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.
Department of Theatre and Drama
The School of Education’s 2023 year in review
December 21, 2023
As we approach the end of another year, we wanted to look back and reflect on all of the great work that has happened across the School of Education in 2023.
UW–Madison faculty member designs costumes for Jane Austen-inspired holiday play
December 1, 2023
Costumes designed by UW–Madison faculty member Aly Amidei are featured in Buffalo Theatre Ensemble’s current production, “Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley,” which opened Nov. 16 and continues through Sunday, Dec. 17, at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
UW–Madison’s Kelly spotlighted in Black Masks magazine
November 7, 2023
UW–Madison’s Baron Kelly is spotlighted in an article, titled “Baron Kelly: From the Streets of New York to the World’s Stages," in the fall 2023 issue of Black Masks magazine.
‘If music be the food of love, play on’: University Theatre presents musical inspired by Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ Nov. 9-19
October 31, 2023
Conceived by Kwame Kwei-Armah and Shaina Taub, and featuring an original jazz-funk score, University Theatre will present this fresh take on Shakespeare’s classic Nov. 9-19 in the Department of Theatre and Drama’s Ronald E. Mitchell Theatre.
Global Engagement Office celebrates five years building worldwide connections
October 24, 2023
This fall, the UW–Madison School of Education’s Global Engagement Office (GEO) is celebrating its fifth anniversary. The GEO is the only office of its kind on the UW–Madison campus that is dedicated to serving a single school or college community.
School of Education study abroad programs expand students’ global awareness
October 13, 2023
This past summer, the UW–Madison School of Education launched four short-term, faculty-led study abroad programs. Nearly one hundred students participated in these programs – embarking on courses to explore team building in Costa Rica, theatre in London, education in the Galapagos, and movement/sedentary behavior in Portugal.
Q&A with Theatre and Drama alum Libby LaDue
October 5, 2023
The School of Education communications team interviewed UW–Madison alumna Libby LaDue, who graduated in 2022 with a double major in theatre and drama and communication arts, about her experience in the Department of Theatre and Drama, as well as her current endeavors.
New Theatre and Drama student highlighted in ‘Scenes from the first day of class’
September 28, 2023
A campus photographer followed along as new UW–Madison student Jayquan Jaeger, who hopes to double major in astronomy and theatre, navigated his first day of class earlier this month.
Q&A with Theatre and Drama student Megan Tennessen
September 18, 2023
Recently the School of Education's communication team spoke with Megan Tennessen, a UW–Madison senior who is pursuing a double major in theatre and drama and communications sciences and disorders, about her experiences.