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Department of Theatre & Dance

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

The Devils Between Us Plays at KU Theatre Dec. 3-9
November 29, 2021
University Dance Company Fall Concert Nov. 19-21
November 15, 2021
In Search of the Beat, KU Theatre Goes "Head Over Heels"
October 15, 2021
Feel the Noise! Play about Air Guitar Opens KU Theatre Season
September 23, 2021
KU Theatre & Dance Is Back (and has a lot to celebrate)
September 7, 2021
'Breaking It Down' explores audition techniques for minority actors
July 15, 2021
KU Department of Theatre & Dance Names 2021 Award Winners
July 6, 2021
Inspired by Activists and Frontline Workers, Changemakers Released on YouTube
May 26, 2021
Professional Playwrights, Students Collaborate in KU Theatre’s Season Finale
April 29, 2021
University Dance Company Spring Concert Responds To Media Overload
April 5, 2021
Shakespeare's Text Reimagined for Today
February 23, 2021
Jayhawk Theatre on the Air Takes Contemporary Plays Straight to Your Device
February 19, 2021
KU Theatre & Dance 2020-21 Season Reinvented
October 1, 2020
Collaborative experiments in embodiment lead to open minds
August 25, 2020
Alumni Spotlight: Randy Adams (c. '80)
August 6, 2020
KU Department of Theatre & Dance Names 2020 Award Winners
July 9, 2020
Message of Solidarity and Support
June 1, 2020
New book contrasts modern dance pioneers
May 27, 2020
Tips for Your Mental Health and Happiness
April 22, 2020
How To Look Your Best in a Video Audition, or Zoom Call
April 9, 2020
Students Receive Top Honors at Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
April 8, 2020
Theatre & Dance in Challenging Times
April 3, 2020
COVID-19 and Our Production Season
March 12, 2020
Shakespeare's 'As You Like It' rendered in new light at KU Theatre
February 6, 2020
'The Wolves' Offers Vivid Picture of Teen Soccer Players' Lives
November 25, 2019
University Dance Company Fall Concert Showcases Feminine Strength
November 7, 2019
In the Blood Shines a Spotlight on Broken Systems in America
October 21, 2019
KU Theatre's The Christians Explores Belief and Conflict with a Congregation
September 20, 2019
KU Theatre & Dance Select Winners of Respected Choreographic Fellowship
July 25, 2019
Unconditional Love Meets Unbearable Conditions in Chasing Gods
June 27, 2019
KU Theatre & Dance 2019-2020 Season Unveiled
June 10, 2019
Announcing Kansas Repertory Theatre's Performance Season
May 16, 2019
Theatre design student earns first place at KCACTF National Contest
May 13, 2019
‘Funnyhouse of a Negro’ gets under character’s skin
May 1, 2019
Spellbinding blunder leads love asunder in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
April 22, 2019
University Dance Company Spring Concert will feature skiffle, African-American roots music
April 11, 2019
'Sycorax' combines witchcraft, stagecraft
March 26, 2019
Interview with Sycorax Puppet Coach Bryan Mercer
March 22, 2019
Regional Premiere at KU: Feminism, Witches and a Shakespeare-Inspired Story
March 20, 2019
Avoiding pitfalls of cultural appropriation in dance
March 11, 2019
Students Earn Top Honors at Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
March 5, 2019
KU Theatre Highlights Physical Comedy in One Man, Two Guvnors
February 18, 2019
Sorrows and Joys of Roma Women Told through Dance
January 31, 2019
Meet Kristi Griffith, Class of 2013
December 18, 2018
Student Spotlight: Award Winning Sound Designer Kayleigh Shaffer
December 18, 2018
Harry Parker Honored as the Inaugural Ronald A. Willis Visiting Scholar/Artist Recipient
November 29, 2018
Now Hiring Dance Lecturers for Spring 2019
November 29, 2018
University Dance Company Fall Concert Is Nov. 15 and 16, Features Choreography by Mariana Oliveira
November 12, 2018
"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" Opens Nov. 9 at KU Theatre
November 2, 2018
University Theatre will stage Greek tragedy 'Electra'
October 19, 2018
Witches will frolic at 'Haunting Humanities'
October 2, 2018
"A Man of No Importance," Hopeful, Holy and Haunted
September 19, 2018
The University Theatre and University Dance Company 2018-19 Season
August 20, 2018
Departments of Theatre and Dance to merge
July 26, 2018
Black to the future: From page to stage
May 22, 2018
A Summer of Drag Awaits You at Kansas Repertory Theatre
April 26, 2018
Rock musical 'Spring Awakening' Is KU Theatre's season finale
April 12, 2018
'Perfect Arrangement' focuses on seldom-told stories of the gay rights movement
March 22, 2018
New work extends the jazz-flamenco connection
