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‘Emma’: Regency With a Twist

Contemporary Music, diverse cast, inventive costumes mark TDPS’ modern adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic tale.

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May 24, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

TDPS Faculty and Alums Win 2024 Helen Hayes Awards

Professor Misha Kachman and alums Frank Labovitz, Alberto Segarra, Kelly Colburn and Dylan Uremovich were recognized for their achievements in DMV theater.
May 02, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

TDPS Faculty Nominated for 2024 Tony Awards

Faculty members Amith Chandrashaker and Brian MacDevitt were nominated for the prestigious honor.

May 01, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

Amith Chandrashaker and Jared Mezzocchi Nominated for Lucille Lortel Awards

The prestigious awards recognize excellence in New York Off-Broadway theater.
March 04, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, College of Arts and Humanities

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

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

TDPS in the News

May 24, 2024

TDPS Faculty and Alums Win 2024 Helen Hayes Awards

Professor Misha Kachman and alums Frank Labovitz, Alberto Segarra, Kelly Colburn and Dylan Uremovich were recognized for their achievements in DMV theater.
May 02, 2024

TDPS Faculty Nominated for 2024 Tony Awards

Faculty members Amith Chandrashaker and Brian MacDevitt were nominated for the prestigious honor.

May 01, 2024

Amith Chandrashaker and Jared Mezzocchi Nominated for Lucille Lortel Awards

The prestigious awards recognize excellence in New York Off-Broadway theater.

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Arts for All

Fall 2024 ArtsAMP Student Grants Announced

December 11, 2024 Art, College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Arts for All announces the recipients of the Fall 2024 ArtsAMP Student Grants.
Maryland Today

Eugenia Brin, Longtime Supporter of Science, Performing Arts at UMD, Dies

December 09, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Donor and family funded research, fellowships, faculty positions and more.
Maryland Today

After 14 Years on ‘Blue Bloods,’ Alumna Hands in Her Badge

December 05, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Actress looks back on tenure with long-running CBS series.
Maryland Today

Signs of Accessibility in Performing Arts

November 21, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

New TDPS director is school’s first deaf leader.
Maryland Today

Greek Myths Make Waves in UMD’s ‘Metamorphoses’

November 18, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

TDPS production brings gods, legends and a pool to the Kogod Theatre.

‘Emma’: Regency With a Twist

October 10, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Contemporary Music, diverse cast, inventive costumes mark TDPS’ modern adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic tale.
Maryland Today

In UMD Visit, Kermit Makes a Rainbow Connection With Terps

September 30, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Famed frog (and his performer) talk with ARHU dean about Jim Henson ’60, Miss Piggy and life lessons from the Muppets.

Art-Science Projects to Explore Quantum Creativity

July 25, 2024 Art, College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Newly funded artistic collaborations seek to explain quantum concepts.

Fall 2024 Leadership Appointments

July 01, 2024 Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center, Linguistics, Philosophy, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Dean Stephanie Shonekan announces new leadership appointments.

The 2024–25 Season at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center is Now on Sale!

June 26, 2024 School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

The more than 50 shows spanning music, theater, dance, comedy and more include both groundbreaking new works and reimagined classics.

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