School of Music Theater and Dance
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SMTD provides an educational experience that combines deep discipline-focused excellence with the breadth of offerings and resources afforded by a world-class public research university. Our students hone their skills in the classroom, on the stage, and in the studio through personalized teaching and training, while pushing the bounds of the performing arts.
Time Passes: 8 Short Plays by Samuel Beckett
October 1–11 | Arthur Miller Theatre
Time Passes presents eight short plays written after Godot, from the late 1950s to the early 1980s. Showcasing Beckett’s verbal play and visual precision, as well as his political imagination, they meet our own moment – fierce, funny, uncompromising, and compassionate as ever.
Come from Away
October 8–18 | Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
Based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander, Newfoundland, played host to the world. What started as an average day in a small town turned into an international sleepover, when 38 planes, carrying thousands of people from around the globe, were diverted to Gander’s airstrip on September 11, 2001.
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Performances & Events
Join us for fully staged productions, instrumental ensembles, choirs, dance showings, and more in the 2026-27 Performance Season.
Faculty & Research
SMTD faculty regularly earn accolades for their expertise and teaching excellence. They develop academic programs and lead research projects that put us in the forefront of performing arts scholarship.
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Our K-12, summer, and lifelong learning programs bring high-quality performing arts programming to our community.
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