The Department of Theater is thrilled to welcome a remarkable new visiting artist to our faculty for the 2021-22 academic year: Professor Liliana Padilla.

Auditions for the Fall 2021 Term MainStage Play Reading Series will take place September 16-17, 2021. Sign up for an audition today!

A high school girls' soccer team navigates the chaos of self-discovery with the ferocity of a pack of adolescent warriors. A staged reading of Sarah DeLappe's dazzling new play, presented by THEA 65: Summer Theater Lab and other students. Bentley Theater, Monday August 23 at 8:30 pm.

The 30th annual New York Theatre Workshop summer residency at Dartmouth will take place August 2021. Artists from the legendary company will workshop developing projects, culminating in public showings on August 14 & 22 in the Bentley Theater....

A world premiere, student-produced performance of the new play "Jo & Laurie" by James Holod Kennedy will perform in the Bentley Theater July 30 & 31, 2021. A contemporary take on a beloved classic. Directed by Katie Orenstein '22....

The winning one-act works of Stella A. Asa '22, Katie Orenstein '22, and Mia Nelson '22 will be performed as part of the 2021 Frost & Dodd Student Play Festival this summer, August 6-8 2021....

The annual summer residency of innovative Dartmouth alumni artists workshopping daring new work returns for the 9th consecutive year. Performances (both in-person and virtual) will take place July 17-18, in locations around campus.

The Department of Theater is immensely proud to announce the recipients of the 2021 Arts Awards in Theater. We honor each of these students for their talent, creativity, and dedication to the performing arts.

Dartmouth students interested in a career in performance are invited to join us for two upcoming events with professional performers Raymond J. Lee and Sagan (Diane) Chen '14! Wednesday and Thursday, May 26 and 27.

View our summer 2021 term courses here! Join us this summer for courses focused on Black storytelling, virtual reality theater performance, the collaborative creative process, and experiential learning.