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  • 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!

  • New this year: Minor in Theater

    In addition to our well established Undergraduate and Graduate program and our Multicultural Theater Certificate, we now offer a minor in theater.

    New this year: Minor in Theater

    In addition to our well established Undergraduate and Graduate program and our Multicultural Theater Certificate, we now offer a minor in theater.

News

Toby Vera Bercovici '11G finds a better way to bring intimacy to the stage

April 11, 2019

Toby Vera Bercovici...

Remembering Julian Olf

February 11, 2019

  Julian Olf in the Rand Theater, as it looked before its recent renovation.   Professor Emeritus Julian Olf passed away in early January. Julian came to the Department of Theater in 1983 and reti...

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Events

Apr
17-27

Baltimore

7:30 pm to 8:30 pm

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Hedda archival photo, confrontation scene
Major

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.

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