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Dept Chair Lisa Portes Featured In American Theatre Magazine

Theatre + Dance Department Chair, Lisa Portes, featured in this month's American Theatre Magazine, "Teaching the Moment: A Roundtable With 5 Educators."

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MFA Playwriting Student Has Been Named An Emory University Playwriting Fellow, 2025-2027

Planésia Pharrel (MFA Playwriting '25) has been named an Emory University Playwriting Fello, 2025-2027!

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UCSD Welcomes New Faculty Andrea Caban

Theatre + Dance welcomes our new Associate Teaching Professor - Head of Speech and Accents Andrea Caban!

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Scenic Design Student, Eleanor Williams (MFA 3), And Alumni Nominated For 2024 Craig Noel Awards

Scenic Design Student, Eleanor Williams (MFA 3) and Alumni Matthew Herman (MFA '18), Michael Wogulis (MFA '23) and Zoë Trautmann (MFA '23) nominated by San Diego Critics Circle for the 2024 Craig Noel Awards!

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Dept Chair Lisa Portes Serves As UCSD Faculty Host For The Kyoto Prize Laureate William Forsythe

Theatre + Dance Department Chair, Lisa Portes, serves as the UCSD Faculty Host for The Kyoto Prize Laureate, world-renowned choreographer, William Forsythe!

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T+D Head of Graduate Playwriting Receives 2024-2025 Hermitage Award

T+D Head of Graduate Playwriting, Naomi Iizuka, Receives 2024-2025 Hermitage Award!

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Dancing Joyously for Justice with Ana María Álvarez

Read The UC San Diego Article Below!

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UCSD Welcomes New Dance Faculty - Bernard Brown

Bernard Brown joins UCSD's Dance Faculty as Assistant Teaching Professor!

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2024 Wagner New Play Festival World Premieres Five Works

From a musical about the messy realities of lost innocence to a coming-of-age murder mystery and a comedy on the fickleness of fame, Theatre and Dance graduate student playwrights present bold stories that will have audience members on the edge of their seats.

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Professor Mysia Anderson Makes Acting Debut in 'The Girls of Summer'

Congratulations to Professor Mysia Anderson on her acting debut with Miami's M Ensemble in 'The Girls of Summer'

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UCSD Makes Playbill's Big 10: Where the Broadway Creative Teams Went To College

UC San Diego makes Playbill's "Big 10: Where the Broadway Creative Teams of the 2022-23 Season Went to College."

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MFA Alum Lisa Portes Named Chair of Theatre + Dance Department

Acclaimed Director, and MFA Directing Alum, Lisa Portes named Chair of Theatre and Dance at UC San Diego!

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Theatre + Dance Welcomes Directing Professor Lamar Perry

UC San Diego Theatre + Dance Department Welcomes Directing Professor Lamar Perry!

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