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Alumna 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...
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...
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...
People who love and care
November 07, 2024Spring Awakening, presented by the University of Utah Department of Theatre November 8–17 in the Babcock Theatre, “is about love, rage, grief, and trust,” said Kaitlyn Losada, assistant...
A Stage Manager in Vegas: An Invaluable Look into Cirque du Soleil’s Backstage
November 01, 2024Written and photographed by Sierra Loertscher (Theatre, Stage Management ‘25) Four members of the Stage Management Program had the opportunity over Fall Break to visit Vegas and shadow stage...
The (re)making of a Shakespeare classic
October 22, 2024There’s a specific magic a play written centuries ago and presented all over the world through the ages can manifest in a theatre community. Deciding when and where to align or divert from the...