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2022-2023

Theater at UMass: Once an extra-curricular, then a part of other majors and departments, we officially became the Department of Theater in 1973. We marked the 50th anniversary of our founding with an adventurous season that joyfully explored the wide range of what we do with boldness, imagination, and resourcefulness. Our season had heightened language, epic myths, queer narratives, Afro-Cuban performance, a big-name musical – and dancing flamingos. We offered adaptations drawing inspiration from the past to shape stories for a future that embraces the breadth of global theater. We honored