Department of Theatre & Drama

Upcoming Events

March 11 | 7:00 pm

Shakespeare Tour Performance: Much Ado About Nothing

Newman Studio
Walgreen Drama Center

Free - no tickets required

A group of fiesty lovers, mischievous servants, and a determined nightwatch come together for a journey of great joy, upsetting mishaps, comedic coincidences, and thrilling romance! Who will get married? Who will be caught by Dogberry’s crew? Come to the Newman Studio on March 11 at 7:00 pm to find out! With students from all four years represented, join us to support all the wonderful work Shakespeare Tour has been up to this semester before we begin touring our show throughout Michigan. We hope to see you there!

Free Comedy North Campus
A large studio space with a ceiling full of equipment, a piano, and curtain backdrops.
March 14 | 7:30 pm

Intro to Puppetry presents “Biki’s Marvelous Migration”


Walgreen Drama Center

Free - no tickets required

Students from THTREMUS 285: Intro to Puppetry will create 5 short puppet shows on the theme of migration, to be performed in various locations around North Campus. Each team will also develop a soundscape for each location that will be live broadcast via QR code in real time (like a silent disco), so bring some headphones!

Free North Campus
An abstract bird puppet with purple and gold wings and a black body
March 15 | 7:30 pm

Intro to Puppetry presents “Biki’s Marvelous Migration”


Walgreen Drama Center

Free - no tickets required

Students from THTREMUS 285: Intro to Puppetry will create 5 short puppet shows on the theme of migration, to be performed in various locations around North Campus. Each team will also develop a soundscape for each location that will be live broadcast via QR code in real time (like a silent disco), so bring some headphones!

Free North Campus
An abstract bird puppet with purple and gold wings and a black body
April 3 | 7:30 pm

Our Oz

Arthur Miller Theatre
Walgreen Drama Center

General Admission by Floor $35 | Students $16 (fees included)

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A reimagination of The Wizard of Oz through a BIPOC and queer lens, as devised by professors José Casas (head of playwriting minor, Theatre & Drama) and Jake Hooker (head of drama at the Residential College) and U-M students. Intersectional and interdisciplinary, this project explores and experiments with the tropes and images of multiple renditions from the Land of Oz as originally conceived by L. Frank Baum.

Devised Tickets Required North Campus
April 4 | 8:00 pm

Our Oz

Arthur Miller Theatre
Walgreen Drama Center

General Admission by Floor $35 | Students $16 (fees included)

Get Tickets

A reimagination of The Wizard of Oz through a BIPOC and queer lens, as devised by professors José Casas (head of playwriting minor, Theatre & Drama) and Jake Hooker (head of drama at the Residential College) and U-M students. Intersectional and interdisciplinary, this project explores and experiments with the tropes and images of multiple renditions from the Land of Oz as originally conceived by L. Frank Baum.

Devised Tickets Required North Campus
April 5 | 8:00 pm

Our Oz

Arthur Miller Theatre
Walgreen Drama Center

General Admission by Floor $35 | Students $16 (fees included)

Get Tickets

A reimagination of The Wizard of Oz through a BIPOC and queer lens, as devised by professors José Casas (head of playwriting minor, Theatre & Drama) and Jake Hooker (head of drama at the Residential College) and U-M students. Intersectional and interdisciplinary, this project explores and experiments with the tropes and images of multiple renditions from the Land of Oz as originally conceived by L. Frank Baum.

Devised Tickets Required North Campus
April 6 | 2:00 pm

Our Oz

Arthur Miller Theatre
Walgreen Drama Center

Reserved Seating $35 / $29 | Students $16 (fees included)

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A reimagination of The Wizard of Oz through a BIPOC and queer lens, as devised by professors José Casas (head of playwriting minor, Theatre & Drama) and Jake Hooker (head of drama at the Residential College) and U-M students. Intersectional and interdisciplinary, this project explores and experiments with the tropes and images of multiple renditions from the Land of Oz as originally conceived by L. Frank Baum.

Devised Tickets Required North Campus
April 10 | 7:30 pm

Our Oz


Walgreen Drama Center

General Admission by Floor $35 | Students $16 (fees included)

Get Tickets

A reimagination of The Wizard of Oz through a BIPOC and queer lens, as devised by professors José Casas (head of playwriting minor, Theatre & Drama) and Jake Hooker (head of drama at the Residential College) and U-M students. Intersectional and interdisciplinary, this project explores and experiments with the tropes and images of multiple renditions from the Land of Oz as originally conceived by L. Frank Baum.

Devised Tickets Required North Campus
April 11 | 8:00 pm

Our Oz

Arthur Miller Theatre
Walgreen Drama Center

General Admission by Floor $35 | Students $16 (fees included)

Get Tickets

A reimagination of The Wizard of Oz through a BIPOC and queer lens, as devised by professors José Casas (head of playwriting minor, Theatre & Drama) and Jake Hooker (head of drama at the Residential College) and U-M students. Intersectional and interdisciplinary, this project explores and experiments with the tropes and images of multiple renditions from the Land of Oz as originally conceived by L. Frank Baum.

Devised Tickets Required North Campus
April 12 | 8:00 pm

Our Oz

Arthur Miller Theatre
Walgreen Drama Center

General Admission by Floor $35 | Students $16 (fees included)

Get Tickets

A reimagination of The Wizard of Oz through a BIPOC and queer lens, as devised by professors José Casas (head of playwriting minor, Theatre & Drama) and Jake Hooker (head of drama at the Residential College) and U-M students. Intersectional and interdisciplinary, this project explores and experiments with the tropes and images of multiple renditions from the Land of Oz as originally conceived by L. Frank Baum.

Devised Tickets Required North Campus