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TDPS Lecturer and Alum, Kelly Colburn, Named One of Six Designers You Should Know by American Theatre Magazine

The list features designers working throughout the United States.

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May 21, 2026 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TDPS Alumni and Faculty Win 2026 Helen Hayes Awards

These annual awards recognize outstanding achievement from professional theatres and theatre-makers across the Washington, D.C. region.
May 06, 2026 Art, Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, Honors Humanities, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Arts for All Announces Spring 2026 ArtsAMP Grants

Learn more about the 17 arts-based, interdisciplinary projects developed by faculty, students and student organizations.
May 01, 2026 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Onstage at The Clarice, a Storm Is Brewing

Show blends music, film and theater in swamp-set production.
April 06, 2026 Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Heart of the Tiger: From UMD to Broadway and Back

Betsy Rosen ’06 reflects on her journey from her childhood puppetry influences to playing the fierce tiger Richard Parker in Broadway’s “Life of Pi.”

March 27, 2026 Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, ARHU2

UMD to Host 10th International Conference on Music and Minimalism

The conference provides attendees with an abundance of scholarly and performance attendance opportunities to dive into minimalism in music.
March 03, 2026 Arts for All, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

UMD Launches Master’s Program in Dance Education with Teacher Certification

The program offers a clear pathway into full-time, salaried teaching positions.

February 25, 2026 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TDPS in the 2026 Helen Hayes Award Nominations

Congrats to the TDPS alumni, faculty and student nominees!

February 19, 2026 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Spring MFA Dance Thesis Concert - Choreographer Connection

MFA Candidates Angela Smith and Jalen Rose discuss creation and inspiration behind thesis works
January 15, 2026 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

TDPS Faculty and Alumni Win 2025 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards

TDPS professor and students recognized for their achievements in DMV theater.

TDPS in the News

September 21, 2026

TDPS Lecturer and Alum, Kelly Colburn, Named One of Six Designers You Should Know by American Theatre Magazine

The list features designers working throughout the United States.
May 21, 2026

TDPS Alumni and Faculty Win 2026 Helen Hayes Awards

These annual awards recognize outstanding achievement from professional theatres and theatre-makers across the Washington, D.C. region.
March 03, 2026

UMD Launches Master’s Program in Dance Education with Teacher Certification

The program offers a clear pathway into full-time, salaried teaching positions.

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Trayvon Martin’S Death Inspires Drama, Dialogue

April 12, 2012 American Studies, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TerraByte coverage of the UMD Trayvon Martin Roundtable.By Kelsey Hughes, The TerraByte

2011-2012 New Faculty Appointments

September 02, 2011 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, English, History, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, Linguistics, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Arabic, Persian, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

College of Arts & Humanities welcomes new cohort of 13 faculty to campus. Updated: Tuesday, September 6, 2011

ARHU Faculty Tenure & Promotion Awards Announced

April 15, 2011 Art, Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, History, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

UPDATE: The College is pleased to announce that 11 faculty members have been awarded promotion and/or tenure.

Two UMD Profs Named Guggenheim Fellows

April 07, 2011 College of Arts and Humanities, English, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

ARHU faculty members Nathans and Kirschenbaum win prestigious fellowship. 
http://www.air.umd.edu/index.html

ARHU Announces 2009-2010 Artists-In-Residence

October 14, 2009 College of Arts and Humanities, Art, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

For Immediate ReleaseOctober 14th, 2009Contacts: Nicky Everette, 301-405-6714 or meve@umd.edu The College of Arts and Humanities is pleased to announce the following 2009-2010 Artists-in-Residence:

The African American Experience (Impact Research Digest: Vol. 4 No. 1, Spring 2009)

August 16, 2009 College of Arts and Humanities, American Studies, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, English, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Read the Spring edition of Impact, spotlighting the research of ARHU faculty as it relates to the African American Experience. 

The African American Experience (Impact Research Digest: Vol. 4 No. 1, Spring 2009)

August 16, 2009 College of Arts and Humanities, American Studies, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, English, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Read the Spring edition of Impact, spotlighting the research of ARHU faculty as it relates to the African American Experience. 
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