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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."

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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

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.
March 04, 2024

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

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

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The Diamondback

Maryland Opera Studio to Perform the Timeless Opera Classic ‘La Bohème’

November 11, 2022 School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Witness the story of 4 bohemian roommates in Maryland Opera Studio's production of La bohème.
Maryland Today

19 Seniors Honored as Merrill Presidential Scholars

November 04, 2022 Communication, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, Linguistics

Program recognizes stellar students along with teacher, faculty mentors.
Maryland Today

Who Hollywood Leaves Out

October 10, 2022 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

“By the Way, Meet Vera Stark” mines comedy, grapples with racism, sexism in show business.

Who Hollywood Leaves Out

October 10, 2022 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

“By the Way, Meet Vera Stark” Mines Comedy, Grapples With Racism, Sexism in Show Business

TDPS Welcomes New Faculty Members

September 23, 2022 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Two artist-scholars join the TDPS faculty in Fall 2022; one faculty member joins Maya Brin Institute.

Maryland Today

Drawing a Path From Vaccine Hesitancy to Vaccine Confidence

September 23, 2022 Jimenez-Porter Writers' House, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Center’s graphic novel series, featuring Terp artists, showcases local pandemic stories.

Breaking The M.O.L.D. Initiative Launches with In-Depth Discussion of Leadership in Academia

September 07, 2022 American Studies, English, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Communication

The initiative seeks to prepare underrepresented arts and humanities faculty for institutional leadership.

ARHU Faculty Awarded Funding to ‘Reimagine Learning’

August 12, 2022 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, American Studies, English, Communication, Art History and Archaeology, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, History

The grants are from UMD’s Teaching and Learning Transformation Center.

The 2022–23 Season at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is Now on Sale!

July 19, 2022 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Experience stunning works by students, faculty and touring artists this year.

Fall 2022 Leadership Appointments

June 30, 2022 English, National Foreign Language Center, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, History, University of Maryland Art Gallery, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music, Art, Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity

Dean Bonnie Thornton Dill announces new leadership appointments.

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