“I know that art heals, that art leads the way, art is expression, art is joy, art is love.” 

So says UMass graduate student Sabine Jacques. As she considered how she could support the Black community while people grieved George Floyd’s killing and protested police brutality, it was her experience as an artist that helped her find a way to do so.

We are open for business! We are excited for fall and crafting a semester that offers rich opportunities for learning and theater-making. In response to the safety needs demanded by the COVID-19 pandemic, we are operating mostly remotely, with select low-density elements of face-to-face instruction in a few classes.

Sometimes, an idea comes along at just the right moment to help you express what you’re feeling about the world....

What does a well-prepared stage manager bring with them to rehearsal?...

Athena Parella worked on the Fantasy Fair Backdrop for Joffrey Ballet's production of The Nutcracker....

As participants travel along the boardwalk to this conservation area, they can listen to Eggtooth's Promenade (over the still world) soundscape. ...