September 11, 2025
A new working paper from WCER investigates how professional learning in the form of embodied arts experiences can help schoolteachers understand, design, and deliver better social-emotional learning practices in the classroom.
Department of Theatre and Drama
School of Education welcomes 11 new faculty members to campus
August 28, 2025
A new cohort of 11 exceptional faculty members is joining the UW–Madison School of Education in 2025-26.
UW–Madison virtual theatre project featured at Festival d’Avignon
August 27, 2025
This summer, UW–Madison faculty member Megan Reilly’s virtual theatre project, “Beyond the Garden of Adrian,” was featured in a showcase at the Festival d’Avignon in France — one of the world’s premier performing arts festivals.
UW–Madison alumna Carrie Coon earns Emmy nomination for ‘The White Lotus’
August 7, 2025
UW–Madison alum Carrie Coon, who earned her MFA in acting from the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama in 2006, has earned her third Primetime Emmy nomination. Coon was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Laurie in Season 3 of “The White Lotus.”
University Theatre presents ‘Dance Nation,’ a fierce coming-of-age dance drama opening July 24
July 22, 2025
Written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Clare Barron, “Dance Nation” follows a team of pre-teen dancers from “somewhere in America” as they aim to claw their way to victory at the Boogie Down Grand Prix in Tampa Bay.
University Theatre’s electric ‘Spring Awakening’ rocks the stage April 17-27
April 16, 2025
Opening this Thursday, University Theatre’s latest production, “Spring Awakening,” explores the timeless tension between youth and authority — and the perils of coming of age — in an electrifying musical driven by a pulsating rock score and brought to life by a bold cast of student performers.
UW–Madison’s Reilly lights world premiere of Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor’s children’s book adaptation
March 7, 2025
UW–Madison’s Megan Reilly, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, was the lighting designer for the world premiere musical adaptation of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor's bestselling children's book, “Just Ask!” at The Coterie Theatre.
Alumni Q&A: Marcus Jahn, Theatre and Drama and Political Science
March 6, 2025
Graduates of the UW–Madison School of Education are enjoying successful careers in fields across the arts, health, and education — and we are excited to share what they are doing today. Following is a Q&A with Marcus Jahn, who graduated in 2016 with a BS in Theatre and Drama and Political Science.
Eleven from School of Education win 2025 Creative Arts Awards
March 3, 2025
The UW–Madison Division of the Arts has announced the recipients of the 2025 Creative Arts Awards, including 11 faculty members, graduate students, and undergraduates from the School of Education.
UW–Madison’s Amidei featured in Capital Times for ‘Cinderella’ costume design
February 25, 2025
UW–Madison’s Aly Renee Amidei, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, was featured in the Capital Times for her work as the costume designer for Children’s Theater of Madison’s (CTM) recent production of “Cinderella.”