News

Four TDPS graduate students honored by receiving the Distinguished Teaching Assisantship Award

September 27, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TDPS is proud of our exemplary teaching assistants!

TDPS will participate in the Big Ten Theatre Chairs' initiative

September 27, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

To read article in UMD Right Now, titled "UMD Joins Big Ten Conference Playwriting Initiative", click here.

Ramona Harper with DC Metro Theatre Arts reviews the inaugural performances of TDPS Second Season

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

Ladies Rep, A Shared Evening of Original Student Work, with performances of That Kind of Girl and Gretel gets great reviews.

Jared Mezzocchi Interviewed in Lighting & Sound America

September 19, 2013 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Jared Mezzocchi was interviewed in the July 2013 edition of Lighting & Sound America magazine for his work in You Are Dead. You Are Here. 

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.

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.

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.