Exterior of Hutchinson Hall at University of Washington

In the Press

ArtsUW Roundup: You Are Not Invited, world premier of ‘Lynch: A History’ at SIFF, last week to see ‘Nina Simone: Four Women’, Edgar Arceneaux’s Library of Black Lies, and ‘The Learned Ladies’, and more!

May 30, 2019

A new play looks at Black trauma and the struggle for self-determination

May 30, 2019

Rainn Wilson Quit Caffeine Nine Years Ago but Seattle Still Loves Him

May 29, 2019

ARTSUW Roundup: Eleventh Improvised Music Project Festival (IMPFest XI), Graduation Exhibitions, The Learned Ladies, and more!

May 23, 2019
David Armstrong stands at the front doors of the 5th Avenue Theater.

The Surprising History of Musical Theater

May 22, 2019

ARTSUW Roundup: newly launched ARTSUW website, JACK Quartet performance, Heisenberg, Print Sale, Screening at LANGSTON, MFA Dance Concert, and more!

May 15, 2019

Seattle's hometown film hero opens SIFF again

May 15, 2019

ARTSUW Roundup: Peruvian Textiles, This Moment, Innovation the Nordic Way, International Experimental Music Ensemble, MFA Concert, and more!

May 8, 2019

ArtsUW Roundup: Philip Glass’ Hydrogen Jukebox, George Rodriguez’s Exhibition Opening at MadArt, West Coast Premiere of “Nina Simone: Four Women”, and more!

April 24, 2019

With ‘Nina Simone: Four Women,’ director Valerie Curtis-Newton wants audiences to see the work of black women

April 17, 2019

ArtsUW Roundup: Romeo and Jules, Seattle Symphony: Mozart Symphony No. 40, Performing with the Brain, and more!

April 17, 2019

This Week Then: Celebrating National Poetry Month in Washington

April 11, 2019

From Parks and Rec to A Doll's House

April 10, 2019

The Story of ‘Warrior,’ Bruce Lee’s Long-Delayed TV Series

April 4, 2019
Portrait of Chante Hamann, standing in one of the School of Drama's storage rooms for costumes.

Costumes with a Story to Tell

March 18, 2019
student analyzes a painting

Cool Courses in the Arts, Spring Quarter 2019

February 6, 2019

Playwright Mrinalini Kamath is connecting with Seattle and finding inspiration here

October 8, 2018

How to navigate the Seattle art world on a budget

September 19, 2018

Congratulations to the UW Drama Gregory Award Nominees! 

September 6, 2018

Seattle playwright’s ambitious new drama is a warning for the future

July 19, 2018
part of a videodance, with dancers on stairs

A Research Lab in the Performing Arts

March 8, 2018
Jazz Innovations

Arts Roundup

January 26, 2018

Student Spotlight: Porscha Shaw

January 9, 2018

Four Seattle artists you should know about (if you don't already)

January 9, 2018
Lenne Klingaman as Hamlet

Shifting the Perspective: Lenne Klingaman as Hamlet 

October 2, 2017
Tom Dang as Richard III

Student & Alumni News, May 2017

May 19, 2017
Braggsville

Student discount for Welcome to Braggsville! 

May 19, 2017
Mickey Rowe. Photo by Mario Lemafa.

Mickey Rowe (BA '11) cast as first openly autistic actor in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 

May 19, 2017
Joshi Kenji in Nadeshiko

Alumni & Student New, April 2017

April 21, 2017
Jean Smart

A/V Club Interview with School of Drama Alumna, Jean Smart! 

February 15, 2017
Pictured: Sarah Winsor in Scary Mary and the Nightmare Nine. Photo by Joe Iano.

Alumni and Faculty News, February 2017

February 15, 2017
Dry Powder Flier

Alumni Work in Seattle: Dry Powder and Bring Down the House

February 15, 2017
Production Photo from The Liar

Faculty and Alumni News: January 2017

February 3, 2017
Alexandra Tavares in Madea at Seattle Shakespeare Company

Alumni New October 2016

October 25, 2016
Joel McHale Book Cover

Joel McHale at University Bookstore Book Signing Event!

October 25, 2016
Brandon Ivie with the cast of Lizard Boy The Musical

Faculty and Alumni News - Fall 2016

October 12, 2016
L. Zane Jones headshot

Faculty Interview: L. Zane Jones

October 10, 2016
Joseph Yang in Aubergine at Playwrights Horizons

Alumni News September 2016

September 21, 2016

Lots of Love for Wedding Band, and more Hansberry Project News! 

September 21, 2016
Raisin in the Sun at Seattle Repertory Theatre

Tré Cotten to Appear in A Raisin in the Sun at the Seattle Rep!

September 21, 2016
City Arts Cover

Wedding Band and A Tale for the Time Being Featured in City Arts Fall Arts Preview

September 2, 2016
Catherine Cole, newly appointed Divisional Dean of the Arts and Professor of Drama

Catherine Cole of UC Berkeley Named Divisional Dean for the Arts

May 12, 2016
Nathan Wornian, AJ Friday, and Hazel Lozano discuss logistics for performing their theater piece in a U-District alley.

Skies Over Seattle featured in A&S Perspectives

May 4, 2016
Desdemona Chiang

Desdemona Chiang (MFA '09) in City Arts Magazine—"She's the Boss"

April 28, 2016
Andrew Tsao

Professor Andrew Tsao leads workshop on teaching Shakespeare to young audiences

April 25, 2016
Todd London

Todd London Delivers Keynote Address at APASO

April 13, 2016
Allen Miller, Skye Edwards, & Bridget McKevitt in 'The Walk Across America for Mother Earth' (Photo: Mike Hipple)

UW Daily: Connecting Student Actors to the Community

March 2, 2016
Photo credit: From left, Andrew Russell, producing artistic director at Intiman Theatre, Valerie Curtis-Newton, director and educator, and Jennifer Zeyl, Intiman's artistic producer. CREDIT KUOW PHOTO/ISOLDE RAFTERY

Professor Valerie Curtis-Newton Featured on KUOW

February 10, 2016
First Place Team: Mickey's Magic Garden (Front Row Left to Right)- Geoff Backstrom and Katie Eastman. (Back Row Left to Right) - Courtney Irby and David Borning - ©Disney photo by Gary Krueger.

David Borning (Senior, Drama Design) Awarded First Place in Walt Disney Imagineering Imaginations Design Competition

January 29, 2016
The Tale of the Heike

Creative Process Takes Center Stage with The Tale of the Heike

January 27, 2016