• Arts Roundup: Dino Day, music -- and Cloud Gate

    This coming week in the arts there's an array of dance, theater and exhibitions to enjoy. Don't miss Dino Day at the Burke Museum, ArtVENTURES at the Henry Art Gallery or Cloud Gate presented by the UW World Series.
    03/07/2014 | UW Today
  • Holly Arsenault, introducing teens to the arts

    In the Seattle Times year-long series highlighting 13 people poised to shape the future of the arts in the Northwest, we meet UW alumna Holly Arsenault (BA '01), executive director of Teen Tix.
    12/09/2013 | Seattle Times
  • Arts Roundup: Drama, Ladino Day-- and the UW Opera Theater

    This coming week, attend the UW Opera Theater to brush up on your "Le Nozze di Figaro," or enjoy the final weekend of the Undergraduate Theater Society's performance of "Woyzeck."
    12/06/2013 | UW Today
  • Inside 'Oliver': Costuming a Big-Budget Musical

    After 20 years as executive director of the UW's School of Drama, Sarah Nash Gates is retiring at the end of this year. However, Gates isn't putting her feet up, instead she's pursuing her passion for costume design.
    12/02/2013 | City Arts Magazine
  • Arts Roundup: Music, drama -- and 'Elwha: A River Reborn'

    Don't miss your last chance to see School of Drama's 'Fifth of July' or venture to the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture to explore their new exhibit "Elwha: A River Reborn."
    11/21/2013 | UW Today
  • Arts Roundup: Music, drama -- and the Hall Health Artwalk

    DXARTS and the School of Music offer an electro-acoustic concert, the UW World Series presents the SITI Company in collaboration with the School of Drama, the Burke Museum has its Meet the Mammals day.
    11/15/2013 | UW Today
  • Arts Dawg preview: The timeliness and timelessness of Fifth of July

    A preview with director Valerie Curtis-Newton about what Arts Dawgs can expect at the upcoming School of Drama's performance "Fifth of July."
    11/10/2013 | Blog Down to Washington
  • TeenTix Announces 50th Partner Organization

    TeenTix, an arts access and engagement program for teenagers, announces the addition of its fiftieth partner organization, University of Washington Undergraduate Theatre Society.
    10/31/2013 | Broadway World
  • UW School of Drama's Curtis-Newton Directs Lanford Wilson's 'Fifth of July'

    UW faculty member Valerie Curtis-Newton, Head of MFA Performance and Directing, directs the second-year Professional Actor Training Program (PATP) students as they tackle the complex characters of Lanford Wilson's Fifth of July, Nov. 13-24.
    10/30/2013 | Broadway World
  • New musical theater degree begins with outreach, talent search

    The first order of business for the University of Washington's new degree in musical theater is not greasepaint, sheet music or tap shoes, its organizers say - but public outreach and finding talented, committed students.
    10/28/2013 | UW Today
  • Arts Roundup: Music, exhibits, women's festival-- and a Halloween concert

    It's a big week for the arts on campus featuring dance, music, lectures, and a festival. From the annual Halloween Organ Concert to the ISIS: Women Arts Festival at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
    10/25/2013 | UW Today
  • UW School of Drama to Present The Real Inspector Hound

    Classes are back in session and that means the UW School of Drama faculty and students are hard at work on the first show of their 2013-2014 season.
    10/04/2013 | Broadway World
  • Alum opens two films on the same day

    Films "Mother of George" and "Blue Caprice" were both produced by UW alum Ron Simons. Both are reviewed in the New York Times.
    09/13/2013 | The New York Times
  • The Inspiration Inquiry

    Expanding the boundaries of knowledge in dance, theater and other performing arts requires research of a different stripe
    08/20/2013 | Columns
  • A UW Star is Born

    Actor Kyle MacLachlan reflects on Purple and Gold Roots.
    08/20/2013 | Columns