Former School of Drama Executive Director Betty Comtois passed away in early December. We send our deepest condolences to Betty's family and friends, and to her former students and colleagues. Below is Betty's obituary. If you would like to make a donation in Betty's honor, the family suggests making a gift in Betty's name to the Arboretum Foundation.

Mary Elizabeth Comtois, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, dramaturg, professor emeritus, friend and mentor, passed away in her home on November 27 at the age of ninety, surrounded by...

School of Drama alumna Julia Sears (BA '12) sat down with journalist Nancy Joseph from the College of Arts and Sciences' Perspective Newsletter to talk about her new production. The play is called Bullet Catchers, and it centers around the stories and experiences of women in combat. This brand new play was written and devised by Julia in collaboration with Maggie Moore, an alumna of the Jackson School of International Studies and Jay Myers, a fellow School of Drama alumnus along with the rest of the Bullet Catchers team. The play premiered this past July in New York City...

Professor Odai Johnson, Head of UW Drama's PhD program, was honored September 26th by the University of Utah Department of Theatre as a Distinguished Alumnus. Professor Johnson earned both his BA and his MFA at the University of Utah.

The Distinguished Alumni Award was created to recognize the extraordinary achievements and contributions to the arts by alumni of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Utah. 

This year, the Department of Theatre honored Professor Johnson, who received his MFA from the Department of Theatre at the University of Utah and his PhD from the...

The stage adaption of Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime centers around a 15-year-old boy with autism trying to uncover the mystery of a the murder of a neighborhood dog. Productions of the show, including its run on Broadway and touring production, have previously featured non-autistic actors in the lead role. BA alum Mickey Rowe is changing that by being the first openly autistic actor to helm the play, in a production at Indiana Repertory Theatre and Syracuse Stage. Rowe has been a vocal advocate for representation of disabled people and neuro-...