March 14, 2018
Nine Students Honored at Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
February 21, 2018
'When the Rain Stops Falling' features guest director from Australia
February 19, 2018
University Theatre productions will address PTSD, cyberbullying
February 2, 2018
'She Kills Monsters,' opening Dec. 1, explores girl geek culture
November 27, 2017
Author coins term 'Adapturgy' for burgeoning field
November 15, 2017
College selects new associate dean for diversity, equity & inclusion
November 9, 2017
Diverse music styles and a hip-hop anniversary highlight the fall dance concert
November 7, 2017
Satire, nonsense and the dangers of herd mentality abound in 'Rhinoceros'
November 3, 2017
University Theatre opening timely play, delivers unflinching look at the ramifications of slavery
October 16, 2017
For dance professor, the show must go on solo
August 29, 2017
L.A. actress and KU alumna Aubree Bowen goes from Bollywood to boyfriend pillows
April 1, 2017
Professional repertory theatre announces 1st artistic director
March 17, 2017
'Playing God' examines the Bible on Broadway
March 8, 2017
Langston Hughes lecture to review career achievements of 'Grandfather Huxtable' actor
March 1, 2017
Behind the Scenes with a Dramaturg
February 8, 2017
Department of Theatre seeks a Visiting Assistant Professor in Scenography
January 25, 2017
Day in the Life: Nicole Hodges Persley
December 1, 2016
Rare production of century-old play has racial resonance today
November 16, 2016
In 'American Honey' role, KU theatre lecturer sees ties to her own teaching
October 18, 2016
Nicole Hodges Persley wins first Diversity Leadership Award for the Interactive Theatre Troupe
October 13, 2016
‘Hamilton’ success a product of addressing cultural issues, hip-hop theatre artist and scholar says
June 7, 2016
Review: KU's "Little Women" resonates with audience emotions
April 11, 2016
Hodges Persley, Hall win 2015 KU teaching awards
September 21, 2015
University community mourns death of pioneer in the field of theater for young audiences
June 1, 2015
University community remembers former KU theatre director Ron Willis
March 11, 2015
Renowned performer Heather Harpham to visit KU
March 4, 2015
Department of Theatre Announces Scholarship and Award Recipients
June 6, 2014
Professional repertory theatre company debuts in Lawrence
May 27, 2014
Scholarship honors ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ star
May 8, 2014
Associate Professor and Scenographer, Delores Ringer, Retires
May 6, 2014
Department of Theatre to Welcome Dr. Ken Cerniglia of Disney Theatrical Group
April 22, 2014
University Theatre to Present World War II Musical
April 11, 2014
Department of Theatre Alumna Lauren Stanford to Return for a Special Cabaret Performance
March 27, 2014
KU names new School of the Arts leader
March 25, 2014
University Theatre to Present Avant-Garde Chinese Drama
March 14, 2014
University Theatre to Present Shakespeare’s "Much Ado About Nothing"
February 14, 2014
"Black Box Productions" Will Showcase Talented Student Directors
January 30, 2014
“Seasoned With Love” Concert a Benefit for KU Theatre Works for Kansas
December 2, 2013
"The Maderati" Is a Comic Trip Back to the 1980s
November 18, 2013
University Theatre Announces Auditions for Diverse Spring Season
November 15, 2013
Score and Tech Supreme in "Adding Machine: A Musical"
October 28, 2013
"And I and Silence" - Small Ensemble, Large Poetic Statement
October 16, 2013
KU Theatre To Stage a New Adaptation of Dracula
September 18, 2013
University Theatre Announces Auditions for Fall Productions
August 9, 2013
Kiss Me, Kate to Tap Dance Its Way Onto Stage Too!
June 21, 2013
KU scholar’s new book examines Jewish theatre in Nazi Germany
March 5, 2013
KU Theatre To Present Play About Lemkin
November 29, 2012
KU THEATRE TO STAGE SONDHEIM MUSICAL 'INTO THE WOODS'
November 10, 2012
KU THEATRE OPENS SEASON WITH 'THE 39 STEPS'
October 12, 2012
GREEK PRODUCTION OF 'ORESTES' TO BE REPRISED AT KU
August 24, 2012
Next Up at the University Theatre: "Electra"
October 19, 2018
Based on a True Story, Indecent Highlights Lost Moment in Queer Jewish History
Jayhawk Theatre on the Air Continues with New Play Exploring Memory and Family

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November 29, 2021
The Devils Between Us Plays at KU Theatre Dec. 3-9
November 15, 2021
University Dance Company Fall Concert Nov. 19-21
October 15, 2021
In Search of the Beat, KU Theatre Goes "Head Over Heels"

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