School of Drama

Playwrights and scientists pair up to explore what it means to be human in light of current developments in science and technology.

Elizabeth Wu's passion for theater led her to direct a play and organize a theater conference—all in her senior year at the UW.

This is not my first time as a graduate student. Several years ago I was in a Ph.D. Human Development program... 

School of Drama Associate Professor Scott Magelssen  returned from Norway’s Kon-Tiki Museum...

This week, the UW World Series presents Russian pianist Olga Kern and the School of Art concludes its Critical Issues in Contemporary Art public lecture series.

As February ends and March begins, the arts present a variety of events. In drama, the School of Drama opens the slapstick satire, “The Hostage.”  

As cofounder of Seattle's Jet City Improv, Andrew McMasters ('95) shares his passion for improvisational theater on stage and in workshops.

When Seattle theater troupe, The Seagull Project, comprised of School of Drama faculty and alumni make the long journey to Tashkent, Uzbekistan last spring, the artists had no idea what was in store for them.

Have you ever considered the implications of privacy around art and cultural institutions? Then don't miss the three-day symposium "Surveillance and Privacy: Art, Law and Social Practice" hosted by the Henry Art Gallery and DXARTS.

Sweet Charity, the inaugural production of the UW's new interdisciplinary Musical Theater program, opens November 14.

From Helen of Troy to the Kardashian sisters, celebrities have fascinated the public for centuries. Why? And what is the effect on those in the spotlight?

Scott Magelssen, associate professor of drama, has had more lives than an accident-prone cat.He has experienced all these and more through interactive simulations, which he shares in his book Simming, which was published in June.

Sarah Nash Gates reflects on two memorable decades as executive director of the School of Drama and welcomes successor Todd London.

A review of Jeanne Sakata's one-man play about Gordon Hirabayashi, a Seattle native, and alumni of the College of Arts & Sciences, who defied internment of Japanese Americans during WWII.

2014 Stranger Genius Award Nominee in Performance and School of Drama professor, Valerie Curtis-Newton, sits down to talk about what inspires her and the philosophy behind her work.