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Open Seats in Theatre Classes – Claim Yours Before They're Gone!
August 01, 2025Still finalizing your schedule? Check out these exciting Theatre courses with seats still available for Fall 2025! Whether you’re looking to hone your playwriting voice, explore the intersections of...
DoT faculty rep at ATHE’s Summer Conference
July 30, 2025Alumna Hannah Salas receives Fulbright Award
July 15, 2025University of Utah Department of Theatre alumna Hannah Salas (BFA Musical Theatre Program '24, BA History '24) is one of four U students who have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards...
Two Dept. of Theatre faculty members named 2025 Utah Artist Fellows
June 04, 2025Please join us in celebration of Professor Sarah Shippobotham and Adjunct Instructor Eric Sciotto for receiving the 2025 Utah Artist Fellowship for Performing Arts...
Calling Theatre Teachers!
April 29, 2025We are excited to offer our 2nd Annual Professional Development Theatre Teaching Workshop on June 14 from 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM. This is our one-day intensive in which participants...
New Plays Workshop 2025 presents two new student works
April 11, 2025THEA 4220, otherwise known as the New Plays Workshop is the one class in the Department of Theatre when almost all the emphases come together creatively. Hitherto unproduced new plays, most of them...
Announcing U Theatre’s 2025-2026 season
March 27, 2025The Department of Theatre is thrilled to announce our 2025-2026 Season of productions. From timeless classics to contemporary offerings and a world-premiere, we look forward to sharing a season that...
Charting Neverland: Mapping Memories and Magic
March 13, 2025Guest post by Penelope Caywood Adjunct Assistant Instructor, Artistic Director Youth Theatre At the heart of Charting Neverland lies a simple truth: the stories we tell are the maps...
Pure joy (on skates)
February 04, 2025By Emeri Fetzer The musical comedy Xanadu first debuted on Broadway in 2007. Based on the 1980 cult film of the same name starring Olivia Newton John, the production was no-holds-barred camp –– a...