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At UMD, Cross-Gender-Cast ‘Men on Boats’ Sail Wonderfully into the New West

DC Theater Arts reviews TDPS' production of "Men on Boats."

Featured News

February 02, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Shards Time Resonance Risk

Associate Professor Jared Mezzocchi in conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel.
January 25, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

TDPS in the 2024 Helen Hayes Award Nominations

TDPS alumni, faculty and guest artists are among this year’s nominees.
January 23, 2024 Russian, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

2024 Maya Brin Artist-in-Residence Mikhail Durnenkov

The Maya Brin Residency Program is proud to announce Artist-in-Residence, Mikhail Durnenkov, who will be a visiting faculty member in the SLLC and the TDPS for the Spring 2024 semester.
December 07, 2023 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Choreographer Ama Law ’08 MFA ’19 Brings Signature Street Style Back to UMD

The dance artist-in-residence is teaching and collaborating with UMD students.

November 17, 2023 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Crystal Davis is ‘Biased About Bias’

The associate professor of dance says that transparency around bias will ultimately create more welcoming and inclusive dance classrooms.
October 31, 2023 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Professor Helen Q. Huang Wins Prestigious Henry Award 2023 for Costume Design

Huang designed costumes for the Denver production of “Quixote Nuevo.”
September 27, 2023 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Dance Principal Lecturer Alvin Mayes Recognized for His Breadth of Work

Mayes is the recipient of the 2023 Living Legacy Award by the Maryland Dance Education Association.
September 19, 2023 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

ARHU 2023 Service Award Winners Announced

Six exceptional members of the ARHU community received an annual service award.
August 31, 2023 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

TDPS Welcomes New Faculty

Three artist-scholars join the TDPS faculty in Fall 2023.

TDPS in the News

April 22, 2024

‘Are We at War Yet?’ at University of Maryland captures a global unease

DC Theater Arts' review of "Are We At War Yet?"
March 26, 2024

How Two Students Harnessed BT-1 to Transform the Production of, 'A Bicycle Country' at the University of Maryland

TDPS M.F.A. candidates Luis Garcia and Jerran Kowalski applied real-time tracking technology in the production of "A Bicycle Country."
March 25, 2024

Lynn Nottage's Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine Getting NYC Revival

TDPS alum Felicia Curry '00 and Kedren Spencer '10 in the award-winning production "Fabulation" this April.

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Terp Magazine

Acclaimed Theater Designer Takes Lead Role in Reimagining Live Performance

May 19, 2021 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Even as many stages remain dark, adventurous new forms of theater are emerging from the pandemic—and Jared Mezzocchi is at the center of it.
The New York Times

The Play Is Coming From Inside the House

May 04, 2021 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Three new virtual productions, set in haunted homes and an interactive hotel, give you the excitement of exploring spaces that are off limits.
Maryland Today

Short Film, Big Impact

April 30, 2021 Communication, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Two Terps get Oscars shout-out for contributions to Best Animated Short.

Podcasting the Humanities

April 27, 2021 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Graduate students reach a wider audience through podcasts related to the arts and humanities.
New York Times

How a Multimedia Whiz Seized Digital Theater’s Big Moment

April 21, 2021 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

The projection designer Jared Mezzocchi has become a go-to guy for ambitious virtual productions. Next up: Starring in his own haunted house play.

Lighting the Digital Stage

March 09, 2021 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

With storytelling occurring in a virtual Zoom room instead of a shared theater space, UMD lighting designers get creative to convey emotion to audiences watching from their homes.
WJLA

Parents of Google Co-founder Donate $9 Million to UMD

March 09, 2021 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

UMD receives $9 million gift.

New positions announced for the Maya Brin Institute for New Performance

March 04, 2021 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TDPS is seeking to fill three new positions for the Maya Brin Institute for New Performance
Maryland Today

An Old Scandal-Turned-Play Gets New Tech Treatment

February 19, 2021 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Virtual production of ‘Machinal’ incorporates video projections, lighting innovations.
The Diamondback

With Webcams and Green Screens, the UMD Theater Community Adapts to Online Environment

February 18, 2021 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies featured in the Diamondback.

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