October 7, 2024
UW–Madison’s Baron Kelly has been awarded the inaugural Colin Cook International Fellowship at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) for the 2024-25 academic year.
Department of Theatre and Drama
Q-A with Distinguished Alumni Award winner Deborah Dryden
September 6, 2024
Deborah Dryden is being honored as the Distinguished Alumna in Theatre and Drama. She will be delivering a Distinguished Alumni Award presentation on Thursday, Sept. 12, titled, “Telling Stories Through Fabric and Clothing: Costume Design for the Theatre.”
School of Education announces 2024-25 Distinguished Alumni Award winners
September 4, 2024
To celebrate our alumni excellence across the arts, health, and education, the School of Education has selected four notable UW–Madison alumni to receive a Distinguished Alumni Award. This year's award winners are: Julie Causton (BSE ‘95, MS, ‘99, PhD, ‘03); Adrienne Dixson (PhD ’02); Deborah Dryden (BA ‘68, MFA ’72); and Deborah Harris (PhD ’83).
University Theatre to present Tony Kushner’s epic ‘Angels in America’
July 9, 2024
This summer and fall, University Theatre will launch its 2024-25 season with the staging of Tony Kushner’s acclaimed two-part play, “Angels in America.” Widely regarded as one of the most important American plays of the last century, the two-part epic delves into the lives of a diverse group of Americans during the early days of the AIDS epidemic.
Amidei shares journey and approach to costume design with On Wisconsin
April 30, 2024
Aly Amidei, an award-winning costume designer and new faculty member in the School of Education, was spotlighted in a Q&A in the Spring 2024 issue of On Wisconsin magazine.
Embark on a time-traveling journey across centuries in University Theatre’s ‘Orlando’
April 17, 2024
Based on Virginia Woolf’s feminist classic, University Theatre’s newest production, “Orlando,” runs April 18-28 in the Ronald E. Mitchell Theatre in Vilas Hall.
Theatre alumna is honored for costume design work
March 27, 2024
UW–Madison alumna Brittany Graham, who earned her MFA from the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama in 2018, was recently recognized for Best Costume Designing at the Swedish International Film Festival.
Shining a light on neurodiversity in higher ed
March 15, 2024
Department of Theatre and Drama faculty member Megan Reilly, who was diagnosed with autism at age 41, says social awareness, campus resources, and acts of kindness can help neurodivergent students succeed in college.
University Theatre presents ‘Wine in the Wilderness’ March 7-17
March 6, 2024
University Theatre's newest production, "Wine in the Wilderness," by celebrated writer Alice Childress and directed by Mark H., will run March 7-17 in the Ronald E. Mitchell Theatre in Vilas Hall.
Q&A with Ann M. Shanahan, artistic director of University Theatre
March 4, 2024
Ann M. Shanahan, who started this fall as a professor in the Department of Theatre and Drama and as the artistic director of University Theatre, embraces the power of theatre for making change in the world.