Blog
With “gallons of blood,” U Theatre’s CARRIE preps to open October 2
September 23, 2026By Marina Gomberg When staging a Stephen-King-horror-turned-musical, the props team comes in knowing it has a mighty job in store. We’re talking blood (a lot of blood), pyrotechnics, and special...
"Western Minerals" and creative landscapes
August 26, 2026Studio Series: Something new out of something old
June 19, 2026Guest post by Assistant Professor, Nicholas Dunn Last year, the theatre department made something new out of something old. With the recently completed Meldrum Theatre and our department...
Our 26-27 line up: A Season of Wayfinding
April 28, 2026We are thrilled to announce the dynamic works of our University of Utah Department of Theatre’s 26-27 season, which features iconic musical theatre titles and plays, ranging from Stephen King to...
Building Trust, Imagining Futures: Facilitation workshop with Michael Rohd
April 09, 2026America in 2026 is dangerously low on trust; talking with strangers has never felt so fraught. This course, series is led by Michael Rohd, a faculty member at University of Montana offered on June...
Urinetown, the Musical: Where the humor is as dry as the climate
March 26, 2026The setting is a dry dystopian future, ravaged by drought and corporate greed, so it’s really something that Urinetown, the Musical, a play about having to pay to use the bathroom, could be so...
Theatre Teaching Showcase: A night of emerging talent!
March 03, 2026Join the University of Utah Department of Theatre's Theatre Teaching students and members of the Theatre Teaching Students Coterie on Apr. 4 at 7 pm in Studio 115 for the Theatre Teaching Showcase...
Spill the tea with Theatre's "The School for Scandal"
February 05, 2026It’s time to spill the tea, Georgian-style. Tea, gossip, scuttlebutt, skinny, or, as it’s called here, scandal, is the theme of Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s play, The School for Scandal. This...
Remembering eight-time Daytime Emmy-winning actor, alumnus Anthony Geary (1947–2025)
December 16, 2025Before playing the role of Luke Spencer for forty years on General Hospital, Coalville, Utah native Anthony Geary (ex '69) was a Presidential Award Scholarship student at the University of Utah's...