News

TDPS dance faculty, students and alumni create site performance in Chatham

September 06, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

"PEARSONWIDRIG Dance is Clever, Fun" - writes Tresca Weinstein with Times Union of Albany, New York. Click this news to read entire review and learn more about UMD faculty and students who travelled to Chatham this past August.

Professor Scot Reese among the special guests for The Movement Revisited

September 06, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center 2013-2014 Season opens with Christian McBride Big Band presenting The Movement Revisited, with members of Heritage Signature Chorale, and special guests.

Theatre Alumna Named New Producing Artistic Director of African Continuum Theatre Company

August 23, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The new Board of Directors of African Continuum Theatre Company takes pleasure in introducing  Thembi Duncan as Producing Artistic Director, following the retirement of former African Continuum Executive Director JoAnn M. Williams.

Interdisciplinary Cluster Program Brings Asian American Theatre Expert to UMD

August 22, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Dr. Esther Kim Lee joins the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies as Associate Professor

Interdisciplinary Collaboration with Speakeasy DC

August 20, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TDPS Grad Student Collaborative(1) from

Contemporary Playwright, Jennifer Barclay, Brings Talents to TDPS and Stages Innovative New Play

August 16, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Barclay joins TDPS as Assistant Professor of playwriting and performance beginning this fall, and will teach both graduate and undergraduate courses.

Aaron Tobiason, PhD Candidate in Theatre and Performance Studies, wins an American Theatre and Drama Society Publication Subvention Award

August 03, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations Aaron, on the ATDS Publication Subvention Award & the forthcoming publication in PMLA

Association for Theatre in Higher Education 2013 Conference

August 03, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Professors and students from TDPS attend and present at the 2013 ATHE conference in Orlando, Florida.

Pointless Theatre Company and others perform in Capital Fringe Festival

July 22, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Pointless Theatre Company and other performances in the Capital Fringe Festival, July 11 - 28th, 2013.

Arhu Faculty Earn Promotion And Tenure

July 17, 2013 American Studies, Art, 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

Congratulations to faculty members in ARHU who have been awarded promotion and/or tenure.