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Theatre design student earns 1st place at national contest
University Dance Company performance will feature Kansas City Aerial Arts
Theatre design students advance to Kennedy Center national festival
KU Theatre explores labor and community in award-winning drama ‘SWEAT’
KU Theatre, School of Music Co-Present Sweeney Todd, Opening Feb. 16
Broadway national tour begins, a local production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, a Musical Thriller, will explore the psyche of the villain and bring the community Stephen Sondheim’s brilliant melodies with the help of KU Opera and Symphony Orchestra. Sweeney Todd is a co-production of the...
Milking Christmas, A New Musical Goes Full-Tilt “Merry”
University Dance Company to present 2023 Fall Concert
University of Kansas Department of Theatre & Dance faculty members, along with a regional guest choreographer, will present work in ballet, hip-hop and modern/contemporary dance styles at the University Dance Company Fall Concert next month. Performances will be 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3-4 and 2:30 p.m. Nov. 5. ...
KU Theatre Opens Its Season with Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties
Theatre will open its 2023-24 season with a play that unapologetically dives into taboo topics, dips into a revolution happening around the globe, and features puppetry to help tell the story. A provocative exploration, Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties by Jen Silverman will be performed in the intimate...
KU Theatre & Dance announces 2023-24 performances
The University of Kansas Department of Theatre & Dance has unveiled its 2023-24 performance season, which engages talent within the University Theatre, University Dance Company, School of Music and Department of English, among others. Guest artists from professional theatre and dance companies will also contribute to the season’s offerings. ...
KU Department of Theatre & Dance announces its 2023 award and scholarship recipients
The Department of Theatre & Dance at the University of Kansas recognized 59 students for academic merit and contributions to departmental performances at its year-end awards ceremony in May. ...
Cabaret Examines Themes as Relevant as Ever, Opens April 20 at KU Theatre
Theatre’s season finale opens with a big, inviting party. That’s one reason why Act 1 of Cabaret is so adored and a reason the musical’s ending hits so hard, said Markus Potter, director and assistant professor in the Department of Theatre & Dance. “It’s fun, until it’s not.”...
KU theatre design student earns spot at national Kennedy Center festival
The Department of Theatre & Dance at the University of Kansas has announced that the following students have earned awards and recognition from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region V. Almost all of the work was part of actualized productions of KU’s University Theatre. ...
Love and Information, a Kaleidoscope of Quick Encounters, Searches for Meaning in Collaborative Production
the University Theatre’s spring season opener will witness a unique performance from within the Department of Theatre & Dance with a script that’s been transformed by students. ...
Everybody Opens Dec. 2, Promises Audience Participation, Dark Comedy
opening soon at the University of Kansas explores a topic that’s become ever-more relevant in recent years: death. Everybody, a production of the University Theatre within the Department of Theatre & Dance, offers opportunity for community members to mourn, laugh at, and reflect on the show’s absurdity and the tragedy...
University Dance Company announces performances for fall concert
The University Dance Company Fall Concert will explore love, community and self-discovery through professionally choreographed works in ballet, hip hop and contemporary dance at the University of Kansas later this month. ...
The Labyrinth of Desire, a Cloak-and-Dagger Rom-Com, Plays at KU Theatre
fans of the performing arts can escape into a breezy, lighthearted play produced by the University Theatre within KU’s Department of Theatre & Dance. The Labyrinth of Desire by Caridad Svich offers comedic and romantic hijinks as a multitude of suitors vie for the love of a clever and reluctant...
KU Theatre & Dance 2022-23 Season Unveiled
of Theatre & Dance at the University of Kansas announces its 2022-23 season, which offers lightness, love, and plenty of action. This year, the University Theatre and University Dance Company, the two production wings inside of the Department, are preparing for five in-person productions. ...
Department of Theatre & Dance Names 2022 Scholarship and Award Winners
of Kansas Department of Theatre & Dance recognized 53 students as recipients of its year-end awards and scholarships, totaling over $225,000 in financial support. ...
KU community mourns death of theatre & dance administrative associate Kim Bohmann
The University of Kansas community is mourning the death of Kim Bohmann, an administrative associate for the Department of Theatre & Dance. Bohmann, 62, died June 3. ...
H.M.S. Pinafore, a Comic Class Clash that Tugs at Your Heartstrings
conform; it gets salty, particularly in H.M.S. Pinafore, or The Lass That Loved a Sailor as it is also called, where W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan use satire to poke fun at the British class system through the lens of a love story. ...
Theatre Student Earns Top Design Awards
of Kansas student designer who presented at the recent Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF), Region V received two first-place awards from the judging panel and will advance to nationals. ...
Measure for Measure Kicks Off Spring Season at KU Theatre
classic urges audiences to judge for themselves ...
The Devils Between Us Plays at KU Theatre Dec. 3-9
Trans Voices, Sharing Stories of the LGTBQ+ Diaspora...
In Search of the Beat, KU Theatre Goes “Head Over Heels”
be dancing in their seats to songs by The Go-Go’s during a new production opening Oct. 22 at the University of Kansas. The jukebox musical “Head Over Heels” includes “We Got The Beat,” “Vacation,” “Our Lips Are Sealed,”and the song that serves as the title, among others. The comedy is...
Feel the Noise! Play about Air Guitar Opens KU Theatre Season
on sale now for performances Oct. 1-7. Purchase tickets online at the KU Theatre website, where patrons can find more about the KU Theatre & Dance 2021-22 season. Patrons may also call the box office at 785-864-3982. This production will be live and in-person. Per KU guidelines, masks will be...
KU Theatre & Dance Plans for In-Person Performances
of Theatre & Dance at the University of Kansas offers escapism, comedy, music, dance and poignant drama in its 2021-2022 season. ...
KU Department of Theatre & Dance names 2021 award winners
The University of Kansas Department of Theatre & Dance recognized 65 students as recipients of its year-end awards and scholarships, totaling over $175,000 in financial support. ...
Inspired by Activists and Frontline Workers, Changemakers Streams on YouTube
online, Changemakers, a collection of 20 original, two-minute plays and musicals inspired by community leaders, activists, and front-line workers who have fought for change over the course of the past year. Changemakers explores our nation’s most critical current events, told through a series of comic and dramatic vignettes created specifically...