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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 29, 2024

Hear ye, but you can’t hear me? Can this program make live theater more accessible?

WTOP features TDPS M.F.A. candidate Tim Kelly's accessible live captioning program.

April 29, 2024

‘Are We At War Yet?’ narrates the turmoil of war

The Diamondback features "Are We At War Yet?"
April 29, 2024

Dead Outlaw and The Outsiders Top List of 2024 Drama Desk Awards Nominations

TDPS Associate Professor Jared Mezzocchi has been nominated for Outstanding Projection and Video Design at the 2024 Drama Desk Awards

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The Diamondback

The UMD Pandemic Players create quality quarantine theater

June 23, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Theatre students decide they aren't going to let social isolation stop them from writing and performing.

TDPS welcomes Sam Crawford and Marielis Garcia to the school

June 16, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

These artists will continue the work in interdisciplinary collaboration that TDPS values.

A Number Of Terps Win 2020 Independent Artist Awards

May 27, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

The awards are given by the Maryland State Arts Council to recognize artistic achievement and promise.

The Show Must 'Zoom' On

May 07, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Students mount production of 'She Kills Monsters'—from their homes.
American Theatre Magazine

She Kills (Virtual) Monsters

May 07, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Technology is a scene partner in a new made-for-Zoom version of Qui Nguyen’s action-adventure comedy at the University of Maryland.

Walter Dallas, internationally recognized director, playwright and educator, dies at 73

May 06, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Walter Dallas, TDPS senior artist-in-residence and co-director of the MFA in Performance program from 2008-2013, passed away on Sunday, May 3. He was recognized internationally for his works as director, playwright, musician, photographer and educator.

Puppet theater company Alex & Olmsted present "The Cough Next Door" for the Henson Awards Showcase

May 05, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Alex & Olmsted distill the emotions and anxieties of our global pandemic into a seven-minute puppet film.
The Diamondback

The Show Must Go On

May 01, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

UMD theatre students pivot to virtual show on Zoom.
Washington Post

How do you do live theater in a pandemic?

April 30, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

U-Md. experiments with Zoom-staged version of 'She Kills Monsters.'

Theater Community Pivots To Another Kind Of Mask

April 10, 2020 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Theater community pivots to another kind of mask.

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