Theater at UMass Amherst

Guided by a spirit of creativity, mentorship, research and service, we are passionately committed to educating well-rounded theater artists whose broad-based, liberal arts degree fosters creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration.

Theater at UMass Amherst

Guided by a spirit of creativity, mentorship, research and service, we are passionately committed to educating well-rounded theater artists whose broad-based, liberal arts degree fosters creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration.
Season 2018/2019

Join us for a gutsy 2018-2019 season that takes artistic risks!

Season 2018/2019

Join us for a gutsy 2018-2019 season that takes artistic risks!
Scenic Design and Technology

Curious about the Scenic Design and Technology program for undergraduate theater majors at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst? Watch this video with senior Christine Hicks about working in the scene shop and classroom.

Scenic Design and Technology

Curious about the Scenic Design and Technology program for undergraduate theater majors at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst? Watch this video with senior Christine Hicks about working in the scene shop and classroom.

A notable sabbatical for Associate Professor Megan Lewis: A major book award, a semester at sea

November 07, 2018

Associate Professor Megan Lewis spent a Semester at Sea to recharge creatively and personally, and picked up a book award along the way. (Photo courtesy of Megan Lewis)...

Jessica Greenberg ’12G brings her students to New York for a professional theater experience

September 07, 2018

Soon after Jessica Greenberg graduated from UMass Theater with her MFA in Lighting Design, she found a position at Weber State University in Utah. Despite being two-thirds of the way across the...

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Why Theater?

Our greatest achievement is in our graduates, who either use their Theater skills and training creatively in an array of fields and jobs or who go on to do professional theater work and inspire us as the next generation of thinking artists, creative problem solvers, and enterprising young citizens.

Theater at UMass Amherst Guided by a spirit of creativity, mentorship, research and service, we are passionately committed to educating well-rounded theater artists whose broad-based, liberal arts degree fosters creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration.

Season 2018/2019 Join us for a gutsy 2018-2019 season that takes artistic risks!

Scenic Design and Technology Curious about the Scenic Design and Technology program for undergraduate theater majors at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst? Watch this video with senior Christine Hicks about working in the scene shop and classroom.

A notable sabbatical for Associate Professor Megan Lewis: A major book award, a semester at sea

Jessica Greenberg ’12G brings her students to New York for a professional theater experience

Why Theater?

Theater at UMass Amherst

Guided by a spirit of creativity, mentorship, research and service, we are passionately committed to educating well-rounded theater artists whose broad-based, liberal arts degree fosters creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration.

Season 2018/2019

Join us for a gutsy 2018-2019 season that takes artistic risks!

Scenic Design and Technology

Curious about the Scenic Design and Technology program for undergraduate theater majors at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst? Watch this video with senior Christine Hicks about working in the scene shop and classroom.