014 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Pointless Theatre Company was originally founded in the summer of 2009 by Patti Kalil (BA Theatre '10) and Matt Reckeweg (BA Theatre '05) as a group dedicated to performing innovative and exuberant puppet theatre.

Spring Awakening featured in the Gazette

February 26, 2014 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Love, sex and more discussed in musical at Clarice Smith. Award-winning show ‘Spring Awakening’ delves into dark topics - article By Will C. Franklin Staff Writer

Feedback from the First Annual UMD Black Theatre Symposium

February 25, 2014 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Tagboard of Tweets from participants in the Symposium, click here. Join the Facebook group click here.

Announcing Questfest at UMD April 1&2

February 25, 2014 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Tebogo Munyai performs Right Inside at the University of Maryland as part of Quest Fest 2014